bestfiction Chapter 399 But Not Showing Off
Chapter 399 But Not Showing Off
However, as one's lifespan nears its end, the spiritual energy needed to maintain one's appearance will be insufficient, and one will naturally age rapidly. The closer one gets to death, the older they become. Therefore, many powerful hermits do not appear young, due to their inability to achieve breakthroughs, their lifespan nearing its end, and their inability to advance further.
The higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan, but the path to immortality is long, and the higher you climb, the harder it is to advance.
Of course there are exceptions.
For example, the first on the handsome list, Qingzhi Xianzun, is as beautiful as a lily and jade tree, with unparalleled appearance. He is the only handful of flawless snow on the iceberg, and his life span is almost as endless as that of an immortal.
He will never grow old.
His appearance is just like his cultivation, there will never be any flaws.
However, the younger generation who break through quickly will not deliberately change their appearance. They are still very young, so there is no need to do so.
After all, there should be few people in the entire world of cultivation who would waste the opportunity to change their appearance, which can only be achieved when breaking through the realm, and make themselves older, and who would have such a quirk.
So the question is, how could a disciple from a small sect have a cultivation level higher than that of a guard at the Foundation Establishment stage when he was only in his teens?
She was careless!
She asked why the two people in front of her suppressed their cultivation, and she also classified this as one of the "suspicious points", without thinking about why they did so.
The key point is that she has never encountered any place that excludes the three major sects.
"...Brother Guard, I'm a disciple from the Shuili Sect. Since you're stopping me, I'll tell you the truth." Jiang Liqian's mind raced, and she made up stories without hesitation. "I'm only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. I carry a magical tool that can change my cultivation level, so I didn't let you see the truth."
"I have had poor health since I was young. My father, the leader of the Shuili Sect, begged many people for help for me, and almost used the entire sect's strength to help me improve my cultivation level with the help of elixirs so that I would not die young.
"Just be kind enough to let me in."
As she spoke, she took out a few low-grade spirit stones and stuffed them into the guard's hands.
The guard narrowed his eyes and softened his attitude, but still had some doubts: "Really?"
"Of course it's true!" Jiang Liqian took off the maple leaf-shaped Thousand Marrow Stone in front of him. In an instant, her cultivation level went from unpredictable to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
The guard's eyes widened, his gaze moving back and forth between Jiang Liqian's smiling face and the Thousand Marrow Stone. Jiang Liqian then stuffed a few more spirit stones into his hands, and only then did he let him go.
With Jiang Liqian's previous experience as a lesson, Shui Lian'er and others who followed had suppressed their cultivation early on and were able to enter the city smoothly.
As soon as she entered the city, Shui Lian'er was attracted by the bustling scene in the city. She pestered Jiang Liqian and wanted to stroll through all the streets here with her.
Jiang Liqian did not agree to her immediately, but held her hand slightly tightly, looked at her, and then led everyone through various streets and alleys. After a long time, they finally arrived at an inn that looked nice.
The excitement on Shui Lian'er's face faded, and she asked Jiang Liqian nervously, "What's wrong?"
Qin Beiyao stepped forward and explained, "Someone is following us at the city gate."
"Following us?" Shui Lian'er was shocked. She had been dragged along by Jiang Liqian the entire time and had no idea someone was following them, but...
"Why are they following us? We haven't offended anyone."
"It's the maple leaf that Brother Jiang took out." Shi Tou was the first to walk into the inn and found a place with a wide view to sit down.
Su Yanqing saw him go in and followed him in, not forgetting to invite Xu Youan and the others to come in as well.
Shui Lian'er still couldn't understand what Shi Tou said.
"Isn't it just a stone that can conceal one's cultivation level? What's the big deal..."
Although the Thousand Marrow Stone is precious, there are many treasures and magical instruments that can conceal one's cultivation level. It has no other use. Will it attract people's covetousness?
Jiang Liqian pulled Shui Lian'er to sit down, called the waiter to bring some delicious snacks and water, and then waved his hand to set up a ban.
Shui Lian'er ate while looking at her with a look that asked for help.
Jiang Liqian knew that Shui Lian'er was going down the mountain for the first time and didn't know anything about the world outside the sect, so she patiently told her about the situation outside the sect.
After hearing this, Shui Lian'er suddenly realized: "No wonder so many people envy us... ahem, disciples. I thought they envied our sect's skills or something..."
"Only a place with large spiritual veins can support a sect. Even a first-rate family cannot possess as many spiritual veins as the three major sects. Ordinary people can earn even fewer spirit stones. Although the magic weapons and elixirs that we are familiar with are all refined by the disciples of each peak, they are still very expensive if they are released to the outside world. Ordinary people can't afford them at all." Qin Beiyao added.
"Although there are many magical instruments that can conceal one's cultivation level, if they were to snatch them and exchange them for spirit stones, it would be enough to cover their spirit stone income for several months. For someone like Li Qian, it would probably save them from having to travel for most of their lives."
Xu Youan also said: "Those few people are nothing to be afraid of, but we are now on their territory and are unfamiliar with the place. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. If we can avoid some trouble, it would be best."
Shui Lian'er nodded as she listened, and memorized all of this in her heart.
"Also," Shitou reminded her, "when you're out and about, be sure not to show off your wealth. Unless you have to fight with swords, it's best not to casually display your magical weapons in front of others. After all, 'it's not that you're afraid of thieves stealing, but you're afraid of thieves thinking about it.' There's no such thing as 'guarding against thieves for a thousand days.'
"It's better to be low-key like me, hidden in the crowd without anyone around."
Shui Lian'er nodded repeatedly while listening to the first half, and she wanted to take out a pen and paper to write it all down, but when she heard the last sentence, she almost choked on her water.
If she remembered correctly, as soon as she entered the city, the young ladies and girls almost glued their eyes to his face. Among them, he was the one who had his purses and handkerchiefs hit the most.
The key point is that he smiled at every little girl who threw things to him. He was so gentle and considerate.
If Beiyao hadn't said that someone was following them stealthily and that was why they took detours, she would have thought that they were being chased by the butterflies attracted by this person!
Based on the above evaluation, she felt that Su Yanqing looked much more reliable. Although he was good-looking, he was not flashy.
Of course, no one is as good-looking as Beiyao, hehe.
As for Junior Brother Xu, she did not comment. Anyone could see that he almost protected Li Qian as if she were the apple of his eye. He was rude and cold to others.
Others wanted to retreat away and dared not look him in the eye.
"Anything else? Anything else? Is there anything else I need to remember?" Shui Lian'er looked at everyone.