Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation

Li Xiuchang had chosen the "Vajra Dharma Form Art." Among the many body refining techniques, it was neither the best nor the worst.

It was not even unique; there were quite a few similar techniques.

The "Vajra Dharma Form Art" gathered one's essence, qi, and spirit to manifest a Vajra Dharma Form behind oneself. The more profound the technique and the stronger the physique, the more majestic the Dharma Form behind one became.

Such techniques belonged to a major category among body refining techniques, known as the "Dharma Form Type." When the Dharma Form was not revealed, its practitioners looked no different from ordinary people, but once it was manifested, its imposing might was astonishing.

When Li Xiuchang saw Dharma Form Type body refining techniques, he began to wonder: since a stronger physical body meant a larger Dharma Form, could it work the other way around? Could a larger Dharma Form mean a stronger physical body?

If it worked, couldn't he simply add some Length Value to the Dharma Form and raise his physical strength?

Li Xiuchang planned to go back and test it. If it worked, then Dharma Form Type body refining techniques would be the most suitable for him.

Acquiring the "Vajra Dharma Form Art" cost him another Dao Spike. Of the ten Dao Spikes from the newcomer benefits, only eight remained.

However, he had already obtained both the hidden cultivation level technique and the body refining technique he needed most, and for the time being, he had nowhere else to spend the remaining Dao Spikes.

He began browsing Preaching Posts related to the Hundred Cultivation Arts, paying particular attention to the four fields of alchemy, spirit cuisine, spirit plants, and soul control.

Perhaps other people's shared experiences could help improve his Length Value.

Yet after browsing for a while, the knowledge that was too profound was beyond his understanding, while the knowledge that was too basic did not seem worth paying the same price for. Finding an experience-sharing post that he could understand and that was worth more than its cost proved quite difficult.

Until he came across a Preaching Post:

"Celebrating another century spent with my wife. May my wife grow ever more beautiful. Also sharing some insights into spirit cuisine."

Li Xiuchang was not drawn in by the title of the Preaching Post, but by its extraordinarily high number of replies.

Spirit cuisine was a niche craft. How could a post sharing spirit cuisine insights be so popular?

He clicked in and took a look. Good heavens—every comment came from someone who had not paid.

"The stench of love is unbearable!"

"What even is a wife? Can you eat one?"

"Adulterer and adulteress, get off the Preaching Ranking!"

"You again? This old man... this venerable one only went into seclusion, and you two have celebrated dozens of times!"

"He's here! That wife-doting maniac is here again!"

"Setting everything else aside, the spirit cuisine insights deserve praise. They explain the profound in simple terms—one hint and it all clicks. The poster is clearly a Big Shot. May you two part on good terms."

"May you be happily united for a hundred years—only a hundred years, not a moment more!"

Li Xiuchang paused. They were only showing off their affection. Was that really enough to warrant this?

He glanced at the poster's title: "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation."

When he entered the profile, he found a dense wall of Preaching Posts, all following an extremely uniform format.

"Celebrating another decade spent with my wife. May my wife grow ever more beautiful. Also sharing some insights into spirit cuisine."

"Celebrating another year spent with my wife. May my wife grow ever more beautiful. Also sharing some insights into spirit cuisine."

"Celebrating another year spent with my wife. May my wife grow ever more youthful. Also sharing some insights into spirit cuisine."

"Celebrating another year spent with my wife. May my wife..."

So it was not a celebration once every century—they celebrated every single year.

They flaunted their affection far too often. No wonder people cursed them out.

Still, this also showed that the experiences and insights shared by this Big Shot had to be genuinely high-quality, because he was astonishingly ranked in the eight hundreds on the Grand Preaching Ranking!

Frequent displays of affection alone could never reach such a rank. There had to be something real behind it.

Moreover, this Big Shot had not been active for several decades, yet had still retained that rank, despite sharing only insights into the niche craft of spirit cuisine.

This might be a Big Shot no less impressive than "Domineering Arrogant Heaven."

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Li Xiuchang flipped to the very first Preaching Post published by "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation," paid one Dao Spike, and unlocked the post's Paid Content.

The posts by this Big Shot, "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation," had one defining trait: they never gave any further introduction to their Paid Content. The entire post was devoted to flaunting affection, turning a Preaching Post into a little love letter.

As for the content of the paid knowledge, if the title had not mentioned it in passing, no one would even know what it was about.

"Pure love-brain nonsense!"

Li Xiuchang complained as he began studying the Paid Content.

This was a relatively foundational collection of spirit cuisine experiences and insights, just right for a spirit cuisine novice like Li Xiuchang.

He finished reading it very quickly. It was not that the experiences and insights were sparse, but that this Big Shot had recorded them in a manner that made them exceptionally easy to understand and absorb.

Li Xiuchang found the entire read incredibly smooth, without the slightest obstruction. He did not even need to stop and think.

The sensation of knowledge flowing into his mind like water was addictive.

Yet after finishing it, he instead fell into deep thought, savoring every sentence in the experiences and insights. He felt there were still many deeper layers waiting to be comprehended, worth pondering over and digesting carefully.

"Amazing!"

Li Xiuchang could not help admiring this Big Shot's ability to teach.

"But it seems Senior Brother Mo was even better at teaching me. I understood everything on the spot, and didn't even need to think about it afterward..."

Li Xiuchang recalled how, when Mo Tu had previously taught him the foundational knowledge of spirit plants and soul control, he had mastered it on the spot, smooth as silk.

Could Mo Tu really have taught better than a Big Shot like "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation"?

"Maybe it's the difference in teaching methods. A True Person teaching one-on-one versus studying materials by yourself—there's bound to be a gap."

He did not continue unlocking other Paid Content. This one essay of insights and reflections alone would be enough for him to digest for quite a while.

With nothing else to do, he browsed through the comments on "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation"'s maiden Preaching Post.

The very first comment read: "Thank you, husband."

The person who had posted it bore the title "Fairy, I Aid Your Cultivation."

Just from those matching couple names, there was no need to think twice—this "Fairy, I Aid Your Cultivation" was "Fairy, You Aid My Cultivation"'s Dao Companion.

With a few traces of curiosity, Li Xiuchang opened "Fairy, I Aid Your Cultivation"'s profile.

Good heavens—she was ranked in the six hundreds on the Grand Preaching Ranking!

Then he looked at the Preaching Posts she had published. Their title format was even more orderly than her husband's.

"Thank you, husband, for making Fiery Dragon Tendon for me. I'm in a wonderful mood, so I'll share some insights into alchemy."

"Thank you, husband, for making Boneless Demon Claw for me. I'm in a wonderful mood, so I'll share some insights into alchemy."

"Thank you, husband, for making Kung Pao Phoenix Cubes for me. I'm in a wonderful mood, so I'll share some insights into alchemy."

"Thank you, husband..."

That "husband" at least followed some sort of schedule when flaunting their affection, posting once a year. But this "wife" was completely at the mercy of her whims—whenever she was happy, she would make a Preaching Post and show off their love.

She was even more prolific than her husband.

Clearly, "Fairy, I Aid Your Cultivation" was an alchemist of extremely high skill. Alchemy was far more popular than spirit cooking, which was why she had made it into the six hundreds of the overall rankings.

"They really do deserve to be cursed!" Li Xiuchang's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the screens full of lovey-dovey posts on their profiles.