Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 172: Body Building·Auction·A Gentleman Helps Others

Elementary magnetic peak.

Xiao Chen deliberately got up at the hour of Mao and went to the yard, posing in various positions facing the rising sun.

It is said that doing so is more beneficial for body building, but the specific principle is unclear and the specific effect varies from person to person.

Anyway, it doesn't sound reliable.

However, Tie Xinweng's ancestors have been practicing like this for generations, and it is a family technique.

Xiao Chen followed suit and copied what he had done.

This was his sixth day of practicing the "Nine Strengths Mountain Moving Technique" and he had already reached the sixth level.

The progress cannot be said to be rapid, but it can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds.

If he can maintain this speed, he will be able to reach the ninth level of strength in a few days.

But the problem is that Xiao Chen's ability to cultivate so quickly in the first few stages was very dependent on his physical cultivation level having already reached the middle stage of foundation building.

Now that 90% of the existing potential has been tapped, the progress of cultivation has begun to slow down.

At this point, it means it is time to seek external replenishment of qi and blood.

"It's been stewed for three days and three nights, it should be cooked by now."

Now there is a large bronze tripod in the courtyard that Xiao Chen temporarily borrowed. It is about ten feet tall and glows red all over.

Tiger bones were being stewed inside, cut into small pieces of one inch in length.

There was also a full hundred pounds of beef floating next to it, emitting a rich meaty aroma.

According to Tie Xinweng's experience, it is actually okay to add some spices such as onions, ginger, and garlic.

There is only one thing you must pay attention to, that is, no matter what you put in, you must eat it all, including the soup.

If you add spices, you have to swallow them into your stomach to absorb them.

Therefore, Xiao Chen deliberately did not add ginger slices because he did not like eating that.

After two hours of continuous Qi and blood training, my stomach has already deflated.

He grabbed a piece of beef directly from the pot and swallowed it in two bites.

This is naturally not ordinary beef, but a spiritual cattle specially cultivated by the Du family, which has reached the great perfection of Qi Refining.

After absorbing enough soup, it immediately turned into a hot stream when it entered the stomach.

Under the guidance of the exercises, they rush to integrate into the limbs and bones, driving the rapid growth of qi and blood.

In the next two days, Xiao Chen hardly stopped for a moment.

Either he is refining his qi and blood through exercises, or he is eating meat and drinking soup in big mouthfuls.

He stuffed all the beef, bones, broth and seasonings into his stomach.

He consumed a large amount of nourishing food at one time, which made his skin red, his cheeks hot, his eyes irritated, and white steam came out of the back of his head.

If Tie Xinweng saw this scene, his jaw would drop in shock.

Although progress is necessary in the path of physical training, overeating is also highly taboo.

Eating so much food continuously has already completely exceeded the limit of the "Nine Strengths to Move Mountains" technique.

However, with the help of Hextech, Xiao Chen's speed of refining qi and blood increased tenfold, and he even felt that he still had enough energy left.

He took out a bottle of Fu Hu Ling Shui from his storage bag and drank it all in three gulps.

Then he took a horse stance on the spot and began to stimulate the blood and energy to flow through his body.

If there were outsiders present, they would be able to see that muscles as big as fists were constantly bulging under Xiao Chen's skin, and even merging with each other and expanding rapidly.

It may seem very creepy at first glance, but it is actually not safe at all.

If the blood stasis is not sorted out in time, it will continue to grow until it explodes with a "bang".

At that time, not only will a large amount of qi and blood be lost through the gap, but it may also easily leave sequelae.

But then again, if you practice slowly and step by step, it would be a waste of Hextech's effects.

Besides, Xiao Chen still has the Gilded Thousand Silk Honey in his hand to back him up.

In case of accidental injury, just apply it in time to effectively control the injury.

A night passed, fortunately nothing happened.

When the new morning light shone, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his dark eyes.

He clasped his hands together, slowly lifted them up, and then pressed them down evenly from both sides to hold his Dantian again.

Just with such a simple action, crackling sounds were heard from the body.

It seemed as if every bone was cheering.

He slowly took a deep breath of fresh air and exhaled forcefully.

"Boom~!"

The air wave rolled and hit the large cauldron in front, immediately shaking the bronze cauldron three times.

"Click~!"

The foot that was close to Xiao Chen was broken on the spot.

A huge cauldron about ten feet high fell towards him.

He quickly raised his hand, but unexpectedly, two big holes were pierced through the two-inch thick surface of the tripod.

"boom!"

The cauldron collapsed to the ground, trapping him inside.

"No, I didn't use any force."

Xiao Chen looked at his hands. Apart from the skin being a little tighter, their appearance was not much different from before.

Even his size remained largely unchanged.

The long robe covered his ferocious features, making him look like a weak scholar.

However, he reached out and broke off a piece of bronze, squeezed it in his hand, and felt that the originally solid secret-forged bronze was like a lump of soft mud.

"This...this is different from what the book says?"

Xiao Chen frowned slightly: "If we exclude the problem of the quality of the secret forged bronze, then it means that my strength has increased too quickly, but my control is not yet in place."

Generally speaking, this situation will not occur.

In the "Nine Strengths for Moving Mountains", there are corresponding methods to increase and adjust each strength, so that you can use it as easily as using your arms and fingers.

But it is obvious that the founder of this technique did not consider the issue of Hextech gain at the beginning.

That's why Xiao Chen, even though he had already practiced the mental method, still couldn't accurately control his own power.

Because his qi and blood power is so strong, far exceeding that of cultivators of the same level.

What is this, a happy trouble?
For the next five days, Xiao Chen tried to familiarize himself with his new power.

But the adaptation process was more troublesome than he had originally imagined.

Because the tiger bones that are eaten are still playing a continuous role.

It must be admitted that since Xiao Chen had never eaten such a thing before, he initially underestimated the effect of the tiger bone.

Even if he stopped practicing for the first three days, his Qi and blood could still spontaneously increase by nearly 10% every day, but it declined to half in the next two days.

In the end, his total amount of Qi and blood increased by 40% again.

The consequential effect was that his pure physical strength increased by four times due to the enhancement of Hextech.

The secret-forged bronze that could originally be molded like mud in the hands now scatters like sand if you apply a little force.

Theoretically, he should only be at the seventh level now.

But in fact, the strength of the Qi and blood in Xiao Chen's body has exceeded the ninth level of strength, and is basically at the maximum limit that a foundation-building cultivator can achieve in body training.

A large amount of qi and blood was suppressed by the bottleneck of realm before it even had time to be developed.

Thanks to the bottleneck, the growth of Qi and blood also stopped.

After spending another day, Xiao Chen finally regained precise control of his body.

No need to worry about accidentally crushing anything you pick up.
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Open the door after a long time.

I saw a Qi-refining monk guarding the door, who respectfully handed over a letter.

It turned out to be the notice of the Xianghefang City auction sent by Qiu Qichen.

Xiao Chen calculated the time and found that the auction, which was planned to last for three days, had ended successfully yesterday.

It's not too late for him at this time.

Anyway, everything I need has been obtained in advance, so I can go and collect the spirit stones directly.

Of course, before that, you need to compensate for the bronze tripod first.

Xiao Chen made up an excuse on the spot - the furnace exploded.

Ok?
The person in charge of the equipment was a foundation-building cultivator from the Yao family. He was stunned when he heard this, and didn't understand how such a large cauldron could explode.

That thing doesn’t even have a lid, how can it explode?
But he still smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, Fellow Daoist Xiao. It's just a broken cauldron. I'll have my disciples clean it up later."

Xiao Chen waved his hand: "That's not necessary, I have already cleaned up the debris myself."

"Friend Yao, please name a price. If you break something, you must pay for it."

The two of them struggled for a while.

The other party did not insist: "Since Fellow Daoist Xiao insists, then let's just give him 800 spirit stones."

"The rest of the labor costs are not worth much, so I'll just count them as one hundred spirit stones."

"The main reason is that the secret forged bronze is an excellent defensive material. Such a large piece is worth about 700 spirit stones."

Xiao Chen happily took out eight hundred spirit stones.

There's no need to take advantage of this kind of thing, you'll just end up owing someone a favor.

Then he flew to Xianghe Market on his sword.

Perhaps because the auction had just ended, there were still a large number of monks coming and going here.

Han Ziyan, who had arrived in the market five days ago, finally waited for her target person to appear.

As a disciple of Yaoshang Zhenren, she naturally obtained the contact information and command authority of the Holy Church undercover.

She originally thought that someone like Xiao Chen would definitely not miss the auction.

For this purpose, they came here in advance to make arrangements, mobilized manpower and painstakingly planned a conflict.

The general plan is to pretend to snatch the auction items to make enemies with the other monks, and then trigger a hunt.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not show up for three consecutive days, causing both her positive and negative plans to fail.

He even lost several thousand spirit stones just to put on a show at the auction.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, these four Xunmei Ancient Ginsengs were sold at a high price of 11,000 Spiritual Stones. This is more than you and I expected."

Inside the Qiu Mansion, Qiu Qichen held a list and excitedly introduced it to Xiao Chen.

"And this magic shield was sold for eight thousand spirit stones."

"These forty-three storage bags were sold for an average of over three hundred spirit stones, totaling thirteen thousand nine hundred spirit stones."

……

Xiao Chen said midway: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, there's no need to be so detailed. Just tell me how much it's worth in spirit stones."

However, his proposal was refuted on the spot.

"Oh, that won't do. Accounts must be kept clear and transparent."

Qiu Qichen continued to read the list, "The Qimen Sancai Formation diagram fetched nine hundred spirit stones."

"The seven-colored spiritual incense fetched one thousand and twenty spiritual stones."

……

"The last one was the top-grade gambling treasure compass, which sold for 3,200 spirit stones."

"All in all, it's 75,740 spirit stones."

After saying that, Qiu Qichen handed over the list: "Friend Xiao, please look at it again and check if the accounts are correct."

Xiao Chen had actually already figured it out in his mind.

He had expected to sell it for around 68,000 spirit stones, but this result was clearly a lot more. This was mainly due to a miscalculation of the price of the Xunmei Ancient Ginseng.

I don’t know which monk was injured, but he was willing to pay such a high price.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu has explained it so carefully, I think there's no need to calculate further."

"Speaking of which, I was so busy cultivating this time that I didn't have time to attend the auction. It was thanks to my fellow Daoist that I was able to help me."

Qiu Qichen smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is helping me by providing spiritual objects."

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag and handed it over: "Since the account is correct, here are exactly 75,740 spirit stones. Please keep them, Fellow Daoist Xiao."

Ok?
Xiao Chen picked up the storage bag and saw that the quantity was just right.

This is not right. Shouldn't the 5% commission be deducted?

He used his divine sense to count out 3,736 spirit stones and piled them directly on the table: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, please take back these extra spirit stones."

Qiu Qichen waved his hands: "Hey, how can I still take advantage of Xiao Daoyou? No, no."

Xiao Chen shook his head: "Oh, that won't do. Accounts must be kept clear and transparent."

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Qiu?"

what?
Qiu Qichen blinked, then stopped worrying: "Okay, in that case, I won't be polite."

He put away the spirit stone and talked to Xiao Chen about the turtle eggs.

"At present, the other two fellow Taoists have also been contacted."

"If it's convenient for Fellow Daoist Xiao, how about setting off the day after the Cloud Chaser at Mount Li?"

Xiao Chen was fine with it: "I'm available anytime. If time is tight, I can leave tomorrow."

Qiu Qichen's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again: "It's not that serious."

"In that case, let's make a deal."

"Meet at the foot of Yuanci Peak on March 1st at 7:00 PM."

He also wanted to set off earlier, but he also had to coordinate the schedule of the other two Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators, which was not an easy task.

In fact, the reason why this deal was successfully finalized was thanks to Xiao Chen's reputation.

Originally, when Qiu Qichen and an elder of the clan went to visit the other two, they were questioned by the other party at the first house.

When he heard that the Qiu family had not yet collected enough incense to ward off evil spirits, the other party simply shook his head and refused.

"Among all the second-tier spirit beasts, the Earth-Accumulating Spirit Turtle has the toughest skin and flesh."

"Three people want to seize the turtle eggs?"

"Even if you have only four of us, I won't go. We need at least five of you, or else, forget it."

The head of the Qiu family initially wanted to negotiate the price, but the other party was not interested.

It was not until Qiu Qichen deliberately revealed that Xiao Chen had agreed to participate in this operation and would be responsible for the most critical task of collecting eggs.

The other two people just need to cooperate and restrain the male turtle.

This trick was indeed effective. When the other party heard that Xiao Chen was willing to take action, he immediately changed his attitude.

A fake elixir cultivator, especially one who has been tested in actual combat, is an absolute guarantee of combat power.

So when visiting the second person, Qiu Qichen simply took the initiative.

Xiao Chen's name was mentioned right from the start, and things went much more smoothly.

"Is Fellow Daoist Xiao really willing to lead the team?"

After getting a positive answer, the other party didn't even bother asking for any other details.

He only asked to postpone the action time and let him join the Yunzhu in Lishan to try to compete for the Liuyunlu.

Seeing this situation, Qiu Qichen naturally agreed quickly.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that they discovered the situation in time and acted decisively.

He successfully obtained the "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi" and impressed Xiao Chen.
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After having lunch at Qiu's house, it was already 1:15 PM when I came out.

Considering that it is still early today and it is rare for me to go out, Xianghe Market is also particularly lively.

Xiao Chen did not leave immediately, but instead visited various small shops along the street.

"Look, look, look, this is the last day for the famous Yingyue wine. If you miss this opportunity, it might be out of stock in the future."

"The Xiong family's latest sandalwood incense is all 10% off today. Don't miss it if you're passing by."

"My fellow Daoists, the best Rolling Ball Spiritual Rice is available for sale at a low price."

According to the "Hezhou Travel Notes", the rolling ball rice is a specialty of Hezhou.

Because its grains are plump and round, and when you touch them it feels like a ball jumping on your fingertips, it is called Ball Rice.

After being cooked, it is fragrant and melts in your mouth. It is sweet and delicate, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.

Xiao Chen walked into the store and grabbed a handful of spiritual rice out of curiosity.

Sure enough, I saw grains of rice rolling down my fingertips, and I could clearly feel that the spiritual energy contained in them was very abundant.

It was twice as much as the best green-stem rice he had ever seen.

"Excuse me, how much is this rolling ball spirit rice?"

The receptionist beside him immediately recommended: "Daoyou, one catty is only two spirit stones. If you buy ten catties at once, we can give you an extra catty."

hiss~!

Such expensive spiritual rice!
Xiao Chen remembered that in Lihuo Market, one spirit stone could buy two kilograms of green-stemmed rice, or ten kilograms of yellow sand rice.

The spiritual energy in the yellow sand rice is pitifully small, but even so, the disciples of the Miscellaneous Service Peak cannot afford to eat it.

Generally, only during festivals or when entertaining guests will a number of bowls be served according to the number of people.

"Give me ten pounds!"

After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

"Wait a minute, add 100 kilograms to my weight."

It’s only about two hundred spirit stones.

He then went to the East Market and took a walk around the street stalls.

Xiao Chen toured the Xianghe Market with great interest until the sun set at 3:30 in the evening, when he finally got up and prepared to return to Yuanci Peak.

Han Ziyan waited anxiously outside the market for two full hours.

She almost thought she was going to fail again today.

Fortunately, I persisted for a while and finally saw Xiao Chen flying away on his sword.

So she hurriedly urged her flying sword and rushed into the designated valley first.

Two accomplices were already waiting inside. They immediately cast some spells and pretended to fight a few times, creating a battle scene.

In order to avoid being caught alive, they also prepared a black-backed ape with the ninth level of foundation building cultivation.

He also gave the monkey drugs in advance to drive it crazy and temporarily unleash its full strength of foundation-building.

He then guided the violent ape to chase and attack Han Ziyan, and made her pretend to be defeated and flee in panic.

Soon Xiao Chen passed by the valley.

I could clearly feel the large amount of spiritual energy surging there, and it was obvious that there were foundation-building cultivators fighting.

At first he was a little curious about who was doing it.

However, when his spiritual sense swept over, he found that it was a mad foundation-building spirit beast and a foundation-building female cultivator.

Both of them have reached the great perfection of foundation building, but it seems that the female cultivator is obviously not up to the task and shows obvious signs of decline.

In fact, in order to make the performance more realistic.

Han Ziyan deliberately took three blows from the black-backed monkey even though she could have avoided the attacks.

This caused her qi and blood to fluctuate, her spiritual power to become disordered, her breathing to become rapid, and her complexion to become pale.

From a distance, it looks more real than gold.

This was a trap she had set specifically for Xiao Chen.

A naturally beautiful and graceful woman was attacked by an unconscious monster and her situation was critical.

I believe that any normal monk would be willing to lend a helping hand.

Of course, taking advantage of the situation cannot be ruled out, but according to investigation intelligence, Xiao Chen is not that kind of person.

In fact, he was also preparing to rescue someone.

Killing the black-backed monkey is just a matter of a casual sword strike, so just do a good deed that day.

However, just before Xiao Chen made his move, another figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

He rushed into the valley before him and blocked Han Ziyan's way.

"Don't be afraid, girl. I'm here to save you!"

?

Han Ziyan was completely stunned. Who the hell are you?

No, where is my companion?
Is there no one responsible to stop you?

Of course, there were people secretly cooperating with this plan, guarding the roads on both sides of the valley, trying to restrain as many monks as possible who were capable of saving people.

However, the Divine Fire Sect has limited manpower after all.

Therefore, the planned interception targets do not include cultivators at the seventh level of foundation building.

The reason is very simple. Even if a normal cultivator at the seventh level of foundation building passes by, he would never dare to interfere in the battle between cultivators at the great perfection of foundation building.

Of course there is nothing wrong with their logic.

But the problem is that there are really some young men who dare to face the violent black-backed ape with the strength of the seventh level of foundation building.

Han Ziyan estimated that Xiao Chen would soon pass by here.

He quickly advised, "My fellow Taoist, please get out of the way and don't act impulsively!"

However, what responded to her was the young man's calm smile and firm words: "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely protect you!"

As he spoke, he raised his magic shield to block the black-backed ape's fist.

The huge force knocked him back, but he immediately rushed up again.

Han Ziyan was stunned: "You...you don't have to force yourself to help me."

However, the one who answered her was a determined figure: "No, as long as I, Ye Fei, am here, no one can hurt you."

That’s right, the person who came was Ye Fei, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.

He heard that there was an auction being held in Xianghe Market, and he happened to have a lot of things that needed to be sold.

So he rushed here three days ago and also got some new spiritual objects at the auction.

However, because of competition, he offended a nearby foundation-building family.

So he deliberately stayed in the market for one more day, and took advantage of the rule in Xianghe market that prohibits violence to escape.

In order to prevent being followed, he deliberately changed direction and planned to go around Yuanci Peak to return to the front line.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, I saw a pitiful and beautiful woman facing a crisis.

At this time, Ye·Flower Protector·Fei certainly couldn't just stand by and watch.

Without thinking, he jumped out with a shout, intending to be a hero and save the damsel in distress.

After seeing Ye Fei appear, Xiao Chen decisively put away his unsheathed flying sword.

This matter is settled.

Unlike Han Ziyan, who looked anxious and worried, Xiao Chen had great confidence in Ye Fei's strength.

Don't be fooled by the black-backed monkey's seemingly high realm. That's just false and useless.

Since Junior Brother Ye has taken action, there is no need for him to steal the limelight.

A gentleman helps others achieve their goals.

We need to help Ye Fei create opportunities.

Xiao Chen secretly sent his blessings in his heart and left quietly without taking away a cloud.

(End of this chapter)