Upon hearing this, Nan Qu's eyes lit up, and she wished she could immediately take off her outer disciple's robe.
The steward, however, glared at Nan Qu before saying to Bai Cao, "Don't even think about it. You heard that this girl missed the inner disciple assessment and became an outer disciple. Besides, gold shines wherever it is. See, she's only been here two days and I've already found out?"
"If I'm going to teach her, then teach her properly. Otherwise, I won't let you come to our library to read books next time."
Seeing that the steward was clearly serious, Baicao said, "You just can't take a joke. Never mind. Everything depends on fate. It seems I'm not destined to be with this girl. But I am destined to be with her. What harm is there in teaching her a thing or two?"
Regardless of what the two were saying, Nan Qu only knew that it was a good thing that someone was teaching her.
Bai Cao didn't mince words: "Name your price. I really need this until the glasses you mentioned are finished. Besides, I'm a bit of a germaphobe; I don't like others touching things I've used."
Nan Qu didn't know how much to ask for, so she quoted the price of common treasures at the Dongfang Family Auction House: "Two high-grade spirit stones!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Cao immediately tossed over two stones: "That's just right. Here's a high-grade spirit stone plus some mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones, which will add up to more than enough."
Nan Qu chuckled and took it: "Master, is this your storage bag?"
Bai Cao waved her hand: "It's yours."
Nan Qu was even happier: "Thank you so much!"
The steward frowned: "What kind of tone is that?"
Well, okay, I won't argue with a country bumpkin.
Nan Qu pretended not to hear what the manager said.
Bai Cao, standing to the side, said, "I heard from your master in charge that you can read through an entire bookshelf of medical books in a day, which means your medical foundation isn't weak. Your only problem now isn't continuing to study medicine, but rather first guiding your Qi into your body. Only when you truly feel the existence of spiritual Qi can you truly distinguish between elixirs and ordinary pills."
Nan Qu didn't care about that; what she cared about more was: "Master, can ordinary people take that kind of Qi-Nourishing Pill? People who have been injured or have hidden ailments."
Bai Cao glanced at Nan Qu, trying to discern her backstory, but was Nan Qu so easily understood? Besides, even if Nan Qu said she wanted to use medicine to cure her man, would Bai Cao believe her?
"Some ordinary pills are fine for mortals to take. But those that contain hidden spiritual energy, like the Qi Nourishing Pill, need to be taken in multiple doses. If you want to give it to a mortal, it's best to wait until you can also guide Qi into your body and accurately sense the amount of spiritual energy inside. It's best not to give foundation building pills and the like to mortals."
Nan Qu's eyes lit up. She took out the storage bag she had put in her bosom and gave it to Bai Cao: "Master, look at that Qi-Nourishing Pill in your hand. Can you sell me one? I'll pay any price."
Bai Cao threw a bottle at me: "Don't embarrass me. If you ask me for money for this little thing, your manager uncle will kick me out."
Nan Qu didn't stand on ceremony and took the medicine bottle directly. She even opened it and took a look inside. There were many pills inside. Satisfied, she closed the bottle and put it into her space along with the storage bag.
Nan Qu was unaware that her action caused the two men to exchange glances.
"The Dongfang family is, after all, a prominent family of independent cultivators. As the eldest daughter of the Dongfang family, how could you not know that storage bags cannot be placed in other spatial media?"
This time, Nan Qu was surprised. However, she had long since mastered the art of facial expression control. Although she felt a moment of panic inside, she remained calm on the surface. She quickly retrieved the original owner's memories and explained:
“I never used storage bags before.”
The arrogant young lady's demeanor left both Baicao and the steward somewhat bewildered.
Bai Cao was the first to react: "Shouldn't you explain how you did it?"
Nan Qu pretended to be confused: "I don't know either, Xiao Kong said it's okay."
"Xiao Kong?"
Nan Qu nodded: "Yes, my contracted beast."
"You have a contracted beast???"
I love seeing how naive and unsophisticated you all are.
"Is it that hard to have a contracted beast? I've had one for a long time."
"Host, is the Xiao Kong you're talking about me?"
"Of course it's you. The fact that I was able to put that storage bag into my space must be your doing, right? Before, when I could command spirit beasts, everyone was very curious and always tried to find a reason for it. Regal was too strange, and the other little guys were too conspicuous. Only you can confuse them by making them uncertain."
However, Nan Qu was overthinking things. They didn't let Nan Qu show them her contracted beast, nor did they question why she was able to put the storage bag into her spatial storage.
In fact, both of them realized in an instant that Nan Qu had not put the storage bag in another storage space, but in the spirit beast's natal space.
A spirit beast that can control other spirit beasts and possesses its own personal space is no ordinary creature. Such spirit beasts are all powerful figures in the demon realm; their abilities are far too great for them to even dare to covet.
"Oh dear, I should have held on a little longer. Maybe this disciple would have been from our Medicine Sect."
The manager scoffed, "You wish! You're dreaming!"
Nan Qu never expected to become so sought-after overnight. She just didn't know if the bargaining chips she'd offered would be enough for the sect to expose the mastermind behind it all.
But at least, she found herself a good teacher.
After leaving the library, Nanqu not only had money, but also received personal guidance from Baicao.
If it weren't for the fact that her current seclusion was unreasonable, she would have given the Qi-Nourishing Pill to Su Ruoyan as soon as possible. However, it wasn't easy for her to come here, and both children were very attached to Su Ruoyan. She didn't know when she would be able to come again, and that would definitely cause trouble.
If she wants to leave, she needs to be at least at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and only then can she take Bigu Pills.
Therefore, the most urgent task for Nanqu is no longer to study medicine, but to begin cultivating himself.
However, once she started meditating, she realized something was wrong. She was used to meditating to cultivate internal energy, and now, while meditating, she instinctively began circulating her internal energy. Fortunately, Nan Qu reacted quickly; otherwise, it might have been very troublesome.
Many people have probably had this experience: learning a second language can be very difficult because you're already used to the grammar of your first language.
Nan Qu already had this feeling; she had become accustomed to cultivating internal energy. Therefore, she subconsciously kept searching for commonalities between cultivating internal energy and cultivating immortality, which made her cultivation path very difficult.
Originally, Nan Qu did not focus on cultivation. In addition, she now has this obstacle, so even though the disciples with five spiritual roots have already achieved Qi Sensation after a month in the Xuanjian Sect, Nan Qu is still a novice.
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