As Song Yuzhi prepared to return home, the others were also making arrangements to go back to Daxing City.
Except for Jia Yuanchun, who had already returned to the Pavilion of Ignored Decrees ahead of time.
Her home was within the Imperial City of Daxing, leaving her with little room to maneuver.
In addition to supervising the Jia family's planting of high-yield crops, she also ventured to the outskirts and "borrowed" a few martial arts manuals.
However, these manuals were all very basic; even to a cultivation novice like her, they seemed worthless.
Therefore, after supervising the Jia family's farm to complete the first harvest of high-yield crops, she returned to the imperial palace.
Actually, if one were to be fair, Jia Yuanchun was the one who suffered the most.
When Yang Hong distributed seeds to Jia Yuanchun and the other seven concubines, he considered proximity.
That is, the closer one was to Daxing, the fewer types and quantities of seeds they received.
Conversely, those farther from Daxing City received more.
His main goal was to promote various high-yield crops and earn as much merit as possible.
Therefore, Yang Hong had no intention of blaming Jia Yuanchun for returning to the imperial palace after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It was her constant clinging to him and her occasional suggestions of wanting to have a child that slightly annoyed Yang Hong.
Of course, since they had already slept together, he would take responsibility.
After all, he was a modern "five-good youth."
The result was that for a long time, Jia Yuanchun woke up very late every morning.
Sometimes, she even had difficulty walking properly.
It was only then that Jia Yuanchun understood why Song Yuzhi had been so eager for the seven of them to serve Yang Hong.
She had brought this suffering upon herself.
Although she experienced happiness and pain every night,
the idea of having a child was destined to be impossible.
She was already considering which of the others to team up with to accomplish this task.
Yang Hong, on the other hand, paid no mind to Jia Yuanchun's little schemes.
He was only surprised by Jia Yuanchun's excellent cultivation aptitude.
Originally, after three days of dedicated training by Yang Hong, all seven of Jia Yuanchun and the others were only at Qi Condensation Layer 1.
Yet, Jia Yuanchun had reached Qi Condensation Layer 7 after returning for a month.
Although Yang Hong had tried to transfer his true qi to Jia Yuanchun through dual cultivation, Jia Yuanchun's own cultivation aptitude was also a significant factor.
One evening, Jia Yuanchun woke up again after passing out.
Looking at Yang Hong, who looked innocent and dejected beside her, she felt deeply guilty.
She struggled to turn over and prostrate herself on the bed, softly apologizing.
"Your Highness, this concubine is truly useless. To be unable to satisfy Your Highness, I deserve to die."
"Sigh, lie down. It's not your fault. It's just that my cultivation realm is too much higher than yours, and my physical cultivation is also strong. It's very normal that you can't endure it."
Yang Hong straightened Jia Yuanchun's body, comforting her gently.
At the same time, he channeled his true qi to her, allowing Jia Yuanchun to recover quickly.
"This concubine... this concubine thanks Your Highness."
Jia Yuanchun's eyes turned red, and tears welled up.
She had known before that Yang Hong was very respectful of others, but after serving him, she truly experienced his respect.
If it were Yang Jian in this situation, he would have slapped her a few times, and if he were displeased, she might have even been executed.
She had witnessed such situations firsthand during her years as a female official.
Even the formidable Wang Xifeng was often scolded and beaten by Jia Lian at home for marital disharmony.
Wang Xifeng dared not talk back, let alone retaliate.
This was a world where men were paramount.
Such a situation was the norm.
Yang Hong's gentleness was an absolute anomaly.
"Alright, rest early. We will continue cultivating tomorrow. I feel you will break through again soon."
Saying this, Yang Hong gently embraced Jia Yuanchun, holding her close, and patted her back, lulling her to sleep.
The scene was so heartwarming that Jia Yuanchun suspected she was dreaming.
Meanwhile, Yang Hong, circulating the Intermediate Breath-Ingestion Technique, quickly fell asleep. He didn't even notice Jia Yuanchun's tears soaking his robe.
He had decided to dual cultivate with Jia Yuanchun every day, except for special occasions.
He wanted to experiment with the dual cultivation method to transfer his true qi to her and help her cultivate.
Otherwise, since his cultivation couldn't improve temporarily, the large amounts of cultivation and true qi returned from daily plant infusion would be wasted.
However, this task was somewhat difficult.
The predecessor of the "Plain Girl Technique" was a thoroughly Yang-harvesting cultivation method. Even after being corrected by the infusion system, it remained a method of supplementing oneself by harvesting energy from others.
The "Mystic Girl Technique" was slightly better, but its nature of harvesting energy could not be changed.
To change the harvesting aspect to output and contribution was indeed asking too much of the technique.
Yang Hong needed to continuously experiment and even modify the techniques.
He would not attempt to reverse the cultivation methods,
let alone the risk of qi deviation, the volatile true qi after reversal was something that ordinary people could not withstand.
Even Yang Hong himself could not bear it.
Cough, cough... the reckless Yang Hong had tried it, and the consequence was being bedridden for seven days.
It was fortunate that no one was around him at the time, or it would have been extremely embarrassing.
Yang Hong's idea was to combine the "Plain Girl Technique" and the "Mystic Girl Technique," allowing some of the true qi to remain within the woman's body as it circulated between the two of them,
thereby accelerating the woman's cultivation speed.
However, this approach also had a rather severe side effect: Jia Yuanchun would collapse from exhaustion every time.
The impact of the true qi was simply too intense.
But, sacrifices always had value.
"Ahhh—"
On the night of October 8th, as Jia Yuanchun let out a high-pitched cry, the true qi within her body reached its peak.
A feeling of breaking through a membrane arose in her heart.
Subsequently, she could clearly feel that she seemed to have undergone a transformation,
a different feeling from her usual peak.
Although not as comfortable, it was a feeling of spiritual joy and comfort.
Yang Hong, on the other hand, experienced a different sensation.
As Jia Yuanchun broke through, the true qi in Yang Hong's body rapidly transferred through the connection between them.
Moreover, the speed of transmission was more than ten times faster than when he actively transmitted it.
"She's broken through, so fast."
Sensing Jia Yuanchun's difference at this moment, which was unlike her usual peak performance,
Yang Hong proactively circulated the "Mystic Girl Spirit Gathering Technique" and guided Jia Yuanchun's true qi to circulate rapidly.
A faint whirlwind began to swirl around them.
Within a few breaths, the bedding and mosquito net beneath them were shredded,
and then the bed frame also began to creak.
"Holy crap, this is getting a bit too big."
Yang Hong could no longer care about anything else. He held Jia Yuanchun tightly and continuously circulated the Mystic Girl Technique, preventing the external changes from affecting her breakthrough.
Fortunately, Yang Hong had the foresight to act. Within the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the bed frame was destroyed, and the floor beneath them was also shattered, causing the two of them to fall directly from the second floor of the Ya Du Building to the first.
With Yang Hong's protection, their bodies did not separate and remained connected.
Jia Yuanchun's breakthrough could continue.
"Mmm~"
After about two hours, Jia Yuanchun, who had been in a daze, finally woke up.
"Yuan Chun thanks Your Highness for protection, and thanks Your Highness for this great kindness."
Although Jia Yuanchun was not awake and was in a hazy breakthrough state, she was aware of what was happening outside.
At the same time, she felt the true qi continuously flowing from beneath her, and she knew clearly that her breakthrough relied entirely on Yang Hong's support.
Without Yang Hong's true qi, it was impossible for anyone to establish a foundation in the Five Directions Dynasty region.
This was because there was no spiritual energy in the air.