Back on Earth, I am the only cultivator.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

Inside Villa No. 1 of Yunding Mountain Villa,

The white mist floated in the courtyard as if it were a tangible substance, making the entire manor look like a fairyland suspended in the clouds.

Thanks to the continuous spiritual energy gathering effect of the "Qiankun Thunder Control Formation," the concentration of spiritual energy here is almost ten times that of the outside world.

"call!"

On the second-floor balcony, Wu Xi slowly opened her eyes and exhaled a breath of icy blue turbid air.

As soon as the turbid air came into contact with the air, it crackled and condensed into several crystal-clear ice particles in mid-air, which then fell to the ground with a clattering sound.

"Brother! I feel like the energy inside my body is about to burst, but I just can't break through that final barrier. Why is that?"

Wu Xi skipped and hopped into the living room, her twin ponytails swaying with her movements.

Wu Fan was sitting on the sofa, toying with a spirit stone between his fingers. Hearing this, he smiled slightly:

"You little rascal, you've gone from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the perfect realm in just a few days!"

"If this were the world of cultivation, those so-called peerless geniuses would probably be so ashamed that they would commit suicide on the spot."

"As for the Foundation Establishment stage, there's no rush."

"Your foundation in the Primordial Yin Body is extremely stable now. All you lack is a Foundation Building Pill to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into liquid."

"Are Foundation Establishment Pills easy to obtain?"

Wu Xi blinked and asked with some curiosity.

"This kind of low-level pill is nothing more than something your brother can easily produce."

"However, even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice."

"The main ingredients needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill are indeed quite rare on Earth today, where spiritual energy is depleted."

Wu Fan chuckled to himself.

Sensing the difficulty in her brother's words, Wu Xi pursed her lips understandingly and said:

"Oh, it's okay, brother. Xiaoxi isn't in a hurry at all. It's already perfect as it is."

"It's alright. After the New Year, I'll go to Kunlun and find it for you." Wu Fan patted his sister's head and said softly.

Just then, Jiang Chuxue came down the spiral staircase.

She was wearing a loose, light pink loungewear set, but it still couldn't hide her incredibly slender waist.

After these few days of dual cultivation, her originally gentle appearance appeared even more radiant and ethereal.

Her fair skin had a faint glow, and she exuded an indescribable mature charm.

"Wu Fan, I... I think I've broken through."

Jiang Chuxue blushed and murmured softly:

"When I circulated my qi this morning, the vortex of qi in my dantian seemed to have grown considerably."

"Does this count as the third level of Qi Refining?"

Wow! My sister-in-law is amazing!

Wu Xi excitedly rushed over, grabbed Jiang Chuxue's arm, rubbed her head against it, and grinned mischievously:

"Looks like my brother's been putting in a lot of effort these past few nights!"

"The dual cultivation technique truly lives up to its reputation."

"Xiao Xi, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Jiang Chuxue blushed so much that her pretty face turned red to the roots of her ears. She quickly reached out and covered Wu Xi's mouth, giving Wu Fan a reproachful glare.

Wu Fan coughed awkwardly.

Through these past few days of yin and yang intercourse with Jiang Chuxue,

His golden core was also frantically absorbing pure yin energy, and the already abundant spiritual energy around the villa was continuously converging upon him.

Now, his cultivation at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage has been completely stabilized, and there are faint signs that he is about to break through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage.

"Alright, stop fooling around, let's eat lunch first."

Wu Fan stood up with a smile, took Jiang Chuxue's hand, and walked towards the restaurant.

On the dining table, the steaming food exudes an enticing aroma.

Wu Fan was putting a piece of spare rib on Jiang Chuxue's plate when suddenly, his phone, which was placed next to the dining table, started vibrating frequently.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz!"

The vibration frequency was extremely high, which was irritating to listen to.

Wu Fan frowned slightly and picked up the phone that was placed to the side.

On the screen, countless pop-up notifications from high school classmates' WeChat groups were clearly displayed.

The name that kept getting tagged was his best friend, Wang Hao.

Wu Fan opened the group chat, and the chat history was scrolling up at a rate of more than a dozen messages per second.

"Holy crap, is this for real? Where's Wang Hao? Has anyone contacted him?"

"It's so tragic, so incredibly tragic! That baby was only six months old, and he died right there at Ren'ai Women's and Children's Hospital!"

"Wang Hao is also in a terrible situation; he lost his child and his wife."

"Who can argue with that? I heard that his wife jumped from the top floor of Ren'ai Maternity Hospital in Mencheng yesterday afternoon and died instantly."

"I heard that the body was taken directly to the morgue in the hospital's basement, and Wang Hao didn't even get to see his wife and children one last time."

"In this world, the poor have nowhere to reason with others. Just discuss it in group chats; don't post it on social media, or you'll get yourself into trouble!"

"Yes, yes, the boss behind Ren'ai Hospital is a big shot who has connections in both the legal and illegal worlds of Mencheng. If we get targeted, we're all doomed!"

"Yes, yes, Wang Hao is just unlucky, he can't blame anyone else. We'd better not get involved."

Some people in the group sighed with sorrow, but many more were terrified by the terrifying background of Ren'ai Hospital.

They all pretended not to hear, and some even started spamming the screen to change the subject.

"Snapped!"

The chopsticks in Wu Fan's hand turned into a pile of dust under the pressure of spiritual energy, which slowly fell from between his fingers.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Wu Xi, who was drinking soup, suddenly shivered and looked at Wu Fan with some fear.

In her perception, her brother suddenly exuded a terrifying pressure that made her feel suffocated!

Jiang Chuxue also put down her chopsticks and, with some concern, grasped Wu Fan's other hand:

"Wu Fan, what happened? Don't scare us."

Wu Fan didn't say much, took a deep breath, and then handed the phone to Jiang Chuxue.

"See for yourself."

Jiang Chuxue took the phone and started looking through the chat history in the group.

The records have already pieced together the cruel truth of the whole incident.

Six months ago, Wang Hao's child was born, a big, healthy boy.

Wang Hao was overjoyed and even sent out red envelopes in the group chat, telling everyone he met that he had become a father.

During that period, although he was still a hardworking ordinary worker, he was full of energy every day.

However, the nightmare began on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

That day, as usual, Wang Hao and his wife took their child to Ren'ai Maternity Hospital, which had the best medical facilities in Mencheng, for a routine check-up.

I booked an appointment with a specialist.

To everyone's surprise, after a thorough examination, the so-called expert asserted with certainty that the child had a serious heart defect and needed immediate surgery.

Under the hospital's combined coaxing and intimidation tactics, Wang Hao and his wife, desperate to save their son, panicked and signed the surgical consent form.

But they never expected that the surgery, which was supposed to take only two hours, would drag on for more than nine hours.

Outside the operating room, Wang Hao and his wife endured agonizing hours, only to be met with the devastating news that the surgery had failed and their child was lost.

Wang Hao and his wife collapsed in front of the emergency room, crying their hearts out and fainting several times.

However, faced with the grief of losing their child, the hospital's response was only a cold, impersonal statement:

"The child has a latent congenital disease, and this accident is unrelated to the hospital's diagnosis and treatment process."

Wang Hao didn't believe it!

That was his living, breathing child! His eyes were red as he demanded to see the operating room surveillance footage, to verify the medication records, and to have the attending surgeon confront him!

However, in the face of the family's reasonable and legitimate demands, Ren'ai Maternity Hospital not only failed to provide any explanation,

Instead, in an attempt to cover up this major medical malpractice, they directly deployed their hired thugs and security guards, who blasted Wang Hao away with sticks and beat him with fists and feet.

There was no way to complain or seek redress.

Looking at her husband, who was beaten black and blue, and her child, whose cause of death remained unknown,

Wang Hao's wife suffered a complete mental breakdown.

She jumped from the top floor of the hospital and died instantly.

Devastated by this double blow, Wang Hao was heartbroken and never heard from again.

Jiang Chuxue's hands trembled with anger, and Wu Xi's small face was filled with rage.

Wu Fan slowly stood up. His trench coat billowed without wind, and a murderous aura burst through the roof and soared into the sky!

"I'll go with you."

Jiang Chuxue's face turned pale. She hugged Wu Fan tightly around the waist and said firmly.

"Brother! I'm going too! I'm going to freeze all those bastards into ice shards!" Wu Xi said seriously.

Wu Fan looked down at the two women beside him.

The path to immortality is most vulnerable to mental entanglements.

If they are not brought to a close by their own hands, this pent-up anger will inevitably turn into inner demons, affecting their future cultivation.

"it is good."

A cold glint flashed in Wu Fan's eyes.

"We will make them pay for this in our own way."