After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

"Gui Water Vein".

“Foundation Establishment Realm.” Ming Zhongqing looked at Jun Qianrou and Shi Yan’s clasped hands. “You are the one from the Jun family.”

“It’s me.” Jun Qianrou held Shi Yan’s hand tightly.

She knew that her senior brother was not well-liked because of his cultivation and family background.

However, she would never allow her senior brother to be 'bullied' in front of her.

"It's boring." With a sigh, Ming Zhongqing dissipated his fiery energy.

"I thought he'd be a genius..."

"Turns out, their judgment was so poor."

"Cough cough cough—" She suddenly coughed and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Seeing Ming Zhongqing coughing, the maid beside Ming Zhongqing hurriedly helped her young mistress up.

Jun Qianrou wanted to say something, but seeing Ming Zhongqing coughing incessantly, she swallowed her words with some reluctance.

Ming Zhongqing raised his hand, signaling the maid beside him to let go.

She looked at Shi Yan, "Didn't you say you wouldn't cultivate?"

"What... even the opening of Langya Pavilion is causing a stir?"

Wait--

Ming Zhongqing's eyes suddenly narrowed, and her handkerchief suddenly fell to the ground.

The girl looked at Shi Yan.

It can't be real... How could it be...?

This guy's reached level five in Body Tempering?! ...

Part 18 Bro, here to deliver your head? [Second Update]

Body tempering, Qi refining, Foundation building, crystallization, Golden Core...

A towering building rises from the ground; the Body Tempering Realm is the foundation of cultivation.

Ming Zhongqing frowned slightly as he looked at Shi Yan.

Did I see it wrong?

Unlike other realms, the Body Tempering Realm's cultivation process is least reliant on talent, and there are no shortcuts or tricks involved.

Even ordinary people can easily reach the second or third level of Body Tempering by working hard.

That's why Ming Zhongqing called Shi Yan a "good-for-nothing who just loafs around and waits to die".

But... even if you start cultivating immortality from a young age, you still have to overcome the hurdle of body tempering.

Only after refining essence into qi can one be considered to have entered the immortal realm.

The Body Tempering Realm is like the foundation of cultivation, allowing no room for carelessness.

Under normal circumstances, even with the aid of medicinal nourishment, it would take at least half a year to progress from the first to the fifth level of body tempering.

Can...

Ming Zhongqing looked at Shi Yan.

That's right.

In just a few days, this guy has already advanced from the first level of Body Tempering to the fifth level.

“Master said…” Ming Zhongqing couldn’t help but admonish, “The path of cultivation is long and arduous, and there are never any shortcuts.”

"Don't ruin your entire immortal journey for the sake of short-term gains."

Shi Yan was stunned for a moment before she understood what Ming Zhongqing meant.

This guy... he's actually worried about me.

She waved her hand, preparing to find an excuse to brush it off.

After all, Shi Yan couldn't possibly say that he reached the fifth level of Body Tempering by cultivating with a demonic cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm twice.

If I really said it, Jun Qianrou, who was standing next to me, would probably turn dark as soon as she returned to Frost Rainbow Valley.

"It's just a lucky encounter; I won't destroy my foundation."

"A fortuitous encounter?" Ming Zhongqing took the handkerchief from the maid. "What kind of fortuitous encounter could allow you to break through four levels in a row around Nanjun City?"

Due to the negative effects of the "Heaven is jealous of talent" curse, Ming Zhongqing suffered a lot during his physical training.

In the end, they had no choice but to force the seedlings to grow faster.

Even though she and Shi Yan had some conflicts, they were classmates from the same academy after all.

Ming Zhongqing didn't want Shi Yan, who still had a long life ahead of him, to follow in his footsteps, which is why he spoke up to remind him.

Beside Shi Yan, Jun Qianrou also nervously gripped Shi Yan's hand.

Actually, she had wanted to ask this for a long time.

However, Jun Qianrou firmly believed that her senior brother had his own ideas and wouldn't act recklessly. That's why she didn't speak up.

Shi Yan looked at Ming Zhongqing's forehead, which seemed to gleam in the sunlight, and sighed softly.

If this guy continues to make sarcastic remarks, you can pretend you didn't hear or see it, or retort with 'What's it to you?'

But... they were asking themselves very seriously.

Shi Yan could only try to evade the question by saying, "I saw a strange fish in the pond."

"It looks like a turtle, but it has four pairs of eyes and six legs."

"And then..." Ming Zhongqing frowned; she had already remembered what it was.

Ran Yi.

It was quite an adventure.

"I grilled it." Shi Yan touched the back of his head with his right hand. "It's quite delicious."

"Heaven really has no eyes, to let someone like you get off so easily." Unable to help but mutter this again, Ming Zhongqing rolled his eyes at Shi Yan and turned to walk into Langya Pavilion.

Shi Yan followed them inside with two girls.

Ahead, Ming Zhongqing couldn't help but slow his pace. "You really want to come to Langya Pavilion? Can you even understand it?"

Shi Yan looked at Ming Zhongqing's profile.

The girl had a slender figure, and her soft, dark hair was tied up with a hairpin.

I must say, her profile is quite pretty.

The teacher's words were just empty talk in his mind.

Actually, this guy is quite good-looking, it's just that his hairline is a bit high and he doesn't really take care of himself. If he joined the Myriad Flowers Sect, he would definitely become the dream lover of many people.

However... this girl is so vengeful, a Buddhist sect like the Myriad Flowers Sect definitely wouldn't tolerate her.

"Don't tie your hair up so tightly next time, there aren't many strands left."

Snapped--

Ming Zhongqing clenched his fist under his sleeve, and the air around the girl seemed to subtly heat up. "Mind your own business!"

"Me too." Shi Yan gave the girl a big smile, then led the two girls away, saying, "Mind your own business~"

Ming Zhongqing's shoulders were trembling.

She watched as Shi Yan walked past her and headed towards the second floor of Langya Pavilion.

"Cough cough cough—" Ming Zhongqing covered his mouth with a handkerchief and began to cough.

Just then, another person entered Langya Pavilion.

He was a well-dressed nobleman, whose robes bore the same sun pattern as Ming Zhongqing's.

"Little sister..." He hurriedly came over to help her up.

"I'm fine." Ming Zhongqing gently shook off the man's hand.

He is Ming Zhongle.

The eldest son of the Ming family.

"What's going on?" The man looked at the maid beside Ming Zhongqing, wondering why his younger sister was angry again.

"Yes...Young Master." After a moment's hesitation, the maid beside Ming Zhongqing replied.

Ming Zhongle frowned.

He knew that his younger sister had a grudge against that good-for-nothing young master of the Shi family.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked the maid, "Is... Sister Xia here?"

When Shi Xia was mentioned, Ming Zhongle's voice softened considerably.

The maid nodded.

Ming Zhongle's face immediately lit up with joy.

Shi Xia was stunningly beautiful, and although she was still quite young, Ming Zhongle fell in love with her at first sight.

This is also the main reason why Shi Yan and Ming Zhongqing turned against each other in the mid-game.

After all... Shi Yan never hesitates to take action against anyone who dares to covet his sister.

It's just a game, so it's okay if I cut it off.

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On the second floor of Langya Pavilion, Shi Yan looked at the dazzling array of martial arts manuals.

She then remembered what Ming Zhongqing meant by the opening of Langya Pavilion.

The path to immortality is arduous and difficult. Even cultivation techniques and secret manuals are hard to leave behind in ordinary ways. Seniors must use writing to convey the Dao and leave their mark on jade scrolls and spiritual paper with their divine sense.