The next day before dawn, Qin Liuxi arrived at Qingping Temple carrying a large bundle, while the Taoist priests of Qingping Temple, both old and young, stood outside of Master Chi Yuan’s Daoist Room.
"Why are you all standing around? There are devotees coming to offer incense soon, go open the temple gate and welco them!" Qin Liuxi glared at everyone.
Qing Yuan didn’t know what was going on, his eyes swollen like big peaches, squinting through a slit, tears continuously flowing out.
"Did a poisonous insect bite you?" Qin Liuxi frowned at him.
Qing Yuan shook his head and said, "I couldn’t sleep well when I heard the temple master was entering spiritual retreat."
Tsk, look at your lack of spirit.
Qin Liuxi waved her hand to chase everyone away: "Stop loafing around. He’s just going into retreat, not leaving for sowhere else. When he achieves great success in Foundation Establishnt, our temple will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate."
"That’s right, go about your business, no need to stick around here." Master Chi Yuan ca out of his Daoist Room with a chuckle, looking at the crowd at the gate, holding a horsetail whisk in one hand and the other behind his back, he said: "While I am away from the temple, my fellow Daoists, don’t forget to continue your cultivation. Maintain your Dao Heart, promote goodness, and defend the Dao by exterminating evil."
"We will observe the temple master’s teachings," the crowd perford a Taoist ceremony.
"Disperse now."
The crowd remained motionless, Qin Liuxi frowned, what are these people doing, being so clingy.
She didn’t waste words, directly casting a spell to rip open a path on the Yin Road and said to Master Chi Yuan, "Let’s go."
Master Chi Yuan took a look at the crowd and followed her.
Just as the Yin Road was about to close, a figure darted in.
The crowd: "?"
Was that dark shadow just now the foolishly tall Sha Yuanzi?
Qin Liuxi stared at Sha Yuanzi who had darted in, her face darkening, "What are you following for?"
Sha Yuanzi blinked his eyes: "Go, together."
"Roll back there!" Qin Liuxi snapped, reaching out to grab him.
Sha Yuanzi dodged her hand, jumped next to Master Chi Yuan, and insisted while holding onto his sleeve, "Take care."
Qin Liuxi was very angry, "Don’t push to slap you."
Sha Yuanzi tucked in his neck and pursed his lips, not speaking.
Seeing that Qin Liuxi was about to grab soone, Master Chi Yuan said, "Forget it, let him co with ."
"You’re going into retreat, why bring him along? He doesn’t understand anything, who will take care of whom is still questionable," Qin Liuxi glared fiercely at Sha Yuanzi.
"No need to take care, it’s actually a place he’s familiar with, maybe he’ll be more in his elent than !" Master Chi Yuan said with a smile.
Qin Liuxi huffed heavily, placed a guiding lantern, and walked on.
She didn’t care anymore, whatever happens, will happen.
Master Chi Yuan looked at the sowhat aggrieved Sha Yuanzi, lightly tapped his head with the horsetail whisk, said nothing, and followed.
On the small dragon vein side, Qin Liuxi had already prepared, besides its natural location, she had laid out a Spirit Gathering Array with plenty of high-quality jade stones, you could say it was very rich in Spiritual Energy.
When the three erged from the Yin Road, they could clearly feel the abundance of Spiritual Energy here.
Master Chi Yuan stood in front of the wooden hut, looking around at the surrounding mountains and rivers. Feeling the spiritual energy that was more abundant here than elsewhere, he calculated the directions of the mountains and rivers, as well as the spot where he stood, and couldn’t help but sigh lightly: "I never expected that a small dragon vein was hidden here, so secretive."
Qin Liuxi watched Sha Yuanzi, who beca overly excited and ran amuck as soon as he returned to his lair. With a stern face, she said, "If it weren’t like this, how could Chi Zhenzi recover his cultivation so fast? He must have hidden such a backup plan a long ti ago."
Master Chi Yuan found her words quite reasonable, and his expression beca even more grave.
He knew a bit about the nature of that junior brother - selfish, egocentric, and sparing no cost to achieve his goals. Careful and strategic, always thinking three steps ahead, he had many tricks up his sleeve.
Their ntor had once said that if his heart was in the right place, achieving the Righteous Path was not impossible.
Yet he persisted in his obsession with eternal life, to the point of straying onto the evil path.
Qin Liuxi said, "He is hiding sowhere right now, we don’t know where, but no matter where he cowers, I will find him. Don’t bother thinking about troubling yourself to find him. Just wait for ."
Master Chi Yuan felt slightly guilty.
Qin Liuxi glanced over, all seriousness, "He has a Buddha Bone on him, which has great telekinetic power. You’re no match for him as you are now. So do not seek him out, even if you are burning with the desire to execute him on the spot. Don’t act recklessly. It’s one thing to hate, another to bash an egg against a rock since that’s bound to fail. So don’t do anything stupid."
"Rest assured, your master knows what’s in his heart."
Qin Liuxi scoffed, "Whether you know what’s in your heart or not, I have no idea, but if you think that by coming here you can fly freely and sneak away while I’m not around, then we’re done. I’ll no longer care about the life or death of Qingping Temple."
"You heartless thing, Qingping Temple is your ho," Master Chi Yuan pointed at her.
Qin Liuxi laughed disdainfully, "I can settle down and make a ho anywhere I want, can you?"
Master Chi Yuan choked, glaring at her fiercely.
Seeing him silent, Qin Liuxi then took him to see the large array she had set up. It was a precaution, in case Chi Zhenzi ca back for a surprise attack. If they were to face each other, a fierce battle would be inevitable. It was like a safety valve set up for Master Chi Yuan.
"Take this too," said Qin Liuxi as she took off the Heavenly Pearl she wore around her neck and put it around his.
Master Chi Yuan’s eyes narrowed, "Why are you giving this?"
"Of course, for your protection," Qin Liuxi said impatiently, "There’s abundant spiritual energy here, but it can’t withstand so Wandering Ghosts passing through. If so Evil Ghost that doesn’t know better tries to ss with you while you ditate, with the Great Emperor’s Heavenly Pearl protecting you, I’d like to see who dares to cause trouble."
Master Chi Yuan was touched and said, "No need, with the spirit array you set up and the talismans you placed, who would dare court death? You’re the one who’s often out and about, and you need it more than ."
He said this with the intention of taking it off.
Qin Liuxi pressed his hand down, "This is my gift to you, just keep it. I also have the Soul-devouring Mirror. Even if I lose it, I can still go back to Emperor Fengdu and...be rewarded with a new magic treasure."
Emperor Fengdu: I beg you, be decent for once; you’re only fleecing . Where’s the courtesy in that?!
Master Chi Yuan was also at a loss for words, hinting subtly, "Everything in moderation, don’t anger both gods and n. It’s not easy to handle."
"Just focus on your ditation!" said Qin Liuxi, "Before winter cos, I want to see an improvent in your cultivation."
"Fine, fine, you’re such a nag. Just go!"
Qin Liuxi gritted her teeth, summoned Sha Yuanzi, and scowled, "Take good care of my master. Guard him during his ditation and don’t let him wander off. And if you dare to harbor any crooked thoughts, I’ll burn you alive."
With a thought, a cluster of flas erged from her fingertips and she thrust it close to Sha Yuanzi, who cowered in fright with a yelp.
Master Chi Yuan shook his head, "Rember to do good deeds and accumulate rit every day."
Qin Liuxi humd, "I have other matters, so I’m off. I’ll co to see you next ti."
She turned to leave, took a couple of steps, looked back at Master Chi Yuan, and after a mont of silence, she awkwardly said, "I was actually wrong. A place with you is ho, so don’t go head-to-head with others. Wait for to handle everything."
Master Chi Yuan’s body shook, his eyes slightly moist, his lips curled into a smile, "Okay."
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