In the world of cultivation, one grinds for proficiency and longevity.

Name: Chen Changqing

Age: 23/115

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 3 99/100]

[Skill: Everlasting Spring Skill 203/400]

【Skill:

Spell: Spirit Flick (Master 521/1600)

Fist Technique: Ninefold Prison Suppression Fist (Mastery 346/400)

画符：轻身符（精通153/400）、火弹符（精通161/400）、金刚符（精通172/400）、辟邪符（熟练191/200）、隐匿符（熟练179/200）】

[Supernatural Powers: None]

After browsing through the list, Chen Changqing finally focused his attention on the section on "spiritual power flicking".

After all, among all the techniques, only this one can be truly useful and effective in crucial moments!

"Should we specialize in one subject, like we did in my previous life?"

"……no!"

Soon, Chen Changqing shook his head again.

He remembered that after his spiritual power broke through to the master level, the initial data showed that the power did not seem to have increased at all compared to now.

The feeling is like that of an ordinary slingshot. If its maximum power is 30 joules, then no matter how hard you try or how skilled you are, you will never be able to unleash greater power.

However, with increased proficiency, launching becomes more effortless and faster.

Chen Changqing tested it and found that with his current cultivation level, he could activate his spiritual energy finger flick about three hundred times a day.

That should be enough!

However, to increase its power, one still needs to improve their cultivation level.

Having figured this out, Chen Changqing ate three catties of spiritual meat in one sitting and sat down to meditate.

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 4, 1/100]

About an hour later, Chen Changqing successfully broke through.

"Huh? What's that strange woman outside?"

After increasing his cultivation level, Chen Changqing's divine sense extended to about twelve zhang, and he noticed some movements by the lake.

Having reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he was in a good mood and decided to go out for a walk.

Normally, we wouldn't be this extravagant.

"No, with her slender figure, how could she possibly wear such 'loose' clothes?"

As Chen Changqing passed by Liu Feifei's yard, he glanced at it and noticed that the clothes she was drying were much larger than before, especially the upper body clothing.

He had seen it before and knew that the model number didn't match.

Of course, he is an absolutely serious person, and noticing these things was never intentional.

"Could it be... that Miss Liu has a man? But even if she does, her penis shouldn't be this large and growing so quickly, right?"

With questions in mind, Chen Changqing continued walking and discovered a graceful figure crouching among the low trees on the shore of the lake.

The woman was wearing a pale yellow dress, her hair was tied up high, and she was holding a magical artifact that resembled a bow and arrow. She was staring intently at a certain spot on the lake.

Seeing her cautious demeanor, Chen Changqing couldn't help but follow her gaze—

Sure enough, a bird was spotted about seven or eight zhang away on a floating branch in the lake, about to catch fish. The bird was plump and brightly colored, somewhat like a mandarin duck from Earth, but it was obviously larger and more agile, quite remarkable.

At this moment, the birds are not staring at the lake, but looking around cautiously, just like a thief who is about to do something bad but is worried about being caught!

call out!

In the instant the bird lowered its head to catch fish, a thin arrow shot out through the air!

However, the bird seemed to have eyes in the back of its head; with a graceful leap, it easily dodged away.

Ironically, it was holding a small fish in its paws and was even making "clucking" sounds towards the woman.

"What an amazing and interesting bird."

Chen Changqing couldn't help but admire him.

"I'm so angry! It's all your fault!"

The prey flew away, and the woman who had been hiding jumped out and berated Chen Changqing.

At this moment, upon seeing her face, Chen Changqing realized that the woman in front of him not only had a baby-like fair and delicate face, but also that her clothes were bulging at the chest, as if something inside was about to burst out.

They matched up...

I remember now, it was her!

But why were her underwear drying in Liu Feifei's room?

It turned out that the woman in front of him was one of the three women that the Fifth Elder Zhou Hao had introduced to him a year ago, named Zhou Youran.

Chen Changqing had once seen this person once on the photo stone, and it left an impression on him.

Seeing that the man in front of her not only didn't reply but was also staring blankly at a certain part of her body, Zhou Youran angrily spoke again: "You lecher, where are you looking?!"

Her voice was sweet and soft, unlike that of an adult.

The phrase "baby face and big breasts" immediately popped into Chen Chang's mind, almost making him laugh out loud.

Fortunately, he held back.

"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment. I didn't mean to offend anyone."

Chen Changqing naturally looked up to meet her gaze. "What is your name, young lady, and why are you here?"

He pretended not to know him, to avoid embarrassing the other person.

"You're so irresponsible! You scared my bird away and then asked me what I was doing?"

The woman seemed to have heard of Chen Changqing. She paused, then spoke again, "Oh, right, you're that self-righteous Chen Changqing, aren't you? But whoever you are, hurry up and pay me back for my bird!"

"My fault? What did I do?"

Okay, it's my fault. How do you want me to make it up to you?

Chen Changqing generally doesn't bother to reason with women, especially when they're angry, since he doesn't think the matter is serious.

"Three spirit stones!" Zhou Youran exclaimed, pouting.

Chen Changqing frowned slightly. He knew that the market price of spirit beast meat was fifty spirit fragments per pound, while the bird from before was worth at most one pound.

"Half a spirit stone, take it or leave it."

"This isn't an ordinary bird; it costs at least two pieces!"

"My money didn't come from thin air, it's just half a dollar!"

"Two pieces!"

……

Just as the two were haggling over the price, several birds, just like the ones from before, flew over from a distance and landed on the branches of a tree not far from them.

The woman stared intently, then ignored Chen Changqing and skillfully took an arrow from her quiver and nocked a bow.

Just as she aimed and was about to release the arrow—

"Oh, young lady, you mustn't."

Chen Changqing instinctively tried to stop him, but he quickly regretted it.

Oh no, this isn't the Dragon Kingdom. In this world, you can hunt birds at will.

What frustrated Chen Changqing even more was that in that instant, all the birds flew away again.

"Damn Chen Changqing, you've scared away my birds time and time again, what are you trying to do?!"

Zhou Youran's chest heaved with anger. She pointed to several bird catchers in the distance, "And with so many people here, why did you specifically target me?"

"I saw those birds, so beautiful and lively, and I couldn't bear to leave them... I'm so sorry, I'm willing to compensate you."

Knowing he was in the wrong, and that a few spirit stones weren't much, Chen Changqing immediately decided to compromise.

"What! The vicious bird raised by the Duan family is stealing our spirit fish! Our Zhou family's higher-ups have ordered its capture, and you actually describe it as 'beautiful and lively'?"

Zhou Youran seemed somewhat incredulous, and even temporarily refrained from mentioning compensation.

The Duan family is famous for raising and selling spirit beasts. They have three Foundation Establishment ancestors who are very powerful. Together with the Ning, Ye and Zhou families in the surrounding area, they are known as the four major Foundation Establishment families in Lu State.

Among them, the Duan family, with three Foundation Establishment cultivators, is the strongest; the Ning family, with two Foundation Establishment cultivators, follows closely behind.

"what?"

Now, Chen Changqing was truly embarrassed.