The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Jiang Yaohua was actually also interested in the two thousand spirit stones.

In her opinion, this was not just empty talk, but it was equivalent to her lending out a sum of spirit stones without having to actually invest any capital, and then just waiting for the time to come to get it back.

But she still wants to maximize her benefits.

Jiang Yaohua looked at Xiao Han and said calmly, "You have to know that if I take you away, it would be tantamount to openly opposing City Lord Yan. Although I'm not afraid of him, it's not worth it to offend a business partner for a spirit stone that may not be obtained for an unknown period of time."

Xiao Han lowered his head, pursed his lips, and hesitated whether to add a little more capital.

However, before she even started practicing, she had already accumulated a lot of debts, and she had no idea how many years she would have to work like a slave to pay off the debt. She didn't know if this kind of life was necessary.

At this time, the other party continued, "However, since we are both women and don't want to be forced and abused by a stinky man, I can help you this time. However, you must pay back the 2,000 spirit stones within five years. Otherwise, an additional 200 spirit stones will be charged in interest for each additional year of arrears."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she looked at her master with almost admiration.

Master is indeed amazing. Two thousand spirit stones in five years means an average of four hundred spirit stones per year. If this woman can't collect two thousand spirit stones in five years, then she will have an extra two hundred spirit stones every year.

For a casual cultivator who has just started practicing, has no family to rely on, and is even less likely to join any sect, it is simply a pipe dream to want to collect 2,000 spirit stones within five years.

Although she didn't know how many spirit stones were in her master's storage bag, since her master doted on her so much, he was reluctant to buy her a bigger storage bag. Her few spirit stones and spirit beads could only be stored in the lowest-level storage bag that could barely lock their spirits. The storage bag had only the space of a small box. She knew that her master must not have too many spirit stones.

Therefore, this trip not only allowed them to collect the necessary medicinal materials, but also brought them a bigger and long-term harvest.

After hearing the words of the beautiful female cultivator, Xiao Han hesitated for only two seconds before agreeing.

Although she also guessed that two thousand spirit stones must be a huge sum of money, not something she could easily earn. But compared to being a concubine of a strange man and being a tool for bearing children, she was still willing to shoulder this huge debt in exchange for personal freedom.

The deal was done, so Jiang Yaohua naturally didn't hesitate to give her advice.

"I'll have someone inform City Lord Yan later that I've accepted you as my apprentice. You'll then move into my courtyard and live with us. We'll pretend to be master and apprentice for a while, and after I've finished my cooperation with City Lord Yan, I'll take you to the Immortal Mountain."

After Jiang Yaohua finished speaking, she waved her hand and asked Xiao Han and Jiang Wan to go out first. She had to consider every detail of the whole thing to prevent any accidents from happening.

To be honest, she dared to blatantly snatch people from Yan Congxi's territory, naturally relying on her cultivation level which was three levels higher than Yan Congxi's.

Although they are all Qi training practitioners and are of the same generation, the gap between the third level of Qi training and the sixth level of Qi training is a qualitative leap.

The first, second, and third levels of the Qi training period are low-level, the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels are intermediate, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels are advanced. The transition from third to fourth, and from sixth to seventh, are relatively difficult barriers to break through during the Qi training period.

After reaching the intermediate stage, that is, the fourth level of Qi training, the spiritual consciousness can be projected outward. The projecting of spiritual consciousness is not only like a small-scale camera with 360 degrees of coverage, but also because many tasks require the assistance of the projected spiritual consciousness.

For example, learning to refine elixirs and weapons requires at least the fourth level of Qi training, as some steps in refining these two require spiritual observation and guidance.

Therefore, when a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training meets a cultivator at the third level, they are basically in a state of crushing. But relatively speaking, although there is a huge gap in strength between the sixth and ninth levels of Qi training, they are not in a state of being crushed.

This is the huge difference between being able to release spiritual consciousness and not being able to do so, and it is also the reason why Jiang Yaohua dares to openly confront Yan Congxi and snatch people in his territory.

But Jiang Yaohua was definitely not just a pretty face. She had spent years among the lower-level monks and knew too well that it was better to be safe than sorry. Therefore, she had to anticipate all possible accidents in advance and weigh the pros and cons.

Although he was burdened with a huge debt, Xiao Han's heart finally settled down a little.

With the help of a female cultivator named Jiang Yaohua, she not only solved the problem of being bullied by the city lord, but also gained access to the fairy mountain.

As for how to learn and practice in the future, and how to survive in the fairy mountain, we will have to take it one step at a time.

After all, she came to this alternate time and space with nothing in her hands, even her life was saved for nothing. Therefore, she was not afraid of losing anything at all.

The little girl Jiang Wan thought that Xiao Han would follow them in the future and would have to pretend to be a senior sister for a while, and they would be considered family now. She became much more enthusiastic towards Xiao Han and pulled her into her room to talk and chat.

"Although we are fake senior and junior sisters, we still have to follow the rules in front of outsiders. I became your disciple earlier than you and my cultivation level is higher than yours. Even though I am younger than you, I am still your senior sister. From now on, you must call me senior sister in front of outsiders."

The little girl looked at Xiao Han and said seriously.

Xiao Han smiled and nodded and said okay.

Children all want to act like adults, but they don’t realize that only when they become adults will they envy the carefree life of children without any pressure.

Thinking back to when the beautiful female cultivator introduced Jiang Wan to City Lord Yan in the restaurant, saying that she was both his niece and his disciple, he couldn't help but ask, "Little Fairy, your master said that you are his niece. Are they really that close? Then why don't you call me Auntie?"

Jiang Wan, with great acting spirit, first corrected Xiao Han's wrong address.

"You must call me Senior Sister, and stop calling me Little Fairy. If someone else hears, won't it be exposed?"

Seeing Xiao Han nodding in agreement, she continued with satisfaction, "Among cultivators, the relationship between master and disciple is closer than any kinship, and it's also the one that must be taken most seriously. No cultivator would easily accept a disciple, nor would anyone casually become a disciple, for the two share honor and disgrace, life and death."

She paused, thinking about the wording, "Well, it's probably like the relationship between a parent and a child. So, since I've accepted my aunt as my master, I can only call her Master, and not Aunt anymore."

Xiao Han nodded to show that he accepted the instruction.

Then, taking advantage of the topic of casual chat, she began to inquire about the life of the cultivators in the fairy mountain and how she should learn to practice in the future.

However, Jiang Wan was taught by Jiang Yaohua step by step in her cultivation, and she had no idea how a casual cultivator without any connections could take the first step towards becoming a cultivator.