Cultivate All You Want, Just Don't Ruin the Immortal World!

Chapter 14 – Breakthrough to Qi Refinement Stage One

"Can't go through Bright Moon Plaza? Then let's take Maple Leaf Plaza. Hardly anyone goes that way, and the distance is about the same!"

"Just means that errand boy from yesterday got lucky. My Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant held it in for nothing today."

Qin Yu hid in the distant bushes, watching the people on the spirit beast mutter a few words.

Because he was too far away, Qin Yu couldn't hear what they were saying.

After a while, the Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant let out a cry, and they headed in another direction.

"Yes, it worked!" Qin Yu pumped his fist.

"Just wonder which poor soul they'll bother now!"

"Ah, why should I care as long as they don't come my way!"

Qin Yu estimated that the fools from Beast-Taming Peak wouldn't be coming this way again for a while.

With this problem solved, Qin Yu had two options before him.

First: Remove the sign before the inspectors arrive and clean the plaza. It's safe, but a bit troublesome since he'd have to set up the sign every day.

Second: Just leave the sign there.

Qin Yu had studied this. The sanitation inspectors were from the enforcement department, while the Timber Pavilion under Body-Training Peak was responsible for sect maintenance and construction.

The two departments didn't really intersect.

Since the sign could confuse the people from Beast-Taming Peak, theoretically, it could also confuse those two sanitation inspectors.

'If it works, I won't need to come to Bright Moon Plaza anymore. I can just cultivate in my cave abode.'

'But there's a risk of being discovered.'

Qin Yu took out the Sect Rules and studied them carefully.

After reading through them, Qin Yu didn't find anything in the rules that mentioned his actions.

'The rules only list prohibited actions. If it's not listed, it means it's allowed.'

'Go big or go home!'

'Fortune favors the bold, not the timid.'

As he closed the Sect Rules, Qin Yu made his decision.

'Next, let's see if these two wooden signs can fool those inspectors!'

Qin Yu continued to hide in the bushes, cultivating until five in the afternoon when he finally opened his eyes and brushed off the grass on him.

He glanced at the system's progress bar, which had reached six percent, a four percent increase.

'This progress bar is definitely related to cultivation!'

With his suspicion confirmed, Qin Yu began to observe his surroundings.

Everything was still quiet, indicating that the Beast-Taming Peak disciples had chosen a new route.

Qin Yu stood up from the bushes and hid in the shrubs closer to the entrance of Bright Moon Plaza.

From this position, he could hear the inspectors' conversation.

After patiently waiting for half an hour, the same two inspectors arrived on time as they had the day before.

"Huh!" one of them exclaimed in surprise, "When did Bright Moon Plaza start construction?"

"Who cares, whether it's under construction is Timber Pavilion's business. Why should we worry!"

"Then how do we handle the sanitation of Bright Moon Plaza?"

"Just mark it as qualified. Didn't you see the sign? No unauthorized entry, even errand disciples can't get in, so how can they clean!"

"This is an unavoidable reason, just mark it as qualified!"

"I just wonder how long this construction will take. If we knew the exact time, we wouldn't have to detour here for inspections in the future."

"True!"

"Let's go, let's hurry to the next spot, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back to cultivate."

"My cultivation speed has been slowing down lately..."

The voices gradually faded away, and Qin Yu emerged from the shrubs, his face full of excitement.

"Got them!"

Qin Yu took down the sign and brought it home, carving a few more words onto it.

The inspector's words had given him an idea; adding an exact time would be even more effective.

So, Qin Yu carved a small line in the bottom right corner of the sign.

[This construction is challenging and is expected to take three months. We apologize for the inconvenience—Timber Pavilion!]

"Perfect!"

Qin Yu hung the sign back up and returned to his cabin to prepare for cultivation.

The sky was already darkening, and Qin Yu noticed that Li Zhengtong hadn't returned yet.

'Damn, went out to have fun without me!'

'Never mind, once I reach Qi Refinement Stage One, you'll be the one envious.'

Back in his cabin, Qin Yu prepared a Fasting Pill, determined.

This time, he wouldn't leave seclusion until the progress bar reached one hundred percent!

...

Without any trivial matters to disturb him, Qin Yu's progress was remarkable every day.

Cultivation was extremely tedious, much like solving math problems.

Especially for newcomers to cultivation, who couldn't achieve deep meditation, those who could persist day and night were truly determined.

But Qin Yu could visualize his cultivation progress.

After each session, Qin Yu would check the progress bar on his personal panel.

Each increase in the progress bar became new motivation for Qin Yu to continue cultivating.

Qin Yu became increasingly familiar with the Xuantian Technique, and his cultivation speed gradually increased.

In his meridians, what was once a small bead of spiritual energy had formed a small stream, with spiritual energy droplets continuously merging into it, gradually strengthening it.

The progress bar on his personal panel consistently showed an increase of over ten percent each day.

Qin Yu cultivated tirelessly for nine days.

On the evening of the ninth day, Qin Yu sensed a muffled sound in his meridians.

Immediately, he felt a warm current surge through his body, bringing an unprecedented sense of comfort.

At that moment, Qin Yu knew he had successfully advanced to Qi Refinement Stage One, officially stepping into the ranks of cultivators.

Qin Yu eagerly opened his system's personal panel.

The progress bar had reset to zero percent!

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a talent replication function!]

"Double joy!"

With a slight push of his legs, Qin Yu jumped off the bed.

'My strength has increased so much!'

Qin Yu carefully observed the changes in his body.

He felt incredibly light, full of strength, and even his skin was smoother and more delicate than before.

He could now easily perform a kip-up, something he couldn't do before.

'In just ten days, the changes are so significant.'

Qin Yu couldn't help but marvel, no wonder everyone in this world wanted to cultivate.

...

Outside, the sky gradually darkened.

Qin Yu lit a candle, opened the door, and looked toward the neighboring courtyard.

The neighboring courtyard was quiet, and Li Zhengtong wasn't home.

"It's so late, where could Li Zhengtong be?"

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Qin Yu sat in the courtyard, patiently waiting.

Until the sky was completely dark.

He heard the sound of the main gate opening, and Li Zhengtong dragged his weary body into the courtyard.

Qin Yu immediately leaned over the courtyard wall and called out, "Xiao Tong, where have you been fooling around, coming back so late."

What he saw shocked him.

Li Zhengtong wasn't just tired; he was in a sorry state.

His clothes were filthy and smelly, his chubby face was swollen as if he'd been beaten.

Seeing Li Zhengtong in this state, Qin Yu's expression immediately darkened.

"Tell me, who bullied you?"

Hearing Qin Yu's voice, the grievances in Li Zhengtong's heart surged, and he burst into tears.

"Brother Yu, you're finally out."