------------
Chapter 2 Nie Xiaoqian (10k)
It's late at night.
After chatting for a while, the three of them each found a room to rest.
Although the dilapidated temple was crumbling and eerily quiet, it had plenty of empty rooms, so finding a place to stay for the night was no problem.
Xiao Ning randomly chose a room near Yan Chixia and moved in.
This is a Buddhist annex room, containing nothing but a bed and a table.
Abandoned for many years, it was already dilapidated and in a terrible state. The oil lamp on the table had long since dried up and was covered in dust.
After cleaning up the cobwebs that filled the room, Xiao Ning sat cross-legged on the wooden bed.
Close your eyes, concentrate, clear your mind, and gather your thoughts.
I focused my gaze on my nose, and through that nose, I became completely absorbed in the moment.
"breathe!"
With each breath, Xiao Ning's entire mind sank into a state of profound tranquility.
Having transmigrated to this world, apart from the vast amount of cultivation manuals in his memories, his clone carried no other items, and even his physical attributes were only comparable to those of an ordinary person!
After gaining a general understanding of the world, Xiao Ning felt a sense of urgency.
The government was corrupt, and monsters were rampant.
Ordinary people, let alone live well, struggle to even survive.
Therefore, once he had some free time, Xiao Ning immediately began his first cultivation session.
Unconsciously, a wisp of energy within his body was grasped by Xiao Ning and began to circulate according to his will.
Gradually, a feeling of comfort washed over me, and the free-floating energy in the air was drawn into my body.
After an unknown amount of time, a warm aura seemed to emerge in his dantian. Xiao Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Following the mental technique recorded in the [Dragon Elephant Body Refining Technique], he moved his mind and circulated that aura out of his dantian, circulating it through his meridians.
As a prerequisite for the "Dragon and Elephant True Techniques", the "Dragon and Elephant Body Refining Techniques" contains all the cultivation methods from body refining and foundation building, acquired meridian opening, innate qi cultivation, grandmaster concentration of intention, to great grandmaster spirit condensation.
Having practiced this technique for the longest time, Xiao Ning naturally had a special fondness for it. Although his self-created "Xiao Family Martial Arts Manual" was no less advanced, he still naturally chose the "Dragon Elephant Body Refining Technique".
As Xiao Ning skillfully circulated his first breath of internal energy, he was surprised to find that cultivating with this clone seemed to be easier than when he first started cultivating with his original body.
"Could it be because of the reconstruction?"
"Or is it because the body's realm has increased, the cultivation aptitude has become better?"
"Or perhaps the primordial energy of heaven and earth is even more abundant in this world?"
As Xiao Ning circulated his internal energy, many doubts arose in his mind.
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find the reason, so he had to give up thinking and focus on circulating his internal energy and cultivating diligently.
Time passed slowly, and gradually, a mist rose in Lanruo Temple.
A gust of cold wind blew in, and the entire temple fell silent. Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared outside, with flashes of white light and drum-like thunder coming in waves.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The insects and rats in the temple quickly hid, not daring to make a sound.
Immediately following was a soft, mournful sobbing sound, like a lament, a cry, a plea, captivating the soul, a sound that could be deadly.
"call!"
Hearing the noise, Xiao Ning let out a long breath, opened his eyes, stood up and stretched his body, and a series of cracking sounds rang out.
"Not bad, all meridians are open, saving the trouble of opening them! Judging by internal strength, you've already reached the second level of the Acquired Realm!"
Feeling the thin layer of internal energy within his body, Xiao Ning felt an overwhelming sense of security.
"However, with such limited cultivation and the fact that my martial arts don't need to be relearned, I might be able to deal with ordinary people, but I wonder if I can defeat that seductive female ghost outside?"
The soft moaning sounds that reached Xiao Ning's ears made him shudder.
He tried to ignore it, but the alluring voice was so captivating that he couldn't ignore it at all. He was dreaming if he wanted to cultivate in peace.
At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Yan Chixia barged in.
"Xiao boy, you..."
Before the person even arrived, the voice came first. But when Yan Chixia saw Xiao Ning, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
After some time apart, Xiao Ning seemed to have become a different person, exuding an aura of power. If he was like an unpolished gem before, he was now like a sudden burst of inspiration, radiating brilliance.
As the saying goes: I have a bright pearl, long locked away by worldly troubles; today the dust is gone and its light shines forth, illuminating countless mountains and rivers.
In those two short hours, Xiao Ning seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, so much so that Yan Chixia's original intention to remind Xiao Ning had long been forgotten.
"Young Master Xiao... how did you end up entering the world of cultivation?"
At that moment, Yan Chixia suddenly felt a pang of regret.