Banshee Family Training Record

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Chapter 115 Qi Refining Level 5?

Yun Chu'an even coughed up some black blood, which could be considered a sign of serious injury. Fortunately, the Lung-Gold Pill he had taken earlier took effect, its gentle medicinal power continuously repairing his damage, allowing him to quickly recover and breathe heavily.

Hua Caiyan stood behind him, gently patting his back to help alleviate his pain. Just as Yun Chuan was about to thank her, Feng Jian's voice suddenly rang out from the side: "Fellow Daoist Yun, breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining cannot be rushed. Even if you have money, you can't waste the expensive Lung Gold Pill like this."

He turned his head and saw that Feng Jian and Lao Wen had changed into brown coarse linen clothes, their hair was tied into a high, round bun at the back of their heads with gray cloth strips, and their originally fair skin was deliberately painted yellow, making them look like two country bumpkins who came out to bask in the sun.

Yun Chu'an looked at the two of them and recalled that when the seven people came out of the room yesterday, the three Buddhist disciples and Dongfang Yue all had angry expressions, Yan Shui was blushing and nervous but not very excited. Only the two of them kept avoiding eye contact and occasionally turned their heads to suppress their laughter. He then made a general deduction about their personalities.

He immediately said, "I really don't understand these things. The Pure Yang Gong I practice is said to be the most common cultivation method. If you two don't mind the trouble, I would appreciate it if you could give me some pointers."

Hua Caiyan stood behind him, distancing herself from the two men. She hadn't had the time to observe their expressions yesterday, and was completely unaware that these two were actually on the same side as her.

Feng Jian said, "The Pure Yang Skill has no flaws, and sometimes that is its greatest strength."

"Many scions of aristocratic families practice techniques that are not necessarily superior to the Pure Yang Technique. They are simply exchanging many flaws for a few strengths. Perhaps their family bloodline is special, or they have another secret method that can make their strengths strong enough or cover up their flaws. If outsiders rashly practice it, they will end up at a lower level."

Beside him, Lao Wen nodded and said, "So, just be down-to-earth and cultivate diligently. Our cultivation levels aren't much higher than yours, so sharing some experience with you is fine, but we can't really be considered to give you guidance."

As they were talking, the door opened again, and Dongfang Yue and Yan Shuiyi came out, preparing to bathe in the sun spirit of the Golden Crow, which would also help with their healing.

The two girls didn't disguise themselves much; they just wore straw hats, revealing their smooth, radiant skin and exquisitely beautiful faces, making Yun Chuan unable to look away.

Not only is she exceptionally talented and highly skilled, but Yan Shuiyi's appearance is also stunning, making even a man like him envious. How could there be such a perfect person in the world, who excels in every aspect?

Except for having no family.

The two women came over, seemingly wanting to join the conversation. Dongfang Yue gave Hua Caiyan a very unfriendly look, but the latter pretended not to see anything.

Yun Chu'an used his magic to move the stone benches from a distance and gave one to each person. Everyone sat down, and then Feng Jian spoke first: "The fifth level of Qi Refining is different from the fourth level. Compared to building a stable spiritual lung from scratch, building a cyclical connection at the fourth level is simply too easy."

"I suggest you don't rush. The formulas and instructions can't cover everything. You can start by observing how your lungs function in an internal vision state, pondering the details, and then proceed with the construction."

Lao Wen said, "That makes sense. Then, you can actually follow the incantation of your cultivation method and first go through the whole process in other places, such as your own palm, using spiritual power to get a general idea of ​​it."

"If you can build a new spiritual lung in the palm of your hand, then there will be no problem in your body."

Yun Chu'an nodded repeatedly, humbly accepting the instruction. Beside him, Hua Caiyan, feeling itchy to learn, finally couldn't help but speak up, "I agree with what these two senior brothers said. I also have an experience: before you try to observe how your lungs actually work through internal vision, you can go for a few laps in the mountains. Don't use your magic power, just rely on your physical strength."

"This way, when you start to breathe heavily, you can see some details that are not easy to notice more clearly."

Her words immediately drew agreement from Feng Jian and Lao Wen: "Yes, yes, that's an experience we've had."

Beside them, Dongfang Yue watched their heated discussion and couldn't help but join in: "Also, don't be stingy with the cost at times like this, take the pills if you need them... Uh... Why are you all looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"

Noticing that everyone was staring at her, Dongfang Yue's toes, which were tucked inside her cloth shoes, curled up involuntarily: "What's going on?"

Feng Jian sighed and said, "Junior sister, not everyone has your family background. We are not a prominent family either. Your senior brother and I usually have to live a hard life by saving every penny."

Dongfang Yue lowered her head, looking aggrieved. Unwilling to accept being humiliated, she tugged at Yan Shui beside her, shaking her and pleading, "Senior Sister, tell me, what experience do you have for breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

Yan Shuiyi looked confused, then said somewhat awkwardly, "I... I don't have much experience. I just felt that the time was about right, so I tried it and broke through."

As she spoke, the courtyard fell silent. Yun Chu'an swallowed hard, looking at the renowned senior sister of the Qingyun Sect, and cautiously asked, "What, a timeframe? Is it the legendary cultivation bet, where if one fails to break through to a certain realm before the designated date, they will be disqualified as a direct disciple or even expelled from the sect..."

Yan Shui shook her head: "No, there's no such thing. I had developed a habit of breaking through to the next realm on the fourteenth of every month."

These words were spoken casually, yet they caused everyone's hearts to ache. Breaking through a level of cultivation on the fourteenth of every month—it sounded easy, but in reality, it was far from simple!

Many people get stuck at the second level of Qi Refining for years, but she can control her speed evenly and break through once a month!

Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating!

Feng Jian and Lao Wen lowered their heads, feeling not even jealousy, but only a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of the prodigy.

Yun Chuan compared his own cultivation speed with that of others and realized that they were not much different. He couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear, realizing that he had been performing a little too well.

But hearing her mention the date "the fourteenth," he couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Why the night of the fourteenth? Is it because the fifteenth is the night of the full moon? If you break through before then, you can immediately gain a new understanding and insight into the full moon?"

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Chapter 116 Yan Shuiyi's Habits

The others also looked up, curious about the "fourteenth day" deadline. Then they saw Yan Shui shake her head and give her reason: "No, it's because the fifteenth of each month is the day when the Qingyun Sect's logistics department distributes cultivation subsidies to the disciples. If you break through before that, you can receive more the next day."

The courtyard fell silent instantly. Everyone could hardly believe their ears. The legendary Fairy Yan Shui, who was said to be otherworldly and detached from worldly affairs, would actually decide her cultivation progress for such a mundane reason!

The others stared wide-eyed, while Yan Shuiyi himself seemed oblivious: "Why are you all so surprised? Is it that strange?"

Feng Jian and Lao Wen exchanged a glance, finding it absurd yet quite reasonable. After all, they had also considered doing something similar, hoping to break through quickly and receive more spirit stones next month to aid their cultivation.

However, they later realized that this consideration was rather absurd. How could the progress of cultivation be controlled by human intervention? Therefore, in the end, they had no choice but to give up.

But Yun Chuan had endless things to say.

"No, this..." He looked at the stunningly beautiful woman before him, his expression complicated. "Isn't it strange? How could a top disciple of such a prestigious sect as you lack cultivation resources?"

He couldn't help but put himself in others' shoes. He was from a small family, and if he seized an opportunity, he wouldn't be short of spirit stones. How could it be that Yan Shuiyi was actually quite short of money?

Then, he saw the woman in front of him adopt a matter-of-fact attitude: "Of course, the Qingyun Sect is very poor. A disciple at the first level of Qi Refining can only receive three hundred spirit stones a month as a cultivation allowance. Even if you advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining, I remember it's only two thousand spirit stones a month?"

Feng Jian glanced at Lao Wen, who immediately said, "It's gone up now. The ninth level of Qi Refining is two thousand five hundred, and the eighth level... Junior Sister, what was the eighth level again?"

He was a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, while Dongfang Yue was at the eighth level. She should know this better.

But when asked this question, the girl shook her head: "I don't know, I don't ask these things, um..."

She looked up at her senior sister, her voice tinged with a hint of reproach: "Senior sister, if you're short of spirit stones, just tell me. Even high-grade spirit stones, I have some..."

She flaunted her wealth in front of everyone without any scruples, and after the mysterious man in black robes exposed her identity and they went through life and death together, she is now almost too lazy to hide herself.

Yan Shui shook her head: "Being adopted by my master is already an immense favor. How can I be given special treatment in this matter?"

"In short, Qingyun Sect is not an organization that aims to make a profit. The founder, Dao Xuan Zhenren, established this sect only so that those cultivators with enlightenment could pass on his lineage. Fortunately, Qingyun Sect is strict in selecting disciples. Although the disciples are generally from ordinary families, they are all exceptionally talented. So even though the cultivation subsidies are meager, they are still barely enough."

Beside him, Feng Jian remained silent, thinking to himself, "Your talent is certainly enough, but we really don't have it."

Afterwards, wanting to show off in front of his senior sister, Lao Wen took the initiative to say, "Most sects are like this. Buddhist sects don't even care about food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and require their disciples to go among mortals to beg for alms."

"Those who are quite wealthy are generally disciples of aristocratic families in various countries of the cultivation world. Even though members of cultivation families share the same bloodline, not all of them can be geniuses, so they need to accumulate a lot of resources to maintain their status."

Feng Jian chimed in from the side, "It's just like your home, isn't it?"

Lao Wen blushed immediately: "I didn't take many spirit stones from home..."

Feng Jian smiled and then introduced Yun Chuan: "His family is a typical aristocratic family. They have tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the Song Kingdom, where they grow spiritual herbs, so they are not short of spiritual stones."

"For generations, their family has been trying to send their disciples to the Qingyun Sect to learn and cultivate, but unfortunately, each one of them had extremely poor talent, and the sect didn't want them at all. It wasn't until this generation that they managed to get him in—because of this, their family celebrated for several days in a row!"

He clapped his hands and laughed, making Lao Wen quite embarrassed: "Senior brother, you shouldn't say such things around..."

To divert attention from the awkward situation, he quickly asked Yan Shuiyi, "But, Senior Sister, even if the cultivation allowance wasn't much in the past two years, you shouldn't be short of spirit stones, right? There are quite a few exorcising spirits and demons tasks in the Hall of Duty. If you do a few, you should have some money to spare."

Feng Jian's smile faded, and he nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, with your strength, Senior Sister, you shouldn't lack missions or teammates, right?"

Yan Shuiyi said somewhat embarrassedly, "The main problem is that I don't have the time. Every time I want to do it, I suddenly have some inexplicable inspiration, and then I think I should just give up and go back to seclusion to break through..."

This sudden display of arrogance, though completely unnoticed by the person in question, dealt a psychological blow to everyone.

Is this the world of genius?

It really is a being that's hard to understand.

Several people couldn't help but feel the same way, and at the same time, they all felt that they simply couldn't communicate with Yan Shui.

Yun Chu'an then took the initiative to interrupt and get back to the main topic. He thanked everyone for sharing their breakthrough experiences and said he was going to try again to see if he could successfully break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining this time.

Several people gathered around him, forming a circle around him, five pairs of eyes staring intently at him, observing the flow of spiritual energy within his body, ready to intervene and save him if anything went wrong.

Five people protected him, two of whom were at the Foundation Establishment stage, and even the legendary Yan Shui Yi was present. The scene was undeniably grand.

Yun Chu'an didn't feel anything was wrong. He sat cross-legged on the futon, took the pill, calmed his mind, circulated his breathing, mobilized the spiritual energy in his body, gathered it in his lungs, and then slowly built up his new organs.

Time passed by, and with the experience of his previous failure, everything went much more smoothly this time. His cultivation had already reached the point where it was about to overflow, so breaking through was a natural progression. Therefore, everything proceeded very smoothly this time. Metal-elemental spiritual energy steadily gathered around his lungs, and a brand new lung finally took shape there.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already afternoon. Time flies when you are cultivating; a few hours pass in the blink of an eye.

He exhaled a long breath, deliberately releasing an even stronger surge of spiritual energy. The five people around him began to applaud: "Congratulations!"

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Chapter 117 Where is your wife?

Apart from Dongfang Yue, everyone, including Yan Shuiyi, expressed their sincere joy and congratulations on his successful breakthrough. Only this junior sister's joy seemed somewhat perfunctory, and she was clearly thinking about other things.

After a moment, she suddenly asked, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Yun, I heard from Miss Hua yesterday that you are actually already married?"

"I wonder where your wife is now? You finally broke through, why don't you call her out too, and we can all celebrate together?"

Hua Caiyan stiffened, her expression tense, but Yun Chuan remained completely calm. He had already prepared his reason: "My wife has gone back to her parents' home."

He said, then gave a bitter laugh, shook his head and sighed, "In the end, it's all my fault. I'm sorry to her. The specific reason... ha, it would be a laughing stock if I told you."

He acted as if he had been caught cheating on Dongfang and was now in an embarrassing situation. The others understood his implication and followed his suggestion without pressing further.

Then, Lao Wen took the initiative to speak and comfort him, saying, "It's very common for the wife to be jealous when a concubine is taken. My father did it back then... sigh. Anyway, there's no need to worry too much. This is a hurdle that every heir of a large family has to overcome."

Yun Chu'an nodded repeatedly, and then took the opportunity to play the victim: "Well, I was originally planning to pick her up in a couple of days, but now it seems... haha, no rush, no rush, it's fine to go in a couple of days."

Realizing that they had delayed the couple's reconciliation, Yan Shui felt a pang of guilt. Hua Caiyan breathed a sigh of relief, while Dongfang Yue, having once again come up empty-handed, felt depressed but unsure of what to say.

Feng Jian yawned, seemingly a little bored: "So, what should we do now?"

Yun Chuan said, "Then let's continue cultivating. I can't leave this courtyard now, so I can't print talismans. Fortunately, I made a small profit before, so I still have enough spirit stones."

He made a seemingly unintentional remark, which only intensified their sense of guilt. At that moment, in the room separated from them by only one wall, Monk Huijing's ears twitched, and then she opened her eyes.

With his profound cultivation, he overheard the conversation outside and realized just how much his group had delayed the other party's business. He felt extremely guilty.

He then quietly woke the other two monks from their meditation and whispered something to them. After listening, the two nodded in agreement.

Then, they found paper and pen, silently chanted incantations, and began to write down information that could never be found in the outside world.

While things may seem turbulent on their side, their lives are actually quite peaceful, whereas the outside world is experiencing far more turbulent waves.

The fact that the Yellow Pythons, together with other demon cultivator families, blocked the mountain roads and prevented anyone from entering or leaving could not be kept secret. On the contrary, their actions only aroused the curiosity of the outside world.

The mountains are not a monolithic place. Many demon cultivators, though still living in the mountains, have actually long since secretly sought refuge with powerful families outside the mountains. However, Yan Shui and the others may not know this.

As a result, news of the major events previously committed by the Huang Mang family, the appearance of the Corpse-Driving Sect cultivators, and the attack on Yan Shuiyi and the Qingyun Sect members, who were seriously injured and whose whereabouts remain unknown, spread outside the mountains, shocking several major families. They never expected that a Golden Core cultivator would take action so quickly!

Is this an attempt to instigate a war of Golden Core cultivators?

Not many people know what's going on behind the scenes, but since Golden Core cultivators have already made their move in the mountains, if the leaders of the remaining powerful families can remain calm, they are simply watching their juniors and subordinates die.

A new storm is about to hit, and no one knows where it will ultimately lead.

But before the big storm hit, a smaller storm had already descended upon the Huai Shan family.

Second sister Zou Min is back.

She maintained her human form, but dressed extravagantly with jewels and heavy makeup. Her elaborate hair was adorned with colorful gemstone hairpins, and she wore precious pearl earrings, a magnificent gold necklace, a jade bracelet, and an agate ring, all proclaiming that she was now taken.

A powerful surge of spiritual energy emanated from her body, and none of these ornaments were ordinary items. In fact, each of these ornaments was a magical artifact, half of what her husband had plundered during his previous trip to the Zhao Kingdom, which he gave to her as a betrothal gift when she accepted his proposal.

Now, she's back wearing these things to show off in front of Ye Jinglan and Zhu Yunqing, and to vent the anger that the two of them had suppressed before.

She used her ability to shrink the distance between places and arrive at Zhu Yunqing's lair. The lair was covered with huge spider webs, but she was not afraid at all: "Fourth sister, what are you busy with? Why don't you come out and see your older sister?"

The enormous spiderweb trembled, and then a huge blue spider crawled out from within, its eight lantern-sized eyes staring at her: "Second Sister, why are you back? You, what happened to you..."

Her mouth trembled for a moment, unaccustomed to her second sister's perfumed scent. The latter sneered, clearly looking for trouble: "You ask me? I'd like to ask you the same thing! I just got back and took a look at the whole mountain. Mother-in-law entrusted all the household affairs to you, and look what you've done!"

Zhu Yunqing jumped down from the spider web, transformed into human form amidst the green smoke, and bowed respectfully to her: "Second Sister's criticism is correct, but I don't know exactly what Second Sister is dissatisfied with? Yunqing will learn from this lesson and will definitely be more diligent in the future."

Zou Min casually remarked, "Like that son-in-law the family recently took in, his name is what, what..."

Zhu Yunqing reminded him, "Yun Chu'an?"

"Yes, that's him!" the snake spirit said. She didn't really care and hadn't even remembered his name. "Have you arranged a job for him? We elders don't want to end up working for him instead of supporting him!"

"And then there's Hua Caiyan, always running around playing, never doing anything proper; Liu Mengshen's cultivation is too slow, you should urge him on more; and those servants in the family..."

She nitpicked at things randomly and walked inside. Zhu Yunqing knew immediately that she was there to cause trouble and take the opportunity to extort benefits. She had used similar methods many times before, so she was not surprised and replied perfunctorily, "Fourth Sister is right. However, Chu'an has now learned to draw talismans, which not only supports him but also allows him to hand over surplus to the family."

"Dream Body and Colorful Flame have both recently broken through, and are now at the sixth and seventh levels of Qi Refining respectively. Given time, breaking through to Foundation Establishment will not be a problem."