Chapter 12

Liu Yunxuan woke up with a feeling of being suffocated, one could say he was woken up by a fart. As soon as he woke up, he let out a long, pungent fart.

Fortunately, today Xiaofang was sleeping with her mother, otherwise she would have been woken up by the smell.

Liu Yunxuan had no time to think about other things; he first took out his phone to check the date and time. Fortunately, this time he hadn't been unconscious for too long, it was just past 4 a.m. Then he reached for the jade pendant hanging on his chest and was suddenly startled—it was gone.

Liu Yunxuan thought, "This is bad. Without the jade pendant, there's no space. Who can I cry to now?"

Just as he thought about the space, his body appeared inside it. The changes in the space startled Liu Yunxuan.

The entire space had grown to about three times its original size. The small pond that used to be there now looked like a small lake. Other than that, there were no significant changes, but a jade stele stood by the lake.

There were three characters on the jade stele. Liu Yunxuan guessed they were ancient seal script, but he couldn't understand them. The color of the lake water was no longer as clear as before, with a hint of green.

Curious, Liu Yunxuan walked up to the jade stele and reached out to touch it, to see if it was real. As soon as his hand touched the stele, it emitted a white light. The white light enveloped Liu Yunxuan, and he was dumbfounded.

In the white light, images flickered, like silent scenes from a movie. First, an ancient man with a high bun and flowing sleeves was walking. The scene changed, and this man arrived at a field with various strange plants. The scene changed again, and the man broke a stone, taking out a jade pendant, which was the same one Liu Yunxuan used to wear. The man held the jade pendant in one hand and made gestures with the other, muttering something. Then, a miraculous scene occurred: the central area of the field disappeared.

Liu Yunxuan let out a long breath. These images were probably the origin of this magical space. He guessed that in ancient times, a powerful person used some means to place the central part of the field inside the jade pendant. It had somehow ended up in his family's possession and been passed down to the present day. The blood he had used to stain the jade pendant was part of the initial process of claiming it, establishing a connection between himself and the pendant.

Yesterday, when he watered the peach saplings, he might have triggered some condition, causing the jade pendant to hide directly inside his body. The jade stele seemed to be an enlarged version of the jade pendant.

When Liu Yunxuan looked at the characters on the jade stele again, he found that although he didn't recognize them, he could understand their meaning—“Immortal Herb Garden.”

At this moment, Liu Yunxuan felt a bit embarrassed. This was an Immortal Herb Garden, while he had been using it to grow watermelons, cucumbers, and tomatoes. The difference was too great.

Liu Yunxuan tried to walk to the edge of the space, but it was the same as before; when he reached the boundary, it felt like there was an invisible wall.

He remembered that in the images, the field was planted with many strange plants, but now it was empty, just black, barren soil. Liu Yunxuan searched the entire field but found nothing.

Immersed in excitement, Liu Yunxuan didn't notice that when he searched, he could see the specific conditions of the land with just a glance. In the past, he would have had to look down to see it.

It seemed he had really wasted this space, using it only as a temporary small storage area for some planting experiments. It was a shame. In the future, he should plant more high-quality plants. He had previously experimented and found that the time ratio between the space and the real world was about 3:1, meaning that for every 3 hours in the space, only 1 hour passed in the outside world.

Since it was still early, Liu Yunxuan took out some seeds he had bought in the provincial capital and started planting them, regardless of whether they were corn or something else. With so much land, he could plant anything. Planting in the space was easy; the soil was fertile, and he just needed to dig a hole, drop the seeds in, and cover them with soil.

Liu Yunxuan was exhausted, but he still hadn't finished planting. He had no choice; he estimated that someone at home would be waking up soon.

If they came to his room and saw him suddenly appear out of nowhere, it would be troublesome.

When he came out of the space, it was already past 6 a.m. Sure enough, not long after he came out, Xiaofang opened the door and walked in. Liu Yunxuan was relieved by his wise decision.

"Big Brother, you smell so bad," Xiaofang said, sniffing.

Liu Yunxuan lifted his arm and smelled it, realizing that he did indeed smell bad. He had been so focused on regaining the space that he hadn't noticed. "Oh, that's because Big Brother worked too late yesterday and was too tired to take a shower before sleeping. It's just sweat. So, Xiaofang, you should take a bath often to stay fresh."

Liu Yunxuan quickly changed the subject, feeling embarrassed.

"Xiaofang is always fresh. I take a bath every day," Xiaofang declared, emphasizing that she was fresh and not like Big Brother, who smelled bad.

"Xiaofang is a good girl. Big Brother will go take a shower. You can play by yourself for a while," Liu Yunxuan quickly ran to take a shower.

While showering, Liu Yunxuan noticed that there was a lot of mud on his body. Normally, he took a shower every day, so there shouldn't have been so much mud. After the shower, Liu Yunxuan realized that he was different from usual.

As long as he focused, he could hear the snoring of Dahuang and Banli, who were sleeping in the yard.

As long as he focused, he could see things far away.

He discovered that by focusing on a particular sense, he could enhance that sense. This was probably a gift from the space merging with his body.

Back in the room, Xiaofang sniffed again. "Mm, Big Brother is fresh now."

"Let's go practice boxing. See if Xiaofang has forgotten," Liu Yunxuan said, still a bit embarrassed by Xiaofang's praise.

This time, while practicing boxing, he noticed new changes. In the past, he could feel the vibrations in his body when he exerted force, but now it was different. It felt like a warm current was flowing through his body. When he punched, the current flowed to his hand; when he kicked, it flowed to his foot. Liu Yunxuan tried punching at Dahuang, who was sleeping in the yard. Dahuang's fur moved without any wind, and he suddenly woke up, perking his ears and looking around. After a full circle, he found nothing and lay down again.

This time, Liu Yunxuan was truly shocked. Could this be the legendary internal energy? He stopped practicing and picked up a brick from the yard, controlling the warm current to slowly flow into the brick. In his mind, he saw a picture of small, honeycomb-like holes. He had a feeling that with this warm current, he could destroy these holes at will.

He decided to try it. He controlled the warm current to destroy about half of the holes. At this moment, a small part of the brick suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into powder. Liu Yunxuan felt a bit weak; it was his first time using it, and he hadn't controlled the amount well, so the output was too large.

"Big Brother, what are you doing with the brick?" Xiaofang was curious. "You're not practicing boxing, but playing with bricks."

"Oh, Big Brother just wants to move the brick to one side so no one trips over it," Liu Yunxuan tried to cover up.

"Big Brother, you didn't even watch me practice boxing," Xiaofang said, looking down, a bit hurt. "I practice very seriously."

"Then now, Big Brother will watch you practice boxing carefully, and I won't do anything else, okay?"

"Okay, I'll practice now," Xiaofang gave Liu Yunxuan a big smile.

While watching her practice, Liu Yunxuan noticed that although Xiaofang's posture was mostly correct, there were still some flaws.

As Xiaofang practiced, Liu Yunxuan corrected her. In the Liu family, besides Liu Yunxuan, Xiaofang was the best at practicing Tai Chi.

"Xiaofang, can I give you a task?" Liu Yunxuan asked after she finished practicing.

"Sure, what task?" Xiaofang asked.

"From now on, Xiaofang will be the teacher, supervising Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Mom when they practice. If anyone makes a mistake, help them correct it, okay?"

"Sure, sure, I can be a teacher," Xiaofang said happily.

Liu Yunxuan did this because he felt that the Tai Chi he learned from the old man was authentic and definitely beneficial to health. He didn't expect everyone in the family to become martial arts experts, but at least they could strengthen their bodies.