Under the bell tower, there stood two men in Taoist robes.

One of them, Liu Yi, recognized Zhuang Dunshen, the steward of the paper mill, and the other was an unfamiliar face, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and very shrewd eyes.

"Liu Yi, come over here. ”

Zhuang Dunshen saw Liu Yi holding twelve bamboos, and a smile couldn't help but spread on his face, and called Liu Yi to the bottom of the bell tower and asked, "Cut twelve green and purple bamboos in one afternoon, presumably you have made a breakthrough in cultivation in the past few days and have opened up a meridian, right?"

For the manager of this paper mill, Liu Yi was still very respectful, and replied: "The disciple has opened one of the three yang meridians in his hand. ”

In this way, it will only take more than a month for you to make your first rune paper, and my master's uncle will be considered a complete merit, and then you can leave my paper mill and go to other workshops to continue your training. ”

Zhuang Dunshen nodded, "The one next to me is the manager of the Animal Breeding Workshop, his name is Niu Qingyun, you can call him Uncle Niu." When you learn how to make paper, go to Uncle Niu to learn to hatch and raise spirit animals. ”

"Disciple to meet Uncle Niu. ”

Liu Yi bowed to Niu Qingyun, and suddenly remembered the "Basic Spirit Animal Illustration" that Tang Jiawen gave him not long ago, and he already understood in his heart that he must have arranged the matter of going to the beast breeding workshop a long time ago.

"Well, you're pretty qualified. ”

Niu Qingyun smiled and nodded, and after receiving this salute, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

Liu Yi saw Niu Qingyun's eyes shining, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He always felt that this Uncle Niu Qingyun's attitude towards him was different from that of Ning Yuzhu and Zhuang Dunshen. But where the difference is, Liu Yi can't say.

Since then, Liu Yi has continued to live at three points and one line, either cutting bamboo in the paper mill or doing penance in the Kunzi Academy.

And Niu Qingyun also came to the paper mill from time to time, observing Liu Yi without a trace.

Eleven days later, Liu Yi opened up the Sanyang meridian again.

In one morning, 25 bamboos were cut down and brought back to the paper mill.

Niu Qingyun stood under the bell tower, and when he saw Liu Yi walking with more than twenty bamboos, a flash of imperceptible joy flashed in his eyes, and he walked up to Liu Yi and smiled at him, "Senior nephew Liu, you have broken through again!"

"The disciple has seen Uncle Niu. Liu Yi nodded and clasped his fists in salute.

Niu Qingyun said: "According to your cultivation speed, you will be able to cut down enough bamboo in a few days, and you will be able to successfully make paper in the near future, come to my beast breeding workshop to experience and experience, you might as well go to the beast breeding workshop with me today, or familiarize yourself with the environment first, and I will take you to see all kinds of spirit beasts by the way." ”

Liu Yi didn't doubt him, took Mao Zhu back to the room and put it away, locked the door, and followed Niu Qingyun to the animal breeding workshop.

Niu Qingyun stepped on a dust-whisking magic weapon and flew in the sky with Liu Yi, like an immortal in the clouds.

In early winter, the mountains are covered with dense fog.

The animal breeding workshop and the paper mill are not far away, only ten miles away, and they will arrive immediately.

"Senior nephew Liu, you have a cautious personality, just a few bamboos, and you have to lock them in the room, are you afraid that those disciples of the paper mill will steal your bamboo?"

Niu Qingyun led Liu Yi into the gate of the animal breeding workshop.

The beast breeding workshop is a place where the Yuxi faction hatches and raises spirit animal cubs.

Far and near in the workshop, there was the sound of beasts roaring and cranes and chirping birds......

You can see cranes perched on trees, tigers and leopards lying under trees, and a scene of a fairy family.

Liu Yi's eyes were full of surprise, looking left and right, and hearing Niu Qingyun asking him, he casually told him what happened in the paper mill during these days.

"Hmph! Senior Brother Zhuang Dunshen only cared about his own cultivation, but he didn't manage the disciples in the paper mill well, but let Senior Nephew Liu be wronged. ”

After saying a word for Liu Yi, Niu Qingyun's mouth hooked up a smile, pointed to the outer disciples who were grooming the spirit beasts, and said to Liu Yi, "I, the disciples in the beast breeding workshop, all abide by the rules, and when you come here, Uncle Niu guarantees that you will not be wronged in the slightest." ”

The two of them talked and left, and after a while, they came to the first courtyard in the beast breeding workshop.

Niu Qingyun entered the courtyard, came to the hall, and motioned for Liu Yi to sit down, "Senior nephew Liu, it took you eleven days to open up the second meridian. This kind of cultivation speed is also extremely rare in my Yuxi Sect, I wonder if there is an extraordinary spiritual root in Master Liu's nephew's body?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yi immediately remembered the white feather.

If Liu Yi had just entered the Yuxi faction, he might have told Niu Qingyun about the feathers.

But now he has been training in the paper mill for more than a month, and he is used to seeing other people's jealousy, slander, and cynicism. Liu Yi knew in his heart that the matter of feathers must not be easily said to people.

The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty.

Liu Yi made up his mind not to talk about feathers, but just shook his head and replied, "The disciple doesn't know the Tao either. ”

"As a cultivator, there is a huge gap between those who have spiritual roots and those who don't. If there is a spiritual root in the body, the cultivation speed will far exceed that of others, and my Yuxi Sect will also focus on taking care of this kind of disciple......"

Niu Qingyun was very kind, poured Liu Yi a cup of tea, and put it in front of him, "It's better to let Uncle Niu probe your pulse and see what kind of spiritual root you have in your body." If you are indeed qualified, Uncle Niu will report this matter to the master, and the head will definitely look at you differently, and Uncle Niu and I also have the credit for recommending talents. ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi stretched out his hand and asked Niu Qingyun to take his pulse.

"Isn't that right?"

Niu Qingyun put two fingers on Liu Yi's vein, and after probing, he shook his head, his brows slowly wrinkled, "Senior nephew Liu, although you have good qualifications, there is no spiritual root in your body. ”

Liu Yi replied: "When I went to the paper mill for the first time, Uncle Zhuang Dunshen also probed my qualifications, and he only said that my qualifications were good, and he didn't find that I had spiritual roots in my body. ”

"Oh......"

Niu Qingyun groaned, waved his hand at Liu Yi, and said, "You go back first." ”

At this time, Niu Qingyun seemed to have forgotten that he had said that he would take Liu Yi to see the spirit beast.

After Liu Yi left, Niu Qingyun sat alone in the room, the brilliance in his eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "I thought that Liu Yi had a spiritual root in his body and was a genius in heaven, and I wanted to report this matter to the head of the house and seek a little credit, but this Liu Yi is only a middle-to-upper qualification, and it was in vain that I wasted all my efforts." ”

After a long time, he stood up suddenly, walked around the hall, and said something in his mouth, "The qualifications of the middle and upper are able to open up a meridian in ten days, which is unreasonable!"

Unreasonable! Absolutely unreasonable!

Niu Qingyun's eyes flashed, and he thought again: "This Liu Yi either took the elixir given to him by Tang Jiawen, or he has a treasure in his body! Tang Jiawen behaves in a proper manner, and requires his disciples to practice in a down-to-earth manner, and it is impossible to hand over the elixir to Liu Yi to take the elixir that improves his cultivation, so Liu Yi must have a treasure on his body!"

Thinking of this, Niu Qingyun suddenly had a smile on his face, turned to the door and said, "Guan Shanyuan, come to the hall to see me!"

Although the voice of this sentence was small, it clearly spread throughout the entire animal breeding workshop.

Guan Shanyuan was grooming the hair of a female leopard waiting to give birth, and after hearing Niu Qingyun's call, he trotted all the way to the hall, "The disciple is here, I don't know what the steward commands?"

Niu Qingyun raised his eyes, "I remember that you live in Kunzi Courtyard, right?"

Guan Shanyuan replied: "The disciple is from the Kunzi Academy. ”

Niu Qingyun asked again: "Do you know Liu Yi?"

Guan Shanyuan replied respectfully: "The disciple knows, Liu Yi is the one who just came to the beast breeding workshop with the steward. ”

"From today on, you will secretly follow Liu Yi, and you don't have to come to the Beast Breeding Workshop. All you have to do is follow him secretly and pay attention to everything he does, what he does, what he eats, wears, and shelters...... However, he must not find out about it. ”

Niu Qingshan waved his sleeves, and an elixir appeared in his palm: "If you do this well, I will reward you with this Qi Gathering Pill in my hand, and when you break through to the Qi Refining Realm, I will accept you as a disciple, are you willing?"

"The disciple is willing!"

Guan Shanyuan's face was full of ecstasy, and he was overjoyed, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing again and again to thank him. He had mediocre qualifications, he was already twenty-four years old, and if he couldn't break through to the Qi Refining Realm within a year, he would be sent home.

In this way, Guan Shanyuan's cultivation path will be wasted.

The Qi Gathering Pill has the effect of gathering true qi, helping Qi cultivation realm monks to open up the meridians and break through the tenth layer of Qi cultivation.

For Guan Shanyuan, this elixir is like a piece of wood in front of a person who has fallen into the water, and it can really be regarded as a life-saving thing.