Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

Wang Mian, who was secretly casting spells and holding magical implements, lowered his guard considerably the moment he saw that the person who came was Su Fuyao: "I wondered who it was, it turns out to be Fellow Daoist Su."

Arriving so silently, he thought it was someone lurking in the shadows.

The wariness on his face gradually turned into a smile. He had been hoping that Su Fuyao would come here. Her arrival would mean that there was news about the spiritual medicine.

Wang Mian quickly led her to a seat and instructed Bai Jiuniang to add clean bowls and chopsticks.

Su Fuyao's watery eyes swept over the purple and blue scissors in Wang Mian's hand. Recalling his wary expression just now, a smile appeared on her face: "Fellow Daoist Wang is indeed cautious."

As she spoke, she sat down on an empty chair by the table. Bai Jiuniang had already added a bowl and chopsticks for her. After picking up the bowl and chopsticks, she also invited Wang Mian to sit down quickly and not to be polite.

Wang Mian looked at the scene where the host and guest were reversed, and his eyebrows twitched helplessly. Zi Qingjian silently slipped into his storage bag and sat down opposite her.

"Fellow Daoist Su's concealment technique is truly impressive," he said, picking up a slice of snake meat that was so thin it was almost transparent. "Even the warning array didn't react at all."

The warning array within this sacred site is usually activated only at night to guard against malevolent beasts, but unexpectedly, she was able to enter the stone cave without making a sound.

Her concealment technique was so skillful that even Wang Mian and Bai Jiuniang almost didn't notice her.

"The journey here is long, so it's not good to make a big show of it and attract trouble from other cultivators." Su Fuyao used her chopsticks to precisely reach into the pot and pick up a piece of glistening snake meat, which landed in her bowl.

When a member of the immortal race like her goes out, she is more careful than an ordinary cultivator, because those cultivators who have undergone tribulations all regard people like her as easy prey.

If one does not conceal their aura, the numerous cultivators who have undergone tribulations will inevitably cause countless troubles.

"I didn't know you were coming..."

"With tea not yet served and food not yet eaten, Fellow Daoist Wang today is not as composed as he was in Daomaodian." Su Fuyao drew out the last few words, full of joking and teasing.

It's practically an open admission that he's anxious for news of the miracle cure.

Wang Mian was rebuffed by her remark and then ate in silence.

On the contrary, Bai Jiuniang bared her teeth at her, implying that she should be more polite.

Bai Jiuniang's protective demeanor amused Su Fuyao, who stopped teasing Wang Mian and took out a jade box, pushing it in front of him.

The exquisite jade box seemed somewhat out of place on the table laden with meat and dishes.

Wang Mian's gaze fell on the box, seemingly uncertain, and he looked at Su Fuyao with a questioning look.

She tapped the jade box lid with the tip of her chopsticks, smiled and nodded: "Inside is the Nourishing Spirit Mushroom you requested. The elixir has been verified by my aunt in the clan, and there are no problems with it."

With the elixir within reach, Wang Mian was stunned for a moment. He thought it would be a good thing if she could find some clues, but he never expected that she would buy all the finished medicine.

Wang Mian stood up, bowed, and thanked him several times.

Su Fuyao waved her hand to interrupt him: "Fellow Daoist, don't be like a woman, thanking me all the time. The cost of this medicine is five hundred spirit stones, so I can't avoid thanking you again."

Only now did she feel that the distance between her and Wang Mian had narrowed, and Wang Mian's subtle defensiveness and vigilance had dissipated considerably.

However, what caught her attention even more was that after not seeing him for a month, Wang Mian's cultivation had increased again, and he was not far from reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining.

His cultivation was even faster than hers.

"I should thank you for your help, fellow Daoist." Wang Mian took out six hundred spirit stones and twenty talismans, and pushed them in front of her: "These talismans were drawn by me, as a token of my appreciation."

He had inquired about this Nourishing Mushroom from many sources, and everyone said it was rare and hard to find.

She must have put in a lot of effort to acquire this elixir; otherwise, she wouldn't have remained silent for a whole month.

"Since it's such a kind gesture, I'll accept it." Su Fuyao was generous and magnanimous. After looking at the talisman, she put it into her storage bag along with the spirit stones. "When Fellow Daoist Wang is able to draw mid-grade talismans, remember to give me two for self-defense."

I never expected that he was actually a talisman master.

With her discerning eye, it wasn't hard for her to see that even low-grade talismans were of superior quality. And since Wang Mian was at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it was only a matter of time before he could create mid-grade talismans.

As he was about to reach the fifth level of Qi Refining and advance to the mid-grade talisman master, Su Fuyao's evaluation of him rose even higher.

Wang Mian took it as a joke: "Fellow Daoist is joking. You don't need these two mid-grade talismans for self-defense."

"That's not quite right. The talismans you gave me are not the same as the ones my family gave me. I think the former is more meaningful," Su Fuyao said.

Wang Mian chuckled and agreed to the matter.

He reached out and opened the jade box. Inside lay a dusty, smoky-gray Ganoderma lucidum, emitting a rich fragrance that refreshed the mind and cleared the spirit.

It is identical to the characteristic information he knows.

After putting the jade box into his storage bag, Wang Mian felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. Now, he only needed to focus on cultivation for a month or so, and reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining would be a piece of cake.

"Are you getting used to living here, fellow Daoist?" Su Fuyao asked him.

Wang Mian nodded slightly. Seeing her open and caring demeanor, without any hint of unease, he knew that she had only come to deliver the spiritual medicine and had not noticed anything amiss with the spiritual field.

After thinking for a moment, he brought up the matter on his own initiative.

"Fellow Daoist Su, there seems to be something fishy about this snake coiled around the sacred land," Wang Mian said, pointing to the snake meat on the plate with his chopsticks. "This is the snake demon we killed today. To me, it doesn't seem like a stray wild animal."

Upon hearing this, Su Fuyao frowned slightly.

Wang Mian wasn't just talking nonsense; the snake meat on this plate was of medium quality, incredibly fresh, and must have been killed recently.

"Is the other party coming for my herb garden?" She was a little puzzled. Such a remote and insignificant herb garden in an enclave only yielded a few hundred spirit stones a year. Was it worth the other party going to such lengths?

He nodded, and it didn't seem like they were after him.

He has not only changed his appearance, but also changed his alias to Wang Xinzhou. If she hadn't broken the spell while cultivating in this building, she would have only seen a middle-aged cultivator.

After eliminating all other possibilities, only the possibility of plotting to seize the sacred land remains.

"If they came for the elixir, it would be a bad deal for them, and they wouldn't be after me either." Wang Mian recounted the details: "Their recent actions seem to be coercing me to leave this place. Today, that snake demon even came to my doorstep, and I killed it."

After explaining the cause and effect, Wang Mian said no more and let Su Fuyao think about it on her own.

Her fingers tapped the table unconsciously, making a soft, rhythmic sound. After a moment's thought, she made up her mind.

She decisively said, "I think the feng shui of this snake-entwined valley is quite good, and it's quiet enough. I'll stay for two days and see if it's a person, a ghost, a demon, or a monster that's trying to take advantage of my sacred land."

After saying that, he took out a communication talisman, said a few words, and then put the talisman away.

Seeing that she was determined to stay, Wang Mian asked Bai Jiuniang to prepare a place for her to stay. After all, this was her family's medicinal herb field, so it was best for her to make the decision.

now.

Thousands of miles away.

On Luzhou Island in Taixi Lake, in the Zhuxin Pavilion.

Several members of the Lü family gathered together again, their faces showing displeasure. No one spoke, making the atmosphere in the pavilion somewhat deathly silent.

It's been a month!

A whole month!

They deployed countless spies, mobilized a large number of people, and with the assistance of their master and the help of the immortals, they used every means at their disposal, even offering rewards to search for him and alert him, but they could not find a trace of Wang Mian.

"We've even found clues to the formulas for the two pills, the Body-Nourishing Pill and the Spirit-Nourishing Pill, but we still can't find Wang Mian?" This time, the fat cultivator didn't even drink the spiritual tea, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

First they made a big show of it, then they backed down completely. It's utterly shameful.

Now, countless cultivators outside are waiting to see the Lü family make a fool of themselves. If the vast Lü family can't capture anyone, they'll become a laughing stock in the area.

"The best course of action now is to ask Elder Qianji to perform a divination. Even knowing the general location is better than being completely clueless," said the middle-aged cultivator with a goatee. "Perfect timing, he still owes my Lü family a divination."

The Old Man of a Thousand Machines, also known as Qianjizi or Liuyixian, is skilled in divination, able to predict good and bad fortune, opportunities and calamities.

He was a very famous figure among the independent cultivators.