What else could it be, everyone’s underwear was soaked.
Qin Dou listened to the national superstar Xiao Wang’s crude words, and admitted that there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Indeed, the sweat had plastered their clothes to their backs, and their bottoms were damp, giving them that exact feeling.
"Young Master Wang, you’re awesome," Jiang Xin praised from the side, giving a thumbs up.
"What you said is spot on, an accurate description."
"Stop the chatter. Look, everyone is diligently breathing and cultivating, and you two are just spouting nonsense." The national superstar Xiao Wang cursed, then closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing this, Qin Dou and Jiang Xin followed suit, performing deep breaths and gentle exhales with proper form.
The burning sensation in everyone’s bodies lasted until noon, just as the national superstar Xiao Wang had said, their underwear was indeed soaked.
Their entire bodies felt sticky and uncomfortable.
What everyone wanted most at this moment was to take a nice bath and wash themselves thoroughly from head to toe.
"How is everyone feeling?" Xia Feng asked, looking at them and smiling.
"Young Master Xia, it was a bit uncomfortable at the beginning of the morning, like something was clearing out garbage from within. It was hot and restless, and I kept sweating. Now, it’s much better. I feel every pore in my body has opened up, and my whole body is filled with vitality."
Jack Ma, who lived by his words, was indeed different, articulating his feelings completely.
Hearing this, everyone else nodded in agreement, that was exactly how they felt, not a bit different.
"I reminded you this morning that it would be a bit unaccustomed at first. Are you all accustomed to it now?" Xia Feng asked.
"Accustomed!" everyone shouted in unison.
"Good. Starting today, for the 18 days of practice, the last day will be spent here playing, and we’ll return to Modu that night. No matter who it is, you must persevere through the middle and not give up halfway. A few days of hard work will benefit you for a lifetime."
Xia Feng gave them a heads-up.
"Alright, we will definitely persevere to the end and not let Young Master Xia down!" Jack Ma exclaimed excitedly, being the first.
"Persevere to the end, never give up."
Then, everyone shouted the slogan in unison.
"Alright, I’ve prepared a barbecue for you over there. Eat your fill before we start," Xia Feng said, nodding and pointing to a spot not far away.
"Let’s eat barbecue!" Xia Lin and the other girls’ eyes lit up at the mention of barbecue, and they ran ahead first.
Xia Feng had caught over a dozen wild rabbits in his free time that morning. While they were meditating, Xia Feng had roasted the rabbit meat.
Plates of rabbit meat were roasted to a golden-brown, with tender white flesh. After a morning of meditation, they were so hungry they were drooling. Seeing the rabbit meat, they could no longer hold back.
One by one, they tore off pieces of rabbit meat and ate heartily.
"Has anyone noticed that my phone battery is still at 80%, and the time is still three hours behind?" The national superstar Xiao Wang said while eating, looking at his phone.
"I didn’t notice this problem yesterday. I only realized it when I took out my phone just now."
Hearing the national superstar Xiao Wang say this, everyone took out their phones to check, and indeed, it was true.
"As Young Master Xia said, the time here is ten to one compared to outside. We came in yesterday, and only three hours have passed outside. Isn't this normal?"
Jack Ma, with a greasy mouth, explained, and while Tencent Ma wasn't paying attention, he wiped some grease on his clothes.
"It’s so magical, even time moves slower." Xia Lin exclaimed.
"This fairyland is truly awesome. If we stay here and don't leave, can we live for hundreds of years?" Qin Dou seemed to have discovered a new continent.
"If everyone stays here for ten years, won't only one year have passed outside?"
"Stop dreaming. How can such a fairyland be a place for ordinary mortals like us? It’s enough to come in with Young Master Xia for one experience."
Jiang Quanshui broke Qin Dou’s fantasy.
Everyone nodded in strong agreement, thinking he was truly ugly and overly ambitious.
After everyone finished eating the barbecue in their hands noisily, they rested for half an hour, and the cultivation officially began.
Xia Feng first taught them how to control the body qi within their bodies. Everyone had body qi. Because the water content in the human body reached 70%, and where there is water, there is metabolism, which produces body qi.
Everyone passing gas and burping is a way of expelling body qi, also produced by the body’s metabolism.
Once they learned to control body qi, they could grasp how to circulate qi.
Xia Feng taught patiently, and everyone diligently began to learn.
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Immortal Fate Sect.
"Sect Master, several major sects have gathered outside, demanding we hand over their sect leaders. Moreover, the Sect Master of Tianhong Sect, acting as the mediator this time, has also come."
Qian Buwan, the Third Elder of the Immortal Fate Sect, came to report.
"Hmph, when those sects bullied us before, why didn’t Tianhong Sect intervene? Now they want to act as a mediator for these sects, it’s utterly shameless. Let them in."
Lin Song snorted, his words laced with displeasure.
"Last time, the Four Great Sects almost destroyed the Immortal Fate Sect, yet not a single person spoke up for fairness. Now that these six people are imprisoned, they’ve come to demand their return?"
"Even if we give them to you, so what?"
"Those six had their cultivation crippled by a senior. Do you still wish to save them?"
"This... Sect Master, they dare not come in, and they said you should go out to speak." Qian Buwan said somewhat awkwardly.
After the five continental deities went to the Immortal Fate Sect last time, their fate was unknown. How could they dare to enter the Immortal Fate Sect? Who knew what formations were there.
Even if they died, they wouldn’t guess it was all done by Xia Feng alone, and could only attribute the matter to formations.
After all, it was rumored that the Immortal Fate Sect was a place where great immortals ascended, so having a killing formation wouldn’t be strange.
"Then let’s go out and meet these people," Lin Song said, striding towards the outside of the Immortal Fate Sect.
A group of people followed Lin Song in a mighty procession.
Li Song brought his people to the barrier of the Immortal Fate Sect. A group of people were waiting outside the Immortal Fate Sect’s barrier. One of them, seeing Lin Song emerge, said courteously, "Sect Master Lin, long time no see."
"Sect Master Li, what business do you have in my Immortal Fate Sect?" Lin Song asked.
"Sect Master Lin, you jest. The sect leaders of the Four Great Sects lost contact after entering the Immortal Fate Sect. Do you know their whereabouts?" Li Daowen smiled and said.
"They attacked my Immortal Fate Sect and have been suppressed by my sect. If you are here to demand them, please return," Lin Song refused outright.
"It’s better to resolve enmities than to deepen them. Those few must have realized their mistakes. Why put them to death? Sect Master Lin, mercy is a virtue." Li Daowen said leisurely.
"Hmph, Sect Master Li, when they attacked my Immortal Fate Sect before, why didn’t I see you offering such words?" Lin Song coldly snorted, then chuckled wryly.
"Sect Master Lin, in seven days, the cultivators' conference will be held. Are you not participating either? Will you hide in your sect forever? I remember your old flame is an elder in the Cultivator’s Elder Council. Won’t you let your daughter meet her birth mother?"
Li Daowen seemed to have Lin Song cornered.
Lin Song’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
And Lin Yuwei, standing behind him, trembled, her fingers clenching tightly.