Miss Shiyin wants to Learn

In the midst of winter, even if it doesn't snow, the whole world feels gloomy, dampening one's spirits. Consequently, Chasing the Wind and Li Shiyin, who are not fond of the cold like Long Qiqi, prefer to stay indoors and avoid going out. They spend their days confined to their homes.

Chasing the Wind has transformed into a lazy, fat tiger, merely waiting to eat and sleep.

Li Shiyin has become a useless individual who only revises her swordsmanship every day.

As for Long Qiqi, she hasn't fared any better. Although her cold has improved, she still feels weak all over and spends her days sitting on a bench, studying poisonous elixirs.

Within Dan Peak, it seems that only Qin Ran is busy during this icy and snowy weather.

So, what is Qin Ran up to?

Qin Ran has a lot on his plate. He is involved with the development of Dan Peak, the cultivation plans for each individual at Dan Peak, and the survival of Dan Peak itself.

The previous research project that required approval was the quest for an elixir of immortality for Li Shiyin's family.

Qin Ran has been exploring this project for half a year but has only scratched the surface. He doesn't even know how to begin. Thus, there hasn't been any concrete progress.

However, after the Ghost-Faced Spider incident, the next research project must be approved.

That project is the Teleportation Array... a formation that allows for immediate escape.

Teleportation arrays are one of the most challenging types of basic formations, even more so than spatial arrays. Qin Ran has some knowledge about teleportation arrays, having used them during his time with Li Ben Mountain. However, his understanding is shallow, to the point that he encounters issues when teleporting over a few kilometers.

This won't do.

The Ghost-Faced Spider incident made Qin Ran realize that Jian Yuanjie, Zhican Valley, and their group still harbor ill intentions towards him. Additionally, he has attracted the attention of the Qi Peak sect... It's uncertain whether he unintentionally provoked them or if Qi Peak was already eyeing Dan Peak's divine cultivation technique, and this incident simply provided an opportunity for them to collaborate with Jian Yuanjie's group.

Now, a protective mountain formation is no longer enough to make Qin Ran feel secure. He needs a long-range teleportation array that can transport him to other countries and territories at any time.

Escaping is always his top priority strategy, and confrontation is always his last resort.

Therefore, the research on teleportation arrays must commence immediately.

Apart from these two major research projects, there are also some smaller projects related to cultivation.

Firstly, there's the research on the "Nine Extremes Primordial Spirit Demon Devouring Skill" and the formation research on cultivating spiritual herbs in greenhouses.

Between these two, the more important one is undoubtedly the research on the "Nine Extremes Primordial Spirit Demon Devouring Skill." After all, achieving self-sufficiency in cultivating spiritual herbs is still far beyond Qin Ran's reach. Breaking down the "Nine Extremes Primordial Spirit Demon Devouring Skill" and integrating it into Dan Peak's unnamed divine cultivation technique to enhance the strength of the primordial spirit and find a method to separate the soul can quickly boost one's power and strengthen the foundation of cultivation.

The other smaller projects revolve around the cultivation issues of Li Shiyin and Long Qiqi.

Li Shiyin lacks a certain eye technique, preferably one that can discern an enemy's weak points, ensuring she can deliver a fatal blow in combat. On the other hand, Long Qiqi needs a specific kind of divine fire and various other spells and techniques.

The eye technique doesn't need to be overly complicated.

Now, let's elaborate on what the divine fire is.

In essence, it refers to the fire used for alchemy. To put it in a more vivid way, it's akin to the concept of "different fires" in certain fictional worlds.

A alchemist who practices fire alchemy must possess dan fire, just like a swordsman must possess a sword; otherwise, without the core fire, the alchemist would have to resort to using firewood for alchemy.

Naturally, an alchemist practicing fire alchemy can recruit a core fire from the earth's core into their dantian as dan fire, but the grade of the core fire is too low, which is the last resort. Generally speaking, it is necessary to recruit a renowned and named flame as dan fire to have enough prestige. Of course, a good and suitable dan fire can greatly increase the success rate of alchemy.

In contrast to alchemists practicing fire alchemy, alchemists practicing water alchemy also require "unusual water," known as dan water.

Has Qin Ran ever possessed dan water since he had never used it before?

Yes, Qin Ran not only possesses dan water, but he has actually used it before.

During the battle with Li Ben Mountain, there was no water around the volcano, so the water Qin Ran used for his spellcasting was actually dan water. And a few days ago, when he intimidated Yao Qingke with the Nine Provinces Cauldron, there was dan water inside the cauldron as well.

Qin Ran's dan water is concealed within the Nine Provinces Cauldron, which is one of his hidden cards. In addition to the dan water, there is also calamity thunder within the Nine Provinces Cauldron...

Li Shiyin needs a suitable eye technique, while Long Qiqi needs a suitable dan fire. These two matters are relatively urgent. They can be given priority consideration.

So at this moment, Qin Ran is searching for information in his study to find a "unique fire" suitable for Long Qiqi's dan fire.

Outside the window, the snow is still pure white. The branches and leaves of the ancient Spiritual Pagoda Tree have frozen into ice strips, unable to bear the weight and drooping down. Some branches hang down onto Qin Ran's windowsill, resembling an elderly person leaning against the windowsill.

Qin Ran occasionally raises his head and looks outside, wondering how many years the Spiritual Pagoda Tree has lived and whether it has gained intelligence. But the Spiritual Pagoda Tree has never spoken. Qin Ran also doesn't know how old it is this year.

He was engrossed in reading and calculating when suddenly someone knocked on the door of his study.

"Come in." Without paying much attention, he shouted while looking at the books on the table.

The door was opened, and the sound of light footsteps followed as someone approached. When the person got closer, Qin Ran caught a whiff of the familiar fragrance of his foolish disciple, Li Shiyin. He casually asked, "What's the matter?"

"Master..." Li Shiyin stood by the desk, leaning her hip against the back of Qin Ran's chair. She pushed an open book on the desk in front of Qin Ran and said,

"I can't understand some of the knowledge about meridian attributes. I can't differentiate which situation corresponds to which attribute or which meridians correspond to which attributes."

Qin Ran shifted his gaze to the book. The pages of the book were about the relationship between the human body's meridians and various attributes.

Actually, it's quite easy to distinguish between the common attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Everyone knows a bit about the heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys, which are attributes inherent to the human body. However, it's much harder to identify some other obscure attributes, such as Long Qiqi's poison spirit root, Chasing the Wind's dark spirit root, and Tian Wenjin's thunder spirit root, along with the corresponding meridians.

Considering Li Shiyin's enthusiasm for learning, it's normal for her to have difficulty distinguishing them.

Qin Ran pushed aside the book in his hand and picked up Li Shiyin's book, using his fingers to gesture and explain it to her.

"In fact, the so-called special spiritual roots are connected to the traditional spiritual roots. They are not newly appearing attributes out of thin air. For example, the Thunder Spiritual Root is related to the Wood Spiritual Root and the Metal Spiritual Root. The Wind Spiritual Root is closely linked to the Water Spiritual Root and the Fire Spiritual Root..."

As he spoke, Qin Ran suddenly noticed his foolish disciple leaning down, a stronger fragrance of a young girl wafting towards him. He looked up and saw his foolish disciple resting her elbow on the table, her palm supporting her face, her lively big eyes staring at him with a smile.

There is nothing more beautiful than the fondness in a young girl's eyes.

Qin Ran's heart trembled, immersed in it. He understood that his foolish disciple didn't actually want to study...

But he pretended not to know and continued explaining the meridians and attributes in the book to her.

Outside the house, it was still a world of ice and snow, but inside, a hint of spring quietly bloomed.

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