The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 115 Hearing Death and Seeing Life
In the underground fire cave, there are only a man and a single woman.

The two of them were sitting on a low table, Yao Qianyuan stretched out her feet to show off her charm, and Lin Bai did not avoid her and let her rub against him.

"Then how can Gai Yingqiu be a guide? She is not as gentle and amiable as our senior sister, nor as beautiful and attractive as our senior sister, nor as broad-minded as our senior sister. Why didn't our senior sister volunteer, but she spoke first?" Lin Bai felt sorry for Yao Qianyuan.

"You don't understand." Yao Qianyuan felt very comfortable being stroked, and explained with a smile: "Gao Yuanyuan is good friends with Gai Chengfei, and Gai Chengfei also helped in the hunt for Tie Huasheng. Since Qu Chengjia has come to Qiaoshan, he naturally has to come to my Tianchi Sect as a guest and thank Gai Chengfei. This is a favor. That bitch is Gai Chengfei's junior, so she should come forward."

"If it weren't for Senior Sister's advice, I would never have figured it out in my lifetime." Lin Bai pretended to be grateful and asked, "When are Gao Yuanyuan and Qu Chengjia leaving? Aren't they going to Qiaoshan Sect?"

"How should I know this?" Yao Qianyuan shook his head.

"Is Qu Chengjia's descendant a boy or a girl?" Lin Bai asked again.

"They are two girls, one is a younger relative of Qu Chengjia, and the other is her apprentice." Yao Qianyuan said with a smile.

Lin Bai didn't ask any more questions and just remained silent.

If Yao Qianyuan's information was true, Qu Ruyi and Xiuxiu might have already arrived at Xinyifang.

Pei Ning's message has made his attitude clear: lie low and practice, then plan for the future.

Lin Bai also thought so. Although he missed Xiuxiu, now was not the right time to meet her.

"Why are you silent?" Seeing Lin Bai silent, Yao Qianyuan smiled coquettishly, "You have been asking about them, why don't you lower your head and look at the beautiful scenery in front of you?"

Lin Bai looked down and saw a foot.

There’s nothing good about her. She’s not as white as Sister Ning, nor as tender as Sister Ning.

Lin Bai moved again, took out the alchemy furnace, and started to refine the elixir.

Yao Qianyuan yawned, kicked Lin Bai angrily, and then watched Lin Bai make the elixir.

An hour later, the furnace was opened and a faint fragrance of elixir was emitted. Twenty-four elixirs of excellent quality were obtained.

"You are making more and more progress. The Essence-Securing Pills you make are no worse than those made by those in the late stage of Qi training."

Yao Qianyuan moved forward to take a closer look, then glanced at Lin Bai.

"Give it to my senior sister." Lin Bai said with a smile.

Yao Qianyuan was not modest either. He immediately put the pill into the bottle with a smile on his face.

She stood up, put on her shoes, and pointed her chin at the cave door, indicating that she was going to leave.

"Are you leaving now? Sit for a while." Lin Bai opened the cave and smiled hypocritically.

"It's time to go." Yao Qianyuan smiled faintly, "Alchemy requires a steady hand and a calm mind, without being disturbed by external things." She walked out the door and turned back, "I just seduced you for a long time, even a dog would move, but you didn't move at all. There's no point in staying any longer."

This is a veiled curse on Lin Bai, calling him worse than a beast.

She walked forward with her hands behind her back, never looking back at Lin Bai.

Not long after walking, Yao Qianyuan saw Jiang Chun coming towards him.

"Is your little sister okay?" Yao Qianyuan asked with a smile.

"She's fine, thank you for your concern." Jiang Chun smiled and bowed.

"She's been locked up for so long, isn't she afraid of getting sick?" Yao Qianyuan asked again.

"This time, she is here to cultivate her mind and calm her heart." Jiang Chun explained with a smile, "Besides, we, her brothers and sisters, will visit her from time to time and chat with her to relieve her boredom."

"That's not bad." Yao Qianyuan put his hands behind his back and nodded slightly. He then asked curiously, "By the way, she didn't say anything about sending me a message or anything. Didn't she mention me?"

"Uncle doesn't allow her to be with you... ahem..." Jiang Chun almost said, "My younger sister is practicing hard. She occasionally communicates with Taoist Yun Zhonghe, but she only talks about her insights on practice."

"Him?" Yao Qianyuan smiled, turned around to glance at Lin Bai's cave, then looked at Jiang Chun and asked, "So what do you think of Fellow Daoist Yun?"

"Handsome and suave." Jiang Chun was very objective.

"What about his personality?" Yao Qianyuan asked again.

"He is polite, easy-going and generous. He is willing to help others, just like us." Jiang Chunhui.

"What about talent?" Yao Qianyuan asked with a smile.

“I can’t say he’s perfect, but he’s not slow in cultivation, and he’s quite talented in alchemy.” Jiang Chun said.

"Yes." Yao Qianyuan's smile deepened, and he whispered, "Your sister was confined, but she still kept in touch with him. You said that she was just discussing cultivation, but I don't believe it." Yao Qianyuan pointed at Jiang Chun twice with his fingers and said seriously, "You should be more careful. Other people's immortal grass was uprooted just after it grew."

Jiang Chun frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Yun is not that kind of person. My little sister...although my little sister is a little reckless, she still knows the importance of things."

"Do you know what it means for a young girl to be in love? A casual cultivator may not be good at other things, but he is ten times better than you and me at fooling people and clinging to them! No matter how smart girl Jiang is, she can't resist the sweet words of a wild man. Think carefully about their past." Yao Qianyuan said solemnly, "That's all I have to say." After she said that, she stepped forward.

Jiang Chun stood there, staring blankly at Yao Qianyuan's back, and suddenly remembered that his younger sister would rather not make any money than rent the cave to Fellow Daoist Yun...

Yao Qianyuan came to the street happily. She didn't know about Lin Bai and Jiang Yatou. She was just bored and wanted to make trouble for Lin Bai.

After a happy walk, Yao Qianyuan returned to Tianchi Pavilion.

"Senior Sister Yao." The receptionist in the store spoke politely when he saw Yao Qianyuan.

As a descendant of the Jindan, she was born three points higher than others. And even if her cultivation was not advanced, she could still find a good job.

The same goes for Gai Yingqiu.

Both of them benefited from the Golden Elixir Ancestor's influence.

Yao Qianyuan glanced at the counter and saw that Gai Yingqiu was not there, so she laughed, "Where is that slut?" she asked the female Qigong practitioner next to her.

"That..." The female Qigong practitioner was very embarrassed. She didn't dare to offend Yao Qianyuan, nor could she offend Gai Yingqiu, so she hesitated and pretended not to understand.

"Where is Gai Yingqiu?" Yao Qianyuan changed the question.

"Senior Sister Gai is upstairs." The female Qigong practitioner answered immediately.

Yao Qianyuan nodded and went upstairs.

Tianchi Pavilion is much larger than Fengming Pavilion. The second floor is also a place to receive guests, but they are for distinguished guests and important guests.

After asking the receptionist on the second floor, Yao Qianyuan came to the door of a compartment.

I knocked on the door gently, then pushed it open. I saw four people sitting at the reception table. The main person was an old foundation-building cultivator, who was the managing cultivator here.

There are three others, one of whom is the most familiar, the old rival Gai Yingqiu.

The other man was wearing a tight robe, a jade hairpin on his head, and a folding fan in his hand. He had red lips and white teeth, and a handsome appearance. He was indeed a rare and handsome young man.

The last person was a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old. She sat upright, with big dark eyes that were very lively.

Four people sat around a sword on the table, seemingly appreciating it.

"Why are you here, Senior Sister?" Gai Yingqiu stood up with a warm smile on her face, "We were just talking about you."

"What did you say about me?" Yao Qianyuan walked forward and asked with a smile.

"It is said that senior sister is the best at socializing and has a wide network of contacts." Gai Yingqiu said with a smile.

The old foundation-building cultivator was originally looking at the flying sword, but when he heard Gai Yingqiu and Yao Qianyuan chattering, he quickly closed his eyes, as if entering a state of meditation.

"Not really, I just know a few people." Yao Qianyuan smiled and nodded, "But just now on the road, I met Senior Brother Yang Shu, and we chatted for a while, and he even mentioned you."

"He said something about me?" Gai Yingqiu immediately got excited. "What did he say about me?"

Yao Qianyuan did not answer, but looked at the old foundation-building cultivator and saluted, "Uncle Master."

The old foundation-building cultivator closed his eyes, seemingly not hearing anything.

Yao Qianyuan bowed to the young man and the girl again and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Qu, Junior Sister Zhong."

The two people were Qu Ruyi and Xiuxiu. They returned the greeting without saying anything.

"Senior Sister Yao, what did Senior Brother Yang say about me?" Gai Yingqiu sat next to Yao Qianyuan and asked with great concern.

Yao Qianyuan pretended not to hear, glanced at the flying sword on the table, then looked at Qu Ruyi and asked, "Junior Sister Qu, are you planning to buy a flying sword?"

"I don't need it." Qu Ruyi explained, "It's Xiuxiu who wants to buy it." She looked at Yao Qianyuan and Gai Yingqiu meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Senior sister, there is a scent of elixir on your body, but did you just make the elixir?"

Xiuxiu heard this and looked at Yao Qianyuan with wide eyes, very curious. She came from a medical family and was quite interested in the study of Dan Dao.

"That's not the case." Yao Qianyuan shook her head slightly and said with a smile, "I just went to watch others make pills." She took out the pill bottle and handed it to Qu Ruyi, "Junior sister, take a look."

Qu Ruyi took it, opened the pill bottle, sniffed it first, then poured out a pill and said, "This semen-retaining pill is indeed top-quality. If it was made by a Qigong cultivator, it deserves praise." Seeing Xiuxiu staring at it, she reached out and let her take a good look at the pill in her palm.

Xiuxiu couldn’t tell whether it was good or not, but she just thought it was pretty good.

Qu Ruyi put away the pill and handed it back to Yao Qianyuan.

"It was given to me by someone else. It's not some precious elixir." Yao Qianyuan did not take it. "Since Junior Sister Qu praised it, why not accept it?"

Qu Ruyi smiled and said, "I have reached perfection now, so I don't need this thing anymore." But she didn't refuse Yao Qianyuan's kindness, and threw it to Xiuxiu, saying, "Thank Senior Sister Yao quickly."

Xiuxiu took it, immediately stood up, and bowed to Yao Qianyuan, "Thank you, Senior Sister Yao."

"Xiu Xiu, you're so well-behaved. Are you promised to marry someone?" Yao Qianyuan asked with a smile.

"She is still young and doesn't know much. We'll talk about it later..." Qu Ruyi said, but she saw Xiuxiu nodding. She sighed helplessly, pinched Xiuxiu's cheeks hard, and said, "Since we have entered the cultivation, there is no room for others to say what we can and cannot do. We have to make our own decisions. Senior Sister Yao is joking with you, you..." She tapped Xiuxiu's forehead again, "We call each other Taoist couples, remember?" "Remember." Xiuxiu's face was pinched and half red, she smiled and nodded.

"Silly girl." Qu Ruyi smiled, then bowed, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all."

"Xiu Xiu is innocent and straightforward, we like her very much." Seeing Yao Qianyuan was about to speak, Gai Yingqiu immediately interrupted and said, "Xiu Xiu just said that she wanted to buy a flying sword. Let's ask Uncle Master to say a few words."

After saying that, the four girls all looked at the old cultivator who was building the foundation.

The old monk who was in the foundation building stage had a white beard and his eyes were closed. There seemed to be pain on his old face. It was unknown whether it was because of an old injury or because he was troubled by the quarrels of the four girls.

He opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Xiuxiu.

"Flying swords are also magical tools, mainly used for killing. Of course, they have other uses, but that's another story." The old foundation-building cultivator spoke very slowly, his face no longer showing any pain, but rather a bit of anger. "If you want to find a flying sword for your own use, it's best to have one that fits your own skills and your own destiny. In this way, you can increase the power of the sword while the sword can benefit from human power. Together, they will be three times more powerful."

"Senior, I'm buying it for someone else." Xiuxiu said.

"It's best to choose the flying sword yourself. If you want to give it to someone, it should be given by the elders to the younger ones, mainly because it suits you." The old foundation-building master brushed his beard and thought for a while, then looked at Xiuxiu and asked, "What kind of skills does the person you are giving it to practice? What's his fate? What's the meaning? What kind of flying sword does he usually use?"

Xiuxiu was asked a lot of questions. She thought about it and answered honestly: "To answer your question, the man's original identity is an unknown mist. My master said it has the meaning of vastness. The sword he usually uses... is just an ordinary iron sword."

These are all what Xiuxiu asked Qu Ruyi.

The old foundation-building master had seen a lot of the world, so he didn't say much and just looked at Qu Ruyi.

Yao Qianyuan and Gai Yingqiu also looked at Qu Ruyi.

Qu Ruyi sighed, looked away, and motioned not to ask me, saying, "I also have a headache."

“In that case,” the old foundation-building cultivator was well-versed in human nature, brushing his beard and smiling, saying, “Then just pick the one that you like the most. For cultivators like us, it is extremely rare to have a liking for the one we like.”

When Xiuxiu suddenly heard the word "attractive at first sight", she shuddered, bit her lower lip, but said nothing.

"Okay, this one is good." Qu Ruyi held Xiuxiu's hand and said with a smile: "If he is not used to it, you can continue to use it to avoid waste."

Xiuxiu was the most frugal person. After hearing this, she immediately smiled and nodded. She then quickly looked at the old cultivator and said, "Excuse me, senior, how much is the spirit stone of this Youtan sword?"

The old foundation-building master didn't say anything, but Gai Yingqiu laughed like a silver bell and said, "Since Xiuxiu likes it, just keep it."

Xiuxiu shook her head and said, "If you don't pay for the things you buy, the store will go bankrupt sooner or later." She had a point and was very serious.

"There's no reason to ask you to pay with spirit stones when you're away from home." Qu Ruyi picked up the sword on the table, stroked the blade lightly, and said, "This is a top-grade Youtan sword. It contains the spirit of water and sword shadows, and has a hallucinogenic effect. It's made of the Youying black stone from a hundred-foot-deep pool, and it's very valuable." She put the sword back on the table, took out five mid-grade spirit stones and put them down, "Senior, two senior sisters, I know you mean well. But this is Xiuxiu's first time going away from home. If she doesn't pay, she'll be scolded when she returns." After she finished speaking, she bowed.

Xiuxiu also quickly saluted.

Having said that, Old Zhuji didn't know what to say. He nodded and signaled Gai Yingqiu to accept it.

Although the price of flying swords is higher than that of ordinary magic tools, five medium-quality ones are still too much. Gai Yingqiu received them without saying much, just thinking that he should give a bigger gift in return in two days.

Qu Ruyi also picked up the sword and handed it to Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu took it, touched it, and then put it away carefully.

After buying the sword, Qu Ruyi didn't dare to keep it for long, for fear that Xiuxiu would want to buy another one, which would empty her wallet.

After exchanging a few polite words, Qu Ruyi pulled Xiuxiu downstairs.

"Xinyifang is prosperous. I'll take my two junior sisters for a walk and act as a guide." After going downstairs, Gai Yingqiu spoke with a smile, but Yao Qianyuan just smiled and said nothing.

When Qu Ruyi heard this, she couldn't help but think of someone who had been her guide in the past. That woman always had a straight back, white skin, and was very heroic, but she had no expression all day long.

"I dare not trouble you, Senior Sister." Qu Ruyi politely refused, "Xiu Xiu and I will not go far, I just chat with her, please don't worry."

Seeing the other party say this, Gai Yingqiu stopped forcing him. He just took out the token from his waist and asked Qu Ruyi to wear it, saying that it would save him a lot of trouble.

Qu Ruyi naturally obeyed, hung the token around her waist, bowed again, and then took Xiuxiu to the street.

He was wearing men's clothes and walking with Xiuxiu, looking like a brother leading his sister.

Xiuxiu hugged Qu Ruyi's arm and said, "Sister Ruyi, I will return the spirit stones to you when I have collected enough."

"Isn't this the dowry book you're saving? I dare not touch it. What if you can't get married in the future, won't you blame me?" Qu Ruyi laughed.

"It's okay if I don't have a dowry..." Xiuxiu blushed and spoke with embarrassment.

Qu Ruyi tapped Xiuxiu's forehead and continued to mock her: "You've entered the Taoist practice, but you still can't forget the mundane ways. Do you still want to have a child?"

"It's not easy to get pregnant after becoming a nun..." Xiuxiu actually touched her belly.

Qu Ruyi smiled helplessly. She knew that Xiuxiu would not be able to change her mindset in a short time. After all, she was not like herself who had been reciting the Daoist Canon since she was a child. She grew up in the secular world, and the only thing on her mind was to get married and have children.

This is not a big problem. As your cultivation improves, you grow older, and your horizons broaden, everything will be fine.

The two sisters strolled around the street, and Xiuxiu was dazzled and started thinking about buying things.

"Buy whatever you want." Qu Ruyi saw Xiuxiu's intention and said with a smile, "But let me make it clear first, I won't give you spiritual stones. You can use your dowry book."

Xiuxiu was too embarrassed to say anything.

The two of them walked around, and Xiuxiu went into two larger shops, asked about the prices of a few items, then pulled Qu Ruyi away and went to look for a small shop.

She always knew how to live.

The two of them headed southwest, where the prices were relatively cheaper and there were many independent practitioners.

Xiuxiu looked at several small shops, chose for a long time, and finally bought two jade hairpins.

After buying the jade hairpin, Xiuxiu finally relaxed. She hugged Qu Ruyi's arm and asked seriously, "Sister, please give me some advice on what else I should buy."

"Didn't you just buy a jade hairpin? What else do you want to buy? Are you going to spend all the dowry you saved up with great effort?" Qu Ruyi asked with a smile.

"I'm not the one buying it," Xiuxiu said seriously, "I have to buy some for Senior Sister Wang, Senior Sister Ruan, Senior Sister Dao, Senior Sister Kang, Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Sun, Senior Brother Qin..." She counted on her fingers, and she kept counting. "And Uncle Po Yunzi and Uncle Gao, I have to buy some for Master too."

"Okay, okay!" Qu Ruyi clapped her hands and laughed, "There are all my senior brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, but there is no sister Qu." She scratched the tip of Xiuxiu's nose, "I have loved some people in vain in the past. I am really sad."

Xiuxiu hugged Qu Ruyi's arm tightly, rested her head on her arm, and said with a smile: "I bought it for you a long time ago." She took out a jade hairpin and handed it to Qu Ruyi, "You like to wear men's clothes, and the jade hairpin suits you best."

"You bought two jade hairpins, one for each of us." Qu Ruyi took it with satisfaction.

"I don't wear it." Xiuxiu shook her head.

Qu Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then she knew what she meant and immediately reached out and pinched her face.

Xiuxiu's face was pinched red again, but she was still very happy. "I finally went on a long journey, so I have to bring something for my senior brothers and sisters." She said confidently and acted maturely, "This is called social etiquette."

Qu Ruyi couldn't help laughing, "Who did you learn this from?"

"Every time he comes back from a long trip, he brings me a lot of things." Xiuxiu said seriously.

"This is not a matter of social etiquette. He just... is just being nice to you." Qu Ruyi smiled and tapped her forehead again, "Why didn't you bring it to me? Why didn't you bring it to Pei Ning?"

"That's true." Xiuxiu nodded thoughtfully.

"Listen to me," Qu Ruyi finally acted like an older sister, "After you build your foundation, give Uncle Po Yunzi and Master a gift. They love you the most, so you don't need to give gifts from others. The gift doesn't have to be precious, as long as it's thoughtful."

Xiuxiu nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the street ahead suddenly became chaotic, the crowd dispersed, and a male cultivator ran over. He was about thirty years old, with a simple and honest face, but messy hair, a sad face, and staggering steps, as if he was out of his mind.

Qu Ruyi immediately pulled Xiuxiu to the side of the road and protected her behind her.

However, the male cultivator turned to a shop halfway.

Qu Ruyi looked over and saw that the shop was a little smaller than the Tianchi Pavilion, but it was still quite big on this street.

It was called Fengming Pavilion. Qu Ruyi vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the property of the Zhu family.

The male cultivator staggered into the shop, and soon a female cultivator came up and held the male cultivator's arms with both arms.

"Yuyan he..." The male cultivator spoke in a sad voice, unable to finish his words.

"What happened to Yuyan?" The female cultivator's eyes immediately turned red. "Didn't he go to seek the opportunity of revelation?" The female cultivator forced a smile. "Did he already build his foundation and come back safely?"

"No," the male cultivator was trembling, "The soul lamp at home is out..."

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator collapsed to the ground, muttering, "Impossible, this is impossible..."

The other receptionists in the store came over, all with a look of sorrow on their faces.

Then a faint spiritual force came down, and the female cultivator fainted and lost her voice, while the male cultivator staggered upstairs. Another receptionist sent out the customers in the store and closed the store.

There was a circle of wandering cultivators outside the gate. Some were happy to see others in trouble, while others felt grief for the loss of the rabbit.

"Sister Ruyi..." Xiuxiu was not experienced much, but she was knowledgeable after all. She knew that this person's family went out to seek a foundation-building opportunity after the weather turned bad and died outside. "We who have entered the Dao are actually no different from ordinary people. When a family member dies, we are also very sad." She looked at Qu Ruyi.

Qu Ruyi nodded slightly and said, "Who can cut off all feelings and love?" She held Xiuxiu's hand and looked at the casual cultivators who were still discussing outside Fengming Pavilion, and said, "The ancestor said that Song Qing did not lose his heart to pursue the Tao before his death. Those of us who are still alive should hear about death and see life."

"Sister, you..." Xiuxiu widened her eyes and noticed that Qu Ruyi was different.

"The apocalypse is mysterious, and I am the one who builds the foundation." Qu Ruyi smiled, "My apocalypse has arrived." She held Xiuxiu's hand tightly, "Let's go and find the ancestor."

Xiuxiu nodded immediately, feeling excited.

(End of this chapter)