An joined me for most of my days schedule, taking breaks and being replaced with either Bo or Ci during dinner, depending on who had the busier list of chores during the day.
The Kitsune An proved to be rather interesting to spend time with; she was a good Cultivator, her Sage Realm strength attesting to that, and she was a really good singer.
Li Yue loved listening to the woman sing soft tunes, always crawling over and staring at her with expectant eyes whenever she began to hum.
On top of providing breaks for me to cultivate more on my own, An also gave me a few pointers on what I could do to break the monotony of cultivating, diverting my attention towards figuring out an outlet for my Qi.
She told me that her outlet was her voice; she was a musician, so she seeped sound with her Wind Qi or Fire Qi, using that as the basis for her techniques.
Another example was Gao Chen cultivating Saber Arts, using that as a medium to utilize her Dark Qi in combat.