Time flowed like water, and in the world of cultivation, months passed in the blink of an eye.

  Lin Hao had moved all his belongings into Li Qiushui's cave dwelling, pnning to stay there long-term.

  Although the sect had regutions about where disciples could establish their cave dwellings, it didn't prohibit them from living in someone else's.

  If one had the capability, even an outer sect disciple could reside in a direct disciple's cave dwelling.

  "Mmm..."

  Li Qiushui stretched zily, gng at her junior brother who was sound asleep, and muttered softly, "Even in sleep, you're restless."

  She gently moved the man's hand away, feeling a lot more at ease, and blushed at the thought of their ret wild days.

  It was eous, truly eous. Except for sleeping, they were 'cultivating' all the time.

  Soon, Lin Hao awoke, and Li Qiushui looked at him tenderly, saying, "Junior Brother, I o go out to buy some alchemy materials."

  "Senior Sister, go ahead."

  After the woman dressed a, Lin Hao finally got up, sav the gains of these past days.

  In terms of emotions, he and his Senior Sister were in perfect harmony, treating each other with respect.

  In terms of cultivation, he had made signifit progress. He initially thought that after a few exges with his Senior Sister, he would no longer be able to absorb spiritual energy, as was the case with Li Xunran. However, he was able to tinuously absorb spiritual energy.

  Although the amount each time wasn't much, it was a steady stream. In half a month, he advanced from the mid-stage of the ninth level to the Great Perfe of Qi Refining, which he found quite satisfying.

  It was known that Wang Jingzhan, the so-called number one genius of the outer sect, took more than half a year to go from the ninth level to Great Perfe.

  As he had expected, the dual cultivation teique perfectly matched his physique. This was just an ordinary teique, yet it produced such miraculous effects. How powerful would it be if he could practice a top-tier teique?

  His obsession with being a direct disciple grew deeper, hoping to enter another Scripture Repository soon.

  After getting dressed, he prepared to return to his own cave dwelling. He had been 'cultivating' with his Senior Sister for so long that he had bee rusty in his talisman drawing skills.

  Spreading out the talisman materials on the desk, he closed his eyes to adjust his breath, then suddenly opehem, mixing abar and ying out talisman paper.

  With slender fingers holding the talisman brush, the image of the talisman appeared in his mind, and he began to draw swiftly.

  The brush moved like a dragon, fluid and natural.

  Before long, a Golden Light Shield talisman was pleted. It -grade first-tier talisman, something that even made Cui Qing'er feel the pinch.

  Feeling good today, he mao plete it in one go. Lin Hao pced the talisman into the talisman bag, a satisfied smile on his face.

  He was only a first-tier talisman master, capable of drawing high-grade talismans, but top-grade ones were rare. Even a sed-tier talisman master couldn't guarantee creating a top-grade talisman.

  Drawing this talisman ed a signifit portion of his spiritual power, which couldn't be immediately replenished by spirit stones alone unless he took a Replenishing Spirit Pill.

  However, a single Replenishing Spirit Pill cost two spirit stones, and even one pill couldn't fully restore his spiritual power. If he had to take a pill every time he drew a talisman, it wouldn't be cost-effective.

  Therefore, he drew two more high-grade first-tier talismans before stopping.

  With half of his spiritual power remaining, he took out two spirit stones from his ste bag and sat cross-legged to meditate and recover.

  An hour ter, his spiritual power was restored, a up, pnning to go to the market to sell the newly drawn talismans, mainly to buy a alisman brush.

  The one he had was of too low a grade to draw sed-tier talismans.

  At the market, he didn't browse the stalls this time. He didn't believe he was lucky enough to find a bargaiime.

  He went straight to the magical artifact shop, where an old man with a goatee was dozing behind the ter. Sensing a er, the old man spped himself awake.

  Hmm... quite a character, Lin Hao thought to himself, then said, "Shopkeeper, I'd like to buy a talisman brush."

  The old man's face kled into a smile, aook a box from the shelf behind him.

  "These first-tier talisman brushes are all crafted by Master Gu, the quality is..."

  "Fet the first-tier brushes, I want to buy a sed-tier talisman brush."

  A hint of surprise fshed across the old man's face as he looked Lin Hao up and down. This young man didn't look very old; could he be a sed-tier talisman master?

  He tentatively asked, "Young man, are you buying the sed-tier talisman brush for yourself or as a gift?"

  Lin Hao frowned slightly, thinking, why ask so much just to buy a brush?

  "For myself."

  The old man's beard fluttered with excitement as he said, "Young man, are you a sed-tier talisman master?"

  One couldn't bme the old man for beied. Generally, sed-tier talisman masters were Foundatioablishment cultivators. Such a young Foundatioablishment cultivator was worth befriending!

  Hiss—

  Lin Hao felt a bit creeped out by the old man's fervent gaze, w if this old fellow had some peculiar hobby.

  "Not yet, I'm just buying oo have on hand."

  Disappoi fshed in the old man's eyes, but even a potential sed-tier talisman master was worth befriending.

  "Qing'er, bring out the sed-tier talisman brush."

  Qing'er? Lin Hao's eyes fshed with curiosity. Could it be that woman?