53: Chapter 52 Wen Xinran's Thoughts

"Xinran, help me refine a few furnaces of Medicinal Pills first."

"Just the most ordinary kind like before will do."

"As you command!"

Seeing Wen Xinran excitedly begin Alchemy, Li Fan finally had time to check the harvest of the day.

Following several consecutive battles, the strongest face-slapping system had been working frantically, and his hard training points had reached 1100.

"It increased by nearly a thousand?"

Li Fan nodded with satisfaction, seeing that this trip to the C-Class ranking was definitely not in vain; not only did he earn credits for free, but his hard training points had also increased significantly.

Continuing to check the System storage, he noticed an item called [Mist of Uncertainty].

This item was obtained by checking in with the System while in the Secret Realm used for the C-Class ranking competition.

Holding it in his hand, it felt similar to Human Illusion, only one was gray-white and the other was colorful.

[It will turn into some strange things; the prompt requires 100 hard training points.]

Looking at the hard training points consumed, it was still a bit different from Human Illusion.

Li Fan didn't bother with it further and continued checking the System. To his surprise,

his cultivation had unexpectedly increased by one level without him noticing, and his Physique had broken through to 'Momentum Formation'.

This was the first time he had improved naturally without consuming hard training points.

"Saved 800 hard training points."

Like Spirit Reflection, Physique is divided into five levels.

Li Fan was now at the second level, 'Momentum Formation'; high-Aptitude Cultivators must reach Golden Core to attain this level.

The subsequent levels are Morphing, True Condensation, and Source Return.

Continuing to look at the 1100 hard training points, Li Fan didn't hesitate and directly consumed 900 hard training points to break through to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.

Although the remaining two hundred weren't much, there were indeed many things he could upgrade.

"The effect of Essence of Restoration is enhanced, Water Summoning Technique is broken through to the limit, Mist of Uncertainty is upgraded, and Nangong Miao's Heavenly Dao Alliance is strengthened."

Seeing that each upgrade only cost 100 hard training points, Li Fan was in a bit of a dilemma and didn't know which one to choose.

So he chose the simplest method.

"Xinran, between one, two, three, and four, which two numbers do you like?"

Although Wen Xinran was confused as to why Li Fan suddenly asked this,

she just needed to answer honestly since her husband was asking her a question.

Thinking this, she blurted out two numbers:

"Two and three."

"A compromise... then let it be so."

[200 hard training points consumed.]

[Water Summoning Technique has broken through its limit; the effects of this mysterious Cultivation Technique have become stronger...]

[Next upgrade requires 1000 hard training points.]

Li Fan didn't expect that Water Summoning Technique could still be upgraded after breaking its limit, although the consumption of hard training points had skyrocketed.

But he had to admit, this Cultivation Technique was truly very useful.

[Mist of Uncertainty has been upgraded to Pending Reality; some things are waiting to become real.]

[Next upgrade requires 1000 hard training points.]

Still the same cryptic description from the System; Li Fan just took a glance at it and tossed it back into the System storage.

It landed right in the same corner as Human Illusion.

With that, the System-related upgrades came to an end.

Li Fan turned over, habitually pulled up his terminal, and habitually opened the page to start surfing the web.

"The Xuannü official authority plans to establish the Xuannü Dao Tracking Academy and will recruit Cultivators from various top schools."

The top headline was from the Xuannü official authority; Li Fan scanned down the leaderboard, and almost everything was related to the official authority.

Li Fan frowned slightly, realizing something was wrong, and flipped through the news records related to the official authority.

"The official authority has been making constant moves since the school exams; could it be that something major has happened?"

He faintly felt that the turmoil of the Feather Clan invasion during the school exams might have far exceeded his imagination.

However, these were not things he should be considering. Li Fan switched to the Immortal Entertainment category and scanned it.

"Xianmi Group member Chang Yufei achieved a top ten ranking at Xuanzong University; who says women are inferior to men!!"

"A Feise Group member posted a message indirectly mocking Chang Yufei for not quitting the group despite having cultivated for so long; could it be vanity at work?!"

"Feise Group's top star Yun Baimei responds to the romance scandal."

"Former Xianmi Group top star Luo Shuying has actually achieved Fusion of dual Spiritual Roots, her grace and bearing elevated even further, as if the Luo Goddess has descended to the world, standing aloof from the rest of the world."

Looking at the familiar headlines, Li Fan's lips curled up; this was exactly the right flavor.

Looking at it overall, what interested him most was the report related to Luo Shuying.

He raised his hand to click in, and on the front page was a photo of Luo Shuying taken from a distance, showing her profile.

It must have been secretly taken by a like-minded brother from Xuanzhuan University.

Although Li Fan inwardly despised such secret photography, he still silently zoomed in on the picture.

It was a bit blurry, but he could still make out Luo Shuying's cold and peerless appearance.

A perfect world-weary face that made Li Fan's heart surge with emotion.

Is this the power of a "White Moonlight"? Even though Li Fan was now considered seasoned and had seen countless people, he couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart.

Saving this picture to his favorites, Li Fan let out a long sigh, feeling a sense of loss.

However, his blood could only rush upwards, not downwards; he couldn't get it up right now.

After continuing to browse for some entertainment, he opened his friend list and accepted the Sword Cultivator's request.

Because Li Fan had opened a new account, there weren't many people on his friend list; only the Wen sisters, the three from the supplementary recruitment, and the newly added Sword Cultivator, totaling six people.

Not long after accepting the friend request, the Sword Cultivator, Duan Changfeng, sent a message.

"Good evening, Master!"

Seeing Duan Changfeng call him Master right off the bat, Li Fan couldn't help but laugh, but he couldn't let this kid take advantage of him so easily.

So Li Fan weighed the situation.

This kid probably receives two or three thousand credits every hundred days, so he waved his hand and typed out a line.

"One hundred credits per lesson; when I hold class depends on my mood, and how long a lesson lasts also depends on my mood."

After sending it, he nodded with satisfaction; he had to set a high price so he wouldn't keep coming to bother him.

Faced with Li Fan's casual class conditions, Duan Changfeng not only had no objections but instead directly transferred 1000 credits over.

"Master, I'll book ten lessons first; just call me whenever you're in a good mood."

"Yo, this kid is not bad."

Seeing that Duan Changfeng was so sensible, if it weren't already late at night, Li Fan would have really wanted to give him a lesson right now.

At this moment, the Medicinal Pill refined by Wen Xinran had just come out of the furnace.

Before she could go to collect them, Li Fan impatiently waved his hand, and several Medicinal Pills flew into his mouth.

Although they were only relatively low-level Essence of Restoration pills, they made Li Fan feel much more fulfilled.

His body recovered some strength, and his spirits lifted.

Li Fan patted the sofa and beckoned Wen Xinran to come closer.

"Come over for class, Xinran."

Wen Xinran trotted over.

She sat elegantly on the sofa, looking down at Li Fan who was lying sprawled out on the sofa.

"Hehe, successfully broke through the one-zhang distance."

Her little head was naturally not thinking about anything like class.

She was still entirely focused on the one-zhang distance Li Fan had mentioned yesterday.

Then, she slowly moved her thighs, rubbing against the sofa.

Before long, she was pressing against Li Fan's head, which was lying horizontally on the sofa.

Li Fan looked up, his line of sight blocked by the mountain peaks, unable to see Wen Xinran's face.

He moved back a little before he could clearly see Wen Xinran's slightly nervous face.

[Strongest Imparting Knowledge System, Wen Xinran, Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method introductory progress: level six.]

Seeing that a day had passed and Wen Xinran had comprehended two more levels on her own.

Perhaps today she would be able to master the Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method and then try refining new Medicinal Pills.

So Li Fan praised her:

"Xinran, you've improved so much; are you tired from cultivating?"

Of course, Wen Xinran wasn't tired.

She only cared that the distance between her and Li Fan had gotten closer again.

So she took a breath and tentatively said:

"Husband, why don't you rest your head on my lap? It's softer here."

Hearing this, Li Fan was touched in his heart, feeling inexplicably gratified.

Before, she had always suppressed him roughly.

Although Li Fan was in pain and enjoying it, Wen Xinran's gentle approach was still more suitable for him.

So Li Fan lay directly on it; to say nothing else, it was indeed soft and squishy.

However, with his head lying on it, he could see Wen Xinran's face even less, completely blocked by the shadows of her chest.

Li Fan didn't mind; as long as he was comfortable, that was all that mattered, and he directly activated the System to start the lecture.

...

[Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method introductory, nine levels understood, today's comprehension limit based on her Aptitude has been reached.]

Not long after, a System prompt appeared, and Li Fan was puzzled when he saw it:

"How come it could improve by four levels yesterday, but only three levels today? The System's effect shouldn't decrease."

Li Fan extended his Divine Sense while asking aloud:

"Xinran, how do you feel about the lesson today?"

At this moment, just like last time, Wen Xinran was dizzy from the knowledge being poured into her.

Coupled with Li Fan lying on her lap, the throbbing in her heart had been suppressed for a long time.

Her eyes were dazed, and she giggled:

"Husband's head... hehe... so close... I really want to bury my face in it."

As she spoke, Wen Xinran was about to lean down.

Seeing the two mountain peaks coming towards him, Li Fan was immediately alarmed, pulled himself to the side, and gave a light shout:

"Alright, Wen Xinran, you're doing it again, aren't you?"

The light shout contained a trace of Spiritual Qi, making Wen Xinran much more sober.

She looked at Li Fan, who had run away again.

Her heart still held no regrets; instead, she felt a bit of pity...

"Go to the side of the Pill Furnace and reflect."

"This time, stay three zhang away from me until you've mastered the Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method."

Hearing this, Wen Xinran could only look longingly at Li Fan, who was pretending to be angry on the side,

then she obediently went to sit by the Pill Furnace and Cultivate.

"Not thinking of anything good all day long."

Seeing this, Li Fan muttered and lay back down on the sofa.

Watching Wen Xinran, who had already entered a state of meditation, he felt fortunate:

"It's a good thing her cultivation isn't as high as mine, otherwise I see she wouldn't be much different from her sister."

If one more came to drain him continuously, Li Fan really wouldn't be able to handle it.

With a sigh, he looked out past the bed railing.

The sky was already dawning, and having not slept all night, Li Fan planned to sleep for a while first.

Although Foundation Establishment Cultivators no longer need sleep, the hard training points given by the slacking/idle System were not insignificant, so Li Fan would sleep for a fixed amount of time every day.

Wen Xinran, who had been staying with Li Fan for the past few days, naturally noticed this as well.

By the Pill Furnace, she slightly opened her eyes.

She caught sight of Li Fan having fallen into a deep sleep.

Under the reflection of the furnace fire, that soft and cute little face smiled evilly.

She got up and sneakily came to the side of the sofa, muttering to herself:

"Hehe, I've already mastered it, so the three zhang distance doesn't count anymore."

Her Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method had just been one step away, and now she had mastered it.

She stretched out her two claws, just about to get handsy.

Seeing Li Fan's sleeping face, she felt a bit reluctant for a moment.

"Husband has been busy all day today, he must be very tired."

"Then I'll just cuddle a little, just a tiny bit."