owlsbooks Chapter 40: Qi Yu
Chapter 40: Qi Yu
The carriage slowly drove into the market, where a lively and bustling scene unfolded before us.
Unlike the markets and wards of Youyang County, the markets and wards of Sanlukou were not built in the city, but along the water, with pavilions and palaces scattered along both banks of the river.
Shuttles frequently flew overhead, boats ply the river, and pedestrians throng the roads, truly living up to its name, "Sanlukou" (Three Roads Crossing).
Zhang Zai planned to sell his goods at several familiar shops.
Li Wu wasn't interested in this, so he wandered around the market alone.
The main purpose was to take a look at the spiritual items in the shops and, at the same time, to find out the strength of Sunset Valley.
Li Wu walked around and found the Sunset Valley family's shop, which was not in the center, so it was obviously not at the Foundation Establishment level.
"If they're not a Foundation Establishment faction, then things are easier to handle."
Li Wu seemed to be thinking, and then stopped a cultivator who came out of the shop.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait."
The woman was a female cultivator, of average appearance with some freckles on her cheeks. Upon seeing that the man blocking her way was handsome and possessed an extraordinary air, she immediately stood at attention, a smile spreading across her face, and said kindly:
"Fellow Daoist, are you making an appointment with me?"
Li Wuyi choked, he thought the woman in front of him was very trustworthy.
"Um... Fellow Daoist, I'm new to this place, and I'm surprised to see this shop so popular. Could you tell me why?"
"Turns out he's a newbie."
The female cultivator became even more excited and eagerly introduced:
"This shop belongs to Sunset Valley. Although Sunset Valley is just a Qi Refining force, it is said that the young patriarch of the Wu family is very fond of Qin Muyue, the current Valley Master of Sunset Valley."
"That young patriarch of the Wu family is incredibly generous, and thanks to this relationship, Sunset Valley has been living a very smooth and successful life these past few years!"
"The Wu family?" Li Wu frowned and asked again:
"Just how powerful is the Wu family?"
Seeing Li Wu's limited knowledge, the female cultivator gave him a reproachful look and said with a smile:
"The Wu family is naturally a Foundation Establishment power. The current patriarch of the Wu family is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, making him one of the top three experts in Guang'an County."
"Mid-stage Foundation Establishment?"
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, having gained a preliminary understanding of Sunset Valley and the Wu family, and then cupped his hands in greeting:
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
Having said that, he decisively turned and left.
"Sigh, why are you leaving in such a hurry? You didn't even offer me a drink." The female cultivator stomped her feet in anger as she watched Li Wu's retreating figure.
This drew the attention of everyone around them.
The female cultivator's expression changed, and she bared her teeth and brandished her claws, saying:
"What are you looking at? A bunch of toads trying to get their hands on swan meat?"
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Gas extraction area.
White Bone Slope.
A person was lying on the ground, with a pure white turtle perched on their head.
"Little White, are you sure your ancestor is here?"
Qi Yu looked at the vast expanse of white bones not far away, his tone filled with doubt.
"Wow!" (Don't doubt me!)
The white jade turtle stomped hard on Qi Yu's head.
"Ouch, be gentle."
Qi Yu winced in pain, slapped the tortoise off, and looked at the small courtyard not far away, whispering:
"It's strange, how could anyone still live in such a cemetery?"
"Turtle~" (Stop being a turtle, get moving!)
"understood."
Qi Yu immediately made a hand seal to conceal his aura.
They then quietly approached the pile of bones.
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With the help of the large amount of cultivation resources sent by his sister, Ning Que's cultivation progressed rapidly, and he has now broken through to the Qi Refining stage.
This made him very happy.
"I've practiced my qi. I can go visit my sister at the Qi family's house in a while."
"I wonder if my sister has broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage yet; she must be close."
After all, when Ning Miao last visited him, he had already reached the peak of Qi Refining and was only one step away from Foundation Establishment.
After breaking through the Qi Refining stage, not only did their strength increase, but they also gained spiritual awareness.
This intrigued Ning Que, so he opened his spiritual sense and scanned the surroundings again and again.
"Huh? What's that?"
Suddenly, his spiritual senses detected a pile of white bones moving around, but there was nothing else around.
This puzzled him.
"Let's go take a look."
Ning Que immediately got up and flew towards the pile of bones.
"Someone's coming!"
Qi Yu noticed the commotion and immediately rolled over and hid under the animal bones.
pat.
Ning Que landed on the pile of bones, pacing back and forth, his brows slightly furrowed, and said:
"Huh, there's nothing there."
Ning Que checked several times and, seeing that there was nothing wrong, returned to the courtyard.
After Qi Jianyu walked away, he carefully climbed out of the pile of bones, picked up a leg bone, and said:
"No, Xiaobai, do you even know who your ancestor is?"
"Turtle~"
The white jade turtle bit Qi Yu's nose, causing him to cry out in pain.
"what!"
"There really is someone there!"
Suddenly, a flame was flung out.
Qi Yu, who was lying on the ground, couldn't get out of the way. In desperation, he grabbed the white jade turtle and used it to shield himself.
"Turtle!"
The white jade turtle shouted loudly.
Ning Que flew closer, looked at the man and the tortoise below, and said coldly:
"Luckily I was careful, otherwise you thief would have gotten away."
"Speak! Why did you steal my animal bones?"
Qi was discovered by others, so he stopped hiding it, quickly got up, and summoned his magical weapon, a bone sword made from a section of the spine of some kind of demon beast.
"Who are you?" Qi Yu asked, taking the initiative.
Ning Que frowned slightly. He sensed that both the person and the beast before him possessed Qi Refining strength, and pondered to himself:
"I am no match for two opponents."
After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice:
"I am Ning Que, a disciple of the Qi family's patriarch, and Ning Miao's older brother."
"Ning Miao?"
Qi Yu paused, lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking:
"Is that the unlucky guy who was born with a cold constitution and was taken in as a disciple by the Qi family patriarch to practice the [Cold Qi] technique?"
Since forming a contract with the white jade turtle, Qi Yu has learned many secrets of the cultivation world from its inherited memories.
For example, using a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the corresponding cultivation path to refine pills can save a lot of time and accelerate the progress of cultivating supernatural powers.
Hearing the other person say that his sister was an unlucky person, Ning Que, who had always been proud of his sister, was furious. He immediately made a hand seal and threw a spell.
Qi Yu calmly swung his sword to disperse the attack.
"Hey! You little brat, how can you be so shameless? You start a fight over nothing?"
"How dare you insult my sister!"
Ning Que glared angrily. Seeing that the magic was not working, he immediately took out several talismans given to him by his sister.
These are Foundation Establishment level talismans. Once used, they would likely destroy most of the White Bone Slope, let alone Qi Yu.
Upon encountering such a talisman, Qi immediately begged for mercy, saying:
"Oh no! I was wrong, I was wrong! Please don't use this talisman, or we'll both die here."
Seeing the other party beg for mercy, Ning Que said in a deep voice:
"Apologize to my sister!"
Qi Yu promptly apologized:
"It was my rudeness and presumption to speak ill of Fairy Hanlu. Fairy Hanlu is magnanimous, please don't stoop to my level."