The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han received the message and went to Manager Tian, who was in charge of collecting rent, and saw Jiang Yaohua and Jiang Wan standing outside waiting for him.

After using the sensing technique to check, it was discovered that Jiang Yaohua had reached the seventh level of Qi training, and Jiang Wan's cultivation level had also reached the third level of Qi training.

After not seeing each other for over a year, Jiang Wan already looked like a young girl. Like her aunt, she was also a beauty.

Xiao Han bowed deeply to Jiang Yaohua, "Xiao Han greets Fellow Daoist Jiang."

Although they were addressing each other as peers, he behaved with the etiquette of a junior, which was enough to show Xiao Han's respect for Jiang Yaohua.

Jiang Yaohua sensed her cultivation level, but she wasn't surprised. After all, upgrading from the first level to the second level was the easiest. However, she still praised her, "You've already reached the second level. That's pretty good."

Although Jiang Wan was calmer than before, she still had the heart of a child. She muttered unconvincedly, "The spiritual energy required to accumulate at the first level of Qi training isn't much, and there aren't any upgrade barriers. What's so difficult about this? You'll know how difficult it is when you reach the third level."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "That's right, little fairy."

When Jiang Wan heard this, she glared at her again, "You are also a cultivator, why are you still calling me fairy? It's just making people laugh."

Xiao Han was originally just joking about using Lingyuncheng's name, but seeing that she still had the same temper as before, he couldn't help but laugh.

No matter what Jiang Wan's intentions were when she tested her spirit, and no matter whether the transaction fee with Jiang Yaohua was too expensive, these two people actually changed her destiny, and she was actually very grateful in her heart.

So she said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, Little Daoist Jiang, please come and sit in my cave."

She needs to pay back the debt, but it's not a good idea to pay it here.

Jiang Yaohua nodded without comment, while Jiang Wan looked curious.

Xiao Han led the way. Jiang Wan ran to Xiao Han and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Han, you came to Fuyuan City penniless in less than two years. Not only have you reached the second level of Qi Refining, but you can even live in a cultivator's cave and even pay back your debts. How did you earn the spirit stones?"

She occasionally does odd jobs to earn some pocket money, but that little bit is not enough for her to spend. If she hadn't followed her master, she would not be able to support herself at all.

When Jiang Yaohua heard her question, he coughed loudly and said sternly, "Wan'er, how can you ask about a cultivator's personal affairs?"

Jiang Wan shrank her neck and whispered in defense, "Xiao Han is not an outsider."

After all, it was she who detected Xiao Han's spiritual roots, and it was she who followed them to Fuyuan City and transformed him from a mortal into a cultivator.

Xiao Han smiled and said, "It's okay. I have nothing to hide about how I make money. I earn spirit stones by writing storybooks."

Jiang Wan was a fan of storybooks, and her eyes widened immediately. "You write storybooks to make money? What storybooks do you write? What storybook is the name of the one you wrote?"

Xiao Han said, "Have you read the storybook written by Yihong Qiushui? That's my nickname."

Jiang Wan was immediately excited. "Oh my, you are Yihong Qiushui! I love the storybooks written by Yihong Qiushui. I have bought every set. If I knew it was you, I would squat in your cave and watch you write. I would read it first."

Xiao Han really wanted to pat the little girl's head to express his joy. Perhaps for every author, besides receiving a good fee for writing a book, the happiest thing is to be loved and recognized by readers.

He opened the restrictions on the cave and invited the master and disciple to come in and sit down.

There were already three stone benches in the cave to match the stone table, so there was no need to worry about having no benches to sit on.

Jiang Wan saw the writing brush, ink, paper, and some manuscripts on Xiao Han's small desk, and couldn't help but stretch her head to take a look. But she didn't foolishly rummage through other people's things, she just stretched her neck to see what was written on the manuscripts.

Xiao Han invited Jiang Yaohua and his apprentice to sit down, and said a little embarrassedly: "I never drink tea, and I didn't prepare these things. Please forgive me."

Jiang Yaohua waved her hand, "Don't worry about these empty formalities."

Her beautiful eyes had already scanned everything in the cave, and she saw that there were basically no supplies for cultivators inside. Even the bowls for eating were still kept from the food boxes brought from Lingyun City. She immediately had no idea how many spirit stones Xiao Han could return.

Xiao Han took out a leather bag and poured out the jade token containing the spirit stone certificate.

These were the spirit stones she had prepared to return long ago, twenty jade tokens worth one hundred spirit stones each.

"Here are two thousand spirit stones. Brother Jiang, please accept them first. I will return the remaining five hundred spirit stones when I have enough money."

Jiang Yaohua was immediately moved. She hadn't expected Xiao Han to be able to come up with so many spirit stones. Jiang Wan, standing by, exclaimed, "Is writing storybooks so profitable? You've already accumulated two thousand spirit stones."

Xiao Han smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know how painful it is to sit at a desk and write from morning till night every day. If there were other ways to make money, I really wouldn't want to write anymore."

No matter what kind of job it is, people will get bored after doing it for a long time, let alone her writing job which will kill so many brain cells.

Jiang Yaohua's mood was even more complicated. Although she felt that Xiao Han wouldn't really have to spend his entire life to repay this debt, she was also mentally prepared for Xiao Han to be able to repay it in ten or eight years.

But no one expected that in less than two years, Xiao Han had paid back most of the debt.

It seems that I have underestimated the person in front of me.

There was no IOU or any other receipt for the transaction between the two, so Jiang Yaohua directly accepted the spirit stone jade token.

Then the three of them sat at the stone table and chatted.

Xiao Han remembered that Jiang Wan had said that Jiang Yaohua went to Lingyun City in exchange for the Barrier Breaking Pill, so he immediately asked Jiang Yaohua, "Do you know the recipe for the Barrier Breaking Pill? What are the main ingredients in it?"

Jiang Yaohua smiled bitterly, "You really think too highly of me. I'm not an alchemist, so how could I possibly know about this? Besides, Barrier Breaking Pills are a rare commodity in Fuyuan City. The one I got before wasn't made by the alchemist himself. He said that Fuyuan City doesn't even have all the herbs needed for Barrier Breaking Pills, so it's impossible to make one even if I wanted to."

Xiao Han was immediately disappointed. She had been thinking about collecting the magical herbs in the prescription for improving the physical condition of the elderly, hoping to make a gamble one day.

"Have you heard of the White Jade Red Blood Vine?" Xiao Han continued to ask without giving up.

Jiang Yaohua sighed, "Xiao Han, you know that Fuyuan City is the outermost fairy city of the fairy mountain. Not only are all kinds of resources scarce here, but even books related to cultivation, as well as books introducing spiritual herbs, various minerals, and various auxiliary materials that cultivators can use, are also very rare.

This makes us even more shallow and ignorant than the cultivators in other immortal cities. So, I have no idea what this white jade red blood vine is. "

Jiang Wan said, "Then why don't we move to the fairy city further inside?"

Jiang Yaohua lovingly stroked her apprentice's hair and patiently explained, "We've lived in Fuyuan City for many years and are very familiar with everything here. We also know the ways to earn spirit stones. If we go to another immortal city, it would be like leaving home and starting over in a completely unfamiliar place. This requires risk and courage."

What she didn't say was that, for independent cultivators with low cultivation, they could still live comfortably in a small place like this. If they went to a larger and more prosperous immortal city, they would literally be struggling to survive under the feet of others.

Xiao Han had a different opinion on Jiang Yaohua's statement.

PS: I have been very busy these past two days. I will definitely find time to update twice a day tomorrow to repay all the book friends who follow my writing!