My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

After leaving the pharmacy, Ren Tingting asked Jiang Li, "Why did you buy these? They seem very expensive!"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I have told your father before that my master and I are practitioners, and these herbs are used to assist in our practice."

Ren Tingting's eyes widened immediately and she said loudly, "You guys are really cultivating immortals..."

Jiang Li quickly covered her mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. Didn't I tell your father before? You seemed to be there at the time, right?"

Ren Tingting opened her eyes wide and nodded, and Jiang Li then let her go.

Ren Tingting then said embarrassedly, "I didn't pay attention to what you said to Dad before."

Then she lowered her voice and asked, "Are you really the legendary Qigong practitioners?"

"Like the Qigong practitioners in the picture books, flying into the sky and hiding in the ground?"

Jiang Li nodded helplessly and said, "It is true. It is a pity that I was born at the wrong time. Now, due to some reasons, the spiritual energy has been exhausted and we have entered the Dharma Ending Age. The path of cultivation is extremely difficult, so we can only practice in the world like ordinary people."

Ren Tingting asked curiously, "What is the use of this herb? Can it be taken directly?"

Jiang Li said with a wicked smile, "These herbs are used to refine pills. In addition to assisting in cultivation, these pills can also make the body stronger. You should have seen this before!"

Ren Tingting blushed when she heard this and whispered, "You are so naughty all day long, you just know how to tease me."

Jiang Li hugged her and said with a smile, "You are my wife, who else can I tease if not you?"

He bought some gifts for his uncle Wencai and returned to the Ren family with Ren Tingting. After a night's rest, he took Ren Tingting to the charity cemetery to meet his master.

The two of them walked into the charity cemetery with their gifts. When Ren Tingting saw the magical chicken and the chimpanzee for the first time, she almost dropped her jaw in shock. She stammered, "Brother Li, why are this chicken and this monkey so big!"

Jiang Li explained with a smile, "These two are spiritual beasts, and they are prepared to be used as mountain guarding spiritual beasts. Don't worry about them for now, let's go and pay our respects to the master first!"

Entering the main hall, Uncle Jiu was sitting at the top seat, pretending to read a book. Jiang Li and Ren Tingting knelt down and bowed, then offered him a cup of tea.

After drinking the tea, Uncle Jiu nodded and said, "Since you are married, do you still want to continue on this immortal path in the future?"

Jiang Li said firmly, "I have never given up and will continue to forge ahead on this path."

Uncle Jiu sighed and said, "It's hard to be a human being, it's hard to raise a family, it's hard to cultivate immortality, and it's even harder to take care of all three. You have to be mentally prepared."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Master, have you ever heard of an old saying that if a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?"

"And what I want to say is, even if I have to be a salted fish, I want to be the saltiest one."

Hearing this, Wen Cai burst out laughing.

Uncle Jiu was speechless and immediately found a way to back down. He angrily said, "Why don't you put the gift your junior sent you into the room?"

Uncle Jiu looked at Jiang Li again and said, "Don't make jokes here, I'm talking to you about serious matters!"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I'm talking about business, but that's not what the old saying says. The original saying is that you still have to have dreams, just in case they come true!"

"Besides, my future is bright now. I can accumulate wealth and merit by growing mushrooms, and I can increase my cultivation speed by using Essence Pills. I just need to keep strengthening these two points in the future."

Uncle Jiu was stunned when he heard this, then he thought, "That's true. You have money to buy medicinal materials and the opportunity to capture spirit beasts and demon beasts. It is indeed a smooth road, but you have to pay attention to the fact that cultivation is not only about the accumulation of magic power, but also the cultivation of the state of mind."

Jiang Li put away his smile and said, "I will remember the master's teachings and will never forget my original intention and cultivate my mind and character in the future."

Seeing that Jiang Li had taken it in, Uncle Jiu stopped dwelling on the issue and said to him, "Go and have a look at the chimpanzee. His evil spirit has dissipated now. Although there is still some remnant, it is harmless."

Jiang Li said in surprise, "What's going on? Didn't we find the hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum vine?"

Uncle Jiu smiled and explained, "When I was clearing the evil spirit from Huang Silang, I accidentally found the book "Demon Refining Technique" that you copied."

"So I suddenly had an idea to give it to it for cultivation. I didn't expect that after it cultivated, it could actually devour the demonic energy of the chimpanzee. After refining it, it could not only speed up cultivation, but also help the chimpanzee shed its demonic body."

"It's really a win-win situation. Congratulations!"

Jiang Li finally understood after listening to Uncle Jiu's explanation that it was all thanks to the "Spirit Control Technique" given to him by the mountain god. However, he changed his mind and said, "Since Huang Silang is a demon, the defects of being able to absorb only a small amount of demonic energy and causing damage to the body should not be a problem anymore!"

Uncle Jiu smiled and nodded, "Indeed, it is a demon. The demonic energy has basically no effect on its body, but there are some restrictions on the amount of demonic energy it can consume. After all, it wants to refine the demonic energy to become a spirit beast. Too much demonic energy is not good."

Jiang Li nodded in understanding and said, "Since it has already refined its demonic energy, I will try to train it into a combat pet. With its size, I think its combat power is not weak."

As he said that, he came to the iron cage in the yard, squatted down, took some food and handed it to it, but he saw it twist its head to the side, and it looked like it was arrogant.

From its actions, it was obvious that it was smarter than before, so Jiang Li tentatively said, "I know you don't agree, but have you ever thought about what it was like in the mountains before, hiding in a damp cave every day in a daze?"

"You've been looking for a meal every day, but now you have food and drink every day, and even the demonic energy has been refined for you. If you are willing to become my battle pet, I will let you out and help you practice. What do you think?"

After saying that, he stared at it to see its reaction. Sure enough, the chimpanzee moved. It turned its head and looked at Jiang Li without moving.

Jiang Li also handed it a large piece of pumpkin. It hesitated for a moment but finally took it and started eating.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Li didn't know whether it was successful or not, so he said, "Do you understand what I said? If you agree, nod your head, if you disagree, shake your head."

I saw it nodded a few times, shook its head a few times, and then growled softly.

Jiang Li turned around and looked at Uncle Jiu when he heard this. He saw that he was also confused, but Jiang Li quickly came to his senses and said to him, "I will let you out and give you food. You will follow me and help me fight in the future. Just nod if you agree."

The chimpanzee nodded desperately. Uncle Jiu said, "It turned out that it refined its demonic energy and its intelligence increased greatly, but it still couldn't understand such a long passage."

Jiang Li said to Uncle Jiu hesitantly, "Master, if I let it out now, will it turn around and run away?"