Chapter 134 - I… Have a Fellow Daoist (1/2)
Without the Ambition Pill, the amount of money he earned was instantly reduced by half.
Li Changshou looked at the array formation design that he had just completed. He roughly estimated the quant.i.ty, quality, and value of the materials used to refine the array foundation. He could not help but mutter to himself for a while.
The ultimate long-term plan was to transform Little Qiong Peak into a Dharma treasure and a mobile abode that combined attack, defense, residence, and entertainment.
At present, the path of turning Little Qiong Peak into a Dharma treasure was divided into three steps.
In order to be safe, the first step would be to create a mobile complex array formation that could kill, defend, and achieve the most basic requirement of Dharma treasure transformation, which was rather important.
Since his immortal power was not enough for him to refine the entire Little Qiong Peak, he could only rely on the Cosmic Array Formation to make up for it. On the other hand, the Cosmic Dao had high requirements for the basic strength of the array formation…
Li Changshou did a quick calculation.
“If I rely only on the monthly allowance that I, Master, and Junior Sister get, and the fixed quota that is given to Little Qiong Peak, I will probably need another thirty… thousand years. If I were to rely on the speed at which pills are sold in the town, it would take over a thousand years…”
A thousand years may not be considered long given his current lifespan, and the Immortal Du Sect would not collapse within a thousand
years.
However, Li Changshou still wanted to complete it as soon as possible so that he could feel more secure.
Hence, Li Changshou spent half a day developing a few money-making methods that would allow him to earn without having to leave the sect, expose his trump cards, or affect the harmony in the sect.
However, Li Changshou dispelled a few of his ideas.
For example, ‘Little Qiong Peak Trapping Array and Enchantment Array’ and ‘Little Qiong Peak Barbecue Mountain Villa’ would affect the cultivation of his junior sister and master.
In the end, Li Changshou only kept one of the plans, which had the smallest impact and the least benefits. He casually made the items used for this plan and placed them beside the lake of the Little Qiong Peak…
He thought that he had not wasted that half of his day.
There was a wooden box that was half a meter tall. He opened it from the side and saw a wooden carving of a “big-bellied cat” inside. He could not be bothered to paint it.
There was a wooden tablet beside the wooden box. There were some lines on it.
“This item is known as the Immortal Cat Divination Barrel. However, in reality, it would give a suggestion based on what you say. Before you use it, please throw Spirit Stones, Dharma treasures, pills, and other valuable items into the Immortal Cat’s mouth. The bamboo lots that have countermeasures written on them, will appear below the wooden chest.
Note: Usage would automatically mean acceptance of the relevant terms of use of ‘Little Qiong Peak Countermeasure Barrel’. For the time being, there will be no refund service.
With respect, the Peak Leader of Little Qiong Peak, Qi Yuan.”
Who would fall for this?
Li Changshou shook his head and secretly left a small piece of spider web in the wooden box. Then, he floated away and returned to the Pill Chamber to continue refining pills and comprehending the Dao.
There were some intricate designs on the interior of the wooden bucket. There were forty-nine bamboo slips inside. Each bamboo slip had the phrases ‘not too bad’ or ‘ambitious’ written on it.
“I really don’t have the talent to deceive others.”
Li Changshou sighed and activated the pitch-black Pill Furnace. Then, he placed the herbs that he had previously arranged into it.
Half a day later… Li Changshou suddenly got an idea and the image of the wooden bucket appeared in his mind.
A small head leaned over. Her features were exquisite and her face was attractive. She had short, light-brown-colored hair and was scrutinizing the wooden cat inside.
Li Changshou could not react because he was suddenly looking at her face from a close distance.
However, the other party had changed her position from bending over to standing up straight. Her tight linen blouse…
Aunt-Master Jiu!
At the same time, Li Changshou’s Wind Speech Incantation also allowed him to hear Little Aunt-Master’s murmurs…
“A countermeasure barrel? Who are you trying to bluff? Do you think that you can take someone else’s Spirit Stones with just this?”
Little Aunt-Master chuckled. She picked up a random stone and threw it into the wooden cat’s mouth.
Then, she said seriously, “Countermeasure Barrel, listen up. I have a small problem now. How can I obtain more wine, delicacies, and handsome men!?!
Well… I can take back the last one.”
Li Changshou smiled and squinted. With a thought, he activated the miniature array formation in the wooden barrel. A bamboo slip shot out from the hole under the wooden barrel and was caught by Jiu Jiu.
Jiu Jiu looked at the words on it and read softly, “There are many doubts in your heart but the answer lies at the bottom of your heart. Do not forget who gave you everything that you have. Treasure it?”
Jiu Jiu blinked and mumbled, “That’s interesting.”
She flipped the bamboo slip and took a look, only to see that there was a line written on it
—
“Please don’t take this away. Place it back into the hole at the side of the bucket.” Then, she stuffed the bamboo slip back.
She naturally could not recognize that it was Qi Yuan’s handwriting.
Jiu Jiu thought for a while and took out a Spirit Stone that was about to run out of spiritual energy and threw it into the big-bellied cat’s mouth.
Then, Jiu Jiu said, “I’ll ask you another question. Recently, I’ve been listening to Sixth Senior Sister and Fourth Senior Sister complaining about their Dao companions. Is it a good thing or a bad thing to have a Dao companion?” Li Changshou, who was in the Pill Chamber, thought for a while. With a flick of his finger, the miniature array formation shot out another bamboo slip.
Jiu Jiu held it and read softly, “The Immortal Path is ethereal, and the Dao of humans is clear. You will have to part ways in the end, be it mortals and immortals. Why should you be troubled… Oh, that sounds so reasonable! This thing is quite efficacious.”
After pondering for a while, Jiu Jiu turned her head and looked around. She set up a soundproof barrier around her. This time, she took out a high-quality jade and carefully placed it in the countermeasure barrel.
Pa! Pa!
She put her palms together and took a deep breath before exhaling again.
“So, Immortal Cat. I have a fellow Daoist… As for her, she owes a nephew who is much younger than her in terms of age and seniority, a lot of favors. She doesn’t know how to repay them at all. What should she do?”
Li Changshou could not help but laugh silently. For the sake of that piece of beautiful jade, he gave her a “positive” bamboo lot.
“Stay free and carefree, without any obstacles or worries. Since you’ve already stepped onto the Immortal Path, why should you worry about the unknown?”.
Jiu Jiu stood there and experienced it for a while. Then, a look of realization appeared on her face. She bowed to the Immortal Cat seriously, then turned around and left with joy written all over her face.
I think only Little Aunt-Master would fall for this trick because she’s drunk too much… ahem.
Li Changshou chuckled in his heart. That piece of jade was not bad. He could exchange it for some precious materials later.
However, what Li Changshou did not expect was…
Two days later, Jiu Jiu pulled Jiu Lu’er over…
Jiu Lu’er was also troubled. She asked about her own marriage, but she said, “I have a fellow Daoist…”
Li Changshou naturally could not be an evil person.
The bamboo slip that he gave her was to persuade her to relax and spend more time on cultivation. As long as she was confident, there would be no problems in the world.
Jiu Lu’er pondered for a while and immediately smiled sweetly. She bowed to the Immortal Cat and left.