I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

"One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black"—people's magnetic fields attract each other.

So at this moment, Li Qing'an was already thinking about how to retaliate.

But then I thought, Du Bishu will most likely be cultivating under his master's wife's nose, and won't be able to smile in front of me every day.

Li Qingan seemed to have endless motivation, planning to trick... no, to make him cultivate even harder.

"Sigh, how can there still be a saint like me in this world who repays evil with good?" Li Qing'an thought shamelessly.

At this moment, Li Qing'an had already reached the kitchen door. Everyone else from Dazhu Peak had arrived, except for Master Tian Buyi and his wife, Tian Ling'er, and Du Bishu, who was pondering his own book.

"Hey, 'Greetings' junior brother, you've finally come for dinner." Song Daren, who was sitting in the hall, teased Li Qingan, who was sitting at the door.

"Junior brothers, come quickly and pay your respects to your junior brother!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall burst into laughter.

Li Qingan was no longer moved by the name.

He initially felt quite embarrassed.

Yes, this name was also passed down by Du Bishu, because his name Qing'an is a homophone for "please pay respects".

Du Bishu's name sounds like "must lose," so after Li Qing'an got to know him, whenever he saw Du Bishu wanting to make a bet, he would say, "Hey, Senior Brother Must Lose is getting his gambling addiction. Who are you planning to bet with this time?"

Li Qingan looked helpless and picked up where Song Daren left off: "Senior brother, please stop teasing your junior brother. It is I who should pay my respects to all the senior brothers."

After saying this, Li Qing'an was about to bow to Song Daren and the others.

At this moment, Du Bishu, who had temporarily given up on framing Li Qing'an, also came to the kitchen. Seeing Li Qing'an's actions, he couldn't help but let out a strange cry.

"What's wrong? Why didn't you wait for me?"

Chapter 3 The Smile Will Not Disappear

"Wait for me, junior brother, what's going on? This kind of situation can't be left out without me."

Li Qingan was speechless, rolled his eyes at Du Bishu, and said to him.

"Go away, you're the one who gave me that nickname, and I even taught you how to cook new dishes before."

Du Bishu simply shrugged, perhaps out of fear that Li Qingan might reveal what had happened before.

So Du Bishu didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly ran to his senior brother's side, bowing and scraping, to help Song Daren and bring all kinds of food to the table.

Li Qingan understood immediately; Du Bishu's weakness must be in the hands of his senior brother.

After he tasted Du Bishu's cooking after coming up the mountain, he took the initiative to teach several of his fellow apprentices how to cook home-style dishes. Du Bishu, who was terrible at cooking, lost his job on the spot.

Instead, the cooking was done by several senior students or Li Qing'an.

Du Bishu then began a period of not entering the kitchen for ten days to half a month, with a rather righteous reason, even trying to save face:

"I've been cooking for decades, can't I take a break and enjoy myself?"

His unusual entry into the kitchen to help is obviously suspicious.

.....

Not long after, Tian Buyi and his wife, along with Tian Ling'er, appeared at the door.

Song Daren took the lead in standing up, facing the door, to greet his superior.

As Tian Ling'er walked behind Su Ru, she smiled at Li Qing'an as she passed by, and then patted her chest in acknowledgment.

Tian Buyi and the others sat down in their chairs and waved their hands, saying:

"Let's eat first! We can talk later!"

The disciples then sat down, and Du Bishu quietly asked Li Qing'an beside him:

Do you know what it is?

"Why are you asking me this?"

"Do you think I'm blind, the way your junior sister just did it for you?"

"I know, it's something that will make you happy." Li Qingan looked at Du Bishu with a smile in his eyes and whispered to him.

"? No, you know that and you're still playing riddles with me. Aren't you bored? Just tell me already."

Ignoring Du Bishu's incessant chatter, Li Qing'an waited for Tian Buyi and his wife to pick up some food with their chopsticks before starting to eat on his own.

The happier Du Bishu is now, the happier I will be in a little while.

As the saying goes, a smile doesn't disappear; it just moves to other people's faces.

.....

A moment later, the communal meal, a unique tradition of Dazhu Peak, ended. After clearing away the tableware, the disciples returned to the kitchen.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru faced Li Qing'an and other disciples, while Tian Ling'er stood beside Li Qing'an.

Looking at the seven disciples in front of him, especially Li Qing'an, whose aptitude was much higher than the other six senior brothers, Tian Buyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

So he said directly, "I've recently discussed this with your master's wife. Given that the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament is still six years away, she plans to give you guidance in advance."

"To prevent you from becoming too lax and neglecting your training, thus humiliating me in the upcoming martial arts competition."

In the end, Tian Buyi's gaze lingered on Du Bishu and Li Qingan.

Upon hearing the news, Song Daren and the others were immediately shocked. Following Tian Buyi's gaze, they stared at the two culprits beside them, utterly speechless.

Preparing for the martial arts competition six years in advance, and also receiving guidance from the master's wife?

What's the logic behind this? Song Daren and the others had never heard of preparing for a martial arts competition so early.

As the two people being watched by everyone, Du Bishu shrank back, his eyes darting left and right, not daring to look directly into the eyes of everyone.

Li Qing'an, however, was different. He had a calm expression and kept glancing at Tian Buyi, as if he agreed with what Tian said.

"A year from now, Zhang Xiaofan will join Dazhu Peak and win fourth place in the martial arts competition, greatly boosting the morale of Dazhu Peak." Li Qing'an thought to himself as he looked at Tian Buyi, who was worried about the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Competition behind them.

Du Bishu, who was standing to the side, naturally noticed the rather tough-looking Li Qing'an and involuntarily gave him a thumbs up.

He tilted his head slightly and opened his mouth as if to speak, but no sound came out. "You've got guts. You're really something this time!"

Li Qingan glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and, for some unknown reason, his back straightened even more instantly.

Su Ru, who had been keeping an eye on Li Qing'an and the other person, naturally noticed this scene and couldn't help but chuckle.

Tian Buyi, his face ashen, angrily rebuked the two disciples for their underhanded antics right under his nose.

"You two are not standing properly. It seems like you've really relaxed lately."

Upon hearing these words that sounded strangely familiar, Li Qingan immediately stopped smiling and stood up straight.

Du Bishu didn't dare to say another word.

Song Daren and the others naturally watched the spectacle from the sidelines. They knew that Tian Buyi's earlier words were referring to these two people.

Tian Ling'er smiled, her eyes crinkling as she covered her mouth and giggled.

At this moment, Su Ru eased the atmosphere and asked about the two's cultivation progress.

"Xiao An, Xiao Liu, how has your cultivation been lately? Have you made any progress?"

Du Bishu stammered, scratched the back of his head, and said embarrassedly, "Master's wife, I really haven't been able to find the secret to breaking through to the fourth level of the Jade Purity Realm lately."

Upon hearing this, Song Daren also spoke up: "Master's wife, I have been diligently supervising my sixth junior brother, but he still needs some time to break through."

Li Qingan also spoke up at this time, pretending to defend Du Bishu: "Master's wife, I feel that what the eldest senior brother said is right. The sixth senior brother just likes to sleep a bit and reads a bit of idle books. He should be able to break through in a while."

"Junior brother, you talk as if you're any better than me." Du Bishu was furious and, ignoring the sharp look he was giving Tian Buyi, began to undermine Li Qingan.

After saying that, Song Daren and the others burst into laughter, as they were already used to the two men's usual behavior.

Tian Buyi, who was standing at the head of the group, felt that he had lost all face and snorted in disgust.

"You lot are truly hopeless, utterly lacking in ambition. What's the point of cultivating immortality if you don't put in the effort? Just wait until you reveal your names and embarrass me, only to be killed by the demonic sect later!"

Everyone immediately fell silent, not daring to speak.

Silence fell outside the kitchen. Tian Buyi was furious, and few dared to speak.

"Master, Mistress, I recently broke through to the second level of the Jade Purity Realm!"

At that moment, Li Qingan's words broke the silence outside the kitchen.

As soon as Li Qing'an finished speaking, Tian Buyi and Su Ru flashed past the distance between them and arrived at Li Qing'an's side to check his cultivation progress.

Song Daren and the others looked at Li Qing'an with shock. It took them two or three years to reach the second level of the Jade Purity Realm, but their junior brother achieved it in just one year.

No, it hasn't even been a year, because they've seen Li Qing'an slacking off and sleeping on weekdays.

When they cultivate, they hate that their meridians are so uncooperative, preventing them from cultivating a little longer.

Du Bishu, who had just been arguing with Li Qingan, looked up with a panicked expression.

Betrayal, this is blatant betrayal!

We agreed to just give up together.

"Heavens above, earth below!" Du Bishu dared not cry out aloud, but could only lament in his heart, his eyes welling up with tears.

He had originally thought that Li Qingan would help him divert attention from the attack.

Given Tian Buyi and the other person's level of cultivation, they could naturally detect Li Qing'an's cultivation level very quickly.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru exchanged a glance, then put down Li Qingan's hand. Their faces, which had just been filled with anger, now showed joy.

It takes about a year for someone with average aptitude to break through to the first level of the Jade Purity Realm, and it takes 3-5 years to break through to the second level.

It took Li Qing'an half a year to break through to the first level of the Jade Purity Realm, which is considered to be much better than the average talent, although he is not as good as Lu Xueqi of Xiaozhu Peak.

But Tian Buyi never expected that he would be able to break through to the second level of the Jade Purity Realm in another six months, with his cultivation time decreasing instead of increasing.

What shocked Tian Buyi the most was Li Qingan's cultivation time. He was certain that Li Qingan had not shown any signs of cultivation in the past few months. Although he raised his disciples in a hands-off manner, he had naturally checked on Li Qingan's cultivation level frequently during the previous six months, when Li Qingan had carried his hopes. To be honest, Li Qingan's cultivation level had not made any progress at all back then.

Now that he knows Li Qingan has broken through to the second level of the Jade Purity Realm, he is somewhat puzzled.

It should be noted that the Taiji Xuanqing Dao of the Qingyun Sect is easy to enter, but becomes increasingly difficult to master as one progresses.

Looking at Tian Buyi's expression, Li Qingan knew that he had almost passed this test.

Seeing Du Bishu's ashen face made Li Qingan even happier!