Chen Li carried a large bag of monster meat and followed Zhang Yan into Zhang Yan's house.
I saw a thick layer of dust accumulated on the ground and table. It looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time, and then I noticed a few "fresh" footprints on the ground. Apparently before today, Zhang Yan and his daughter were underground.
Never came out.
"Fellow Taoist, this is funny. The house is a bit messy and it hasn't been cleaned for a long time!" Zhang Yan looked a little embarrassed when he noticed Chen Li looking at him.
After all, I am not thick-skinned enough.
People like Chen Li who always live underground didn't feel anything at all.
"It's human nature, wherever the hole is, I'll help you take the meat underground."
"No, no, no, this is too troublesome for you, Shuniang, what are you doing standing around? Move the meat to the hole quickly." Zhang Yan didn't have the nerve to ask Chen Li to help again, so he quickly ordered Zhang Shuniang.
Zhang Shuniang said "Oh" obediently, and was about to step forward to take the big bag from Chen Li.
"Forget it, let me do it. How can a little girl carry hundreds of kilograms of things? Don't fall again. Where is the hole in the ground? Little Daoist Zhang, please lead the way."
"Dad!" Zhang Shuniang couldn't make up her mind and glanced at her father.
"This... then I won't refuse. My lady, please take him there."
"It's just a matter of effort." Chen Li said.
"Oh, Uncle Chen, come with me." Zhang Shuniang said.
The entrance to the cave is in the kitchen, and you can reach it after a short walk. A wooden staircase at the entrance leads to the dark underground. Unfortunately, due to moisture and water seepage, there is wet mud and water everywhere.
This basement is dug...it might as well be like digging a vertical hole like his house and using ropes to go up and down.
"Uncle, the road down there is a bit slippery and dark. You must be careful when walking. I just..."
As Zhang Shuniang led the way, she said that the ground was slippery and dark, but before she could finish her words, she accidentally slipped and screamed "Ahhhhh" and was about to fall down the stairs.
Chen Li had quick eyesight and reached out to grab the collar at the back of his neck, lifting it up easily.
How much does a slim girl of fourteen or fifteen years old weigh? To him, holding it in his hand is like carrying a little chicken.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, be careful!"
Chen Li put her down again.
"Shu Niang, what's wrong!" Zhang Yan heard the movement and shouted in his heart.
"Dad, it's okay!" Zhang Shuniang was still a little frightened. She glanced at Chen Li secretly with a blushing face and shouted quickly: "I accidentally slipped just now."
In this shanty town, everyone is wary of the other, and they rarely move around each other. When Zhang Yan is not at home, Zhang Shuniang basically stays at the door. This is the first time for her to have such close contact with a foreign man.
"Be careful when you walk, it's really useless! Fellow Daoist Chen, are you okay?" Zhang Yan shouted.
"I'm fine, but the road is indeed a bit slippery," Chen Li said.
"That's good, that's good. I'm inexperienced. Next time I will dismantle the wooden boards and cover them with fine sand." Zhang Yan said.
The cave is less than ten meters deep, and it only takes half a minute to walk carefully.
A dim oil lamp was lit underground. The space was small, and the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine that lingered. It was more than twenty meters deeper than my own home, and it was a well-constructed, spacious and comfortable basement.
It's as rough and cramped as a slum.
"Where to put the meat?" Chen Li asked.
"Uncle, just put it in the bacon vat." Zhang Shuniang thought for a while and said.
…
After Chen Li and Zhang Shuniang came out, they suggested to Zhang Yan:
"Zhang Daoyou, your burrow is not good. I have personally experienced the second-level monster, and I know how powerful this beast is. When encountering this kind of thing, you can't defend yourself from this burrow. Not only is it too shallow, but the escape route is also too shallow."
None, I can only wait to die.
I think you might as well hire a few more helpers in the ruins next to my house to dig holes and build a house again. It won’t take much time. If we encounter any problems then, we can take care of each other."
In this world, Chen Li knows the importance of having good neighbors.
This is the saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
Zhang Yan is not weak in cultivation, has a rich net worth, a stable income, and a widowed daughter at home who needs to be taken care of. After several interactions with him, he left a good impression on Chen Li. He is an honest man who lives a down-to-earth life.
Zhang Yan felt a little moved when he heard this, but he was also reluctant to waste spiritual stones.
In case it is not used by then...
Isn’t it a loss!
He hesitated and said: "I'm thinking, thinking..."
Chen Li just suggested it, but seeing the other party's hesitation, he ignored it.
After the two chatted for a few more words, he stood up and left.
…
For two days in a row, Zhang Yan didn't show up.
Chen Li originally thought that the other party had given up.
As a result, Zhang Yan came over very early in the morning on the third day with a worried look on his face. When he asked, he found out that a monster had attacked near his home, and several families of monks had suffered disaster overnight. Seeing this tragic situation, he suddenly felt sad.
My butt is burning and I can't sit still anymore.
After he visited the "magnificent" burrow at Chen Li's house, he said on the spot that he must build a similar one.
In the days that followed, Zhang Yan hired a large number of workers to dig holes and build houses nearby, so there is no need to go into details.
At the same time, Chen Li was getting closer and closer to the sixth level of Qi training.
…
Perhaps this is the reason why the technique has been greatly optimized. Except for the third to fourth levels of qi training, which were stuck for a while, the fourth to sixth levels are completely natural.
There's not even a sense of ceremony.
Late one night.
Driven by the increasing spiritual pressure, the spiritual power in Chen Li's body was pulled by consciousness and flowed into another small branch. The spiritual power operating network in the body expanded again and became more complex.
"boom!"
He was shocked all over.
open one's eyes.
For a moment, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in his eyes, which soon faded away.
"Finally, I have reached the sixth level of Qi training, and I am only one step away from entering the later stage of Qi training..." Chen Li's face showed a joyful expression.
The first to third levels of Qi training are the early stage of Qi training, the fourth to sixth levels are the middle stage of Qi training, and the seventh to ninth levels are the late stage of Qi training. After that, there is the Great Perfection of Qi training, and then there is the foundation building.
The sixth level of Qi training is just the peak of the middle stage of Qi training.
Chen Li was delighted for a while and opened the game panel.
You can have a long life, and you can even have an even longer life in the foreseeable future. There is no need to worry about approaching the end of life.
Of course, first you have to be strong enough.
Able to survive all kinds of unexpected disasters.
Even though he is as strong as the ancestor of Jin Dan, he still cannot avoid misfortune.
The joy on his face faded, he stood up and walked out of the talisman-making room to the yard.
Late at night in summer, with the buzzing of insects and the refreshing cool breeze, he habitually thought about his next plan:
"At the sixth level of Qi training, you can learn a 'bleeding treatment technique'."
But for this technique that is specifically used for treatment.
He didn't plan to invest much energy, as long as he could learn it and use it skillfully. The rest of his energy would be focused on those few attack spells.
After all, this kind of healing technique can be practiced even to the master level.
If you encounter a strong enemy, it will be of no use at all. You must die anyway.
"There is also the 'Demon-Dispelling Talisman' in the talisman... Let's put this aside for now, I really don't have the energy right now..."
Thinking of this, he came back to his senses and sighed secretly.
I was born to be a hard-working person, and I don’t have time for anything.
I hope that when I get stronger in the future, I can relax a little.
At this time, there was a faint scream in the distance, which seemed to be not far away.
"Bastard, let me use you today to celebrate my breakthrough to the sixth level of Qi training!"
Chen Li took the sword, checked the amulet and light body amulet on his body, and then hurried out.