50: Building a house

After the Spiritual Vein was buried underground, a surge of Spiritual Qi so thick it had atomized gushed out from the earth.

Seeing this, Long Glass immediately used Spatial Power to seal the Spiritual Qi within the range of the mountain peak.

"Master, sit down and Cultivate quickly! This Spiritual Qi was hidden deep underground by the Spiritual Vein; it is pure Spiritual Qi that has been continuously compressed, making it perfect for Cultivation!"

After setting up the Space Barrier, Long Glass hurriedly reminded Zhang Daobai.

Zhang Daobai nodded and then released White Moon, letting it Cultivate alongside him.

Time lost its meaning during Cultivation. By the time Zhang Daobai stopped, three days had already passed.

With the help of the pure Spiritual Qi provided by the Spiritual Vein, the distance Zhang Daobai needed to reach the Late Foundation Establishment Stage had shortened significantly. He was confident he could achieve a Breakthrough within a month.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Just as Zhang Daobai stood up to stretch his body, White Moon turned into a white blur and lunged into his arms.

"You've stopped Cultivating too? Wait! You've broken through to the second rank!"

Zhang Daobai suddenly realized through the Spirit Taming Contract that White Moon's cultivation level had quietly broken through to the second rank.

He was surprised, firstly because of White Moon's cultivation speed, and secondly because White Moon had completed the Breakthrough right next to him without him noticing anything unusual.

Thinking of this, Zhang Daobai couldn't help but marvel once again at how powerful the Divine Concealment Bug Bloodline was when it came to hiding.

"Master."

At that moment, Long Glass emerged from the Void Realm in front of Zhang Daobai, floating in mid-air as she spoke.

"Has Lin Luoxue come looking for me during this time?" Zhang Daobai asked immediately upon seeing Long Glass.

Before Cultivating, Zhang Daobai had instructed Long Glass to explain things if Lin Luoxue came to his room in the outside world to find him.

"She came once," Long Glass replied with a nod.

After putting White Moon back into the spirit taming space, Zhang Daobai turned to look at the flat ground on the mountain peak, planning how to build a cultivation residence on this Spiritual Vein.

"First, I need a Spirit Gathering Formation to concentrate the Spiritual Qi for Cultivation. I also need an Illusion Formation to prevent wild beasts in the mountain range from causing trouble. As for the house, I only need to build one..."

Zhang Daobai measured the flat ground with his eyes while conceptualizing how to renovate the area.

After a while, a rough plan had formed in Zhang Daobai's mind, and he then exited the Small World.

Returning to the cultivation room in the outside world, Zhang Daobai pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

Lin Luoxue was not in the small courtyard at the moment; she had likely gone to the Xuantian Mountain Range to search for resources.

Leaving the courtyard, Zhang Daobai followed his pre-conceived plan and purchased the Formation Plates for a Spirit Gathering Formation, an Illusion Formation, and a Defensive Formation.

Afterward, Zhang Daobai bought some Materials for building a house, as well as indoor furniture and daily necessities.

By the time he finished shopping and returned to the courtyard, Lin Luoxue had also returned from the Xuantian Mountain Range.

"You've finished your seclusion?"

Lin Luoxue spoke with some surprise when she saw Zhang Daobai.

"Yeah, I went out to buy some things."

Zhang Daobai nodded and sat down across from Lin Luoxue.

The moment he sat down, he noticed that Lin Luoxue's face was somewhat pale, and her red lips had lost some of their color.

"You're injured!?"

Zhang Daobai's heart immediately tightened, and he asked with concern.

"While hunting a Purple Thunder Eagle for its essence blood, I encountered a Late Stage third-rank Purple Thunder Eagle. It was essentially a mutual defeat," Lin Luoxue said calmly, explaining the origin of her injuries.

"Go to the Lake of Life to heal first."

As he spoke, Zhang Daobai brought Lin Luoxue into his spirit taming space.

He didn't offer a single word of comfort, nor did he clamor about killing that Late Stage third-rank Purple Thunder Eagle, because Lin Luoxue didn't need any of that. What she needed most right now was to recover from her injuries.

After entering the Small World, Zhang Daobai took out the building Materials.

Then, following the blueprints he had drawn beforehand, he began the construction.

These building Materials had all been pre-processed; he only needed to lay the foundation and then piece the Materials together according to the blueprints.

The entire house didn't require a single nail or a drop of adhesive; it fit together like the mortise and tenon structures from his previous life.

After spending several hours building the house, Zhang Daobai placed the three Formation Plates in the center of the courtyard outside the house.

Before long, the area around the mountain peak was surrounded by a layer of mist, making it impossible to see the situation on the peak from the outside.

After cleaning the house, Zhang Daobai took out the furniture and daily necessities and arranged them with care.

Compared to the rented courtyard outside, this small house in his own world, built with his own hands, gave Zhang Daobai more of a sense of home.

Once the house was arranged, Zhang Daobai released the fully recovered Lin Luoxue.

When Lin Luoxue came out and saw the surroundings, she felt a strange sense of warmth for some reason.

"Are you alright now?"

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he opened his Eye of Appraisal to confirm Lin Luoxue's status.

"I'm fine, I've recovered."

Lin Luoxue replied, then turned to look outside, quickly confirming in her heart that this was inside Zhang Daobai's Small World.

"It's good that you're fine. In the future, if you get injured, just find me directly through the Spirit Taming Contract and return to the spirit taming space to recover."

After confirming that Lin Luoxue had indeed fully recovered, Zhang Daobai gave her some uneasy instructions.

"There's no need..."

Just as Lin Luoxue was about to say it wasn't necessary to trouble him, she was directly interrupted by Zhang Daobai.

"It's settled!"

This was the first time Zhang Daobai had made a decision directly, regardless of Lin Luoxue's opinion.

"Okay."

Lin Luoxue opened her mouth, looked at Zhang Daobai for a moment in silence, then nodded in response.

"Let's go, we're going to take a bath," Zhang Daobai said as he stood up and walked toward the back of the house.

Hearing Zhang Daobai's words, Lin Luoxue looked at him in disbelief, doubting if she had heard correctly.

"What did you just say?"

Lin Luoxue's face turned slightly red as she asked with uncertainty.

"Do you remember the Bath of Fire Pool in the Chiyang Volcano?"

"I brought out all the spiritual fluid from that Bath of Fire Pool. Now we can enjoy the same treatment as those disciples from great families and Sects."

Zhang Daobai looked back with a mischievous grin as he explained.

"Be clearer next time."

Seeing the mischievous grin on Zhang Daobai's face, Lin Luoxue immediately realized he had done it on purpose.

But she wasn't angry, which made her feel a bit puzzled herself, though she didn't think much of it.

"Next time for sure!" Zhang Daobai said as he walked toward the backyard.

Arriving in the backyard, Zhang Daobai led Lin Luoxue to an empty bath and reached his hand into it.

In the next second, the originally empty bath was filled with a large amount of fiery red liquid, which also emitted a scorching heat.