Han Long and Han Kang were both people Han Lang trusted the most, so Han Lang had no intention of holding back from them. He immediately began to dictate the cultivation mantra for the "Mortal Cultivation Art."
"Sit cross-legged, calm your mind, relax and be natural.
Lips and teeth lightly closed, breath slow and smooth,
Hands must be fisted, eyes must be level,
Gather the divine light, reach the heart of heaven.
Enter the Niwan Palace, descend to the Qi Cave,
Continuous as if present, used without effort.
The Dantian's qi is warm, the kidneys like boiling soup,
Qi circulates the Dai Mai, the self-refining is complete."
"How is it? Can you grasp it?"
After Han Lang finished speaking, he looked at the two with eager anticipation.
"Mmm, I understand a little. I tried it and felt a surge of excitement!" Ma Long said.
Han Kang, however, did not believe him at all.
"You're just excited because you heard about cultivating immortality, right? I don't understand any of it!"
Ma Long immediately retorted with disdain, "You've had higher education, and you can't even understand this. Let me explain it to you."
"'Sit cross-legged, calm your mind, relax and be natural' means you should sit cross-legged and relax as much as possible to feel nature; 'Lips and teeth lightly closed, breath slow and smooth' means..."
Han Lang listened to Ma Long's explanation and nodded with a smile. Only after Ma Long finished explaining did he continue.
"How is it? Han Kang, do you understand now?"
Han Kang looked left and right, then replied unconfidently, "I'll try!"
A moment later,
He opened his eyes and said to the two with an innocent expression, "I can't feel anything!"
He then asked, "Brother, is there anything simpler? I feel like this cultivation method might not be suitable for me."
Han Lang thought for a moment, then hesitated.
"There is, but..."
"That cultivation method becomes more difficult to advance in as it gets higher, and it's almost impossible to cultivate to immortality. However, the benefit is that the initial progress will be relatively rapid."
Han Kang was overjoyed and quickly replied, "It doesn't matter if I can cultivate to immortality, as long as I have enough strength to protect my family. Brother, just teach me that one!"
Seeing Han Kang's expectant gaze, Han Lang had no choice but to teach Han Kang another cultivation method called "Coiling Dragon Heart Refining Art."
As expected,
Han Kang understood this cultivation method almost instantly. Not only did he feel the same surge of excitement as Ma Long, but he also felt wisps of spiritual energy drilling into his body.
Seeing this, Han Lang did not hesitate.
He immediately went to the bathroom, roughly cleaned the inside of the bathtub, then filled it with water. He took out the plastic bottle he had used to store the Body Tempering Pills from the three-story pagoda, took out one pill, and dropped it into the bathtub with a "plop."
"Brother Ma, help me bring Han Kang to the bathroom!"
Ma Long heard this and quickly helped Han Kang into the bathroom. Then, Han Lang said,
"Take off your clothes!"
Han Kang was a little stunned, "Completely naked?"
"Yes, completely naked!"
Han Kang felt a little embarrassed, but Ma Long impatiently urged him on.
"Just take them off when you're told. You're being fussy like a woman. It's just the three of us men here, what are you shy about? Unless that thing below is too small, and you're afraid to show your true colors?"
Although Han Kang was usually gentle and refined, he was still a man. How could he tolerate being mocked about that? He immediately retorted angrily,
"You're the small one! Your whole family is small! I'll take them off, who's afraid of who!"
With that, he stripped himself bare in a few swift movements.
But as soon as he was completely naked, he felt a little awkward. His hands, with nowhere to go, wanted to cover himself but he was afraid Ma Long would say he wasn't carefree.
"Whoo!"
Ma Long whistled at him with a look of amusement, raised his eyebrows, and chuckled teasingly, "I never would have thought, Han Kang! With your small frame, you actually have such a scale down there. It seems I've underestimated you!"
Han Kang raised his head proudly, becoming more at ease. He stepped into the bathtub and retorted dismissively,
"Of course, what do you think I am! A little pudding!"
Facing the mockery, Ma Long was annoyed again, "Who are you calling a little pudding! How about we compare?"
As he spoke, he reached for his belt buckle.
Han Lang quickly stopped him, "Are you two done? You're acting like children. Are you going to compare whose pee goes higher next? Han Kang, ignore him, quickly immerse yourself completely and run your cultivation method."
"Mmm!"
Han Kang responded, then quickly did as Han Lang said, immersing himself in the Body Tempering Pill solution and beginning to run the "Coiling Dragon Heart Refining Art."
Seeing Han Kang enter a meditative state, Han Lang and Ma Long quietly withdrew from the bathroom.
"Brother Ma, come with me to the next room. There's another bathtub there!"
Ma Long naturally wouldn't refuse and immediately trotted after Han Lang to the next room.
Soon, Han Lang also prepared the Body Tempering Pill solution for him.
Looking at the dark green liquid, Ma Long quickly shed his clothes like a ravenous dog and then plunged into the solution, beginning to run the "Mortal Cultivation Art."
Watching the two begin their body tempering, Han Lang wasn't idle either. He immediately brought out a large amount of Spirit Gathering Pills and medicinal herbs from the three-story pagoda.
He had to prepare some Spirit Gathering Pills for the two after their body tempering, otherwise, their future strength would hardly advance at all.
Eight hours passed quickly.
During this time, Han Lang worked tirelessly to refine over a hundred high-grade Spirit Gathering Pills for the two of them, including himself.
When he slowly opened his eyes, he saw that the two were still in a meditative state, showing no signs of waking up.
"This isn't right! My last body tempering took about seven or eight hours. Why haven't they finished yet?"
With a worried heart, Han Lang checked on the two of them. After confirming there were no problems, he finally felt at ease.
"Forget it, I'll just cultivate while I wait."
Popping two Spirit Gathering Pills into his mouth, Han Lang sat alone on the bed and began to cultivate.
An unknown amount of time passed.
When he slowly woke up again, he saw two pairs of eyes, as large as copper bells, staring at him.
He was startled.
"Damn it! When did you two wake up? Why are you staring at me here?"
"Oh! We just woke up a while ago. Han Kang woke up even earlier than me. Seeing you cultivating, we were curious and decided to study. How was it? Did you gain anything?"
Han Lang patted his chest to calm his heart and replied irritably,
"Thanks to you, I just broke through to the eighth level of Qi Condensation!"
Ma Long was so shocked he almost jumped up, "Eighth level? I'm only at the fourth level!"
Han Kang, however, looked confused, "Why are you only at the fourth level? I seem to be at the sixth level!"
Hearing that he was the lowest, Ma Long looked disappointed.
"Why? It's one thing for him to be four levels higher than me, but we tempered our bodies together, so why are you two levels higher than me!"
Han Lang quickly explained, "Because his cultivation method is different, so the initial progress will be faster. Don't be unbalanced here!"
Unexpectedly, Ma Long's expression instantly changed, and he asked with a smile, "What about you? What level were you at after tempering your body?"
"Me?"
Han Lang didn't know how to answer for a moment.
He had tempered his body twice. The first time he used inferior Body Tempering Pills refined with substitute medicine, reaching the third level. The second time he reached the sixth level.
But seeing Ma Long's current state, and to prevent him from continuing to fuss endlessly, he thought for a moment and then replied,
"I was only at the third level after tempering. Brother Ma, you're much more impressive than me!"
As expected,
Upon hearing this, Ma Long immediately became proud and no longer cared about being a lower level than Han Kang.
Han Lang then took out two exquisite brocade pouches and handed them to them.
"You have both completed body tempering now, and you should be able to feel that the spiritual energy on Blue Star is too thin to cultivate. Therefore, I have prepared one hundred and twenty Spirit Gathering Pills for each of you. Use these for now, as our subsequent cultivation will almost entirely depend on them."