Body Refining

Another thing Lei Kongming noticed is that he can now see more clearly with his divine consciousness. Although the range has not increased, if that big silver fish he fought with this morning attacks him again, at least he will be able to see it clearly coming towards him instead of just seeing a shadow.

Lei Kongming then took out the Black Dragon Immortal Arts. Since he has broken through to the foundation-building realm, he wants to see if he has unlocked any new sections.

Browsing through the Black Dragon Immortal Arts, he found that he has really unlocked a new section, and it's a body refining technique. Reading through it...

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...he understood that he now has a fourth gold-swallowing beast. This body refining technique also needs a lot of resources, but thankfully it requires herbs and beast meat instead of spirit stones. He can try to get those discarded herbs from Su Zhiyuan at a cheaper price, and meat can be found at the lake.

Sigh, I thought that after coming to Purple Cloud Palace, I would be able to get rid of my poverty, but now it seems my battle with poverty has just begun."

Lei Kongming continues to read the body refining technique and understands that it is also divided into different parts corresponding to Qi refining, Foundation Building, etc.

Even though he was now a Foundation Building cultivator, only the Qi refining chapter was unlocked. This made him realize his body might not yet be qualified for the Foundation Building chapter. It reminded him of the importance of a powerful body; not only would it improve his strength, but it would also speed up his healing. More importantly, he could handle more wives *cough*.

Lei Kongming looked through the Black Dragon Immortal Arts one last time to check if there was anything else aside from the body refining technique. After discovering nothing new, he opened the cultivation technique section.

As Lei Kongming had thought, the foundation-building chapter of the cultivation technique had been unlocked, and he carefully started learning it. After understanding it completely and confirming that he had not missed any details, he started his daily cultivation with the new foundation-building chapter.

Lei Kongming noticed that his absorption speed of Qi slowed down, probably because Su Zhiyuan had already shut down the Qi gathering formation. Thankfully, the natural concentration of Qi at the 8th peak was already very high, which made his cultivation several times faster than when he was at home.

The only thing that doesn't change is the greedy Black Orb, which is still devouring most of the Qi he absorbs.

Meanwhile, in Lei Meiying and Lei Meixia's hut,

"Sister Meixia, I think we should start cultivating according to the Heavenly Petals Unison."

"… Sister Meiying, are you sure?"

"We have the opportunity to make full use of our physique by using Heavenly Petals Unison. If we give up just because of shame, it would be a pity."

Lei Meixia fell silent. After a long internal battle, she finally said, "Okay, Sister Meiying."

Lei Meiying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We should first study the Heavenly Petals Unison deeply before taking the next step."

"Hum," Lei Meixia nodded.

...….

Early the next morning, Lei Kongming knocked on the Mei sisters' door. Previously, this hut only belonged to Lei Meiying, while Lei Meixia had her own hut. For some unknown reason, both of them were now living together, which puzzled Lei Kongming.

'Maybe it's the love between sisters that is keeping them together,' thought Lei Kongming while waiting for the door to open.

Soon, the door opened, and the Mei sisters walked out. Lei Kongming was puzzled because, for some reason, both of them were blushing. He didn't think too much about it and backed off a little to prevent any misunderstanding like he was trying to peep into their boudoir. After all, this hut only had a single room where they kept all their things, including private clothes....

"Sister Meiying, Sister Meixia, can I borrow some clothes?"

"....."

"....."

"Brother Kong! Have you finally decided to show your true face!" shouted Lei Meiying, her face red with embarrassment and shame, while Lei Meixia hid behind her.

Black lines appeared on Lei Kongming's forehead as he said, "I am asking for clothes to wear, not to do something dirty."

Lei Meiying and Lei Meixia's eyes widened as if they had heard something shocking.

"Brother Kong, I never thought you were this perverted. You want to wear our... our-r... underclothes?" shouted Lei Meiying while stuttering with embarrassment.

At this point, Lei Kongming's face turned completely dark, like the bottom of a pot, as he silently thought, 'Do you both really have such a beastly image of me in your hearts? Besides, if I really wanted your underclothes to do something dirty, I would rather secretly steal them instead of asking openly.'

"Sister Meiying, it's a misunderstanding. My clothes were destroyed by a fish... *cough* ...I mean, yesterday I fought a fish in the lake, and it badly damaged my clothes. Now, I'm afraid people will think I'm a beggar if I keep wearing them. All my other clothes are with Lei Longwei. Can you lend me some clothes? I'll return them once I get mine back."

Lei Meixia hesitantly pulled out a bunch of black robes and handed them to Lei Kongming, "Brother Kong, why are your clothes with Brother Long? Don't you have your own space ring?"

"I don't have a space ring, so I asked Brother Long to keep my clothes, but we got separated during the trials."

Both Lei Meiying and Lei Meixia looked puzzled as they asked, "Brother Kong, aren't you the son of the patriarch? Why don't you have your own space ring?"

"My parents asked me to follow the teachings of a Saint who advised people to live a simple life and avoid unnecessary spending," said Lei Kongming proudly while silently thinking...

'People need to find creative excuses for their shortcomings... Wait, why does that sound strange? I don't have any kind of shortcomings.'