Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 177: 177: Grandpa Xia's Breakthrough (1)

Chapter 177: 177: Grandpa Xia's Breakthrough (1)

Grandpa Xia couldn't help but laugh and cry at the realization that his eldest granddaughter of his youngest daughter would possess a great talent with formations. Sadly, Yue Xuexia isn't interested in learning formation and is okay with just listening to the side.

He wasn't surprised, as Grandpa Xia already knew that this little girl's hobby is pill refinement instead. Both pill refinement and formation making are professions that need expensive materials and knowledge. This girl is the divine doctor; she wouldn't have much interest in formation as she is more interested in immortal herbs.

Thankfully, there is Yue Ruxia. Though she wasn't as talented as her elder sister, her talent in formation is above average compared to the other disciples in the Starfield Sect. If you don't compare her to a monster like Yue Xuexia, she is still a good sprout to train. This little girl from the Tan Clan isn't bad either. Though her talents in formation are average, her brain is good. She can memorize everything she has seen once, which is also an enviable talent when learning countless formations.

Xia Lianyu decided to teach these two girls with talents above those disciples from the sect. However, upon learning that Yue Ruxia wouldn't be home unless it was weekends when her preparations for the licensure exam review began, the old man felt downhearted. He still taught Tan Bingyu about formations and sent a lot of scriptures about formation to his youngest granddaughter.

While Tan Bingyu is still digesting the knowledge bestowed to him by Xia Lianyu, Yue Xuexia and Taiyang decide to wait for her to wake up from her state before leaving. Moreover, she actually came here to catch this old man, who knows when he will disappear with her grandma.

Yue Xuexia joined the old man and Taiyang at the garden and watched them play chess. As for Grandma, she went to the kitchen to prepare some snacks for them. She watched them play for a whole hour, and it was just the old man losing and acting like a child every time Taiyang defeated him.

Taiyang said, "Give up, old man. You suck at this!"

"Just one more. One more game! This is the last one!" said Grandpa Xia.

Taiyang said, "No way. My head is aching from playing chess with you!"

Yue Xuexia beside them was laughing at the interaction between these old and young men. After the two calmed down, Yue Xuexia placed the slightly dimmed sun stone on the wooden board, which startled the old man. He couldn't not recognize this stone. The power of Yang coming front was too recognizable. Yue Xuexia also placed a few pills on the table, which would help in the breakthrough of a cultivator.

Grandpa Xia looked at the two youngsters in front of him and understood what it meant for them to give these things.

"This is... you are giving these to me. Didn't you say that this stone is important to you?" said Xia Lianyu.

Taiyang said, "This is just a leftover from me. But it is enough for you to breakthrough; the untouched one from before would have made you explode; you should be thankful you didn't get it at that time. The remaining qi in it should be enough to let you breakthrough to the next level; if you push it enough, you might reach Yuanying Stage."

"Really? Isn't it impossible to break past the golden core to a nascent soul?" asked Grandpa Xia.

Taiyang said, "Impossible. Didn't you witness Xue'er's breakthrough from Qi refinement to the innateness stage directly?"

Yue Xuexia said, "Gramps, do your best! I and Yangyang will keep an eye on you until you breakthrough successfully!"

"Okay. I will try my best!" said Grandpa Xia.

After receiving information from Grandma Hialun about their plan to make Grandpa Xia stronger, they move their location to the back mountains. But first Taiyang threw a few formations to fortify the whole area and make sure that the breakthrough of this old man wouldn't be noticed by the mortals.

He also made an artificial lava region, which would greatly enhance the Yang Qi in this place. Elder Kun and Grandpa Xia looked dumbfounded as they watched Taiyang do all these. In a few minutes, the back mountain was completely transformed.

Taiyang said, "Go to the center, old man. Then you can begin!"

"Be careful, husband!" said Grandma Hialun.

Grandpa Xia hugs his wife and says, "I will not be in danger. Xue'er and Taiyang will be watching over me."

"That's right, sister-in-law! Brother will be okay with these two around," said Elder Kun.

Yue Xuexia asked, "Grandpa Kun, where is Sister Bingyu?"

"Not done with her cultivation yet. Don't worry, I placed an isolation barrier around her. She won't know what is happening outside the barrier," said Elder Kun.

Yue Xuexia said, "That's good. Since she wanted to learn formation, just let her do it."

"Xiao Xue, you don't know why Xiao Bing is learning formation, don't you?" asked Elder Kun. "She said it was for preparation when you go to the cultivation realm. Do you have plans to go there?"

"I'm not sure yet. I have to find the right people to protect the family if we are going. At least I found those people. I won't go there yet. It's still undecided," said Yue Xuexia.

Elder Kun and Grandpa Xia exchanged glances and obviously thought that this response was good, as they wanted these little ones to remain here when they planned to return to the cultivation realm for some unfinished businesses.

Grandpa Xia said, "I will begin now."

He jumped up and went to the center of the lava area and sat down in lotus form and began absorbing the remaining sun energy in the sun stone.

The sunstone floats from his hand, and a golden crimson aura comes out of it. It was absorbed directly into the body of Grandpa Xia, making his veins glow with a slightly golden shade. He even groans during the process of absorption.

Urgh!

"Something is wrong!" said Elder Kun as he noticed the sound of pain coming from Xia Lianyu.

Yue Xuexia used her eyes to look through the cause of the pain her grandfather is undergoing. She noticed that impurities had been blocking her grandpa's meridians, and the cause of this is age. Seeing this, she immediately pulled out her golden dragon needles and waved her hands to pierce through those blocked meridians.

"Yangyang, let me borrow your flame. I can't use mine as it possesses a Yin attribute. It would be detrimental for Grandpa," said Yue Xuexia.

Taiyang flicked a small wisp of ordinary red flame towards the needles, which made the Golden Dragon needles roar like a real dragon. Yue Xuexia controlled the awakened spirit of the dragon in the needles and used it to purify the impurities in her grandpa's body. It was done in an instant, and she immediately pulled the needles out as soon as all the impurities were burned to nothing.

It was after that acupuncture that Grandpa Xia's qi started flowing smoothly, and this includes the sun energy from the sun stone. Thanks to the smooth circulation of the energies inside Xia Lianyu, the refinement process of the sun energy was done faster than Taiyang had expected.

Taiyang said, "No matter how many times I see you do acupuncture techniques, it feels like a cheat. You not only burned the impurities in his meridians, you even widened them and rejuvenated his dying veins. How long can it last?"

"A day. I will do it again tomorrow if he still hasn't finished refining the sun energy in his body. This would prevent his vessel from breaking down," said Yue Xuexia as she felt a bit dizzy in this area.

Her qi was made up of yin, and compared to the old man, her body is weaker, and this made it hard for her to endure the sun energy extracted from that stone.

Taiyang caught her before she was completely unconscious. "You should close your eyes. This area would be painful as your qi is in contrast to the energy coming from the sun."

"Hm, I will leave Grandpa to you, Yangyang," said Yue Xuexia as she finally fainted.

Her whole body is covered in sweat and it's worse compared to others. It was as if she was a block of ice that was about to melt. Taiyang carried her in his arms and sighed. With a single step, he disappeared on the spot and appeared inside the mansion. He gently placed Yue Xuexia on the bed in one of the guest rooms in the mansion.

Shen Jueyang said, [That old lady should be taken away from that area too. Her cultivation is too weak to endure the heat.]

"That might be a bit impossible. That's her husband going through the trial. She might not leave," said Taiyang.

Shen Jueyang said, [Then go protect her. Xue'er likes her so much that she would be sad if something happens to that old lady.]

"I know. I will leave Xue'er to your care," said Taiyang as he once again disappeared, this time from the room and he returned to the back mountain to protect those that needed to be protected.

Seeing that no one else was in the room, Shen Jueyang materialized in his humanoid form. This form can only last for a few hours, but he still chooses to do it.

A handsome man with long crimson hair pinned up with a golden crown paired with irises of garnet with golden shade while wearing a black-gold robe with a red-eyed golden dragon pattern at the edge appeared beside the bed where Yue Xuexia is resting.

He placed a hand above Yue Xuexia's forehead and sucked out the sun energy that entered her body when she mobilized her qi to throw those needles just now.

Shen Jueyang mumbles, "Simply so reckless."