December 2nd

  It's five o'clock in winter, and the dusk is thick, but it hasn't snowed yet. It's time to go home now.

  The person who sent him off was Qian Meng, and Qian Ye had just been discharged from the hospital not long ago.

  Qian Meng reluctantly got on the bus until he boarded the train.

  The train started moving, and the city was far away. Fang Xin took out his mobile phone and dialed home again. It was his mother who answered, and her face appeared on the screen.

  "Mom, I'm already on vacation now and will be back soon, expected to arrive home tomorrow."

  "Really? Where are you? When will you arrive? Do you want me to send a car to pick you up?"

  "It's still early now, I'll head back myself and make it home in time for dinner tonight. Dad should be back by then too!" Fang Xin said.

  "That's okay, I'll tell your dad. Ah, I'll give a call to Aunt Xiao and ask Xiao Bing to come stay at my place for a few days."

  "Good, I haven't seen her for a long time either." Fang Xin revealed a hint of a smile.

  "Mom, whose phone is it?" Suddenly, a voice came from the phone, and then the phone was snatched away: "Ah, it's my great brother! Have you remembered your little sister?"

  On Fang Xin's screen, a beautiful but still obviously big lolita girl appeared, which was his sister Fang Shixin.

  "Of course, how could I forget about my lovely and beautiful little sister? I'll make a big doll for you!" Fang Xinyu exclaimed.

  Chattered and chattered a lot before finally being released.

  After a period of leisure, the train was quiet and clean, with berths purchased. Taking out the jade Ruyi, the current merit had already reached one tenth, flowing within the jade Ruyi.

  Of course, apart from himself, no one else can see this. To outsiders, it's just a piece of sheep fat jade, considered top-notch, with moist and glossy texture, but that's all. It's worth around 50,000 yuan at most!

  The brilliance of the jade-like intention, showing a golden color, appearing and disappearing, flowing and turning, now displaying about one-tenth of the jade-like intention, this is the accumulated merit of these days.

  Even if Yu Ruyi is obtained by an outsider, it will not make a difference. It must wait until the latter's merits exceed those of the original master before it can be awakened. However, if Fang Xin can open all 24 layers and fully refine it, outsiders will never be able to seize it.

  Yu Ruyi's space is differentiated by the opened level, and now one-tenth of the amount is enough to complete many things, but Fang Xin doesn't need it at all for now.

  What troubled him most was that although the world was open-minded and morally progressive, with the empire practicing constitutional monarchy, making many things free from political worries, yet at the same time, technology had advanced, social productivity had become extremely rich, mechanized production had replaced a large amount of heavy physical labor, although there were huge gaps between the rich and the poor within humanity, but social welfare guaranteed the most basic living conditions, education, and housing for the poor, so good deeds could only be icing on the cake, hard to find charcoal in snow.

  On the other hand, on the original earth, there were many opportunities for rescue and relief, but they also faced political threats, which made it difficult.

  Thinking of this, Fang Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  At this time, at his own desk, "ding-dong" sound: "Dinner time has arrived, dinner time has arrived, please customer swipe card to choose"

  Fang Xinchang let out a long sigh and stopped thinking about it. He nodded and indeed, there was a thin screen on top with a menu inside.

  "It's this kind of thing again, the taste is all the same, I'm really fed up with it." A dissatisfied female voice came from across, they were two girls occupying a bunk bed, looking like students as well.

  "Just honestly eat some, who let this be on the train?" Her friend said: "Moreover, after all, it's free, please do manual work, how is that possible?"

  Fang Xin listened and didn't say a word, without much consideration, he directly ordered a big bowl of noodles, swiped his card to pay, and that was it. This bowl of noodles only cost 2 yuan, really cheap.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, three minutes later, a bowl of big plate noodles was delivered to his position with a "ding" sound on the conveyor belt, and the two girls opposite him also ordered noodles.

  The bowl was really too big, which surprised Fang Xin. Although it was a large serving of noodles, there were also other vegetables and mushrooms to balance it out. Next to the bowl was a pair of disposable chopsticks that could decompose naturally in soil or other conditions, just like wood. Fang Xin didn't hesitate, picking up the chopsticks and taking a bite of the noodles.

  The noodles were fragrant and refreshing, with a rich aroma that was more than enough. The large serving weighed at least three or four liang (a unit of weight). After taking a bite, the freshness was exceptionally beautiful. Fang Xin was surprised, as in his past life, this would have been considered top-notch big-plate noodles. He savored each bite carefully.

  However, looking at the expressions of the two girls opposite him, it was clear that they were still skeptical. Fang thought for a moment and understood.

  This kind of food is certainly fresh and delicious, the only thing is that it's made by computers and machines, no matter when you eat it, the taste is always the same, plus the advancement of this era, this kind of food is naturally not in sight.

  It's just like if ordinary people from ancient times were suddenly transported to the present day, they would think that everyday food is an extreme luxury.

  After finishing the noodles, I drank some soup and then put it back on the conveyor belt, where it would naturally be taken away for washing.

  There was no one in the car, and Fang Xin didn't want to greet the girl opposite him either. He adjusted his breathing and started practicing internal qigong.

  It was already dark at this time.

  The Small Heavenly Cycle of Qi has been completed, and now the Qi sinks down to the Dan Tian, slowly allowing the inner breath to circulate.

  The inner breath rises along the spine, passing through the coccyx, spinal cord, back of the neck, and top of the head, then descends from the forehead to the face, and finally gathers in the lower abdomen, thus circulating the small heavenly cycle, unknowingly completing one circulation.

  When in operation, suddenly a cool feeling that has never been experienced before is produced, from the outside down, and combined with the lively and warm inner breath. Fang Xin was both surprised and delighted, but found that he could no longer feel it, so he quickly gathered his mind and started another small heavenly cycle.

  As expected, there was such a feeling, although extremely weak, but it was real and not illusory. Fang Xin took a deep breath, slowly absorbing it, combining it with his own inner energy, and circulating it 36 times.

  After reciting these thirty-six times, it was already around 4:00 a.m., and I suddenly felt that my internal energy was full.

  Fang Xin hesitated for a moment before launching his Jade Like Intent.

  "As I wish, as I like, recalling the situation at that time."

  A golden light flashed out, and a figure shrouded in a faint white glow appeared. The small Zhou Tian road was clearly rotating, and as it rotated, a thin white mist of unknown origin descended from the sky and fell onto his body, where it was absorbed by him.

  After thirty-six cycles of cultivation were completed, there was some change in the entire internal energy. It seemed to have become even more refined and the total amount of internal energy had also increased by one-twentieth.

  Is it absorbing external energy? This is something that would only form during a major celestial event!

  Or is it that he has already washed his marrow and changed his body, and was born with the ability to sense spiritual energy? Thinking of this, Fang Xin couldn't help but reveal an excited expression. This way, in half a year's time, he would be able to enter the Grand Cycle Heaven and Earth.

  He closed his eyes to rest, and before he knew it, he fell asleep. Time flew by quickly in dreamland, and it seemed like only an instant had passed when the "ding-dong" sound of the train's announcement woke him up, reminding him that there were still twenty minutes until arrival.