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

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"He fooled me again!"

Zhou Guang disliked other men showing off in front of him, especially those his own age. In the end, he crushed a teacup and stormed off!

This girl has pretty good medical skills.

Chen Changqing felt a cool sensation on his injured area, which made him feel much better.

She secretly decided that if she had the chance in the future, she would cook a roasted bird for Zhou Youran and Zhou Ruoyun again as a way of thanking them.

Looking back on this desperate situation, Chen Changqing felt truly wronged. Anyone could easily defeat the papaya bird, but it was only when he made a move that trouble ensued.

Fortunately, he was experienced in the ways of the world, alert enough, and generous enough to win people's hearts.

Otherwise, the consequences would be truly unimaginable.

"I can't be so careless anymore..."

The feeling of being at someone's mercy is unpleasant, and Chen Changqing decided that he would be even more cautious in the future.

……

A month later.

A small courtyard by Cuiya Lake.

A refined and handsome young man is carefully drawing talismans.

On his desk crawled a small, black, and furry spider.

Hiss, hiss~

The little spider crawled around and occasionally jumped onto the young man, very active.

Anyone with knowledge would be terrified to see such a scene.

Because this seemingly cute little spider is actually the Demon Kiss Spider, ranked eleventh on the "List of Strange Poisons" in the cultivation world.

It is said that if you are bitten by it, even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining will die within a quarter of an hour without the corresponding antidote. It is extremely terrifying!

The young man was naturally Chen Changqing, and the little spider was hatched from the egg that appeared during the competition.

That day, Chen Changqing pocketed the two gambling items and had no intention of returning them. Fortunately, Zhou Dezheng didn't mention it.

It's unclear whether they felt he owed them too much or believed the spider eggs couldn't hatch.

Indeed, when Chen Changqing took the egg home to examine it, there was only a very, very faint trace of life inside.

At that time, Chen Changqing used many traditional incubation methods, but the life force of the incubator was still weakening, and he was ready to give up.

Finally, he tried it out and used the "Eternal Spring Exercise" to nourish himself, which had a miraculous effect.

When they first hatched, there were seven or eight transparent little creatures, but when I looked again the next day, there was only one pitiful one left.

The rest of its brothers and sisters all ended up in its stomach, which made its owner, Chen Changqing, quite depressed for a while. Then, in a fit of anger, he named it "Black Widow"!

At first, Chen Changqing kept his distance from Black Widow and wouldn't let her get close at all.

Later, as they spent more time together, Chen Changqing became certain that it wouldn't attack him, and he gradually lowered his guard.

Even so, as the saying goes, a wise man avoids dangerous situations. Chen Changqing spent a long time researching an ancient book and finding the appropriate antidote before daring to let Black Widow possess him.

This demonstrates his caution.

It turned out that he had been overthinking things; Black Widow was very affectionate towards him and had no ill intentions whatsoever.

"It must be because it sensed the aura of Changchun Gong on my body."

Chen Changqing offered this analysis.

Chen Changqing's reason for raising this thing was, of course, to grow it up and use its toxins in combination with his spiritual power to create a powerful weapon.

Moreover, it is understood that the Demon Kiss Spider is a rare spirit beast. After reaching the first rank, its strength is equivalent to that of an ordinary Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivator, which is extremely terrifying!

However, there's a problem: it doesn't eat the meat of ordinary spirit beasts, only poisonous foods like scorpions, poisonous pufferfish, poisonous herb juice, and even its own kind...

In short, the more toxic the food, the bigger the appetite, and the faster it grows!

For this, Chen Changqing spent nearly ten spirit stones.

There will definitely be more in the future, and there's nothing we can do about it.

Fortunately, Chen Changqing still had nearly 130 spirit stones on him, plus the 60 spirit stones that the Duan family elder had left behind that day, so his net worth was about 200 spirit stones.

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The day after the Duan family arrived at the Zhou family's place, there were no more papaya birds to hunt at Cuiya Lake, but Zhou Youran had only moved away ten days earlier.

For the first ten days, she frequently visited Chen Changqing's house, being extremely attentive, and was able to eat another bird called the bald eagle that Chen Changqing roasted for her again.

I must say, the taste is really good.

However, after ten days, sensing Chen Changqing's deliberate distancing, she finally understood that this was a case of unrequited love, and she left sadly.

As for the ten mid-grade talismans that Liu Feifei wanted, Chen Changqing had already drawn them half a month ago. In order to conceal his strength and avoid suspicion, he only asked Li Erniu to help deliver them this morning.

Originally, it would have been more appropriate for a woman to deliver the package, but Chen Changqing was not interested in women and failed to cultivate a suitable person for the task.

"Brother Chen, it's all settled. I guarantee that no one else besides you, me, and her knows about this."

Not long after, Li Erniu returned with the talisman, patting his chest as he spoke.

It is worth mentioning that in the middle of this month, Li Erniu's eldest daughter, Zhou Xiaohe, and second son, Zhou Cong, were both found to have spiritual roots.

Although Li Erniu only had the worst mixed spiritual root, the Zhou family still rewarded him with a valuable Breakthrough Pill.

The Breakthrough Pill can increase the chances of mid-level Qi Refining cultivators breaking through. Li Erniu, who was already at the peak of the fourth level, successfully reached the fifth level of Qi Refining after taking it, making him a prominent figure in the public eye.

"Okay, I understand."

With other people present, Chen Changqing had already instructed Black Widow to hide, as this creature was intelligent and could understand human speech.

"Brother Chen, no offense, but that girl You Ran, whether it's her figure, looks, or voice, especially... tsk tsk... the key is that she's deeply in love with you!"

Seeing that Chen Changqing's cultivation was progressing slowly, Li Erniu was worried and jokingly spoke up.

He was enjoying his marriage into the family and naturally did everything he could to recruit his brothers.

"Hey, hey, hey, what brings you here again? Are you bored? If you have time to worry about this, you'd be better off cultivating..."

Chen Changqing said seriously, "I have a feeling that things won't be peaceful in the Zhou family anytime soon!"

"What? Does Brother Chen mean we're going to start a war?" Li Erniu immediately tensed up.

"It's just a guess, but it should be accurate."

"Oh God, I'm most afraid of war. I'd better hurry back and hug my wife to sleep."

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After seeing Li Erniu off, Chen Changqing continued to immerse himself in drawing talismans.

Now that his savings are depleted, he must stockpile a considerable amount of ammunition before the war begins.

Especially after having just escaped death twice, he believed this was necessary.

Time flies when cultivating immortality. In the blink of an eye, two months have passed. Besides grinding for skill proficiency, Chen Changqing also occasionally roasts a few birds and sends them to the library.

In return, the guardian elder allowed Chen Changqing to browse and borrow various books and encyclopedias, excluding those on magic, including "Map of Lu State," "Records of Strange Tales," and "Encyclopedia of the Cultivation World."

This greatly enriched his life.

Open the panel:

Chen Changqing was not surprised to have aged ten years.

He already knew that the Everlasting Spring Technique could add up to sixty years to his lifespan during the Qi Refining stage.

However, after my spiritual awareness increased, my success rate in drawing talismans became even higher.

Even with a mid-grade talisman, you're guaranteed to get at least one per day, and sometimes two.

"A success rate of just over 30% is still too low!"

Holding nearly twenty mid-grade talismans in his hand, Chen Changqing couldn't help but sigh.

If Liu Feifei knew this, she would probably be upset for a long time.

"Young Master Chen, is Young Master Chen here? My young lady requests your presence." Xiaoyue suddenly burst into the courtyard.

Zhou Ruoyun?