Chapter 1
Qin Yifeng Shi Anxu Lingju
Shi Anxu rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed. He glanced at Mu Qingzhou, who was sleeping soundly beside him, sighed softly, dressed as if resigned to his fate, and got out of bed to wash up.
A few days ago, he accidentally fell into the water, and countless memories flooded his mind.
He thought that as a useless senior brother, he would have a fulfilling life by following his genius junior brother. Little did he know that he wasn't originally from this world, but had transmigrated from the distant modern era.
Life in the cultivation world was incredibly boring. He spent his days cultivating from morning till night, and since he was a good-for-nothing, it was even more tedious.
Since gaining modern memories in his mind, Shi Anxu has been missing his cell phone and computer. The thought of going home has taken root and begun to sprout in his heart.
Fortunately, among his restored memories was the way back that the system had told him before it ran away.
Help Mu Qingzhou become the number one cultivator in the world.
This is not easy to handle. His junior brother is a genius. No matter what his master teaches him, he understands it immediately. He is proficient in swordsmanship, alchemy, formation, and weapon crafting.
All he needs to do is provide logistical support and resources.
When it comes to logistical support, Shi Anxu plans to start by taking care of Mu Qingzhou's daily needs.
So after washing up, he went straight to the kitchen next door.
Shi Anxu has been quite adept at being a useless senior brother these past few years, instead of focusing on cultivation, he's been busy researching cooking.
As a result, his cooking skills are now second to none on Qin Nian Peak (although there are only two of them, him and Mu Qingzhou).
A short while later, he returned to the place where the two of them slept, carrying a bowl of fragrant and sweet pumpkin porridge.
As soon as he entered, he saw Mu Qingzhou already dressed and sitting at the table reading a book. He smiled and brought the pumpkin porridge to him, saying, "Junior brother, try the pumpkin porridge that your senior brother made especially for you."
Mu Qingzhou put down his book, picked up his bowl and plate, took a couple of bites, and replied, "It's delicious."
"Eat more if you like it. After you finish eating, focus on your cultivation. You don't need to worry about anything else. Your senior brother will take care of it." After saying that, Shi Anxu sat down opposite him and scooped up some pumpkin porridge to eat.
"Um."
Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou made nice promises, but they were still somewhat worried about solving the problem of insufficient cultivation resources.
The sect they belong to is the Qingyun Sect, the number one sect in the cultivation world, and Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou happen to have become disciples of the number one Immortal Venerable Su Qinyi, so their resources must be top-notch.
But not long ago, in order to protect a city, Immortal Venerable Qinyi sacrificed his own primordial spirit, and his soul and spirit were destroyed.
Qin Nianfeng has lost its former glory, and its resources are dwindling day by day.
Shi Anxu used to be carefree and easygoing, but now that he has the idea of going home, he will make up resources for Mu Qingzhou even if he doesn't have any.
Following this line of thought, he needed to collect all the usable resources on the peak, but the only two resources he could think of were the fairy fruit forest behind the house and his master's library.
First, go to the orchard to pick fruit for Mu Qingzhou, then search through the entire library. Collect all the cultivation techniques that are useful for Mu Qingzhou's cultivation. This will definitely increase the progress of the mission to help Mu Qingzhou become the number one cultivator in the world by 1.
Thinking of this, Shi Anxu cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks the two of them had used for porridge, and then walked towards the fairy fruit forest behind the house.
As soon as he entered the Immortal Fruit Forest, Shi Anxu sensed the presence of others. He tiptoed and slowly walked in, his divine sense instantly covering the small area he passed through.
Soon, his divine sense detected a foul aura. Shi Anxu was startled; how could there be a demonic cultivator here?
Knowing his own strength, Shi Anxu instantly calmed down. Although the Qinyi Peak barrier had weakened considerably, it could still hold off some of the weaker opponents Shi Anxu could handle. He definitely couldn't defeat this demonic cultivator; he needed to find a way to escape.
Shi Anxu stayed in the same spot for a long time, but the demonic cultivator didn't make a sound. Thinking that he might not have discovered him, he moved his back foot slightly and retreated.
Before he could move an inch, Shi Anxu heard a leisurely voice in front of him, "Senior Brother Shi, why are you squatting here? Are you injured?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Anxu immediately smiled gently. "My calves were a little sore on the way here, so I squatted down to stretch them out."
Bah! It's all your fault for scaring me in this forest, otherwise this wouldn't have happened.
Jiang Linyu naturally couldn't hear Shi Anxu's inner complaints, but he did become interested in this useless senior brother.
"I see. Would you like me to give you a massage, senior brother?"
Shi Anxu immediately stood up from the ground and refused, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but it's alright, I'm fine now."
A hint of regret flashed in Jiang Linyu's eyes. "Alright then."
With the crisis averted, Shi Anxu vaguely sensed something was amiss. He took a step back to create distance between himself and Jiang Linyu, watching him warily.
How did you get here?
Jiang Linyu explained, "I am Jiang Linyu, the second disciple of Immortal Venerable Yunyang. My master has been missing immortal fruits lately, so I came here to pick some for him."
Jiang Linyu and Shi Anxu had heard of each other; their talent was second only to Mu Qingzhou, but they were snatched away by Immortal Venerable Yunyang during the apprenticeship ceremony. It seems that the aura of the demonic cultivator just now wasn't his. He had to hurry back and tell his junior brother about the demonic cultivator; the two of them needed to take some precautions on Qinnian Peak.
Thinking of this, Shi Anxu's expression softened slightly, and he bowed to Jiang Linyu, "Junior Brother Jiang, please make yourself at home. Junior Brother Mu is still waiting for me. We'll meet again sometime."
Without waiting for Jiang Linyu's response, he quickly picked some fruit and left.
Jiang Linyu watched Shi Anxu's retreating figure, a slight smile playing on her lips. "We'll meet again soon."
Shi Anxu returned to the kitchen, panting, washed the immortal fruit, and then took it to Mu Qingzhou's cultivation place.
When Shi Anxu arrived, Mu Qingzhou had just finished a week of cultivation. Sensing someone approaching, he immediately opened his eyes.
What comes into view is Shi Anxu's face, which always carries a gentle smile.
Shi Anxu's eyebrows and eyes were exceptionally gentle, with slightly drooping corners. Beneath her thick, long eyelashes were a pair of eyes that held the essence of countless stars, captivating Mu Qingzhou every time.
"Why are you here, Senior Brother?"
“I picked some magical fruits from the orchard behind the house; they will be good for your cultivation.”
As Shi Anxu spoke, he picked up the fairy fruit, wiped it with his sleeve to make sure there was no water on the peel, and then handed it to Mu Qingzhou.
Mu Qingzhou didn't say anything. He took the fruit from Shi Anxu's hand and took a bite. Instantly, the sweet and sour taste filled Mu Qingzhou's mouth.
Seeing that Shi Anxu wasn't eating the immortal fruit and was just staring at him with bright eyes, he coughed a little awkwardly, "It's delicious, senior brother, don't just watch me eat, you should have some too."
Shi Anxu shook his head and refused, saying, "I won't eat it. There aren't many resources left in the peak. If I eat it, you won't have any left."
Seeing that Shi Anxu was unwilling, Mu Qingzhou didn't say anything more. After quietly finishing a fairy fruit, he stopped talking.
He had only been at Qin Nian Peak for a short time and wasn't particularly close to Shi Anxu. Saying what he just said was already his limit. He usually had an indifferent attitude towards others, and Shi Anxu was no exception.
Seeing that Mu Qingzhou had no intention of eating anymore, Shi Anxu got down to business, "Junior brother, I sensed the aura of demonic cultivators in the orchard just now. I think we need to reinforce the protective barrier around the peak."
Mu Qingzhou frowned deeply. "With our current strength, it's impossible to complete the reinforcement. The cultivation techniques my master gave me don't include anything about the protective barrier of the peak."
Shi Anxu raised his hand to smooth Mu Qingzhou's furrowed brows. "Don't frown all the time. Didn't I tell you that you don't need to worry about anything else? Your senior brother will take care of it. Do you remember Master's library? There must be records about the protective barrier there. I'll go find it for you, and I'll also find some cultivation techniques for you while I'm at it."
I had planned to search the library for cultivation techniques to help you, but my desire to give you fruit took over. However, going now would be the best of both worlds.
Mu Qingzhou shook his head again, "It's no use just finding me cultivation techniques. I'm only at the late Golden Core stage right now. If we need to reinforce the protective barrier, my senior brother will also have to help. Besides, with demonic cultivators entering, it's not enough to just reinforce the barrier."
The light in Shi Anxu's eyes dimmed for a moment.
Ugh, I don't want to cultivate! Why is it so hard to just be a good-for-nothing in peace?!
"Alright, once I've collected all the resources on the peak, I'll cultivate with my junior brother. I just hope he won't look down on me."
"I will never look down on my senior brother," Mu Qingzhou replied with unwavering determination.
With the matter settled, Shi Anxu saw no need to stay any longer. He said goodbye to Mu Qingzhou and then headed to the library.
After his master died, neither he nor Mu Qingzhou ever came to the library again. So much so that as soon as he pushed open the door, a cloud of dust rushed towards his face.
Dust got into his nose, causing Shi Anxu to sneeze incessantly. It took him quite a while to finally stop sneezing.
He covered his nose and used his spiritual power to light the oil lamps in the library, instantly brightening the room and revealing the entire library to Shi Anxu.
"According to the classification, books related to barriers should be classified under the category of formations, so let's look for them in the formations section first."
"Found it!"
He was really lucky; the first book he got was about protective barriers.
The book says that to enhance the effectiveness of the protective barrier, it is necessary to extract the power of the divine herb Fu Yuan and fuse it with the power of two cultivators who are at least in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
It seems that he has no choice but to cultivate on his own. It shouldn't take too much effort for him to go from the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment to the Mid-stage of Golden Core. He can just follow Mu Qingzhou to cultivate.
With such wonderful fantasies in mind, Shi Anxu quickly put the matter of cultivation out of his mind. He happily searched through the library, found a bunch of cultivation techniques suitable for Mu Qingzhou, then randomly picked out two for himself, and left with his hands full.
The next day, Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou each sat on a futon in the courtyard and meditated.
He recalled the method Su Qinyang had taught him and absorbed and circulated the spiritual energy within his body.
A warm current flowed through Shi Anxu's limbs and bones, slowly circulating through his body in cycles.
Shi Anxu was already at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and this cultivation showed signs of a potential breakthrough. Soon, dark clouds pressed down from the sky, and thunder rumbled.
Mu Qingzhou, who was cultivating nearby, also noticed the strangeness in the sky. He turned to Shi Anxu and said, "Concentrate. When the lightning strikes, use all your spiritual power to resist it. Once you run out of spiritual power, then fight with your bare hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderbolt struck down with a deafening roar.
Shi Anxu mobilized all his spiritual power, but unfortunately he could only block two bolts of heavenly lightning. The last bolt of heavenly lightning still charred his entire body.
Before he could even complain, Shi Anxu felt his whole body filled with spirit again, and his five senses became more sensitive than before.
Mu Qingzhou used a dust-removing spell on Shi Anxu and asked, "How is it?"
Seeing that he had become clean instantly, Shi Anxu's eyes lit up, and he replied irrelevantly, "How useful! Junior brother, please teach this spell to your senior brother."
Mu Qingzhou: ...
"This is just a simple dust-removing spell, the first spell our master taught us."
Shi Anxu touched his nose, somewhat guilty, and said, "I forgot."
Mu Qingzhou sighed and taught Shi Anxu how to circulate spiritual power and the incantation for the Cleansing Dust Technique.
Shi Anxu successfully cleaned the stains off the prayer mat on his first try. He couldn't understand why he hadn't learned such a simple spell before.
He wanted to test his proficiency with the Dust Removal Technique again, so he set his sights on Mu Qingzhou, "Junior Brother, I have a favor to ask..."
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