Courtyard House: The Cultivation System Takes Me Flying

The morning light was warm and the spiritual energy was gentle. After the baptism of the monster incident last night, the Eternal Immortal Abode appeared even more tranquil and peaceful. Everyone in the academy awoke in the morning light, each performing their duties, cultivating and working, creating a harmonious scene, their minds unaffected by the dangers of the outside world.

After a night of arduous cultivation, Qin Lindong's cultivation at the late stage of the fifth level of the Golden Core realm was now stable. His spiritual sense covered four thousand miles of Qinglan Prefecture, giving him complete awareness of everything happening around him. He rose and stepped down from the stone platform, his gaze sweeping across the cave heaven. His heart was at peace. Whether it was demonic beasts or cultivators, as long as they did not disturb the peace of the immortal abode, they were none of his concern.

However, there is never absolute peace in the cultivation world. If the peaceful days go by too long, there will always be arrogant people who will take the initiative to come to you.

Half a day later, in the direction of Qingxi Town, three hundred miles away, five figures of cultivators sped towards the location of the Eternal Immortal Mansion.

A glint flashed in Qin Lindong's eyes, and he instantly recognized the person who had come.

All five were rogue cultivators, dressed in disheveled clothes, their auras restless. The highest cultivation level among them was only the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, while the lowest was only the ninth level of Qi Refining. They carried the cunning and greed unique to rogue cultivators, holding low-grade magic weapons in their hands. They looked around as they walked, clearly having heard of the spiritual energy fluctuations near Luoxia Ridge and coming to explore for opportunities, hoping to find a secret realm or rare treasures.

Qingxi Town is a mortal town on the edge of Qinglan Prefecture, home to a large number of independent cultivators without any sect or affiliation. Most of these cultivators have low cultivation levels and will stop at nothing to survive, engaging in arson, murder, robbery, exploration of secret realms, and theft of spiritual herbs. Previously, the Qinglan Sect had designated this place as a forbidden area, but the news had not spread throughout Qingxi Town. These five independent cultivators heard of unusual spiritual energy fluctuations and risked their lives to come and explore.

The five of them traveled at high speed and arrived at the mountains outside the Eternal Immortal Mansion formation in less than an hour.

"Brother, you're right. The spiritual energy in this area is indeed several times richer than in other places. There must be a secret realm or spiritual vein here!" A rogue cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining said excitedly, his eyes gleaming with greed as he looked around.

The bald, burly man leading the group, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, swept his gaze fiercely around and said in a deep voice, "Search carefully! If we find the secret realm, we brothers can ascend to the heavens in one step and never have to suffer hunger and thirst in Qingxi Town again!"

The other three rogue cultivators nodded in agreement, holding their magical artifacts, and began digging haphazardly in the mountains and forests, wantonly destroying vegetation in their search for the entrance to the secret realm. A restless and malevolent aura permeated the surroundings.

Inside the cave, He Yuzhu immediately sensed the malicious spiritual energy fluctuations from the outside and bowed to Qin Lindong, saying, "Immortal Master, some rogue cultivators have intruded and are wreaking havoc in the mountains and forests. Should we take action to drive them away?"

"No need, let the formation handle it itself, just set some rules," Qin Lindong said calmly.

He had no intention of lowering himself to the level of these low-level rogue cultivators, but he would not allow anyone to act recklessly outside the Immortal Abode and disturb the tranquility of the cave. He would establish a rule today so that the rogue cultivators of Qingxi Town would never dare to set foot here again.

After searching the mountains and forests for a while, the five rogue cultivators finally discovered the location of the formation with the most concentrated spiritual energy. The bald, burly man's eyes lit up with joy, and he shouted sharply, "The entrance to the secret realm is right here! Brothers, let's attack together and break through this barrier!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the five of them simultaneously activated their cultivation, their magical artifacts flashing with spiritual light. The spiritual energy from Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment gathered together and slammed fiercely into the concealment formation.

boom!

With a loud bang, the attack landed on the formation. The Eternal Barrier was activated instantly. A golden light flashed, and all the attacks were blocked. At the same time, the formation's counter-force was triggered, and the five attacks of equal strength returned along their original paths, slamming heavily into the five rogue cultivators.

puff!

All five of them coughed up blood at the same time, their bodies flying backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground. Their bones were broken, their magical artifacts were shattered, and their cultivation levels plummeted instantly, leaving them in a sorry state.

"Who goes there?! Who dares to ambush us!" The bald, burly man was both shocked and furious. He struggled to his feet and roared, but dared not approach the formation again.

The other four rogue cultivators were terrified, lying on the ground trembling, completely unaware of what had happened. They felt as if this mountain forest was a forbidden land that devoured people.

[Ding! Maliciously offended by a low-level rogue cultivator has been detected. The formation has reacted to establish authority. The host has successfully established rules, triggering a reward.]

The area within a hundred miles of the cave is designated as an absolute forbidden zone, automatically emanating a deterrent aura that instills fear in low-level cultivators, preventing them from venturing in.

All disciples of the academy have been granted the authority to guard the forbidden area and can independently drive away any unauthorized persons within a hundred miles.

The growth rate of spiritual plants has increased again, and the ripening time of spiritual grains and fruits has been shortened by half.

[Host reward: Breakthrough from the late stage of the fifth level of Golden Core to the peak, only one step away from the sixth level of Golden Core]

As the system notification sounded, Qin Lindong's golden core trembled violently. He successfully broke through to the peak of the fifth level of the golden core realm. Vast power swept through his entire body, and his spiritual sense expanded to five thousand miles. He had control over most of Qinglan Prefecture. His indestructible battle body reached the extreme of the golden core realm. Even if a peak golden core cultivator attacked with all their might, they could not harm him in the slightest.

Outside the cave, an invisible aura automatically emanated from a radius of a hundred miles. The restless rogue cultivators felt a fear originating from their very souls, as if a peerless ferocious beast was lurking ahead. Their legs went weak, and they dared not take another step forward.

The five bald, burly men were terrified, their faces drained of color. They dared not harbor any more greed, scrambling to their feet and howling in agony as they fled towards Qingxi Town, shouting as they ran, "Forbidden Land! This is the forbidden land of a peerless master! We must never come here again!"

The five men scrambled away and disappeared without a trace in a matter of moments. From then on, a legend arose among the rogue cultivators of Qingxi Town: the area within a hundred miles of Luoxia Ridge was a forbidden zone for peerless masters, and anyone who stepped into it would surely die! No rogue cultivator dared to easily set foot in this area again.

Inside the cave, everyone clearly sensed the retreat of the rogue cultivators from the outside world, and relaxed smiles appeared on their faces.

"Immortal Lord, these rogue cultivators are truly overestimating themselves, daring to offend the Immortal Mansion!" He Yuzhu said in a deep voice, his admiration for the Immortal Mansion's formations and the Immortal Lord's strength growing ever stronger.

"Now that the area within a hundred miles is designated as a forbidden zone, no more idlers will come to disturb us, and our lives will be much more peaceful," Yan Bugui said with a smile, his face full of satisfaction.

Qin Huairu gently stroked the three children and said tenderly, "With the Immortal Lord setting the rules, we can cultivate in peace and live a stable life forever."

Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua, the three children, looked serious and said in unison, "We must protect the forbidden area, protect the immortal abode, and not let bad people get close!"

The four members of the Jia family nodded repeatedly, their awe of the Immortal Lord growing ever stronger. With such a powerful Immortal Lord protecting them, they could live a peaceful and worry-free life.

Qin Lindong nodded slightly, his voice calm: "The rules have been established, and there will be no more disturbances here. You can focus on your cultivation."

Having said that, he turned and walked back to the central stone platform, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to cultivate. Under the influence of massive amounts of spiritual energy, his cultivation at the peak of the fifth level of the Golden Core realm was constantly accumulating power, and he was likely to break through to the sixth level of the Golden Core realm at any time, stepping into a higher realm.

Everyone returned to their posts, practicing cultivation and working simultaneously. The forbidden area's deterrent effect took hold, and the grotto-heaven became a completely isolated pure land, where no outsider dared to approach easily.

At noon, Qin Huairu prepared a sumptuous meal for the immortals. Everyone in the courtyard sat together, eating quietly, and a warm and harmonious atmosphere filled the entire grotto. After the incident of establishing authority, everyone's sense of security reached its peak, and they felt more at ease while eating and cultivating.

After the meal, everyone focused on their cultivation. He Yuzhu practiced the Flame Technique, and his late Foundation Establishment cultivation was approaching its peak. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong were in a stable early Foundation Establishment stage and were climbing towards the middle stage. Qin Huairu was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, Bang Geng and the three children were at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, and the four members of the Jia family had all stepped into the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

The white jade rhinoceros ran and frolicked in the cave, absorbing spiritual energy. Its power as a spirit pet grew stronger and stronger, and it became one of the guardians of the forbidden area.

As the sun sets and the evening glow is magnificent, the Eternal Immortal Abode is enveloped in its rosy light. The spiritual fields gleam with gold, the spiritual fruits exude fragrance, and the spiritual lake reflects the sunset, creating an atmosphere of boundless peace and harmony.

Within Qingxi Town, after the five rogue cultivators escaped back, they spread the news of the forbidden area far and wide. The rogue cultivators throughout Qingxi Town turned pale at the mention of it, completely declaring the area within a hundred miles of Luoxia Ridge a dead zone, and no one dared to explore it anymore. The Qinglan Sect sensed the abnormal spiritual energy, but knew that it was the work of the Eternal Immortal Mansion. The sect leader ordered that disciples be strictly forbidden from asking questions and to keep their distance completely. The demonic beasts of Luoxia Ridge remained huddled in their lairs, not daring to take a single step out.

The entire Qinglan Prefecture knew that deep within Luoxia Ridge lay a peerless master whom no one dared to provoke, and a forbidden area that was not to be violated.

Within the Eternal Immortal Abode, life remained peaceful and undisturbed, free from strife and conflict.

The hermits of Qingxi, with their established rules and authority, have designated forbidden areas, ensuring the safety and stability of their grotto-heavens.

The day was peaceful and uneventful, everyone felt at ease, and longevity seemed within reach.

The mortal world is far behind, the path to immortality lies ahead, the immortal abode is eternal, and the original intention remains unchanged.

Establish rules for one region, protect the peace of one prefecture, cultivate the path to immortality, and live a peaceful life.

Avoid trouble and disputes, live quietly and live long.