Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the yellow talisman was accurately affixed to the arm.

"Exorcism talismans are talismans crafted by cultivators with supernatural powers. They can drive away evil spirits and ward off misfortune."

After waiting for three breaths, Zhou An, under Guan Qiaoqiao's tense gaze, took the exorcism talisman from his arm into his hand.

He could have avoided it, but he didn't have to.

"You did the right thing. If I am possessed by evil spirits, you can use this talisman to verify my identity."

This protects my safety and also ensures you won't encounter any danger.

Upon hearing this, Guan Qiaoqiao, who was standing there in a daze, sniffed, and her eyes, which were as bright as stars, suddenly welled up with tears.

In the blink of an eye, the misty fog turned into large teardrops that slid down her cheeks.

Her slender body, with the rise and fall of her large breasts, rushed straight into Zhou An's arms.

Zhou An raised his hand, feeling relieved, and then gently touched Guan Qiaoqiao's head, which was buried in his chest.

Her hair reached her waist, and her body trembled like garlic.

Even if he couldn't see through his childhood sweetheart's expression, Zhou An could guess the fear and grievance in her heart.

Right.

A patient who was seriously injured and unconscious just a moment ago was practicing martial arts energetically in the hospital the next day.

Anyone close to you would feel worried about this, let alone the fact that there are demons and evil spirits in this world.

"Da Lang, I'm sorry... I, I thought..."

"Fool, how could I blame you?"

Sensing the unease of the person in his arms, a line from a melodramatic web series from his past life immediately slipped out of Zhou An's mouth.

I never had the chance to experience it before; it could only exist in my mind.

But now, looking at the person in his arms, with tears welling up in her eyes and a grateful expression on her face, Zhou An immediately felt the devastating power of those words.

However, this childhood sweetheart seems well-behaved and sensible, but she is actually quick-witted and opinionated... Hmm, I think I like her even more now.

"Alright, let's eat. Remember to bring the meat up later."

Straightforward and not one for sweet talk, after cuddling with his childhood sweetheart for a while, his yang energy began to stir.

Being young is great; you're full of energy and vigor.

However, I still need to kill people tonight, so I need to conserve my energy for training.

"By the way, do you still have any of these yellow talismans at home?"

Seeing Guan Qiaoqiao blush as she picked up the rice porridge, Zhou An examined the exorcism talisman in his hand and then asked a question.

At the beginning of each month, all residents of Great Wilderness City can go to the government office to receive a free exorcism talisman.

Whether it's a shantytown, the outer city, or the inner city, there are no exceptions; as for the quality, that's another matter.

"There were originally fifteen, but since you got injured, I sold a lot of them to buy medicine. Now there are only three left."

At this point, Guan Qiaoqiao looked up at Zhou An, as if she had thought of something, and spoke.

"A few days ago, my neighbor, Granny Wang, introduced me to a job at an embroidery workshop, which pays one or three taels of silver per month."

If we just wait a while, I can help you pay off the money you owe, Dalang.

Don't sell the house...

I heard that people die easily in the shantytowns, and talismans are used up very quickly.

Even the Night's Watchmen get into trouble every now and then; if they went over there...

Clearly, Guan Qiaoqiao still remembered what Zhou An had said earlier.

"You don't need to worry about the money."

I'm now a Blood Cultivation Warrior, and I'm just waiting to pass the martial arts school's registration process at the end of the month so I can start earning money.

At this point, Zhou An added another sentence.

"I have to go out to visit a friend this afternoon, and I'll be back later."

"Um!"

Guan Qiaoqiao nodded, though somewhat hesitant.

"But about embroidery..."

"It's safer to do odd jobs at home, like before."

Zhou An glanced at Guan Qiaoqiao's face. "Old woman Wang" and such, that's bad luck.

Not long after.

The aroma of chicken soup wafted from the kitchen.

Drink medicine and eat meat.

His body, which had been starving, was restored to its former state.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou An immediately assumed a fighting stance in the courtyard and began practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist once again.

【Tiger Subduing Fist: (Minor Success 42/300)】

After completing the first round, the proficiency level of the Tiger Subduing Fist increased from 35 points to 42 points.

Feeling the significantly stronger and more powerful qi and blood within his body, Zhou An looked up at the sky.

"I still need 258 points. Based on my previous training progress and physical condition, I need to eat at least six more meals."

Thinking of this, Zhou An glanced at Guan Qiaoqiao, who was sitting on a small stool not far away, resting her chin on her hand.

"Well, there's nothing to worry about."

Sunrise and sunset.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

[Fuhu Fist: (Dacheng 5/500)]

"My Qi and blood power is ten times stronger than when I was at the Lesser Completion stage. Although it is still not enough to flow through my limbs, it is barely sufficient."

Zhou An slowly exhaled a breath of stale air; it was time to take action.

Eating only rice and not meat slows down the growth of qi and blood, and the rice jar at home is almost empty.

We need to make money as soon as possible.

"Wait for me at home."

"Around what time will you be back?"

Standing at the door, Guan Qiaoqiao watched Zhou An tuck the exorcism talisman into his pocket, her expression showing a hint of nervousness.

Although incidents of evil spirits harming people are not frequent in the outer city, they do occur.

"I am a Blood Cultivator."

Zhou An smiled, patted the exorcism talisman hidden in his chest, and turned to walk out the door.

It's almost the end of the month.

Fang Shi, who was in charge of lending money and collecting payments, must have accumulated a considerable amount of money, which he needed to retrieve before the lenders handed it over.

"I wonder if that kid prepared 50 taels of silver for me."

Thinking of this, Zhou An immediately recalled the scene of his predecessor borrowing money.

Nighttime in the shantytown.

The crimson moon had not yet appeared, but the inky darkness of night had already enveloped the sky.

"Brother, including the money we collected today, we now have a total of 23 taels and 78 copper coins."

Inside the room, the underling, having finished counting the money he had collected this month, immediately turned his gaze to Fang Shi, who was drinking and eating meat to the side.

"That kid from the outer city wants to borrow 50 taels, we're afraid we don't have enough on hand."

"Don't worry, we'll go see Boss Peng tomorrow."

Fang Shi glanced at the silver coins on the table, snorted with the smell of alcohol, and said in a deep voice.

"Boss Peng is a Blood Cultivation Martial Artist. With him involved, even if that kid really becomes a Blood Cultivation Martial Artist, he won't be able to cause any trouble."

Thinking of Zhou An's arrogant demeanor during the day, Fang Shi said fiercely.

"If we've agreed that his family will be destroyed, then his family will be destroyed."

"Bang!"

Just then, a sudden loud noise came from outside the door, as if some heavy object was hitting the door.

The three people inside the room were immediately startled. Fang Shi was so frightened that his hand trembled, and he even spilled the strong liquor in his bowl.

"Big...Big Brother."

The two henchmen swallowed hard, looking at Fang Shi with terrified expressions, and instinctively moved away from the door.

Evil spirits.

Unlike the outer and inner cities, the shantytowns are places where people die mysteriously every now and then when night falls.

Despite the presence of talismanic arrays left by powerful cultivators on the city walls, evil spirits still roam the area.

Even the night watchmen, who were responsible for patrolling at night, would sometimes appear dragging ferocious beasts.

"What's the panic? It's only just gotten dark, and besides, we put up an exorcism talisman on the door."

Fang Shi took a deep breath, put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said, trying to remain calm.

"This isn't the outskirts of a shantytown, there aren't that many ferocious beasts and demons here... You, take this yellow talisman and go take a look, remember to block the door tightly."

"I?"

The money-counting boy, pointed at by Fang Shi, immediately looked miserable.

"If it wasn't you, then it was me?"

Fang Shi snorted coldly.

There's no reason for an older brother to pave the way for a younger brother, especially since it's just posting a yellow talisman; there shouldn't be any problem.

Despite what he was saying, while the money-counting boy was nervously carrying the yellow talisman forward, Fang Shi and another person had already drawn their knives.

"Bang!"

Just then, another loud bang was heard.

To Fang Shi and the others' alarmed gaze, the tightly closed door remained intact, but the wooden window beside it suddenly shattered.

Immediately afterward, a dark figure rushed in at an extremely fast speed.

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