Liu Daoyuan's first impression of Li Qinghai was one of disdain.

As the sect master, he always valued talent above all, as it was the foundation for the sect's development.

A disciple like Li Qinghai, with such mixed spiritual roots, no matter how virtuous, would ultimately be of little use.

But after hearing Liu Yaoyao's account, he suddenly found himself appreciating Li Qinghai a bit.

Such a person dying would indeed be a pity.

So, he specifically wrote those words in the Five Element Breathing Method.

In Liu Daoyuan's view, any sensible person would not choose to practice the Breathing Method after reading those passages.

After all, who would want to seek death for no reason?

***

Much later.

Liu Yaoyao hurriedly arrived at the Green Bamboo Residence.

Looking at the tightly closed door, she was at a loss for a moment.

Although she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she couldn't break through the protective array.

So how could she deliver the technique inside?

Liu Yaoyao tilted her head slightly, pondering for a moment.

Soon, her eyes lit up with an idea.

She took the technique out of her storage bag and tossed it on the ground.

Then she shouted towards the house.

"Li Qinghai! Li Qinghai!! Li Qinghai!!!"

Inside the house.

Li Qinghai, deeply affected, lay stiffly on the ground, still unconscious.

The disappearance of the protagonist's aura, the Child of Fortune, had nearly cost him his life.

Naturally, he couldn't hear the shouting from outside.

Liu Yaoyao put her hands on her hips, puzzled.

Could it be that Li Qinghai wasn't inside?

That shouldn't be the case.

Where could he go at this time?

Could it be that he didn't want to see strangers?

Got it.

Liu Yaoyao immediately had another idea.

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She began to shout again.

"Help! Help! Help!!"

The unconscious Li Qinghai's body trembled!

This was a subconscious, instinctive signal!

Someone was calling for help.

That meant someone was being chased.

Which meant he could go out and seek death.

Li Qinghai suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up from the ground.

"Great, a chance to seek death has come to me."

Li Qinghai quickly ran out of the small wooden house, rushed to the gate, and yanked it open.

He looked left and right, searching.

There wasn't even a ghostly shadow, let alone someone calling for help.

"Did I miss it? Has the person calling for help already run far away?"

From a distant tree, Liu Yaoyao nodded with satisfaction.

As expected, Li Qinghai was kind-hearted.

Calling his name got no response, but the moment he heard someone calling for help, he rushed out.

Liu Yaoyao didn't want to meet Li Qinghai just yet; observing him secretly was fun, and she wanted to maintain a bit of mystery.

So, she used this method to deliver the technique.

Seeing no one, Li Qinghai was about to close the door and return inside.

As his eyes inadvertently glanced at the ground, he noticed the technique lying there.

Hmm?

What's this?

Li Qinghai curiously picked up the technique.

"Five Element Breathing Method? A cultivation technique?"

He casually flipped open a page.

Suddenly, his eyes widened.

Anyone who practices this technique, unless blessed with great fortune, will constantly face crises and ultimately perish!

Constantly face crises and ultimately perish!!

This, this, this...

This technique seemed tailor-made for him.

Who was so kind-hearted to deliver this technique to him!

Cultivate.

Hurry and cultivate!

Li Qinghai felt as if he had found a treasure.

He closed the gate and quickly returned to the small wooden house.

Sitting on the bed, he opened the technique and began reading immediately.

At this moment, the Book of Good Fortune suddenly stirred.

Li Qinghai temporarily set aside the technique and glanced at the Book of Good Fortune.

[You casually picked up a heaven-defying secret technique at your doorstep. Your luck is enviable.]

[Your actions have earned you fortune, Child of Fortune!]

Huh?

Has my protagonist's aura returned?

Li Qinghai was both surprised and delighted.

Then, Li Qinghai picked up the Five Element Breathing Method again.

He curiously examined it.

It looked like an ordinary technique.

The cover and binding were even inferior to the sect-issued Qi Condensing Technique.

How could this be a heaven-defying technique?

So heaven-defying that it could restore his Child of Fortune status.

This was something Li Qinghai couldn't comprehend.

But Li Qinghai didn't bother to delve into it.

Once he mastered this self-destructive technique, he could reincarnate faster; nothing else mattered.

Li Qinghai studied eagerly, day and night.

This Five Element Breathing Method was indeed challenging to learn, taking him more than half a day to fully grasp it.

Finally, he could begin formal cultivation.

Oh right.

I still have a Qi Condensing Elixir.

Li Qinghai searched the ground for a while and finally found the pill bottle he had discarded earlier in a corner.

Returning to the bed, he sat cross-legged.

He poured out the Qi Condensing Elixir from the bottle.

Looking at the elixir in his hand, Li Qinghai felt a bit reluctant.

To be honest, he didn't want to take this elixir.

But Li Qinghai had somewhat grasped the rules of the Book of Good Fortune.

If he deliberately didn't take this elixir while cultivating, the Book of Good Fortune might say something like:

You don't know how to seize opportunities; you ignore opportunities...

And then it would take back the Child of Fortune status he had just regained, and he would truly cry.

Li Qinghai didn't want to take any risks; it was just a Qi Condensing Elixir, after all, probably not very significant.

Li Qinghai tossed the Qi Condensing Elixir into his mouth and swallowed it.

He slowly closed his eyes and began earnestly cultivating the Five Element Breathing Method.

***

Time passed bit by bit.

Unknowingly, Li Qinghai felt himself entering a state of chaos.

His entire body felt light, as if he were roaming between heaven and earth.

At this moment, Li Qinghai had no awareness; his soul seemed to have left his body.

Therefore, he didn't see his body emitting light.

Nor did he notice the spiritual energy of the entire Green Bamboo Residence rapidly converging towards him.

The vast spiritual energy formed a small vortex, tearing everything around it to pieces.

However, the spiritual energy of the Green Bamboo Residence was limited.

And the domineering Five Element Longevity Scroll didn't care about that.

It was no longer absorbing spiritual energy but seizing it.

In the yard, the spirit grass planted yesterday had just sprouted.

Now, they naturally became the target of the Longevity Scroll's plunder.

The spiritual energy of the spirit grass was forcibly stripped away, and one by one, the spirit grass withered completely.

In no time, not a single spirit grass in the yard survived.

But it still wasn't enough!

The Longevity Scroll's target shifted to the protective array of the Green Bamboo Residence.

The protective array automatically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it difficult for even Foundation Establishment cultivators to damage.

But at this moment, all the spiritual energy in the array was seized by the Longevity Scroll.

The array quickly dimmed, and the protective shield shattered instantly.

Fortunately, the Longevity Scroll had absorbed enough spiritual energy and didn't continue to expand outward, avoiding a larger commotion.

Of course, the Qi Condensing Elixir also played a significant role; otherwise, the disturbance would have certainly spread beyond the Green Bamboo Residence.

***

Much later.

The spiritual energy storm completely subsided.

Li Qinghai's eyes moved slightly, showing signs of waking up.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and piercing.

Then, Li Qinghai was dumbfounded.

Except for the spot where he was sitting, the entire room was in disarray.

Tables and chairs looked as if they had been torn apart, their state quite tragic.

Even the small wooden house's door had been blasted apart, with no intact pieces to be found.

Li Qinghai shouted in anger.

"Ah, ah, ah, who the hell did this, bullying me too much!!"