When Xia Rufei went out, he suddenly asked, "By the way, Qingqing, how long has we been in seclusion this time?"

Bai Qingqing couldn't help but feel speechless and said, "Brother Ruofei, are you so devoted when you were in seclusion? You don't even remember the time?"

The memory of monks is incomparable to ordinary people, so even if they spend their retreat day and night, they have a clear idea of ​​how much time they spend. At least they can calculate the approximate time by thinking about it a little. Unless they are particularly dedicated and do not care about the changes in day, night, morning and dusk at all, they will naturally be really ignorant of the sun and the moon.

Xia Rufei smiled dryly and said, "This time it is mainly for the breakthrough of cultivation strength, and I did not deliberately calculate the time..."

Bai Qingqing curled her lips and said, "It's about five months!"

Xia Rufei nodded silently and said, "It's about the same time as I guess... It seems that my cultivation efficiency needs to be improved a little more! It's too slow..."

"Are you sure you are not showing off?" Bai Qingqing couldn't help but say to Xia Rufei for a glance, "In such a short time, you have broken through a small realm, and it is a small realm in the Nascent Soul stage. Do you think you have made a slow progress?"

Xia Ruofei spread his hands and said, "If it were in the past, I would definitely not feel slow or even complacent. But isn't the cultivation interface facing a crisis now? I think time is still relatively urgent! Just... I will use the time array flag when I go into seclusion next time!"

Xia Rufei did not use the time array flag when he went into seclusion several times. It was not that he did not want to improve efficiency, but that the time array flag could not shorten the actual time consumed. It was just that relative to the external time flow rate, it could indeed increase the speed, but there would be a big problem, that is, if he practiced in the time array, if he practiced in the time array, the consumption of spiritual energy within a unit of time would increase dozens of times, because after spending one minute outside, Xia Rufei in the time array had actually practiced for dozens of minutes.

Xia Rufei's cultivation level has reached the Nascent Soul stage again. Unless he does not absorb the spiritual energy in the external environment at all, the consumption will be very large.

There are so many cultivators in Taoyuan Island now, and their spiritual energy consumption is increasing. Xia Rufei usually practices normally, but he can still maintain the balance of the spiritual energy of the formations on the island. However, if the time formation is used, it is equivalent to dozens of Xia Rufei absorbing it at the same time, which may cause the spiritual energy of the entire Taoyuan Island to be not replenished in time, affecting other people's cultivation.

So whenever you need to absorb spiritual energy, Xia Rufei basically won’t use the time array flag.

However, he felt that if he practiced by himself, his speed would be too slow. Of course, he had high requirements for himself. If other monks knew about this idea, he would probably go crazy, because Xia Rufei had so many unique advantages. Compared with other monks, his cultivation speed was not only not slow at all, but also it could be said to be very fast, but Xia Rufei himself thought it was slow.

During this retreat, Xia Rufei had basically used his time to a more extreme level, and his cultivation speed had no potential. If he wanted to increase his speed, he could only think of a way from the time formation.

In order to prevent affecting the concentration of spiritual energy in Taoyuan Island, Xia Rufei felt that the rhythm could be controlled appropriately. In addition, when there is no need to absorb spiritual energy at all, but it takes a lot of time, entering the time formation to practice can indeed save time.

For example, when absorbing pure Yuan Liquid, there is no need to absorb spiritual energy at all, but it takes a lot of time to absorb and digest a bottle of Yuan Liquid.

At this time, you enter the time formation and naturally save time.

Xia Rufei had already made up his mind in his heart.

He walked towards the stairs, then habitually released his mental power and swept it out, instantly covering the entire island.

Xia Rufei could "see" that Taoyuan Island was full of vitality. Some of the disciples of Zhaixing Sect worked in their respective positions, and some were in seclusion in the room and practiced hard. There was no idle person in the entire Taoyuan Island, and no one was lazy at all.

On the Yanhuang Building, Xia Ruofei also made new discoveries. Song Qiming was already on Taoyuan Island.

He was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he had been in seclusion for more than five months. According to what Song Qiming said during the Chinese New Year, after the meeting in March and April, he could completely retire. In fact, the local elections were a little earlier. However, Song Qiming did not retire normally, so he still had to persist until after the meeting ended. Even so, it should be July now. It was not surprising that Song Qiming appeared on Taoyuan Island, but it only means that his retirement should be relatively smooth.

In the penthouse suite, Song Wei and Ling Qingxue were also practicing in their respective rooms.

When Xia Rufei left the seclusion, it was almost two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

The atmosphere of cultivation on Taoyuan Island is still very strong. Song Wei and Ling Qingxue have been working very hard. Under normal circumstances, they will relax a little in the morning, or stay on the sofa in the living room to watch a show, or go shopping around the island, and sometimes they will make a pot of tea on the terrace and chat. After lunch, they will basically spend at least two hours to practice in the afternoon, and have a short rest after dinner, and they will also practice for two or three hours.

It's afternoon now, so everyone is basically practicing. Song Qiming and Fang Liyun live in the same room, and they are also practicing on their own. Relatively speaking, the widower Ling Xiaotian will become a little lonely. Song Qiming and Fang Liyun are in pairs, while Ling Xiaotian is alone and is also practicing in the room.

On Taoyuan Island, everyone's work and rest are relatively regular.

Xia Rufei and Bai Qingqing walked to the door of the large suite upstairs. Xia Rufei directly opened the door lock with his fingerprint, pushed the door open and walked in.

He did not deliberately cover up his whereabouts, so Song Wei and Ling Qingxue immediately noticed that they had finished their practice and walked out of the room.

"Ruofei, Qingqing, you are out of seclusion!" Ling Qingxue shouted happily.

Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes! I just looked at it. Everyone is practicing, no one is lazy, it's not bad!"

Song Wei pursed her lips and said, "A master like you work so hard, how dare we be lazy!"

"Sister Weiwei! Sister Qingxue!" Bai Qingqing also quickly came forward to say hello to the two of them.

Song Wei and Ling Qingxue happily held Bai Qingqing's hand. They hadn't seen this cute little girl for almost half a year. They missed her very much.

Of course, their longing for Xia Rufei is also increasing day by day.

Although they knew that Xia Rufei and Bai Qingqing were in the room downstairs, they were in seclusion after all, so it was difficult for them to disturb them too much.

Xia Ruofei lay on the sofa comfortably and said with a smile: "Vivi, it seems that Uncle Song has also come to Taoyuan Island. Is his retirement going well?"

Song Wei nodded with a smile and said, "It's going well! He officially handed over his post in April. Although his birthday is in the second half of the year, he doesn't need to retire until his birthday."

"So, Uncle Song has been here for two or three months?" Xia Ruofei asked.

"Yes!" Song Wei said with a smile, "I was the one who drove the Cloud Shuttle back to pick him up... Ruofei, you don't know. My father has been waiting for this day for a long time. After the retirement order arrived, he couldn't wait to hand over the work, and then returned the house in Sanshan to the organization. He put some of his personal belongings in a storage ring and went back to Taoyuan Island with me!"

"Good and elegant!" Xia Ruofei raised his thumb and exclaimed, "Give Uncle Song a thumbs up!"

Xia Rufei was admired from the bottom of his heart. Although the fame, wealth and status in the secular world were really like a cloud for Xia Rufei, he also knew very well that Song Qiming had been ups and downs for decades and was in a high position. He was able to retreat bravely and retreat so thoroughly, so he was definitely considered courageous.

Xia Rufei then asked again: "By the way, Qingxue, have Uncle Ling been on the island for the past few months?"

Ling Qingxue said with a smile: "I went back and he had completely handed over the company's management rights. Now he is just keeping the company's shares and no longer participating in the company's daily operations and management. He originally wanted to donate all the shares to charity organizations, but I persuaded him."

"Uncle Ling wants to do charity, it's a good thing! Why did you persuade him?" Xia Ruofei asked curiously.

In fact, many cultivation sects have opened companies in the secular world, but their purpose of making money is not for material enjoyment, but for purchasing some cultivation resources. After all, the environment in the cultivation world is getting worse and worse, and various treasures of heaven and earth are getting fewer and fewer. Occasionally, in the secular world, they still need real money to buy them. If a practitioner attacks ordinary people for no reason, it is a taboo.

What's more, these sects hold some industries not only for making money, but even making money is only a small part of the reason. They are more about cultivating power, laying out eyes and ears, etc.

For Xia Rufei and the people around him, if there is a cultivation holy place like Taoyuan Island and there are enough cultivation resources, then the assets in the secular world are really dispensable to them.

Moreover, Ling Xiaotian's wealth has been spent in his lifetime. Even if he wants to live in the secular world in the future, donating the company's shares will never affect the quality of life.

Ling Qingxue smiled and said, "My father has absolutely controlled the company. If he donates all his shares, the charity will become the controlling shareholder of the company. What if he makes trouble for the company's operations? Lingji Catering is my father's efforts for most of his life! Even if he retreats, he still hopes that the company will develop better and better. Of course, he can also do some operations in the board of directors and voting rights, so that the charity company that holds shares can only have dividend rights, cannot cash out, and cannot interfere with the company's operations. But no matter what, I think my father is more reliable in his own hands. If you want to do charity, you can donate money directly! It's okay to donate all the dividends!"

"It makes sense!" Xia Ruofei raised his thumbs up and said with a smile, "Qingxue is still thoughtful!"

"That's it!" Ling Qingxue raised her chin with some smugness.

Xia Ruofei asked, "Then how are you practicing in the past few months? Uncle Ling and Aunt Fang should have made great progress, right?"

Ling Xiaotian and Fang Liyun both have the initial level of Qi Refining. It is very difficult for them to break through the small realm. The concentration of spiritual energy on Taoyuan Island is so high. This is a blessing in the cave that Xia Rufei dared not imagine when he was practicing. Moreover, their level of martial arts is very high, and they have all taken up all the right time, place, and people. The early stage cultivation speed must be extremely fast.

Song Wei smiled and said, "The progress of several of us Jindan stage cultivators is almost the same. We are basically about to reach the middle stage of Jindan stage. My dad is a little weaker. After all, he has only made a breakthrough for a while... Uncle Ling and my mom are indeed very fast. Now they have already made a 5th level of Qi refining, and basically breaking through one level per month on average. Of course, the speed in the early stage is faster. When it reaches the 4th level of Qi refining, it gradually slows down. My mom is relatively faster. It has been more than ten days since she broke through the 5th level of Qi refining. Uncle Ling should have made a breakthrough three days ago."

Xia Rufei nodded, not too surprised by Ling Xiaotian and Fang Liyun's cultivation speed.

After all, he improved their physiques by himself. He knew very well that their situation was unique and his skills were basically the most suitable for their physique. Adding up so many favorable factors makes it strange that the slow cultivation speed of the two of them is!

However, it seems that the technique of "Huanhualu" is better than "The Weather Split", or it is more in line with the physique, so Fang Liyun's progress is faster.

You may not be able to see it in the early stage, but when you reach a bottleneck in the big realm, the gap will be more obvious.

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Not bad! Not bad! Everyone has made great progress! Qingxue Weiwei, you are about to break through the middle stage of the Golden Pill, and you are going to knock on me. I must protect you!"

Ling Qingxue was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you just out of seclusion? You're going to seclusion again?"

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "I'm going to relax for a short time, and I still have to continue working hard to improve my strength!"

"Have you made no progress in your retreat this time?" Song Wei asked with concern.

She didn't know the situation in the Nascent Soul stage, so she didn't know what level it was normal for Xia Rufei to be in seclusion for five months.

Xia Ruofei said: "It's not that there is no progress, but I still feel that my cultivation speed is slower..."

At this time, Bai Qingqing said from the side: "Sister Weiwei, don't believe him! He broke through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul after more than four months in seclusion, and he even said he was slow..."

Song Wei and Ling Qingxue couldn't help but take a breath at the same time. They didn't expect Xia Rufei to break through another small realm.

After entering the Nascent Soul Stage, why does it feel that the cultivation speed is faster than the Golden Pill Stage? This is unscientific! And... at this speed, Xia Ruofei is still slow. Is he serious?
Chapter completed!