In this world, spiritual energy has dwindled, and the inheritance of metaphysics has become rare, let alone the practice of immortality. The vast majority of people have long lost their foundation for cultivation.
However, heaven had smiled upon Ruan Fuxi, confirming that Sheng Yanzhou could cultivate. Without delay, she informed him at the first opportunity. Though Sheng Yanzhou was aware of the concepts of metaphysics and feng shui, he had no idea that there were indeed people in the world who could gain such benefits through cultivation.
"Xiao Xi, are you cultivating?" he asked, though his tone carried a sense of certainty.
Ruan Fuxi nodded. "Yes, I am."
Without hesitation, Sheng Yanzhou replied, "In that case, I want to cultivate too; I just don’t know if I have the aptitude for it." Setting aside the benefits of strengthening his body and extending his life, he simply wanted to be closer to Xiao Xi and accompany her for a longer time.
Ruan Fuxi smiled. "You do."
She then invited Sheng Yanzhou to sit on her bed. Upon hearing this, he cleared his throat. "Xiao Xi, I—"
Ruan Fuxi noticed his reddening ears and seemed to guess what he was thinking. It was just sitting on her bed; why was he shy? They weren’t doing anything else; she was merely helping him draw in energy to enter the Qi Refinement stage. It was serious cultivation after all. If not on the bed, they would have to sit on the floor.
Seeing her teasing tone, Sheng Yanzhou felt a bit helpless. He grabbed a bamboo mat from the side and laid it on the ground.
Not wanting to tease him further, Ruan Fuxi instructed him to sit in the correct posture before taking a seat behind him.
"Relax your body, eliminate distractions, and follow my guidance with your mind. Do not resist me," she said.
Ruan Fuxi gathered spiritual energy and guided it through her body's acupoints into Sheng Yanzhou's body, directing the energy through his meridians to gather in his dantian, where it began to store, condense, and circulate throughout his body.
At first, Sheng Yanzhou's attention was focused on Ruan Fuxi's hands resting gently against his back—soft and warm—but gradually he entered a state of concentration. He began to feel the energy she spoke of and started his cultivation journey.
Ruan Fuxi watched as Sheng Yanzhou quickly entered a state of self-cultivation, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes. In this world, Yanzhou's cultivation talent was certainly not on par with that of his counterpart in the immortal realm, but it was still quite impressive.
Ruan Fuxi chuckled softly and then withdrew her hand. Yanzhou was now able to circulate the spiritual energy within his body on his own, no longer needing her guidance. He had been accumulating spiritual energy internally, while Ruan Fuxi gathered the nearby energy to ensure that he wouldn’t interrupt his breakthrough due to insufficient power.
Several hours passed, and as the sky began to lighten, Ruan Fuxi sensed a wave of energy fluctuations beside her, a glimmer of joy appearing in her eyes.
Yanzhou had broken through!
At that moment, Sheng Yanzhou opened his eyes, filled with the same surprise. "Xiao Xi, I did it."
Ruan Fuxi smiled back at him. "Yes, you did. Now you are a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage."
She then carefully explained the key points of cultivation to Sheng Yanzhou and taught him a set of sword techniques. This sword technique was practiced by the direct descendant of the sect leader of the Jiuxiao Sect and was the same style that Sheng Yanzhou had learned in the immortal realm.
The cultivation methods were similarly top-tier; Ruan Fuxi imparted only the finest techniques from Jiuxiao Sect to Sheng Yanzhou, ensuring he would not practice any inferior methods. Just as she treated herself, she offered him nothing but the best.
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