The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Ten days later, after a year of hard work and effort, Xiao Han finally broke through the barrier from the second to the third level of Qi training and achieved her desired goal.

However, Xiao Han was just relieved but not happy at all.

With such a slow progress in cultivation, if she goes to Zixiao City, she will not be able to improve the disadvantages of her old physique. Even if Zixiao City is rich in spiritual energy, her path to upgrading will still be extremely difficult.

However, now she no longer has time to feel sad about these things.

She went to find Qian Wanshan and explained that she was leaving Fuyuan City to live in Zixiao City. After all, they had worked together for several years, and even if Qian Wanshan was cunning, he still gave her a platform to make money.

If Qian Wanshan had not accepted her manuscripts to publish as storybooks, she would not have been able to pay off her debts and accumulate some wealth in just a few years.

Just as Qian Wanshan earnestly advised her to think twice before leaving after learning that she was going to leave, he told her the truth that her novel, although with a wonderful plot, had no literary grace at all. If he had not hired someone to polish it later, no bookseller would be willing to accept such a sloppy article.

Xiao Han, who had previously failed in her job-hopping attempts, naturally knew that Qian Wanshan's words were true. But she had her reasons for leaving, even if she couldn't make money writing novels anymore.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Qian Wanshan had no choice but to shut up. After giving her the remaining commission, he also gave her an additional fifty spirit stones, which brought their cooperation to a perfect end.

However, when Xiao Han left, Qian Wanshan still reminded her that if she was not doing well in Zixiao City, she could still return to Fuyuan City, and they would continue to cooperate.

Xiao Han thanked Qian Wanshan for his kindness and went home to do the final cleanup.

Since she decided to leave Fuyuan City, she has been paying her rent once a month so that she doesn't waste it. After all, rent is not refundable.

Xiao Han planned to stuff everything in the house, even the pots, pans, and utensils, into the storage bag.

For the poor, a broken home is worth a fortune, so every penny saved counts. Even if these things are just mortal objects, they are worthless to a monk.

The problem is that if you throw it away and go to buy it again, you can't buy ordinary items and can only buy monks' items, which is a huge expense.

After the caravan arrived, Granny Yuan took Xiao Han to meet the leader of the caravan.

The leader was Yan Zhe, a middle-aged cultivator at the seventh level of Qi training. The other three members of the team were a cultivator named Chen at the sixth level of Qi training, a middle-aged female cultivator named Mei Yunchu at the sixth level of Qi training, and a younger male cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training, named Xia.

Although this caravan of four people is a team, they each do their own business. They just team up to travel between the two fairy cities so that they can take care of each other on the road.

The reason why Yan Zhe became the team leader was naturally because he had the highest level of cultivation and could contribute the most at critical moments.

Because the owner of the spiritual medicine shop had already informed Yan Zhe, when Yan Zhe saw Grandma Yuan and Xiao Han coming over, he didn't waste any words and directly named the price.

They could take Xiao Han to Zixiao City, but if they wanted to ensure his safety, they would have to pay 200 spirit stones for the journey, with each of the four of them receiving 50 spirit stones. After all, Xiao Han's cultivation was too low, and if he encountered danger, he would not only be unable to help, but also be a burden.

If she didn't pay for the fare, Xiao Han could follow them, but he wouldn't care whether she could keep up with the pace or not, and he wouldn't protect her when she was in danger.

When Granny Yuan heard this, she immediately agreed to pay two hundred spirit stones for the travel expenses on behalf of Xiao Han.

Although merchants are profit-driven, they also have to be trustworthy. Xiao Han's cultivation level was too low, so spending two hundred spirit stones to safely reach Zixiao City was still worth it.

After all, you can earn more spirit stones if you lose them, but if you lose your life, you will lose everything.

Xiao Han naturally had no objection.

So Xiao Han paid two hundred spirit stones and agreed to meet up in three days and set off together.

On the way back, Grandma Yuan asked Xiao Han to visit her.

Xiao Han also wanted to spend more time with Grandma Yuan, so he followed her.

But when they went to Grandma Yuan's house, Grandma Yuan took out two pieces of clothing and handed them to Xiao Han.

She pointed at a lake blue tunic and said, "This is the clothing I wore when I was young. The fabric is made of second-level spiritual silk mixed with a small amount of skyweb spider silk. It can withstand a certain degree of attack. It is considered a pretty good monastic garment."

He then pointed to a fiery red fox fur vest and said, "This is made from the fur of a first-level fire fox. It's very warm. Although cultivators are not afraid of ordinary heat or severe cold, they still consume their own spiritual energy to resist it. Wearing this vest can save some of your spiritual energy."

Xiao Han hastily declined, "I can't have it. Mother-in-law, you should keep it for yourself. You're older and need to keep warm. And this coat is too expensive. I can't have it."

Even if she had no common sense, she knew that the spider silk of the Skynet Spider was very precious. Coupled with the second-level spiritual silk, such a robe could not be obtained without hundreds of spirit stones.

Granny Yuan burst out laughing. "Don't forget, I'm a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi training. Even though I'm old and my Qi and blood are weakened, I can't compare to you, a cultivator at the third level. And this robe, with such a bright color, I'm too old to wear it out. Okay, take it. Are you unwilling to accept it because it's just old clothes?"

Xiao Han hurriedly shook his head. "How could I disdain such a good thing? It's just that you've always taken care of me so much, and I haven't been able to repay you."

She used to think that when she earned more spirit stones and had more money, she would bring delicious food over every day to eat with Grandma Yuan.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, and before she could give any feedback, she had to leave Grandma Yuan.

Granny Yuan curled her lips proudly, "Humph, I only associate with people I like. If someone I don't like even appears in front of me, I'll be annoyed."

Xiao Han suddenly stared at Granny Yuan eagerly, "Granny, why don't you come with me to settle down in Zixiao City?"

If Grandma Yuan could also go, she wouldn't feel lonely in Zixiao City.

Granny Yuan shook her head and said, "No, I'm old and too lazy to bother with this. It's good for me to retire here."

Then he urged her to leave, "Alright, go back quickly, check if there's anything else you need to take, pack everything up, and go straight to the spiritual medicine shop in three days."

Xiao Han put away the clothes and put them into the storage bag. This was a gift from Grandma Yuan, and she couldn't refuse.

The cold wind and flying snow in the dead of winter could not at all diminish the warmth that filled Xiao Han's heart.

There may be many difficulties and obstacles in life, but kind people can always bring infinite courage and hope to those in trouble.