"There are six days left until the mission ends. Please speed up the process."
That evening, as soon as Ye Xiruo entered the space, she heard the system's icy voice, which felt like another gleaming knife had struck the bullseye.
"Could you please make an exception? You know I'm a good-for-nothing, not a genius."
"Annihilate." The system uttered those two cold words, leaving Ye Xiruo utterly bewildered. Was the meaning of her rebirth simply to be ruthlessly annihilated by the system?
Forget it, let's focus on cultivation first! Sharpening the axe won't delay the work. Sitting quietly by the spring, Ye Xiruo, who had no faith in anything, began to immerse herself in cultivation.
The spiritual energy in the air was abundant, about ten times that of the outside world. Ye Xiru guided the spiritual energy to flow slowly through her meridians, then quickly rush towards her acupoints. Ye Xiru has now opened six major acupoints, and her absorption of spiritual energy has become much faster.
The gradually growing spiritual energy continuously washed over Ye Xiruo's meridians, making them wider. What Ye Xiruo didn't notice was that a golden halo was gradually emerging from her green spiritual root, making it extremely noble and dazzling.
Ye Xiruo was completely immersed in cultivation. With each acupoint she opened, her cultivation speed increased, and her spiritual energy circulated faster and faster. Several opened acupoints emitted a verdant light, showing a faint tendency to connect into a line. If anyone on the continent saw Ye Xiruo in this state, they would surely want to gouge out their own eyes. This couldn't be real; how could someone at the first level of Qi Refining have such a tendency for their spiritual energy to connect into a line, and at this speed, it was as if they had taken some kind of miraculous elixir.
She opened her eyes, and a flash of green light appeared in her dark eyes.
"System, how long have I been cultivating?" The results of this cultivation are not bad; I have opened four acupoints. You should know that the further you open the acupoints, the more difficult it is to open them.
"More than half a day has passed in the outside world."
I need to go out and cultivate; I can't miss the chaotic energy of the morning.
Thankfully, she didn't miss it. She jumped onto the roof in one breath and stared at the pale gray sky that had already appeared. Soon, the thin chaotic energy slowly emanated. Ye Xiruo's eyes emitted a pale green light. As wisps of chaotic energy flowed in, Ye Xiruo felt that she was absorbing the chaotic energy faster, probably because of her cultivation.
Ten minutes later, the sky brightened, and the chaotic energy gradually dissipated on the horizon.
With the help of the chaotic energy, Ye Xiruo opened another acupoint. Although she hadn't slept all night, she was still full of energy. Her dark eyes were smooth and constantly moving, like fine gemstones, making it hard to look away.
Ye Xiruo stood up and looked towards the back mountain.
The vast, continuous mountain range was shrouded in white mist. Aunt Wang said the back mountain was divided into an inner and outer ring. The outer ring was where they frequently roamed, gathering wild vegetables and fruits; sometimes, with luck, they might even find valuable medicinal herbs. The prey in the outer ring was mostly small, easily caught by a few hunters. However, if they were unlucky, wild animals from the inner ring might escape, and people could still die.
As for the mysterious inner circle, it is home to countless rare medicinal herbs, enormous, bloodthirsty, and ferocious demonic beasts, and even emperor-level beasts capable of destroying the heavens and the earth. For hundreds of years, the inner circle has served as a training ground for leisure seekers, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. Yet, countless people still flock there, hoping to tame spirit beasts or obtain extraordinary medicinal herbs to achieve instant success.
Before she cultivated, she couldn't sense it. Now, Ye Xiruo felt that the entire back mountain was like a huge, lurking demonic beast, and the heavy pressure made Ye Xiruo's face turn pale.
Perhaps the legend is true, that the Emperor Beast really exists; otherwise, no matter how mysterious the back mountain was, it would have been wiped out by those prestigious sects and reclusive masters. You see, the higher one stands, the stronger their desire for conquest. Having been suppressed by a demonic beast for so many years, just thinking about the expressions on those people's faces made Ye Xiruo laugh.
However, none of this mattered to her. The inner circle was a place she would need to cultivate for at least ten or eight years to enter.
After a quick breakfast, Ye Xiruo plunged into her study and began memorizing medicinal herbs.
Looking at the more than a thousand medicinal herbs that had turned gray, Ye Xiruo finally felt a little more confident. She believed that in the face of death, potential could definitely be unleashed.
Finally, after classifying all the similar-looking and easily confused medicinal herbs, Ye Xiruo began to compare the subtle differences between them and their respective effects, her expression very serious. Medicinal herbs can save lives or kill them. In her previous life, one of her uncles had his condition worsened and he died because a quack doctor mistook his herbs for medicinal herbs.
After a morning of hard work, Ye Xiruo finally finished the most difficult part. Although the remaining medicinal herbs were still numerous, they were nothing compared to what she had already accomplished. Ye Xiruo smiled, her eyes crinkling like a little fox; if she had a tail, it would definitely be wagging non-stop. Only today did Ye Xiruo truly realize that she actually had a talent for being a top student. She wished she had chosen a different path in her past life.
These past two days, Tiesheng has come back, and she advised Aunt Wang not to come over anymore, but to spend more time with Tiesheng. It's not easy for Tiesheng to come home; who knows when he'll be back.
Actually, he was quite curious about how far Tie Sheng had progressed in his cultivation, and how he differed from ordinary mortals. If the difference was too great, shouldn't she keep it hidden, or simply reveal her ability to cultivate immortality, join a cultivation sect, and then make further plans?
Ever since her pancakes were stolen that day, Ye Xiruo has been eating scallion and egg pancakes for lunch every day, and this is her third meal already. Ye Xiruo skillfully kneads the dough and chops the scallions. Half an hour later, looking at the fragrant, golden-brown scallion and egg pancakes in the pan, Ye Xiruo takes a deep breath, quickly takes the pancakes out, and puts the rest back in to continue baking.
She made a little extra today, intending to give some to Aunt Wang later.
After eating three pancakes and drinking a large bowl of leftover multigrain porridge from breakfast, Ye Xiruo patted her round belly contentedly, thinking how increasingly decadent she had become.
However, because of the ingredients, even with her terrible cooking skills, the food she made was surprisingly delicious, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. But there was still some rice in the kitchen, while the flour was almost gone, and she only had two eggs left from Aunt Wang's gift. She needed to find a way to make money. Ye Xiruo rested her chin on her hands, wondering how she could earn money.
Going to the back mountain to try her luck is out of the question; there are too many acquaintances in the outer circle, and it would be easy to expose her secret. As for the inner circle, she doesn't want to feed the wild animals.
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