Chapter 43: Is cultivating immortality against the will of heaven, or is it about trying to survive?



Qiu Zhihe walked out of the kitchen gracefully, her long hair tied up in a bun with a white jade lotus hairpin inserted in her hair. She had a round face, watery almond eyes, and cherry red lips, looking both pretty and charming.

The most amazing thing is her outfit at the moment.

A long skirt that reaches the ground, trailing and flowing. The black gauze fabric is embroidered with several peonies intertwined with green leaves. Attached to the hem of the skirt, it sways gracefully as the woman moves with her lotus steps.

The upper body is embroidered with a flower of flowing clouds and flying flowers in gold thread, blooming on the top of the towering mountains, which inspires endless reverie.

The collar is slightly low, just enough to cover the mountains and rivers, revealing a piece of white jade-like skin above, covered by the beautiful gauze dress draped outside, looming, revealing sexiness in her dignified and cold beauty.

It was the gauze skirt with gold thread embroidery that Qin Gengyun bought for Qiu Zhihe.

When worn on Qiu Zhihe, she looks like a cool fairy in the Moon Palace, holy and flawless, which makes people's hearts flutter and they have the urge to kneel down and worship her.

Qin Gengyun opened his mouth wide. He knew that his wife was outstanding in appearance, but he didn't expect that she would be so beautiful after carefully dressing up.

If she were taller, she wouldn't be inferior to the eldest senior sister of Zhenyang Sect, who is said to be the most beautiful woman in the Eastern cultivation land, right?

Mo Xiaolan, who was standing beside him, was also stunned. She stood up subconsciously and bowed sincerely:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu is truly a beauty, even more stunning than the moon and the flowers!"

Qiu Zhihe nodded calmly to Mo Xiaolan: "I was just washing dishes in the kitchen, Daoist Mo, I'm sorry for neglecting you."

“Ahem!”

Qin Gengyun almost laughed out loud, thinking that Fellow Daoist Qiu, you went to the kitchen specifically to change into this gauze and gold-thread embroidered skirt, but came out and said you were washing dishes, which was a bit too artificial.

Feeling two cold gazes at once, Qin Gengyun said quickly:

"Yes, Mr. Mo, we just finished our meal. Have you eaten? Would you like some?"

Mo Xiaolan looked at the soup bowl still on the table, and the two bowls of unfinished broth next to it, and smiled and waved her hand:

"No, I've already eaten."

When Qiu Zhihe saw that her lie about "washing dishes" was exposed on the spot, her cheeks turned slightly red and she glared at Qin Gengyun again. Qin Gengyun was helpless and thought to himself, Fellow Daoist Qiu, it is you who cannot lie, how can you blame me?

After a brief moment of embarrassment, the three of them sat down again, and Qiu Zhihe asked:

"Friend Mo, why does this treasure hunting team need so many medicinal pills?"

Mo Xiaolan said, "Recently, news came that a treasure left by the Demon Sect Saint Master was discovered in Tianlu Mountain deep in the Northern Wilderness. Buried in it are the Demon Sect Saint Master's skills and many magic weapons, so many treasure hunting teams are eager to move."

Qiu Zhihe's eyes flickered, and she asked again, "Is this news reliable? Is it just a rumor?"

Mo Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "It should be reliable. The last battle between the three major sects to wipe out the Demon Sect was at Tianlu Mountain. The Demon Sect's Saint Master and Saint Maiden were both killed at Tianlu Mountain. It's not surprising that the Demon Sect's relics appeared at Tianlu Mountain."

"That's good." Qiu Zhihe nodded, and for some reason, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Qin Gengyun asked Mo Xiaolan, "Is this treasure hunting team that came to you to buy elixirs also going to Tianlu Mountain?"

Noila Mo shook her head: “They didn’t say, but they want so many pills, they probably want to try their luck at Tianlu Mountain.”

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, what do you think about this?"

Qin Gengyun asked Qiu Zhihe.

It goes without saying that there is the blood-clotting grass needed for the blood-clotting pill, the heart-solidifying grass needed for refining the soul-protecting pill, and the jade spirit flower needed for refining the jade-purifying pill. If you only need ordinary quality spiritual herbs, you can go and buy them.

But if you want high quality, you can only rely on Qiu Zhihe.

If she doesn't agree, this matter won't happen.

Mo Xiaolan didn't know the connection and thought Qin Gengyun was simply henpecked, so she looked at Qiu Zhihe, waiting for her answer.

After a moment, Qiu Zhihe nodded:

"Can."

"Okay, that's settled then!"

Qin Gengyun was delighted, but he was worried that the shop owner and the great alchemist would find out, so he didn't dare to go to Danfu Building to sell pills recently. Just when he was worrying about it, Mo Xiaolan came to him in time of relief.

He bowed to Mo Xiaolan and said, "Friend Mo, you have helped me a lot again. Thank you very much."

Feeling the coldness beside him, he immediately said to Qiu Zhihe: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, you have worked hard as well."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you are too polite. We are all neighbors, so it's only natural."

Mo Xiaolan also bowed and looked at Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe with some curiosity, feeling strange about the way the two got along with each other.

Why doesn't Fellow Daoist Qin call her "wife" but calls her "fellow Daoist" instead?

And judging from the situation, Fellow Daoist Qin’s status at home is somewhat worrying.

After finishing the story, Mo Xiaolan felt it was inconvenient to stay for long, so she stood up and said goodbye.

Qin Gengyun sent her out, and Qiu Zhihe suddenly asked, "Friend Mo Dao, will the Zhenyang Sect send someone to Tianlu Mountain?"

Noila Mo turned around: “I heard that Zhenyang Sect will indeed send someone.”

Qiu Zhihe asked again: "Do you know who were sent?"

Mo Xiaolan smiled and said, "I don't know about that. Fellow Daoist Qiu, are you interested in this matter?"

Qin Gengyun also looked at Qiu Zhihe. He found that when Qiu Zhihe mentioned the relics of the Demon Sect in Tianlu Mountain, his emotions seemed to be a little fluctuating.

Qiu Zhihe was silent for a moment, then said calmly:

"I just heard that the black miasma is very dense in Tianlu Mountain. The Qingfeng Powder refined by Fellow Daoist Qin is of extremely high quality and can just detoxify the black miasma. We can give it to you for three spirit stones per bag. The price you can sell it for is up to you. How do you think?"

Mo Xiaolan was startled, looked at Qin Gengyun, and nodded:

"Okay, I'll try."

After seeing Mo Xiaolan off, Qin Gengyun closed the door, came back and sat down, looking Qiu Zhihe up and down.

Qiu Zhihe said coldly: "What's wrong?"

Qin Gengyun suddenly laughed: "Friend Qiu, don't you dislike the clothes I bought for you?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at him with cold eyes. Qin Gengyun didn't dare to tease her anymore and said quickly:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, you look so beautiful in this dress, you are as beautiful as a fairy! No, you look even more beautiful than a fairy!"

Qiu Zhihe was startled, her expression somewhat unnatural, and she stood up suddenly: "I'll go change it."

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I really want to praise you." Qin Gengyun quickly changed the subject:

"By the way, you know that I don't dare to sell the pills to Dan Fu Tower recently, so I asked Brother Mo to help me sell them? Thank you very much."

"I was just saying that."

Qiu Zhihe looked at him in surprise:

"Why don't you dare to go to Danfu Tower?"

Qin Gengyun then realized that he had misunderstood, and told him about his recent concerns.

Qiu Zhihe suddenly sneered: "Cultivating immortality is against the will of heaven. If you are always hesitant like you, you might as well not practice!"

The Qinglian Sect's martial arts are already overbearing, and the Xuanbing Lihuo Gong can freeze and burn people at any time, which is even more unreasonable.

Although Qiu Zhihe was seriously injured and lying in hibernation, the pride in his bones remained unchanged. Even though he knew that he should be more low-key, he still looked down on Qin Gengyun's caution and timidity.

Qin Gengyun said helplessly: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, those you are talking about are the chosen ones who were born in a big sect and have extraordinary talents. For low-level casual cultivators like us, it is already good enough to be alive. If we really go against the will of heaven, we will be slapped to death before we even leave the ground."

In his previous life, Qin Gengyun was a low-level office worker. He lived until he was forty years old and was then poisoned to death by industrial waste.

Even after traveling to this world of cultivating immortals, he still couldn't escape the fate of being at the bottom of society.

The original body practiced hard for thirty-three years, but only reached the second level of Qi training. Because he was poisoned by the elixir, his cultivation level did not improve at all.

His soul died in pain and despair, which allowed Qin Gengyun to travel through time and occupy his body.

In order to survive, Qin Gengyun went to the resource-rich Zhenyang City, hoping to earn spirit stones, build connections, and try to buy the life-saving "Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill" from the Zhenyang Sect.

In the end, he couldn't even pay the rent and was forced to return to the small town.

If he had not grasped the last straw of "dual cultivation", he would probably have committed suicide by now.

Such an experience made Qin Gengyun dare not hope for immortality, as that was something only the geniuses in the big sects could pursue.

Even if you have a golden finger, it doesn't mean you can show off everywhere. That's a way to get killed.

For a low-level cultivator like him, the most important thing is to develop quietly and stay safe without getting into trouble.

Hearing Qin Gengyun's words, Qiu Zhihe sneered: "So you practice cultivation just to stay alive? Then why don't you just be a mortal? Why bother practicing cultivation?!"


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