CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: THREE-HEADED GOLDEN CROW · LIN LI

The recent comfort made Lin Li unforgettable, and his longing for Xiaojing faded away.

Xiaojing’s massage technique was just so-so.

"Indeed, people won’t be strangled by their own urine, and there’s always a way out when the car comes to the mountain!"

Lin Li happily took the Spirit Stone out of his mouth and wiped it clean with a tissue.

Then he held it in his hand and resumed practicing the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique with the Spiritual Qi Chapter.

The pleasant sensation flooded back into his body, the Spirit Stone in his hand glowed softly, and the crystalline interior circulated rapidly. Since no one was home, he couldn’t help but exclaim in joy.

He switched hands and tested again.

After a while.

It turned out that having it in his mouth wasn’t a necessary condition. It seemed that as long as there was skin contact, it could absorb Spiritual Qi.

The color wasn’t different from the start, but if Lin Li used his big eyes carefully to observe, he’d find that the interior was no longer absolutely clear. Between the crystalline structure was a small bubble—actually, calling it a bubble wasn’t right, it was like two incompatible gases.

It could be predicted that this bubble was the consumed Spiritual Qi. When the interior crystal fully turned into pure white ’air,’ this Spirit Stone would be completely consumed.

Although small, Lin Li couldn’t help but frown.

Such a tiny bit wasn’t adorable at all.

He had just accumulated enough to enjoy a few seconds of pleasure, and now there was a bubble? This wasn’t good news, as it meant the Spiritual Qi inside might be depleted within minutes.

But then Lin Li thought for a bit and was relieved.

The stuff he had was just a Spirit Stone, and a rather low-grade one at that, the most basic item in the Cultivation Realm, often used as currency.

In novels he used to read, characters in the Cultivation Realm talk about thousands or tens of thousands of Spirit Stones; his five pieces indeed seemed shabby.

Yet for Lin Li, it was a milestone.

He had finally reached the level of real cultivation! It was the most tangible and profound reward he’d received so far.

Lin Li didn’t plan to continue practicing the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique; serious practice for an hour a day was enough. Inefficient practice would lead to inefficient absorption of Spiritual Qi, which was counterproductive.

And it was already late, he’d continue tomorrow.

...

The next morning, close to five o’clock.

"Damn it, people really will be strangled by their own urine."

Lin Li retracted his statement from last night.

Furthermore, he announced that the most tangible and profound reward wasn’t actually these five Spirit Stones!

Forget about the Spirit Stones for now.

It was the increased 50% concentration of Yang energy in his body!

Granted, when Lin Li completed the task, his body felt the same as always, but this time, his judgment was drastically wrong.

It’s not that there’s no retribution, just that the time has not yet come.

When Lin Li got up in the morning, retribution came.

At that moment, Lin Li stood in the bathroom, bending over in a hurry.

Is there any shooting game player out there? Online, urgent.

Damn it.

"Who the hell let you feedback Yang energy into my body like this? Couldn’t it be masculine energy, turning me into Mr. Macho?" Lin Li was somewhat exasperated; he really needed to use the bathroom.

Looking at the Mr. Macho behind the toilet, Lin Li was even more irritated.

At seventeen, he was at the age to wrestle with metal, yet now he was slightly better.

Usually, after a wash-up, everything would return to normal, but today, even after freshening up, Lin Li was still brimming with excess Yang energy, head held high, refusing to submit.

Lin Li thought, if his thirty-seven-year-old self received such an enhancement, he would probably be delighted, reborn, but right now... Brother, I have too much Yang energy; I really don’t need it now!

Could you give it to me later? Or have a demoness absorb it for me?

Xiaojing! Sorry!

He shouldn’t have joked about her last night.

Oh, maybe standing on my head could solve this problem?

...

Handstands couldn’t solve the problem, at least not now, and of course, Lin Li wasn’t about to try it, knowing full well his physical strength couldn’t support it.

If the aim was off, that would be it.

After these days of morning exercise, even without Spiritual Qi, Lin Li felt a noticeable improvement in his physical condition, at least no longer a muddled corpse.

He’d try again when he became strong in the future.

As for how Lin Li finally solved the problem...

Thanks to ZZ’s correctness.

Who said black wasn’t good? Black is fantastic, better than yellow or white.

If Lin Li hadn’t forced himself to stare into the eyes of the live-action ’The Little Mermaid’ main character for ten seconds—or rather, the ’Black Anthropomorphic Catfish’ heroine—with that ten-bucks-right-eye-and-left-eye stare, the steel would’ve been refined, and he immediately felt relieved.

If it were a normal leading lady, such a stare would probably have the opposite effect.

Thanks again to ZZ’s correctness, for leaving so much crap in this world that can be eaten at will.

As Lin Li stepped into the hallway, he was suddenly troubled.

How could he practice with the Spirit Stone?

The Spirit Stone wasn’t as big as an egg, but it wasn’t small either. Holding it in his mouth would be conspicuous, not to mention uncomfortable. If he held it in his hand, his fingers could lose their flexibility, making some exercises impossible, and it would look too obvious.

As for practicing at home, Lin Li thought about it and decided against it.

He had always practiced in the community park, and Lin Li worried that if he moved home, the system might not recognize him. After all, the task description had mentioned ’the rising sun,’ even if it wasn’t required for the task, Lin Li didn’t want to risk it.

He had to know that the current task required a consecutive week, and any interruption would waste the previous days.

Should he continue practicing the first Chapter? But Lin Li couldn’t forget the happiness of last night, and with real cultivation on the horizon, who could resist?

So Lin Li began to think of solutions.

As everyone knows, Lin Li is a genius.

Then Lin Li’s old face lightly blushed with rare shyness.

Believe it or not, there’s actually a spot perfect for placing the Spirit Stone. Not only does it avoid the need for adhesive assistance, but the position also comes with snug clothing, and honestly, nobody can tell from two to three.

just do it!

Lin Li put on a pair of loose basketball shorts.

He looked down, nodded in satisfaction.

Plan’s working.

Just like no one knows if there are beasts hidden beneath the calm sea, no one will know that this potentially egg-laying beast might have a third child brewing inside.

The basketball shorts were loose, but Lin Li changed into a brand-new pair of underwear.

After all, underwear tends to become loose after seven or eight wears because of Lin Li’s side-sleeping posture, with one leg habitually stretched straight and the other bent—a wide range of motion.

Wore it another seven or eight times and it would be indescribable again. If left suspended, it would cause great discomfort—especially when around others where adjustments are not feasible.

So it was specially changed, because if that happened, the Spirit Stone would fall out.

Lin Li absolutely couldn’t allow that to happen.

The image is too beautiful to imagine, and he truly feared misunderstanding.

If someone nearby happened to have a remote control, Lin Li’s originally bright life would be ruined.