As dusk settled and dinner was finished.
Lin Fan returned to his small side room.
The cement floor was pockmarked and uneven. The furniture consisted only of a plank bed and a set of table and chairs. The only electrical appliance was an old-fashioned flashlight.
Lin Fan lay on the bed, unable to sleep for a long time, his mind filled with the divine abilities taught to him by the "Zhi Heng Lu Dian."
Just then, his phone suddenly rang. It was a text message from Su Yurou, which read: "Thank you today, rest early."
Lin Fan looked at it, feeling a swell of happiness and a sense of accomplishment.
Before this, he wouldn't have dared to even dream of a beautiful, successful woman like Su Yurou.
But now, he dared to have some thoughts.
This was all thanks to the "Zhi Heng Lu Dian!"
However, the most important thing right now was to make money and ensure a good life for himself and his sister-in-law.
As for other things, he would let fate decide!
Lin Fan first skimmed through the "Shen Huang Jue" and then waited patiently.
Although his dantian had already been activated and could store Zi Qi, his cultivation realm was too low, so his dantian could only store a small amount of Zi Qi.
Zi Qi was the essence of heaven and earth, the source power for unleashing divine abilities. The more powerful the divine ability, the more Zi Qi it required.
The "Shen Huang Jue" was precisely the cultivation method to replenish Zi Qi and expand the dantian.
It wasn't until midnight, after his sister-in-law had fallen asleep, that Lin Fan sat up, closed his eyes, and focused, attempting to perform the "Shen Huang Jue" for the first time.
With a flash of purple light, Lin Fan felt a buzzing sensation in his head.
The next second, he found himself in a purple space.
Beneath his buttocks was a small piece of floating land.
Above and to his sides was the endless void, with stars twinkling.
The moment he entered the state of cultivation.
Suddenly, countless twinkling stars simultaneously shot out a beam of purple light.
The purple beams of light connected, quickly forming a purple cloud.
Then, with a "crack," it resounded throughout the entire space.
A giant bolt of lightning, tens of thousands of feet long, split through the purple clouds and struck Lin Fan with immense force!
Lin Fan clearly felt that from this moment on, the previously indistinct vortex of Zi Qi in his dantian began to slowly expand.
It stopped only when it reached the size of a dinner plate.
At the same time, the rooster crowed.
Daybreak!
Although he hadn't slept all night, Lin Fan didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue, only some frustration.
"The 'Shen Huang Jue' is too difficult to cultivate. There are four major realms, and each major realm is divided into early, middle, and peak stages."
"In other words, there were originally three minor realms, but counting the early stage of entering the next major realm, one has to break through four minor realms."
"This is a rip-off!"
As soon as Lin Fan muttered this, he heard his sister-in-law's voice from the courtyard: "Xiao Fan, are you awake?"
"Awake, awake."
Lin Fan quickly put on his clothes and walked into the courtyard in his slippers.
The rich aroma of meat made him ravenous, and his mouth began to water.
"Come and eat quickly, I've saved the ribs for you."
Xia Xue beckoned and added, "After eating, go to Wang Fu's house and return the money. We don't owe him anything."
Thinking about this matter, Xia Xue felt a pang in her heart.
If it weren't for treating Lin Fan, how could she have agreed to marry a scoundrel like Wang Fu?
"Okay."
Lin Fan swallowed a mouthful of meat, smiled, and nodded.
"Also, that 30,000 yuan from the big boss, you should return it too."
Xia Xue served Lin Fan a bowl of pork rib soup and instructed, "It's her money, and we won't take advantage of such things. Not now, and not in the future."
"Alright."
Last night at dinner, Lin Fan had pleaded with her, but he couldn't change Xia Xue's decision.
So, he secretly hid the 30,000 yuan, intending to bring it out later.
Fortunately, Xia Xue didn't know that he had also received a mobile phone from her, otherwise, he would have had to hide that too.
"I'm full. I'll head to Wangjia Village now."
Lin Fan patted his stomach, stood up, and said.
"Go by bicycle. I just inflated the tires this morning," Xia Xue reminded him.
Lin Fan waved his hand: "No need. It's such a short distance, I'll walk."
He picked up the red bag on the table and said as he walked out, "It's so much money, I'm afraid of dropping it if I ride my bike."
Xia Xue watched his receding figure, her eyes and heart filled with relief.
Things were finally looking up!
...
Leaving Luofeng Village, it took half an hour to reach Wangjia Village.
Lin Fan arrived at the village entrance and saw an old man about to take his cattle out to graze. He went up to him and asked, "Grandpa, how do I get to Wang Fu's house?"
The old man pointed in a direction without hesitation and replied, "Go straight ahead, turn left at that poplar tree, it's the one with the fancy tiled exterior, that's Wang Fu's house."
He sized Lin Fan up with his cloudy eyes and asked, "Young man, what business do you have with Wang Fu?"
Lin Fan replied directly without hesitation, "I'm from Luofeng Village. I owe him some money, and I've come to repay it."
Upon hearing that Lin Fan was from Luofeng Village, the old man completely relaxed.
They were all villagers from nearby, not some riffraff.
"If that brat Wang Fu isn't at home, he'll definitely be at the pig farm on the mountain."
The old man pointed to a small hill in the distance and continued, "It's there, with silver walls and a gray roof."
Lin Fan smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Grandpa."
After speaking, Lin Fan headed towards Wang Fu's house.
After walking two or three hundred meters, he indeed saw a new and imposing house.
This house stood in stark contrast to the old houses around it.
The roof was covered with bright red tiles, and the walls were made of bright white small tiles, with a deep blue stripe in between.
Especially on the two ancient bronze-colored iron gates, there was a real wood plaque engraved with gilded characters: Fu Lu An Kang!
"Damn it, he's really rich."
Lin Fan felt a pang of envy. This house must have cost at least 200,000 yuan.
"When I have money, I'll build a mansion too!"
Lin Fan calculated in his mind. After repaying the debt, he would still have 80,000 yuan left, so it wasn't too far off.
Seeing that the large iron gate was locked with a heavy padlock, Lin Fan grumbled about bad luck and had to head towards the pig farm again.
But to his surprise, the pig farm was also locked.
Lin Fan was very confused: "Even if Wang Fu is recuperating at the town hospital, there shouldn't be no one around. Who would feed the pigs?"
"I've come all this way, I can't go back empty-handed!"
Lin Fan felt his way along the pig farm's wall, looking for someone nearby, or perhaps someone was sleeping inside.
Indeed, as soon as he reached the back window of the pig farm, Lin Fan heard Wang Fu's hoarse voice from inside: "Oh, Gui Fang, don't take it off."
"The doctor said my injury won't heal in one or two months."
"If I don't behave, I'll never be able to touch women again in this life!"
The Gui Fang mentioned by Wang Fu was Luo Dazhuang's wife, Li Gui Fang.
Li Gui Fang let out a lewd laugh: "I say, Wang the Cripple, weren't you quite potent the day before yesterday? Why is your crotch limp today?"