Under the careful guidance of Teacher Fu Fu, Zhou Fan only took one afternoon to initially grasp the method of using the Vajra Technique.
In the following half month, Zhou Fan would take time every day to appreciate Imperial Concubine Yang's dancing and Su Empress's musical skills.
As for Empress Dowager Pei Yuhan, after a few interactions with her, Zhou Fan discovered that this cold, elder sister-like Empress Dowager, who seemed the most difficult to conquer, was actually just a little girl who had been well-protected since childhood.
Zhou Fan merely played small games like Ludo and Gomoku with her, and this playful Pei Empress Dowager became attached to Zhou Fan, pestering him every day to play until late.
Initially, Shen Yufu saw that Zhou Fan was spending less and less time with her each day, returning later and later, and thought he had made new friends and was studying randomly outside every day.
Although she felt a bit unhappy, Shen Yufu also knew that Zhou Fan could not belong to her alone.
Moreover, Zhou Fan at least returned every night to accompany her, so Shen Yufu did not say much, only cherishing the time she spent with Zhou Fan even more.
But just over half a month ago, Shen Yufu cultivated until midnight before Zhou Fan returned.
Smelling the scent of other women on Zhou Fan, Shen Yufu knew that it was time for her, the Master of Luoyun Temple, to do something.
If she did nothing, Zhou Fan might return later and later, until he no longer came home at night.
So, after studying late with Zhou Fan again, Shen Yufu made up her mind before going to sleep.
She planned to secretly follow Zhou Fan tomorrow to see which little vixen in Luoyun Temple dared to snatch her good friend from her, the dignified Master of Luoyun Temple.
So, on the second day, Fairy Shen, who had been cultivating all day, quietly sneaked into Zhou Fan's small courtyard in the evening.
This small courtyard was given to Zhou Fan by Shen Yufu not long ago; after all, as Qi Refinement Cultivators, they couldn't stick together every day, which would also be detrimental to their cultivation.
In fact, the main reason for separate rooms was that Fairy Shen was too engrossed in studying with Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan discovered that as long as he appeared beside Shen Yufu, Shen Yufu couldn't calm down to Cultivate at all, but instead her mind was full of how to study chemistry with him in various ways.
Therefore, in order not to let Fu Fu Jie waste her cultivation like this, Zhou Fan applied for a small courtyard of his own a few days ago.
Although Shen Yufu was extremely reluctant to part with Zhou Fan, she also knew that Zhou Fan was telling the truth.
During the time she spent with Zhou Fan before, although she successfully Broke Through to Qi Refining Late Stage, that was because she herself had been honing in Qi Refining Middle Stage for a long time.
In the Dao of Qi Refining, Spiritual Root Aptitude can only represent a person's upper limit and cultivation speed.
But if some Cultivators presume their natural talent is extremely high, and then Cultivate sporadically, then even the highest talent is useless.
Even those Sons of Destiny, although their continuous fortuitous encounters are enviable, most Sons of Destiny are very diligent and hardworking in their daily lives.
Just like Zhou Fan, he was diligently increasing Pei Empress Dowager's favorability at this time.
Is this because Zhou Fan likes to make many friends?
Of course not.
You know, before he got the System, Zhou Fan was a pure love warrior for seventy years.
If it weren't for the System Zhou Fan was currently bound to being unusual, why would Zhou Fan target the Son of Destiny?
Everything Zhou Fan was doing now was for Luck value and the reward of benefiting the Immortal Realm.
Moreover, although it was for rewards that Zhou Fan engaged in external social activities, Zhou Fan never let down anyone who befriended him.
Regardless of whether the person was active, passive, good, or bad, as long as they were willing to be friends with Zhou Fan, Zhou Fan didn't mind giving them a beautiful future.
However, some people are indeed more obedient and sensible, making them more lovable, so it's normal for Zhou Fan to be a little biased, after all, hearts are made of flesh.
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To return to the main topic.
After Shen Yufu and Zhou Fan started living separately, Fairy Shen noticed that Zhou Fan spent less and less time with her each day.
So, on a dark and windy night, Fairy Shen quietly used a Magical Artifact that concealed her figure to sneak into Zhou Fan's small courtyard.
At this time, Zhou Fan had already finished his daily cultivation of honing his Physical Body and absorbing Qi for Qi Refining, and was currently studying the new Spell that Shen Yufu had taught him ten-odd days ago—the Sword Control Technique.
As a Spell that only Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators could learn, its complexity was naturally much more difficult than the Vajra Technique.
Zhou Fan had only taken one afternoon to master the Vajra Technique before, but now it took him nearly half a month to master the Sword Control Technique.
After initially mastering the Sword Control Technique, Zhou Fan stepped on the Magical Artifact Flying Sword that Fu Fu Jie had given him and flew hundreds of meters above his own small courtyard for a while before contentedly ending his Spell practice for the day.
As for why Zhou Fan, who already possessed the ability to fly with his Physical Body, still practiced the Sword Control Technique, it was naturally because Sword Control Flight was cool.
Moreover, the linear speed of Sword Control Flight was faster than Physical Body Flight, and the consumption of Sword Control Flight was also less than Physical Body Flight.
Compared to Sword Control Flight, the only advantage of Physical Body Flight was that it was more flexible.
However, after casting the Divine Travel Technique, Zhou Fan's Physical Body Flight speed far exceeded Sword Control Flight.
Overall, Sword Control Flight was more suitable for daily travel, while Physical Body Flight was more suitable for use during combat.
Just as Zhou Fan was internally comparing the pros and cons of the two flight methods, a "thump, thump, thump" knocking sound came from the courtyard gate.
Glancing at the sky, Zhou Fan knew who had arrived.
Putting the Flying Sword into his Storage Pouch, Zhou Fan opened the courtyard gate and, as expected, saw the elder sister-like Pei Empress Dowager standing gracefully at the entrance.
Shen Yufu, who had been secretly observing Zhou Fan for half the day, saw such a great beauty as Pei Yu Han coming to find Zhou Fan in the evening, and immediately knew that the main event was about to begin.
So she quickly perked up, she wanted to see why this Great Qian Empress Dowager came to find her man.
Looking at the serious and earnest Pei Yu Han, who was wrapped in at least a dozen layers of clothing, Zhou Fan said somewhat speechlessly.
"Pei Empress Dowager, I accompanied you until so late yesterday, why do you still want to play today?"
Pei Yu Han, who had the appearance of a stoic elder sister, pouted with an extremely soft and sweet voice.
"Good Brother~ Just play with me for one more night~"
Zhou Fan asked in confusion: "Didn't I tell you to find others to play with yesterday? Did those two not want to play with you?"
"They did play with me today."
"Then why are you still looking for me?"
"Oh~ It's just that Brother, your chess skills are the best~"
Fairy Shen, who was listening to their conversation, felt her chest rise and fall violently.
She stared intently at this outwardly cold Great Qian Empress Dowager, only feeling that this imperial visitor was truly shameless.