Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

”Finished, you can try it.” Moon Aiko smiled happily. This didn’t take too much time, and it should allow Ah Cy to enjoy the Massage Chair!

Ah Cy stared a bit suspiciously since she was quite a bit hurt by Aiko’s previous actions.

Not to mention, Aiko kept patting the Massage Chair like she was calling her pet!

”Can you at least wipe that smug smile?” Ah Cy groaned unhappily.

”I don’t have a smug smile.” Moon Aiko pouted, but that previous smile was definitely smug!

Ah Cy sat down and moved her bosom into the support cloth. She immediately felt a lot better since most of the weight was offset.

Leaning back, it was not as comfortable as before, but she could definitely feel the Massage Chair better.

”I will start now.” Moon Aiko started to adjust the power behind the Massage Chair to make it as comfortable as possible.

”It’s stranger now.” Ah Cy tilted her head.

”Good, let’s find the right place.” Aiko hummed happily as she kept adjusting the power.

”It’s not b- Ah~” Ah Cy immediately shut her mouth, since it was unlike her to moan like that!

”This place is nice, got it.” Moon Aiko nodded seriously.

”Aiko!” Ah Cy was embarrassed, but it did feel amazing at that strength.

She kept adjusting the power based on Ah Cy’s involuntary moans. That made everything easier, since she didn’t need to constantly keep asking about how she felt.

Once the moans reached the highest pitch, Aiko left Ah Cy on the Massage Chair and left her alone. That way, she would be less embarrassed about her moans.

Of course, Aiko didn’t forget to lock the doors, just in case someone wanted to spy on her.

Moving outside, it was a beautiful and lush garden. Very well maintained and brimming with life, unlike Li Xiu’s garden, which was overrun with weeds.

’This...’ Aiko noticed that this short grass was slowly producing Qi, increasing the ambient Qi in this courtyard.

’Something like this exists?!’ Moon Aiko was extremely curious about how this worked.

Looking closely, it seemed like the grass was converting a tiny bit of stagnant Qi left by Human Cultivators and slowly converting it into usable Qi.

This came to her as a shock, but the speed was only good when you were in the Qi Gathering Stage.

Anything above that, and this short grass would be unable to deal with it.

Shaking her head, Aiko moved along further. There was even more stagnant Qi, which surprised her, but most flora in here was sown to deal with this.

This entire courtyard was made to deal with Stagnant Qi, in order to make cultivation easier and less burdensome on the body.

A slight breeze picked up, but Moon Aiko ignored it.

She wanted to investigate this garden even more.

The sky darkened, which finally attracted Aiko’s attention.

”What’s happening?” Moon Aiko looked up, and dark clouds were gathering as if they wanted to strike someone down.

”Huh? But I’m not Evolving!” Aiko cried out when she noticed that overly familiar energy.

Before she could run away, another gust of wind passed by her. It was not natural wind, but wind formed out of Qi, rushing into Ah Cy’s home.

”I need to run!” Moon Aiko immediately picked up pace, but it was already too late.

*Boom*

Huge lightning struck the house, levelling it with the ground and creating a slight crater.

That powerful force electrocuted Aiko and sent her flying.

In that disaster, a being covered in light was slowly ascending against the lightning.

She slashed it with her sword, splitting most of that Heavenly Lightning, but thanks to it, Aiko took the brunt of the force of one of the ends.

Ah Cy ascended further and further until she felt opportunity in front of her.

Metamorphosis.

It allowed one to gain their desired body and adjust it at will. It was a rare opportunity, but Ah Cy would never miss it.

She immediately got rid of her huge chest and adjusted it to a more ’appropriate’ size. It was still bigger than the common one, but it went from 15 kilograms per breast to only 4 kilograms.

They still had an impressive bounce to her, but not to the point where her back would constantly hurt, even when she was resting.

Ah Cy slowly descended as silk wrapped around her body. Thanks to the Heavenly lightning and its after effects, her clothing was long gone.

Descending into the crater where her home was, she sighed gently. It took her 800 years to create that beautiful courtyard, but she didn’t regret it.

It was a fact that you couldn’t advance past the Nascent Soul Stage in the Lower Mortal World. That was because the Qi was insufficient to break through the barrier that was the next stage.

You had to move to the Upper Mortal World in order to deal with that. Yet here she was. The Body Integration Early Stage. She passed the insurmountable barrier with low Qi, yet her body was brimming with power. It was like she passed the tribulation in the Upper Mortal World!

Ah Cy breathed out when suddenly Wu Tao and the other Peak Elders approached.

”Congratulations on successfully passing the Tribulation!” They all bowed and cupped their fists.

They were more than shocked. Everyone knew what had just happened, but they couldn’t believe it. It was possible that the Hidden Peak Elder suffered injuries due to her hasty advancement, but even those injuries, they were unable to find them!

It was like Ah Cy descended from the Upper Mortal World to here right after breaking the barrier of the major stage!

Ah Cy breathed out. Her body disposition changed, and she felt more alive. All thanks to-

”Wait, what happened to Aiko?!” Ah Cy blurted out when she realised that Aiko was just with her a moment ago.

”Hidden Peak Eld-” Wu Tao wanted to ask her who Aiko was, but every Peak Elder stiffened.

This suffocating presence without any irregularities! Not only did Ah Cy break the barrier, but her foundation was even more solid than before?! How was that possible?!

Ah Cy’s Divine Sense spread throughout the Sect, looking for a lonely Fox that was Aiko.

Training her mind to absorb a large amount of information, she was able to find Aiko quite quickly.

Since she didn’t stabilise her Cultivation Stage, one step from her was enough to shatter space and arrive next to where Aiko was within a single breath.

The Peak Elders left behind shivered. They were quick, but this kind of strength was beyond them since they were stuck between the Nascent Soul and Soul Formation Stage!

”Should we follow her Sect Leader?” One Peak Elder suggested. She was quite happy that her friend was able to surpass this ordeal.

”And without gifts?!” The Sect Leader angrily glared at them. Someone was able to cross a major stage without going into the Upper Mortal World, and they didn’t want to give her gifts?! Were they crazy?!

”Right, we should butter her up.” Another Peak Elder agreed. They needed to know her secret, so they didn’t need to go into the Upper Mortal Realm just to cross one stage.

Every Peak Elder dispersed into their Peaks, looking for gifts that they could offer to the Hidden Peak Elder.

...

Ah Cy appeared near Aiko. She was slightly burned thanks to the lightning, and her body was twitching from the impact.

Ah Cy dispersed that lightning with the lightest touch and wrapped Aiko in silk, too. Her clothes were likewise gone thanks to her Tribulation.

Ah Cy sighed and moved to her hidden courtyard. She didn’t use it much since this place was precious to her, but now was not the time to be picky.

She would nurse Aiko into full health since Aiko had expanded her lifespan shockingly.

’Almost another 20,000 years of lifespan...’ Ah Cy was shocked as this was the biggest jump ever! ’Even if my Disciple slacks off, I have more than enough time to indulge her.’ She smiled gently. Li Xiu was like her mischievous daughter to her, so she didn’t want to burden her too much with cultivating.

However, not cultivating was not an option either, as it would cause Li Xiu to grow weaker.

Shaking her head gently, Ah Cy cleaned Aiko with [Clean] and placed her onto the Heavenly Spider Silk Jade Bed.

This bed was perfect for healing any kind of injuries and would allow you to absorb more vitality than you would normally do.

Ah Cy changed her clothing to a more modest one. She had slimmer clothing since she always hoped that she would undergo metamorphosis, but who knew that this would be the first time that it happened...

However, she was happy, even if she didn’t improve her Dantian or Meridians; she was happy that her body no longer burdened her!

Ah Cy tended to Aiko’s wounds with her bandages when her Peak Elder Token shone.

”Master, what happened?!” Li Xiu’s startled voice came through the token.

”I have advanced, breaking through the bottleneck.” Ah Cy replied slowly and with a calm voice. She did have some internal injuries from cutting the Heavenly Lightning, but those would heal quite quickly.

”Is everyone alright?” Li Xiu knew her Master’s Cultivation Stage, so she knew that there was something amiss about it.

”We are both fine. Nobody else was caught in it. Once Aiko wakes up, I will guide you to my place.” Ah Cy chuckled at her Disciple.

”Okay...” Li Xiu immediately sulked. She was both worried about Aiko and her Master.

Her Master would definitely try to seduce Aiko once she realises how abnormal she is, and Li Xiu would absolutely prevent that!

”What are you thinking, my silly Disciple?” Ah Cy sighed. ”Since my courtyard got destroyed, you can move out the other Disciple you don’t like out of your courtyard, as we will be doing some building.”

”Very well!” Li Xiu answered immediately. This was a blessing in disguise for her, as some of those Disciples already tried to court her!

Now she could just kick them out with the excuse of her Master!

’Or should I kick everyone out so that I can drag my Master here and keep Aiko next to me?’ Li Xiu narrowed her eyes dangerously. That would be the best-case scenario, but it was not like she could really go through it.

Her Master was more skilled in healing than she was, so she would leave it to her for the time being.

”How quick you are when it comes to these things.” Ah Cy shook her head.

”If you are being courted by someone so much weaker and dumber, you will understand my pain, Master.” Li Xiu sighed.

”I know that feeling.” Ah Cy rolled her eyes. She was called the number 1 beauty in both Lower and Upper Mortal World, and that was only because of her tits! ”Don’t forget their faces. We will deal with them later.”

Li Xiu shivered. ”I will!” Her Master’s words were too cold!