The woman in black showed some embarrassment in her eyes, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I suddenly have something that prevents me from leaving Changluo, but I can't find a place to live for the time being."

Mo Wuji said doubtfully, "If you can't find a place to live, there's nothing I can do. I'm not moving from this place."

Although he still couldn't cultivate, Mo Wuji now had a cultivation technique, and he decided to try it more. The environment here was perfect for him to try cultivation.

The woman in black quickly waved her hand and said, "I don't want you to move. I know this room can accommodate two people because I've lived here before. Look, besides the living room, there's a room on both the left and right."

Mo Wuji hadn't really noticed. After he moved in yesterday, he went into the room on the left and fell asleep, then went out early in the morning. After returning today, he didn't even enter the room and started cultivating.

Now, after being reminded by the woman in black, Mo Wuji realized that it was indeed as the woman in black said, there was another door on the right. Although it cost 20,000 gold coins, it was worth it. This was like a one-bedroom, two-living-room setup.

It wasn't that Mo Wuji didn't want to help this woman in black, but he was at a crucial moment. If he wasn't cultivating, he wouldn't mind if the woman moved in. But what if this woman disturbed his cultivation? Even though he couldn't really cultivate yet, he was still on the path of cultivation, wasn't he?

Seemingly seeing the hesitation in Mo Wuji's eyes, the woman in black quickly said again, "Don't worry, I won't affect your cultivation. And if you have anything you don't understand, I can discuss it with you."

Clearly, she had seen what Mo Wuji was doing and what he was thinking from the Undying Mortal Technique he had thrown aside. Discussing was just a polite way of putting it; the implication was that she could teach him what he didn't understand.

"Are you a celestial master?" Mo Wuji asked in surprise.

The woman in black said a little embarrassedly, "I can't be considered a celestial master. I'm only at the fourth level of Meridian Forging. I know some basic things."

The Meridian Forging realm was considered celestial masters in the eyes of mortals. The woman in black knew that her realm was just a drop in the ocean, not even a start, so how could she be embarrassed to call herself a celestial master?

Mo Wuji immediately became respectful. Han Ning was only at the first level of Meridian Forging. Han Ning had said that reaching the fourth level of Meridian Forging was a qualitative change, and her strength would increase greatly. He didn't expect this woman to be at the fourth level of Meridian Forging. He quickly stepped aside and said with a smile, "Please come in, elder sister. It's windy outside."

The woman in black glanced at Mo Wuji speechlessly. Mo Wuji's image from before disappeared without a trace because of the sentence "It's windy outside." This was a restaurant; there was no wind at all.

However, she really had nowhere to go. Not only did she have no place to live, but more importantly, she had other plans, so she had to stay in Changluo City.

After Mo Wuji let the woman in black in, he quickly closed the door and then embarrassedly picked up the Undying Mortal Technique. He thought to himself that in this woman's eyes, he, Mo Wuji, was just a loser in the cultivation world.

"Although this Qi Refining foundation is cheap, it's not a good cultivation technique. Cultivating it is a waste of effort," the woman in black said lightly as she watched Mo Wuji pick up the cultivation technique from the ground.

"Yes, yes, I heard people say that this cultivation technique has been refined over countless years and is the best foundation technique. I think that if you want to go further on the path of cultivation, you have to have a good foundation. Since I've chosen to cultivate, I'm not afraid of hard work," Mo Wuji said shamelessly. The truth was that he simply couldn't afford other cultivation techniques.

The woman in black was impressed by Mo Wuji's words. She hadn't thought that Mo Wuji simply couldn't afford a better cultivation technique. Someone who could live in this room shouldn't be short of money, right?

"You're right. When I was cultivating, I didn't have your peaceful mindset," the woman in black said approvingly.

If she knew that Mo Wuji had thrown the cultivation technique in his hand on the ground when she knocked on the door, she would know that Mo Wuji was not peaceful at all.

Mo Wuji smiled and unhurriedly took out tea leaves and proactively made a cup of tea for the woman in black. "My name is Mo Wuji. I just arrived in Changluo and am preparing to try my luck at the Yuexian Gate Gathering. May I ask what this elder sister's name is?"

"My name is Shen Lian. You can just call me Senior Sister Shen..." The woman in black paused for a moment and then said, "I'm going to be staying here for a long time. Should I give you rent?"

How could Mo Wuji want rent from this Shen Lian? If he had money on him, he would love to give some to Shen Lian.

"Senior Sister Shen, when you're out and about, everyone has times when they're inconvenienced. The room is empty anyway. It's really vulgar to talk about rent," Mo Wuji said solemnly.

Shen Lian didn't seem to be good at words. After hearing Mo Wuji's words, she could only stand up and thank Mo Wuji again.

Mo Wuji quickly said, "Senior Sister Shen, to be honest, I'm new to cultivation and don't understand anything about it. I still need to ask Senior Sister for guidance."

This sentence was Mo Wuji's real purpose from beginning to end.

Shen Lian seemed easy to talk to, and besides, she had originally planned to give Mo Wuji some pointers, so she simply said, "Just ask me if there's anything you don't understand."

Mo Wuji's spirits lifted. None of the friends he had made before understood cultivation. The only one who understood cultivation, Han Ning, had a haughty attitude, and he had no chance to ask her questions.

"Senior Sister Shen, you're currently at the fourth level of Meridian Forging. May I ask how many levels there are in Meridian Forging? And how many spiritual meridians do you have to open to be considered qualified?" Mo Wuji asked in one breath.

Shen Lian didn't think too much and answered in detail, "To cultivate, you must have spiritual roots. Brother Mo can cultivate, which means he has spiritual roots. After you have spiritual roots, the next step is to open your meridians. How many spiritual meridians you open for the first time determines how far you can go in the future. Generally speaking, it's very good if you can open five or more spiritual meridians for the first time. Some owners of top-grade spiritual roots can open more than ten spiritual meridians for the first time..."

Speaking of top-grade spiritual roots, Mo Wuji inexplicably thought of Yan'er.

"Then how many spiritual meridians can the most talented person open for the first time?" Mo Wuji asked.

"It's hard to say. People who can open more than ten spiritual meridians are all geniuses who are heavily cultivated by sects. I've seen a genius who opened seventeen spiritual meridians. It's said that he's the number one genius in hundreds of years, and no one can surpass him." As Shen Lian spoke, her eyes showed envy.

"After the spiritual meridians are opened, is it the Meridian Forging realm?"

Shen Lian shook her head and said, "No, after the spiritual meridians are opened, you need to cultivate. Meridian Forging is the continuous expansion of the spiritual meridians in your body. The more spiritual meridians you can expand in the Meridian Forging realm, the stronger you will be, and the greater your future achievements will be. There are nine levels in the Meridian Forging realm. If you cultivate to the ninth level and can expand ninety-nine spiritual meridians before advancing to the Spirit Building realm, then you will likely become an unparalleled expert in the future."

"That means a cultivator can expand up to ninety-nine spiritual meridians?" Mo Wuji didn't understand too much.

Shen Lian nodded and then shook her head, "People who can expand ninety-nine spiritual meridians are very, very few. It's very impressive if one or two appear in an empire every hundred years. But ninety-nine spiritual meridians are indeed not the limit. It's rumored that cultivators with top-notch qualifications and great opportunities can open a hundredth spiritual meridian after the ninety-nine spiritual meridians, and then advance to the tenth level of Meridian Forging. However, such cultivators are only in legends and have never existed."

"Wouldn't the tenth level of Meridian Forging be a waste of time? What's the use?" Mo Wuji asked, puzzled.

Shen Lian said yearningly, "Is it a waste of time? Do you know the three major realms of cultivation?"

Mo Wuji awkwardly shook his head. He didn't know anything.