My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Seeing the two men's extremely poor acting skills, Cui Lin and her sister Cui Yue exchanged a glance, both seeing the disdain in their eyes.

But at the same time, a chill crept up his spine to the back of his head, and he thought to himself:

"If it weren't for Third Sister having Brother Chaoyun stay in the village to keep an eye out for unfamiliar faces, and the magic array at home providing early warning, a great disaster would have occurred today!"

"These two treacherous villains must not be spared!"

Seeing the two young men smiling maliciously, they already had a plan in mind. Cui Lin's expression immediately changed: "Come with us. After all, we are guests."

The Gao brothers were overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly followed the Cui sisters forward.

Before long, they arrived at the backyard of the Cui family and entered a secluded courtyard.

"Fellow Daoist, where is this place?"

Gao Chang looked around the courtyard, which was clearly uninhabited, and asked tentatively.

"The elders in the family are entertaining guests in the front hall, so it's not appropriate to go and disturb them now. This is my empty backyard. Please rest here for now, and I'll go and bring you some wine and dishes."

Cui Lin remained expressionless, and after speaking, she turned and left with Cui Yue.

Gao Chang and Gao Long exchanged a glance, and after confirming that the two sisters had gone far away, they immediately used their divine sense to search around the courtyard. Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Once a person relaxes, their mind starts to wander.

"Brother, we made the right decision to come here!"

Gao Long stared in the direction Cui Lin had left, his eyes filled with lust and greed: "The mansion in Ling Mountain, the fine wine and delicacies, and the beautiful young lady—I can't even imagine how happy I would be living here!"

"That's true, but I have a feeling this family is not simple. We need to find a way to stay here and take things slowly."

Gao Chang glanced around, then, with a quick thought, offered this suggestion.

"It's all top-quality food, come and eat."

Just then, Cui Lin walked in carrying wine and dishes, and said to the two brothers in a calm tone.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Gao Long saw that Cui Lin wanted to strike up a conversation, but she didn't even bother to look at him. She just nodded symbolically and then turned and left with Cui Yue.

Gao Chang quickly gave him a wink, and the two brothers immediately picked up their bowls and chopsticks and ate with great relish.

Soon, the door opened, and Cui Lin walked in alone. Looking at the mess on the table, she frowned and asked:

"Have you two eaten your fill?"

Gao Long had just put down his chopsticks and let out a burp when he saw Cui Lin. His eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Cui Lin didn't give them a chance. She pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair and started arguing:

"Since you have eaten and drunk your fill, then set off in peace."

"you!"

The Gao brothers were taken aback at first, then their expressions changed.

By this point, they could easily see that the girl in front of them had ill intentions.

Just as he was about to take out his magical artifact to fight back, he found that his dantian was empty, and all the magical power that he used to have was gone.

Cultivators without magical powers are no different from ordinary people, and can only be slaughtered by others.

"You bitch, how dare you poison the food!"

Gao Chang had just finished cursing when the golden hairpin shot out from his hand.

At the same time, he felt a numbness in his chest, and his heart was pierced through. As the wind blew in the yard, hot blood spurted out of the wound. He spat out a few bloody spittles, and then his vision went black and he collapsed to the ground.

"Do not kill me!"

Seeing the golden hairpin turn and fly towards him, Gao Long shouted with all his might:

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I still have a wife and children at home, ah!"

"Pfft!"

A dazzling golden light flashed, and Gao Long collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before falling still.

"Second sister is truly brave and resourceful."

Only then did Cui Ying emerge from the shadows with Zhu Chaoyun. Looking at the two corpses on the ground, she smiled at Cui Lin and said:

"This spirit-suppressing powder is colorless and odorless; it's truly effective."

Cui Lin put the gold hairpin away, washed it, and put it back into her hair. Then, she frowned and looked at Zhu Chaoyun, who was standing next to Cui Ying, and said:

"Could you please help me take this out and deal with it, Brother Chaoyun?"

"It should."

Zhu Chaoyun nodded in agreement, then dragged the two corpses and flew away on the clouds.

The two sisters then left the courtyard side by side. Seeing that Cui Lin still had a furrowed brow, Cui Ying raised her hand to wipe the bloodstains from her sister's cheek and said gently:

"They deserved to die."

Cui Lin gave a wry smile, looked into her sister's worried eyes, and explained:

“Third Sister, I’m not pitying them. You know, even if I don’t kill them, they won’t let us go. I’m just feeling a bit sentimental. It’s because of you that our Cui family has achieved its current glory. We are ultimately not ruthless enough.”

At this point, Cui Lin sighed and continued:

“I used to think that if I learned how to make talismans, I could help you with your burdens. But the more I look at you now, the more I realize that there is so much I can learn from you.”

"Second sister, please don't laugh at me."

Cui Ying shook her head and said seriously:

"Now that my second sister has finished her studies, I feel very relieved with you at home."

"I've already had Brother Chaoyun drip blood into the core of the formation. I'll focus on my cultivation from now on. As for the Gu family... let's talk about it after we get married in three months."

Cui Lin understood her third sister's concerns, smiled upon hearing this, and replied:

"Now I'm a free man. My parents are focused on the spirit fields all day long. I plan to make some low-grade talismans at home and save up a lot to sell in the city."

The two sisters chatted and laughed for a while before saying goodbye.

After glancing at the sky, Cui Ying went down the mountain to the Gu family's house.

She found Gu Shiyin, who was practicing martial arts. After chatting warmly for a while, Cui Ying handed him the bottle of medicine and told him about her plans to go into seclusion for cultivation. Then she left the Gu family without lingering and rode the clouds back to Fengxi Ridge.

In the following period, apart from going out to reunite with her family every five days, she almost never left the house.

During this period, she continuously used spiritual liquid to stimulate the growth of spiritual plants such as purple ginseng and jade lingzhi, and refined two bottles of Xuanling pills with various auxiliary materials.

Immersed in the environment of her rapidly improving cultivation, she finally refined and absorbed all the pills two months later, transforming them all into magical power within her body, and entered the eighth level of Qi Refining.

At the same time, the Cui family members also sensed something and walked towards the courtyard where Cui Ying lived.

He was overjoyed after sensing the unique aura of power belonging to a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Cui Ying, dressed in a pink and blue dress, entered the room with a smile in her eyes, clearly enjoying herself immensely.

"Congratulations, Third Sister!"

Congratulations, Third Sister!

Congratulations, Immortal Master!

With a flick of her sleeve, Cui Ying created a gentle breeze that lifted everyone's hands, signifying that they were exempt from formalities.

Just as she was about to bring her family inside to talk, the storage bag at her waist suddenly buzzed.

She took it out and glanced at it; it was the Xuan Tian Sect's communication jade token.