Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

Wang Quan pondered for a moment, then continued reading.

The following sections consist of tests conducted by the round-faced Taoist nun on spirits, cultivators, and even spiritual plants and herbs.

The conclusion was: "The minimum increase is one-tenth."

"Moreover, this increase is slowly rising over time."

"And the area it covers is getting larger and larger."

"It's just that the improvement rates for both are too slow."

"Even the upper limit cannot be determined!"

The round-faced Taoist nun spoke at length, and Wang Quan observed her closely.

After a long while, he put away the letter from the round-faced Taoist nun and then opened Ying Jiaren's letter.

Ying Jiaren's letter was very short, containing only a few lines: "By the time you receive this letter, I will have completed my foundation building."

"Whether or not there is a conscription order, I will go to the far west to find you."

Upon seeing the letter, Wang Quan paused for a moment, then smiled.

"They'll contact me regardless of whether there's a conscription order or not?"

"Well then, let's wait and see!"

He put away the letter, then restored the power of the "Scripture of Salvation" and entered the second world to depict the Taoist scriptures.

Three years...

That year, although he continued to work hard writing Taoist scriptures, he still did not fill the floor with writing.

The more Taoist scriptures one writes, the slower the progress becomes.

Many times, Wang Quan wanted to tell Ruo Jinghong about the "Scripture of Salvation" so that she could help him.

However, every time he was about to open his mouth to speak, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

When he tried to teach the "Scripture of Salvation" to Mei Niang, Meng Hu Dao Ren, Ma Qing Qiu, and others, he also felt something was amiss.

An inexplicable unease led him to abandon the teaching.

"Since that's the case, I'll just have to suffer a little and work a little harder!"

Wang Quan sighed, "Perhaps, when Ying Jiaren arrives, I can teach her; then, things will be easier for me."

At this point, it had been exactly one year since he received Ying Jiaren's letter.

He began to eagerly anticipate her arrival.

Then, Ruo Jinghong and the others immediately noticed that he was distracted.

Ruo Jinghong casually asked, "You've seemed distracted these past few days. What happened?"

Wang Quan coughed and said with an awkward laugh, "A friend of mine is coming soon."

Mei Niang, like a beautiful serpent, slithered over his body: "Are you my girlfriend?"

Wang Quan shook his head: "We're just friends!"

"Yes, the kind of Daoist couple."

Mei Niang exclaimed excitedly, "Really? A man or a woman? Let's cultivate together then!"

"Yes, bring Ruo Jinghong with you."

"There's been no news about Ruo Jinghong's Daoist partner for so long."

"It seems we're going to have to part ways."

Ruo Jinghong, standing to the side, smirked, her expression stiff: "Don't talk nonsense."

Mei Niang blinked and chuckled.

Wang Quan looked at Ruo Jinghong, who brushed a strand of long hair behind her ear: "My Daoist partner will also be coming in a year or two."

"Don't overthink it!"

"We...cannot betray our own partners."

Wang Quan: "I didn't have any wild thoughts, nor did I consider the three of us cultivating together, let alone the Yang Spirit and the main body cultivating together."

Ruo Jinghong was astonished: "The Yang Spirit and the physical body can cultivate together?"

Wang Quan blinked: "You haven't tried it?"

Ruo Jinghong chuckled awkwardly, "Well... we're all legitimate cultivators..."

Royal power...

The race continues:

As the king awaited his return and as Meiniang and others grew curious, the days passed by.

January.....

The royal power eagerly awaited its arrival.

Mei Niang chuckled, "What's wrong? Your Daoist partner is coming, and you're not in the mood to open up the safe zone anymore?"

Wang Quan nodded: "I've neglected the Daoist scriptures for a long time."

"Now we just wait for my Daoist partner to arrive, and then I will immediately step into the first rank of Daoist scripture."

Over the years, he has used "inverted wisdom" to increase the number of volumes of Taoist scriptures to 39,999.

Just one scroll away from reaching the [Fourth Grade Daoist Seal].

However, even after more than a year, he still couldn't master this last volume.

This is not because the power of "inverted wisdom" is insufficient.

However, this final volume of the Taoist scripture requires not only wisdom, but also the help of a Taoist partner.

He has no lack of wisdom, but he lacks a spiritual partner.

Therefore, it has been delayed until now.

"The beauty is coming soon. As soon as she arrives, I will immediately guide her in practicing the last volume of the Taoist scripture."

"Then he stepped into the fourth rank of Daoist scripture."

Thinking of this, Wang Quan's lips curled up into a smile.

However, February passed, and March passed...

Ying Jiaren has disappeared without a trace.

Wang Quan felt uneasy.

Mei Niang comforted her, "Perhaps she's still on her way."

Wang Quan nodded: "Perhaps."

"She cannot use the teleportation array unless she is summoned."

"If she wants to come here, she must go through the underworld."

"The underworld is eerie and fraught with danger; it's normal that she arrived a little slowly!"

April....

May....

June.....

There's still no news about Ying Jiaren.

Some Daoist cultivators obtained some information within the second-level inner realm:

"Unorthodox and unorthodox methods, yet the orthodox and profound teachings, have opened up the far north."

"Many friends who were supposed to come to the far west ended up in the far north."

Wang Quan felt uneasy after receiving the news.

The same applies to the other Daoist cultivators.

Because, after news arrived from the far north, everyone discovered:

The number of cannon fodder being replenished to Stone City suddenly decreased.

Even the number of Daoist cultivators has begun to be limited.

Previously, Stone City had virtually no limit to the number of Daoist cultivators it could select.

However, now a clear upper limit has been set: fifty Dao Seal Foundation Establishment cultivators per day.

"Just because there's an additional region in the far north, why are there so many cultivators suddenly lacking?"

"Could it be that the far north is even more terrifying than the far west? And that there are even more people in need there?"

Before everyone could figure it out, another bombshell announcement came the next day:

"I thought I was going to the far west, but when I got there, those bastards told me that I came from the far south."

"My Daoist partner and I have separated, what am I going to do?"

Some people sighed, "The place I came from is called the Far East."

As everyone sent messages, Wang Quan quickly discovered that these sects had opened up four directions in one go.

He felt that Ying Jiaren was very likely to end up in one of the other three directions.

He wanted to contact Ying Jiaren through the indoor filming location, but there were too many people and too many eyes around, and he was afraid that contacting her rashly would cause problems.

"Then let's wait a little longer."

"She knows my exact location, and she will definitely write to me once she settles down."

With this in mind, Wang Quan continued to quietly write the Taoist scriptures and wait patiently.

As for Ruo Jinghong, Meiniang, and all the Daoist cultivators, their minds were in turmoil.

"Simultaneously developing and operating in four directions?"

"The reduction in the number of cannon fodder in each direction is quite detrimental to our development efforts."

"Have those bigwigs at the top lost their minds? Don't they know to concentrate resources on important tasks? Why disperse them?"

The decrease in the number of cannon fodder caused panic among the people.

The Daoist cultivators in Stone City were panicked, and those in other cities were even more terrified.

Because many cities used to have a large number of powerful beings at the Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Primordial Spirit, and Dharma Aspect levels stationed there to help them overcome abnormal climates.

But now, many top experts have been transferred away.

This caused even greater panic and unease among the lowest-ranking Daoist cultivators.