The Immortal Art of the Heavenly Dao Sect can complete a full cycle in just twenty breaths!

What does this mean?

In this world, one hour equals two thousand breaths, which means one hour equals one hundred full cycles!

(A breath is the time of one inhalation, approximately 3-5 seconds. There's no fixed value, but in this book, it's taken as 3.6 seconds per breath.)

One hundred cycles in one hour!

What does this mean?

On the surface, it seems only slightly better than the Soaring Heavens Art, but the actual difference is more than tenfold!

The higher the grade of the Immortal Art, the purer the spiritual energy it absorbs and converts, with fewer impurities. This means less time is needed to process impurities, allowing for faster cultivation progression.

Processing these impurities is much more difficult than cycling through cultivation!

After all, one is just about absorption, while the other requires repeated refinement to make the spiritual energy purer, so it doesn't damage the meridians during circulation.

Therefore, the more cycles an Immortal Art can complete in an hour, the better its quality. Even one extra cycle can make a huge difference and increase its value significantly.

The Soaring Heavens Art, with sixty-one cycles per hour, is enough to support a top five hundred sect. So how powerful is an Immortal Art with one hundred cycles per hour?

I thought the Soaring Heavens Art was already invincible, but in front of this Immortal Art from the Heavenly Dao Sect, it seems like a joke!

To Xiao Lingxi, such an Immortal Art is as irresistibly attractive as the most beautiful dress in the world.

"Immortal Master, do you need a disciple?"

Xiao Lingxi walked up to Su Bai, blinking her beautiful eyes, staring at him with hope.

Su Bai chuckled, "Little girl, you doubted I was a fraud before. What, now you want to join a fraud's sect?"

Xiao Lingxi's face flushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed, but she quickly became serious and sincerely said, "Immortal Master, Lingxi realizes her mistake and hopes for your forgiveness."

"Oh, then tell me, what was your mistake?" Su Bai looked at Xiao Lingxi with interest.

This little girl loves to play the hero and is quite bold, daring to confront him and even come alone to this wilderness.

"Lingxi shouldn't have doubted the Immortal Master, nor should she have spoken disrespectfully..." Xiao Lingxi lowered her head, looking like a guilty child.

This demeanor immediately amused Su Bai.

He bore no ill will towards Xiao Lingxi, even finding her quite interesting, and was merely teasing her.

"These little things, I never took them to heart, nor do I need to hold a grudge against a little girl."

Su Bai waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.

"Thank you, Immortal Master, you're so kind!"

Hearing Su Bai's words, Xiao Lingxi quickly expressed her gratitude, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents, a smile appearing on her lips.

"Then, Immortal Master, can Lingxi join the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

She fluttered her big eyes, looking at Su Bai expectantly.

Su Bai glanced over, scanning Xiao Lingxi from head to toe, and shook his head, "Not for now!"

"Ah, why not?"

Xiao Lingxi pouted, feeling a bit aggrieved, "Immortal Master, Lingxi can do your laundry, serve tea, massage your back and legs, anything you need, won't you accept me?"

"No, you're too young." Su Bai looked at Xiao Lingxi again and shook his head.

"Young?" Xiao Lingxi looked down, following Su Bai's gaze to her chest.

Though not very prominent, it's not small either.

Or does the Immortal Master prefer larger?

"What's small? It's not small at all!" Xiao Lingxi lifted her head, proudly puffing out her chest with a touch of girlish pride.

"Ahem..." Su Bai coughed lightly, covering his embarrassment, "I didn't mean that. I meant your age is too young; our sect doesn't accept minors."

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"Too young..." Xiao Lingxi murmured blankly, her face blushing slightly, realizing she misunderstood the Immortal Master.

"Immortal Master, just to clarify, I had my coming-of-age ceremony three days ago, so I'm an adult now!"

Xiao Lingxi puffed her cheeks, seriously defending herself.

"Hmm?" Su Bai was surprised.

This little girl, an adult?

Oh, I forgot.

In this world, adulthood isn't eighteen, but sixteen!

"Little girl, it's so late, aren't you going home? Aren't your family worried?" Su Bai reminded her.

Xiao Lingxi pursed her lips, muttering, "Who wants to go home!"

"Oh?"

Su Bai raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued.

Goodness.

A rebellious runaway girl?

Then I definitely can't accept her!

If I accept her now, what if her parents come looking for trouble in a few days?

"If you want to join the Heavenly Dao Sect, no problem, just bring your parents along. Otherwise, I don't want to be accused of kidnapping!"

Su Bai said sternly, then with a swift step, he entered the main hall and slammed the door shut.

"Hey, hey... you..."

Leaving Xiao Lingxi standing there, dumbfounded.

.........

"Sleeping at three and waking at six, even the King of Hell praises my good health."

Early in the morning, Su Bai stretched and exercised his muscles, ready to check on his disciples' progress overnight.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he was taken aback by the scene before him.

The entire mountain was spotless, not a single blade of grass or fallen leaf, and the buildings were so clean they reflected light, without a speck of dust.

Many places on the mountain were adorned with pots of fresh flowers, filling the air with a floral fragrance, mixed with a peculiar delicious aroma.

"Braised pork!"

Following the scent, Su Bai saw a whole table of delicacies on a small wooden table nearby, seven or eight dishes in total, each exuding a tempting aroma.

Especially the large bowl of braised pork in the center, with its rich, juicy meat, instantly arousing Su Bai's appetite.

"Immortal Master, you're awake?"

Xiao Lingxi appeared out of nowhere, immediately running to Su Bai's side with a fawning smile, "I made this myself, would you like to try it?"

What is it like to wake up to a delicious meal waiting for you?

Before crossing over, as a single twenty-year-old otaku, Su Bai felt that happiness came too suddenly!

He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it in his mouth. As soon as the meat entered his mouth, Su Bai's movements froze.

"How is it, is it good?"

Xiao Lingxi asked with a giggle, dimples appearing on her cheeks.

She was extremely confident in her cooking skills!

Her mother always said the best way to attract a man is to first win over his stomach.

"It's delicious, really delicious, no need to make it next time."

Su Bai swiftly disappeared.

Water, water, where's the water!

"Is it so good it made him fly away?"

Watching Su Bai vanish in a flash, Xiao Lingxi scratched her head.

Is it really that good?

Xiao Lingxi skeptically picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

As soon as it entered, her expression mirrored Su Bai's earlier.

The savory taste of the meat and the seasoning of the sugar were completely absent, with only one flavor lingering in her mouth.

That flavor was like swallowing a mouthful of salt, the salt constantly bombarding her taste buds, refusing to subside.

Xiao Lingxi's eyes reddened instantly.

It was like telling a northeastern restaurant owner the portions were too small to fill you up.

Like a Cantonese person blindfolded and given a bite of devil's pepper.

A cup of tea with milk without pearls but with extra salt, please.

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