During these twenty days, Qin Gengyun and Liusu's cooperation became increasingly tacit. In the past, it took an hour to absorb a piece of spiritual essence, and their cultivation level increased by 7 points.

Practicing for six hours every day can increase 42 points.

Now it only takes half an hour to absorb a piece of spiritual marrow. If you practice for five hours a day and absorb ten pieces of spiritual marrow, you can increase 70 points a day.

The points gained are already the same as those gained from practicing with my wife.

It can be said that his wife and sister-in-law are his wings, helping him to quickly advance to the eighth level of Qi training.

But ever since the housewarming banquet that day, my wife has been feeling unwell from time to time.

Although his wife never showed any sign of pain in front of him, Qin Gengyun could still feel that there must be something wrong with her body.

He asked several times, but Qiu Zhihe avoided the question. When he asked Liusu, the girl was also evasive.

A few times when his wife felt weak, Qin Gengyun said that he would not practice today and let his wife rest for a night.

But Qiu Zhihe became even more aggressive and asked for more.

It seems like every time is the last time.

Qin Gengyun was worried, but he could only accommodate his wife.

After dinner, Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe sat by the pond, watching the sun set in the sky and the dusk deepen.

Today, Qiu Zhihe's face was a little pale, and her head rested on Qin Gengyun's chest, gentle, yet weak.

"My dear husband, recently many small sects and treasure hunting teams have gone to the Northern Wilderness to look for the immortal's treasure. After you build your foundation, we will also set off to the Northern Wilderness."

Yesterday, the black ice fire in Qiu Zhihe's body clashed with the two sword intentions again. She suppressed it forcefully again and maintained Qiu Zhihe's body.

But she was unsure in her heart and didn't know how long she could suppress it.

She could feel that every time the couple practiced together, Qin Gengyun's cultivation level would improve, so even if she was not feeling well, she still tried her best to practice with Qin Gengyun every day.

The purpose was to allow Qin Gengyun to build his foundation as quickly as possible so that he could enter the treasure trove left by his master, take out the "Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill" and eradicate the poison in his body.

I just hope that before Qiu Zhihe disappears completely, he can get rid of the trouble of erysipelas and live a long life.

Hearing her words, Qin Gengyun nodded and said, "My lady, I will practice hard. You have been feeling unwell recently. Liusu and I will practice for a few more hours in the next few days. You should have a good rest at night."

"I'm fine." Qiu Zhihe shook her head: "Practice should not be interrupted for even a day."

Qin Gengyun had no choice but to agree. The two of them leaned against each other quietly for a while, and Qiu Zhihe suddenly said:

"I have already drawn the Spirit Searching Formation. Once you have successfully established your foundation, you can find Daoist Friend Mo."

Qin Gengyun suddenly realized, "Madam, you have been in the garden recently. Are you drawing the spirit-seeking formation?"

Qiu Zhihe nodded slightly, half of her body leaning on him, "Husband, I want to sleep for a while."

"good."

Qin Gengyun hugged her and looked down to see that his wife had closed her eyes. The black hair by her ears fluttered gently in the breeze, brushing against her slightly pale face.

He lowered his head and kissed the soft side of her face.

The evening breeze blew across the pond, rippling the water gently, reflecting a pair of figures quietly snuggling together above.

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One month later.

[Cultivation: Qi training level nine, 1/6000]

[Skills: Fourth-level Alchemist]

[Spiritual roots: Fire-type middle-grade spiritual roots (987/1000), Ice-type middle-grade spiritual roots (990/1000)]

early morning.

Qin Gengyun sat cross-legged in the courtyard beside the pond.

Qiu Zhihe and Liusu sat aside and looked at him quietly.

When he opened his eyes, a surge of spiritual energy burst out, and Liusu cheered:

"Wow, my son-in-law has reached the ninth level of Qi training so quickly! Miss, we two have made the greatest contribution!"

Qiu Zhihe didn't say anything, but her little mouth was slightly raised. Qin Gengyun stood up and held her little hand:

"My lady, in a month or so, I will be able to break through to the ninth level of Qi training. Let me go to Dan Fu Building and buy a drop of foundation-building spirit liquid first."

When cultivators break through to a higher realm, they will encounter dangers of varying degrees. If they have the help of spiritual liquid, the danger will be much smaller, and they can achieve twice the result with half the effort and break through smoothly.

Compared with the Golden Elixir, Nascent Soul and even the God Transformation, the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid is also precious, but it is not that scarce.

During these days, Qin Gengyun not only practiced but also made pills. He made a lot of third-grade elixirs and sold them at Danfu Tower.

In addition to daily household expenses and the purchase of spiritual essence, his spirit stones have always remained at around 3,000 spirit stones.

One drop of foundation-building spiritual liquid costs only about 2,000 spirit stones, which is completely enough.

"No need to buy it, I have it."

Qiu Zhihe said something, calmly took out a small white jade bottle, opened the bottle cap, and a rich spiritual energy overflowed from the bottle.

Qin Gengyun leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, there was a drop of spiritual liquid hanging in the bottle.

He looked at Qiu Zhihe in surprise: "Madam, you even have the foundation-building spiritual liquid?"

Liusu made a snort and thought to herself, it's just the foundation-building spiritual liquid, how rare can it be?

Qiu Zhihe glanced at her and said coldly: "He has already reached the ninth level of Qi training, and you are still stuck at the eighth level. Why are you so lazy?"

Liusu shrank her neck and said, "Miss, calm down. I will practice hard tomorrow."

Qiu Zhihe was about to say something else when her expression suddenly changed slightly. Then she regained her composure and suddenly said to Qin Gengyun:

"My dear, I want to eat the crystal pork elbow from Yueyin Tower and the shortbread from Tianyun Pavilion."

Qin Gengyun stood up immediately: "Wait a moment, my lady, I will go buy it for you!"

Qiu Zhihe has been married to him for so long and has never made such a request, so Qin Gengyun naturally has to satisfy his wife.

He had just taken two steps when Qiu Zhihe said again, "Husband, I saw an embroidered dress in Yanzhi Pavilion the other day and I really liked it. Can you buy it for me?"

"Okay, okay!" Qin Gengyun smiled and nodded: "As long as my wife likes it, I will buy it for you!"

After saying that, he strode out the door.

Not long after he left, an abnormal blush appeared on Qiu Zhihe's calm face, and she spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow"!

"Saint?!"

Liusu was shocked and hurried forward to support the staggering Qiu Zhihe, only to see that the petite body was slowly growing taller.

The jet-black hair also turned half snow-white and half fiery red.

But the next moment, her body shrank again and her hair turned back to black.

Just when it seemed that it was about to return to Qiu Zhihe's appearance, its body changed again and turned into Xia Qinglian's form.

This delicate body suddenly became taller and smaller, and her hair turned black and red and white.

With such a lot of pulling and tugging, one can imagine Qiu Zhihe's pain.

That beautiful little face was now full of ferocity, veins on the back of her white hands were bulging, and her whole body was shaking violently.

The Tassel God exclaimed, this time the conflict between ice, fire and sword intent in the Saint's body was extremely fierce, and it was irreversible to see her transforming back into Xia Qinglian's form.

But the saint tried her best to suppress the spiritual power in her body and was determined to maintain the appearance of Qiu Zhihe even if she died.

That's what made her so miserable.

Liusu opened her eyes to check her body's condition, and her expression changed drastically:

"Saint, if you continue to suppress it by force, you will go crazy. Don't insist! Give up Qiu Zhihe's body, Saint!"