20 New Cave Abode

"I'll call you Wine Darling, then."

The wine darling was different from the grass darling. It was chubby like a little winter melon, with a hint of red in its whiteness.

After eating an emerald water lotus seed, it became even rounder. As a result, when it wanted to go to another place, it did not need to crawl, but roll.

Chen Qing had to find an opportunity to get more spirit ginseng.

The increase in his cultivation was also a big deal. That day, when he tested the Grass Spirit Butterfly, he felt that his spiritual qi was a little insufficient.

He went down the mountain, and bought 10 low-grade spirit ginsengs. Chen Qing asked for a wine gourd, and took the spirit ginsengs he had bought to brew wine in the wine jar he got in the shop.

Wine Gu had a benefit that ordinary brewing methods could not compare to. It required a very short time, yet the quality was very high.

This was the uniqueness of Wine Gu.

After putting the spirit ginseng into the wine vat, Chen Qing raised his hand and sent out the newly contracted Wine Gu to make wine.

The wine darling flew into the wine vat. Immediately, a large amount of spiritual qi was extracted from Chen Qing's body. As the wine darling flew around the wine vat, Chen Qing could feel the spirituality in the wine vat begin to rise.

The temperature of the wine vat fluctuated between high and low. It was hot at one moment and cold at another.

As for the spirit ginsengs, they started to shrivel up at a speed visible to the naked eye, their essence seeping out.

15 minutes passed slowly. Clear wine and spirit ginseng residues appeared in the wine vat.

Chen Qing sensed the changes in the spiritual qi in his body. It was almost completely dry.

During this period, he also absorbed the spiritual qi of four spirit stones.

Next time, he could not buy 10 low-grade spirit ginsengs. The spiritual qi consumed would not be something he was able to withstand.

He opened the opening under the wine vat, and saw that it was filled to the brim with wine. Chen Qing estimated that it was about one jin1.

It seemed that it was not easy to earn money from Wine Gu.

It was probably about five to six spirit stones a day, and the consumption of spiritual qi was relatively large.

Of course, the most troublesome thing about earning money from Carefree Mountain's Wine Gu was not these, but the source of the spirit ginseng.

This thing might not necessarily be available.

Chen Qing was able to buy it because he was wearing the clothes of the hall master of the spirit plant hall.

Carrying the wine gourd, Chen Qing paid the bill and returned to his cave abode. After drinking two large mouthfuls of spirit ginseng wine, and feeling that his entire body was full of spirituality, he began to cultivate seriously.

In the evening, Chen Qing opened his eyes. 'My cultivation has improved again.

'When I cultivate, the speed at which I move qi in my body is about twice as fast as usual.

'A full day of cultivation requires about two jin, which is 20 spirit stones.

'However, other than cultivating every day, I also need to rest. Actually, I only have half a day to cultivate, which is about 10 spirit stones.

'I brewed it myself and saved on labor costs. That's about five spirit stones a day.

'This cost is really not small.

'But I can barely afford it now.

'At this rate, it will take about a year and a half to reach the fourth layer of Qi Refining.

'After the spirit ginseng is planted, it should save a lot of money.

'Wine Gu can be upgraded to butterfly form, it can be upgraded again.'

Chen Qing checked the progress of the wine darling's growth. A shriveled emerald water lotus seed had increased the progress by three points.

He grabbed about 30 of them, which was enough for him to advance to rank six.

It was better to buy the materials for upgrading to rank seven himself. It would be a little too obvious if he checked the inventory every few days.

Now that he still had more than 1,200 low-grade spirit stones left, it should be enough to reach rank nine.

Over the past few days, Chen Qing checked the progress of the opening of the spirit field as usual, and returned to his cave abode to cultivate.

Yu Qingshuang seemed to have been avoiding Chen Qing for the past few days. She deliberately avoided him, and practiced her swordsmanship every day.

After another three days, Ye Yuntian sent disciples from the Hall of War Affairs to invite Chen Qing to take a look at his new cave abode.

In fact, it had been a long time.

It shouldn't take a cultivator that long to open a cave abode.

During dinner, Chen Qing picked up a piece of cabbage. "Senior Sister, my new cave abode is about to be completed. Do you want to take a look?"

Yu Qingshuang said angrily, "That's your house, not mine. Why should I go take a look?"

Chen Qing said, "I'm a man. I don't know what to buy for a new house, nor do I have a senior sister I'm familiar with.

"Women know more about these things."

Hearing this, Yu Qingshuang said, "Forget it. As a cultivator, I won't care about the romance of the secular world. I'll follow you to take a look."

He walked along the limestone path with Yu Qingshuang. In front of them was an ancient pine tree.

At the foot of the ancient pine tree, an old man with disheveled hair excitedly grabbed a grub. "Hahahaha, my Gu'er2 is so strong. He must be about to advance!

"Don't be afraid. Master will help you transform into a butterfly!"

The old man peeled off the outer skin of the grub, and got his hands full of protein.

"Ah, the butterfly transformation failed again.

"What a pity.

"But it smells so good."

Chen Qing looked at the old man's clothes, and found them more and more familiar. "He's also a disciple of Carefree Mountain?"

Yu Qingshuang said, "I saw him a few years ago. At that time, he was only about 30 years old. In order to make the Gu insect turn into a butterfly, he went bankrupt and sold his wife and children. His family was ruined, and he went crazy."

Chen Qing asked, "So no evil cultivator killed him to steal the Gu?"

Yu Qingshuang said, "I'll give you the Gu insect that destroyed someone's family. Do you want it?"

Chen Qing thought to himself that he really wanted it. After all, the difficulty of nurturing any Gu insect was about the same to him. "I definitely don't want it. How unlucky.

"Furthermore, how can the nurturing of Gu insects be more important than a wife?"

Yu Qingshuang chuckled. "What flowery words."

At a cliff on the mountainside, after crossing a long iron chain bridge, Chen Qing arrived in front of his new cave abode.

This was a platform above the cliff. The platform was about half mu in size, and there was an ancient pine tree with intertwined roots in one corner of the platform.

The most amazing thing was that on the other side of the ancient pine tree, a natural spring water flowed out of the teacup-sized cave entrance.

The iron door stood in the middle of the platform. When the door was pushed open, a living room was revealed. There were bronze lanterns in the shape of cranes hanging on the four walls.

The room was spacious enough to accommodate dozens of people.

On the left side of the living room was a corridor that led to a wine cellar. The first room on the right was the kitchen.

Further back were four guest rooms.

Behind the living room were a bedroom and two cultivation rooms.

Chen Qing reached out and touched the stone bed behind him. "We still have to get two prayings mats. Senior Sister, what do you think?"

Yu Qingshuang said seriously, "Do you know that the entire sect is trying to matchmake you with me?"

Chen Qing nodded. "I know."

Yu Qingshuang continued, "Then do you know that they want to tie you tightly to Carefree Mountain?"

Chen Qing nodded. "I know."

Yu Qingshuang sighed, and said, "If you're outside, the spirit stones you can earn in a year will be more than 10,000. Carefree Mountain will only give you 8,600 low-grade spirit stones. Aren't you dissatisfied?"

Chen Qing said, "Look at the location of this cave abode. It's surrounded by the senior brothers of the Hall of War Affairs. Clearly, it's a very safe location.

"I, on the other hand, enjoy the security.

"Being alive is the foundation of everything."

And people like her, who had always been grounded at home, would not understand these things.