"Haha! Great! As expected, I wasn't wrong about you. We'll definitely succeed." Lin Qing laughed heartily; Yan Chixia had joined the team.
"Cough cough! My magic power is starting to run out. I'll need to rest for at least a few days to recover." Yan Chixia coughed up another mouthful of blood.
Seeing Yan Chixia's embarrassed expression, Lin Qing opened his mouth and spat out the remaining half of the sapling from his storage space.
"Big Beard, I'll call you Big Beard then. Fellow Daoist Yan, you sound too formal. Eat this little sapling! It will be helpful to you."
"Alright! I'll eat it." Yan Chixia looked at Lin Qing staring at him with no choice but to reach out and take the sapling and stuff it into his mouth.
Sure enough, the sapling's effects were amazing. In no time, Yan Chixia's overdrawn magical power was completely replenished, and his magical power even improved.
"By the way, I heard you say earlier that you are an ordinary person, but your magic is also very advanced. How could you be an ordinary person?" Lin Qing asked, somewhat puzzled.
Chapter Ninety-Seven: How could I bear to see you turn into a handful of dust? (Please vote and add to your favorites)
"Yes, because what I cultivate is magical power, not spiritual energy, so it won't nourish my body."
"So I practice martial arts to strengthen my body, but that only means I live a dozen or so years longer than the average person."
"I have also looked for some cultivation techniques for spiritual power, but they all conflict with the cultivation methods I practice, so I am just an ordinary person."
"Oh, I see." Lin Qing then had to help Yan Chixia find a cultivation technique.
After all, he didn't know when he would be able to complete his own mission, so it would be good to let Yan Chixia live a little longer so that he could help him more.
"System, do you think my spiritual technique Yan Chixia can be cultivated?" Lin Qing asked the system in his mind.
"Yes, the cultivation technique I create will not conflict with any other cultivation technique."
"That's good, but please remove the part about having to worship my statue to cultivate." Lin Qing didn't want that much trouble.
"Okay, it will cost 1000 evolution points. Confirm the modification?"
"I'm sure!!!"
"Modification complete. Please check it yourself, host."
Lin Qing ignored the system's prompts and said directly to Yan Chixia, "How could I possibly watch you turn into a handful of dust?"
"I also need your help to change this world. I will teach you a magic technique."
"This technique is called the Spirit Technique. Those who are impure-minded or do evil cannot practice this technique."
After saying that, Lin Qing stretched out his claw and poked Yan Chixia on the head, who hadn't even reacted yet.
After finishing his instruction, Yan Chixia didn't even have time to say anything before sitting cross-legged and beginning his cultivation.
Lin Qing was patient and waited by Yan Chixia's side until the sunlight shone on him.
Yan Chixia then woke up and, upon seeing the blinding sunlight, realized that he had been sitting there all night.
Turning his head, he saw Lin Qing lying beside him and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting here all night."
"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright."
"How was it? How did you feel after cultivating all night?"
“Very good, very good. I have already cultivated to the first level, and spiritual power has a cumulative effect on my spells.”
"Although my spiritual power is still relatively weak, if I cultivate it to the same level as my magical power..."
"Then today, neither the Tree Demon Granny nor the Black Mountain Demon are a match for me," Yan Chixia said smugly.
"Haha! Great, I'm happy that you've become stronger. We're one step closer to changing the world."
"I must thank Fellow Daoist Lin for imparting the techniques, otherwise I..." Yan Chixia was somewhat speechless.
He could sense the power of the spiritual technique's cultivation; it was such a powerful, top-tier technique that even his wrinkles had lessened after reaching the first level.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qing passed on this top-level technique to him after only knowing him for a short time.
"Calling me Fellow Daoist Lin is too formal. Just call me Lin Qing or Dragon King!" Lin Qing didn't know how Yan Chixia should address him, so he simply decided to be casual.
“Well, then I’ll call you Dragon King!” Yan Chixia said.
Rewinding to last night, on the other side, after being frightened away by Lin Qing, Ning Caichen ran in a panic to an unfamiliar place.
Suddenly, the melodious sound of a zither reached his ears, and Ning Caichen was immediately captivated by it.
Following the sound of the zither, Ning Caichen arrived at a small lake. There were two stone lions by the lake, and a small wooden bridge in the middle extended to a small pavilion in the center of the lake.
Ning Caichen slowly walked over, completely forgetting his fear of Lin Qing, this peerless demon.
Upon entering the pavilion, one sees a beautiful woman in white playing the zither.
Ning Caichen was so captivated by the sight that he became somewhat mesmerized.
Suddenly, the music stopped. Ning Caichen looked and saw that the strings of the guzheng had broken.
The woman in white saw Ning Caichen and quickly covered her face with her hands.
Upon seeing this, Ning Caichen glanced at the knife he was still holding and hurriedly explained, "I meant no harm; I just happened to be passing by."
“If you’re scared, I’ll just throw it away!” Ning Caichen said, then flicked the dagger.
However, the dagger detached from its handle and plunged into the white-clad woman, Nie Xiaoqian.
The dagger pierced through Nie Xiaoqian and embedded itself in the wooden board behind her.
"Ah!" Nie Xiaoqian was caught off guard and then noticed Ning Caichen looking at her strangely.
Realizing he was about to be exposed, he quickly used his spiritual power to throw his white silk scarf into the river.
Seeing this, Ning Caichen didn't care where his dagger had gone and ran straight away. He didn't even realize there was no way forward and jumped into the lake.
Then, Nie Xiaoqian stretched out her white feet: "Aren't you coming up! You're about to run out of breath!"
Ning Caichen grabbed Nie Xiaoqian's foot and said, "Thank you! It's too dark now, it'll be hard to find it. I'll definitely get it for you tomorrow."
Then, Nie Xiaoqian continued to seduce Ning Caichen, but Ning Caichen was completely virtuous.
Even when Nie Xiaoqian offered herself to him, he was turned away. Helpless, Nie Xiaoqian blew a puff of sleeping powder at Ning Caichen, who was immediately knocked unconscious.
"It seems you are kind-hearted. It's a pity you came to the wrong place, otherwise you wouldn't have died such a worthless death."
Nie Xiaoqian was a little sad, but she had to complete the task her grandmother had given her, which was to let the swordsman go earlier.
This time, the scholar came to her door of his own accord, so she had no choice but to act, because she knew her grandmother was watching her.
She always felt that someone was watching her. Nie Xiaoqian knew that this area was ruled by the Tree Demon Granny, and there couldn't be any other monsters.
The only one monitoring her could be the Tree Demon Granny, but Nie Xiaoqian was completely unaware of this. She believed that the Tree Demon Granny, who was monitoring her, had already been killed by Lin Qing.
"Tsk tsk tsk, what a stunningly beautiful female ghost! But you want to steal my man?" A voice reached Nie Xiaoqian's ears.
Nie Xiaoqian's expression changed drastically, because she realized that the person who spoke was actually a demon.
A moment later, a figure appeared in front of the small wooden bridge. As the figure slowly approached, it was clearly seen by Nie Xiaoqian in the firelight.
Surprisingly, the figure was a wolf-headed, human-bodied being, half-human and half-demon.
"This man is my prey, you'd better hand him over to me obediently." Wolf Da drooled as he looked at the unconscious Ning Caichen.
"Hmph! Don't you know this area is protected by the Tree Demon Granny? Aren't you afraid of dying?" Nie Xiaoqian thought for a moment and felt relieved.
The Tree Demon Granny is nearby; why would she be afraid of this little wolf demon? It's just a pity for this scholar; he's destined to die.
"Haha! You little brat, the Tree Demon Granny was already destroyed by Yan Chixia. You're still threatening me with a dead tree demon?"
"Impossible, how could that bearded man possibly kill Grandma?" Nie Xiaoqian didn't believe Wolf Da's words at all.
Chapter Ninety-Eight: Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian (Please vote and add to your favorites)
"Hehe! Don't believe me? Then try and see if you can call Grandma over." Wolf wasn't in a hurry and wasn't afraid that the two of them would run away.
Because Wolf Two and Wolf Three were already guarding the surrounding area, they absolutely couldn't escape.
"You wait, you're dead when Grandma comes," Nie Xiaoqian said, feigning composure.
She shook the bell on her leg amidst the grinning faces of the wolf demons.
"Ring ring ring ring ring!"
A crisp bell rang out. But the wolf demons' smiles grew even more unrestrained.
"Oh no! Grandma's here! What should I do? I'm so scared! Haha!" Wolf laughed mockingly.
Nie Xiaoqian grew increasingly panicked: "Damn it, could it be that Big Beard really killed Grandma? But why did he stay at Lanruo Temple for half a month before making his move?"
"Could it be that huge commotion from before?" Nie Xiaoqian had only assumed that the previous earth-shaking was just an earthquake.
"Hmph! Why aren't you leaving here? Grandma's coming soon."
"It's okay, we'll wait for your grandma to come. Maybe I can even eat some vegetarian food then!"
"Brother, why bother talking so much with this little girl? Just snatch her away."
"Yeah, yeah, big brother, I'm so hungry. I want to eat his thigh, with more meat." Wolf Three's mouth was drooling as he finished speaking.
"It seems that the Tree Demon Granny has really been eliminated by the bearded man." Nie Xiaoqian rang the bell for a long time but the Granny did not come over.
You know, before, as soon as she rang the bell, her grandmother would appear immediately.
However, Nie Xiaoqian was still quite happy. She had escaped the control of the Tree Demon Granny and no longer needed to tempt others and harm people's lives.
To be honest, Nie Xiaoqian wasn't afraid of the three-headed wolf demon at all. Even if she couldn't beat it, she could run away.
However, seeing Ning Caichen fall down made me feel inexplicably heartbroken.
He no longer has to have his blood sucked by the tree demon, but now the wolf demon wants to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
"Little wench, since you're so ungrateful, then we won't be polite."
Wolf rushed straight towards the pavilion, and Nie Xiaoqian, seeing this, didn't care about anything else.
They grabbed Ning Caichen and flew towards the other side of the shore.
That direction was exactly Wolf Two's defensive zone. Wolf Two watched as Nie Xiaoqian flew towards him and slurped his saliva.
Then he immediately rushed to Nie Xiaoqian's place.