Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in the qi condensing formation.He purifying Dark Holy Stone with sunfire seed. It glowing gently in his palm. The transformation had gone smoothly this time. No soul pain. Just a soft warmth, like a morning sun after stormy nights.
His **Sunfire Seed** is maturing like this slowly but surely.
With one hand holding the stone, he began stretching and doing slow martial forms to exercise his body. The peace around him was rare.
He glanced at **Tearlume**, still napping on a velvet cushion nearby. "Since my wife is small… maybe I should practice some love lines. You know, in case she grows up and I still don't know how to speak properly."
He cleared his throat. "Tearlume… from the moment I saw you, I—no, that sounds wrong."
Then again, "Tearlume, would you—no! That sounds like I'm scolding her!"
He changed his voice a hundred times, trying to find the perfect proposal tone.
"Too deep. Too squeaky. Too charming. Too pervy—ugh."
Eventually, he sighed, "Fine. I'll use my own voice. That's the most sincere."
Just as he took a breath to try again—
A calm, sarcastic voice cut through the air:
"Your *own* voice is worse than any magical one."
Lin Yuan jumped. "Senior sister!? When did you arrive?"
"You forgot your master exists and now call me senior sister?" Qingxuan said, arms crossed. "Also, I've been here for a while. I heard you propose to an infant… over a hundred times."
Lin Yuan turned bright red. "No! It's not like that! I'm just practicing so I don't embarrass myself in the future!"
Qingxuan looked at **Tearlume**, who blinked once, then continued napping.
"…It's not even a rose," she said dryly. "It's a Moonlight Lily. Her food."
Tearlume woke up and watch them.
Lin Yuan hurried to pluck a petal and fed it to Tearlume. "Here. Food, not proposal.She eat one by one. "
Qingxuan narrowed her eyes. "How do you *feel* about her?"
"She looks delicious."
She stared at him in horror. "You're disgusting."
"How? She literally *smells* like sweet soul fruit. Smell her."
Qingxuan sniffed cautiously—and froze. "She *is* delicious… wait, what?"
"She's a walking spiritual treasure," Lin Yuan said. "If you put her in a forest, even mosquitoes might line up for a bite."
"…Okay. That's a little terrifying."
Qingxuan shook her head and said, "I came to take some of your blood. Or at least hair."
"I'm out of blood. Hair okay?"
She took a strand and then handed him a thick book. "When I was little, I loved storybooks. This one has pictures. Teach her to love words."
After she left, Lin Yuan read with Tearlume for days. They devoured **soul fruit**, laughed at black-and-white illustrations, and sometimes fell asleep with the book on lin Yuans faces.
In this time senior sister brings souls fruits and moon lily. He perfect his cultivation path.
For the first time, she became his teacher.
Her voice was gentle, but her instruction sharp—"This step is called *Qi Movement Acceleration*. Feel the current within you, and then push it faster, like wind rushing through a narrow gorge."
Lin Yuan absorbed her words, following the flow. The warmth of her hand guided his breath, and in that moment, the world quieted.
But as his body settled into the calivation a realization struck him.
> *"I almost complete this step but continue the next step just by sitting here and meditating,"* he thought, frowning. *"The next phase is Distribution Regeneration... and that needs pressure. Serious pressure."*
His body wasn't strong enough to regenerate distributed qi on its own. Not yet.
> *"If I had an Evergreen Holy Stone… I could repair my damaged spirit gourds. Then my internal healing would be smooth. I could cultivate while enduring pain—without risking collapse."*
Lin Yuan stood up from the lotus cushion, glancing at the bag of spirit stones. He sighed. After all his recent purchases and donations, only a quarter remained.
Still, his steps were steady as he walked out. His eyes held clarity.
> *"If I must train under pressure, then I'll find the pressure myself."*
Almost 2 months has passed.
Lin Yuan checked his remaining spirit stones. He had **1356** left.
He found Xiao Hu and handed him **1000 stones**. "Here. You still owe me from before."
Xiao Hu blinked, then hugged the pouch. "I don't need this. Just take it. If I need I will take from you . "
They ate cakes like beasts—except Tearlume, who only sniffed the frosting with disdain. Xaiuluan, however, zipped across the floor with lightning-fast crawling, knocking over plates and hearts alike.
When the **Sect Leader** returned, Lin Yuan greeted her with a gift: a purified **Sun Holy Stone**.
"I used the Dark Stone to make this," he said. "But I need an Evergreen Holy Stone now."
She sighed. "We're low on sect contributions. Even I'm broke these days. You'll have to earn it."
"Then… give me a mission. I'm bored."
Before she could respond, **Qingxiu** walked in, proudly wearing a **white dress adorned with soul-linked flowers**.
"It's my new battle dress!" she announced. "It can fly, shield, and self-repair!"
Lin Yuan's jaw dropped. "That's a Divine Metal weaving technique! Only top sects use that!"
"Heavenly Spider Clan," she said proudly. "Their silk is legendary. I got it infused with formation weaves."
"I want one," Lin Yuan muttered.
"You *had* one," Xiao Hu added. "It was for babies. Doesn't fit anymore."
"Why didn't it transform with me?"
"You're human. You don't transform like dragons. Or snakes.so they don't add the feature. I think we left that in the village. "
Lin Yuans become said He forgot many memories . Every time the talk about past he became clueless "
Xaiuluan crawled by at full speed as if to prove the point.
The Sect Leader chuckled. "Even if you forgot, your siblings still love you. Just love them more."
"I understand," Lin Yuan nodded.
Qingxiu pulled out a **golden dress** from his storage. "This one has potential. I'll upgrade it into a soul-defense dress!"
Lin Yuan handed her **300 spirit stones**. "You're the best little sister."
"Why are you all so rich?" the Sect Leader cried. "I'm the Sect Leader and I'm poor!"
He smiled and gave Qingxu **1000 spirit stones**. "Make a beautiful and strongest battle dress for sect leader "
She smiled faintly. "I'll make you the best battle robe in the sect."
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