Gou Zai Qingluo Cave Heaven Cultivation

early morning.

As dawn broke, Zhou Baoqing, as usual, toured the Qingluo Cave.

The ice-blue duckweed unfurled half a new leaf, and outside the net, about twenty green-scaled fish fry swam happily and full of vitality in the blessed waters.

Satisfied, he left the grotto, drank a bowl of hot spirit rice porridge, and then, full of energy, carried his schoolbag to school.

The first class after the morning lessons is weapon crafting.

Thanks to Master Gan's special permission, Zhou Baoqing actually had the legitimate "right to skip class," but after thinking it over, he did not skip the class.

The reason why weapon crafting is listed alongside talismans, alchemy, and arrays as one of the four prominent arts in the cultivation world is because cultivators' daily lives and battles are inseparable from magical artifacts.

For example, there are Qiankun bags and storage rings used to store belongings, or flying swords that are used for attacking and splitting mountains.

Zhou Baoqing knew very well what was going on.

Although I have the Azure Snail Cave Heaven, I will most likely follow the path of farming, raising fish, and making talismans to earn spirit stones in the future. I may not need to personally wield a sledgehammer to forge iron, but understanding these basic knowledge is definitely worthwhile.

At least in daily transactions, having a discerning eye makes it less likely to be fooled by those unscrupulous middlemen in the market.

Surprisingly, the teacher in charge of weapon crafting, Master Li, was actually a woman.

Zhou Baoqing was also extremely surprised when he first found out.

He stood on the stage, dressed in a well-tailored short-sleeved outfit. His exposed wrists were not slender, but rather exuded a sense of strength honed through countless trials.

"You must not think that cultivating immortality and mastering all arts is simply a matter of each person sweeping the snow from their own doorstep."

Master Li's voice was clear and bright. "Weapons, techniques, talismans, and arrays are not isolated disciplines. Take my weapon crafting as an example. On the weapon itself, one can inscribe a spirit-gathering array to ensure its continuous life, or an inscription of a concealment array to shield oneself from others' senses and kill without a trace!"

Upon hearing the words "block others' perception," Zhou Baoqing's heart stirred.

When he enters and leaves Qingluo Cave, his biggest fear is being spied on. Even at home, he has to rely on the concealment array set up in the foundation of the walls to hide himself.

If I could refine or buy such a portable magic treasure inscribed with a top-level concealment formation in the future, wouldn't I be able to enter the Azure Snail Cave Heaven anytime and anywhere without any worries, even in the desolate wilderness?

Without much thought, the price of a magical artifact capable of inscribing arrays is definitely beyond his current reach.

But no matter what, you have to get your hands on one of these magical items to feel secure.

Money, oh money! There are so many rich people in the cultivation world, but I'm the only one missing!

Zhou Baoqing let out a wail in his heart.

Why do I feel like I've already spent all the money I earned?!

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The second section is a supplementary course titled "The Genealogy of the Immortal Clan".

Zhou Baoqing promptly kicked the bucket.

This course mainly discusses the genealogy, origins, grudges, and cultivation focuses of the various immortal clans in the Southern Marsh Kingdom.

For example, the Zhou family, as the mainstay of the twelve families of the Zhonghu water system, relied on the water-refining elixir technique passed down by their ancestor to establish themselves.

The class will also analyze in detail how the Zhou family formed a long-standing alliance with the Wang family in the east, who were skilled in beast taming, in order to consolidate their position, and how they had a blood feud with the Wu family in the west, who monopolized spirit mines for hundreds of years.

These contents are essential required courses for students who are determined to follow the political path of the immortal race.

But for a cultivator like Zhou Baoqing who purely practices the Daoist path of farming, it doesn't mean much.

If it falls off, it falls off.

Hehe, this is the first time I've skipped class openly and legitimately. I'm actually a little excited about it.

Master Gan's talisman-making workshop was located in a secluded courtyard behind the clan school.

Following the address, Zhou Baoqing walked through a grove of purple-spotted bamboo.

The further you walk, the quieter the surroundings become. On the bluestone slabs along the way, you can occasionally see a few ruined talismans rolling in the wind.

Pushing open the wooden door of the talisman-making workshop, one is greeted by rows of tall bookshelves and mountains of talisman paper materials.

"Is anyone there?" Zhou Baoqing asked, peeking out of his window.

"Someone's here," a muffled voice said.

Zhou Baoqing was taken aback. He looked around but couldn't see where the person was. Hesitantly, he asked, "Where are you?"

"Down there! Down there! Are your eyes in the sky?!"

This time the voice was clear; an angry child's voice came from below.

Zhou Baoqing looked down and was surprised to find a little girl standing between two stacks of books taller than a person!

The girl had two round buns in her hair and was only up to Zhou Baoqing's chest, looking even younger than him. She was glaring at him angrily.

Just then, a tall, slender young man walked out.

"You must be Zhou Baoqing, the one Master Gan mentioned. This is your Senior Sister Liu; she's the top talisman genius in the Mingdao Class."

The young man smiled and introduced himself, "My name is Chen Xuan. Like Senior Sister Liu, I am a student in the Mingdao Class, and also your senior brother."

Zhou Baoqing's heart stirred. The Mingdao Class was above the Chengdao Class, and the students had all cultivated to the "Transformation Realm".

"I've met Senior Sister Liu. My eyesight isn't good, please forgive me," Zhou Baoqing readily apologized.

Senior Sister Liu gave a light snort, pulled her short legs out of the pile of books, and nodded with an air of maturity: "You know the rules. The teacher instructed us to familiarize you with the method of making talismans, so you can start by learning from Junior Brother Chen."

After saying that, he ignored Zhou Baoqing and buried himself in the sea of ​​books.

Chen Xuan didn't refuse and picked up a bright yellow talisman between two fingers.

"The essence of the talisman lies in the fact that it does not require spiritual roots or magical power, and can be used by ordinary people." He showed Zhou Baoqing, "Look at this 'Purification Talisman'."

He pinched one corner of the talisman with two fingers and gently twisted it.

There was no sign of spiritual energy fluctuations. Suddenly, a faint breeze wafted from the talisman, circled around Senior Brother Chen's arm, and instantly swept away the dust that had been clinging to his cuffs, leaving them spotless.

"Amazing, isn't it? It can be activated without spiritual energy!" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow, preparing to receive his junior brother's admiring gaze.

Zhou Baoqing leaned closer to examine the used talisman carefully, and touched it, discovering that there seemed to be an extremely thin film remaining on it.

This membrane cannot be broken without force, but once you twist it, the membrane will break and a certain essence inside will seep out.

The familiar operation and feel reminded Zhou Baoqing of the "heat packs" he used in winter in his previous life.

Once the packaging is torn open, the contents come into contact with the air and will instantly undergo a chemical reaction that generates heat.

His eyes lit up, and he excitedly speculated, "Could this talisman not be a single talisman, but several special talismans? When the outer membrane is broken, a reaction instantly occurs inside and out, generating a fluctuation that activates the runes?"

"How did you know!?"

Chen Xuan originally wanted to give a profound explanation, which would amaze the new junior brother, but Zhou Baoqing unexpectedly revealed the mechanism of the talisman in one sentence!

"The old master has a keen eye for talent; you really are a born talisman master!"

He didn't feel embarrassed at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy and slapped a thick stack of ancient books in front of Zhou Baoqing.

"Since you have such high comprehension, you don't need to practice with ordinary purification talismans. Your task is to study this!"

Zhou Baoqing glanced down at the cover, which read "Outline for the Production of Offensive Flame Talismans," outlining extremely strict requirements for the talisman's power and range.

Throughout history and across the world, these studies have always emphasized seniority and hierarchy.

How could I refuse a task assigned by my senior brother?

Earning the money from a low-grade spirit stone isn't that easy.

Without wasting words, he took the book to the desk in the corner and began to study it.

Seeing Zhou Baoqing buried in his books with a miserable expression, Liu Yunzhi nudged Chen Xuan with her elbow.

"No one in the talisman world has ever been able to reliably unleash offensive spells using a precious talisman! And you're actually passing on this impossible task to your new junior brother?"

Chen Xuan chuckled and spread his hands without any guilt: "The capable should do more! Besides, when I first entered the workshop as a junior brother, I was also trained in the same way by the senior brothers of the previous year! That's called passing on the torch!"

Liu Yunzhi rolled her eyes and was completely speechless.