In the Fairy Divine Palace of Lotus Fairy City, Zhou Fujiao, who possesses the body of a dragon, bows his head before a misty orb.
The orb is about the size of a fist, containing ever-changing mist. At this moment, the mist condenses into a shape resembling a human face, which is conversing with the real personage Zhou Fujiao.
"Xiao Zhou, as you know, my situation may not bear fruit within a few hundred years."
"Can you survive for another five or six hundred years without a physical body to nourish your soul?"
Zhou Fujiao fell silent for a moment, then asked respectfully.
"Zhou Fujiao, as a dragon possessing the body of a snake, is unwilling to stagnate here. I hope the esteemed Elder Qingri can offer some guidance."
Indeed, the misty orb containing a face-like shape was the manifestation of an artifact of Qing Rui's profound Dao.
The murky mist kept changing continuously, and the human face did not respond. There seemed to be a delay in their exchange.
After a long time, the gray blurry human face opened its mouth again.
"Never mind, you and I still have a connection that cannot be ignored."
"Zhuo Zhao knows nothing about anything other than martial arts, and Chiming has been silent for many years. Your only chance lies with the massive elephant."
I will write a letter to him, Xiao Zhou. Endure what you can.
"The massive elephant wants to become a Golden Pill, and your help can add an extra chance for him. He will give me face too, at least ensuring that he won't go back on his promise."
In the end, I even have to turn to the massive elephant, Zhou Fujiao heaved a deep sigh, said respectfully.
"Senior, your great kindness will be repaid by me, Zhou Fujiao."
It took some time again, and the human face laughed.
"No need to promise any repayment, the connection between us has come to an end here. Go your way."
It is obvious that Qing Rui's celestial master does not lack followers, Zhou Fujiao's behavior as a 'smitten dog' only makes people think it is troublesome.
Zhou Fujiao naturally dare not express any dissatisfaction. He only said respectfully, "Wish senior Qingrui immortal blessings forever," and quickly left the Fairy Divine Palace.
The murky mist stopped after he disappeared, the orb resting quietly on a specially made treasure pedestal, and the pedestal was placed in the central position at the highest seat of the Grand Hall of the Fairy Divine Palace.
Qing Rui will not appear easily, but her power has not been reduced in the slightest.
Even when facing her enchantments, Zhou Fujiao would kneel to converse.
Even if Zhou Fujiao wanted to be a 'smitten dog', she could refuse him - she did not want the massive elephant to resent her, who was about to become a golden pill.
Even the act of fooling Zhou Fujiao into becoming a dog for the massive elephant could be seen as a gift from Qing Rui celestial master to the massive elephant.
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Xiao Zhou and his senior Qingrui are having a dialogue about his fate, while over on the other side, YULOU is accompanied by Miss Lin, starting their pre-marriage shopping spree.
The Lin family provided a dowry of 30,000 spiritual stone pieces. Two Lin family members were also attached as Yulou's attendants. A luxurious spiritual bird was also provided as an accompanying gift.
Wang Yulou would not be hazy about it; he had set a procurement budget of 10,000 spiritual stones in his heart.
It's necessary to seize the opportunity to win over Lin Ying and let the senior sister know that following him will only bring her life from enjoyable to even more enjoyable.
Wang Yulou bears no psychological burden regarding the view of him being an outsider coming for a handout.
Who he is depends on the opinions of his fellow cultivators, the opinions of his peers, and the opinions of his elders.
The contempt of an outsider will not affect his development, and it is even less likely to affect his Dao-heart.
It can only be said that Xiaomi of the Fairy Alliance is nurturing people, such a stupid thing can be nurtured to the peak of training qi.
It's just a fool, even more foolish than the famously foolish Dasha. What's the point of bothering with him?
As for Zhou Yingxi, Wang Yulou doesn't care at all. They are just friends. Everyone has their own path, and he cannot interfere in Zhou Yingxi's choices.
Shan Hai Jian is one of the most prestigious shops in Lotus Fairy City. Naturally, it will not allow customers to feel cheated when they come to shop. Its sales method has its unique characteristics.
In the reception room prepared for customers, Lin Ying and Wang Yulou were seated at the head, while the female salesperson who practiced qigong in the later stage stood to the side in front of them, introducing the first type of divine robe brought by the assistant.
"This Kongshan New Rain is most suitable for qigong cultivators who practice wood magic and water magic. What makes it unique is that it has male and female styles. Both of you are lady jade, no matter who wears it, it will look extremely beautiful. Shall we try it on?"
The saleswoman of the Shop of Mountains and Seas has a very high level of oratory skills. The law clothing of Kongshan New Rain is so beautiful that it makes Lin Ying's eyes sparkle.
The base color of the Kongshan New Rain divine robe is a hazy grayish-white, but it is not dim because there are golden-blue lines and pictures that adorn the grayish-white.
As a middle-grade divine artifact-level robe, Kongshan New Rain is not only much more visually appealing than ordinary low-grade divine robes, but it is also at a whole new level. The combination of the uncontested grayish-white base color and the exquisite decorations with golden-blue lines and paintings is perfect.
She doesn't even need to try it on. Lin Ying has already imagined the effect of Wang Yulou wearing this divine robe in her mind.
Seeing that Lin Ying seemed to be taken with it, the female cultivator who practiced qigong in the later stage increased her sales pitch.
"Also, if you two are not satisfied with the pattern, we Sea and Mountain also provide semi-customized services. You can enjoy the effect of customization while saving a bit of spiritual stone."
"Of course, you two are not short of spiritual stones, but saving some spiritual stones to buy elixirs or trade other materials is a good thing."
The Shop of Mountains and Seas is indeed professional. After a few words of introduction, the originally unwilling senior sister was swayed.
Yes, receiving such a precious gift is not appropriate, but since the two of them are about to get married, it is only right to have a set of 'male and female' divine robes, isn't that so?
Seeing Lin Ying looking at him, Wang Yulou hesitated and asked.
"How did you know that I and Senior Sister practice water magic and wood magic respectively?"
Hearing Wang Yulou say this, Lin Ying suddenly became alert.
Her encounters today were indeed too impactful. The prosperous Fairy City, the vast cave sky, and the ultimate idiot of Fairy Alliance, all of them had her subconsciously on edge.
That's why she didn't notice that the sales technique used by the female cultivator to introduce the Kongshan New Rain divine robe to the two of them was unusual.
Upon hearing Wang Yulou's question, the female cultivator lightly bowed and smiled.
"The Sea and Mountain has a special array at its entrance that can roughly determine the type of qigong cultivation practiced by customers, which also allows us to provide better service."
But as our shop is backed by the Yuehua Sect, we would never do anything to betray customer information and tarnish our reputation, so you can rest assured."
Is it the direct branch of the Yuehua Sect?
Wang Yulou then remembered that when they entered, the Shop of Mountains and Seas had a moon-shaped pendant hanging at its entrance. At the time, he had thought it was just a decoration, but it turned out to be the symbol of the Yuehua Sect.
Nodding, indicating his acknowledgment of the female cultivator's explanation, Wang Yulou then said.
"Let's take a look at the other ones first. Afterwards, we will select some styles for Senior Sister to try on and compare. As for the price of this Kongshan New Rain divine robe, what is it?"
"The price is very favorable at 2,400 spiritual stones." The female cultivator replied with a smile.
Lin Ying's eyes widened again, which, to say, was the biggest her eyes had ever been in her life.
The Fairy City is large, and the Lotus Cave Heaven is also vast. It's worth coming to see and it will be very enlightening.
But. The prices of the robes here seem to be a bit too high.
The Hongyun Zuiqing divine robe bought by Brother Yulan for Senior Sister Ningyao cost him fifty dragon jade, which is five hundred spiritual stones, as a low-grade divine robe.
Common middle-grade divine robes, the price would double at most, while the starting-level nine-layer restriction type may not even reach two times.
Yet this Kongshan New Rain divine robe requires 2,400 spiritual stones, even now when the prices of all kinds of divine artifacts and spiritual materials have soared, it could buy a decent high-grade divine artifact.
The gold-laced mirror and silver shield sold by Hongmei at the Qingxi Underworld Auction was a rare masterpiece among high-grade divine artifacts, and it sold for 3,000 spiritual stones.
If it were sold in the present market, four thousand five hundred spiritual stones could probably be sold. However, for ordinary high-grade divine artifacts with twenty layers or so, 2,400 spiritual stones are indeed enough to buy one.
However, Wang Yulou's next sentence pushed Lin Senior Sister beyond the physiological limit, and her eyes widened even further than they had been in her entire life.
"Okay, in addition, high-grade divine robes can also be brought out for us to have a look."
In the Shop of Mountains and Seas, a medium-grade divine robe costs 2,400 spiritual stones. It can be imagined how much the price of a high-grade divine robe is.
The female cultivator, fearing that Wang Yulou was showing off, reminded him.
"This cultivator, I mean, the price of this Kongshan New Rain divine robe is 2,400 spiritual stones."
You need to make it clear, it's 2,400 spiritual stones for one item, not 2,400 spiritual stones for two items.
Wang Yulou furrowed his brow and expressed his dissatisfaction.
"You do as you wish, what's the point of being so verbose?"
After the female cultivator left, Lin Ying turned her head and whispered to Wang Yulou.
"Or maybe we should go to another shop, the prices are too high. The price of a medium-grade divine robe could buy an upper-grade divine artifact."
Wang Yulou looked deeply into the beauty with affection, seriously emphasizing.
"Senior Sister, as the first beauty of the Drop Water Cave, you should wear the best divine robe. Don't say anything more. This is my gift to you, please accept it!"
Don't let yourself think so, let me decide.
" First Beauty of the Drop Water Cave"
"You take it, that's it!"
The King of All Bosses, Wang Yulou, gave Lin Ying an unusual feeling. Her last resistance to the marriage disappeared naturally under the shock and moved by this.
This is why Wang Yulou spends a lot of spiritual stones on gifts.
Lin Ying is his official Daoist spouse, and any efforts to win her favor or draw closer are not excessive. If the two of them build their foundations in the future, they will have hundreds of years of companionship on their journey through immortality.
"Yulou, I understand your intentions, but we could easily go to the Hundred Stores Back Street. The robes sold at Sea and Mountain are naturally expensive because they are backed by the Yuehua Sect."
"When buying things, practicality is what it's all about. I don't think Kongshan New Rain is much better than ordinary medium-grade divine robes, and it's not worth doubling the price."
How considerate the girl is! But Wang Yulou shook his head still.
"Senior Sister, this time just listen to me, and next time I'll listen to you."
Seeing the female cultivator returning, Lin Ying couldn't continue to persuade, so she had to accept Wang Yulou's suggestion.
After all, every person longs for love, even practitioners of immortality.
Wang Yulou has a deep background, he practices at an incredible speed, has a bright future, acts with ruthless methods, and knows how to gather momentum and people.
Such a man is hard to resist.
Especially after Wang Yulou repeatedly emphasized "You're worth it", "First Beauty of the Drop Water Cave", and "Treasures for a Beautiful Woman", even Lin Ying, a socially adept young woman, was greatly moved inside.
However, when the female cultivator returned, she brought along a foundation cultivator, another female cultivator, who was dressed in a luxurious high-grade divine robe.
"I heard that the two young cultivators wanted to see the high-grade divine robes of Sea and Mountain, so I hurried over. Please sit down, you don't have to stand up."
"I am Jin Mingxi, a junior disciple of the Moon Flower Sect. You can call me Jin sister."
Although Jin Mingxi said not to get up, Wang Yulou still stood up and said.
"Senior Jin, I am Wang Yulou, the son of King Guang of the Anbei Kingdom in the ancestral lineage of Master Mangxi. Now I am practicing in the Drop Water Cave. This is my Daoist spouse Lin Ying."
We are to be married in the near future, and this time we came to select a high-grade divine robe for Senior. It is a great blessing to have the senior's guidance and selection, and I am immensely grateful."
Senior Jin, we are all people with roots and status, let's establish a good relationship. Please help us choose well."
As for whether being told of the needs would result in being taken advantage of, Wang Yulou was not worried about it——these words are actually quite effective.
For a thousand years, several ancestors of the Wang family have joined the Mangxi lineage and become the true disciples of Red Lantern Illumination, so naturally, the Wang family is like oxen and horses under the Mangxi sect.
When Wang Yulou was in Qingxi Hall, he dared to use the ancestral tablet of Master Mangxi to vouch for Baobao Pavilion. Now that he is traveling outside, it's better to use it than not.
Of course, it's only because Red Lantern Illumination and the Moonlight Sect are on good terms that Wang Yulou dares to openly declare his identity.
If Sea and Mountain was opened by the Heavenly Serpent Sect, Wang Yulou wouldn't even dare to enter.
Hearing Wang Yulou's words, Jin Mingxi's eyes instantly narrowed.
She may not know the Anbei Kingdom's Wang family, but the name of Master Mangxi has been known throughout Wunan for decades——referring to the middle and upper levels of the Immortal Alliance system.
Thinking of this, Jin Mingxi looked at the female cultivator who had just received Wang Yulou and his two companions.
"Yulou little friend, you've heard what Wang Yulou said. Go and bring all twenty-seven high-grade divine robes and ninety-three medium-grade divine robes available at Sea and Mountain. I'll accompany Yulou little friend and Lin small friend to carefully select them."
After saying that, Jin Mingxi turned her gaze back to Wang Yulou and said.
"After saying that, Jin Mingxi turned her gaze back to Wang Yulou and said. 'This reception room is for welcoming practitioners of Qi Cultivation, it's a bit small. Let's go to the reception area for foundation cultivators, it's more spacious and can accommodate all those divine robes at the same time.' "
This efficiency and service attitude are generous, treating foundation cultivators as practitioners of Qi Cultivation. Jin Mingxi has indeed given Wang Yulou a lot of face.
"Hahaha, thank you, Senior Jin. It's my first time in the Fairy City, and I asked an elder of the Wang family here for advice."
"I asked him which divine robes shop in the fairy city has the highest level, and he immediately recommended the Sea and Mountain run by our esteemed sect."
"Now it seems that his recommendation was spot on."
The three of them exchanged a few courtesies and then arrived at the reception area for foundation cultivators at Sea and Mountain.
The reception area is very spacious, not a room but a courtyard, about twenty zhang in square, with pavilions and passageways, flowers and trees, and pools.
Wang Yulou and Lin Ying were seated in a pavilion on the side of the courtyard. Under Jin Mingxi's introduction, they began to select the divine robes.
There are 27 high-grade divine robes in Sea and Mountain, each with different elements, and the basic materials are not the same. The styles are diverse. After selecting for a long time, Wang Yulou secretly communicated with Jin Mingxi.
“Senior Jin Mingxi, in your observation, which divine robe do you think my sister prefers the most?”
Jin Mingxi was communicating with Lin Ying when he heard Wang Yulou's voice transmission. He paused slightly, but quickly recovered, continuing to interact with Lin Ying while replying.
“I think it's the second most expensive one, the Wunan Menghua Dream, which is too flashy for the most expensive piece, from Long Yu Silk. She doesn't like that one.”
The Wunan Menghua divine robe is also one of the most popular among foundation cultivators for high-grade divine robes.
However, Wang Yulou, the selection of divine robes should be done according to one's ability.
The Wunan Menghua Dream uses materials that are too precious, and the selling price at Sea and Mountain is only 30% higher than the cost, which is still too expensive.”
Jin Mingxi has no intention of overcharging, she is afraid that Wang Yulou this young fellow will make a scene of paying an extravagant sum for a beauty, and then the Wang family will come looking for trouble.
That would cause trouble for Sea and Mountain if the Wang family demands a refund from the young master.
That's why Jin Mingxi emphasized that foundation cultivators prefer it, emphasized the rarity of materials, and stated that the selling price is only 30% higher than the cost.
Wang Yulou nodded thoughtfully, looking at the Wunan Menghua divine robe.
This divine robe was made by a foundation cultivator of the Moon Flower Sect, using various precious materials from Wunan. It comes with twenty-three layers of forbidden techniques, which can change into three different forms, and emit dozens of different colors and styles of spiritual light.
Wearing one is equivalent to three, the quality is so high that it has reached the limit of high-grade divine robes.
Even if refined into a spiritual weapon divine robe, it can become a fine product among lower-grade spiritual weapon divine robes in the hands of a skilled divine robe craftsman.
Therefore, it was given the name "Wunan Menghua" by Sea and Mountain, and even the Moon Flower Sect.
The only one more expensive than it at Sea and Mountain, from dragon crystal silk, uses dragon snake skin and jade crystal threads, which is expensive for its luxurious basic materials.
"Senior Jin, let's choose the Wunan Menghua. Also, include Kongshan New Rain and Dark Green Spring Bud. That makes a total of four robes. How many spirit stones will it be in total?"
When this statement was made, everyone in the room was surprised.
All the employees of Sea and Mountain who were busy showing off the divine robes were stunned by Wang Yulou's words.
For a cultivator of Qi Cultivation to buy the Wunan Menghua for a consort is a top-tier high-grade divine robe that even an ordinary foundation cultivator might not be willing to spend on.
Seeing that Lin Ying was still stunned, Jin Mingxi hesitated for a moment before speaking up to remind her.
"Wang Yulou, Wunan Menghua is usually a high-grade divine robe that foundation cultivators of mid-stage or even senior stage foundation would be willing to spend on. One would cost nine thousand spirit stones."
There are also beautiful divine robes priced between four and five thousand spirit stones. Nine thousand is too much; why don't you consult with your family elders and make a decision after that?"
Everyone in the Immortal Alliance system, Sea and Mountain cannot overcharge customers.
Wang Yulou, although an adult, if the elders of the Wang family come by to play the role of an adult and demand a refund, Sea and Mountain would really have to concede for the sake of its reputation.
"Wang Yulou, Senior Jin is right. Nine thousand spirit stones? I'm not even daring to wear it."
Lin Ying is about to be stunned by Wang Yulou.
That's nine thousand spirit stones! Without the huge increase in favor from Mangxi, it would be enough to buy a foundation pill!
Divine robes are different from divine weapons. To put it simply, they are worn to be seen, and they don't have much value in battle.
Spending nine thousand spirit stones to buy a divine robe, Wang Yulou would dare to buy it for her, but she wouldn't dare to accept it.
Just like Jin Mingxi's reminder, Wang Yulou spending this much spirit stones for himself may not necessarily be a good thing for Lin Ying, who is about to become his consort.
Xian Zhouzhu, how would the other elders of the Wang family view her?
You deceitful woman, just because you're married, you start to take advantage of it. Do you think our Wang family is like that, and will let you take advantage of it?
What would Lin Ying do then?
Many things may seem touching at first glance, but upon closer thought, they cannot be done!
Lin Ying quickly realized this point.
So, her obstruction this time was particularly firm.
"Teacher sister, it's only about nine thousand spirit stones. In the future, we'll earn that much in a year or two."
But for us, getting married is a significant event in life, and it cannot be forced.
"We'll choose the best one. No more talking. I can still make this decision."
After saying that, Wang Yulou took out a storage bag and emptied a large packet of spirit stones onto the table. He had several such packets, each containing a thousand spirit stones.
As soon as he took out this packet of spirit stones, Lin Ying stopped him and anxiously said.
"Wang Yulou, don't buy it. If you do this, I'll get angry!"
At this scene, Jin Mingxi slightly turned her head, lowered her brow, and with a distracted gaze, looked out of the pavilion to the water pavilion outside.
"Although my cultivation is higher than theirs, why do I feel so envious of her?"
Love, love, one of the most ephemeral things in the Daoist realm.
No one really believes in its existence, but it seems to be real.
Countless people treat their cultivation partners as stepping stones, but there are also countless people who are willing to accompany their cultivation partners to the death.
An Ni and Hong Mei between them can be considered as love.
Between Wang Yulou and Lin Ying, at least it appears to be love.
"Teacher sister, in my heart, even if it's not a top-grade divine robe worth nine thousand spirit stones, even if it's a top-grade spiritual weapon worth nine ten thousand spirit stones, you deserve it."
"Our wedding is just around the corner, and getting you a nice-looking divine robe is Wang Yulou's wish. Teacher sister, don't worry about the spirit stones. We'll earn them slowly in the future."
With the spirit stones Wang Yulou currently has, combined with what he can earn in the future, he can easily reach the peak of Qi Cultivation. So, nine thousand spirit stones are truly not a big deal for him.
"Gold Senior, this is 16,000 spirit stones. Please take a look."
Wunan Menghua: 9,000 spirit stones for a set; Songshan Xin YU: 4,800 spirit stones for each of the two genders; Dai Lu Chun Ya: 2,200 spirit stones. Total is 16,000 spirit stones, which is roughly half the foundation resources before increasing favor.
Wang Yulou didn't believe it. With so many spirit stones, he didn't think he couldn't buy Lin Ying's good will towards him!
Accepting the storage bag Wang Yulou passed over, Jin Mingxi took out 1,600 of them and gave it back to him.
"Wang Yulou, you are from the Wang family of Mangxi's descendants. Just pay according to the discount price for the Zifudu clan, nine tenths."
Alright, alright, the favor from the grandmaster is boundless, and Senior Jin is also very dignified. Wang Yulou hurriedly thanked him.
After purchasing the divine robes, Wang Yulou took Lin Ying, who was both happy and worried, to buy things in the celestial city for a whole day.
From accessories like hairpins, earrings, and bracelets to walking charms, all the items needed by female cultivators as adornments, Wang Yulou bought some with Lin Ying.
However, compared to the divine robe, which was extravagant but not practical and was only bought to make Lin Ying happy, the cost of these items was not much. All together, they came to less than a thousand spirit stones.
Accessories like hairpins and earrings cannot be made into spiritual weapons, so they are very cheap.
Wang Yulou himself can forge bracelets into spiritual weapons for Lin Ying. Before, he had already sent three, and this time he bought two with special materials that Wang Yulou could not forge.
At the Zhiwei Tavern, the couple who had been doing a big shopping all day were having a meal.
Wang's spiritual donkey meat is absolutely delicious, and Wang Yulou naturally won't forget to bring Lin sister to experience it.
"Teacher sister, when I can forge spiritual weapons in the future, I will forge a set of spiritual weapon accessories for you. Spiritual weapons are limited by size and cannot be made too small."
Wang Yulou's pastry, Lin Ying used to doubt and not take it very seriously.
Now, she has no doubt at all.
From her cultivation to now, the total cost of Lin Ying's expenses, when calculated in spirit stones, might only be a little over ten thousand.
Wang Yulou spent over a hundred thousand spirit stones just to buy her a divine robe.
"Wang Yulou, you must hasten to build your foundation realm. By then, you'll be able to forge spiritual weapons, and I'll be able to refine pills. We should have enough resources for our cultivation.”
Looking at Wang Yulou pouring tea, wine, and flowers from the Lianpeng Dongtian specialty for Flower-in-the-Interval Gentleman, Lin Ying spoke gently, planning their future together.
Coincidentally, when Xian Zhouzhu wanted Wang Yulou to learn the art of refining pills, Wang Yulou didn't want to waste time.
His idea was that one could become proficient in a Daozu technique, and no need to learn many different ones, as it might slow down one's cultivation progress.
Now that he has married Lin Ying, he no longer needs to worry about refining pills. In the future, she will refine pills for him.
With the inheritance of the Wang family and the temple, as well as the support of each other, as long as they work hard at cultivating and refining spiritual weapons and pills, they don't need to worry about the resources for cultivation after building their foundation.
Of course, for the huge amount of resources needed to open the Zifudu clan, no matter how hard they work, it will not be enough.
Being able to get ten thousand spirit stones from the Yuan family is a stroke of luck. To truly earn more spirit stones, even if the refining furnace and weapon-making furnace are burning day and night, it's not as fast as managing one's own sect.
One person's power is ultimately limited. To go far, one needs to know how to obtain resources like a big cultivator, by managing one's own system and sect.
"Wang Yulou asked, "Are you at the ninth level of success now?"
"I'm just a little short. I think I can break through to the tenth level within a year, but after reaching the tenth level, I need to stabilize my cultivation. It might still be a long time before I can build my foundation realm."
"If it's faster, it may take ten or twenty years. If it's slower, it's not unusual to take twenty years or more."
Lin Ying confessed that she was the most outstanding disciple in her family for several generations.
With a firm moral compass, clear thinking, hardworking cultivation, and the family's generous investment in resources, she has achieved her current level of cultivation.
Wang Yulou had long been aware of Lin Ying's cultivation and age, and naturally knew that she had the potential for the Zifudu realm. Therefore, he did not continue to speak and instead introduced her to the delicious dishes on the table.
Many things are too far away, and it's unnecessary to say so much in advance.
Take it slowly.
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The Wang family's spiritual donkey meat has always been delicious, and the level of the Zhiwei Tavern in the celestial city is even better than that of the Qingxi Tavern. Lin Ying naturally ate her fill with satisfaction.
However, as they went to sleep that night, they discovered that Uncle Rongshi had only arranged one room for them.
Looking at the embarrassed look from Lin Ying, Wang Yulou understood why Uncle Rongshi was smiling so cunningly.
Elders of the clan all hope to see the family offspring prospering, and this point is shared by both Xian Zhouzhu and Uncle Rongshi.
"Teacher sister, you can rest first. I'll ask Uncle Rongshi for another room."
Wang Yulou still wants to practice at night, so he naturally doesn't want to share a room with Lin Ying. That way, he can't focus on his practice, and Lin Ying can't sleep peacefully.
Regardless of the fact that they are not yet married, the key point is that Wang Yulou's ambition in marrying a Daoist cultivation partner is for his own ambitions rather than a specific person. Therefore, he has no urgent mood at all.
"Wait, we're almost married. Actually, we can share a room too." Lin Ying said softly, lowering her head.
For Lin Ying, this statement means something, and she is very clear about it.
But over the past few years of living together, she has come to understand that the person in front of her is indeed someone worth entrusting her life to.
This is true even if Wang Yulou doesn't buy her anything like the Wunan Menghua.
For Lin Ying at this moment, a divine robe is far less important than the heart of Wang Yulou towards her.
Wang Yulou wanted to say that he wanted to live in a separate room for good cultivation, but it would be too unfriendly to do so. So he just nodded silently and pulled his sister-in-law into the bedroom.
Sitting in front of the bed, Lin Ying and Wang Yulou felt more embarrassed.
However, Wang Yulou is an old driver, and even though he has Redfish Zhenren's seal on his body now, some initiative won't have a big impact.
So he pulled Lin Ying and lay down with her.
With the beauty by his side, Lin Ying's breath was like a rose, blowing on Wang Yulou's ear, making it itch very much.
"Wang Yulou, is that Yanxi Daoist a friend of yours today?"
Lin Ying is indeed not an ordinary cultivator; it took her an entire day to ask, which shows her temperament.
The previous psychological trauma has completely healed, and even further refined her Dao heart.
"Zhou Yanxi, from the Redlight�� family, bound to the Jiao Zhenren. Me and her..."
Wang Yulou grabbed his fiancée's hair and told her about the past and present interactions with Zhou Yanxi.
After hearing about the past between the two, Lin Ying was relieved, but the girl quickly had another concern.
"She is the daughter of the Jiao Zhenren. Wang Yulou, becoming a Daoist partner with me might trouble you."
Wang Yulou laughed heartily, roughly pressing Lin Ying down on her back and threatening her.
"So, Teacher sister, don't you think you should properly compensate me?"
Lin Ying was amused and joked.
"Come on, Redfish Zhenren hasn't lifted the seal on you, so I think you should first think about how to build your foundation realm."
The Zhenren's favor is indeed good, but the prohibition against messing with relationships between men and women is somewhat abstract.
To ensure that Wang Yulou focuses on cultivation and builds his foundation realm soon, the law seal Redfish has cast will take effect quickly after he has intimate contact with female cultivators, compelling him to refrain from getting too close to them such as Xiaoyu, Chu Ran, and his sister-in-law.
Wang Yulou feigned despondently lying back to his original place, but Lin Ying instead trembled. She reached out her hand towards Wang Yulou, took something out, and said with a flushed face.
"It's nothing special."
Wang Yulou was instantly embarrassed, as this trip to buy things in the celestial city might be equivalent to a pre-moonlight adventure, with the couple traveling together first and then Wang Yulou buying Lin Ying such an expensive divine robe. In short, their mutual feelings have increased significantly.
Now, Lin Ying no longer treats him as an outsider, which is not clear whether it's good or bad.
"Hmmm, you'll know when it's special later~"
Wang Yulou said a tough word, and then turned over to sleep.
Lin Ying gently stroked her lover's back with her hand, tickling him.
"Teacher sister, let's go to bed early."
Wang Yulou was thinking of sleeping for an hour first, and then getting up to practice.
"Wang Yulou, who do you think is more beautiful, me or Bai Xiaoyu?" Lin Ying asked in a low voice.
She has been with Wang Yulou for several years, so she naturally knows that Wang Yulou is partial to Bai Xiaoyu.
Before, she didn't care much about Wang Yulou's heart, since the marriage was about position, with Bai Xiaoyu being a concubine and her cultivation level not high enough to be above her. This was already enough.
Now, she finds herself caring more.
"You, Teacher sister, there are actually many families who want to send their daughters to me as a Daoist partner, but in the end, I chose you."
Because in Wang Yulou's heart, it's all you, probably this is a one-glance-for-life.”
Even though her heart was melting, Lin Ying still wouldn't let it go.
"Then why did you always avoid me before?"
This has puzzled her for a long time, Wang Yulou's personality is similar to an old man, in the past he always avoided her.
"The family taught me that women are tigers, practicing seductive magic. At that time, I was wholeheartedly pursuing the Dao, so even though I had a good feeling for you, I only wanted to run away."
Just later, when I reached the age of marriage, I understood that the purpose of the family's teachings was not to deceive us by bad people.
"Teacher sister, you are a good girl, and Wang Yulou understood it, and hasn't avoided you since then?"
Actually, it wasn't that Wang Yulou understood it, but that he had established himself firmly in the Drizzle Cave.
Lin Ying didn't answer, only speaking after a long time.
"You also know that I am a good girl, so cherish me well, Wang Yulou. Marriage is for what, you actually know it, and I also know it."
But... never mind, let's sleep."
Wang Yulou didn't answer, but sighed in his heart.
Lin Ying also stopped pulling him, and soon, Wang Yulou fell into a deep sleep.
An hour later, looking at Wang Yulou who was sitting in meditation, Lin Ying, still with sleepy eyes, was somewhat stunned.
No, how did he get up to practice in the middle of his sleep?
What is it to leave the lady alone and stay in bed, finding a place to sit and start practicing on your own?
"Teacher sister, are you awake?"
Wang Yulou opened his eyes, smiling and explaining.
"I have a habit of doing this, Teacher sister, please continue to rest."
By the way, this restorative pill allows cultivators to only need an hour of sleep a day.
If you are willing, you can also take a restorative pill and sleep for only an hour, so you have more time for cultivation.
This way, I can cultivate faster and build my foundation realm.”
The restorative pill is extremely rare, and as a Danmaker, Lin Ying has only heard of it.
Dressed in a middle garment, she got up from the bed, took the pill, and examined it carefully for a moment before asking.
"Is that the reason for your fast cultivation speed?"
Wang Yulou softly laughed and shook his head, then threw another pill to his teacher sister.
"No, it's also because I spend a lot of spirit stones on various spiritual pills each month. Since you are a Danmaker, take a look at this recent Huashi Dan I used, and you'll understand."
The Huashi Dan that Master Xian Zhou has refined for Wang Yulou greatly shortens the duration of the efficacy, but in exchange, it enhances the efficacy for a shorter period of time.
Lin Ying uses her spiritual awareness to examine the pill, and quickly realizes what it is.
"Do you take one of these pills every day?"
"Yes, the cultivation speed is increased by six and a half times, plus an extra few hours of cultivation every day, which is why I was able to reach the fifth level of Qi refinement in just a few years."
In just seven years, Wang Yulou went from level one in Qi cultivation to level five master, and Lin Ying went from a beginner in level eight in Qi cultivation to level nine master.
Although there are different factors that contribute to the different time spent at each stage, Wang Yulou's cultivation speed is still too fast, too fast.
Now, Lin Ying finally understands the secret behind Wang Yulou's rapid cultivation speed.
Stand firm!
The most effective spiritual pills, the most time spent in cultivation, and the fastest cultivation speed are used to confront the situation directly!
With a thousand questions in her heart, but seeing Wang Yulou starting his cultivation again, she didn't ask any more.
After taking the restorative pill, she also used the Huashi Dan that Wang Yulou just gave her, and Lin Ying sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate.
Although Wang Yulou's Huashi Dan is customized, the effect Lin Ying has when taking it is not as good as Wang Yulou's, but she can still achieve a cultivation speed of more than five times.
Thus, after cultivating until dawn and wandering around the celestial city for half a day, they set off on their journey back.
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The focus is on maintaining a constant supply of spiritual energy to deal with any potential emergencies.
However, Wang Yulou occasionally looks towards the distance and worries, not knowing how his plan to clear out the direct disciples is going.
However, what he is even more unaware of is that Yan Daoshen, who learned of his departure from the cavern to go out, has also sent him a big gift.
However, because killing Wang Yulou and Lin Ying is too noticeable, Elder Daoshen has decided to go all out for a single attempt and kill some of the outgoing disciples as a sacrifice for him.
Wang Xian Zhou arranged a group of Cultivating Immortals, and Yan Daoshen arranged a larger group of Cultivating Immortals, all for the purpose of killing more disciples who have left the Drizzle Cave.
Initially, Wang Yulou's alertness about 'this old man's ascent is like mine' had no speculative element at all.
He suspected Cui Dingyi, but it was later found that Cui Dingyi had directly given up his human status and become a slave of a big demon.
He worried about Yan Daoshen, who was not simple either. Yan Daoshen first tried to ruin Wang Yulou's foundation and future in the Drizzle Cave by sending ten turtles, and then tried to sacrifice a group of people for Wang Yulou at all costs.
Wang Yulou, through the family's inheritance and his own caution, can be said to have a very accurate understanding of people.
Night fell over Wuning, as if the moon also detested the intrigues of the human world. On the first night of Wang Yulou and Yan Daoshen's planned operation, Shen Xing quietly disappeared.
A pale red ray of light races across the ink-black sky, it's a Redbird.
"Lu Shifang always travels to the dye frost workshop, which is a little farther from the sect than the closest one, every time she leaves the cavern."
Because the Dye Frost Workshop is located at the intersection of Fulong Temple and Redlight Illumination, there's no tax on transactions, and there are also handsome cultivators who have fallen for the easy life.
Each time she comes, she will stay at the familiar male cultivator for two days, enjoying herself until she returns to the mountain cave.
She thought she was careful, but such things, as long as someone observes for a while, naturally will be mastered." Jin Ruiqing said.
He and Wang Youhai were both being carried by the Redbird's claws, flying swiftly towards the Dye Frost Workshop.
They were accompanied by Qu Yiyin, Kuri's underground lover, but Qu Yiyin's relationship is still a bit distant, and she is not clear about the real purpose of the trip.
But her lack of clarity can actually serve as good testimony.
Because the monster they are dealing with is the Redbird, they can use the Redbird's flying speed to travel from the location of their mission to the Dye Frost Workshop in a moment at night.
Lu Shifang chose the underground market Dye Frost Workshop as the destination for her official trade, in order to earn more spirit stones, but it contains a huge risk.
All the foundation construction is under the management of the Spirit Alliance system, and both the Dye Frost Workshop and the Jade Dragon Workshop that Wang Yulou had visited before can only be guarded by practitioners at the level of training qi. Under the condition that training qi is not restricted, there are often territorial conflicts.
On the other hand, the fact that only practitioners at the level of training qi are guarding it means that as long as Wang Youhai and Jin Ruiqing run fast enough, they don't have to worry about being caught or investigated for anything they do in the market.
The red-browed woman dared not kill Wang Yulou's brother at first because Wang Rongsheng knew that the two were going to find him.
But now, no one knows that Wang Youhai and Jin Ruiqing can fly over a thousand miles in an hour, directly flying to the Dye Frost Workshop from thousands of miles away to commit crimes!
"You two have half an hour, and when I return, my speed will decrease, so I can't wait too long."
Exhausted, the Redbird threw the two down about ten li from the Dye Frost Workshop and then hurriedly took pills to restore its condition.
The Redbird's burst speed can reach two thousand miles an hour, but the problem is that it's not sustainable, especially when carrying two people.
This is almost killing its old life to fly a thousand miles in one hour.
Jin Ruiqing and Wang Youhai dare not delay, each covering their appearance, and entering the Dye Frost Workshop.
Lu Shifang is not yet over a hundred years old, with cultivation at the tenth level of training qi, which is not easy to deal with. However, this time they came with talismans drawn by foundation cultivation practitioners, so a surprise attack would naturally be easier to succeed.
The plan has been set long ago. After killing Lu Shifang, the two will flee immediately. If there are any arrays blocking the way, Jin Ruiqing brought a Bombing Thunder with him, which would explode as soon as it hit, clearing the path.
Wang Youhai is a skilled cultivator from the Western Sea, and Jin Ruiqing is a 160-year-old practiced cultivator at the training qi level. Their only task is as simple as this.
Others, let alone Wang Xian Zhou, will handle the cultivation of those who will kill more direct disciples and gain more opportunities for foundation cultivation.
But when the two reached the male cultivator where Lu Shifang was staying, they found themselves confronting two masked men who walked out from inside. There was also a faint scent of blood in the room.
The two masked men, seeing two other masked individuals at the door, hurriedly said.
"The situation here has already been dealt with, why are you still here. Let's go together and meet Yang Laozhuo to proceed to the next location!"
Yuan Zhengju has contacted too many bandits, and the situation happened too quickly, leading to some confusion in organization, resulting in a misunderstanding where Wang Youhai and Jin Ruiqing were mistakenly taken as their own people.
But from the fact that he sent people to kill Lu Shifang, it's clear that Old Yuan's ruthlessness knows no bounds, neither friend nor foe.
Maybe in his heart, killing Lu Shifang is even an important step. Only by killing someone from themselves can it be more credible and less suspicious to others.
'Old Jin, be careful. Let's just say we misunderstood the task and now there's still someone waiting for us.'
Wang Youhai was too aware that the whole point was to have him personally kill Lu Shifang as a sign of allegiance. Now that he doesn't have to kill Lu Shifang himself, it's clear there's a problem.
The two deceived the two bandits for a while and then gathered with the Redbird again to return to Qu Yiyin's place. It took them less than three hours to go back and forth.
So when the three of them meet again the next day, Qu Yiyin can prove that they didn't have enough time to leave the location of their mission and go to the Dye Frost Workshop.
While the two were busy all night, the bandits gave the Drizzle Cave a small taste of their shock.
Lu Shifang is a special existence, so both sides choose to steal attacks at the Dye Frost Workshop.
As for other disciples who have left the Drizzle Cave, they don't need to be treated so well.
Surrounding the Drizzle Cave for two hundred miles, the bandits connected with Yuan Zhengju and Wang Xianzhou launched a pincer attack, attacking from both sides. Many people thought they were working with their teammates, even some who were collaborating together.
It can be considered the clearing of the Drizzle Cave's disciples plan.
Why two hundred miles?
At this distance, even if the Drizzle Cave disciples use teleportation talismans, it is very difficult for them to directly run back to the Drizzle Cave.
Of course, there were also bandits who were killed by the disciples of the Drizzle Cave due to their insufficient strength.
In the later half of the night, there were disciples who survived the bandits' sneak attack and returned to the Drizzle Cave. This prompted the two elders to come out and pursue the culprits, also killing several unlucky individuals.
No one realized that behind the two disciples who survived the bandit attacks and returned to the Drizzle Cave, and the three fortunate disciples who returned without encountering bandits, there were already seventeen Drizzle Cave disciples who had fallen.
Seventeen practitioners, including Wang Yulou's first all-out effort, and Yan Daoshen's all-out effort.
However, the Drizzle Cave has not yet realized that someone is using their own young cattle and horses as a cost.
Only five people came back in the night, although it is a bit less, it is normal.
The two encountered bandits, although they were unlucky, it was normal.
It's all normal, at least before a large number of disciples have not returned for a long time, no one would suspect anything.
In the morning, Wang Yulou and his sister had some simple food in a small town, and then they took turns driving flying ships towards the direction of the cave.
When the two were flying to a group of mountains where no one would go, Lin Ying first discovered something was wrong. She exclaimed.
"Yulou, there's a situation!"
Wang Yulou looked in the direction indicated by his sister and found a huge cluster of clouds in the sky, flying at an incredible speed.
He thought it might be a foundation-level practitioner passing by, so he reminded her.
"We should take cover. It should be an elder at the foundation level."
Lin Ying looked at the approaching cluster of clouds nervously and turned the direction of their flying ship.
However, the two were terrified to find that the gas cloud also turned its direction and continued to approach them!
In the clouds, the gas cloud moved at high speed. Wang Yulou thought of the Water Attribute Divine Technique, Cloud and Mist Passage.
Coincidentally, among his enemies, Yuan Zhengju cultivates this technique.
Wang Yulou's heart sank quickly.
Just because a foundation-level cultivator cannot make a move doesn't mean they can't be the driver!
