Twenty, Serene Valley

  Xun Daozi was overjoyed to have acknowledged a younger sister, after being lonely for countless years. He had finally found a master, but before they could spend much time together, the master went into seclusion, leaving Xun Daozi alone once again. Although he had grown accustomed to it over the years, the prolonged loneliness still made him yearn for someone to communicate with. Now, things were looking up - he was no longer alone, and his new companion was a pure and beautiful younger sister. Xun Daozi never could have imagined that Rou Zhi would transform into such a stunning woman, and upon transformation, she had already attained the Earth Immortal fruit position. He had originally thought of taking in a young child to care for the cave, but instead, he had taken in a younger sister - wasn't this even better?

  Xun Daozi was secretly pleased with himself as he led Su Xin towards the Bamboo Pavilion.

  Su Xin quietly followed Xun Daozi from behind, occasionally curiously glancing around at the surrounding scenery.

  Soon, the two arrived at the bamboo pavilion. Xun Daozi asked Su Xin to sit down and busied himself brewing tea, arranging various spiritual fruits, and placing them on a full wooden tea table made of an old tree trunk. Then, he sat across from her with a smile, constantly urging Su Xin to eat fruit and drink tea. Afterwards, he watched as Su Xin smiled foolishly again and again.

  Xun Daozi's silly smile made Su Xin feel extremely embarrassed, and she didn't know how to react. She simply held a teacup with both hands, lowered her head, and turned bright red, unsure of what to do.

  After a while, Xun Daozi seemed to have realized that he was being too excessive and smiled awkwardly, scratching his head habitually. He looked somewhat embarrassed as he said to Su Xin: "Little sister, I'm sorry! Brother got a bit too excited and lost control, please don't mind it!"

  Her face was still red, she remained with her head lowered and said in a soft voice: "Elder brother is happy, how can little sister be surprised."

  Xun Daozi listened and knew that Su Xin was still a bit annoyed. He quickly changed the subject, curiously saying: "Little sister, I didn't expect you to achieve the Earth Immortal Tao fruit as soon as you transformed, it's really surprising for your brother."

  Su Xin heard Xun Daozi's question, her head slightly raised, but she still didn't dare to look at Xun Daozi. The red glow on her face faded a bit as she opened her mouth and said: "I was able to luckily obtain the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, thanks to the help of that immortal elder from 100 years ago. The immortal elder taught me the breathing technique and the secret to transforming my body. Practicing the breathing technique not only allowed me to accumulate a large amount of spiritual energy for transformation, but also made me understand many Dao marks and traces. Combining this with my innate talent, I was able to borrow the power of the tribulation lightning to obtain the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit when I transcended the transformation tribulation. If it weren't for the immortal elder's help, I would have only been able to obtain the Mystic Immortal Fruit at most."

  Xun Daozi listened and also had some feelings, this is also the opportunity for Su Xin's heart. If he hadn't worshipped Yuan Shi as his master, there wouldn't have been that trip to discuss Tao in the valley, Tong Tian wouldn't have seen Su Xin who had already understood the spirit, and there wouldn't have been Su Xin's good fortune. Otherwise, if Su Xin's transformation was only at the Xuan Xian realm, it's unknown which year or month would bring the opportunity to understand the heavenly immortal realm, attain the heavenly immortal fruit position, especially for these cultivators without a master's guidance. Although feeling emotional, Xun Daozi still spoke: "This is also Su Xin little sister's opportunity, unexpectedly obtaining Tong Tian Shu Bo's assistance. It seems that little sister also has good fortune... I don't know what plans little sister has from now on?"

  Su Xin also raised her head at this time, looking at Xun Daozi and said: "Little sister can get this opportunity, it is also because of the light of brother. Little sister just transformed, don't know what to do, still hope brother teach me!"

  Xun Daozi thought to himself: "Nowadays, there are many powerful cultivators outside, and the struggle between witches and demons is fierce, making it very chaotic. Our cultivation levels are not high enough, so if we were to travel through the vast wilderness, we would be in great danger. Especially for someone like you who practices a unique technique, if you were to be seen by some cultivators who practice evil techniques, I don't know what kind of danger might occur. For now, it's best to focus on cultivating quietly in this cave, striving to quickly improve our strength and abilities. Only when we have strong enough abilities can we travel through the wilderness and seek out opportunities."

  "Little sister will follow big brother's arrangement."

  Xun Daozi asked: "If so, then my brother and sister will cultivate their hearts in this valley. I wonder if little sister has a method of cultivation?"

  Su Xindao said: "Little sister has a set of breathing exercises passed down from the immortal ancestors and a set of cultivation methods inherited from heaven, but it's extremely simple."

  Xun Daozi said with difficulty: "The method of cultivation I am currently practicing has not been approved by my master, so I cannot pass it on to you. However, I have two methods that are quite helpful for cultivation, and I can pass them on to you to help your practice."

  Su Xin's face showed a look of surprise, and she stood up and bowed: "Little sister thanks brother for his kindness!"

  Xun Daozi quickly got up and helped Su Xin up, saying: "As siblings of the same family, there's no need to be so polite. Quickly sit down!"

  She sat down with a calm mind, but her heart was still somewhat excited. She didn't expect this newly recognized brother to be so good to her, even willing to pass on his own cultivation secrets. Her heart was also quite moved. After thinking for a moment, she said to Xun Daozi: "Brother, I have the ability to identify and cultivate rare flowers, herbs, and precious medicines in my innate inheritance. I see that there are many rare flowers, herbs, and precious medicines in the valley. We can open up a special area to cultivate these rare flowers, herbs, and precious medicines. In the future, we can also use them for alchemy."

  Xun Daozi was overjoyed when he heard this, and didn't expect that his cheap sister still had such skills. He said: "I didn't think Su Xin would have such skills, but as for me, I'm completely clueless about these things! From now on, let's just trouble Sister with these matters!" After finishing speaking, he stood up and bowed to her.

  She hastily waved her hand and blushed, saying: "How can you say that, brother? I will naturally do well!"

  The two of them humbly sat down and chatted for a while, sharing some insights they had gained from their cultivation.

  Xun Daozi saw that Su Xin's heart was clear and pure, so he decided to pass on Taiji Quan and Zhou Tian Gong to help her cultivate. During this time, Xun Daozi also felt the great benefits of Taiji Quan and Zhou Tian Gong for his own cultivation. Knowing that Su Xin didn't have a good method for cultivation, he had the idea to transmit it to her. However, the methods given by his master, uncle, and aunt were not allowed to be transmitted without permission. After thinking about it, he realized that only Taiji Quan and Zhou Tian Gong, which he himself practiced, could be transmitted, and they were quite effective.

  Xun Daozi decided to teach Su Xin Taiji and Zhou Tian Gong, but when it came time to teach, Xun Daozi was in a difficult situation. Taiji was easy to teach, he just had to lead Su Xin through the movements; but as for Zhou Tian Gong, Xun Daozi didn't know how to teach it.

  At this time, Xun Daozi envied the method of his master, Shifu, and his uncle, Shibo, in transmitting the law: a flash of light would directly transmit the content to be taught into someone's mind, clear and convenient. But he himself couldn't do it! This week's Gong was running inside the body, meridians, acupoints, and the route of Qi flow, how could he explain it clearly to Su Xin? Xun Daozi was in a dilemma.

  Can't think of a way, then don't think about it. First teach her Tai Chi, and wait until she masters Tai Chi before saying anything else. The helpless seeker can only think this way.

  Like this, Xun Daozi's daily cultivation was adjusted again. Every night, the 'Yu Qing Lian Shen Jue' no longer needed to be persisted, as long as Xun Daozi sat on the cloud bed, the 'Yu Qing Lian Shen Jue' would work automatically like the Zhou Tian Gong, while Xun Daozi used the 'Shou Jing' method to cultivate the Tao, without interfering with each other, very tacitly. In the morning, he led Su Xin to practice Taiji Fist on the platform in front of the Dong Fu gate; after practicing the 'Shang Qing Chi Jian Jue' for an hour and a half in the afternoon, he studied the Five Elements Escape Method.

  In the evening, Su Xin sat in the bamboo pavilion to meditate and practice breathing exercises. In the morning, she practiced Tai Chi with Xun Daozi. In the afternoon, she went to open up a medicinal field, transplanting various medicinal herbs and some rare flowers and grasses, and also transplanted some fruit trees.

  In the evening, the two of them would drink tea, taste fruit and share their experiences in cultivation, warm and fulfilling.

  Time silently passed by, and in his spare time, Xun Daozi built two bamboo and wooden houses by the pond. They were simple yet elegant. On the day of completion, Xun Daozi solemnly gave one of them to Su Xin, who was overjoyed and at a loss for words.

  Then the two of them busied themselves with arranging the room.

  Xun Daozi made a bamboo bed in the room, and also used bamboo to make a tea table and several chairs. He also made tea sets with top-grade jade stones.

  Su Xin then used jade and stone to make a few jade basins, transplanting some rare flowers and unusual grasses, placing them in the room. She also personally wove two rush cushions with quiet grass and placed them on the bamboo couch. Additionally, she transplanted some bamboo and banana plants in front of the window.

  When they finally finished, the two stood outside the house, looking at each other and smiling, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

  After that, Xun Daozi no longer meditated on the cloud bed in the cave at night, but instead sat on a bamboo couch in a room by the pond to meditate. Su Xin was cultivating in another room. During the day, it was still the same routine: in the morning, Xun Daozi led Su Xin in practicing Tai Chi, and in the afternoon, he practiced swordplay and studied the Five Elements Escape Technique. Su Xin took care of the medicinal field, and in the evening, they would drink tea, taste fruit, and discuss their cultivation in the bamboo pavilion. However, the fruit was usually brought back by Su Xin from the medicinal field, and the tea was also brewed by her. Xun Daozi would watch Su Xin brew tea, thinking it was a breathtakingly beautiful scene, often feeling that the tea didn't get him drunk, but he got drunk on his own. The days passed without incident, but the couple's strength grew steadily.

  There was also a Jiaolong beast in the valley, but that guy started practicing 'Shangqing Hold Sword' on the platform in front of the cave house and hasn't appeared around the water pool and cave house since then. It's unknown which corner it's hiding in to waste spiritual grass and strange fruits, so Su Xin hasn't seen it until now, and doesn't even know it exists.

  The years of cultivation are beyond calculation, and in the blink of an eye, decades have passed. The three people who closed their doors to cultivate, including Yuan Shi, showed no signs of leaving seclusion. Xun Daozi was able to emit half of the sword energy when practicing the "Upper Clear Sword Holding Technique". He had also basically mastered the Five Elements Escape Techniques, but due to his limited cultivation level, he couldn't do as he pleased. As for some special escape techniques in the "Jade Clear Escape Method", such as the "Light Escape" and "Thunder Escape", he hadn't even started studying them yet. Although these two escape techniques were extremely powerful according to the Jade Clear Escape Method, Xun Daozi's current strength was not enough to cultivate them. The "Light Escape" technique required at least reaching the Taiyi Scattered Immortal Realm to barely start cultivating it, while the "Thunder Escape" technique required learning a Thunder Technique first. Xun Daozi was currently only in the Heavenly Immortal Realm and hadn't even started studying the Thunder Technique, so these two escape techniques could only be admired for now, waiting until the conditions were met before starting to cultivate them. Not just for the sake of cultivating the mouth-watering "Thunder Escape" technique, Xun Daozi had already begun studying the "Taiqing Thunder Method". During his nightly cultivation, Xun Daozi felt that he had already touched upon a hint of the Taiyi Realm's Dao marks and was eager to seize the opportunity to expand his gains and strive to comprehend the Taiyi Realm's Dao marks as soon as possible.

  His pure heart made progress, and his Tai Chi boxing was full of sound and color. Although he had not yet reached the level of Xun Daozi, who could move the mysterious Taoist tracks, bring in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, expand the elixir field, and rotate the air in the abdomen, he could also move the spiritual energy around him, nourish his body quietly, and feel refreshed and clear-minded after boxing. Every night, practicing Tu Na and Tian Fu's inherited gong method also made progress that delighted people. During the day, taking care of the medicinal field would sometimes bring different experiences.

  However, Xun Daozi has been somewhat worried these past few days, what is he worried about?

  There's no more tea left, these dozens of years have been drinking the Wudao tea tree, whether it's the mother tea, son tea or countless years of accumulated tea from the tea tree. I had thought about finding a few spiritual teas to cultivate before, so as not to cut off the tea leaves, but in a flash, I didn't go find them, this time the tea is really cut off. Xun Daozi also urged Su Xin to use Wudao tea trees to cultivate a few tea trees, but Su Xin said there was no way.

  It seems that this time, I really have to go out and find a few tea trees. Even if they're not the best, I'll still have to find some to save the situation for now, and then look for better ones when I have the chance. Zidao thought to himself.

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