Swallowing the Stars: Recruiting Apprentices and Getting Cash Back

"Come in." Nuolanshan did not turn people away, and opened the courtyard gate with a thought.

Feng Yuzi walked in cautiously. Compared to when he was beaten black and blue, he had now regained his dignified and otherworldly appearance, presumably after taking some kind of healing pill.

"Junior Feng Yuzi pays respects to senior." Upon seeing Nuolanshan reading a book under the moonlight, Feng Yuzi respectfully bowed deeply.

"What is it?" Nuolanshan asked calmly.

"I heard that you are collecting strange tales and anecdotes, senior. I have a copy of my master's notes here. Please take a look." Feng Yuzi said as she took out an ancient-looking note from her storage bag.

With a thought, Nuolanshan caused the notebook to float up and flip in the air, with all the words appearing in Nuolanshan's mind almost instantly.

The owner of the manuscript was named Qingfengzi, who was also Fengyuzi's master and a rogue cultivator.

His notes recorded his life and daily cultivation routines, more like a diary or miscellaneous book. However, one event was recorded in them: about 1000 years ago, Qingfengzi witnessed a great battle.

That battle was earth-shattering, obscuring the sun and moon; it was a siege by several powerful figures from the cultivation world against a strange person.

The reason why that person is considered strange is because the magical artifacts and methods he uses are completely different from those in the Purple Profound Realm.

They seemed to be vying for a picture, and the notebook even contained a rough sketch of what the picture looked like, the most striking feature being the gold leaf logo.

Everyone in the entire Ganwu Universe Kingdom knows that the golden leaf is the symbol of the Ganwu Dojo.

So it's quite obvious that the map is the so-called key to escape. The journal also mentions that the besieged person was eventually defeated and had to break the entire map into three pieces and throw them out, one of which flew towards the Qianlong Continent.

"Who was besieging that person?" Nuolanshan asked.

Feng Yuzi replied, "According to my master, the ones who attacked that person were Elder Yanxu of Qingxu Temple, Lord Yida of the Purple Flame Demon Prison, Lord Wukongxue of Yinyue Palace, and Fang Tian, ​​the patriarch of the Dragon Clan."

"Hmm." Nuolanshan nodded slightly, then asked, "Is there any more information about this map?"

"No, my master was just a minor cultivator back then. He never broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in his entire life and had no access to people or things at that level," Feng Yuzi shook his head.

"Okay, you can go now." Nuolanshan waved his sleeve, and a jade box appeared in front of Feng Yuzi.

Although Feng Yuzi didn't know what was inside, she knew from the jade box that it was no ordinary item.

"Thank you, senior. Thank you, senior." Feng Yuzi accepted the jade box with profuse thanks and left respectfully.

"It seems that after teaching Qin Yu, I will need to make a trip to a major cultivation sect in this world," Nuolanshan muttered to himself.

Nuolanshan learned from Qingfengzi's notes that Qingxu Temple, Yinyue Palace, Ziyan Demon Prison, and the Dragon Clan, which Fengyuzi had just mentioned, were all top-tier cultivation forces in the Zixuan Realm. They had several experts at the Void Realm on the surface, and if they had to be compared to each other, they would be at the level of Realm Lords.

However, it is obvious that while things appear this way on the surface, there must be hidden strength in the shadows. There might even be a few combatants who can rival immortals. Otherwise, the Purple Profound Realm wouldn't be a mission of the extreme difficulty.

As for Feng Yuzi, after returning to her room, she hurriedly opened the jade box, inside which was a fruit with a wonderfully fragrant aroma.

As an alchemist, he instantly knew the value of this fruit. Not to mention those at the Golden Core stage, even Nascent Soul stage experts would fight tooth and nail for it.

"With this spiritual fruit, I have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Just who is this senior? Could he be a big shot from some major sect?" Feng Yuzi's eyes were filled with hope.

As a cultivator, the reason he came to live in the mortal world of Qianlong Continent was because he had no hope of advancing further in the cultivation world. So he chose to return to Qianlong Continent to enjoy his old age. Unexpectedly, he found his own opportunity. It can be said that he was blessed by the heavens.

As for Nuolanshan's identity, he only guessed, but he would never be foolish enough to investigate. Such a powerful figure could eliminate him with a single thought; he absolutely could not afford to offend him.

Feng Yuzi was pondering how to use this spiritual fruit in medicine when Qin De arrived.

"Brother Feng, I heard you went to see Immortal Lei?" Qin De asked.

"Yes, I also gained quite a bit of benefit. I have a good chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage." Yu Zi trusted Qin Defeng completely and did not hide anything about the spiritual fruit.

Qin De's eyes lit up instantly, and he said happily, "Then I really have to congratulate Brother Feng." Feng Yuzi fully supports the Qin family, and if he can break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it will only benefit the Qin family and not harm them.

"Hahaha..." Feng Yuzi laughed happily as well.

"I just wonder why Immortal Lei bestowed these gifts, and what he likes?" Qin De asked.

"I showed this journal to you, senior..." Feng Yuzi said, taking out the journal and specifically mentioning the illustration.

Qin De asked hopefully, "Brother Feng, if I can find this map, could I exchange it for a promise from Immortal Lei?"

Feng Yuzi looked at Qin De with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, "Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Even the big shots of those major cultivation sects are fighting over this stuff, and you, a mere Xiantian cultivator, can find it? You're practically courting death.

"Brother Feng, why are you looking at me like that? Didn't the notes say that the map was divided into three parts, one of which flew towards the Qianlong Continent?" Qin Deyan said.

"That was over 1000 years ago. With those people's methods, they would have gotten their hands on it long ago. Why would they wait for you to search for it a thousand years later?" Feng Yuzi retorted.

"What if?" Qin De was still unwilling to give up.

"If you really find him, given that senior's performance today, plus your connection with Qin Yu, getting a promise from him shouldn't be difficult," Feng Yuzi said after thinking for a moment.

"That's good. I'll activate Skynet to investigate right away." Qin De left happily, as if he had already found the map.

"What a stubborn fool." Feng Yuzi shook his head with a wry smile. He absolutely did not believe that Qin De could find the map. He continued to study how to use the spiritual fruit in medicine.

Although he had never seen this kind of spiritual fruit before, as an alchemist, he had plenty of ways to analyze the medicinal properties of an unknown herb.

The next morning, Qin Yu stretched as usual. As he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar environment, and the memories of the previous night instantly came back to him.

"Where am I? Didn't I pass out from exhaustion last night?" Little Qin Yu blinked her big eyes and muttered to herself.

"Awake? Then get up and have breakfast. After you finish eating, I will officially begin teaching you cultivation." Nuolanshan's voice rang in Qin Yu's ears.

"Yes, Master." Qin Yu hurriedly got up and came to the courtyard as quickly as possible.

At this moment, Nuolanshan was sitting at a stone table in the courtyard reading a book, with a sumptuous breakfast laid out on the table.

Sunlight shone on Nuolanshan's handsome face, which, combined with his scholarly air, made Qin Yu feel that his teacher was sacred and noble.

"So handsome." Xiao Qinyu suddenly had a thought: he wanted to become someone like his master.

"What are you standing there for? Come here." Nuolanshan waved to Qin Yu.

"Coming!" Qin Yu jogged over.

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