[Lifespan: 52/124] [Cultivation: qi refining ninth layer (18/100)]
Inside his cultivation cave abode, Lin Chang'an slowly opened his eyes. Powerful waves of magical power rippled around him. His perfect realm Evergreen Art had made his magical power richer and purer.
"A year and a half, and my cultivation has progressed considerably faster than I expected."
A year and a half had passed since he moved to Celestial Mystery City. Lin Chang'an was now fifty-two, and he had broken through to the qi refining ninth layer six months earlier.
He could not help feeling a wealth of emotion. Had he stayed at Green Bamboo Mountain Market, his breakthrough would have come at least half a year later.
"I can hardly imagine how dense the spiritual energy must be in the three Golden Core Cultivators' cave abodes."
This was precisely why powerful cultivators fought over the world's spirit veins.
Meanwhile, over this past year and a half, the situation in the Yue Kingdom had become considerably more stable.
He pushed open the pavilion doors and stepped out of his cave abode. A pond and waterside pavilion greeted his eyes, along with the Green-Horned Ox lounging contentedly in the water.
Beside them, Silver River Waterfall thundered.
"You lazy Silly Ox. It's not as though you're a water buffalo."
Breathing in the fresh air outside, Lin Chang'an could not help laughing and scolding the Green-Horned Ox when he saw him in the pond.
"Moo!"
Upon seeing Lin Chang'an, the Green-Horned Ox climbed out of the pond, sending water splashing everywhere. He walked up to Lin Chang'an, lowered his head, and affectionately rubbed against his trouser leg, mooing repeatedly.
Smiling, Lin Chang'an took two handfuls of spirit grass from his Storage Bag and stroked a scar on the ox's forehead.
The greatest difference