"I’m not done with you either, hmph!" Li Mengjie also glared at Leng Xuan, deleted the photo from the TV, and ran upstairs.
Leng Xuan unconsciously touched his nose and gave a bitter smile, thinking that on his first day of work, he had caused such a big issue. It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future, or where else would he find a job with such a high salary?
Shaking his head, he turned off the TV and the living room lights, then went into his own room.
However, he did not go to sleep. As usual, he replaced sleep with cultivating the Defying Heaven Art. After sitting on the bed, he slowly raised his hands and then pressed them down, repeating the action several times. The pent-up frustration in his chest dissipated, and he then discarded all distractions, entering a state where he and his surroundings became one. Around his body, a faint grey halo gradually emerged, which was quite magical!
There were four major realms in the Defying Heaven Art, each with nine minor realms, known as ’stages.’
Leng Xuan was currently at the threshold of the Yellow Realm, specifically at the Zero Realm Ninth Stage. Although he had always been unable to break through this bottleneck, Leng Xuan never stopped practicing, which made the True Qi in his body grow increasingly purer and his foundation firmer. With a casual strike, he could shatter a large rock—already a remarkable feat in this era.
As he grew older, Leng Xuan, although he did not understand the true path of cultivation, had read many cultivation novels, such as ’Sword Fight Nine Heavens’ written by an online author named Ji Wu. The book mentioned countless gods, demons, spirits, immortals, and bizarre creatures, and there were innumerable cultivators. This made him intensely curious about ancient cultivators and Foreigners.
After being discharged from the military and returning home, he had asked Uncle Da Zhang about this issue. Uncle Da Zhang only said, "The Mortal World is not without its Cultivation World; however, throughout thousands of years, the Spiritual Energy of Earth has been nearly exhausted by the ever-increasing numbers of cultivators and by the Evil Demons and Demon Spirits hidden in deep mountains and valleys. Over time, the Spiritual Energy in the Mortal World has become thinner and thinner. By this era, it is no longer suitable for cultivators to practice."
Surprised by Uncle Da Zhang’s words, Leng Xuan then asked, "I read in novels that some cultivation experts can live for a thousand years, even thousands of years without dying. Do such people still exist in this world now?"
Uncle Da Zhang fell silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "I’m not too sure myself. There might be a few, but those who can live for more than a thousand years are undoubtedly super experts. Such people have probably already moved to another space."
"Another space?" Leng Xuan was greatly shocked and asked, "Apart from Earth, is there another space suitable for humans to live in?"
Uncle Da Zhang was taken aback, as if he realized he had said too much, so he replied, "As for that matter, I will naturally tell you when you break through to the Defying Heaven and Earth Realm. Don’t ask too much for now!"
Understanding that Uncle Da Zhang was a man of his word, Leng Xuan had no choice but to quell his curiosity and not pursue the matter further...
When Leng Xuan had completed 36 cycles of the Small Zhou Tian, dawn had already broken. He opened his eyes, got dressed, and went out. Ling Xuejiu and Li Mengjie still hadn’t awakened, "They’re probably still sleeping in," Leng Xuan thought to himself.
Feeling a bit hungry, Leng Xuan went to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat. He found that besides milk and bread, there were also some raw eggs and noodles. He was used to eating noodles for breakfast in the past and hadn’t had bread and milk many times. Moreover, they didn’t suit his taste, so he took two eggs and a container of noodles and ran to the kitchen to make egg noodles.