After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 102 Peaceful years

"Don't be upset. Do you remember where I told you about buying food yesterday? You'll be in charge of making breakfast today. After all, you'll be running errands for Grandpa from now on."

"Brother Xu, don't worry, I will definitely complete the mission!" Wu Shang patted his chest and assured him, while Wu You clung to Wu Shang's sleeve with a bit of fear.

"Um, can I bring Wuyou along?" Wushang hesitated for a moment.

"Don't worry, Wushang can't always be in front of you, and you don't want to always be standing behind Wushang, do you?"

Looking into Shen Xu's eyes, Wu You gradually loosened her grip on Wu Shang's sleeve.

"Good girl!" Shen Xu stroked the little girl's soft hair.

"Don't hurt me, go quickly!" Shen Xu urged.

"Okay!" Wu Shang gave Wu You a deep look and then hurriedly ran out.

"Don't worry, while Wushang is away, we're going to do something big!" Shen Xu said solemnly to Wushang.

Upon hearing Shen Xu's words, Wu You's big eyes filled with curiosity.

"See that room on the right? We're going to clean it up today, and then that will be your and Wushang's room." Shen Xu stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the cluttered room in front of him with determination in his eyes.

Since Shen Xu was not home all day yesterday, the room he was supposed to prepare for the two little ones was not ready, so he had to sleep on the floor all day again. Therefore, he must sleep in a bed tonight.

After hearing Shen Xu's words, Wu You's little head was filled with big question marks as she looked at the dilapidated house in front of her.

Without further ado, Shen Xu put Wu You aside and began cleaning up the various odds and ends in the room. Soon, the loud noise woke up Uncle Wang, who said, "Hey Xiao Xu, if you're going to clean their room, there's no need to start so early in the morning."

“Uncle Wang, the early morning is the best time to plan for the day. If I move everything out in the morning, I can see what is missing from the room and then go out to buy it.”

"Alright! Whatever makes you happy."

Over the next few days, Shen Xu focused all his attention on repairing the house. The house on the right had not been used for a long time, so there were many parts that needed to be replaced, which was basically equivalent to a complete overhaul.

However, since a major renovation was to be carried out, it was not possible to only repair this one house. Therefore, Shen Xu decided to renovate the entire courtyard, which made his workload even greater.

Every day, he brought back a lot of custom-made materials and furniture from outside, including new flooring, tiles, doors and windows, wardrobes, tables and chairs. Shen Xu even found a highly skilled carpenter to make a bunk bed for the two little ones.

While Shen Xu was working, Wu Shang assisted him, while Uncle Wang and Wu You sat quietly in the courtyard watching them work. Wu You would also occasionally do small tasks such as serving tea and water to them under Uncle Wang's direction.

Shen Xu felt that this kind of life was wonderful, to the point that he almost forgot what kind of world he was in. It was as if this was a peaceful life on Earth, carefree and serene.

Later, when Uncle Liang came over to thank him, he insisted on staying to help him repair the house, saying that this was the only thing he could do to help him now.

How could Shen Xu refuse Uncle Liang's offer? With Uncle Liang's help, the renovation of the entire courtyard was greatly accelerated, and soon the courtyard was completely transformed.

In the courtyard, Shen Xu laid a small circle of smooth bluestone slabs around the Yunying tree, where Uncle Wang could cool off and the two little ones could play. The various rooms were also connected by several winding bluestone paths. He also planted many kinds of flowers and plants that bloom year-round in Yunlong City in the courtyard.

Unfortunately, the yard was too small to dig a small pond, so he could only put a large vat in it, plant lotus flowers, and raise some goldfish.

As for the interior of the rooms, apart from the two small rooms, he did not intend to change the layout of the other rooms. After all, if the interior of the rooms were changed, it would no longer be the courtyard he remembered. So he only replaced some broken floorboards and broken gray tiles on the roof.

Even in the two smaller rooms that underwent the most modifications, he only placed some essential furniture such as beds, tables, and wardrobes.

Although the room on the right is not large, there is still a lot of space after all the furniture is placed in it. It is a place that Shen Xu left for them to fill in themselves.

As soon as the room was finished, Wushang and Wuyou couldn't wait to move in. They were very happy to have a room of their own, which was the first time they had a small room of their own.

On the night the yard was completely repaired according to Shen Xu's plan, he bought a lot of good meat and vegetables from outside. The two little ones ate until their mouths were full of oil, and they couldn't keep their eyes open and went to bed early.

He and Uncle Wang Boliang talked until very late, until the golden full moon hung high above their heads, before reluctantly ending this hard-won conversation.

After helping Uncle Wang back to his house, Shen Xu returned to the main room and sat cross-legged on the bed to prepare for breaking through to the ninth level of the Qi Nourishing Realm.

As soon as the courtyard was renovated, he felt that his breakthrough opportunity had arrived. In fact, he could have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Nourishing in one go when he was in the Cloud and Mist Bamboo Realm, but unfortunately he fainted in the end. The Yuan Qi in the white mist only pushed his cultivation to the peak of the eighth level of Qi Nourishing, thus missing an excellent opportunity to break through. But today he felt that feeling of overflowing Yuan Qi that was about to burst out of his body.

Breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Nourishment is not as thrilling as breaking through to the eighth level, because it does not require working on the meridians. Just like the early stage of Qi Nourishment, it simply involves expanding the meridians and the capacity of the primordial energy in the dantian.

The only difference is that to break through to the ninth level of Qi Nourishment, there is a hard condition: the degree of solidification of the primordial energy must be high enough to support the final expansion of the dantian in the Qi Nourishment realm. Otherwise, it will only be mentally and physically exhausting, and the cultivation level will decline significantly.

Shen Xu didn't need to worry about this at all. The Yuan Qi in his Dantian was condensed through the top-grade Earth-rank technique, Cloud Mist Illusion True Technique. Its natural solidity was already high enough, which was also an important reason why he believed he could break through to the ninth level of Qi Nourishing in one go in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm.

He closed his eyes, held his breath, and with a thought, the abundant primordial energy in his dantian began to automatically circulate through the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits according to the circulation path of the Cloud and Mist Illusion Technique.

He swallowed one Nourishing Essence Pill after another, which instantly transformed into a large amount of pure Yuan Qi and entered the circulation of energy in his meridians. Then, it transformed into strands of extremely condensed white Yuan Qi and entered his Dantian.

Soon, the amount of vital energy contained in his dantian reached its limit, and the vital energy in his dantian began to expand outward on its own.

However, relying solely on the primordial energy within the dantian is far from sufficient. It is even more necessary to continuously apply greater pressure to the dantian using the primordial energy from the meridians. Most cultivators who cannot break through to the ninth level of Qi Nourishment fail at this step because their own primordial energy is not sufficiently condensed and cannot provide much pressure to the dantian.

As Shen Xu applied more and more pressure to his dantian, a loud boom suddenly came from there, like a thunderclap. Then, the vital energy in his meridians surged into his newly expanded dantian like a mighty river, and the circulation of qi involuntarily accelerated. The vital energy in his dantian continuously washed over and expanded his meridians.

With the constant replenishment of vital energy from external nourishing pills, Shen Xu's dantian was soon filled again, and the circulation speed of his internal energy gradually slowed down.

He slowly exhaled a breath of white, misty energy, and then slowly opened his eyes.