"Oh, little girl, you got here so quickly?"
The little girl ran to the cave rental office, covered in sweat, and saw the old cultivator from before already waiting at the door.
Hearing the old cultivator laugh at her, the little girl wasn't annoyed. She casually wiped the sweat from her forehead, revealed her white teeth, and held out her hand to the old cultivator, saying:
"Grandpa Zhang, don't tease me. How many spirit stones can I get this time?"
The old cultivator shook his head with amusement when he saw the little girl asking for money directly, but his hand was still busy taking out spirit stones.
The old cultivator took fifty spirit stones from the spirit stones Liu Yunqing handed him and picked them up amidst the little girl's expectant gaze.
As the spirit stone was about to fall into her palm, the little girl's eyes widened, and she even swallowed hard.
The old cultivator immediately took the spirit stone back.
"Grandpa Zhang!"
Seeing the little girl's disappointed expression, the old cultivator raised his index finger to signal for silence, then said to the little girl:
"You were supposed to receive ten spirit stones, but if you can complete a task, I'll give you all fifty spirit stones."
Upon hearing this, the little girl withdrew her outstretched hand, looking somewhat uneasy, and said:
"How about Grandpa Zhang gives me ten spirit stones instead?"
The old cultivator gave a light snort and feigned anger, saying:
"You've already given up on the mission before I even said anything?"
"That's forty spirit stones, enough for your mother's medicine for a year!"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the little girl slumped her shoulders and resignedly asked:
"What does Grandpa Zhang want me to do?"
"It's simple, just find a way to get that fairy from earlier to participate in the Alliance assessment."
"If she passes the test and becomes a member of the alliance, I will apply for another fifty spirit stones as a reward for you."
The little girl stared at the spirit stone pushed in front of her, her eyes unwilling to look away, and asked with her last remaining shred of reason:
"But what if we fail in the end, and that fairy is unwilling?"
The old monk glanced at the little girl with some sympathy and softened his voice:
"Consider those forty spirit stones a loan from me. You can pay me back when you've earned enough."
"Then... shall I give it a try?"
The little girl finally accepted the spirit stone, thought for a moment, and then stretched out her hand to the old cultivator again.
"In that case, I won't bother copying it from the Alliance. Just give me a copy of the Alliance Member Code of Conduct, and I'll take it back to show that fairy."
The old monk smiled mischievously, flipped his hand, took out a booklet, and handed it to the little girl, saying:
"You know how to make things easy. Alright, go ahead."
The little girl didn't argue, just giggled, grabbed the booklet, and started running again.
...
Half an hour later, the little girl, carrying a pile of packages almost as big as herself, knocked on the door of Liu Yunqing's cave.
"What are you doing...?"
Seeing the little girl surrounded by packages with a booklet tucked under her chin, Liu Yunqing quickly took the things from her.
The little girl put down her things, took a couple of breaths, and then pointed to the packages, saying:
"I visited several stores and packed all their signs into one package. Please choose one."
After saying that, he pointed to the booklet in Liu Yunqing's hand and said:
"These are the rules of conduct for members of the Loose Cultivator Alliance and some related matters. You can take a look when you have time."
Although she had promised the old monk, the little girl didn't say anything more.
Liu Yunqing was very satisfied with the little girl's efficiency, so he gave her another spirit stone as a reward and let her leave first.
The little girl originally wanted to wait until Liu Yunqing finished eating to see what her future tastes would be and how often she would receive meals.
Seeing that the other person was busy and didn't seem to be planning to eat right away, I wisely refrained from speaking.
Liu Yunqing was indeed not in a hurry to eat, nor did she look at the booklet, because she really had other things to do.
She didn't know if others had any gains in Xiaohe Ridge's secret realm, but she had a huge one!
Once he was sure no one would disturb him, Liu Yunqing entered the cultivation room and immediately activated the formation.
Then he took out the isolation array plate given to him by his beautiful master, opened it, and then flashed into the space.
The drop of Golden Crow essence blood obtained from Xiaohe Secret Realm was now quietly floating in the Golden Crow Ring, above the volcano and below the red sun.
Upon closer inspection, Liu Yunqing saw that the drop of blood essence was wrapped in a fireball exactly the same as before.
Upon seeing the fireball, Liu Yunqing couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.
Liu Yunzhao thought that as long as the fireball existed, the essence blood would exist, but little did he know that the fireball was generated by the essence blood absorbing energy, rather than being born as a fireball to carry the essence blood.
Liu Yunqing thought Liu Yunzhao knew a lot, but after some probing, she found that she only knew the basics.
He didn't believe that it was because his physical body, which originally possessed a fire spiritual root, was able to nourish that drop of essence blood; instead, he thought that he had obtained the spiritual root through crooked means.
If spiritual roots could be created out of thin air so easily, would there be people in this world who cannot cultivate?
After a smile, Liu Yunqing temporarily put Liu Yunzhao out of her mind and prepared to try to refine the essence blood and see what changes would occur between the Golden Crow Ring and herself.
"Master, you mustn't!"
Little Jin flew out of the red sun, his eyes barely open, and he said in a muffled voice:
"Establish your foundation, or you will die."
Before the word "death" had even faded, Xiao Jin transformed into golden light once more, returning to the red sun, and remained motionless.
Seeing that Xiao Jin was so eager to send a message, Liu Yunqing immediately dismissed the idea.
Even though the second drop of essence blood had not yet been refined and was only present in the Golden Crow Ring, Liu Yunqing felt that the vitality of the Golden Crow Ring was slowly recovering, and the mist at the edge of the space seemed to have thinned out a bit.
And then there's that fiery red stone platform.
At the time, Liu Yunqing was focused on taking the essence blood and did not pay attention to the material of the stone platform. Xiao Jin reminded her, so she took it away before leaving.
Anything else placed in the Golden Crow Ring would instantly turn to ashes, but the stone platform remained completely undamaged, which told Liu Yunqing that it was a valuable item.
When Xiaoheling Fengpiaopiao bid farewell, Liu Yunqing gave him a large stone as a parting gift.
Now, upon closer inspection and after searching through his memories for a moment, Liu Yunqing exclaimed in surprise:
"It's actually the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone!"
Legend has it that the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone is a rare and precious material that can help the Vermilion Bird resist the heavenly fire when it hatches. No wonder it can withstand the essence of the Golden Crow and the scorching heat inside the Golden Crow Ring.
Anyone who can add a fist-sized piece of Vermilion Bird Gold Stone to their natal magic weapon will not only increase the success rate, but also help the master withstand heavenly lightning!
If you encounter someone with weaker physical cultivation, wouldn't that be like having an extra life?
However, Liu Yunqing had such a huge amount of such a good thing!
The thought that Liu Yunzhao not only failed to obtain the essence blood but also missed out on the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone made Liu Yunqing unable to suppress his joy.
Liu Yunqing wasn't the only one who laughed; Feng Piaopiao did too.
He was one of only two people to obtain the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone, and he obtained it effortlessly, entirely through a gift from a friend.
Isn't that infuriating?
"Piaopiao, I'm talking to you, what are you grinning about?"
Feng Piaopiao held the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone, slurped her saliva, and said:
"The thought that others didn't have it, and I got it so easily, shouldn't I be happy?"
Especially that other person, it's Liu Yunzhao, hehe.
"But I'm not happy now."
After laughing, Feng Piaopiao's smile vanished instantly, and she looked at her master with displeasure, saying:
"How many times have I told you, don't call me Piaopiao! I hate this name!"
Master Feng Piaopiao quickly curled the corners of his lips, then looked at Feng Piaopiao with a serious expression and said:
"Then you should put more effort into your cultivation and advance to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible so you can obtain a Daoist title."
"Look at Junior Nephew Yun Zhao. You two are about the same age, and your aptitude is even a bit better than his..."
Feng Piaopiao's face fell, and she arrogantly raised her hand to interrupt her master, saying:
"Stop calling me 'Junior Brother Yun Zhao,' my friend—an even more genius has appeared!"
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