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Chapter 206: Baili Daji: Qi and Blood Combined Pill

Lu Zicong took the initiative to give in, and Gao Changgeng did not continue to be aggressive. After exchanging a few polite words, he turned around and left with his junior sister.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why didn't they fight?
Therefore, I heard from Master Shou Yuan before that the magic spells and spiritual weapons in the Eastern Region are extremely powerful.

So he was just ready to watch a big show.

Since arriving in the Eastern Region, he has not seen the local Jindan cultivators fight with his own eyes, so it is difficult for him to assess his true combat power.

It's a pity that Lu Zicong failed at the critical moment and didn't even get angry when being ridiculed on his own turf.

Although alchemists have always been weak in practical ability, they have strong connections.

Unfortunately, looking at the other party's expression, Xiao Chen seemed a little worried, but he didn't seem to plan to ask for help.

Tsk tsk tsk, what a shame.

There were new alchemists performing on the stage, but the number of spectators in the square suddenly decreased a lot.

Firstly, they had just seen something better, and secondly, some disciples were angry and left on their own initiative.

Besides, judging by the time, the afternoon market should have opened.

So Xiao Chen followed the crowd to East City.

In order to celebrate the Sea Spirit Festival, a street leading directly to the outside of the city was built many years ago. It is thirty-six meters wide and has no end in sight.

It is said that the entire street is a hundred miles long.

Twenty miles inside the city are full of various shops, and eighty miles outside the city are full of stalls set up by independent cultivators, known as the Hundred Miles Market.

In addition to the Sea Spirit Festival, it will also be used in other major celebrations such as the opening of the Baicao Secret Realm. It is a very famous landscape on Baicao Island.

Along the way, Xiao Chen also heard various discussions.

"Do you think there will be fights among independent cultivators over stalls this year?"

"Of course there are. Is that even a stretch? In the past three years, there have been countless bloody battles over those prime positions near the city gates."

"I don't think so. Didn't the city lord say he would add patrols this year?"

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Most of the people setting up stalls outside the city are foundation-building cultivators, and there are very few golden elixirs.

Therefore, Xiao Chen was not very interested in the outside of the city. He planned to take a good look at the shops in the city first.

However, as soon as I entered the first store, I heard exclamations one after another, and most of them were complaining about the high prices.

He glanced at the mid-grade magical flying sword placed beside him and was shocked to see a high price of 1,600 spirit stones marked below.

hiss~!

What does this price mean? With an additional 400 spirit stones, you can buy a high-quality magic sword of lower quality.

Besides, you have to know that most of the Qi-refining cultivators are not rich.

I can’t even gather enough spirit stones to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill, so how can I have the spare money to spend on a flying sword?

Of course, this doesn't mean that this flying sword has no advantages at all. It has a reserved slot for spirit stones, which can greatly save mana, and its power is quite close to that of a top-grade magic weapon.

If a Qi-refining cultivator with plenty of money buys it, it will be enough to make him take on ten cultivators of the same level.

Its main function is to be worn on the body, which can effectively show one's identity and background.

Identified as a luxury item.

Xiao Chen looked at the flying sword with a flickering gaze.

Judging from the small details, the Eastern Region is indeed several times superior to the Southern Region as rumored.

Even though this flying sword may seem like nothing special to him, the concept of luxury itself represents something extraordinary.

In the Southern Region, a place where people would rather break a spirit stone into two halves to spend, basically all cultivators care about the price-performance ratio when purchasing magic tools.

There is basically no market for various luxury goods.

That is, a few Jindan Zhenren would order some magic tools to be used as ornaments to decorate their appearance.

Yet here, such things are openly displayed and sold in shops.

Before, Xiao Chen went to Wanxian Tower in Xilai Country and felt that the Eastern Region was not just like that, and was not as prosperous as rumored.

Now it seems that it is only because the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance itself is an alliance of independent cultivators, specializing in serving various independent cultivators, that it appears relatively ordinary.

Now that I have arrived in a truly wealthy place, I have finally understood what extravagance and luxury mean.

A top-grade magic shield that is only better looking in appearance actually costs an extra 500 spirit stones.

There were people who dared to add an extra thousand spirit stones to the price of a high-quality robe simply because it was embroidered with a gem inscribed with a first-level bright light technique.

Walk quickly to the second floor.

The first thing to be mentioned is a jade belt carved with cloud, peach and Ganoderma lucidum patterns, priced at 100,000 spirit stones.

There is also an introduction below, stating that this is a third-level spiritual ornament.

It also listed in detail the sixteen precious third-level materials used to make this jade belt, and several weapon-refining masters were invited to work together to create it.

But when Xiao Chen took a closer look, he realized that the main function of this thing was to look good!
Then there are also some functional small spells, such as the fire avoidance spell, the cold avoidance spell, the mind calming spell, the dust removal spell... a total of twelve types.

The rest are the seven characteristics of the jade belt itself, such as being the size you want, being indestructible, smooth as fat, shining like a mirror... etc.

And then nothing happened.

According to Xiao Chen's understanding, the most useful feature here should be the permanent property, which may be used as a whip.

Although there seem to be many other functions, they can only be described in four words: flashy.

If this thing were placed in the Southern Region, a price tag of 10,000 spirit stones would be robbery.

Fortunately, not everything is so outrageous.

Or perhaps the store owner intentionally placed the most eye-catching item outside.

The rest of the things are pretty normal.

For example, the anti-aging pill, which claims to help cultivators maintain eternal youth after taking it once, is priced at 20,000 spirit stones.

For example, one of the special features of the Eastern Region is a portable array plate with a third-level defensive array, the Nine Apertures Chain Array, which is priced at 240,000 spirit stones.

For example, the Xuanguan Cloud-Coated Spirit Shield, which requires sixty true essences to operate and has a spiritual form, is priced at 320,000 spirit stones.

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Although they are not cheap, they are much more practical in comparison.

Xiao Chen took a fancy to that set of formation plates. After all, he was now almost the same as a casual cultivator. He had no fellow disciples to help him with warnings when he slept, and no one to protect him when he was practicing.

Even though we have the Night's Edge, we can't rely entirely on this trump card.

If you can set up a large defensive formation in your resting place, you can effectively improve your own safety.

Then he went to several shops in a row.

I saw all kinds of spiritual ornaments, spiritual beasts, and spiritual wine.

"Oh, the White Jade Little Green Dragon."

In an old winery, Xiao Chen also saw this specialty of the Wanxian Islands that can help condense true essence.

As expected, it was not expensive. The small portion in the gourd only cost three hundred spirit stones, and a full jar only cost two thousand spirit stones.

He decisively asked for the eight altars. Anyway, now that he had the Hanhai Ring, the storage space was large enough and he no longer had to worry about not having enough space.

After finishing these eight jars of wine, I guess I will be able to reach the middle stage of the Golden Elixir.
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Speaking of which, Xiao Chen should now make plans in advance for the small bottleneck problem.

If you don’t want to be stuck in the early stage of Jindan for many years like other cultivators, you have to collect spiritual objects that will help you practice in advance.

The cultivation process in the Jindan stage is significantly different from that in the foundation-building stage.

That is, there are no nine minor realms, only four levels: early, middle, late and great perfection.

That's not always the case.

According to the records of the Huangquan Secret Book, when one reaches the Golden Elixir Realm, there are only heaven-level techniques and some earth-level techniques, and the division into nine small realms is still retained.

All the Xuan-level and Huang-level skills are reduced to only four levels.

The benefit of doing this is obvious, which is that there is no need to break through layer by layer.

As long as the cultivator practices according to the method step by step, he can directly practice to perfection at the current stage.

But there is also a problem, that is, the lack of layer-by-layer splitting is equivalent to superimposing all the difficulty of breakthrough on the subsequent small bottlenecks.

Although it is not so exaggerated that it is difficult to break through, you can slowly grind it out over time.

But generally speaking, monks are often blocked by small bottlenecks for decades, or even one or two hundred years.

It is not uncommon to encounter accidents along the way and be stuck for the rest of your life, unable to make any progress.

Xiao Chen, well, didn't have much hope for his invincible talent and amazing understanding.

He knew very well that if he wanted to make a quick breakthrough, it would be best to prepare early.

I hope my luck won’t be too bad this time when I go to the Baicao Secret Realm.

In addition to the Purple Gold Bodhi, it would be best if you could also encounter a suitable third-level wood-type spiritual object.

In addition, there are many secret places in the Eastern Region.

In addition to the Baicao Secret Realm that is about to open, there are many other good places.

After this, I can’t always practice behind closed doors. I should go out more often.

You should get to know a few like-minded people, find out some information about this matter, and take the initiative to seize opportunities.

"Hey, what is that?"

Just as he thought about practicing, Xiao Chen saw a six-foot-high stone tablet out of the corner of his eye.

He leaned over to take a closer look and found that this thing was of great significance.

It is a sword monument left behind by the famous Silver-faced True Lord of the Divine Sword Pavilion four thousand years ago.

The several marks on it were all carved by the other party himself, and contained some sword intent.

If a sword practitioner can comprehend the sword intent contained therein, it will be of great help to his own practice.

However, although there are not many items with sword spirit left by the True Lord, they are not particularly few either.

Because of this, the price marked below this sword monument is not particularly expensive - 40,000 spirit stones.

"This is not a coincidence."

Xiao Chen's eyes immediately lit up. What a good thing.

He had successfully inspired the Wind and Thunder Swords before, but unfortunately, he lacked time and did not have any suitable spiritual objects on hand.

The ritual training has been delayed until now and has not been completed.

Now that we have come across the sword monument today, we must not miss it.

I think it won’t be long before I will have two more spiritual weapons.

However, when it comes to enlightenment, Xiao Chen thought of his fake pill again.

After breaking through the golden elixir, all the magic power in the dantian was transformed into true essence.

But the problem is that the original fake pill still stores magic power, so it instantly becomes almost useless.

The original purpose of the fake pill was to provide a direction of improvement for the foundation-building cultivators who had no hope of forming a pill.

The reason why there are so few fake pills in the Southern Region is not only due to cost issues.

This is also because many people with good spiritual roots will not even consider wasting time on forming fake pills, and will directly strive for the golden pill.

"I almost forgot about the important matter."

Xiao Chen had already formed a fake pill, so he naturally didn't want to waste it. "It's a big market today, so I should go find out if there's any solution."

Although he had not heard of relevant methods in the Southern Region, the Eastern Region was more developed, so perhaps a solution could be found there.

Thinking of this, he immediately quickened his pace.

As for the dazzling array of things at the fair, I just took a quick look to see what was new and to broaden my horizons, without taking any further detailed look.

However, after visiting dozens of shops, he still couldn't find the relevant secret technique.

Even in the Eastern Region, few people would study how to advance the level of a fake pill. Meanwhile, during his search, Xiao Chen unexpectedly discovered that he had seen almost no spiritual objects related to cultivation.

The number of spiritual materials like Scarlet Snake Fire Marrow and Lingji Vermillion Bird Bi is visibly small to the naked eye.

It's not just these top-level spiritual materials that are scarce, even ordinary third-level spiritual materials are not abundant.

Especially the third-level spiritual herbs, not a single one was seen.

Even the second-level spiritual herbs are pitifully rare, and most of them are varieties with relatively special effects.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't I see any spiritual herbs in the store?"

If you don't understand, ask. Xiao Chen was curious and found a nearby receptionist to ask, "If I want to buy a third-level spiritual herb, where should I go?"

The other party looked at him curiously: "Could this guest be an alchemist?"

"If you want to buy spiritual herbs to refine pills, you can go to Baicaotang opposite the City Lord's Mansion."

"If you just need elixirs, we have all the common types. We also support custom orders for some rare elixirs, and you can discuss it face to face with our alchemists."

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"No thanks."

Xiao Chen waved his hand and turned to leave.

Yes, this is Baicao City, and all the spiritual herbs must have been refined into pills.

It's a pity that I'm an alchemist, but I didn't think of this at the first time. I usually don't pay enough attention to this skill.

In fact, it’s not that I don’t pay attention to it, but I really don’t have much time.

When I have some free time later, I will practice the art of formations and alchemy.

Then he looked around the shops in the city, but still had no idea how to get the fake elixir promotion.

It seems that there is little hope.

"We've come this far, let's try our luck outside the city."

At the East City Gate, Xiao Chen thought about it and decided to do his best and then leave the rest to fate.

Coming out of the city gate, the beautifully decorated shops disappeared and were replaced by street stalls one after another.

At the same time, shouts were heard one after another.

"Come and take a look. The fire-refined yellow sand produced in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm is sold at a low price."

"Look over here, fellow Taoists! We have here high-quality elixirs refined by the inner disciples of Baicao City. They are of high quality and low price, and we will not cheat anyone."

"Stone Milk Ambergris, only one piece costs one hundred spirit stones. This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it if you pass by!"

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Although there are still no spiritual herbs to be seen, the number of various spiritual materials outside the city is obviously much greater in comparison.

And the prices are basically between dozens and hundreds of spirit stones.

Xiao Chen had been wandering around the city for more than an hour and had seen thousands of things.

Suddenly seeing things worth a few hundred spirit stones, I felt that these things were so cheap.

He quickly shook his head and threw away these strange thoughts.

Then he continued to concentrate on searching for the secret method.
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"Hiss~, I should have learned how to refine weapons back then."

After looking all the way, Xiao Chen didn't find any secret method, but he saw a large number of spiritual materials of different categories.

Perhaps in order to have their own characteristics to attract more customers, many stalls have started to focus on spiritual materials.

Spiritual weapons are too expensive, spiritual pills require connections, and spiritual herbs are difficult to preserve.

The only difference is that spiritual materials are cheap, easy to obtain, and have almost no requirements for storage conditions.

Anyway, these things like gold, silver, copper, iron, jade and jadeite will not go bad even if they are kept for hundreds of years.

Moreover, the prices of these spiritual materials are very cheap, far lower than those in the Southern Region.

From this, we can also infer that the overall number of weapon refiners in the Eastern Region should be quite large, after all, the cost of training is obviously much lower.

"There are no more secrets. It looks like there's really no hope."

When he reached the end of Baili Market, Xiao Chen looked around and found that there were no stalls displaying secret books or jade slips nearby.

It seems that the matter of Fake Dan's promotion has to be put on hold for the time being.

Based on the principle of since we are here,

He planned to check out the remaining stalls as a way to relax.

When I walked to the last stall, I saw a figure rushing towards me.

Before he could even stand firmly, he pulled out a large piece of red cloth from his arms and spread it on the ground with a "swish".

Then he deftly took out four stones and placed them on the corners, and started setting up a new stall.

His movements were skillful and it was obvious that this was not the first time he had done this.

The key is that he looks familiar. Upon closer inspection, it is the swordsman who brought Mo Jiao to earn spirit stones before - Ling Tianyi.

Why did he come here?
Xiao Chen immediately became interested and walked over to see what he was going to sell.

"Hey, what would you like to order, fellow Taoist?"

Noticing someone approaching, Ling Tianyi took something out of his storage ring and greeted them with a smile, "Our stall just opened. You're our first customer. I'll give you a 10% discount on anything you buy."

Xiao Chen took a quick look and saw that most of what he took out were various spiritual materials.

Although two of them are relatively new, I don’t use them myself.

So he shook his head: "No, I just came to take a look."

He originally thought that the other party might be selling some special items, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.

"Hey, don't worry."

Ling Tianyi didn't want to let the customer he had already caught slip away: "Since you're at the market, you must have something you want to buy. Why not tell me about it?"

"Meeting is destiny. Maybe what you want is right in my hands."

He had just taken a quick look at Xiao Chen.

Although he looks like an ordinary middle-aged man, he wears a Hanhai ring on his finger, which shows that he is very wealthy.

Such people usually only consume in the city, and they must have some needs when they go outside.

When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart moved.

If an ordinary person said this, he would definitely not believe it.

But I heard from Gao Changgeng before that Ling Tianyi is the contemporary swordsman of the Demon-Slaying Sword Pavilion.

Then he should be able to access the Sutra Library of the Demon-Slaying Sword Pavilion. He will naturally become knowledgeable and may even have relevant experience.

So Xiao Chen sighed softly: "Alas, I have a friend who formed a fake pill in his early years."

"After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, I discovered that the fake pill was no longer effective, but I couldn't bear to discard it."

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Tianyi immediately smiled and said, "I see. This is not a coincidence. I actually have a good idea."

"Not only can the fake pill be properly utilized, but it also has another mysterious aspect."

"What did I say? This is fate."

what?
You actually have a way?

Xiao Chen asked, "What's the method? How many spirit stones are needed?"

I had heard before that the Demon-Slaying Sword Pavilion was passed down from ancient times. It turned out that a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and there are countless secret techniques within the sect.

"This secret technique isn't expensive, it only costs 50,000 spirit stones. But..."

Ling Tianyi paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "Fellow Daoist, you may not know that this secret technique involves some of the secrets of my sect."

"Under normal circumstances, it's not easy to spread it."

This reason sounds like nonsense.

Translated into three words - you have to pay extra!

Xiao Chen was a little speechless: "Daoyou, why don't you tell me how many spirit stones you need?"

Ling Tianyi's eyes flickered when he heard this.

He wanted to ask for a high price, but he was hesitant.

The main reason was that he himself knew that although this secret technique of fake elixir advancement was indeed mysterious, it was very old.

Its origin is no longer traceable, but it can be traced back to at least hundreds of thousands of years ago. It has two obvious flaws.

One is that it is very expensive and requires a large amount of spiritual objects.

The second is that the conditions for cultivation are harsh. Either the cultivator cannot be over 100 years old, which is the age when the qi and blood are at their peak; or the cultivator must have a foundation in body training and rich qi and blood.

The reason why there is a requirement for Qi and blood is because this secret technique evolved from the ancient method of cultivating Qi and blood to form elixir.

Ling Tianyi glanced at Xiao Chen in front of him.

The other person looked middle-aged, most likely around 250 years old.

He is thin, with fair and tender hands, and doesn't look like a physical cultivator.

If this is sold to the other party at a high price, it is almost equivalent to cheating.

As for the so-called friends, those who understand will understand.

After hesitating for a while, Ling Tianyi took the initiative to explain the disadvantages.

Then he said, "If you don't mind these two shortcomings, I will sell this secret technique for 50,000 spirit stones."

"But let's make it clear first. If we fail to cultivate in the end, we can't regret it."

"No problem." Xiao Chen nodded decisively: "I just need you to swear a Dao Heart Oath and not intentionally conceal the mantra of the Heart Sutra."

The Dao Heart Oath may not be binding on ordinary cultivators.

However, it is still very useful for talented monks who hope to conceive.

"it is good!"

Ling Tianyi agreed without hesitation, then swore an oath, and then took out a blank jade slip and engraved the secret method into it.

Finally, he reminded: "This jade slip can only be read once before it is damaged. Please ensure the surrounding environment is safe when using it."

Xiao Chen took out the spirit stone and completed the transaction: "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. I'll make a note of it."

After obtaining the secret method, he traveled all over Baicao City.

He returned directly to the courtyard of the inn and arranged the Nine Apertures Chain Array according to the array diagram.

Then he activated the jade slip, and immediately a message flowed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"The fusion of Qi and blood... Holding on to the true Yang..."

Not long after, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes: "So that's how it is, what an ingenious design!"

This secret method is called "The True Method of Rong Yang into Dan" and can almost be regarded as a secret method for physical cultivation to break through.

Not only can it solve the problem of fake pills, it can even help him improve his physical cultivation.

Although he originally had the "Nine Transformations into a Dragon Art", he still needed some accumulation if he wanted to break through the third level in body refining.

But now with this secret technique, the Qi and blood will form an elixir in the near future.

For the next half month, except for sleeping, Xiao Chen used all his time to store up Qi and blood and practice the "True Method of Rong Yang into Dan".

Even when eating, he would eat raw sea fish meat and wash it down with spiritual wine.

On the eighteenth day, I finally felt my qi and blood condensed and my yang energy gathered throughout my body.

The conditions for a breakthrough have been met, and you can start trying to combine fake pills.

(End of this chapter)