Chapter 35

Seeing that Mu Qingzhou had been sitting on his waist for a while without moving, Shi Anxu asked in confusion, "Junior brother, why aren't you probing?"

Mu Qingzhou was still immersed in the soft touch of Shi Anxu's waist and did not hear Shi Anxu's question at all.

Shi Anxu was surprised that Mu Qingzhou still hadn't responded after he'd asked her question twice. He raised his voice and shouted, "Mu Qingzhou, hurry up and probe my spiritual power!"

Under Shi Anxu's ear-piercing volume, Mu Qingzhou finally snapped out of his thoughts and asked, "What did you just say, Senior Brother?"

Shi Anxu felt his temples throbbing. He tried to calm himself down and replied in a calm tone, "Junior brother, you can start probing my spiritual power now."

Mu Qingzhou nodded and released spiritual energy into Shi Anxu's body to probe for spiritual energy.

After he finished exploring, he reluctantly lowered his hand from Shi Anxu's waist.

"I just checked, and the available spiritual energy is enough to reinforce the barrier tomorrow."

Shi Anxu, with an expression that said, "Isn't that what I was saying?", said, "Senior brother is right, so don't worry, nothing will happen."

Mu Qingzhou nodded, "Yes." Even so, I will still need to use more of my spiritual power tomorrow.

Having resolved a major issue, Shi Anxu felt completely relieved. He stretched and said, "Let's pack up and go back to rest. There's a big battle waiting for us tomorrow."

"Um."

After cleaning up the mess that had littered the reading area, the two went back to their respective rooms to rest.

The next day, Shi Anxu woke up very early because he had something on his mind about reinforcing the barrier.

Now that he was awake, Shi Anxu decided not to sleep anymore and got up to sit cross-legged and cultivate.

Once he got engrossed in cultivation, he lost track of time. It was Mu Qingzhou who came to tell him that he could start reinforcing the barrier.

The two walked together to the barrier inside the peak and sat down facing each other.

Mu Qingzhou took out a box containing the Fuyuan Grass. The box opened automatically, and the Fuyuan Grass, glowing with golden light, flew into the air between the two of them.

Mu Qingzhou's tone was serious as he said to Shi Anxu, "In a moment, I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll release our spiritual power onto the Fuyuan Grass together."

Shi Anxu nodded, his mind racing, waiting for Mu Qingzhou to give the order.

"Three, two, one!"

Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou simultaneously formed hand seals and infused their spiritual power into the Fuyuan Grass.

Time passed second by second, and Shi Anxu felt his spiritual energy gradually draining away due to the leakage of spiritual energy.

Just as Shi Anxu felt his spiritual power was about to run out, Mu Qingzhou called for a stop, and he immediately withdrew his spiritual power.

He was happy and wanted to tell Mu Qingzhou that he had used his spiritual power just right, but when he looked up, he saw Mu Qingzhou's somewhat pale face.

He asked anxiously, "Junior brother, what's wrong?"

Mu Qingzhou replied weakly, "It's nothing, I just used up a lot of spiritual energy for a while, I'll be fine after a short rest."

Shi Anxu hurriedly said, "Then you should quickly circulate your internal energy and regulate your breathing."

Mu Qingzhou shook his head and said, "It's not possible yet. I haven't been able to draw out the full power of the Fuyuan Grass, and the reinforcement of the barrier is not yet complete."

Regardless of whether the barrier reinforcement was successful or not, Shi Anxu said directly, "Then tell me how to do it, and I'll reinforce it."

Mu Qingzhou refused, saying, "I'm fine, I can continue to reinforce the barrier. Senior brother, you haven't practiced before, so you won't be able to reinforce it properly. You've wasted so much effort, are you willing to just let it go to waste?"

Shi Anxu was speechless. To be honest, he didn't want all of this to go to waste, but he was more worried about Mu Qingzhou's health.

He said, "I am willing."

Mu Qingzhou stopped arguing with Shi Anxu and immediately began to draw upon the power of the Fuyuan Grass by forming a hand seal.

The extraction had already begun, and Shi Anxu couldn't interrupt it, so he anxiously began to protect Mu Qingzhou.

Mu Qingzhou quickly drew out the power of the Fuyuan Grass and poured all his power into the protective barrier of the peak.

He then used his other hand to draw an array on the contact surface where the power was injected. The moment the array was completed, the power injection was also finished.

Drawing the array took a huge toll on Mu Qingzhou, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood as soon as he finished.

Shi Anxu immediately rushed over from the side, supported Mu Qingzhou's body, and with a flick of his sleeve, led Mu Qingzhou back to the spirit residence, and then helped Mu Qingzhou sit down on the couch.

"I'm channeling my spiritual energy into you while you're regulating your breathing. You said you were fine, but you coughed up blood as soon as the reinforcement was finished. I'll settle the score with you once you're healed."

Mu Qingzhou sat cross-legged without saying a word, circulating his energy to regulate his breathing. Shi Anxu had just recovered half of his spiritual power while Mu Qingzhou was reinforcing the barrier, but now he lost it all to Mu Qingzhou.

Even after losing, he was still worried about Mu Qingzhou, so he sat down at the table where he used to drink tea and waited for Mu Qingzhou to finish his meditation.

Mu Qingzhou only overused his spiritual energy this time, and he will recover after a few weeks of recuperation.

Mu Qingzhou quickly emerged from his meditative state.

Shi Anxu had been keeping a close eye on Mu Qingzhou's condition, and he noticed him as soon as Mu Qingzhou opened his eyes.

He said, "Come here, we can start settling the accounts."

Mu Qingzhou got off the bed and sat down in front of Shi Anxu, asking gently, "Senior Brother, how do you intend to settle accounts with me?"

Shi Anxu frowned slightly, pondering in his heart how to settle accounts with Mu Qingzhou. "Let me think about how to settle accounts with you."

Mu Qingzhou nodded and quietly awaited Shi Anxu's judgment.

Shi Anxu didn't think for long before saying to Mu Qingzhou, "I ask that you take good care of your health these next few days. I will take care of everything else."

Mu Qingzhou refused, saying, "No, I still need to help my senior brother find the reason for the leakage of spiritual energy."

Shi Anxu did not refuse Mu Qingzhou's request regarding this matter. "You can keep an eye on this matter, but that's all you can do. You should rest well today. I'll go look for clues about my health problem first."

Knowing his current physical condition, Mu Qingzhou knew that even if he wanted to follow Shi Anxu to find the cause, he would only be a hindrance to him. He said, "Senior brother, you must not go to dangerous places to investigate."

Shi Anxu found it somewhat amusing. He pinched Mu Qingzhou's cheek and said, "Where else can I go besides the peak? You and I stay in the peak every day, so I'll definitely only look for clues there."

Hearing Shi Anxu say this, Mu Qingzhou felt relieved. Inside the peak, Mu Qingzhou remained confident that Shi Anxu was safe.

The reinforcement he just made to the Mutual Peak Barrier was done according to the highest standards of the relevant methods found in all the books in the collection.

Although he had overdrawn his spiritual power, he felt it was worth it to protect his senior brother.

"Alright, senior brother, you must keep your word and absolutely must not go outside the peak to look for the cause. If you absolutely must go outside the peak, senior brother must come with me to look for it."

Shi Anxu skipped answering Mu Qingzhou's question and said, "Let's not discuss that for now. The important thing now is that you take good care of yourself and absolutely must not do anything reckless again."

Mu Qingzhou countered by saying, "As long as Senior Brother doesn't put himself in a dangerous situation, I won't act recklessly."

Shi Anxu never expected Mu Qingzhou to turn around and threaten him indirectly. He was also prepared to fight Mu Qingzhou to the end. "Junior brother isn't by my side all the time, so how could you know I was in danger immediately?"

Mu Qingzhou: "Don't worry about this, senior brother. I have my own way."

Shi Anxu regretted saying those words as soon as she finished speaking. Even if Mu Qingzhou was threatening her, it was for her own good.

Besides, isn't his goal simply to go home? Why does he always put himself in danger to complete the mission safely and then go home? Wouldn't that be better?

Having sorted out these thoughts, Shi Anxu said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Don't take what you said earlier to heart. I won't put myself in danger, and you don't need to worry about me."

Who is Mu Qingzhou? He understands Shi Anxu's personality very well. He knows that what Shi Anxu said to him earlier was just said in anger, and he won't blame Shi Anxu.

"I won't take it to heart, but you must take care of your safety, senior brother. If you do anything dangerous, remember to take me with you."

"Okay, I understand. You take good care of your injuries. I'll go find out why my spiritual energy leaked out and check how the automatic operation of the reading area is going. Then I'll bring you some cultivation resources and healing medicine."

"Um."

After Mu Qingzhou finished speaking, Shi Anxu left Lingju and headed towards the reading area.

He had previously placed the magical artifacts left to him by his master at the cashier in the reading area, so he was not afraid of his resources being stolen. During the preparation period, he also clearly marked the price of each cultivation technique, which could be turned into an "unmanned store". Now let him go and inspect the results.

Shi Anxu cast a shadow spell on himself, controlling the formation to let himself in. Then he found a spot where he could "oversee the whole situation" and stopped to observe the actions of everyone in the reading area.

He was quite satisfied with the atmosphere of this cultivation world; at least since he transmigrated here, he had not seen any heinous or extremely wicked people.

I've been observing here for a long time now, and there's been no theft. Everything has been peaceful, and no one has triggered the theft prevention mechanism.

Shi Anxu was very satisfied with the current balance, which allowed him to earn a lot of cultivation resources for Mu Qingzhou.

After inspecting the area and finding everything reassuring, he removed the invisibility spell and went to the place where spirit stones and resources were collected.

He had promised Mu Qingzhou he would bring back cultivation resources for him, and he couldn't go back on his word. He estimated that he must have made quite a bit of money in the past three days. If he earned the same amount every day as on the first day of business, he would be a rich man now.

Shi Anxu opened the drawer, inside was the account book that Mu Qingzhou had given him earlier.

He turned to the last page he had written, dated yesterday.

Yesterday, Shi Anxu earned a total of three thousand spirit stones and a number of cultivation resources. He was overjoyed and took a huge step closer to returning home.

He put the "certain cultivation resources" into his storage ring in a good mood and left the reading area with a grin.

What do you do after leaving the reading area?

Of course, she would voluntarily give her cultivation to Mu Qingzhou.

He arrived at Mu Qingzhou's door and knocked a few times. "Junior brother, may I come in?"

"Please come in."

As soon as he entered, An Xu couldn't wait to share the good news with Mu Qingzhou, "Junior brother, I went to check ahead, and there wasn't a single thief there."

Mu Qingzhou's lips curled slightly. "Yes, they are all righteous cultivators."

Shi Anxu continued, "You probably already know how much you've earned. Your path to immortality will definitely be incredibly smooth from now on. Aren't you happy?"

Mu Qingzhou did not answer Shi Anxu's question, but looked at him with an indescribable expression.