After signing the contract with Mengxue, Zhou Fan allowed Mengli and Mengxue three days of free activity, then returned alone to the Kang Wang Residence, which he had been away from for a month.
Walking into the backyard of the Kang Wang Residence, Zhou Fan stood at the door, hesitating in his heart for a moment.
Just as he was about to head to the side room to Cultivate for the night and meet the two in the morning, he noticed that the originally dim room suddenly lit up with candlelight.
The door opened, and Jiang Qingzhi, dressed in plain clothes, and Yaya, with a joyful expression, appeared gracefully before Zhou Fan.
"Husband, you're back."
"Xiao Fanzi, you're finally back! Did you bring anything delicious this time?"
Zhou Fan hugged Yaya, who was nearly 1.6 meters tall but still rushed into his arms upon seeing him, and laughed from the bottom of his heart, "You little foodie, I brought back quite a few local delicacies from the capital this time."
"Really? I don't believe you."
Listening to Zhou Fan's familiar and strong heartbeat, Yaya said mischievously, "Xiao Fanzi, you clearly don't have anything on you, so how can there be anything delicious?"
"Haha, Yaya, do I really have nothing on me? Do you want to feel around again?"
Zhou Fan let Yaya search him, then turned to Jiang Qingzhi with a smile and asked, "Did Mengli tell you that I would be back tonight?"
"Yes, Mengli has been guarding our courtyard, Yaya's and mine, for the past month. Just before It left, It told us that you might very well return soon."
Zhou Fan looked at Jiang Qingzhi, whose smile was gentle and whose eyes were filled with affection. He held Yaya with one hand and took Jiang Qingzhi's hand with the other.
Feeling Zhou Fan's warm large hand enveloping hers, Jiang Qingzhi's heart filled with sweetness as she walked hand in hand with Zhou Fan back into the room.
The two sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against each other and chatting intimately for a while, before Yaya joined in.
Although she didn't find anything delicious, the return of her beloved Xiao Fanzi was undoubtedly a joyous occasion.
Zhou Fan, seeing that Yaya hadn't found anything, simply smiled and took out his Storage Pouch, telling Yaya that it was a Magical Artifact of a Cultivator, with a very large space inside, and that he had bought many local delicacies from the capital and put them in the Storage Pouch before returning.
However, it was too late today, so these delicacies would have to wait until tomorrow for Yaya to eat.
Upon hearing this, Yaya immediately cheered, "Long live Xiao Fanzi!"
Jiang Qingzhi, beside them, saw the Cultivation Magical Artifact, the Storage Pouch, in Zhou Fan's hand. Although her expression also showed happiness for Zhou Fan, a hint of sadness appeared deep in her eyes.
Zhou Fan keenly caught the change in Jiang Qingzhi's expression. He knew the source of Qingzhi's sadness.
It was mainly because the gap in their lifespans was growing wider and wider, and in the future, they would inevitably be separated by Yin and Yang.
But regarding this matter, Zhou Fan had already given his promise before: he would definitely bring Jiang Qingzhi with him to ascend to the Immortal Realm.
And tonight was the first step in fulfilling that promise. Zhou Fan planned to test whether Jiang Qingzhi possessed a Spiritual Root.
Generally speaking, a Spiritual Root, as a personal characteristic between the ethereal and the tangible, can only be specifically examined through Magical Artifacts specially designed for Spiritual Root detection in various forces within the Cultivation World.
However, besides this, there is a more common and widely used method for Spiritual Root detection: giving the tested person a Qi Refining Cultivation Technique and letting them try to Cultivate.
If the tested person can, through the guidance in the Cultivation Technique, perceive the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth and draw Qi into their body, then they definitely have a Spiritual Root.
And the grade of this Spiritual Root can be roughly estimated by the speed of their Cultivation.
Zhou Fan now intended to use this method to test whether Jiang Qingzhi possessed a Spiritual Root.
It would be best if she had a Spiritual Root, as this meant Jiang Qingzhi could Cultivate now.
If she didn't have a Spiritual Root, then Zhou Fan could only find a way after entering the Cultivation World, to see if he could get Jiang Qingzhi an artificial Spiritual Root or simply snatch one back.
While contemplating various possibilities in his mind, Zhou Fan also kept talking.
He told Jiang Qingzhi and Yaya some common knowledge about the Cultivation World and took out a copy of "Profound Origin Art," a Cultivation Technique that any attribute Spiritual Root could Cultivate, from his Storage Pouch and gave it to Jiang Qingzhi.
However, after receiving "Profound Origin Art," Jiang Qingzhi did not immediately open it. Instead, she placed it on a nearby table and looked at Zhou Fan with burning eyes.
A clear tear slid down her cheek. Jiang Qingzhi hadn't expected that her husband had considered so much for her just because of some of her unfounded worries, and had even prepared a Cultivation Technique for her in such a short time.
Her husband must have suffered a lot of hardships outside, right?
Seeing Jiang Qingzhi's moved expression, Zhou Fan didn't say much, after all, this "Profound Origin Art" was given to him for free by Fu Fu Jie.
According to Fu Fu Jie, this "Profound Origin Art" is a common Qi Refining Cultivation Technique used by many Righteous Path Schools in the Cultivation World. It has no outstanding advantages, but it is balanced and harmonious, suitable for any Spiritual Root to Cultivate, and can seamlessly transition to any other Cultivation Technique after Cultivating to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at her husband, who was not good with words but thought only of her, and her heart was further stirred with emotion.
She leaned into Zhou Fan's ear and whispered some extremely embarrassing words.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Fan immediately stated that the hardships he endured to obtain the Cultivation Technique were nothing at all. He then blew out the candle and, together with Qingzhi and Yaya, began to discuss academic matters.
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The next day, noon.
Zhou Fan took out one piping hot local delicacy from the capital after another from his Storage Pouch, which was a vacuum medium with an extremely slow internal time flow.
After the three of them happily finished their meal, Zhou Fan began to meticulously teach Jiang Qingzhi how to Cultivate "Profound Origin Art."
Meanwhile, Yaya, seeing Jiang Qingzhi sitting cross-legged and Cultivating, suddenly felt that Cultivating seemed quite interesting, so she begged Zhou Fan to let her Cultivate "Profound Origin Art" as well.
Zhou Fan naturally wouldn't refuse. After all, teaching one was teaching, and teaching two was also teaching, so he might as well teach them both together.
As a foundational Cultivation Technique of the Righteous Path, the content of "Profound Origin Art" was quite easy for beginners to understand.
However, there were some obscure Qi Refining specific terms that the two girls didn't understand, and at these times, Zhou Fan would use his extensive knowledge of Cultivation fundamentals to explain them.
After all, Zhou Fan had once been part of the Cultivation Zhou Family and was first in all subjects during his youth, so he could naturally explain this basic Qi Refining Cultivation Technique very thoroughly.
Time passed quickly while they Cultivated together. In a blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
On this day, Zhou Fan was playing a card battle with a cultivation-weary Yaya in the side room when Jiang Qingzhi suddenly ran in, looking excited.
"Husband, I just sensed Spiritual Qi!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Fan was naturally delighted. He asked Jiang Qingzhi in detail how she had sensed the Spiritual Qi and told her to remember this successful sensing experience.
Then he seriously analyzed for Jiang Qingzhi, "Qingzhi, since you sensed Spiritual Qi within ten days, your Spiritual Root is most likely an Ordinary Spiritual Root, and less likely an inferior Spiritual Root."
"If you can successfully draw Qi into your body within a month, then your Spiritual Root is definitely an Ordinary Spiritual Root."