"How is it?" her friend asked the female cultivator, who quickly replied, "I think he's fair-skinned and not the reckless type. He listened to me talk about so many secret realms and was very patient. And... Oh! Just listen to me, don't keep staring at him! It's too obvious!"
Her friends laughed, "Although your cultivation has been blocked, your Yuan Yin is still there. You must not lose it. Find a chance to ask him if his Yuan Yang is still there!" One of the girls also looked happy, but suddenly restrained her expression and said seriously to her friend, "If your cultivation hadn't been blocked, we wouldn't have suggested you find a Taoist partner to practice with."
"Yeah, Xiaolu is too loyal. We need to observe her because we want to stay together for a long time. This kid is really lucky..."
"That's right. Xiaolu, why don't you try with someone who has higher cultivation than you? He really doesn't seem strong enough..." Listen, how tactful he is, instead of saying he is too weak, he just says he is not strong enough.
Li Yirou pretended to be unaware and continued to eavesdrop with her spiritual sense as she walked out.
The female cultivator named Xiaolu who was trying to strike up a conversation shook her head and said, "No, I don't feel safe when someone's cultivation level is higher than mine." She said she didn't want others to peek at the boy, but she couldn't help but look at his profile as he passed by not far away.
She is a sword cultivator with great strength, and she likes men who look frail and fair. And he is so young, so his Yuan Yang should be there...
Fu Xiaolu had always believed herself to be a hidden gem. Having cultivated for so long without any setbacks, she wondered if the spiritual root test had failed. She wasn't some four-spiritual rooted person with no future. But unexpectedly, at sixteen, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, her cultivation suddenly froze, unable to move forward.
Her teammates in the same cave suggested that she could try to find a Taoist partner to practice dual cultivation with her. Fu Xiaolu was reluctant, but two years had passed and her cultivation was still stagnant. Seeing that her teammates were catching up with her one by one, she was worried that the gap between them would gradually become larger in the future, so she decided to try another method.
As long as the other party is willing, she will also take responsibility for him. After all, she is a sword cultivator and always wants to be at the forefront. She doesn't want to find someone with the same temperament as her, because then she won't know who will make the arrangements.
Then they talked about inviting the young man to join the team. "Xiaolu, don't feel burdened." The team's original support came to the rescue, "I've always wanted to try to fight with you, but my cultivation was not enough before, and I'm still the weakest now."
The girl was actually welcoming the young man, disguised as Li Yirou, into the team. "It's a good opportunity to find a support this time. If he's not good enough, we can just fight according to our previous formation."
Li Yirou had a general understanding after hearing these words. She didn't understand why the female cultivator named Xiaolu was willing to take the risk of dual cultivation. However, everyone was really willing to use any tricks to improve their cultivation...
But Li Yiru can dispel Xiaolu's thoughts with just one word, so she can try to join a team first.
She returned to the dormitory where she was the only one left to continue her cultivation. As expected, the communication jade slip detected a new message: "Hello, Fang Ye."
...【Hello.】 Li Yirou wanted to confirm with her again, 【Senior sister, are you sure you want to team up with me?】
"Well, this is the information about the secret realm. Take a look. We've already prepared the talismans. You can also prepare some spirit stones. You know all the formations, right?" Fu Xiaolu chatted with her and assigned her tasks, arranging everything in an orderly manner.
Perhaps because she is a swordsman, she should also be the leader of the team, so she is familiar with it when talking about these things.
[By the way, go to the sect's trading point tomorrow and buy a few Earth Escape Talismans. The price of a first-grade one is approximately...]
[Okay.] Li Yirou replied with a simple word, and then began to practice.
As the sky gradually brightened, she finished her meal and quietly took care of the wind chime tree on the mountain. Then she went to the trading place of the sect.
There's a large trading counter here, where some people leave their items, marked with a price, like a vending machine, except they use their spiritual sense to select items. Some disciples also set up stalls to sell items, making it easier to see what's on sale.
The price is a bit higher than what you get at street vendors, but the quality is guaranteed. Buying things in a sect saves time going out and back, so it's normal that it's a bit more expensive.
Li Yirou, following Fu Xiaolu's request, purchased some additional high-level talismans. She also bought the basic ones, perhaps because she was skilled in formations and had taken over Meng Yian's talisman drawing tools. She could basically draw talismans within the first rank. The second rank ones were a bit more difficult, requiring more talisman paper and spiritual energy.
I also took a look at the prices of instruments and the classification of other things.
The Western Realm is indeed still using the old almanac, but the classification of the monsters in the Wuji Palace is similar to what Yihuo said. Even the classification of elixirs and talismans is clearer and more detailed, starting from grade 1, level 1, up to grade 9, level 9, instead of being divided into upper, middle and lower levels.
Li Yirou didn't spend much money on herself. In her opinion, the Lingwu Valley secret realm was similar to the fourth peak of Tianjie Mountain. The spiritual plants, monsters, and other spiritual creatures there could attack cultivators, but there were also many rare spiritual plants.
This secret realm is for cultivators at the 5th level of Qi Refining and below to gain experience. Fu Xiaolu is already at the 5th level of Qi Refining, and there is also a 5th level of Qi Refining Dharma cultivator in the team, so there is no need to worry too much.
From this perspective, the outer disciples of Wuji Palace were actually similar to the inner disciples of Yijian Sect, all in the Qi Refining Stage and of similar age. Perhaps because there were many monsters in the Western Realm and life and death trials were more common, they didn't fall behind much.
But it is said that the inner disciples are very different, and their training is also hard, and they dare to take risks and fight. In Li Yiru's opinion, their life is much harder than that of ordinary cultivators, but the resources are extremely rich, and it is a standard elite education.
Even inner disciples like Li Yiru, who are around 13 or 14 years old, are almost all in the foundation-building stage, which is the state of great perfection in Qi refining. Some extraordinary disciples have even become foundation-building cultivators.
Therefore, in the Central Plains, large sects required Nascent Soul cultivators to be appointed elders, occupy advantageous terrain within the sect, and open caves to recruit disciples. Ordinary sects also required at least Golden Core cultivators, unlike the Yijian Sect, where Foundation Establishment cultivators were very precious.
Li Yirou reviewed the information about the secret realm again, put the necessary items into the storage bag provided by Wuji Palace, and practiced for a while. She set the timer and prepared to go to bed.
After all, this time she would be in the secret realm for about 7 days, so she had to be in the best condition.
On the second day, they gathered at the sect's gate. The four of them had a very small spirit boat with five seats, just enough for a team to travel.
"Hello, senior sister." Li Yiru greeted her politely. The only double seat in the middle was left vacant by the four of them, and she and Fu Xiaolu were placed together.
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