Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Evening, at Huanghe Temple.

The group of eight squeezed onto the abbot's talismanic crane and landed back in the abbot's temple.

Although the wingspan of the enlarged Fuhe was two zhang, its back was not very wide, and a large amount of space had to be reserved for the abbot and the deputy abbot. Therefore, the remaining six people were almost shoulder to shoulder, squeezed together.

There were many disciples in Huanghe Temple. When they saw Fu He's strange appearance, they all stopped and stood there. In the blink of an eye, a group of people surrounded him.

Talisman cranes are not common to begin with, let alone with so many people on them, so naturally, any passing disciple would want to take a look.

Just like in Li Yinsheng's previous life, if a helicopter landed on a university playground, there would definitely be a lot of people watching.

The abbot's face darkened.

Although this embarrassing incident was small in scope and ended quickly, so no rumors spread in the temple, and the disciples who gathered around simply wanted to see Fu He without any malice, he still couldn't help but shout angrily.

"What are you all looking at! You have no manners at all! Get back to your work! Go do your jobs, cultivate your skills, or loaf around! You'll all be fined a thousand talismans!"

The disciples of Huanghe Temple immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

The abbot was still furious. He jumped off the crane's back and put away the talisman crane without even saying goodbye, causing the six disciples on it to fall on their butts.

He was in a very bad mood because he had just lost 500,000 talisman coins.

Huanghe Temple is the kind of Taoist temple that doesn't have any unique ways to make money, and its ability to earn money is quite average. It doesn't have much reserve of talisman money to begin with, so although it won't be crippled, it will definitely be uncomfortable for a while.

Ignoring the six disciples, the abbot, accompanied by the deputy abbot, entered the main hall and knelt before the Yellow Crane Immortal, who sat in the main seat.

"Alright, now that things are settled, let's all stand up and talk."

Master Huanghe waved his hand and looked at the deputy abbot: "Little Huang, you've fought that junior from Xuanzhen Temple. What's your assessment of him?"

"Unfathomable," Vice Abbot Huang said with lingering fear. "I never expected that this person would not only have profound cultivation, but also be a body cultivator."

"Body cultivation?" Master Huanghe was taken aback. "Is this true?"

"Absolutely no exaggeration!" Vice Abbot Huang said confidently, "My grand-disciple had a high-grade magic weapon, which was damaged by the impact after being punched by him a few times."

"Hiss... that is undoubtedly a body cultivator," Master Huanghe rubbed his chin. "This is truly rare. Body cultivators are known for their slow cultivation."

"I was wondering before that Fellow Daoist Bai Hong had not shown up for a long time, and that junior's cultivation was so high that it was unbelievable. I wondered if Bai Hong had some secret method and had secretly passed on his cultivation to that junior before passing away on his own."

"Does that mean this person's life will end here?" The abbot's eyes lit up.

"It wasn't a transfer of internal energy." Master Huanghe waved his hand. "At the time, it was just a guess, so I didn't say it out loud. But now it seems that it really wasn't a transfer of internal energy."

"That Fellow Daoist Bai Hong is a sword cultivator. Even if he were to pass on his skills, the one who receives them should be a sword cultivator, or at the very least, a Qi Refining cultivator. How could he have passed them on to a body cultivator?"

"So this person really relies entirely on talent?" Vice Abbot Huang still found it hard to believe.

"That's the only way it can be." Master Huanghe shook his head, picked up his teacup, "It's just a pity about my crane egg."

"I thought his foundation was weak, so I gave him a crane egg to help him improve it. But I didn't expect him to be a physical cultivator. So his foundation is not bad. This crane egg is not very useful."

"Well..." The abbot, in a moment of madness, blurted out, "How about my grand-disciple goes and retrieves the crane eggs?"

Huang Hezhen froze as he drank his tea.

A moment later, he waved his hand, sending both the abbot and the vice abbot out of the main hall.

"roll!"

……

"These crane eggs are incredibly useful!"

Late at night, in the vegetarian room of Xuanzhen Temple, Li Yinsheng stared at the crane eggs that had been thrown into the pot to stew, and couldn't help but rub his hands together.

After advancing to the True Person realm, his perception abilities were now completely different. Although he hadn't formally learned any spells for probing and sensing, he could still clearly feel the pure primordial energy within.

These theories on vital energy may not be numerous, but they are of high quality.

However, his excitement did not stem from the fact that the crane egg was of great use to him. After breaking through to the True Person realm, the quality of his vital energy far surpassed that of the crane egg.

The crane egg was basically useless to him.

But for my junior sister, this is extremely useful!

The first three levels of the Qingxuan True Scripture all require tempering one's vital energy and establishing a solid foundation, a step that is difficult to achieve quickly.

With this crane egg, Li Yinsheng estimated that it would be enough to fill his junior sister's body with vital energy to a level comparable to the complete mastery of the third level of the Qingxuan True Scripture.

It might even be more than that.

This way, at least several years of hard work can be saved.

However, this does not mean that after swallowing a crane egg, Junior Sister will immediately be able to cultivate to the third level of the Pure Profound True Scripture.

No matter how pure and harmless the primordial energy in this crane egg is, it is still of very high quality to my junior sister. It will take her quite some time to refine all of the primordial energy within it.

Li Yinsheng estimated that if the current training intensity continued, this period should be around six to nine months.

However, with so much internal energy as a foundation, the intensity of her training can be increased further, and the actual training time should be even shorter.

Secondly, starting from the second level of the Qingxuan True Scripture, one must cultivate magical power.

To break through, both magical power and vital energy must reach the required level.

This crane egg has no effect on increasing magical power, so we'll have to find another way to cultivate magical power.

"Knock knock knock..."

A rapid knocking sounded on the door.

"Come in," Li Yinsheng said.

Mu Xiaoyu walked in quickly, her hair still wet, but she had changed into a clean Taoist robe.

Before going into the vegetarian room to cook the crane eggs, Li Yinsheng told her to go back to her bedroom to wash off the sweat and change her clothes. Unexpectedly, she was so quick and finished in a short while.

"Senior brother, is it ready?"

Mu Xiaoyu walked to the stove, staring at the crane eggs rolling in the boiling water, and swallowed hard.

"It's only about 70-80% cooked now, let's wait a bit longer," Li Yinsheng shook his head.

This eggshell can block the divine sense of ordinary cultivators, but it cannot block the divine sense of a true cultivator.

"It's okay, senior brother, soft-boiled eggs are even tastier!"

Mu Xiaoyu was already quite impatient, jumping around on the side.

Li Yinsheng raised an eyebrow and glanced at the energetic Mu Xiaoyu: "Junior Sister, you're still wearing the Qi Refining Lock, and you've been practicing all day. Aren't you tired?"

At this moment, the weight of the Tempering Yuan Lock hanging on Mu Xiaoyu's body was 120 jin. Although it was much easier than carrying a 120-jin weight because it was evenly distributed throughout her body, it was still a burden.

Mu Xiaoyu usually looks listless before practicing her skills, but today, after practicing all day, she still has the energy to jump around.

"Hehe," Mu Xiaoyu laughed a little shyly, "I get very excited when I encounter delicious food, and I don't feel so tired anymore."

"How can you be sure it's a delicacy?" Li Yinsheng shook his head. "What if the spirit beast egg is just incredibly nourishing but doesn't taste good?"

"How could that be!" Mu Xiaoyu immediately shook her head. "I smelled the aroma of eggs as soon as I came in. It smells a hundred times better than the boiled eggs at home! How could it not taste good?"

Egg flavor?

Li Yinsheng sniffed and could only smell water vapor.

This girl, is she hallucinating from cravings?

Li Yinsheng chuckled slightly. After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and manipulated the object to remove the egg from the boiling water. With a gentle shake, the eggshell was peeled off in even fragments.

"If you want a soft-boiled egg, now should be the perfect time."

Anyway, the vital energy in the egg is not affected by boiling. If the child likes soft-boiled eggs, then let's just have soft-boiled eggs.

In theory, as long as the taste is bold enough, eating raw eggs won't have any effect.

Li Yinsheng placed the egg on a plate.

Unlike boiled eggs, even when cooked, the egg white of these crane eggs only solidifies and does not turn white, appearing as clear and translucent as jelly.

A golden yolk the size of an egg hangs in the center.

Mu Xiaoyu picked up the knife, gestured for a long time, and cut the crane egg into two pieces, one large and one small.

The larger piece makes up about 70% of the egg, with most of the yolk still inside. Although it's soft-boiled, it doesn't run out.

The smaller pieces only make up about 30%, and the yolks don't make up a large percentage either.

Mu Xiaoyu put down the knife and eagerly picked up the small pieces with a small plate: "Senior brother, let's try it quickly! I can't resist, it smells so good! I'll eat first!"

The moment the crystal-clear egg white entered her mouth, Mu Xiaoyu stood up straight, her eyes shining with happiness.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"

She immediately stuffed a big mouthful into her mouth with her chopsticks, chewing as she gestured excitedly towards the plate in front of Li Yinsheng, indicating that he should try it.

Mu Xiaoyu swore that this was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten in her life!

She had never tasted anything so delicious, not even in her dreams!

Moreover, not only was the taste indescribably good, but after eating it, her whole body felt warm and comfortable, as if the fatigue from a day of practice had disappeared.

In no time at all, Mu Xiaoyu had finished all the crane eggs on her plate.

Then she stared longingly at the large piece of food on Li Yinsheng's plate that he hadn't yet touched.

"Here you go." Li Yinsheng smiled and pushed it towards her.

Mu Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but desire eventually overcame reason. She reached out and picked up the knife, carefully cutting off a piece of egg white the size of a willow leaf. She didn't even bother with chopsticks, and prepared to put it in her mouth with her fingers.

I already washed my hands!

Li Yinsheng patted her head and laughed, "Eat up, it's all yours."

"Huh?" Mu Xiaoyu was taken aback, holding the sliced ​​egg white. "Senior brother, aren't you going to eat this? This is compensation from those people."

"This item is of great benefit to mortals and ordinary cultivators," Li Yinsheng said, shaking his head. "However, with my current cultivation level, it is of no help to me. It would be a waste to eat it, so this was originally prepared for you."

Mu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up: "Senior brother is truly the best senior brother in the world!"

But then she seemed to remember something and quickly said, "But this is really delicious. Even if it won't work for you, Senior Brother, you should still try it!"

"What's the point of eating if it's useless?" Li Yinsheng shook his head.

"Because it's delicious! It really is delicious, better than anything I've ever eaten!" Mu Xiaoyu said earnestly, "Senior brother, you should try it!"

Li Yinsheng shook his head again.

"Hmm, alright then." Mu Xiaoyu didn't insist and put down the egg white she had been holding up.

Then she suddenly raised her other hand, pointed to the door behind Li Yinsheng, and shouted in a panic, "Senior brother! Those bad guys are here again!"

Li Yinsheng raised an eyebrow and glanced at her before turning his head to look at the door.

Mu Xiaoyu reacted quickly, dipping the egg white in her hand into the runny yolk, and just as Li Yinsheng "coincidentally" turned his head back, she swiftly stuffed it into Li Yinsheng's mouth.

"How is it, Senior Brother?" Mu Xiaoyu looked at Li Yinsheng expectantly. "Is it delicious?"

Li Yinsheng licked the pale yellow residue stuck to his lips and patted Mu Xiaoyu's head: "Little girl, were you plotting against me?"

"Is it delicious?" Mu Xiaoyu pressed.

"Hmm, not bad." Li Yinsheng nodded.

"Just okay?" Mu Xiaoyu was somewhat skeptical.

"You're just a mortal, but I'm not," Li Yinsheng shrugged. "I've eaten all sorts of delicacies, from dragon liver to phoenix marrow. If I say it's alright, that's already a very high compliment."

"That's true," Mu Xiaoyu nodded. "Then, senior brother, could you take me to try some of the delicious food you've eaten sometime?"

"If you practice diligently, I'll consider it," Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

Mu Xiaoyu's face immediately scrunched up in a bitter expression: "Practicing martial arts is so tiring..."

Li Yinsheng pointed to the remaining crane eggs: "Eat these. With these crane eggs to nourish you, your cultivation will be faster in the future, and you shouldn't be so tired."

"Mmm!" Mu Xiaoyu nodded, picked up the remaining crane eggs, and began to eat them heartily without any regard for appearances.

Watching Mu Xiaoyu eat with a satisfied expression, Li Yinsheng secretly licked his lips.

To be honest, although the energy inside was useless to him, it was indeed quite delicious.

If you're not short of money in the future, you can go and ask that Master Huanghe if he still has any crane eggs left and if he'll sell them.

Thinking of money, Li Yinsheng reached out and touched his Qiankun bag.

The 500,000 talisman coins inside, minus the final payment to Yutan Temple... no, he didn't even pay the down payment, so it was actually the full amount.

Anyway, even after deducting that money, there's still over 400,000 left, which is more than enough to immediately complete the final stage of the "Wealth for Cultivation" mission and receive fifty years of cultivation.

But Li Yinsheng doesn't plan to collect it immediately this time.

That's such a waste.

Once a true cultivator has condensed their soul and opened their sea of ​​consciousness, they can cultivate techniques specifically designed to refine their soul and spirit.

Moreover, the notes of the predecessors clearly state that this kind of technique is of utmost importance to a true master.

Li Yinsheng searched the entire library but couldn't find any techniques for tempering the soul and spirit. Therefore, if he claimed the reward now, it would be equivalent to wasting fifty years of time tempering his soul.

Fifty years...

Strictly speaking, his current cultivation level is less than 150 years, only 148 years.

Fifty years is more than a third of his current cultivation level. How can he waste it like that?

Moreover, although he couldn't find any techniques for tempering the soul in the library, he wasn't completely clueless.

As a former True Person, Martial Uncle must have practiced this kind of technique, right?

Find a suitable opportunity in the next few days to confess your cultivation level to your martial aunt, and then ask her about the soul-tempering technique.

It wouldn't be more than a few days, so Li Yinsheng wasn't in a hurry to collect it.

Just as his thoughts were wandering, Mu Xiaoyu had already put down the plate.

Then she suddenly screamed, "Oh no! I ate too fast and forgot to try it with soy sauce and minced garlic!"

Looking at the clean plate, Mu Xiaoyu clutched her chest, her face filled with unbearable grief, as if she had missed out on a million taels of silver.

"Junior sister, don't be sad. If you work hard in your cultivation in the future," Li Yinsheng tempted, "I'll consider going to Huanghe Temple to ask if they still have any crane eggs left, and if they'll sell them."

"Really!" Mu Xiaoyu's sorrow turned to joy.

Just then, a series of light and delicate crisp sounds rang out from her body, like a dozen or so pieces of broken jade being shaken and colliding with each other.

This voice had also appeared when she was learning the Qingxuan True Scripture, but this time the voice was clearer and more melodious.

"Huh? Why do I suddenly feel so light?"

Mu Xiaoyu was stunned, her face full of surprise. She took a few steps back away from the table and chairs, then jumped up with all her might, raising her arms high. Even with the weight of the 120-pound Tempering Yuan Lock on her body, her fingertips almost reached the roof of the study room.

"Wow, the second level of the Qingxuan True Scripture?" Li Yinsheng nodded in satisfaction.

The first level of the Qingxuan True Scripture only cultivates vital energy and not magical power, so it is not surprising that this crane egg directly led to a breakthrough to the second level.

To break through to the third level, both vital energy and magical power are indispensable.

"Junior sister, try to concentrate your mind and gather your energy, focusing your energy in your dantian," Li Yinsheng instructed from the side. "Imagine a cool stream flowing out of your dantian."

Mu Xiaoyu did as she was told. After a cup of tea, she opened her eyes and said, "Senior brother, I can feel it! But it's so thin, as thin as a sewing needle."

"Yes, this is magic power. After reaching the second level of the Qingxuan True Scripture, the first wisp of magic power will be generated spontaneously, but it is still very weak now."

Li Yinsheng said, "However, compared to those cultivation methods that don't involve cultivating the foundation and directly build up mana, yours is already quite good. Ordinary cultivators who directly condense mana feel that it's only slightly thicker than a hair."

"Once you follow the second level of the cultivation method and practice for a few more days to strengthen this strand of magical power, you can try to learn some simple spells."

"Magic power!" Mu Xiaoyu exclaimed with delight, "Then can I unlock the Qi Refining Lock... cough, I can adjust the weight of the Qi Refining Lock myself and cultivate even harder!"

"Oh, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it, Junior Sister," Li Yinsheng said. "Once you reach the second level of the Qingxuan True Scripture, you'll be even stronger and healthier, and these 120 jin won't be enough for you."

He snapped his fingers: "Turn it to 300 jin."

"Thump—"

Caught off guard, Mu Xiaoyu felt a sudden heaviness and fell face-down, her chin hitting the wooden floor.

"Uh..." Li Yinsheng scratched his face awkwardly, "It seems that Junior Sister needs to adapt for a couple of days before adjusting to 300 jin. Let's start with 250 jin..."

"Senior Brother!"

In the darkness of night, Mu Xiaoyu's respectful shouts to Li Yinsheng echoed from the meditation room.

……

At the same time, at the largest spiritual eye in Xuanzhen Temple.

The moon hung high in the sky, and the wind rustled the surrounding tree canopies.

Meng Yu, along with his junior brothers and sisters, continued to diligently build the Transparent Spirit Refining Array.

"Senior Sister Meng," the junior sister complained as she used a spell to wed a thin, intricately patterned pillar into the ground, "it's almost midnight, shouldn't we go back and rest?"

"I haven't cultivated any techniques to preserve my youth. Even for cultivators, staying up all night like this will make them age faster."

The junior apprentice who was connecting and assembling several different materials also chimed in.

"Junior sister is right, senior sister. There wasn't much profit to begin with on this deal, so let's just earn a little bit of hard-earned money."

"Since we're already getting paid for our hard work, there's no need to work so hard, right? They won't pay us extra if we finish early."

Meng Yu was inscribing the core array patterns when he heard the two complaining. He said calmly, "I have something to do back at the temple. I can go back as soon as I finish this job."

According to the rules of Yutan Temple, disciples who have unfinished orders outside must prioritize completing those orders unless they encounter something urgent, and must not waste time on irrelevant or trivial matters.

She wants to return to her sect, but she needs to settle this deal first.

"Senior sister, it's not like we want to go back. The rules in the temple are so strict. It's much more comfortable in the shop..." the junior sister muttered.

Although the junior brother didn't speak, he nodded in agreement.

"Once this job is done, I won't take my payment. I'll give it to you two as a token of appreciation for your hard work working day and night with me," Meng Yu said calmly.

"Senior sister is so righteous!" The junior sister's spell for striking the pillar suddenly became three times faster.

"Senior sister is so righteous!" After finishing connecting the various materials, the junior brother immediately headed to the next location.

Seeing the two regain their energy, Meng Yu nodded and continued to inscribe the formation.

The sooner we finish this order, the sooner we can see Li Yinsheng.

Of course, more than seeing Li Yinsheng, she was more concerned about returning to the temple after completing the task and asking her master what kind of Taoist temple Xuanzhen Temple was.

I had never heard of this Taoist temple before. Like the Yellow Crane Temple, it didn't even have a shop named after itself in the Baoguang Temple.

But one of the cultivators inside, who looked to be no more than twenty years old, actually had a much deeper cultivation level than her, the direct disciple of the abbot.

She's not usually one to pry into things, but this time she was genuinely curious.