The Glow of the Ruyi Pearl

Over the next few days, Lü Qingzhu and Xiao Yu discussed matters together and began refurbishing the old courtyard, starting with every small detail. During the previous days, Lü Qingzhu and Aunt Yue had only taken in the overall state of the place. As for the finer details, Lü Qingzhu had originally planned to handle them together with Xiao Yu.

As for Zhu Xiaoqi, early the next morning, she busied herself carving out a vegetable patch in one corner of the courtyard.

While everyone bustled about inside and outside the courtyard, Duan Rong had already entered the Cultivation Secret Chamber of the Lü Family Estate and begun his bitter cultivation.

Xiao Yu and Lü Qingzhu both knew full well about Duan Rong's ascetic style of cultivation, so they did not find it strange that he would remain in the secret chamber for days at a time. Zhu Xiaoqi, however, would mutter a few complaints whenever they ate, grumbling about her husband.

Steward Han Cheng found three or four servant boys, and in less than two days, they had tidied up the Cultivation Secret Chamber and replaced every item within it.

Then, following Lü Zhongtang's instructions, Han Cheng handed the mechanism key to the Cultivation Secret Chamber over to Duan Rong as well.

That morning, after greeting Xiao Yu and Lü Qingzhu, Duan Rong entered the Cultivation Secret Chamber. In one corner of the spotless yet aged chamber, he found a prayer mat and sat down.

Once seated, he remained there for more than ten days. He did not move once, as though he had turned to stone.

The moment he sat upon that prayer mat, he sank into a selfless state, wholly focused on refining the strange red light...

Perhaps refining it in such a state improved his efficiency. The