Longhu Temple, main hall.

Qin Luo teaches his female student how to use talismans.

Zi Yue listened attentively, but with so many different kinds of talismans, she quickly became a little confused.

"Senior brother, I can't remember."

"Then let's memorize what we can first."

Qin Luo handed the Golden Light Talisman to Zi Yue, "Junior Sister, try activating the Golden Light Talisman."

Zi Yue pinched the golden talisman between her index and middle fingers, formed a sword-finger gesture, and said in a clear voice, "Golden Magic? Shield Light!"

In the blink of an eye, the runes on the golden talisman lit up, and then Zi Yue was enveloped in golden light, like a dazzling sun, and the talisman in her hand turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

"ah!"

Ziyue hurriedly patted her Taoist robe, thinking that her body was on fire, but she did not feel any burning sensation. Instead, she felt light and airy, and could jump very high with a light leap.

"Wow."

"That's amazing."

Zi Yue's eyes widened.

She knew it was the power of the talisman.

Qin Luo wanted to test just how powerful the Golden Light Talisman was, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Junior Sister, punch me hard."

"good."

"Senior brother, watch out for my punch!"

Zi Yue clenched her small fist and suddenly swung it. Her fist was enveloped in golden light and carried terrifying power.

Boom!

Fists and palms collided.

The entire Taoist temple was shaking.

Qin Luo stood still, while Zi Yue was blasted away, tumbling several times and almost rolling into the courtyard. Fortunately, she was protected by golden light and was not injured.

"Junior Sister, how are you?"

"Senior brother, I'm fine."

Even with the blessing of the Golden Light Talisman, Zi Yue could not shake Qin Luo in the slightest; he was like a majestic ancient divine mountain.

"Senior brother, you're amazing."

The admiration in Zi Yue's eyes was palpable.

The golden talisman granted her great power, but Qin Luo's physical strength was even stronger, and he was completely unaffected.

Qin Luo didn't even use any magic; he relied solely on his physical strength to repel his junior sister, who was protected by golden light.

Zi Yue looked at the other talismans.

Qin Luo smiled gently, "Junior Sister, I can give you these talismans, but you can't use them casually."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Ziyue couldn't stop smiling.

...

The sun sets in the west.

Longhu Temple is closed for the day.

In the backyard of the Taoist temple, Qin Luo sat cross-legged on the platform, cultivating. Bathed in the evening glow, his skin shone with a metallic sheen, and the fallen peach blossoms appeared even more vibrant in the sunset.

After finishing her porridge, Ziyue sat cross-legged on the platform. Perhaps because she was too full, she couldn't think of any images.

The rosy glow of the sunset gathered towards Longhu Temple, filling the courtyard with its rich light. Ziyue, beside Qin Luo, was bathed in the evening glow, absorbing a significant amount of it with each breath.

Ziyue felt particularly warm.

Qin Luo's consciousness was cultivating in the inner realm, where the sky was high and the earth was vast, and there were also substances that nourished the soul.

Having successively mastered spells such as communicating with spirits, exorcising deities, carrying mountains, controlling water, and borrowing wind, Qin Luo cast spells within the inner realm, where he also possessed the ability to summon wind and rain and move mountains and overturn seas.

Qin Luo had been cultivating in the snowy plains, hoping to meet Jiang Qingxue again and ask her about the inner realm.

The moon is bright and the stars are few; a cool evening breeze blows.

Zhang Fulong came to the backyard and saw Qin Luo and Zi Yue still cultivating. He smiled and said, "Ahem, it's getting late. You should get some rest."

After leaving the inner realm, Qin Luo wanted to continue cultivating, so he said respectfully, "Master, we don't have much time to cultivate each day. Can we cultivate a little longer?"

Fearing they would stay up all night cultivating immortality and lack the energy to work during the day, Zhang Fulong stroked his beard and said solemnly, "The Great Dao doesn't need cultivation; it resides within a small space. When the time is right, the natural order will follow."

Can one attain immortality without cultivation?

Qin Luo seemed to understand something. His master's words must make sense, but his cultivation level was not high enough to understand the true meaning. "Thank you for reminding me, Master. I will go and rest now."

Ziyue, who was standing to the side, still had her eyes closed.

"Junior Sister".

Qin Luo shouted loudly.

"Senior brother, what happened?"

Zi Yue woke up with a start. She rubbed her eyes. She had intended to cultivate, but somehow she had fallen asleep.

"Junior sister, get some rest."

"Okay, senior brother."

Qin Luo and Zi Yue returned to their room to rest.

Zhang Fulong arrived at the main hall, looked at the few copper coins in the donation box, frowned and smiled bitterly, "The incense offerings have been slow lately. If this continues, I'll have no choice but to run away."

The next day, early morning.

Before dawn, the mountains were shrouded in thick fog, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Qin Luo got up early and went to the kitchen to cook a large pot of porridge, enough for his junior sister to eat for a day.

There was a peach tree in the courtyard, covered with dewdrops. Qin Luo held a golden gourd to collect the dew. He used to collect it drop by drop, but now he used magic to make countless dewdrops condense into a thin stream, which quickly filled the entire gourd.

Tons.

Qin Luo drank the morning dew.

The dew was sweet, comparable to fine wine, and after drinking it, Qin Luo felt refreshed.

He went to the front yard, opened the gate of the Taoist temple, and saw two women standing outside. Judging from their tired appearance, they must have just arrived at Longhu Temple.

It's rare for ordinary people to come up the mountain to pray for blessings so early in the morning. When the middle-aged woman saw Qin Luo, her face was full of smiles. "Immortal Master, we've come to offer incense and pray for blessings."

"Please come in, both of you."

Qin Luo reached out his hand to greet him.

The middle-aged woman was followed by a young woman with her head down, carrying a basket of fruit. They did not look like mother and daughter, but rather mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Master, is it effective to pray for a child here?"

"Sincerity brings results."

"Master, how can one be considered truly sincere?"

"Sincerity and earnestness."

"I understand."

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