Chapter 63 Jinjiang's First Teleportation Array

Yao Sisi was very busy after that. She first consolidated her cultivation, then collected resources to continue her journey, and at the same time took care of Ri Jiu, who was injured and unable to travel.

Meanwhile, Qi Mu, who was in a room not far from her, was also very busy. His dark attribute body transformed itself into an ancient wooden hairpin and coiled it on his head. All his cultivation from now on had to be replanned.

Yao Sisi knew nothing about all of this, but the fact that she brought back a fox could not be kept secret.

Yao Sisi stroked Rijiu's fur and advised, "Don't act too intelligent, lest people become suspicious."

Rijiu patted her chest with her chubby little paws, "Don't worry, I definitely won't let them find out."

Yao Sisi stroked its fur. Just then, Qi Mu came over and said, "I was delayed by something yesterday and couldn't come over in time. Xiao Yuan told me that Fellow Daoist Ri Jiu had other opportunities and couldn't come back?"

Yao Sisi paused her hand on the little fox, then covered for it by saying, "Well, he's alright now. He's not missing as we thought, so we don't need to worry anymore."

Seeing that her expression had indeed relaxed and she no longer looked worried, Qi Mu smiled and said, "It's good that Fellow Daoist Ri Jiu is alright." Then, she changed the subject, pointing to the little fox beside her and asking, "Why does it look so familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Ri Jiu's tail bristled slightly, but Yao Sisi quickly brushed it down. "We saw it when we were fishing last time. We just happened to run into this little spirit fox while looking for Xiao Jiu. We felt sorry for it because it was injured, so we brought it back."

Qi Mu took a few steps forward, bent down to look at the little fox, and seeing that it was quite obedient, reached out and touched its little head. "It seems that there is such a thing. I was recently injured and my memory has declined."

Ri Jiu gritted his teeth to keep himself from turning around and biting him. How dare he! This hypocrite actually touched my head.

Ugh, I'm so angry!

Seeing that its fur was about to stand on end again, Yao Sisi quickly stroked its back to comfort it. Rijiu then turned around and snuggled into her arms, its big tail covering itself.

Yao Sisi said awkwardly, "It might be a little shy." As she spoke, she transmitted her voice to Ri Jiu, "Hey, stop trying to squeeze in!"

Rijiu paused for a moment. At this moment, the nausea from being touched by someone it disliked slowly subsided. It then realized that its front paws were almost scratching inside Sisi's clothes. Its fox face couldn't help but turn red, and its little paws stiffened, afraid to move.

Hmm... if it keeps moving, Sisi will definitely throw it out!

Qi Mu watched their interaction and chuckled, "This little fox seems quite fond of you."

Yao Sisi thought to herself: I've saved him twice already, how could he not kiss me?

"Maybe it's because I saved him that he treats me a little differently..."

Qi Mu nodded. He realized that the other person didn't seem to want to talk to him right now. Although they didn't seem to want to see him out, the atmosphere made it difficult for him to get a word in edgewise.

He tactfully made an excuse to leave, but he felt uneasy. When did Sisi become interested in little foxes? He'd never seen her like these things before...

Yao Sisi was unaware that he was jealous of the little fox. After he left, she grabbed the fox by the neck and pulled it aside. "Is it really necessary? You know Young Master Qi, why are you hiding so far away? You're really something, aren't you? You even snuggled into my arms. He won't hurt you. He was quite sad after you disappeared!"

Seeing her heartbroken expression, Ri Jiu licked his paws: "..."

He seriously suspected that even if he were betrayed by Qi Mu's feigned righteousness one day, she wouldn't believe it...

It flicked its big tail, offering a fawning excuse: "I just don't like being touched by humans..."

Yao Sisi was speechless: "Did you consider my feelings when you said that? It's like I'm not a human being..."

Ri Jiu: "I like Sisi no matter what she is." But it would be better if she were a demon, then you wouldn't have to bring them along.

Looking at the little fox's coquettish appearance, Yao Sisi said helplessly, "You should heal your injuries first. We'll stay here for at most half a month, and then you'll have to show up and come with us."

Ri Jiu took out an item from his storage space and said, "When I was ambushed, I stole this from them. Once I consume it, my cultivation will definitely increase greatly, and my leg injury will also heal!"

Yao Sisi thought to herself, "Where did you learn this new term from? What you did wasn't called 'double-crossing,' it was just turning the tables on your opponent. Go and take it, I have to get busy too."

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Yao Sisi had dealt with almost everything that needed to be dealt with. On the other hand, Ri Jiu had been in a deep sleep ever since he took the spiritual item that day, showing no signs of waking up.

It's impossible to expect him to transform into human form; we can only leave with his original form.

In the past two weeks, not only has Yao Sisi's cultivation stabilized, but Qi Mu and Liu Yuan's cultivation has also increased rapidly, indicating that they have obtained considerable opportunities in the secret realm.

Currently, apart from Ri Jiu's cultivation level showing no significant change, Yao Sisi's cultivation level is stable at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, while Qi Mu's cultivation level is close to the Qi Refining Perfection stage. Liu Yuan's cultivation level is just at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but apart from Qi Mu's rapid advancement due to an opportunity in the secret realm, Liu Yuan's aptitude is not outstanding, so it's somewhat surprising that he can cultivate so quickly.

However, Yao Sisi thought again that since her cultivation level had increased the most and no one else found it strange, she really shouldn't pry into other people's affairs.

Seeing Yao Sisi throw Lingyun away, Qi Mu asked curiously, "Miss Sisi, are we preparing to leave now?"

Yao Sisi asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Didn't I notify you a couple of days ago? Is there something you haven't finished?"

Qi Mu shook his head: "I'm just curious, aren't we going to wait for Fellow Daoist Ri Jiu?"

Ri Jiu, who was not far away, was still asleep and unaware of Qi Mu's question. However, even if he had known, he wouldn't have thought the other party was being kind.

Yao Sisi: "He has other ways to travel, and he will meet up with us when the time is right."

Qi Mu: "I see." The journey ahead will be much safer without that strange Ri Jiu.

More than a year later, Yao Sisi finally led Qi Mu and the others through the Mystic Beast Forest.

The hardships they endured cannot be summed up in a few words. They nearly died several times. Later, they learned to be smarter and specifically sought out the areas where low-level monsters roamed, bypassing the high-level monsters. In this way, they avoided many dangers, focused on their journey, and greatly improved their safety.

The closer they got to the edge of the forest, the more cultivators they encountered, which gave them hope. Most of these cultivators who went out were not highly skilled, with Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages being the most common. They had not yet encountered any cultivators of higher levels, perhaps because these higher-level cultivators were more secretive in their actions and had not been detected by them.

Yao Sisi found a safe place to lower Lingyun. Once everyone was on the ground, she lifted Lingyun back up into the sky. This action was very practiced. Ever since the little fox fell asleep, they had always done this when they descended from the sky to explore the ground. In the past year, they had only gone down a few times, spending most of their time flying in the air.

Just as Yao Sisi and Qi Mu were investigating the situation in the forest, the little fox in the sky finally woke up. It opened its eyes and felt that its cultivation level was much higher than before, and its leg injury had been completely healed. However, it was still a little difficult to transform into human form, so it couldn't help but get anxious.

"What's going on? Why can't I change back?!"

It controlled Lingyun to descend, and the moment it gained control, Yao Sisi immediately sensed it.

Seeing Yao Sisi stop, Qi Mu asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Yao Sisi snapped out of her reverie, remembering Ri Jiu's instructions, and pursed her lips, saying, "It's nothing."

Since they crossed the vast Mystic Beast Forest, they have been able to clearly sense that the concentration of spiritual energy has become slightly richer every few dozen days, allowing them to realize that they have not gone astray.

Qi Mu: "Are you too tired? You don't look well."

Yao Sisi: "No, let's go find out about the surrounding area first."

Yao Sisi and her companions did not see any cities nearby from Lingyun, but the appearance of so many cultivators was strange. Could it be that these people came from afar?

But Qi Refining stage cultivators aren't fast runners, so how could they have run such a long distance?

Could it be that their place is so small that they can't be seen from the air?

But shouldn't a place with such abundant resources be extremely prosperous...?

Countless questions surrounded them, and Yao Sisi and Qi Mu went down to explore and finally found out some clues.

These Qi Refining stage cultivators all arrived via teleportation array.

To reach other cities, they can only do so via teleportation arrays. If they try to fly across on their own, at their current speed, it will take them another year and a half...

Yao Sisi immediately decided that it was better to use the teleportation array!

She secretly made a communication talisman and informed Ri Jiu of the information she had found out, thinking to herself: It's clearly a very serious matter, but she makes it sound like an affair. There's no one like her.

The teleportation array was located within a large, protected formation. Around the formation, people were selling the monsters they had hunted and the spiritual herbs they had gathered, forming a small market. And there was more than one such place. They learned that there were similar teleportation arrays at intervals, some set up by sects to provide transportation for their disciples, and some privately owned.

Once you pay the full amount, you can use the teleportation array to travel to several nearby cities. To go to more distant places, you'll need to use another teleportation array in another city.

Yao Sisi cleared out the useless items in her storage bag and sold them, earning about a hundred spirit stones. The crystal-clear stones shone brightly in the sunlight. She carefully examined them and compared them with the mystic stones she had obtained before. The concentration of spiritual energy was much higher, comparable only to those mined in underground mines.

However, the spirit stones obtained from the mine are not very regular; only a small portion are square crystals like these.

She looked into the distance, where the teleportation array, which could hold dozens of people at a time, was now filled with people waiting. If she missed this one, she didn't know when the next one would be full.

Yao Sisi sent a message to Qi Mu, asking if he wanted to go together. She quickly received a reply saying that they should go together. She told Qi Mu to wait there while she used Jin Yang to control Ling Yun and head in this direction. They wanted to leave as soon as possible and did not intend to spend their time in this unfamiliar wilderness.

After all, there are many cultivators here, and it would be quite troublesome if conflicts arose.

Rijiu, perched atop the clouds, felt Sisi's grasp on the flying artifact. Excited, it leaped and bounded within the artifact, like a puppy eager to see its master, or an ant on a hot plate.

"Oh no, I was so happy. Will Sisi be disappointed to see that I'm still in my original form?"

It made what it thought was a sexy gesture with its fox body, wiggling its rear end and stroking its 'alluring' body with its large tail...

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A note from the author:

Female lead: "Huh? What's disappointing? Why are you disappointed?"

Ri Jiu: "..."

Female lead: "Why are you twisting and turning like that? Are you having a cramp or an epileptic seizure?"