The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Seeing Granny Yuan's mischievous look, Xiao Han chuckled, "Granny, how about you come with me to live in Zixiao City, and I'll write a storybook for you?"

Granny Yuan sensed her cultivation and said with a smile, "It seems you've been living well in Zixiao City. In just ten years, you've reached the sixth level of Qi training."

Xiao Han immediately stood up straight and said with some pride: "Mother-in-law, I am now a weapon refiner."

Granny Yuan's eyes lit up, and she said in surprise, "Really? Oh, that's great! I can become a weapon refiner and make a living from my craft. I don't have to run around everywhere."

Xiao Han's straightened back bent again, and he said with a wry smile, "I haven't mastered the craft yet, so I can only refine some low-level magic tools."

After saying that, she hurriedly took out a ladies' watch she had designed and made specifically for Grandma Yuan from her storage bag, "Look, this is the time-keeping watch I made."

He told Grandma Yuan how to tell the time, half-knelt in front of the chair, and put the watch on her himself.

Seeing Granny Yuan's wrists, which were as wrinkled and shriveled as those of an ordinary old woman, and thinking that Granny Yuan only had a few years left to live, her heart ached and tears almost came out.

In a few decades, will I be like Granny Yuan, with no hope of building a foundation, and can only watch my lifespan run out and I die?

"Mother-in-law, please come with me to live in Zixiao City." Xiao Han squatted in front of Mother-in-law Yuan, put his face on her knees, and said in a muffled voice.

Thinking of how good Grandma Yuan was to her, she felt that she should accompany Grandma Yuan through her last journey and help her deal with her funeral affairs.

Granny Yuan stroked her hair and smiled magnanimously, "I understand what you mean. However, we cultivators don't suffer from the same pain and suffering as mortals. Knowing when we will pass away and making arrangements for our afterlife is already a hundred times better than mortals."

After a pause, she continued, "You are still young and have a chance to build your foundation. I hope that your future cultivation will surpass mine and that you can live for more than a hundred years longer. You are a good child, with a strong mind and tenacious vitality. If the heavens give you another chance, you may be able to fulfill my wish."

Xiao Han could no longer control her tears and flowed out.

Granny Yuan patted her shoulder and said angrily, "Child, we are cultivators. We can't be too sentimental. Although we don't have to cut off all love, we must be calm and not be bound by any emotions."

Xiao Han wiped away her tears and shook her head.

She was still just a young Qi-cultivating cultivator. She had not yet reached the level of understanding in terms of the Dao Heart Realm, nor did she want to comprehend it.

She took out the pill bottle from her storage bag, placed it in Granny Yuan's hand, and said apologetically, "I only bought pills that can prolong life for one year. Those that can prolong life for three or ten years are really beyond my reach."

"Longevity pill? You bought the longevity pill?" Granny Yuan looked at the pill bottle in her hand, an indescribable emotion filling her chest.

This silly boy, why is he so nice to an old woman like me who is about to die?

She has a deep understanding of how difficult it is for a casual cultivator to earn some spirit stones.

"How much spirit stones did this cost? I'll give it to you. You can't pay for it yourself."

Xiao Han immediately left Granny Yuan's side, as if afraid that Granny Yuan would force the spirit stones into her arms. She replied with a smile, "It didn't cost many spirit stones, really. It only extended my life by one year, which is a bit useless. How much can the price be so high?"

"You..." Granny Yuan glared at her in reproach, but without any pretentious refusal, she put the pill away.

Fuyuan City was too remote, and even if she wanted to buy a pill like the Longevity Pill, it would be difficult to find it even with spirit stones. Even a pill that could extend life by a year was not available on the market.

She no longer has the obsession to prolong her life. At this age, sensing the approach of death, she has become more open-minded.

Over the years, she had eaten and drunk what she ate, she had experienced the hardships of a monk, and she had also enjoyed the superiority of a monk, so she didn't have many regrets.

The only regret is probably that I am not as courageous as Xiao girl, who can leave Fuyuan City and go to the fairy mountain to fight for more opportunities for immortality.

Xiao Han also didn't want the topic of lifespan and death to revolve around when they first met.

She straightened her back again and said proudly, "Mother-in-law, I made a small fortune on the way back this time. We must eat as much meat as we can these few days."

She told him about how she had managed to get a first-class black-bristled pig, and concluded by saying, "You were the one who taught me the entanglement technique, so this pork also deserves your contribution. You should eat it with all your heart."

Granny Yuan glanced at her with amusement and said, "I didn't teach you the entanglement technique for nothing. Now that you mention it, I don't dare to eat any more."

Xiao Han waved his hand proudly, "What's the big deal? You haven't finished teaching me the rejuvenation technique yet. I'm grateful for your kindness. After you finish teaching me the rest, you can continue teaching me the rest."

At that time, her cultivation level was too low, so she could not perform advanced rejuvenation techniques, nor could she learn them.

Now she has reached the sixth level of Qi training and is able to learn.

Granny Yuan deliberately put on a stern face and said, "So, there's a price to pay for Granny eating your spirit beast meat?"

Xiao Han also deliberately replied seriously, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Of course, there is a price to pay." After that, he chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. I have to go cook first. I'm tired of eating fasting pills these days."

Granny Yuan naturally wouldn't rush to cook, treating her like a guest. She simply asked, "Do you want some rice?"

Xiao Han's voice came from the kitchen, "No need, I have spiritual rice in my storage bag."

In order to lock the spiritual energy of the spiritual rice, she must put it in a storage bag and not throw it in the kitchen in the cave.

Although the space in her storage bag is not large, it is only about the same height and width as her, but it can still hold a lot of things.

However, when she has more money in the future, she will still change to a larger storage bag.

Xiao Han cooked the monster meat differently this time. While setting up a stall at the market, she met a foodie who taught her many ways to make spiritual food.

Take the black-briar pig bones, for example. If they were prepared according to her previous method, the spiritual energy would be lost by at least one-third. But according to the shop owner's method, the spiritual energy and nutrients of the pig bones could be completely locked in.

Therefore, Xiao Han did not use Grandma Yuan's big pot to stew the meat and bones this time.

He took up Grandma Yuan's big pot and put it aside, then took out his own stove, injected spiritual power into it, and made it fit Grandma Yuan's stove.

Then, she ejected a ball of spiritual fire. This furnace used for smelting artifacts was a mid-grade magical artifact, and ordinary firewood could not burn it.

Xiao Han used the spiritual fire from his own magic to cook. Although it consumed his spiritual energy, it didn't take much time or energy to boil the pork bones.

PS: Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish all book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!