Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 321 The Genius Senior Brother's Storage Bag

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Because time cannot be perceived during cultivation, each cultivation session lasts a long time. Yu Liu was already bored, and as time passed, her originally upright posture gradually slumped down. Eventually, she leaned against the wall of the cave, her thoughts gradually becoming hazy, and she drifted into a deep sleep.

It is unknown how much time passed before the restrictions within the cave were triggered.

"Big Brother, Big Brother?"

A clear and sweet voice penetrated the barrier and entered the cave.

"Senior Brother, are you there?"

Li Qingran, who was cultivating, frowned. The spiritual energy gathered around him suddenly disappeared. He relaxed his brow and slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, he sensed the extra presence in the cave. Somewhat surprised, he turned to look to the side, where a girl was sleeping soundly.

Seemingly sensing his gaze, the girl's long eyelashes trembled, and she opened her eyes somewhat groggily.

"what……"

She gasped softly, but before she could utter much of a sound, a pair of large hands covered her mouth.

Li Qingran teleported to Yu Liu's side, raised her other free hand, and put her index finger to her lips in a shushing gesture.

Yu Liu nodded knowingly, then he removed his hand and rubbed his fingers together a couple of times where Yu Liu couldn't see.

"Eldest brother?"

The voice outside the door was still asking in confusion.

"Senior Brother, are you there? Master said you are, he needs to talk to you."

"Yes. I'm here."

Only then did Li Qingran finally speak.

"Hey, Senior Brother!" Upon hearing the response, the voice outside the door was immediately overjoyed: "Senior Brother, hurry up and get ready. Something big seems to have happened down the mountain. Master is summoning the disciples. You'd better hurry!"

"Okay, I understand," Li Qingran replied, then added with concern, "You go ahead, I'll be there soon."

"Then...then you have to come quickly..."

The voice seemed reluctant to leave, but eventually it departed.

Feeling that the other party had really left, Li Qingran finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his gaze to Yu Liu, his eyes filled with wariness, but also with a strange and inexplicable fondness: "Who are you? How did you end up in my cave?"

The restrictions inside the cave were intact, without any signs of damage. Li Qingran was confident that even a Nascent Soul stage expert would not be able to enter the restrictions without damaging them at all, let alone the girl in front of him who showed no signs of magical power.

How did she get in?

Under his gaze, Yu Liu gave him a sweet smile, then chose to return to her original form, transforming into a beam of light and returning to her storage bag in Li Qingran's eyes.

Just as Li Qingran thought that Yu Liu was the spirit of something in his storage bag, he saw the four corners of the storage bag hanging on his waist slowly straighten and move up, down, left, and right, just like a person's limbs. It slowly raised the upper right corner and waved to him, as if it were greeting him.

"Um..." Yu Liu's slightly shy voice rang out, "Let me introduce myself, I'm your storage bag OO~ You can call me baby~"

This introduction was truly refreshing and unconventional. Li Qingran couldn't help but break into a smile on her usually indifferent face.

"Okay, baby."

He let out a soft call, and for some reason, he easily accepted the fact that his storage bag had come to life, and, in fact, quite liked this little imp.

He gently patted the storage bag: "Baby, stay in here for now and come with me to Master's place. If Junior Sister came to inform us personally, something really big must have happened."

"it is good."

Yu Liu shook the two corners of the storage bag up and down to indicate that she was nodding.

Li Qingran couldn't help but chuckle, his eyebrows curving upwards. After tidying himself up, he flicked his long sleeves, and the restriction in front of him disappeared instantly.

He strode out of the cave, casually summoned his flying sword, stepped onto it, and propelled it towards the main peak of the Azure Sect.

The main hall on the main peak was already packed with people.

Disciples with strength at or above the Foundation Establishment stage gathered here. Xuan Qingzi, the leader of the Cangqing Sect, sat in the main seat, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his eyes revealing obvious anxiety.

Just then, a streak of light flashed across the distant horizon, and Li Qingran's ethereal figure appeared outside the main hall.

"It's Senior Brother!"

"Big brother is here!"

The disciples, who had been somewhat agitated by the atmosphere, strangely calmed down after seeing the newcomer.

"Master," Li Qingran clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xuan Qingzi, who sat in the main seat, "What happened?"

The fact that the sect leader was able to gather all the capable disciples suggests that this matter is not easy to handle.

"Qingran, you've arrived."

Upon seeing the most outstanding leader of the entire Cangqing Sect, the sect leader spoke in a very amiable tone.

“I just received a message from Yishan Sect. Things haven’t been peaceful down here lately.” He tapped the table faster, clearly agitated. “A lot of strange things from the West have come to China and caused a lot of trouble. Those people couldn’t handle it, so they remembered us and came to us for help.”

He sighed. Yishan Sect was the first to receive the distress call, but their sect leader couldn't decide whether to help or not, so the message was passed on to him, but he couldn't make a decision either.

"What do you think? Should we save them or not?"

The sect leader's words were like a riddle, leaving the Foundation Establishment disciples below completely bewildered. Only the elders and some personal disciples sitting in the main hall understood what was going on.

The jade willow hanging around Li Qingran's waist went unnoticed. She listened to the conversation briefly, but after realizing she couldn't understand it, she turned her attention to Zhengze, who was standing in front of the disciples.

Zhengze had clearly already received treatment; there were no visible signs of external injury on his body. He had changed into a light blue long robe, his handsome face expressionless. Only his pale complexion hinted at his weakness.

Although Zhengze sensed that someone was looking at him, there were many people watching him at the same time. After frowning slightly, he let it go. He stood up straight, his thoughts already immersed in a sword manual he had obtained earlier, constantly practicing the moves in his mind. As for the conversation between the sect leader and Li Qingran, it didn't reach his ears at all.

“Master, I believe we should save him.” Li Qingran’s eyes flickered slightly. He knew in his heart that even if something serious had happened, it wouldn’t be considered saving him; it would be helping him at most.

The reason they used the word "rescue" is probably because these old guys are concerned about saving face.

"It's the same as what I was thinking, but..." Xuan Qingzi hesitated, then stopped speaking.

"Since that's the case..." He finally made up his mind: "After the Ten Directions Arena, there should be a sect competition. However, things are different now. Some things have happened outside that require our help. How about this, elders, this year's competition will not be held on the arena as usual. This time, let's compete in actual combat, shall we?"

"Haha, even if the sect leader hadn't mentioned it, I was thinking the same thing." The First Elder was the first to agree.

Then came the Second Elder, and the Third Elder, after giving Zhengze a venomous look, also nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the other elders naturally did not object.

That's how it was settled.

"In that case, the situation is urgent, everyone should set off immediately." With a flick of his sleeve, an ancient-looking token flew out from his sleeve and landed in the hands of the disciples below, one for each person.

Then, amidst the disciples' puzzled looks, the sect leader vaguely explained: "News from the outside world indicates that many of those filthy creatures from the West have entered China, causing widespread panic. The Chinese government is unable to handle the situation. This year's competition will determine the number of those creatures hunted down. Whoever hunts the most will be the winner. As is customary, the winner will receive the qualification to become a personal disciple and a Nascent Soul stage mount. This year, I'll add a small extra reward: whoever wins first place can make one request of me!"

As soon as Xuan Qingzi finished speaking, everyone erupted in excitement.

Satisfied with the reactions of his disciples, Xuan Qingzi waved his hand and said, "Open the mountain gate and leave!"

In the misty mountains, the ever-rising barrier finally flickered a few times before disappearing.

At the same time, in several other secluded forests, several large formations were silently activated, and many figures dressed in ancient costumes emerged from them and slowly dispersed.

"This mountain gate hasn't been opened for over 30 years," Li Qingran sighed, then explained to the bewildered Yu Liu, "The cultivation world is declining these days. Fewer and fewer people are capable of cultivation, and spiritual energy is becoming increasingly scarce, making cultivation more and more difficult. Even major sects like the Cangqing Sect have to retreat to the depths of mountains where spiritual energy is more abundant. Cultivation is becoming increasingly difficult. Most importantly, the outside world has adopted materialism at some point, regarding cultivation as superstition. It's becoming increasingly difficult for sects to recruit disciples. In addition, the leaders of mortals outside are wary of us and have even suppressed us, preventing us from recruiting disciples. They've invented some strange weapons, some of which are even more powerful than cultivators. Under their control, all major sects are unable to recruit disciples, and all their activities in the outside world are impossible. Ultimately, they have no choice but to hide in the deep mountains, close their gates, and isolate themselves from the outside world."

"The mortals outside are relentlessly killing us, making it impossible for us cultivators to survive. According to Master, this situation has finally been discovered. The strange creatures from the West that we drove away years ago have once again invaded China. No matter how powerful the weapons of mortals are, they are ultimately not as flexible as magic. In addition, magic is indeed very helpful for hiding. With the monsters from the West rampant, the Chinese government has finally been unable to contain them, which is why they have called for help."

Through those few words, Li Qingran had already figured out the situation.

"I see..." Yu Liu's voice was a little soft. She originally thought that she had come to a world of cultivation again, but now that Li Qingran said this, it seemed that this was not a traditional world of cultivation, but... an urban world of cultivation?

Weapons comparable to those of immortal cultivators must be firearms, as only such powerful weapons can rival the magic of immortal cultivators.

Amidst the casual chatter and the disciples' anxious hearts, the Cangqing Sect members traversed the primeval rainforest outside the mountain, carefully taking their first step out of the mountain gate after many years.

They chose a good direction; after leaving the mountains, there was a cypress road. The road wasn't very wide, but it was well-maintained.

Both sides of the road led to unknown directions, and the group split into two factions, each choosing the direction they thought was correct based on their intuition. Seeing that Li Qingran chose to walk to the left while Zhengze went straight to the right, Yu Liu, not caring about being exposed, quickly stretched out her little horn and frantically poked Li Qingran's waist.

"Baby, what's wrong?"

Li Qingran stopped in her tracks, somewhat at a loss.

Yu Liu quickly pointed to Zhengze's retreating figure: "Can we keep up with him? He has some connection with me, and I have to protect his safety!"

Upon hearing that his baby had some connection with Zhengze, Li Qingran pursed his lips, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. He didn't show it, abandoned his chosen path, and followed Zhengze.

"Huh? Why did Senior Brother suddenly change direction?"

One of his disciples noticed his movements and immediately raised a question.

"If Senior Brother went over there, does that mean it's safer there? I think I'll go with him."

Some people followed suit and changed direction as well.

"Then you go over there. I still choose to trust my intuition."

Because of Li Qingran's reputation, everyone subconsciously chose to believe him, and most of them chose to walk to the right. They were also lucky, and after walking along the road for less than an hour, they saw a small village ahead.

It wasn't that they didn't want to fly on their swords; it was just that they had only recently left the mountains and had been isolated from the world for a long time, so they were no longer aware of the outside world. In addition, given the rejection they received from the outside world back then, they absolutely could not expose themselves before they had a clear understanding of the situation.

The small village appears to have only about a hundred households, but there is a constant stream of people coming and going. The houses in the village have all been built as two-story villas, and some have even been extended to three or four stories, making the village seem quite wealthy.

Nestled against the mountains and primeval forests, the small village is lush and green. The cultivated fields are planted with all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and many well-dressed people are carrying small baskets and picking fruits from the fields to eat.

Li Qingran's group consisted of about a hundred people. The large group walked along the road towards the village, making it difficult for them to go unnoticed.

All eyes were drawn to their ancient costumes. Looking at this group of handsome men and beautiful women, all exuding an ethereal aura, many people exclaimed in amazement.

"Hey! Which film crew are you shooting a period drama with?"

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