"You—, oh!"
What was supposed to be a happy day turned into a bit of an unpleasantness between the two because of this incident.
Shenxian'er returned to her courtyard, sat under the eaves, holding a book titled "The Three Most Commonly Used Spells in the Qi Refining Stage," her eyes fixed on it, her mind elsewhere.
She had already finished reading the first batch of books she bought, and after selling them to the bookstore, she used the money to buy this one.
"Flying Arrow Technique," "Hemostasis Technique," and "Shield Technique" are all low-level, non-producible spells, and cheap.
Nevertheless, she loved it, but at this moment she was rather listless.
"Xiaoyue makes a good point, why don't we listen to her?" Li Changzhou asked.
The fairy came to her senses, flipped through the book in her hand, pouted, and whispered, "One should be grateful and repay kindness."
So it's not that you trust me, but because I saved you, that you rejected Xiaoyue's offer?
"No, that's not true. I know that the power of the gods must be very strong."
[Just because I accelerated the growth of a few spirit rice plants?]
"...This is only part of it, but I still believe you."
"It seems I cannot betray your trust. Come, give me your magic."
The immortal closed the scroll, pulled out a branch from his waist, and asked excitedly, "My Lord, what are you planning to do?"
As your ever-present grandfather, of course I'll give you a cheat code.
"Grandpa?" Shenxian tilted her head. "Cheat code?"
[Never mind that. You've endured three months of hardship; it's time to start developing a skill to earn money. Tell me, of all the arts of cultivation, which one do you want to learn?]
"Your Excellency, you know all of these?" the fairy asked in surprise.
"I have a little knowledge," Li Changzhou said reservedly.
"Then I want to learn alchemy. Xiaoyue said alchemy is the most profitable... Never mind, I'll learn talismans instead."
"Are you afraid that if you learn alchemy well, you'll discourage Xiaoyue?" Li Changzhou asked with a smile.
"...No~" is the effective tone for a fairy to lie.
Then came a long explanation: "Among the various arts of cultivation, the most profitable are alchemy, weapon crafting, talismans, and formations. Alchemy costs a lot of money, weapon crafting is physically demanding, formations require buying many, many books, and learning talismans has the lowest cost."
Whatever you want, it's all the same to me.
"Okay! I'll learn talismans! How will you teach me, Your Majesty?" the fairy asked impatiently.
[For your breakthrough to the fourth level of Qi Refining, I'm rewarding you with a first-tier talisman master and a spell—when practicing talismans and spells, holding a tree branch and channeling your mana will greatly enhance your comprehension.]
The term "first-tier talisman master" is a broad concept.
If you can only draw the lowest-level Cleansing Talisman, you are considered a first-tier Talisman Master; if you can draw a first-tier, ninth-grade Lightning-Attracting Talisman, you are also a first-tier Talisman Master.
So the immortal was puzzled: "A first-tier talisman master?"
In short, I can improve your comprehension with any first-tier talisman, though it will consume your mana. Also, which spell would you like to learn?
"Any subject is fine?"
[Qi Refining Stage]
"Then can I learn talismans first, and buy better spells when I have money, Your Majesty?"
What's our principle? Have you forgotten? If you have money and don't spend it, it's someone else's money. That won't do.
"Then let's use the flying arrow technique."
[Alright, Shield Spell.]
"...Lord God?"
【What's wrong? 】
"......nothing."
[Haha, silly child, now that you've learned talismans, why worry about not having offensive spells? Shield spells will protect you, allowing you to use talismans with ease.]
"Oh, oh!" Shenxian'er laughed, her features as beautiful as a painting. "My Lord, may I tell Xiaoyue about this?"
【no】
"I'll keep it a secret!" Shenxian'er promised.
Li Changzhou continued, "After you learn magic and earn a table full of spirit stones with talismans, tell her that I want her to know that what sect you're talking about? Following me is your only way out!"
"..." Shenxian'er opened the book, "I'm starting to practice shield magic, my lord."
Pretend you didn't hear what was just said.
She gripped the branch with her left hand, infused it with magic, and flipped through the "Arrow Techniques" book without any special reaction; the same was true when she looked at the "Hemostasis Techniques".
He took a slight breath and opened the "Shield Technique." The Shield Technique allows one to use spiritual energy to form a spiritual energy shield to block...
My brain went blank for a second.
Blood started flowing from my nose.
A dense mass of knowledge poured in like thunderbolts or seawater.
After a long while, Shenxian'er came to her senses. She wiped the blood from her nose, her mind completely blank for a moment.
She raised her hand, without even making a hand seal, and a two-meter-high, one-meter-wide, paper-thin blue transparent shield appeared, almost like a city wall, yet surprisingly light and agile.
With a mere thought, the blue transparent shield would move to the designated location.
The scroll says that the "Shield Spell" can only summon a shield the size of a washbasin, and the caster needs to be quick-witted and nimble-fingered to block the spell.
What is that in front of me?
Is this still the Shield spell?
It's like a city wall technique, right?
[Your body is too weak, and thankfully your magical power is weak too. I can only let you share one millionth of my comprehension, otherwise your head would have exploded just now.]
The fairy wiped away the blood that was flowing from her nose again.
She suddenly understood why spiritual cultivation couldn't be fed; it would lead to death.
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