Enlightenment! Sorting Out! [Seeking Recommendation Tickets!]

"Hoo!"

Meng Nan's heart jolted, and he suddenly woke up.

"Xiaoshuang."

Meng Nan recalled the scene before his death, as if the lingering sound of Zhao Xiaoshuang's desperate cries still echoed in his ears, along with the unwillingness and anger as she was pierced through the heart by a feather.

In this life, Zhao Xiaoshuang was different again.

But she was dead!

Meng Nan died in the future timeline and could return to the present.

What about Zhao Xiaoshuang?

"She--"

Grief and regret surged in Meng Nan's heart.

He couldn't calm down for a long time.

The first life was a peaceful farewell.

The second life was caught off guard.

Two different timelines, two different Zhao Xiaoshuangs, but the feelings were the same.

"There will be many more farewells like this!"

"I need to learn to adjust!"

Regardless of the past or future, Zhao Xiaoshuang was his family. Meng Nan was unwilling to treat her coldly and with feigned affection in the future timeline.

Since he was unwilling, he had to face the pain after returning from each life.

Self-regulation.

Learn to adapt.

But--

"If this continues--"

"Will I always retain the ability to love and be loved?"

"Or will I be worn down life after life, my emotions erased, and become completely indifferent?"

Meng Nan didn't know.

Creak~

Meng Nan was lost in the grief of life and death when someone pushed the door open and entered. He saw Zhao Xiaoshuang walk in with light steps, marveling, "Why is the door closed in broad daylight?"

"Xiaoshuang."

Meng Nan looked at the younger and more tender Zhao Xiaoshuang, his thoughts returning. The six years of memories from the second timeline sank deep into his mind, while the realities of the present flooded back.

He remembered--

"I just killed Zhou Shan!"

"What else did I need to do?"

Meng Nan's gaze sharpened. As he recalled everything, a murderous intent surged in his heart: "Zhou Boren!"

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoshuang was still young and couldn't sense any killing intent. She walked up to Meng Nan and said, "Sister-in-law wants us to come back for dinner tonight."

"Okay."

After a few words with Zhao Xiaoshuang, Meng Nan completely calmed down.

Everything returned to normal.

Afternoon.

Meng Nan was working as usual, while Zhao Xiaoshuang sat nearby doing needlework. The couple chatted occasionally.

Zhao Xiaoshuang was already three months pregnant, her belly slightly protruding, starting to show. Her emotions were also more sensitive. Meng Nan tried his best to adjust himself, not letting the emotions from the second future timeline affect him or Zhao Xiaoshuang.

Focused like this.

His attention quickly shifted from the future timeline back to the present.

In reality.

Meng Nan's skills were already very proficient. Eight years in the first life, six years in the second life, he had been doing it continuously, his craftsmanship becoming more refined.

While working.

He occasionally chatted with Zhao Xiaoshuang.

Once his emotions had completely recovered and calmed down, Meng Nan began to sort through some information from the second future timeline.

He had died in a hurry this time, and hadn't had time to organize before his death. Now, he needed to systematically review it to ensure nothing was missed or mistaken.

Arranging it by timeline, he then categorized the tasks that needed to be completed and paid attention to in the near future.

For example, 'Zhou Boren'.

He is Zhou Shan's son. In a few years, he will grow rapidly, eventually killing Qian Yu and committing many innocent murders.

This person must be eliminated.

This is Meng Nan's most urgent matter right now.

But it's not good to act within the village.

"It is currently the 30th day of the 9th month in the 18th year of the Immortal Calendar. Zhou Boren secretly left alone on the 12th of October."

"Find the right time and kill him."

Zhou Boren is twenty years old this year. Although he grew rapidly in the next four years, becoming True Essence Stage in a short time, his current cultivation is pitifully low, only Visualization Realm.

With Meng Nan's current strength, killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

Killing Zhou Boren is the first task.

Cultivation is a continuous process.

With the experience of this life, Meng Nan will have no obstacles in his cultivation all the way to Inner Qi Minor Heavenly Cycle. Moreover, his cultivation method has advanced from 'Twenty-four Breaths' before the start of the second life to 'Thirty-six Breaths' this time. This will greatly help him in constructing the 'Qi Circulation Diagram' and later connecting the Lesser Heavenly Cycle, forming his foundation.

Inner Breath accumulation is aided by the 'Suoluo Seed'.

Meng Nan now possesses both internal techniques and external medicine, lacking nothing.

"In seven or eight days at most, I will be able to completely construct the 'Qi Circulation Diagram', raise my Inner Breath to 100, and then advance to Inner Qi Stage."

After entering Inner Qi Stage, the effect of the 'Suoluo Seed' will diminish significantly, but one spirit tree dedicated to Meng Nan and Zhao Xiaoshuang will be enough for the short term.

It won't take long to advance to Inner Qi Minor Heavenly Cycle either.

"Including the 'Visualization Realm', one month will be sufficient."

However, being able to advance is one thing, and whether to break through quickly is another.

This is the third matter Meng Nan needs to consider--

"Initiate progress!"

Meng Nan summoned the panel to check his progress.

[Initiate Progress--] [Basic Progress: 0%][Mandatory] [Spirit Sand: 0%][Choose one of two] [Sacrifice: 0/2][Choose one of two]

"'Sacrifice' count has become two."

Meng Nan noticed the data change at first glance. The number of 'Sacrifices' changed from one to two. The requirement remains the same: the target only needs to be one level higher than his current stage.

That is, Fetal Breath killing Inner Qi, Inner Qi killing True Qi!

"Killing Inner Qi with Fetal Breath is not difficult."

"But I might not be able to kill True Qi with Inner Qi."

Meng Nan has been cultivating for over ten years. His sorcery is exquisite, far surpassing Fetal Breath. Ordinary Inner Qi Stage cultivators might not be able to defeat him. Killing across levels from Fetal Breath to Inner Qi, as long as it's not Inner Qi Minor Heavenly Cycle or Greater Heavenly Cycle, or ordinary Inner Qi circulation, is easy.

This time is different from the first time when he lacked experience.

In this life, in the twelve years of diaries before his death, Meng Nan recorded every person in Yinlian Village who had committed or would commit a 'death sentence'. He did the same for the six years after he arrived.

A total of eighteen years.

This is already a full generation.

There are not a few Inner Qi Stage cultivators who have committed evil deeds.

Before this, Meng Nan dared not act or provoke anyone. But returning to this life, once he cultivates to the peak of Fetal Breath, he has a great chance of winning against an early-stage Inner Qi cultivator, thus increasing his options from the kill list.

"Two early-stage Inner Qi cultivators."

"And they must be easy to deal with."

Meng Nan had a list in his mind. After thinking for a moment, he made his selections.

Soon.

Two people were decided.

In the evening.

The Meng Zhao couple finished their cultivation. While soaking their feet, they discussed the difficulties and insights from their practice.

Zhao Xiaoshuang was still somewhat confused. She had many questions about cultivation, making it difficult for her to progress rapidly. Both her cultivation method and the 'Qi Circulation Diagram' were advancing slowly.

She wanted to find someone to ask, but ordinary Fetal Breath Stage cultivators would find it hard to answer, and ordinary Inner Qi Stage cultivators might not have the ability to explain things clearly to a student.

True Qi Stage cultivators might have a slight chance.

But he couldn't get close to it.

So he could only ponder it himself, and his progress was naturally not fast.

But this night was different.

Zhao Xiaoshuang discussed with Meng Nan, raising various doubts, and then found that Meng Nan could often answer them with a single sentence. Some confusions were difficult for her to describe, but Meng Nan could present and answer them for her.

Her original intention was to discuss and explore with Meng Nan.

It turned into a one-sided request for guidance from her and a one-sided teaching from Meng Nan.

All doubts were suddenly cleared, and all confusions were easily resolved.

Even if a direct solution was not given, Meng Nan still pointed her in the right direction.

"You—"

After Zhao Xiaoshuang finished asking and listening, she found that the foot-soaking water had long since turned cold. She looked at Meng Nan, opened her mouth, and said with surprise and joy, "How did you suddenly become so powerful?"

"Cultivation requires hard work and persistence."

"But sometimes it also requires a flash of inspiration, an outburst of creativity."

"I'm pretty much like that."

Meng Nan fooled Zhao Xiaoshuang.

This was the current timeline. When interacting with Zhao Xiaoshuang, Meng Nan had to be careful about what he said about his secrets, preferably not letting her know.

It wasn't that he was guarding against her.

But the methods in the cultivation world were beyond Meng Nan's imagination.

He had the 'information panel', which might shield or ignore some methods to a certain extent, but if Zhao Xiaoshuang also knew, it would be uncertain.

Seeming trust could actually bring disaster, which was a path to death.

There was no need for it.

To be cautious, it was better to keep it a secret.

The future timeline allowed for a certain degree of openness.

But in the current timeline, by the time Meng Nan could reveal everything, he and Zhao Xiaoshuang might have already stood at the pinnacle of immortal cultivation, fearless of any risk.

Not yet.

"Was it an epiphany?"

Zhao Xiaoshuang's eyes lit up.

She had just gotten married and was pregnant, in the midst of a passionate romance, with her mind full of Meng Nan. Hearing that Meng Nan had an epiphany and his cultivation had greatly improved, she felt extremely happy, as if she had broken through herself.

"Mhm."

Meng Nan also smiled, then reminded her, "Good memory is not as good as writing things down. Don't just be happy; write down any ideas you have first, so you don't forget them next time you cultivate."

Zhao Xiaoshuang's mind was not on cultivation at all at this moment. Her eyes seemed to be glued to Meng Nan. Hearing the reminder, she finally reacted and quickly took out paper and pen to record them.

She would pause to think from time to time.

And then immerse herself in it.

She even forgot to wipe her feet, still soaking them in the cold water.

Seeing this, Meng Nan dried her feet and his own, poured out the foot-washing water, and then took out a notebook and copied the entire Alchemy Notes.

Good memory is not as good as writing things down!

Alchemy Notes was the focus Meng Nan needed to work on next, and it could not be lost. It was best to write it down and study it slowly.

After some time, he could look for medicinal ingredients and try to refine them himself.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.