Finally Have Some Power to Protect Oneself

Halfway there, Yu Qingshuang and Xie Dayou, who had recovered a lot, jumped between the trees and arrived in front of Chen Qing. "Hurry up and get the things. Those Lotus Cave disciples haven't left yet."

Chen Qing returned to his cave abode and packed his things. He then asked Wang Ye and Li He to come in and help him move his things.

He had nothing worth hiding here. The spirit stones were hidden in the spirit plant elder's house. That room was almost his exclusive room now, and the key was in his hand.

As for the mask, he carried it on his person, so there was even less reason to worry about it.

After returning to his new cave abode, other than the spirit beast cave that had yet to be opened, the furniture had already been arranged by Yu Qingshuang. It was barely enough to live in.

Putting down his things, Chen Qing said, "Senior Brother Wang, you barely have some combat strength. Call Senior Brother Zhou Ke to stay with me for a few days."

Wang Ye cupped his hands, and said, "Alright, I'll call Senior Brother Zhou now!"

In the evening, Zhou Ke and Wang Ye returned. When Wang Ye came, he brought a few cranes with him to help them escape if needed.

Chen Qing sat in the hall of the new cave abode, and looked out through the open door. On the other side of the long iron chain bridge, Yu Qingshuang sat at the bridgehead with her sword, constantly vigilant of the outside world.

The night gradually deepened, but Chen Qing was not sleepy at all.

The three red-crowned cranes that were as tall as two people were also eating their own food. Their feet kept moving, and they were clearly uneasy.

Chen Qing instinctively felt that the sect was being extra cautious in protecting him. At night, he saw a ball of fog flying over a mountain in front of him.

It should be Feng Qi.

The sky gradually brightened, and the night passed just like that. Chen Qing was still a little confused.

Was it over just like that?

At this moment, he suddenly saw Yu Qingshuang move. She stood up and walked to the other side of the bridge, looking at it for a long time.

A commotion came from the foot of the mountain. "There's a fire!"

"Someone set a fire!"

Yu Qingshuang watched for a while before crossing the bridge. "Junior Brother Chen, if any enemies kill their way here later, leave on a crane with me!"

While Chen Qing was touched, he nodded decisively and said, "Alright!"

He had almost no combat strength now. Staying here would only cause trouble.

After half an hour, Chen Qing clearly saw Yu Qingshuang wanted to draw her sword and join the fight a few times, but she stopped in the end.

Chen Qing looked up at the top of the iron bridge. Feng Qi was no longer there.

It seemed that Feng Qi had made a move.

These scum of the Lotus Cave actually knew some schemes.

First, they set fire at the foot of the mountain to attract Carefree Mountain's attention, and then they sent a small team to attack.

As the new owner of the Grass Spirit Butterfly and someone with a low cultivation level, Chen Qing was naturally the main objective of the enemy faction.

Unfortunately for them, Feng Qi still saw through it.

In the past, Chen Qing would occasionally think about what would have happened if he had chosen Sword Gu.

After training with Yu Qingshuang, he no longer had this thought.

How could a few days of practice compare to more than 10 years of hard work?

From time to time, the sound of a sharp sword cutting through the sky could be heard from afar. It rang for less than 10 breaths before it fell silent.

On this day, Chen Qing did not go on duty. He stayed in his cave abode, and could vaguely hear his fellow disciples chasing the disguised Lotus Cave disciples in the distance.

The next day, when Chen Qing went on duty, Yu Qingshuang accompanied him in case the people from the Lotus Cave still didn't give up.

Yu Qingshuang said, "It should be much better after this period of time."

Chen Qing said, "Is it because Lotus Cave failed this time?"

Yu Qingshuang nodded. "A sect has to have enough strength to have1 someone like you.

"And yesterday, my Carefree Mountain has already proven that we have this qualification.

"Even if Senior Brother Ye isn't around, we can still protect the production department disciples.

"Do you still want to practice your swordsmanship today?"

Chen Qing said, "Of course."

Learning swordsmanship had to be done step by step.

When he heard that Ye Yuntian was coming back in the next few days, Chen Qing originally wanted to wait for Ye Yuntian's return at the market at the foot of the mountain and directly welcome him at the Bright Moon Building.

Unfortunately, the situation was not too stable, so he gave up on this idea.

After dealing with the injuries of the disciples of the Hall of War Affairs and Shadow Hall, he gained a wave of reputation among the disciples of Carefree Mountain.

Chen Qing returned to his cave abode, and looked at the pleasing beauty in front of him guarding the cave abode nonstop. Chen Qing cursed in his heart that these damn people from the Lotus Cave would court death sooner or later.

Removing the wine gourd at his waist, Chen Qing took one last sip and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

He opened his eyes after cultivating. These scums had made him unable to drink his spirit ginseng wine. They really deserved to die.

When he went out, Chen Qing could always see mottled blood stains everywhere in the sect. As time passed, they gradually turned black and disappeared.

When the bloodstains began to disappear, everyone gradually returned to normal.

As for Chen Qing, in the name of inspecting the spirit plant garden, he searched carefully beside the sago cycad, and picked a sago cycad's stamen to "study its medicinal properties."

Chen Qing felt that his bad luck was getting worse.

After returning to the quiet room of the spirit plant hall, Chen Qing fed the wine darling a sago cycad's stamen and began to meditate.

After his cultivation ended, he looked at the wine darling's condition.

One sago cycad's stamen could increase its progress by seven points.

He did not need much. Unfortunately, the sago cycad's stamen was quite expensive. One cost 13 low-grade spirit stones outside.

'About 172 low-grade spirit stones. I'll ask Senior Sister to help me buy some in the market tomorrow.'

After feeding on sago cycad for five days, thewine darling's progress had already climbed to 56 points.

Upon hearing that Ye Yuntian and the others had already returned, Chen Qing had long returned to taking care of the spiritual field and was on duty. He waited not far behind the mountain gate.

In the evening, Chen Qing finally saw Ye Yuntian on his way back.

"Junior Brother Chen, I've put in a lot of effort this time!"

The surrounding disciples also said, "I'm afraid it's unreasonable not to treat us to a drink at the Bright Moon Building."

Chen Qing said, "I was originally prepared to wait for you at the market at the foot of the mountain. Unfortunately, it hasn't been very peaceful recently, so I waited for you here.

"Senior Brother Ye, I've already arranged a welcoming banquet at the Bright Moon Building. Let's go!"

At noon, they enjoyed themselves.

Drunk, Chen Qing returned to his cave abode and closed the door. He looked at a palm-sized jade altar in his hand.

[Mortal-grade Sword Gu]

Quality: Rank four

Lifespan: 12/42

Effect: Transform nine wisps of spiritual qi into a wisp of sword qi.

[Growth Requirement: ancient sword's remains]

Growth Progress: 41/100

Advancement Requirements: Rank nine, one Sword Gu, three strands of geng gold qi, at least one gallbladder of a 300-year-old green snake.

This Sword Gu was not as fat as the other two Gu of his. Instead, it was extremely lean, and had a sharp aura.

'This is my first battle-type Gu insect. In the future, I will have to rely on you to protect my life.'

Chen Qing skillfully drew a blood rune, and the Sword Gu flew into his hand, accompanied by a silver light.

Chen Qing finally felt a trace of peace.

In the future, he would no longer be a production-type cultivator who could be slaughtered by others.

He finally grasped a little ability to protect himself.

He placed his fingers together, and a wisp of sword qi appeared on his fingertips. He walked out of the cave abode, and gently slashed at a nearby rock.

The rock was easily cut in half as if it was tofu. The surface of the cut was as smooth as a mirror.

'It's really powerful!

'No wonder it's said that sword cultivators have the strongest ability to kill!'

The contract had been just made, yet it was such a terrifying destructive power. Was the Iron Skin Gu really useful?

Chen Qing had to think of a way to get a Fog Gu.

He was very clear about his advantages now. His sword techniques could not compare to those of these people who had been immersed in the Sword Dao for over 10 years or even decades.

His advantage was that he could use his strength to suppress others!

With the strength of a Gu insect, one's strength could defeat 10!