With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Gu Qing rode his magical artifact to the council hall and easily obtained a large bag of Foundation Establishment Pill seeds. It was clear from the headmaster's intention that he wanted him to grow these seeds and refine them into Foundation Establishment Pills.

This left Gu Qing somewhat helpless, but she eventually agreed.

Seeing so many seeds for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, Han Li's eyes widened. He then cautiously asked, "Master, could you give me some seeds? I'd like to try planting some medicinal herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills."

"I wouldn't dare give you too much, so I'll just give you a little to play with." Gu Qing knew what Han Li was thinking; he probably wanted to use the little green bottle to cultivate it and then refine the Foundation Establishment Pill himself.

Gu Qing didn't try to stop him; the Crimson Forbidden Land was still too dangerous, and it was best for Han Li not to go.

But if Han Li doesn't go to the Blood Forbidden Land, how will he find the place where Chen Qiaoqian is having an affair?

Sigh! You can't have your cake and eat it too. Oh well, I won't think about it anymore. Let it be.

When Han Li received the seed, his hand trembled slightly, but he managed to cover it up well. It seems he made the right choice in seeking out Gu Qing this time.

With the seeds in hand, Gu Qing returned to Hong Fu's cave. Afterward, Gu Qing and Hong Fu secretly went deep into the cave and didn't come out for more than a month.

When they came out, Gu Qing looked somewhat tired, while Hong Fu was full of energy; the two were in completely different states.

However, the thought of leaving the sect with Dong Xuan'er immediately cheered Gu Qing up.

"Master, can I really go out with my junior sister?" Gu Qing asked again, just in case there was a misunderstanding.

"Of course, but it's best to just travel around within the state and not go too far." Hong Fu nodded. He also had his own selfish motives at this moment, which was to hope that Dong Xuan'er and Gu Qing would have more contact.

To prevent Dong Xuan'er from messing around outside and ruining her reputation.

With Hong Fu's nod, Gu Qing couldn't help but smile. It was a good thing to have the opportunity to go out for the first time, proving that he would have a second, or even a third, chance to go out.

Such a rare opportunity should not be missed.

After the two left the cave, Hong Fu instructed, "Xuan'er, you will cultivate with your senior brother Gu Qing for the time being."

"You must be Gu Qingshou's disciple, right? Your master doesn't have much to give you, so I'll use this Foundation Establishment Pill to help you establish your foundation as soon as possible," Hong Fu said.

"Thank you, Grandmaster." Han Li accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill and hurriedly expressed his gratitude. He never expected that his master and grandmaster would actually turn the Foundation Establishment Pill seed into a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Could it be that the sect also has some method to accelerate the growth of spiritual herbs?" Han Li wondered. Moreover, Han Li had a bold idea: this method of accelerating the growth of spiritual herbs might be related to his master.

Could it be that my master also noticed the treasure that could accelerate the production of spiritual medicine?

Thinking about this, Han Li couldn't help but shudder, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"Could giving him the Foundation Establishment Pill seed before have been a test?" Han Li wondered again, then recalled his conversation with Gu Qing and thought that it was indeed possible.

This made Han Li somewhat hesitant to cultivate medicinal herbs recklessly, and he thought to himself, "It seems that it would be safer to make a trip to the Crimson Forbidden Land."

"What are you standing there for? Let's go!" Gu Qing looked at Han Li with some curiosity, wondering what Han Li was thinking so intently.

"Yes, Master!" Han Li quickly pulled himself back from his thoughts after being reminded.

If all of this is true, then Gu Qing is too cunning; he's probably trying to lull me into a false sense of security over the next two years.

"Go back and cultivate. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me," Gu Qing said with a smile.

For some reason, Han Li felt that Gu Qing's smile was strangely similar to Doctor Mo's.

"Yes, Master!" Han Li lowered his head, his mind filled with the image of Doctor Mo.

It's true what they say: once bitten by a snake, twice shy.

Han Li took the Foundation Establishment Pill and left in a hurry, unwilling to think about it any further.

Gu Qing then took Dong Xuan'er back to the small thatched hut. The purpose of this trip was to obtain more spirit stones, as Hong Fu wanted to take the two of them to a trading fair for Core Formation cultivators.

This was Gu Qing's first time participating in such a high-level trade fair, and she didn't know how many spirit stones she should prepare.

Gu Qing currently has three thousand mid-grade spirit stones in his storage bag, but not a single ordinary spirit stone. He doesn't know if this many spirit stones will be enough.

With this in mind, Gu Qing began picking the spiritual herbs in the herb field. He collected a hundred herbs at once, and based on the price of two or three spirit stones per herb, he should be able to exchange them for more than three hundred spirit stones.

Seeing Gu Qing gathering so many medicinal herbs, Dong Xuan'er helped out and asked curiously, "Senior brother, this herb field isn't really yours, is it?"

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to anyone?" Gu Qing said seriously.

Dong Xuan'er was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, and then her eyes darted around before she said, "Senior brother, do you still remember what you said two years ago?"

"What did you say?" Gu Qing asked, puzzled.

Dong Xuan'er puffed out her cheeks and pretended to be angry, saying, "Senior brother, did you say you would give me the entire medicinal herb field?"

"Heh! What, you want to become the mistress of this medicinal field and my Daoist partner?" Gu Qing said with amusement.

Dong Xuan'er opened her eyes wide, touched the hem of her clothes, and finally lowered her head shyly, saying, "Becoming my senior brother's Daoist partner isn't out of the question!"

"You're dreaming. My Daoist partner should be at the same level as me. You're just a Qi Refining stage cultivator, yet you dare to daydream like this," Gu Qing said ruthlessly.

"You!" Dong Xuan'er was clearly angered, not expecting Gu Qing to say such a thing.

"Alright, let's dig up this many herbs for now." Gu Qing cleaned the mud off the herbs and looked at Dong Xuan'er.

Dong Xuan'er turned away angrily, looking very wronged.

Gu Qing naturally ignored this and cleaned up the hundreds of century-old medicinal herbs, then put them all into a burlap sack.

After everything was done, Gu Qing pulled the reluctant Dong Xuan'er out of the valley.

Indeed, after obtaining Hong Fu's permission, Gu Qing left the valley with ease, without encountering any obstacles along the way.

Stepping outside, Gu Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath of fresh air and say, "This is the taste of freedom."

This scene left Dong Xuan'er speechless; Gu Qing seemed to have never left the house before.

"Senior brother, where are we going now?" Dong Xuan'er couldn't help but ask.

Gu Qing looked northeast and said with a smile, "Naturally, we'll go to the market."

And so, Gu Qing piloted the magical artifact, carrying Dong Xuan'er as they flew towards the market town in the northeast.

Because it belongs to the market town of Yellow Maple Valley, it only takes half a day to fly there.