Li Yundong and Su Chan returned to the inn hand in hand. They closed the door, exchanged a smile, and felt nothing but sweet warmth. Though the room was small, their inner world felt boundless, vast enough to hold everything in existence.

Due to the room’s size, Li Yundong could only sit on the **. He consciously settled into a cross-legged position, looking at Su Chan, and asked, "What must I do?"

Su Chan waved a dismissive hand. "No hurry." Drawing upon past experience, she flipped the sign on the door to display 'Do Not Disturb,' then shut the door. She broke apart a wooden stool in the room, took the pieces to the washroom, used a spell to ignite them into black charcoal, and then used the charcoal to draw strange, archaic patterns on the door and window.

Li Yundong watched, curious. "What is this?"

As she drew, Su Chan explained, "This is a talisman array to block outside noise. If you are disturbed again while attempting Foundation Establishment, just like last time, it would be infuriating."

Li Yundong clicked his tongue in admiration. "You know so much!"

Su Chan giggled. "Versatile, but not specialized!" She couldn't help but sigh then. "My Fox Zen Sect has always been like this—we learn many things, vast and varied, but few master any single discipline. Even my master, though she is a Seven-Tailed Divine Fox with mastery over eighteen great divine abilities and thirty-six minor ones, often laments that she hasn't truly perfected any one of them."

Su Chan looked up at Li Yundong, her face full of expectation. "Yundong, perhaps the future glory of our Fox Zen Sect will be realized through you!"

Li Yundong chuckled. "I'm not a fox, so how can I make your Fox Zen Sect prosper?"

Su Chan considered this. "That's true. How about you establish your own sect in the future?"

Li Yundong smiled gently. "We're far from that point, and founding a sect is no simple matter!"

Su Chan linked her arm through his and laughed playfully. "I have faith in you!"

With that, Su Chan pulled Li Yundong to the side of the bed, bid him sit cross-legged, then brought her palms together and held them lightly before his face, rubbing gently up and down.

Li Yundong asked, perplexed, "What are you doing?"

Su Chan replied, "This is called Gan Fu Mian (Drying Rub of the Face). It clears the flow of Qi and blood, invigorating the spirit. Performing auxiliary work like this before practicing circulation during Foundation Establishment will yield twice the result with half the effort."

Li Yundong understood instantly and closed his eyes, allowing Su Chan to work. After a short while, he felt a slight warmth on his face and a refreshing clarity in his mind.

After gently stroking his face as if washing it, Su Chan changed her position, covering Li Yundong’s ear orifices with the center of her palms, pressing her ten fingertips onto the back of his head. Then, she placed her index fingers over her middle fingers, and with her index fingers, tapped down along the middle fingers onto the back of his skull.

As she tapped, Su Chan explained, "This is called Ming Tian Gu (Drumming the Heavenly Sound). Don't you feel like someone is beating a drum inside your head?"

Li Yundong smiled faintly and nodded.

After tapping thirty-six times, Su Chan covered Li Yundong's eyes with her palms and gently rubbed them, moving from the outside in, then from the inside out. She said, "This is Yun Shen Mu (Moving the Spirit Eyes)."

Li Yundong felt a gentle warmth emanating from the little girl's palms, bringing comfort and ease to his eyes, allowing his breath to flow smoothly, as if a golden light was shining just past his eyelids.

While rubbing his eyes, the little girl continued, "Now, lightly tap your own teeth together—don't rush, and don't press too hard. Tap thirty-six times. This is Kou Luo Qian (Tapping the Thousand Palaces). Tapping the teeth awakens the Kidney Qi, ensuring its smooth, natural circulation, which assists your circulation exercises during Foundation Establishment."

Li Yundong followed her instruction. Soon after, Su Chan closed her four fingers into fists, placing her thumbs over her index fingers, and used the outside edge of both thumbs to rub alongside Li Yundong's nose, starting from the Shangu point down to the Yingxiang point, moving sequentially from top to bottom.

As she rubbed, Su Chan explained, "This is Fu Zhong Yue (Supporting the Central Peak). Ming Tian Gu and Kou Luo Qian elevate your Kidney Qi, and the area I am currently massaging contains the 'Shao Shang' point of the Lung Meridian, which enhances your Lung Qi. And the Yun Shen Mu I performed earlier was to boost your Liver Qi, as the eyes correspond to the Liver."

After speaking, Su Chan turned and sat behind Li Yundong, pressing her legs tightly against his in a cross-legged position. She rapidly rubbed up and down the area corresponding to his kidneys on his lower back.

Su Chan said, "This is called Ji Tian Yi (Assisting Heaven One). Do you feel a heat, a swelling, in your lower back?"

Li Yundong only felt the little girl breathing softly behind him, her innocent