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Li Xiaonan, determined to cultivate, began to devise a plan for his training. The first idea that came to mind was to spy.
He openly hid in the grass, playing with crickets, while his eyes were fixed on Li Rongluo and Li Yanrong, who were practicing in a nearby clearing. The two of them struck various poses, beams of light flying back and forth, but he couldn't figure anything out. Thus, his first plan failed.
Next, he thought of a second plan: to find a manual.
The Li Family Fortress had a library. Holding a worn-out copy of "Star Mirage Legend," Li Xiaonan wondered why the content differed from what he had read in novels about the Jade Eye Tablet. He could still understand the text here.
As Li Xiaonan flipped through the pages, his understanding of the Starry Illusion Continent deepened. It turned out that the Jade Eye Tablet did exist; however, it was not something an ordinary cultivator could use. Only major sects employed it, typically for recording cultivation techniques.
Just as Li Xiaonan was engrossed in absorbing knowledge, Li Rongluo appeared.
Startled, Li Xiaonan quickly tore out a page from the book and began folding it into a paper airplane, playing as if no one was watching.
Li Rongluo smiled with satisfaction at this scene. Meanwhile, Li Xiaonan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, grateful for his quick reaction.
From that day on, whenever he had time, Li Xiaonan would sit in the library reading. It seemed that not many people visited the library either. Clearly, his second plan for cultivation had also failed. Although these paper books did not contain the cultivation techniques he sought, at least he gained a systematic understanding of cultivation. He realized that patience was now his only option.
Cultivation is about discarding the false to preserve the true, seeking oneself on the path to enlightenment, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth for personal use, ultimately achieving immortality. The realms of a cultivator are divided into twelve levels, ranked from low to high: Foundation Establishment, Illumination, Enlightenment, Integration, Excitement, Golden Core, Yuan Ying (Nascent Soul), Out-of-Body, Spirit Separation, Body Fusion, Transcend Tribulation, and Great Ascension. Each level has upper, middle, and lower divisions.
From low to high, every three stages are divided: beginner levels include Foundation Establishment, Illumination, and Enlightenment; intermediate levels include Integration, Excitement, and Golden Core; advanced levels consist of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness: Yuan Ying (Nascent Soul), Out-of-Body, and Spirit Separation; Great Ascension includes Body Fusion, Transcend Tribulation, and Great Ascension.
In addition to meditating to increase their cultivation level, cultivators can also enhance their resources through alchemy and artifact forging. The reason the Li Family Fortress holds a place in Qingshan City is largely due to Lady of the Fortress—Li Xiaonan's mother—being an expert alchemist.
Li Xiaonan mused that perhaps the author of those cultivation novels he had read was actually a cultivator who had crossed over to Earth; otherwise, how could there be such coincidences? The content was so consistent!
A month passed swiftly by without any progress in Li Xiaonan's cultivation journey.
One day while he was in the library reading and folding airplanes, he saw Li Yanrong enter with a maidservant. Li Xiaonan grinned foolishly and presented his "proud creation" to Li Yanrong.
Li Yanrong frowned slightly as she accepted the paper airplane and instructed the maidservant beside her: "Please help Third Young Master freshen up and take him to the main hall shortly; today Father and Mother are returning from their seclusion."
Li Yanrong left after speaking, and Li Xiaonan clearly saw him crumple the paper airplane the moment he stepped outside.
Li Xiaonan played with his fingers absentmindedly, allowing the maid to dress him up. In his mind, he pondered: the master and mistress, that is, his own parents. He thought of his mother back on Earth, and the memories were so vague.
Li Xiaonan was born in a rural family; his father made a living by farming, while his mother left home shortly after giving birth to him to work in the city, never to return. A significant part of Li Xiaonan's motivation for studying hard and getting into a university in City was to find his mother and ask her why she had so callously abandoned the two of them.
He was quite curious about the parents in this world. Once the maid finished grooming him, she led him to the main hall.
The so-called main hall was actually a large room. Besides an offering table, there were only a few cushions on the floor.
Li Xiaonan felt somewhat disappointed. He had hoped for a warm reunion with his parents at the dining table, filled with laughter and conversation.
“Father, Mother.” Li Rongluo and Li Yanrong entered the room together and bowed to the two people inside.
Following their gaze, Li Xiaonan looked over. His new father appeared to be in his thirties, resembling a white-faced scholar, very refined. His new mother looked even younger and more beautiful, her eyes sparkling; she hardly seemed like someone who had already become a mother but more like Li Yanrong's sister. However, from the serious expressions of the two "elders," it was clear they had experienced their share of hardships.
“Congratulations, Father and Mother, on breaking through from Late Stage of Nascent Soul to Separation Stage, getting one step closer to the realm of immortals,” Li Rongluo said with a smile to please his parents while Li Xiaonan remained dazed, looking around.
Upon hearing Li Rongluo's words, Li Xiaonan quickly assessed his parents' abilities in his mind. The Separation Stage belonged to a high level of cultivation; one's consciousness could leave the body for observation or manipulation. He thought: It seems my parents are indeed high-level cultivators.
“Aluo, Alrong, please sit,” Li Father said lightly.
Li Mother then stood up from the cushion and walked directly toward Li Xiaonan. She took his hand and said, “Xiao Nan, you've lost weight recently. Come sit between your father and me.” Not knowing how to respond to Li Mother's warmth, Li Xiaonan could only let her lead him.
Li Rongluo and Li Yanrong exchanged awkward glances before sitting down across from their parents.
“This time we came out mainly to see your progress in cultivation,” Li Mother said. “Alrong has made great strides; he has reached the late stage of fusion, and the true qi transformed from heaven and earth's essence is sufficient for his own consumption. Aluo… you need to work harder; last time you came out you were still at the early stage of enlightenment—why have you stagnated?”
Upon hearing Li Mother's praise, Li Yanrong showed no signs of pride; instead, he appeared even more nervous while Li Rongluo chuckled shyly.
Li Xiaonan observed everything with keen eyes. He contemplated the knowledge in his mind: the Fusion Period, the fourth stage of a Cultivator, where the foundational body and cultivation begin to merge. As long as enough True Essence Power is accumulated, one can break through to the fifth stage: the Heart-Moving Period.
In the Opening Light Period, the third stage of a Cultivator, one can only see things that ordinary people cannot perceive.
Li Xiaonan thought to himself: It seems that the three children of the Li Family are truly not from the same parents; the differences are too vast. Moreover, I am still a fool.
Li Mother took out two porcelain bottles of Foundation Pill and handed them to Li Rongluo, sending her on her way.
Instantly, Li Xiaonan felt a bit of awkwardness in the atmosphere of the room.
Li Father spoke up, "A Rong, these days have truly been hard on you. When we adopted you, we intended for you to take care of Xiao Nan for life. Unfortunately, Xiao Nan is still like this... and you have made rapid progress. I really can't bear to let Xiao Nan drag you down. But you also saw how your elder brother is... sigh... I can only trouble you."
Listening from the side, Li Xiaonan's expression was blank, but his heart was filled with astonishment. He had not expected that his sister was adopted by his parents and that it seemed she was meant to be his childhood caretaker.
Li Yanrong bit her lip and said, "The great kindness of our parents will never be forgotten. A Rong will take good care of Xiao Nan." As she spoke, tears glistened in her eyes, evoking sympathy.
Li Xiaonan finally understood why Li Yanrong disliked him so much; after all, having to care for a fool for life would not make any normal girl happy.
Li Father sighed, "Alas, it’s all my fault. If it weren’t for what happened back then..."
Li Mother interrupted him, "Old man, don’t say anymore; let things take their course."
Li Mother looked at Li Xiaonan and said, "This is a new candy pill I made; it's delicious."
Li Xiaonan gazed at the love in Li Mother's eyes and felt a bit moved. He quickly lowered his head, worried that his differences would be discovered.
Li Mother then turned to Li Yanrong and said, "A Rong, you’re eighteen now; it’s time to send you and A Luo to Luoya City’s Outer Academy for your studies. It’s a pity that Xiao Nan..."
The Outer Academy—Li Xiaonan had seen it mentioned in Star Mirage Legend; it was a renowned cultivation institution on the Starry Illusion Continent where one could systematically learn Cultivation as well as weapon forging, alchemy, formations, and more. Li Xiaonan immediately resolved that he must go along!
He held the jade bottle in his hand, a glimmer of excitement flashing in his eyes.
Li Xiaonan suddenly stood up, swaying as he walked over to Li Yanrong's side and sat down with a silly grin, looking at his soon-to-be bride, whose eyes were slightly reddened.
He opened the jade bottle given by Li Mother, and an unusual fragrance immediately filled the room.
Li Xiaonan was taken aback; this was a Fourth-Rank Pill suitable for Integration Stage Cultivators. According to what he had read in a Pill Recipe, this was a Fasting Pill.
After an Integration Stage Cultivator consumed this pill, its medicinal power would directly dissolve in their abdomen, providing the Cultivator with vitality and increasing their cultivation speed fourfold, allowing them to swiftly break through from the late stage of Integration to reach Initial Infatuation.
Li Yanrong was also knowledgeable and was equally shocked. Anger surged within her; although she was not the biological daughter of the Li Family couple, Li Rongluo was. She had only received two bottles of ordinary Foundation Pills, while this fool had obtained a bottle of Fasting Pills. It was simply outrageous!
The light in Li Yanrong's eyes dimmed further as she sighed inwardly: What am I worth? Clearly better than this fool in so many ways, yet I cannot obtain what I deserve, while he easily gains everything! I hate you, Li Xiaonan! I hate you!
Li Xiaonan was oblivious to what Li Yanrong was thinking at that moment. He poured half of the pills from the jade bottle into his palm, took one of her hands with one hand, and placed nine Fasting Pills into her palm, not forgetting to grin foolishly and say, "Candy... eat..."
Li Family parents were instantly moved to tears, gazing at Li Yanrong with emotion.
Li Yanrong was no fool; she calmly said, "Father, Mother, why don't we let Xiao Nan come with me to the Outer Academy? I will take good care of him." Li Yanrong said this both to repay her adoptive parents and because...
She looked complexly at the handsome fool before her, thinking: If only you weren't foolish.
Li Xiaonan was immensely excited; his third cultivation plan had finally succeeded!
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