Mortal: I have a gathering technique

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Silent all night.

The next morning, at the Bamboo House Flower Hall.

When Xin Ruyin saw Fang Qing walk in, she quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply.

"Ruyin is deeply grateful to you, senior, for saving her life!"

After taking one Vein-Protecting Pill, her symptoms of atrophied meridians improved significantly, and she was no longer in danger of losing her life in the short term.

This made her attitude towards Fang Qing extremely complicated; she was wary, embarrassed, and annoyed, but also extremely grateful.

Fang Qing nodded slightly, accepting the bow, then glanced at Xin Ruyin and said in surprise:

"Your cultivation level has broken through?"

He had previously checked Xin Ruyin's cultivation level, which was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but now she had already entered the eighth level.

Xin Ruyin nodded and explained:

"I broke through shortly after taking the pill yesterday, probably because my meridians improved."

Fang Qing recalled the description of the Dragon Roar Body, and a look of understanding flashed across his face.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the more you cultivate the Dragon Roar Physique, the stronger your Yang energy becomes. In fact, people with this physique cultivate very quickly, and the speed increases as they progress.

Of course, the faster the onset, the faster the death!

Even though Xin Ruyin controlled her cultivation time, she still broke through two levels in just a few years, advancing from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the eighth level.

Mentioning cultivation level, Xin Ruyin seemed to remember something, and with a flick of her wrist, she took out a wooden box and pushed it in front of Fang Qing:

"Senior, you should take this back."

This wooden box is none other than the thousand-year-old spiritual herb that Fang Qing had given away before.

After her cultivation breakthrough yesterday, Xin Ruyin immediately felt that her body had gained a little more yang energy.

This made her realize that the folk remedy she found was most likely, as Fang Qing had said, only providing temporary relief and not a cure.

Therefore, using that method again would be a waste of the thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

More importantly, Fang Qing not only helped her remove excess yang energy, but also gave her a bottle of medicine to heal her meridians.

If I were to accept the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, it would seem too greedy.

Fang Qing quickly guessed Xin Ruyin's thoughts, and after a moment's thought, he shook his head and refused.

"Once something is given away, there's no reason to take it back. You should keep it. In case the Dragon Roar Physique suddenly flares up, you can use it to alleviate the symptoms."

Xin Ruyin was about to decline, but seeing Fang Qing's resolute expression, she thought for a moment and ultimately did not insist.

After putting the wooden box into her storage bag, her expression turned serious, and she asked solemnly:

"I wonder what kind of array diagram you need Ruyin to repair, senior?"

"Ancient teleportation array!"

As Fang Qing spoke, he took out the rubbing of the jade slip and placed it on the table.

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin's face immediately showed a look of astonishment.

Ancient teleportation arrays are rare, and her expression turned serious; she didn't really have much confidence for a moment.

Upon seeing the jade slip, she reached out and picked it up, probing it with her divine sense to examine it carefully.

This lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. He let out a long sigh, lowered his head, and pondered for a while before saying:

"I never expected that you would actually have such a rare array diagram. Fortunately, it is only slightly damaged, otherwise, I really wouldn't be so confident."

After saying this, she felt relieved, but also couldn't help but show a hint of relief.

Fang Qing already knew Xin Ruyin had this ability, and upon hearing this, he asked directly:

"So, in your estimation, how long would it take to completely repair it?"

"At least one year, and at most two years."

Xin Ruyin answered without hesitation, indicating that she had already made a calculation when she looked at the jade slip.

Two years isn't a long time!

Fang Qing nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then she asked about the matter she cared about most:

"Senior seems to be quite proficient in formations as well?"

Fang Qing's casual act of breaking her illusion array yesterday kept flashing through her mind, making it impossible for her to forget.

Fang Qing smiled slightly, "I know a little."

Do you know a little?

Upon hearing those two words, Xin Ruyin couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Is this humility, or is it a disdain for the formation he himself has set up?

She wasn't very confident when it came to cultivation level or anything else, but she felt she had some authority when it came to formations.

She has two sets of protective formations: one is the Azure Water Armor Formation, which is mainly for defense and trapping enemies, and the other is the Thousand Illusions Formation, which is mainly for illusion.

Leaving aside the former, she felt that even a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation would find it difficult to decipher the latter in a short period of time.

Fang Qing was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet he broke the formation with ease, seemingly without even thinking about it.

Can this still be called a smattering of knowledge?

Thinking of this, Xin Ruyin deliberately used the opportunity to talk to Fang Qing about formations.

Fang Qing was naturally eager to discuss the Dao of Arrays with Xin Ruyin.

However, after only a few words, he unceremoniously took over the topic and recounted the difficulties he encountered in comprehending the "Five Elements Sealing Array".

Not long after this exchange, Xin Ruyin had already figured out Fang Qing's true worth.

In her eyes, Fang Qing was not "somewhat knowledgeable", but her level was indeed inferior to her own.

However, in terms of talent and spirituality in array formations, she felt that Fang Qing was in no way inferior to herself.

Fang Qing could understand most things immediately as soon as she explained them.

This was the first time she had met someone whose thinking could keep up with hers, and her goodwill towards Fang Qing increased instantly.

At the same time, she gradually forgot about Fang Qing breaking her illusion array and became completely absorbed in her discussion with Fang Qing.

Time passed slowly, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

That day, after Fang Qing had figured out all the questions he had accumulated, he took the initiative to end this exchange, which was ostensibly a discussion but in reality a request for guidance.

Inside the flower hall.

Xin Ruyin pursed her lips, still feeling unsatisfied, and her gaze towards Fang Qing became even more complicated.

There was shame and annoyance, gratitude, appreciation, curiosity... and even a hint of intimacy that she herself was unaware of.

She didn't ask Fang Qing how he broke the illusion array, and let Fang Qing wander around Xiaozhushan as he pleased.

Fang Qing did not seize Xin Ruyin's bamboo hut, but instead built a bamboo house not far away as his own place of cultivation.

Inside the bamboo house at this moment.

Fang Qing was rubbing her chin, her mind racing.

"According to Xin Ruyin, if I want to go to the Chaotic Star Sea, it will be at least two years from now."

"As for the southern regions, there's nothing worth collecting recently."

"Instead of spending time collecting trivial things every day, let's go all in on the luck one more time..."

With the small gourd accelerating the ripening of the spiritual herbs, Fang Qing no longer needed to use the gathering technique to "copy" the spiritual herbs.

As a result, he had very little left to collect.

Even with various "talents," Fang Qing has temporarily lost interest.

Previously in Huangfeng Valley, he used the excuse of exploring various arts of cultivation to collect several talents.

Among them, he even obtained two samples of the talent for drawing talismans, and they came from different people.

He used both of his talents.

Like spiritual roots, they cannot be stacked, only overlaid.

The two individuals have essentially the same talent for drawing talismans; neither is superior to the other.

However, the two talisman-drawing masters who contributed their talents achieved different results.

Although someone may have mastered many talisman techniques, they can only draw beginner-level or advanced-level talismans at most.

The other one is the exact opposite; he has fewer talisman techniques but can draw intermediate-level talismans.

This made Fang Qing understand even more that talent needs to be realized, and that different paths lead to different achievements.

This made him less fixated on some less important talents.

That's why he thought of taking a gamble and collecting samples from God one more time...

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Time passed slowly, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

That day, after Fang Qing had figured out all the questions he had accumulated, he took the initiative to end this exchange, which was ostensibly a discussion but in reality a request for guidance.

Inside the flower hall.

Xin Ruyin pursed her lips, still feeling unsatisfied, and her gaze towards Fang Qing became even more complicated.

There was shame and annoyance, gratitude, appreciation, curiosity... and even a hint of intimacy that she herself was unaware of.

She didn't ask Fang Qing how he broke the illusion array, and let Fang Qing wander around Xiaozhushan as he pleased.

Fang Qing did not seize Xin Ruyin's bamboo hut, but instead built a bamboo house not far away as his own place of cultivation.

Inside the bamboo house at this moment.

Fang Qing was rubbing her chin, her mind racing.

"According to Xin Ruyin, if I want to go to the Chaotic Star Sea, it will be at least two years from now."

"As for the southern regions, there's nothing worth collecting recently."

"Instead of spending time collecting trivial things every day, let's go all in on the luck one more time..."

With the small gourd accelerating the ripening of the spiritual herbs, Fang Qing no longer needed to use the gathering technique to "copy" the spiritual herbs.

As a result, he had very little left to collect.

Even with various "talents," Fang Qing has temporarily lost interest.

Previously in Huangfeng Valley, he used the excuse of exploring various arts of cultivation to collect several talents.

Among them, he even obtained two samples of the talent for drawing talismans, and they came from different people.

He used both of his talents.

Like spiritual roots, they cannot be stacked, only overlaid.

The two individuals have essentially the same talent for drawing talismans; neither is superior to the other.

However, the two talisman-drawing masters who contributed their talents achieved different results.

Although someone may have mastered many talisman techniques, they can only draw beginner-level or advanced-level talismans at most.

The other one is the exact opposite; he has fewer talisman techniques but can draw intermediate-level talismans.

This made Fang Qing understand even more that talent needs to be realized, and that different paths lead to different achievements.

This made him less fixated on some less important talents.

That's why he thought of taking a gamble and collecting samples from God one more time...