Li Yingling's unreasonable request was naturally refuted by Chu Xingchen.

The cultivation techniques provided by the System are all perfect methods for achieving immortality.

They are perfectly compatible with spiritual roots.

Even the great sects might not have them, so Li Yingling should be grateful to practice them instead of being picky.

Besides, he didn't have any other cultivation methods to offer this girl.

***

Night fell.

Li Yingling lay on the cold wooden board, without the soft pillows from home, making it really hard for her to fall asleep.

Although she was wearing clothes, without a blanket covering her, she felt completely uncomfortable.

Li Yingling softly called out, "Master."

Chu Xingchen's irritated response came: "What are you doing up at this hour?"

"The wind is leaking through the broken temple door... I'm cold."

Chu Xingchen yawned and said, "Get up and walk around a bit, go back to sleep when you're not cold."

Li Yingling weakly retorted, "But won't I get cold again after lying down for a while?"

Chu Xingchen said helplessly, "I told you, that inner cultivation method is called the Supreme Lunar Water Sutra of True Mystical Spirit, just practice it boldly!"

"Once you reach around the third or fourth layer of Qi Refining, you won't feel cold anymore."

Li Yingling silently glanced at the mystical manual lying beside her—the Water Sutra.

Master! Your words are really hard to believe!!

Fine! If I die, I die! I chose this master, so I'll cultivate with tears in my eyes.

Li Yingling gritted her teeth, got up, picked up the Water Sutra, and walked to the fire, opening the first page and looking at the first line.

[This is True Lord Shuiling's exclusive technique at the True Immortal realm.]

Whoa! A True Immortal technique?

Li Yingling, feeling slightly better, looked at the second line.

[This is True Lord Nutao, the True Water written by True Lord Shuiling! I've modified it! It's more effective, practice without worry!]

Whoa! A powerful figure even modified it thoughtfully?!

Li Yingling nodded in satisfaction and looked at the third line.

[This is True Lord Fanhai, the two above are useless, what nonsense they wrote, misleading others! I've revised it.]

...????

Li Yingling quickly scanned the first page.

Goodness!

The entire first page starts with "This is" and is filled with sentences scolding the ones above as useless. According to the first page, this Water Sutra has been modified by at least seventeen powerful figures.

Which means this is a cultivation method with seventeen versions.

Li Yingling trembled as she turned to the next page.

Please don't be modified again!

[This is...]

Li Yingling felt her eyes go black, but she still endured and continued reading.

[This is the Emperor of the Northern Sea, stop messing with it! You're bad at writing! I almost went astray cultivating this! This version is my final revision! It's safe, practice without worry! And one more thing! Don't mess with it again!]

Her gaze moved to the next section.

Fortunately, no one else had modified it.

However, thick ink strokes covered all the original words.

The entire page had only one line left untouched.

Water, the original source of Heaven and Earth.

Great, a useless line.

She decisively turned to the next page.

The whole page was blackened, then written over in red ink, but the red was also covered in large patches.

Then multicolored ink made the whole page pitch black.

Then white paint was used to forcibly write over it.

These powerful figures... are really competitive.

The multicolored text made Li Yingling's eyes blur.

Li Yingling looked up at Chu Xingchen lying on the wooden board and weakly said:"Master... if I go astray, can you save me in time?"

Chu Xingchen propped himself up, looked at Li Yingling squatting by the fire holding the Water Sutra, and sighed:"Just practice without worry, you won't go astray, would I harm you?"

"Master, did you really not pick this up from the roadside?"

"You've seen it, do you think you could find such a cultivation method on the roadside?"

Hearing this, Li Yingling looked down.

Indeed... the amount of fake ink money spent is too much.

Li Yingling weakly said, "Master, I'll really practice it, please watch over me."

Standing up from the wooden board, Chu Xingchen walked to Li Yingling's side and nodded: "Rest assured, I guarantee your safety, once you practice, you'll understand how powerful this Water Sutra is!"

Master! You already said it's the Water Sutra!

But what else can I do?

A quick look at tinyurl.com/2p9emv8w will leave you more fulfilled.

Li Yingling braced herself and finished reading this Water Sutra, which probably has nothing to do with the original text anymore.

Then she began practicing according to this inner cultivation method.

As soon as she started... she felt an immediate difference.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi quickly gathered, rushing towards Li Yingling.

Following the method to absorb the spiritual qi, then guiding it through her meridians and heart.

Li Yingling felt a natural sensation spreading throughout her body.

Then Chu Xingchen watched in shock as Li Yingling quickly broke through Qi Refining Stage One.

Then her aura rapidly solidified, suddenly breaking through to Qi Refining Stage Two!

This Immortal Seedling, how terrifying is it?!

Damn, no wonder she's got the genius tag, I'm so envious!

[First Disciple: Li Yingling has broken through to Qi Refining Stage Two]

[Return 100% cultivation level.]

Chu Xingchen's eyes lit up, such a good thing?!

A faint, clear spiritual qi entered his body.

Chu Xingchen quickly sensed this spiritual qi, but didn't feel much.

After all, it's just Qi Refining Stage Two, his own Core Formation Stage is way too high.

Oh well, at least he doesn't have to worry about being surpassed by this girl.

He'll always be one Golden Core level ahead of her!

After observing for a while in the middle of the night, Chu Xingchen found that Li Yingling had no major issues.

He lay back on the wooden board, yawned, and planned to go back to sleep.

After all, the cultivation method produced by the System should be fine.

Then Li Yingling seemed to get addicted to cultivating.

She practiced from night until dawn.

Sunlight shone through the broken door, illuminating the temple.

"Master! Master!"

Chu Xingchen drowsily opened his eyes, seeing Li Yingling's big eyes full of admiration looking at him.

"What is it?" Chu Xingchen asked in confusion.

Li Yingling excitedly said, "I've reached Qi Refining Stage Five! I reached Qi Refining Stage Five in one night. That Water Sutra is truly a top-tier immortal technique."

Chu Xingchen yawned, turned over intending to continue sleeping, but still gave a perfunctory compliment: "Mm-hmm, well done."

Watching Chu Xingchen planning to go back to sleep.

Li Yingling quickly said, "Master, I haven't reached Foundation Establishment yet, so I can't practice Breatharianism. I've been hungry all day, and this place is desolate with no food. Do you have any ideas?"

Chu Xingchen sighed helplessly:"You said it yourself, this place is desolate, go outside and catch some wild chickens.

You're at Qi Refining Stage Five, you can't possibly lose to a wild chicken, can you?"

Li Yingling was stunned.

That's not what he said when he tricked me into becoming his disciple!

How did he change after I became his disciple?

I have no idea how to catch a wild chicken, but looking at Chu Xingchen lying motionless on the wooden board.

Alright, maybe... cultivating immortality is just like this?

Just like that Water Sutra.

Li Yingling consoled herself, grabbed a wooden stick, and walked out of the temple to hunt a wild chicken.

Just as she stepped out of the temple door, Chu Xingchen's voice came from behind.

"Remember to save two drumsticks for your master."

Li Yingling, who had just reached Qi Refining Stage Five, almost stumbled.

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