The area where seclusion is located is a large courtyard behind the Lord’s Mansion.

There are hundreds of cultivation rooms here, divided into eight grades from high to low. Among them, there are only two best cultivation rooms. One must be left empty for emergencies, and the other is now used by Qing Muling.

At the entrance of the courtyard.

Two outer disciples opened the prohibition with jade tokens in their hands and led Qing Muling and Qi Yalan inside.

Passing through the algae well and opening two more prohibitions, they entered the cultivation room. This is a carefully arranged small cave. From the wall to the floor tiles, and the dome, various pearls and crystals are used, giving off a shining light and abundant spiritual energy.

However, according to Qi Yalan’s explanation, none of the materials here are ordinary. They all have the effects of nourishing qi and blood, refining impurities, calming the mind, and resisting inner demons. They are very suitable for cultivation and healing.

There is no extra furniture or furnishings inside, except for a warm jade cloud bed in the center, there is nothing else.

The two outer disciples skillfully performed the spiritual technique, and all the gathering formation arrays were activated. In just a few breaths, a light and misty white mist permeated from the dome and walls, gradually filling the entire space. It was almost liquefied spiritual energy, faintly carrying the fragrance of plants.

According to Qi Yalan, this mist is mixed with a lot of essence of spiritual medicine, which can further improve the efficiency of seclusion cultivation. It is no wonder that this place is so popular.

When the mist of spiritual energy in the room reaches a certain density, the gathering formation array will temporarily stop operating.

“…Qing Junior Brother, we will leave now. You can summon us through the sound transmission formation if you need anything.” The two outer disciples instructed Qing Muling in a gentle and considerate manner.

“Thank you, two Junior Sisters.”

Qing Muling said, giving each of them a replenishing pill as a token of gratitude.

One of the girls wanted to say something, but after looking at Qi Yalan, who had a cold expression and a compelling aura, she finally held back and silently saluted before leaving.

As they walked out of the courtyard, the two outer disciples’ faces became somewhat depressed.

“What should we do? We still can’t find a chance to talk to Qing Junior Brother alone.” One girl whispered.

“That Qi Yalan Senior Sister… even during seclusion cultivation, she has to guard by his side. Clearly, she is just his Junior Sister, not his Dao companion. Does she need to be so vigilant?” Another girl said indignantly.

“There’s nothing we can do. We can only wait for the next opportunity.”

“I think it’s difficult. Either the Senior Sister or her, and I guess Luo Wanqing will be added in the future. How can our master have a chance?”

“It seems that Qing Junior Brother has some big secrets hidden in him. Otherwise, why would the elders of the Sect Master’s lineage value him so much? It won’t be easy to bring him over.”

“Forget it, this is not something we need to consider. Let’s go back and report to Elder Jin.”

…

Inside the cultivation room.

Qing Muling sat on the cloud bed, and Qi Yalan also came and sat opposite him.

“By the way, how is Fourth Senior Sister’s temperament?” Qing Muling suddenly asked.

Qi Yalan’s expression froze slightly, “Why do you ask this question?”

“I’m afraid that you will fight again in the future, just like you and Senior Sister back then…”

Qing Muling muttered helplessly.

Qi Yalan blushed slightly, “It won’t happen this time. Master has made it clear to us about the interests involved, so the things you are worried about won’t happen.”

“That’s good.”

Qing Muling sighed and waved his hand, taking out all the Ghost Devil Eroded Vines from the space bracelet, as well as various medicinal herbs and flowers, and piled them up into a small mountain in front of him.

The Ghost Devil Eroded Vines that still had vitality seemed to instinctively sense the crisis and suddenly twisted and struggled, spraying strands of blood mist. Faintly, there were eerie and sharp howls echoing in the spiritual realm.

“Even in death, you are still so restless?”

Qi Yalan coldly snorted, and countless sharp sword auras appeared all over her body. Countless smooth and neat cuts appeared on the restless demon vines, and they were cut into dozens of small pieces. The blood-like liquid gushed out from the cut surfaces, and the strange spiritual attack came to an abrupt end.

Qing Muling activated the spiritual power in his body, and a rolling green airflow spread out, covering these resources. After dozens of breaths, countless subtle purple-green spiritual energy rose up and slowly poured into his body.

Qi Yalan, who was beside him, watched without blinking. The demonic energy and various poisonous impurities in these spiritual medicines and plants did not react, only the most essential part of the vitality essence was absorbed by Junior Brother. It can be seen that his talent is indeed extraordinary.

Since this time they were facing lifeless objects and did not need the mutual feedback of the origin spiritual mechanism, they could plunder all the vitality at once. Therefore, Qing Muling’s gains were slightly more than before.

Half an hour later, there was only a thick layer of black residue left on the floor. Qi Yalan’s thoughts moved, and streams of airflow rushed over, rolling up the toxic residue and pressing it tightly into a large block of ice, which was then sealed in the space bracelet. It would be thrown away after the seclusion ended.

“Alright, Junior Brother, start now!”

Qi Yalan urged eagerly.

Qing Muling nodded, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate. The misty essence of spiritual energy in the surrounding space seemed to be attracted and flowed into his body, bringing a cool and gentle sense of pleasure. His whole body felt comfortable and at ease.

In the depths of his sea of consciousness, the mysterious seed rotated slightly, and more chaotic spiritual light was generated out of thin air, merging with his divine soul.

Under this influence, a pure, flawless, deep, and agile aura gradually appeared around Qing Muling, expanding to a radius of three zhang and then gradually solidifying and stabilizing, turning into a bright light wheel that enveloped him and Qi Yalan.

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Qi Yalan quickly took several spiritual pills and also closed her eyes, starting to silently cultivate her cultivation technique.This was a new ability that Qing Muling awakened after breaking through to the Understanding Mystery Realm, an unheard-of divine talent. As long as others were within the range of the mysterious aura that enveloped him during his dedicated cultivation, they could easily enter a state of deep enlightenment and unity with the heavens.

For cultivators, the benefits of deep enlightenment need not be mentioned. If a cultivator could freely enter this state of unity with the heavens during their closed-door cultivation, the speed of their cultivation improvement would be unimaginably fast, leaving ordinary geniuses far behind.

If they could always take advantage of this when Qing Muling was in closed-door cultivation, over time, not to mention further advancement in cultivation, even surpassing the Sect Master would not be a fantasy.

The reason why Xuebing Xuan and Qi Yalan almost fell out over Qing Muling was not because they were frivolous or pretentious, but because the benefits hidden in this Junior Brother were too great, far surpassing any ordinary treasures.

With the emergence of the mysterious aura, the mist-like spiritual energy in the surrounding space seemed to be attracted to it, flowing over at a much faster speed. In no time, it filled the entire aura, then merged into the bodies of Qing Muling and Qi Yalan, increasing their speed by more than tenfold in an instant.

Sensing the significant drop in the concentration of spiritual energy in the space, the Formation Array on the walls and ground began to operate again. The smoke-like spiritual energy surged and gathered again. By the time the three-day closed-door cultivation period ended, the Formation Array had released nearly a hundred times the spiritual energy.