I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

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Black bamboo forest on the back mountain of Dazhu Peak

"Senior sister, why are you cutting bamboo with me?"

Zhang Xiaofan, holding a wood-chopping knife, asked Tian Ling'er, who was also chopping bamboo nearby.

"For hundreds of years, it has been the rule that disciples of this lineage must go up the mountain to cut black bamboo to lay a foundation for the first three years. I still have a year to go." Tian Ling'er stopped cutting bamboo with a few quick strokes, and then, feeling bored, she threw down the machete in her hand and continued, "However, there has been an exception in recent years."

"Who is it?"

"Your seventh senior brother, Li Qing'an, doesn't cultivate much all day long, but he broke through to the third level of the Jade Purity Realm after only one year of training. He said he has some unique method of his own, and that it's better not to do these exercises. So our parents agreed. The key is that he also developed a spirit-gathering array, which made our parents believe him even more."

Speaking of this, Tian Ling'er was filled with envy. Being clever and active, she naturally didn't want to repeat this process every day. However, compared with Li Qing'an's cultivation and achievements, she felt that if she didn't work hard to lay a solid foundation, she wouldn't even be able to see Li Qing'an's taillights.

But Zhang Xiaofan, who hadn't yet been exposed to much knowledge of the cultivation world, felt that Li Qingan truly lived up to his senior brother's reputation upon hearing these words, and his eyes filled with longing as he kept asking questions:

"Wow, Senior Sister, how come Senior Brother is so powerful without cultivating? And what is an array? What is that spirit-gathering array?"

"Who knows about him? He started cultivating much later than me, but now he's so much stronger than me. No matter how much I cultivate, I can't catch up."

"What about the spirit-gathering formation?"

"Oh, this is... a very powerful formation, extremely useful to the entire Qingyun Sect. My parents often praise it, and my mother even told me that Uncle-Master Shuiyue thinks highly of it. So, in the two years since he came up the mountain, he only came with me for the first six months and told me a story about a monkey. It's a pity he hasn't told me any other stories in a long time..."

Tian Ling'er talked on and on about Li Qing'an, from all over the country, until she finally got to the point. But as she finished speaking, her tone gradually became low, and she eventually stopped talking altogether.

Zhang Xiaofan, who was engrossed in listening and imagining what would happen in the future, didn't hear what Tian Ling'er said next and scratched his head.

"Senior sister, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Tian Ling'er was in low spirits and not speaking for some reason, Zhang Xiaofan assumed that she felt inferior to Li Qing'an, so he didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he comforted Tian Ling'er:

"Senior sister, I believe you can be just as amazing as senior brother in the future."

"Does this senior sister need your comfort?"

Tian Ling'er burst out laughing, her sorrow turning to joy, and tapped Zhang Xiaofan on the head.

Zhang Xiaofan didn't pay much attention. He just touched his head, picked up the machete at his feet, and planned to continue chopping the black bamboo.

After Tian Ling'er's explanation, Zhang Xiaofan admired Li Qing'an even more. He also recalled the principles Li Qing'an had told him before: "Cultivators should go and experience the vastness of the cultivation world. All the restrictions of the world are like illusions to you. Go and pursue the secrets of immortality."

He became even more convinced, and Zhang Xiaofan felt as if he had found a glimpse of the future.

"After I've taken my revenge, I'll go with my senior brother to see the end of the path of cultivation."

Having grown up in Caomiao Village, Zhang Xiaofan naturally had a desire to see the outside world.

Supported by this thought, Zhang Xiaofan, who was already somewhat tired, became even more focused on chopping bamboo.

At this moment, Li Qing'an, who was in the library, had no idea that his words had given Zhang Xiaofan such a strong determination. But knowing Zhang Xiaofan's future trajectory, he knew that if he wanted to take revenge, he would naturally have to overcome his own inner conflict.

All he could do was prevent himself from falling into the dangerous situation described in the original story, which could be considered a way to make up for the little bit of guilt he felt.

noon

Emotions come and go quickly; Tian Ling'er had already pulled Zhang Xiaofan, who was still chopping bamboo, back to the peak for dinner.

Zhang Xiaofan, dragging his weary body, picked up his wood-chopping knife and silently followed behind Tian Ling'er.

At Song Daren's prompting, he fetched some hot water, went back to his room to wash up, and was then taken to the kitchen by Song Daren to eat.

At lunch,

Although Zhang Xiaofan was forced to accept Li Qing'an as his disciple, Tian Buyi still inquired about Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation progress as usual.

Tian Ling'er also added fuel to the fire, criticizing Zhang Xiaofan on behalf of her father.

Zhang Xiaofan felt ashamed, but feeling that he had a direction for the future, he did not bow his head in timidity. Instead, he silently kept it in mind and planned to put in his best effort next time.

He was such an extremely foolish person.

It seemed that his daughter had already spoken, so Tian Buyi called everyone to start eating.

Zhang Xiaofan, noticing that Li Qingan was absent, asked curiously, "Don't you need to save some food for your senior brother?"

"You mean Xiao An? No need to save any for him, he went to the Tongtian Peak Library." Lu Daxin replied with a smile, barely suppressing his joy.

He then added, "Master and Mistress, I have broken through to the fourth level of the Jade Purity Realm."

In the end, he burst into laughter, finally breaking through a bottleneck that had plagued him for decades.

“good good”

Upon hearing this, Tian Buyi also cheered loudly.

He had long been worried about his disciples who were honest and diligent but lacked talent.

Everyone in the hall was happy for Lü Daxin and laughed together.

After the meal, seeing that Lü Daxin had broken through, the disciples all headed towards the Taiji Cave, not daring to relax, even the usually lazy Tian Ling'er did.

Song Daren then took Zhang Xiaofan back to his room, intending to teach him Taoist magic:

"Junior brother, our sect's methods place great emphasis on a solid foundation..."

Next, Song Daren had him sit down and taught him meditation, contemplation, and the circulation of meridians and vital energy in the human body: "Junior Brother, this is the foundation of our Qingyun Sect, the first level of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao. You must remember not to pass it on to evil demons and heretics, and you must make a solemn vow."

Following Song Daren's instructions, Zhang Xiaofan did as instructed.

Finally, with everything completed, Song Daren, for the first time as Zhang Xiaofan's teacher, recounted the history of the cultivation world and the cultivation process of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao:

"Junior brother, you must remember that the Taiji Xuanqing Dao is easy to get to difficult. Most people can reach the first level of the Jade Purity Realm in a year. From there on, it becomes more and more profound. The second level takes five years, and the third level takes even longer. It is not uncommon for some people to cultivate for thirty years."

"Senior Brother, how high is your cultivation level now?"

Zhang Xiaofan, who was extremely interested in Li Qingan, was curious to know Li Qingan's cultivation level.

"Senior brother? Xiao Fan, which senior brother are you talking about?" Song Daren asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I was referring to my seventh senior brother."

"Oh, Junior Brother Qing'an, I don't really know what realm he's in now, I only know that he broke through to the fifth level of the Jade Purity Realm half a year ago." Song Daren said with a hint of envy in his voice.

"Xiao Fan, you haven't been on the mountain long. Don't compare yourself too much to your senior brothers. Your other senior brothers, like Du Bishu, are under immense pressure. They spend their days either cultivating or eating, but they're not making any progress. If this continues, their Dao heart will..."

He continued, but in the end, he was too embarrassed to say it aloud. He had no right to criticize Du Bishu and his ilk, because he himself was no better.

"If you see him sleeping on the recliner, don't overthink it. Just know that you can ask him about any cultivation-related knowledge you don't understand. He is the one with the most thorough understanding of Taiji Xuanqing Dao on Dazhu Peak, besides Master and Mistress."

He spoke very seriously, but he was also somewhat uncertain. The uncertainty lay in whether Li Qing'an, who was able to read through thousands of books in the Great Bamboo Peak, really had a lesser understanding of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao than Tian Buyi and Su Ru.

As for himself? He had already sought advice from experts, after all, those who are knowledgeable are teachers.

"Senior Brother, I've got it." Zhang Xiaofan replied earnestly to Song Daren.

Meanwhile, Li Qing'an, on the third floor of the library, was looking at a white-haired man in white robes with eyes full of vicissitudes.

But what caught Li Qingan's attention was that this person was missing an arm, and his body still exuded that familiar sharp sword intent.

Chapter 16 Ten Thousand Swords

"Disciple Li Qing'an greets Senior."

Li Qing'an looked at the hunched-over, white-haired old man in front of him, who resembled Wan Jianyi, and bowed respectfully.

"You are very good!"

Li Qing'an wasn't sure if he was referring to his offering of the Spirit Gathering Array or his performance against the sword intent, so he simply replied politely:

"Senior is too kind! This disciple's strength is too weak to deserve such praise."

"Interesting. I've heard that you usually enjoy being lazy and indolent in your cultivation, but you love reading books and seeing strange sights everywhere?" The old man, who seemed to be Wan Jianyi, asked with a smile, his sharp eyes staring directly at Li Qing'an.

"What you say is right, senior. It's just some of my hobbies. After all, cultivating immortality is also about cultivating myself. Cultivating immortality isn't just about fighting and killing."

After confirming that it was indeed the once incomparably bold Wan Jianyi, Li Qingan relaxed.

Although he didn't know why Wan Jianyi took the initiative to meet him, he hadn't shown much talent in swordsmanship in his daily life; what he showed was talent in formations.

But he doesn't want to worry about that now; he's just worried about not finding a way to learn a decent sword technique.

“Cultivating immortality is cultivating me, good, good, you really have talent.” Wan Jian laughed and patted Li Qingan’s shoulder hard with his remaining arm.

Li Qing'an felt the force of the pat on his shoulder and thought to himself, "It's only because I'm at the sixth level of the Jade Purity Realm that I can withstand being patted like this."

Li Qing'an calmly dodged Wan Jianyi's hand.

"You're quite to my liking, kid. How about you come and cultivate with me?" Wan Jianyi put down his hand and looked at Li Qing'an.

Li Qing'an sighed, "What's going on? Everyone wants me to switch allegiances. It was the same with Yuqing Palace before."

“Senior, I have already become a disciple, and I came here to find the book, not to become a disciple.”

"In that case, think about it first. What kind of book are you looking for? I'll take a look for you."

Wan Jianyi chatted with Li Qingan for a few minutes, looking at the library with nostalgic eyes.

"Senior, have you seen this book before?" Li Qing'an asked, taking out a fragmented copy of "The Mysteries of Earth's Veins" that he had read before.

Wan Jianyi took it and looked at the name, feeling that it looked somewhat familiar.

After a moment's recollection, he walked to a secluded bookshelf, looked around, and then reached into a crevice to pull out a book. Though it was called a book, it was only a page or two thick.

"I remember this book is from a long time ago. My master said that it's not the original, but a fragment that has been copied many times and lost several times. I've studied this book before, but..."

"Thank you, senior." Li Qing'an took the pages from his hand without saying anything. He compared the two and found that they were indeed the missing pages, but they were still incomplete.

Wan Jian waved his hand, indicating that it was not worth taking to heart: "What have you thought about it? It's not a loss to become my disciple. I also have peerless swordsmanship, which is much better than that of Fatty Tian from Dazhu Peak."

"No need, I'm quite comfortable on Dazhu Peak."

"Are you really not going to consider it? If you're worried about that fat guy Tian, ​​then there's no need to worry. I'll naturally find a way to get him to agree."

Wan Jianyi asked again. Although he had been summoned by someone, he was still unwilling to give up on Li Qing'an, who was so compatible with his personality. After all, he didn't have much time left to live, and he didn't want to disappear with his unique skills.

But Li Qing'an remained unwavering. He had his own path. He hadn't even fully studied the terrain-based formations yet, let alone the celestial formations he planned to study later, or even a combination of the two.

Although he wanted to learn Wan Jianyi's Ghost-Slaying Technique, he felt that if he were to switch schools, he could first create a body-tempering method and then use the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan sighed inwardly, "With sword techniques and cultivation methods, there's far from enough time to rest."

He then asked with great interest:

"I see that your sword intent is sharp and extraordinary, clearly not ordinary. Why do you think that I can learn your swordsmanship?"

“Cultivating immortality is like cultivating me; this one sentence is enough to qualify you to practice my sword techniques.” Wan Jianyi said decisively.