Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 23: I'm actually a pauper?

Birds and insects chirped in the dark of the night.

Feng Qi was dressed in black, with a pipe in his left hand and a lantern in his right.

He slowly exhaled a mouthful of smoke and stood at the edge of Wang Ye's field, waiting quietly.

In front of him, three Shadow Hall disciples were digging the field rapidly.

After an hour, a Shadow Hall disciple climbed out of the hole, "Hall Master, there's something."

Feng Qi glanced at him, "What is it?"

The Shadow Hall disciple reported, "There's a karst cave below, the stone milk in the center of the cave has condensed into Mother Earth Potion, there's about ten drops!"

Feng Qi pondered for a moment and put down the pipe, "Earth attribute treasure, it's possible that it's an upgrade material for grass spirit Gu."

"Collect it and seal it in Shadow Hall."

"Restore the spiritual field after collecting it."

He stood up and walked into the dark of the night, saying as he walked, "Tell Ye Yuntian to get the sword spirit Gu."

"Chen Qing's investigation ends here."

After he finished speaking, an ancient pine tree swayed and a black shadow jumped up, leaping between the trees and escaping far away.

Two days later, the spirit plants elder returned from visiting friends and inspected the newly opened spiritual field, a smile appearing on his face.

He found Chen Qing, who was arranging the planting of spirit ginseng, and said, "I heard Ye Yuntian and the rest have already set off, I think your sword spirit Gu will be in your hands soon."

Chen Qing said, "Then I'll wait for Senior Brother Ye at the foot of the mountain every day after my shift, and give him a welcome dinner."

The spirit plants elder said, "Although you have a grass spirit Gu that can transform into a butterfly, it's not good to not have any life-saving methods in the martial world."

"You're about to have a sword spirit Gu, it's time to learn sword skills."

Chen Qing thought about it, there were many senior brothers in War Hall and Shadow Hall who were good at sword skills, but they were often not at home.

Senior Brother Gongsun Xiu, on the other hand, had good sword skills, the one who killed two evil cultivators last time was him.

Unfortunately, as a hall master, he had too many things to do and had no time to teach him.

When the spirit plants elder spoke, he immediately thought of Yu Qingshuang.

Senior Sister was a sword maniac, her sword skills were outstanding, he wouldn't be able to last even one move against her.

Furthermore, he hadn't joined the Hall and had been idling at home.

Chen Qing understood and said, "Senior Sister's swordsmanship is very good. I wonder if my Senior Sister can teach me."

The Elder of Spiritual Plants laughed and said, "She has nothing to do at home anyway. You can go ask her."

After his shift ended, Chen Qing went down the mountain and prepared to buy some things he needed to learn the sword.

When night fell, Chen Qing blended in with the disciples of Carefree Mountain and went to the market. He found a latrine in the night and changed into a black robe.

Carrying a bag of middle-grade spirit stones, Chen Qing came to the Myriad Treasure Pavilion and asked in a low voice, "Hey, do you sell Gu worms here?"

The waiter extended his hand and said, "Sir, please come in for a chat."

Chen Qing looked around and saw that there were people coming and going. He felt relieved and followed the waiter in.

Sitting in the tearoom, the waiter skillfully brewed tea. "What kind of Gu worm would you like?"

Chen Qing had already concealed his identity, there was no need to waste time, he lowered his head and said: "Fog Gu."

The shop assistant was stunned for a moment, "Sir, this fog Gu is not easy to get, the price is more expensive than ordinary Gu worms."

Chen Qing asked, "What price?"

The waiter thought for a moment, "Ordinary ones are sixteen thousand low-grade spirit stones!

If the quality is better, it will be even more expensive. "

Chen Qing was shocked, "It's so expensive?"

Almost twice the price of ordinary Gu worms!

He had thought that he was rich with a hundred and five middle-grade spirit stones, who would have thought that he couldn't even afford an ordinary fog Gu.

The waiter introduced, "Sir, although the fog Gu is not very good at attacking, it is extremely effective against sword cultivators."

It is because it is extremely effective against sword cultivators that I want to buy it!

The waiter continued, "Moreover, the fog Gu is different from other Gu worms. Once contracted, the fog Gu can use the ability to turn into fog, it is extremely useful."

"Even this shop does not have fog Gu in stock here, you have to get it from Wohu City."

"If customer is sincere in wanting it, I can apply to Wohu City's Myriad Treasure Pavilion branch."

Right now, I can directly see the information of the Gu worm's rank. Actually, I don't really need high rank Gu worms with good quality.

It is much cheaper to nurture them from low rank.

And their lifespan is also longer.

"I don't need good quality, as long as there are no defects. Even if it is low rank, it is fine."

The shop assistant said, "So it is like this, it seems customer is in a hurry. I will help you ask around, if there is, I will send the goods here."

Chen Qing asked, "How long will it take?"

The shop assistant said, "Half a month or so."

Chen Qing took out five low grade spirit stones from his sleeve and placed them on the tea table. He did not even look at the brewed tea, "Then I will leave it to you."

The shop assistant accepted the five low grade spirit stones without batting an eyelid, "Understood, understood."

Walking out of Myriad Treasure Pavilion, Chen Qing turned left and right through several alleys before finding an empty latrine. He changed into Carefree Mountain's disciple robes and walked out.

"It is time to buy a sword."

He picked a suitable sword from the blacksmith's shop. It weighed nine jin and was made of black iron. It was very hard and had good flexibility.

It looked dignified and valiant, having the aura of an immovable mountain.

Chen Qing tried it out. This black iron sword that an ordinary person had to use both hands to barely wield was quite comfortable in his hands.

Although he did not have strength Gu, he still had cultivation and his body was much stronger than a mortal's.

"Boss, how much is this sword?"

The boss took a sip of tea, "You are not selling it alone, but a pair. There is also a female sword."

Chen Qing picked up the female sword that the boss handed over. It was more delicate than his own sword, a little shorter and more agile.

It just so happened that he wanted to learn the sword from his senior sister, so he bought one for her as a gift. He could not ask her for free.

"I will buy both swords!"

Hearing this, the boss immediately changed into a smile, "Thank you for one hundred and sixty low grade spirit stones. Take care, customer."

Picking up the sword, Chen Qing easily found his way to the backyard of the spirit plant elder's house. The two banana trees had just sprouted new leaves, green like jade.

Yu Qingshuang was practicing her swordsmanship. Her sweaty clothes were wet.

It had to be said that the beauty in ancient clothing was extremely lethal to Chen Qing.

She was magnanimous and dignified, monopolizing the entire garden.

As he wielded his sword, the sound of the sword humming could be heard. His entire being seemed more and more otherworldly. However, Chen Qing, who had undergone compulsory education, had never seen such a scene before.

"Senior Sister, nice sword technique!"

Yu Qingshuang withdrew her sword. "You little brat, why do you watch me practice the sword all day long?"

Chen Qing stepped forward with his sword in his arms. "Senior Martial Brother Ye has already gone to look for sword insects for me. I've thought about it and among all the people I've met, only Senior Martial Sister's sword technique is the best. I want to learn some sword techniques from Senior Martial Sister."

He stepped forwards and handed over the newly bought female sword. "I've prepared a small gift for you. I hope that senior-apprentice sister will kindly accept it."

Yu Qingshuang was a person who loved swords. Hearing Chen Qing's words, she was delighted. She pulled out Chen Qing's sword and brandished it twice. "It's quite handy."

After that, she threw the sword. It landed firmly in Chen Qing's scabbard, giving him a fright.

Yu Qingshuang turned around to get water. "Junior Martial Brother Chen, did you forget what I said to you that day in the cave?"

Chen Qing said, "But I'm a cultivator with a grass spirit butterfly. I don't even have the strength to truss a chicken. Even if I go out, I can't protect my own life."

"How about Senior Martial Sister teach me? I'll have a chance to choose."

Yu Qingshuang said, "You need to think carefully. If you learn this, you'll see blood sooner or later."

"Not other people's blood, but yours."

Chen Qing said, "In the jianghu, you can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever."

When Yu Qingshuang passed by Chen Qing, she kicked out the female sword. She grabbed it and stabbed at Chen Qing. "Since you insist on learning, I'll teach you!"

Looking at Yu Qingshuang's beautiful figure, Chen Qing suddenly had a bad premonition.

(End of chapter)