It took Yu Qiu half a month to cross Fangnan Mountain for the first time. This time I took Xiao Chunmian through again, but it only took two or three days at most.
After all, in Fangnan Mountain now, there is no obstacle worth mentioning for Qiu.
But Yu Qiu still slowed down, wanting to give Xiao Chunmian a chance to exercise. As a result, Xiao Chunmian danced wildly with a long sword, beating a group of wild beasts into a panic, even stronger than Yu Qiu at the beginning, leaving Yu Qiu who was standing by the side just in case, to have nothing to do.
After a fierce fight, Xiao Chunmian adjusted his breath again, and his cultivation level, which was just perfect at the first level of qi refining, rose a bit, and he became the second level of qi refining. Yu Qiu took a look and thought, well, what's the point of practicing, let's take Xiao Chunmian to Fangshanji as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Yu Qiu had already broken through to the third level of Qi refining at this time, otherwise Xiao Chunmian would have easily chased him up, and he didn't know where to put his old face.
However, this lead is not at all cause for joy. After all, from the first to the third level of qi refining, although each level can be called a breakthrough, there is no barrier at all. As long as the homework is done and the accumulation is enough, it will naturally rise up. Even if everyone's efficiency is different, the difference is not that big. These three layers are collectively referred to as the initial stage of gas refining.
Each realm on the road of comprehension is divided into nine levels, and these nine levels are further divided into three small realms. One to three is the early stage, four to six is the middle stage, and seven to nine is the late stage. When the nine levels are completed, it can be called the peak. It is the easiest to break through layer by layer within a single small realm, and it is slightly more difficult to break through to the next small realm. Of course, the most difficult thing is the process of hitting the next big realm after reaching the peak.
Yu Qiu, who has just stepped into the third level of Qi refining, can already start to learn and use some simple spells, but what makes him even more happy is that he can finally start making talismans with confidence.
To make talismans, you must first buy materials. Thinking of this, Yu Qiu quickened his pace towards Fangshanji.
Not long after, a stream appeared in front of the two of them. Xiao Chunmian happened to be sweating all over, and his body was sticky and uncomfortable, so he suggested to take a bath. Yu Qiu nodded, and then Xiao Chunmian began to undress.
As a result, Yu Qiu suddenly seemed to be taken aback, jumped three feet high, and ran away in a hurry, leaving no shadow behind.
Xiao Chunmian was quite confused. It wasn't until Xiao Chunmian cleaned his whole body and yelled several times that Yu Qiu's voice came from afar, asking him if he was dressed. Xiao Chunmian had no choice but to put on her clothes again, and shouted several times, Yu Qiu finally came back from behind the stone with a blushing face.
"You, you are too..." Yu Qiu accused, "How can you be so unreserved?"
"..." Xiao Chunmian was quite puzzled.
"Don't take off your clothes in front of me again!" Yu Qiu took a few deep breaths, finally calmed down, and felt that he should wash himself, so he looked at Xiao Chunmian vigilantly, "Go away, don't peek .”
After soaking himself in the stream, Yu Qiu was still thinking: Why is this girl like this, even if she is disguised as a man, she shouldn't be so reckless! ... Although he couldn't figure out why Chun Mian disguised herself as a man, he thought it was the other party's secret, and he had to respect the other party's privacy, so he would never ask anyway.
And Xiao Chunmian squatted behind the rock that Yu Qiu had just squatted on, thinking about Yu Qiu's abnormal reaction, feeling even more suspicious. Thinking back carefully, Yu Qiu's words and deeds along the way were a bit weird, as if deliberately avoiding some too intimate actions. He would never think that Yu Qiu misunderstood his gender, but he could only think that Yu Qiu had special precautions against too close contact between same-sex people. And this kind of defense is quite like the defense between men and women.
Who would have such defenses against the same sex? Xiao Chunmian thought about it, and suddenly remembered that there were a few distant relatives in my family who didn't like women, but liked masculinity...
After a while, Yu Qiu had already come out of the stream and put on his clothes. He came over and shouted, "Okay, let's go!"
Xiao Chunmian was thinking of something she shouldn't, when she suddenly saw Yu Qiu and her face turned red. He soon realized that his blushing was very impolite, and quickly lowered his head again, trying to hide his expression.
As a result, the lowering of the head fell into Yu Qiu's eyes, and he felt that the other's face was full of embarrassment.
"You were so reckless just now, and now you know you should blush?" Yu Qiu sighed helplessly, "Be more careful next time, don't be so defenseless."
Xiao Chunmian nodded again, finally letting the blush fade away. Then he shook his head, waved away the unsuitable imagination from his mind, and told himself to himself, no matter whether Yu Qiu's abnormal attitude was due to his masculinity or not, he had to respect Yu Qiu's privacy, absolutely not Feel free to talk too much.
That's it, because each had their own misunderstandings, the two of them lived in peace and harmony along the way, and neither of them was "reckless".
After finally returning to Fangshanji, Yu Qiu was hugged and rubbed by his tearful old man for a long while, and then introduced Xiao Chunmian to him.
The old man knew Xiao Chunmian, his eyes lit up immediately, "Young Master Xiao, why are you here?"
Xiao Chunmian smiled and explained the matter. The old man immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Yu will protect you from now on!"
Zhao Tuo and Wang Mazi from the Qingtou Gang came out from the house at this time, and they were stunned when they saw Xiao Chunmian, "Who is this?"
"Creditor." Yu Qiu told them.
Although the previous one hundred taels had been returned to Xiao Chunmian, Yu Qiu originally still owed four hundred taels of silver in Yulian County. Originally, Yu Qiu was planning to wait for Gu Qing to come back, take the money and run again, but after Xiao Chunmian heard about it, he simply took out part of his own money and paid it off for Yu Qiu first, so he became Yu Qiu again. creditor, and only creditor.
"That's good." Yu Qiu smiled, "Take the creditor with you, and you can pay back the money when you have the money, without having to travel too much."
Xiao Chunmian shook her head helplessly.
And after Xiao Chunmian went to get the money, Yu Qiu realized that what Xiao Chunmian borrowed all these years was not the Xiao family's money. He saved the life of a businessman a few years ago, and in return, the businessman would give him a bonus every year, and he had accumulated more than seven hundred taels so far.
After excluding the four hundred taels, Xiao Chunmian still had three hundred taels on hand. Although this amount of money is nothing in the realm of comprehension, in the eyes of Yu Qiu, who has been short of money since he was reborn, it is a fortune!
Seeing that Gu Qing hadn't come back yet, Yu Qiu had no choice but to borrow another fifty taels from Xiao Chunmian brazenly. Xiao Chunmian didn't delay for half a minute, she was extremely generous.
Holding the money, Yu Qiu quickly rushed north. In Fangshanji, because Xuanyang Sect used to be to the north, the entire center is to the north, and the markets that are useful to cultivators are naturally also to the north. As for the place where Yu Qiu and Qingtou lived, it was on the outskirts, the aura was thin, there were empty houses all over the place, and they didn't even need rent.
Yu Qiu rushed into the market, sweeping, sweeping, sweeping again! Immediately dozens of taels of silver went out, and the pouch on Yu Qiu's waist was finally stuffed tightly. Of course, cultivators should trade spirit stones instead of silver taels, but there are some worthless items that can only be sold for a handful of low-grade spirit stones. If you buy them with silver taels, the seller will be willing.
It's sad to think that you can only buy such a bag of worthless things that can make a family live for many years. If it weren't for this rebirth, Yu Qiu would never have discovered the value of a low-grade spirit stone in his entire life.
In the end, there were a few taels of silver left, and Yu Qiu bought a lot of mortal pens, which he almost bent over when he carried them on his back. There is no way, the pens that monks should use to draw talismans are too expensive to afford.
After returning home with big bags and small bags, Yu Qiu locked himself in the room immediately, gearing up to sort out the things he bought back.
Finally, he spread a piece of paper on the table, took out a pen, processed the condensed sand into ink, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt a little nervous. This is the first time in his life that he has drawn a real talisman by himself!
But when the tip of the pen is ink-stained and hangs over the paper, that tension is gone.
Yu Qiu has been studying the way of talismans for hundreds of years, and talismans have long been connected with the soul of the human body. Painting talismans, for Yu Qiu, is as natural as breathing.
As soon as the tip of the pen touched the paper, Yu Qiu's hand started to move, flowing and flowing, extremely carefree.
He just filled a rune face while breathing, and then quickly threw away the pen in his hand. As soon as the mortal pen fell to the ground, it was overwhelmed and exploded into several pieces.
The face of the rune flickered once, then flickered again, and then went dark.
[…]
The long-lost system made noise in Yuqiu's mind, but he didn't speak. In fact, this was the first time it talked to Yu Qiu in the past few days.
—It failed, it really was bad luck.
Yu Qiu communicated with the system with his spiritual sense, with a complacent smile on his lips, and his eyes on the circle on his wrist. Just as the talisman's light dimmed, the circle called the causal circle lit up.
After a long while, the system's voice came to Yuqiu's mind again, but it sounded very weak.
[Congratulations to the host for completing a mission, gain experience +1, this mission can be done in a loop, I hope the host will continue to work hard]
— Yo, you are not in a good mood, are you angry
[…]
The system ignored him again.
Yu Qiu found it interesting. He just ignored this ghost task for more than ten days, but he didn't expect that the system would be so tempered.
— Don't you want me to continue to complete the task? What if I continue to never finish
[Feel free, the task is just a fair exchange, there is no coercion, if you do not complete it, it is your own loss]
Yo, this system is quite noble and glamorous
Yu Qiu shook his head with a smile, stopped joking with it, but took out another pen, spread out another piece of paper, and started drawing symbols again.
then…
[Congratulations to the host for completing a mission and gain experience +1]
[Congratulations to the host for completing a mission and gain experience +1]
[Congratulations to the host for completing a mission and gain experience +1]
[I don’t want to repeat the same words, please check the mission records by the host]
Yu Qiu: "..."
Afterwards, no matter how many more talismans Yu Qiu drew, the system really quieted down completely. During this period, Yu Qiu has been failing, failing, failing, failing again...
After a while, the system finally made another sound.
[Why don't you use white deer paper]
—You actually know how to use white deer paper
[…]
—Because it is expensive.
Yu Qiu answered very frankly. Even if the white deer paper is a cheap thing in the cultivation world, one low-grade spirit stone can buy several sheets, which is too expensive for Yu Qiu now. But the price is only one of the reasons why Yu Qiu didn't choose White Deer Paper.
What Yu Qiu is using now is called grass leather paper, the price is less than one-tenth of the white deer paper, and of course the effect is very limited, almost no one will use it to draw symbols. The lack of materials is the same as the lack of cultivation. It doesn't mean that you can't draw a talisman, it just needs a chance.
If there is a chance, it can be used to feed the system. Although Yu Qiu had made up his mind not to gamble anymore, the system's non-coercive attitude made him a little soft-hearted. After thinking about it, he finally slapped his thigh and thought of this very good alternative.
However, because Yu Qiu's luck in this life is too bad, whether it's gambling or drawing odds spells, the essence looks the same - throwing money into the water.
But Yu Qiu doesn't just want to spend money in vain to feed the system.
He's killing three birds with one stone, feeding the system is just one of them.
Yu Qiu confidently continued to draw the talisman, drawing extremely calmly, but deep in his heart was extremely excited, and he continued to draw like this for more than half an hour.
If Zhao Tuo hadn't suddenly bumped in from the door, he would have finished painting the big bag of materials.
"Brother! It's not good!" Zhao Tuo gasped out of breath, "Boss... brother Xiao... that guy in black..."
Although he spoke in a daze, these few keywords already made Yu Qiu's heart skip a beat.
Yu Qiu quickly threw away the pen in his hand, grabbed the things he had just finished drawing on the table, and rushed out following Zhao Tuo.
After rushing a few steps, he really saw the man in black that day. Black hair, black eyes, black clothes, and a black blade twirling in his hand, piercing the eyes to the extreme.
Gu Qing stood in front of the man in black.
Yu Qiu suddenly understood that it must be Gu Qing who just came back and met the man in black, thinking about the little bit of hatred that was almost killed before, and he didn't care how much he was, so he just provoked him!
What about Xiao Chunmian
After running a few steps closer, Yu Qiu saw that Xiao Chunmian was lying in Gu Qing's arms, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and there was still a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth.
"... the second level of Qi refining?" The man in black murmured in surprise or suspicion, and then showed a wanton sneer, "How dare you block my sword? If you want to die, I will help you."
As soon as the words fell, the black blade spun out of the man in black's hand swung out and hit Xiao Chunmian's neck straight.