Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

After leaving the front yard, Li Huosheng went straight to the back yard where Chen Ye was.

At this moment, Chen Ye was healing his injuries inside the house when he heard Li Huosheng's voice outside the courtyard. He immediately sensed it and looked outside.

Seeing that Li Huosheng was alone, he immediately stopped his cultivation and healing, opened the door, and went outside. "He's unwilling to do things for me?"

"He left immediately after rejecting me," Li Huosheng replied truthfully.

Chen Ye sneered, "He comes from a miscellaneous, unorthodox background. Even if his whole family wanted to work for me, it would depend on my mood. Today, I gave him a chance, and he still refused. It seems he thinks Li Fu can offer him more."

"I just examined him and found that he already has Yin energy in his body. This should be the reason why Master Li Fu values ​​him," Li Huosheng said again.

Chen Ye was not surprised. "Unorthodox cultivation, as long as one abandons the fundamentals, can indeed be much faster than orthodox cultivation. To absorb Yin energy into the body in just half a month clearly comes at a considerable price. It seems he wants to compete for a top-three spot in the assessment."

"Is there anything this disciple should do?"

Li Huosheng quickly inquired.

He looked down on Gu Qing.

But ranking in the top three in the assessment is of great importance, and his family has already paid a heavy price, so he doesn't want any surprises.

Chen Ye shook his head. "There's no need for that. Li Fu has the backing of the deputy abbot, yet he hasn't even broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining after all these years. What ability does he have to train Gu Qing? With me here, you will definitely not fall behind him."

"clear."

Li Huosheng felt much more at ease.

"Alright, go and cultivate diligently, and strive to master the techniques I passed on to you within six months."

Chen Ye returned to the house with his hands behind his back.

Li Huosheng bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew from the courtyard.

……

Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

During the morning evaluation, Gu Qing gained another 20 points of corpse energy and 5 points of yin energy.

not much.

However, after one night, Gu Qing finally converted all the Yin energy into Yin magic after the daily evaluation, and completely stepped into the first level of Qi Refining.

After the Yin energy was completely transformed into Yin magic, the energy consumption for performing the insect breeding technique decreased again, and at the same time, he also developed the perception of a cultivator.

If one cultivates the wondrous method of subduing and controlling insects, one can perceive a distance of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) upon entering the first level of Qi Refining.

However, when cultivating the True Method of Foundation Building without Returning to the Insects, one's perception is so profound that a pin drop can be heard ten feet away, which is ten times that of normal Qi cultivation at the first level.

However, this is not the biggest improvement after entering the first level of Qi Refining. In fact, the biggest improvement is the strength of the physical body.

Now that his body is protected by Yin magic, his physical body is essentially a Yin artifact, capable of directly blocking attacks from cultivators' spells and magical weapons.

This is something that righteous Qi cultivators, or ordinary unorthodox cultivators, could never possess.

It all stemmed from the immense Yin energy within him.

"I've reached the first level of Qi Refining, time to go find Li Fu." Gu Qing quickly washed up and went straight to the canteen, where he ate about 70-80% of his fill. Actually, after reaching the first level of Qi Refining, it wouldn't matter if he didn't eat for several days.

However, having just broken through, Gu Qing hadn't gotten used to it yet.

After leaving the canteen, Gu Qing headed straight for Fufeng Forest, where he kept an eye on the insects and waited for Li Fu to arrive.

"Actually, you don't need to come so early every day." Li Fu's voice came through the fog with him, but he sensed something was wrong after taking only a few steps. Upon closer inspection, he immediately detected the Yin magic surrounding Gu Qing.

"you……"

Li Fuhua wanted to say something, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Gu Qing replied, "I broke through last night."

"Fellow Daoist Gu, you have truly given me a tremendous surprise." Li Fu changed his way of addressing Gu Qing once again.

The name was changed directly from "Gu Xiaodao You" to "Gu Dao You".

"Such immense Yin energy, transformed into Yin magic in just two nights, your unorthodox talent is truly terrifying." Li Fu was somewhat excited, like a person walking at night who suddenly saw a priceless luminous pearl.

Li Fu said urgently, "What work are you still doing? Come on, come back to the temple with me, I'll take you to register."

"Register?"

"Since you want to become a Sword-Bearing Daoist, you naturally need to register. Although Sword-Bearing Daoist is still considered a Daoist disciple, strictly speaking, they are now considered formal cultivators of the Wufeng Temple, because they can choose to become disciples of cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining."

"Since Chen Ye has taken in Li Huosheng and the other two, I will certainly find you a good master. I dare not say he will be better than Chen Ye, but he will definitely not be weaker. When the time comes, he won't be able to stop you from participating in the assessment."

"I will always remember your kindness and support!" Gu Qing did not rush to express his joy, but instead bowed in gratitude.

Especially at times like these, we must remain calm and composed.

Since what he needed to do was to help Li Fu move forward, he naturally had to show his attitude so that the other party could feel it.

"Come on, come on... Actually, I thought about it for you last night. There are two Taoist priests I know who would be very suitable for you." Li Fu pulled Gu Qing and walked out of Fufeng Forest, telling her about the two candidates as they walked.

the first.

Master Qi Huan, the steward of Futang, one of the six halls of Wufeng Temple.

Futang was in charge of managing Wufeng Temple's businesses throughout Changping County. From the fur of spirits and monsters at night to the yellow paper used for drawing talismans, everything was under Futang's jurisdiction. It was the richest of the six halls and was very suitable for someone like Gu Qing who was short of money.

Because once you step into the first layer of the wall, you not only need to practice magic, but also have your own magic weapon or yin weapon. Someone like Gu Qing also needs to raise insects. The requirements for cultivation will increase more and more, and five hundred taels won't take long at all.

For example, a low-grade blood-refining insect-breeding tube would cost a hundred taels of silver.

If you want a higher-level magical artifact or a yin artifact, it will be even more expensive.

Moreover, most of the time, silver coins simply cannot buy magical artifacts; one needs Five Elements Divine Sand instead.

One pound of Five Elements Divine Sand is worth five hundred taels.

A decent magical artifact or yin artifact can easily cost half a pound or even a pound of Five Elements Divine Sand.

As for the second place...

That was Master Lu Xingzhi, the manager of the pharmacy.

The pharmacy is responsible for cultivating medicinal herbs, including spiritual herbs and yin-evil spiritual herbs.

So-called spiritual medicines are herbs that contain spiritual energy, while yin-evil spiritual medicines are things like the Earth Yin Corpse Mushroom, which are more yin and evil.

However, since both spiritual medicines and yin-evil spiritual medicines are needed by Xuanqing Temple, the temple attaches great importance to the medicine hall.

This is why Wufeng Temple collaborated with the mortuary and the county government to secretly spend large sums of money to buy corpses and bury them in Fufeng Forest.

"I would definitely recommend you go to Futang. With Master Qi Huan to help you, you will definitely not lack resources for cultivation this year. Even if you need to help Master Qi Heng with some odd jobs, they will be things like managing the business."

As for the medicine hall, although Daoist Lu Xingzhi's cultivation is slightly higher, being one of the few Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators in the temple, on par with Chen Ye, cultivating herbs is hard work, and you will inevitably have to work and delay your cultivation.

Li Fu gave his advice earnestly.

But as soon as Gu Qing heard the word "work," she decided to choose the pharmacy without hesitation.

Even if Futang gave him more resources for cultivation, it wouldn't be as good as the daily evaluation income from working.

Moreover, even with Li Fu's help, he was aware that every gift from fate comes at a price.

The higher you go, the lower the probability of finding a second Li Fu.

"Let's go to the pharmacy."

Gu Qing made a decision.

Li Fu was stunned, and paused in his steps. "Fellow Daoist Gu, you can think about it. There's no need to be in such a hurry."

"If I stay at the pharmacy, I can come over promptly if Master Li needs any help." Gu Qing still maintained that her decision wasn't entirely for her own benefit, in order to deepen her relationship with Li Fu.

as predicted.

Upon hearing this, Li Fu patted Gu Qing's shoulder heavily.

"I didn't misjudge you... Don't worry, stay at the pharmacy, and I'll definitely get you resources."

Upon hearing this...

Gu Qing smiled and bowed, "Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Li."

If he had actually chosen Futang just now, according to Li Fu's intentions, he would probably receive less support in the future.

After all, if someone you've trained turns around and goes off to another place for their own future, who could stand that?

In retrospect, the so-called Futang was nothing more than a test for itself.

"Come on, I'll take you to see Manager Lu in a bit." Li Fu quickened his pace again and headed straight for the registration area.

The news that Li Fu had brought Gu Qing back to the temple in a great hurry and headed straight for the registration office quickly spread among the young Taoists in the temple.

Li Huosheng learned of this immediately.