I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

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"Fortunately, I had a sudden inspiration and created a half-finished Divine Eye Technique for myself, otherwise even seeing the flow of meridians would be a problem."

He had previously examined Xiao Luo's meridians and found them to be different from most spirit beasts. This was likely due to the Luoshu (a type of ancient Chinese writing system) on the tortoise shell, causing its internal meridians to align with the Luoshu, forming a nine-palace layout.

"It was indeed the right decision not to act rashly. The differences in meridians among animals are even greater, and the meridian routes they take when circulating spiritual energy are also incorrect."

"It seems that more spirit beasts need to be studied."

Thinking of more spirit beasts, one person came to mind: Zeng Shushu.

I remember that he had a great love for rare and exotic animals. He kept a three-legged rabbit, a black and white peacock, a shell-less turtle, and other strange creatures. He also had a book he hadn't read, "Tales of Gods and Demons," which contained a chapter on "Mythical Beasts" that should have been helpful to his research.

He planned to get to know Zeng Shushu. Recalling Zeng Shushu's behavior in the novel "Zhu Xian," he could be described as an extraordinary person, learned and knowledgeable yet with an excellent personality.

The two should be able to get along, and borrowing his pet shouldn't be a big problem. His research won't harm the monster itself.

Without hesitation, Li Qing'an put Dahuang back at the kitchen door, gave it the antidote, and even stuffed the fallen roast chicken into its mouth before leaving.

Li Qing'an held Xiao Luo in one hand and flew towards Feng Hui Peak on his sword with the other.

In the air, Li Qingan noticed that Xiao Luo's condition was deteriorating again. Although it was slow, it was still much worse than when she had just absorbed the runes.

"Sigh, I really shouldn't have given you this name. Could there really be some kind of karmic connection?"

Li Qing'an felt the wind blowing through his hair as he pondered.

"Shu~"

Li Qing'an landed at the foot of Feng Hui Peak on his sword.

As a well-known figure in the Qingyun Sect, his portrait had already been circulated, so when Li Qing'an landed, several disciples guarding the mountain came to greet him.

The disciple guarding the mountain smiled and said, "I've long admired Senior Brother Li's name. Are you here to visit the library?"

“Senior brother is much older than me, there’s no need to be so polite. Just call me junior brother. I came to your peak to find Zeng Shushu. Senior brother Zeng has a favor to ask.”

Li Qing'an looked at the Feng Hui Peak disciple in front of him, who was a whole size older than him but called him senior brother, and explained his purpose.

“Then you may shamelessly call me junior brother. Junior Brother Zeng usually enjoys playing around, and I don’t know if he is currently on the peak. I will take you to his residence.”

Looking at the approachable Li Qing'an in front of him, the Feng Hui Peak disciple was delighted: "Hey, even the renowned Li Qing'an has to call me senior brother."

He then said to the other disciples beside him, "Junior brother, I'll take Junior Brother Li to find someone. You all can continue guarding the mountain."

Chapter 18 The Creation Method at Xiaozhu Peak

"Junior brother, this is Junior Brother Zeng's residence."

On the back mountain of Feng Hui Peak, in a sparsely populated area, Senior Brother Feng Hui Peak looked at the two-story bamboo building in front of him and said to Li Qing'an.

“I see the bamboo gate is open, so Junior Brother Zeng should be there. Therefore, I will go back to guard the mountain first. Junior Brother can do as he pleases.”

Li Qingan looked at the open bamboo door again, and could vaguely see figures moving inside.

"Thank you, senior brother."

Li Qing'an thanked the unknown senior brother and then headed towards the bamboo building after he left.

The roof is covered with blue tiles, and bronze wind chimes hang from the eaves. When the wind blows, you can hear a pleasant "ding-dong" sound, making the whole environment quite elegant.

At this moment, Zeng Shushu, who had heard the commotion, also came out and looked at the familiar Li Qingan.

"You are Li Qing'an, Junior Brother Li, right? I saw you before at Tongtian Peak, but you probably haven't seen me before."

Zeng Shushu, in a very familiar manner, pulled Li Qingan into the bamboo house, and even took out some tea leaves to brew him a cup of tea.

"Senior brother, to be honest, I came here today because I heard you have many rare and exotic beasts. My spirit beast has recently shown some symptoms, and I plan to borrow your spirit beast to take a look and find a solution."

Li Qing'an chatted for a few minutes, then got straight to the point, stating his purpose and placing Xiao Luo on the table to the side.

"boom"

Zeng Shushu stared at the extraordinary tortoise on the table, his teacup falling from his hand, his eyes shining as he said:

"Incredible! The Luoshu on this tortoise shell, and the faintly emerging runes—I can't understand a single one of them, but it's clearly the most precious spirit beast. Junior brother, are you planning to sell this tortoise?"

He stood up, grabbed his hair, spun around a few times, looking agitated. Then, realizing his words had been inappropriate, he quickly apologized.

"Junior brother, tell me how you need my help. This rare spirit beast may be the only one left in the world. It would be a pity not to heal it."

Then, in front of Zeng Shushu, Li Qingan drew runes and repeated the steps he had taken to alleviate Xiao Luo's symptoms.

Zeng Shushu stared at the runes that appeared in the air with fascination in his eyes. This was a thirst for unknown knowledge. He had once obtained a spirit-gathering array plate from his father and studied it carefully, but he couldn't figure it out at all. It just felt like a book from heaven.

But he couldn't very well ask about the most secret Taoist techniques and supernatural abilities of cultivators, so he could only itch to learn them on his own. He never expected to be able to witness them firsthand today.

"My junior brother is so sincere."

Zeng Shushu was somewhat shocked, but he made up his mind that even if Li Qingan asked for his spirit beasts, he could harden his heart and give him a few.

Having witnessed the entire process, Zeng Shushu asked, "Why did my junior brother's runes merge with the runes on this tortoise shell? That's really strange."

"Junior brother is also unsure, but according to my guess, its symptoms may be due to its own spiritual energy being unable to maintain the runes on its back, which leads to its unstable state."

It's like an object that looks sturdy on the outside but is incredibly fragile on the inside.

"What does Junior Brother plan to do?"

"Since it is overburdened, let's improve its internal structure."

"Junior brother wants it to cultivate?" Zeng Shushu had some ideas and voiced Li Qing'an's thoughts.

“Yes, Junior Brother also came this time to check on Senior Brother’s spirit beast meridians so that he can create a suitable cultivation method for him.”

Li Qingan also stated directly that he did not intend to hide anything.

Zeng Shushu was also surprised by Li Qingan's words.

"To create a cultivation method for turtles all by oneself—what a heroic feat!"

Zeng Shushu circled the tortoise a few more times, while Xiao Luo's tiny, beady eyes stared at the person circling around her.

“Junior brother, I admire your lofty ambitions, but creating a method is not comparable to creating a Taoist technique.”

Li Qing'an didn't care about Zeng Shushu's lack of confidence. He had already made up his mind. He just lacked some data on the meridian operation of spirit beasts.

With the data, we can naturally move on to the next step.

Just as Li Qing'an was about to speak again to persuade Zeng Shushu to lend him the spirit beast, he heard Zeng Shushu change his tone and laugh heartily, saying:

"However, since you have such an idea, how can I, your senior brother, miss it? If it works out, I, Zeng Shushu, will also benefit from your success and become famous. You can take all my spirit beasts, just leave them with a complete corpse."

Seeing that Zeng Shushu agreed so easily, Li Qing'an was also pleased and said, "I didn't expect that Senior Brother would actually trust me, but there's no need for a complete corpse."

“Junior brother, when you examine the meridians of a spirit beast, you don’t need to kill your senior brother’s spirit beast. You just need to show it to your junior brother.”

Zeng Shushu was also pleased to hear this, after all, he had found these spirit beasts one by one himself.

"In that case, I have nothing to worry about. Junior brother, come with me."

Li Qingan followed him to the most spacious room in the house.

Zeng Shushu pointed to the three-legged rabbit, black and white peacock, and other mythical creatures inside the house and asked.

He was also quite curious about Li Qing'an's method of probing the meridians without killing the spirit beasts.

"Junior brother, how long will it take? Do we need to take these spirit beasts with us?"

"I'd like to trouble you for a small favor, senior brother. Please give them this medicine. Don't worry, it won't cause any harm," Li Qing'an said, taking out the medicine he had previously used on the rhubarb and handing it to Zeng Shushu.

Zeng Shushu looked at the tightly wrapped medicine packet and said, "I didn't expect that my junior brother is also an expert in herbs."

Then Zeng Shushu called out, and all the spirit beasts in the room surrounded him at his feet.

Zeng Shushu untied the medicine packet and placed it on the ground. He didn't even need to feed each of the spirit beasts the medicine on their own.

After waiting a moment, Li Qing'an saw that all the spirit beasts had fainted. He went forward and placed the shell-less tortoise closest to him on the table, then used his magic to examine it carefully.

This turtle is similar to Xiao Luo, so it should serve as a reference.

Zeng Shushu watched Li Qingan bustling among a group of spirit beasts, his eyes gleaming faintly, and several runes faintly appearing in his pupils. He recognized one of the runes; it was the one Li Qingan had drawn out of thin air earlier.

After waiting for about an hour, Zeng Shushu saw Li Qingan put down the last spirit beast, and he no longer had much hope that Li Qingan could create a new method.

It's a bit of a fantasy to memorize the meridian circulation of more than a dozen spirit beasts in just one hour.

It should be understood that every prodigy who can create a new method has also experienced repeated failures and finally comprehended it through continuous accumulation. Their talent is still extraordinary, and having a photographic memory is just the basics.

However, there are hundreds of meridians in the human body, each with a different function. Moreover, combining meridians to find the most suitable ones takes time to accumulate.

Although he no longer believed that Li Qing'an could create a new method, he remained outwardly calm: "Junior brother, is this the end?"

"Thank you, senior brother. I have made some progress. If I succeed, I will give you a copy of the method to your spirit beast."

Li Qingan rubbed his temples. Even after using Taoist runes continuously for an hour, it was still quite difficult.

"Does Junior Brother have any ideas?" Zeng Shushu was startled by Li Qingan's words. "You've already made progress? Could it be that I'm really too stupid to understand the way of thinking of a prodigy? But someone who can research a spirit-gathering array shouldn't be making empty boasts!"

"Hmm, Junior Brother is planning to go to Little Bamboo Peak?"

"Little Bamboo Peak?" Zeng Shushu was shocked.

"Ahem, Junior Brother, you want to go to Little Bamboo Peak..."

Zeng Shushu instantly forgot about Li Qing'an's creation of the law and winked at Li Qing'an.

"Senior brother, I'm going to take care of some important business!" Li Qing'an sighed.

"I understand, I understand. Junior brother, please don't call me senior brother anymore, just call me Shushu. There's no need for us to be so polite!"

Zeng Shushu drew out his words and glanced at Zeng Shushu, as if he understood everything.

"Junior brother, after you go to Little Bamboo Peak, do you think you could...?"

Chapter 19 Su Ru's Dilemma at the Moon-Viewing Terrace

"Senior brother, I really just went to the Moon Gazing Platform to see if the moonlight there could stimulate Xiao Luo to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on her own. I'm doing something important!"

Li Qingan could only offer another explanation.

"Junior brother, you know I'm well-informed, and you're quite famous in the Qingyun Sect, so naturally many people will try to find out about you..."

I've heard that my junior brother was brought up the mountain by his senior sister, Shuiyue, and that a female disciple, now Shuiyue's last disciple, accompanied him.

Zeng Shushu recounted the secrets he had heard, his eyes filled with profound meaning, as if he could see right through Li Qing'an.