Chapter Eighteen: System, Help Her Break Through!

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Lin Fan was secretly delighted. Helping someone break through? This was his specialty. Not only could he earn spirit stones, but he could also receive feedback to enhance his cultivation—why wouldn’t he seize the opportunity? However, Lin Fan was quite curious about who needed this help. It was unusual that Su Xingyue used herself as a condition to negotiate with him. As for hidden abilities, he didn’t need Su Xingyue to remind him; no one was more cautious than he was. He definitely didn’t want to become a target.

“Rest assured, sister,” Lin Fan promised, patting his chest. “I guarantee the task will be completed!”

Su Xingyue nodded in satisfaction, raising her slender wrist to lightly tap the storage pouch at her waist. A flash of spiritual light appeared, and a pile of spirit stones cascaded onto the Eight Immortals table. Lin Fan glanced roughly—there were at least five or six hundred stones. Besides the spirit stones, a jade slip, jade-green and radiant, lay quietly on the table.

“This contains the cultivation method only core disciples of the Su family can practice,” Su Xingyue explained.

Lin Fan beamed at the spirit stones on the table, even more curious about the identity of the person needing the breakthrough. After all, this was quite a large amount of spirit stones; the person’s cultivation must be considerable. But the higher the cultivation, the greater the feedback Lin Fan would receive.

He placed a hand on Su Xingyue’s shoulder and silently shouted to the system, “System, help her break through!”

[Notification: Consuming 11 years of lifespan to assist Su Xingyue in breaking through the bottleneck of the tenth level of Qi Refining!]
[Host’s remaining lifespan: 132 years.]

During these three months, the maids in Lin Fan’s courtyard, including Bai Xiyue, had all advanced a small realm in cultivation. Qi Refining has twelve small realms; for those with high aptitude, crossing these is effortless, without any delay. For those with poor aptitude, each small realm is a minor bottleneck. Lin Fan helped them break through, earning spirit stones simultaneously, so his lifespan did not decrease but increased instead.

As the lifespan was deducted, the spiritual energy fluctuations in Su Xingyue’s body grew intense. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her breathing became rapid. After about fifteen minutes, the fluctuations slowly stabilized.

Breaking through a bottleneck is the most fragile moment for a cultivator. However, because Lin Fan was under Su Xingyue’s Binding Divine Art, she was not afraid he might have any ulterior motives.

The breakthrough complete, Su Xingyue slowly stood up. Approaching Lin Fan, a fragrant breeze accompanied her presence.

“What you promised me earlier should happen within these days. I will notify you in advance,” she said, then turned to leave.

Lin Fan looked pitiful. "Sister, aren’t you staying?"

Su Xingyue paused.

“Another day,” she said without looking back.

With that, her figure shimmered and transformed into a ray of spiritual light, swiftly flying away.

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As soon as Su Xingyue left, Lin Fan’s look of grievance vanished instantly. He hurriedly grabbed the jade-green jade slip on the table.

“After waiting more than three months, it’s finally mine!”

Eagerly, Lin Fan pressed the jade slip to his forehead. Within it, rows of dense, tiny characters appeared. The cultivation method was called Jade Green Technique.

Its formulas were far more profound than the Long Spring Method Lin Fan practiced, and the text was much longer. It could be cultivated all the way to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, nearing perfection.

Moreover, it contained various basic spell incantations such as Fireball Technique, Wind Blade Technique, and even the method to cast Binding Divine Art.

At the very end, detailed instructions on cultivating the Concealment Art were recorded. As Su Xingyu said, after practicing the Concealment Art, unless one surpasses by an entire major realm, it is impossible to see through the concealment effect of this technique.

In other words, if Lin Fan cultivated the Concealment Art now, cultivators at the same Qi Refining level would be unable to discern his true cultivation.

This method was like night and day compared to the Long Spring Method Lin Fan had.

After finishing reading the method, Lin Fan removed the jade slip from his forehead.

“Crack…”

A cracking sound followed. The jade slip instantly became covered with fissures.

Placing the shattered jade slip back on the table, Lin Fan began absorbing the spirit stones. As the stones diminished, his lifespan surged wildly.

Once all the spirit stones were absorbed, Lin Fan’s lifespan shot up to 682 years.

“Big profit!” Lin Fan rejoiced inwardly.

“Now I can finally cultivate peacefully!” he murmured to himself.

He locked the door, then leapt onto the bed. Sitting cross-legged, the Jade Green Technique began circulating within him.

The cultivation he accumulated over three months poured into his dantian like a breached dam flooding into a river.

Inside the dantian, the spiritual energy vortex spun rapidly, greedily devouring the incoming cultivation.

Within several breaths, Lin Fan’s cultivation skyrocketed.

“Qi Refining Second Layer!”

He clearly felt his body infused with tremendous power; his meridians expanded, and spiritual energy surged ceaselessly within.

“Qi Refining Third Layer!”

His senses sharpened, even able to hear the rustling of leaves outside the window.

...

“Qi Refining Ninth Layer!”

Finally, Lin Fan’s cultivation halted at the ninth layer of Qi Refining!

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“Phew... refreshing!”

The sudden surge in cultivation left Lin Fan feeling quite uncomfortable.

First was the sensory adjustment.

Now, within dozens of yards around him, every movement was sharply perceptible.

In the garden, beneath the pavilion, two ants cooperated to carry a small bug, their tiny antennae touching as if communicating.

In the side room, Su Yun had just finished washing and was dressed in a light, sheer gown that outlined her graceful figure.

She sat cross-legged, eyes half-closed, cultivating.

With each breath, spiritual energy slowly gathered around her, forming a faint halo.

This sensory experience was extraordinary because Lin Fan could “see” and “hear” everything.

Later, Lin Fan realized this was due to his divine sense being able to leave the body after reaching the sixth layer of Qi Refining.

Besides sensory changes, Lin Fan felt his body undergo a rebirth-like transformation.

His thoughts became exceptionally sharp.

His control over his body reached unprecedented heights.

Every subtle movement was perfectly mastered.

He felt that with just a light jump, his body could float like a feather.

Lin Fan smiled inwardly.

“Qi Refining Ninth Layer, truly miraculous!”

He whispered excitedly, eyes sparkling.

Rubbing his hands gently, a flash of fire appeared at his fingertips.

A fireball, about the size of a pigeon’s egg and glowing orange-red, danced in his palm.

The fireball emitted intense heat, raising the entire bedroom’s temperature.

Startled, Lin Fan quickly withdrew the Fireball Technique.

He took a deep breath, calming his excitement.

Then he slowly stood up from the bed.

With a thought, his whole body rose into the air.

This was his first time performing the Flight Technique, and he was still a bit clumsy.

Plus, the room was small.

Without paying attention—

“Bang!”

His head directly struck a beam.

He fell backward onto the floor, sprawled awkwardly.

“Ouch!”

Lin Fan clutched his head, grimacing in pain.

But his face was full of smiles.

“I can fly now!”