Lin Ping'an was in a great mood.
After returning to his wooden house, he began to Cultivate diligently.
Time flew by, and another twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.
He finally used the fifty-six Low-Grade Spirit Stones he extorted to advance to the Middle Stage of the second Qi Refinement Realm.
At this time, the copper coin once again underwent a slight change, its color becoming more vibrant.
After Cultivating the Profound Understanding Scripture, his Mental Energy also began to gradually strengthen.
That space also gradually became wider, and the duration it could be maintained increased.
He had also Cultivated the 《Water Moon Sword》 in that space for a long time.
This sword Spell is divided into six levels: Initial Glimpse, Minor Achievement, Proficient, Pinnacle, Peak, and Return to Simplicity.
He should now be considered to have reached Minor Achievement.
However, for him, this should be enough.
"Master, you personally said that if I could reach the third Qi Refinement Realm within three years, you would officially accept me as a Disciple.
I wonder what you would think if I appeared before you now!"
Lin Ping'an thought with a hint of smugness.
However, at this time, the Second Elder was in seclusion, attempting to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Unless there was a major event in the Sect, he would absolutely not emerge for three to five years.
"Lin Ping'an! Lin Ping'an!" A clear shouting sound came from outside the Formation.
"It's Tang Yurou, why is she here?" Lin Ping'an pushed open the wooden door, took out his token, and opened the Formation.
Indeed, Tang Yurou's figure appeared, accompanied by Zhou Mingxuan.
The two were talking and laughing, seemingly having something to be happy about.
"You've come out of seclusion.
What Realm have you Cultivated to?" Lin Ping'an looked at Tang Yurou, feeling the rich Spiritual Qi around her and her long, steady aura, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhou Mingxuan would come over to chat with him every few days.
He also knew that Tang Yurou had been in seclusion, and now he was truly curious.
"Fourth Layer! Cultivating is so annoying, the further you go, the slower the speed.
It's been two months, and I've only Breakthrough one layer!" Tang Yurou complained.
"I've also Breakthrough to the second layer, Master is very good to me!" Zhou Mingxuan's face also showed a smile.
Just a month ago, Zhou Mingxuan was accepted as a Disciple by Yun Jizi, who valued his state of mind and believed him to be a promising talent.
"Eh! Lin Ping'an! You've already Cultivated to the second layer?" Tang Yurou looked at Chen Ping'an at this moment, her eyes showing an expression of disbelief.
"Second layer!" Zhou Mingxuan's eyes also widened.
He had only managed to enter the second Qi Refinement Realm with Yun Jizi's help and the consumption of a large amount of spirit jade.
How could the other party, who had to manage the spirit fields and Cultivate alone, possibly enter the second layer?
He must have a secret!
"How did you see that?" Lin Ping'an wondered.
"Qi Observation Spell, a small Spell.
If you want to learn it, I'll teach you!" Tang Yurou was a lively girl, and at this moment, she bounced into Lin Ping'an's wooden house.
"Of course I want to learn!" How could Lin Ping'an miss this good opportunity, "By the way, what made you two so happy?"
"The Sect is going to set up a teleportation Formation in the Royal Capital.
From now on, if we want to go home, we can just use the teleportation Formation!" Tang Yurou sat on the wooden bed, her face full of excitement.
"Didn't Luo Su Su say that the Grand Dao is emotionless, and Cultivation requires letting go of all emotions, with only the Dao remaining?" Lin Ping'an thought of what Luo Su Su had once told him.
"Master said that Cultivation is divided into the Dao of Emotion and the Dao of Emotionlessness.
The Dao of Emotion emphasizes kinship, using family affection as motivation; the deeper the bond, the faster your Cultivation speed!
However, the Dao of Emotion has a weakness, which is family affection!
The Dao of Emotionlessness, on the other hand, requires Cultivating oneself, tempering oneself to become incredibly firm, walking alone on the path of Cultivation, not fearing any difficulties or obstacles.
This Dao has no weaknesses; it will only become stronger and stronger!" Tang Yurou said.
"So that's how it is!
It seems Senior Sister Luo Cultivates the Dao of Emotionlessness, and I... want to Cultivate the Dao of Emotion!" Hearing Tang Yurou's words, Lin Ping'an suddenly understood, and the Dao in his heart became even firmer.
"I also want to Cultivate the Dao of Emotion!" Tang Yurou said with a smile.
"Alas! I still don't understand about the Dao, but I do know that my parents raised me for more than ten years, so how could I just abandon them?" Zhou Mingxuan said, "Now that we can go home directly, my parents should be very happy."
"You two aren't just here to tell me about this, are you!" Lin Ping'an said.
"Of course not, we have something more important to find you for." Tang Yurou smiled mysteriously, "Let's go hunt Yao Beasts!"
"Hunt Yao Beasts?" Lin Ping'an said in surprise, "With our current strength, if we go hunt Yao Beasts, won't we be eaten?"
"You don't know, the Sect specifically raises some Low-Grade Yao Beasts in a mountain range just for us newly admitted Disciples to hunt.
Master gave me a token to go try it out!"
"Oh!" Lin Ping'an's eyes immediately lit up.
He had Cultivated for so long, and had even had one relatively successful pest control experience; he truly wanted to go compete with Yao Beasts.
"Senior Brother Zhou, what do you think?" Lin Ping'an looked at Zhou Mingxuan.
"Master said that my lineage focuses on practical combat, but because my cultivation Realm is relatively low, he hasn't let me out yet!
Now that Young Miss Tang is acting as a bodyguard, of course, I want to go see it for myself." Zhou Mingxuan said with a smile.
"Hmph! I am your Junior Martial Uncle, remember not to call me wrong next time!" Tang Yurou put her hands on her hips, striking the pose of a Junior Martial Uncle.
"Then I'll trouble Junior Martial Uncle!" Zhou Mingxuan bowed with a smile.
"That's more like it!
Master taught me a set of Xuan Yuan Sword Art, but this is a secret not to be passed down from the Sect Master's lineage, so I can't teach it to you two!
However, when the time comes, I'll use this sword Spell to protect you two!"
"..."
The three had a harmonious relationship, chatting and laughing, and time quickly passed.
"You two go back and prepare first!
After I water the spirit fields, let's find a place to gather!"
"Two hours later, under the Giant Wood Peak, we'll meet there and not leave until we see each other."
Giant Wood Peak is also a spirit field peak, but it gets its name from a ten-thousand-year-old giant tree on its summit.
This Giant Wood Peak is planted with some rare Spirit Medicine, and it is considered an important area of the Sect.
After the three gathered here, they walked towards a distant, continuous mountain range.
They walked and talked, their laughter echoing far away.
"What did you say! That kid went down the mountain and entered the Hunting Mountain Range?" On Suzaku Peak, Gu Aoyue heard this news and suddenly stood up.
Fierce light emanated from his eyes, as if a hungry wolf had spotted food.
"Good, good, good!
This time, I will let you know the miserable fate of provoking me, Gu Aoyue!
Let's go, let's kill that kid!"
"Senior Brother, I heard that Tang Yurou and Zhou Mingxuan also went along!
Although their cultivation Realm is not high, their identities are there.
If you kill Lin Ping'an in front of them, I'm afraid..." Zhang Ping reminded.
"Them? Hehe, don't worry, I have a way to make them too busy to care!" Gu Aoyue's lips curled into a cruel and cold smile.
They walked out of Gu Aoyue's Immortal Cave, borrowed a spirit magpie from a Senior Brother on Suzaku Peak, and the two leaped onto the magpie's wide back, soaring into the sky in a flash.
At the same time, inside the Immortal Cave where the Grand Elder resided.
"Master, Disciple has already Cultivated to the fourth Qi Refinement Realm.
I heard that our Xuan Yuan Sect has a Hunting Mountain Range, and Disciple wishes to go test the results of his Cultivation!" The Ninth Prince knelt on the ground, his face full of respect.
"Oh! It's very good that you have this intention!
I shall bestow upon you a Golden Ripple Sword and a Golden Source Robe!" The Grand Elder nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, two golden lights landed in front of the Ninth Prince.
"Many thanks, Master, for bestowing these treasures.
Disciple will certainly do his utmost!" The Ninth Prince hurriedly put away the two treasures, bowed his thanks, and then left.
As soon as he left the Immortal Cave, the Ninth Prince's face revealed a cold expression.
"Lin Ping'an, Zhou Mingxuan!
How dare you covet Yurou, just you wait, this time I'll make you suffer!"
"Your Highness the Prince, what should we do this time?" The young eunuch, who had been waiting outside the Immortal Cave for a long time, now leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
"Alright!
Wei Xian, we are all Disciples of the Xuan Yuan Sect, and you have joined the Taiyin Peak and have a Master, so from now on, let's follow the seniority!" The Ninth Prince held his head high, his tone indifferent.
"Junior Martial Uncle, Disciple greets you!" The young eunuch Wei Xian respectfully bowed to the Ninth Prince.
"Let's go! Junior Martial Uncle will take you to meet someone first!" The Ninth Prince smiled mysteriously at him, then strode away.
Wei Xian was very familiar with this Ninth Prince, and from that smile, he knew that something unsavory was definitely going to happen.
However, in this life, he, Wei Xian, probably couldn't escape the fact of being the Ninth Prince's servant, so he could only grit his teeth and follow.
After Tang Yurou presented the token bestowed by the Sect Master for inspection by the mountain guard Disciple, the mountain guard Disciple then allowed them into this mountain range.
The mountain guard Disciple kindly reminded them that the outer fifty miles of the mountain range was a safe zone.
Basically, only Level One Yao Beasts appeared there, and Level One Yao Beasts corresponded to the first to third layers of the Qi Refinement Realm.
From fifty to one hundred miles, however, Level Two and Level Three Yao Beasts appeared.
Level Two Yao Beasts were equivalent to the fourth to sixth layers of Qi Refinement, and Level Three Yao Beasts were already comparable to the Late Stage of the Qi Refinement Realm.
As the three entered the Hunting Mountain Range, they clearly felt a tense atmosphere.
The air carried a faint bloody scent, making them involuntarily nervous.
Especially Tang Yurou and Zhou Mingxuan, their bodies were trembling slightly with tension at this moment.
They were Young Master and Young Miss who had lived in luxury before, with guards protecting them every time they went out; how could they have ever truly faced the legendary man-eating Yao Beasts?
Lin Ping'an was calmer than both of them at this moment.
Although he was a scholar, he had grown up in the mountains since childhood and had seen tigers, wolves, jackals, and leopards.
Moreover, he had personally killed more than a dozen black-backed bees before, having experienced that kind of tense and exciting situation.
After walking seven or eight miles, the sound of trees breaking came from the forest ahead.
The three stopped, their eyes filled with vigilance.