Su Qing picked up the talisman and examined it carefully for a while, finding that the invisibility talisman was quite simple to draw.
Seeing that there was quite a lot of pollen, Su Qing drew twenty pictures in a row before stopping.
Drawing talismans seems quite simple, Su Qing thought, then she'll challenge herself to draw second-tier talismans.
Su Qing planned to refine a spirit-trapping talisman.
This talisman can imprison demonic beasts, rendering them temporarily unable to fight.
Although the talisman is not of a high level, it is very useful. Even against a fourth-tier demon beast, it can temporarily trap it for half an incense stick's time, which is enough time to do many things.
The Spirit-Trapping Talisman requires Cloud Vine Gel, so Su Qing mixed the Cloud Vine Gel with Cinnabar.
Her gaze fell on the talisman paper, and the image of the spirit-trapping talisman from her memory was imprinted on it. All she had to do was trace the image onto the talisman paper.
Wood-attribute spiritual energy flowed into the tip of the brush, and a second-grade talisman, much more complex than a first-grade talisman, was completed.
Su Qing didn't stop; she kept drawing until she had drawn thirty pictures before finally stopping.
Su Qing originally wanted to draw a few more Rank 3 talismans, but when she looked at the time, she realized that she had been drawing them in the cave for almost three days!
After putting away the invisibility talisman and the spirit-trapping talisman, Su Qing left the cave. She had to go to the training team's assembly point.
It was quite a distance from Jade Maiden Peak to the meeting place. Su Qing regretted not having refined two Swift Travel Talismans beforehand, which would have made the journey much easier.
Su Qing frowned as she looked at the towering Xuanling Mountain.
The Xuanling Sect occupies a vast area, with Xuanling Mountain having eighty-nine peaks.
The highest peak is naturally the main peak of the Xuanling Sect, where the sect leader resides.
There are eight secondary peaks surrounding the main peak, which is where the Nascent Soul protectors of the Xuanling Sect are stationed.
The other eighty peaks are where the Core Formation Elders reside.
Jade Maiden Peak, where Su Qing is located, is one of them.
Su Qing was only an outer disciple of the Xuanling Sect, so her daily activities took place at the foot of Xuanling Mountain.
The outer disciples are all cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage, so the cultivation hall, hot spring, dining hall, and martial arts training hall are all located at the foot of the mountain.
As the saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." If Su Qing were to travel from the foot of Xuanling Mountain all the way over a long string of peaks to reach the back of Xuanling Mountain, it would probably be dark by then.
If one is a Foundation Establishment stage disciple, then traveling by sword is sufficient.
However, even Qi Refining stage disciples in the Xuanling Sect have ways to deal with it.
That's the Xuanling Sect's mount!
Su Qing lost eight spirit stones, and a crane that happened to be passing by gracefully landed in front of her.
The crane used its long beak to carry all eight spirit stones into the storage bag around its neck.
"So cool!"
Although this crane is only a tamed low-level spirit beast, it is already able to use a storage bag and has a certain degree of intelligence.
Cranes are commonly used mounts by disciples of the Xuanling Sect. The starting price is eight low-grade spirit stones, and more spirit stones are required for longer journeys.
"I'm going to the back mountain," Su Qing said, and then climbed onto the crane's back.
The crane let out a long cry, then spread its wings and flew towards the back mountain of the Xuanling Sect.
Su Qing was also a Nascent Soul cultivator in her previous life, and a sword cultivator at that. Flying on a sword was a piece of cake for her, and she also had a mount in her previous life.
Her mount was a flying eagle in the Gobi Desert.
That flying eagle was a fifth-tier demonic beast, and after being subdued by Su Qing, it became her mount.
For a moment, her thoughts drifted away. Su Qing took out a few pieces of beef jerky from her storage bag. The crane's eyes lit up immediately, and it swallowed them, then let out a loud cry in the air.
Upon arriving at the back mountain of the Xuanling Sect, Su Qing indeed saw some Xuanling Sect disciples gathered there.
Six disciples were wearing the gray outer disciple robes, while three others were wearing the white inner disciple robes.
The leading inner disciple was already at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, another inner disciple was a woman, also at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the third was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
As for the outer disciples, they were all at the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
"Huh? Fifth level of Qi Refining?" Someone looked at Su Qing in surprise as she walked towards them.
"Seriously? A mere fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator dares to take on this kind of mission?"
"Exactly! If we encounter a fourth-tier demonic beast, wouldn't that be suicide?"
The leading inner disciple frowned and walked towards Su Qing.
“Junior sister, I am Gu Fengying from Jiuhua Peak. You can call me Senior Brother Gu. We are going to explore the back mountain, where we may encounter unpredictable dangers. Junior sister, your cultivation is too low, so it would be best if you didn't come in.” Gu Fengying spoke politely, but without any leniency.
“Yes, junior sister, I’m willing to summon a crane for you to take you back.” A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old walked over from beside Gu Fengying.
"Senior brothers and sisters, my name is Su Qing. Although my cultivation level is low, I still have ways to protect myself," Su Qing said. "I have already arrived at the back mountain. Even if you don't take me in, I will go in by myself."
Seeing Su Qing's stubbornness, Gu Fengying was about to say something when several outer disciples approached.
"You said your name is Su Qing?" A disciple at the peak of the Qi Refining stage looked at Su Qing in surprise. "You're the outer disciple who secluded herself in the cultivation hall for a whole month?"
Su Qing was somewhat speechless. How come everyone recognized her as soon as she gave her name?
"It's me." Su Qing could only nod in acknowledgment.
"My goodness, you've only just reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, and you're already coming to the back mountain for training? You're pushing yourself too hard! I heard that Elder Shui Qingchen of Jade Maiden Peak has already taken you under his wing, just waiting for you to successfully establish your foundation so you can learn alchemy from him. You'll be an alchemist then, there's no need to push yourself so hard!" an outer disciple said enviously.
"Sigh, that's right. Such training is something only outer disciples like us who haven't been noticed by the elders can do. With such a good opportunity, there's no need for you to take such a risk."
"Junior Brother Lin, don't say that. Junior Sister Su Qing isn't like you, just loafing around and waiting to die!"
"Hey, who are you calling a lazy bum who's just wasting his life?"
"Hmph, isn't that right? You've been in the sect for twenty years and still haven't succeeded in establishing your foundation. Aren't you just wasting your life waiting to die?"
"Do you think you're much better off? You only started learning a year later than me, and you still haven't succeeded in establishing your foundation, have you?"
"Do you want to die? Let me tell you, I'll show you today why flowers are so red."
"Who's afraid of who! Come on, I'll beat you until you cry for your parents."
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"Alright, stop arguing!" Gu Fengying stopped the two outer disciples who were about to draw their swords and fight in the heat of the argument.
“Junior Sister Su Qing, I admire your courage. But before you enter the back mountain, I still need to make it clear to you that the back mountain of the Xuanling Sect is extremely dangerous for you. A third-tier demonic beast might just take your life. You should think it over carefully,” Gu Fengying said.
Su Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Gu, I must have made some preparations before I dared to come to the back mountain."
“Alright, since everyone’s here, let’s set off,” Gu Fengying said.
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