Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Chapter 175: The Radical Old Clan Leader [Crimson Emperor Golden Pill]

“Brother Zhen, it’s Brother Zhen who’s back.”

At the entrance of Qiu Family Village, in the village square, a sharp-eyed young man from the Qiu family saw Qiu Zhen from afar and exclaimed loudly.

This shout was like cold water poured into a hot oil pan, and the villagers in the village suddenly boiled over, turning their heads together to look at the young man standing quietly at the entrance of the village.

At this moment, Qiu Zhen was wearing a black cloak, with fair skin and outstanding temperament, forming a sharp contrast with the villagers.

In fact, having lived two lives, he was already different, unlike ordinary country youths, but in the past, he was buried under the sand, and instead became an alien.

In recent years, Qiu Zhen has been cultivating immortality and practicing martial arts, nourishing his Qi and cultivating truth. Whether it is his figure and demeanor, or his status and status, earth-shaking changes have taken place invisibly.

The current Qiu Zhen, how can he look like a young man from the countryside, clearly a noble son from a noble family.

“Little brother!”

Qiu Qing practiced martial arts to a high level, his whole body was boiling with energy and blood, he was at his strongest moment. He jumped up like a cannonball, crossed the crowd, and came to his little brother, somewhat eagerly:

“Look, have I reached a high level in my practice?”

“You’ve reached a high level.”

Qiu Zhen smiled.

Exceeded expectations.

In the morning, he gave his elder brother a wisp of "spiritual energy essence", originally thinking that his elder brother would need one or two days to break through.

Unexpectedly, he successfully broke through in half a day, it was not in vain for him to invest resources.

“Brother, tonight I will teach you the mental method of stabilizing Qi and blood. In a few days, you will hopefully be reborn and become a first-level martial artist.”

“Okay.”

Qiu Qing nodded reservedly, but his clenched fists exposed the excitement in his heart.

On the other side, the Qiu family members who heard the conversation between the two brothers were completely crazy.

“It’s done, Brother Qing has really become a martial artist.”

“The second martial artist in our village.”

“Uncle Tianbao is so lucky, both of his sons have become martial artists.”

“That’s right…”

This news immediately made the entire Qiu Family Village boil over.

It is rare and hard to come by to have a golden phoenix fly out of a chicken coop.

Qiu Zhen's becoming a "martial artist" once caused a sensation in Qiu Family Village, but his subsequent achievement as a "Xiantian martial artist" had a mediocre reaction.

The young and strong men in Qiu Family Village regarded "Qiu Zhen" as a role model, but no one really compared themselves with "Qiu Zhen", and they didn't even have the idea of "catching up".

Talent is there, you can't catch up even if you try.

But now...

Qiu Qing, who has mediocre aptitude and only started practicing martial arts at the age of eighteen or nineteen, has practiced martial arts to a high level in just over a year and become a martial artist, which suddenly gave the Qiu family members hope.

Perhaps Qiu Qing has better martial arts resources relying on his little brother, but he has not widened the gap too much with other Qiu family members.

Qiu Zhen's rise is unattainable, but Qiu Qing's achievement as a martial artist is visible and tangible, and he can follow in his footsteps.

“Make way! Make way!”

In the crowd, the old clan leader of the Qiu family and a group of clan elders pushed through the crowd. Their slightly hunched bodies flew over to greet them.

“Clan leader.”

Qiu Zhen and Qiu Qing brothers saw the staggering old clan leader of the Qiu family rushing over and quickly stepped forward to help him.

“It’s okay, my old bones can still toss around.”

The old clan leader of the Qiu family was in high spirits, his face was full of excitement, looking at Qiu Zhen with great interest, he said:

“Little Zhen, the old man and a group of clan elders have just discussed and decided to take out 60% of the profits from the village’s public fields, medicine mountains, and other businesses, tighten our belts, and focus on supporting talented young people to practice martial arts.”

“If it is done well and a martial artist is born, we can continue to increase the investment later…”

The old clan leader Qiu talked eloquently, outlining his grand plan to cultivate "martial artists in the clan".

At this moment, the image of the old clan leader Qiu is in sharp contrast with the past.

Back then, he would change color when he talked about "practicing martial arts", for fear that the clan members would follow Qiu Zhen and learn badly. Now he has completely become a radical.

His handwriting is extremely large and his courage is full.

It looks like he is going to bet all the clan property.

After a burst of saliva, the old clan leader Qiu looked at Qiu Zhen expectantly:

“Little Zhen, what do you think, can it be done?”

“Of course it can be done.”

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly, his tone firm.

Xiantian martial artists need talent and understanding, but acquired martial artists are different. As long as there are enough martial arts resources, and they are willing to work hard and practice diligently, even if their roots and aptitude are mediocre, they can become martial artists.

As long as he wants to, with the resources he now has, he can cultivate more than a dozen martial artists for Qiu Family Village in a year or two.

It's just that he will always "die" one day, so, in addition to some initial support, he did not further increase the investment later.

The "wealth" obtained by relying on external forces or someone is not long-lasting.

Only self-reliance and matching virtue are the long-term solution.

And now, Qiu Zhen is happy to see the old clan leader Qiu's "radical" attitude.

“With your words, the old man is relieved.”

The old clan leader Qiu smiled slyly, squinting at Qiu Zhen:

“That… Little Zhen, look…”

“Haha~”

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he saw the old clan leader rubbing his hands and looking like a nouveau riche.

He understood in seconds.

He is not disgusted by this. Ordinary people survive in this world. Clan groups are the only choice. Supporting Qiu family members is also supporting the family.

He is willing to help.

“Old clan leader, don’t worry, the supply of elixirs will be doubled in the future, for a period of one year!”

When the old clan leader Qiu heard this, his old face full of ravines smiled into a chrysanthemum, and his eyes narrowed with laughter:

“Good, good, good, in the future, the children in our village will all practice martial arts, practice martial arts from a young age, lay the foundation from a young age, and the whole clan will tighten their belts to support them in practicing martial arts…”

“Cough cough~”

Qiu Zhen coughed, somewhat dumbfounded:

“Old clan leader, you are too radical…”

— —

For several days in a row, Qiu Family Village was immersed in an atmosphere of joy, anticipation, and excitement.

Young martial arts practitioners looked forward to the day when they would practice martial arts to a high level and stand out from the crowd. The rest of the Qiu family members also "hoped their sons would become dragons" "hoped their fathers would become dragons" "hoped their fathers would become dragons". The whole village exuded a positive and upward atmosphere.

During this period, Qiu Zhen taught the introductory mental method of "Nine Revolutions Returning Pill Technique". Five days later, his elder brother Qiu Qing officially stabilized his Qi and blood and officially became a first-level martial artist.

Perhaps stimulated by "Qiu Qing's achievement as a martial artist", in the village, the sounds of "hey hey haha" practicing martial arts, fighting and competing rose and fell one after another.

Unlike the clan members who actively practiced martial arts, Qiu Zhen did not enter the "valley" for secret training these days.

Because his previous cultivation level had improved too rapidly and his foundation was not stable enough, even if he practiced hard, it would be difficult for him to enter the realm of "body generating inner scenery" in the short term.

Therefore, Qiu Zhen simply "relaxed".

For half a month, he was in the village instructing the clan members to practice martial arts and teach them fighting martial arts.

Qiu Zhen Valley.

“It’s still a bit short.”

Qiu Zhen looked inside himself, observing his internal organs, and couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

It is still some distance away from the Xiantian inner scenery.

The so-called inner scenery is the image of flesh, blood, tendons, bones, and internal organs in the body, which is the god in the body.

Martial arts cultivate the inner scenery, the god is born in the body, and when a punch is thrown, all the gods follow, with thousands of phenomena.

For ordinary martial artists, sensing the "god in the body" and feeling the "inner scenery" is the most difficult step and the biggest bottleneck.

Many people waste many years and cannot sense the movement of the "god in the body".

However, Qiu Zhen is an alternative.

His comprehension was high. With his master An Jishi's guidance and his own understanding of the Golden Elixir Dao of Ancestor Lu, he had a profound comprehension of the "Innate Inner Vision Realm." He had long vaguely sensed a glimmer of spirituality from the "Inner Divinity" within his body.

It was just a pity that his "calls" were not answered by the "Divinity within."

It seemed that the "Divinity within" was still a "naive infant," difficult to communicate with.

This was also Qiu Zhen's happy trouble.

His cultivation and skill were improving too quickly, and his physical body and soul had not been able to adapt, so he was in the process of transformation.

He was not in a hurry about this.

The path of cultivation should have its ups and downs; one cannot rush it.

The more anxious one is, the more persistent one becomes, and the more difficult it becomes to break through.

Of course, these past two weeks have not been without good news.

Within his sea of consciousness, a red pill emitting a faint golden light floated in the air.

This object was none other than the "Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir."

Two days ago, after Master An Jishi had refined this elixir, he had specially asked An Kang to deliver it.

"This elixir..."

Within the valley, Qiu Zhen introspected on this elixir, his expression appearing somewhat strange.

After taking this golden elixir, his whole body felt comfortable, his mind was clear, and his soul was bright. The innate true Qi within his body was abundant. It was indeed a treasure for "nourishing Qi and calming the soul."

What Master An Jishi said was not wrong at all.

The reason why his expression was strange was none other than that this [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] was even more powerful than his master had said.

"Whoosh!"

With a thought.

A red light flew out from Qiu Zhen's heavenly gate.

Immediately afterward, the red light transformed into a human figure.

That figure was somewhat similar to Qiu Zhen, yet also somewhat different.

However, what was truly surprising was that the human figure transformed from the red light solidified into a physical body. Under the blazing sun, a long shadow actually appeared on the ground.

Bai Shu and Xiao Zaozi, who were protecting him from the side, were both stunned by this scene.

This is...

The Yin Spirit is essentially a "ghostly body." However, the red figure in front of them was no different from a real person. Only those who have entered the realm of "Controlling Qi and Wandering the Spirit" would exhibit such realism.

Upon seeing this scene, the always clever Bai Shu quickly bowed and saluted:

"Congratulations, Young Master, on breaking through and advancing to the realm of Controlling Qi and Wandering the Spirit!"

"Hahaha~"

Qiu Zhen chuckled and shook his head, saying:

"This is not [Controlling Qi and Wandering the Spirit], but the Golden Elixir transforming into a form."

Bai Shu was slightly stunned:

"Young Master, what Golden Elixir transforming into a form? Could it be the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] that Mr. An sent?"

"That's right."

Qiu Zhen nodded, feeling quite strange in his heart.

Right now, his Yin Spirit had entered the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] and manifested its form using the "Golden Elixir."

This scene was a bit like that day when Monk Zhenkong manifested the [Immovable Wisdom King] with the Buddhist treasure.

With the "Golden Elixir" manifesting its form, the Yin Spirit had a "body," and its strength underwent a qualitative change.

The body transformed by the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] was indestructible, able to gather and disperse at will, gathering Qi and condensing the spirit.

Not only did it bring powerful defensive capabilities to the "Yin Spirit," but it also enhanced the power of spells.

Even, at a critical moment, if he encountered a special situation, the "Golden Elixir Transformation" could fight and kill martial artists...

That day, Qiu Zhen drove the Yin Spirit to fight Lin Shoulong in close combat, which made Fairy Yun Rou and Monk Zhenkong laugh for a long time. If he had possessed the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] at that time, there would have been no problem with the Yin Spirit driving the "Golden Elixir" to fight.

In other words, the wonders of the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] were far more powerful than Master An Jishi had said.

This [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] was obviously a "magical artifact" for cultivators. Using it for martial artists was actually a waste of resources.

"I wonder if Master knew but didn't say, or if he also didn't know the true wonders of the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir]..."

Qiu Zhen muttered to himself, feeling somewhat strange in his heart.

As an "alchemist," he should have been the most knowledgeable about the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir], but the "External Elixir Immortal Arts" had declined, and the formulas were also incomplete.

Master An Jishi was not a cultivator, but refined elixirs according to the formula. It was normal for him not to know the wonders of the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir].

He had opened his Heavenly Eye and possessed the divine power of [Analyzing Wisdom Eye], which allowed him to quickly discover the wonders of the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir].

Ordinary people would really not be able to discover it.

"Young Master, Mr. An definitely doesn't know. What does he, an alchemist, know about the wonders of the Golden Elixir?"

"Hahaha!"

Qiu Zhen was amused by Bai Shu's words. He shook his head and laughed:

"Bai Shu, remember to send the Essence Nourishing Pills refined today to the clan."

"Understood."

Bai Shu nodded and led Xiao Zaozi away, running errands diligently.

After sending the two little fellows away, Qiu Zhen's gaze turned to outside the valley.

Today, he had originally planned to send his Yin Spirit on a long journey to test the wonders of the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir].

However, that would not work now.

The reason was none other than that outside the Qiu residence in the valley, a figure was pacing back and forth, hesitant.

The person who came was Qiu Qing.

Speaking of which, ever since Qiu Qing had achieved the status of a First Level Martial Master, Father Qiu and Mother Qiu had begun to prepare a marriage for the eldest brother. It could be said that this was the highlight of his life.

"Big Brother has come to find me..."

A faint smile appeared on Qiu Zhen's face. Immediately, the Yin Spirit swayed, driving the [Crimson Emperor Golden Elixir] back to his physical body.

Not long after.

Qiu Zhen came out of the valley.

"Big Brother, you're looking for me."

A call startled Qiu Qing, who was pacing back and forth.

Seeing that it was his younger brother Qiu Zhen, Qiu Qing was first happy, then somewhat embarrassed:

"Little brother, didn't I disturb your cultivation?"

"Hehe~"

Qiu Zhen smiled:

"Big Brother, how is your marriage preparation going these past few days? Are you satisfied with anyone?"

"This..."

Qiu Qing was originally somewhat hesitant, but when he heard his younger brother ask, he became even more embarrassed:

"That... I have someone I like."

"Oh?"

Qiu Zhen immediately became interested, his face full of gossip.

He hadn't seen it. His usually honest and docile elder brother had actually found someone he liked without realizing it.

In this world, there was no such thing as free love. Marriages were all "arranged by parents and matchmakers." It was not easy to have mutual affection and free love.

"Big Brother, which family is the girl from? If you've taken a fancy to her, let Mom and Dad contact a matchmaker to plead for you. Why are you being so coy?"

"This..."

Qiu Qing stammered and hesitated for a long time before saying again:

"That... Yin'er's family is wealthy. The matchmakers Mom and Dad hired can't even get into their house."

Qiu Zhen remained calm, not asking which family she was from or how high the threshold of her family was, but smiled:

"Big Brother, is it just you who has a crush on the girl, or does the girl also have feelings for you?"

"Hehe he~"

Big Brother Qiu Qing was a little embarrassed, his face slightly flushed, and he said slowly:

"Yin'er said that she will not marry anyone but me..."

Qiu Zhen's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

I'm back.

I was a pigeon for three days.

These past few days, I've been very busy, stuck in one or two places, not seeing the light of day, busy until late at night. After the matter was over, I would just stare blankly, losing interest in life and everything.

The loneliest and most helpless moment for a person is when they become the support of many people, but they have no support themselves.

My whole spirit was tense, getting tighter and tighter...

These past few days, I've let go of all my obsessions, let go of so-called responsibilities, and completely given up...

It seems that life hasn't become "hopeless" because of it. The world is still turning, and the sunshine outside is still so bright.

Laying down the burden and traveling light, life suddenly becomes brilliant again.

I'm back!

Hahahaha!

Daoist, I've done it.