Cave Refuge

"According to the classification level on the Qi Cultivation Method, I should have reached the third level of Qi cultivation, which is the completion of the Purification of Body. I wonder if my cultivation speed is fast or slow."

More than three months have passed since the day the electromagnetic pulse appeared. Dong Tianyu had gradually grown accustomed to this life of isolation.

He practiced every day at the Hall of Longevity, and after taking care of the chores in the Refuge Center, he cultivated a hobby that could kill time.

It's not that Dong Tianyu didn't want to concentrate on cultivation, but the Yin-Yang eye position in the Hall of Longevity could only provide something like a guided cultivation once a day.

It's not that he couldn't cultivate on his own, but accepting guidance could complete a full circulation within half an hour, and the whole process was very relaxed.

Practicing on his own required focused guidance on the energy pathways in his body. A slight mistake could result in coughing up blood or even causing a rupture in his meridians.

After a few failures, Dong Tianyu gave up on self-cultivation and instead chose to practice at the Yin-Yang eye position twice a day.

Following several tests, cultivating at the Yang eye position during the day was not only more efficient, but also brought more energy compared to the Yin eye position.

Cultivating at the Yin eye position at night had a better result than during the day and it helped refine the internal energy during the night.

Dong Tianyu's life on the mountain was quite pleasant, and the residents of Pengcheng were gradually getting used to this life too.

Although the older generation was just starting to retire and enjoy life without passing away, their days were back to when they were in charge again. They not only adapted well, but also had many practical suggestions for the younger generation, having lived through that era themselves.

Although many businesses were shut down due to the malfunction of electronic devices, causing a large number of people to lose their jobs, the renouncement of the underground city also created a lot of jobs.

The new system brought Pengcheng back to the time when men worked to earn money and women took care of their homes. However, the difference in status between men and women at home was not significant.

Without men, there would be no money for living expenses. Without women, men would not be able to concentrate on earning money. So in those days, even if the couple may not necessarily be loving, their life was very harmonious.

After such a long time confirmed, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson began receiving visitors from their relatives more frequently.

"Is this how it feels after my body is purified?"

The first three levels of the Qi Cultivation Method were to purify the body and remove impurities and toxins. Unlike the novels which depicted an instantaneous expulsion of all the body's waste after cultivation, the amount of waste expelled from his body after each practice wasn't that much.

With the expulsion of impurities, Dong Tianyu felt much more refreshed. The minor ailments that he had previously had disappeared along with the expulsion of these impurities.

In the three months, besides cultivation, Dong Tianyu had also taken his electronic cuff out of the Refuge Center to test if the outside world was still paralyzing electronic devices.

Three days…

Five days…

Ten days…

...

The intervals at which Dong Tianyu tested with the electronic watch were getting longer. It seemed that he had to wait until this wave of catastrophe was over.

What Dong Tianyu didn't know was that the authorities in each city were doing the same thing.

Some people might wonder, weren't all electronic devices destroyed? How could they still test from their side?

The finished electronic products were indeed all destroyed, but the Great Xia is a modern society with a complete industrial chain. It is very easy to find the parts to assemble a simple electronic device.

While the influence of this wave of disasters might be large, in terms of harm, the number of deaths was less than half of the initial virus outbreak.

The majority of the casualties were those who died in the chaos when the disaster first appeared. Once the chaos subsided, the number of deaths was even less than those in previous periods without disasters.

Just as people began to gradually adapt to the current disaster, a new disaster was always quietly starting to descend.

If it weren't for the system giving a reminder about the occurrence of the third wave of disasters, Dong Tianyu, who had gone outside his cave mansion to take a bath, would not have noticed the change in temperature.

Even though Dong Tianyu, who had reached the third level of Qi cultivation, had not yet reached the stage where he was immune to hot and cold, normal weather changes no longer affected him.

Of course, like now, while the temperature had no significant effect on Dong Tianyu, he could still sense the temperature changes if he paid attention.

Pengcheng is a city with four seasons. Although spring and autumn might be short, the four seasons are still distinct.

The Dog Days festival had just passed. Normally, the weather should still be very hot, but after the system's reminder, Dong Tianyu, who was sitting outside his cave mansion, began to perceive the slight change in temperature.

Although the external temperature was changing very slowly, it was indeed gradually decreasing. He casually took out an electronic watch from the Shadow Space and saw that it was still functioning normally, suggesting that the impact of the previous wave of disaster had disappeared.

Now that electronic devices can be used, traffic tools should also be back to normal.

However, only electronic devices stored in the cave mansion and the Shadow Space could be used normally. The ones outdoors, other than unassembled parts, would still not work.

Even though he could ride electric vehicles, Dong Tianyu still chose to use a mountain bike as his transportation when he went down the mountain.

At the third level of Qi cultivation, his physical fitness had not yet reached the limit of ordinary people, but it was almost like that of a second-tier athlete at his peak.

In this situation, his speed of riding a bike at full speed was even not slower than that of a speed-limited electric vehicle.

As for stamina, it goes without saying. Even if Dong Tianyu rode his mountain bike around the third ring road of Pengcheng, he would probably feel only tired and sweaty.

Over the three months, Father Dong, on the other hand, was transformed from being a recruited worker to being a member of the community work group.

Although he was not formally included in the establishment, he was temporarily incorporated by the street administration.

The construction speed of Pengcheng's underground Refuge Center varied. Refuge Centers like the Ren Defense Parking Lot, which were transformed for surrounding residential areas, were basically completed.

However, the subway station refuge center, which Dong Tianyu hoped his parents would go to, had just started construction.

It wasn't initially planned to transform the subway station into a refuge center, given that most of the Ren Defense areas were originally parking lots. Even if they were now occupied, it wouldn't be a huge impact as it would be hard to restore them later.

But if the subway station was to be transformed into an underground refuge center, not only...