Chapter 4: She asks Chong Cang for help to deliver something, and she also admires him.

Rong Yan thought for a moment about Chong Cang, who was trying to avoid the limelight, and then looked at the group of mission participants. She smiled charmingly and said, "Let me see what you brought."

"Don't hide anymore, bring everything you have," Rong Yan called out from the smoke-shrouded trees.

In an instant, a group of little suns appeared in a row. They looked different and were dressed differently, but they all carried a light of hope and healing.

"This is a Taoist robe that I made myself..."

"This is a calming incense I searched for from afar. Elder Chongcang hasn't had a good night's sleep in so long."

"Like Elder Chongcang, I had a miserable childhood. The death of both my parents turned his hair white overnight... Ah, this is the letter I wrote. Thank you for your help, Senior Sister."

"Last time at the sect celebration, I lost my composure after drinking and tugged at Elder Chongcang's sleeve, expressing my admiration. It was really abrupt, and he's been avoiding me for a long time now. I'm sorry to trouble you, Senior Sister..."

As Rong Yan heard her repeated pleas of "Trouble, senior sister," her laughter grew increasingly unrestrained.

Does she think any stinky man can enter her cave? If you dare to come here seeking peace and quiet, don't blame her for being impolite.

Fifteen minutes later.

Lying on a bamboo rocking chair, the man with smooth gray hair had his eyes closed, and it looked as if he had gently passed away.

Rong Yan pouted: "You're still not satisfied? The strategists the system assigned to you are all considerate and good-looking, and each one of them sweetly says thank you to me."

She listed the gifts on the table: "There are meals for you, clothes for you, and incense for you..."

Chong Cang said expressionlessly, "Would it kill you to say less?"

Rong Yan: "I can't refuse so many well-behaved little girls, so of course I have to tell you what I need to convey."

As fellow persecutors of the system, if she disliked Cang, she felt relieved.

Rong Yan: "They say that you lost both your parents when you were young, which is why your hair turned white overnight."

Chong Cang: "The Black Fox Clan ran out of ink by the time I was born."

Rong Yan: "You also said that you lost your sense of taste after practicing some kind of magical skill."

Chong Cang: "The food from the demon race and the cultivation world is so bad that it's impossible to swallow."

Rong Yan: "As for the time you were confessed to while having your sleeve pulled up during the sect celebration..."

Chong Cang looked at her expressionlessly: "This kind of thing happens frequently."

Rong Yan looked at him with admiration: "Elder Chongcang is so lucky!"

Chong Cang sneered, "This good fortune is yours."

Rong Yan nodded quickly: "I want them, I want them, I want the sweet and soft little cakes."

Chong Cang twitched his lips, a strange smile appearing on his wooden face: "Then you'll also complete the task of developing emotional connections with them."

"At six in the morning, go eat with the person who brings you food; at seven, go change into new clothes and have a chance encounter with the person who delivers the Taoist robe; at eight, go find the person who delivers calming incense and take a nap in front of her; at nine..."

Rong Yan: "Fourth Dao Pu, Fourth Dao Pu, I say Tingting!"

"What you're saying is just that the itinerary is a bit tight, and the people who planned your trip didn't do anything excessive. It's not that unacceptable, is it?"

"Compared to my mission, you're living in heaven!"

Chong Cang closed his eyes again, feeling that his already bleak life had become even darker.

Rong Yan: "Tsk, could it be that you had some unspeakable tragic experience before you transmigrated into the book that gave you PTSD about women?"

Chongcang's tightly closed eyelids twitched, and his eyelashes trembled.

"Ha, you're right."

At this moment, in Rong Yan's view, Chong Cang's head suddenly had a green hat on it.

Chong Cang really wanted to die.

His life was one of being controlled. Before he transmigrated into the book, his parents forced him to go on blind dates with countless women. His parents wished they could tie him up with a bow and pack him into those women's beds.

After transmigrating into the book, he was forced by the system to date countless women, and the system wished it could tie him to the beds of those women.

Parents want to have grandchildren, and the system wants everyone to complete their tasks. Has anyone considered him? Doesn't he have his own things to do?

Every time the system's voice sounds like the voice urging me to get married in a past life, it's like a demonic siren entering my ears.

He is currently a demon cultivator, but he will soon fall into demonic possession.

When Rong Yan saw Chong Cang lying there, completely paralyzed, she stopped trembling and said, "Hey, you can die somewhere else. That way, Little Sun will pick you up and take you home."

It was truly a fatal blow that struck at the heart of the matter.

Chong Cang glared at Rong Yan.

"Do you think coming here will allow you to avoid your mission? Wake up."

Speaking of avoiding the mission...

What caused the last system failure? Was it permanent or a one-time event?

We should investigate this matter thoroughly after she completes her sect mission.

Chong Cang was completely unaware of this. Thinking about the tasks he needed to complete, he left, standing at 1.6 to 1.7 meters tall.

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Shi Liuying couldn't wait to open "Qi Refining from Beginner to Expert"!

She sat on the prayer mat, rubbed her hands together, and devoutly opened the instruction book.

Part 1: A Towering Building Rises from the Ground—The Core Essence of the Qi Refining Stage

The Qi Refining stage is the starting point of the cultivation path, and its core lies in "sensing, guiding, and accumulating" spiritual energy.

I. How to draw qi into the body

This is the first step into the world of cultivation, and also the most crucial one.

...

So professional!

Shi Liuying was excited about the new knowledge in the book and studied it word by word.

"Adopt a cross-legged posture with the five centers facing upwards: the palms, soles, and crown of the head. Only in this way can one receive the maximum amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth..."

Shi Liuying was quite obedient; she did whatever the book told her to do.

To enter a state of tranquility, one must close their eyes, concentrate, and focus their mind on the dantian (lower abdomen). Only then can one perceive the spiritual energy flowing between heaven and earth.

That's right, that's exactly it!

She used to be able to sense many points of light, but she couldn't grasp any of them.

Those points of light seemed to have grown two legs and could run on their own.

“Guide the spiritual energy into the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, pass through the Tanzhong acupoint, and sink into the lower dantian for storage and nourishment. This is the complete process of ‘guiding the energy into the body and returning it to the dantian’.”

The Baihui acupoint is where spiritual energy enters the body.

The cool spiritual energy gradually turned warm, and Shi Liuying felt as comfortable as if she were soaking in warm water.

The countless points of spiritual energy, like fireflies, surrounded her, obediently following her commands.

Shi Liuying, who had been stuck at the point of drawing qi into her body for three whole months, lost track of time once she started cultivating.

She was like a dried-up sponge, desperately drawing strength from the ocean of spiritual energy.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Shi Liuying was awakened by the heat from her own body.

She was so engrossed in cultivation that she didn't want to slack off for a moment, and she even lost track of time.

If her meridians hadn't been so hot, she would still be immersed in it.

Shi Liuying had no idea how disheveled she looked; she was soaking wet, as if she had been pulled out of the water. Her fair face was flushed red, like a ripe apple.

But she didn't feel weak or tired; on the contrary, she felt very strong and even getting out of bed and walking felt incredibly light.

I'm just very hot.

She stopped practicing and stood outside the cabin to feel the cold wind, but her symptoms of heat did not improve.

It seems this is not a problem she can solve on her own.

Whom should I ask for help?

Shi Liuying slapped her forehead, finally remembering something she had forgotten back at Tianji Peak.

She went to Tianji Peak to find Elder Chongcang!

Now that she knows a way to see Elder Chongcang, she can give it a try.

Shi Liuying, full of energy, got out of bed. Instead of going directly to Tianji Peak, she went to the small kitchen attached to the right side of her wooden house, found some flour and sugar, and made a pastry.

Fearing that the elder in charge of teaching might not like the monotonous white color, she added some balsam juice to make the pastries pink.

Although I don't know if the elders will be able to eat the food from my hometown, bringing a gift when seeking help is much better than going empty-handed.

Shi Liuying thought about it again and again, and finally nodded to herself with certainty.

She put the freshly baked pastries in a small basket, covered it with a cloth, and then went out.

This time, Tianji Peak was easier to climb than the last time.

Shi Liuying counted the steps, taking two steps at a time, saving half the time compared to the last time she climbed.

Last time, I had to sit down and rest after climbing only one-tenth of the way up, and my clothes got wet and then dried again.

This time she can climb one-fifth of the way in one go!

Shi Liuying was happy with her progress. She rested four times and reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Elder Chongcang's residence is right here.

Jiang Yuliu's voice echoed in my mind.

“There is nothing in the Myriad Manifestations Sect that I do not know. You can find him in the small wooden house in the Myriad Stone Forest on Tianji Peak.”

"If you just act like you're in love and give Elder Chongcang some gifts, you'll be able to see him."

Shi Liuying looked at the small basket she was carrying and reached out to feel the temperature of the pastries.

Then, his gaze became intense as he looked at Chongcang's refuge hut.

A note from the author:

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