Shen Yuan Ring

in the afternoon,

Wang Yueyue then led Ji Xiaohu and the other three to the Sutra Repository in the inner courtyard.

As soon as she stepped into the Scripture Pavilion, she respectfully bowed to the old man in the rocking chair beside her and said, "Elder Fu, hello. This morning I applied to the Grand Steward, and he agreed to let these children enter the Scripture Pavilion to choose a Yuan Technique."

Elder Fu of the Scripture Pavilion did not get up, nor did he even open his eyes. His whole body was still lying on the rocking chair, swaying back and forth. He said coldly, "You can't go in. Only a few of them can go in. They only have one hour. No matter what the outcome is, they must come out. Moreover, each person can only bring out one Yuan Technique at most. Otherwise, don't blame this old man for being ruthless."

Wang Yueyue said respectfully, "Elder Fu, please rest assured, we understand."

"You guys go in quickly, I'll wait for you here," Wang Yueyue said gently to Ji Xiaohu and the other three.

Finally, Ji Xiaohu and his three companions quickly entered the Sutra Repository!

after an hour,

"Sister Yueyue, look, we've all gotten the elemental skills that suit us." Ji Zihan ran over first, waving the booklet in her hand.

"It's good that you got it. In a bit, you should go to Elder Fu's place to register the Yuan Techniques you received." Wang Yueyue was also happy for him.

Ji Xiaohu and the others held their own Yuan Techniques and waited in line. Each of them had a satisfied smile on their face, clearly indicating that this harvest was very good.

"Remember to return them intact a month from now, without damaging them, and absolutely not to spread this message!" After registering them, Old Fu gave them these instructions again, then lay down on the rocking chair and closed his eyes to rest, as if he didn't want to talk to anyone.

Wang Yueyue bowed to Elder Fu again, and Ji Xiaohu and the others followed suit before leaving together.

After they left, Old Master Fu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes flashing with golden light. He murmured, "I didn't expect our Ji family to have so many promising talents in the inner courtyard this time. They are the children who participated in the training camp this year. I heard there were five of them, but only four came. Oh well, what does this have to do with an old man like me who is about to be buried?"

Then Old Fu closed his eyes again and rocked his rocking chair.

On the way back,

"Sister Yueyue, why are you so respectful to that old man Fu? I think that old man has a temper like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard—and the way he treated us..." Ji Xiaohu couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, he was being impolite. Even if he's an elderly person, he shouldn't have acted like that!"

"You are not allowed to say such things anymore, not even think about them. Elder Fu is an old man. He was already in the Scripture Pavilion when I entered the inner courtyard. I respect him because he should be enjoying his retirement, but he is still contributing to the family and guarding the important Scripture Pavilion."

"Such an old man deserves the respect of us younger generation, otherwise we would be ashamed of the family's nurturing over the years. In the future, when you come to the Scripture Pavilion to see Elder Fu, be more respectful, understand?" Wang Yueyue said seriously to everyone.

This was the first time Ji Xiaohu and the others had seen Wang Yueyue speak to them so seriously, and they all nodded in agreement.

"Judging from how happy you all are today, you must be very satisfied with this elemental skill!"

Wang Yueyue didn't continue the previous topic, but instead asked about their day's harvest.

"We are very satisfied. Of course, if it weren't for Sister Yueyue explaining the general locations of the different types of elemental techniques to us, we wouldn't have been able to find what we were looking for so quickly."

"Yes, there are so many skills and so many kinds. If we were to search for them ourselves, even two hours wouldn't be enough."

"Alright, stop flattering me. I'm just doing what my teachers used to do for me. You can think of it as a kind of inheritance and continuation."

"I only learned about the location of so many Yuan Techniques from our teachers before I came to the Scripture Pavilion for the first time. Otherwise, as an inner court disciple, I wouldn't have the authority to know the location of so many Yuan Techniques in the Scripture Pavilion."

"I see. But we also want to thank Sister Yueyue. If you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known either, right?"

"Little Tiger is right."

"Alright, you bunch of sycophantic brats, go back and practice your Yuan Techniques properly, that's the best way to thank me."

"I promise I won't let Sister Yueyue down!"

After returning to their residence, Ji Xiaohu and the others couldn't wait to begin practicing their newly acquired Yuan Techniques.

Shortly after Wang Yueyue and the others left, Ji Daoyi went into the cultivation room alone to begin his seclusion, knowing that it was time for him to break through to the Marrow Refining Realm.

As Ji Daoyi continued to cultivate, he felt the Yuan energy within his body becoming increasingly powerful, and the surrounding Yuan energy surged towards him wildly, with small vortexes forming around him in the air.

He compressed the Yuan energy within his dantian, as if forging the hardest weapon. His body also endured immense pressure, his bones cracking and popping. Had he not already reached the peak of the Bone Refining Realm, with all his bones tempered and strengthened, he doubted an ordinary Bone Refining Realm cultivator could withstand such immense pressure.

Finally, at a certain moment, that barrier was shattered like glass by the powerful torrent of Yuan energy, and then an even stronger Yuan energy aura continued to rise on Ji Daoyi's body.

Ji Daoyi successfully broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm. He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and a powerful confidence arose spontaneously.

At this moment, his dantian also underwent a major change, with its diameter doubling to 40 centimeters. The original source of primordial energy in his dantian also doubled, and it continued to greedily absorb and refine the primordial energy to grow stronger.

"Now that I have completed the breakthrough, it's perfect. I still have so much Yuan energy left. I just don't know how many levels of Marrow Refinement it can help me condense."

The so-called "refining marrow" refers to cleansing and refining the essence and marrow within the body.

When the marrow refinement reaches a certain level, not only will the energy in the body become as pure and condensed as frost and snow, but the blood-making function of the cultivator will also become stronger, enabling them to quickly replenish and restore the body's qi and blood and vital energy.

Ji Daoyi used the lingering Yuan energy from his breakthrough to continuously cleanse and refine the power within his body, while also constantly tempering his marrow fluid.

Two days later,

"I didn't expect that this marrow refining would be so easy, much simpler than bone refining. In just two days and two nights of cultivation, the power in my body has been condensed by 50%, and the marrow fluid has become even purer than before." Ji Daoyi felt the powerful power in his body, his blood and qi surging, and he had the urge to shout out loud immediately.

Upon breaking through to the Marrow Refining Realm, his strength more than doubled. He even instinctively felt that his recovery ability was stronger and he was more energetic than before.

Even after two days and two nights of non-stop cultivation, he felt no fatigue at all; on the contrary, he was even more energetic.

"This time during my seclusion, I not only broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm, but also reached the fifth level of Marrow Refining in one go. It was a very fruitful experience. It's time to come out of seclusion. I wonder how they are doing these past two days." Ji Daoyi happily got up and walked out of the cultivation room.