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Four pairs of eyes looked towards the door at the same time, and there was a look of astonishment in everyone's eyes, including the young girl standing at the door.

"Which hall of the Eight Gates are you from?"

"Me, Lady Keqing?! I am Wanyu from Shenglu Hall..."

Chapter 63: Getting Rid of the Name of Illiterate

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Yu Qi flicked the thick stack of contracts in his hand and made a sound of "tsk, tsk, tsk" with emotion on his face: "Wow, did all these people make an appointment? They all showed up at the same time."

Recalling the crowded scene in the store just now, Yu Qi couldn't help but want to laugh. Except for Tianquan Ningguang, people from other companies including the General Affairs Department were all present. Together with Keqing who came for the Qianyan Army, a total of fifteen people were standing in Yu Qi's store looking at each other.

The atmosphere was extremely funny for a moment. The owners of the house, Yu Qi and Alicia, hid behind the counter and watched the show quietly, allowing them to chat with each other.

Finally, Keqing couldn't stand it anymore, so she stood up to maintain order, and then told Yu Qi the purpose of their visit one by one - there was no difference, they all came for the health-restoring pills.

Although Yu Qi also didn't understand why a department like Yinyuan Hall, which was responsible for the salt industry, needed the Blood-Recovering Pill.

But since the business was delivered to his doorstep, he would have to take it. He decisively took out all the remaining 800 blood-recovering pills, and Yu Qi directly asked them to discuss how to divide them among themselves.

Finally, under Keqing's leadership, several departments such as Tianshu and Kaiyang, whose subordinates often needed to participate in battles, took 100 bottles of blood-restoring pills. Departments like Yinyuan Hall, Heji Hall, Shenglu Hall and the General Affairs Department, whose main business had nothing to do with combat, were shared the remaining blood-restoring pills together.

In addition, they had not even forgotten Yue Haiting who was not present, and left fifty bottles of blood-recovering pills for the secretaries.

Yu Qi was watching with great interest after the quarrel and debate, but Keqing was so angry that she couldn't even keep her smile off. She hurriedly sent everyone away, said goodbye to Yu Qi, then stormed out of the shop and headed straight for Yujingtai.

"Tsk tsk, it looks like Yujingtai won't be able to stay quiet tonight!"

Shaking his head with a smile, Yu Qi collected all the contracts, and then collected the total of 4 million Mora left by those people to buy blood-restoring pills.

Unlike Huishan Hall and Keqing, these seven stars and eight gates chose to pay directly. After all, they didn't know what Yu Qi liked, and Yu Qi didn't know whether they had what he needed. It was more convenient to settle the bill directly with Mora.

"Hmm? Boss, you look so happy. If someone who doesn't know you sees you, they might think you have some grudge against those people!" Walking out of the cave in the backyard, Alicia saw Yu Qi, who had a gloating smile on his face, at first sight. After complaining, she couldn't help laughing.

“But to be honest, when Ms. Keqing puts on a stern face, she does look very serious!”

"She's so small but pretends to be serious. Oh, I really want to hold her in my arms and love her dearly! I really like this world more and more!"

"I saw it when I saw it." Yu Qi shrugged indifferently, ignoring the second half of Alicia's words calmly, raised his hand to straighten his clothes, and said lightly: "I made a business of 5 million Mora in one go, shouldn't I be happy?"

"By the way, are all the things put away?"

"Well, the barbarians have already arranged the alchemical instruments sent by Miss Keqing according to the corresponding requirements. In addition, the ores sent by Huishan Hall have also been placed in the cave."

Stretching her body, Alicia looked up at the sky and yawned, "Boss, please go ahead. I need to take a shower. I'm sweating all over after running around today. I need to take a good bath."

"Sweating? Really?" Looking at Ailisa in confusion, Yu Qi subconsciously raised his nose, and a sweet and fragrant aroma rushed into his nostrils, like orchid and musk, refreshing the heart.

"It smells quite good~" Yu Qi murmured involuntarily. He looked at Alicia's perfect body and did not see any sweat stains anywhere.

"..." Her face suddenly turned red. Alicia didn't answer. She raised her eyes and glared at Yu Qi fiercely, then turned and ran away in shame and anger.

"Oh, boss, lend me two of these. I didn't bring my bath dolls with me!" She stopped in her tracks, as if she had thought of something. She turned around and glared at Yu Qi, muttering, "How can you smell a girl's scent directly? Boss, you really don't understand girls' minds!"

"Also, a beautiful girl will always smell fragrant, so there won't be any smell of sweat!"

"...Well, go ahead." After a moment of silence, Yu Qi waved his hand, pretending not to hear the chirping sounds of the barbarians coming from afar.

"Oh, by the way, if you get up early tomorrow morning, don't forget to buy me two more forest pigs."

"Got it! Hey, little chick, don't run around. Sister is here to give you a bath!" An intoxicated response came from afar, mixed with the serious chirping of the chicks.

Yu Qi didn't care too much about this. After all, although the barbarians said it was a mechanical creation, it was actually a magical and technological creation. In addition, it was combined with the power of fire and digital eggs. Let alone taking a bath, it could move normally even if it was thrown into the sea.

Moreover, although they seem to resist getting close to Alicia, in fact, they were born specifically to serve ships, and they don't hate this flawless girl who is as perfect and innocent as the ships.

What he resisted was actually just Ai Lishia's strange behavior of touching, hugging, and rubbing against him at every turn.

After all... when these wild birds were born and opened their eyes for the first time, the shadow that Alicia brought to them was too profound!

Thinking of this, Yu Qi couldn't help but laugh, shook his head, turned and walked towards the cave in the backyard.

When you first enter the courtyard, it's dark in front of you, and then a cold moonlight shines down, and a cave that looks very different from what it does during the day comes into view.

An antique mansion is located behind the cave, with a bluestone square in front of the door and a large cauldron sitting quietly in the center. It is filled with spiritual energy and looks simple and solemn. It is the Yiqilu that was moved here by the barbarians.

There are two majestic stone lions placed in front of the square, their bright eyes staring ahead, as if they were living creatures.

Further ahead, a winding bluestone path extends out, wrapping the Zhuoyin Spring in a circle, passing the central pavilion and directly connecting to the entrance of the cave.

In the gaps of the path, on the dark mud, a few tender buds peek out, ready to bloom. If there is grass element to stimulate their growth, they will surely bloom with flowers in no time.

The emerald green grass grid is quietly placed beside the pavilion, facing the newly built forged hut on the other side, giving a sense of "Beauty and the Beast" layered feeling.

In just a few hours, the cave in front of them had been kept in good order by the barbarians, with several buildings arranged in an orderly manner. If it weren't for the lack of materials, they could probably even build a village.

Pink walls and black tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and brackets.

Walking slowly, Yu Qi gazed at the magnificent painted pavilion and red building in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed a secret treasure of the immortals. Such a huge building was created in just a blink of an eye.

Reaching out and patting the Yi Qi furnace beside him, Yu Qi did not rush to forge weapons to be used for opening the shop tomorrow, but continued to move forward and walked into the mansion.

In the huge main room, the many instruments sent by Keqing were neatly placed together, which seemed somewhat out of place with the clean and bright environment around them.

"Tsk, so many instruments, according to the market price, are worth at least 10 million Mora. It seems that our Lord Yuheng has spent a lot of money!"

Yu Qi fiddled with the extraction device beside him with his fingertips and sighed casually, but didn't take it too seriously.

Turning around and walking to the alchemy table, Yu Qi checked it carefully. After not finding any problems, he reached out and picked up the ink pen beside him, dipped it in the ink with elemental crystal powder added to it, and carefully began to outline the alchemy array.

After all, he was just a beginner, and after experiencing the accident in the morning, he felt it was better to be cautious.

Perhaps because he had already drawn many circuits, Yu Qi was able to draw the alchemy array in one go this time without any accidents.

Looking at the refining array that was glowing with a faint light, he nodded with satisfaction, and then took out a bag of Mora as Zhongli had taught him.

"It's ridiculous. Mora is a currency processor and an essential catalyst for various industries. It's needed for forging, alchemy, and strengthening that holy relic I haven't seen yet. Even humans can find a way to absorb Mora?

What kind of universal currency is this?! It's not much different from the spiritual stones in immortal cultivation novels, right?"

After making a casual complaint, Yu Qi carefully input elemental power into the alchemy array. As a large amount of Mora melted, a golden glow emerged on the originally simple alchemy array.

He took out a book from the inventory, the same one he had in the morning, the "Illustrated Guide to Liyue Character Enlightenment", and then carefully placed it into the refining array.

The light changed, the bright golden light faded and turned into a dazzling white light, illuminating the entire room like daylight. Faintly, Yu Qi seemed to see a colorful light shining in it.

When the light faded, he looked at the glittering crystal on the alchemy table with a satisfied smile on his face: "Not bad!"

He solemnly picked up the crystal. With the gentle touch of Yu Qi's mental power, the round crystal turned into a ray of clear light and flowed into his mind. Pictures and words kept running through Yu Qi's mind, and finally turned into strange but vivid characters.

"Huh..." After letting out a long breath, Yu Qi opened his eyes, and there was visible joy in his amber pupils.

Not only because he succeeded in alchemy the second time, but also because...

"Wuhu, finally, doesn't need to be regarded as illiterate anymore!"

Yu Qi cheered without caring about his image. He still clearly remembered the surprised and weird expressions on the faces of those people when they heard that he was illiterate!

It deeply hurt his arrogant heart as a time traveler - although, it was not much.

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Chapter 64: Practice, Breathing

Nearly twenty days have passed since he traveled through time and space, and finally got rid of the name of "illiterate from another world", Yu Qi couldn't help but feel in a good mood.

Looking up at the alchemical instruments around him again, Yu Qi did not choose to continue studying alchemy, mainly because now was not the right time.

Turning around and walking out of the door, Yu Qi moved a stool in front of the furnace, then picked up the boxes of ore beside him and poured them into the furnace in front of him. He stopped only when nearly half of the ore had fallen into the furnace.

Sitting in front of the Yi Qi furnace, he infused the element of thunder into the furnace out of thin air. Flames rose, and Yu Qi casually controlled the flames, continuously burning the ore in the furnace.

The warm heat wave hit his face, feeling a little burning. Perhaps because there was too much ore, the calcination time took a little longer this time.

Yu Qi yawned out of boredom and suddenly thought of something. He flipped his palm and a somewhat old scroll appeared in his hand.

Looking at this old scroll, his expression was a little strange. This was something that Ganyu secretly stuffed into his hands when she came this morning. According to her, this should be the magic that could allow Yu Qi to restrain his own aura.

Because he couldn't read before, Yu Qi just put it aside. Now that he has free time, he plans to take some time to practice.

"I don't know what the difference is between the 'cultivation' in this world and the cultivation of immortals in my memory."

Muttering to himself, Yu Qi casually opened the scroll, and densely packed words came into view, arranged in an orderly manner. Occasionally, he could see some tiny notes next to some more difficult and obscure words.

The handwriting was beautiful and the ink was fresh. I guess Ganyu left those words there on purpose because she was afraid that he wouldn't understand them.

Yu Qi was touched by this discovery. They had only met once, but she was able to be so meticulous. She was worthy of being the half-immortal who had been the chief secretary of the Seven Stars of Liyue Harbor for thousands of years. She was really meticulous!

Admiring, Yu Qi calmed down and read the contents of the scroll carefully, but the more he read, the weirder his expression became, and the more solemn his brows became.

In addition to the techniques mentioned by Ganyu, this scroll contains more basic information about cultivation, as well as various tricks and key points that will be encountered during the practice.

And the magic she was talking about...

"Close your eyes and sit in deep meditation, hold your fists together and contemplate the mind. Knock your teeth thirty-six times, and hold Kunlun with both hands..."

After a long time, Yu Qi slowly put down the scroll and looked at the blazing fire in front of him with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"The art of breathing in and out is to absorb the energy of heaven and earth and regulate your vitality. Although the practice method is simple, it is the most fundamental entry-level method. Any advanced skills are derived from this breathing in and out technique."

"As long as I start practicing Qi a little, I will be able to naturally achieve the effect of restraining my breath. Tsk, how generous! Are you trying to lead me to the path of immortality? Or..."

His eyes flickered involuntarily, and Yu Qi remembered his own 'air-eating' characteristic. Now it seems that it fits in perfectly with this breathing technique, and they can be described as a 'perfect match'.

This situation inevitably made Yu Qi a little suspicious: "Could it be that Ganyu saw something? Or... is this still Zhongli's doing?"

Shaking his head and putting aside the idea of ​​seeing enemies everywhere, Yu Qi naturally knew that this possibility was relatively small. The more likely possibility was that this was what Ganyu had prepared for Yu Qi.

"She, are you sure you didn't take the wrong scroll?"

Looking down at the complicated notes on the scroll in his hand, Yu Qi sighed inwardly, realizing that since Ganyu had written all these things, it was absolutely impossible that he had taken the wrong scroll.

"This time, I owe you a big favor!"

Of course, at the end of the scroll Ganyu also stated the reason why she gave Yu Qi this breathing technique.

The main reason is that Yu Qi's aura is too pure, and ordinary breath-concealing techniques are unlikely to be effective on him. Most of the breath-concealing techniques that can allow him to conceal the natural aura on his body are very advanced immortal techniques.

If one wants to learn, one must have a high enough level of cultivation. Not to mention whether one needs to practice the breath-control technique to that level, the long time required is completely contrary to her original purpose of "quickly helping Yu Qi to control his breath".

So after thinking it over, she decided to pass on this breathing technique, which was widely circulated in the cultivation world and even known to many alchemy families and mortals seeking immortality, to Yu Qi.

In Ganyu's opinion, this should be the most suitable method for Yu Qi.

His brows were furrowed, but as he looked at the essentials of cultivation on the scroll, Yu Qi felt a little excited and hesitant.

After all, this is the 'true cultivation of immortals'. Which Chinese person can resist such temptation?

Especially when he really has the possibility to master it, it makes people itchy.

"..." His eyes were fixed on the fire in front of him. The dancing flames seemed as turbulent as the thoughts in his heart.

After a long while, Yu Qi let out a long breath, and finally made up his mind. He stood up and sat cross-legged on the ground: "Then, let's give it a try."

As the scroll said, he closed his eyes and concentrated. The sound of his breathing gradually became long and long, and his abdomen rose and fell slightly. Every breath seemed to use up all his strength, and his breathing became orderly from chaotic, and finally gradually solidified.

In just three or four minutes, Yu Qi's breathing was as loud as thunder, rumbling and echoing in this cave, causing the entire earth to shake with his breathing.

After a while, the thunderous breathing stopped abruptly, and the long breath gradually turned around and became like the breathing of an ordinary person, sometimes long, sometimes short, seemingly without any regularity, but exceptionally powerful.

The fire was blazing, and on the towering furnace, faint white air was emerging. With Yu Qi's breathing, it turned into white mist and flowed into his mouth and nose.

A bright glow appeared on his skin, and faint green and purple lights were flowing around him. The surging elemental power mixed with spiritual energy gathered with Yu Qi's breathing, and were then absorbed into his body.

When the two elemental forces of thunder and grass came into contact, the expected intensified reaction did not occur. Instead, they blended harmoniously and naturally, flowing around Yu Qi's body.

However, Yu Qi himself had no idea of ​​all this.

When he closed his eyes and fell into meditation, Yu Qi felt a darkness in front of his eyes and his consciousness seemed to sink into the abyss.

Faintly, he saw a series of complex outlines passing by him, including tragically dead humans, dismembered beasts, wailing monsters, broken walls and various fragmented natural sceneries.

Watching everything passing by in silence, Yu Qi felt exceptionally calm for some reason, allowing himself to continue falling into the endless abyss below.

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