Mental calculation

  Qiu Qiu didn't go to the library on the second day of autumn.

  It's not that she was afraid of being embarrassed when seeing Jing Hai Shixiong, but rather that Qiuqiu was about to break through.

  Breakthrough Water Heart Method Ninth Layer.

  Jingxin Shijie once said that with Qiuqiu's innate talent, plus her tireless efforts, it is possible to break through the ninth level of the Heart Method in twenty or thirty years. Of course, the sect's basic Heart Method does not have a tenth level, and breaking through the ninth level can be considered as having established a foundation.

  If this news gets out, 90% of the people will not be shocked within the sect, but will be ridiculed by everyone, saying that she has gone mad and actually fabricated such a lie.

  To know that among the outstanding disciples of the current generation, from entry to foundation building time is the shortest is Jingyue, the first disciple of the sect. He only used eleven years, which has not been achieved by many in the thousands of years of the Lishui Sword Sect. If ranked, he can be ranked within the top 100. After all, the sect is based on strength, so his position as the first disciple is as stable as a rock.

  And how long has Qiuqiu been practicing? In just seven or eight years, she's already reached this level - what speed is that? It's not like I can improve my speed by working a bit harder, which of the young disciples in our sect doesn't work hard? And then there's innate talent - although Yu Xiang Zhen Ren and Jing Xin Shifu praised her as being exceptionally talented, she's not some kind of freak who appears only once every few hundred years. She herself says that her comprehension is average, and sometimes she even indulges in desires of the flesh, let alone having experienced the kind of state where heaven and man are in harmony, and the heart and spirit are as one.

  But in the past few days after the sect's assessment, Qiū Qiū had already broken through to the eighth level. Although she was delayed for a few days when she went down the mountain and her practice was hindered, her realm actually didn't retreat but instead advanced.

  Qiu Qiu thought about it and could only attribute her super-speed rotation to her dual cultivation with Shi Er.

  Even though the two people have been apart for so long, every time Qiuqiu practices her sitting and moving exercises, she can still feel the existence of that cool and refreshing spiritual energy, which has already merged with her own spiritual energy, making it impossible to disappear or separate.

  Where is Xiao Er? Is her spiritual power still in Xiao Er's body?

  Qiuqiu is preparing to go into seclusion. It's not as simple as just saying so and closing the door. Since there's no one here to take care of her, she needs to find a place where she won't be disturbed by others. This courtyard is absolutely out of the question, completely unguarded, anyone can come and go as they please, do whatever they want. Qiuqiu has never seriously considered this place as somewhere she could settle down, she's always kept all her belongings in her magical bag, ready to leave at a moment's notice.

  Only where Master and Senior Sisters are is their own place, this place does not belong to them.

  If she wanted a safe place where no one would disturb her... Akane remembered the space that only she could enter. Akane discovered that if she didn't bring him, Da Bai couldn't get in either.

  What's the mystery after all? Qiu tried it out, with birds and ants carrying it, no problem getting in, but if they're on their own, they can't get in.

  Do you want to sit there?

  Qiuqiu was hesitant for a moment.

  It's secluded enough there, and for now, it doesn't seem like anyone else can get in to disturb her.

  But there are too many variables there, and Qiuqiu herself doesn't understand. What if something unusual happens during her closed-door training?

  But if we find another place, first, it's not necessarily possible to find one in a short period of time, and secondly, it will inevitably alarm other people in the sect.

  The matter of the location can be put aside for now, Qiū Qiū has prepared many other things, she doesn't lack elixirs and such. When closing up, it's best to set up a protective spell array, which can calm the mind and stabilize the primordial spirit.

  Qiu Qiu, fearing that something might be missed, made a list of various preparation items. The first few items on the list were all checked off, but only the last item, location, left Qiu Qiu in a dilemma.

  She was hesitant in her heart and couldn't put pen to paper for a long time. A drop of ink fell from the tip of the pen and splashed onto the paper, forming a circle.

  Qiu Qiu finally put down her pen and walked over to push open the window.

  The sky outside was a dull gray, with thick fog and heavy snowfall. Qiū Qiū felt that she had never experienced such a long and gloomy winter. The rain and snow on Xiū Yuàn Mountain seemed to be endless, everywhere was frozen, except for the colors of gray and white, there were no other colors in sight.

  Qiu Qiu didn't sleep well that night. Her surging vitality and boiling spiritual energy were about to reach a peak, she couldn't delay this matter for too long.

  Qiu Qiu thought, if there really was no other way, then go to the lakeside.

  Although it's a bit risky, it's not necessarily safer outside. To be honest, walking on this path, there are bound to be dangers that can't be avoided.

  In fact, she had no more time to drag on and there was no better place to choose from.

  Qiuqiu got up early in the autumn and started preparing. She mixed the cinnabar well, as well as the medicinal liquid lingdan. Just as she was halfway through her preparations, Qiuqiu stopped what she was doing because there were some noises coming from outside.

  Qiuqiu set up two small mechanisms on the path that she must take to get here, not to block her way, but as a warning signal to let her know someone was coming.

  Because people on Pipa Peak can come here at will, the place where Qiuqiu lives cannot be said to not allow people to come, but they don't want to be suddenly attacked all the time, so they set up this.

  She quickly picked up everything on the ground and stuffed it into a spatial pouch, then put the pouch in her sleeve.

  They came so quickly, just as Qiuqiu had finished putting things away, the courtyard gate was already pushed open.

  Look at her situation, these people don't even have the most basic respect, can't they just knock on the door and make some noise? They just barge in like this.

  Qiu Qiu stood up, and the door was also pushed open with force by someone.

  The several disciples who came were not from Pipa Peak. One of them was from Zhufeng, and Qiuqiu had seen him before.

  Their faces were ashen, with several young disciples in front and two older ones behind, whom Qiuqiu had never seen before.

  "Autumn is quiet?"

  Qiu Qiu felt a sense of crisis rising in his heart, but he still nodded: "It's me. What can I do for you, seniors and brothers?"

  "Ask him about the matter of passing on the leadership."

  His tone was cold and hard, his eyes looking at Qiuqiu were gloomy and couldn't see anything.

  This attitude is not like asking questions, but rather interrogating.

  Qiu Qiu thought, could it be that her plan had been exposed? But it couldn't have gotten to this point, right?

  The current situation is unbearable for her, even if it's a fire pit, with these people urging her on, she has to jump in with her eyes open.

  Qiu Qiu put down the book beside him: "Leave now?"

  Those disciples made way for her, giving her a path out, and it was clear that it was now.

  Qiu Qiu even saw someone covering their sleeve to conceal their hand already gripping the hilt of the sword at their waist.

  She walked out of the door at a pace neither faster nor slower than usual.

  Just as she was about to step out the door, someone suddenly attacked from behind. Two people, one on each side, grabbed her and twisted her arm, causing a muffled cracking sound as her bone broke. Then, her neck was struck heavily, and Autumn's vision went black as she fell to the ground.