Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 35: Multiple Disasters and Hardships

In the eighth month of the Feima Assembly, just moments ago, the sky was clear and sunny, but in the blink of an eye, it started pouring rain.

The rain came quickly and left just as fast. In no time, the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped.

The air after the rain was fresh, but the roads were muddy and difficult to traverse.

Zhu Qiniang formed a hand seal and used the Wind Control Technique, her figure becoming light and graceful amidst the flickering spiritual light.

The Wind Control Technique may seem similar to the Feather Flight Technique, but they are actually completely different.

The Feather Flight Technique allows the body to become light as a feather, but it doesn't increase speed.

The Wind Control Technique allows cultivators to travel with the wind, and the stronger the cultivator's power, the faster they can go.

Zhu Qiniang is a physical cultivator and she doesn't like the slow Feather Flight Technique. The Wind Control Technique is more adaptable for her.

Along the way, Zhu Qiniang borrowed strength from various places, gracefully gliding over the muddy ground without getting a speck of mud on her shoes.

When she arrived at a crossroad, Zhu Qiniang saw a black corpse lying on the ground.

There were several cultivators surrounding the corpse, pointing and discussing, fear evident on their faces.

Zhu Qiniang knew that these were cultivators who had been killed by evil spirits. Their essence and vitality had been sucked dry by the evil spirits, turning them into charcoal-like corpses.

She had heard that the half-headed evil spirit had emerged again and was causing trouble everywhere in the Feima Assembly.

During this period, more than ten wandering cultivators had been killed, causing panic among the cultivators in the Feima Assembly.

Some wandering cultivators had found Li Shuanglin, the Foundation Building cultivator who was in charge of the Feima Assembly for the Lianyun Sect, and asked him to take action and exterminate the evil spirits.

Li Shuanglin had made a promise to solve the evil spirit problem as soon as possible.

Zhu Qiniang had only heard a bit about this and didn't pay much attention to the specifics. It didn't concern her much either.

Her Primordial Origin Golden Body was strong, and these low-level evil spirits posed no threat to her.

"But with evil spirits killing people everywhere, I wonder if timid Gao Xian will be scared..."

When Zhu Qiniang arrived, Gao Xian was practicing the Iron Dragon Hand in the courtyard.

During this period, he had made rapid progress in the Iron Dragon Hand and had begun to enjoy the sense of fulfillment that came with training it.

The Five Elements Technique, Iron Dragon Hand, and other spells couldn't be upgraded with human Dao Lingguang, so he could only practice them diligently on his own.

The Five Elements Technique was a Qi Refining technique that cultivated the body and spirit. The progress could only be determined through the Fengyue Mirror.

The Iron Dragon Hand was different. After each practice, he could clearly feel the powerful strength in his muscles and bones, and he could feel himself improving.

This was the difference between internal and external training.

Zhu Qiniang watched as Gao Xian finished practicing the Iron Dragon Hand once and nodded, saying, "You've become very proficient. Well done."

When she had practiced the Iron Dragon Hand for several years, she wasn't as skilled as Gao Xian, which showed how quickly he had progressed.

Gao Xian was very happy. Although Zhu Qiniang treated him well, she wouldn't praise him casually.

Being able to say this meant that he had indeed made significant progress.

He also understood that he owed most of his progress to the Electric Light Falling Dragon Hand and partly to the Dragon Bone Pill.

Zhu Qiniang said, "There's nothing more I can teach you about the Iron Dragon Hand. Just keep practicing."

As she spoke, she handed Gao Xian a small box, saying, "Here are fifty Dragon Bone Pills."

Gao Xian eagerly took the box with both hands and said, "That's great! Thank you, Qiniang. You've spent money again."

During this period of practicing the Iron Dragon Hand, Gao Xian realized that the assistance of pills was indispensable.

No wonder alchemists make money, they have to take drugs to make progress.

Longgu Pill is quite special, he can't refine it himself, he can only rely on Zhu Qiniang.

Fortunately, he can also provide Tian Gui Pill to Zhu Qiniang, providing health services, and the cooperation between the two sides is equal and mutually beneficial. He has every right to take Longgu Pill.

"That half-headed evil spirit has appeared again recently, and it seems that his power has increased."

Zhu Qiniang reminded Gao Xian, "You still have to be careful and always carry a Yang Talisman with you."

Gao Xian's face showed surprise, "That evil spirit has appeared again?"

Last time he gave Lao Wang a real Yang Spear, severely injuring him on the spot, but he didn't expect the other party to come back to life so quickly.

This news was like a big stone weighing on his heart, causing him great discomfort.

"The more essence blood the evil spirit consumes, the stronger its power becomes."

Zhu Qiniang shook her head slightly and said, "If we don't solve it as soon as possible, the evil spirit will become more and more powerful."

Seeing Gao Xian's ugly face, Zhu Qiniang comforted him, "The evil spirit won't specifically come after you. There are Foundation Building cultivators like Li Shuanglin who will take care of it, so you don't have to worry too much."

She paused and said, "The real trouble is Lao Zhu."

"Hmm?"

Gao Xian looked puzzled, "What's wrong with Zhu Boss?"

Zhu Qiniang said, "Lao Zhu recently found that the business of the medicine shop has declined. He sent someone to investigate and found out that Tian Gui Pill and Lu Jiao San are selling very well, taking away his business. He already suspects you..."

Gao Xian was shocked, "Ah!"

He looked at Zhu Qiniang with some unease, "Was I discovered so quickly?"

The alchemy furnace belongs to Zhu Hong'an. His master and Zhu Hong'an signed an alchemy contract, stipulating that Zhu Hong'an must refine at least 1,500 pills for him every month.

The contract does not specify who the extra pills belong to, because neither party has considered this issue.

Mainly because the original owner of his body was a low-level alchemist, it was already good enough for him to barely complete the monthly tasks, and he didn't have the spare capacity to refine other pills.

He was able to have extra medicinal materials to refine Lu Jiao San because there would be one-third surplus of medicinal materials in alchemy, which was a normal loss.

Aided by the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, his alchemy skills improved rapidly, allowing him to use the medicinal materials to the extreme, with almost no loss.

Gao Xian knew about the alchemy contract, and he also knew that Zhu Hong'an was greedy. If he knew that he could refine Lu Jiao San and Tian Gui Pill so well, he would never let him go.

He thought that letting Zhou Ye and Huang Ying act as agents could avoid this problem.

As a result, Tian Gui Pill was discovered by Lao Zhu in less than a month?!

Gao Xian looked to Zhu Qiniang for help, "Qiniang, what should we do?"

Lu Jiao San and Tian Gui Pill are the foundation of his income. If Zhu Hong'an takes them away, he won't be able to turn things around for several years.

Cultivation alone is not enough, various pills, magical tools, and other resources are needed, all of which require a large amount of spiritual stones.

He is currently only at the second level of Qi Refining, and he needs Blood Dragon Pill provided by Qiniang to greatly increase his cultivation speed.

It can be imagined that the higher the cultivation level, the more resources are needed. Without spiritual stones, where will the resources come from?

Zhu Hong'an holds the contract and has a strong background in Lianyun Sect. He also knows his master. In both public and private matters, he cannot compete with the other party.

Gao Xian's mind is a bit chaotic now, not knowing how to respond. Although Zhu Qiniang and Zhu Hong'an have a bad relationship, they have been together for so many years. She knows Zhu Hong'an very well and should have a countermeasure.

Zhu Qiniang looked deeply at Gao Xian and said calmly, "I've already told you the solution. It's very simple, kill Lao Zhu."

"Uh..."

This time, Gao Xian didn't rush to refuse. He fell into deep contemplation.

(End of this chapter)