Chapter 26

Mu Qingzhou suddenly looked up at Qiu Yunli, her voice finally showing a hint of emotion, "Yes."

Qiu Yunli released Mu Qingzhou's hand and said, "Then you mustn't be so impatient. If he sees you like this, he'll inevitably worry about you. Do you want him to worry?"

Mu Qingzhou shook his head and replied, "I don't want to, but I still want to get out of seclusion as soon as possible."

Qiu Yunli had high hopes for Mu Qingzhou, seeing him as a promising talent. Su Qinyi was the youngest among his fellow disciples, and they all deeply regretted his death. Now, seeing Mu Qingzhou reminded them of Qinyi, so he wanted to help Mu Qingzhou and the others in any way he could.

Qiu Yunli conjured a bottle of pills and handed it to Mu Qingzhou. "I don't know why you insist on coming out of seclusion as soon as possible. Since you are so insistent, I have some pills here that can quickly heal your injuries. Take them and take them."

Mu Qingzhou didn't answer but stared at Qiu Yunli, trying to glean something from him.

Qiu Yunli knew what he was wary of. When he came to ask for her help today, she not only kept her distance and didn't come out to see him, but she also refused him.

In addition, given that he had been neglecting them for the past few years since his master's death, it was rather suspicious that he suddenly showed concern for him. Mu Qingzhou's caution was understandable.

Now he had to explain himself. "Qingzhou, I know that my previous actions have made you wary of me. You have already seen it in the library. Shunti Dan was invented by your master. We fellow disciples have no way to deal with the side effects. The time I didn't come out to see you was when I was looking for a solution. I only came out to refuse your request when I couldn't find one."

Mu Qingzhou still didn't believe Qiu Yunli. How could someone who ignored you before suddenly appear and be nice to you now?

He stared into Qiu Yunli's eyes, his tone icy, "Then how do you explain the fact that our peak had pitifully few resources in the previous five years?"

Qiu Yunli stepped forward and explained, “I have been in seclusion for the past five years. I only came out of seclusion on the day you came to me to report and discovered your misfortunes. I only just learned about your ordeal. It is my dereliction of duty as the sect leader to have caused you to suffer so much unfair treatment.”

Seeing the genuine look in Qiu Yunli's eyes, Mu Qingzhou gave Qiu Yunli a chance to prove herself, saying, "I cannot rule out the possibility that the pills in your hand are not poisoned."

Qiu Yunli immediately realized what was happening, poured a pill into her hand, and put it into her mouth.

After waiting for a while and seeing that Qiu Yunli was completely unharmed, Mu Qingzhou took the pill from his hand.

Qiu Yunli asked with a smile, "Now you finally believe that I have no ill intentions towards you, right?"

Mu Qingzhou replied, "Mm."

After saying that, he poured a pill into his mouth and sat cross-legged to continue healing his injuries.

Qiu Yunli watched Mu Qingzhou for a while, and seeing that the spiritual energy around him was no longer surging, he knew that he had persuaded him to stay, so he disappeared from the spot.

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After a night, Shi Anxu sat up from the bed, feeling refreshed.

He went to bed early yesterday, and after a good rest, he felt refreshed and energetic. Starting a new day with high spirits is much better than starting it feeling listless.

Shi Anxu took the fallen petals and practiced a few movements in the courtyard. He felt that using a fan as a weapon was not impressive at all; a man should be born to use a sword.

Actually, the main reason was that Shi Anxu was tired of using the Falling Petals Fan and wanted to use a sword to improve his heart.

Moreover, he always thought Mu Qingzhou was very cool when he watched him practice swordsmanship, especially the way he twirled the sword, which really won Shi Anxu's heart.

Although he certainly couldn't master the skill of wielding a sword as beautifully as Mu Qingzhou, it would still be good to let him touch a sword and have a go at it.

He made up his mind that once Mu Qingzhou finished healing and emerged from seclusion, he would seek out Mu Qingzhou to teach him swordsmanship.

If he can't keep going, he can simply make up an excuse that he's too busy with his business and wants to rest, and then decline the offer.

He really is a little genius; he came up with such a clever idea.

Now he needs to prepare well, laying the groundwork for his future excuses to escape.

He returned to the ancestral hall, sat down at the tea table, and continued copying what he had done the day before.

In fact, he had almost finished copying it yesterday, and the array diagram he drew was already able to exert its full effect.

But this is, after all, his first time learning on his own initiative, and he wants to make a good start so that he can do just as well as he does now when he takes the initiative to learn in the future.

He copied two more paintings. The first was to help him rediscover the parts he was unfamiliar with, and the second was to refine the parts he hadn't done well the day before.

After copying the two paintings again, Shi Anxu felt that he had reached his best level, so he stopped practicing his painting skills and started thinking about the publicity for the opening date.

His first wave of promotion with Mu Qingzhou was about the rules for subscribing to cultivation techniques. He didn't go into detail about the benefits on the opening day. It seemed that he only mentioned that cultivators who came to support the opening day could read five more chapters than usual, and that the price of paid subscriptions would be slightly cheaper later.

Oh, right!

Shi Anxu suddenly remembered that he hadn't set prices for the cultivation techniques he was subscribing to yet, mainly because he didn't know what to base the prices on.

The main difference between cultivation techniques is their level, which can be divided into low, medium and high levels. Given how rare high-level cultivation techniques are now, you might not be able to buy them even if you have money.

Every word and picture in the exercise manual is useful; there is very little unnecessary information.

Shi Anxu's mind raced. Since that's the case, let's price it according to the number of words and pictures in their cultivation techniques. The price for each word and picture would be fixed and unchanging; such an unchanging price would surely resonate with countless cultivators.

He plans to include this pricing when writing down the opening benefits later, because they operate with absolute integrity.

Shi Anxu closed his eyes and began to ponder what kind of opening activities could attract more cultivators.

After a while, Shi Anxu opened his eyes, picked up his pen, and began to write the activity on the paper:

Three days from now, the cultivation method subscription will begin at the Qingyun Sect. Cultivators who want to improve their strength should definitely come and take a look.

From now on, we will provide cultivation technique subscription services for all cultivators, and there will be some opening activities on the opening day.

On the opening day, cultivation techniques will be available in unlimited quantities, and several cultivators will be randomly selected to receive cultivation techniques as gifts.

In addition, all subscribers on the opening day can read and practice the five chapters of the cultivation method for free.

Our peak has also prepared a special reading and cultivation area for all cultivators, where you can cultivate and read.

Furthermore, do cultivators who are not from prestigious sects think they will never come into contact with advanced cultivation techniques in their lifetime? If so, then you should definitely subscribe to Qin Nian Peak. On the opening day, we will offer a high-level cultivation technique free of charge for everyone to read and circulate, but you may not copy it and take it home.

Finally, all cultivators are welcome to subscribe to Qin Nian Peak!

Shi Anxu wrote the last word with a cool finish, and then, in the same way, cast a spell to turn one into a large pile.

After the store opened, cultivators would come to the library to choose their cultivation techniques. However, there were too many cultivation techniques in the library, and the cultivators who came to choose were a mixed bag. Inevitably, some unscrupulous people would take advantage of the chaos to steal cultivation techniques.

Although the formation that Shi Anxu learned was particularly effective, it also had a drawback: its coverage area was only the same size as the reading area they had built.

He now has some suspicions that when Mu Qingzhou and he built the reading area, they intentionally constructed it according to the size of the area that the formation could cover.

There are only two solutions to this problem.

First, set up this formation in both the reading area and the library.

Second, the library is not open to the public. Subscribed cultivation techniques are posted in the reading area every day and updated daily.

For Shi Anxu, the second method was undoubtedly more suitable. As a beginner in formations, he could not control two formations at the same time, and both formations would collapse if he was not careful.

Choosing the second method would eliminate this potential problem, although it would be a bit more troublesome, requiring him to change his cultivation method every day. But for someone like Shi Anxu who is so idle that he's practically moldy every day, this little inconvenience is nothing.

Shi Anxu wasn't a brainless person; he readily chose the second method.

He stood up to select the cultivation techniques that could be subscribed to on the opening day, as well as the advanced cultivation techniques that he would release for free.

Among the cultivation techniques available for subscription, Shi Anxu selected some low-level and mid-level techniques. As for the high-level techniques, which were all free, he would definitely choose the worst one.

As a businessman, one must prioritize one's own interests. How could Shi Anxu possibly allow himself to lose money?

He would definitely keep the truly good stuff hidden away for Mu Qingzhou; how could he let the good stuff go to outsiders?

He put all the selected techniques into the reading area, thus completing the preliminary preparations.

All that's left is to distribute the flyers he wrote earlier. Shi Anxu plans to distribute them within the clan first.

He and Mu Qingzhou spread the word a lot outside a couple of days ago, and he didn't believe that no one in the sect had heard a word about it. But the fact that no one in the sect has come to cause trouble for them since they found out is quite intriguing.

Shi Anxu will not become lawless because of this sudden indulgence. He will still inform the people in the sect about the official opening to avoid giving others cause for gossip.

Whether they come or not is their freedom, and he has no right to interfere or force them.

Anxu let them curse him as they pleased. After all, these were his master's belongings, and how he disposed of them was his business, none of the sect's concern.

Shi Anxu mentally prepared himself to be scolded, took out a stack of flyers from a pile of them, and left Qin Nianfeng.

He first went to distribute his flyers to Xi Feng. He was not familiar with the other Fengs, but at least he knew Jiang Linyu, one of the other Fengs.

Shi Anxu walked into Yunxi Peak and sent Jiang Linyu a message saying he would wait for him at the place where Jiang Linyu had last looked for the Fuyuan Grass.

After receiving Shi Anxu's letter, Jiang Linyu quickly returned from outside. He pretended to come out of the house and asked, "Senior Brother Shi, is there something you need from Yunxi Peak?"

Shi Anxu thought to himself: Nonsense! If there's nothing else going on, he probably will never come to Yunxi Peak again in his life.

However, he maintained a gentle expression on the surface and replied, "Yes, Junior Brother Jiang, do you know about Junior Brother Mu and me distributing flyers?"

Jiang Linyu feigned sudden realization and said, "I know, Senior Brother Shi, are you having some difficulties with this matter?"

Shi Anxu waved his hand and immediately denied it, "No, it's just that we're officially starting subscriptions in a couple of days, and we just wanted to let you know that you're welcome to subscribe."

After saying that, he pulled out a few flyers from the stack he had brought and handed them to Jiang Linyu.

Jiang Linyu took the flyer and said to Shi Anxu with a smile, "Okay, I will go and support you. I will also give the flyers to my fellow disciples on the peak."

Shi Anxu smiled gratefully, "Thank you so much, Junior Brother Jiang. I'll go hand out flyers on the other peaks now."

He had just stood up when Jiang Linyu called out to him, "Senior Brother Shi, wait a moment!"