Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

"I've asked him many times before, but Qian Xiaoyi was always evasive. However, today he mentioned that they are hermits. I'm afraid he himself doesn't even know where he came from." Xiong Ditai said.

Yao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Last time when he was healing, his magic power was magnificent. He was still in the Qi training stage, but he had the aura of a foundation building stage. Have you found out how many spirit stones he can nourish in a day?"

"We don't have the exact number yet, but we can roughly estimate it."

"Oh! What do you mean?"

Xiong Ditai then recounted the story of Qian Xiaoyi buying the skills from him, and finally said:

"If he can offer fifty spirit stones to buy a technique just to verify it, how come he has one or two hundred spirit stones on him? Deputy Captain Luo said that he can nourish one more spirit stone every day, so I'm afraid it's true."

Yao Yi pinched his sparse beard and said, "I'm afraid it's more than that. You said before that Qian Xiaoyi had lost weight, but he gradually recovered. In this mine, there is only one explanation. Zhao Rui gave him spirit stones because of their friendship."

Xiong Ditai took a deep breath and said, "Why don't I have such a senior brother! If that's the case, he can nourish at least five and a half pieces a day, maybe six pieces."

Yao Yi nodded and said, "It should be about this. Let's observe for a while and then we should find a way to recruit them. We can't delay this matter any longer."

Xiong Ditai was excited and asked, "Have you prepared enough spirit stones? That's great."

"Your cultivation still needs to be improved, so as not to cause problems at critical moments."

Xiong Ditai looked bitter and said, "Mr. Yao, the spiritual energy here is very thin. It is really difficult to nourish three spiritual stones every day!"

"I will tell Luo Kai to give you a spiritual stone every two days. You should work hard to reach the Great Perfection of Qi training as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame us when the time comes."

Xiong Ditai was overjoyed and kowtowed, saying, "Don't worry, with the spirit stone, I will be able to achieve the Great Perfection of Qi Training even if I have to work hard."

Yao Yi nodded and said, "Okay, hurry back and practice, the opportunity won't wait."

Xiong Ditai kowtowed again and walked away.

Yao Yi watched the other party leave, and after confirming that the person had really left, he immediately made a magic gesture to prop up a khaki light shield.

Then, he took out a piece of message jade from his pocket and whispered, "I'm almost ready. When do we start?"

After he finished conveying the message, he held the message jade in his palm and waited quietly.

About a cup of tea later, the message jade finally lit up, emitting a faint green light.

Yao Yi hurriedly brought it to his ear and listened carefully.

"The plan has changed. It will take three years." said a cold voice.

Yao Yi's expression changed instantly, and he cursed: "Three years, three years and another three years, you bastards, have you ever considered my feelings?"

He gritted his teeth, placed the message jade on the ground, and with a wave of his hand, the message jade was buried in the soil.

Five days later, in front of Zhao Rui's cave.

Qian Xiaoyi, holding a bundle of palm leaves, slipped in.

Zhao Rui opened his eyes and saw the man holding a bundle of leaves. He was quite surprised and asked, "There are leaves in this mine! Where did you find them?"

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "These are not cheap, they cost thirty spirit stones!"

"The Secret of Changchun? Brother Xiong is really good at finding materials." Zhao Rui was overjoyed and quickly snatched the leaf to take a closer look.

The flat leaves are covered with tiny calligraphy, and some of the leaves even have graphics drawn on them.

There is a circle with a number written inside it in the lower right corner of each leaf.

Zhao Rui flipped through a few pieces and realized that these were numbered pieces. He immediately picked up the first piece and read it carefully.

After a full hour, Zhao Rui put down the last leaf and said, "Each of these techniques is really unique. This longevity technique is interpreted very profoundly and is very beneficial to people!"

He raised his head, his face full of meaningful emotion, but he could not see Qian Xiaoyi.

Zhao Ruiyi was stunned, smiled and shook his head, then picked up the first leaf and looked at it again.

After about three times, Zhao Rui closed his eyes and began to practice the Great Circulation.

Lacking the support of massive spirit stones, Zhao Rui's progress was very slow. After three full days, his wood magic power finally broke through the first level of Qi training.

At the moment of finishing the exercise, Zhao Rui sighed and said, "It seems that I can only use the skill of grinding water to improve slowly."

There is no sun or moon in the cave, only the sound of the gong every day reminds everyone that time is still there. Before they know it, a year has passed.

On this day, Zhao Rui woke up from his meditation, his body was filled with rich wood-attributed spiritual energy, and he had reached the ninth level of Qi training.

At this moment, four streams of magical power were flowing in his body, reaching four times the speed.

It takes others more than an hour to complete a big circulation, but he only needs three quarters of an hour.

A heavy aura permeated the air, almost as strong as that of the Foundation Establishment Stage, but there was no smile on Zhao Rui's face.

His wood spiritual roots have reached their limit here. If he wants to improve them in the future, he can only make progress by constantly improving his talents.

"It's stronger than the water spirit root!" Zhao Rui laughed at himself, pinched his fingers and washed away all the dirt on his body.

He moved around a little and wanted to go out for a look, but when he reached the cave entrance, his brows furrowed.

"It would be too obvious if I go out like this." Zhao Rui stopped and slowed down the speed of his magic power to about three times before he got out of the cave.

The big cave was still extremely dark. Hundreds of monks sat quietly in the cave, competing for the thin spiritual energy in the air.

"Oh! It's always the same!" Zhao Rui didn't stop, jumped on the wooden stake to gain leverage, and ran straight to Qian Xiaoyi's cave.

Qian Xiaoyi was meditating with his eyes closed in his cave. When he felt someone breaking in, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

But when he opened his eyes and found it was Zhao Rui, he immediately greeted him with a smile and asked, "Daoist Zhao, how did you find time to come to my cave today?"

At this moment, Qian Xiaoyi is full of energy, his aura is strong and condensed, and he has already shown the initial signs of perfecting his Qi training. Although he has been staying in the mine for a year, he looks a lot younger.

Zhao Rui smiled and said, "I came to visit you after I mastered the skills. You have made great progress in this year!"

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you. This cave is very quiet. If there are enough resources, it would be a good place to practice."

"As a cultivator, if you still need external forces to calm your mind, then you won't be able to go far on this path of cultivation..."

"Here we go again!" Qian Xiaoyi nodded repeatedly. When Zhao Rui finished speaking, he quickly praised him, "Daoyou's words really enlightened me. The so-called cultivation is to cultivate this heart. If you want to go further, you really can't rely on external forces."

Zhao Rui was very pleased and said, "My wood-type magic power has been cultivated to its limit for the time being. Have you found out the whereabouts of the earth-type skills during this period of time?"