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

"How could this happen?"

Yesterday, he observed that Gu Qing's body had a weak Yin energy, as if he had just entered the cultivation world, but now he has suddenly stepped into the first level of Qi Refining.

Ning Zhi and Chen Zhan reached the first level of Qi Refining faster than him, and their aptitude was also much better. Now that a competitor has suddenly emerged, they are in a better position, but he is the one most likely to lose his top three position.

Thinking of this, Li Huosheng didn't care about disturbing Chen Ye and went straight to the courtyard where Chen Ye was, shouting several times at the top of his lungs.

Master!

Master!

"Something terrible has happened, Master!"

Chen Ye, who was sitting cross-legged in the main room refining the Five Elements Divine Sand, frowned. He was about to lash out, but upon hearing the words "something terrible has happened," he could only get up and leave the room.

"After years of cultivation, I think you've only gotten yourself into a dog's belly, all fussy and impetuous!" Chen Ye stared at Li Huosheng with displeasure.

Li Huosheng quickly bowed and saluted, anxiously suppressing his fear, "Just now, Master Li took Gu Qing to register as a Sword-Bearing Daoist disciple."

"Um?"

Chen Ye's expression hardened.

I'm also a little hesitant to believe it.

"That kid only learned the wonderful method of subduing and nurturing insects a little over half a month ago, yet he has already entered the first level of Qi Refining. It seems that Li Fu has already told him about Xuanqing Academy. This kid really spares no expense in his cultivation in order to go to Xuanqing Academy."

It's absolutely impossible for someone practicing Qi cultivation through the orthodox path to reach the first level of Qi cultivation in half a month, but for those practicing the unorthodox path, as long as they are willing to deplete their own Qi and blood, there's nothing that's impossible.

Although he saw this move as cutting off all future paths, it did indeed threaten his plans.

The top three in this assessment must be our own people.

Absolutely no outsiders allowed!

"Let's go!" Chen Ye immediately stepped out of the hospital, but before he had taken more than a few steps, Ning Zhi and Chen Zhan also hurried over.

It brought even worse news.

Li Fu and Gu Qing went to the pharmacy!

……

Pharmacy.

Li Fu led Gu Qing through the main hall on the first floor and straight up to the third floor, where they waited quietly in front of the room in the middle of the third floor.

"Uncle Lu."

Li Fu gently knocked on the wooden door.

A hoarse old man's voice immediately came from inside the house.

"Enter."

Li Fu immediately pushed open the door and left.

Gu Qing followed closely behind.

Before her eyes was a vast array of medicine cabinets, and at the far end of the corridor outside sat an old cultivator grinding medicinal herbs. When the old cultivator looked up, his eyes were filled with kindness, but it made Gu Qing's heart tighten instantly.

According to Li Fu, both Lu Xingzhi and Chen Ye are at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

When he was still a mortal, he didn't feel much when he saw Chen Ye. Now that he has reached the first level of Qi Refining and has developed perception, when he saw a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he immediately felt what the difference in realms meant.

"Why aren't you guarding Fufeng Forest? What are you doing here?" Lu Xingzhi's gaze fell on Gu Qing again.

Gu Qing quickly bowed.

Then Li Fu hurriedly introduced, "Uncle Lu, this is the newly recruited Sword-Bearing Daoist boy. He cultivates the Subduing and Nurturing Insect Technique and has advanced to the first level of Qi Refining in half a month. I brought him here today to give you a disciple so he can help you with some work."

"Entering the first level of Qi Refining in half a month?" Lu Xingzhi looked over with intense eyes, but only glanced at it twice before looking away.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qing immediately removed the concealment talisman and activated the Yin energy technique within his body—he chose not to continue hiding.

As the surging Yin energy flowed, a glint of light immediately appeared in Lu Xingzhi's turbid eyes, and he looked over with great surprise.

"His Yin technique is profound, far surpassing any Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator from Wufeng Temple. Moreover, his Qi and blood are abundant, unlike cultivation levels that are forcibly raised by damaging one's foundation." Lu Xingzhi immediately stood up, turning three steps into two, and hunched over as he circled around Gu Qing.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a promising talent in the unorthodox path," Lu Xingzhi praised, making Li Fu overjoyed.

Gu Qing was equally delighted.

However, Lu Xingzhi immediately changed the subject.

"But I'm already quite old, so even if I were to subdue a demon, it would be of no use."

Li Fu became anxious.

"Uncle Lu, please help us! Without your help, Chen Ye will take the top three spots in this year's assessment!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingzhi stopped refusing. "Does your father know about this?"

"I want to give him a surprise, which will also prove that I have good judgment in people," Li Fu said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingzhi could only nod and say, "Since you rarely speak up, I will give him a chance."

The words fell.

Lu Xingzhi walked to the long corridor outside the house.

There were several wooden basins in the corridor, the soil inside was grayish-white, yet it exuded a chilling aura even in broad daylight. The things in the basins had branches and leaves growing wildly, densely packed, each leaf was grayish-white and translucent, and you could vaguely see ghostly faces in them.

Lu Xingzhi explained, "This is the evil spirit herb Ghost Leaf, which I just planted. But this thing is extremely difficult to survive because as soon as I remove the exorcism talisman, strange insects will come and gnaw on the Ghost Leaf because of its smell."

The words fell.

Lu Xingzhi reached out and took down a talisman hanging on the roof beam.

As soon as the talisman was put away, less than a hundred breaths later, the low chirping of strange insects could be heard from not far away, extremely noisy.

They went straight for the Ghost Leaf as soon as they arrived, extremely excited.

"Exorcism talismans are precious. If we use them every day, the cost of cultivating Ghost-Covering Leaves will be too high. So, we'll leave them to you."

That's all.

Lu Xingzhi stepped aside.

Li Fu also retreated, giving Gu Qing an encouraging look.

Gu Qing stepped forward and immediately recognized it as a spirit-eating insect, a strange insect that specializes in feeding on spiritual herbs or yin-evil spiritual herbs.

It poses no threat to humans, but is very difficult to kill.

Therefore, the only option is to expel them.

But simply expelling him would probably not satisfy Lu Xingzhi.

Seeing the spirit-eating insect getting closer and closer to the ghost-covering leaf, he immediately made hand seals and chanted incantations, using the insect-controlling technique once again.

An invisible force immediately descended upon the first group of spirit-eating insects, causing them to freeze in their tracks and unable to advance even an inch further.

But there were hundreds or thousands of spirit-eating insects. Some stopped, while others immediately bypassed them and headed towards the Ghost-Covering Leaf.

If he were only practicing the wondrous methods of subduing evil and controlling insects, he really wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

But now his body is fully refined.

The immense Yin energy was immediately applied to the insect-controlling technique, controlling another batch of spirit-eating insects, bringing the total number of batches to at least a hundred.

And Gu Qing didn't stop.

Controlling more and more spirit-eating insects time and time again.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xingzhi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"As expected, the only way to deal with insects is through an insect tamer."

With his powerful Yin magic and keen senses, he controlled hundreds of spirit-eating insects in just a few moves. This will save me so many exorcism talismans!

Seeing this, Li Fu quickly replied, "With Gu Qing, you won't have to worry about pests on your spiritual herbs and yin-evil spiritual herbs anymore."

however.

Lu Xingzhi then changed the subject.

"But being my disciple is not enough."

Li Fu's expression also froze.

But before Li Fu could speak again, hundreds of spirit-eating insects suddenly surrounded and protected the Ghost Leaf, turning the pests into guards.

Seeing another attack from the spirit-eating insects, Gu Qing directly commanded the insects to kill them, and in a short while, he killed most of the insects. The corpses of the spirit-eating insects fell like raindrops into the backyard of the medicine hall, which shocked many of the young disciples.

It is indeed very difficult for cultivators to kill spirit-eating insects, but using insects to fight insects and killing spirit-eating insects is not difficult.

of course.

Gu Qing's energy expenditure was also extremely high.

If one were to cultivate the wondrous method of subduing evil and controlling insects, the Yin magic would have already been completely exhausted.

Seeing this, Lu Xingzhi finally couldn't help but cheer, "Excellent! You've only reached the first level of Qi Refining and you can already control wild alien insects for your own use. The problem that has troubled me for so long has actually been solved by you, kid!"

"If you need it again, you can entrust the task of expelling insects to your disciple from now on," Gu Qing immediately continued.

The topic of taking a master was not mentioned.

He only mentioned that he was doing things for Lu Xingzhi.

of course.

This was also what he longed for.

If you can do pest control work every day, your daily earnings will definitely skyrocket!

Li Fu quickly chimed in, "Uncle Lu, if you had Gu Qing as your disciple, you'd not only save on talismans, but you'd also have someone to help cultivate yin and evil spirit herbs. After all, his talent in unorthodox methods is extraordinary."

"Alright, I'll accept you as my disciple!"

Lu Xingzhi didn't hesitate and immediately made the decision.

The words fell.

Gu Qing was delighted.

Li Fu was also overjoyed.

"Go back and rest for a few days. After you formally become my disciple, come and report to me again." Lu Xingzhi casually picked up the dead spirit-eating insects and smiled again, "These are all excellent resources for cultivating Yin and evil spiritual herbs!"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside the pharmacy.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, congratulations!"

The voice came from Chen Ye.

Upon hearing this...

Gu Qing immediately activated the Concealing Qi Talisman silently.

Li Fu was on high alert.

Only Lu Xingzhi remained calm and composed. After Chen Ye ascended the stairs, he politely said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, your presence truly brings honor to my humble apothecary."

"I was just passing by, but sensing that Fellow Daoist Lu has gained a disciple, I came here to offer my congratulations." Chen Ye immediately looked at Gu Qing, his eyes filled with indifference. "How come your disciple is a heretical cultivator? This is a crucial time for our Wufeng Temple. We cannot be hasty in accepting disciples."

[Two chapters completed.]

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