Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

After realizing that his sword practice was progressing poorly, Ji Nanbei decisively gave up trying and sat down cross-legged.

"What kind of practice do you usually use in your spiritual cultivation?"

Ji Nanbei asked aloud.

"The 'Immortal Spirit Secrets' has no physical text, but I have already built a spiritual meridian circulation within my body. You can try to examine it internally to find out."

Upon hearing this, Ji Nanbei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The ability to form its own spiritual vein circulation is an effect that only cultivation techniques of at least the sixth rank or higher can achieve.

Fortunately, Ji Nanbei has successfully guided Qi into his body, so he doesn't lack the knowledge of internal observation techniques.

As Ji Nanbei's consciousness sank into his body, he immediately "saw" the radiance flowing within his meridians. With a slight thought, the spiritual energy followed a unique path and circulated on its own, eventually converging into the golden core in his dantian.

The golden pill, about the size of a fist, was crystal clear and perfectly round, with a faint sword-shaped pattern engraved on its surface, making it seem exceptionally fitting.

This is the core essence of a Golden Core cultivator.

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Nanbei entered a state of cultivation.

Then he sensed that a huge vortex of spiritual energy was rapidly forming around him.

The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like a surging tide, converged on him.

The efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy is probably more than ten thousand times higher than when he cultivates on his own.

Once you immerse yourself in cultivation, time flies by.

When Ji Nanbei opened his eyes again, the sun had already set in the west.

Although this place is a self-contained space, the basic laws of the rotation of the sun and moon still exist. Therefore, Ji Nanbei looked up at the sky and roughly estimated that at least five hours had passed since he started cultivating.

"Your training is complete!"

Noticing that Ji Nanbei had broken out of his meditation, Xiao Jingxi's tone was somewhat excited.

Ji Nanbei really couldn't understand what this girl was so excited about.

As the sky gradually darkened, Ji Nanbei lay down on his back on the soft grass.

Aren't you scared?

"Afraid? Why be afraid?"

The girl's voice was filled with confusion.

"I'm in control of your body now. Aren't you worried that you'll lose control of it forever?"

Ji Nanbei thought to himself, "Any normal person would worry about their body being taken over by someone else."

"It's alright. I can see and sense things here, so I'm not bored at all. It's also very interesting to be able to talk to you like this!"

The girl's tone remained cheerful.

Ji Nanbei rolled his eyes helplessly.

He truly couldn't understand the girl's peculiar way of thinking.

"I... always get very nervous when talking to other people face-to-face! Opportunities to talk to people like this are rare. Besides, you didn't do anything wrong, did you?"

Xiao Jingxi continued speaking.

"What if I deliberately do something bad?"

Ji Nanbei asked tentatively.

"Can... we not do it...?"

The girl's mood immediately plummeted, revealing a sense of grievance.

Ji Nanbei actually found a bit of fun in it.

Although it seems inappropriate to bully such an innocent girl, it is indeed... quite interesting.

Ji Nanbei leaped up from the grass and declared loudly:

"I've decided! I'm going to do something naughty right now!"

"Huh? Wait! No way!"

Amid Xiao Jingxi's exclamation, she felt a momentary lapse in consciousness before regaining control of her body.

Upon regaining control of his body, Xiao Jingxi immediately unleashed his divine sense to carefully examine his surroundings.

Yet they could not detect any trace of outsiders.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

However, the bent grass beneath her and the faint scent of grass clinging to her robes reminded her that her experience was not an illusion.

Xiao Jingxi took out the hourglass from her storage ring and estimated that about six hours had passed.

If an ordinary person were to encounter such a situation, they would most likely immediately seek help from the elders of their sect, check their own condition, and try to prevent such a situation from happening again.

However, after looking around, Xiao Jingxi slowly sat back down on the grass and lay down again.

His posture was exactly the same as before.

A gentle breeze rustled the grass and lifted the girl's hair, creating a scene that looked like a beautiful painting from afar.

only……

"Miss, so this is where you are. The sect leader is looking for you. Please come to the Tai Xuan Hall."

……

A single possession can only last for six hours. Ji Nanbei was just teasing the other party before the time limit was about to expire.

After his consciousness returned to his body, Ji Nanbei had not yet opened his eyes when he immediately felt a surge of powerful and pure spiritual energy pouring into his meridians.

The total amount of spiritual energy was astonishing, yet it was exceptionally gentle and mild, as if it had been prepared for him from birth.

As spiritual energy entered his body, Ji Nanbei's cultivation level immediately began to change rapidly.

Qi Refining Level 2, Qi Refining Level 3, Qi Refining Level 4...

At the same time, his body was undergoing subtle changes under the influence of spiritual energy.

The originally ordinary spiritual veins, which were stagnant in many places, were forcibly opened up and baptized, removing all impurities.

The dim spiritual vein gradually began to glow, though it was far less dazzling than the one inside Xiao Jingxi's body, it was clearly moving closer to that high-quality spiritual vein.

With his cultivation level breaking through five levels in succession, Ji Nanbei's cultivation level soared to the sixth level of Qi Refining as if he were flying on a sword.

Such speed... is enough to leave ordinary cultivators speechless.

Even the most gifted person, who cultivates the most superior secret manuals, would never be able to achieve such astonishing progress during the Qi Refining stage.

However, Ji Nanbei's cultivation achievements were at the Golden Core stage, so they were naturally incomparable.

Once his cultivation had stabilized at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Ji Nanbei opened his eyes with satisfaction.

then……

He was stunned for a moment.

Upon opening my eyes, I was greeted by a beautiful face that was very close to mine.

Her beauty was so exquisite that even Ji Nanbei, who had just experienced the unparalleled beauty of "Little Sword Immortal" Xiao Jingxi, couldn't help but find it pleasing to the eye.

He immediately realized that the person in front of him was his senior sister, Lin Mengxi.

"Oh, you're awake? Come on, repeat after your senior sister, one, two, three, three, two, one, ah—"

Ji Nanbei subconsciously leaned back.

"Senior sister..."

Seeing that Ji Nanbei was conscious, Lin Mengxi straightened up from her bent-over position and looked at Ji Nanbei with a light smile:

"It's good that you still recognize your senior sister. Looks like you haven't gone crazy from hunger. Oh dear, I was really startled when I came back. I thought you had fainted from hunger, and I almost had to ask Master to take charge of the funeral arrangements."

Ji Nanbei didn't react much to this, after all, this senior sister had been unreliable for quite some time.

Before Ji Nanbei could speak, Lin Mengxi tossed it away.

A bulging sack flew from her hand and hurtled straight toward Ji Nanbei.

Ji Nanbei quickly reached out and caught it.

If you were hit squarely by it, you wouldn't be seriously injured, but you'd probably be in pain for a couple of days.

Upon opening the sack, Ji Nanbei discovered it was filled with easily stored spiritual grains, ordinary rice, and some low-level cultivation resources.

"That should last you a while. Of course, that's not the most important thing right now, junior brother. What's important now is... you seem to be more than you think."

Ji Nanbei looked at his smiling senior sister and shivered for no reason.

What is this unconventional senior sister up to now?!

"Senior sister, please speak frankly."

Lin Mengxi nodded, seemingly quite satisfied with her junior brother's "sensible" behavior.

"Actually, it's not a big deal..."

Ji Nanbei thought to himself: These words, translated, mean two words—trouble is coming!