Banshee Family Training Record

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Meanwhile, in the sky, the woman in black robes even had the leisure to look down at the crowd and mock them: "Arrogant fools, do you really think you can get away with this?"

"The demonic cultivators in the mountains have not been idle these days. They have laid a trap here, and you cannot escape!"

She made this announcement as if it were the opening ceremony of a grand event. As her voice fell, a giant eagle descended from the sky, sneaky rats emerged from below, and wild boars the size of elephants ran out of the forest. One after another, powerful demon cultivators exuding Foundation Establishment stage cultivation appeared, seemingly determined to kill them all here!

Relying on her profound cultivation, Hui Jing unleashed her indestructible body to withstand the onslaught of these colossal creatures. The three members of the Qingyun Sect were surrounded and attacked. Although each swing of their swords felled a demon cultivator, their own injuries were accumulating, and the situation was rapidly becoming increasingly precarious!

Seeing this, the Dragon Prince of the Wei River was filled with despair, while the snake demon, seeing the situation turn around, was overjoyed and couldn't help but burst into a hearty laugh!

Success! The family's strategy has succeeded!

It's safe! I'm safe now! Next, my family will ascend to the throne of the mountain's overlord!

He laughed loudly. Above the sky, Yan Shui glanced sideways at the predicament below, feeling anxious. Finally, he made up his mind.

Although that move is not yet fully developed, there is no time to waste right now; we must seek victory through stability.

We must act swiftly and decisively!

Thinking this through, she silently recited that still imperfect incantation.

A bluish-white sword light appeared from her fingertips, expanding to tens of thousands of feet in the blink of an eye, piercing through heaven and earth.

Yan Shui gripped her sword with one hand, her silver teeth clenched, the sword fittings on her body fluttering in the fierce wind high in the sky.

She walked straight ahead, facing the life-devouring black gale without flinching or dodging, until she reached the man in black robes and unleashed a sword strike!

The latter hurriedly dodged, using boundless magic to protect herself, but Yan Shuiyi's sword was surprisingly fast and still struck her body. In an instant, the black robe she used to disguise herself was torn apart, revealing half of the face of a middle-aged beauty.

She looked to be around thirty years old, with light makeup, stunningly beautiful, and appeared both aloof and charming, yet also somewhat mean.

The sword light entered her body, causing her body and soul to be split in two at the same moment, with a trail of black blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

"Arrogant woman!"

Despite the excruciating pain, the man in black robes roared and unleashed a soul-devouring spell, sending an invisible, dark power into Yan Shuiyi's body!

Yan Shui felt a sharp pain in her chest and knew the situation was dire. She had no desire to continue fighting and immediately turned to retreat after unleashing her sword. She swooped down on her sword to protect her disciples and said urgently, "I'll take you away and fight our way out!"

In the sky, the black-robed woman covered her face again, intending to swoop down. However, as soon as she moved, an irresistible pain shot through her soul and body, rendering her almost unable to move.

She was immediately horrified. Although she was no longer a true Golden Core expert, she was still far superior to someone in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Yet this girl, who was only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage last year and had just broken through this year, already possessed the power to rival her!

For a moment, she dared not give chase. Instead, she shouted fiercely at the horde of demons taking flight from the mountains, "She has been afflicted by my Soul-Devouring Curse and has almost no strength left! Kill them all. Today, we must not let any of them escape!"

Unaware of Yan Shuiyi's power, the demons assumed they could defeat her and immediately launched a fierce attack. The woman in black robes wanted to witness Yan Shuiyi's death, but even while suspended in the air, she felt excruciating pain within her body. Her cultivation, already weakened by injuries that caused her to drop in cultivation level and prevent her from returning to the true Golden Core stage, showed signs of further deterioration.

Even if I wasn't there, these demons who have already united should be able to take down Yan Shuiyi, who is under the Soul Devouring Curse, right?

A sense of侥幸 arose in her heart, so she didn't delay any longer, turned around and flew away into the distance.

She needed to hurry back to her cave, quickly recuperate, and heal her injuries.

This earth-shattering battle deep in the mountains has had a profound impact on the already tense situation; however, it has only just begun, and its effects have not yet spread.

While Yan Shuiyi was engaged in a fierce battle with the mysterious remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect, the black-robed men, Yun Chu'an was shopping in the Weihu Market with Zhu Yunqing.

The process was quite simple: he found the spider demon, told her he was short of spirit stones, and that he had printed two thousand talismans to sell for spirit stones.

Chapter 94 You two are Daoist partners, aren't you?

Zhu Yunqing initially refused, wanting to first check whether he had mastered the various body techniques, footwork, and basic general methods she had taught him over the past few days.

She initially intended to refuse him on the grounds that "your foundation is not solid and you should not rush things," but then she took out 10,000 spirit stones from her own pocket and sent him back to continue his cultivation.

However, little did anyone know that Yun Chuan had already grasped all of this.

She was greatly surprised and reached out to check his body. She found that his spiritual energy was flowing smoothly and peacefully, indicating that his foundation was very solid and there was no restlessness or fluctuation of someone who was eager for quick success.

Although she was surprised, she could only attribute it to his good luck; despite his eagerness, he hadn't made any mistakes and his cultivation had become so stable.

However, now that his cultivation had stabilized, she did not refuse his request and brought him to Weihu Market today to conduct trade.

They were lucky; at the Wenren family's regular booth, they ran into Wenren Jing, their big customer from last time. He seemed to be doing well lately, looking smug and all smiles.

Upon seeing the two of them, the man greeted them warmly. He was overjoyed to hear that they had collected another two thousand talismans and bought all the talismans from Yun Chu'an's hands for a contract price of 160,000 spirit stones.

Of course, according to the rules, they actually only received 140,000 spirit stones.

At this point, Yun Chu'an had achieved his goal and could return home. However, it was still early, and having come all this way, Zhu Yunqing did not intend to go back immediately.

So she took him and strolled around the market, hoping to find some useful treasures.

After two rounds, she had already bought quite a few things, large and small bags. At least he could now put all these things in his storage bag and didn't have to carry them himself, so even though he accompanied his fourth sister shopping, he wasn't really exhausted.

In a way, this can be considered a kind of luck.

The two walked side by side, their eyes scanning each cultivator's stall, observing the items displayed. Now that Yun Chu'an had also learned the spell to walk on water, he no longer needed his fourth sister to cast a spell on the lotus leaf to lift him up and float on the water; he could stand steadily on his own.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunqing stopped in front of a lotus leaf, on which was placed a bracelet that looked like a string of Buddhist beads.

The stall owner, a slightly overweight middle-aged female cultivator, immediately stood up upon seeing this and said repeatedly, "Fellow Daoist has a keen eye. This is a magic treasure passed down from my ancestors, who were Golden Core cultivators. It's just a pity that I am not talented enough to develop its abilities beyond 'self-defense and protection,' so I can only sell it."

"However, even in terms of its ability to protect people, it is already excellent enough. Even in passive defense, it can withstand a blow from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Don't think it's too expensive at 30,000 spirit stones. Give this to your loved one or partner, and they will immediately feel your sincerity!"

She fabricated a fantastical origin story for her precious item and exaggerated its effects to an almost supernatural degree, while her eyes darted back and forth between the two people, relying on her decades of experience in the world to guess the relationship between them.

Zhu Yunqing immediately realized that the cultivator in front of him had also misunderstood something, and like the merchants before him, he had made unwarranted assumptions about their relationship.

But this time she was too lazy to correct her. She picked up the prayer beads, played with them in her hands for a while, and said, "These prayer beads are poorly made, the shield is weak, the magic array is loose, and the reaction is slow. There is absolutely no way this could have been used by a Golden Core cultivator."

"Its strength seems sufficient to withstand attacks from Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but in reality, under sudden circumstances, it might not even be able to handle an attack from a Qi Refining third level cultivator. By then, what use will your prayer beads, which are slow to deploy a spiritual energy shield to envelop the corpse, be?"

She spoke eloquently, and every word she uttered made the middle-aged female cultivator in front of her sweat, realizing that she had met an expert this time.

Subsequently, Zhu Yunqing quoted a price of 10,000 spirit stones, which the other party naturally could not agree to. After several rounds of back and forth, the deal was finally settled on a price of 17,000 spirit stones.

After the transaction, Zhu Yunqing immediately took Yun Chuan's hand and put the bracelet on his right hand. Later, the stall owner, who had painstakingly crafted a magical artifact but hadn't sold it for the desired price and was initially resentful, felt a sense of relief upon seeing them holding hands.

Hmph, my judgment was right after all. These two really are a couple. The woman bought this bracelet as a gift for her little lover.

I was just unlucky this time. Next time I meet someone different, I'm sure I'll have them completely under my control.

She thought smugly to herself as Yun Chu'an and Zhu Yunqing walked away hand in hand ahead. He hadn't spoken until they were quite a distance away, then he lowered his voice and whispered, "Fourth Sister, these magical artifacts are so expensive! Could we make some of these too?"

Zhu Yunqing said, "You can't do it now. First, your cultivation level is not high enough. That female cultivator just now must be at least at the seventh level of Qi Refining, or even possibly the ninth level."

“Secondly, you have absolutely no background in this field. Just learning it will take you more than half a year.” As she spoke, she lifted his wrist. “And, do you think it would take to draw a bracelet like the one on your wrist?”

Yun Chu'an hesitated, "Uh, ten days?"

“That would be the ideal situation,” Zhu Yunqing said. “Generally speaking, it would take at least twenty days. Otherwise, that woman wouldn’t have looked so upset. I had almost pushed her to her bottom line.”

Yun Chu'an looked on with admiration: "Fourth Sister is amazing."

Zhu Yunqing rolled her eyes at him: "Your praise isn't sincere at all."

Even as she said this, she couldn't help but beam with joy. It was as if she cared whether he believed she was injured, which led to her impulsive actions that day, and today, his praise made her exceptionally cheerful.

“Let’s go, let’s go see if they sell Lung-Gold Pills,” she said, walking alongside him.

Lung-Golden Pill is a type of supplementary material for cultivation. After reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining, ordinary Qi Gathering Pills can still assist in cultivation, but their efficiency is not high enough, because the fourth to sixth levels of Qi Refining mainly focus on cultivating the five internal organs.

Among these, the lungs, which belong to the metal element, are of the highest priority. Cultivators in the Qi Refining stage mainly replenish the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through breathing, and this is the most crucial part during cultivation.

Zhu Yunqing led him to several more stalls, but unfortunately they were unlucky and came up empty-handed. In the end, they had no choice but to come to the Nalan family's stall, which was the regular place for selling pills.

This is another prominent family of human cultivators in the area, with a status similar to the Wenren family. However, while the Wenren family controls the mines, their family mainly sells pills.

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Chapter 95 Closing the Mountain (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Although the Nalan family charged exorbitant prices, they did have all kinds of pills available. Zhu Yunqing selected several pills that would benefit his cultivation and could heal injuries when necessary.

Yun Chu'an wanted to pay the bill, but she stopped him and paid for it out of her own pocket, spending a total of 100,000 spirit stones.

This effort deeply moved him. After buying these items, although it was still early, the sky gradually darkened, with thick clouds gathering, as if a downpour was imminent.

As darkness fell over the lake, it was no longer appropriate for Zhu Yunqing to explore other places, so he had no choice but to return to the mountain.

She used her shrinking technique to lead Yun Chu'an back.

However, not long after they entered the mountain, a powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly struck, blocking their path.

She did not force her way through. Instead, she stopped in front of the high wall of spiritual energy, leaped, and landed at the top of a large tree.

The view was perfect from here, and she followed the fluctuations of spiritual energy into the distance, frowning as she searched for the person blocking her way.

Yun Chu'an also looked over nervously. If the other party could even force Zhu Yunqing to stop, then they must be at least a Foundation Establishment stage enemy. He simply couldn't do anything about it.

Then, in the densely wooded mountain hollow beside them, a hundred-meter-long snake and a wild boar seven or eight meters tall rose up from the left and right, looking at the two of them from afar: "We should be asking you that question. This mountain is the world of our demon cultivators. No cultivator is allowed to enter or leave. Violators will be executed on the spot!"

The giant snake flicked its tongue, spoke in a human voice, and its lantern-sized, triangular eyes gleamed with greed. The wild boar also climbed up, raising its head to look at her face, its boar eyes filled with lust.

Yun Chu'an used his "Qi Observation Technique" and discovered that both of them were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. His heart clenched, and he didn't know how to end this situation.

Zhu Yunqing remained expressionless, standing atop the treetop, and declared loudly, "Azure and white are below, and the giant python is above."

Upon hearing this, the giant python's expression immediately changed: "You are, uh..."

He seemed unable to recall, and the giant boar beside him, seeing his partner suddenly change his tone, also looked rather hesitant.

Zhu Yunqing glared at him coldly and said, "Then you should go back first and find someone who knows the code words by heart to seal off the mountain here."

Leaving those words behind, she turned and lifted Yun Chu'an by the shoulder, then leaped again, crossing the high wall of spiritual energy that blocked their path, and sped off into the distance.

The giant python and the giant boar, feeling rather disgruntled, had no choice but to lift their magical seal and return to their hiding place in the mountain valley, waiting to stop the next passerby.

Here, thanks to the high-speed, seemingly shrinking distances, they traversed several miles of mountain road in the blink of an eye. Yun Chu'an, whose heart had been in her throat, finally relaxed and looked at Zhu Yunqing with great admiration: "Fourth Sister, were those two demon cultivators robbing us? How did you know their code?"

Zhu Yunqing smiled, looking down at his adoring expression, her cold demeanor gradually softening: "Your fourth sister knows a lot, and they're not just robbing people, they're sealing off the mountain."

"Look at that giant python from earlier, doesn't it look familiar?"

Yun Chu'an had a feeling: "Yes, it's somewhat similar to the snake demon that wreaked havoc in Weihu Market that day. Are they demon cultivators from the same family?"

Zhu Yunqing nodded with a serious expression and said, "That's right. You stay at home all day and don't know how turbulent things are in the mountains. In fact, the snake demon family was the most active recently."

"They formed alliances in the mountains, uniting with several demon cultivator families, and together they went to the Zhao Kingdom on the other side of the mountains to launch a grand raid."

“These days, their family’s prestige is unparalleled. Many families in the mountains, regardless of race, have united under their banner, which is why there is a mountain closure and martial law today. No one is allowed to enter or leave. It seems that something big is going to happen. In short, the mountains may never be as peaceful as before.”

Yun Chu'an was terrified and couldn't help but swallow hard: "Then, Fourth Sister, you were involved too?"

Zhu Yunqing said, "Of course I didn't. In fact, our family's strategy is to avoid such things whenever possible."

"However, the python family is currently very powerful. Since they all live in these mountains, it's impossible to avoid them, so they also keep in touch."

"Your second sister has been busy with this all this time. Although the other party is a python and she is a green snake, they are both snakes after all, so they can barely be considered to have a relationship and talk to each other."

Yun Chu'an's expression was one of understanding: "No wonder, I've been in our family for more than half a year and I haven't seen my second sister even once. So that's the reason."

As he spoke, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Then, that night, we even gave directions to the people of the Qingyun Sect, telling them to hunt down that snake demon and rescue the Dragon Prince of the Wei River..."

Zhu Yunqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, that matter is not a bad thing, but rather a great achievement."

"Although we have connections with that snake demon family, we have never thought of completely siding with them, let alone going against a behemoth like the Qingyun Sect for their sake."

"The way to long-term success is to bet on multiple fronts, cultivate good relationships with all parties, avoid offending anyone, but also avoid being overly biased. This way, even if the tide turns in the future, we won't be implicated or harmed."

As she spoke, her tone gradually became more meaningful: "That's why I said you're a hero. At least some people in the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect already recognize you. If one day in the future the snake demon family is really defeated and their order reigns over these mountains, there will be someone to speak up for us."

Yun Chu'an gave a wry smile: "Fourth Sister, you're praising me too much... Alright, I'll keep all your teachings in mind and never forget them."

As they spoke, Zhu Yunqing continued to use his ability to shrink the distance between two places, and after crossing dozens of miles of mountain roads, he first sent him home.

By now, dark clouds had already covered the mountaintops before they could. The sky was overcast, and a downpour could begin at any moment.

The two stood at the door of his room, silent for a few seconds, before the spider demon suddenly spoke again: "If one day, your second sister suddenly comes to your residence and asks you to hand over the spirit stones and these pills to the family, don't resist. Give them to her immediately. After she leaves, come find me, and I will help you get them back."

Yun Chu'an was surprised to hear this: "Huh?"

Zhu Yunqing sighed: "There are all kinds of people in the cultivation world. We, the fallen, stick together for warmth on Huai Mountain, but everyone's personality and experience are different."

"Your eldest sister and I both hope that the entire family can unite as one to resist external enemies and take care of the younger generation. If we can advance in cultivation, we can advance together. If not, we will still have you to take care of us in the future."

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