Chapter 169: Cultivation Has No Years [Two Chapters Merged]

"Wenyue, how are you?" Soon, Liu Qiaolian looked at Ji Wenyue.

"I succeeded," Ji Wenyue replied softly, her gaze somewhat evasive.

"Succeeded? That's great! That's great!" Liu Qiaolian not only felt no loss or jealousy upon hearing this, but on the contrary, she was so happy that she immediately turned to hug Ji Wenyue, her face full of heartfelt joy.

Watching his two beautiful wives hugging each other happily, their figures moving, Xia Daoming suddenly felt that the years were quiet again, and wanted to lie flat!

And then, Xia Daoming felt that action was better than thought, so he hugged his two beautiful wives into the bedroom to lie flat.

Another next day.

Xia Daoming sat cross-legged by the spring to cultivate, Ji Wenyue sat cross-legged by the medicinal garden, observing and comprehending the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique" secret scroll, while Liu Qiaolian took the third Tong Ling Xuan Guo in the cultivation room.

Suddenly, Xia Daoming, who was meditating, felt a slight fluctuation in the flow of spiritual energy around him, which was a bit different from usual; his heart couldn't help but move slightly, and he opened his eyes to look at Ji Wenyue.

I saw that Ji Wenyue, who was still quietly observing the secret scroll, had put down the secret scroll at some point and was closing her eyes to breathe and refine Qi.

Wisps of spiritual energy were gathering towards her.

"So fast!" Xia Daoming couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

His spiritual sense was strong, so it was easy for him to comprehend the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique," and after enlightenment, he could almost immediately draw spiritual energy into his body.

But Ji Wenyue was still only an eighth-rank Great Martial Master, and her spiritual sense couldn't be compared to his at all.

As a result, after enlightenment, she had observed the secret scroll for an hour yesterday, and after observing it a little more today, she was actually able to draw spiritual energy into her body, and Xia Daoming could keenly sense that the speed at which the surrounding spiritual energy was gathering towards her was quite fast.

"Enlightenment with two spiritual fruits, and now drawing spiritual energy into the body so quickly; it seems Wenyue's cultivation talent is very high!" Xia Daoming looked at Ji Wenyue, full of joy.

However, not long after, Ji Wenyue frowned and opened her eyes.

"What's wrong? Is it meridian pain? This is normal; our adult extraordinary meridians have been dried up and blocked for too long, and they will be relatively fragile at the beginning, needing to be slowly nourished and strengthened," Xia Daoming said with concern as he stepped forward.

"The meridians are fine, but my head feels a bit dizzy and painful, and I can't concentrate on operating the cultivation technique," Ji Wenyue said.

Xia Daoming was stunned upon hearing this.

But soon, he understood.

Ji Wenyue was much younger than him, and judging by the situation, her cultivation talent should also be quite high, and the condition of her extraordinary meridians must be much better than his.

Her real shortcoming now was her spiritual sense.

"In the path of Qi Refining, one uses spiritual sense to imagine the cultivation technique, take in the heaven and earth spiritual energy from outside the body, and merge it into the extraordinary meridians to operate; compared to the path of martial arts where one operates one's own blood energy, the requirements for spiritual sense are much higher.

And our extraordinary meridians are already severely dried up and blocked; even if we restart enlightenment, we are still far behind those children. Under such circumstances, taking in heaven and earth spiritual energy into the body requires even higher spiritual sense.

Your spiritual sense is too weak, which will greatly slow down your cultivation of immortality, so I think you should spend more time during this period comprehending the 'White Tiger Technique' Grandmaster mysteries and strive to step into the Grandmaster threshold.

Once you open the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian and step into the Grandmaster realm, your brain can get more blood energy nourishment, and your spiritual sense will suddenly become much stronger.

As long as your spiritual sense is strong, your cultivation speed in the path of Qi Refining will naturally come up; this is called sharpening the knife without delaying the woodcutting," Xia Daoming said solemnly.

"So that's it! Husband is amazing!" Ji Wenyue said.

"That's right!" Xia Daoming said proudly, but felt some inexplicable pressure in his heart.

He could see that in terms of martial arts, he had the help of the system and was far ahead of Ji Wenyue and Liu Qiaolian; even in the martial arts world of this world, a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster like him was very likely unprecedented and would have no successor.

But in the path of Qi Refining, he was nine times out of ten of mediocre aptitude.

Now, he could still rely on his martial arts advantage to assist his Qi Refining path.

But as his Qi Refining path continuously improved, the auxiliary effect of martial arts would likely slowly weaken until it became negligible.

Then, as the advantage of martial arts assistance gradually disappeared, the gap brought about by the difference in Qi Refining aptitude and talent would begin to widen.

Unless his martial arts could break through the limit of a Great Grandmaster, so even if his Qi Refining aptitude was mediocre, relying on the secret assistance of martial arts, he could always keep his Qi Refining path moving forward steadily and not lose to those cultivators with extraordinary talent.

If martial arts could not break through the limit of a Great Grandmaster, then in the end, whether it was his martial arts or his Qi Refining path, his strength would gradually become mediocre once it reached a certain level.

"I wonder if the Profound Origin Sect has records of what comes after a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster?" Under pressure, Xia Daoming's thoughts drifted to the Profound Origin Sect.

"Husband, are you worried about Sister Qiaolian? She is so sensitive to the changes in heaven and earth energy, she will definitely be able to do it," Ji Wenyue comforted him, sensing that Xia Daoming was distracted.

"Yes, I think so too," Xia Daoming smiled, but his heart was inexplicably greatly encouraged by Ji Wenyue's words.

Wenyue and Qiaolian can do it, and my martial arts are so powerful, I will definitely be able to break through the limit of a Great Grandmaster, there is no need to worry so much.

What needs to be done now is to steadily strengthen the meridians to the ninth level, cultivate the Great Grandmaster realm to perfection, and also move forward steadily in the Qi Refining path, striving to become a disciple of the Profound Origin Sect as soon as possible.

Only by becoming a disciple of the Profound Origin Sect would there be an opportunity and possibility to consult records about what comes after a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster.

"Sister Qiaolian is out!" Ji Wenyue suddenly turned and looked towards the stone chamber.

Sure enough, Liu Qiaolian walked out of the stone chamber with a smile on her face.

"She succeeded too!" Xia Daoming was slightly stunned, then quickly stepped forward with Ji Wenyue to greet her.

"Sister Qiaolian, you succeeded, right?" Ji Wenyue asked, looking at Liu Qiaolian with nervous anticipation.

"Hmm," Liu Qiaolian nodded heavily.

"That's great! We have all stepped into the Immortal Sect!" Ji Wenyue was so excited upon receiving the affirmative answer that she, like Liu Qiaolian yesterday, immediately opened her arms and hugged Liu Qiaolian.

Seeing his two beautiful wives hugging each other, their figures hot, Xia Daoming suddenly wanted to lie flat again!

An hour later.

On the large bed in the stone chamber.

Xia Daoming hugged them left and right, his hands gently stroking their smooth skin, and sighed with a heavy heart: "You only took two, and you only took three Tong Ling Xuan Guo to succeed in enlightenment, while I took five to succeed; it seems my cultivation talent is far inferior to you two, you must not abandon your husband in the future, you must protect your husband!"

Ji Wenyue and Liu Qiaolian thought something was wrong when they saw Xia Daoming's heavy-hearted look, but they didn't expect this guy to say such things, and couldn't help but giggle and laugh out loud.

Seeing the two of them laughing so wantonly and flirtatiously, Xia Daoming, who had already entered his "sage time," found himself stirring with desire once again.

——

The next few days.

Xia Daoming still sat cross-legged by the spring every day, operating the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique" to draw spiritual energy into his body.

Of course, taking medicine to strengthen the twelve regular meridians, continuing to integrate blood energy and strength, and comprehending martial arts were all tasks that were not left behind every day.

Xia Daoming was now very sure that he was of mediocre aptitude in Qi Refining.

Cultivating immortality was nothing more than an entry ticket for him to enter the cultivation circle and obtain more and better resources, and it was also the best disguise for his strength.

But in reality, martial arts were his true trump card, and also his golden finger equivalent to his Qi Refining path.

Only when martial arts improved would he have a golden finger in his Qi Refining path, so he wouldn't be of mediocre aptitude.

Therefore, he must not relax in martial arts.

Even for this reason, Xia Daoming had purchased several Grandmaster secret maps in the market last time, and instructed the Lu Clan to help pay attention to news about Martial Arts Grandmaster secret maps in the Ten Thousand Snail Immortal Mountain, and if there were any and the price was right, they should help him buy them and send them to Li Cheng.

Stones from other hills can serve to polish the jade of this one.

Xia Daoming wanted to take advantage of this period of seclusion to integrate various martial arts changes and see if he could form a martial arts path most suitable for himself.

A Grandmaster inherently has the meaning of founding a sect.

He was now a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster, even a Great Grandmaster of a level unprecedented in this world, so naturally, he had to have his own martial arts true meaning.

Besides dual cultivation of Dao and martial arts, Xia Daoming didn't leave behind the other set of dual cultivation.

Ji Wenyue was the same, two sets of dual cultivation, performed in turns, and the days passed very fulfilling.

Liu Qiaolian was a bit different; these past few days she was still observing the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique" secret map, always unable to truly comprehend the artistic conception within it, unlike Ji Wenyue who quickly comprehended the artistic conception of this technique.

"That shouldn't be; you are the same age as me, but you only took three Tong Ling Xuan Guo to succeed in enlightenment, which shows that your talent in Qi Refining is much better than mine." This day, seeing Liu Qiaolian still unable to comprehend the artistic conception of the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique," Xia Daoming finally became a bit worried.

"I can understand the secret map, but I can't truly comprehend the artistic conception within it," Liu Qiaolian said.

"After you took three Tong Ling Xuan Guo, your blood energy and strength have already reached the requirement for breaking through to Grandmaster. How about this, you first take the Transforming Dragon Fruit, become a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and then come to observe this secret scroll," Xia Daoming thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, Master," Liu Qiaolian bowed slightly and returned to the cultivation room.

With the help of the Transforming Dragon Fruit, the next day, while Ji Wenyue was still comprehending Grandmaster mysteries, Liu Qiaolian had already become a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

She continued to observe and comprehend the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique" secret scroll.

At dusk, she came to Xia Daoming with a complex expression.

"How is it?" Xia Daoming asked.

"I feel I have comprehended it, but I don't know why, there is always a vague intuition that the artistic conception I comprehended will be different from this technique; if I really start to cultivate it, I estimate I won't go far, or something will go wrong," Liu Qiaolian said.

"Is that so?" Xia Daoming frowned slightly, then asked Liu Qiaolian to tell him the artistic conception she had comprehended.

Liu Qiaolian pondered for a while and told him the cultivation technique and artistic conception she had comprehended from the secret scroll one by one.

Xia Daoming had been cultivating the "Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique" for a period of time now, and his comprehension was deeper; when Liu Qiaolian was telling him, he verified it carefully one by one, but couldn't find any problems.

"There's no problem; if what you comprehended is problematic, then it means what Wenyue and I comprehended is also problematic," Xia Daoming said after listening.

"Since that's the case, then this concubine is relieved, I will start trying to cultivate the 'Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique'," Liu Qiaolian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, smiling, but deep in her heart, there was still a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"Hmm, there's no problem," Xia Daoming nodded.

"Hmm," Liu Qiaolian also nodded, then walked to the side of the spring, sat cross-legged, and slowly closed her eyes.

"Wait a minute," Xia Daoming looked at Liu Qiaolian slowly closing her eyes, and vaguely sensed that she still seemed to be hesitant, his heart moved suddenly, and he blurted out.

"Does Master have anything else?" Liu Qiaolian quickly opened her eyes and stood up to ask.

"I have another set of cultivation techniques here, try observing it. It's just that this set of cultivation techniques is not the introductory technique of the Profound Origin Sect. If you cultivate this set of techniques, not only will it be very difficult to join the Profound Origin Sect in the future, but this set of techniques I have here only goes up to the Foundation Establishment stage; for the Core Formation stage technique, I will have to find a way to inquire and search for it later.

Unlike the 'Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique,' it is said that the Profound Origin Sect has techniques for the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages, and even the Soul Transformation stage might have them," Xia Daoming said, taking out the "Earth Mountain Suppressing Origin Technique" secret manual obtained from the Foundation Establishment stage robber.

Liu Qiaolian looked at the secret manual in Xia Daoming's hand, hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and took it.

The secret scroll slowly opened.

As soon as it opened, Liu Qiaolian felt her whole person immersed in it.

Those mountains and ridges seemed to have suddenly become real, and she herself, at some point, had become one of those mountains and ridges.

She could feel the surging magma deep underground, the slow flow of the earth's spiritual energy, and could feel the roots of trees deeply rooted in the earth, absorbing nutrients from the earth.

She could feel the coldness of the ice and snow on the high peaks.

She could also feel all kinds of heaven and earth energy flowing around the ridges.

She didn't know how long it had been before Liu Qiaolian pulled herself out of this artistic conception.

"Master, this concubine wants to cultivate the 'Earth Mountain Suppressing Origin Technique'," Liu Qiaolian looked up at Xia Daoming, her clear eyes at this moment were extremely clear, without a trace of hesitation.

"I should have thought of it long ago; before you and Wenyue cultivated immortality, one could already break Immortal formations and set up Immortal formations, and the other could easily distinguish the medicinal properties of a hundred herbs and refine elixirs suitable for cultivators; you are simply genius women who are rare in the world.

Women like you will definitely be very particular about the choice of cultivation techniques. The 'Azure Bi Bi Mu Chang Qing Technique' uses the growth of plants and spiritual wood as its artistic conception, which just suits Wenyue's specialty, but it doesn't suit your taste. The path of formations emphasizes borrowing the power of heaven and earth, and this 'Earth Mountain Suppressing Origin Technique' contains the artistic conception of earth, mountains, and heaven and earth origin energy, which just suits your specialty."

Xia Daoming looked at Liu Qiaolian's clear eyes, which were without any doubt, and couldn't help but laugh freely, sighing with emotion.

"But what will Sister Qiaolian do after Foundation Establishment?" Ji Wenyue didn't know when she had woken up from meditation and asked.

"Foundation Establishment is still far away, let alone Core Formation, and it is said that the lifespan of Foundation Establishment can reach two hundred years, or even longer! So we still have a long time, no need to worry, the boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge!" Xia Daoming smiled.

"That's true, but in this way, Sister Qiaolian cannot join the Profound Origin Sect with us," Ji Wenyue said.

"It's fine, I was originally Master's maid, it was only thanks to Master's and your love that you didn't really treat me as a maid.

When Master joins the Profound Origin Sect, he will definitely need someone to serve him, and I can just follow him into the Profound Origin Sect as a maid," Liu Qiaolian smiled.

In the dark, she had obtained the cultivation technique she liked most, and at this moment, her mood was very solid and good.

"Then the three of us can still continue to be together," Ji Wenyue said happily upon hearing this.

Xia Daoming felt his heart move slightly upon hearing this, and suddenly wanted to play Landlord.

——

Time passed very quickly in cultivation.

Liu Qiaolian's Qi Refining talent and aptitude were indeed much stronger than Xia Daoming's.

At the same age, the starting condition of her extraordinary meridians was much better than Xia Daoming's.

Fortunately, Xia Daoming's spiritual sense was strong, which allowed him to greatly exceed Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue in the precise control of drawing heaven and earth spiritual energy and operating cultivation techniques.

This largely compensated for his innate deficiency in Qi Refining talent and aptitude.

Therefore, although Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue's Qi Refining talent and aptitude were much stronger than Xia Daoming's, their meridians showed very strong energy to absorb and refine heaven and earth spiritual energy from the beginning, just like some people have very strong digestive and absorption capabilities, but in terms of progress, the three of them were basically still at about the same level.

In a blink of an eye, a year passed.

Ji Wenyue had long since become a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

In this year, the three of them finally gradually nourished and strengthened their extraordinary meridians, bringing them back to life.

This also meant that from this moment on, they had compensated for the fragile defects caused by the long-term drying up and blockage of the extraordinary meridians.

From this moment on, the spirit stones and elixirs in Xia Daoming's hands gradually began to have a place to be used.

Their cultivation speed would be improved while continuing to consolidate their foundation.

This day.

Ji Wenyue threw several seeds at Xia Daoming excitedly and said: "Husband, be careful!"

As she spoke, she had already pinched the magic formula, and those seeds sprouted slender green vines in the blink of an eye, winding towards Xia Daoming.

"Not good, my Yue'er wants to murder her husband!" Xia Daoming let out an exaggerated strange cry, pinched the sword formula with one hand, and combined his index and middle fingers like a sword.

As he slashed with his fingers like a sword, a green sword light appeared in the void, slashing towards the green vines.

The green vines were cut off one after another, but they kept growing, wanting to wind around Xia Daoming.

The husband and wife each displayed their magic, fighting happily; after a while, Ji Wenyue saw that the power of the seeds was exhausted, so she stopped and did not continue to use magic to attack Xia Daoming.

Liu Qiaolian on the side saw the two fighting happily and tried to jump in several times, but in the end, she didn't dare to attack Xia Daoming.

"Lian'er, you also show me your magic," Xia Daoming knew Liu Qiaolian's personality well, and seeing Ji Wenyue stop, he said to her.

"Th-then this concubine will overstep! Master, watch the move!" Liu Qiaolian bowed slightly upon hearing this, then pinched the magic formula and pointed at Xia Daoming.

Suddenly, a yellow wind blew in the air.

The yellow wind gathered together and actually turned into pieces of stone, whistling and smashing down towards Xia Daoming one after another.

Seeing this, Xia Daoming quickly pinched the magic formula, and soon a huge green vine shield appeared in the air, blocking the falling stones.

The two sides fought for a while, and Xia Daoming had to beg for mercy because his magic power was not enough.

There was no way, cultivation had just entered the right path, and now Xia Daoming could be said to be only at the first layer of Qi Refining, with not much true qi and magic power in his meridians and Dantian.

The battle with Ji Wenyue just now had already consumed a lot of true qi and magic power, and then fighting Liu Qiaolian, it was inevitable that he would be powerless later.

However, all three of them had passed the most torturous stage of re-nourishing the extraordinary meridians, and next, besides normal cultivation, they could occasionally use spirit stones and elixirs to cultivate; with the talent of the two women and Xia Daoming's spiritual sense far exceeding cultivators of the same realm, the progress should be greatly improved.

Cultivation has no years.

In a blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Ji Wenyue and Liu Qiaolian stepped into the second layer of Qi Refining one after another, while Xia Daoming stepped into the second layer of Qi Refining more than ten days later.

This day, Xia Daoming was in the cultivation room comprehending and deducing martial arts, when Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue walked in, looking hesitant.

"Is something the matter?" Xia Daoming asked curiously, seeing the two looking hesitant.

"This, Husband, I want to open the furnace to refine elixirs!" Ji Wenyue said hesitantly.

"Uh, opening the furnace to refine elixirs is a good thing, just refine it, don't be stingy with the spiritual herbs; if you refine it badly and the spiritual herbs are not enough, go to the Internal Affairs Pavilion to draw them.

If the Internal Affairs Pavilion doesn't have the spiritual herbs you want, ask the old man to send someone to the Ten Thousand Snail Immortal Mountain to find the Lu Clan and go to the market to purchase them.

Alchemy, after all, consumes a large amount of medicinal herbs in the early stage; with your alchemy talent, once your alchemy level comes up, you will definitely be able to earn a lot of spirit stones, this little waste is nothing at all!" Xia Daoming waved his hand and said.

Just kidding, with his current net worth, what is a little waste of medicinal herbs by Ji Wenyue refining elixirs?

Moreover, with Ji Wenyue's alchemy talent, if there is a real need, even if he goes bankrupt, he has to grit his teeth and persist in this early investment.

"This is not a problem of medicinal herbs, I am currently refining low-tier elixirs, and the medicinal herbs collected and purchased by the Internal Affairs Pavilion from all over are enough.

It's just that I want to try some new alchemy methods, such as using earth fire as the furnace fire to refine various elixirs," Ji Wenyue said.

"Earth fire?" Xia Daoming was slightly stunned and said: "Do you mean drawing the fire of the earth vein?"

"Yes, I have asked Sister Qiaolian to survey it, she said there is earth vein fire under this Yuncui Mountain, and she can draw the earth fire up.

It's just that the workload will be a bit large, the resources consumed will be a bit much, and the most important thing is that the movement will be relatively large, and the spiritual energy of this Yuncui Mountain cave dwelling will overflow; if any cultivators pass by, it will be very easy to be discovered," Ji Wenyue said.

Speaking to the end, she carefully observed Xia Daoming's expression while speaking.

"So, once the earth fire is drawn up, this Yuncui Mountain cave dwelling will be exposed to the world?" Xia Daoming frowned slightly and said.

"Then, how about forget it!" Seeing Xia Daoming frown slightly, Ji Wenyue immediately said somewhat dejectedly.

She still knew Xia Daoming's personality very well, always low-key and not liking to be ostentatious.

Moreover, an Immortal cave dwelling is no small matter; once it attracts the covetousness of cultivators, it will definitely be troublesome.

After all, the three of them were only novices in the cultivation world.

"Why forget it? Since you want to draw earth fire to refine elixirs, just draw it boldly. As for the cave dwelling, it will be exposed to the world sooner or later," Xia Daoming said.

"Is it really okay? What if it attracts cultivators?" Ji Wenyue was first pleasantly surprised, then somewhat worried and said.

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