Chapter 44 - 44 Fame Breaks Through the Latter Stage
When some people asked the City Lord’s Mansion for confirmation, they admitted it.
This was also a small request that Yu Qingtan had previously mentioned to Ouyang Wulong.
As a result, Yu Qingtan’s fame naturally soared.
Although those Loose Cultivators from the slums couldn’t afford to visit the inner floors of Tianxiang Pavilion, many other people came due to her growing reputation.
Steward Su was also on top of things, directly adjusting Yu Qingtan’s performance frequency to once every three days, and every other time, she could perform both Love of Butterfly Lovers and Butterfly Dance together.
"Qingtan, I didn’t expect you to come up with the mortgage policy. How are you so brilliant? I don’t even feel like trying anymore~" Shen Wanning said with a smile as she drank the Spirit Rice porridge made by Yu Qingtan.
"Fine then, come be my servant, and I’ll take care of you. You just need to massage my shoulders and warm my bed every day," Yu Qingtan joked, her hands now full of significant funds.
"Dream on, I, such a young prodigy in the later stages of Qi Cultivation, become your servant? Where would my pride be?"
Indeed, Shen Wanning had recently made a breakthrough to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, becoming a late-stage Qi Cultivator.
Shen Wanning originally had three Lower Grade Spirit Roots of water, metal, and fire, and had absorbed most of the Jade Marrow Ganoderma. Now her Spirit Roots were probably Upper Grade Water, Upper Grade Metal, and Medium Grade Fire.
And her main cultivation technique was the Clear Water Technique.
"Yes, yes, our Wanning is a genius, but I wonder how many Spells have you learned by now?" Yu Qingtan asked with a covered smile.
"Water Blade Technique~" Shen Wanning said somewhat embarrassedly. "It’s all because that Magic Skirt was so pretty. If only you had become a qualified Spirit Tailor earlier, I wouldn’t have wasted that money."
"Yes, yes, it’s my fault for not trying hard enough, okay? Here, take these three~"
As Yu Qingtan spoke, she took out three Jade Slips from her Storage Bag and tossed them to Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning caught them with curiosity and inspected each one by placing them against her forehead.
"Water Escape Technique, Water Curtain Technique, Breath-Concealing Technique!" Shen Wanning’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"Qingtan, I love you to death~" After reading the introductions on the Jade Slips, Shen Wanning excitedly rushed over, hugged Yu Qingtan, and planted a kiss on her face.
"Stop being so cheesy~" Yu Qingtan’s face flushed slightly as she pushed Shen Wanning away.
"Qingtan, how come you’re so wealthy?"
"It’s the reward for offering the policy suggestion."
Of course, it wasn’t really a reward, but rather Sun Deren from Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion who had come to her again.
Having just come into a windfall, she asked him to purchase several Spells for her, including the Breath-Concealing Technique, Wood Escape Technique, Wooden Shield Technique, Earth Wall Technique, Earth Spike Technique, Earth Escape Skill, and Rejuvenation Spell.
Apart from the Breath-Concealing Technique and Rejuvenation Spell, the other Spells were compatible with her Spirit Root and using "Love’s Protection" had familiarized her with them, so she would pick them up quickly.
Unfortunately, the Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion didn’t sell the superior Turtle Breathing Technique, only the slightly inferior Breath-Concealing Technique.
Then, Yu Qingtan also purchased the Water Escape Technique, Water Curtain Technique, and Breath-Concealing Technique for Shen Wanning, knowing that Shen Wanning had previously bought the Water Blade Technique.
That night, Yu Qingtan sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating the Clear Water Technique.
Little Tao, whose injuries had already healed, lay not far away on the floor, gnawing on a chunk of Demonic Beast meat.
Suddenly, the Spiritual Energy around Yu Qingtan surged and then sped up entering her body.
After several cycles, Yu Qingtan exhaled a breath and opened her eyes.
Joy was evident in her gaze.
Qi Cultivation at the seventh layer, breakthrough successful.
Opening the System Interface and seeing over five hundred loose Charm Points, Yu Qingtan decided to take her chance at the draw.
A joyous event like this called for a celebration.
"Eternal blessings from Dao Ancestor!"
She went straight for five ten-draws.
"Thank you for your patronage x10."
"Thank you for your patronage x10."
By now, Yu Qingtan had become quite unflustered by the lack of items appearing.
"Stocking crafting skill, thank you for your patronage x9."
"Ah, this is a good thing~"
"Thank you for your patronage x10."
"Thank you for your patronage x10."
The drop rate for this lottery seemed a bit low, but it didn’t matter anymore.
After acquiring the stocking crafting skill, Yu Qingtan exchanged 10,000 charm points for affection points, and then used those affection points to exchange for two first-level skill upgrade cards and one first-level spell upgrade card.
These were used to enhance the Exquisite Dance, Spiritual Tailoring Skill, and the Breath-Concealing Technique, respectively.
Suddenly, Yu Qingtan felt her understanding of the Exquisite Dance and Spiritual Tailoring Skill climb to a new level.
She couldn’t help but perform the Exquisite Dance once more, her movements even smoother and more fluid, with the key parts as if three people were dancing together—a sign of the Exquisite Dance being perfected.
In terms of Spiritual Tailoring, she previously couldn’t grasp the three basic Artifact Bans recorded in the introductory book Cloud Sect had given her, but now she understood them completely and could inscribe them with spiritual power.
Yu Qingtan then operated the Breath-Concealing Technique, and the fluctuations of spiritual power on her body became nearly undetectable. Even a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, without carefully examining with divine sense, would find it difficult to discern Yu Qingtan’s current cultivation realm.
Generally, one could tell another’s cultivation level at a glance if they were in a realm significantly higher.
In her heart, Yu Qingtan felt content.
The current state of the system panel:
[Cultivation Level: Qi Cultivation seventh layer 6/700, Body Refinement fourth layer 45/400]
[Cultivation Techniques: Clear Water Technique, Ice Skin Jade Bone Art]
[Spells: Cleansing Spell basic 85/100, Water Escape Technique expert 17/400, Invisibility Technique intermediate 12/200, Breath-Concealing Technique intermediate 3/200, Water Blade Technique intermediate 21/200, Water Curtain Technique intermediate 9/200, Object Controlling Technique basic 24/100, Wood Escape Technique basic 10/100, Wooden Shield Technique basic 7/100, Earth Wall Technique basic 3/100, Earth Spike Technique basic 6/100, Earth Escape Skill basic 8/100, Rejuvenation Spell basic 1/100]
[Skills: Exquisite Dance expert 31/400, Butterfly Dance intermediate 42/200, Zither Art intermediate 85/200, Chess Skill intermediate 24/200, Calligraphy intermediate 12/200, Painting Skill intermediate 6/200, Spiritual Tailoring Skill intermediate 6/200]
[Charm Points: 3042]
[Affection Points: 19]
[System Space Slots: Medium Grade Spirit Stones 27 pieces, Lower Grade Spirit Stones 6212 pieces, Startled Magpies Hairpin, Cherry Red Sword, Mysterious Seed, Uninscribed Token, Spirit Dew 56 drops, Shadowless Needles and Xuan Turtle Shield among other magic artifacts, Ascension Pill and Spirit-Condensing Pill among other elixirs, Immobilization Talisman and Amulet among other talismans, Jade Marrow Ganoderma among other spiritual medicines, Snow Silkworm Thread among other spiritual materials, Deep Sea Blue Crystal and Sun Flame Jade among other spirit ores]
[System Shop: Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card 0/1 (100 affection points), First-Level Cultivation Upgrade Card 1/3 (10 affection points), First-Level Spell Upgrade Card 5/10 (1 affection point), First-Level Skill Upgrade Card 4/10 (1 affection point)]
[Lucky Draw: 10 charm points for one draw (or ten consecutive draws)]
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The next day, Yu Qingtan’s fourth customer was Fu Nian.
Fu Nian had disguised himself as a dark-faced man with a scar on his face, appearing like a fierce-looking loose cultivator.
"Miss Qing Tan, it has been a long time."
After sending away the servant, Fu Nian said.
"It’s you, Young Master Fu." As soon as she heard the voice, combined with this person’s height, Yu Qingtan immediately recognized him.
"It’s me. I am grateful to Miss Qing Tan for the rescue."
"Hmph, well, you left without giving me the antidote," Yu Qingtan turned away and said. She had almost wasted 1,000 spirit stones due to this, and later, she had put a lot of effort into rescuing him.
As for why she saved him, Yu Qingtan herself was not entirely sure.
Perhaps it was simply because he had stumbled in front of her, and besides, the Qis really did have a bad reputation.