Chapter 5: Becoming Famous at Baiyun Temple
Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, and asked unsurely: "Ah?"
Li Yu snapped his fingers and a pill entered his mouth.
Li Yu originally planned to sell a Qi Gathering Pill and exchange it for a low-level magical weapon or talisman for self-defense from Elder Sun, but after hearing what Jiang Li said, he changed his mind.
Spiritual currency is valuable, but friendship is more valuable.
Magical instruments and talismans can be accumulated slowly, and he is the only friend who is truly kind to him.
As the Qi Gathering Pill entered his mouth, Jiang Li felt a stream of spiritual energy rushing through his body, and a fishy-smelling black substance .
Li Yu had anticipated this, and when he put the pill into Jiang Li's mouth, he distanced himself from him.
Soon, in Baiyun Mountains, by a stream.
A figure dropped from the sky. Li Yu had already changed into his own clothes and brought a set for Jiang Li. It is best to take the Qi Gathering Pill outdoors. If taken indoors, the room will be uninhabitable for at least ten days or half a month.
Li Yu put the clothes on the shore. Jiang Li shrank in the water and said, "Throw the clothes down."
Li Yu didn't say much. He picked up the clothes and threw them down. Jiang Li was generous, but he was also very shy, just like a woman. If it weren't for his plain chest, Li Yu might have thought he was a woman.
Jiang Li has water spirit veins and practices water-attributed skills, so he doesn't have to worry about his clothes getting wet.
Quickly, he put on his clothes and walked out of the water. Because Li Yu was taller than him, Li Yu's clothes seemed a little too big for him and looked a little funny.
Jiang Li adjusted his sleeves awkwardly and asked Li Yu curiously, "Where did you get your Qi Gathering Pill?"
The price of the Qi Gathering Pill is not low, and it requires at least five hundred spirit coins to exchange for it. He couldn't imagine where Li Yu got so many spirit coins.
Li Yu shrugged and said, "I picked it up..."
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Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, and in the end he could only sigh that Li Yu was lucky.
When the two returned to Baiyun Temple, they met many disciples along the way. Many of them looked at Li Yu with strange expressions. To be precise, the male disciples looked at him with a little envy and jealousy, while the female disciples were mostly weird.
"Did Li Yu really succeed in gathering his Qi?"
"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. Chen Ming was knocked away by his punch, but he was still able to fly in the air. If that's not the success of gathering Qi, what else could it be?"
"In three months, the sect steward will come to select disciples. He is so lucky..."
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Everyone looked at them with envy. After all, successfully gathering Qi meant officially embarking on the path of cultivation. Unlike them, who had been stuck in the Qi-inducing stage for two years and were about to be expelled from Baiyun Temple.
There was also a female disciple who approached a young woman and asked in a low voice: "Senior Sister Zhou, is what they said true? Did you see it?"
The young woman recalled a certain scene and her face turned red. Seeing this, the other girls couldn't help but exclaimed: "Li Yu, Li Yu, I didn't realize that..."
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It was three days later that Li Yu appeared in front of everyone again.
During these three days, he stayed indoors and concentrated on sorting out his memories. Even his meals were brought to him by Jiang Li.
Li Yu's current body is exactly eighteen years old this year. There is nothing special about his memories before the age of sixteen. He is just a teenager who lost his parents and is struggling to survive in this world.
The turning point in his life occurred at the age of sixteen.
That year, he met the devil woman.
From then on, another mysterious and magnificent world opened the door to the young man.
After all, he has officially entered the Qi Refining Stage. During these days of seclusion, Li Yu focused on digesting some memories about cultivation.
A long, long time ago, the ancients of this world began their pursuit of immortality, and numerous methods of cultivation flourished. Today, some unorthodox methods of cultivation have long since declined and been lost, leaving only a few.
Li Yu and Jiang Li practiced the Taoist methods. It was said that if one practiced the Taoist methods to the extreme, one would be able to break through the boundaries and ascend to the legendary fairyland, where one would live as long as the heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and the moon.
The Qi Refining Stage is the first step in Taoist practice. During this period, the main focus is on meridians. The predecessors divided the 360 acupoints in the human body into five spiritual veins. Each spiritual vein has 72 acupoints, corresponding to the five elements. The Qi Refining Stage requires all 72 acupoints of a certain spiritual vein to be opened.
Li Yu raised his hand and looked. Although he could store spiritual energy in his body now, he could only store it in the Shaochong acupoint on his right hand. He needed to open up at least eight acupoints before he could enter the second level of Qi Refining.
There are nine levels in the Qi Refining Stage, with eight acupoints forming one level.
It is not easy to open up the acupuncture points. From the first level to the ninth level of Qi Refining, those with good talent may be able to complete it in a few years, but those with poor talent may need decades. Those with even poorer talent will not be able to build a foundation in their entire life.
Li Yu didn't think he had much talent. If he practiced normally, it might take a long time to reach the second level of Qi Refining. So he was eager to meet the demon girl for the second time, so that he could use his eloquence to get more out of her...
Unfortunately, Li Yu had no way to contact the evil witch and could only wait for her to come to him.
At noon, Jiang Li walked in from outside and asked Li Yu to go to the dining hall to eat together.
The food at Baiyun Temple was very light. Li Yu took a steamed bun and ate it with cabbage and tofu. He always felt that the people around him were looking at them. At a certain moment, he finally couldn't help but turned around and asked Jiang Li: "Do you feel that they are looking at us?"
Jiang Li coughed lightly and said, "Maybe they envy you for successfully gathering your Qi..."
Li Yu had not gone out for the past three days and did not know that he had become famous among the Baiyun disciples. However, it was not because of his success in gathering Qi, but because of other things...
Li Yu was concentrating on eating when suddenly a fragrant breeze blew by his side.
He turned his head and saw a young and beautiful woman walking towards him.
Li Yu was very familiar with this woman. Her name was Zhou Zixuan. She was very famous She could be said to be the most popular girl in Baiyun Temple. She had countless suitors around her and she also had the strength of the first level of Qi Refining.
Li Yu had a good impression of her. There were several times when Chen Ming wanted to attack him and Jiang Li, and she stopped him. If it weren't for her, he and Jiang Li would have suffered more losses at the hands of Chen Ming.
Seeing her standing beside him, Li Yu took the initiative to ask: "Senior Sister Zhou, is there anything wrong?"
Baiyun audience disciples have not yet joined Kunlun, so they do not need to address each other as senior and junior brothers and sisters on a daily basis. Those with an average relationship can just call each other by their names, and those with a closer relationship can also call each other brothers and sisters.
Senior Sister Zhou smiled and said, "It's like this. There is a mission with a lot of spirit coins, and we need a companion in the Qi Refining Stage. I wonder if Junior Brother Li is interested?"
Things in the world of immortal cultivation cannot be purchased with worldly gold and silver. Spirit coins are the currency of the world of immortal cultivation. If you want to buy elixirs, magic tools, skills, etc., you need spirit coins , which can be purchased from Elder Sun.
There is only one way for Li Yu and his team to obtain spiritual coins, which is to undertake some tasks within the temple.
Although Li Yu needed spirit coins very much, he did not agree directly, but asked first: "What is the task?"
Senior Sister Zhou smiled and said, "Yesterday, a man came to the temple and said that his new house was haunted and asked us to help exorcise the ghost. He offered a lot of incense to the temple. The reward for this mission is 100 spirit coins. After the mission is completed, you can give Junior Brother Li 20 spirit coins."
Li Yu had already rebuilt his own worldview. He knew that this world was filled with monsters and ghosts. Some powerful monsters and ghosts could even compete with the top cultivators. However, this was the territory of Taoism. No matter how powerful the ghosts were, they would not dare to act recklessly. At most, they were just some lonely ghosts that could not even hurt people. They could be easily dealt with by those in the Qi Refining Stage.
Generally speaking, this kind of small task of exorcising ghosts only requires one person, two people are safer, and three people are a bit redundant. After all, if there is one more person, more spiritual coins will be required.
For this kind of task, there was no need for Senior Sister Zhou to ask Li Yu for help. This was purely a way of taking care of him.
Li Yu couldn't refuse other people's kindness, nor would he be hard on the spirit coins. Besides, the spirit coins given for this mission were indeed amazing, so he nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister Zhou, I'll join. "
Senior Sister Zhou said happily: "Great, this mission is very urgent, we should set off immediately without delay."
Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Senior Sister Zhou, can we add one more person? I want to be with Jiang Li, and his spirit coins will come from my reward."
Of course he would not forget his good brothers when it comes to making spiritual coins. In order not to affect the interests of others, he can only earn less for himself.
Hearing that Li Yu invited Jiang Li, Senior Sister Zhou agreed without hesitation and said generously: "It would be great if Junior Brother Jiang goes too. I can give each of you 15 spirit coins..."
Jiang Li had no objection to Li Yu's unauthorized decision. The two of them went back to their room to pack up and then came to the entrance of Baiyun Temple. Senior Sister Zhou was already waiting for them there.
There was a figure standing next to Senior Sister Zhou, it was Chen Ming.
As the two most handsome men in Baiyun Temple, Li Yu and Jiang Li walked side by side, which was a beautiful sight. Senior Sister Zhou took the initiative to greet them and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Jiang, you are here..."
Chen Ming's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "The other two companions that Junior Sister Zhou mentioned, are they them?"
Senior Sister Zhou said, "Don't worry, Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Jiang's rewards will be paid from my spirit coins, and Senior Brother Chen's fifty spirit coins will not change."
Although Chen Ming was a little annoyed, he didn't say anything. The task was undertaken by two people together. As long as it did not affect his interests, Zhou Zixuan could bring as many people as he wanted. One more person meant more help.
But he had originally considered this mission as an opportunity to spend time alone with Junior Sister Zhou, but he hadn't expected that she would bring along two eyesores, the two people he hated the most in the entire Baiyun Temple...
Li Yu has already gathered his Qi, so Chen Ming has nothing to say about him. He looked at Jiang Li and said to Zhou Zixuan, "Junior Sister Zhou, I'm not saying anything wrong. Li Yu is fine, but Jiang Li hasn't gathered his Qi yet. If you take him with you, wouldn't that just cause trouble?"
Jiang Li glanced at him and said calmly, "Who said I don't have Qi?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body slowly floated up, at least three feet off the ground. Chen Ming stared at this scene in amazement, and said in shock: "You, you have also gathered Qi!"
He looked at Jiang Li and then at Li Yu. They had all entered the Qi Refining Stage. He was afraid that he would not have the chance to take revenge. If he provoked them again, he would probably be beaten again.
Chen Ming was so angry that his back teeth were about to break, and he growled in his throat: "You two really deserve to die..."
