txolops Chapter 40 Xiao Qing
Chapter 40 Xiao Qing
In the blink of an eye, several dozen days have passed.
Yu Huai has finally settled down during this period.
Yu Huai had his own plans regarding how to dispose of the stolen goods.
He sold some low-value items at a stall in the market, earning some spirit stones, and also sold some items at the shops that were still open.
As for those valuable cultivation techniques and magical artifacts with distinctive features, Yu Huai still wanted to take a look at that black market.
After all, even though there are no more calamities inside and outside the market.
However, this is the world of cultivation.
If you reveal too much wealth, any cultivator could become a Tribulation Cultivator, not to mention that the Fallen Maple Pavilion is now a mixed bag.
Now that the Tian family patriarch is about to form his core, the Tian family's actions all indicate that they are about to withdraw from the market.
After all, with such a major event, the Tian family couldn't possibly leave behind a large number of Foundation Establishment warriors to guard Luofengfang after the chaos.
Moreover, if the Tian family patriarch successfully breaks through to the Golden Core stage, Luofengfang will inevitably belong to the Tian family again.
As for the defeat, the Tian family's power will inevitably shrink significantly, but they still have Foundation Establishment level combat power. As long as the Qingxuan Sect doesn't intervene, they shouldn't be completely destroyed.
The Tian family's voluntary withdrawal from the market will certainly not cause any disturbances, but they will no longer care about the market's safety.
Therefore, for safety reasons, he is unlikely to do much here.
After all, only cultivators at the late or even perfect stages would be targeting him, making him quite difficult to deal with.
It's best to avoid trouble if you can avoid it.
Although murder and robbery are very profitable, he wouldn't risk his life to become a target.
Yu Huai had seen many of the Tian family's shops on Zhongjie Street close during this period, and thus guessed a lot from it.
It's just a mystery which Foundation Establishment clan will take over Luofengfang, which has a first-grade high-quality spiritual vein.
As for that second-tier grand formation, the Tian family will not leave it here; they will definitely move it away.
However, these are just Yu Huai's guesses.
Black markets are inherently unsafe places.
But since it's an underground business of robbing and selling stolen goods, there must be some Foundation Establishment power behind it.
If a cultivator were to encounter an accident in the black market, how could there possibly be any other cultivators going there?
However, just in case.
Yu Huai still spent over a hundred spirit stones at the Tian family's shop to buy several talismans.
Among them are one top-grade talisman and four high-grade talismans.
That top-grade talisman is called the Azure-Patterned Wooden Talisman.
It is equivalent to a strike from a cultivator who has reached the peak of Qi Refining.
It's one of his biggest trump cards.
Besides, during this period of time...
Yu Huai also cultivated a medicinal herb garden in the courtyard, planting some spiritual herbs using several spiritual plant entries. Among them were several spiritual herbs that had reached the next level, all of which he bought with spirit stones.
Meanwhile, the spirit pond continued to raise small blue fish as usual, and the spirit field was also planted with spirit rice.
He didn't give up alchemy or talisman drawing either.
Yu Huai became increasingly proficient in these two skills, and after some time, he planned to draw the Azure Origin Escape Talisman.
However, he felt dizzy and disoriented reading "Notes on the Way of Formation," much like a primary school student reading advanced mathematics in his previous life.
Therefore, Yu Huai drew the conclusion.
He truly has no talent for formations.
It was midnight.
[Entry: Formation Recognition (White): Increases formation success rate by 10%, allows understanding of common formation diagrams, and comprehends basic formation knowledge]
[Entry: Shouyi (White) increases concentration by 10%, making it less likely to get distracted and improving focus]
[Entry: Spirit Pact (Green)] Using spiritual power as a medium, one can form a spirit pact with a spirit beast. The spirit beast will not cause any backlash upon its death.
……
Today's entries seem pretty good.
With the entry for "Array Recognition," he should be able to understand the "Casual Notes on Array Dao," which is something he's been waiting for.
That [Shouyi] is pretty good too.
Whether it's practicing magic, refining elixirs and drawing talismans, or comprehending the notes on formations, it's all very helpful.
Not bad.
A spiritual contract?
Yu Huai stopped his body-refining exercises, stared at the refreshed entry for a moment, and then turned his gaze to the spirit pool in the courtyard.
Then a half-zhang-long, bluish-black turtle slowly crawled out of the spirit pool, raised its head, glanced at Yu Huai, and then slowly crawled to the side and closed its eyes.
This tortoise was found at the bottom of the spirit pool when Yu Huai moved into this courtyard; it must have been the spirit pet of the original owner of the courtyard.
It can be considered a semi-entry-level spirit beast.
It seems there's still some time before I reach the next level.
Therefore, Yu Huai planned to raise them first, and then sell them when they reached the next level, which would double their value.
However, with the new term "Spiritual Contract," Yu Huai had a completely new idea.
You could try using this little turtle.
Although it doesn't have much combat power even after reaching the next level, its tortoise shell is a very good defensive magic weapon.
Throwing it out during a magical duel can be a good way to block spells.
Suddenly, this idea popped into Yu Huai's head, but he thought it was feasible.
The turtle opened its eyes, seemingly sensing that something bad was about to happen. Just as it was about to turn back into the pool, a hand pressed down on its shell.
Hey.
"I've raised you for so long, it's time for you to put to good use."
Yu Huai stared at the tortoise on the ground, which was still trying to get up, and smiled.
Without hesitation, he circulated his spiritual energy, using the [Spiritual Contract] entry to channel his energy from his arm into the turtle's body.
In an instant, a faint but clear fluctuation of consciousness appeared in Yu Huai's mind.
done?
Yu Huai was slightly taken aback. He raised his hand, looked at the turtle in front of him who still seemed dazed, and said:
"Try rolling around on the ground?"
Upon hearing Yu Huai's words, the tortoise looked up at him, then tilted its entire body to the side and began to roll over.
However, it got stuck halfway through its roll, its four legs flailing in the air as it struggled to stay upright.
Seeing this, Yu Huai couldn't help but find it amusing.
It seems the spiritual contract has been formed.
Thus, the tortoise became his spiritual pet, and he could decide its life or death with just a thought.
However, Yu Huai felt that he wouldn't treat his first spirit pet like that, unless the turtle betrayed him and harmed him.
However, with the [Spirit Pact] attribute, it shouldn't be like that.
Now that the Spirit Pact has been achieved, even if this entry is refreshed and removed, the already achieved Spirit Pact will still exist.
Yu Huai pondered for a moment, then turned the turtle over. Looking at the still bewildered turtle, he thought for a while longer and said:
"Now that you've become my spirit pet, you naturally need a name. From now on, you'll be called Xiao Qing."
It possesses that consciousness within its mind.
The tortoise naturally knew what Yu Huai was talking about, but it didn't seem to react much to having a name.
It glanced calmly at its master and then slowly walked towards the spirit pool.
I wonder if feeding Xiao Qing some python meat will speed up its advancement.
It would be great if we could also get affixes that could speed up the advancement of monsters.
Yu Huai ignored Xiao Qing and let it return to the spirit pool, lost in thought.
Shaking his head, Yu Huai didn't think too much about it, nor did he try to form a contract with the little blue fish in the pond. Instead, he went back into the house and took out his "Notes on the Dao of Arrays" to read.