The Lay Flat Life: My Wife's Cultivation Makes Me Stronger - Chapter 3

“So, starting today, we won’t bother each other—you go about being your celestial fairy, and I’ll tend to my herb field. Sound good?”

A hopeful glint appeared in Han Feng’s eyes.

As long as she didn’t disturb his laid-back life, she could do whatever she wanted.

However, Jiang Surou responded, “It’s not entirely about not bothering each other. I’m using you as a shield, and that indeed brings you some trouble. You should work on cultivating. Once you open your spirit veins, you can come find me once every ten days for dual cultivation. It will benefit both of our progress.

Also, if Ye Longyuan causes you trouble, feel free to tell me, and I’ll deal with him.

Here are the spirit stones the elder gave as a reward. Ten for each of us, but I’m giving all of them to you.”

Jiang Surou tossed a storage pouch to Han Feng, then immediately flew away on her sword.

Effort? Dual cultivation?

Those words sounded like a real hassle.

Han Feng sighed as he held the storage pouch, then returned to his herb garden to continue tending his plants.

Meanwhile, Jiang Surou returned to her residence, where she surrounded herself with spirit stones. This time, she was preparing to break through to the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Stage.

Back in his herb field, Han Feng was holding the Ice Dagger. The dagger was quite handy—after cutting the mature herbs, it froze the cuts, preventing the loss of medicinal potency.

Han Feng liked it a lot.

By evening, Han Feng returned to his quarters, a shared room where his good friend Wang Mian also stayed. But Wang Mian hadn’t returned yet—he was likely off having some fun with his new Dao partner.

Han Feng placed the dagger by his bedside and was about to undress for bed when, suddenly, a surge of powerful spiritual energy appeared in his body.

[Your Dao partner Jiang Surou has broken through from the sixth to the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Stage. Tenfold of the breakthrough’s cultivation gain has been returned to you through the Marriage Blessing.]

Han Feng felt the spiritual energy within him growing rapidly. Startled, he quickly sat cross-legged and began circulating the cultivation technique he had learned, guiding the energy through his meridians.

He had no choice; with such a vast amount of spiritual energy, if he didn’t direct it properly, he might explode on the spot.

Soon, Han Feng’s spirit veins were opened, and a spiritual root appeared in his dantian, shining brightly with pure light.

[Han Feng has successfully opened his spirit veins and activated a mutated Heavenly-grade Wind Spirit Root!]

Han Feng had officially entered the first layer of the Qi Refining Stage.

But it didn’t stop there—his cultivation continued to break through.

First layer of the Qi Refining Stage,

Second layer,

Third layer…

In the span of just one hour, Han Feng’s cultivation had skyrocketed to the peak of the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Stage.

Within the Qi Refining Stage, each layer’s cultivation was stronger than the previous, but Han Feng had only received ten times the cultivation gain from Jiang Surou’s breakthrough from the sixth to the seventh layer, not ten times everything from the first to the seventh layer.

The amplified portion of her breakthrough had directly propelled Han Feng from zero to the peak of the seventh layer.

So this is… what having spiritual energy feels like?

Han Feng marveled at the power flowing through him. Then, he suddenly remembered—now that he had spiritual energy, he could open the storage pouch.

He quickly performed a blood-binding ritual to claim ownership of the pouch. After opening it, he saw twenty spirit stones inside.

He pulled out one of the spirit stones and tried to absorb its energy, but found that he couldn’t absorb any of it.

Looks like I’m still a “waste” who can’t cultivate, even though I have a spirit root now, Han Feng thought.

Just then, the voice in his head returned.

[You cannot improve your cultivation on your own. You must rely on your Dao partner’s progress for your own advancement. Currently, your spiritual energy is fully saturated, so you cannot absorb more. You must first expend energy before you can absorb more, but even then, you will not be able to absorb it independently.]

Hearing this, Han Feng understood. His cultivation capacity was like a container, and spiritual energy was the water inside. He could pour out the water to refill the container, but he couldn’t enlarge the container on his own to hold more water.

At that moment, a chilling voice came from outside.

“Is Junior Brother Han home?”

Han Feng’s eyes narrowed, and he asked, “Is that you, Boss Ma?”

“Yes, it’s me. Come out, Junior Brother. I have something to discuss with you.”

This Boss Ma was the overseer of the herb fields in their area, essentially Han Feng’s direct superior. He was at the fourth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, known for being cunning and ruthless, and often bullied those beneath him. Han Feng had been one of his victims in the past.

Fearing trouble, Han Feng tucked the dagger behind his waistband and walked outside.

Opening the door, he saw that familiar long face—one that resembled a horse’s.

“Boss Ma, what do you need from me?”

With a fake smile, Ma replied, “Congratulations, Junior Brother Han! Who would’ve thought you’d become Dao partners with Senior Sister Jiang of Luoxia Peak? So enviable! Looks like you’ll be rising to the top in no time.

I’m sure you received some spirit stones after your successful pairing, didn’t you?”

“Are you here to take my spirit stones, Boss Ma?” Han Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.

But Boss Ma shook his head slowly and said, “No, I’m not just after your spirit stones. I want your life as well. You still don’t know who you’ve offended today, do you?

Since you’re already a dead man, I might as well tell you. Earlier, you offended none other than Ye Longyuan, the young master of the Ye family. Do you have any idea how powerful the Ye family is?

They have Nascent Soul-level experts. They could crush you with a single finger. And you, a waste who can’t even cultivate, had the audacity to offend someone like that?”

“So, Ye Longyuan sent you to kill me?”

“No, no, no. Senior Brother Ye said to torment you first. He wants me to cripple your manhood and turn you into a eunuch. After all, aren’t you Jiang Senior Sister’s dual cultivation partner? Well, let’s see how you’ll live your life watching but never touching.

Then, I’ll break your legs and slowly torture you to death.

But I don’t want you running to the elders and causing trouble for me, so I’ll just tell Young Master Ye that you struggled fiercely, and I accidentally killed you in the process.

Understand?”

“I understand.”

Han Feng nodded, sighing inwardly.

Sigh, I just want to live a laid-back life—why is it so hard?

With an evil grin, Boss Ma swung his palm toward Han Feng.

Han Feng knew that if he didn’t want to die, he had to kill the other man first.

He quickly channeled his spiritual energy, drew the Ice Dagger, and infused it with his energy. In an instant, the temperature plummeted, and Ma felt his movements slow down.

To Ma’s eyes, Han Feng moved like a gust of wind, appearing before him in the blink of an eye.

Wind Spirit Roots naturally excelled in speed, and combined with Han Feng’s superior cultivation, Ma had no time to defend himself.

The next thing Ma knew, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a dagger buried deep in his chest.

“How… how could this… weren’t you… a waste?” Ma coughed out blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Pulling out the dagger, Han Feng calmly replied, “Yes, I’m a waste. But I’m a waste at the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Stage, while you… you’re a waste who’s been stuck at the fourth layer into your thirties.”

Han Feng wasn’t proud of himself. Without the Marriage Blessing, he would likely still be worse off than Ma by the time he turned thirty.

Ma collapsed, his eyes wide open, dead on the spot.

Han Feng sighed, grabbed a shovel, and dug a deep hole in the herb field, tossing Ma’s body inside. He burned the man’s clothes separately and buried the hole, planting herbs on top to cover up the evidence.

He wasn’t worried about being discovered. Ma’s Dao partner had left him years ago to run off with someone better, and no one cared about a mere fourth-layer disciple.

Except for Ye Longyuan, of course.