After leaving that small town, Liu Yunqing walked along a small path.
After finding a place to change clothes and combing down her thick bangs to cover most of her face, she set off again.
In the evening, we found a lively inn, and ate at a table in the bustling lobby. After listening to the diners chat for a while, we got up and went back to our room.
Most of the people here are adults with children, and it's obvious they're there because they're there to see the Tai Xuan Sect open its gates.
However, most of these people came from remote small towns, were independent cultivators with no family background, or were from small families like the Liu family.
A very small number of them came from the secular world, or were a little older like Liu Yunqing, and came alone.
Liu Yunqing returned to her room and summarized the news she had heard that day, and then she had a general idea of what was going on.
Originally, there was a special passage to participate in the Tai Xuan Sect's founding election. It required traveling to another Tai Xuan Sect outpost, where disciples from the Tai Xuan Sect on missions would bring them back together.
In addition, you also need to obtain a quota for opening the mountain gate.
Fortunately, the quota card is just a certificate and is not registered in person; it is valid for anyone who gets it.
To obtain a quota token, one can either collect it at the designated location of the Tai Xuan Sect after the news of the sect's opening is released, or the Tai Xuan Sect will proactively distribute them to certain prominent families.
The last method is to snatch a spot from someone who has already secured it.
Clearly, if Liu Yunqing wants to participate in the selection for the opening of the mountain gate, the last method is the only feasible one.
It will take about three days to reach the designated post of the Tai Xuan Sect from this inn, so whose spot should she try to take?
Liu Yunqing poured herself a cup of tea, drank it slowly, and then her thoughts drifted to another question.
Of all the news I heard today, there wasn't a single thing about the Myriad Wonders Sect, nor did I hear anything about the Tai Xuan Sect inviting other sects to attend the ceremony.
This calmed Liu Yunqing down a bit, and at the same time reminded her of the question she wanted to ask about the thumb ring before she fled the previous small town.
This time, the spirit of the ring was very obedient. Seeing Liu Yunqing make a move and ask again, it was already prepared.
As soon as Liu Yunqing asked the question, she heard the spirit of the artifact chattering away in her mind.
"Master, you misunderstood me last time."
"Those things you mentioned will only appear before the Golden Crow Ring fully recognizes its master."
"Once the Golden Crow Ring's bloodline fully recognizes its master, all those spirit stones and treasures will become materials for repairing the Golden Crow Ring."
“If those things were taken away before they were bound to a master, the Golden Crow Ring would be irreparable and could never be fully bound to a master again. It would only become an ordinary storage ring, and I, Little Golden, would not have awakened.”
After listening to the spirit Xiao Jin finish its rambling, Liu Yunqing had a vague guess in her heart, but she talked about other things:
"Golden Crow Ring? Your name is Little Golden?"
"That's right, Master!"
Liu Yunqing nodded and asked further:
"Who was your previous owner?"
This is a dangerous question. Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin immediately pledged his loyalty:
"I have no previous master, so you are my only master."
Liu Yunqing expressed disbelief, and Xiao Jin, feeling wronged, tried her best to explain:
"Really, I don't just convert to God in just anyone!"
“My master must have the bloodline of the Golden Crow clan, and the source of this bloodline must be related to this Golden Crow Ring.”
"Putting everything else aside, Xiao Jin is certain that the only bloodline in this world capable of recognizing the Golden Crow Ring is that single drop of essence blood in the master's heart meridian!"
Liu Yunqing shook her head again and continued:
"If someone takes away the drop of essence blood in my heart meridian and also takes away the Golden Crow Ring, as long as she absorbs the essence blood, she can still recognize it as her master."
Xiao Jin retorted dismissively:
"Of course not!"
Why not?
"Of course it's because," Xiao Jin was about to answer instinctively, but then swallowed the words back, her voice regaining its composure:
"Because I'm a spirit with refined taste, I don't just look up to just anyone!"
Liu Yunqing sensed that Xiao Jin was hiding something, but what she said sounded like the truth.
If so, it means that although Liu Yunzhao obtained the essence blood and the Golden Crow Ring in his previous life, he failed to successfully recognize them as his master, and therefore only obtained those resources.
According to this logic, the Golden Crow Ring must be extraordinary.
As Liu Yunqing pondered, he focused his mind into the Golden Crow Ring, only to find a vast expanse of mist and a small, unapproachable, fiery mound in the distance.
Seeing that Liu Yunqing didn't press the matter, Xiao Jin stepped forward again and said:
"Master, don't look down on this Golden Crow Mustard Seed. It can grow along with your cultivation level."
"If the opportunity arises, it might even evolve into a small world."
Liu Yunqing was unmoved by the flattery and asked directly:
"We'll talk about the future later. Tell me first, what use is this Golden Crow Ring to me right now?"
Xiao Jin remained silent.
Seeing Liu Yunqing's disappointment, he quickly tried to make amends:
"Master, don't be discouraged. You have great potential. Once you advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining and open your sea of consciousness, you will be able to use this space, and you will be able to enter and exit the space at any time."
Fifth level of Qi Refining?
Liu Yunqing felt the spiritual power within her body about to overflow at the first level of Qi Refining, and thought that this was not difficult at all.
As for opening up the sea of consciousness, it was not difficult for Liu Yunqing.
Her soul was originally powerful, but now, due to her low cultivation level, she was forced to suppress it to a lower level to adapt. Once her cultivation level is high enough, opening her sea of consciousness will be too easy for her, given the strength of her soul.
Despite Xiao Jin's calm demeanor, Liu Yunqing was actually quite satisfied with what she had said.
The mustard seed space that can be entered and exited at any time, and recognized by the bloodline of the ancient divine bird, is far more valuable than a ring of spirit stones.
After all, no matter how many spirit stones and treasures one possesses, they are all external things, while bloodline fundamentally elevates the upper limit of her power.
With his resentment gone, Liu Yunqing felt that his spiritual energy was flowing more smoothly during cultivation, so he couldn't help but circulate it an extra cycle on the spot.
Then, it broke through.
Peak of the second level of Qi Refining.
Fortunately, his cultivation level was too low, and although some observant people noticed Liu Yunqing's changes, they did not take them seriously.
On the morning of the third day, when it was discovered that Liu Yunqing's cultivation had advanced another level, reaching the third level of Qi Refining, some people's expressions changed.
Liu Yunqing saw all of this, but did not restrain himself.
It wasn't that she was arrogant; it was just that she was supposed to be stationed at the Tai Xuan Sect by evening, but she hadn't received her quota token yet.
Strangely, despite her displaying the nouveau riche attitude of someone who uses pills to advance in cultivation, and seeing the greed in some people's eyes, no one stepped forward.
When did everyone become so virtuous?
No, it's just that she's been targeted by others.
After Liu Yunqing once again distanced herself from the group, the person who had been watching her finally couldn't resist making a move.
"You little bitch, you're cultivating quite fast. Hand over all the pills and spirit stones."
Looking at the square face before him, which was exactly like Wang Laosan's, Liu Yunqing said with disappointment:
"Stop talking nonsense, just kill me, and everything will be yours."
"Of course, if I kill you, that spot will be mine."
Liu Yunqing acted without hesitation. Before he could finish speaking, he had already retreated rapidly, his wrist flicked and a longbow was in his hand, an arrow already nocked.
The square-faced male cultivator was initially surprised by Liu Yunqing's swift movements, but then, with a slash of his longsword, he sneered:
"Using a bow and arrow in melee combat? What an idiot!"
Before the word "goods" was even finished, and before the sword light reached Liu Yunqing, the sound of an arrow flying out and a muffled groan of pain rang out simultaneously.
Liu Yunqing nimbly dodged the sword light, ran to the roadside in a few steps, bent down and pulled an injured person out of the bushes.
"Give me the quota sign."
That man originally came to take advantage of the situation, but who knew that Liu Yunqing would not deal with his enemies, but instead shot him through the air first.
"I've given you the spot, but I can't give you my life!"
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