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Chapter 96 Breakthrough, Qi Refining Level Nine! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Follow my instructions: guard the house. If a spirit fish breaks through, kill it and put it in your storage bag. Remember not to go to the front yard. If anyone comes, hide in the usual spot."

The usual spot is naturally the bathroom; hiding there, no normal person would pay attention.

Moreover, normally no one would dare to trespass into Ji Yuan's courtyard, which belongs to the late-stage Qi Refining realm.

After Ji Yuan finished giving instructions to Tu Yue, he saw her go to the backyard with a blank look in her eyes.

Then, he casually tossed out several talismans and stuck them on the doorway.

Although the cave was already soundproof, Ji Yuan still took many protective measures to avoid being disturbed by other noises.

Spirit-blocking talismans, or protective talismans for houses, are all mid-grade talismans. They are not valuable, but they are practical.

The world is vast, but breakthroughs are the greatest!

After dealing with these matters, Ji Yuan took out nearly five hundred low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and piled them around himself. Then he activated the "Azure Sea Tide Technique," and the spirit stones around him emitted wisps of spiritual energy that entered his body.

Breakthroughs in the Qi Refining stage are generally a natural process, provided there is sufficient spiritual energy.

So all we have to do now is wait.

Based on his previous breakthroughs, Ji Yuan estimated that five hundred spirit stones would be more than enough.

The breakthrough from the eighth to the ninth level of Qi Refining is still a minor breakthrough in the late stage of Qi Refining, and it is not a problem to use some low-grade spirit stones to break through.

However, when one breaks through from the late stage of Qi Refining to the peak of Qi Refining, and from the peak of Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, one will definitely need to use mid-grade spirit stones.

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The largest mountain range on the Cangluo Continent is called Shang Mountain. It is located in the very center of the Cangluo Continent, running from north to south, and divides the entire Cangluo Continent in two.

Two major rivers have developed from the eastern and western slopes of the Shangshan Mountains. The western river is called the Cangluo River, and the eastern river is called the Zhuixing River.

The Water Dragon Sect is one of the six major immortal sects in Shangdong. Its sect is located on the south bank of the Falling Star River, occupying a vast swamp with numerous islands.

The island where most of the Qi Refining stage disciples of the Water Dragon Sect live and operate is called "Hatchling Dragon Island," while a small number of disciples who are talented in formations, talismans, alchemy, and weapon crafting live on "Four Directions Island."

Some disciples who had taken Foundation Establishment cultivators as their masters lived with them on the outer islands.

In short, there are all sorts of situations.

At this moment, within the Water Dragon Sect, on the Four Directions Island.

As usual, Lu Wan held a book of talismans in her left hand and continuously copied them in the air with her right.

Since joining the Water Dragon Sect, she has been completely free of pressure, and has even become a bit lazy. When she relaxes, she even seems to look younger and prettier.

"Junior Sister Lu, someone is looking for you outside."

Mei Chen, who was also a disciple of Wu Wenbin but had joined the Water Dragon Sect earlier, called out from outside the door.

"They're here."

Lu Wan put down the book, rubbed her temples, and just as she reached the door, Mei Chen suddenly whispered, "It's those two from the Qin family."

Lu Wan paused, "I understand."

When she came out of the tall and magnificent talisman hall, she saw Qin Long and He Laosan standing at the door, looking rather embarrassed.

When they saw Lu Wan come out, their feelings were somewhat complicated.

When Lu Wan was still with the Qin family, they treated her like royalty, but now that she's with the Water Dragon Sect, they have to ask permission to see her.

Ordinary disciples of Sifang Island would not need this, but Lu Wan's talent... it is said that she has only been in the Water Dragon Sect for a few days, and has already been noticed by several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, they didn't know which Foundation Establishment master Lu Wan had specifically become her disciple.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Lu."

Although Qin Long was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to bow and say hello.

As for He Laosan, he had already paid his respects to Lu Wan when she first came out.

"May I ask what brings Second Master Qin and Third Master He here?" Lu Wan asked with a smile, as usual.

"No, no, Fellow Daoist Lu is joking."

Qin Long quickly waved his hand and said.

Lu Wan's smile remained genuine. "I'm not joking. Back when I was forced into such a predicament by the Wu family, only the Qin family was willing to protect me. I will always remember this kindness."

Upon hearing this, Qin Long felt much more at ease and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I always thought the Water Dragon Sect was a safe place, but I only realized how good it is to have fellow villagers like us after joining."

"That's true. Second Master Qin hasn't said what he wants with me yet."

"If you think I, Lu Wan, can be of any help, please feel free to ask."

Qin Long and He Laosan exchanged a glance before lowering their voices and saying, "Our batch of Water Dragon Sect disciples who joined this time were all sent to Liancheng Mountain, where the Huanxi Palace is fighting... Fellow Daoist Lu should know this, right?"

"I know."

Lu Wan was originally supposed to go too, but because of her exceptional talent in talismanic arts, she was left on Sifang Island, thus avoiding disaster.

"We came back on the flying ship that transported the immortal resources, and we have to set off again in a while... Our team leader this time is Fellow Daoist Zhou Wuyan. I heard that he is from the Talisman Hall of Sifang Island, so I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to put in a good word for us, so that we can be given a more stable job later."

After Qin Long finished speaking, he and He Laosan bowed deeply to Lu Wan.

"I beg you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

"Oh, is that what it is?"

Lu Wan's smile remained relaxed, as if this was nothing more than a trivial matter to her.

"That……"

"Don't worry, I'm quite familiar with Senior Brother Zhou, so this kind of small matter shouldn't be a problem. I'll write a letter and take it to you right away."

Things went surprisingly smoothly, which Qin Long found hard to believe.

Before they could say much more, Lu Wan had already gone back to write a letter.

Upon returning to the previous talisman hall, Mei Chen followed and inquired about the matter. After Lu Wan finished explaining everything, Mei Chen said with some disbelief:

"Junior Sister Lu, everyone knew about the Qin family's schemes and plots against you back then. Are you... are you really prepared to help them now?"

"Why don't you help?"

Lu Wan's smile remained unchanged.

So Mei Chen watched as Lu Wan finished writing the letter, and there was nothing wrong with the content.

That is to say, Qin Long and He Laosan are from the same hometown as Lu Wan and have a good relationship. They asked Senior Brother Zhou Wuyan to give them face and take good care of them.

After writing the letter, Lu Wan came out of the door again and deliberately waited until Qin Long and the other man had read the contents of the letter before folding it up in front of them and letting them take it with them.

Qin Long and his companion expressed their gratitude profusely, bowing and clasping their hands repeatedly, almost to the point of kowtowing.

After all, over at Liancheng Mountain... to put it bluntly, your life isn't in your own hands, nor is it in the hands of Huanxi Palace, but rather in the hands of your respective captains.

If he had arranged a better, easier job for me, my life would be fine.

But if you can't live well... then it depends on your skills.

So Qin Long and his companion came not to beg for Lu Wan, but for their own lives!

After Qin Long and the other person left, Lu Wan returned to the Talisman Hall and continued reading the classics. However, after what had just happened, her mind was no longer on the classics.

Does Lu Wan know anything about Zhou Wuyan?

She naturally understood, because Zhou Wuyan was her direct senior brother, and the two of them had the same master.

But this Senior Brother Zhou... his temperament isn't very good, he's a bit stubborn and self-willed, and he's quite dissatisfied with Lu Wan taking away Master's attention as soon as she arrived.

In that case, Lu Wan could write him a letter at this time, asking him to take good care of his fellow villagers.

Given Zhou Wuyan's personality, how would he take care of her?

They were probably taken very good care of, and sent to wherever there was danger.

As for why Lu Wan did this, one reason is what Mei Chen just mentioned: was the Qin family protecting Lu Wan?

That's because the Qin family and the Wu family made a deal: after Lu Wan served the Qin family for three years, she would die naturally, something Lu Wan could naturally see.

Therefore, the Qin family's intention was to kill her, or rather, to squeeze every last drop of value out of her before killing her.

It is said that a gentleman judges by his actions, not his intentions, but Lu Wan is not a gentleman at all. She is a woman who is difficult to deal with, and she has a very petty mind.

Another reason is related to Ji Yuan.

When Lu Song was still alive in his early years, he actually told Lu Wan something... He said that Ji Yuan's father, Ji Qingyun, was killed by Liu Laizi and Old Huang.

Liu Laizi was a member of the Qin family, so in Lu Wan's view, Ji Yuan's parents were killed by the Qin family.

If that's the case, then she naturally has to help Ji Yuan avenge this grudge.

Moreover, for her now, revenge is not a difficult task; all she needs to do is write a letter.

Relax and easy.

But when Lu Wan thought of Ji Yuan again, she lost all interest in reading. When she joined the Water Dragon Sect, she was worried about why Ji Yuan hadn't come.

But when she learned that they had joined the Water Dragon Sect and would be sent to the front line at Liancheng Mountain, she was relieved that Ji Yuan hadn't joined.

"A year... no, there's only half a year left now."

Lu Wan murmured to herself that Ji Yuan would definitely join the Water Dragon Sect in half a year. If that was the case, she should prepare a gift for him.

The deaths of Qin Long and He Laosan were quite fitting.

As for what she really thought about Ji Yuan, or rather, what her feelings were... Lu Wan didn't know either; she only remembered one thing.

That is, when everyone in Zengtou City regarded her as a viper and a jinx, only Ji Yuan gave her a piece of blood essence that saved her life.

For Lu Wan at that time, what Ji Yuan gave her was not blood essence, but the hope that allowed her to live.

……

"Ninth level of Qi Refining doesn't seem that difficult."

On the third day after his breakthrough in cultivation, Ji Yuan shook off the spirit stone powder on his body and walked out of the room with ease, looking at Tu Yue who was obediently guarding the door.

"Clean it up inside, then pour the spirit stone powder into the fishpond."

"By the way, let me see if the storage bag is full."

Tu Yue obediently took off the storage bag from her waist and handed it to Ji Yuan with both hands.

Her storage bag contained not only the mid-stage first-tier spirit fish she had harvested during this period, but also the blood essence and spirit pigs she harvested daily in the pigpen, the spirit soil and spirit eggs she harvested in the chicken coop, and the water dew and spirit fish she harvested in the fishpond.

When Ji Yuan opened it, he found that Wu Fang's storage bag was almost full.

Although most of the space was occupied by spirit pigs and spirit fish, Ji Yuan estimated that if all of it were converted into spirit stones, there should be five or six hundred of them.

The most valuable items are naturally the Water Dew and Blood Essence.

And this is only the harvest of a little over half a month... I can't spend it all, I simply can't spend it all!

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