If an ordinary person had their tendons and bones forcibly opened, they would have to lie in bed for at least half a month.
But with Xiao Cha's "Internal Breath" to help him, Lu Li was already bouncing around on the second day.
Only... he noticed that the way this girl looked at him was rather strange!
Her eyes were full of teasing, curiosity... and eagerness to try something?
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Nothing, nothing. Let me see you practice the White Dragon Whip Technique~"
Xiao Cha laughed mischievously and changed the subject.
Lu Li suppressed his doubts, swung his arms like a whip, and performed the White Dragon Whip Technique once.
Now that Lu Li's ligaments had been fully stretched, his arms whooshed through the air like real whips.
If they struck someone, they would be the textbook example of a "whip punch."
It was an extremely practical technique, and every fighting style had similar killing moves.
Xiao Cha nodded with satisfaction. "Very good! Your Tendons Training is coming along nicely. Next, as long as you can do this, you'll have perfected it~"
She leaned backward and performed several consecutive "backbends" from gymnastics, showing off her supple, graceful figure.
Lu Li watched and nodded repeatedly. "You once said that mastering Tendons Training made you like a gymnast. Looks like you were right!"
"That's right. Keep at it~"
Xiao Cha stood up and dusted off her hands, looking quite relaxed.
With Body Follows Will, it was only a matter of time before Lu Li mastered Tendons Training and Bone Forging. There was nothing difficult about it.
Lu Li knew this himself, but there was another challenge he had to face now.
He had to consider the next realm: the cultivation method for the Thoughtless Meditation stage.
But it had only been a little over a month since his last breakthrough. It seemed a bit too fast...
Just then, Xiao Cha noticed Lu Li staring off at her. Her face turned faintly red, and she waved a hand in front of his eyes, asking sweetly,
"What's wrong? What are you spacing out for?"
"Nothing."
Lu Li smiled calmly, then looked toward the "stone lock" in the courtyard...
Surging Mind Power coursed through him. The hundred-pound object flew three meters into the air, then crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
Xiao Cha froze! Wan Qing also ran out to see what was going on.
Lu Li hadn't said it outright, but the stone lock spoke for itself—and gave them a little time to adjust.
Xiao Cha stared in astonishment. "How is your Mind Power so strong!?"
Lu Li paused before replying,
"I think I'm close to Thoughtless Meditation. I've been wondering how to get a cultivation method. Should I just go buy one?"
Actually, both women had long suspected he was keeping secrets, so they accepted the news quickly.
Wan Qing spoke first. "A tree that towers above the forest is sure to be battered by the wind. Young Master, you advanced too quickly. It would be best to keep your abilities hidden for a while."
"Exactly!" Xiao Cha chimed in.
"Besides, the Thoughtless Meditation stage is no small matter. You can't buy a cultivation method with money alone. Rogue Cultivators have to sign themselves away and serve another household before they can get one."
Even obtaining a cultivation method was this troublesome. The situation was far more difficult than Lu Li had expected, and his brow furrowed.
Then Xiao Cha's expression shifted. "But it's not like there's no chance!"
She lowered her voice, excitement creeping in.
"The Wang Family, where Wang Siqi lives, has had a Spirit Refining Cultivator supporting it in every generation. They must have a cultivation method hidden away at home... We were already planning to kill them. We might as well go all the way and rob them while we're at it!"
Xiao Cha had completely forgotten her identity as a police captain, the Police Flower, and her words grew more and more outrageous.
"Your gun has a silencer, right? We'll wait for the right chance, kill them quickly, get in and out, then set a fire. No one will ever know~"
As she spoke, she noticed Lu Li and Wan Qing staring at her strangely, and hurriedly defended herself.
"Those beasts sell opium! We don't have to play by the rules of the underworld with people like that!"
Actually, what Wang Siqi sold was far more harmful than opium.
Lu Li said solemnly, "Excellent plan! Captain Cha, I'll leave it to you to find the right time to strike!"
Xiao Cha patted her ample chest. "No problem, leave it to me! Qin Chuan is close to the Wang Family. Keeping an eye on him is bound to pay off!"
And so, the matter was settled. Xiao Cha hurried to return to the police station.
Lu Li also needed to hurry and increase his strength...
But just then, Wan Qing spoke timidly. "Um... there's something else..."
The two stopped and looked over at her.
Wan Qing hugged herself, sounding uncertain. "I think I'm about to enter Meditative Entry..."
"!!!"
Xiao Cha's eyes widened in shock. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
But in the next instant, stars glittered in Wan Qing's eyes like a collapsing galaxy. It was the sign of Alpha Brainwaves spreading across her brain!
Xiao Cha had seen Lu Li break through with her own eyes, and immediately understood. "It's real!"
Lu Li was just as astonished!
Wan Qing had no magical treasure to assist her. She had relied entirely on herself. In other words... she was a true Spirit Refining prodigy!
Lu Li hurriedly asked, "Wan Qing, have you found your conviction?"
Wan Qing nodded. "A flash of inspiration keeps passing through my mind, but I can't grasp it. I was just about to ask Young Master Lu for advice."
"Don't rush." Lu Li thought back to his own breakthrough and spoke earnestly.
"Think carefully about the most important things in your life, the moments that mattered most. Find your conviction, find your true self."
"Think back..."
Wan Qing smiled bitterly. She saw countless hands reaching up from the earth, countless figures impaled on bayonets, and heard a shout:
"Run!"
With that shout, everything was swallowed by flames.
In the real world, pain suddenly twisted Wan Qing's face, and her pupils turned red!
At that moment, Lu Li felt a strange surge of Mind Power wash over the entire room.
As if gasoline had been set alight, roaring flames sprang from thin air and instantly spread throughout the room.
Fortunately, neither Lu Li nor Xiao Cha was ordinary. They immediately scooped Wan Qing up and leaped into the courtyard.
One of them glared, and countless buckets of well water came crashing down over them.
The other picked up a water vat weighing several hundred pounds and poured it over their heads.
The fire had barely started before it dissolved into wisps of smoke.
The strange light in Wan Qing's eyes vanished, but a brush of Mind Power swept over their skin.
Xiao Cha had been teased by Lu Li many times, so she knew the sensation well. She exclaimed in delight,
"Ha ha~ She entered Meditative Entry! Wan Qing is incredible! You're a Spirit Refining prodigy!"
Lu Li smiled sincerely too. "Congratulations!"
Wan Qing took a moment to come back to herself, then said softly,
"It's all thanks to Young Master Lu for helping me see the way, and to the Calming Incense I burn every day. Otherwise, I never would have managed it."
"Don't be so modest~" Xiao Cha hugged Wan Qing and gave her a kiss, happier than if she'd broken through herself.
And this really was wonderful news.
But Xiao Cha exchanged a glance with Lu Li, and they silently agreed not to ask Wan Qing what she had remembered or what conviction she had formed to cause such an astonishing phenomenon...
She had escaped from the area occupied by the Devils. Whatever happened there, it couldn't have been good.
And Lu Li remembered what Wan Qing had said before—that she liked fire.
"We'll wait until she's calmer, then gently sound her out about it."
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