“Water, water fee?” Mu Yanxi looked utterly bewildered. Was there really a water fee for Spiritual Water? She’d never heard of such a thing. In her previous life, even an entire spiritual spring had been provided by her sect, completely free of charge.
Looking at the bill displayed by the Immortal Brain, Mu Yanxi was a little embarrassed. The water fee she had used in the past few days was already equal to the whole family’s water fee for the previous month.
Fortunately, she felt it would be wasteful to use Flower Water, so she had always showered with the Floral Sand. Otherwise, the water fee would have been even higher.
“Xier has been cultivating in the bathroom these days. I saw her soaking in the Yuxi—it’s normal for her to use more Spiritual Water, right?” her mother’s voice drifted over from the living room.
“Even so, it shouldn’t be this much. It’s only been a few days and we’ve already spent ten Spirit Stone. If we keep this up for a month, our wages won’t be enough to cover it.” her father replied.
Mu Yanxi opened her bedroom door a little sheepishly and stepped out, saying, “Sorry, I really did use that much Spiritual Water. I was using it for cultivation.”
“If it’s for cultivation, then there’s nothing we can do… Hmm?! Xier, you’ve advanced?” Her father looked at Mu Yanxi in surprise. She was now exuding the aura of the Refining Qi Thirteenth Layer.
“Yes, I just broke through today.” Mu Yanxi answered. According to how things were calculated in her previous life, she was already at the peak of Qi Refining now.
As long as she cultivated to the Qi Refining Thirteenth Layer’s perfection, she could try to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Of course, in her previous life, many people had taken the Foundation Establishment Pill and advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage before even reaching the peak of the Qi Refining Stage.
She herself was like that. During the Hundred Day Foundation Establishment, she didn’t even remember it happening. Now, this was the first time she had truly and consciously reached the peak of Qi Refining.
“Xier! Have you been working this hard at cultivation lately? Dear, should we raise our Spiritual Water quota a bit?” her mother said in delight.
“Yes, we can save a bit more on daily expenses and raise the Spiritual Water allowance,” her father immediately agreed.
“No, there’s no need for that. I’ll be leaving for Spiritual Moon High Sect soon. There’s really no point in increasing the Spiritual Water quota now—don’t waste any more Spirit Stone,” Mu Yanxi said.
“That’s true. Sigh, it’s all your father’s fault for being so stingy, always saving on water fees. If we’d provided enough Spiritual Water before the sect exam, maybe you could’ve gotten into Swordwashing Advanced Sect,” her mother complained.
Facing his wife’s sudden criticism, her father wasn’t angry or defensive. Instead, he just looked guilty and said, “It’s my fault. If I’d known, I definitely would have increased the water fee earlier.”
“Wait, Mom, Dad. I only recently discovered that it’s especially easy to get into the right state for cultivation in the bathroom. I didn’t know before, so raising the quota wouldn’t have helped anyway.” Mu Yanxi smiled wryly. She hadn’t told her parents about her cultivation method.
“As long as you’ve found a method that suits you. Your father gave up on cultivation early, so his achievements in this life will end here.”
“When you get to Spiritual Moon High Sect, work hard and try to make a name for yourself.” Her father looked at Mu Yanxi with relief. Her sudden advancement filled him with pride.
“It’s fine, Dad. It’s not too late for you to continue cultivating now,” Mu Yanxi said. He was only in his early forties—was the peak of Qi Refining considered old at this age? At least in her previous life, it wasn’t.
As long as he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and increased his lifespan, he could definitely continue cultivating.
And with the Immortal Way Technology so developed in this world, Mu Yanxi felt it would be easy.
“Oh right, Xier, I heard that Miss Shangguan from the Shangguan Family will also be going to Spiritual Moon High Sect. I’ve asked her to look after you. Even though our family has fallen, she was still your fiancée once, so she should be able to take care of you,” her mother said suddenly.
“Huh?” Mu Yanxi was stunned: “What? Fiancée?!”