Reversing the Milky Way

Yu Qing'an: "Tsk, what are you thinking, kid? If everyone calculates things like you do, then who would bother cultivating immortality? Didn't I say before that this is your first time circulating the energy, so you're not very skilled yet? The so-called Small Heavenly Circuit is to let your body adapt to the changes in spiritual energy within your body. This is also closely related to the amount of spiritual energy you absorb during cultivation. The ten thousand times I mentioned before was based on the standard of ordinary spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here is ten times more concentrated, so you should only need to circulate the Small Heavenly Circuit a thousand times."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng suddenly realized what was going on.

"So that's how it is! You scared me to death! I thought it would take at least a hundred years of cultivation!"

At this moment, Bai Cheng suddenly asked, "How long did it take for the Moon Bell to take?"

Yu Qing'an held up two fingers and said, "Two hours, and this is her first time practicing the Qi Condensation Technique."

Bai Cheng: "What? Two hours!"

Bai Cheng turned his head to the side, looking at Yue Ling not far away, who was squatting down, examining the spiritual herbs in front of her. Bai Cheng sighed and said, "Alas, it seems the road ahead is still very long."

At that moment, Bai Cheng felt a rumbling sound from his stomach.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an said, "Then let's go back. If no one is home for a long time, it will arouse suspicion."

After saying that, Yu Qing'an took out the wind-attribute spirit-storing bead and led Bai Cheng and Yue Ling into the pool.

After Bai Cheng and the others left, the white deer descended slowly from above the waterfall, seemingly walking on air. Each time it placed its hooves in the air, it appeared as if there were invisible steps beneath its feet, and with each step, green spiritual energy rippled throughout the entire mysterious cave.

Bai Lu: "Judging from the time, the time I agreed with her is almost here. I didn't expect that this time, she was able to suppress the spiritual energy outburst on her own without me having to take action."

As the white deer descended step by step, she arrived at the side of the golden-winged thunderbird egg.

Bai Lu: "This Golden-Winged Thunderbird is a degenerate form of the Golden-Winged Roc from thousands of years ago, yet it has fallen to the ranks of high-level demonic beasts. Could this also be due to the loss of the world's original essence?..."

This is Yujia Village.

Bai Cheng and his group had already returned to Yu Family Village.

When they entered the gate, they found that Liu Yuntian had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an's expression hardened: "Inspector Liu, it is very impolite of you to barge into someone else's home."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Liu Yuntian quickly stood up and said, "Please rest assured, I was just waiting in the courtyard and did not overstep my bounds to enter the house."

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an did not pursue the matter further.

"What brings Lord Liu here?"

Liu Yuntian: "I came here mainly for a few things. The first is that Xuan Taiming has been taken to Baifeng City. In fact, similar things happen every year, and the emperor took advantage of this incident to issue new orders."

Immediately afterward, Liu Yuntian explained that the Nine Heavens Qi Refining Tower had been opened to the Surveillance Bureau. Yu Qing'an was quite surprised after hearing this.

"Unexpectedly, the emperor was willing to open the Nine Heavens Refining Tower to the public. It seems that he is starting to win over more people to pledge allegiance to the royal family."

Liu Yuntian: "That's right. Speaking of which, this is another reason why I came here today. I can see that you all have the physique for cultivation, especially your daughter. I have already sent someone to deliver the identity token of the Supervisory Bureau. Taking advantage of the Supervisory Bureau's recruitment of talents this time, I also hope that Miss Yueling can start working as soon as possible. That way, she can apply to go to the Nine Heavens Refining Tower for cultivation on the Lantern Festival a month from now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yuntian looked at Yue Ling beside him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an closed his eyes and pondered for a while. He clearly remembered that although Yue Ling was the top scorer in this written examination, she would have to wait until next spring to take up her post in Wuling Town. This was naturally not a problem, because Yue Qingwu had said that she would take Yue Ling away when Yue Ling came of age, so it didn't matter whether she went to Wuling Town or not.

However, if he were to take up his post now, Yue Qingwu might fly into a rage because she couldn't find Yue Ling. You should know that when Yue Qingwu left, her cultivation level was already at the early stage of the Opening Meridian Realm. Yu Qing'an also vaguely sensed that Yue Qingwu was hiding her cultivation level, because he could tell from Yue Ling that his wife was definitely not ordinary.

Thinking of this, he still shook his head carefully and said, "We appreciate Lord Liu's kindness, but Yue Ling's health has just recovered, and I'm afraid it will take some more time for her to fully recover."

Yu Qing'an's tactful meaning was quite clear, and Liu Yuntian naturally understood it. Liu Yuntian then summoned his flying sword.

"Well, in that case, I won't bother you any longer. Oh, right, there's one more thing. The new garrison commander of Yujia Village will probably arrive in the next few days. At that time, the Supervisory Office will send people to help you rebuild the damaged houses."

After saying that, he flew away on his sword.

After Liu Yuntian left, Bai Cheng learned about the Nine Heavens Qi Refining Cultivation ...

Thinking about this, Bai Cheng knew that he could only try to improve his cultivation level first, so the best choice at the moment was to go to the White Palace Academy in White Maple City.

Three days passed quickly.

Inside the White Maple City Supervisory Office, Yang Hai, who had just returned after handling some matters, was about to head to the underground prison when he heard the guards outside the door come to report.

"Lord Yang, Xuan Chenfeng, the teaching assistant elder of Tianhuo Academy, has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Yang Hai frowned: "Sigh, they really came."

In fact, Yang Hai knew about Xuan Taiming's background. The reason he claimed to be out on business was to delay the interrogation, because he knew that Xuan Chenfeng would definitely come to the prison to get his son out.

However, this case had to be investigated, and he didn't want to offend the Xuan family, so he came up with this solution. In the main hall of the Censorate, Xuan Chenfeng strode in, his expression arrogant, completely disregarding the Censorate.

Upon seeing this, Yang Hai immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Oh dear, Elder Xuan, what brings you here today?"

Xuan Chenfeng: "I came here because of my worried son. He has committed such a serious dereliction of duty. I will definitely take him back and discipline him severely."

Upon hearing this, Yang Hai closed his eyes tightly, his face showing embarrassment. He then slowly approached Xuan Chenfeng's side and whispered, "Elder Xuan, after all, it was because of your son's incident that the Emperor issued the new decree. You're asking me to release him right away, which puts me in a difficult position." As he spoke, Yang Hai's troubled expression was evident.

After hearing this, Xuan Chenfeng silently took out a storage bag from his pocket and said, "Five fourth-grade spiritual herbs, plus one hundred Spirit Gathering Pills." He then handed it to Yang Hai beside him.

In fact, the emperor did not specify how to deal with Xuan Taiming, and Xuan Chenfeng naturally knew that Yang Hai was just trying to gain some benefits; such things were common here.

After all, the Censorate was an institution personally established by the emperor, so it was highly unlikely that they could release someone with just a word, unless a super strong expert from the Tonghai Realm personally came and could release someone with just a word.

After silently putting away his storage bag, Yang Hai said, "Elder Xuan, I will release your son personally, but his official position is probably in jeopardy."

After a while, Yang Hai brought Xuan Taiming to the main hall.

Xuan Chenfeng looked at Xuan Taiming coldly and said, "Come back to the Xuan family with me first." After saying that, he left with Xuan Taiming.

Yang Hai watched Xuan Chenfeng's departing figure and silently shook his head.

On the Yu Family Village side, a man flew over the village on his sword. When he arrived at the northwest side of the village, he was shocked by the ruins. This man was the newly arrived inspector, also known as the village garrison commander, He Zijun (late stage of Qi Condensation Realm).

After arriving at Yujia Village, he quickly went to the village chief's house and began discussing the ongoing house construction project. Soon, he gathered a group of able-bodied men from Yujia Village and led them to begin the house repair work.

Meanwhile, Bai Cheng was also trying to cultivate spiritual energy in his own courtyard. However, he found that ordinary spiritual energy cultivation was far less effective than cultivation in the mysterious cave.

After the incident with Liu Yuntian's uninvited arrival, Yu Qing'an planned to have Yue Ling and Bai Cheng cultivate separately, taking turns every three days to cultivate in the mysterious cave. The other person would stay at home to look after the house. However, when Yue Ling was cultivating, Yu Qing'an would also go to cultivate with her to recover his strength. When Bai Cheng went to cultivate, he would be alone.

Just then, Bai Cheng in the courtyard finished breathing in his spiritual energy and saw a figure descend from the sky and land directly in the courtyard.

Bai Cheng took a closer look. Although he didn't recognize the person, he recognized the clothes. They were the clothes worn by the inspectors of the Censorate.

Although the other party was a supervisor, Bai Cheng was still somewhat indignant.

Bai Cheng: "Why do you people from the Inspectorate all like to just wander into other people's yards?"

He Zijun didn't take this seriously. In his opinion, it was perfectly normal for him to enter the courtyard of an ordinary person's house. As long as they saw his clothes, they would definitely treat him with respect.

To his surprise, Bai Cheng recognized the clothes but showed no respect. He didn't mind, however, and asked, "Are you the owner of this house?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a surge of displeasure.

"So what if I am? Do you think I'm easy to bully, that's why you just barged into someone else's home?"

He Zijun slowly stepped forward and said, "Young man, don't misunderstand. I am He Zijun, the newly arrived garrison commander of Yujia Village. Since you are the owner of this house, I'd like to convey some instructions to you. Yujia Village is currently undergoing reconstruction, and everyone in the village should contribute. I see that only your house is still intact among the surrounding houses, but as a resident of Yujia Village, you have an obligation to help with the reconstruction of the village."

Bai Cheng was also puzzled after hearing this: "Shouldn't it be your Supervisory Office that helped Yu Family Village rebuild? Besides, this kind of thing is entirely the fault of your Supervisory Office. Our Yu Family Village has suffered an undeserved disaster."

Indeed, Bai Cheng clearly remembered that when Liu Yuntian left that day, the Supervisory Bureau would help repair the damaged houses. Even if there were some people in the village who were at the Body Refinement Realm, they could only repair them by brute force. After all, compared to a group of people who did not know spiritual power, the repair speed of cultivators was dozens of times faster.

However, He Zijun looked somewhat displeased after hearing this. He knew that the concentration of spiritual energy in Baifeng City was five times stronger than that in Yujia Village, and he didn't want to waste his spiritual energy on such a meaningless thing.

Therefore, he coldly looked at Bai Cheng in front of him and said, "Boy, I'm warning you, you are hindering the work of our Supervisory Office. Although I don't know where you heard this news from, as a member of Yu Family Village, it is only right for you to help others rebuild. I am just telling you the order. Since you are unwilling to agree, then I will consider you not a member of Yu Family Village. Since you are not a member of Yu Family Village, then I will expel you and confiscate your property."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng was also furious.

"This is pure moral blackmail. Besides, I heard this from Liu Yuntian, the supervisor of your Wuling Town. He personally said that the supervisory office would help rebuild Yujia Village."

However, He Zijun burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Haha, you probably don't know this yet, but Liu Yuntian is no longer the Inspector of Wuling Town. He is now only the Deputy Inspector, while the Inspector is Lord Zuoqiu, who was recently transferred from Baifeng City. So, what Liu Yuntian said doesn't count."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng was indignant. Xuan Taiming had just left, and now He Zijun had arrived. Moreover, as far as Bai Cheng knew, He Zijun's cultivation level should be in the late stage of Qi Condensation. His words made Bai Cheng realize the cruelty of this world.

He Zijun: "Alright, now that I have conveyed the order, you shall report to the central square of the village at Chenshi (7-9 AM) tomorrow. I hope I will not have to come and invite you in person."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew away on his sword and disappeared into the distance.

After he left, Bai Cheng also punched the ground in the yard.

"Damn it! This is outrageous! They say the Censorate is there to oversee officials in various regions, but what's the difference between this and the mafia?!"

Evening arrived quickly, and Yu Qing'an returned home with Yue Ling.

Upon entering, one sees Bai Cheng sitting cross-legged in the courtyard.