Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 78 Madwoman

Looking at Zhao Mengxi's languid yet alluring demeanor, Li Qingyi really wanted to take her down.

"You dead roast chicken... I'll get you one of these days!"

If it weren't for the power behind her, Li Qingyi would have loved to go up and give her a good spanking, to show her what the wickedness of society is.

"Miss Zhao, it's an honor to have you here. I presume you're not here to have tea and a chat with me?"

Zhao Mengxi stretched in an extremely alluring way, revealing her graceful curves, her voice carrying a hint of languor:

"My little brother is indeed clever. However, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you a choice. You just need to do one thing for me, and I'll waive this month's offerings, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi turned around and walked towards the door without saying a word.

I've only seen this woman three times, and she looked different each time.

She's a complete lunatic, and Li Qingyi has no intention of getting involved with her.

"Hey? Where are you going?" Zhao Mengxi's smile froze.

"I'm going to the treasury to get the silver." Li Qingyi said decisively without turning her head. "The tribute due will not be less than a penny."

Zhao Mengxi's face immediately darkened. "You won't even listen to what I tell you to do?"

"I don't want to hear it, and I'm not interested in knowing." Li Qingyi refused decisively, without stopping.

If a problem can be solved with money, then it's not a problem at all.

He knew perfectly well that if this woman took the initiative to come to him, it couldn't be anything good; it was most likely a trap, and only a fool would jump into it.

Seeing that Li Qingyi was about to leave the room, Zhao Mengxi gritted her teeth, "After it's done, I'll give you an extra ten spirit stones!"

Li Qingyi paused slightly, then chuckled, turned around, and looked at her with the same expression one would give a fool:

"Ten spirit stones? Miss Zhao, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Zhao Mengxi was furious at his gaze. "Fifteen! No more than that!"

"Tell me what it is first," Li Qingyi said, arms crossed, looking at her with a leisurely air. "I need to hear whether it's worth the risk."

"Come home with me in a month and a half."

Go home? Li Qingyi's eyes narrowed, and she instantly realized her background.

He turned around, his sharp gaze fixed on Zhao Mengxi. "Going home? To the Zhao family of Zichuan?"

Being stared at like that by Li Qingyi, Zhao Mengxi felt a sudden tightness in her heart for no apparent reason.

However, since she had no intention of hiding it, she calmly nodded: "That's right."

"I refuse."

Why?

"Why?" Li Qingyi asked as if she had heard a joke.

"As a mere Qi Refining cultivator, if I get involved in the internal affairs of your Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, I probably won't even know how I died. I have no desire to wade into such muddy waters."

Zhao Mengxi sighed softly:

"Unfortunately, your refusal is futile. From the moment you took over Huanzhulou, you were mine. You have to go, whether you like it or not!"

Before she finished speaking, her figure began to blur, shimmering like a reflection in water, and finally vanished completely into the air.

Only one sentence remained, echoing in the room:

"I'll come pick you up in a month and a half. Take care of yourself."

Li Qingyi: "???"

He looked at the empty main seat, and a surge of anger rushed to his head.

"This lunatic's trying to pull a hard line, huh? Does he really think I'm made of clay? I'll just run away then and see what you can do about it!"

He sat back down in the main seat, and suddenly a faint, elegant fragrance wafted around his nose.

The fragrance seemed to have a calming effect, and his agitated emotions were somewhat soothed.

"Tsk, as expected of a young lady from the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, even the incense she uses is extraordinary." He muttered to himself with a hint of sarcasm.

As her gaze inadvertently swept across the table, Li Qingyi noticed that a jade pendant had appeared on the large table at some point.

The jade pendant is pure white and has a warm, smooth texture. In the slanting sunlight streaming through the window, it shimmers with a soft glow.

On the front of the jade pendant, a simple and ancient character "Zhao" is clearly engraved.

He reached out and picked up the jade pendant. He immediately felt a cool warmth in his hand, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary item.

"What does it mean to leave me with something like this?" Li Qingyi fiddled with the jade pendant, her brows furrowed.

He was filled with vigilance towards this woman, whom he had only met three times, whose behavior was unpredictable.

He leaned on the armrest of the chair with one hand, propped his head up, and frowned in thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what Zhao Mengxi was up to.

Is this jade pendant a token? A talisman? Or... some kind of surveillance or tracking device?

"Well, what's meant to be will be. Since she deliberately left it behind, she must have her reasons. Let's put it away for now."

Li Qingyi shook her head, no longer dwelling on it, and casually put the Zhao-character jade pendant into her storage ring.

Then, he got up and walked to the quiet room next door.

That was a secret cultivation chamber that Yue Sha had built at great expense.

The room was decorated in an extremely simple manner, with bare walls and only a few luminous pearls for lighting, which emitted a soft glow.

In the center of the room was a futon, and beneath the futon was a small spirit-gathering array.

There was nothing else besides that.

Looking at this formation, Li Qingyi couldn't help but think of Qin Xiyue, whose mastery of formations was extraordinary.

"I wonder how Xiyue is doing at Qingchi Immortal Sect, whether she's doing well..." A trace of worry swept through my heart.

He composed himself, walked to the prayer mat, and sat down cross-legged.

The spirit-gathering array beneath him was slowly activated, beginning to weakly draw in the surrounding spiritual energy. Although the effect was minimal, it was better than nothing.

Li Qingyi's current goal is very clear—

We must seize every minute to improve our strength.

He wanted to improve his cultivation as much as possible before Lu Zhenxuan came knocking on his door. If possible, he even hoped to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in one fell swoop through the simulator.

Of course, Li Qingyi felt that seven days seemed unlikely.

He immediately held his breath, focused his mind, and began to circulate his cultivation technique, guiding the sparse spiritual energy to flow slowly through his meridians, strengthening his foundation and refining his cultivation.

……

Qingchi Immortal Sect, Xuanji Peak, Array Dao Academy.

A stone door to a cave dwelling, filled with spiritual energy, slowly opened, and Qin Xiyue, who had just finished a short period of seclusion, walked out from it.

She slowly descended the mountain path, the mountain mist swirling around her, and there were few people around. She was all alone, carrying a sense of coldness and loneliness.

For some reason, as she walked, the image of a young man in a blue robe suddenly appeared in her mind.

"I wonder how he's doing."

"Junior Sister Luo."

A gentle male voice came from behind.

Qin Xiyue stopped and turned around to look.

The newcomer was dressed in a moon-white robe, with a handsome face and an extraordinary air about him. He was none other than her senior brother, Jun Luoyu.

The title "Junior Sister Luo" is naturally used to address her.

With the help of the jade disc in her sea of ​​consciousness, she completely changed her appearance and bloodline aura through an ingenious illusion array, and under the name "Luo Xi", she joined the Qingchi Immortal Sect.

This technique was created by her when she was in the Purple Mansion Realm in her previous life. It is extremely mysterious and can deceive the detection of a Purple Mansion True Person. This is also the reason why she dared to sneak into this place.

"Senior Brother Jun, what brings you here?" Qin Xiyue's voice was as calm as ever, revealing no emotion.

Jun Luoyu seemed to have long been used to her aloof demeanor and didn't mind at all, smiling as she said:

"Master just instructed that the ancestor of the Zhao family in Zichuan is about to celebrate his birthday, and ordered me to lead several fellow disciples to represent the Array Dao Academy to offer my congratulations."

Qin Xiyue listened without any change in expression, and she had absolutely no interest in it.

She infiltrated the Qingchi Immortal Sect with her sole objective: to find the Golden Core Realm array inheritance left by the founding ancestor deep within the Array Dao Academy.

According to her memories from her previous life, this inheritance will appear in the world soon, and she must prepare in advance.

She was about to politely decline this boring task.

But then Jun Luoyu continued speaking to herself, her tone carrying a hint of sharing an interesting anecdote:

"My junior sister may not know that she has been in seclusion for a long time, but something quite interesting has happened in the outside world recently."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiyue merely raised an eyebrow slightly but did not respond.

Jun Luoyu didn't feel embarrassed and continued:

"I've heard that the mysterious Master of Tingyu Pavilion has taken on a new personal disciple named Li Qingyi. Interestingly, this disciple is currently active in Xuan Ce City of Xuan Kingdom."

"Tsk tsk, the heir of the Youyue Kingdom's assassin organization dares to appear so openly within the territory of the Xuan Kingdom. Isn't that interesting?"

Qin Xiyue suddenly stopped in her tracks. She remembered very clearly that Li Qingyi's destination when she left Yishan City was Xuan Ce City.

"Junior sister, what's wrong?"

"...It's nothing." A fleeting look of surprise crossed Qin Xiyue's face, but her heart was already in turmoil.

She had never heard of this in her previous life! The disciple of the Listening Rain Pavilion Master? What exactly is going on? How did he get involved in such a thing?

She changed her mind instantly, looked up at Jun Luoyu, and said in a calm tone:

"My senior brother just said he's going to the Zhao family to offer birthday wishes. When will he depart?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Luoyu was first taken aback, then overjoyed!

Since joining the sect, this junior sister Luo Xi has always maintained an icy demeanor that keeps everyone at arm's length. Countless self-proclaimed genius senior brothers have tried to invite her, but all have returned empty-handed.

Now that she's actually asking about the itinerary, and even asking me, how could Jun Luoyu not be delighted?

A wonderful conjecture instantly filled Jun Luoyu's mind.

"Could it be... that Junior Sister Luo has feelings for me?"

He suppressed his excitement, cleared his throat, and tried his best to make his voice sound calm and normal:

"We're setting off tomorrow morning. If it's convenient for you, Junior Sister, we..."

"Can."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Xiyue gave a curt reply with a single word, then turned and continued walking down the mountain without saying another word.

Qin Xiyue was unaware of Jun Luoyu's thoughts; she was only worried about Li Qingyi.

She had to go to Xuan Ce City herself to see what had happened to Li Qingyi.