JSCMU-Chapter 8: Is this Scientific?

Yue Zhao pulled Yun Jin down to sit and casually brewed a pot of tea.

“Come, come, Junior Sister. This is a rare spiritual tea. Drinking some can nourish the meridians and is quite beneficial for cultivation.” Yue Zhao enthusiastically poured her a cup, not forgetting to take a jab at Lin Ya, “Our Master loves nothing more than drinking wine. If he’s not drunk, he’s on his way to getting drunk. We can’t be as tasteless as him, enjoying tea is far more refined.”

Yun Jin glanced at the scattered Pai Gow tiles.

Well…

There really didn’t seem to be anything “refined” about this scene.

“Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother.” Yun Jin blinked, like a gentle little white rabbit, and obediently took a sip.

The tea entered her stomach.

Yun Jin’s gaze flickered slightly.

Why did she feel like her Xuan Jue had suddenly strengthened quite a bit at that moment?

She took another big sip, and the sensation of spiritual energy gathering became even clearer.

Yun Jin’s thoughts stirred.

Could it be… that drinking tea also counts as eating?

The sunflower seeds she’d munched on earlier were just mortal seeds, so the cultivation speed had been rather slow.

But this spiritual tea naturally contained spiritual energy, and just one sip was worth more than all the sunflower seeds she had just eaten.

At that moment.

Yun Jin directly broke through the first level of Qi Refinement and was steadily progressing toward the second.

“This tea is nice. Eldest Senior Brother, do you have any more?” Yun Jin looked up, only to see her three senior siblings all staring at her in shock.

“What’s wrong?” Yun Jin asked, puzzled.

“You just… just broke through the first level of Qi Refinement?” Si Wanning stammered.

Yun Jin nodded naturally. “It’s all thanks to Eldest Senior Brother’s tea.”

“Eldest Brother’s tea… also has that kind of effect?” Si Wanning couldn’t believe it.

She had drunk this tea many times. At best, it slightly nourished the meridians, and even then, only with long-term consumption did any effect showed.

And Yun Jin?

How much had she drunk?

One sip?

Two?

And the spiritual energy fluctuations were actually visible to the naked eye?

Is this even scientific???

“Yes, that’s how it was,” Yun Jin nodded sincerely.

The three of them looked at one another, then all picked up their tea cups and drank.

Hmm!

Absolutely no effect.

With that, the way they looked at Yun Jin changed entirely.

Does this Junior Sister really have a Five Element Root?

Could it be their Master had brought home some kind of… monster?

“Senior Brother, can I have another cup?” Yun Jin asked.

Yue Zhao pushed the whole teapot toward her. “Take it! All of it’s yours!”

“Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother.” Yun Jin didn’t refuse and sipped leisurely. “Shall we continue playing Pai Gow?”

Yue Zhao was still in a daze, but at the mention of Pai Gow, he immediately nodded.

Yue Zhao had been obsessed with Pai Gow for years.

This was the first time he found himself unable to enjoy it.

The main reason?

Yun Jin kept radiating spiritual energy fluctuations the whole time. In just this one hour of playing Pai Gow, she calmly sipped tea while breaking through to the third layer of Qi Refinement!

This isn’t scientific at all!

Could it be that this tea had some hidden effect specifically for newcomers?

Impossible!

This round, no one could focus on the game, everyone’s gaze kept drifting toward Yun Jin.

Seeing her spiritual power still rising rapidly, Yue Zhao finally couldn’t take it anymore.

He said, “Let’s stop here for today.”

“But the tea isn’t finished yet,” Yun Jin said, slightly reluctant.

Yue Zhao’s lips twitched. He pulled out a large jar of tea leaves and handed it to her. “Take it. Drink as much as you want.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother!” Yun Jin’s thanks were especially sincere this time.

She turned to Si Wanning and Yu Songnian. “Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother, it’s my first time here, and I didn’t prepare gifts for you.”

Si Wanning: “…How could we let our Little Junior Sister prepare gifts? It should be us giving you a welcome present.”

Yun Jin smiled sweetly at her, expectantly looking at her.

Si Wanning couldn’t help feeling both amused and helpless.

She thought for a moment. Yun Jin probably didn’t have much use for other items right now. But food with spiritual energy, like spirit tea, would benefit her the most.

So she said, “Once you’ve chosen a residence, I’ll give you a piece of spirit beast meat. Since you don’t have a storage pouch yet, it’d be inconvenient to carry it around.”

“Thank you, Senior Sister!” Yun Jin then turned to Yu Songnian.

Yu Songnian: “…”

Being looked at like that suddenly brought a lot of pressure.

No, he is a senior brother, he had to keep calm.

Yu Songnian stiffened his expression and said coldly, “I’ll give you some spirit herbs.”

Yun Jin gave him a glance, thinking, This Third Senior Brother is kind of cold.

Yu Songnian felt nervous under her gaze. Why’s she still looking at me? I’m getting anxious…

“Thank you, Third Senior Brother.” Yun Jin smiled, curving her eyes into crescents.

Her Xuan Jue could be cultivated to Foundation Establishment, and she had to rely on food to max it out. For now, she could only scam…no, borrow some from her senior siblings.

“Let’s go, Little Junior Sister. You can stay with me tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll take you to pick out a room,” Si Wanning said.

“Thank you, Second Senior Sister,” Yun Jin replied sweetly.

Si Wanning summoned her flying sword and took Yun Jin away.

Her residence wasn’t far and looked similar to Yue Zhao’s, also a few bamboo huts. Very simple.

“Little Junior Sister, pick any room you like to rest in,” said Si Wanning.

Yun Jin nodded and chose one casually.

Si Wanning took a bamboo bed out from her storage pouch and set it up.

Once she left.

Yun Jin checked her system panel.

“Yun Jin:

Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Stage Level 3 (89%)

Cultivation Technique: Xuan Jue (Proficient) (Can be operated automatically through eating)”

At the moment, her system panel was still fairly simple, aside from Xuan Jue, she didn’t have any other skills.

Yun Jin stroked her chin thoughtfully.

In one day.

From entering the sect to reaching the third level of Qi Refinement.

This pace was barely acceptable.

If she continues to consume foods rich in spiritual energy, her cultivation will progress rapidly.

She aims to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible.

In the world of cultivation.

Qi Refinement Stage was just the starting line. Only after reaching Foundation Establishment Stage could one wield magical treasures, ride swords to fly, and extend their lifespan to over two hundred years.

That is when one truly stepped out of the realm of mortals and begin walking the path of immortality.

And as for that ancestral ring of hers, it could only be opened after reaching Foundation Establishment. The ring contained an internal space, with many valuable items stored inside. In her past life, Ye Danxia’s rapid cultivation was precisely because of the treasures within this ring.

Night.

Yun Jin brewed a pot of tea and drank it all in one go.

Then, she went straight to sleep.

Even during her sleep, spiritual energy continued to gather around her.

Early the next morning.

When Yun Jin woke up, her system panel showed she had reached Qi Refining Stage Level 4 (30%).

Not bad.

Overall, Yun Jin was quite satisfied with the progress.

There seemed to be some commotion outside. Yun Jin opened the door and saw Si Wanning already practicing swordsmanship on the open ground in front of the bamboo house.

Her sword technique looked rather refined and exquisite.

Yun Jin’s eyes lit up.

“System, scan this sword technique.”

“Detected as a Xuan-Level Technique: Lotus Blossom Technique. This sword technique consists of nine layers, upon mastery, it can manifest the Lotus Sword Domain. 

Cultivation Prerequisites: Must possess a certain level of sword comprehension. To advance to higher levels, one must grasp the concept of the Lotus.”

Yun Jin raised an eyebrow and silently said:

“Simplify.”

This time, she used three simplification attempts in total before she finally got a version she was barely satisfied with.

“Simplified Version: The host can gain entry-level proficiency after watching someone practice the Lotus Blossom Technique ten times. After that, the more one watches, the faster the skill proficiency increases.

(Note: Skill proficiency cannot exceed that of the person being observed.)”

Not bad.

Yun Jin turned around, fetched a small stool, brewed herself another cup of tea, and sat down.

While drinking tea to boost her spiritual energy, she also watched her senior sister’s sword practice to raise her sword technique proficiency.

She killed two birds with one stone, seizing every opportunity.