It was still early in the day, but Li Mingfu didn't waste a second.
He ran straight toward the library.
The moment he entered, he walked directly to the old elder who was at the front desk.
The elder looked up from his book and smiled faintly.
"Ah, Li Mingfu."
"Congratulations on winning again."
Li Mingfu laughed casually.
"It was nothing, Elder."
The elder closed his book.
"Do you need something?"
Li Mingfu nodded.
"I want to ask if I can pass my cultivation techniques to my servants."
The elder frowned slightly.
"That requires approval from the higher-ups."
Without hesitation, Li Mingfu pulled out a token and placed it on the table.
The elder's eyes widened.
"That…!"
He quickly picked up the token.
"Where did you get this?"
"The Peak Master gave it to me," Li Mingfu said casually. "I can use it for three years."
The elder stared at the token again before sighing.
"Well… with this token, I suppose it is acceptable."
"But... only Black-grade techniques and below."
"If it is Earth-grade, then we would need approval from the Sect Master."
Li Mingfu grinned.
"Thank you, Elder!"
He looked around and asked.
"What privileges do I have with this token in the library?"
The elder replied calmly.
"You may freely access the second floor."
"You can select any technique you want and check out as many as you wish."
Li Mingfu thought for a moment.
"I don't need any techniques."
"I'll just read some information."
The elder nodded and handed the token back.
Li Mingfu bowed respectfully.
"Thank you, Elder."
Then he ran off again.
The elder chuckled softly.
"That boy… He always runs."
Shaking his head, the elder returned to reading his book.
Li Mingfu soon returned to his cave.
When he entered, he saw Little Flower and Little Moon still sitting in the living room.
"I got approval," Li Mingfu announced.
"But only for Black-grade techniques and below."
The two girls froze.
They were still in shock, but seeing how their young master was staring at them.
Their eyes started to fill with tears.
As servants, they cultivated only the Yellow low-grade basic cultivation technique.
The same one they were given when they first arrived in the sect, around 10 years ago.
The only way servants could get better cultivation techniques were getting them from their master.
Even touching a Black-grade cultivation method was something they never dared to dream about.
Li Mingfu waited patiently until they calmed down.
"I will teach you the Thousand Thread Qi Weaving Art."
The two girls were stunned.
They had heard about this cultivation technique before.
It was famous for being extremely difficult to cultivate.
Yet their Young Master was actually cultivating it.
Seeing their expressions, Li Mingfu reassured them.
"Don't worry. This technique has enormous potential."
They were still hesitant but ultimately nodded firmly.
Li Mingfu began explaining the cultivation method in detail.
He broke down the concepts step by step, explaining the circulation pathways and meridians in simple terms so they could understand.
Once they grasped the basics, Li Mingfu turned to Little Flower.
"Sit."
She obeyed immediately.
Li Mingfu placed his hand on her dantian.
Little Flower's face instantly turned red.
Li Mingfu noticed and said calmly,
"It's fine. Focus on your breathing and begin cultivating."
His voice remained steady as he continued explaining the process.
Slowly, Little Flower calmed down and began focusing.
Li Mingfu gently injected Qi into her dantian.
Normally, guiding someone else's cultivation was extremely difficult.
But Li Mingfu possessed extraordinary perception, and Little Flower trusted him completely.
He demonstrated the process.
One thread.
Then two threads.
He increased it until ten before dispersing the Qi.
"Only start with two threads," he said.
"Then guide them through the correct pathways and meridians."
"If you feel pain, stop immediately and disperse the Qi."
Little Flower followed his instructions carefully.
After some time, she finally managed to split her Qi into two threads and stabilize them.
"Good," Li Mingfu said.
"Now guide them slowly."
Halfway through the circulation, she suddenly frowned.
Pain shot through her meridians.
She immediately dispersed the Qi.
Li Mingfu nodded approvingly.
"Good job."
"Just be more careful next time."
She tried again.
This time, she almost succeeded, but failed at the final meridian.
Li Mingfu gave her some advice and encouragement.
On the third attempt.
She completed one full circulation.
"Good."
"Do it one more time."
She repeated the process.
This time it was smoother and faster.
Li Mingfu finally removed his hand.
"Excellent."
Then he turned to Little Moon.
"Your turn."
Little Moon sat down.
But the moment Li Mingfu placed his hand on her dantian, she immediately blushed and lost focus.
Li Mingfu waited patiently.
After a while, she calmed down and began cultivating.
Surprisingly, she formed her Qi threads even faster than Little Flower.
Then she carefully guided the threads through the meridians.
Li Mingfu watched closely.
He was surprised.
She completed the entire circuit in one attempt.
"Do it again," he said.
The second time was even smoother.
Satisfied, Li Mingfu removed his hand.
"Only cultivate two threads today."
"Stop if your meridians start to hurt."
"We have plenty of time."
He gave them several more warnings and tips before handing them the cultivation manual.
"Read it carefully."
Then he dismissed them.
Li Mingfu watched them leave the room.
"With the right environment, their improvement will be fast," he said as they left.
"The Thousand Thread Qi Weaving Art can make the impossible possible."
"Once they fully understood the technique, the cultivation process would gradually become automatic."
"Then they could focus on learning other techniques."
"Just like me."
Li Mingfu went to lay on his new bed.
"Once I find a better method to obtain Shadow Qi…"
"The Black Vein Tempering Scripture will give them a massive boost."
After thinking for a while, he decided to sleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, Li Mingfu checked their cultivation.
He placed his hand on each of their dantians.
As expected, their cultivation had dropped to Stage 0.
But Li Mingfu wasn't worried.
In a few months, they'll be back at Stage 2 if they practice diligently.
After saying goodbye, Li Mingfu ran out again.
His first destination was Blood Contract Peak.
The journey took several hours.
Eventually, he arrived and asked around until he found the Contribution Hall.
He stood in line.
After about thirty minutes, it was finally his turn.
Li Mingfu showed the Peak Master's token.
The disciple behind the counter froze.
"Please wait a moment."
He hurried away and returned with another inner sect disciple.
The new disciple introduced himself, but Li Mingfu ignored the name.
It wasn't important.
"My resources," Li Mingfu said directly.
"Yes, of course."
The disciple hurried away again and soon returned with a pouch.
Li Mingfu quickly checked the contents.
While he was checking, the disciple spoke politely.
"Next time you come, or if you send a servant with the token. Please skip the line."
"Just show the token."
"We will serve you immediately."
"You are a very important person."
Li Mingfu nodded and emptied everything inside the pouch into his ring.
"Thank you."
Then he ran out again.
The closest place to him now was the library.
So he stopped by to greet the elder before heading upstairs to the second floor.
He went directly to the sword section.
"Which sword technique would suit Little Flower?"
He flipped through books one after another, and couldn't make up his mind.
So he did what he usually does.
He started flipping a coin.
Heads—keep.
Tails—pass.
He repeated the process until he finished reviewing every sword technique.
In the end, only one remained.
At first he thought it was a flexible sword technique.
But the more he read, the more surprised he became.
"This… actually fits her personality perfectly."
It also complemented the techniques he was planning to teach her.
Satisfied, he brought the book downstairs.
The elder looked at the book and Li Mingfu's identity token.
"This is for your servant, isn't it?"
Li Mingfu blinked.
"How did you know?"
The elder chuckled.
"It may look like a sword technique for male cultivators."
"But it was actually designed for female cultivators."
"That's why I know."
Li Mingfu grinned.
"Even better."
The elder checked the record and handed the book back.
Li Mingfu bowed.
"Thank you, Elder."
Then he ran out again.
It was already past lunch.
Li Mingfu swallowed a ration pill while running toward his next destination.
Thousand Mechanism Peak.
It took about an hour to arrive.
He passed through the outer sect area before reaching the inner sect gate, where guards stopped him.
Li Mingfu calmly showed the Peak Master token.
The guards inspected it before immediately stepping aside.
"Please enter."
This was Li Mingfu's first time here.
He spent several hours walking around, examining every shop and stall.
The quality of inventions and artifacts here was far superior to those in the outer sect.
Finally, he began asking around.
"Who is the best Inner Sect Elder here?"
After hearing the same answer from several disciples, Li Mingfu immediately ran off again.
Time to meet this elder.