Chapter 81 The Genius Cultivator Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 10) When there is ambition...
With a goal to strive for, Lin You and Ye Zhen's enthusiasm for cultivation soared. Besides meditation and sword practice, they often got together to discuss what skills they would need to learn to go out in the cultivation era.
"Formations are essential. They can be used for offense and defense, and can also be used to set traps for surprise attacks. If we encounter any secret realms, we can even go in and make a profit," Lin You said first.
Ye Zhen took notes and added, "You must learn swordsmanship well. Sword cultivators can challenge opponents of higher levels. Keep a low profile most of the time, but be able to strike back and kill in crucial moments!"
"Also, alchemy and weapon crafting. Learn those when you have time. You need money everywhere you go, and getting rich depends on them!" Lin You added.
"Put the talismans aside for now. The Fifth Elder is very skilled at drawing talismans. We can trade some snacks with the little fox later. Make sure to memorize the Complete Book of Spiritual Herbs and the Complete Book of Spiritual Beasts. It would be a pity to miss out on anything rare we come across." Ye Zhen added another note.
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The two Qi Refining stage novices were writing down their plans very seriously, already full of ambition about how to conquer the cultivation world. Ling Ye covered his face with his paws, looking at them with disbelief.
Ignorance is bliss, indeed! Luckily, these two had a rather unusual goal: they just wanted to go out and find some good food.
Even so, the dangers of the cultivation world should not be underestimated. Not to mention the open and covert struggles between cultivators, the demons who lurk in the shadows and hunt cultivators are not something the two of them can deal with.
From that day on, Ling Ye spent an extra hour cultivating each day. He wanted to recover his cultivation level as soon as possible, so that at least once his personal space was opened, he would have the ability to protect her.
Ling Ye stared at Ye Zhen for a while before noticing Lin You beside him. Well, for the sake of his contracted partner, he'd protect this ruthless woman as well.
Ling Ye's efforts did not earn the admiration and praise he had imagined. Holding the wolf cub who had spent the entire day in the spirit-gathering array, Ye Zhen earnestly advised him:
"Little Ha, when we're cultivating, we need to balance work and rest, especially since you're still injured. Eat well, sleep well, and taking care of your body is what you should be doing right now!"
Ling Ye only had time to protest the name before Ye Zhen, powerless to resist, pushed him back into his bed to sleep.
That nest was made by Ye Zhen herself, modeled after modern pet nests, using fabric and cotton from Lin You's space, along with bamboo cut from the back mountain.
Made of blue plush fabric the same color as a wolf cub's eyes, with a thick layer of cotton sandwiched between it, and supported by bamboo poles in a triangular shape, a small tent-like doghouse is ready.
Ye Zhen has excellent hands-on skills; the nest she made is sturdy and beautiful. She hung a small curtain at the entrance, adorned the outside with a ring of pom-poms, and laid out a thick, soft cushion inside.
But this isn't a place for wolves to live either, especially since Ye Zhen and Lin You didn't seem to care about the wolf cubs at all when they were talking. Ling Ye had heard them say more than once that this was a doghouse.
How could the young master of the demon race sleep in a doghouse?!
Lingye initially refused quite decisively, but after Ye Zhen cuddled it and slept on her bed for one night, Lingye started to lie down in its kennel every night at bedtime.
Ye Zhen complained to Lin You about this several times.
After all, having a cute, soft, and fluffy little baby to hold in your arms while sleeping is such a blissful thing.
Ling Ye pretended not to see Ye Zhen's regretful expression. He had been tossed and turned by Ye Zhen that night and almost couldn't get out of bed the next day. There was absolutely no way that would happen again!
To nourish the wolf cubs, Ling Ye always kept a full bowl of spiritual fruits in his kennel, and Ye Zhen would quickly replenish whatever he ate.
If he ate less one day, Ye Zhen would hold him and comfort him, and soon she would bring back a ferocious beast that looked like a rabbit or a pheasant, cook it for him to improve his diet.
The ferocious beasts in the cultivation world actually taste quite good; their meat is delicate, not very fishy, and contains a little spiritual energy.
It's just that there's too little spiritual energy. It's just a change in taste. The amount of spiritual energy you can get from hunting and cooking, or from meditating and cultivating, is much greater.
As for delicious food, cultivators are generally detached from worldly desires and don't care much about their appetites. If one or two people are particularly fond of it, they would rather go to the mortal realm to eat what's readily available.
This also made it quite easy to catch the small animals in the back mountain of the Ye family. Of course, the ones Ye Zhen caught to cook were ordinary ferocious beasts that couldn't develop intelligence, and she didn't encounter a second demon.
As she muttered to herself, the little wolf cub snorted proudly. How could you find a demon like that so easily?
He found a comfortable position to lie down in his nest, casually picked up two milk-flavored fruits from the plate, and ate them in one bite. The rich milky flavor exploded in his mouth instantly.
Ling Ye squinted his eyes happily, his tail swaying behind him. He was just afraid of Ye Zhen nagging, not that he liked the kind of snacks that only little brats eat.
The fruits on the plate were just ordinary spiritual fruits, such as the milk-scented fruit they grew in the yard, or some wild fruits they picked from the back mountain. Because they were full of spiritual energy, they could be considered low-grade spiritual fruits.
If you sell this kind of spiritual fruit outside, you can exchange it for a full storage bag with just one high-grade spirit stone.
However, Ye Zhen couldn't go down the mountain to buy spirit fruits, nor did she have that many. She used all of her few high-grade spirit stones to set up a spirit-gathering array for the wolf cubs.
Ling Ye ate two more fruits and then lay there as if he were asleep, but in reality he was calculating in his mind how many top-grade spirit stones he still had in his storage space.
The Ye family kept the fact that Ye Xinglan had become a Golden Core cultivator at such a young age a very low-key secret. As the saying goes, "The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind," and the Demon Clan would not stand idly by and watch a genius rise among the cultivators.
Over the years, countless exceptionally talented cultivators have died as a result of the demons' machinations. Ye Xinglan even went out of his way to explain to his two disciples the despicable and shameless nature of the demons.
After hearing Ye Xinglan's explanation, Lin You realized that her mission might have been unfinished because of this matter.
Then, she belatedly realized that she had been so excited about defeating the great demon that she had forgotten to tell her master about the mission.
When Ye Xinglan received the system message for the first time, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered that her eldest disciple also had the identity of a system.
Looking at the mission message sent by Lin You: Prevent the Ye family from being wiped out by the demons.
Actually, this matter wasn't entirely without clues. Either someone in the Ye family could break through to the Nascent Soul stage and intimidate the demon race, preventing them from making any rash moves.
Either the Ye family's overall strength improves, and they increase their awareness of defense and self-protection measures, making it difficult for the demons to attack them.
But her apprentice chose a method that was unlikely to succeed: she planned to wipe out the demon race, which would guarantee the mission's completion.
I never expected that my seemingly well-behaved little apprentice would actually be such a brave and strong person.
Ye Xinglan sighed, but didn't discourage the child's enthusiasm. Whether it would succeed or not, only by trying it themselves would they know.
With Yuwen around, she was confident that she could significantly improve the overall strength of the Ye family. Furthermore, the eldest and second elders of the Ye family, who had been in seclusion for many years and were nearing the end of their lives, might also be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
The lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator is five hundred years, and if they break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it's one thousand years. If even one of the two elders breaks through, those treacherous, cunning, and cowardly demons won't dare to lay a finger on the Ye family.
The college entrance exam papers in the cheat system can be copied using magic, but the explanations from famous teachers and the teaching materials need to be copied into the jade slip bit by bit by Ye Xinglan. What she gave her father before was only the elementary school curriculum, and it took her two days to finish the rest.
Ye Xinglan handed the jade slip to Ye's father and left it to him to make arrangements. He then stopped worrying about the matter and took a specially kept jade slip to find Ye Xinghan.
Ye Xinghan, who had spent three days and three nights working on the test paper, was in a daze, his brain overloaded.
He looked at Ye Xinglan for a while before he realized that his second sister had come to check his homework!
Fortunately, he was prepared and had his eldest sister help him review the answers beforehand. To prevent his second sister from noticing anything amiss, he even carefully studied the questions he got wrong.
Ye Xinglan didn't check his math test paper, but pushed the Chinese jade slip in front of him and took out another stack of Chinese test papers. "Come on, study these and finish the test papers in five days."
Ye Xinghan looked at the even thicker test paper than before and felt his head suddenly swell up. Before he could even utter a word of refusal, he saw Ye Xinglan's meaningful smile.
Ye Xinghan shuddered at her laughter and quickly and obediently agreed. Ye Xinglan then turned and left, picking a full basket of spiritual fruits from his yard before she left.
Ye Xinghan pursed her lips and secretly snorted. Her second sister never liked snacks. This basket of spiritual fruits was obviously prepared for her two precious disciples.
Ye Xinghan held the jade slip, studying and doing exercises at the same time. After completing seven or eight test papers, he suddenly froze in place. He seemed to have figured something out, but also seemed to have grasped nothing at all.
After completing three more practice papers, Ye Xinghan sat cross-legged in place, circulating his spiritual energy. When he woke up again, he had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
When Ye Xinglan returned home, he overheard his two apprentices talking about the future. One said he could eat his way through twelve cities within a year, and the other said he would eat his way through the whole world within ten years.
They also drew a detailed world food map, noting the food guides for each place. Everything was ready, and they were just waiting to establish their foundation.
Ye Xinglan shook her head and chuckled. What a childish mentality! He was planning to wipe out the Demon Clan a moment ago, but now all he thinks about is eating.
"Alright, I'll buy whatever you want to eat later. Now come with me to a place." Ye Xinglan led the two to the Ye family's treasure pavilion.
The Treasure Pavilion is a seven-story building filled with many valuable items, including cultivation techniques, spiritual artifacts, elixirs, talismans, and more. It is a place to reward the disciples of the Ye family.
The person guarding the entrance to the treasure pavilion was the fourth elder of the Ye family, who was also Ye Xinglan's second uncle, whom Lin You had met on the day she became his disciple.
Ye Xinglan handed each of her two apprentices a token and said calmly, "Go in and pick whatever you like."
Lin You and Ye Zhen exchanged a glance, then looked at the token in their hands. Lin You was unfamiliar with the token, but Ye Zhen knew it. With this token, one could freely choose anything in the treasure pavilion within an hour.
The Fourth Elder chuckled as he glanced at the sign and let the two in, adding a special reminder: "Good things aren't necessarily upstairs; you have to search floor by floor."
Lin You had never been to a place like this before, and Ye Zhen had only heard about it from others. The two sisters were momentarily stunned as they looked at the bookshelves that filled the room.
Ye Zhen casually picked up an item from the bookshelf. It was a dusty box that couldn't be opened. After examining it with her divine sense, she discovered that it contained a low-grade spirit stone.
Lin You followed suit and took a box containing a piece of refined iron, whose value was not much different from that of a low-grade spirit stone.
“This box cannot be put into the storage space. Let’s start from the first floor. I’ll look on the left, and you go to the right. We’ll only take things that are worth more than high-grade spirit stones.”
Lin You nodded, then casually pulled out two large bags and handed one to Ye Zhen. This bag was originally given to her by Shen Zechen to pack snacks. Now that the snacks were almost gone, she couldn't bear to throw the bag away, so she stuffed it into her spatial storage.
Ye Zhen took the canvas bag, which was almost big enough to fit her inside, and coughed lightly. "If you encounter anything you don't know but are interested in, put it in too."
Since this place is called the Treasure Pavilion, there are quite a few good things here, especially for the two of them who are in the Qi Refining stage. They can use any item they pick up.
After searching through the entire bookshelf, Lin You found several high-quality medicinal herbs, two bottles of pills, a protective spiritual artifact, and a top-grade spirit stone.
She happily looked up at Ye Zhen, only to find that her friend had already swept through half the room, and the bag in her hand was quite full, about a third of the room.
Lin You quickly sped up. She had only recently started learning the basics and her spiritual sense was not as strong as Ye Zhen's. After checking one more bookshelf, she met up with her friend.
Ye Zhen looked at the empty bag in her hand and swapped bags with her. She quickly went upstairs with the bags. An hour later, although she hadn't finished shopping on the third floor, both bags were full.
The Fourth Elder was somewhat shocked to see the two people carrying bags out. He had been guarding this place for more than ten years and this was the first time he had ever seen such packaging in the Treasure Pavilion.
Ye Xinglan nodded to her second uncle, took the bags from her two apprentices, and turned to leave. After all, no one said that she couldn't take bags when she went to the treasure pavilion.
Lin You and Ye Zhen exchanged a glance, bowed to the Fourth Elder, and then tactfully followed their master.
Uncle Ye glanced at the three of them and said helplessly, "Bring the box back to me later!"
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