Beauty helps me achieve immortality

It was not until this moment that Zhao Qing took a deep breath and his tense spirit finally relaxed.

What a joke! If you have a golden finger but still can’t make elixirs, that would be too lame!

He scanned the panel again.

A glimpse into the art? A step into the art? One tenth of the way there?

In other words, I am now at the initial stage of understanding the basics, and I need to succeed nine more times to advance to the next level?

With the previous experience of dual cultivation, Zhao Qing quickly understood the meaning.

He looked back at the herbs around him, not knowing if the remaining amount was enough to successfully make nine more Qi Gathering Pills.

If the amount I bought this time can be used to refine ten pills, I can earn at least five spirit stones. If I reach the realm of mastery, the success rate should be much higher.

The sky in the east was already turning pale, and Zhao Qing couldn't help but sigh.

This is cultivation, it requires both hard work and kryptonite...

He dragged his tired body back to the bedroom and fell asleep with his wife in his arms.

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In the following days, Zhao Qing's life was revolving around the three points.

Every day I go to the kitchen to punch in, receive my tasks, then take my meals home to eat. After resting at home, I go to Shouyun Mountain to chop firewood.

When I was tired of chopping wood, I would take the firewood home and lie down. When it was time to get off work, I would take the firewood to punch out and then go to the kitchen to get food.

Everything is fine except the lack of salary.

During this period, Wang Shuyue suggested to him more than once that he go home for lunch, but Zhao Qing refused.

If that were the case, it would be such a waste of time. After all, in addition to working, he also had to make pills every day, meditate to restore his spiritual energy, rest, and practice dual cultivation.

If I eat lunch at home before going out to work, I'll be in too much time. Unless my realm has improved... After all, I don't cut 30 kilograms every day. If I meet other brothers on duty, I'll still have to do whatever I want.

"What kind of family is this? Eating three meals a day... I've never been so extravagant in my previous life." Zhao Qing sighed occasionally.

Half a month passed in a flash.

During the rainy season, Shouyun Mountain was extremely muddy, and work took even longer. Fortunately, he had stockpiled a lot of goods in the yard. If the weather was too bad, he would use the stock to make up for it and occasionally leave it alone for a day.

The third day after Qingming Festival.

In the early morning, rain was drizzling outside the window and dark clouds blocked the sun.

Zhao Qing walked out of the quiet room with dark circles under his eyes and stood under the eaves to breathe fresh air.

This was one of the few things that made him feel at ease.

Late spring, light rain, cloudy sky.

The air was filled with a special earthy smell, mixed with the fragrance of unknown flowers, which was refreshing. The tender green leaves were knocked down by the rain, scattered on the ground, and carried away by the flowing water.

At the end of the sight, wisps of smoke rise, outlined in the rain, wandering, and then dissipating.

Zhao Qing was a little dazed. He suddenly felt that he was not a low-level disciple who worked hard every day, but an immortal living in seclusion in the mountains.

He shook his head, threw away some distracting thoughts from his mind, and habitually opened the panel and scanned it.

[Alchemist: Beginner-level mid-grade (135/500)]

[Single Experience: 5]

【Bond: Respect each other like guests】

[Bond Experience Bonus: 0]

[Mastering the Qi Gathering Pill: Getting a Glimpse of the Door and Entering the Mastery (8/10)]

He is still far from being a beginner-level mid-grade alchemist, but his proficiency in making Qi Gathering Pills will reach the next level if he succeeds in making two more. Who knows what changes will happen then.

In fact, with his continuous attempts, his success rate in making pills has been getting higher and higher in recent days. Even if he has no proficiency, if he keeps trying, there will always be some progress.

His main problem was his lack of control over his spiritual energy. After half a month of torture, it was now much more stable. He couldn't say if it would become a pill, but at least it wouldn't explode...

After washing his face with water, he lifted his clothes and went to the kitchen to receive his tasks as usual, and then got his meals.

When I walked near the kitchen, I found that something seemed different today.

Everyone was chattering about something.

"Why? The Dancao Workshop and the Lingkuang Workshop are both closed today to watch the ceremony, while we still have to work."

"Not to mention the work, the task is even heavier than before. I have to collect 80 kilograms of firewood today! It's raining, and the roads are not easy to walk on. Oh!"

Many people complained like this.

The young outer sect brother walked towards the crowd and shouted, "Don't let outsiders laugh at us. Let's get back to work! Who will cook when our kitchen is closed?"

Zhao Qing walked through the crowd and got the answer after asking two acquaintances.

Today is the day when Danxia Sect recruits new disciples, which is what ordinary people call the "Ascension Conference". In order to show off, the sect has brought over a large number of menial disciples to watch the ceremony.

At this moment, many servants in the stove shop have already started discussing how to sneak in to join in the fun.

Anyway, the clothes of the menial disciples are all the same, so as long as they can complete their duties in the kitchen, there will be no problem.

Zhao Qing received his own task, also 80 kilograms. He listened to the discussion around him and walked back silently with the food.

Suddenly, I seemed to be back to twenty years ago, and it was raining that day... The young people were full of vigor, and their laughter and chatter mixed with the wind and rain, rippling across the huge square.

The bright clothes, the vigorous horses and the lofty ambitions of the young men seem like they happened just yesterday.

A graceful figure with loose hair appeared in the sight. Her clothes were wet by the rain and stuck to her body. Her jade-like white hands were covered with mud.

"Shuyue."

Zhao Qing came back to his senses.

The girl looked up and turned around.

She trotted to her husband. The wind and rain made it difficult for her to open her eyes. A strand of black hair flowed down her oval face and stuck to the corner of her lips.

"Husband, the seeds you bought have been washed away by the rain, and many of them have already sprouted..."

Wang Shuyue's voice was clear, but somewhat aggrieved.

Zhao Qing sighed slightly, wiped the rain off his wife's face, and comforted her, "It's okay, let's eat first."

He glanced at the firewood in the yard, which was also soaked. If the rain continued, some of it might rot, so it would be better to use it up by completing the task today.

"Let's go, eat first, then I'll clean up and take you to the Ascension Conference."

"Ascension Conference?"

Wang Shuyue's eyes brightened up instantly, but were soon covered with depression again.

……

The food was placed on the round table, and Zhao Qing stood in front of the window, looking out quietly.

His wife was still dawdling in the rain, picking up the seeds that had been washed out. There was an exquisite wooden box under the window.

The painting is woven with gold threads and emits a delicate fragrance.

This is the box that was given when I bought the Soul-Devouring Grass at Xueyi Building that day. It is very beautiful and my wife uses it as a decoration.

Zhao Qing picked it up and opened the wooden box.

Five spirit stones and a jade peace locket lay quietly inside.

The pretty figure outside the window was hazy. Zhao Qing shook his head slightly and put the wooden box back in its place. After standing quietly for a long time, he went to the quiet room to get eight Qi Gathering Pills and put them into the wooden box.

……

"Husband, the ones that have already sprouted have been soaked and spoiled. I put the rest in the house to dry. There should be a lot of them that can survive."

"Come and eat, it's getting cold."

"It will be fine soon. Very soon."