Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement

Xiao Yu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his face still full of lingering fear.

Xiao Yu subconsciously swallowed.

Clearly, Wang Mei had not fallen for him because of sweet talk.

Poisonous...

This woman's feelings were anything but normal!

Xiao Yu smoked from his pipe with a melancholy look, like a little old man.

No!

It was time to cultivate!

Xiao Yu tapped out the tobacco from his pipe and took out the Thunderwalking Art.

It looked like a movement technique?

"Shadowless Divine Thunder... Cloud-Piercing Wind-Splitting... a high-grade movement art?"

Xiao Yu scratched his head, his expression thoughtful.

When he had judged Bai Yue, the reward had been the heaven-grade Elysian Union Art, yet Wang Mei only gave him an earth-grade technique?

It seemed the system had said before that rewards were issued according to the evil woman's looks.

The higher her beauty, the richer the reward.

"Forget it. At least it's a movement technique for saving my life. I'll give it a try!"

Xiao Yu held his breath and gathered his qi. With a light tap of his toes, he darted back and forth before the alchemy room like a phantom.

His footwork was profound and mysterious. With every step he took, the grass and trees swayed along with him.

At times, he was as swift as lightning, tearing through the sky.

At times, he was as gentle as flowing water, utterly silent.

Wherever his figure passed, afterimages lingered behind.

Then, as he suddenly burst forward with force, a bolt of violet lightning seemed to appear in the air.

The original contents of the Thunderwalking Art kept flashing through Xiao Yu's mind.

An invisible force seemed to be teaching him how to cultivate this technique.

Xiao Yu raced along in flying strides, his face utterly engrossed.

He came without a shadow and went without a trace; only the sound of thunderlight striking could be heard in the air.

Who knew how long passed before Xiao Yu finally mastered the first layer of the Thunderwalking Art.

Seeing the sun slowly setting behind the mountains, Xiao Yu immediately brought Wang Mei into Bai Yue's Judgment Room.

Now that he had Qi-Concealing Pills, there was no need to deliberately slow down.

Increasing his strength as soon as possible was the true path!

When Wang Mei saw that there was another woman in the Judgment Room, her eyes immediately widened with hostility.

What a beautiful woman...

She actually felt a little envious!

This woman was simply too beautiful. In all her life, Wang Mei had seen women more beautiful than herself, but she had never seen anyone beautiful to such an outrageous degree.

Even in circumstances like these, her peerless beauty could not be concealed!

If someone said she was a fairy descended from the heavens, Wang Mei would believe it!

Her face was so beautiful. I really want to ruin it!!!

A trace of viciousness showed in Wang Mei's eyes as her right fist clenched with a creak.

Xiao Yu shouted coldly, "Behave yourself! From now on, you must learn to get along with them properly. They've never harmed you, so what are you making trouble for?"

Wang Mei hurriedly lowered her head. "My lord... listen to yourself..."

Xiao Yu raised a hand and slapped her. "What 'my lord' and 'husband'? Is that what you're allowed to call me?"

After being slapped, Wang Mei pouted aggrievedly and turned her head to one side.

Xiao Yu slapped her again. "Fuck!!! Giving you face made you think you were somebody?"

Wang Mei immediately wrapped herself around him with a fawning expression. "Master, this servant knows she was wrong..."

Wang Mei's words were exceedingly ingratiating. Even she did not know what was wrong with herself.

Bai Yue had already begun recalling the past.

She had started cultivating at the age of three and reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining Stage at thirteen.

A heaven-favored prodigy!

At twenty-five, she broke through to the Late Foundation Establishment Realm!

At eighty, she successfully formed her core; at one hundred and thirty, she broke through to the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage.

Her attainments were rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns even across the entire Pale Moon Continent. How had she fallen into such a state today?!

How could she possibly accept this...

As long as she held on... as long as she could stay alive, there would surely be a turn for the better.

Time flowed like water, and morning blossoms bade farewell to the trees.

Twenty days passed just like that.

Xiao Yu emerged from seclusion with a deathly pale face.

The moment he came outside, he grabbed a bottle of Qi-Replenishing Pills and poured them into his mouth without another word.

Xiao Yu's face was pale as paper, his body gaunt and emaciated, like withered bones in a grave.

Even after taking the Qi-Replenishing Pills, Xiao Yu still felt weak all over. He hurried to the kitchen and gnawed on whatever food he saw.

Like a famine victim!

Li Qingyun happened to pass by and suddenly cried out, "Ah! A thief broke in! Sister, come quickly!!!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongye rushed over at once, sword raised to stab the person.

The moment she got close, Zhao Hongye froze. "Master? How is it you... What happened to you...?"

What shocked her even more was that Xiao Yu's cultivation had already reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement!

Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement in twenty days?

And he seemed to have a Four-Element Spiritual Root...

"Master... Master, your cultivation..."

Xiao Yu was still eating a radish when Li Qingyun hurriedly called out, "Master... Master, I'll cook for you right away! Please don't eat things at random. Don't harm your body!"

Xiao Yu continued eating without changing expression.

Very soon, Li Qingyun prepared a whole table of dishes.

After learning that Xiao Yu had emerged, Hua Lian hurried over carrying a huge chest of pills. "Master! Master, today is the day to hand over the pills! Not only did Lian'er complete the task with both quality and quantity assured, I also refined an extra half's worth of pills!"

Hua Lian acted coquettishly beside Xiao Yu with an intimate expression. Xiao Yu did not reply and simply lifted a basin of soup to drink from it.

"Gulp!"

"Gulp—!"

Zhang Lan and Huang Xiang also arrived, both dressed as dazzling as flowering branches.

Clearly, they had all been waiting for Xiao Yu to emerge from seclusion these past few days.

After finishing his meal, Xiao Yu scratched his head with a half-smile and let out a foolish grin.

"Um... well... how is everyone's cultivation going now?"