The game starts with the player being bound to Han Li, gaining access to all of the enemy's ass

"Let's get down to business!"

Han Chao smiled slightly, reached out and wiped his storage bag, and poured a hundred spirit stones onto the table.

"Actually, I came here to learn formations, and these 100 spirit stones are my tuition."

"what?"

Xin Ruyin's face showed an extremely strange expression. She originally thought that this time she had let a wolf into the house, and if she was forced by someone, she would have to desperately push her body to the limit, forcibly activate the great formation with her fifth level of Qi Refining cultivation, and fight this person to the death.

But to everyone's surprise, this person actually came to learn about formations.

"What, is a hundred spirit stones not enough for tuition?" Seeing Xin Ruyin staring blankly at him, her face turning pale and red, Han Chao tapped the table.

"No, no, no, senior misunderstands. You don't need so many spirit stones to learn formations!" Xin Ruyin came back to her senses, her face still showing a hint of embarrassment. She casually smoothed her hair and then got up to take out a jade box from the inner room.

"Senior, this is my understanding of formations and a book on formations." She pushed the jade box towards Han Chao, her meaning already self-evident.

Han Chao glanced at the jade box, then at Xin Ruyin, and shoved it back, saying righteously, "What, does Miss Xin think I'm a thief? This is your hard work, I can't possibly take it. Besides, I'm here to learn formations, not to buy books. Without a good teacher to teach me step by step, I can't understand this."

"Ah, this..." Xin Ruyin looked somewhat embarrassed.

Xin Ruyin longed for more opportunities to earn a hundred spirit stones just by teaching others formations. However, her body couldn't withstand the Dragon Roar Body, which could erupt at any moment, making it the biggest obstacle on her path of cultivation.

"What, isn't one hundred spirit stones enough to show your sincerity?" Seeing Xin Ruyin start to stare blankly again, Han Chao was speechless. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her, asking in a very authoritative tone.

"It's enough, of course it's enough. But it would be presumptuous of me to teach you, senior, with my cultivation level. Besides, I don't know when my illness might flare up. If I accidentally offend you, senior, how could I bear the consequences!" Xin Ruyin gave a bitter smile and pointed to her face.

"Cultivation level is not a problem; those who have attained it can be my teachers," Han Li waved his hand dismissively. "As for your health, I believe you can recover."

Xin Ruyin was truly at a loss. She couldn't win a fight, and she couldn't bear to run away, so she could only reluctantly accept the spirit stones and allow Han Chao to stay there.

night.

Xiaomei's room.

Han Chao was writing furiously on a talisman.

The talisman paper and talisman brush were obtained by trading with others within the sect using the spirit stones from selling Foundation Establishment Pills. They were of low quality, barely considered high grade, but more than enough to draw low-level talismans.

During the year he guarded the mine, he practiced magic during the day and drew talismans in his room at night. He managed to stretch a year into two years. Finally, after finding Xin Ruyin today, perhaps because his mind was clear, he completed the fireball talisman in one go.

"It's done, haha."

Touching the newly made fireball talisman, Han Chao laughed loudly.

Three hundred and sixty-five nights of uninterrupted practice have finally paid off today!

"Miss, maybe we should run away."

In Xin Ruyin's room next door, Xiao Mei was trembling and clinging to Xin Ruyin's arm.

terrible!

Don't be afraid.

Xin Ruyin patted Xiaomei's head, recalling how Han Chao had been pouring out spirit stones during the day, and chuckled, "This person is probably not a bad person, it's just that his personality is a bit... well, not very likable..."

The next day.

In the small pavilion in the courtyard, Xin Ruyin poured Han Chao a cup of spiritual tea and asked the question she had been thinking about all night.

"Senior, how did you know my name, and how I know formations?"

Xin Ruyin was very puzzled. She didn't go out often, and even if she was short of materials, it was Xiaomei who went to the market or Qi Yunxiao who brought them. Could it be that Qi Yunxiao had betrayed her?

Xin Ruyin's eyes widened in shock.

"It's a secret. I'll tell you when you become an immortal," Han Chao replied with a smile, blowing on his tea.

Becoming an immortal?

Xin Ruyin was both amused and exasperated. In her current state of exhaustion, it would be difficult for her to even establish a foundation, let alone become an immortal!

Since Han Chao didn't want to talk about it, she didn't ask anymore. Instead, she took out a complete guide to formation techniques, placed it on the table, and inquired, "Since you've paid spirit stones, senior, I will certainly use all my skills. May I ask if you have any experience with formations or weapon crafting before?"

"I know absolutely nothing about formations and weapon crafting!"

Xin Ruyin looked helpless and said, "That will be a bit difficult. I need to learn to write the most basic things first. Please wait a moment, senior." Xin Ruyin got up and went back to the house. She searched through a bunch of books for a long time and finally took out two yellowed books.

"Senior, you must thoroughly study these two foundational books." With that, Xin Ruyin handed over the two books.

Han Chao looked closely and saw that they were "Introduction to Weapon Forging" and "Introduction to Array Formation." He took them and flipped through them. The weapon forging section was easy to understand; it was simply a matter of hammering and chiseling, followed by inscribing runes. But the array formation section left him completely bewildered. The complexity of just the "Introduction to Array Formation" was far greater than the advanced mathematics he had studied in university.

"Ahem." Han Chao immediately coughed. "I can study weapon refining on my own, but I need Miss Ruyin to explain this formation to me in detail."

"Do I really need to explain these basics?" Xin Ruyin blurted out before realizing what she had said.

"I'm sorry, senior, I..." she quickly began to explain.

"No need to apologize. Not everyone has the talent for array formations, which is why I came to you to learn. Master Ruyin, let's begin."

Han Chao did not pursue Xin Ruyin's careless words, but pointed to the initial explanation of the formation in his hand, indicating that Xin Ruyin could begin the lesson.

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin blushed slightly. After smoothing her hair, she sat down next to Han Chao and began explaining the basics of the formation to him, word by word and diagram by diagram.

One of them focused on their friendship, and the other on their studies; before they knew it, their heads were touching.

"ah!"

Xiaomei's exclamation startled the two people who were pressed together.

Han Chao woke up from his dream and realized that it was already evening. He had been studying so intently and eagerly that the day had passed so quickly.

Xin Ruyin also quickly stood up. She was so excited about her explanation that she didn't even notice that the two of them were standing close together, which made her secretly annoyed.

"Senior, it's getting late. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow." With that, she hurriedly bowed and, with slightly unsteady steps, pulled Xiaomei back into the house.

Han Chao could faintly hear her complaining: "Xiao Mei, why didn't you call me at noon?"

Xiao Mei looked completely innocent. "Miss, didn't you tell me to go find Young Master Qi and get him the array plates he's going to sell in the next few months?"

"And you also said..."

Han Chao couldn't hear what Xin Ruyin was saying next, as she activated the room's defensive array.

Smelling the lingering, delicate fragrance of a young woman, Han Chao smiled and stroked his chin.

"This tastes pretty good!"