Pearls flow and jade turns; sun and moon fly like a shuttle. In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
During these seven days, Gu An had roughly figured out the Spirit Source Feedback. In short, once a spirit beast he had raised died, it would return a Spiritual Qi Cluster to him after their death.
There might be other rewards as well, though he had not discovered any yet. The concentration of the feedback spiritual Qi varied according to the realm of the spirit beast at the time of death. As for who killed it, or how far away it died, the golden finger did not care.
For this reason, he had also killed the two Golden Spirit Carp he kept in his small courtyard. Since they were only half-spirit beasts, they had returned two very small Spiritual Qi Clusters, equivalent to only two or three days of hard work.
As for four other Spiritual Qi Clusters, the prompt indicated they came from Colorful-Feather Chickens that had died of natural causes. He presumed that Deacon Wang had sent the Colorful-Feather Chickens to Qingyun Tower to be made into Spirit Ginseng Stewed Chicken.
And that was it! It still gave Gu An feedback spiritual Qi. It truly understood gratitude!
The feedback spiritual Qi also allowed Gu An to completely stabilize his Qi Condensation fourth-layer realm, and even make some progress. Moreover, when his spiritual power circulated, there was not the slightest hint of instability.
After consolidating his realm, Gu An planned to learn some techniques as a means of self-protection.
At the entrance of the Qingyuan Sect's Scripture Depository.
Gu An counted the spirit stones in his storage bag. The Spirit Chicken Farm task had already been completed Handover for, and the final two spirit stones had been issued. Adding the twelve spirit stones he had saved by scrimping and saving, he now had fourteen.
Qi Condensation realm techniques cost three spirit stones each. After learning three, he wouldn't have much left.
Thinking of this, Gu An felt a faint ache in his heart.
In his previous life, he had been troubled by money all day long, often doing odd jobs to earn some. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, he counted every single one before spending. He recognized every single spirit stone in his storage bag!
They were all his hard-earned money!
"Hey, kid! What are you standing there for? If you're not coming in, don't block the door!"
Gu An followed the sound and saw Elder Gu Yan sitting cross-legged on a cushion inside the door. He wore a green Daoist robe with cloud patterns, and spiritual pressure radiated around him, as if he were cultivating some technique. At that moment, he was looking at Gu An with dissatisfaction.
"Uncle Gu, I'm coming in right now. This disciple has come to select some techniques." Gu An stepped forward respectfully and replied. This Uncle Gu Yan was a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator. It was said that because of his irritable temper, the Ancestor had sent him to the Scripture Depository to temper his disposition. Gu An dared not be negligent.
Gu Yan didn't even lift his eyelids: "Qi Condensation realm techniques cost three spirit stones each. After you've chosen, come here for copying. Any damaged items will be compensated at double the price. Understood?"
"This disciple understands." Gu An replied respectfully. Seeing that Elder Gu Yan had no intention of paying him any more attention, he made a bow and walked towards the interior of the Scripture Depository.
The Scripture Depository had seven floors. The first floor was for miscellaneous theories and strange tales. The second and third floors were for Qi Condensation techniques and techniques. The fourth and fifth floors were the Foundation Establishment area. The sixth and seventh floors were the Golden Core area. The place Gu An needed to go now was the second floor.
Arriving at the second floor, he saw a dozen bookshelves arranged horizontally. However, what was placed on the shelves were not books, but pieces of jade slips emitting a faint glow.
These were Spell Jade Slips. Compared to traditional records using books, jade slips could better preserve the true essence of a technique.
Walking slowly to the bookshelf for water-attributed techniques, he saw a Senior Brother already there selecting techniques. Gu An nodded slightly in greeting and began to browse the techniques carefully.
"Water Spear Spell: Slow casting time, but its strength lies in great power. When cultivated to a high level, it can summon three water spears to fight the enemy."
"Water Arrow Spell: Fast and concealed, suitable for sneak attacks. Its weakness is low power."
"Water Shield Spell: Strong defensive power, but only one shield. Requires flexible use."
"Water Spirit Barrier: Forms a spiritual barrier to protect the whole body, but its defensive power is far inferior to the Water Shield Spell."
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"I'll choose the Water Spear Spell and the Water Shield Spell. The Water Spear Spell has great power and can be used as a means to breach strong defenses. Combined with the Entangling Spell, the weakness of its long casting time can be compensated for somewhat."
"The Water Shield Spell has strong defensive power, but when facing an enemy, I need to be careful not to be ambushed from other directions."
After a brief consideration, Gu An selected two techniques. He then went to the wood-attributed technique area, took the Entangling Spell, and went downstairs to find Uncle Gu.
"Finished choosing? Let me see. The idea of combining the Water Spear Spell with the Entangling Spell isn't bad. The Water Shield Spell and the Water Spirit Barrier each have their own strengths and weaknesses."
"It's up to you!"
Elder Gu Yan took the three jade slips, casually commented a couple of times, took out three Blank Jade Slips, aligned two of the jade slips, and a flash of spiritual light appeared on his hands. The originally white jade slips emitted a faint blue glow, becoming exactly the same as the original jade slips.
He cast the technique twice more, and the three jade slips were completely copied.
"Here, three techniques, nine spirit stones." Elder Gu Yan tossed the jade slips to him, waved his sleeve, and the three original jade slips flew back to the second floor.
These kinds of techniques were not considered precious and could be found outside, so the management was not strict.
Some rare techniques, however, had to be returned and destroyed regularly. Some could only be learned in the quiet rooms of the Scripture Depository.
The ones Gu An had chosen did not have these requirements, as long as he did not pass them on privately.
Taking out nine spirit stones and handing them to Elder Gu Yan, Gu An made a bow, took his leave, and departed.
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Arriving under the apricot tree in the courtyard, he sat down, took out a Spell Jade Slip from his storage bag, and began to comprehend it carefully.
Water Spear Spell: Using the spiritual power within the body as the root, circulate the spiritual power along a specific route, forming a resonance with the water-attributed spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, condensing it into a three-foot-long short spear.
Once the technique is formed, it is sharp and good at penetrating, dealing considerable damage to various types of energy barriers...
Gu An held his breath and concentrated, recalling the route for circulating spiritual power. He carefully began to circulate his spiritual power. A sound like rushing water came from his body, but the air only became slightly moist.
Clearly, the technique casting had failed.
Gu An was not bothered. If he had succeeded on the first try, that would have surprised him. Spiritual power flowing, Gu An began to practice again.
Time passed. As the blue spiritual light flickered on and off in the small courtyard, dusk had already fallen.
"Gu An, open the door. Look what I've brought." Zhang Song's voice came from outside the door. The day before, Gu An had invited him to come and share the dead Golden Spirit Carp.
After opening the door, he saw Zhang Song holding a tube of bamboo wine in his left hand and a tied-up Colorful-Feather Chicken in his right. Without putting them in his storage bag, he was about to walk in.
"This is the Bamboo Fruit Wine I got from my grandpa. The chicken was given by Steward Liu. He said it was because he saw we worked hard enough."
"He knows I crave this stuff. Old Liu isn't half bad at reading the room."
Gu An's expression was strange. Zhang Song was constantly getting the short end of the stick in front of Steward Liu, but behind his back, he never stopped running his mouth. Not a single retort he got was undeserved.
Gu An had Zhang Song kill the chicken. Gu An himself scaled, gutted, and removed the gills from the Golden Spirit Carp. With a Cleaning Spell, the two Golden Spirit Carp were cleaned up spotlessly.
He put them into a green stone pot, waved his hand to summon a stream of clear water into the pot, added salt, ginger, and perilla, closed the stone lid, and placed it on an earthen stove to simmer over a low flame.
[One of the Colorful-Feather Chickens you raised has died of natural causes, returning a Spiritual Qi Cluster to you!]
A prompt sounded, startling Gu An. Estimating the time it took Zhang Song to kill the chicken, it must have been him!
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This chicken that Steward Liu gave was one he had raised himself? Pretty good. Gu An expressed his satisfaction.
Feeling the spiritual power in his Dantian increase by another fraction, Gu An grinned, his heart full of joy.
Longevity was in sight; the path of immortality had hope!
Just then, Zhang Song returned with the killed chicken. Gu An snapped back to reality, took the bamboo tube, split it open and put the chicken inside. He skillfully prepared the bamboo chicken. Unfortunately, there was no bamboo charcoal in the small courtyard, so he could only find some dead branches to roast it over.
Zhang Song snapped his fingers, and a spark ignited the dead branches. He placed the bamboo tube over the fire to roast, chatting idly with Gu An.
The mountains merged with the dusk. Insects chirped in the dew-damp grass. The scenery was quiet and beautiful, with only the crackling sound of the fire and their conversation occasionally breaking the silence.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z3mCNQfDW
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