I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 156 March
Ruan Xing was suddenly a little disappointed.

The storage ring is a luxury item for her at the moment, and it is not something she absolutely needs.

"There's no rush. Let's talk about it if we meet next time." Ruan Xing said.

At this time, the last item on the stage had been auctioned.

"The cultivation method 'Heart Without Art' from the Tianjian Sect, a cultivation method from the foundation-building stage to the Nascent Soul stage. The starting price is 10,000 low-grade spirit stones."

For a moment, there was silence, then slowly there were whispers, and as the first monk began to bid, the hall became lively again.

Ruan Xing couldn't help but be secretly shocked. When she first entered the world of immortal cultivation, she had thought about not joining any sect and buying a book of exercises to learn.

But at that time, she didn't have many spirit stones on her, and Wanbao Tower and the cultivators' market hardly sold any suitable skills.

Now that she has already covered the sections from the Tongxuan Sutra to the Yuanying stage, there is no need to film this technique anymore.

However, this technique is really expensive!

Ruan Xing couldn't help but sigh, in just a cup of tea, the price had already reached 50,000!
Hearing Ruan Xing's sigh, the man next to him didn't care. "Although there is no subsequent practice method for the Nascent Soul stage, this first part is attractive enough. If you get it, you can definitely open a sect in the other four states. Most small sects don't even have their own leaders who are only at the Golden Core stage."

Indeed, among the small sects in Nanzhou that Ruan Xing knew, Jindan was the top fighting force. If some immortal cultivation families that wanted to establish their own sect missed this opportunity, it would be hard to tell how long they would have to wait until they came across a technique that was publicly sold.

“However, what kind of small sect is this Tianjian Sect? It is so shameless that it can even put its own martial arts techniques up for auction.” Ruan Xing shook his head.

"Oh?" The man was surprised. "The Tianjian Sect was wiped out by the Xuanbing Sect more than 40 years ago because it harbored evil cultivators. Didn't the fairy know?"

Ruan Xing was stunned for a moment. She just felt that the three words "Tianjian Sect" sounded familiar to her. It should be an existing sect. She didn't expect that it was wiped out more than 40 years ago. She smiled awkwardly and said, "I have never heard of it."

The man expressed his understanding, "The fairy is still young, and the events that happened that day may have happened before the fairy was born."

"The Secret of the Heart" was eventually bought by a guest in a private room for 80,000 spirit stones.

After the auction ended, many waiters came forward and took the monks away from the top floor of Wanbao Tower through different passages.

Ruan Xing said goodbye and left with the waiter, while the man sat upright in his original seat and nodded slightly.

After most people in the venue had left, the man left through one of the passages and went to a room on another floor.

A waiter came forward and asked, "Third floor master, what do you think?"

"Just barely qualified." The man sighed and rubbed his brow. "The most important thing is that she didn't react when she heard about the Tianjian Sect. She hasn't even heard of the Tianjian Sect's extermination. She shouldn't be from a certain family."

"That indeed meets the requirements of the second floor owner." The waiter said with a smile.

"But I don't think she might agree." The man shook his head.

"Why? If she was just a casual cultivator, or an ordinary disciple of a sect, to be able to enter the Wanbao Tower and be sponsored and trained would be a great fortune that other cultivators would never even beg for!" the waiter exclaimed.

Since the other party was not a disciple from an aristocratic family, he couldn't think of any reason why he would refuse.

The man remained silent and did not answer.

Originally, he just wanted to see if the other party was really an alchemist or was using other people's elixirs to impersonate an alchemist since he could produce third-grade elixirs and talismans.

Such a young third-level alchemist has limitless talent in alchemy. If he can be trained in Wanbao Tower, he will become an ace in the tower within a hundred years.

But the other party actually wanted a fifth-grade pill recipe... He was a little confused as to whether the female cultivator needed it herself, or if there was an expert elder behind her who needed it.

If she needed it, such a young fifth-level alchemist was too incredible and had never been heard of since ancient times.

If the elders behind her need her, she already has teachers to train her and would not choose to cooperate with Wanbaolou.

"Forget it. Let's see if she comes then. If there really is a teacher, she will know that the exchange meeting is for Wanbaolou to attract talents, and she will not come then." The man leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes.

Looking at the box brought by the waiter, Ruan Xing was confused.

Seeing that the other party did not take it, the waiter smiled and said, "This is a gift from Wanbaolou to you, and an invitation to the exchange meeting. Every alchemist who has cooperated with Wanbaolou has one. You can accept it with confidence."

"What is the purpose of the exchange meeting?" Ruan Xing took the box and opened it directly. Inside was an exquisite wooden plaque and a white five-petal flower.

She sniffed it gently and found the petals had a slight spiritual aura and fresh fragrance, so she realized that this was one of the ingredients for the Qingxin Pill.

The value is not high, but it has the effect of refreshing the ears and eyes when worn on the body, so people who don’t make alchemy can also wear it as a sachet.

"It's an alchemist exchange meeting held by Wanbao Tower. As you know, there are many alchemists who have had cooperative relations with Wanbao Tower every year, so Wanbao Tower holds an exchange meeting for everyone to exchange experiences and make progress together. There will also be competitions and alchemy on the spot. Wanbao Tower will buy all the refined elixirs at market prices, and the materials are provided by Wanbao Tower. Those who rank in the top three can also receive additional rewards prepared by Wanbao Tower." The waiter introduced with a smile.

Wanbaolou provides materials to people for alchemy, and then buys them back at the market price after they are refined?
Not to mention the rewards, this alone is quite exciting. If she refines a furnace of higher-value pills, such as the Boundary Breaking Pill, and produces five or six pills in one furnace, wouldn't she make five or six thousand spirit stones for free?
This is a great opportunity to make extra money!
Ruan Xing looked at the information on the wooden sign, which stated that the exchange meeting would be held on March 12 next spring.

It will take about half a year to start.

If she has time at that time, she will not miss the extra income of several thousand spirit stones.

After receiving such good news, Ruan Xing walked out of Wanbao Tower in a good mood.

There was nothing left to do in Zhongzhou, and she was not in a hurry, so she left the quiet room and went out of the city gate, then summoned the shuttle spirit boat and flew all the way towards Xizhou.

Without using a teleportation array, it took her three or four days of non-stop flying to reach the distance of five or six thousand kilometers.

Although she saved two thousand spirit stones, she also consumed her spiritual energy and trained her body, so it was not a loss.

Soon after arriving in Xizhou, she sent a message to Qin Taihe, asking him to come out and pick her up.

After removing the illusion spell cast on himself, Ruan Xing stood at the entrance of the teleportation array for a moment, and then waited for Qin Taihe.

After not seeing him for a few months, he looked in good spirits, as if he had not suffered any oppression or grievance in the Qintai family. When he saw Ruan Xing, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, but then unconsciously pursed them down, as if he was suppressing his excitement.

But there seemed to be another aura around him.

"It's been such a short time since you last came back, and you feel it's hard to survive out there? It would be best for you to stay in Xizhou and practice with me." Qin Taihe said.

"Yeah, I couldn't make it anymore, so I came back to you." Ruan Xing said with a smile, "Cang Lin is following you?" Qin Taihe's eyes showed a hint of surprise, "Can you feel it? It seems that your cultivation has improved again."

He extended his spiritual sense to feel Ruan Xing's spiritual power and found that she was already in the middle stage of the Golden Core. He suddenly felt a little envious.

When he met Ruan Xing half a year ago, he was in the early stage of Golden Core, and Ruan Xing had completed his foundation building. Now he is still in the early stage of Golden Core, while Ruan Xing is already in the middle stage of Golden Core.

Qin Taihe couldn't help but sigh: "What a monster!"

When Ruan Xing left Xizhou, he was also in the middle stage of the Golden Core, but he had just passed the tribulation at that time, so he concealed his cultivation level and did not let Qin Taihe see it.

At that time, she couldn't feel whether Cang Lin was around or not.

But this time, he felt that there seemed to be a faint line on Qintai He's body, connecting him to the dark forest.

This change should also be related to the last simulator upgrade.

"That's because I'm very lucky and have encountered some great adventures." Ruan Xing joked with a little pride.

Qin Taihe brought her back to the clan. They lived in the same connected courtyards as before, but there had been many changes.

"After my grandmother passed away, I sealed off the area in the back house. I don't like crowds and don't want too many mortals here, so I asked them all to leave. Now there are only two skilled cooks and a maid who maintains the garden and house formations." Qin Taihe explained.

All mortals were dismissed, and the few remaining ones with low cultivation would not appear before him.

The places where Second Grandma and Qin Taimo originally lived were also changed by him, leaving only a dining hall.

"Why are you still so withdrawn after returning home? Don't you have any cousins ​​of your age?" Ruan Xing asked.

Qintai He paused, "I'm used to it."

The other people in the tribe grew up together and knew each other well. He was not good at communicating with others, and he didn't want to force himself into other people's circles.

Ruan Xing changed the subject, "But I have good news for you."

"Okay, I'll welcome you first and ask the kitchen to prepare a table of dishes." Qin Taihe said happily.

"You really adapt to the local customs and enjoy eating."

Qin Taihe said embarrassedly, "I didn't want to eat it before... but Cang Lin kept persuading me. The people in the Xizhou eat spiritual food every day. Although the spiritual energy obtained from the food is small, it accumulates over time and is much better than other cultivators. I have broken through to the Golden Core for three or four years. Recently, I have a hunch that I should be able to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core before the end of the year."

"Then I wish you success in advance." Ruan Xing said with a smile, "By the way, there is one thing I have always been confused about."

She lowered her voice and asked, "Most of the clan leaders and elders are also in the Spiritualization Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage. Why is it that even though Cang Lin is a Nascent Soul, he still has no status in the Qintai family?"

"This..." Qin Taihe was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Ruan Xing hurriedly said, "If it is the secret of the Qintai family, I won't ask."

"There's nothing to hide. Most other families are like this too. It's just that the young master is considering my reputation." Cang Lin suddenly appeared and stood beside Qin Taihe, explaining for Qin Taihe: "The inheritance of family skills is based on blood, but I'm not a descendant of the Qintai family. If I want to practice skills, I can only sign a contract and practice with the blood of the master. This is the case for the guardians of the young masters and young ladies in the family and the servants in the manor who have cultivation skills."

"I became a protector with the master's blood, so I can only be inherited by the master's lineage. If this lineage dies out, the cultivation in my body will quickly dissipate, and I won't even be able to change my practice method, because strictly speaking, the spiritual power in the practice method I practice is not mine, but borrowed." Cang Lin said very calmly.

Therefore, he chose to stand on Qin Taihe's side, which was also a huge risk. If Qin Taihe did not accept him, then he could not leave the Qintai family and could only be assigned to other places. He would not be trusted by his master, and when Qin Taihe's lineage died out, he would also die.

Presumably, there are many shackles on him in the contract, and if he violates it, the consequences will be serious. Even though he has reached the Nascent Soul stage, in Qin Taimo's heart, he is still a servant who can be insulted at will.

"So that's how it is." Ruan Xing sighed.

It is really hard to accept that a monk has no freedom.

"I was also surprised when I first found out. Although the contract cannot be terminated, I will not treat Cang Lin as a servant." Qin Taihe said.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. You should listen to the good news." Ruan Xing shook his head and said, "I didn't hear any news about the two of us being traitors in Xuanbing Sect during my time in Zhongzhou. The peak master has found a way to solve the task of the time-space gap and has kept our status as disciples."

"Really?" Qin Taihe was a little surprised, then lowered his head dejectedly, "Master... I owe Master too much."

Ruan Xing was completely unable to understand Qinghong Zhenjun's style and ideas of doing things. She was a bit too complicated.

But at least this time, without the help of True Lord Qinghong, she might have to waste a lot of time and points in the simulation to find the right route, instead of successfully getting the jade sign and the key in one real-life simulation.

Considering that True Lord Qinghong helped her this time, she would not care about the fact that he had tried to kill her in the simulation before.

Oh, right, the key.

Ruan Xing rummaged in his storage bag and took out an ice-blue key and a jade slip.

"I'll return the key to you, and this is the Nascent Soul stage practice of the Tongxuan Sutra. You should not have changed your practice yet, right?" Ruan Xing said.

Qin Taihe shook his head, "No, I really don't want to practice the Qin Tai family's skills, so I have been hesitating. Now it's all right. I didn't expect you to really get the skills. It must be very difficult, right?"

Qin Taihe was happy at first, but as he was talking he suddenly realized how difficult it was to obtain the Xuanbing Sect's Nascent Soul stage skills, and his expression became worried.

"Hmm..." Ruan Xing looked up at the sky and touched his chin, "Just think of it as what I got from that adventure."

Qin Taihe said seriously: "If Master has retained our identities for us, then we can return to the sect when we are about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. It is best not to practice the techniques privately, otherwise it will bring you great trouble."

But Junior Sister is still a little girl, she may not have thought so much, only after going through so much trouble to get the technique, she realized that Master had not given up on them... Qin Taihe's eyes softened a little, "The three of us must keep this a secret. Master's kindness can be compensated in other ways in the future, but if Junior Sister is really accused of being a traitor because of the technique, then it is my fault."

Originally, as long as the junior sister practiced step by step, with her qualifications and abilities, she would definitely be able to receive training from the sect, and the practice of the Nascent Soul stage would not be difficult at all. But now that she has been involved in his affairs... Qin Taihe felt even more guilty when he thought about it.

Ruan Xing was a little confused, "Goose..."

She was a little confused about Qin Taihe's train of thought. Since Qin Taihe didn't want her to practice the Nascent Soul stage exercises, she could just hide it from him. Anyway, she had a mask magic weapon that could conceal her cultivation level.

So after a moment of silence, she looked up and said, "Brother...give me some money."

Qin Taihe: ...He almost forgot about accepting Ruan Xing as his sister.

Thanks to Xiao Miaoer for the monthly ticket~
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