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The consequences of overusing Spiritual Power were very serious.
Yue Qingqing had been lying in bed for three whole days, having all sorts of strange dreams.
In her dreams, she met her master, who unlike the otherworldly figure that other cultivators imagined, looked very much like a farmer from the mortal realm.
Always wearing a dusty cotton-padded jacket with his grizzled beard trailing down to his chest, he had to be careful not to dip it into his soup when he drank.
Yue Qingqing couldn't help but want to complain.
Though he had long ceased to need mortal food, her master still liked to sneak her into villages in the mortal realm.
Using Curse Techniques to steal mundane food from people's stoves to share with her.
Sometimes the household didn't notice the silver hidden in the firewood pile and thought it was a weasel stealing their food.
In her dream, her master was smiling and chatting with her.
"Qingqing, do you like the life you have now?" he asked.