Qi Yuan, Ever Happy to Help Demons

Aunt Qin began by trying Push-ups.

With the ladder on her back, she bent down.

Her palms pressed against the dirt, and she felt nothing profound or mysterious about it.

"Could it be... nonsense?"

With that thought in mind, Aunt Qin began doing Push-ups.

It had to be said, someone dressed in fine silk brocade doing Push-ups looked rather out of place.

In less than a breath, Aunt Qin was already about to finish one Push-up.

A helpless smile had originally appeared on Aunt Qin's face, because as she did the Push-up, she had felt neither her cultivation method nor her true essence circulating.

Without those, how could she grow stronger?

Yet the next instant, just as she completed a Push-up, a peculiar change came upon her at once.

Jin Li hurriedly asked, "How was it, Aunt Qin?"

But Aunt Qin herself had gone completely still.

"This old woman... this old woman feels... as if her body has become a little stronger."

"What?" Everyone present cried out.

Could exercise really make one stronger?

"How much stronger is 'a little'?" Hua Xian hurriedly asked.

She feared Aunt Qin had given such an ambiguous answer merely to spare Empress Jin Li's pride.

Only then did Aunt Qin say seriously, "Just one Push-up was worth... half an hour of cultivation for me."

"What!" Everyone present was stunned.

One Push-up was equivalent to half an hour of cultivation.

Wasn't that far too outrageous?

"Wouldn't that mean fewer than ten thousand Push-ups would equal a year of cultivation?" After doing the math, Hua Xian was instantly shocked.

"If it is true, then cultivating here for one day would be equivalent to ten years of cultivation outside?"

Everyone was utterly stunned.

Doing Push-ups could increase one's cultivation?

What kind of principle was that?

How could such a thing exist?

It was simply incomprehensible!

It was like saying that eating a meal, drinking some water, or letting out a fart could make one break through in cultivation.

Stunned as they were, and puzzled as they were, they all nevertheless began exercising in quick succession.

Thus, these thirty trusted followers all began exercising in the Xuanyuan Forbidden Area with ladders strapped to their backs.

They were all cultivators with formidable strength. They did Push-ups at incredible speed, their "push-downs" flying by.

The sight was immensely shocking.

If people from Qi Yuan's former world saw it, they would surely cry, "Fucking awesome!"

Of course, if it were posted as a video, the comments would be, "Nothing special," "I could do it too!" and "I have a friend..."

After all, that was the comment section, a gathering place for every kind of genius and great expert.

"I... broke through!"

"The bottleneck that trapped me for three years actually shattered!"

"Doing Push-ups is immensely beneficial for breaking through bottlenecks!"

Everyone present was astounded. As they rapidly did Push-ups, they shared what they were feeling.

In just half an hour, three of the thirty-odd people present had broken through one after another.

Two had broken through minor realms, while one had broken through a major realm.

"Hurry and try the other exercises."

Naturally, these people did not only do Push-ups, but also tried other exercises.

Doing Pull-ups with ladders on their backs was somewhat difficult, but still possible.

And Pull-ups could also raise one's strength and cultivation, though the aspects they improved were different.

Some chose Pull-ups, while others chose Push-ups.

"But how are we supposed to do Sit-ups with ladders on our backs?"

"Who says you have to carry them on your back? You can hook them with your feet instead!"

"Stand the ladder upright, hook it with your feet, and do Sit-ups!"

Everyone cautiously gave it a try.

They discovered that it really worked—and it could rapidly increase their cultivation.

Some people laid the ladders flat in midair, hooked their feet around them, and did Sit-ups.

After all, they were cultivators. Even poses that dance students found difficult were easy for them to perform.

Across the field, everyone kept exercising—Push-ups, Sit-ups, Pull-ups... The atmosphere was blazing.

Jin Li looked at Aunt Qin and asked, "Aunt Qin, how is it?"

Aunt Qin's complexion was rosy now, and her cultivation was growing ever more profound.

She continued exercising. "This old woman only feels... that it is miraculous!

Even a Supreme Emperor might not possess such methods.

His Majesty's friend is truly a reclusive master beyond this world."

Thinking of Qi Yuan, Jin Li's expression became somewhat complicated, and an intense sense of inferiority washed over her.

But when she thought of her current predicament, she had no time to dwell on anything else.

"Aunt Qin, about how long would it take for you to break through to the Emperor Rank here?" Jin Li asked.

Only by reaching the Emperor Rank could they achieve a complete victory in the duel several days from now.

"Give me only two days, and I will certainly step into the Emperor Rank!" Aunt Qin declared confidently.

Originally, she had already been at the late stage of the King Rank.

In the Xuanyuan Forbidden Area, raising one's cultivation was as easy as drinking water.

Breaking through to the Emperor Rank would be no problem at all!

That was the Emperor Rank!

Her heart was filled with incomparable excitement.

Upon hearing this, the stone in Jin Li's heart finally fell to the ground.

She looked at the crowd, recalled something, and said softly, "There is something I forgot to tell you.

In the Xuanyuan Forbidden Area, using these exercises to raise your cultivation carries a certain side effect."

At those words, the joy in everyone's hearts dissipated somewhat.

Right. That made sense.

If there were no side effects, gaining so much cultivation would be what made no sense.

"We are willing to die for Your Majesty!" They stopped exercising and shouted in unison, as though they were ready to face death without fear.

In their eyes, such a heaven-defying method of increasing cultivation had to come with terrifying side effects.

Aunt Qin also said solemnly, "To die for Your Majesty, this old woman would die without regrets!"

Seeing this, Jin Li was touched, yet also did not know whether to laugh or cry. "The side effect is not that terrifying. It will not kill anyone."

The stones in everyone's hearts fell to the ground.

Hua Xian, the Imperial Guard Commander, looked at Jin Li and slowly asked, "May I ask what the side effect is?"

"After growing stronger... your hair may fall out."

"Hair loss?"

"The side effect is actually hair loss?"

"That's it?"

Everyone was stunned.

What stunned them was... that was it?

Such an enormous improvement, and the side effect was merely losing hair.

Forget hair loss—for the sake of growing stronger, some people in the Nanqian Kingdom had even castrated themselves to cultivate evil arts.

Compared to that, what was a little hair loss?

It was nothing at all!

The woman who had previously broken through a major realm instead smiled. "When I broke through earlier, more than ten strands of hair fell out. I did not know the reason. So that was why."

Forget losing a dozen strands of hair. If breaking through a major realm meant all the hair on their bodies fell out, they would still be willing.

At that moment, a bald female Imperial Guard suddenly said, "I don't have any hair... what would fall out?"

Everyone looked at one another, not knowing how to answer.

Time swiftly passed.

Qi Yuan once again hunted Attire Demons.

After all his efforts during this period, he had already reached level 88.

He cut down an Attire Demon with a single stroke of his sword.

Unfortunately, these Attire Demons could neither speak nor scream.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan's expression changed drastically.

"It hurts!"

He let out a miserable cry, pain written across his face as he clutched his stomach. "My body is about... to be cut apart."

But soon, when he saw the Attire Demon completely shatter into fragments, he revealed a smug smile.

"I really am such a good person."

"Seeing that you're mute and can't speak, I specially provided the voice acting for you."

"Today, I'll be a voice actor for a day."

As he spoke, he raised his sword and charged into the Attire Demons again.

"Strong Sword Skull Split!"

"No!"

"Xiao Xiang Sword Rain!"

"It hurts!"

"Divine Dragon Spin!"

"Ah!"