Ball Ball Cultivation

Qiuqiu changed into a low-level blue men's robe, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and stuck a dagger in her boot. (Qiuqiu, Bai Yi, and Bai Er agreed that when she was wearing men's clothes outside, she could call him father, and the rest of the time she could call him mother.)

Bai Yi and Bai Er also changed into new clothes, all in white. Qiuqiu took all the things she had bought, including the little donkey and the rickety cart. Everything belonging to the courtyard was returned one by one and arranged as it had been, becoming Qiuqiu's quiet place. Bai Yi and Bai Er even had Qiuqiu arrange a table for them in the room, and the two of them solemnly paid their respects. They were all dressed in white for this reason.

Ideally: I would be a poor young cultivator in the Qi training stage, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, and then struggling for a month to reach Liuyun City in a daze, and appear at the foot of the city as a gray carbon ball.

In reality: Qiuqiu pulled out an interstellar spacecraft about four meters long. It had a certain stealth effect, was fast, had excellent performance, and had an overall streamlined design. You deserve it! Qiuqiu set the direction and led Bai Yi. Bai Er sat in the back, Hua Hua was at the controls, and Little Yellow Bird also squatted on Bai Yi's shoulder. They flew quickly, stable and comfortable, and their speed was definitely comparable to that of the best magic tools. Little Yellow, who wanted to get to the bottom of things, asked, "What kind of magic tool is this? I can't tell. The material can also block spiritual consciousness."

"This is a new type of aircraft. I don't know what level of magic weapon it is. It is coated with a special material that can isolate spiritual consciousness. I don't know the rest."

The little yellow bird was only curious for a while, then went back to seclusion to heal its wounds.

Bai Er and Bai Yi didn't come out the next day. They received the Qi Refining Technique and, following Qiuqiu's instructions, began to experiment with drawing Qi into their bodies. The next day, both babies felt the Qi. Qiuqiu immediately found an empty cave, set up a spirit gathering array, and began drawing Qi into their bodies. After just one night, they reached the first level of Qi Refining. This is the difference between a single spiritual root and five spiritual roots.

The two little ones returned to the space to consolidate their cultivation and continue practicing. Qiuqiu drew talismans while traveling. I want to ask why. Aren’t they still poor? If they don’t draw some talismans to sell, how can they have money to support their family and raise their children!

Now she is already a second-grade talisman maker, and the benefits of the five spiritual roots are apparent. Five kinds of spiritual roots and five kinds of spiritual energy, so she can draw fireball talismans, golden needle talismans, water-controlling talismans, earth-escape talismans, and strong armor talismans. As long as it is a common talisman, she can draw it. She can draw talismans from the lower level of the first grade, the middle level of the first grade, the upper level of the first grade, the lower level of the second grade, the middle level of the second grade, and the upper level of the second grade. In half a month, she draws talismans all the time, exhausts her spiritual energy, and then practices to compress her spiritual energy, and then draws talismans again. This cycle makes her spiritual energy purer and richer. She can let go of the suppression and absorb spiritual energy to her heart's content, and can build a foundation at any time.

Looking at the thick stack of thousands of talismans, the animal blood and cinnabar he had collected earlier were all used up. At first, he could only draw one out of ten, then two out of ten, and finally, when the success rate stabilized at 70%, he would draw a higher-grade talisman, raising the success rate to 70%, and then a lower-grade talisman, raising the success rate to 80% or 90%.

There was no way to improve it any further. Qiuqiu would probably have to try again after she had established her foundation. If others knew that she was still not satisfied with this success rate, they would probably beat her to death.

You should know that the success rate of talismans is generally only 30%, and only 50% for masters. The exception is those ancestors who entered the Dao through talismans and reached the Nascent Soul stage.

There's a reason Qiuqiu has such a high success rate. The talisman paper he uses is made using interstellar papermaking techniques, resulting in a smooth, even texture, considered the finest quality. The talisman brush, while its shaft is simple and old, its quality undetermined, is made of the hair of a fox, a transformed demon. Qiuqiu's own spiritual awareness is as powerful as that of a Jindan-stage cultivator, and his spiritual energy is rich and pure. Only cinnabar and animal blood mixed with cinnabar are considered average.

When they were still a hundred miles from Liushui City, Qiuqiu found a secluded spot, parked the aircraft, and stored it in space. He called Xiao Huang out to lead the way. Xiao Huang had truly turned light yellow. Qiuqiu had him squat on his shoulder and performed the Eight Steps of Free and Easy. In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the east gate of Liuyun City. The city wall was about forty meters high, with the words "Liuyun City East Gate" written in five large characters in the middle. The words were as flowing as the city name, and it felt like water flowing slowly.

The entrance was guarded by Foundation Establishment cultivators in black armor. Entry cost two low-grade spirit stones. Some offered no spirit stones, only identification badges. Qiuqiu followed the group through the right side entrance, handed in two spirit stones, and passed through the nearly ten-meter-high doorway. He felt a gentle breeze blowing from head to toe. It must be a formation barrier. Qiuqiu couldn't tell the rank of this protective formation, but guessed it was at least a seventh-grade formation.

Entering the city smoothly, without the protagonist's dramatic incidents, alas, it's not the protagonist's destiny! The protagonist is prone to accidents, and should occasionally engage in battles, robberies, and the like. My luck is okay. Although I've gained a lot, I've mostly given it back. Those with decent training speed are usually early-stage mini-bosses, serving as the protagonist's sharpening stone. This is something every time traveler would dream of, but Qiuqiu is more rational and rarely has such thoughts. But in this situation, she suddenly thought of it.

Liushui City's prosperity goes without saying. Shops abound on both sides, and the streets are much wider than those of the market streets I've visited before. The underground is paved with what appears to be the most common green jade stone. This must be because there is a spiritual vein deep beneath Liusha City, and the green jade stone prevents excessive spiritual energy from escaping. The shops on both sides are also diverse and colorful. Looking up, I saw three clothing stores, and the competition was fierce. Qiuqiu didn't bother to admire them too much. He followed Xiao Huang's instructions and headed straight for Duobao Pavilion.

At the four-way intersection in the center stands a nine-story octagonal tower over fifty meters high. From the outside, the area decreases layer by layer. Three pairs of doors face south and three pairs of doors face west. People come and go in an endless stream.

Entering through the south gate, one discovers that the first and second floors overlap slightly, spiraling upwards. As soon as one enters the first-floor lobby, one can take in the entire first and second floors, covering nearly 2,000 square meters. The design is ingenious and magnificent.

Qiuqiu directly showed the small silver medal he got from the customer last time to the guy who greeted him and said: "Take me to the private room, the sales volume is large."

"Please come this way, I'm a young man in gray. I'll ask the steward in blue to come and receive you."

Then he led the way to the door of a private room, opened it with his jade token, and went out to look for someone.

As soon as Qiuqiu entered and sat down, a young steward in blue clothes came over. He should be in the late stage of foundation building, about thirty years old, with a peaceful appearance and a calm personality.

"Sir, you are polite."

Qiuqiu returned the gift, put all the things that needed to be sold into a low-grade storage bag, and handed it to the Qingyi manager.

The steward in green took the storage bag, checked it with his spiritual sense, took out the herbs, placed them on the tray he was carrying, sorted them, checked them one by one according to the level, and quoted a price;

There are 298 first-level spiritual plants, all of which are harvested maturely and well-preserved. The number of each type varies. There are 1,250 climbing vines, 870 lantern grasses, etc. Each plant is worth four spiritual stones.

There are 180 second-level spiritual plants, 50 plants each, of excellent quality, and 30 spiritual stones per plant;

Thirty-two third-level spiritual plants, each worth 280 spiritual stones;

There are more than 850 first-grade talismans. Low-grade talismans cost three spirit stones each, mid-grade talismans cost two spirit stones each, and high-grade talismans cost five spirit stones each. Second-grade talismans...

There were one hundred first-level array plates, each worth twenty spirit stones. There were thirty second-level ones, each worth two hundred and thirty spirit stones. There were also seven third-level ones, each worth four thousand spirit stones. There were also some low-level blank array flags, each worth two thousand spirit stones...

That's all. See if there are any mistakes or omissions. I've already given you the best price within my authority."

"no problem".

"A total of 1,038,655 Spiritual Stones. Do you need anything to buy?"

"Three sets of men's top-quality robes, simple and elegant in style."

"Okay, wait a moment. If our transaction exceeds one million spirit stones, I can upgrade your VIP badge from silver to gold, and you can get a 95% discount on your vestments."

Qiuqiu quickly handed the VIP card to the steward in green. The steward took the card and entered a series of spells. One part of the card emitted a silver light, followed by another set of spells. The silver light converged and emitted a golden light next to the silver dot. Then the golden light converged and the card returned to its original shape, except that the silver color in the center turned gold. This was the golden VIP card.

Three robes were brought over in separate wooden boxes. They were all white with a faint silver glow.

"This piece is made of silver sand silk, and has its own constant temperature and cleaning functions. It has strong defensive capabilities and can withstand three attacks from the peak of foundation building. After wearing it, the size can be adjusted according to your preference. It is embroidered with a breath-gathering array, which can gather the precious light and also gather your own breath."

"This blue piece is the Water Rhythm Flowing Armor. It's made from the Flowing Cloud Gastrodia elata, a plant unique to our Liushui City. It has excellent defensive properties and is the top choice for water-attributed cultivators. Wearing it makes you look elegant and handsome!"

"This last dark red piece is made of Fire Spider Silk. If you are traveling to the North Ice Field, it is best for Qi Refining cultivators who do not have water spiritual roots or ice spiritual roots to prepare one to keep warm."

After listening to the story, Qiuqiu asked for three white ones and two dark red ones.

After the transaction was completed, the final amount was one hundred high-grade spirit stones, one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and several hundred low-grade spirit stones. The spirit stones and robes were put into a low-grade storage bag and handed to Qiuqiu.

"Excuse me, steward, when will the Taixu Sect recruit disciples, and what are the requirements?"

"You're a little late. This year's recruitment just ended last month, so we have to wait until next year. Disciples are recruited only if they have spiritual roots and are under ten years old, and under sixteen years old, and have trained their Qi at the sixth level or above. If your spiritual roots are particularly good, you can get special treatment. This year, there was a girl in her twenties who was hunted by her enemies in the mortal world. By chance, she came to Liuyun City and happened to catch up with Taixu Sect recruiting disciples. She had nowhere else to go but to test her spiritual roots. Guess what! She has natural wood spiritual roots, and some people even say that she might have a wood spirit body. Although she was over the age requirement, and came from the mortal world, and had never practiced cultivation, Taixu Sect still happily accepted her!" The business was done, and he was very happy, so he talked a lot.

"Thank you very much." Qiuqiu thanked him and said goodbye.

After leaving Duobao Pavilion, Qiuqiu quickly walked north, turned right according to Xiao Huang's instructions and came to the foot of a small hill, where he found a reception hall with a huge sand table in the middle. It was the overall layout of the entire Liuyun Mountain, with small light spots of various colors on it, some bright and some dark.

A maid in a green jacket walked up to Qiuqiu and introduced her. "These are the rental caves opened by the Taixu Sect. Each cave has a fifth-grade protective formation, so there's no need to worry about safety. The dark spots are already occupied, and the bright spots offer accommodation options. Here are the prices," she said, pointing to a nearby price sign.

Red - Qi Refining Stage, a Spirit Stone... / Day

Orange - Foundation Establishment Stage, starting from ten Spiritual Stones... /day

Yellow - Jindan stage, 100 spirit stones or more... / day

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Qiuqiu knew his own situation. Building a foundation required too much spiritual energy. He looked around carefully and chose an independent small hill. There were a few small red dots scattered around, and they were still lit and uninhabited. On this hill, there was a small dot with orange and yellow.

Qiuqiu pointed to the small dot and paid ten days' rent, 250 spirit stones per day, a total of 2,500 spirit stones. He then handed over a small wooden sign: "If you haven't finished renting by the end of the lease, you will have to pay the full rent and an additional 10% of the spirit stones. If you cancel the lease before the end of the lease, the spirit stones will not be refunded."

After hearing this, Qiuqiu nodded: Damn, you are the boss, you have the final say!