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

"Changqing, you can stay here without worry. Even if you can't teach me how to draw talismans, no one will kick you out." Zhou Ruoyun's face flushed slightly as if she was recalling the ambiguous scene from yesterday.

He was dealt a heavy blow to his own growth, yet he is still concerned about others.

Although kind-hearted, this is not conducive to cultivation.

Chen Changqing secretly drew a conclusion.

"Who says I can't teach you how to draw talismans?" Chen Changqing said very seriously. "Since I have received your help, I will do my best to resolve your confusion."

"what?"

Zhou Ruoyun was surprised at first, then sighed softly, "Changqing, forget it. It's not easy to study medicine for so many years, I don't want to abandon the medical profession."

Zhou Ruoyun was also a clever person, and she was able to make the connection that drawing a talisman would require dissipating all the medicinal energy that had entered her body.

"The chance of medicinal energy entering the body is one in ten thousand; countless alchemists yearn for it but cannot attain it. I, Chen, would never do something that would allow you to squander such exceptional talent!"

"That……"

Amid Zhou Ruoyun's somewhat incredulous expression, Chen Changqing came to the table, picked up the exquisite wolf-hair talisman brush, and used the few animal bones and a spirit stone given to him by the guardian elder yesterday to set up a small array.

The formation will automatically disappear after completion, but the weight of the talisman brush will increase significantly. However, this will not have much impact on cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Alright, try drawing the talisman again," Chen Changqing said calmly.

Is that all?

With a skeptical attitude, Zhou Ruoyun picked up the talisman brush and began to draw talismans.

The first one was a success.

The second one was a success...

After five consecutive successful attempts, she was truly astonished. "Such a small formation, yet so powerful?!"

"You're wrong, Ruoyun. The formation itself is simple, but knowing the root of your problem is not."

Chen Changqing was quite pleased with himself and glad that he had read many books.

"Indeed, you are truly remarkable, Changqing!" Zhou Ruoyun gave Chen Changqing a deep look. "Tell me, Mr. Chen, how should I thank you?"

"Miss, you don't need to be so polite. You've already paid." Then, Chen Changqing changed the subject: "Ruoyun, why did you insist on having the talisman drawn?"

"Cultivating immortality is no easy feat; I must have at least one skill, right?"

Zhou Ruoyun sighed softly, "In the clan, women without skills are most likely to be sent for marriage alliances. Conversely, if I have skills, can earn merit, and contribute to the clan, I can arrange my own destiny, and even..."

"Even vying for that family position?" Chen Changqing continued for her.

Zhou Ruoyun neither confirmed nor denied this.

"A very good idea. Well then, you should start drawing the talisman," Chen Changqing urged.

"good……"

So Zhou Ruoyun quickly drew talismans, while Chen Changqing provided guidance from the side.

Perhaps due to her extensive experience or her powerful spiritual sense, Zhou Ruoyun's success rate with low-grade talismans was as high as 50%, almost the same as Liu Feifei's.

"No! It's failed again."

"It's not your fault!"

Seeing that the array spirit stones were almost exhausted, Chen Changqing quickly added another one, and Zhou Ruoyun's condition indeed returned to normal.

"Let's try a mid-grade talisman." With the spiritual energy increasing, Chen Changqing threw three spirit stones into the formation.

Seeing this, Zhou Ruoyun frowned and said, "Okay."

"This Changqing talisman is a bit difficult. Could you teach me how to draw it?"

"...I still can't learn it. Can you teach me like you did yesterday?"

Chen Changqing didn't think much of it and focused on being a responsible teacher, guiding students hand-in-hand.

"...Changqing, this Vajra Talisman wasn't easy to make either, teach me how to make it again!"

Sure enough, after the first time, the second time was much more natural.

"Changqing, I forgot this talisman... Could you teach me again..."

Ok?

Is she thinking something else about me?

One after another, one after another... Even with Zhou Ruoyun's noble status as the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, Chen Changqing couldn't help but overthink.

Are you forcing me to be a kept man...?

Chen Changqing felt somewhat aggrieved.

But what does it matter to temporarily sacrifice a little beauty for the sake of cultivating immortality? Chen Changqing stepped forward and grasped Zhou Ruoyun's hand again, "Alright, I should teach you."

"Miss, tea—ah! I can't see, I can't see anything!"

……

By the third day, Xiaoyue was no longer surprised.

On the tenth day, Xiaoyue found it strange that the two weren't spending time together drawing talismans.

A month later, she probably wouldn't be surprised if the two did something intimate other than drawing talismans.

In fact, Chen Changqing had no other feelings for Zhou Ruoyun. On the contrary, he felt that he had been somewhat sorry for Fang Qingxue in the secular world recently.

She... sigh.

Chen Changqing spent all his free time grinding for skill proficiency.

[Symbol Drawing Experience Points +1]

[Symbol Drawing Experience Points +2]

……

"Brother Chen, your letter."

One day, Li Erniu came to Chen Changqing's door and handed him several letters.

Immediately, he couldn't help but look around: "Tsk tsk, the place where you live after hooking up with a rich woman is really different. I feel like you can even increase your cultivation level while sleeping."

"Then you should come here to cultivate more often, instead of just focusing on sleeping with your wife."

Li Erniu has now given birth to his fourth son and plans to marry his third and fourth wives next month; they are a pair of sisters.

Chen Changqing spent a lot of money just on the gifts he gave him, and he complained quite a bit.

"Hehe, you can't blame me. We agreed to have at least twelve children, and that's still a long way off."

Chen Changqing ignored him and opened the first package, which was from Wang Feng.

The letter roughly stated that he planned to organize a high-level martial arts force called the "Hidden Immortal Society," which would specialize in undertaking simple missions dispatched by the cultivation world.

They hoped that Chen Changqing could serve as the "vice president" of the association, and at the same time, they would sell him a batch of cheap, low-grade talismans.

I'll give up the position of president, but I can sell him a batch of talismans cheaply.

The second letter was sent by Qian Jinbao.

The letter contained two "Qi Gathering Pills." Besides expressing gratitude for being saved, the letter also mentioned that the person intended to ask Chen Changqing to help him sell the pills at the Zhou family's residence.

I accepted the two Qi Gathering Pills, which were barely acceptable in quality.

However, selling pills won't help, not at all.

Since Chen Changqing knew the other party's character, why would he shoot himself in the foot?

Next, Chen Changqing opened the third letter, signed by Nianqiu.

The letter revealed that she had reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining and was preparing to become an inner disciple. Her words also indicated that she needed support and hoped to reunite with the immortals at the "Meeting Immortals Pavilion" in the immortal cultivation world two months later.

Peak of the sixth level?

So fast!

The last time I saw her, she was only at the peak of the fourth level.

This is a good thing, we must support it!

So Chen Changqing picked up his pen and quickly wrote back three letters.

"Brother Chen, are you really going? I'm scared..."

Clearly, Li Erniu was still shaken by the memory of the Ye family's pursuit last time!

Chen Changqing knew that someone was eyeing him, so of course he didn't think about going to see them.

"No! Money can solve many things. I plan to invest in you, fellow Daoist, and send her some spirit stones. Would you like to contribute some?"

"Brother Chen, how much do you need to borrow?"

"Never mind me, just give me how much you want to borrow!"

Li Erniu gritted his teeth and took out twelve spirit stones.

His family has a large population, so it's really not easy for him to receive so much.

Chen Changqing then purchased a low-grade storage bag, affixed a concealment talisman, and handed it to the messenger spirit bird.

Borrowing a small amount is useless.

He has already verified the other party's character.

Chen Changqing lent out a full one hundred spirit stones this time, bringing the total amount he lent out, including the previous ones, to one hundred and thirty low-grade spirit stones.