The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

When the group moved away the large rocks blocking the cave, they saw a cave that had obviously been dug and enlarged.

The excavation was very rough, as if some stones were just randomly chopped off to make the space a little bigger.

The old monk performed a cleaning spell, clearing away the broken lime debris on the ground once again. He then said, "Let's rest here tonight. Should we seal up the entrance to the cave?"

He Yanling shook her head, "No need. We all take turns guarding the cave entrance. If we block it, we will only block our own way."

The old monk's eyes flashed and he responded, "Okay then."

He glanced at his two children, both of whom were now sitting cross-legged, preparing to meditate to recover their spiritual strength.

He then sat down cross-legged as well.

Xiao Han took a look and saw that the three of them, father and son, were sitting near the cave entrance, so he said, "The cave entrance is reserved for the monks who keep watch, so you should sit inside."

She didn't think much about it, she just felt that the three of them were sitting close to the cave entrance and were in the way.

The old monk had no choice but to say, "Alai, Amei, you two should sit a little further back."

It’s still early, but the night watch time must be arranged first.

So He Yanling said, "The night watch starts at 11:00 PM. We'll each have one person on each side, and when it reaches 11:00 PM, I'll be the only one on duty. How do you think that works?"

He Yanling felt that the old monk and his family were definitely worried about sending two people to guard the night. By the time it was Yin time, everyone had almost rested. Even if the old monk was worried, he would still be on high alert and rest, so he wouldn't be too tired.

The old monk seemed a little embarrassed and said, "My two children have rarely been out, and their cultivation is lower than everyone else's. They will not hold us back. Otherwise, how about letting them keep watch together during the midnight hour? Since I have agreed to let you all go together, I naturally trust you all, so there is no need for one person to go on each side."

He Yanling thought it was nothing and agreed.

In fact, those who are resting can just close their eyes and take a nap in the formation, but no one can sleep soundly.

So the two siblings were asked to guard the hour of Hai, Xiao Han and Ye Qi were asked to guard the hour of Zi, the old monk and Qiu Yinong were asked to guard the hour of Chou, and He Yanling was asked to guard the hour of Yin alone.

At this time, there was still an hour before the hour of Hai, and no one took out the formation plate to rest for the time being. Everyone was meditating and regulating their breathing.

The old monk glanced at the sky outside the cave which was gradually getting darker, and then began to calm down and regulate his breathing.

Everyone was just meditating to recover their depleted spiritual energy, which was actually different from practicing the exercises. Restoring spiritual energy simply required filling the absorbed spiritual energy directly into the Dantian, just like filling a nearly dry ditch with water.

Cultivation is like digging the ditch longer and deeper, one shovel at a time, so that it can hold more water.

Therefore, when recovering spiritual energy, it is entirely possible to devote most of your mind to paying attention to your surroundings. Although you can also devote a little attention to your surroundings in unsafe places during cultivation, if something unexpected happens, the reaction will definitely not be as fast as when meditating to recover spiritual energy.

This is why very few cultivators would practice in unsafe conditions, but when their spiritual energy is consumed too much, they can meditate to restore it.

The night in the mountains darkens faster and seems even darker.

The mountain wind made the branches and bushes rustle.

He Yanling had almost finished regulating his breathing, so he activated the defense and warning formation plates. Ye Qi and Qiu Yinong also activated their formation plates one after another.

The old monk glanced at Alai and Amei, and the two of them stopped meditating and regulating their breathing and sat at the entrance of the cave.

Xiao Han had almost finished regulating his breathing and was ready to activate the formation. He closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap to relax his mind.

A shrill cry was heard from a hundred feet away outside the cave.

Xiao Han paused as he was about to take the formation plate, and rushed out of the cave like lightning, holding a defensive talisman in his hand.

She bought this defensive talisman from the talisman shop in Xingyao City. It can withstand three attacks from a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of Qi training, and the price is only thirty spirit stones per piece.

Zixiao City didn't have this kind of talisman, so she immediately bought ten. Then, a talisman that could withstand three attacks from a Foundation Establishment cultivator cost a thousand spirit stones, so she gritted her teeth and bought one.

Although Ye Qi and the others felt that the talismans to resist the attacks of the foundation-building cultivators were useless, after all, if they really encountered a foundation-building cultivator who wanted to attack them, even if they could resist three attacks, they would not be able to escape. It was a pure waste of spirit stones.

But Xiao Han still prepared one.

At this time, what she took out was naturally the defensive talisman that could withstand the attacks of a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training.

However, Xiao Han discovered that the small alarm device he had set up really made a sound, so he immediately dodged and fled from the cave.

The speed was so fast that no one else had a chance to react. Even if the two siblings guarding the cave entrance wanted to intercept, it was too late.

Xiao Han rushed out of the cave and saw a figure a hundred feet away. He immediately screamed, "Someone is coming."

As he spoke, he activated the defensive talisman.

Naturally, everyone else in the cave heard the cry, but they didn't know what was going on, so their reaction was naturally not as fast as Xiao Han, who knew the whole story.

When Ye Qi, He Yanling and Qiu Yinong rushed out from the formation, Xiao Han's cry was heard again.

The old monk also reacted. While running out, he took out a talisman and threw it into the cave.

The two siblings at the cave entrance naturally rushed out immediately. It was okay to siege, but they still had to be in a safe place.

Let’s talk about the group of independent cultivators who had ambushed these four people early on, ready to attack and kill them from inside and outside. They never expected that an inconspicuous rock they stepped on would suddenly make a sharp sound.

The six or seven people who were in a semi-surrounded state were startled by the sudden sound under their feet and their bodies involuntarily retreated several feet.

After seeing Xiao Han running out and shouting, these people were too lazy to think too much and flew towards the cave entrance.

Xiao Han wiped his hand on the storage bag, and an offensive talisman appeared in his hand.

She didn't care what talisman it was, she just pulled one out at random, activated it, and threw it towards the figure closest to her.

Then, without caring whether he could hurt that person or not, he ran along the edge of the mountain wall towards Crescent City.

At this moment, Ye Qi and the other three in the cave, under the attack of the talismans thrown by the old monk, desperately rushed out. They were experienced in fighting monsters and their reactions were naturally very fast. As soon as they emerged, the magic tools were already sacrificed.

However, when they saw that the besieging monks, including the old monk and his family, were more than twice their number, they no longer dared to fight with magic weapons.

Seeing that the opponent's magic weapon was about to attack, he didn't dare to use his own magic weapon to resist, but instead started to cast defensive talismans on himself.