Chapter 58: Night Talk

  "A flash of a knife?" Shi Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he immediately recognized the fleeting glint of light in the distance, which was clearly the reflection of moonlight on a sword or knife. However, the appearance of someone holding a knife in this desolate mountain wilderness made Shi Sheng naturally think of the bandits from Wulung Mountain!

  "Could it be that we've been discovered?" Shi Sheng said with a puzzled expression, and immediately looked around calmly, quieting his mind to carefully listen to the movements around him.

  Almost at the same time, Guan Ping, Yuan Yong and Mu Qing opened their eyes, their gazes slightly condensed as they looked around, while Hei Yan that kid had already fallen asleep with his head down.

  "What did you hear just now?" Guan Ping looked at Yuan Yong and Mu Qing, who had their eyes wide open, but when he saw Shi Sheng also with his eyes slightly open, he showed a surprised expression.

  "It's indeed a bit of a commotion, but the distance is too far and it's hard to make out!" The young girl Mu Qingyu said with a calm and clear expression, and Yuan Yong also nodded slightly.

  After a moment of contemplation, Guan Ping spoke up: "Yuan Yong, my junior brother, why don't you and I go take a look to avoid any unexpected situations? Mu Qing is keeping watch here. If a fight breaks out, she'll immediately wake everyone up. However, for now, let's not wake the others yet, lest we scare them unnecessarily!"

  "Alright, be careful, both of you!" Mu Qing said, and with that, Guan Ping and Yuan Yong's figures moved slightly as they hid in the shadows, probing their way forward into the distance. In just a few flashes, they vanished from Shi Sheng's line of sight.

  Seeing this, Shi Sheng's expression turned thoughtful, and he became more cautious in his heart.

  Mu Qing glanced at Shi Sheng, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Shi Shidi opened his eyes before us, didn't you hear something or see something?"

  Shi Sheng regained his composure and smiled faintly at Mu Qing: "Sister, you misunderstood. I just woke up, but I didn't hear any sound. How could Brother's hearing be better than yours and the two brothers'?"

  "Oh!" Mu Qing nodded thoughtfully, but it was unclear whether he believed it or not. However, Shi Sheng was somewhat surprised, apparently his hearing and vision were indeed superior to the other three.

  Looking around at the people sleeping soundly, Shi Sheng felt that Mu Qing's feminine side wasn't bad, although she wasn't good at talking, but she was still a kind person.

  "Master, may I ask a few questions?" Shi Sheng suddenly asked, Mu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then nodded calmly with a clear expression. Shi Sheng didn't mind the other's attitude, having long been accustomed to it on their journey.

  "I don't know how big Sister Shifu's Sea of Consciousness is after advancing to the Sea Boundary?" Shi Sheng asked inexplicably.

  Mu Qing's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly as he asked in puzzlement, "I wonder how vast your spiritual realm is, junior brother?"

  "It was I who asked the senior sister first, if it's not convenient then forget it!" Shi Sheng had originally wanted to say that he had a ten-zhang-wide spiritual domain, or at least six or seven zhang, but later felt that it wasn't quite right.

  Mu Qing gazed at Shi Jing for a moment, then said softly, "Actually, there's nothing inconvenient about it. Sister Sheng has mediocre talent, and her spiritual realm isn't as vast as those top geniuses, it's only about three zhang or so!"

  "More than three zhang? How big is the heaven-defying genius Nian Jie's realm? And how big is a normal person's?" Shi Sheng didn't expect Mu Qing's realm to be so small, considering that when he himself advanced to the Ling Realm, his own realm was already over ten zhang. Fortunately, he hadn't spoken out about the size of his own realm earlier.

  For this question, Shi Sheng had never dared to ask Xiao Chang Lao, although Xiao Chang Lao was a good person, but Shi Sheng felt that the other party's strength was too strong, and it was easy to see through his own thoughts.

  Mu Qing's heart was even more puzzled, to know that a normal sea boundary cultivator, is only about three zhang of spiritual energy, some people have only two zhang or so, as for those with less than two zhang of spiritual energy, when upgrading to the spirit boundary, they will be stuck and unable to advance to the sea boundary, in the end can only retire in a sect or become a wandering doctor in the mortal world.

  However, Mu Qing's qualifications were quite good, and the three-zhang-long Nian Jie was absolutely top-notch. Shi Sheng listened to it and didn't have much of a reaction, which made Mu Qing somewhat suspicious - could it be that Shi Sheng's Nian Jie was even bigger than his own?

  "Perhaps it's because my senior sister hasn't seen enough, but I've only heard that in a certain sect, there was a genius who reached an aura of four zhang outside, but that person was like a fleeting flower, and was ultimately killed by other sects to prevent them from growing up and posing a threat to some people!" Mu Qing said, recalling the explanation of a normal cultivator's aura.

  He was lucky to have escaped the danger, but if he had spoken out and revealed his true intentions, he would have put himself in harm's way. It seems that from now on, he should be more careful with his words.

  "It seems I can only barely pass, my junior brother has a spiritual realm of only about 20 feet, and his sea of consciousness is somewhat dry, alas!" Shi Sheng felt the vast spiritual realm within him, as well as the majestic and unceasing sea of consciousness, and fabricated a lie with a clear conscience.

  "This won't have much impact on your future progress. The Sea of Consciousness is the minimum foundation for cultivators, and anything below that can't even be considered cultivation. So, don't lose heart, Junior Brother. Maybe one day you'll surpass Senior Sister!" For some reason, Mu Qing always felt that Shi Sheng was a bit unusual.

  "By the way, Master Sister, I have three talismans here. Can you take a look and tell me what they're used for?" As he spoke, Shi Sheng flipped his hand, and three yellow paper talismans appeared in his palm, with silver characters that shone brightly under the moonlight.

  "This is a failed talisman, did my junior brother learn how to draw talismans?" Mu Qing initially thought it was a well-refined talisman, but seeing that it had no spiritual energy at all, he became somewhat perplexed.

  "Haha, it's not that, the other day my junior brother was sweeping the Alchemy Pavilion and picked up a few discarded talismans, so I asked if you recognized them!" Shi Sheng shrugged.

  Mu Qing's face revealed a look of sudden realization, and he glanced at the three talismans in Shi Sheng's hand. He said softly, "The first talisman on your left hand is a high-level fire talisman. That day, when Guan Ping fought against you, he used this very same talisman."

  Another one is the Golden Body Protection Talisman, which can form a golden light shield around the person after activation, making it difficult for enemies to cause harm. These are commonly used talismans in the Xianhai realm, but few people can afford them.

  "As for the third talisman, my sister hasn't seen it before. It's probably not a low-grade talisman, but rather a mid-grade one. Even if it is a low-grade one, it should be a top-tier existence among low-grade ones, and it's also a rare and infrequently used talisman." Mu Qing slowly shook his head.

  "What's a medium-grade talisman? What rank is the Medical Talisman?" Shi Sheng was now completely clueless about the world of cultivators. His current cultivation state had almost all been achieved through trial and error, unlike others who had spent years training in their sects and had a much deeper understanding of common knowledge. However, since he had become a cultivator halfway through his life, he had no choice but to learn these things now.

  It seems that Shi Sheng didn't quite understand, so Mu Qing explained with a hint of impatience: "Sister's knowledge is limited, but as far as I know, the Fu Talisman is divided into three types: lower grade, middle grade, and upper grade.

  And each of the talismans is divided into lower, middle, upper and top grades. For example, Huahaijing can only afford to buy low-grade talismans, let alone some medical talismans that are not even considered low-grade, they are just basic talismans!

  "I see, thank you for letting me know, Senior Sister!" Shi Sheng put away the three scrap talismans, feeling a bit excited. Now he had five successfully refined high-grade fire talismans and five high-grade golden talismans on him. As for the third kind, Mu Qing didn't recognize it either, so he could only try to ask others about it later. Besides, he hadn't even managed to refine one yet.

  "Huh?" Just then, footsteps came from afar. Ishi and Moku looked in the direction of the sound and saw three figures walking towards them. The one at the front was a middle-aged man wearing a red robe with a fierce expression, holding a large knife that glinted coldly in the moonlight! (End of this chapter, next chapter will be even more exciting!)

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