Qin Gengyun returned home, and Qiu Zhihe, who was sitting cross-legged, opened her eyes:

"What's wrong?"

After spending time together day and night, she could tell at a glance that Qin Gengyun had something on his mind.

"nothing."

Qin Gengyun smiled, took out the spirit crystal, and took out the 510 spirit stones he had just deposited:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, look, we have money again! When I reach the fourth level of Qi training, I will go find the landlord and rent a bigger house with a separate bathroom and a bathtub, so that you can have a good bath..."

"I asked you what's wrong!"

Qiu Zhihe interrupted him coldly.

Qin Gengyun opened his mouth and stopped talking for a long time. Then he sighed and walked to the bed and sat down.

Qiu Zhihe frowned slightly, but did not chase him away as usual. She just looked at him quietly.

Qin Gengyun was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, telling the story of Zhou Kun forcing Mo Xiaolan, and then said angrily:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, if it weren't for the sword talisman you gave me today, Fellow Daoist Mo would have been kidnapped and raped by Zhou Kun! Can one do whatever he wants just because he has a high level of cultivation?"

"yes."

Qiu Zhihe answered without hesitation.

Qin Gengyun was stunned and stared at her blankly. Qiu Zhihe looked indifferent and said calmly:

"If you have a high level of cultivation, you can kill whoever you want to kill and protect those who are close to you. If you are invincible, you can kill all your enemies. This is the law of the world. What's so strange about it?"

Qin Gengyun was speechless.

He actually knew all these, which was why he was so cautious and tried not to fight with others.

But this time, Mo Xiaolan was bullied and had to move away from Yunling Town to avoid disaster.

However, Qin Gengyun could no longer treat the situation with an objective and calm attitude.

Unless misfortune befalls you or your relatives and friends, you will never be able to understand the misery and pain of being a weak person.

“If you don’t want Mo Xiaolan to move away, it’s very simple.”

Qiu Zhihe said calmly: "Before Zhou Kun returned from Beihuang, his cultivation level was higher than his."

Qin Gengyun was startled, then jumped off the bed and sat cross-legged.

Yes, since this is a world where the strong prey on the weak, then work hard to be a strong one!

Now that he had the golden finger for dual cultivation and had reopened the path to self-study, why should he still be bullied?

Before practicing, he thought of something and quickly said to Qiu Zhihe:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I want to help Fellow Daoist Mo out of friendship, nothing else is involved, please don't misunderstand."

"Um."

Qiu Zhihe had already closed her eyes and hummed lightly.

Qin Gengyun smiled and closed his eyes.

The room became quiet.

The couple began to practice together.

…

In the following days, Qin Gengyun practiced during the day and worked with Qiu Zhihe at night. According to the original plan, absorbing the spiritual marrow would increase his cultivation by 12 points, and practicing dual cultivation five times would increase his cultivation by 15 points, with a total daily increase of 27 points.

At the same time, he also refined a lot of pills specifically for quick recovery during battles.

Qiu Zhihe still goes shopping for groceries every morning. She has been lucky these days and can always buy that kind of rare and high-quality spiritual meat.

This also allows Qin Gengyun to quickly recover the spiritual energy and vital energy he consumes every day, making alchemy and cultivation more efficient.

During this period, Qin Gengyun also went to the night market twice. As expected, Zhou Kun did not come to force Mo Xiaolan again. It seemed that he had indeed gone to the Northern Wilderness.

The Northern Wilderness Trial of the three major sects officially began two days later.

The Zhenyang Sect, Feiyun Sect and Leijian Sect all sent a large number of disciples to the Northern Wilderness.

Qin Gengyun also heard some of the secrets from Mo Xiaolan. It was said that in addition to sending ordinary disciples to the Northern Wilderness for trials, the three major sects also sent elites to the Northern Wilderness Tianlu Mountain to search for the remains of the Demon Sect.

Among them are two people who were born with top-grade spiritual roots, the eldest sister of Zhenyang Sect and the youngest sister of Leijian Sect.

Legend has it that the two had always been at odds with each other. When they were besieging the Demon Sect, they argued endlessly over who had dealt the fatal blow to the Demon Sect's Saint Xia Qinglian, and they almost came to blows.

The monks who were watching the show were all looking forward to what kind of sparks the two proud ladies would create when they went to Tianlu Mountain again this time.

One day, Qin Gengyun came back from the night market and told Qiu Zhihe this interesting anecdote, hoping to make his wife laugh.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Zhihe got angry again and almost didn't let him go to bed that night.

However, during these days of "retreat", the relationship between the couple has improved.

At least when they were working, the two of them cooperated more tacitly.

That night, it was late and quiet.

The fifth time is after seventy breaths (three and a half minutes).

Qiu Zhihe went down skillfully, turned her back and stopped talking.

Phantom words appeared before Qin Gengyun's eyes:

【Name: Qin Gengyun】

【Lifespan: 35/40】

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3, 332/500]

[Skills: First-level Alchemist, 113/200]

[Spiritual roots: Fire-type middle-grade spiritual roots (130/1000), Ice-type middle-grade spiritual roots (137/1000)]

[Available training points: 30]

Qin Gengyun added all 30 points to [Cultivation], and the attribute panel changed:

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3, 362/500]

There are 138 points left, and it will only take six days to reach the fourth level of Qi training!

After one's cultivation reaches the fourth level of Qi training, the level of Alchemist must also continue to improve.

He has never slacked off in alchemy during these days and has accumulated enough experience. Once he becomes a second-rank alchemist, he should be able to refine second-rank elixirs with ease.

I just don’t know whether Fellow Daoist Qiu can cultivate high-quality second-grade spiritual herbs by then.

If that doesn't work, I'll have to earn more spirit stones to buy spirit herbs.

At the same time, one's cultivation cannot be neglected.

Zhou Kun went to the Northern Wilderness to search for treasures and will be back to Yunling Town in half a year at the earliest.

If she could not advance to the fifth level of Qi training as soon as possible, Mo Xiaolan would have no choice but to move away from Yunling Town, or even leave Dongxiu, and hide in a more remote place.

If this is the case with my good neighbors, what if one day Qiu Zhihe is noticed by someone in the middle or even late stage of Qi training and he wants to snatch her away?

Am I capable of protecting her?

Ever since he faced the pressure from the fifth level of Qi training that day, a huge sense of crisis has always hung over Qin Gengyun's heart, making him dare not relax at all.

After finishing his dual cultivation at night these past few days, he would practice for another two hours, relying purely on his own cultivation without the aid of spiritual marrow.

Qin Gengyun turned his head to look at Qiu Zhihe, then gently got up from the bed, sat cross-legged, and continued to meditate and practice.

Two hours later.

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3, 363/500]

Cultivation level increased by 1 point.

This method of practice is extremely inefficient, but it is a cleansing of the meridians and spiritual fields, consolidating the foundation and laying a solid foundation so that a towering building can be erected.

Qin Gengyun got onto the bed quietly, but did not lie down immediately. Instead, he supported himself on his legs with his hands, leaned forward, reached behind Qiu Zhihe, and looked down.

I saw her fair, round, pink face, long, slightly curled eyelashes, a high yet round nose, and slightly upturned small lips.

This sleeping posture is gentle, well-behaved and lovable.

Qin Gengyun felt an impulse in his heart, and suddenly lowered his head, pressing his lips against that beautiful face.

Under the quilt, Qiu Zhihe suddenly clenched her hands and her whole body tensed up.

The next moment, his lips stopped an inch away from his cheek.

Fellow Daoist Qiu doesn't like close contact. Kissing her secretly is disrespectful to her and should not be done.

Qin Gengyun lay down gently, extremely exhausted, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

After a moment, Qiu Zhihe opened her almond-shaped eyes and snorted softly:

"You cowardly rat!"