I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

The mountain forest at night has unusual sounds.

Diamonds sparkle in the darkness of the sky.

The night wind wasn't biting, but there were gusts of wind on the training platform.

An Xin swung her sword on the training platform, counting: "1008, 1009, 1010..."

Her goal was to swing her sword 3000 times a day, practice basic sword techniques with footwork 100 times, and practice the "One Slash to Slay the Thief" skill 10 times.

She suppressed her spiritual power, allowing her body to feel and train, letting her muscles develop memory. As a result, she was now covered in a thin layer of sweat.

After swinging the knife, An Xin felt a bit soreness in her arms and quickly did some stretching exercises. But she was still a little panicked and hurriedly called out to Di Ting, "Little Jiu, Little Jiu... won't you really grow muscles like this? If your arm muscles become exaggerated in the future, that will be weirder and scarier than a simple 'bodybuilder Barbie'!"

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Don't make me imagine that bizarre scene..."

"Stop laughing, I'm so conflicted!"

"Alright, alright, what can we do? Our Xinxin is still a pretty little girl~ Don't be nervous. Remember to stretch properly after exercising. Also, if you can soak in that kind of medicinal bath for body training every day, you won't be able to grow big muscles even if you want to."

"Okay, that's good. If there's no medicinal bath here, we can make our own."

"As long as you have the herbs and the recipe, that's fine. Besides, I know your master will let you brew it!"

"Okay~ I'm alive again~ Let's continue~"

By the time An Xin had achieved her goal in training her swordsmanship, she was covered in sweat. The wind was quite chilly, as the temperature in the mornings and evenings of May is still quite low.

“Xinxin, there’s a mountain stream over there, and a Yin-Yang Spring in the middle. You can go there to take a bath.”

"Is it like that spring in a certain Luo Continent? Are there many spiritual plants growing around it?"

"You little rascal, how many novels did you read before the apocalypse...?"

"Hehe, when I'm bored at work, I just listen to audiobooks with my headphones on."

"The water in the Yin-Yang Spring originates from the extremely cold and yin River of the ghost world and the hot river of the volcano in this world. The two have miraculously converged in this place rich in spiritual energy. Moreover, the two forces repel each other yet interact with each other, thus forming this unique Yin-Yang Spring. It is not suitable for you to soak in it now because you cannot withstand this most primal power. Once you have tempered your body to a certain level, this spring will become the best place for you to temper your body in this world."

"Hey, that's something to see... Xiao Jiu, turn on the navigation, let's go."

The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the plants in the mountains were glistening with dew from the morning mist. An Xin used Master Zheng's method to leap and bound about. When she used her spiritual power and pushed her speed to its maximum, An Xin experienced the thrill of "flying" through the forest. She had finally mastered this light-footed skill of flying over grass. In just half an hour, she arrived at the mountain stream where the Yin-Yang Spring was located.

Inside the semi-open cave is a pool of water about 50 meters in diameter, where you can see a slow flow of water forming a small whirlpool in the middle.

An Xin reached into the pool and felt the warmth and coldness surrounding her hand.

"Xiao Jiu, it's amazing! I couldn't see any color, but when I put my hand in the water, I could feel both cold and hot water moving around my hand at the same time. I originally thought it would be a pool with distinct colors, or cold water turning into warm water by heating it. I never expected it to be a pool of water that looks ordinary on the surface but is mysterious inside."

"That's how it is. Yin and Yang belong to the fundamental forces, repelling and interacting with each other. It is a dynamic force. The formation of this Yin-Yang Spring is also due to the interaction between the two worlds. Now it rotates slowly, but when the two worlds are no longer in balance, it will rotate at high speed until one world swallows the other, and finally the spring will no longer exist."

"Wow, that's amazing! I'll use this water to wash myself first."

I took off my clothes and put them into the Qiankun World, then took out a towel, soaked it, and used it to wash my body. To be honest, it felt very strange, neither too cold nor too warm.

After tidying herself up and changing into her training clothes, An Xin leaped into the air, then continued her ascent a few breaths later, lightly touching the leaves with her feet. The intervals between using leverage became longer and longer, to the point that when she was almost at the training platform, Master Zheng mistakenly thought she had flown down to the ground.

"Xinxin, you can fly now?" Master Zheng looked An Xin up and down several times.

"Uncle Zheng, that's not true. I can't even fly on a sword right now, how could I possibly know how to fly directly..."

"But I clearly saw you fly over here."

"Oh, you mean this? Mine is the plus version of the 'lightness skill that flies over grass'." An Xin waved her hand, pointed to the place where they practiced climbing the Heavenly Ladder, and said, "Uncle-Master, let me show you."

So she moved swiftly, rushing towards the giant's stone steps, her toes barely touching the ground as she soared upwards, reaching the summit in the blink of an eye before gracefully descending.

In Master Zheng's eyes, An Xin suddenly teleported to the steps, then instantly moved upwards, and after a breath, she floated down. The teleportation was swift and difficult to detect with the naked eye, but her descent felt effortless, as if she were a leaf falling with the wind.

"How is it, Uncle Zheng?" Before Master Zheng could recover from his shock, An Xin had already arrived in front of him.

"You can teleport now?"

"Huh? Teleportation? Nobody taught me that! I just used my spiritual power to run faster."

"Sigh, Xinxin, your martial uncle has nothing more to teach you. It seems I need to ask you for guidance!"

"No, no, it's not that serious! Master told me to focus on body training, otherwise I won't be able to use my current spiritual power effectively... How about this, when my senior brothers arrive, I'll suppress my spiritual power and train with them, okay?"

"Alright, that's the only way. Xinxin, are you in the early stage of Foundation Establishment?"

"Yes, that's right, but Master said my Foundation Establishment is different from others. My spiritual energy has all liquefied, but my body can't keep up. Without training or cultivation techniques, I can't use my spiritual energy accurately, which is very frustrating. So Master said he'll discuss my cultivation plan with you all."

Master Zheng thought to himself, "Good heavens, I wish I had this kind of trouble too..."

Last night, after hearing Old Zou's account of An Xin's situation, they were all completely bewildered. In terms of cultivation methods and various theoretical knowledge, they were capable of being An Xin's teachers. However, her current cultivation level and spiritual power surpassed theirs, and they truly didn't know how to teach her. Even her Foundation Establishment stage was different from theirs; they were all very confused.

“Your Uncle Chen and I discussed it for a long time last night and arranged a medicinal bath for you to strengthen your body. After you finish dinner, exercise for an hour and go to your Uncle Chen’s Jishi Building around 8 o’clock. The first floor is where medicine is made and medicinal baths are prepared. He should be there to prepare the medicinal bath for you.”

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Zheng."

"No need to thank me, you're our little darling now. I wish I could kidnap you and make you my personal disciple. Hahaha... Just kidding. Anyway, we'll help you cultivate properly together. We'll train your strength later, and then your senior brothers will bring up the stone lock... Before they arrive, tell me about the feeling of teleportation and your experience of flying over grass."

……

"Is this An Xin? Why is she throwing stone weights?" Lei Yao had just stepped onto the training platform when he saw An Xin catch two stone weights with both hands.

"Let's work on our strength," Gu Shuohan said casually, hooking his arm around Lei Yao's shoulder.

“She came so early, I couldn’t find her when I got up this morning!” Ino also came up.

An Xin turned her head and caught sight of her friends. She put down the stone lock, said a few words to Master Zheng, and then happily ran over to them.

"You're here! Let's practice a set of Baduanjin exercises together first." An Xin's smile was like the early summer sun, bright yet gentle.

Qi Mingxuan stepped forward, gently patted her head, and said, "Okay!"

The training ground was bustling this morning; practically all the disciples from the Taoist temple had come, many eager to see their amazing junior sister. Then, over 200 people from the temple practiced the Eight Pieces of Brocade together. Following this, at everyone's insistence, An Xin performed a demonstration of climbing the Heavenly Ladder without using spiritual power, and another using spiritual power.

Everyone was utterly shocked again... Junior Sister isn't human! She's incredibly powerful even without using spiritual energy.

At everyone's insistence, An Xin shared her experience, as well as some insights and tips on body cultivation. Master Zheng, who was standing to the side, listened with great interest, nodding repeatedly.

Afterwards, she returned to the group of young masters and ladies, and gave them a one-on-five explanation of how to climb the Heavenly Ladder.

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Today happened to be Master Chen's medical class. After covering some basics, Master Chen had An Xin learn about medicinal herbs and gave her a book called "The Complete Book of Herbs and Stones." It contains pictures of various plants, their growing environments, processing methods, pharmacology, functions, compatibility and incompatibility, and commonly used prescriptions. It's a really thick book!

"Uncle Chen, I'm coming to see you at 8 pm tonight, right?"

"Yes, good boy, did Old Zheng tell you everything?"

“Yes, Martial Uncle.” An Xin nodded obediently, then fiddled with her fingers sheepishly, and said, “Actually, I have another favor to ask. Could I bring my companions along for the medicinal bath? I know everyone’s constitution is different, their cultivation paths are different, and the medicines used in the bath are different. But they really want to cultivate and improve quickly…”

“Indeed, if there are six of you, then we need to prepare six medicinal baths, and then adjust the proportions according to each person’s different tolerance, endurance and effects.”

"Uncle Chen, you are merciful. I am willing to exchange my Marrow Cleansing Elixir for this!"

"Really? You have more?" Master Chen's eyes lit up immediately. He had been craving his senior brother Zou's bottle of spiritual liquid for a long time.

"Yes, it's my own bottle of concentrated energy liquid! After I reached the Foundation Establishment stage, all the spiritual energy in my body had been liquefied, so it's not very effective for me anymore!"

Although Master Chen felt miserable upon hearing this, as he hadn't yet mastered the process of liquefying spiritual energy, the thought of the concentrated energy liquid he was about to obtain filled him with excitement: "Deal!"