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Chen Yuan was taken aback, then looked at the people around him and asked curiously, "I have so many friends, why did you ask me to teach you cultivation?"

"Because I sense a familiar aura emanating from you."

The girl answered without hesitation, "This feeling makes me feel safe and at ease."

Chen Yuan looked at her in surprise, then at himself, "What aura?"

The girl shook her head. "I can't really explain it, it just feels very familiar."

Chen Yuan, "..."

Zhu Xin, standing to one side, looked at the girl in surprise.

Even Li Wei, Zhong Yue, and others who were drinking, chatting, and joking with the villagers not far away couldn't help but look over.

They didn't expect that this girl would take the initiative to contact Chen Yuan, and even said that he had a familiar aura to her.

Why do you want to cultivate?

Chen Yuan had no choice but to change the subject.

"I want to hunt and bring back lots and lots of wild animals."

The girl spoke earnestly, her eyes sparkling, "I want to become a useful person."

Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Useful people...

"I found her a while ago when I was hunting, but she has amnesia. She can't remember who she is or where she came from. She only knows that her name is Xiaoxi."

At this moment, the village chief walked over with a wine jug, handed it to Chen Yuan, and said with a smile.

Chen Yuan took the wine pot, took a sip, and a spicy sensation rushed into his nasal cavity, making him involuntarily take a deep breath.

The people in Gushu Village are really amazing; they even know how to brew wine.

They can even cultivate wasteland to grow food crops, fruits, and vegetables, achieving self-sufficiency.

In this vast environment, all of this is simply inconceivable.

Back when they were still in Qingshan Village, Chen Yuan wouldn't have dared to even imagine it.

Returning to his senses, Chen Yuan's gaze fell again on the girl named Xiaoxi. "So she's the one you picked up, Village Chief?"

The village chief nodded. "Yes, all the girls in the village are skilled in martial arts, except for her. So she wants to learn from you how to cultivate so she can contribute to the village."

The village chief said with emotion, then took another sip of wine and continued, "She was a good child."

"So that's how it is."

Chen Yuan nodded, then looked at Xiaoxi, "I'll teach you a short incantation first. See if you can understand it, or try to learn it on your own. If you can, I'll teach you more later."

Xiaoxi's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly.

Chen Yuan then spoke and read it aloud.

This is the first section of the Xuanhuang Zhengqi Jue, an introductory technique for the Lingqiao Realm, teaching the human body how to open the Lingqiao.

The crowd around immediately fell silent, and many villagers silently memorized Chen Yuan's incantation.

Xiaoxi closed her eyes and listened even more attentively.

Even the eldest daughter and her three younger brothers are the same.

After saying that, Chen Yuan continued eating the roasted meat in his mouth.

"You're really generous."

The village chief said with a sigh, "I heard from the ancient books left by our ancestors that every cultivation technique is extremely precious and will not be easily passed on to others."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "There's no such thing as a precious or not precious technique. If you can cultivate it, it means you have a connection with this technique, and it can be considered as your reward for taking me in."

Everyone was immediately filled with admiration for Chen Yuan's generosity, and the people of Gushu Village became even more enthusiastic, making the atmosphere even more lively.

The dinner lasted until midnight before everyone, still wanting more, parted ways, tipsy and slightly drunk.

However, some people were responsible for entertaining Chen Yuan and his group, and arranging accommodations for them.

Chen Yuan stayed at Da Niu's house with Zhu Xin, Nuomi, and Li Wei.

Although Da Niu's house was a mud-brick and tile house, it was kept clean and very comfortable.

And so, Chen Yuan and his group settled down temporarily in Gushu Village. They worked with the villagers during the day and drank and chatted at night, enjoying themselves immensely.

Occasionally, he would go hunting to improve the villagers' meals.

During this time, they also wanted to leave, but they found that the farther they got from the ancient tree village, the more fog they encountered. Moreover, the fog became thicker and thicker as they went, and the monsters they encountered became stronger, making it impossible to easily cross the fog.

Chen Yuan wanted to take out the human skin umbrella and float out again, just like last time.

Unfortunately, the human skin umbrella seemed to have fallen silent and could no longer grow larger.

Nuomi said that the fairy sister was sleeping and should not be disturbed, so Chen Yuan had no choice but to give up.

During this time, Chen Yuan was shocked to discover that the girl named Xiaoxi had extremely high comprehension.

She had actually completed the cultivation of the Xuanhuang Righteous Qi Technique, opened the spiritual apertures in her body, and respectfully addressed Chen Yuan as her master.

Chen Yuan was only two or three years older than her. At first, she was told not to call him that, but she stubbornly believed that Chen Yuan was her teacher and her master, since he taught her cultivation techniques, and she refused to change her address.

Chen Yuan had no choice but to give up and let her go.

That day, Zhu Xin leaned close to Chen Yuan's ear and spoke softly, "Little guy, there's something wrong with your apprentice."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes. "What's the problem?"

"She has a very high level of comprehension, and she can even point out the errors in the formulas you teach, and even optimize them..."

Zhu Xin said, a hint of shock appearing deep in her eyes, "After I discovered this problem, I taught her a few more incantations, and I found that she grasped them very quickly and cultivated extremely fast. Now, she has already reached the Dharma Body Realm, or even the Great Perfection of the Dharma Body Realm."

"What?"

Chen Yuan's eyes widened suddenly. "It's only been less than half a month, right? She's already at the Dharma Body Realm?"

Chen Yuan was dumbfounded.

They only stayed in the ancient tree village for about half a month.

At first, when the girl named Xiaoxi asked him to teach her cultivation, she was indeed just an ordinary person with no spiritual energy in her body.

"How could a mere mortal survive in the incredibly dangerous Cangming Forest? And be found by the village chief?"

Seemingly aware of Chen Yuan's doubts, Zhu Xin smiled knowingly and said something meaningful.

Chen Yuan nodded. "Then who do you think she is?"

Zhu Xin shook her head. "It's hard to say, but it's definitely not simple. Either it possesses a strange species, or it's a great evil spirit, so great that we can't even fight against it."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes. "Does she intend to harm us?"

Zhu Xin shook her head. "Not sure, but not yet."

Chen Yuan's mind raced, but he quickly recalled Zhu Xin's earlier words.

"You said she has a high level of comprehension and can even correct the problems in your formulas?"

Zhu Xin nodded.

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately wanted to try it out.

Zhu Xin also followed along with great interest.

"Greetings, Master."

Xiaoxi bowed respectfully to Chen Yuan, and then bowed to Zhu Xin, saying, "Greetings, elder sister."

Chen Yuan nodded and immediately asked her to recite the incantation of the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Technique.

Xiaoxi did as instructed.

Chen Yuan was shocked after hearing this.

The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Technique was taught to him by Lu Chengfeng, and he had no problems at all during his cultivation.

However, after Xiaoxi revised some of the text, it became much smoother, and it seemed that there were no bottlenecks in its cultivation.

Chen Yuan's mind started racing, and he glanced at Zhu Xin beside him.

Zhu Xin said with a playful smile.

Chen Yuan gave an awkward smile. "Um... Sister Xin, perhaps you could excuse yourself for a moment?"

"Hmph, you heartless little brat."

Zhu Xin gave a coquettish laugh, turned around, and swayed her big hips as she walked out.

Chen Yuan looked at Xiaoxi and immediately told her about the Scripture of the Unity of Myriad Bones and the Great Nirvana Creation Technique.

"Xiaoxi, could you take a look and correct any errors or omissions?"

Chen Yuan said expectantly.

Xiaoxi nodded. "Okay, Master, I can give it a try."

Chen Yuan nodded and instructed him to get it done as soon as possible. Then he left Xiaoxi's residence and wandered around the village.

When he arrived at the village entrance, he found a group of people gathered there, including men and women, the old and the young, especially the children.

They sat around Li Wei, looking up at him with great interest and listening intently, occasionally letting out bursts of applause.

Li Wei stood before the crowd, spitting as he spoke.

Chen Yuan was taken aback. He moved closer to listen and realized that it was Li Wei telling a story.

Moreover, it tells a long story that is called a "novel".

He told the story so vividly that it attracted men, women, and children from the entire village to listen.

As Chen Yuan approached, Li Wei's voice came through clearly.

"Last time we talked about how the protagonist yelled at his ex-fiancée, who had just been dumped, and uttered that inspiring and passionate declaration: 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential!'"

"And in this episode, we'll be talking about their three-year agreement..."

Chen Yuan listened closely and was immediately dumbfounded.

What the hell?

A three-year agreement?

He glanced at it.

The audience listened intently to Li Wei's eloquent narration, easily becoming engrossed in the story.

Some young people even clenched their fists, roared, and became extremely agitated.

When it was time for dinner, Li Wei coughed lightly, feigning seriousness, and paused in his speech.

"To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next installment! I'll update again tomorrow at the same time, and the following content will be even more exciting!"

Just as everyone was hearing the crucial moment, they immediately started making a fuss.

"Ugh, what a buzzkill, I hadn't heard enough!"

"Short, short, short, Li Wei, you're so short and small, haha!"

"No, how can we stop here? I want to hear them duel."

……

Everyone started to speak up, but it suddenly disappeared at the crucial moment?

I felt extremely annoyed, like a cat's claws were scratching at my heart!