Inside the Mountains and Rivers Painting.
Dense spiritual mist roiled in the air.
In front of several exquisite wooden cabins, Song Qiuya, Qin Chuxia, Li Xiaoyue, Zhang Ruoxi, Qin Churan, and Chen Qianqian sat cross-legged on the grass.
The six women breathed in remarkably perfect unison.
The Taiyin Breathing Technique and the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art operated simultaneously, forming tiny vortices of spiritual energy around them that poured into their bodies through the Baihui points at the crowns of their heads.
Clear Wind and Bright Moon, the two large silver cats, lay nearby, flicking their tails in boredom.
Sensing Chen Lin's arrival, the two cats immediately bounded over and rubbed affectionately against his trouser legs.
Chen Lin stroked their heads, his gaze sweeping over the six women.
Song Qiuya, whose cultivation was the most firmly established, had already begun to approach the threshold of the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Although Qin Churan had started last, the nourishment of the spiritual vein and the boost from dual cultivation had brought her firmly to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
"Chen Lin."
Qin Chuxia was the first to open her eyes. Nourished by spiritual energy, her long, rose-red hair shone with a lustrous sheen.
She rose, strode forward on her long legs, and threw herself straight into Chen Lin's arms.
"Is the fighting outside over?" Song Qiuya opened her eyes as well. Her voice was cool, but concern showed in her gaze.
"They were a bunch of pushovers. I've dealt with them all."
Chen Lin patted Qin Chuxia's back and looked at the others.
"Let's continue."
He sat cross-legged, and his powerful late Foundation Establishment divine sense instantly spread out, enveloping all six women.
The spiritual power cycle of the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art was established once more.
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