Beauty helps me achieve immortality

“The Soul Devouring Grass has been used up, and there are very few other herbs left.

There are a total of thirteen pills. If I can find a suitable pill shop, it will be no problem to sell them for twenty spirit stones.

I still had five Qi Gathering Pills... I sold them when I went down the mountain, so I could buy more herbs, and the protective talisman that Shuyue used."

While Zhao Qing was tidying up the quiet room, he was thinking about his next plan.

Half an incense stick later, he pushed open the door and came into the yard. It was just dawn and the stars could be seen twinkling faintly.

Although the depletion of spiritual energy made him a little tired, he was in an extremely good mood at the moment. Even the cool air seemed to have become much more friendly.

As if hearing some movement, the bedroom door was slowly pushed open. Wang Shuyue, wrapped in her clothes, poked her head out: "Husband, why aren't you sleeping again? Didn't you say you were going to meditate for a while?"

Zhao Qing was in a good mood. He walked up quickly, hugged his wife and gave her a big kiss. His wife didn't react at all and her face was dazed.

"Shuyue, there is something happening in our family. You should be able to guess it even if I don't tell you." Now that there has been progress in alchemy, and his wife is obedient and smart, he is ready to tell her the truth.

Wang Shuyue's eyes flickered. "Is it about why we own this yard alone?"

Wrong answer! Zhao Qing slowly shook his head.

"Is that...sometimes you only have to submit thirty pounds of wood?"

Zhao Qing looked at his wife with confusion. He remembered that he didn't seem to have mentioned the 30-jin task load.

The girl stuck out her tongue and made a soft nasal sound.

"Hmph, I know how much firewood we have at home. Sometimes you only take a small amount with you when you go out to get food. I estimate it's only about 30 kilograms, right?"

Zhao Qing: ...

"No, there's something else."

The girl frowned, looking thoughtful, and finally said aggrievedly: "I can't think of it. What is it?"

Zhao Qing stared at his wife thoughtfully. After observing her for some time, his wife's expression and tone... there was a high probability that he had been discovered refining the elixir.

He suddenly laughed strangely: "It's okay, forget it if you can't think of it."

You pretend not to know, but I won’t tell you yet. Let’s see who can’t hold it in anymore!

Wang Shuyue was confused, blinking her big eyes, unable to figure it out.

"Husband, aren't you sleepy? You can even see bloodshot in your eyes! Come to bed! I'll give you a shoulder massage~"

Zhao Qing was welcomed into the house by his wife. He lay on the soft couch and soon felt sleepy.

He warned: "If you wake up early, remember to wake me up at noon."

The girl placed her hands on his shoulders, massaging them gently, and complained, "You haven't even slept yet, and you're already thinking about getting up! What are you getting up so early for? We still need firewood at home."

Zhao Qing shook his head slightly.

"No, I need to collect more firewood tomorrow. I'm going down the mountain the day after tomorrow. You should stay home obediently. I won't stay in the market for too long."

Wang Shuyue looked up at the wooden box under the window coffin and said with a tight lip, "Oh! Then I'll call you at noon!"

……

At three quarters past noon, Zhao Qing felt a warm breath in his hazy consciousness, and his nose felt a slight itching.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw his wife standing right in front of his face, not knowing what she was looking at.

"What time is it now?" He sat up and asked the cup of water handed to him by his wife.

"It'll be noon in just over half an hour! How was your sleep?"

Zhao Qing nodded subconsciously, took a sip of wolfberry water, blinked hard, and forced himself to wake up. He asked, "What were you looking at just now?"

The corners of the girl's lips tightened, then relaxed into a sweet smile. "My husband must have been very handsome when he was young, right?"

"My husband has been very tired these past few days. Don't push yourself too hard. You should pay more attention to rest."

Zhao Qing looked into the bronze mirror and asked doubtfully, "Do I look haggard?"

"It's okay, Shuyue is just a little curious."

Zhao Qing stood up and, with the help of his wife, straightened his robes. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "If I can successfully establish my foundation, I should look much younger. You should also seize the time to study the techniques. Do you understand?"

The girl handed the work tools to her husband, pursed her lips slightly and nodded vigorously.

Zhao Qing walked out of the room and into the yard, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

Just now I seemed to hear something too tight?

"Shuyue!"

"I've been so focused on practicing these past two days that I haven't been able to spend enough time with you. When I come back tonight, I'll make you a facial mask, just like last time. Your skin will become much softer."

The girl was listening behind him, her pretty face suddenly turned red, then she turned around shyly and hid in the bedroom.

……

Near the halfway point of Shouyun Mountain, Zhao Qing swung his axe again and again, and time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk. At a certain moment, a light bulb went off in his mind and he had an immature idea.

Since successfully refining an elixir can increase proficiency, can casting spells also increase it?

It is true that chopping trees every day does not benefit cultivation at all, and it also takes up a lot of time... It would be great if chopping trees could also increase proficiency.

Thinking of this, he chopped the axe into the tree trunk, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and mobilized the spiritual energy around his body.

In his early years, he had practiced two types of magic, and at that time, he was very ambitious and diligent. But later, he realized that magic was of no use to him when he was chopping wood in the stove workshop. There was no opportunity for fellow disciples to learn from each other, and he had too many tasks to complete every day to have the mind to practice.

Many years have passed, I am no longer young, and my magic has long been rusty, but the traces engraved in my memory and flowing through my meridians will never disappear.

At that time, there was a young man who went to the kitchen to clean up very early every day. After his fellow brothers went to work, he would hide away and secretly study the Red Snake Technique.

He could ignite the firewood under the huge stove with just one finger, and he once enjoyed a glorious time in the kitchen for a few days.

Zhao Qing found a familiar feeling and suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes, which had been calm for many years, rarely showed a sharp look. A fiery restlessness came from his meridians, wandering throughout his body, and finally gathered at his fingertips.

In an instant, flames shone through the body, and the saplings that had just sprouted from the roots of the old trees in the distance withered instantly. The fire spread and burned a field of weeds.

[Gained Chi Lian Jue proficiency: 1]

[Li Zi·Chi Lian Jue: A First Glimpse into the Doorway·Entering the Mastery (1/10)]

Zhao Qing stared at his fingertips in confusion, glanced at the panel, and then mobilized his spiritual energy to perform again.

[Li Zi·Chi Lian Jue: A First Glimpse into the Doorway·Entering the Mastery (2/10)]

Although he was overwhelmed with joy, he still felt a little puzzled. "I've already memorized the Scarlet Snake Art, but how come I'm only just beginning to understand it on the interface?"

Half an incense stick later, Zhao Qing tried another spell and found it was also at the Beginning Stage. This confirmed that after awakening the panel, all spells began to accumulate from the lowest stage.

After this attempt and confirming that the spell could accumulate proficiency, he did not continue.

Instead, he worked even harder to chop trees, planning to find an axe technique when he went down the mountain tomorrow, even if it was just the most crude one.

If I could increase my proficiency while chopping down trees every day...

Zhao Qing pulled the corners of his mouth, became excited, and showed a perverted smile.

……

At midnight, Wang Shuyue collapsed on the bed.

"Husband, I've never heard anyone else mention the term 'face mask'."

"This is a name I came up with myself. Applying it on your face can help with skin care." Zhao Qing raised his arm slyly behind her...

"My husband only knows how to coax and bully Shuyue! I don't feel the effect that my husband said at all. Does it mean that I need to apply it for several days?"

"Husband? Husband, why don't you say anything... Wuuu! Wuuu! Bah! Shuyue, don't eat! Zhao Qing!!!"

After Zhao Qing did something bad, he was chased and fled.

The next moment, he suddenly stopped and quieted down, and his wife beside him stopped making noises. They looked at each other with serious expressions, and listened attentively.

……

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

It's a knock on the door.

A knock on the door late at night.