[Xiao Yue makes sense, why not listen to her?] Li Changzhou asked.

Xian'er came back to her senses, flipped through the book in her hand, pouted, and whispered, "It's important to repay kindness."

[So it's not that you trust me, but because I saved you, you rejected Xiao Yue's proposal?]

"That's not it, I know the God's strength is definitely strong."

[Just because I hastened the growth of a few spirit rice plants?]

"...That's just part of it, anyway, I just believe you."

[Seems like I can't let down your trust, give me your mana.]

Xian'er closed the scroll, drew a branch from her waist, and said excitedly: "God, what are you going to do?"

[As your on-the-go grandpa, of course, I'm going to give you some hacks.]

"Grandpa?" Xian'er tilted her head, "Hacks?"

[Don't worry about it. You've had a tough time for three months, it's time to start developing a skill to earn money. Tell me, out of the Cultivation Hundred Arts, what do you want to learn?]

"God, you know them all?" Xian'er asked in surprise.

[I know a little] Li Changzhou modestly replied.

"Then I want to learn alchemy, Xiao Yue said alchemy is the most profitable...Forget it, I'll learn talisman instead."

[You're afraid that getting good in alchemy will upset Xiao Yue?] Li Changzhou laughed and asked.

"...No~" was Xian'er's lying tone.

Then came a lot of explanations: "In the Cultivation Hundred Arts, the most profitable are alchemy, artifact refining, talisman, and formations—alchemy requires a lot of money, artifact refining is labor-intensive, formations require a ton of books, learning talisman has the lowest cost."

[It's up to you, it's all the same to me.]

"Okay! I'll learn talisman! God, how do you plan to teach me?" Xian'er eagerly asked.

[You broke through to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, I'll reward you with a first-rank Talisman Master, and a spell—when practicing talismans and spells, hold the branch and input mana, it will greatly enhance your comprehension.]

First-rank Talisman Master, is a broad concept.

Just being able to draw the lowest level Dust-clearing Charm counts as a first-rank Talisman Master; being able to draw a first-rank ninth-grade Lightning Summoning Talisman is also a first-rank Talisman Master.

So Xian'er was confused: "First-rank Talisman Master?"

[Simply put, as long as it's a first-rank talisman, I'll enhance your comprehension, but it will consume your mana. Also, the spell, which one do you want to learn?]

"Any of them?"

[Qi Refinement Realm]

"Then I'll learn talismans first, and when I have money I'll buy a good spell, is that okay, God?"

[What's our motto? You forgot? Having money and not spending it makes it someone else's money. No, you can't.]

"Then the Flying Arrow Technique will do."

[Okay, Shield Skill.]

"...God?"

[What's up?]

"...Nothing."

[Hahaha, silly child, once you learn talisman, how can you lack attack spells? The Shield Skill can protect you, allowing you to use talisman comfortably.]

"Oh oh!" Xian'er laughed, her eyes like a painting, "God, can I tell Xiao Yue about this?"

[No]

"Then I'll keep it a secret!" Xian'er promised.

Li Changzhou continued: [Once you master spells and earn a table full of spirit stones with talisman, then tell her, I want her to know, whatever sect, following me is your only path!]

"..." Xian'er opened the scroll, "I'm starting to practice the Shield Skill now, God."

She pretended not to hear the earlier words.

She held the branch in her left hand, injected her mana, and while reading "Flying Arrow Technique," there was no special reaction; reading "Hemostatic Technique," there also wasn't.

She took a slight breath, and opened "Shield Skill," which uses spiritual energy to form a Spiritual Energy Shield to block...

Her mind buzzed.

Nosebleed trickled down.

Dense knowledge, like heavenly thunder striking down, like seawater pouring in.

After a while, Xian'er came back, wiped her nosebleed, her mind still numb.

She raised her hand, without even forming a spell, a two-meter high, one-meter wide, paper-thin blue transparent shield manifested, almost like a city wall, yet unexpectedly light and agile.

Xian'er only needed a thought, and the blue transparent shield would move to the designated position.

The scroll said that "Shield Skill" could only summon a shield the size of a face basin, requiring the caster to be quick to block spells.

What is this before my eyes?

Is this still Shield Skill?

More like City Wall Skill, right?!

[Your body's too weak, luckily your mana is also weak, I could only let you share one-millionth of my comprehension, otherwise your brain would've exploded earlier.]

Xian'er wiped away the nosebleed that flowed again.

She suddenly understood why the Dao Industry can't be force-fed, because it leads to death.