61: Planning the Second Yimu Sword

By the time he returned from buying things, it was already dark.

Qin Feng saw a dark figure sneaking towards the foot of Wo Niu Mountain, exceptionally conspicuous in the snowy night.

"Who is it, so late at night?"

Qin Feng squinted his eyes for a look, then immediately piloted his Wood Spirit Boat to chase after the figure.

As he got closer, the figure also sensed Qin Feng's presence, immediately stopping and turning around.

Qin Feng was about to activate his supreme grade Fire Spirit Talisman when the other party quickly pulled off the black cloth covering her face and shouted, "It's me!"

A clear, cold voice sounded, and only then did Qin Feng notice a fair, somewhat delicate face beneath the black cloth.

"What in the world are you doing?"

Qin Feng frowned as he looked at Ding Shuli; her small face was flushed red from the cold, and she was exhaling large breaths of hot air, her hair disheveled, appearing somewhat disheveled.

"I... I wasn't planning on doing anything."

A hint of panic flashed in Ding Shuli's eyes, then she turned sideways to look into the distance, using this to avoid Qin Feng's gaze.

How inexplicable!

As Qin Feng was about to turn and leave, he realized there was no spiritual power fluctuation on her, making her seem like an ordinary person.

And the direction she was heading was a mountain stream at the foot of Wo Niu Mountain.

When the Hiding from the Heavens Formation was operating, most of that mountain stream was also enveloped; if someone hadn't seen Wo Niu Mountain before, they would definitely not know there was a mountain stream there.

In just a moment, Qin Feng guessed her current predicament.

People from the Chang Sheng Sword Sect were currently searching everywhere for him, so hiding was the safest approach.

However, she had reinforced the Formation on Dingxiang Mountain, but she herself was hiding at the foot of Wo Niu Mountain—what a clever trick of 'hiding in plain sight'!

Although the mountain stream was safe, the conditions were ultimately poor.

To give her an out, Qin Feng decided to find an excuse to bring her back to his Immortal Cave, so he asked, "Can you make Talismans?"

"What's wrong?"

Ding Shuli's face showed confusion.

"If you can make Talismans, then come back to my Immortal Cave and teach me to make Talismans."

"......"

She stood rooted to the spot, her expression conflicted, not speaking, and Qin Feng didn't give her a chance to refuse, directly lowering the Wood Spirit Boat and scooping her by the waist, pulling her directly onto the Wood Spirit Boat.

Only when he held her waist did Qin Feng realize she was completely cold, her lower body largely soaked by the snow water.

Back at Wo Niu Mountain, Qin Feng gently set her down from his embrace, then asked, "Where is your cultivation?"

"I sealed it; now I am just an ordinary person, you don't need to worry about what I might do."

Ding Shuli looked at Qin Feng expressionlessly, then stood there at a loss.

She was also worried about any Formations on Qin Feng's mountain...

"It's absolutely safe on Wo Niu Mountain; as long as you don't cause trouble, I don't mind you recovering your cultivation."

"......I'll go change first."

Ding Shuli touched the bundle behind her, then turned and walked into the adjacent Immortal Cave.

"Woof woof woof!"

After the Immortal Cave's stone door closed, the Earth Spirit Ape immediately jumped out from behind the mountain, continuously pointing at the Immortal Cave's stone door in front of Qin Feng, its eyes showing curiosity, perhaps it wanted to know who the new two-legged creature was.

Qin Feng patted its head and said, "Just consider her a guest, but you must keep a close eye on the things on this mountain; don't let her touch anything, understand?"

The Earth Spirit Ape immediately nodded frantically.

To it, the current Ding Shuli was merely an ordinary human, posing no threat whatsoever.

"Go find some firewood to start a fire."

Qin Feng sent the Earth Spirit Ape away, then took out his Yi Wood Sword from his storage ring.

He hadn't had time to examine it closely at Flowing Cloud Mountain, but now holding it, he realized its substantial weight was not much different from an ordinary iron sword.

[Yi Wood Sword: Sharpness comparable to a Yellow Rank supreme grade Flying Sword, incredibly rigid, capable of chopping and slashing, easily broken when thrust... Can be synthesized: Shen Mu Sword]

......

"It can indeed be synthesized!"

When his gaze fell on the Yi Wood Sword, a line of text immediately appeared, and Qin Feng's heart surged with excitement.

Just then, the Earth Spirit Ape brought a bundle of firewood, a bundle as thick as a waist.

Qin Feng stepped forward, raised his hand, and chopped down at the firewood with the sword.

The Yi Wood Sword sliced through the entire bundle of firewood as smoothly as if cutting through water.

The severed firewood lost its support and immediately began to slide, continuously making cracking sounds...

This is too sharp, isn't it?

Looking at the neatly cut firewood, Qin Feng was instantly dumbfounded, wishing he could immediately go back to the Chang Sheng Sword Sect and get more.

If the Yi Wood Sword was already this powerful, how much more powerful would the Shen Mu Sword be?

Putting the item back into his storage ring, Qin Feng felt his mind was now filled with fantasies about how to get a second Yi Wood Sword.

"Senior Brother Shen Chong also has an Yi Wood Sword; should I find some time to have a heart-to-heart talk with him?"

Thinking of Shen Chong's attitude towards him, Qin Feng couldn't help but entertain the idea of having a talk with him.

This was the Cultivation World where the strong prey on the weak; sometimes, it was necessary to strike first.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng became even more determined to learn Talisman crafting.

He took out a book on Talisman crafting from his storage ring; the four arts of cultivation included Alchemy, Formation, Artifact, and Talisman, these four arts were almost the most commonly used things by cultivators.

Talismans, like Medicinal Pills, were divided into Heaven, Earth, and Human Ranks, while Talismans below the Human Rank were called Unranked Talismans.

For example, the Fire Snake Talisman was the most basic Talisman among the Unranked Talismans.

A Talisman was essentially a Spell sealed within it; when needed, one would activate it with spiritual power and release it.

In the darkness.

The bonfire crackled as it burned.

Qin Feng held a book containing many Spells and examined it.

At this moment.

Ding Shuli inside the Immortal Cave had already changed her clothes.

A white, cinched-waist dress accentuated her slender waist, and although she wore no makeup, her face was still exquisite and charming.

Her long black hair cascaded like a waterfall, adorned with a blue hairpin that added to her elegant demeanor; only after completing all this did Ding Shuli have the presence of mind to observe the layout of the Immortal Cave.

The stone bed, stone table, cultivation room, and Alchemy room were all empty, only the cultivation room had three pagoda-like jade stones.

Is this guy so frugal?

Ding Shuli observed for a moment, then opened the Immortal Cave door and walked out.

Stepping out of the Immortal Cave, what met her eyes first was the lush green medicinal field outside, followed by a half-human-tall tree next to the Immortal Cave.

Reaching out to touch the tender green leaves, her fingertips immediately felt a hint of coolness, and at the same time, she could smell a faint tea fragrance.

"This is... a Spirit Tea Tree?"

Ding Shuli looked at Qin Feng in confusion; at this moment, she had already hidden her spiritual power, unable to use her Qi Observation Spell, so she had no idea of the value of the Spirit Tea Tree in front of her.

"Mm."

Qin Feng nodded in response, then asked, "Senior Sister, do you know of any Spells that can shield Karma?"

"What do you mean?"

"For example, if I killed Zhang Shun, and the people from the Sect have a way to track me, I want to learn a Spell that would prevent the Sect from tracking me, do you understand what I mean?"

"......"

Ding Shuli looked bewildered, her gaze wary as she looked at Qin Feng, then pouted and said, "If you want to sever Karma, you would need to at least reach the Soul Transformation Stage."

"What about rogue cultivators? Do rogue cultivators have any methods?"

Qin Feng genuinely needed a Spell that could perfectly handle the scene after killing someone; at this moment, his eyes gleamed with intense desire for knowledge.

Ding Shuli stared blankly at Qin Feng for a long time, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a moment, she sighed and said, "I know a Thousand Poison Insect Technique; it can devour the enemy's Magical Artifacts, corpses, and even completely consume the surrounding spiritual power and any aura. It should be what you want to learn right now."