Beauty helps me achieve immortality

The next morning, Zhao Qing bought some food, including porridge and vegetables, from the alley.

After the two of them finished their meal, his wife helped him tidy up his clothes and stood at the door to watch him leave.

Zhao Qing did not wander around. While there were not many people in the city early in the morning, he planned to go to Xifang and buy spiritual herbs from Xueyi Tower.

This time, in addition to buying the Soul-Devouring Grass, I also have to buy a piece of tiger bones, the bones of a demon tiger.

This is the main ingredient of another kind of elixir - the marrow cleansing elixir.

Zhao Qing had long been eyeing this pill.

With years of accumulation, he had already reached the bottleneck of the third level of Qi Refining. Even though he had been continuously squeezing out his spiritual energy for days, and could faintly feel the loosening of his realm, he still could not find a chance to break through.

All the spiritual energy in the body can only gather in the dantian and can never pass through that vague membrane.

And in his knowledge as an alchemist, there is an elixir that is very effective for this situation.

Cleansing Marrow Pill: The ninth stage of Qi Refining is the Three Fields, the Three Gates, and the Three Apertures. The Three Gates begin at the tailbone. Without breaking the tailbone, the Three Gates cannot be achieved...

He noticed that the recipe for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, in addition to a detailed explanation of the pill, also vaguely mentioned the most fundamental secrets of the Qi Refining Realm, which he had never encountered before.

The first three levels of Qi Refining focus on Dantian, the middle three levels focus on bones, and the last three levels focus on spiritual consciousness.

So to be precise, the Qi Refining Stage should be the collective name for three realms: Qi Refining, Body Refining, and Spirit Refining.

The key to breaking through the middle stage of Qi Refining is to open up three gates, from below the Dantian to the top of the head, the tailbone gate, the lumbar gate, and the jade pillow gate. Every time a gate is opened up, it is a level of realm.

If the cultivator's own spiritual power cannot break through the three levels, one possibility is that the accumulated spiritual power is not enough, and the second possibility... is that his own qualifications are too poor and he has not laid a solid foundation.

Obviously, Zhao Qing belongs to the second case. He needs the Marrow Cleansing Pill to cleanse his meridians and marrow to assist in the breakthrough.

The second time I came to the Blood Robe Tower, although I still couldn't adapt to the spiritual pressure here, I was not as embarrassed as last time.

Still in the private room, he asked for half a pound of spirit-eating grass and a piece of tiger monster's bone, spending a total of eighteen spirit stones.

After the female cultivator brought the two exquisite wooden boxes, Zhao Qing paid the spirit stones, drank the spirit tea in the cup, and was about to leave.

But he never expected that the female cultivator would actually call him.

"Fellow."

Zhao Qing stopped and looked back in confusion.

"Do you have any elixirs to sell?"

"No." He simply shook his head.

The female cultivator smiled apologetically and said, "Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. My name is Wan'er. I just wanted to remind you that the price of healing pills may be going up recently. If you have any, you might as well wait a little longer."

Healing pills? Are they going to increase in price?

But what does this have to do with me? I didn’t make any healing pills.

Zhao Qing nodded slightly and asked, "How many spirit stones do you want for the Qi Gathering Pill?"

The female cultivator named Wan'er smiled faintly and said, "Two spirit stones, would you like to sell them to me, fellow Daoist?"

"Not for sale, goodbye."

Zhao Qing left the Blood Robe Building angrily. After he left, he looked up at the huge plaque and was speechless.

This Blood Robe Building is truly a unique gem, even buying back pills at their original price...

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

Zhao Qing felt like he had lost 100 million at this moment, and his heart was bleeding. He was busy all day yesterday, but he still lost a lot of spirit stones.

Damn it… Damn it! Damn it!

But when I think about it, I feel relieved. If I hadn't gone to Dongfang, I wouldn't have met Fellow Daoist Le'an. If I hadn't met Fellow Daoist Le'an, I wouldn't have been able to get the Golden Light Talisman for free.

He just couldn't understand why Xueyi Tower wanted to buy the pills at the original price?

After adjusting his mindset, he prepared to leave Xifang and go elsewhere to buy other medicinal herbs.

However, when he turned around, he saw a familiar figure.

"Miao Jian?"

A young man in a menial uniform was patrolling the street. When he heard someone calling his name, he turned around and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Miao Jian stepped forward and saluted: "Brother Zhao, you are also in the West Quarter."

Zhao Qing hummed indifferently and asked, "Why are you here?"

The young man took out a wooden token from his sleeve, and Zhao Qing recognized it at a glance. It was the patrol token of his inner sect senior brother.

"Senior Brother Ma Zhe... um, there's something important to deal with, so I was assigned to patrol the West Quarter. I've already been patrolling all night."

Zhao Qing was silent for a moment and decided not to discuss this topic anymore. After all, everyone has their own aspirations.

Then he asked, "That night, you went to inform the brother on duty in the kitchen. What happened on Shouyun Mountain?"

Miao Jian was so excited after hearing this that he leaned in and whispered, "Senior Brother Zhao, you're really experienced! We left the mountain that very night. Something big happened on Shouyun Mountain!"

Zhao Qing was speechless. Isn't this just nonsense? What's the big deal?

Miao Jian continued, "The on-duty brother later notified the elders, but by the time they arrived, there was no movement on the mountain. And then... I wasn't qualified to listen, so I'm not too clear."

"Regarding this matter, the sect didn't make any explanation the next day. They just told the kitchen staff not to go up the mountain for the time being. But Senior Brother Ma Zhe mentioned to me last night that a Golden Core Demon King should have appeared on Shouyun Mountain!"

Zhao Qing's hair stood on end. "Golden Core Demon King!?"

"This is a tip from Senior Brother Ma Zhe. It's absolutely reliable. Besides Senior Brother, it's said that many people in the city have also heard the news!"

Zhao Qing was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. It was the golden elixir!

He looked at Miao Jian in surprise: "So what are you going to do?"

Miao Jian shook his head slightly. "I don't know either. Shouyun Mountain occupies a full third of the Danxia Sect. If something unexpected really happened, I don't think the sect would ignore its disciples."

"And the Golden Core Elder has also gone to check it out. There should be a plan to exterminate the Demon King later. At the very least, they'll arrange for the entire kitchen to be relocated... If that doesn't work out, I'll move to the city."

Zhao Qing nodded slowly, and after chatting for a few more words, he parted ways with Miao Jian and left Xifang.

Unusual movements at night on Shouyun Mountain... The Golden Core Demon King appears... Healing pill prices increase...

While he was going in and out of the Danfang Pharmacy to purchase other medicinal materials, he was carefully sorting out what he had seen and heard today.

"Senior Brother Ma Zhe's gossip... shouldn't be a problem. After all, to become an inner disciple, he must have at least reached the Foundation Establishment stage. You can imagine how wide his social circle is."

"But why didn't the sect say anything?"

Zhao Qing was puzzled. Although he still had some doubts about Miao Jian's statement, he had no intention of going back to the kitchen to find out the news. Curiosity would not only kill the cat.

It was not until the evening that he purchased all the necessary medicinal herbs and other sundries, leaving only four spirit stones.

After buying some spiritual rice, he carried his things and walked back to Maxiang.

However, on the way, they met a group of wandering cultivators covered in blood, some of whom were injured. From their discussion, they found out that they had just returned from hunting monsters in Shouyun Mountain.

Zhao Qing was puzzled and followed from a distance for a while before he understood what was going on.

According to those wandering cultivators, the appearance of the Golden Core Demon King caused the monsters in the depths of Shouyun Mountain to flee in all directions, and many weaker small beasts fled to the periphery. It was the best time to go up the mountain to hunt, and most people could return with a full load.

After watching a group of people chatting and laughing as they carried the body of a black panther to the market, Zhao Qing turned around and went home.

He couldn't avoid the unusual movements in Shouyun Mountain, but for those independent cultivators who had no resources for cultivation, it was like the New Year. Groups of monsters left the mountains and they just hunted to their heart's content.

Even the weakest little monster, its skin, fur, bones and even blood are valuable.