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The bloody handprint was so eye-catching under the moonlight. There were still a few drops of blood that had yet to dry, which made it even more terrifying.

"This handprint was left by the person who lived here?" I stared at the shocking bloody handprint and fiercely said, "If it dares to hurt a single hair on Qing Qing's head, I, Little Tian, swear that I will definitely get rid of it."

Caiyun opened her mouth as if to say something, but she quickly swallowed her words back down. She waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, as long as we're here, Qingqing won't be in any danger."

I don't understand why Aunt Caiyun would say that either. I would rather believe her words.

"Aunt, do you know where the sneaky nest is?"

"Hmph, as long as it isn't a human, it will emit Yin Qi from its body. As long as I use the Daoism's tracing technique, it won't be difficult for me to find its lair." Aunt Caiyun made a hand sign with her left hand and a money sword with her right as she headed straight for the top of the mountain.

I didn't have the ability, so I followed him step by step.

Roughly an hour later, we had already arrived at the mountainside. From here on out, the road was even steeper and the obstacles even more severe. Fortunately, my speed wasn't that much slower than it was before.

"Aunty, look, there seems to be something up ahead."

Under my instructions, Aunt Caiyun also stopped her steps and looked in front of her. Not far away, there was a rectangular rock. Under the moonlight, I could faintly make out a few large words written on it.

Aunt Caiyun's eyesight is much better than mine, so after a brief glance, she snorted and laughed, "Those who enter will die!" It's this kind of bluffing again. Don't bother with it, let's continue moving forward. "

As I approached the rectangular rock, I saw 'Those who enter die!' These four large words were shockingly red in color. It was as if they were written with blood. It was a warning for people to not enter as they please, or else they would bear the consequences.

"With such arrogant words, I would really like to see exactly how capable it is."

Aunt Caiyun's stomach was filled with unwillingness as she revealed it without any concealment. I didn't continue her sentence, but thought to myself: To be able to speak such big words, he must have had some ability. Otherwise, this stone would have been smashed to pieces a long time ago.

I couldn't figure it out. Aunt Caiyun had come into contact with the person who lived here, but she was defeated without even seeing the person clearly. If I hadn't saved her in time, I'm afraid she would still be in the water.

Despite suffering such a huge loss, Aunt Caiyun is still unconvinced. I don't understand why she would be so confident.

Without mentioning anything else, if I were to meet that sneaky fellow again, I'm afraid that Aunt Caiyun would not be his match. As for me, I am even less worthy of mentioning.

However, seeing that Aunt Caiyun wasn't afraid, I couldn't act that cowardly. Even though I knew that I wasn't a match for her, even if I lost my life, I still couldn't take half a step back.

Right now, it was no longer a matter of finding the Tranquil Heart Grass, but Qing Qing was in his hands. If he didn't go and save her, Qing Qing might never be able to leave Thunderclap Mountain, and I would feel guilty for the rest of my life.

Without realizing it, we were already close to the mountain peak. At this moment, Aunt Caiyun had already pulled me into a crevice between two giant rocks. She struggled to pull out a bound book from her bosom and passed it over to me.

A line book with a yellow border on the blue background was neatly written on it. 'Inner Qi Cultivation of Taoists – Entry'. When I saw these words, I immediately knew that this was a cultivation technique for Taoism.

"Aunt, what do you mean?"

"This is the Tao technique that Aunt has been cultivating. It can help you improve your body's functions. The most important thing is to help you train your Qi. Qi is the essence of cultivation, but what you have right now is Qi."

I held the book in my hands and sighed. "The things here aren't bad, but we're about to go rescue Qing Qing. Giving me a cultivation technique at this moment wouldn't help me much even if I were to cultivate seriously, right?"

My master once told me that cultivation is only about accumulating and tempering over a long period of time. This isn't something that one can achieve in a day.

Caiyun's aunt placed her hand on my head and said, "How could aunty not know that I did not let you cultivate all of it, but let you memorize the Qi Cultivation Method first. As long as you master the chants, you can start cultivating at any time, do you understand?"

Only then did I understand Aunt Caiyun's intentions. I quickly replied and flipped open the Qi Cultivation Chapter book to look at it.

Even though there weren't many words for the Qi Cultivation Method, I still couldn't understand it in such a short period of time. Thus, I could only memorize it in my mind and carve it into my heart.

"How is it, have you memorized it already?" In order to confirm, Aunt Caiyun let me recite it from beginning to end before nodding my head in satisfaction, "Fine, let's continue on our way to our old nest. On the way, I will give you a comprehensive explanation of the technique."

There is still half an hour before our base. It is enough time for Aunt Caiyun to explain everything in detail.

When I had completely understood the Qi Cultivation Method and memorized it, I raised my head and saw a palace made of huge rocks in front of me. However, the palace was extremely simple and crude. It didn't have the slightest trace of nobility or extravagant shaking.

I pointed to the nondescript palace in front of me and said, "This is the haunted lair?"

Aunt Caiyun nodded and stared at the palace for a while before saying, "Remember, no matter what happens after you enter later, don't try to show off."

"Just let me watch from the side?"

"It's not quite like that. You have to find a suitable opportunity and slip out to find Qing Qing. As for dealing with the matter of being secretive, just teach it to Aunt." At this point, he paused for a moment before continuing, "As long as we find Qing Qing, we will immediately go outside the palace. Without my permission, you are not allowed to enter."

"I'll listen to aunt."

"Also, no matter what time, you have to keep practicing Qi Method. Don't try to be fast, you have to build a solid foundation for yourself."

After instructing her all this, Aunt Caiyun took a deep breath and walked towards the palace gates. The gates that were carved with dragons and phoenixes were tightly shut, but as we approached, they suddenly opened slowly.

"Impressive. You already knew that we were coming. Fine, I'll go meet you today." Without hesitation, Aunt Caiyun stepped into the palace.

I raised my head as well and followed closely behind, maintaining the expression of being immune to poisons as much as possible.