"These are too complicated, you don't need to understand the principles."
"In short, we won't die if we don't eat them, but eating them will be better. However, eating too much will increase impurities in the body."
"The high-calorie, high-protein foods and supplements I mentioned earlier should be consumed in moderation; they're beneficial for the body."
"Understood, from now on we'll eat good things and avoid the bad ones."
"That's one way to look at it. Alright, go back to cultivating."
After the two women left, Huang Ye continued to meditate and cultivate. He was currently working on the second level of his technique.
He had already thoroughly studied the first level of the technique by the time he finished his morning practice.
The techniques he summarized earlier were mainly for the two women to master.
He first learned the internal visualization technique for the second level, which was easy to master in the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
Now he could see the Qi flow within his body, which was essentially various elements circulating inside him.
Different elements mixed together, and when conflicting elements met, they would clash, causing internal friction.
Normal cultivators, depending on their cultivation aptitude, absorbed relatively singular elements, and even with auxiliary cultivation of two systems, it was no more than three types.
When they cultivated, the elements absorbed into their bodies would also be orderly and organized.
However, the three of them were different; they could absorb all kinds of elements, mixing various elements together.
At a certain point, these elements would cause internal friction while being absorbed and couldn't be used to nourish the body.
Without a proper cultivation technique, the three of them might remain like this until they died.
"System, arrange the five elements according to their generating and overcoming relationships."
[Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water] the system replied instantly.
Huang Ye fell into deep thought. If the five elements were arranged like a rainbow, a problem would arise: the five elements couldn't form a cycle, and the water at the bottom couldn't generate wood.
To have the five elements endlessly generate each other, they needed to form a circular loop, allowing the five elements to connect end to end.
However, this novel idea wasn't mentioned in the current technique.
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Finding such a technique would likely have a difficulty rating of 4.2.
Damn it, if I don't have it, I'll create it myself. I've even created a dual cultivation technique with an infinite difficulty rating, so this is nothing.
The reason for wanting to create it was simple: the endlessly generating spiritual energy would undoubtedly be powerful.
First, he needed to sort the five elements, arranging them like a rainbow to ensure they didn't conflict, and then find a way to form the rainbow into a circle.
The process of sorting the five elements was much more difficult than Huang Ye imagined, requiring careful separation.
Huang Ye chose to sort the wood element first because he noticed there was relatively more of it, so he moved the wood element to the innermost circle.
Huang Ye applied all the knowledge he had learned, along with the system's assistance, to begin the adjustment process.
At this point, he found that the internal Qi manipulation methods he learned from Old Hu were quite useful.
Although spiritual energy and true Qi were different, they were comparable in application.
Focusing on a strand of wood spiritual energy, he slowly separated it. This strand was absorbed last night, so it wasn't too entangled with other spiritual energies.
The whole process was like pulling a single wire out of a tangled mess of cables.
Huang Ye was highly focused, concentrating fully on sorting until dinner time, when he finally managed to separate one strand.
Once it reached the innermost circle, Huang Ye used his technique to bind its path.
Even the AI admired Huang Ye's patience and perseverance, while also secretly resenting its own inability to help much.
[If only I were as magical as the systems in novels, I could sort all the spiritual energy with one gift pack, and the master would be moved to tears], the AI's CPU thought.
After dinner, the three of them sat together to discuss for a while. Now, the two women had almost mastered the first level of the technique.
Huang Ye explained the second level of the technique to them and also shared his grand idea.
He had the two women begin cultivating the second level of the technique. Since they didn't need to capture spiritual energy, they stayed in the room, and the three of them cultivated together.
This cultivation session lasted until the next day's dinner.
Huang Ye was quite satisfied; with the experience from the first strand, the sorting speed had improved significantly.
In this day and night, he had sorted over ten strands, and the wood spiritual energy had formed a faint green ring in the inner circle.
"Young master, judging by your happy expression, you must have made quite a bit of progress."
"Yes, not bad, I've sorted fifteen strands."
"What!" Seeing the two women's surprised expressions, Huang Ye felt a bit smug.
"You only sorted fifteen strands in a day and a night?" Qing'er asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I am definitely a genius at cultivation."
"Wait, what do you mean by 'only'?" Huang Ye sensed something was amiss.
"Ah, young master, I didn't count how many strands, but there were a lot, densely packed," Qing'er said.
"Yes, there were so many I couldn't count them. Later, when I felt there were too few left, I started sorting the water elements. I sorted over twenty strands of water elements," Yue'er said even more bluntly.
"Ah! Yue'er, you've already sorted the water elements, I'm so envious of you!" Qing'er praised sincerely.
"Maybe, maybe it's because my level is the lowest."
Huang Ye's face turned dark as he scolded:
"Don't get cocky, cultivation isn't that easy. Your speed is fast because your capacity is small."
"Young master, I think it's not just that. Maybe it's because we women are more meticulous and good at needlework, so we sort faster."
Huang Ye thought about it and realized Qing'er might have a point.
"Yue'er, why did you choose the water elements instead of the adjacent fire elements?"
"Young master, after sorting the wood elements, I tried sorting the fire elements, but I found it difficult to place the fire elements next to the wood elements."
"So I changed my approach and tried sorting the outermost water elements, and it was indeed much easier."
"Yue'er, you did well, setting a good example for us."
"Young master, I'll try to be even faster and see if I can find a good method for the next three strands."
"Yes, this task is yours. Teach us later, but first, let's eat."
"Young master, I promise to complete the task." Yue'er happily went to get food.
"Yue'er, wait, I'll get the food. You focus on cultivating," Qing'er quickly called out to Yue'er.
Yue'er glanced at Huang Ye.
"Qing'er is right, you're the fastest, and we'll fully support you."
"I'll also stop sorting for now. With the conditions to manipulate the wood elements, I'll first study how to use spells."
"The three of us will each do our part, which will greatly improve our efficiency."
"Young master, I won't eat tonight. I'm not hungry anyway, so I'll focus on sorting," Yue'er said.
"That's fine, just don't go hungry. Qing'er, bring back some pastries, so Yue'er has something to eat if she gets hungry."
"Understood." Qing'er left the room.
"Young master, I'll go back to my room to cultivate, so I can focus better."
"Alright, I'll have Qing'er leave the pastries at the door."
Qing'er brought the food, and after they ate, she returned to her room.
Once Qing'er left, Huang Ye smiled wryly. It seems like three heads are better than one.
He thought he was a genius, with his body greatly improved after transmigrating, a sharper mind, and an AI to assist him.
He was sure he was an impressive figure, yet he was utterly outdone by two girls who had just started cultivating.
In the future, he must curb this arrogance. Everyone has their own strengths.
He must learn to respect others, learn from their strengths, and draw from a wide range of talents. This is the true essence of cultivation.
Qing'er, Yue'er, thank you for teaching me a lesson.