Li Qinghai was still silently marveling in his heart when Lu Beixue spoke again.

"Have you learned how to fly with objects? Do you need me to take you to the mountaintop to cultivate?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Dao Companion Beixue," Li Qinghai replied gratefully.

A flying sword flew out from Lu Beixue's storage bag and landed at their feet.

"Hop on," Lu Beixue said softly.

Li Qinghai stepped onto the flying sword with her.

Under the envious gazes of the disciples at the foot of the mountain, the flying sword soared into the sky.

Before long, the sword landed atop the mountain.

The two each found a stone to sit on, crossed their legs, and began to cultivate.

Li Qinghai started to operate the Longevity Scroll, and the surrounding spiritual energy quickly surged toward him.

For the other outer disciples, their cultivation breathing techniques were all the Qi Condensation Art.

So their speed of absorbing spiritual energy was about the same, and everyone cultivated in harmony.

But with Li Qinghai's addition, the cultivation dynamics immediately changed.

Many disciples quickly noticed that the amount of spiritual energy they were absorbing was rapidly decreasing.

It was as if the spiritual energy they were about to absorb was forcibly snatched away by someone.

Everyone opened their eyes one after another.

When they saw the spiritual energy on the mountaintop gathering around Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What? What kind of breathing speed is this? So fierce?"

"How are they doing this? They can absorb so much!"

"Are they using the same Qi Condensation Art as us?"

...

Wang Dafu, Zhao Feihu, and Sun Ping were also staring in disbelief.

If they were like small shrimp happily swimming in a little river, then Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue were like two big fish!

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They were practically invasive species severely impacting the ecosystem!

Sensing the commotion, Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue stopped cultivating and opened their eyes.

Wang Dafu approached Li Qinghai, looking shocked.

"Senior Brother, your breathing speed doesn't seem like the Qi Condensation Art, does it?"

"Ahem... just a stroke of luck, I happened to come across a slightly better breathing manual," Li Qinghai replied.

Wang Dafu's face twitched, thinking, another stroke of luck, how do you have so much luck...

"Senior Brother, could you... control it a bit? With you like this, we... can't cultivate at all," Wang Dafu said awkwardly.

"Of course, of course, I was careless just now," Li Qinghai readily agreed.

"Senior Brother, you're so noble!" Wang Dafu praised.

The other cultivators also echoed the praise, then closed their eyes to cultivate again.

Li Qinghai was a bit speechless.

In fact, to avoid drawing attention, he had already reduced the speed of operating the Longevity Scroll.

And this speed was only thirty percent of the normal speed.

Yet, it still caused such a stir.

It seemed he could only operate it at ten percent...

Li Qinghai closed his eyes and operated the Longevity Scroll at a snail's pace.

Lu Beixue's beautiful eyes fell on Li Qinghai, a hint of joy in her gaze.

Seeing Li Qinghai's not-so-slow breathing speed, she knew he had gained some fortune and was naturally happy for him.

Golden Elixir Granny, being experienced, saw through Lu Beixue's girlish thoughts at a glance.

She deliberately poured cold water on her.

"Beixue, I advise you to pay less attention to Li Qinghai."

"You two are not from the same world."

"His aptitude is average, while you have perfect spiritual roots."

"Even if he has gained a bit of fortune and seems to cultivate quickly, Foundation Establishment is likely his limit."

"And you, with the breathing manual I gave you, even operating at sixty percent speed, have surpassed Li Qinghai."

"Over time, your gap will only grow larger."

"Do you think you two could possibly be together?"

Lu Beixue felt a bit irritated listening to this.

She interrupted directly.

"I'm going to cultivate."

Golden Elixir Granny was a bit helpless.

She hadn't expected that even after saying so much, she still couldn't make Lu Beixue see reality.

It seemed she needed to find an opportunity to expose Li Qinghai's hypocritical side.

Only then could Lu Beixue completely give up!

As Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue both reduced the speed of their breathing techniques, the spiritual energy on the mountaintop finally balanced out.

All the cultivators cultivated harmoniously, each minding their own business.

As noon approached, the spiritual energy of Morning Cultivation Mountain gradually depleted.

The cultivators rose from their meditation and left one after another.

Li Qinghai also slowly got up.

Wang Dafu came over, "Senior Brother, we can set off now."

Now, Wang Dafu was calling him Senior Brother more and more smoothly.

"Alright!" Li Qinghai nodded in agreement.

As for the title of Senior Brother, he didn't mind; it didn't matter what he was called.

The two left together, heading toward the core area of the sect.

The core area of the sect was separated by an inner sect area.

Such a distant journey wasn't something a Qi Refining cultivator could fly over.

So, to reach the core area of the sect, they needed to use a flying spirit beast... the White Feather Crane!

Only a large sect like the Azure Cloud Sect would have the resources to raise them.

Of course, for smaller sects, there was no need to raise them.

After all, the territory of a small sect wasn't that large, and a few hours of flying would probably cover the entire sect.

After some time, Li Qinghai and Wang Dafu arrived at the Spirit Crane Mountain in the outer sect area.

They found the disciple in charge of the White Feather Cranes and handed over a few spirit stones.

Casually selecting a White Feather Crane, they mounted it and soared into the sky.

The White Feather Crane was large, with plenty of space for the two of them to stand on its back.

As the saying goes, standing atop the peak, one can see all the mountains below.

Standing on the back of the crane, Li Qinghai looked down, the vast and boundless Ten Thousand Mountain Range came into view.

It filled him with boundless pride and lofty ambitions.

Li Qinghai envisioned a future where he could roam the world with his sword, seeking the Dao and living freely for eternity!

Not far away, Wang Dafu looked at Li Qinghai standing with his hands behind his back and suddenly felt that Li Qinghai had become much more imposing and grand.

Wang Dafu had a premonition, he felt in his heart that Li Qinghai would definitely become an extraordinary figure in the future!

This was a thigh he had to hold onto tightly and never let go.

With such a powerful ally, he was sure to live a worry-free life.

This was a tremendous fortune!

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