After Binding to the Soft Rice System, I Married a Cultivator Goddess - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: You Must Cultivate Diligently!

Lying on the bed, Su Haoming felt incomparably delighted. 

On the Dao Companion Panel before him, Liu Ruoxi’s favorability toward him had already shifted from disgust to goodwill.

According to the system’s explanation, Su Haoming had learned all the favorability levels. They were: disgust, indifference, goodwill, liking, true love, and inseparable devotion.

There were six levels in total. From indifference onward, every advancement would grant a special reward.

For example, Liu Ruoxi had just advanced from indifference to goodwill, and Su Haoming had successfully received the reward issued by the system.

[Primordial Grand Dao Art: One of the supreme techniques from the ancient primordial era. After cultivating it, one can nurture Primordial Purple Qi within the body for combat. Primordial Purple Qi can restrain the Five Elements spells.]

The Primordial Grand Dao Art had eight levels. Each cultivation realm corresponded to one level. Only after reaching a realm could one cultivate the corresponding level. It perfectly matched the eight major cultivation realms of this world.

1st stage Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Golden Core Formation Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, God Transformation Realm, Void Refinement Realm, Integration Realm, and Grand Ascension Realm.

At present, Su Haoming could only cultivate the first level, corresponding to the 1st stage Qi Refining Realm. 

Even so, he was already very satisfied.

He directly used the system’s daily lottery chances and obtained one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Su Haoming smacked his lips and muttered, “Tsk, I can’t use what the system gives me yet. But it’s not a big problem. A Foundation Establishment Pill isn’t cheap on the market. I’ll head out during the day and see if I can trade it for something I can use right now.”

With that thought in mind, he soon fell into a deep sleep.

On Su Haoming’s side, he was already dreaming. On the other side, Liu Ruoxi was consuming and refining the Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma in her hands.

As expected of something produced by the system, it was of the highest quality. The Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma’s medicinal power had not diminished in the slightest and remained at its peak.

When Liu Ruoxi sensed this, she was deeply shocked. Most spiritual herbs, without proper preservation, would lose a significant portion of their medicinal potency. Even with careful protection, around 10 percent of the efficacy would usually be lost. Yet Su Haoming had preserved it perfectly. It was obvious he had invested great effort and care into this spiritual herb.

And now he had given it to her so casually. 

This favor was truly no small matter.

Liu Ruoxi closed her eyes and looked inward, sensing her meridians gradually recovering. A thought slowly formed in her heart.

Even if she regained her cultivation talent, she would not dissolve her marriage with Su Haoming. Since he had shown her sincerity, she could not betray that sincerity. As long as she was alive, she would protect Su Haoming for the rest of her life.

…

At early dawn, sunlight streamed into the bridal chamber where Liu Ruoxi lived. 

With the help of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma, the meridians within her body had completely recovered.

Unfortunately, her cultivation could not be restored. She would have to start cultivating again from the beginning.

Her meridians had just healed, so Liu Ruoxi did not dare to rush things. She stepped out of the bridal chamber and looked up at the clear sky outside. 

For a moment, she felt as though the entire world had become brighter.

The gloom that once clouded her heart had mostly dissipated. In the cultivation world, strength and talent truly solved most troubles.

Subconsciously, Liu Ruoxi looked toward the side courtyard not far away. That was where Su Haoming lived. The door was tightly shut, and it seemed he was still asleep.

“Su Haoming possesses Five-Element Spiritual Roots, a so-called useless combination. His cultivation is only at the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm, and he is already nearly thirty years old. If he cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm before forty, then with his aptitude, this lifetime will likely end without ever reaching it. No. I absolutely cannot stand by and do nothing.”

With her resolve made, Liu Ruoxi walked toward Su Haoming’s residence.

Su Haoming, who was sleeping soundly on his stomach, was suddenly startled awake. 

Liu Ruoxi had kicked the door open and was staring at him with a stern expression.

“Get up and cultivate. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude.”

Su Haoming clutched his head in confusion and exclaimed, “Seriously? What time is it?”

Cultivate? 

With his speed of cultivation, it was nothing but a waste of time. He might as well lie down instead.

Moreover, his Primordial Grand Dao Art increased its level based on his cultivation realm. As long as he entered the realm, he only needed to lie flat and wait for the system’s return benefits to raise his cultivation. 

He could completely slack off. 

Why would he get up to cultivate?

“We cultivators should pursue the Great Dao as our ultimate goal. Just because your aptitude is poor, you give up on cultivation and abandon the Dao. Do you think you can face yourself like this?” Liu Ruoxi said sternly.

She knew Su Haoming’s weak personality and wanted to force him to work harder. What she did not know was just how firm Su Haoming’s determination to lie flat truly was.

Su Haoming replied without hesitation, “I can absolutely face myself. Because my Dao is lying flat and muddling through life.”

“You! Fine! Do whatever you want. I can’t be bothered to care about you!” Liu Ruoxi stormed off in anger.

Watching her departing figure, Su Haoming had only one thought in his mind. 

Is she crazy?

Who said everyone had to struggle desperately? 

He could lie flat and still gain cultivation through system returns. 

The little cultivation he would earn through hard work was not even as worthwhile as spending time at the Hundred Fragrances Tower listening to music.

If hard work truly worked, how could he still be stuck at the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm after so many years?

Speechless, Su Haoming lay back down and went back to sleep. 

He did not even bother to get out of bed to close the door.

Although Liu Ruoxi was furious at Su Haoming’s behavior, she also understood that he had likely given up on himself because of his poor aptitude.

She sighed softly in her heart. 

If she had not obtained the Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma, she might have ended up just like Su Haoming, sinking into despair.

Thinking of this, her favorability toward him increased slightly once again.

…

The Celestial Gale Sovereign Sect was located within the Celestial Gale Sovereign Mountain Range. 

Su Haoming lived within the Su Family’s territory on the outer perimeter of the mountain range. It was not far from Celestial Gale Sovereign City, the cultivation city affiliated with the Celestial Gale Sovereign Sect outside the mountains.

After waking up at midday, Su Haoming summoned his flying magical artifact, a large green leaf, and flew toward Celestial Gale Sovereign City. He planned to sell the Foundation Establishment Pill in his possession.

Because Foundation Establishment Pills were regulated by the sect, very few circulated on the open market. Logically speaking, finding a buyer should not have been difficult.

However, in the past, whenever Su Haoming came here, he only visited places like the Hundred Fragrances Tower. He had never paid attention to the cultivation trade circles in the city. Now that he needed a buyer, he found himself without any clear leads.

After entering Celestial Gale Sovereign City, he instinctively walked toward the Hundred Fragrances Tower. 

Staring at its beautifully adorned entrance, he hesitated for a moment.

Then he stepped inside.

“Young Master Su, you’re here. Which fairy of our Hundred Fragrances Tower would you like to see today?” the welcoming woman at the 9th stage Qi Refining Realm asked with a smile as she approached him.

Su Haoming thought for a moment before saying, “Nie Xueyi.”

The woman chuckled and replied, “Young Master Su must be joking. Tower Master Nie only receives cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Have you forgotten?”

The Nie Xueyi Su Haoming mentioned was the manager sent by the Joyous Harmony Sect to oversee the Hundred Fragrances Tower in Celestial Gale Sovereign City. As the Tower Master, she usually only received Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. Someone like Su Haoming, at the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm, simply did not qualify.

“I’m here to discuss something with her. Just inform her directly,” Su Haoming said calmly.

The woman hesitated. “This…”

Su Haoming let out a sigh, then took out a token from his storage ring and handed it to her. “Give this to her. She’ll definitely agree to see me.”