Ball Ball Cultivation

"These are all carved from ordinary jade, just to make some money. Ten spirit stones for one, twenty for three." Qiuqiu and Baiyi each carefully selected one and paid twenty spirit stones. Qiuqiu chose a miniature courtyard scene that had a faint sense of touch, made of spliced ​​pieces of bark, pine cones, and stone.

Bai Yi chose a set of seven clay dolls, each of which held a sword in its hand, forming a clay sculpture of a sword formation. The swords in the hands of the clay figures were also made of a cheap jade material.

The three of them were quite satisfied. Just as they were about to continue their stroll, Xiao Huang first noticed that Lu Yu and Qin Qingqing had arrived together. The three of them and the bird immediately stepped forward, "Senior Lu, Fellow Daoist Qin, this way!"

"Two seniors, it's already afternoon. Let's go to the front. There's an old Yi's restaurant. The food they make is also very delicious. I'll treat you. How about it?"

"Okay," Qin Qingqing responded first, and Lu Yu was used to following and was happy to do so.

The group soon arrived at the Yi's old restaurant. Qiuqiu not only ordered the four best dishes from the previous meal, but also added a few of the local signature dishes. He chose the largest table and sat down. Lu Yu cast a barrier and handed Qiuqiu a storage bag. Qiuqiu glanced at it with his spiritual sense and immediately put it into his space. He then put all the pills he had refined and the low-level talismans he had drawn into it and handed it to Lu Yu: "This is the pill we agreed on. I'll trouble you again, Fellow Daoist Qin."

Lu Yu took it and used his spiritual sense to check it. There were quite a few, including a stack of talismans. He then handed it to Qin Qingqing, asking her to accept it. Qiuqiu and the others were interested in joining the Taixu Sect, so they deliberately asked about the Taixu Sect during their conversation. "The Taixu Sect is one of the four major sects. Is it particularly good to be a disciple of the Taixu Sect? I heard that the Taixu Sect is the most united and friendly sect besides the Leiyin Temple."

Qin Qingqing replied proudly: "That's right, in our Taixu Sect, we are united and there are not so many dirty things."

Qiuqiu replied regretfully, "The three of us originally came here to participate in the apprentice selection, but due to some external factors, we were delayed and can only wait until next year."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Our sect has okay requirements for qualifications, but extremely high requirements for character. The entrance test not only requires climbing the endless ladder, but also requires going through various illusions. There will also be special training based on the scenarios presented in the illusions, which will eliminate many people. The magic weapon for this selection can only be opened once a year. No matter who brings the disciple in, he cannot become a disciple of our sect." After saying this, he looked at the two babies with regret.

Lu Yu thought, yes, the strict way of accepting disciples has led to the Taixu Sect having a much smaller total number of disciples than the Qingyun Sect, Tianyan Sect, and other sects. They have great potential, a strong sense of belonging, and almost no spies. However, they failed to stop Liu Liu, the evil man from the upper realm! It really is a bad apple that spoils the whole pot of porridge.

While I was still sighing, I heard Qiuqiu's voice, "Well, we just arrived in Liuyun City and have just finished recruiting disciples. I heard that they accepted a special woman who is over the age limit in the mortal world, and she has a wood spirit body?"

"It's not a wood spirit body, it's a single wood spirit root, but with a purity of 100, it's a heavenly spirit root!" Qin Qingqing said gritting her teeth.

Qiuqiu then replied, "I don't know what vendetta it was. Everyone else ran away, but this weak woman is still left. She's a weak woman with spiritual roots, and she even happened to be protected by the Taixu Sect. She's truly blessed. The three of us came here specifically to participate in the disciple selection based on our age, but we missed the deadline. This kind of luck is truly incomparable."

Without waiting for an answer, he turned and asked, "Senior Lu, is this opportunity really that mysterious? If it weren't for the strict selection process that Fellow Daoist Qin just mentioned, I would have suspected he was a spy!"

Qiuqiu didn't notice the change in Lu Yu's eyes, and continued, "We've had spies like this before. They were those pitiful, weak women who were bullied by bullies, their families destroyed, and then they sold themselves to bury their fathers. They used the excuse of becoming a slave to repay the man who saved their lives. They first approached them, then seduced them, and used a series of other tactics. I have many picture books here that describe these true stories."

After listening, Lu Yu felt that Qiuqiu and the others might be protected too well. As a newbie who had just started traveling, he explained: "Opportunity itself is invisible and has something to do with luck. Can you give us a few of the storybooks you mentioned?"

This sudden request, if it weren't for Lu Yu's unnatural attitude, Qiuqiu almost coughed out the tea he had just drunk. "Brother, I didn't realize you liked reading this kind of picture book. Haha, I have many types here, all of which are hot-selling. Wait a minute, there are those about pursuing a wife; the various battles between daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law; there are also those about concubines and mistresses framing each other; those about leveling up, fighting monsters, and bravely embarking on the path of cultivation; the most exciting ones are the various concubines in the emperor's harem competing for favor and framing each other..."

Qiuqiu recommended various books while having the intelligent robot print them out. In particular, Qiuqiu made a special recommendation for the collector's edition of "Empresses in the Palace."

"By the way, how's your sect's newly recruited woman with wood spiritual roots? I heard she's a delicate beauty. Haha, in the secular world, it's extremely rare for someone to remain unmarried at the age of 20. That person must have some special issues. Haven't you gone to the secular world to check it out?"

"After climbing the endless ladder and passing the test to enter the sect, no matter what happened in the past."

Qin Qingqing said, "I've encountered this a few times in the sect. At first, she always subtly praised me and wanted to learn from me. Later, she praised me on the surface but belittled me secretly, and I thought I couldn't hear it. Humph, she really thought I was stupid. Before I left the sect, she even asked me about my senior brother and inquired about his schedule in a subtle way. Humph, I'm not really stupid, why would I tell her! If you ask me again, I'll get annoyed and whip her!"

Lu Yu thought to himself: This is really stupid, and she doesn't even know it. Liu Liu just wants you to bully her, okay? Asking about my situation is just a side note! That's a deliberate tactic to provoke you!

Fortunately, Xu Qiu pointed it out in time, and Qiuqiu was heard saying, "No, Fellow Daoist Qin, if she was so weak as to ask you about some of your fellow disciples, you would lose your temper and hit her. Wouldn't the sect's evaluation of you be so bad! In contrast, she did nothing wrong and was beaten just for showing concern and asking about her fellow disciples. She is just a poor little thing, and you are the bully who oppresses the poor little thing. This plot is so familiar! What's missing is a rescuer. This rescuer must have status, position, and a sense of justice. Then he can rescue the weak and show his love. And under this person's protection, the weak will take away everything that belongs to you, and become the winner in the end."

After saying that, he actually took out a storybook and said, "This is a story about a heroine who stole someone else's fiancé and their property. She herself is a pure white lotus and finally becomes a winner in life."

The food was served one after another. Qiuqiu, the unkind guy, gave Qin Qingqing and Lu Yu a storybook each and asked them to read while eating. The three of them and the bird started eating quickly. The other two didn't care and took a few bites while reading. When Qin Qingqing saw the exciting part, she gritted her teeth and the food in her mouth became a way to vent her anger, and she bit it with a crunching sound!

After the meal, Qin Qingqing finished reading a novel and was still complaining, "How could this story be like this! The heroine is smart and intelligent, but this rich girl is so excessive at the beginning and so pitiful in the end. What's so good about this hero? Why did he never like this rich girl from the beginning to the end, and she was so stupid as to give everything for him!"

Qiuqiu immediately agreed: "Look, this is a storybook, it definitely glorifies the hero and heroine and vilifies others. If you skip these plot points, the heroine just stole someone else's man, their property, and their status. If the hero didn't like the rich girl from the beginning, why did he still get engaged? What about doing it for the parents' orders? Bullshit! If they found true love, why didn't he break off the engagement immediately, but instead enjoyed the heroine's love and the help of his fiancée's family. Otherwise, he could have swallowed up his fiancée's property and divided it over to the heroine! What a slut!"

Then he comforted her, "Come on, drink some water. I still have plenty here. Keep reading. Hey, we're leaving Floating Cloud City tomorrow. I don't know when we'll meet again!"

He then took out a stack of storybooks. Really straightforward! After a harmonious meal, they each said their goodbyes. Lu Yu put all the storybooks away and said, "Thank you. These three jade pendants are simple defensive magic tools that can withstand a full-strength attack from a Jindan cultivator."

Qiuqiu accepted them all without hesitation and divided them between the two babies. Qin Qingqing stopped complaining and took out three bottles of medicinal pills, handing them to Qiuqiu: "Return gift!" After they separated, the three people and the bird immediately returned to their room.