Chapter 3: Foreigners Are Indeed Open-Minded

Chapter 3: Foreigners Are Indeed Open-Minded

"Master, this is the only outfit I have, I can only wear this."

Xiao Xi said. She felt no discomfort whatsoever about being dressed so scantily. She looked around Zhou Lang's dormitory and muttered to herself, "Why is the Spiritual Qi in the outside world so thin? No wonder your physical constitution was so poor before, Master."

"Cough, cough. Xiao Xi, this is a men's dormitory. Women aren't allowed here. You'd better go back into the copper coin."

Zhou Lang had a headache. It seemed Xiao Xi really had been asleep inside the copper coin for hundreds of years; her way of thinking was completely out of sync with his.

"I saw you were looking through the Dual Cultivation Manual and seemed to have many questions, so I came out to provide answers and resolve your doubts," Xiao Xi said with a sweet smile.

"Stop with the 'Master' and 'servant' talk. My name is Zhou Lang. Just call me by my name from now on. Being so formal makes it feel distant," Zhou Lang said, feeling unaccustomed to Xiao Xi's excessive respect.

"Then I'll call you Brother Lang," Xiao Xi nodded obediently.

"I'm very interested in the mystical arts within the Dual Cultivation Manual, but the problem is I have zero Foundation. According to the book, you can't learn them without sufficient cultivation. Do you have any way to help?"

Zhou Lang asked urgently. After being humiliated by Ye Qianqian and Nie Yuanxiong, he realized that a man must be strong to live with dignity. Now that such an opportunity was right in front of him, he certainly didn't want to give it up.

"Brother Lang, you don't need to worry about that at all. Do you remember when I cleansed your marrow and cut your hair last night? You have already transcended the Realm of martial arts and stepped into the 'Qi Refinement Stage'."

Xiao Xi explained with a smile.

"What? My strength has already leaped over the four levels of Martial Apprentice, Martial Artist, Master, and Grandmaster, and gone straight into the 'Qi Refinement Stage'?"

Zhou Lang grew excited. Damn, an expert at the Qi Refinement Stage was already considered a Cultivator.

"That's right. However, Brother Lang, you haven't mastered the Cultivation Technique yet. Once you familiarize yourself with the technique, not only will you immediately be able to learn the Fist Technique and Medical Skills inside, but you will also be able to draw things like the Perspective Talisman, Invisibility Talisman, and so on," Xiao Xi said.

"Xiao Xi, let's go into the copper coin to Cultivate," Zhou Lang said with anticipation.

"Brother Lang, now that you have recognized the copper coin as your Master, you only need to follow this incantation and move your Divine Thought to enter the 'Qiankun Palace'."

After Xiao Xi finished speaking, she raised her jade-like hand, and a strand of the incantation entered Zhou Lang's mind.

Before long, Zhou Lang mastered the incantation and entered the copper coin with Xiao Xi, arriving at the antique mansion inside.

"This place is really huge, at least a thousand square meters."

Zhou Lang wandered around inside and couldn't help but exclaim. Then, he remembered what Xiao Xi had said earlier and asked, "Xiao Xi, is this place called the 'Qiankun Palace'?"

"That's right. This is the name your ancestors chose. Within the tiny copper coin lies the universe, hence it is called the Qiankun Palace," Xiao Xi said.

…

Subsequently, Zhou Lang began to Cultivate the techniques and Fist Techniques within, while Xiao Xi stayed by his side the whole time, guiding him.

Xiao Xi's cultivation seemed very high; whenever Zhou Lang didn't understand something, she could explain it clearly in just a few words.

However, she seemed completely unaware of the concept that men and women should not touch. When she demonstrated the Fist Technique, that short bathrobe couldn't cover her body at all. But she didn't mind in the slightest; the scenery of her jade-like mountains, perky buttocks, and even the spring between her legs fell completely into Zhou Lang's eyes.

At first, Zhou Lang found it hard to concentrate, but once he thought about how he had to become strong to wash away yesterday's shame, he forced himself to stabilize his mind. Half an hour later, Zhou Lang was completely immersed in the ocean of martial arts.

Time flew by, and it was already three in the afternoon. Zhou Lang had not only mastered the Cultivation Technique, but he had also practiced several sets of Fist Techniques to perfection. It could be said that when he was beaten yesterday, he was still just an ordinary college student, but now, he was a powerful Martial Artist who had bypassed the Grandmaster Realm to become a 'Qi Refinement Stage' Cultivator, though he lacked experience.

"Xiao Xi, with my current Realm, can I start making talismans?" Zhou Lang asked Xiao Xi after stopping his cultivation.

"Making talismans requires consuming a large amount of True Qi. Right now, the True Qi in your body isn't vigorous enough. You can only start by learning the method of making talismans. In as little as half a year or as long as several years, once your body is filled with True Qi, you will be able to make talismans," Xiao Xi said.

"So that's how it is." Zhou Lang felt slightly disappointed upon hearing this.

"However, the Old Master—that is, your ancestor—did leave some talismans behind. If you need them, you can take some to use for now." Following that, Xiao Xi's words made Zhou Lang excited again.

"Hurry and take me to see them." Zhou Lang was overjoyed.

Xiao Xi led Zhou Lang to a study. Inside the study was a large mahogany table, on which yellow paper was spread out, along with wolf-hair brushes, cinnabar, and other items.

Finally, Zhou Lang found five each of the Perspective Talisman, Invisibility Talisman, and Wall-Passing Talisman.

"With this Perspective Talisman, I can look at any beauty's body I want. Ye Qianqian, there are plenty of beauties in this world. Losing you, a single leaf, means I will gain the entire forest."

Zhou Lang's mood improved even more. He said to Xiao Xi, "Let's stop cultivating here for today. I'm going out to get something to eat and then I have to go to work."

"Brother Lang, what is 'going to work'?" Xiao Xi asked, puzzled. Her thinking was likely the same as someone from several hundred years ago, so she was confused even by concepts a three-year-old would know.

"Going to work means going to do things to earn money to buy food and clothes and support oneself," Zhou Lang explained after thinking for a moment.

"Brother Lang, you are no longer afraid of the cold now. Once your cultivation is high enough, you won't even need to eat; relying on absorbing Spiritual Qi will be enough. By then, you won't need to go to work," Xiao Xi said.

"Xiao Xi, what is your Realm?" Zhou Lang asked. He had read the entire Dual Cultivation Manual and knew there were many levels for Cultivators, with the Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage and many other Realms above the Qi Refinement Stage.

"I am currently at the Foundation Establishment Stage," Xiao Xi replied.

Afterward, Zhou Lang moved his Divine Thought, exited the ancient copper coin 'Qiankun Palace', and returned to his dormitory.

After eating a bowl of rice noodles at a shop outside the school, Zhou Lang rode a bicycle to the 'Lovers Bar'. During the summer break, he worked as a waiter at this bar.

…

The Lovers Bar officially opened at five o'clock in the afternoon. When Zhou Lang arrived at The Bar, it was only a quarter past four, but many of The Bar's employees had already arrived and were chatting in front of The Bar counter.

The employees of 'Lovers Bar' were basically young men and women. Except for a manager named Zhang Deyuan and a head waiter named Supervisor Cao Yushan, who were in their thirties, the other employees were basically between eighteen and twenty-five.

Among the head waiters and servers, there were seven or eight beautiful girls. They dressed quite revealingly and were exceptionally sexy, always the objects of the male employees' attention.

But today, none of them were the main attraction. A tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigner overshadowed all of them.

This foreigner was about twenty-five years old. She wore a simple white T-shirt with a black miniskirt and crystal high heels, yet she outshone all the other beauties.

Her skirt was very short, barely covering her perky buttocks, making her long, beautiful legs even more eye-catching.

"How did a foreigner get here? This figure is a match for Xiao Xi's." As soon as Zhou Lang entered The Bar, he was attracted by this foreigner.

"Everyone, my name is Ivanova. I'm the new bartender. How about we play a game?" Before Zhou Lang even walked to The Bar, the foreigner spoke. Her Chinese was surprisingly fluent.

"What game are we playing? Miss Ivanova? I'll be the first to join!"

A man with a flat top haircut said fawningly. He was also a waiter at The Bar. At this moment, his eyes kept darting over Ivanova's hot body.

"Everyone guess what color underwear I'm wearing today. The man who guesses correctly can spend ten wonderful minutes with me," Ivanova winked, looking incredibly charming.

Foreigners are indeed open-minded. Once she said this, not to mention the few male waiters, even the two uncle-level men, Manager Zhang Deyuan and Supervisor Cao Yushan, almost had nosebleeds.