Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 11: Adaptability Leads to Wealth

Although Zi Dong had been constantly pursued by demonic cultivators at the Innate Realm, which had taken a toll on him, he recovered much faster after the purple energy flowed through his meridians.

Because of the disruption caused by the great battle, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was somewhat disordered, so Elder Yuanchen did not notice it.

When he returned to Elder Yuanchen's side, the true qi in Zidong's meridians was already full. Although the purple qi was returning to the main meridian, the true qi began to impact the acupoints.

So as soon as Elder Yuanchen left, Zidong sent Feng Qingwu away and immediately began cultivating, making sure that Feng Qingwu wouldn't discover his secret.

As for Zhou Xinyu, since she is the sect leader's daughter, she is one of our own, so it doesn't matter if she knows.

Before all the purple energy returns to the main meridian, Zi Dong needs to open up the remaining 18 acupoints and unblock all the meridians between them.

Because the purple aura not only helps him absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth faster than cultivating with luck, but also allows him to condense it directly without needing to circulate the Cloud Heaven Technique.

Zhou Xinyu, who was protecting Zi Dong, was increasingly surprised. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered like crazy and went straight into Zi Dong's body.

Just like setting up a spirit-gathering array, this place is definitely a good place for cultivation, but Zhou Xinyu did not sit down to meditate.

A satisfied expression gradually appeared on her pretty face. Her master's calculations were really accurate. She was determined to keep Zi Dong firmly in her grasp!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." With the help of the remaining purple energy, the true energy opened up 18 acupoints in just a short time and also connected the meridians between all the acupoints.

Zi Dong had not yet felt the power of the ninth level of the Qi Induction Realm when he directly reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Induction Realm.

Just as Zi Dong was about to stop, the purple energy went berserk again, carrying all the true energy in his body and rushing straight towards his lower abdomen!

Is this an attempt to take over his body?!
His lower abdomen grew increasingly bloated and painful, feeling as if it was about to burst, yet Zi Dong was unable to stop the operation of the Cloud Heaven Technique.

"Boom!" Just as Zi Dong was covered in sweat and about to faint from the pain, a loud noise suddenly came from his consciousness.

Zhou Xinyu stared in shock, her mouth agape and her eyes wide. She tried to sense it again, but in disbelief, she discovered that Zi Dong had actually broken through to the Innate Realm!

With her divine sense as a Void Breaking Realm cultivator, she naturally wouldn't be mistaken; Zi Dong had already activated the innate Qi within his dantian.

"How did you do that?!" As soon as Zi Dong weakly opened his eyes, Zhou Xinyu quickly stepped forward to ask.

"What do I need to do?" Zi Dong struggled to lift his head, feeling as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

"From the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm directly to the Innate Realm!" Zhou Xinyu was still shocked when she asked this question.

"How did you figure that out?!" Zi Dong was stunned. How could a cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm tell that he had broken through to the Innate Realm?!
"I was born with a strong spiritual sense." Zhou Xinyu quickly concealed this, as she couldn't let anyone know her secret.

"I don't know either." Zi Dong shook his head with a wry smile, not dwelling on why Zhou Xinyu's divine sense was naturally so strong.

"Don't you know your own body?!" Zhou Xinyu glared angrily at Zi Dong, who simply didn't want to tell her.

"Maybe he was chased by that innate realm demonic cultivator," Zi Dong casually replied, as he was eager to recover.

There wasn't a trace of true qi in any of his meridians; it had all rushed to his dantian. He didn't even have the strength to mobilize it, and the purple qi had all returned to his main meridians to lie dormant.

"So if you get a Celestial Venerable to pursue you, you can go to the Central Continent to cultivate immortality?!" Zhou Xinyu retorted angrily, while Zi Dong was clearly just brushing her off.

Feng Qingwu quickly gathered more than 500 villagers from Baijia Village. There were hardly any fat people among them, and the clan chief was a gaunt old man.

"What's wrong with him?!" Feng Qingwu asked Zhou Xinyu in surprise when she saw Zi Dong sitting on the ground cultivating. "He just broke through to the Innate Realm and needs to consolidate his realm." Zhou Xinyu did not hide anything; with Feng Qingwu's cultivation at the third level of the Innate Realm, it was easy for her to notice.

"He broke through to the Innate Realm?!" Feng Qingwu was shocked. She quickly sensed his surroundings and then stared intently at Zhou Xinyu: "You helped him break through?!"

"If I, a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, can help him break through to the Innate Realm, why shouldn't I break through myself?!"

Zhou Xinyu was both amused and exasperated by the question. Even if she had recovered to the Void Breaking Realm, it was impossible for her to help Zi Dong break through so quickly.

"How did he break through?!" Feng Qingwu knew her question was a bit silly, but how could Zi Dong break through so quickly?
"He said he was being chased by that innate realm demonic cultivator." Zhou Xinyu continued with a wry smile, still staring intently at Feng Qingwu, wanting to see if she believed him.

"Then when we return to the sect, we'll ask all the elders to come after him, and he'll break through to the Void Breaking Realm right away!" Feng Qingwu retorted angrily.

Zhou Xinyu chuckled and said nothing more. Feng Qingwu shared the same opinion as her: Zi Dong was just talking nonsense.

Breaking through to the Innate Realm and opening up the Dantian, the fusion of divine sense and true qi will be closer, and the control will naturally be enhanced.

Zi Dong quickly drew out his true qi from his dantian and circulated it through his meridians for several cycles before his body finally recovered.

"Let's start the meeting." Seeing that all five hundred villagers were waiting for him with trepidation, Zi Dong quickly got up.

“He is the senior disciple of the Yuntian Sect. He has the final say on your lives!” Feng Qingwu immediately introduced them to the villagers.

"Senior Brother, spare us!" The clan leader immediately took the lead, and more than 500 people knelt down and kowtowed, begging Zi Dong for mercy.

"Get up first!" Zi Dong shouted angrily, unconsciously releasing his Innate Realm true energy, almost crushing the villagers to the ground.

"Senior Brother, this was all done by me alone. Please don't make things difficult for the villagers."

The clan chief, however, was bold and decisive. He immediately defended the villagers, saying that killing him would suffice, and all the villagers would be spared.

"So you're intentionally colluding with demon cultivators?!" Zi Dong immediately demanded. The villagers could kneel if they wanted.

"Senior Brother, I was forced into this situation. Those demon cultivators came to Bai Family Village, threw down silver and wanted to stay permanently. I couldn't do anything about it!" The clan leader hurriedly explained, trembling.

"Did you collude with the demons for money?" Zi Dong continued to press, actually hoping that the clan leader would deny it and let the matter drop.

"Baijia Village may be poor, but it wouldn't collude with the demons for money, and they might not even want to come!" the clan chief said truthfully.

"The corn and sorghum in Baijia Village are growing well, but you are so poor because you don't know how to adapt!"

Zi Dong quickly changed the subject, knowing that if he continued to ask, Zi Dong might say something inappropriate, which would make it difficult for him to explain himself later.

"Senior Brother, we don't know how to adapt!" The clan leader immediately perked up; Zi Dong was going to teach them how to get rich!
"If we grind corn and sorghum into flour, and then buy some wheat flour, mix them together in a certain proportion, and make all kinds of pasta dishes, Baijia Village will definitely become rich."

Zi Dong has seen many delicious foods on Earth and knows a lot about how to cook coarse grains like corn and sorghum. He can teach the people on Tianyun Continent without any problem.

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother! You are the benefactor of our Bai Family Village!" After a moment of thought, the clan chief suddenly kowtowed and shouted gratefully.

Some villagers understood what was going on and quickly followed the clan chief in kowtowing and shouting. Other villagers, though they didn't understand, also did the same.

(End of this chapter)