Chapter 18 was first published on Jinjiang Literature City and is completely clean and innocent...

Qi Mu was taken aback by her presence. The heavy black stone in his hand gave him the feeling that she didn't care about money, but valued him as a person more.

The illusion of being pampered swept over his heart again, seeping in like honey.

Does she even realize that she shouldn't talk to a man like that? Saying things like that... it's really easy to misunderstand...

He pursed his lips, struggling to resist the emotion, only to find that there was no impure thought in her eyes. For a moment, he wondered if he was being too sensitive.

When Yao Sisi saw that the tips of his ears had turned red, she sighed inwardly, wondering if the young master had entered puberty and was so easily embarrassed by a mere tease.

She was scared, so she decided to go out and order food to prepare for her next training session!

"Young master, you should learn swordsmanship as soon as possible. I don't want to leave here without ever having sparred with you."

Qi Mu's heart tightened upon hearing the word "leave," and she calmed her agitated mind. She would leave sooner or later; they were from different worlds...

Yao Sisi quickly bought a lot of food. In fact, she could also buy fasting pills, although the effect only lasts for seven days, but it is much more convenient than eating.

But life can't be all hardship without joy. Besides, taking pills for too long might cause poisoning. It's better to eat some spiritual food to nourish the body and experience the world around us while cultivating.

When she returned to the space, she tossed the artifact spirit the Xuan Stone as if she knew what to do, and then plunged into the time array to look through various books. Now that her cultivation had suddenly improved so much, the most important thing right now was not to continue to improve her cultivation, but to learn more about the knowledge of the cultivation world.

She brought out the large chest from the thatched hut, placing cultivation manuals on one side and various travelogues and a lot of miscellaneous knowledge on the other, including not only books on spiritual herbs but also knowledge on various aspects such as weapon crafting, planting, alchemy furnaces, array runes, ores and exotic beasts.

Although they are all very basic, and may not mean much to someone who has been immersed in the world of cultivation for a long time, they are exactly what she lacks.

Besides, she didn't know what was left in that senior's cave, so it was always good to know more.

In the days that followed, thanks to her improved spiritual awareness, she was less prone to fatigue even when reading more books, and her memory even improved.

She used to be unable to finish reading a book in a day or two. It wasn't that she had poor learning ability, but rather that this knowledge was not something that could be glanced at and forgotten; she needed to remember it and even understand it.

She can now easily finish reading a book in a day, and in the remaining time she can practice swordsmanship. It is a combination of mental and physical strength, which she allocates very comfortably.

Yao Sisi became fascinated with this lifestyle, not to mention the delicious spiritual food she could eat every day. Everything was wonderful, except that the Xuan Stones would eventually run out.

"I'll sell these books I've read someday, especially biographies, they're not very useful."

She flipped through them and found thirteen biographical books. Although they were all left by unknown cultivators, they contained a lot of knowledge, and someone would surely be willing to pay for them.

As for cultivation techniques and manuals, nobody wants to sell those. Even if they did, they would have to be auctioned off to realize their full value.

She read dozens of books in the past month, with travelogues being the fastest, taking her seven or eight a day to finish. Only books with strong technical skills took her a little longer to read.

She categorized the books, focusing on the basic knowledge and learning about various precious materials.

Even so, she glanced at the stacks of books behind her and still felt that there wasn't enough time.

"A month is too short!"

Hmm, I'd better go out and buy some more spiritual food first!

"I'm trying a different place this time; I'm getting tired of always ordering takeout from the same place..."

And so, Yao Sisi stayed in the space for another four months, exhausting all her Xuan Stones. She read all the books she could, except for some that were unsuitable.

Moreover, she had gained some experience in swordsmanship. The sharp blade made her blood boil as she wielded it, and she really wanted to go into the forest to kill a few mystical beasts to bless her sword, and also check on how that Ri Jiu was doing...

Hmm, I promised him I'd bring him a few outfits!

"But I'm out of money..."

She rummaged through her pockets, wishing she could empty them all and search every hidden corner, but her divine sense told her that there really wasn't a single coin left; it was as pure as a blank sheet of paper!

Yao Sisi choked up: It's just cultivating immortality, how could it be like this...

"Sigh, I'll draw some talismans to save up some money first! I wonder if others also spend Xuan Stones like this."

A note from the author:

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Author's note: You don't understand, heroine. One should be clean and honest, like DouDou...

Yao Sisi slapped him: Get lost!