116: 116.

Agreement 116: 116.

Agreement Li Guanqi was murdered, Xia Weiyun and Nan Jiping had stirred the waters, muddling the situation even further.

The Jiushan Sect, Governor Mansion, Kill Body Society…

Numerous powers were revolving around the Four Spirits, driven by the three poisons of greed, anger, and delusion.

Yet, the top dogs had not yet ripped off their masks, so those below did not dare to act too rashly.

In the following days, to everyone’s surprise, the situation was unexpectedly calm and peaceful.

Lu Li devoted all his energy to cultivation.

As Chen Zhizhong had sincerely said—In this day and age, everything is illusory, only one’s own cultivation is reliable!

With the aid of Magic Treasures and the boost from Spiritual Tea, Lu Li’s progress in cultivation was like soaring on a rocket, his spirit power growing stronger every day!

As days passed by one after another, it quickly came to November 14, the day of the “heavy snow” festival.

Lu Li stood in the courtyard, fixing his gaze sternly on the stone lock on the ground.

An invisible force burst forth, lifting three stone locks, each weighing a thousand pounds, into the air!

Three thousand pounds, which is 1.5 tons.

His spirit power had surged by 50% in just one short month!

His progress was lightning-fast, but there was no hint of joy on Lu Li’s face.

He looked towards the fourth stone lock, wanting to try lifting four thousand pounds.

But no matter how hard he tried, at most the stone lock would just roll around on the ground, and he couldn’t lift it into the air.

After trying for a while, Lu Li stopped wasting his spirit and let all the stone locks down.

“It seems my cultivation has reached the limit of my current realm.”

Having tried day after day with the same result, Lu Li already had a clear understanding in his heart.

Thus, it was time to start making a breakthrough to the next realm—Fetal Breath!

This entailed many difficulties, the first being a common dilemma—no cook can do without rice, he lacked a cultivation method.

Regarding this, Lu Li’s idea was very straightforward: Jinmen is vast, plenty of beasts abound, just rob them!

“The Jiushan Sect, or…

the Divine Heart Association?”

Lu Li was more inclined to strike at the Divine Heart Association, the ice drug traffickers.

Having witnessed the “official drug injection sites” of Star Alliance Country, he was well aware of how terrifying government-run drug trafficking could be.

But recalling the Flying Sword from the last encounter, knowing the Divine Heart Association had Fetal Breathing Cultivators, he understood they would not be easy to deal with and had to make thorough preparations.

Lu Li calculated the days, making plans in his mind:

“The ‘Terminator’ should be almost ready, I need to make a trip back; and I also need to craft a Blue Star steel armor for Xiao Cha.”

With the steel armor from Blue Star and a heavy machine gun, along with the Marrow Cleansing cultivation, Xiao Cha could turn into a human-shaped tank!

“Moreover, Xiao Cha’s inner breath is crucial for my breakthrough this time.”

The spirit relies on the physical body for existence, Lu Li surmised that in order to ascend to the Jin Realm Breath, Martial Arts also had to reach the level of Refining Internal Organs.

He had only achieved Small Success in Bone Forging, still far from the goal.

Fortunately, the girl would soon break through to Marrow Cleansing; at that time, there would be a surge in body quality and organ functions, along with an abundance of inner breath!

Just as he reached this thought, Xiao Cha returned.

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At this moment, the girl took out a tea canister, sighing:

“Uncle Chen still refuses to accept it, he says it’s useless for him at his age and told me to keep it for myself.”

What was inside the canister was Spiritual Tea, which she had intended to share with Chen Zhizhong, but despite several attempts, he had adamantly refused to accept.

Lu Li said, “Then just leave it be, we’ll think of another way to show our gratitude.”

“Yeah, New Year’s is coming up soon.”

Xiao Cha ran back to the room, took off her uniform, and changed into a loose homespun crossed-collar shirt.

On a normal woman, wearing this kind of clothing would reduce her attractiveness by more than 70%.

Xiao Cha had a curvy figure, which made even these rustic and chubby clothes look quite alluring, creating a distinctive kind of sexiness.

Lu Li was about to ask the girl when she would be able to undergo Marrow Cleansing when Wanqing came out and helped Xiao Cha to check her pulse.

After a while, Wanqing said, “There is still some lingering medicinal strength in your liver, take the fourth egg the day after tomorrow.”

Lu Li did some quick calculations and asked, “So Xiao Cha will be able to cleanse her marrow in December?”

“It’s not that simple,” Wanqing replied.

“After consuming the Spiritual Objects, Xiao Cha will only be qualified to make a breakthrough in Marrow Cleansing.

She has to permeate her inner breath throughout her entire bone marrow to actually advance.

It’s not going to be easy.”

Xiao Cha laughed and said, “Don’t worry, I was born with an abundance of Yin Element and have the assistance of two types of Spiritual Objects.

There’s absolutely no problem!

When the time comes, I’ll also use inner breath to help you two make your breakthroughs~”

Lu Li was looking forward to this, hurriedly saying, “Then I want the left side.”

Xiao Cha was momentarily stunned before she realized what he was talking about, and immediately came over to pinch him:

“Go to hell!

Do you think I’m nursing a child!

I sure as hell don’t have such a big son!”

While the two of them were messing around, Wanqing smilingly went off to brew a pot of Spiritual Tea.

Amidst the delicate fragrance, Lu Li suddenly thought of something—the Spiritual Tea was only two ounces, and it would soon be finished.

He quickly asked, “Wanqing, where does Spiritual Tea come from?

Can it be made like Calming Incense?”

“It can’t be,” Wanqing explained gently.

“The Spirit Tea tree itself is a Spiritual Object.

It is said it needs to grow in places rich in ‘Spirit Mechanism’ and cannot be cultivated by human effort.”

Hearing this, Lu Li was somewhat disappointed, but not surprised; there were always some things that couldn’t be mass-produced.

However, hearing a new term, he asked again, “What is a ‘Spirit Mechanism’?”

“I know this!” Xiao Cha interjected, “It’s like the spiritual energy mentioned in picture books, something the ancient immortals treasured greatly.”

“That’s right,” Wanqing also said.

“The gate of the Jiushan Sect is located on an inconspicuous little mountain; legend has it that it was chosen because the founding master discovered a ‘Spirit Mechanism’ there.

But the specific uses are still a mystery.”

‘Spirit Mechanism’ must be a higher level of cultivation resource.

Not needing to worry about it now, Lu Li made a mental note of this and didn’t dwell on it.

He was considering making a trip back to Blue Star, to prepare for the ‘Terminator’, and also to get a suit of steel armor ready for Xiao Cha.

So, Lu Li turned to the two girls and said, “I will have to leave for some days.”

It wasn’t the first time.

The two girls were slightly taken aback but soon accepted it.

Only Xiao Cha grumbled, “How long will you be gone this time?”

“I’m not sure, I’ll try to make it quick,” Lu Li said with a smile.

“I’m going to make metal puppets and, incidentally, a suit of unstoppable steel armor for you as well!”

Xiao Cha’s eyes lit up, “Like the one Li Guanqi has?”

Lu Li affirmed with certainty, “Definitely better than that.”

Remembering the formidable Knight Armor, Xiao Cha couldn’t help but look forward to it, which also helped to alleviate some of the sadness of parting.

At that moment, Wanqing interjected, “Young Master, I’ll prepare some donkey-hide gelatin for you to take with you.”

In order to help Xiao Cha make her breakthrough, Wanqing had stewed quite a bit of it; it would be just right for Lu Li to take back with him.

Wanqing soon found a piece of oil paper and wrapped up a large package, “May you have a smooth journey, Young Master.”

“Thank you, goodbye.”

Lu Li took it in hand, waved to the two girls, and then turned to leave.

Just as he stepped out the door, Xiao Cha suddenly ran out, her face flushed as she said in a low voice,

“You’ve always wanted to touch my butt, so…

if you come back for the Laba Festival, I’ll let you touch it once~”

Upon hearing this, Lu Li eagerly said, “It’s a deal then!”

“But if you come back late, you’ll miss out~”

Xiao Cha pecked him on the face and then hurried back home.