A day later.

Zhou Shu climbed out of the barrel by himself.

The joints of the body are still a little stiff, but they are generally unhindered and can move freely.

There is a faint golden luster all over the body, and it looks like a golden armor talisman has been used. From a blue-faced ghost to a golden-faced man, Zhou Shu was also speechless.

Xu Lie glanced at him and said impatiently, "Go back, you've rested enough these days, remember to refine your body more." ”

"Got it, thank you, brother. ”

Zhou Shu saluted respectfully, didn't say much, and turned around.

Needless to say, this kindness will be remembered in his heart, and if there is kindness, he will repay it, and if there is revenge, he will repay it.

After leaving the Hidden Sword Pavilion, Zhou Shu walked briskly for a while, found a small mountain peak with a strong aura, and then sat down to cultivate.

Now that most of the spiritual power has recovered, it is time to operate the mental method, and the second qi sea that has just been generated, must be carefully explored.

As the spiritual power slowly runs, Zhou Shu closes his eyes and concentrates and feels carefully.

It turned out that the location of the damaged sea of qi had not changed, but there was an extra sea of qi on its side, and the two sea of qi were connected together like a gourd.

Zhou Shu carefully injected a trace of spiritual power into the sea of new qi, observed the route of spiritual power, and gradually comprehended it with a little bit of perception.

This newly generated sea of qi was like a large vortex that was constantly flowing, and it seemed that it could contain a lot of spiritual power. But in fact, no matter how it operated, Zhou Shu's spiritual power could only go back and forth in the outer layers of the whirlpool, and he could never enter the middle and inside of the whirlpool, because each layer of the whirlpool had a kind of resistance blocking the spiritual power from entering.

The outer layers only accounted for a very small part of the whirlpool, that is to say, the part of the second qi sea that was now generated that he could use was very small, not even half of it.

He was prepared for this state.

This Chaotic Source Pill was refined with a fourth-order demon pill equivalent to a Jindan Realm cultivator, and the Demon Pill was extremely pure, according to the description of the classics, the capacity of the Qi Sea it generated would also be very large, and it should be equivalent to the level of an ordinary Condensation Realm cultivator.

In fact, the results obtained were even higher, and it was obvious that if this vortex was fully utilized, it would be approximately equal to the sea of qi that was double in the Condensation Realm.

However, because Zhou Shu's realm was too low, he didn't even reach the foundation, and the level of spiritual power was also low, not condensed enough, and the strength was not enough to enter the whirlpool, so he could only linger in the outer layer, and he couldn't make good use of it.

Only as the realm rises and the spiritual power enters the vortex layer by layer, can the second qi sea be gradually opened, until the spiritual power of the condensing realm turns into liquid, and the vortex can be completely filled, making the second qi sea truly complete.

After practicing the mental method several times, Zhou Shu became more and more sure of this conclusion.

The spiritual power reserves of the Second Qi Sea are about equivalent to that of an ordinary Qi Refining Realm eighth-layer cultivator, but as his realm rises, the utilization rate of the Second Qi Sea will gradually increase, and eventually reach the level of the second Qi Realm.

The second qi sea couldn't let him ascend to the sky in one step, but before the condensation realm, it gave him room to keep rising, and it was definitely worth the price.

As for cultivation and magic techniques, this is the most troublesome problem for other cultivators, Zhou Shu doesn't care too much, he has a powerful calculation and deduction, plus a fully open and smooth qi vein, these are all within his control.

It's nothing more than running a few more laps every time I use spiritual power, although it's a little more complicated, a little slower, and a little tired, but it's obviously much better than before, what else do you need a bicycle.

Zhou Shu got up slowly and went back to the Shaking Wind Garden, with a hint of satisfied pleasure on his face, and had a clearer idea of his future.

A month passed quickly.

Zhou Shu stood in front of the bulletin board of the Dust Washing Courtyard, searching for suitable tasks, wanting to earn more contributions.

This month, his chores are to manage the medicine garden, which is very free, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't go even if he doesn't go, he has a lot of time.

Of course, his spiritual field has not been left behind, and the spiritual valley of the second season has been planted. Turning the ground is everything done by themselves, as for the daily watering, there is Lu Qi to help, this month, the two often practice the Torrential Rain Sword Technique together, confirm each other, they have a lot of gains, and they get along very well with each other.

An inner disciple like Lu Qi doesn't need to rush to redeem the inner door qualification before the age arrives, so the demand for contribution is not so urgent, he took the initiative to put it forward, and Zhou Shu naturally agreed gratefully, if Li Aojian and they offered to help, Zhou Shu would not agree.

"Senior brother!"

Yangmei walked over from that side, looking a little distressed.

Zhou Shu smiled, "Yangmei, have you seen any good tasks?"

"I don't look at it much, it's better for you to pick it for me, senior brother," Yang Mei pouted, and said a little confused, "There are words everywhere, it's a headache to watch." ”

After several retreats, Yangmei's qi veins stagnated at two hundred and fifty-three and did not move, no matter how hard she tried and how hard she used herself, she could no longer pass the pulse.

She went to find Zhou Shu, but Zhou Shu had no choice, it was not a matter of heart. Most cultivators will encounter this kind of bottleneck period when they can no longer make progress, either breaking through the first level of realm to see, or looking for some opportunities or something.

The stubborn Yangmei refused to break through, saying that she would try for a few more months, but if she couldn't break through to the third layer of the Qi Refining Realm, Zhou Shu took her to see the task together, and by the way, she had a chance.

On the complicated bulletin board, there are at least three or four hundred tasks, with all kinds of strange types, everything.

There are those who ask for a sword and a competition, there are also those who send letters for revenge, and there is even a task to help a couple of Taoist couples with a one-month child, which makes Zhou Shu really speechless.

On closer inspection, though, it seems like a pretty good task.

"Yangmei, I think it's better for you to take this task. Zhou Shu took down the task jade board and handed it to Yangmei.

Yangmei glanced at it and frowned, "With children?"

Zhou Shu nodded, "Well, a five-year-old child, his parents are busy with alchemy, and they didn't accept disciples, so they sent this task." I think it's good, they are all the inner disciples of Qinghe Peak, cultivators who are about to condense their veins, as long as they give you a little guidance, it will be of great benefit to you. Although the reward is a little less, it's good, maybe it's a chance. ”

Yang Mei lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up and smiled, "Okay, I'll go if my senior brother tells me to go, but I don't have this kind of experience." ”

"Think about how your parents ...... when you were a child"

As soon as the words came out, Zhou Shu immediately realized that something was wrong, Yangmei seemed to have been picked up by the cultivators of the Heyin Sect at a very young age, and she had been living alone and had never seen her parents. He was slightly shocked in his heart, and immediately changed his words, "Forget it, don't do this task." ”

"No, it's going to happen. ”

Yangmei took the jade plate in her hand and squeezed it tightly, and the jade board trembled slightly with her body.

With a smile that couldn't see her thoughts, she said a little loudly, "Senior brother, it's okay, I can learn without experience." Actually, I ...... When I was a child, I really wanted to be taken care of, but I always didn't, and now it's a ...... for me to take care of others."

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, and in the middle of speaking, she didn't say any more, and suddenly turned her face away.

Zhou Shu was a little distressed, and hurriedly comforted, "Yangmei, the past is in the past, isn't it very good now, and it will be better in the future." ”

Yang Mei stood quietly for a while and nodded seriously.

"I know that I will definitely be good in the future. ”

She raised her head with a familiar smile on her face, "Senior brother, I'm going to pick up the task first, you pick yours well, and strive to enter the inner door as soon as possible!"

"Well, you have to work hard too. ”

Zhou Shu nodded and gently stroked her hair.

Yangmei, as usual, did not dodge, but came closer.