Chapter 22: Direction of Cultivation (Part 2)

  It's been nearly a month since Qin Yifan had experienced such intense confrontation, and after just one week, even if he wasn't in the water, his entire body was already drenched in sweat.

  The old friend in the lake was almost as expected, still with a strong sense of progress. I had to exhaust all my strength to complete this week's cycle. As soon as I climbed ashore, my whole body seemed to have lost all its power and collapsed on the shore for a long time, unable to get up.

  A pair of small hands gently lifted Qin Yifan and placed him in his favorite recliner where he often sat fishing. He knew it was Lin Qiulü, seemingly the first time she had seen him so weak.

  Qin Yifan was not injured, just exhausted and mentally drained. After a rest, he would be fine. Lin Qiulü did not try to send him back to the guest house, but instead tried to start a fire beside him, drying his wet clothes. As for changing Qin Yifan's clothes, Lin Qiulü felt it was still beyond her capabilities.

  The corpse suddenly appeared beside them, saying nothing, quietly watching the two. Looking at her appearance, it seemed as if she was protecting Qin Yifan.

  Qin Yifan soon fell into a deep sleep, but Lin Qiulü didn't feel the slightest bit of drowsiness. For now, there was no need to worry about Qin Yifan's safety here. Not to mention whether anyone could make a move here, just the presence of the corpse beside them made it absolutely impossible to relax.

  Lin Qiulü was thinking. First, she carefully replayed the scenes she had witnessed in her mind several times, and then began to estimate how much pressure she could withstand at that level. According to her current cultivation progress, when would she be able to practice freely here without being affected, and when would she be able to reach Qin Yifan's current level.

  In this treacherous place, sufficient sleep is easier to recover energy than any exercise. The next morning, Qin Yifan recovered normally, and looking at his appearance, it seemed that he still had a lot of gains.

  "Thank you!" Qin Yifan still shouted loudly towards the old brother in the lake according to his habit, and then began to stretch his body. It seemed that there was a surge of power on his body that made Qin Yifan feel comfortable, almost moaning, every move he made could feel the bursting force, the true yuan in the meridians was lightly exploding as if it wanted to take the meridians out of the body, and all this was thanks to the unknown old brother's credit.

  "You seem to be very familiar with each other?" Lin Qiulü had been watching his movements until he finished.

  "Of course." Qin Yifan replied without hesitation, glanced at the corpse beside him and said calmly: "I'm fine, you should go back and rest!"

  The corpse still wore the same black veil that completely covered its head, face and arms, without saying a word, and disappeared instantly on the spot. Although Qin Yifan's cultivation this time forced her out as well, the Tianxia Dibao array also absorbed enough yin energy because of this. Now it's the perfect opportunity to absorb and refine it when she returns.

  "Can you get used to this kind of pressure?" After dealing with the corpse, Qin Yifan's attention began to focus on Lin Qiulü. Yesterday, under her questioning, he also tried to probe the depth of Lao Tzu's thoughts, and it was indeed true, but she didn't blame Lin Qiulü for inciting him.

  "It's estimated that it will take a long time." Lin Qiulü bit her lip, re-estimated her own strength again, and said with some uncertainty. After speaking, she also felt a little guilty, it seemed that this nominal guardian would have to bear the name for a long time.

  "Have you been trying hard to adapt to this aura?" Qin Yifan asked casually, and his feet had already started moving, planning to return to the inn. Lin Qiulü was taken aback, but still nodded honestly.

  Qin Yifan didn't stop at all, and Lin Qiulü followed closely behind. After a few steps, Qin Yifan suddenly stopped and asked, "Why not learn from them? Can't we just adapt, but also absorb and utilize further?"

  Lin Qiulü was taken aback and stopped in her tracks. Previously, when Qin Yifan pointed out Zhang Chong, Lin Qiulü wasn't around, so she hadn't considered this possibility either. Recently, she had been focusing solely on adapting quickly to her new surroundings and becoming a true guard, without communicating with others, which led to everyone else trying to find ways to break through, while only she was alone in her relentless adaptation.

  But relatively speaking, because of her single-mindedness, she has also made more rapid progress than those people. At least in terms of distance from the inn, she far surpasses them. At this moment, after hearing Qin Yifan's words, she couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart and began to ponder whether her path was correct or not.

  In this place, practicing won't increase cultivation, but instead will encounter all sorts of obstacles. It's really not a suitable place for cultivation. Sometimes, she even hopes that Qin Yifan can proactively leave this haunted place, at least then she can be a real guard and her cultivation can gradually improve.

  When Zhang Chong and the others left, she also roughly understood their progress, but at that time, she didn't pay attention to it. Now thinking about it, it's really not right. But should I really do this? Should I really think about absorbing the yin evil energy here to temper the flying sword and increase my cultivation?

  Qin Yifan didn't say anything else, just led the way back to the inn. Lin Qiulü seemed to still be wavering between two choices, following closely behind Qin Yifan, but her mind was elsewhere. Fortunately, there were no other people at the inn, otherwise this situation would easily lead others to misunderstand that Qin Yifan had done something to Lin Qiulü.

  "How did you choose?" Lin Qiulü had been silently thinking about this question all day, her tightly furrowed brow never relaxing, and even lunch was spent in a state of distraction. It wasn't until evening, when Qin Yifan got up to leave, that she finally stopped him and began to ask questions.

  "Can't make a decision?" Qin Yifan looked at Lin Qiulü and knew what was troubling her, but he didn't quite understand why this choice was so difficult for her. Didn't Zhang Chong and the others find their direction the next day?

  "I want to know your answer." Lin Qiulü bit her lip, still unable to decide between the two options. But one thing was clear: since Qin Yifan could withstand such great pressure, he must have also made the right choice at some point.

  Taking a look at the young female guard, Qin Yifan lightly shook his head and walked out. However, in just a few steps, Qin Yifan's words floated into Lin Qiulü's ears.

  "I have no choice, I simply don't know how to absorb the evil energy."