Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 38 Absorbing the Golden Soul Sand! Planting the Vermilion Fruit!
Earth-遁符 (Escape Talisman) is slightly more valuable than a monster's corpse, but still not much.

These two items can be considered Chen Qian's legitimate gains as agreed.

The market price of century-old Zhu Guo is indeed high, but it's not of much use to Chen Yunzheng. He's willing to exchange it for it.

As for the stone, he bought it casually at a small market stall, paying only one spirit stone.

Sensing a faint trace of metallic spiritual energy, I thought that perhaps I could extract some useful spiritual materials.

However, after the head of the household had it tested, the result was that the type of metal was unknown and too rare to be of any value.

After that, it just sat in my storage bag collecting dust. Since he couldn't use it anyway, there was no harm in exchanging it.

The bottle of Qi-Harmony Pills that Chen Qian took out was different; these were pills that could enhance one's cultivation in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Although he can't use it for now, he can definitely use it to help him break through when he reaches the sixth level of Qi Refining and is about to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining.

It can also be used to enhance cultivation when one reaches the late stage of Qi Refining, making it of utmost importance to him.

Therefore, he was very satisfied with the exchange.

Chen Qian was even more satisfied; he hadn't expected to gain so much from a simple sparring match and bet.

Chen, the "human punching bag," and Yun, the "money-giving boy," are both famous!

You are my lucky angel!
Chen Qian had no interest in wandering around outside. After Chen Yunzheng left, he quickly returned home.

He had originally planned to visit the Hundred Storage Pavilion after completing the Spirit Brewing course to see what new products were available.

But right now, nothing is more important than properly processing the Golden Soul Sand and the Hundred-Year Vermilion Fruit.

It's afternoon now, not yet dusk.

Sunlight filters through the leaves in the corner of the courtyard, casting dappled shadows on the bluestone floor.

The golden bamboo in the backyard rustled, and the occasional bird song came from afar, making the courtyard even more tranquil.

Apart from the two maids, Qingman and Ziyao, the other two wives and one concubine were not at home. They might have gone to visit other female friends in the valley, or they might have gone to the Foreign Affairs Hall to see if there was any new information.

This has been the daily routine of the three women recently, and Chen Qian is very supportive. He is busy with his own affairs and has no time to pay attention to intelligence from all sides, so his wives take care of it for him, and he just waits to hear the news.

Qingman was gently wiping the furnishings in the hall, while Ziyao was tidying up the tea set on the table.

Upon seeing their young master return home, the two immediately stopped what they were doing, stood with their hands at their sides, and awaited instructions.

"I'm going to the quiet room to cultivate." Chen Qian's voice was gentle and refined, yet it carried a maturity beyond his years.

"Unless it is urgent, there is no need to disturb."

"Yes, son."

The two women responded in unison, their voices as soft as the wind rustling through bamboo leaves.

"Don't spend too much time on these household chores. You should practice more when you have free time."

“From now on, I will have Yunxi give you a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill every month.”

Qingman Ziyao also has spiritual roots, but they are the worst kind of low-grade spiritual roots, and her cultivation speed is not as fast as Sujin's.

Besides, neither of them cared.

However, hearing Chen Qian's concern for them, the two felt a warmth in their hearts and respectfully replied, "We will obey your orders, young master!"

Only after that tall figure disappeared at the end of the corridor did Qingman quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

She squeezed the rag in her sleeve, lowered her voice, and unconsciously frowned, "Young Master's eyes are clearer today than yesterday."

Zi Yao gently returned the teacup to its place, and smiled upon hearing this: "You do observe very carefully. However..."

She paused, then said with a slight pout, "Just now I felt there was an indescribable aura surrounding you, young master, like..."

"Like what?"

Zi Yao shook her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes, "It tastes like... the scent of that spiritual spring in the valley in the early morning."

The two looked at each other and saw the same awe in each other's eyes.

This young master of their own family, despite his young age, always gave them the feeling of being in the presence of a family elder.

It wasn't fear, but a deep-seated respect. The Gray Pearl World.

Chen Qian rubbed his hands together and threw the stone containing the Golden Soul Sand into the Chaos Pool.

The gray-black chaos churned a few times, and the stone quickly disappeared.

Chen Qian stood quietly atop the stone mountain, carefully sensing the series of changes that occurred after the Gray Pearl World absorbed the Golden Soul Sand.

The world seemed to have become more stable, and the white air currents in the sky surged more joyfully, slowly generating wisps of water vapor that moistened the entire world.

Chen Qian clearly sensed the joy of the world; it was the joy of growing up.

It can be said that as long as the spiritual veins are in place, regardless of their grade, the world will expand.

However, one must wait until after reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining to proceed to Emerald Lake.

The Earth-遁符 (Earth-遁符) is a special type of talisman that grants special status enhancements. By using the power of the talisman to travel underground, cultivators can effectively extend their travel time if they can replenish their mana in time.

Who knows how deeply that unformed spiritual vein is hidden?
There are only two Earth Escape Talismans at the moment, and no one can say for sure whether they can even get close to the edge.

Furthermore, one must reach the fourth level of Qi Refining to meet the threshold for practicing the Earth Escape Technique. This advanced and complex technique cannot be cultivated without the participation of divine consciousness.

Drawing a talisman for escaping underground is unrealistic, but if you can learn the spells and cast a few spells, it will greatly help the process of escaping underground.

You can't place all your hopes on talismans; it's most reliable to master them yourself.

After observing the changes in the world, Chen Qian took out the Vermilion Fruit and popped it into his mouth.

The pulp quickly transformed into a warm current in my mouth, flowing down my throat and being rapidly absorbed by my body.

Chen Qian could feel the increase in his body's Qi and blood, and the width, thickness and toughness of his meridians also improved slightly.

However, the increase was extremely slight, and it was almost imperceptible unless one focused intently on sensing it.

This spiritual fruit, which would cause an ordinary person to explode and die immediately upon consumption, and which would require innate martial artists and early-stage Qi Refining cultivators to sit and refine for several days to fully absorb, was practically useless to Chen Qian.

Chen Qian didn't care about these things; what he needed was the yang energy within.

Sure enough, after the spiritual fruit was digested, a trace of scorching heat remained.

This wisp of energy is lingering in the dantian, and it will not be absorbed by the body, nor will it pay any attention to the surrounding magical power.

If left untreated, it will slowly hide deep within the body, merging with other potentially malevolent energies and disappearing from sight.

Perhaps at some point in the future, it will suddenly erupt.

For example, when advancing in realm, when cultivation techniques conflict, or even when undergoing tribulation.

That's how eerie the malevolent energy is.

Chen Qian immediately activated his Body Tempering Technique for Fiendish Qi. Under the guidance of his divine soul, the uncontrollable Fiendish Qi slowly began to circulate.

Finally, it slowly and truly merged into my body.

Absorbing the energy from the fruit pulp takes only a few moments, but absorbing this last trace of malevolent energy took a full incense stick's time.

Because the amount was too small, Chen Qian did not feel any significant change in his body refinement cultivation.

The quantity is too small; it hasn't reached the point where it will cause a qualitative change.

The difficulty in cultivating the Body Tempering Technique of Killing Qi lies in the fact that it requires the use of the soul to guide it, while killing qi can easily merge into the soul. This is the most feared aspect for others who cultivate the Body Tempering Technique of Killing Qi.

If too much malevolent energy enters the soul, it can cause mental confusion at best, and complete annihilation of the soul at worst.

However, because Chen Qian's soul was protected by the Gray Pearl World, the evil energy could not get close at all, and he could only obediently accept its command.

It would be no exaggeration to say that this cultivation method was completely tailor-made for Chen Qian.

Cool!
After absorbing the entire Vermilion Fruit, Chen Qian spat out the fruit pit in his mouth, found a suitable small hill in the hilly area, and planted the pit.

The ground where the seed was planted changed rapidly; the originally green and soft soil turned reddish-brown, accompanied by a faint warmth emanating from it.

Chen Qian began communicating with the Gray Pearl World.

(End of this chapter)