The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 1115: Croton Suffers

When Qian Baiwan's voice came through the communication device, Xiao Han was overjoyed.

Being able to make contact at least indicates that the other party is neither in seclusion nor has entered any special interface.

Xiao Han immediately said, "Senior, it's been a long time. I would like to visit you. Do you have time?"

Qian Baiwan hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Okay, you can do it."

He then mentioned the address of his cave dwelling.

This person, like Ling Xiao, lives in the Third Heaven.

Thinking of the Three Heavens inevitably brings to mind Ling Xiao. After Xiao Han returned, she couldn't contact him; she didn't know if he was in seclusion to cultivate or on a mission.

With her current cultivation level, she is not capable of entering the third level of heaven.

Fortunately, her next assessment task required her to go to the headquarters of the Triple Heaven Divine Palace to collect it, so she could do it conveniently now.

Before leaving, Xiao Han took out her communication magic item again and tried to contact Shui Wuhen, but she still couldn't reach him and didn't know if he hadn't returned yet.

He randomly selected a temple hall in the Second Heaven, took out his identity jade token, and indicated that he wanted to go to the mission hall in the Third Heaven to receive a special divine officer assessment mission.

The priests and cultivators in the Deacon checked her identity jade token and then instructed her to use the teleportation array in the Deacon Hall to teleport directly to the Mission Hall in the Third Heaven.

After being teleported to the Third Heaven, Xiao Han left the mission hall and flew towards Qian Baiwan's cave.

The Three Heavens have no substantial mountains, rivers, land, or floating islands; all mountains, rivers, land, and caves are constructed using the power of laws.

Upon finding Qian Baiwan's cave dwelling, and seeing that it was just as beautiful as Ling Xiao's cave dwelling, yet completely unreal, Xiao Han could only think, "No wonder these God Emperors all live without a trace of humanity."

Qian Baiwan felt that Xiao Han must have something to say to come to his door.

So after exchanging a few pleasantries, Qian Baiwan asked directly, "Speak, what do you want with me?"

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Can't I just come to visit you, senior?"

Qian Baiwan snorted, "The only thing I can make you think about is the Dao of Talismans. If you don't acknowledge it, then don't mention the words 'Dao of Talismans'."

Xiao Han quickly smiled and said, "Senior is incredibly insightful. I wonder if you would still be willing to teach for a fee?"

Qian Baiwan said "Oh," and added, "Looks like you've made quite a bit of money again?"

Xiao Han immediately put on a bitter face and said, "I have never been good at making money, and now I only have a little over a million divine stones left."

She looked at Qian Baiwan with hopeful eyes, "With this little bit of money, could you please give me some pointers?"

Qian Baiwan readily agreed, "Fine, bring me a million divine stones and I'll give you some pointers."

He didn't want to take on apprentices; if he didn't charge money, Xiao Han would inevitably be burdened with favors.

Collect some money, and we'll settle the payment and goods.

Xiao Han didn't think too much about it; since the other party was willing to accept the money, she would treat it as hiring a private tutor.

So she quickly took out one million divine stones and gave them to Qian Baiwan.

Although she had deliberately underreported her wealth by half, after handing over this million, she really didn't have many divine stones left.

Alas! Regardless of the social structure or the interface, knowledge is always extremely valuable.

After receiving the money, Qian Baiwan immediately asked, "What kind of knowledge do you want to learn?"

This means asking her whether she wants to focus on learning a specific talisman or to have some rune mysteries explained.

Xiao Han immediately replied, "Anything is fine. I'll learn whatever you tell me."

Qian Baiwan didn't talk about a specific talisman, but rather about the profound meaning of runes.

When he lectured, he added a touch of profound wisdom, which greatly benefited Xiao Han.

After the lesson, Xiao Han bowed respectfully, "Thank you for your guidance, senior!"

Qian Baiwan waved his hand, "No need for thanks, the money and goods are settled."

Xiao Han knew that one million was nothing to a God Emperor, and she was grateful for the favor.

Before leaving, Xiao Han casually asked, "Seniors, have you completed the tasks you did last time?"

Qian Baiwan said, "Although the mandatory tasks of the Divine Palace must be done, it doesn't matter if they are not done well enough, so there is no point in whether or not they are completed."

Thinking that the other party was willing to teach him the art of talismans, Xiao Han couldn't help but ask, "Senior, don't you want to complete every task of the Divine Palace well? Perhaps there will be great benefits in the end?"

Qian Baiwan chuckled and said, "Of course we understand that principle, but you know about the special priests being recruited by the Divine Palace these days, right?"

Xiao Han nodded, "I'm currently undertaking a special priest assessment mission."

Qian Baiwan said, "What do special divine officials do? Aren't they just managing the interface? If we cultivate to the level of a god, or even a deity, are we really just going to live a meaningless life all day long? What's the point of living then?"

Therefore, I think that the so-called gods who live as long as heaven are probably just people who appear to have great supernatural powers, but in reality, they still have to honestly manage interfaces, only they manage higher-level interfaces.

Xiao Han still didn't understand and asked, "Isn't this good?"

Qian Baiwan said, "What I mean is, in the end, all you have to do after all is work honestly. It's not as good as my current leisurely life. Anyway, no one is bullying me anymore. Even if I can't advance to the God Venerable realm, the lifespan of the God Emperor realm is enough for me to squander."

When my lifespan finally comes to an end, I can leave peacefully, and in my next life, I can be a minor cultivator again, starting over. The meaning of life lies in striving to achieve our desired goals.

Xiao Han understood. This meant that people felt that those with the cultivation level of a God Emperor wouldn't be bullied, and their lifespan was long enough to enjoy this life.

She can't say that this kind of thinking is bad. Everyone has their own ambitions. If others don't want to work hard anymore, why should she impose her own thoughts and ideas on them?

After leaving Qian Baiwan's cave, Xiao Han was flying towards the Divine Palace Mission Hall when suddenly Ba Dou's voice came through the mental connection, "Master, I absorbed the Golden Phoenix's essence blood, and now I feel uncomfortable all over."

Xiao Han was taken aback, and then stopped in her tracks.

Once Ba Dou was released from the Linglong Immortal Abode, it immediately went berserk, flying up and down, its body flashing red light.

"Master, master, I feel so bad, am I going to die?"

Croton thrashed about and howled in pain.

Xiao Han wanted to help it, but didn't know where to start. Birds aren't people; she couldn't even help regulate their meridians.

"Master, master, I'm going to die, Croton is going to die."

Ba Dou was still wailing, and Xiao Han felt extremely distressed.

Over the years, every advancement it has made has been incredibly easy. And over the years, it has never suffered any hardship or pain.

Seeing it howling in pain, Xiao Han wished she could take its place.

Thinking that Qian Baiwan was a God Emperor and might be able to help Ba Dou, Xiao Han immediately turned around, picked up Ba Dou, and flew back towards Qian Baiwan's cave.

As she approached Qian Baiwan's cave dwelling, she hurriedly called out, "Senior, Senior, open the door quickly."

A god-emperor's divine sense is naturally sharp, and the next moment, Qian Baiwan was standing in front of her.

"What's going on here?"

Xiao Han immediately showed him the croton seed wrapped in spiritual energy.

"Ba Dou absorbed the drop of Golden Phoenix Essence Blood given to it by Senior Xin Ziqi, but it seems unable to withstand it and is in excruciating pain. Could you please help it?"

Qian Baiwan glanced at the groaning croton and then comforted him, "It's alright, it's alright."

He added, "This bird's bloodline is too low. Although absorbing the essence of the Golden Phoenix can help it advance, it will definitely suffer."