Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

Thousands of miles away, Jitou Mountain is still shrouded in mist, and the continuous spiritual fields and medicinal gardens on the mountaintop are rippled by the wind.

Amidst the continuous rows of houses.

A strong and healthy female cultivator walked into the courtyard, passing through the flower-filled courtyard and the veranda with its clear streams, and went straight to knock on the door of Su Fuyao's cultivation room.

"Young Clan Chief!"

A few breaths later, the door opened, and Su Fuyao, dressed in loose casual clothes, with her black hair casually tied up and her fair skin covered in sweat, clearly had just finished cultivating.

Upon seeing her emerge, the robust female cultivator handed her a jade box.

"After much inquiry and several twists and turns, I acquired this spiritual herb from a treasure hunter at the foot of the Wolong Mountains. My aunt in the clan has already examined it, and it is undoubtedly a Nourishing Spirit Mushroom," she said.

Leaving aside the spirit stones, it's really troublesome to find out about such rare spiritual herbs. After the young clan leader gave the order, the clan sent people to search for the whereabouts of the spiritual herbs.

It took more than a month to purchase this item and bring it back to the clan, where it was then handed over to her.

Su Fuyao took the jade box, opened the lid, and saw a grayish-brown Ganoderma lucidum inside. Its fragrance wafted out, and just smelling it made one feel refreshed and invigorated.

She had never seen the Nourishing Spirit Mushroom before, but since an aunt in the clan had examined it, there was no mistake; it must be this thing.

"Thank you for your hard work, Clan Sister." Su Fuyao closed the jade box and put it into her storage bag. She then took out a small bag of spirit stones and stuffed it into her Clan Sister's arms: "This is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it, Clan Sister."

The burly woman couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing Su Fuyao smiling, she couldn't help but tease him: "I heard from my aunts that the young clan leader is buying spiritual medicine for a friend. Sister Xiantai even said with certainty that the other party is a handsome male cultivator."

Within the Su clan, the practice of gossiping is prevalent.

Which sister had a child, which sister had a son-in-law, which sister had a troubled relationship, and which sister's partner was not virile enough—these were all topics of conversation.

Physical cultivation is tedious and painful, so gossiping is a way to relax during breaks from training.

"Don't listen to your aunts' nonsense. My relationship with Fellow Daoist Wang is completely innocent," Su Fuyao replied helplessly.

Ever since she ordered the search for the elixir, when the elders of her clan asked her what it was for, she only said a few words that she was buying it for a friend, and gossip began to spread, and at one point it was even rumored that she was pregnant.

As the young patriarch of the Su Immortal Clan, her choice of husband was not as simple as that of her clansmen, who only needed to take a liking to him.

For her, however, things would be much more complicated.

"Completely innocent? If you were truly innocent, would the young clan leader be so concerned about this matter? I think you're probably somewhat pleased as well. How is the cultivator's family background? What is their cultivation level? Do they have many elders in their clan?"

Once she started talking, she couldn't stop and began to ask a lot of other questions.

Su Fuyao: "..."

The barrage of questions gave her a headache.

She waved for her cousin to leave, closed the door, changed her clothes, and prepared to go out to visit the Snake-Entwined Valley. After more than a month without any news, she figured that Fellow Daoist Wang must be getting impatient.

"Having waited all this time, I'm afraid everyone is already thinking of leaving." Su Fuyao looked at the person in the mirror and chuckled. "This time, I'll have to ask Fellow Daoist Wang to contribute more spirit stones."

She went out the door and found her aunt in the clan to tell her where she had gone.

The middle-aged woman was extremely robust, with bulging arm muscles, thighs as thick as a person's waist, and an incredibly broad chest that trembled heavily with the slightest movement.

Upon hearing that the young clan leader was going to Snake-Entwined Pass, she took out her pen and wrote it down.

This trouble is truly for preventative purposes.

"Wang Daoist, whom Fuyao arranged to guard the place before, was he in that Snake-Entwined Ravine?" She smiled, her tone full of teasing. "I wonder if he can even get into the Heart-to-Heart Pool."

The Su family has four branches, one of which is the direct line and the other three are collateral lines, with the three branches protecting the first.

Although the legitimate heir can only give birth to daughters, the selection of a son-in-law is not as simple and casual as that of the illegitimate heirs. There is a set of tests, and those who pass are considered successful.

"Why is Aunt Ruan teasing me like this?" Su Fuyao looked helpless. "Fellow Daoist Wang has excellent talent. I only wish to befriend you and hope to benefit from it in the future."

Wang Mian was also unwilling to have children, and even if he had some lustful desires, they were far less rational than he was.

This is definitely not going to happen. Wang Mian only wants to take advantage of the situation and is unwilling to take responsibility for having a child.

She couldn't do that either. For now, she was focused on cultivation, aiming to reach the late stage of Qi Refining. If she really wanted to, given her personality, she would have directly restrained the other party and forcibly taken his seed.

"Really not in the mood?" Seeing that Su Fuyao didn't seem to be faking it, Aunt Ruan also became suspicious.

They all thought that the young clan leader's devotion to a man was mostly due to her first stirrings of love, but now it seems that it was really just to make friends with fellow cultivators and plan for their future.

Since that's the case, all my excitement was for nothing.

"I really have no such intention. I don't want Aunt Ruan to know that it was already late when I went there today, so I stayed at She Chan Ao and will return tomorrow." Su Fuyao looked at the sky.

Aunt Ruan nodded in agreement.

Su Fuyao's cultivation level is close to the fifth level of Qi Refining. She has a complete set of magical power, magical artifacts, magical robes, spiritual talismans, and spiritual medicines. Even someone at the sixth level of Qi Refining would not be able to easily defeat her.

Even if they are outmatched, escaping is not difficult.

"Go on, go on. If there is any emergency, just use the communication talisman to inform the clan. We will come as soon as we receive the message," said Aunt Ruan.

Seeing the magical artifact fly up and Su Fuyao's figure disappear into the clouds, she put away her smile, summoned two female cultivators, and whispered a few words in their ears.

The two responded in unison.

Then, the two raised their spiked clubs and flew away from Chicken Head Mountain, landing far behind Su Fuyao, slowly following her without getting close.

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The snake coiled in the ravine.

Inside the small wooden building.

Bai Jiuniang swiftly sliced ​​off translucent, paper-thin pieces of snake meat, placing them one by one into a plate. She then washed the green vegetables and put them into a bamboo basket.

On the small table, the bone marrow soup in the copper pot was boiling hot, and next to it was steamed spirit rice, emitting wisps of heat. She set out the bamboo chopsticks, filled the bowl with spirit rice, and waited for Wang Mian.

Wang Mian was still sitting in the Spirit Gathering Array.

Wang Mian was about to finish his cultivation and was slowly withdrawing his energy, channeling the refined spiritual energy into his dantian. He focused his mind on the golden chapter in his mind, which had already undergone changes.

[Lower-grade Qi Refining Method: Diligently practice 270 times until the practice is perfected, then one can enter the fifth level of Qi Refining]

[Consuming Divine Mushrooms to break through realms can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 100%.]

[Accumulated: 100]

[Mastery of Object Manipulation: Practice diligently 2,400 times to achieve perfection]

[Mastery of Puppet Manipulation: Practice diligently 2,500 times to achieve perfection]

[Introduction to the Second Volume of the Nine Talismans Scripture: Mastering the art requires drawing 500 low-grade talismans, with a success rate of 66%]

[Nine Talismans Scripture: Drawing seventy mid-grade talismans is sufficient for beginners, with a success rate of 33%]

[Perfect... has been hidden]

After more than a month of cultivation, his progress has been remarkable. He has now reached the fourth level of Qi Refining and is on the verge of achieving perfection. He will be able to break through the barrier and advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining in at most a month.

The progress in magic is a bit slow and will take more time to perfect. However, the talismans have accumulated quite a bit this month, only using up half of the paper and ink purchased last time.

His talisman-making skills improved, and he produced more than two hundred talismans.

"Woof woof!" Bai Jiuniang whispered a reminder to Wang Mian that it was time for dinner and he should finish his cultivation and eat something.

Opening his eyes, Wang Mian got up and stepped out of the spirit-gathering array. He could already smell the aroma of boiling soup coming from the pot: "Thank you for your hard work, Ninth Sister, in preparing such a feast of spiritual food."

Sitting in the chair, Wang Mian had just picked up the bamboo chopsticks beside him when he suddenly stood up and looked out the door. The next moment, a pair of large two-colored scissors appeared in his hand.

Bai Jiuniang also turned her head to look outside the door, only to feel that the aura was faint and came silently.

With a creak.

The wooden door opened, and a slender figure stepped across the threshold with a smile, bringing in a fragrant breeze: "Fellow Daoist Wang, you've come uninvited. Would you mind having an extra bowl and chopsticks?"