Chapter 102 Digging a Well
Feng Qing is the source of Gu Qingqing's pain.
Ji Zhuang's words exploded in Gu Qingqing's mind like a thunderclap.
A fierce anger suddenly rose in Gu Qingqing's heart.
With a "bang," a faint orange-red foxfire rose from Gu Qingqing's tail and hurtled towards Ji Zhuang.
Ji Zhuang did not flinch, letting the foxfire scorch his feathers.
Then he transformed into a bird, channeled his spiritual energy, and cast the "Soaring Wind and Controlling Rain Technique." However, the raindrops falling on the fire only fueled it further, making it burn even more fiercely.
Gu Qingqing stood on tiptoe, pacing back and forth around Ji Zhuang, and said arrogantly, "Apologize to me."
A mist of water vapor, carrying the scent of burnt feathers, filled the air.
Ji Zhuang remained calm. He swiftly formed hand seals with his wings and said calmly, "Sister Qingqing, then please experience my 'Spirit Refining Technique'."
"Hiss~" The foxfire shrank rapidly and disappeared as if firewood had been pulled out.
Gu Qingqing didn't know what method Ji Zhuang used. She threw out a few more balls of foxfire, and Ji Zhuang flew up to meet them, trying to grab them with his wing claws.
The orange-red foxfire ball, upon being touched by Ji Zhuang's claw, seemed to revert to its original form, quickly transforming into wisps of orange-red spiritual energy that drifted away in the air.
Ji Zhuang swiftly swooped down and pecked away at Gu Qingqing's tail, which she had been protecting in front of her.
He waved his left wing claw and quickly hooked it inward, grabbing Gu Qingqing's neck with one claw, saying, "Sister Qingqing, although our cultivation levels are similar, it seems that you are at the bottom now."
Gu Qingqing bared her teeth, ignoring Ji Zhuang's claws on her neck, and glared fiercely at Ji Zhuang.
She swung her five tails and lashed them wildly at Ji Zhuang's head.
The moment Gu Qingqing tugged at his tail, Ji Zhuang raised his right wing in front of him to block, deflecting Gu Qingqing's lashing tail one by one.
Gu Qingqing took a breath and then made the five fox tails grow larger, with orange-red foxfire wrapped around them, and continued to lash at Ji Zhuang.
Without hesitation, Ji Zhuang grabbed Gu Qingqing's neck with his left wing claw and stomped on her.
He made another hand seal and used the "Spirit Refining Technique," which transformed him into a magic bird. He spread his left and right wings and claws and caught all five tails that Gu Qingqing had swung at him.
Gu Qingqing's neck was grabbed by Ji Zhuang's foot, and her entire tail was grabbed by Ji Zhuang's wings and claws, restricting her movement.
Her four claws kicked wildly in the air, trying to conjure foxfire to fight again.
But just as a small foxfire condensed on her right forepaw, it was extinguished by Ji Zhuang, who still had one claw left.
Gu Qingqing struggled for a while before finally limply hanging on Ji Zhuang's claws like a deflated puppet. She turned to look at Ji Zhuang and said, "I give up. Let me go. I'm going to mine."
Seeing that Gu Qingqing had given in, Ji Zhuang immediately released her.
Gu Qingqing shook her body, took a deep breath, took out a Bright Demon Candle and gave it to Ji Zhuang, saying, "This is a Bright Demon Candle given by the Golden Dragon. Use it to light your way when you're mining; it's better than having no light at all."
Ji Zhuang nodded, grabbed the Bright Demon Candle, and started digging at the other end of the mine.
Deep inside the mine, Gu Qingqing rhythmically pried at the spirit crystal ore with her claws.
She scratched twice, then stopped, circulated her spiritual energy to gently nourish her four paws, and then continued scratching.
When the water clock had run out, the spiritual crystal ore that Gu Qingqing had dug out finally filled the bottom of the bag.
Ji Zhuang handed his bag to Gu Qingqing and asked if she wanted him to add some to her bag.
Gu Qingqing smiled bitterly and said, "No! The claw marks on yours are definitely different from the ones I left. Let it be."
Erxiu went to Jiaojue to hand over the spirit crystal ore. Jiaojue poured out Gu Qingqing's ore from the bag, glanced at it, and said with dissatisfaction, "Why is there so little?"
“Brother Jinlong,” Gu Qingqing quickly transformed into her half-beast form, raising her two worn-out front paws and said, “I have worked hard, but I lack the strength to keep up, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Jiao Jue was very satisfied with Gu Qingqing's attitude. He scooped up a handful of spirit crystal ore, threw half of it on the ground, and then gave the remaining spirit crystals to Gu Qingqing, saying, "Here, this is your reward. Next!"
Ji Zhuang quickly stepped forward and pushed Gu Qingqing aside.
At night, Gu Qingqing hugged Ji Rong and cried again, while Ji Zhuang counted raw ore beside her.
After counting them all, Ji Zhuang looked up at the weeping Gu Qingqing and said, "Fox, why didn't you use 'Restraint Law' when we fought today?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing poked her head out from under Ji Rong's wing and said angrily, "The 'Binding Technique,' in its essence, is the same as illusion. My neck is already locked by you, what can I use?"
Ji Zhuang then asked, "I remember that when we were training our bodies with Wu Guang, you benefited greatly and were able to advance to the Profound Spirit Realm. Why do your feet still hurt when you're working now?"
Gu Qingqing sighed and said, "When I was training my body with Wu Guang, it was my main meridian that was opened. At that time, the body training tempered my physical body, allowing these spliced meridians to finally become one."
But you should know that the reason I was able to advance was not only due to the merits of body tempering and the accumulation of my own cultivation, but also because these items on my body originally came from a fox cultivator in the Profound Spirit Realm.
These items are perfectly usable for everyday use, but if we were to engage in a magical duel like this, my speed would be slowed down.
You are right.
I've always only thought about improving my cultivation level, neglecting my combat skills and techniques. Now it's time to start practicing them.
The next morning, Gu Qingqing didn't let Ji Zhuang wake her up. She got up early and saw Ji Zhuang tying up the ox. She said, "Ji Zhuang, let's take him in too. Let him learn to dig the ore with his hooves. We can't raise useless oxen."
Ji Zhuang thought it was a good idea, so he led the ox and followed Gu Qingqing into the mine.
Upon entering the cave, Jiao Jue was indeed still asleep. He was coiled around the spirit crystal ore, with his head resting on top of the ore, seemingly unbothered by the discomfort.
Hearing that Gu Qingqing and her group had come to work, he half-opened his eyes, picked up a piece of raw crystal ore with his claw, and said, "Ugly fox, when you refine your claws, you not only have to circulate your qi, but also gather fire with your qi and keep it at the tip of your claws."
Alright, everyone get to work!
Jiao Jue watched as Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang led the ox into the cave, then he collected all the raw ore and walked out of the cave.
When he passed by Ji Rong, he circled around her once. Seeing that Ji Rong did not react, he walked out of the cave.
Outside the cave, everything was lush and green. The hardworking Ji Zhuang had cultivated all the land he could and planted spiritual plants.
Jiaojue looked at it carefully for a while before entering the mine to continue his work as a supervisor.
When Ji Zhuang finished work, Jiao Jue gave him his wages for the day and said to him, "Your spiritual plants won't advance if you keep planting them like this. You need to water them with spiritual water. I'll allow you to dig a spiritual spring well next to this spiritual crystal mine. Remember to make it big, I love taking baths."
Ji Zhuang's eyes immediately showed gratitude.
Gu Qingqing, who was leading the ox behind, wanted to curry favor and immediately said in a flattering tone, "Brother Jinlong, you are truly learned. You even know how to plant spiritual plants."
Jiao Jue didn't answer, but squinted and said, "Ugly fox, stop dawdling and hurry up and hand over the ore!"
After Gu Qingqing and the others left, Jiao Jue's lips slowly curled up. Back in the Temple of War Gods, he was a cart puller and had never grown spiritual plants.
But after their shifts ended, those who drank with Jiaojue and became drunk and talked nonsense included not only those who cultivated spiritual plants and raised spiritual treasures, but also those who carried loads... all sorts of laborers were present.
Jiaojue disliked getting drunk, and having heard this many times, he naturally understood at a glance.
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