Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 57: A Plan for the Long Haul
The next day.
Qin Gengyun struggled to open his eyes.
Although he had rested for a night, he still felt soreness in his waist and knees, his whole body weak.
It seems that the dual cultivation in recent days was indeed excessive, leaving his body somewhat deficient.
Tonight he must take a good rest.
Qin Gengyun turned over, finding that there was no one beside him.
Did Taoist Friend Qiu go out?
Qin Gengyun got out of bed and saw that the table was already laid with soy milk and fried dough sticks, as well as buns and eggs.
This abundant?
In the past, when Qiu Zhihe went to buy breakfast, it was usually just one variety. Today, for some reason, she had bought so many.
On the table was also a note with neat handwriting:
"I went to buy groceries."
Qin Gengyun couldn’t help but smile; it was the first time he saw Qiu Zhihe’s handwriting, and it was so beautiful.
He carefully tucked the note into his bosom.
Only then did he sit down to eat breakfast.
Before he could finish, the door opened, and snowflakes blew in with the wind.
Qiu Zhihe walked in carrying a large cloth bag, closed the door, and casually brushed the snowflakes off her head.
It seems the snow outside is heavy.
Qin Gengyun got up quickly, taking the bag from her hands, feeling its weight, and said with a bit of admonishment:
"With such heavy snow, why didn’t you dress more warmly? Hurry and sit down for breakfast; I’ll heat it for you."
Qiu Zhihe was wearing a black plum blossom jacket with a skirt and a plain velvet embroidered jacket on the outside, looking a bit thin. Even for a cultivator, if she hasn’t reached Foundation Establishment, she could still get cold.
"Not cold, I’ve eaten."
Qiu Zhihe looked up at him, opened her mouth slightly to answer, then took the bag from Qin Gengyun and walked into the kitchen.
Qin Gengyun followed her into the kitchen, curiously asking:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, what did you buy?"
Qiu Zhihe took out a large piece of spirit meat that emitted a faint glow from the bag, turning back to say:
"Upper-grade spirit meat, got it today."
Qin Gengyun recalled the incredibly delicious meat soup from before and was immediately filled with anticipation:
"Great, this kind of spirit meat is always scarce. I didn’t expect you to get it again, Taoist Friend Qiu!"
Qiu Zhihe gave him a cold glance, "Aren’t you going to do alchemy?"
"Oh, right away,"
Qin Gengyun agreed with a smile and went to the outer room, sitting cross-legged in front of the pill furnace, beginning to focus on alchemy.
In the past two days, he had completed 20 Yuqing Pills, and with the previously completed 10 Blood Coagulation Pills, there were still 30 pills and 50 bags of Clear Wind Powder left.
As for the spirit grass, over the past few days, Qiu Zhihe had cultivated ten stocks of Blood Coagulation Grass and eight stocks of Heart Firming Grass, while her spirit planting pots were still planted with the remaining required spirit grass.
She also bought all the other ordinary medicinal herbs.
With no worries about logistics, he only needed to focus on alchemy.
In the outer room, Qin Gengyun sat cross-legged in front of the pill furnace, sometimes adding herbs, sometimes waving the Spirit Fan, and controlling his divine sense with closed eyes.
In the kitchen, Qiu Zhihe faced the bottom of the pot with both hands, red flames surged from her fair palms, then turned into a slow simmer, cooking the spirit meat in the pot.
Noon.
Qin Gengyun stood up, stretching his body, a smile on his face.
He had already refined eight Blood Coagulation Pills and would be able to complete the remaining Blood Coagulation Pills today, with enough strength to refine five more Heart-Protecting Pills. In two days, he could deliver all the pills to Mo Xiaolan.
At this time, a rich fragrance wafted out from the kitchen.
Soon, Qiu Zhihe came out with a pot of meat soup, placing the pot on the table.
Qin Gengyun went over and found the milky white soup garnished with scallions, star anise, fennel, and peppercorns, with an inviting aroma that stirred one’s appetite.
"Taoist Friend Qiu, it smells great!"
"Eat."
Faced with Qin Gengyun’s praise, Qiu Zhihe remained expressionless, serving a bowl of soup. After some thought, she added a few more pieces of meat to the bowl before placing it in front of him.
"Thank you, Taoist Friend Qiu!"
Qin Gengyun took it, drank a sip of soup, and immediately gave her a thumbs up:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, your cooking skills have improved again!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Qiu Zhihe frowned slightly, "Eat more meat!"
This was the wild spirit mastiff meat brought by the three Blood Pill Sect ghost cultivators at 5 a.m., which was of higher quality than the one Meng Yu brought before.
While simmering, Qiu Zhihe not only cooked it with her own Li Fire the whole time but also infused it with her spiritual power.
Persisting in eating for over ten days should heal the damage to Qin Gengyun’s foundation.
"Alright!"
Unaware of Qiu Zhihe’s intentions, Qin Gengyun agreed, eating the meat and drinking the soup in large gulps.
Praising constantly, he then served Qiu Zhihe a bowl, "Taoist Friend Qiu, you should eat too."
Qiu Zhihe looked down at the soup Qin Gengyun served her, stayed silent for a moment, then picked up the bowl to sip the soup, before using chopsticks to move the meat in her bowl to Qin Gengyun’s bowl.
Seeing Qin Gengyun looking at her in surprise, Qiu Zhihe’s face turned cold:
"I don’t like eating meat."
Qin Gengyun was even more surprised, "Taoist Friend Qiu, you don’t like eating meat? Then you don’t need to accommodate me. Tomorrow buy what you like."
"Who’s accommodating you?! Hurry and eat!"
Qiu Zhihe huffed coldly, and Qin Gengyun dared not say more, quickly bowing his head to eat.
The pot of meat soup was so delicious that Qin Gengyun quickly finished it, feeling as if his depleted essence qi over the past three days had been restored.
Qiu Zhihe saw him finish and observed his complexion, asking:
"How do you feel?"
If the foundation was damaged, daily recovery observation was needed. If necessary, some spirit grass conducive to healing could be added to the spirit meat soup.
Qin Gengyun, seeing Qiu Zhihe’s large, glistening eyes and slightly open small mouth, with the mountains and rivers also heaving, thought she was concerned about dual cultivation. He laughed and said:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, don’t worry, my essence qi has been restored, we can continue tonight!"
Then he added, "But we still shouldn’t be indulgent, five times a night will suffice, what do you think?"
Qiu Zhihe paused, her pretty face suddenly covered with frost, "Go wash the dishes!"
"Oh."
Qin Gengyun didn’t know why she was angry again, quickly agreed, and went to the kitchen to clean up.
After he entered the kitchen, Qiu Zhihe’s round face lost its frost, replaced by two blushing clouds of embarrassment and annoyance.
Who asked you such things?
Shameless!
After lunch, Qin Gengyun continued alchemy.
At 3 p.m., the remaining Blood Coagulation Pills were finished, and the five Heart-Protecting Pills were completed.
Then he took out six pieces of spirit marrow, starting to cultivate.
Qiu Zhihe sat cross-legged on the bed, also cultivating.
The two seemed to have some tacit understanding; Qin Gengyun never asked about Qiu Zhihe’s cultivation technique and level, nor did Qiu Zhihe ask about Qin Gengyun’s cultivation details.
They simply cultivated separately, without disturbing each other.
Time passed quickly, and night fell.
Qin Gengyun opened his eyes, looked at the six pieces of spirit marrow fragments before him, and brought up the attribute panel.
[Cultivation +12]
[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Third-Layer, 152/500]
Refining one piece of spirit marrow could increase by 2 points, so six pieces were 12 points.
Along with gaining 15 points from dual cultivation five times each night, one day could increase by 27 points.
Compared to previously, when ten dual cultivation sessions in three days could increase by 36 points daily, the improvement was slightly smaller, but this way wouldn’t overly deplete his essence qi, making it a sustainable long-term strategy.
Then, it was time for dual cultivation again.
Qin Gengyun looked towards Qiu Zhihe, who was sitting on the bed, at this moment Qiu Zhihe also opened her eyes.
"Taoist Friend Qiu, shall we... rest?"
