Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Luo Yan controlled the Magical Treasure to stop its momentum, hovering in the seawater, waiting for the elders from Yuqing View to come and collect him.

Shi Liuli was still in an unconscious state, which clearly showed that the Ghost Dragon had learned from its previous failure to trap Luo Yan, greatly enhancing the strength of its spell. As a result, Miss Shi had yet to regain consciousness.

If Luo Yan didn’t want to continue the ambush at Yuqing View, he could take advantage of her at that moment and do as he pleased.

No, considering Liuli’s personality and emotional intelligence, if he really did as he pleased and then hugged and coaxed her afterwards, it’s not impossible that she could be appeased…

Of course, all these thoughts were just that—thoughts. After all, Luo Yan hadn’t planned to lose his Yuan Yang that soon—at least not until Wei Dongliu went to the Demonic Path and obtained some exquisite Dual Cultivation Technique.

Having roughly estimated the remaining time, Luo Yan instructed the Kunlun Mirror:

“Teleport to Shiping Mountain.”

The Kunlun Mirror was still reminiscing about its brilliant recent teleport, which had perfectly made the Ghost Dragon’s trajectory of collapsing and blocking the route disappear into nothingness. It had hoped for Luo Yan’s praise, but upon hearing his words, felt a twinge of disappointment.

“What’s wrong, Ah Jing?”

“…No, it’s nothing.” The Kunlun Mirror sighed, thinking that it was fine not to be praised, after all, it had also helped locate the second piece of its main body.

[Location four: Shiping Mountain, Tong Xuan Gate.]

[Identity: Wei Dongliu.]

[The Mirror Flower Water Moon Template is being overlaid; time-space travel is in progress.]

Wei Dongliu stepped out of the stone cottage, only to see Jiang Liyan lying on a lounger by the lake, sleeping.

It must be said that Jiang the Witch had many similarities with Miss Shi in appearance and personality: such as an intense curiosity, skill in leveraging the natural advantages of being a woman, and a strange but often accurate ability to predict the future… among other things.

However, the crucial difference was that Miss Shi’s behavior was genuine, while Jiang the Witch was merely pretending.

Therefore, Shi Liuli often committed acts that were both laughable and annoying, while Jiang Liyan had much better control over herself, showcasing true acting talent.

Perhaps only in sleep did she reveal such a purely innocent and unguarded expression.

Wei Dongliu felt slightly moved, while from behind the window of the adjacent stone cottage, the young girl Wang Cong was secretly observing them.

“Junior sister…” Guo Jin called out weakly from behind, “Hurry up and finish today’s daily tasks.”

“Don’t bother me!” Wang Cong turned her head to shush him, “Master is standing beside his wife, staring at her sleeping face and daydreaming!”

“That’s not the mistress.” Guo Jin honestly corrected her, “It’s the senior from next door, Jiang.”

“It will be eventually!” Wang Cong thought to herself that the spells Jiang taught her were far more interesting than the Qi Refining Technique taught by her master.

If Jiang couldn’t become my mistress, how could I shamelessly continue learning spells from her?

She had to think of a way to help!

As Wei Dongliu was deep in thought, the Demon Head within Jiang the Witch’s sleeve sensed his approach and started to get restless, waking its master from her light slumber.

Her consciousness then cleared, her eyelids flickered, and her thoughts turned quickly as she pretended she had been faking sleep the whole time—suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and glared at him, half shyly, half reproachfully saying:

“Daoist Wei, how can you stare at a girl’s face like that! That’s quite impudent and rude!”

Wei Dongliu’s expression remained unchanged as he simply said:

“You’ve gained weight.”

Jiang the Witch: ???!!!

Anger surged to her forehead, only to be quickly suppressed by her strong willpower.

After all, she was a woman of the Demon Sect, and of course, she wouldn’t be provoked by such words. So, she began to sob and cry mockingly:

“I didn’t expect Brother Wei to be this kind of person, not only presumptuous and frivolous but also shaming me, wuu wuu wuu…,”

Wei Dongliu looked at her expressionlessly for a long time until Jiang the Witch sheepishly dropped her pretense, only then did he ask in confusion:

“Doesn’t Fellow Jiang have her own sect? Why do you spend all your time at my Tong Xuan Gate’s residence? Aren’t you afraid your master will be jealous?”

Jiang Liyan’s defenses broke instantly, and she left covering her face and crying:

“Then I’ll leave, I’ll leave!”

Watching Jiang the Witch leave indignantly, Wang Cong sighed from behind the stone house window and climbed down from the table, saying to Guo Jin:

“It seems this master is really going to be single for a lifetime…”

“What’s wrong with cultivators being single?” Guo Jin asked, puzzled.

“The problem is that fools like senior brother here don’t even realize there is a problem,” Wang Cong responded irritably, glancing at him, but quickly hid behind Guo Jin, because Wei Dongliu had already started knocking on the door outside.

“It’s been many days since I’ve seen you, let’s have your teacher check your homework,” he said stiffly.

Guo Jin and Wang Cong exchanged glances, thinking, what ‘many days since we’ve last seen you’? If you want to make things hard for us, just say it!

Wei Dongliu entered the stone house and began to examine the condition of his two disciples.

Surprisingly, the cultivation progress of both was quite decent; although they couldn’t compare to his own past progress at their age, they were nonetheless up to a respectable standard.

“Now that you both have started Qi Refining, your teacher will explain carefully,” Wei Dongliu turned around and spoke indifferently with his hands behind his back, “The foundation of cultivation lies in the Purple Mansion, and the basis of the Purple Mansion is the Qi Sea. The Qi Refining Rank is the very foundation of foundations on the path of cultivation, one must not be careless.”

“Ordinary-talented cultivators need about sixty years to fill their Qi Sea, and those with slightly better talent need thirty or forty years. With your aptitude, it’s estimated that you won’t finish in seventy or eighty years.”

“Therefore, you must not slack off in your daily lessons. You need to cycle at least three hundred and sixty heavenly circuits every day. Understood?”

Wang Cong’s face stiffened; those three hundred and sixty heavenly circuits would take up at least two-thirds of each day!

Guo Jin obediently replied, “Understood.”

“Hmm,” Wei Dongliu nodded, “When you enter the Marrow Cleansing Rank, that’s when your teacher will permit you to go out and gain experience.”

Wang Cong, who was naturally lively and restless, had been frowning, but at this news, she brightened up a bit.

Guo Jin was still his stolid self as he replied:

“Yes, Master. My junior sister and I will strive to enter the Marrow Cleansing Rank.”

“Hmm, Guo Jin,” Wei Dongliu continued, “Cultivation is like sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you will fall back. You are the eldest brother of our sect, ensure you don’t neglect your own cultivation level while also urging your junior sister’s practice.”

“Yes, Master,” Guo Jin responded compliantly.

Wang Cong, on the other hand, thought the master knew she was slacking off and quickly looked anxious, adopting a humble and obedient expression.

Pleased, Wei Dongliu nodded in satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and then turned and left.

Back in his quarters, Wei Dongliu was about to sit on the bed to meditate when he suddenly heard a buzzing from a tripod in the corner; three golden rays of light flew out, circling in the air for a moment before landing in the palm of Wei Dongliu’s spread hand.

He saw three round, golden beetles, closing their smooth wing covers, gently clutching his fingers and starting to meticulously clean their antennae and mouthparts.

The Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworms had finally matured!

Wei Dongliu was overjoyed, his trump card had increased by one more!

According to the records, once the Golden Silkworms matured, they became impervious to knives and flames, could eat through metal, and came with a deadly poison, making them first-class ferocious creatures in the world.

What was more important was that, since they had been “extinct” for nearly ten thousand years, the methods to counter the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworms had also been lost, with neither Kunlun, Penglai, nor Shushan possessing them.

If used well, they might replace the Five Elements Extinguishing Divine Light and become Wei Dongliu’s unique weapon!