The designated driver took Jiang Yichun home first. It was past eleven in the evening when Wan Yunting returned home. Huang Guilan had already gone to bed, but Li Shuyun and Lu Xiaodie were in the living room on the third floor, still practicing their martial arts together.
For the past two days, neither of them had left the villa complex. They practiced dual cultivation with Wan Yunting at night, and during the day, they practiced together. Lu Xiaodie had forgotten about her trip to Hua City to survey the market and open a small tavern.
"Yunting, you're back?"
Lu Xiaodie came downstairs in her practice clothes. She saw Wan Yunting going upstairs, so she went up and grabbed his arm, pulling him towards her room upstairs. "Come on, let's dual cultivate. I feel like I can break through to Dan Jin tonight..."
Wan Yunting, with a bitter expression, was pulled along by her. "Sister Lu, I just got back, can't you let me rest for a bit..."
"No, you have to dual cultivate with me now, otherwise Shuyun will come and snatch you away from me again." Lu Xiaodie hugged his arm and pouted.
Because there was only one man, Lu Xiaodie and Li Shuyun had been arguing every night over who would dual cultivate with Wan Yunting.
"I won't fight you for it tonight!"
Li Shuyun came out at this moment and said calmly.
"That's for the best." Lu Xiaodie was delighted that she wasn't competing.
"I'm going back with my parents tomorrow," Li Shuyun said to Wan Yunting.
"Leaving tomorrow?"
Wan Yunting's expression froze. Lu Xiaodie looked at Li Shuyun and said, "Shuyun, won't you stay a few more days?"
Li Shuyun shook her head slightly and said, "I've already started practicing Xiao Wuxiang Gong, so I don't need dual cultivation anymore."
"That's good."
Wan Yunting nodded. After all, he had taught them the internal cultivation techniques of the Free and Unfettered Sect and martial arts like Tianshan Zhemei Hand for the past two days. Moreover, Li Shuyun had reached the early stage of Hua Jin. It was time for her to slowly cultivate and consolidate her foundation herself, rather than relying on rapid advancement through dual cultivation, which would only harm her.
That night, Wan Yunting naturally dual cultivated with Lu Xiaodie. Since she could feel the subtle signs of breaking through from the late stage of Hua Jin to the threshold of Wu Dao Dan Jin, they practiced dual cultivation intensely that night. It wasn't until four in the morning that Lu Xiaodie finally broke through the late stage of Hua Jin and successfully entered the early stage of Wu Dao Dan Jin.
"Whew, so this is the Dan Jin realm. I feel like my internal energy is several times stronger than in the late stage of Hua Jin."
Lu Xiaodie, covered in sweat, wiped a bead of sweat from her forehead. Her face couldn't hide her inner ecstasy and excitement. The energy in her dantian was slowly rotating, as if her dantian had expanded several times. As soon as she circulated her energy, it could instantly flow to all her meridians, and she had better control over the flow and speed of her dantian's energy compared to her late Hua Jin stage.
In battles between experts, speed and a single decisive blow often determine the outcome!
Although some martial arts moves can quickly enhance the release of energy during attacks, if your dantian's internal energy is insufficient or weak, you may not be able to circulate your energy at the speed you desire, resulting in a slightly slower move. This is the weakness that can cost you victory in a single strike.
Therefore, experts who have reached the Dan Jin realm are much faster in circulating their energy than masters in the Hua Jin realm.
"How is it, can you feel the focal point of the internal energy in your dantian?"
Wan Yunting was also covered in sweat. Dual cultivating with her was a laborious effort.
After all, at his current realm, it was unlikely to quickly improve his internal energy through dual cultivation. The higher the realm, the more difficult it was to improve internal energy and condense a Qi Pill through this dual cultivation method.
This was also a drawback of dual cultivation techniques. During the Dark Jin and Hua Jin stages, as long as the foundation was well laid, internal energy could be rapidly improved through dual cultivation. Like Lu Xiaodie now, if she hadn't dual cultivated with Wan Yunting, it might have taken her several years, or even ten years, to break through the late Hua Jin stage and enter the Dan Jin realm on her own.
Of course, it also depended on the internal cultivation technique one practiced. High-level and profound internal cultivation techniques, such as the Wuji Tiangang internal cultivation technique, the Eight Desolations Divine Skill, and Xiao Wuxiang Gong, could naturally help you practice much faster than lower-level techniques.
This was the difference between superior and low-level internal cultivation techniques, but not everyone could practice superior internal cultivation techniques.
If someone is naturally dull and has low comprehension, they cannot understand profound and superior techniques.
Another factor was the rarity of superior and profound techniques. Like the Wuliang Daoist Temple, it only had the Wuji Tiangang internal cultivation technique as a superior and profound skill. If he hadn't had good fortune, he wouldn't have learned the Eight Desolations Divine Skill and Xiao Wuxiang Gong.
It could be said that Wan Yunting alone had learned three superior internal cultivation techniques, which was more than what many sects possessed.
Therefore, Wan Yunting's internal energy was very strong. Although he had not yet mastered the Eight Desolations Divine Skill and Xiao Wuxiang Gong, he was definitely invincible among opponents of the same realm.
"Yes, I feel it."
Lu Xiaodie, with her eyes closed, carefully sensed the rotation of the internal energy in her dantian, like a vortex. That point was the stage of Dan Jin, the point where a Qi Pill needed to be condensed.
Wan Yunting was currently in the middle stage of Dan Jin. The internal energy in his dantian had already taken the shape of a Qi Pill, but it had not been completely condensed. Once it was condensed into a Qi Pill, he would enter the late stage of Dan Jin, and then as the Qi Pill gradually grew stronger, he would enter the Wu Dao Gang Jin realm.
For Wan Yunting, in the middle stage of Dan Jin, to condense a Qi Pill and reach the late stage, he needed to accumulate internal energy through constant practice day and night. After a long period, he could condense a Qi Pill and reach the level of a Wu Dao Master.
"Alright, from now on, you should practice Xiao Wuxiang Gong diligently and condense the Qi Pill in your dantian."
Having helped Lu Xiaodie enter the early stage of Wu Dao Dan Jin, Wan Yunting got out of bed, preparing to leave.
"What are you doing?"
Lu Xiaodie suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed his arm. Wan Yunting turned to look at her and yawned, "Of course, I'm going back to sleep?"
Lu Xiaodie pounced on him, pushing him down, and said with a charming smile, "You can sleep here too, why go back..."
"No, Sister Lu, you..."
Before Wan Yunting could speak, Lu Xiaodie, with a flushed face, proactively kissed him...
It was past eight o'clock in the morning when Wan Yunting came down from the third floor. He returned to his bedroom to shower and freshen up, then changed into casual clothes. Just then, Lu Xiaodie also came downstairs. Today, she was uncharacteristically wearing a casual long skirt, planning to go out and explore the market to see if Hua City was suitable for opening a small tavern.
"Yunting, are you free to go out with me today?"
Lu Xiaodie's face was filled with joy. She naturally went up and linked her arm with Wan Yunting's as they went downstairs for breakfast. She now called him Yunting because calling him "little brother" during their dual cultivation was a bit awkward...
Perhaps Lu Xiaodie's feelings for him had also changed!
"I can't today, I have to take someone to the airport later."
Wan Yunting said, and entered the dining room with Lu Xiaodie. Li Shuyun had also finished practicing and was having breakfast. He then asked her, "Shuyun, when are you and your parents leaving today?"
"We have a ten o'clock flight this morning," Li Shuyun said calmly.
"What a coincidence, Old Gu also has a ten-thirty flight. I'll take you to the airport then."
Wan Yunting said, planning to send Gu Yuanbai to Beijing and Li Shuyun's family back to Malay at the same time.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Shuyun had finished packing and came downstairs. Wan Yunting loaded their luggage into the trunk and took Li Shuyun to Old Pang's house first.
Because Li Guohao and Cheng Qiuhe had been staying at Old Pang's house for the past few days, their families were close. Although Old Pang was at work and didn't have time, his sister-in-law, You Yumin, had been taking Li Guohao and his wife around Hua City for shopping and sightseeing for the past few days...
Originally, Li Guohao wanted to stay in Hua City for a few more days, but he had company matters waiting for him to handle, so he had to return today.
"Yunting is here."
Li Guohao and his wife were holding their suitcases. Sister-in-law You Yumin also came downstairs to see them off.
Old Pang had already gone to work at the bureau early. Wan Yunting slowly stopped his car, got out to greet them, then loaded their suitcases into the trunk, picked up Li Guohao and his family of three, and headed straight for the airport.
Wan Yunting also called Gu Yuanbai, saying he was taking Li Guohao's family to the airport and they would meet there.
Driven by his disciple Lu Zijin, with Gu Luotang in the passenger seat, and Gu Yuanbai and the old butler Lu Hong sitting in the back, they also headed to the airport...
Li Guohao's family was scheduled to board at ten o'clock. As soon as Wan Yunting dropped them off, he got their tickets and went through security to board. "Yunting, come to Malay to play when you have time in the future."
"Okay, Uncle Li, Aunt Cheng. I'll come over when I have free time," Wan Yunting replied with a smile.
Li Shuyun was wearing a white dress and a denim jacket today, standing tall and elegant. Although she was quiet, a hint of reluctance showed in her eyes as she looked at Wan Yunting. She said softly, "I'll come back to find you before the New Year!"
"Huh?"
Wan Yunting's expression was startled by her words.
"No more talking, it's time to board..."
Seeing the security guards urging them, Li Guohao pulled Cheng Qiuhe and called Li Shuyun to go. Wan Yunting, who had just reacted, waved, "Uncle Li, call me when you arrive. Goodbye..."
Watching the three of them go through security and board the plane, Wan Yunting sighed. He wondered what that girl Li Shuyun meant by "coming back before the New Year." Did she want to come back and spend the New Year with him?
He waited for about ten minutes at the airport entrance when he saw a car slowly approaching. It was Gu Yuanbai, with the old butler Lu Hong, Gu Luotang, and Lu Zijin coming to see them off. Wan Yunting immediately went to greet them. "Old Gu, you're here."
"Yes, Little Wan. Weren't you seeing off friends who were boarding? Have they left?" Gu Yuanbai asked.
"They've left. Their flight was at ten o'clock."
Wan Yunting nodded, smiled and nodded at the old butler Lu Hong. Gu Yuanbai smiled and said, "It's getting late, we should be boarding too. I'll leave everything here to you, Little Wan."
"Don't worry, Old Gu. Be careful when you get to Beijing."
Wan Yunting stood with Gu Luotang and Lu Zijin and smiled at Gu Yuanbai.
"Alright, we'll call you when we get to Beijing. Contact me if anything comes up," Gu Yuanbai said with a smile.
"Okay, bye-bye..."
Wan Yunting waved. Gu Luotang and Lu Zijin also waved, "Grandpa, Grandpa Hong, bye-bye..."
Without further ado, Gu Yuanbai, accompanied by the old butler Lu Hong, pushed two suitcases towards the boarding gate and went through security. After watching them enter, Wan Yunting and the others looked at each other and smiled, "Luotang, Senior Brother Lu, let's go back."
"Yes, Luotang, why don't you go back with Yunting first? I still need to go to the clinic," Lu Zijin said to them.