I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Moreover, after a period of cultivation, he has reached 49/100 in his cultivation of the "White Yang True Scripture," which is very close to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The White Yang True Scripture describes that as long as a person who cultivates this scripture raises their cultivation to the fifth level of Qi Refining, they can awaken the ability of divine sense ahead of others!

Everyone knows how powerful the divine sense is.

With this ability, cultivators can gain the ability to observe from all directions without any blind spots!

Although it cannot be activated at all times due to its high energy consumption, it is still far superior to that of ordinary mortals.

Moreover, Yan Jiefang, who had read countless novels, knew that with divine consciousness, he might have the ability to collect items remotely.

Having such an ability would be incredibly convenient, allowing one to accomplish many things without anyone noticing.

About five hours later, as he was about to finish his practice, a voice suddenly came from ahead:

"Brother Yan, are you practicing qigong?"

Yan Jie opened his eyes and looked over. A young man was sitting on the single bed opposite him, looking at him.

This is his sprint teammate, Comrade Yu.

They shared an American-style dormitory.

When Yan Jiefang opened his eyes, Comrade Yu felt as if a golden lightning bolt flashed in Brother Yan's pupils. Trying to see clearly, he found nothing unusual.

She was no different from anyone else.

It was as if what I just saw was an illusion.

Yan Jiefang shook his head:

"This is not qigong, or you could say it's a type of qigong called mental visualization."

Comrade Yu suddenly realized:

"Oh, so Brother Yan, you're a Qigong master who has achieved great success in cultivating Qigong! No wonder you're so amazing!"

Yan Jiefang was both amused and exasperated, never expecting the other party to have such a misunderstanding.

I could only explain it with one sentence:

"Practicing this visualization method only has the effect of concentrating and cultivating the mind; as for whether it has any other effects, I don't know."

Comrade Yu clearly did not believe it:

"Brother Yan, what kind of spiritual philosophy are you studying? I'll buy a copy when I get back."

Since this guy wouldn't turn back until he hit a brick wall, Yan Jiefang let him be, casually mentioning:

"It's in the book 'Selected Qigong Exercises' published a few years ago. You can look for it at Xinhua Bookstore."

Comrade Yu nodded quickly:

"The Selected Works of Qigong? Thank you, Brother Yan. No, I need to find a notebook to write it down."

After saying that, he rummaged through drawers and cabinets looking for paper and pen.

It's hard to reason with a damned devil, and Yan Jiefang isn't his father, so he won't take it too seriously.

By evening, everyone received a notification from the staff that it was time to go eat.

Actually, the canteens here serve food 24 hours a day, and delegations can go to eat at any time.

However, the national team had been on a plane for nearly 30 hours and had been resting, so they waited until everyone was almost rested before reminding them.

Yan Jiefang and other track and field athletes and coaches who lived next door went to the canteen together.

Because the competition is held in the United States, more than 7% of the food here consists of Western dishes such as sausages, hamburger patties, roast turkey, and salad dressing.

Other options include Gousme, roasted lamb, hummus, halal vegetarian food, and kosher cuisine from the Middle East and East Africa.

The Asian-style dishes are limited to a few simple options: white rice, simple stir-fried vegetables, Korean kimchi, and basic stir-fried noodles.

The Chinese delegation, accustomed to Chinese food, had no choice but to adapt to local customs for the time being.

Yan Jiefang took some time to prepare authentic Western dishes such as grilled steak, fried chicken breast, pizza, and pasta, and stored them in his space so that he could give his children a change of pace when he returned to China.

As a traditional Chinese husband, he always keeps his wife and children in his heart, no matter where he goes.

After grabbing a quick bite, everyone gradually returned to their dormitories.

While at the restaurant, he also saw some athletes from island nations and peninsulas.

These people always looked downcast in front of white people, but as soon as they saw Chinese people with the five-star red flag on their clothes, they immediately stood up straight and showed a disdainful look.

His arrogant attitude followed by obsequiousness made Yan Jiefang want to shake his head; this was the fate of a small country with few people.

But the other athletes clenched their fists, secretly encouraging themselves, determined to perform at their best in this competition and show the spirit of the nation!

The next few days were for rest and rotating training.

During his visit, Yan Jiefang also met some athletes from Taiwan.

At this point, both sides were still quite polite, and they would generally nod and greet each other when they met.

A few days later, the national team's accompanying chefs began to prepare extra meals for everyone.

The food for everyone has finally improved a lot.

Cold dishes include: spicy chicken, braised beef, garlic pork belly, and Sichuan pickled vegetables.

Hot dishes include: shredded pork with garlic sauce, braised prawns, braised beef, Mapo tofu, lettuce with oyster sauce, and stir-fried green beans.

Soup staples: hot and sour soup, mixed fried rice, eight-treasure rice, fruit soup.

Everyone can finally eat something good.

As for cultivation, after several days of continuous practice, Yan Jiefang finally crossed the threshold from the fourth to the fifth level of Qi Refining in the middle of the night before the opening ceremony.

Ripples and turbulence reappeared in the air around his body.

His cultivation level also rose to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Just then, Yan Jiefang felt a cool sensation in his head, as if his entire mind had been cleansed.

Then he vaguely sensed the scenery around his body appearing in his mind, and as he continued to concentrate, the scenery around him became clearer and clearer.

He could see everything clearly, from upstairs and downstairs to the neighboring dorm rooms.

Having read countless online novels, he immediately realized that this was a very common ability in the world of cultivation: divine sense!

He estimated in his mind that his spiritual sense was only about 10 meters.

Although the scope was very small, Yan Jiefang was already very satisfied.

If the records in those time-travel novels are correct, then he should now be able to remotely store items using his personal space!

The power of this ability is self-evident.

You should know that there are no restrictions on his space not being able to hold living things!

The space is a complete vacuum, devoid of air. The consequences of storing goods inside are self-evident.

Thinking of this, he looked at all the items within his spiritual sense range, and then with a thought, his luggage bag that he had placed in the cabinet immediately disappeared.

Then he appeared in his space.

Another thought struck him, and the suitcase reappeared in the closet.

It's so convenient!

After trying out his own backpack, he turned his attention to the comb of another female athlete downstairs.

With a thought, the comb also appeared in his own space.

As for collecting living creatures remotely, we'll have to wait for an opportunity to discuss that.

There are no small animals here, but flies and the like can indeed be collected.