Let Me Explain, Fairy-Chapter 55 - Fifty-two Breakthrough
55: Fifty-two: Breakthrough
55: Fifty-two: Breakthrough
Xu Yuan, in his previous life, had seen many mansions built within wetland parks, but he never saw a wetland park built within a mansion.
It was as if to fulfill the joke from his past life that going to the toilet required driving.
Walking through the garden, Xu Yuan saw many male servants and maids bustling about.
As consistent with the memories of his original body, some of the maids here in the Xu Residence of Jingjiang, who were still quite attractive, did not fear him, the scion with a notorious reputation for debauchery.
As he passed by, a few maids even seemed to subtly convey their willingness to draw closer.
To them, perhaps, regardless of the consequences, making a connection with the Third Young Master from the Prime Minister’s Mansion might be their only chance to rise in life.
Walking past the garden, he entered the Xu Residence’s reception hall.
The spacious entrance was very quiet with Bright Pattern Lamps hanging on the wall, emitting bursts of light.
He remembered that most of the time, it was leisurely here.
Only on very rare occasions, when important officials from the Jingjiang Prefecture came bearing gifts, would the steward of the mansion personally receive them here.
Even if it’s just a Seventh Grade official in front of the Prime Minister’s residence, let along a steward—it was their job to accept gifts.
After entering the hall, Xu Yuan did not rush to go to the inner chambers but first took out some silver notes from behind a hanging painting on the wall of the reception hall. freewebnoveℓ.com
Not much, just two notes with a face value of a thousand silver taels each.
The expansive Xu Residence was full of hidden treasures, all stashed by his original body.
His indulgent father wouldn’t care about his extravagant ways, but his two brothers, Xu Changge and Xu Chang’an, would.
And sometimes, that fourth sister of his would also interfere.
The original body could not defeat these three robbers,
and if discovered, the silver that he painstakingly gathered from selling off the family’s assets would be snatched away.
Over time, the original body smartly learned to divide and hide his wealth.
This time, Xu Yuan deliberately took a detour in the garden outside the mansion to retrieve the money he hadn’t managed to take last time.
Excluding the five thousand taels given to Zhou Chen earlier, he still had nearly twenty thousand taels left.
If his memory served him right, his original body had hidden several tens of thousands of silver notes in the Imperial Capital residence.
Of course, there had been instances when servants cleaning the dust stole the money, but after the steward discovered this and publicly hanged and beat the thief to death, even if some servants knew about the money, very few dared to touch it.
A human life, especially that of a commoner, was truly worth very little in this extraordinary world.
Having collected the money, what remained was cultivation.
The Xu Residence was equipped with a special training room that contained a Spiritual Spring, its Origin Qi sealed within by a Locking Spirit Formation.
The training room was divided into internal and external courts,
with the Origin Qi in the external court being rather sparse, and the Protector servants were free to use it during their leisure time.
The internal court, rich in Origin Qi, required one to pay silver taels for a timed usage, or it could be accessed through rewards earned for contributions to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
Naturally, Xu Yuan was not bound by these rules.
Guided respectfully by the doorkeeper, he headed straight to the inmost chamber where the Spiritual Spring was located.
After the doorkeeper left, Xu Yuan took out the Source Crystal given to him by Xu Changge and swallowed some Elixir Medicine.
He then closed his eyes and started circulating his Cultivation Technique to absorb Origin Qi.
Zhou Chen came the next day.
After arranging the matters Xu Yuan had asked him to investigate, he immediately rushed to the room where Xu Yuan was cultivating.
Because he had said that his Cultivation Technique could assist Xu Yuan in his practice.
This point,
he hadn’t forgotten.
……..
Cultivation knows not the passing of years.
Xu Yuan discovered that Zhou Chen’s Cultivation Technique truly provided a peerless aid to his practice.
After the Will-spirit channeled the Qi into the acupoints and meridians, even a top-notch Cultivation Technique like the Blood Essence Meteoring Art required the Qi to be circulated through the meridians more than a dozen times to transform this natural Qi into his own Origin Qi.
Yet with Zhou Chen’s assistance in refining by his side, Xu Yuan’s Cultivation Technique needed only to be circulated once or twice for complete refinement, and he didn’t have to distract himself by controlling the Will-spirit to gather the Qi.
With a near tenfold increase in speed of cultivation, Xu Yuan’s mind was a whirl, but after adapting, he was ecstatic.
To know, the reason an Innate Taoist Body is so called is because, prior to reaching the realm of a Great Grandmaster, there are virtually no bottlenecks.
At this rate, his strength would grow extremely fast.
Cultivate, cultivate, and cultivate some more.
With the buffs of top-tier Elixir Medicines, Source Crystals, Locking Spirit Formation, and Zhou Chen’s refining assistance, the cultivation speed of an Innate Taoist Body could only be described as advancing ten thousand miles in a single day….
Time had passed unknown how long,
In the chamber lit by a Bright Pattern Lamp, there was utter silence.
The brocade-clad young master seated at the center was still serenely closing his eyes, quietly breathing in and out, while the stubble-faced burly man beside him had already begun to secrete beads of sweat on his forehead.
Zhou Chen watched Xu Yuan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed in front of him, with an expression that spoke of utter frustration.
Several times he wanted to speak, but in the end, he swallowed his words back down.
For the past ten days, the Third Young Master hadn’t moved at all.
Whenever he was hungry, he would take out a cup from the Sumeru Ring and have a small sip of Spiritual Spring water, and as soon as the power of the Elixir Medicine was exhausted, he would immediately take out several small jade bottles and pop a few pills into his mouth to swallow.
As a Great Grandmaster,
Zhou Chen naturally recognized what kind of Elixir Medicine was contained in those jade bottles.
Dammit.
The raw materials for refining those elixirs could have been used to refine spirits that would enhance his own cultivation level, but now those top-grade medicinal ingredients were all being made into Elixir Medicines to assist low-level cultivators.
More importantly, Zhou Chen realized he was starting to struggle to keep up.
The Third Young Master’s breathing rate was too fast.
Refining Origin Qi outside the body and refining it within the acupuncture points and meridians inside the body were entirely two different concepts.
The difference between the two was at least a hundredfold more difficult.
But no matter what, he, Zhou Chen, was still a Great Grandmaster.
The Third Young Master, a mere Ninth Grade Body Cultivator, shouldn’t be able to breathe in and out so fast, even with the aid of Elixir Medicine and Source Crystals.
It seems…
The Third Young Master not only possesses an Innate Taoist Body,
but the Cultivation Technique he practices must also be one of the most unexcelled techniques in the world!
In the blink of a thought, Zhou Chen calmed his mind and concentrated on running his Cultivation Technique to aid Xu Yuan in his practice.
Perhaps,
the Third Young Master truly was worth his heavy investment now.
In the silently dedicated cultivation room, Origin Qi silently surged and circulated.
Cycling through his Cultivation Technique over and over again, Xu Yuan was like a greedy sponge, constantly soaking up the endlessly pure Origin Qi from his surroundings.
Time seemed to lose its measure within the cramped confines of the cultivation room.
Until,
a soft “pop” sound came from within his body.
Just like the previous two times, Xu Yuan felt as if something inside him had been broken without any sign.
He had broken through, again?
Feeling the fluctuation of Origin Qi inside his body, Xu Yuan slowly stopped the running Cultivation Technique and lifted his gaze towards Zhou Chen opposite him.
Before he could speak, Zhou Chen already took the lead with a smile:
“Congratulations, young master, on breaking through to the Eighth Grade Vessel Tempering.”
His voice was soft, but it was clearly audible in the silent cultivation room.
Hearing this, Xu Yuan finally confirmed that he truly had broken through to the Eighth Grade.
Since he encountered no difficulties, naturally he couldn’t talk much about joy.
However, breaking through and becoming stronger was ultimately a good thing.
After a pause, Xu Yuan nodded slightly:
“Mr.
Zhou has worked hard.”
“It’s nothing, just a bit tired,” Zhou Chen said, shaking his head and smiling, though his complexion was faintly pale.
Of course, that was an act.
Aiding a Ninth Grade wasn’t enough to damage a Great Grandmaster like him internally, it was just tiring.
But thinking about it, after this experience, the Third Young Master would inevitably ask him to assist in future cultivation sessions.
For such exhausting work, he had to get something out of it.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan understood, but he didn’t pay it much mind.
If a subordinate truly had no desires or wants, that would be a concern.
Moreover, assisting someone in refining Origin Qi was bound to have many restrictions, and the fact that Zhou Chen’s Cultivation Technique could break through these limits was already quite rare.
However, apart from silver, he couldn’t afford to give Zhou Chen what he really wanted for the time being.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Yuan gave a slight bow and said aloud:
“I will report this matter to my father truthfully, and thank Mr.
Zhou for his assistance this time.”
