Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Bai Shu stared intently at the porcelain bottle, his eyes burning with desire.

It was a treasure!

"Young Master, what should we do?"

Qiu Zhen shook his head, looking at the porcelain bottle in his hand, feeling somewhat troubled.

Those two had superb movement techniques and were extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace. Their ability to conceal their presence was also formidable, making it impossible to catch up.

He couldn't even return it if he wanted to.

Qiu Zhen never believed in free lunches.

Back then, when Bai Shu offered treasures to follow him, it was with a sincere desire for the Dao, with a clear intention, so he could accept it calmly.

The support from Apothecary An escalated step by step because he gradually demonstrated his own value, and forming a good relationship was a natural consequence.

But the mysterious [Alliance of Ten Thousand Gods] was different.

Receiving a gift for no reason, Qiu Zhen felt no joy in his heart, but rather a sense of vigilance.

Especially since they had sneaked into the Qiu residence without any warning.

If he hadn't awakened his nascent soul and sensed the danger, he probably wouldn't have noticed them for a while, given their ability to conceal their presence.

Having people secretly lurking in his home, spying in the dark...

That was undoubtedly a bit terrifying.

Qiu Zhen's face darkened as he pondered in his heart, slowly returning from the back mountain.

Back at the Qiu residence, Qiu Zhen's father, Qiu Tianbao, and his eldest brother, Qiu Qing, came to ask what had happened.

Qiu Zhen's expression softened, and he casually made up a story:

"Those two had a bandit-like air about them; they weren't from respectable families."

"Ah!"

Qiu Tianbao and Qiu Qing's expressions changed slightly.

"It's alright, I sent them away. We need to be more cautious when hiring people in the future."

Qiu Zhen's tone was calm, without any complaint.

The two of them didn't do anything wrong; it was his lack of thorough consideration when requesting to hire people.

"It's not just that we can't hire people with families to support; it's best to hire fellow villagers, or relatives from neighboring villages, people we know well."

"That makes sense."

Qiu Tianbao nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly, and casually said:

"Most of the remaining workers are from neighboring villages; they all look familiar. There are a few from distant villages, so let's not hire them. We'll go ask fellow villagers again in the next few days."

"Alright."

Before long, the workers who hadn't been selected had a meal and left the Qiu residence with disappointed expressions.

Qiu Zhen then led the eight workers to Qiu Family Village in the distant suburbs.

Originally, Qiu Zhen had planned to hire workers himself to build his own house, but the incident with the Zhuang brothers made him vigilant. He didn't let the eight workers build his house, but instead entrusted them to the old patriarch of the Qiu family.

He continued to ask members of the Qiu family to help build his house.

The old patriarch of the Qiu family was very happy to hear Qiu Zhen's request, feeling that Qiu Zhen was very "humane," accepting the kindness of the family members and specially hiring workers from outside.

His way of dealing with people was very pleasant.

The old patriarch stroked his goatee and said to the clan elder beside him with emotion:

"This child, Xiao Zhen, has great ambition and is very skilled in interpersonal relationships. We were short-sighted back then."

"Who says we weren't."

Qiu Zhen didn't know that his casual arrangement had given rise to various thoughts in the minds of the old patriarch and the clan elders.

After returning to Qiu Family Village, he went straight to Qiu Zhen Valley, a strong sense of worry rising in his heart.

The Zhuang brothers' sudden intrusion into his home made him feel a strong sense of crisis.

Looking back, he had many secrets on his body.

His identity as a cultivator was concealed by the "Destiny Persona," and the current situation was very good in all aspects.

Even the unexpected appearance of the "Alliance of Ten Thousand Gods" indirectly proved that he had successfully established his persona. With a destiny in place, his cultivation realm would improve faster without attracting attention.

After all, he couldn't really be a coward, not using any spiritual herbs or treasures, not seeking any opportunities, and cultivating steadily like an ordinary person.

Having the strength of an "Yin Spirit" and still being an ordinary person, being bullied and suffering humiliation, what kind of immortal was that?

Cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao was about seeking great freedom and great ease, fighting for that glimmer of hope to "defy fate."

He didn't regret establishing the "Destiny Genius" persona.

Of course, the hidden dangers and shortcomings of establishing a persona also came.

He was receiving a lot of attention.

Not only was he receiving attention, but the Qiu family and Qiu Family Village would definitely attract attention in the future.

Qiu Zhen brought Bai Shu back to the valley, his eyes falling on the "Thunder Altar."

In fact, as his cultivation improved and his understanding of immortal techniques deepened, he could cultivate without the aid of specific rituals. He also intended to continuously simplify the "Thunder Altar."

Today, the Thunder Altar was just a high platform, and the surrounding arrangements of the altar, such as the five-colored silk, were long gone.

However, even so, Qiu Zhen pushed down the "Thunder Altar" and destroyed the last traces.

In the future, if he wanted to set up an altar and cast spells, he could build one temporarily.

As for the shrines, incense oil, and statues in the Qiu Zhen Courtyard, he burned them all, leaving not even yellow paper, only the common pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

In fact, whether it was statues, shrines, yellow paper, paper horses, or incense oil, they were common things in people's homes, which was why he was so confident in sending people to help him buy them in the first place.

But if he put them in a secret realm, and one day it was exposed, it would easily attract attention.

Anyway, he had achieved success in cultivation and could cast spells and write talismans without specific rituals, so he destroyed them all without any hesitation, leaving no hidden dangers.

As for the blessed land, "Qiu Zhen Valley," although it was also a secret, it wasn't a big deal.

Even if it was exposed, others would only become more convinced that he possessed a "great destiny," with overwhelming luck, which was normal.

Qiu Zhen pulled out the "potential troubles" one by one, and his heart relaxed slightly.

But soon, he felt a sense of urgency again.

"I still need to improve my strength."

Qiu Zhen thought to himself.

As he broke through the third level after refining himself, his Yin Spirit power greatly increased. Now he could refine ten [Golden Light Thunder Talismans] internally, and their power was also much greater than before.

Finding a rainy day, consuming thunder qi, and refining thunder talismans, his strength could recover, fully displaying the demeanor of an Yin Spirit master.

However, these strengths could not be revealed openly.

On the surface, he had obtained top-grade innate talent, natural divine power, and extremely strong combat power, able to fight ordinary fifth-level Houtian martial artists, and Bai Shu could also walk sideways in the Houtian realm.

This strength was considered very good.

However, he was still not satisfied.

Soon, Qiu Zhen thought of something.

"I wonder how the little wood spirit is doing."

Qiu Zhen took a shovel and went straight to a corner of the medicine field, digging for a while.

Soon, his expression changed slightly.

The small earthen pit where the little wooden figure was buried was empty.

Where did it go?

Qiu Zhen was a little surprised, but he wasn't flustered. The blessed land wasn't so easy to escape from.

Moreover, he had tamed the little wood spirit and had a vague connection with it.

Divine sense released.

Mindful induction.

Soon, he locked onto the target, his eyes falling on a patch of herbs.

There, spiritual energy was rich and flowing today.

"Good fellow, you really know how to pick a place."

Qiu Zhen pushed aside the herbs and soon saw the little wood spirit hugging the old tree root, falling into a deep sleep.

A day passed.

The old tree root, originally green and jade-like, simple and exquisite, became spiritually dim, becoming the most common withered old root on the mountain, with no more of the mysterious magic of a foundation-building object.

In contrast, the "little wood spirit" had its artificial carving marks disappeared, turning into a small tree stump, with a dozen嫩 green new shoots growing from the small tree branches, the green leaves emitting a碧 green spiritual light, giving people a sense of vitality.

"Young Master, it seems to have become a lot stronger."

Bai Shu carefully looked at the little wood spirit, a sense of tension rising in his heart.

"Yeah!"

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly, his face full of surprise.

The little wood spirit's strength was already good, with the strength of a Houtian Lianji Great Perfection, even if it couldn't compare to Bai Shu, it wasn't much different.

And after swallowing the foundation-building object [Old Tree Root], it seemed to have undergone some kind of change.

Its aura was getting stronger and stronger!

Qiu Zhen looked around the little wood spirit, his nascent soul constantly analyzing, and soon, his brow relaxed, his face full of surprise.

"Withered wood meets spring, it has transformed..."