My cultivation level increases by one year every day!

"Our relationship with the government isn't necessarily good; haven't they gone too far with their attitude?"

Once inside the city, the environment becomes much quieter. Some people may watch the queue curiously, but they won't come closer.

"It's hard to say. Our prefect is a cunning old fox. Who knows what he's up to?" Elder Eleven shook his head.

"Yuan'er, you can go to the banquet three days from now."

Fang Yuan thought about it and finally agreed.

Although he didn't really like these kinds of occasions, he still had to maintain the appearance of a relationship and didn't want to lose face.

Perfect timing! He also wanted to see which side in the city would send out the assassins.

"Young Master's divine might is unparalleled; welcome home!"

As soon as they returned to the villa, Xiao Zi was already waiting at the door with a radiant smile.

Fang Yuan smiled and patted her little head, then stretched out his arms to let the maid change into new clothes.

"Don't you find this troublesome?"

Xiao Zi shook her head and said earnestly, "I am overjoyed that the young master has returned safely."

"Has anything happened at home lately?" Fang Yuan asked.

Xiao Zi pondered for a moment, her pretty face showing a hint of blankness, then she suddenly realized:

"Young Master, it hasn't even been three days since you left and returned."

Two days of that were wasted on the road, as they had to inventory the valuables and transport the stolen pig iron back, so the journey was slow.

"However, Tingyu Pavilion has recently encountered a minor problem."

Meeting Fang Yuan's questioning gaze, Xiao Zi explained, "Most of the disciples of Tingyu Pavilion do not have household registration in the county city."

"Encountering city guards on patrol on the road could easily lead to some trouble."

"The rules still need to be followed, and we should follow the procedures."

To the outside world, Tingyu Pavilion is not affiliated with the Fang family, and Fang Yuan does not want Tingyu Pavilion to be completely branded with the Fang family's mark.

"I've already sent someone to take care of it, and it should be ready in the next couple of days," Xiao Zi replied.

Having local household registration is a prerequisite for living in the area long-term; otherwise, one can easily be treated as an unregistered resident and driven out of the city.

This was done primarily to prevent a large influx of ordinary people into the bustling city, which would increase the difficulty of management for the government.

"I remember, there are very few guards in the inner city who check household registrations, right?" Fang Yuan murmured.

"It might just be a coincidence."

Xiao Zi also felt something was strange, but didn't think much of it.

"Miss Qingyun emerged from seclusion yesterday," Xiao Zi reminded her.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "That little girl has been in seclusion for so long, her strength must have improved again."

Fang Qingyun, one of the two most beautiful and dazzling flowers in the Fang family, is his younger sister.

"Did you send someone to Xiangsufang to buy pastries and deliver them?"

Fang Qingyun likes sweets.

Fang Yuan would have someone buy it almost every now and then, and Xiangsufang was the most famous pastry workshop in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Reporting to the young master, the pastries will be delivered to the manor today, and I will personally deliver them to Miss Qingyun later," Xiao Zi replied.

Fang Yuan nodded slightly. After returning to his room, he began to examine the two jade cups, his eyes sparkling.

He tried to piece the two pieces of the jade cup together, using his inner energy as a connecting bridge to slowly push them forward.

A burst of emerald light shimmered and diffused, and the two pieces of jade were joined together, showing no trace of breakage.

The jade cup is shaped like a bowl, but not as big as a bowl. It is oval and also resembles a cup held in the hand.

"What kind of material is this? It's clearly very hard, so how did it break?"

Fang Yuan squeezed the jade cup harder, his grip tightening.

But the jade cup was as solid as a rock, without the slightest damage. He even tried to slash at it with his spirit sword, but it left no mark.

"It looks like it's missing a corner at the front."

Fang Yuan held the jade cup and turned it over and over to examine it. He noticed that the missing part at the front of the jade cup was only about the size of a little finger joint.

He had previously discovered that the broken jade cup could continuously absorb true energy, but there was no feedback.

It's relatively complete now, so the effect should be different.

"All the acupoints in my body are open, and my true energy reserves are half again as much as before. Let's try again."

Fang Yuan channeled his inner energy into the jade cup.

Half an hour passed, and his true energy was mostly depleted, but the jade cup remained completely still.

"I really don't believe you're a bottomless pit."

Fang Yuan popped two perfect-quality Rejuvenation Pills into his mouth.

In an instant, his dantian became like a small vortex, frantically absorbing external spiritual energy and transforming it into true qi.

However, the recovery speed is still not as fast as that of the jade cup's absorption.

This process lasted for an hour.

Fang Yuan had very few Rejuvenation Pills left, and his internal energy was almost completely depleted.

The jade cup remained unchanged, just as the old monk sat still.

"Even a top-grade spiritual artifact should react to such a massive amount of true energy," Fang Yuan said helplessly.

Just as he was about to give up, the jade cup suddenly trembled slightly and burst forth with a dazzling emerald green light.

Click!

A crisp sound rang out.

It seemed that a restriction inside the jade cup had shattered, instantly transforming into a stream of light that disappeared into Fang Yuan's dantian.

Before Fang Yuan could react, the jade cup disappeared from his hand.

"A treasure that can be stored and nurtured in the dantian must be at least a spiritual treasure."

Fang Yuan's consciousness sank down, and he stared intently at the jade cup floating above his dantian, a look of surprise on his face.

The grades of magical artifacts, from lowest to highest, are: magical implements, spiritual artifacts, spiritual treasures, celestial treasures...

Each rank is further divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

Because forging magical artifacts is extremely difficult and has a very low success rate, they are very expensive.

Many Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators find it difficult to possess even a low-grade spiritual artifact.

For example, the Mad Blood Daoist would be quite envious if he saw Fang Yuan with a Qiankun bag hanging from his waist and a spirit sword in his hand.

"The entire family doesn't own many spiritual treasures, and even if they are defective, they are still far superior to top-grade spiritual artifacts."

Fang Yuan was very satisfied.

The fact that we were able to obtain a magical treasure during our trip to Qinggang Village was truly unexpected.

If the other two major families and the prefectural governor's office in the city knew this news, they would have already razed Qinggang Village to the ground.

"However, what is the purpose of this magical artifact?" Fang Yuan pondered.

He tried to probe his spirit into the jade cup and found that it was filled with rich true energy, while the deeper inside was shrouded in mist.

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, and seeing the surging patterns in the internal space, he gained some insight. He guided his spirit, and instantly true energy surged into his dantian.

Less than fifteen minutes.

The true energy within his dantian became abundant once again.

The speed of recovery is more than ten times faster than that of the Rejuvenation Pill.

"If I fill the jade cup with true energy beforehand, it will be as if I have two dantians when I fight others in the future!"

What does that mean?

With twice the amount of true energy, the increase in strength is far more than just twofold.

It should be noted that many powerful martial arts techniques consume a lot of true energy, and even some divine abilities can be used by those at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"It's just that I haven't yet developed my divine sense, so my control over the jade cup isn't precise enough. I can only make it absorb and release in a simple way."

Just like now, after the jade cup released its true energy, it quickly became empty.

However, once Fang Yuan chooses to draw the true qi from his dantian into the dantian, it cannot be interrupted.

It's not possible to do whatever you want for the time being.

"Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage will only take a few days," Fang Yuan said confidently.

He gained a lot from the battle at Qinggang Village, mainly in terms of his understanding of the realm and his control over his own power.

As the saying goes, reading a thousand times or looking at it ten thousand times is not as good as trying it yourself.

Facing a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator directly, the sense of oppression and the feeling of life and death is something that no simulation can replicate.

Under a state of high mental tension, the effects of the Gathering Spirit Pill, which had not yet been fully refined, were fully exerted in the body.

Although he cannot yet condense his divine sense, he is only a hair's breadth away!

Fang Yuan took a deep breath, clearing his mind of his jumbled thoughts.

I haven't practiced yet today, so I can't slack off.

Add some points!