Vampire Cultivation Notes

Inside the lobby.

The interior decoration resembled a miniature version of the Wanbaolou Hall in the market. Behind a low table under the central red pillar, a person was kneeling on the mat, wearing a light apricot-colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with her buttocks tucked under her hips, holding a pen in her fair hand and writing the text.

Upon hearing Li Jieqing enter, the man looked up, saw him, and smiled sweetly.

Upon recognizing the person, Li Jieqing casually lowered the hood of his cloak, approached with a smile, and greeted him.

"Xingniang, it's been a long time since we last spoke. We meet again amidst the chaos, and your charm is as undiminished as ever."

The woman stopped writing and said, "I am not Xingniang, I am her younger sister Zaoniang. She failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage three years ago and has already passed away."

"Um?!"

Li Jieqing always kept to himself and rarely went out. Before Taipingfang Market was destroyed, the last time he went to Wanbaoge was exactly three years ago. Now, after carefully examining this "Zao Niang" for a while, he smiled and said, "Mei Niang, you've grown so much. Come here, let Uncle give you a hug."

"snort!"

The woman playfully slapped Li Jieqing's hand away, placed the pen on the inkstone, and turned her head away.

"Xingniang, don't be rude! What kind of talk is this about breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage?!" The one-armed steward came over at this moment and scolded her.

Upon seeing this, Xingniang quickly stood up and agreed, then stood behind the table.

Why do these people keep talking about breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage?

Li Jieqing was just joking, but upon seeing this, he was struck by a thought and realized that these people had probably prepared some excuses to entertain him in advance.

At this moment, the one-armed steward stepped forward and said apologetically, "My fairy steward said that she has already spoken with you, fellow Daoist, and that you can make yourself at home this time without needing to see her again."

As he spoke, a jade slip was handed over to Li Jieqing.

The steward said, "The fairy also said that because she promised you a cultivation technique last time, she couldn't break her promise, so she asked me to bring this scroll as well. It's called the 'Mysterious Fiend Heavenly Yin Scripture,' which is similar to the 'Blood Heart Freedom Secret Record' you're practicing. The fairy personally annotated it, saying it's convenient for switching between cultivation methods, and it's a complete version, sufficient to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment True Person realm."

So this is where the real drama begins.

Li Jieqing now understood what the people from Wanbaoge meant.

They delivered the Foundation Establishment cultivation method in a coordinated manner, while also mentioning that Fairy Shecai had personally approved the method. Each step was linked to the next, serving as both a benefit and a deterrent, further proving that Fairy Shecai was alive and well.

Let's just assume that's true for now.

Li Jieqing grabbed the jade slip and pulled it towards him, saying, "No, I already said that night that I would change the cultivation method to learning Cloud Script. How can this be allowed! If you break the rules by secretly passing on the cultivation method, we will be punished by the sect later."

The one-armed steward gripped the jade slip tightly to prevent it from being snatched away instantly.

Upon hearing those words again, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's fine! As long as it doesn't get exposed, the people from the Ruyi Sect won't be able to arrive that quickly!"

Beside her, Xingniang, unaware of the situation, smiled and advised, "Master Zhao, you can rest assured. When the Ruyi Sect members return and the sea route is open again, you only need to buy a ticket to leave this place. The Ruyi Sect is only strict in this area and does not allow anyone to break through."

"Oh?"

Li Jieqing had already snatched the jade slip, causing the one-armed steward opposite him to stumble.

He skillfully stored the cultivation technique jade slip into his storage bag, then turned to ask, "Xingniang, I come from a humble background as a mountain cultivator. I wonder why this is the only place in the sect that's strictly managed?"

Xingniang said, "Taipingfang was originally established by Ruyi Sect when they were looking for something, because they were afraid that the rogue cultivators below would cause trouble if their cultivation level became too high."

The one-armed steward steadied himself, shook his hand, and then seemed to remember something, saying, "That was the old rule, but things are different now. The fairy steward said that there was a strange change in Wangyue Valley outside the market, with a near-third-order spiritual vein emerging. It should be the thing that Ruyi Sect is looking for. That demonic tiger probably benefited from it and that's how it became so powerful."

When the demon tiger was mentioned, the hall fell silent for a moment.

The once magnificent Wanbaoge now lives entirely underground and has to rely on outsiders.

"So, because of the news of that spiritual vein's emergence, the Ruyi Sect will be rushing back very soon?"

Li Jieqing suddenly thought of this.

However, the one-armed steward shook his head and said, "Taiping Market has been built for nearly two hundred years. We have never been able to find anything we are looking for. As a result, the Ruyi Sect has gradually stopped paying attention to this matter. In addition, the elders in the sect go into seclusion for a period of a hundred years at a time. How could they possibly pay attention to the affairs here for a while?"

"It may take three to five years, or at most thirty to fifty years, before anyone finds this place."

"oh!"

Li Jieqing understood that he had at most thirty to fifty years left, and he didn't need to worry about the matter of killing Jiang Ping and taking the second-grade Ruyi Green Lotus being exposed.

At this moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or anxious.

This relates to whether the White Tiger or the Ruyi Sect is more dangerous to him. After all, that white-haired beast is vengeful and still wants to eat him, so he doesn't dare to show any sign of himself whenever he goes out.

"It's not appropriate to comment on the affairs of the upper sect... I wonder where that cloud-script book is?"

Li Jieqing cleared his throat and then asked, feeling that it would be better if the Ruyi Sect arrived a little later.

At least until he learns the "Invisible Heavenly Sword," or even breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It's just a white tiger; we should just tolerate it.

"The Cloud Seal script is ready." The one-armed steward pointed to the desk next to him.

Xingniang collected the papers on the table into a book and brought it over in her arms.

Li Jieqing looked into his robes and saw that they were indeed ethereal cloud-like characters, arranged according to a set pattern.

"Our Xingniang is the best at learning Yunzhuan. Fellow Daoist, if you have any questions during your studies, just ask her anytime," said the one-armed steward.

Xingniang smiled, handed over the booklet with cloud-shaped seal script, and winked.

"In that case, I'll take my leave of you from now on."

Li Jieqing accepted the booklet, glanced through it a couple of times, and then said, "I'll buy some more things, things I mentioned when I came, the usual business I do with your Wanbaoge."

"Fellow Daoist, please speak."

"I need a pair of Light-Gathering Pearls to collect the essence of the sun and moon, a bushel of spirit rice seeds (choose the ones with higher yields), a magic robe, and also..."

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Two hours later, Li Jieqing packed up his things, took his leave, and walked out of the pavilion.

Upon reaching the outside of the mountain, they first used a bronze mirror to look out over the desolate mountain, but saw no monsters passing by.

Another scan using the Blood-Searching Technique was performed, but no surge of demonic blood energy was found.

Only then did Li Jieqing feel relieved enough to leave through the underground passage. He then took up the black jade hairpin, walked close to the ground, and hurriedly crossed the wilderness.

After passing two miles, we arrived at the grove of low trees where we had previously hidden from the white tiger.

Li Jieqing stepped into the woods and waited for a moment at the exit.

From the depths of the low forest, several people emerged. They were all fellow travelers still lingering in the ruins of Taipingfang, including Old Fishman, the Yu brothers, Scorpion Lady, Madam Zhao, and others. In an instant, a gathering of wise men arrived.

As soon as Yu Da appeared, he anxiously asked, "How is it! What about Fairy Shecai's injuries?"

However, Li Jieqing came to Wanbaoge today, and to be on the safe side, he called over the rogue cultivators from the last operation to look after him.

After all, Fairy Shecai had to whip Zhou Leiwang three times with her long scarf to kill him that day. Even a seasoned rogue cultivator could see that the other one's fighting spirit was insufficient.

Therefore, they were naturally unwilling to accept their defeat. So when they heard that Li Jieqing was going to visit Fairy Shecai in the desolate mountain today to do some business, they followed him with different intentions.

Li Jieqing originally intended to be on the safe side, worried that things might go wrong and cause a major conflict with Wanbaoge. So he simply used a hundred thunderbolts to overturn the barren mountain, revealing the treasures hidden in Wanbaoge and letting the rogue cultivators come and rob them.

He could then use his ever-changing appearance to blend into the group of rogue cultivators and escape in the chaos.

Since he was going to meet a potential Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could Li Jieqing not make preparations?

Although they eventually emerged unscathed, their cooperation with Wanbaoge was strengthened.