Chapter 166: Relationship
I installed spirit stones on the spirit gathering array that I had set up yesterday, and after I chanted a spell to activate it, the spirit gathering array started working.

Lin Changqing sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, took out the jade slip of the Five Elements Chaos Sutra, and then took out the Qi Refining Stage part of the practice.

I went through it again from beginning to end, and only after I was sure there were no problems did I officially start the repair.

He practiced the Five Elements Chaos Sutra's exercises, and with the spiritual energy in his dantian, he began to follow the new practice path. Fortunately, they were all of chaos nature, so he didn't need to disperse his energy and start over.

After running the new technique with the spiritual energy in his dantian for twelve cycles, Lin Changqing finally discovered that the total amount of spiritual energy had decreased a little.

But the quality of spiritual energy has improved a little bit, which is still the result of the continuous supply of spiritual energy from the spirit gathering array.

After knowing the principle, he had a rough idea in his mind and continued to circulate the Five Elements Chaos Sutra to convert spiritual energy. This process took longer than Lin Changqing expected.

Originally he had expected that he would be able to successfully transform his cultivation in three to five days, but he did not expect that it would take a total of ten days, and his cultivation level also dropped from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The total amount of spiritual energy has also decreased by about six levels, but the quality is indeed more than twice as much as before. It is estimated that when one cultivates to the ninth level of Qi Refining, the quality will be exactly about five times that before the change of cultivation.

In other words, the magical weapon that used to require ten points of spiritual energy to control now only requires four points of spiritual energy. Lin Changqing feels that his foundation is now very solid, as solid as a rock and as stable as Mount Tai.

He is also adept at controlling spiritual energy and everything goes smoothly as he wishes.

Lin Changqing had just completed the renovation here, and it was actually very lively outside, mainly with villagers. It was okay in the first few days, but in the next five or six days, they came to Chen Ziya's house almost every day.

When Lin Changqing came out of seclusion, he saw Chen Ziya sitting outside his room.

Seeing that Lin Changqing had successfully passed the customs, Chen Ziya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next few days, she had to worry about Lin Changqing and deal with the elders in the village. Villagers from outside also came to her house every day and asked her to help get rid of the monster.

She was a little overwhelmed, but fortunately Lin Changqing had finally come out.

"Senior brother, that's great! You're out!" Chen Ziya said happily, feeling relieved.

"Junior Sister!" Seeing Chen Ziya's worried look, she stood guard at the door to protect her.

Lin Changqing's heart was moved and he could no longer hold back. He hugged her tightly in his arms. This time he held her warm and soft body in his arms and he was reluctant to let her go for a long time.

Chen Ziya was suddenly held in Lin Changqing's arms. Her body was stiff at first, but then it became soft like noodles. If Lin Changqing hadn't held her, she might have fallen down. Her face was also red.

Her hands were a little at a loss at first, but in the end she put her arms around Lin Changqing's waist. As she smelled Lin Changqing's scent, her heart inexplicably calmed down.

“Junior sister, when we get back, I will ask the clan leader and grandfather to come forward and ask for marriage from Senior Chen Jieyi and Great Grandmother.

As for your parents, I will wait for the right time and then I will ask them for it myself!

Are you willing to marry me and become my Taoist partner?"

After hearing what Lin Changqing said, Chen Ziya was so happy and shy that she could only press her face tightly against Lin Changqing's chest and responded in a low voice: "Little sister is willing, and I will follow Senior Brother's arrangements in everything."

The two of them just hugged each other quietly, and no one said anything to ruin the beauty of this moment.

After a long while, Chen Ziya remembered that there were a lot of elders and villagers waiting outside.

I had to whisper: "Brother, there are many villagers gathered outside, let's go and deal with them first!"

Lin Changqing was willing to let her go and nodded, "Okay, let's go take a look first!"

He then recalled the group of amethyst scorpions and recovered the formation disk of the small five elements maze formation.

Then the two of them walked towards the Chen family's living room. Before they arrived, they could already hear the noise inside.

After looking at each other, they stepped into the living room.

As soon as he came in, all the sounds in the living room disappeared immediately. After all, the villagers were still very awed by the immortal master.

Finally, it was the old master Chen Qingzong who reacted. Lin Changqing, who was leading the group, greeted them: "I greet Master Lin!" The villagers also bowed and shouted: "We greet Master Lin!"

Lin Changqing held the old man and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't expect that this training would take ten days. It's much longer than I expected. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.

My spiritual beast, the golden-winged bird, has discovered the problem, so please don’t gather at the Chen family anymore.

After I give you a few instructions, I will go into the mountains to solve the problem. Now everyone can go back first!"

In fact, on the second day of Lin Changqing's retreat, Chuyi had already searched that area, within a few hundred miles, several times.

Surprisingly, there was no gain at all. Later, he used his innate magic, the Golden Eyes, to see something.

The monster that was expected to be good at hiding was not discovered, but a magic circle was found thirty or forty miles away from Tongshan Village, a magic circle specially used for concealment.

On the second day of Lin Changqing's retreat, Chuyi told Lin Changqing the news of his discovery of the magic circle through the contract. However, he was at a critical juncture of his transformation at that time and it was impossible for him to come out.

So just let Chuyi fly farther away and never get close to the magic circle. Just watch it from a distance and wait for Lin Changqing to come out before dealing with it.

Now Lin Changqing has come out, but because this time is completely different from what he expected, he does not plan to bring Chen Ziya with him.

It would be unsafe to bring her along. After all, they would obviously be facing cultivators, and no one knew how many people were inside, or whether there were any cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

In this case, it would be more convenient for him to come alone. He has the magic gauze that can make him invisible, and he also has Lu Youqiang and Lu Xiaoya who know the wind escape technique, so his safety is basically guaranteed.

If all else fails, he can still reveal his trump card and release Lin Changliu to give them a skewering of assorted spices. I believe that even if they are in the same foundation-building stage, others will not be able to withstand Lin Changliu's surprise attack.

After all, Lin Changliu's roots can even pierce through the void, not to mention one or two defensive spiritual weapons, which would be strung together by Lin Changliu in a matter of minutes.

The other villagers wanted to say something else, but were stopped by old man Chen Qingzong.

Then he took everyone with him, said goodbye to Lin Changqing and Chen Ziya's father, and left. He left cleanly and neatly without any delay.

Lin Changqing nodded. This old man is a wise man. No wonder he can still be the village chief at such an old age.

He turned to Chen Ziya's father and eldest brother and said, "Uncle, brother, I am so sorry. There was a small accident during this retreat, and it took longer than expected.

I have caused you a lot of trouble. I will go into the mountains later to see what is going on and try to solve the problem before coming back."

Chen Ziya's father smiled and said, "My nephew is too polite. It's not a big deal. It's just entertaining the elders in the village and calming everyone down. It's not a big deal."

Chen Ziya's elder brother also said: "Yes, you and my younger sister are both immortal masters, and no one dares to say anything too excessive. We just hope that the problem can be solved quickly so that everyone can go into the mountains to hunt."

Lin Changqing nodded and said, "Uncle and brother, please rest assured. It shouldn't be too long. There are already some signs of progress."

Then he turned to Chen Ziya and said, "Junior sister, I won't take you with me into the mountains this time. You should stay at home and spend more time with your parents and family. I will be back soon."

Chen Ziya shook her head and said, "Brother, let me go with you. I can also help in hunting monsters. At least I can set up a magic trap to trap the monsters inside."

Lin Changqing still refused and said, "I have been looking for two days on the first day of the first lunar month, but I haven't found any spiritual beasts, so it shouldn't be a demon beast. It is very likely to be the work of a cultivator, but as long as we are in the mountains, it will be easy to deal with.

And you know my methods. That place is the hunting ground of my spirit beast. No matter how many people come, it's all the same to me. Nothing will happen. Don't worry! Just wait for me to come back at home."

Chen Ziya also knew Lin Changqing's abilities. If she went there to deal with a cultivator, Lin Changqing would have to be distracted to take care of her, which was indeed inappropriate.

So she could only agree to let Lin Changqing go into the mountains alone, and kept reminding him to be careful.

If the opponent is too strong, don't take risks, come back early and ask for help from Qingyun Sect.

After Lin Changqing nodded in agreement, he said goodbye to Chen Ziya and her family, controlled his flying sword, and headed into the mountains.

(End of this chapter)