I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

When Qin Ge returned home, his parents were already asleep. He tiptoed upstairs and was about to open the door when he suddenly stopped.

Changing direction, Qin Ge knocked on Yang Xiaomeng's door three times, then three more times, pausing for a short while before the door opened.

"Gua Ge, you're back!"

Yang Xiaomeng was wearing loose pajamas, her long hair was tied up, and a delicate fragrance wafted over.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Qin Ge entered and closed the door, then picked up Yang Xiaomeng in his arms with practiced ease.

In the blink of an eye, the room was filled with spring light, a scene of enchanting beauty.

......

Qin Ge groaned and exhaled a long breath.

Today, I broke through to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, and with Qi Yingzi's teasing, all the pent-up evil fire was finally released.

With all meridians open, his skill has improved further.

"Brother Gua, you're even more energetic than the donkeys in the production team!"

Yang Xiaomeng breathed in the air deeply, exhaling a fragrant aroma as her face flushed, looking incredibly alluring.

"You dare to tease me now?" Qin Ge deliberately put on a stern face to tease Yang Xiaomeng, but suddenly relaxed and lowered his head in silence.

He discovered that since he began practicing the Hehuan Sect's techniques, his desires had become increasingly intense, like an insatiable bottomless pit, or like the flames of the Flaming Mountain, which would reignite soon after being extinguished.

Although I am at the age of youthful vigor, in the past it was at most a normal physiological need, far from this outrageous.

He doesn't have a girlfriend, but he can solve the problem by doing his handicrafts occasionally.

If things continue like this, won't they explode and die someday?

Qin Ge shivered.

"Brother Gua, are you angry?"

Yang Xiaomeng blinked her beautiful eyes and asked cautiously.

"I was just kidding, don't be angry!"

"I was wrong, I'll make it up to you..."

She pulled the blanket over herself and quickly burrowed her head under the covers.

Qin Ge pulled back the covers, a mischievous smile on her face. "Look at me while you eat. That's called respect."

Yang Xiaomeng: "......"

The next day, when Qin Ge got up, Yang Xiaomeng was already practicing martial arts with Su Wenxi in the courtyard downstairs.

Although it's called martial arts training, at this stage they're only learning breathing techniques, the Su family's ancestral skills.

Yang Xiaomeng proudly told Qin Ge last night that Su Wenxi praised her for her high talent, saying that although she started late, she would definitely achieve great things in the future.

Qin Ge didn't know what the concept of "very high talent" meant, especially coming from Su Wenxi's mouth.

Su Wenxi often claimed to be a genius in front of Qin Ge, but in the end, the genius was overthrown and she was left speechless.

No matter how talented Yang Xiaomeng is, can she surpass Su Wenxi?

Qin Ge sat on the bed for a while before getting up when she inadvertently noticed the package by the door.

The package contained the tablecloth from Tianxianglou, and inside were the antiques that Jiang Yunzheng was ordered by Huo Qianjue to give to Xia Siyuan.

Qin Ge opened the package, quickly found the blue-and-white porcelain vase with lotus scroll design, and examined it for a long time. "Such pure spiritual energy!"

He was certain that the spiritual energy he sensed from this bottle was the same as that from Hu Qingshan's Xuanyuan Black Jade Pendant!

"That's strange, why isn't it there?"

Qin Ge searched the bottle inside and out, but couldn't find any part that was made of the same material as Xuan Yuan Mo Yu.

He calmed himself down and focused intently on feeling every inch of the bottle.

Finally, Qin Ge confirmed that the spiritual energy originated from the bottom of the bottle!

After observing it carefully for a while, I still couldn't see anything unusual on the surface. The craftsmanship is truly superb; no wonder no one noticed.

"This thing must be worth tens of millions, right?"

Without hesitation, Qin Ge struck the bottom of the bottle with his finger, shattering it.

Without sufficient strength, no matter how much money you have, you can't hold onto it. Conversely, when you are strong enough, wealth will naturally flow to you.

Compared to improving our strength, tens of millions are nothing to hesitate about.

Qin Ge carefully poured the fragments into his palm, and a black fragment immediately caught his eye.

It is smooth and lustrous like solidified fat, with a pure black color and a natural sheen.

It really is Xuan Yuan Black Jade!

However, this piece of Xuan Yuan Black Jade is shaped like a flying sword, and it is covered with mysterious runes, which are very different from the patterns on Hu Qingshan's pendant.

To be precise, apart from the same material, the patterns are completely unrelated!

Qin Ge was overjoyed; he had made a fortune!

He immediately locked the door, returned to the bed, sat cross-legged, held the flying sword in his hand, and began to circulate his internal energy.

As pure spiritual energy surged into his body, Qin Ge focused intently, attempting to use this energy to break through the bottleneck and reach the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

"What a pity, it's still just a little short."

Qin Ge slowly opened his eyes, his eyes bright and piercing, yet revealing a hint of regret.

If you've already broken through like this, the spiritual energy required for the next eight or nine levels will be even more terrifying. What will you do then?

After reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining, one enters the Foundation Establishment stage, which requires an even greater amount of spiritual energy. So where can one obtain so much spiritual energy?

Relying solely on dual cultivation and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it would take forever to accumulate enough!

The path to immortality is as long as an eternal night.

Qin Ge looked at the flying sword in his hand, now devoid of its shimmering light, and sighed again.

Although this thing can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own, the speed is too slow. To store as much spiritual energy as it did at the beginning, it would probably take thousands or tens of thousands of years, which he cannot afford to wait for.

"This flying sword is exquisite, but it's a pity that it's much less impressive after losing its 'flowing light' effect."

With a thought, he infused a stream of spiritual energy into the flying sword.

"Buzz—"

A sword clang rang out, startling Qin Ge.

What happened next made him jump right out of bed.

The flying sword took off and hovered in mid-air!

Mysterious runes continuously swirled and flowed across the sword's surface.

"This...this is actually a magical artifact?!"

Qin Ge was overjoyed and immediately circulated his spiritual energy, trying to control the flying sword.

However, he tried more than ten times without success, and the two closest he came was only to make the flying sword tremble slightly.

"What a pity." Qin Ge carefully put away the flying sword.

According to the teachings of the Hehuan Sect, to control such a magical artifact, one needs to refine the spiritual energy within the body to a certain degree, at least to the late stage of Qi Refining.

The Qi Refining Stage has nine levels: levels one to three are the initial stage, levels four to six are the middle stage, and levels seven to nine are the later stage.

Qin Ge is currently at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage. If he had enough spiritual energy, he could even abstain from grains, but he cannot control magical artifacts like flying swords for the time being.

If I can successfully break through to the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage, I might be able to control this flying sword artifact.

The lifespan of cultivators in the Qi Refining stage is not much different from that of ordinary people. If they can cultivate to the point of perfect Qi Refining, it is not surprising that they can live to be 120 years old.

If one can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one's lifespan can reach more than two hundred years; that is the true beginning of cultivating immortality!

In the late stage of Qi Refining, one can only control magical artifacts and unleash a small portion of their power. Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage can one unleash the full power of magical artifacts!

"It's alright, there's plenty of time. A breakthrough is just a matter of time!"

Qin Ge was not discouraged. He went back to his room, changed his clothes, and prepared to go downstairs to check on Yang Xiaomeng's cultivation.