Chapter 2641 - 1520:

The infamous girl Xiao Yuhuan saw the other person eating, noticed how dirty the person was, and felt like vomiting. She wouldn’t eat over the other’s saliva even if they snatched the porridge back.

She angrily yelled, "Mrs. Li, how can you do this? Return my food, I’ll tell my parents."

"Yuhuan, Ding Ning didn’t eat, isn’t it the same if you give it to me? We’re neighbors, you can’t favor one over the other, I’m the elder, what’s wrong with taking a bite?"

"Mrs. Li, how can you be like this? Return my food now, let’s go to the street office, you owe me food."

Xiao Yuhuan shouted angrily.

Mrs. Li finished the last bit of porridge, while dodging left and right, placed the bowl on the ground, and dashed back into the house.

She said while running, "Ah, why do I feel sleepy after eating porridge? Maybe I didn’t sleep well last night. Thank you, Yuhuan girl, finally had a full breakfast today."

"So shameless."

"Very brazen."

"Learnt something."

Xiao Yuhuan stomped her feet amidst the murmuring of some elders, angrily returned to her room.

Too many people around, no way to implement her plan.

She could only stay at home, surely Ding Ning wouldn’t stay away forever?

Just wait until there’s evidence of cooking in his home, then she’ll know if Ding Ning is home?

Or is he deliberately not opening the door?

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Ding Ning, of course, heard the sounds outside. They’ve taken their house key and haven’t returned it. They wanted to open the door, but it’s lockable from the inside.

This was also because some nights the parents worked night shifts, leaving her home alone, so for her safety, they made some protections on their door.

Once locked from inside, even with a key, it can’t be opened.

Ding Ning, already at Qi Refining Third Layer and above, wasn’t in a hurry to cook either, spent most of her time in the courtyard within the secret space. Starting with planting, later when seeds weren’t enough, she waited for crops to mature before expanding the planting.

On the skills side, she had learned three spells already. Once mastered, she could defend against bad people!

Ding Ning knew Talismans were very useful, so she made various ones.

Attack Talismans were also made!

Today she learned Formation, setting up a simple protective shield in her room, letting outside sounds not hear inside.

Inside sounds could hear outside.

There’s light inside but can’t be seen from outside.

Outside light can shine into their house.

Also made a simple Spirit Gathering Array in the room.

Even though she was in the room, entering the space for cultivation, she couldn’t stay in there forever, had to let others know she was inside.

Things inside the space couldn’t be taken outside.

Yesterday, she had already gotten this month’s quota of grain from the grain shop.

Bought buns and vegetables with food stamps, still haven’t finished eating them.

After finishing these, there are still snacks.

Enough to last for a while.

Seeing food in the kitchen within the space, Ding Ning temporarily doesn’t need to cook!

So much kitchen in that courtyard, how many months can the food inside last?

During these few months, before it’s time to go to the provincial city to study, once there, she’d buy a house, even initially eat at the school cafeteria.

For insurance, she absolutely must not let people outside know she took things out from the space.

Ding Ning found that food in the kitchen courtyard had Spiritual Energy, was much more exquisite, outside national hotels’ dishes didn’t have such taste!

Not to mention those snacks, buns, and the like.

Maybe these had craftsman’s artistry.

Or maybe craftsmanship combined with fresh materials or premium materials can create distinctive flavors.

Ding Ning cultivated in one room of the courtyard, specially turned a room into a Practice Room.

Practice, skill training all happened here.

Ding Ning entered the space courtyard and didn’t spend time sleeping.

Finding when tired, just drinking some warm spring water would rejuvenate her.

During cultivation, when Spiritual Energy was lacking, taking Pills replenished it.

Ding Ning brought out the Alchemy Furnace, with Qi Refining Third Layer and above abilities, she could practice Alchemy.

With some allotment, she could refine Spirit Supplement Pill, Replenishing God Pill, Revitalizing Pill, Healing Pill.

Ding Ning first had to master Alchemy skills, and then ponder carefully, where to start?

She checked the Pill Furnace, the tiny furnace, should she use her flame or Talismans?

Her flame only at minor mastery, controlling the heat was difficult.

Ding Ning conducted Alchemy experiments using Talismans.

First batch of herbs, after igniting the Pill Furnace according to steps, placed herbs in!

Then cast the spell.

Eventually, that batch ended up waste, she pondered deeply, was it the wrong sequence?

Or poorly made Talismans?

Ding Ning reviewed various Pill Refining methods again.

Only then did she realize the same Spell Formula, in terms of formations, when cast would imprint patterns, in medicines when cast with such patterns, Pills would imprint those patterns.

It’s essentially a Spell Formula able to lock the medicinal properties of Pills.

Ding Ning took out a book of Formations, realizing learning Formation was crucial.

Refining Artifacts was similarly important.

Earlier, she thought mastering medicine was priority, now first was mastering the Formation.

Then make some medicinal powders, poisons, or illusion medicines like sleep medicines, anesthetics, Soft Root Powder.

After making these, also made antidotes for the medicines.

These medicines were for self-defense.

Ding Ning naturally saw those medicines, powders, and liquids, so harmful.

She didn’t need to do more.

With these few medicines, that’s enough, if someone drugged her, she could drink Spiritual Spring warm water to detoxify.

Ding Ning spent 20 days in the space, outside was one day.

Within those 20 days, she already accomplished many things.

Various skills were learned, harvested the space’s crops once, then replanted.

Also made herself a Magic Artifact hoe, using Spiritual Energy, she could quickly hoe the ground in the space.

Mainly planting grains, though currently not lacking food, grain was the most crucial commodity.

As for planting vegetables?

No need anymore, first batch of vegetables were stored in the warehouse, courtyards’ warehouses were expandable infinitely.

The more things put in, the larger the space grows.

Courtyards’ rooms were also space expansions.

Ding Ning thought that since courtyard rooms were unused, could be turned into warehouses for storing grain.

Even dug some cellars in the courtyard yard for storing wine, vegetables.

Make full use of everything.

Ding Ning within 20 days reached Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

Arrived at Qi Refining Fourth Layer, she could learn a new spell, an Ice Spell.

Can be used for attack, can be used for cooling.

Ding Ning stayed in the space 20 days, outside one day.

Also, in there eating three meals a day like an ordinary person.

Then discovered, if constantly staying in space, over 20 days, cooked food in those kitchens wouldn’t last long.

Outside had broad land, untended for planting.

Raising, besides chickens, ducks, geese, there’s a lake with fish.

Ding Ning really didn’t want to spend time making food.

First finished the food inside before anything.

Originally, warehouses’ grains and materials were plentiful, absolutely no worry of running out.

The infamous girl Xiao Yuhuan constantly watched Ding Ning’s house, from morning, checked at noon without someone opening, and knocked again at dinner.

Every time she knocked, there were onlookers, Xiao Yuhuan couldn’t care less.

Felt heartache constantly, seemed many things were lost.

The whole day was filled with wild thoughts, felt dizzy, usually healthy body also felt fatigued today.

Sickly appearance.

Xiao Yuhuan couldn’t express much to Mr. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao.

They were busy working during the day, talking in the evening, supporting the infamous girl Xiao Yuhuan.

But with so many people watching, it wasn’t good to just forcibly dismantle the door.