55: It's winter again

That evening, just as Zhang Qingxiao, Luo Fei, and the others returned to the Outer Sect Disciple residential area, two Outer Sect Disciples from the Xiaoyao Sect Enforcement Hall came to inform them that Wang Wu had been executed on the spot.

At the same time, they had also found the other Disciple who had demonized him through Wang Wu.

They told them not to worry about the matter of the demonized Cultivators.

Finally, they warned them to pay more attention to the situation of the surrounding residents over the next few days.

If they discovered anything unusual, they were to notify them immediately.

Zhang Qingxiao and Luo Fei naturally agreed readily.

They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that the efficiency of the Xiaoyao Sect Enforcement Hall was truly high.

It was only reported in the morning, and by evening, the matter had already been handled.

After returning home, Zhang Qingxiao told Zhou Yun and Liang Qiaoer about Wang Wu's affair.

He instructed the two women to be extra careful during this period and try to go out as little as possible.

The matter of the demonized Cultivators certainly couldn't end so quickly.

After dinner, Zhang Qingxiao gave Liang Qiaoer some pointers on the techniques for refining Detoxification Pills, and then, in front of her, refined two batches of Detoxification Pills before returning to the bedroom.

During this time, Liang Qiaoer, like him, had been constantly refining Detoxification Pills.

Because she had the foundation from refining Pi Gu Pills, she learned very quickly.

In less than a month, she had already learned how to refine Detoxification Pills.

However, Liang Qiaoer's success rate was not very high.

Even after two months of learning, she could only reach a success rate of about fifty percent.

This was still because Zhang Qingxiao was often there to guide her, allowing her to master quite a few techniques.

Even so, the number of Detoxification Pills refined during this period was not small.

After all, Liang Qiaoer did not need to go land reclamation now, and basically put all her energy into Alchemy.

In a month, she could earn twenty to thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and she gave all these Spirit Stones to Zhang Qingxiao.

Upon returning to the bedroom, he battled Zhou Yun for three hundred rounds and discussed the thirty-six styles of love.

"Husband, I want to learn Talisman making."

After they were finished, Zhou Yun rested softly on Zhang Qingxiao's chest and whispered in his ear.

Ever since Liang Qiaoer learned Alchemy, she had also started learning Alchemy.

Unfortunately, she had no talent in this area; it had been almost a year, and she couldn't even refine a single Pi Gu Pill.

Now Liang Qiaoer could earn twenty to thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones every month to subsidize the household, while she not only couldn't earn Spirit Stones for the family but also wasted Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills on her cultivation.

This made her feel very useless, and after much thought, she decided to try Talisman making.

Compared to Alchemy, she had more exposure to Talisman making.

Her father had been making Talisman paper for decades; having been immersed in it since childhood, she had learned a lot of knowledge about making Talisman paper and Talisman making.

"If you want to learn, then go learn."

"It is best to find a Cultivator who knows Talisman making to pass on their experience, so you can avoid some detours."

"I remember that in the market of the Outer Sect Disciple residential area, there are Cultivators who specialize in teaching Talisman making; you can go take a look."

If it weren't for the fact that he had to go land reclamation during the day, he would also like to learn Talisman making techniques, as having more skills never hurts.

The time required for Talisman making is much less than for Alchemy.

He also had the Divine Artifact known as the Attribute Panel; as long as he successfully created a Talisman, he could continuously increase his proficiency and improve his success rate.

Previously, he didn't choose Talisman making but chose Alchemy because he didn't have a clearer understanding of the Attribute Panel.

Furthermore, his Realm at that time was low, only at the third level of Qi Refining, making it impossible to produce Talismans like Body Protection Talismans or Light Body Talismans.

Producing ordinary low-grade Talismans didn't fetch a high price and was not nearly as suitable as refining Pi Gu Pills.

That was why he chose Alchemy at that time.

Later, after successfully refining Pi Gu Pills, various things happened, and he didn't have any extra energy to learn Talisman making.

Although he had now become an Outer Sect Disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, he had caught up with the Sect's land reclamation, so he still didn't have the energy to learn it.

"Mm, since Husband agrees to me learning Talisman making, I will go to the market tomorrow to take a look."

"Thank you, Husband, for your support."

With her husband's agreement, Zhou Yun was also very happy; she turned and dived under the covers to do the thing her husband liked most.

After another battle, Zhang Qingxiao felt refreshed and came to the cultivation room to start Cultivating.

In the following period, no more demonic pets were encountered during land reclamation.

However, the progress of the land reclamation did not speed up either.

After venturing fifty miles deep into the wilderness, the number of Second-Grade Yao Beasts increased.

Every time a Second-Grade Yao Beast appeared, it required three or four Foundation Establishment Cultivators to strike simultaneously.

Besides this, demonized Cultivators did appear a few times, but they were all promptly dealt with by the Xiaoyao Sect Enforcement Hall, causing no major casualties.

In the blink of an eye, winter had arrived.

After a few snowfalls, the difficulty of land reclamation became increasingly greater.

According to their current progress, the last dozen or so miles would take at least two months to complete.

Privately, many Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples complained to each other, but no one dared to slack off on this matter.

The Sect Leader of Carefree Sect had already issued an order that the land reclamation task must be fully completed before the end of the year.

For this reason, he had specifically mobilized several Foundation Establishment Cultivators in charge of city construction and thousands of Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples to come and help.

All along, Zhang Qingxiao had not relaxed; every day after returning home from land reclamation, he would do Alchemy and Cultivate.

His cultivation progress was very gratifying; in over five months, his Realm had reached 72/100.

If fast, in another four or five months, he would be able to Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level and become a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

If slow, it would not exceed half a year at most.

This kind of cultivation progress gave Zhang Qingxiao great motivation.

He Cultivated even harder, Cultivating for at least three hours every night.

Ever since she told Zhang Qingxiao she wanted to learn Talisman making, Zhou Yun had been studying it constantly.

After several months, she was already able to draw Dust Removal Talismans and Spirit Arrow Talismans.

For the past half month, she had been learning the Fire Talisman.

Relatively speaking, her talent for Talisman making was indeed much stronger than for Alchemy.

After a night of Cultivation, just as Zhang Qingxiao was about to go out, he saw snowflakes drifting in the sky again and couldn't help but frown.

Every time it snowed, their workload would increase, and it was much more tiring than usual.

He had been doing Body Refining, so this workload didn't have much of an impact, but returning home would be much later than usual, delaying his time for Alchemy.

"Husband, put on this Dao robe; it has a Formation to ward off the cold and avoid the rain."

Zhou Yun called out to Zhang Qingxiao, who was about to go out, holding a Dao robe in her hand.

"That's good, it saves me from coming back covered in snow."

Zhang Qingxiao turned around, took the Dao robe, and returned to the room to put it on.

Just as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, Luo Fei, along with a few other subordinates, arrived at his house.

The group went together to the plaza to assemble, and under the leadership of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator He Mei, they headed to the wilderness.

Ever since the land reclamation distance exceeded thirty miles, the Xiaoyao Sect had specially arranged a Magical Artifact flying boat to pick up and drop off the Outer Sect Disciples responsible for land reclamation every day.

As for the Utility Disciples, they could only stay in the simple houses built in the wilderness.

This could also be considered a small perk for them, the Outer Sect Disciples.

Living in the wilderness was not only harsh in terms of living conditions but also not very safe.

The Sect arranged for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to take turns guarding every night, but it was common for these Utility Disciples to be attacked by Yao Beasts.