After Fu Ya and her two sons each left with four apples in their pockets, Qing Xuanzi put away the basket and went to town with Rong Lianhu.
Rong Lianhu escorted them to town. After they entered the house, Qing Xuanzi subconsciously scanned the entire courtyard with his divine sense, only to find that the food originally intended for Rong Lianhu and his group was almost gone.
He asked Rong Lianhu with suspicion, "You don't seem to be eating your fill every day, where is your food?"
Rong Lianhu lowered his head guiltily and said, "I sent it to someone else."
Qing Xuanzi asked expressionlessly, "Who did you send it to?"
Rong Lianhu sat dejectedly on the stone bench and said, "Some of the old brothers are disabled, and they can't do enough work to make a living. Some of them have families going hungry."
“They came to me for help, and I couldn’t help but send them several kilograms each. That left me with very little of the grain you left me.”
Qing Xuanzi asked, "Didn't you send any food back to your hometown?"
Rong Lianhu lowered his head even further: "They wrote several letters to me this year, but I didn't reply at first."
"Later, the brigade leader wrote a letter saying that they really couldn't get enough to eat, so I sent them ten pounds of corn kernels. They haven't written again for the past two months."
Qing Xuanzi didn't know what to say to him, so he took out some milk powder and asked him to make a bottle for Jiao Jiao.
As Rong Jiaojiao was drinking from her bottle with her eyes closed, he took out steamed buns, meat sauce, and pickled vegetables, and called to Rong Lianhu: "Eat a few steamed buns before you go back. You're the head of the household, don't go hungry, otherwise who will take care of your wife and child?"
Rong Lianhu nodded, ate six large steamed buns in a row before stopping, and drank a bowl of water. Only after he was full did he go home.
Before leaving, Qing Xuanzi made him take a bag of steamed buns back with him.
The next day, He Da personally delivered the donation certificate.
The certificate only listed "Rong Jiaojiao" as the donor, which pleased Qing Xuanzi greatly.
He took the certificate and said earnestly, "Minister He, thank you so much for your help this time."
He Da smiled and said, "Master Qingxuan, it's only right."
Looking at the certificate, and seeing that more merit had fallen on Rong Jiaojiao, Qing Xuanzi felt even more satisfied.
After staying in town for two days, Qing Xuanzi left some food for Rong Lianhu and the others before returning to the mountain with Rong Jiaojiao.
In the days that followed, Qing Xuanzi and Rong Jiaojiao worked hard together. During the day, they trained Rong Jiaojiao and helped her draw talismans, while Qing Xuanzi cultivated diligently at night.
Time flew by, the rice on the mountain ripened again, and Rong Jiaojiao learned to draw complete cleansing talismans.
Since it wasn't drawn with real talisman ink, it's impossible to determine whether it's a genuine talisman.
Qing Xuanzi still collected the grain from the valley and had Rong Jiaojiao collect the grain from her little secret realm as well. He then returned to the town and donated the grain.
They only asked for the grain donation certificate, and they only stayed in the town for a few days before returning to the mountain.
Because Qing Xuanzi finally sensed the critical point for a breakthrough in his cultivation.
That night, after coaxing Rong Jiaojiao to sleep, Qing Xuanzi set up a protective barrier for her, then went to the courtyard, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.
His breathing gradually became steady, and the spiritual energy within his body began to circulate slowly. An invisible force was propelling him toward a higher realm.
As time went by, Qing Xuanzi could feel the spiritual energy within his body becoming increasingly concentrated, as if it were about to reach a critical point.
He knew this was the crucial moment to break through to the Earth Master realm.
He took a deep breath, took out thirteen small spirit crystals, and absorbed their spiritual energy into his body all at once.
Now the already restless spiritual energy within him surged even more violently, as if it were about to burst his body.
Qing Xuanzi frowned slightly, but he did not back down at all. Instead, he focused more intently on guiding the spiritual energy to circulate within his body, trying his best to fully absorb this powerful force.
The spiritual energy around his body began to fluctuate violently, forming visible vortexes.
These vortexes, like whirlpools, continuously drew spiritual energy from the surrounding area into Qing Xuanzi's body, providing a powerful boost to his breakthrough.
A resolute look appeared on Qing Xuanzi's face. His hands unconsciously formed a series of complex hand seals, guiding the spiritual energy to form a stable cycle within his body.
He could feel his meridians and dantian gradually becoming more resilient and powerful under the impact of this strong spiritual energy.
As time passed, the fluctuations of spiritual energy around Qing Xuanzi's body grew stronger and stronger, and it even began to emit a faint light.
The light was faint at first, but gradually grew brighter over time, as if a star was being born within him.
Finally, after a long and arduous process of guidance, Qing Xuanzi felt a sudden surge of spiritual energy within his body, which then burst forth like a flood breaking through a dam, instantly overcoming its final constraints.
He felt an unprecedented power surging within his body, and his cultivation finally broke through to the Earth Master realm!
Qing Xuanzi slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.
He stood up, feeling the powerful energy within him, and his heart was filled with satisfaction.
He had finally taken this step and reached a new realm, and it was a natural breakthrough without the aid of spiritual medicine. This meant that he was on track to reach the Celestial Master realm.
He tidied himself up and found that it was already slightly dawn.
I went back to the room and saw Rong Jiaojiao sleeping soundly.
He gently stroked her head, thinking to himself, "Jiaobao, your master has become stronger, and will be able to protect you better in the future."
In the days that followed, after stabilizing his cultivation, Qing Xuanzi began to try making some higher-level talismans.
As his cultivation level improved, his success rate in creating talismans also increased significantly, and the power of the talismans became even stronger.
Time flies, and the year is almost over. It's almost the end of 1961. The New Year is just around the corner, and it will also be Rong Jiaojiao's third birthday. As usual, Qing Xuanzi returned to town ahead of time.
Today went exceptionally smoothly. I didn't encounter any mystical events or wild animals, and returned to town safely.
As the Lunar New Year approached, Fu Ya rushed to town every day after get off work, afraid of missing the moment her daughter returned home.
Today, as usual, she came to the small courtyard in town after get off work, and to her surprise, she actually saw Qing Xuanzi returning with his daughter.
Fu Ya saw the door open automatically as he approached, so she quickly pushed her cart inside and heard voices coming from the kitchen.
She parked her car and went into the kitchen, where she saw Qing Xuanzi cooking, while Rong Jiaojiao was holding a small wooden carving and talking to it.
Hearing a noise behind her, Rong Jiaojiao turned around and saw Fu Ya. Her eyes immediately lit up, and she tilted her head back, calling out in her childish voice, "Mommy!"
Fu Ya walked quickly over, squatted down, and hugged Rong Jiaojiao tightly in her arms, her eyes full of tenderness: "Jiaobao!"
She kissed her forehead again and asked, "Mommy missed Jiaobao so much. Did Jiaobao miss Mommy too?"
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