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Tang Nan was very uncomfortable with this close-up, intense interaction. He leaned back and said, "Brother Sun, can you move away from me? I'm afraid you'll bite my nose off."

Sun Jinan... his fists were hardened, what could he do? But he couldn't do anything about it, since he needed someone's help.

Sun Jinan stepped back, but not too far. "Hey, Da Bei and Er Nan, tell me what it feels like to reach the first level of Qi Refining. I've been practicing for several months now, but I feel like I can't retain much spiritual energy in my body."

Tang Bei and Tang Nan looked at him with a resentful expression. Was he even speaking human language? They had been practicing for a year, okay? The two exchanged a glance, and Tang Nan chuckled, "Brother Sun, I feel great right now."

As he spoke, Tang Nan pointed to the grass in the distance, "I just saw that blade of grass sway its leaves."

Sun Jinan looked in the direction Tang Nan was pointing, and couldn't help but curse inwardly. Since he gained the ability to sense qi, his eyesight had improved a lot, but where Tang Nan was pointing, Sun Jinan could only see a patch of green, and couldn't make out a single blade of grass or even a swaying leaf.

No, I must practice harder.

It took Tang Bei and Tang Nan most of the day to break through to the first level of Qi Refining. They didn't know where Tang Yue was now, but Chang Yin could guess her approximate location based on the direction of the spiritual energy surge. None of them moved.

Chang Yin had some thoughts as he watched Tang Bei and Tang Nan's breakthroughs. He ignored his surroundings, sat down on the spot, and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.

Upon seeing this, Tang Nan and Tang Bei immediately closed their eyes. They had just broken through to the first level of Qi Refining, and the spiritual energy here was so abundant that they couldn't waste it. Their third brother was already at the sixth level of Qi Refining, so they needed to work harder to stabilize their cultivation.

Sun Jinan couldn't get any information out of him. He sensed the ever-changing weather; just a moment ago the sky was clear and blue, but now it had suddenly turned gloomy. The thick bolts of lightning hovering in the sky looked terrifying. Oh dear, he'd better hurry up and start cultivating.

Five days passed in a flash. After Tang Yue's enlightenment, she began to suppress her spiritual energy and forcefully input it to stabilize her realm. At the same time, she released her consciousness to check on Tang Bei and Tang Nan's situation. When she saw that the two had successfully broken through to the first level of Qi Refining, she closed her eyes with satisfaction and continued to stabilize her realm.

Tang Bei and Tang Nan sensed something from their mental probe just now, and the two stood up and looked in the direction where Tang Yue was.

Chang Yin advanced three minor ranks in five days, a feeling that was indescribably exhilarating. "Commander Chang, I think I know where my sister is. Shall we go find her?"

Tang Bei asked Chang Yin, who also had a feeling, but he looked at Tang Bei and Tang Nan and said, "Should we consolidate it for another two days?"

The two shook their heads with smiles. Tang Nan chuckled, "No need, Battalion Commander Chang. If my sister is better, let's go down the mountain. I've been so hungry these past few days, I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now."

"This cow isn't for you to eat. You're dreaming." Sun Jinan's eyes were still closed when the words were already out. He had a feeling, well, if he stayed here for a month, he should be able to break through to the first level of Qi Refining...

Sigh, it seems that cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight. Let's take it slowly.

Sun Jinan's words reminded Tang Nan, who chuckled and looked at Chang Yin, "Hey, Battalion Commander Chang, look, we've been training for several days now, shouldn't we stretch our legs and see what we've accomplished?"

Chang Yin looked at Tang Nan with a half-smile, "Hmm, what do you want?"

Tang Nan rubbed his hands together. "There should be plenty of pheasants and rabbits in the mountains. If not, even bigger ones will do. I'm not picky. How about we have some barbecue?"

Sun Jinan's mouth was practically watering. He really wanted to eat meat.

Chang Yin felt that with Tang Nan and Tang Bei's strength, they should be able to handle whatever they encountered in the mountains. Of course, if they couldn't win, they should know when to run.

"Okay, be careful. If you can't win, run away."

"Hehe, okay. Big brother, let's go."

Sun Jinan called out from behind, "Hey? Don't you need a knife? You can borrow mine."

Tang Bei and Tang Nan walked forward while waving their hands behind them. They were joking; a mere knife? They had plenty in their pendant spaces. Not just knives, they also had no shortage of various heavy weapons.

Thinking of this, both of them smiled happily. Their sister really thought of everything for them. Especially Tang Nan, whose sister gave each of them roughly the same things, but his personal space was filled with extra food.

Wherever there's even a tiny bit of space, it's sure to be stuffed full of food.

At this moment, Tang Nan kept stuffing rice balls into his mouth, one in each hand. "Big brother, do you want more? I also have dried meat, canned food, compressed biscuits, and other snacks."

However, these compressed biscuits really don't taste very good.

Tang Bei also had two rice balls in his hand. He also had food in his space, but not as much as Er Nan.

"No need, save your stomach space. Aren't you going to eat the barbecue later?"

"Mmm, of course we have to eat. Brother, do you think there are any wild buffalo in these mountains? How about we get a few? Roast beef would be so delicious."

Tang Bei looked helplessly at his greedy younger brother. "I think roasting a whole lamb would taste even better, and it's easier to do."

Tang Nan chuckled, and the two of them quickly walked inside.

Sun Jinan watched the two figures disappear and asked, "Battalion Commander, are those two alright? They're just teenagers."

Chang Yin curled the corners of his lips slightly. "Why don't you spar with them when they get back?"

Sun Jinan quickly took two steps back. "Come on, Battalion Commander. These two lads were already pretty tough in the army, always acting like they had no regard for their lives. Now that they've broken through to the first level of Qi Refining, I'm not going to go looking for a beating."

Chang Yin didn't speak; he felt that Tang Yue should be coming soon.

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