Can't Let Him Run Wild

"Body Tempering Manual?"

Chen Cheng was somewhat stunned...

In the Cultivation World, cultivators did not have only one path of cultivation. There were immortal cultivators, Demonic Cultivators, demon cultivators, and so on. Though their paths differed, none of them could be underestimated.

Besides that, even among immortal cultivators, there were many different categories, such as Body Refinement Cultivators.

Body Refinement...

It was a painful and arduous path.

Generally speaking, those who devoted themselves to immortal cultivation but lacked a Spiritual Root and could not cultivate cultivation techniques had no choice but to settle for Body Refinement.

Yet even so, not everyone could practice Body Refinement.

Body Refinement... required talent and perseverance all the same! During the cultivation process, one would also suffer endless "pain."

Moreover, if someone had an ordinary or even weak constitution and tried to practice Body Refinement... they might ruin or break down their own body before they even succeeded.

Of course, none of that was the main point. The main point was, what did Your Highness Saintess want a Body Refinement technique for?

Chen Cheng and Zhou Yining exchanged a glance. Both saw the shock and confusion in the other's eyes, and neither had the slightest idea what was going on.

"Just pick one with the lowest difficulty."

Qi Zixiao spoke again...

This time, the two women were even more bewildered. However, since Qi Zixiao had spoken, they did not dare ask questions. Chen Cheng could only head to the Scripture Pavilion in confusion and return with a Body Tempering Manual.

"'Waterflow Body'..."

After reading through the contents, Qi Zixiao's expression became rather strange.

Chen Cheng had indeed chosen correctly. This was, comparatively speaking, a Body Refinement technique of extremely low difficulty. As long as one knew the method, they could stand beneath waterfalls or in the great rivers of various regions, guide the water to batter their body, and gradually grow stronger.

But the problem was...

This was an extremely feminine technique!

Its practitioners were either women or... sissies?

"In that world, that's what they seem to call them—sissies, huh..."

Chen Cheng had not made a mistake either. She had completely fulfilled Qi Zixiao's requirements: low difficulty, a Body Refinement technique...

But she naturally assumed that perhaps her Saintess wanted to learn about Body Refinement techniques, so she chose this "Waterflow Body," which was suitable for women to practice.

"That's fine too..."

After her brief astonishment, Qi Zixiao no longer felt there was a problem.

This technique was low in difficulty and not particularly painful to practice. In return, its power after completion was merely mediocre, but in that world, it should be enough, right?

Besides, she was the one who would be practicing it. What was wrong with choosing one suited for women?

After thinking it through, Qi Zixiao calmly accepted it. She had Chen Cheng return the Waterflow Body, then quietly waited...

Before long, as her consciousness blurred in an instant, the scene before her changed once more.

She glanced around. When she saw that the surroundings were no longer unfamiliar, Qi Zixiao finally let out a sigh of relief. Then she smelled wave after wave of fragrance and felt hunger in her belly.

On the coffee table were a phone, a note, and... a bowl of food, arranged in a row.

Food she had never seen before.

She picked up the note and skimmed it at a glance...

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you earlier. The phone password is six sixes. Also, I prepared a bowl of dumplings I wrapped myself for you. After you finish eating, watch the video I left for you on the phone."

"Dumplings?"

Qi Zixiao unconsciously licked her lips, feeling her saliva pour forth at an alarming speed.

She had almost completely forgotten that she was currently in a man's body. Fortunately, no one else saw the action.

"Let's have a taste."

It tasted good!

The moment she took a bite, Qi Zixiao narrowed her eyes in comfort.

"Although the air in this world is filthy beyond compare, the food really is delicious."

She recalled that in the Purple Mansion Holy Land, because of Grain Avoidance, people generally did not eat. Even when they did, they merely ate Spirit Fruit and drank Spirit Liquid or the like. It was truly monotonous.

At that moment, she even began wondering...

Could she make some of this world's food in the Holy Land? If so, wouldn't she be able to eat delicious food every day?

Before long, she was full.

Qi Zixiao rubbed her swollen little belly, thoroughly satisfied.

"But what is this feeling?"

"A very faint power is circulating through the meridians and Dantian in my body..."

"Martial Art? The Inner Force spoken of by martial artists?"

"This is far too weak. What a waste of time, vital energy, and spirit..."

From Qi Zixiao's lofty perspective, this was equivalent to someone using their own body... fine, their temporary body, to cultivate something that wasted time and life, consumed their vital energy and spirit, and was utterly useless besides...

Seriously, what was the point of practicing this thing?

Was he just making himself miserable? Or was the Waterflow Body she had brought over not good enough?

"I can't let him run wild. At the very least, this body now belongs half to me as well!"

"Martial Arts and Inner Force consume energy within the body and convert it. Cultivation techniques and Body Refinement work the same way. If so, practicing the Waterflow Body afterward will produce half the result for twice the effort. This can't continue."

The two techniques had similar principles of cultivation, but their power differed greatly, and they conflicted with each other. Which one should she choose? Naturally, she should choose the more powerful one.

This was also because Lin Fan had suffered from a lack of "learning," forgetting for a moment that the Body Refinement path existed.

With that thought, Qi Zixiao formed her fingers into a sword and jabbed them wildly across her own body with a crackling sound.

Only after sensing the Inner Force within her body continuously weakening and dispersing did she nod in satisfaction.

"That's more like it..."

Then she opened the phone. After unlocking it, the video page appeared directly. She tapped play, and Lin Fan appeared on the screen, beginning to explain...

"There are quite a few problems before us right now. The biggest one is that we're out of money. Money is the universal currency of this world.

"I found a job. I hope you'll follow the route and method of getting there that I give you later and go to work to earn money. Otherwise, after some time, we won't even be able to afford food.

"After all, my body is also your body now. You could say that our fortunes are bound together, and if one suffers, the other suffers too, right?

"So... I hope you'll be considerate.

"Next, I'll explain how to identify and ride buses and taxis, as well as the address of the construction site and the address of home...

"Written at the end.

"Remember, remember, remember to pay!"

Work?

Qi Zixiao slightly furrowed her brows. In her dictionary, those two words simply did not exist.

She had grown up in the Holy Land and had always been a prodigy. Who would make her go to work? But if she did not work and earn money, she would not be able to eat?

Qi Zixiao suddenly became rather conflicted.

If she could not afford food, should she go take a look?

Wait, no!

Couldn't she just rob someone?!

He seemed to have said that she could not rob things anymore, but why did she have to listen to him?

After a fierce internal struggle, Qi Zixiao still helplessly decided to go take a look first.

After all, it was not only that she controlled Lin Fan's body; her own body was also under Lin Fan's control. That was equivalent to both sides having hold of each other's "weakness."

Since that was the case, it was better not to casually do things the other party had forbidden.

And so, Qi Zixiao set out.

It was her first time setting off in this world with a destination in mind, rather than wandering aimlessly. To Qi Zixiao, it was quite novel...

After all, when she had first transmigrated here, she had been completely blind, with virtually no understanding of this world.

Now, thanks to Lin Fan's various video explanations, things were undoubtedly much better.