How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Hei Yang patted his chest confidently and said, "This is something I'm good at!"

"This child speaks so harshly. This is called seeking advantage and avoiding harm, maximizing strengths and minimizing weaknesses!"

"Isn't it just bullying the weak and fearing the strong...?"

"Ok?"

"Oh, it's about avoiding harm, and avoiding both harm and weaknesses!"

"Well, that's pretty much it!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 47 Can you sleep? I certainly can't!

"Goodbye, Mom. I'm setting sail today. Don't worry about me..."

On the main road, in the middle of the official road, there were three horses.

One horse took the lead, followed closely by two others, raising clouds of dust.

Despite riding the fastest horse, Hei Yang was still able to lie on the horse's back in a semi-reclining position. The up-and-down movement of the horse as it ran had no effect on him at all, as if he had slumped into the horse's back.

Gazing leisurely at the blue sky and white clouds, humming a little tune, Hei Yang's mood was as bright as the weather.

The late spring breeze was refreshing and carried Hei Yang's off-key singing to distant places.

Behind Hei Yang were Zhang San and Li Si, who were riding closely behind. Their flushed faces and sweaty appearance were in stark contrast to Hei Yang.

"Ha, I knew it! The Qi Refining stage is truly extraordinary. How could I be the one holding them back?"

Hei Yang chuckled softly and continued humming, "Don't worry about me, I have happiness and wisdom..."

"Stop, stop, stop singing!"

Hong Li's voice echoed in Hei Yang's mind: "Listening to your songs as background music for my cultivation is driving me crazy!"

"Tch, isn't that your problem?"

Hei Yang sneered: "This isn't the first time you've gone mad from practicing qi deviation, is it? How novel is this?"

"The past is the past, the present is the present!"

Hongli scoffed, "Don't you know how off-key you are when you sing? If you can't sing, you don't have to!"

"Oh, who sent me the voice message request first?"

Hei Yang raised an eyebrow: "What, you're starting to dislike me again now, huh? Ha, a woman who's fickle and easily bored, you've ultimately wasted your time..."

"You're so meow..."

Hong Li's voice faltered, her tone softened, and she mumbled softly, "Well, it's just that I've been bored cultivating all the time, so I wanted to chat with you or something..."

"You have to concentrate on what you're doing. How can you not go astray and become possessed if you're chatting while you're practicing?"

Hei Yang casually remarked, "Like teachers often say, if you're doing your homework while watching TV, it's like you haven't done the homework at all..."

Although I've always been like this, and my grades have never fallen below the top three in the grade... but, that's the principle!

"I've never understood what you mean by 'TV' or 'computer' from the time I was born..."

Hongli muttered discontentedly, "Besides, why should I be forced to do something that you yourself can't do?"

"You want to go down the mountain to play, not the other way around."

"Ah, yes, yes, I'm cultivating, I'm cultivating."

Hong Li sighed: "I think I've figured it out. This sect claims to have relaxed management, but in reality, they put one test after another, and their schemes are incredibly deep."

The first test is to advance to the Qi Refining stage; otherwise, once you become a disciple, you not only have to work hard to cultivate, but also have to complete the labor tasks assigned by the sect on time.

After becoming an outer disciple, one will have another opportunity to choose a technique, but I have discovered in the past few days that the sect's scripture pavilion also requires flying there!

So, the second test has arrived: to hatch the Fire Crane and raise it to the point where it can fly; otherwise, all the talk of descending the mountain and any magical techniques will be for naught!

"Isn't that normal?"

Hei Yang drawled, "After all, as a disciple of a celestial sect, if you don't even have the ability to fly when you go out, you might embarrass your sect."

"You're just making sarcastic remarks."

Hongli sighed, "I haven't slept for three days and three nights. I've never gone through anything like this in my entire life!"

"So what? Let alone the Qi Refining stage, even in the Body Tempering stage, you can go ten days or half a month without sleeping and it's fine."

Hei Yang's lips curled up slightly: "Besides, I told you a long time ago that you can't imagine the joy of staying up all night!"

"Is this the reason you came to play with me in broad daylight, only to fall unconscious while playing?"

Hongli complained, "It's not that I can't take it physically, it's that I'm suffering mentally!"

My natural instincts screamed, "Let's take a break, or I'll be exhausted!"

My rational mind told me, "I can't keep going like this, or I'll become lazy to death."

They've already had a three-hundred-round battle in my mind!

"Oh ho?"

Hei Yang's eyes lit up: "Speaking of which, I'm very curious about what you look like now. Can we video chat so I can see!"

"Aha?"

Hongli turned her head and looked in the mirror: "Uh, no, I look very haggard right now, it would be too embarrassing if you saw me."

"But you already told me."

Hei Yang became increasingly curious, so he turned on his own video first: "Hey, can you see this? This is Hei Yang, the traveler on horseback."

"There's really nothing I can do about you..."

Seeing that familiar smiling face in the picture, Hongli subconsciously looked away, but still turned on her own camera: "Look, don't you look very haggard?"

"Turn your head towards the camera, I can't see you if your head is tilted."

Hei Yang adjusted his posture slightly, suppressing his suddenly racing heartbeat, and said in a nonchalant voice, "Could it be that the food at the Five Elements Sect is so good that you've gained weight recently, and you're too embarrassed to show your face?"

"Get fat my foot!"

Hongli grumbled in dissatisfaction, then abruptly turned her head, revealing her face: "Look, look! Where are you fat? Just tell me where you're fat!"

"!"

Hei Yang's expression suddenly became unnatural, and he almost fell off his horse in his excitement.

He clutched his heart, forcing his tone to sound natural: "Uh, well, ah, I haven't gained weight, I'm quite, quite good-looking."

"See? I told you I hadn't gained weight."

Hong Li pursed her lips, then suddenly noticed that Hei Yang's expression was a little strange: "Huh? Is your face red?"

"Ah, this..."

Hei Yang's whole body stiffened, and in his panic, his immense strength almost caused the horse beneath him to lose its breath.

It wasn't until he heard a mournful "hissing" that Hei Yang realized what was happening and let the poor horse go.

"Oh, it's almost noon, and the sun is really strong, so my face looks a little red."

If you don't believe me, I'll show you from another angle; it looks normal from a different angle.

"Ah, that's it."

Hongli nodded calmly: "I saw it, the sun is quite big."

"Ah, haha, I was right, wasn't I?"

"Well, I've already watched it, so let's turn off the video for now. It feels a bit inconvenient."

"Indeed, indeed."

The next moment, both screens went black.

"Huff, huff, huff, huff..."

Hei Yang stared wide-eyed, panting heavily. He was like a fish out of water, completely exhausted on the horse's back. He could even hear his own heart pounding, as if it drowned out the sound of the horse's hooves.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Are you tired? Do you need to rest?"

A concerned voice came from behind.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Hei Yang quickly waved his hand, adjusting his breathing: "Damn it, why do I suddenly think Hong Li is so beautiful..."

Is it because we haven't seen each other for a while? I've known you since we were kids and never thought much of you, at most you just found the look of you agreeable, but just now..."

That was close! I almost embarrassed myself in front of her!

Hei Yang's mind was now filled with the image of Hong Li that he had just seen.

That furrowed brow...that helpless expression...those slightly weary eyes...

"so cute……"