Ch. 24: Staying For One Year Plus

"Um, sorry, Auntie, since I haven't regained my true power yet, we are stuck in this place for the next ten thousand hours. In other words, we have to stay here for one year plus one month," Chen Fan faked his sheepish tone and an embarrassed expression.

"What?!"

Tang Hongyu was shocked. She didn't want to believe Chen Fan's words, but when she saw his expression, she couldn't help trusting his statement.

Chen Fan's acting skill was just that good, after all.

Tang Hongyu felt a headache as she tried and failed to imagine what would happen to her daughter and husband when they found that she disappeared suddenly.

She felt distressed. A part of her mind wanted to blame Chen Fan for this problem, but she decided against it. What can blaming him do? Nothing.

Of course, she didn't know that Chen Fan was lying to her. His cultivation stage could only extend the time dilation to one thousand hours, and he could bring her out anytime as he desired.

However, Chen Fan planned to quickly break through to the True Completion of the Dao Body stage to extend the time dilation to ten thousand hours. Following that, he would use the extended time limit to capture Tang Hongyu's heart, body, and mind.

Chen Fan suddenly spoke, "But, please don't worry, Auntie Tang. Ten thousand hours in this place are equal to one hour on Earth, so when one year plus one month have passed here, only one hour will pass there."

Tang Hongyu felt her anxiety and stress lessened after hearing Chen Fan's words. However, she was still at a loss. "Alright, I guess it was not as disastrous as I initially thought… but, what would we do here? One year is a long time, Fan," she spoke with an uncertain voice and matching expression.

"Would Auntie Tang learn how to cultivate Dao of Immortality?" Chen Fan offered with a cheeky smile.

Seeing Chen Fan's smile, Tang Hongyu felt her heart skip a beat and her cheeks get warmer, but she quickly regained her composure and then said, "Me? Cultivating? Can I do it?"

In truth, Tang Hongyu was so tempted by this offer. After seeing Chen Fan's fabricated past life, she realized that a mortal could become immortal and grow ridiculously powerful if that mortal cultivated the Dao of Immortality.

Having the power to protect herself and her daughter is one of Tang Hongyu's reasons, but the main reason is to be an Immortal!

What woman doesn't want to stay young and stay beautiful forever?

"Don't worry! Leave it to me!" Chen Fan declared and patted his chest with a cocky grin.

After that, Chen Fan taught Tang Hongyu how to cultivate. He didn't tell her that her innate talent was bad; it was around Xiao Qi's level.

He made a cultivation method tailored specifically for her. He called it "Crimson Jade Scripture" after her given name.

At first, he wanted to name this method "Supreme MILF Scripture," but he kicked this stupid idea out of his mind.

He didn't want to alarm Tang Hongyu about his not-so-innocent intentions for her. His conquest was just starting, and he wouldn't ruin his chance!

This scripture is better than the Flame Empress Scripture and the Heavenly Golden General Manual he taught to Wei Ziqing and Xiao Qi. However, this scripture is still below his nameless masterpiece.

If Wei Ziqing learned this scripture, her progressing speed would be faster than the one she had with the Flame Empress Scripture. She would only need resources to meet the demands of this powerful method.

In other words, "Crimson Jade Scripture" is a cultivation method that depends on resources instead of innate talent. This suits Tang Hongyu's low innate talent.

However, Earth lacked the Qi to meet the demands of this method, but Tang Hongyu was in the universe inside the Cosmic Brick where Qi is abundant. Resources were something that Tang Hongyu didn't lack there.

After transmitting the method and the basic knowledge of the Dao of Immortality, Chen Fan led Tang Hongyu to the guest room. This room would be her room for the foreseeable future, but he expected that it wouldn't be used after she fell for him.

The room was small, but it gave off a homey ambiance. There was a bed, a wooden drawer, a shelf, a table, and a chair.

"You can cultivate here, Auntie Tang. I will cultivate on the rock outside. When I'm cultivating, please don't cross the fence. There exist powerful beasts that can destroy Mount Everest easily. They won't dare to get near this place because I have warned them, but it's a different matter if you go far into the forest," Chen Fan explained to Tang Hongyu.

When Tang Hongyu heard that, she couldn't help feeling restless. Beasts that can destroy Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth? Tang Hongyu couldn't imagine how scary the appearance of this beast would be!

Chen Fan decided to ease Tang Hongyu's worry. After she put her worry to rest, she started cultivating in her room.

On the other hand, Chen Fan exited his log house and got to his rock. Then, he began meditating.

…

Time passed. The night became dawn. When the roars of beasts that replaced the crowing of cocks echoed, Chen Fan finished his cultivation.

He was sitting cross-legged on top of his rock. He had stayed there ever since he separated from Tang Hongyu last night.

'My progress is acceptable. My three dantian have become balanced. In addition, they have grown four times their original size, and they still have room to improve,' Chen Fan remarked in his mind.

The development of the dantian is purely metaphysical, so despite their growing size, it won't affect his physical body. However, after combining them into a core, they will manifest in the physical world while still maintaining their metaphysical nature.

This core won't be bigger than a thumb, or at least, that's how it is according to his knowledge. He didn't question his knowledge because it hadn't led him astray.

That aside, Chen Fan decided to develop his dantian to the maximum limit instead of directly combining them. By going through this extra step, the quality of the core would be better than the core made of undeveloped dantian.

'Thankfully, this place has a virtually limitless amount of Qi. If I do this on Earth, this will take a long time because of the lack of Qi there.'

If he never asked for the Cosmic Brick, he could imagine his slow progress. At this moment, he might be stuck in the Initial Stage of the Dao Body and still clearing his meridians of the impurities that clog them.

Chen Fan decided to stop thinking of 'what-if' scenarios; they were unnecessary.

Then, he thought about the lady who stayed inside the house. 'By the way, what did Hongyu do? Is she still sleeping? Since she's still a Mortal, she still needs rest unlike me. Does she feel hungry? I left her without preparing any food for her. Ah, there are some fruits in the pantry, so she won't starve, I suppose.'

Chen Fan paused for a moment and then spread out his Divine Sense to check out Tang Hongyu. He found her sleeping in her room, though he couldn't help feeling hot and bothered because she looked defenseless and alluring while sleeping.

He smiled wryly as he tried to calm down. 'It seems that my main problem will be enduring the temptations before she becomes mine. I hope that I can endure it, though.'

After regaining his composure, Chen Fan decided to enter the house. He wanted to prepare breakfast for Tang Hongyu.

There was no convenient appliance in his log house like a stove, so he had to use conjure fire with his Qi when he wanted to cook something or brew tea. This was what he'd done yesterday. Sure enough, this would trouble Tang Hongyu who was still an ordinary person.

While processing beast meat into stripes of bacon, Chen Fan thought about this inconvenience for Tang Hongyu. 'I guess I will help her clean her meridians and open her lower dantian. Following this, I will transmit the knowledge of some tricks that will help her daily activities.'

If Tang Hongyu had no problems while staying in this place, Chen Fan could focus on his cultivation.

Soon, Chen Fan fried the bacon. The sizzling sound echoed in the room, and the delicious smell spread out. This roused Tang Hongyu from her sleep.

When Tang Hongyu found herself in an unfamiliar place, she became confused and then anxious. However, she remembered what had transpired yesterday and calmed down, after which she left her bed.

The bed was really soft and comfy, and the cover and the blanket were made from extremely high-quality silk. On Earth, these things would cost a fortune.

'It is good if I can have some dress from this silk,' Tang couldn't help thinking while fixing her appearance.

She didn't want to show a bad appearance in front of Chen Fan. When she thought about Chen Fan seeing her as a slob, she couldn't help feeling unwilling and embarrassed.

'Too bad there's no mirror here. Can I ask Fan for one?' She wondered while tying her black hair in her usual style. A simple but elegant bun.

'Alright, I hope that I look decent,' she thought and then exited her room.

She immediately saw Chen Fan standing before the kitchenette. The sizzling sound got louder, and the delicious smell became more intense. She couldn't help feeling hungry.