The evil cultivation of immortality, starting from an apprentice in a medicine shop

Early the next morning, Anfu was settled.

An Jishi took the medicine bottle from Qiu Zhen's hand, fanned it and took a slight sniff.

"It's not poisonous."

After saying that, Yaoshi An was brave enough to uncork the bottle and pour it out.

Two pills the size of longan were poured out.

Immediately afterwards, a strong aroma of elixir spread out, filling the room with fragrance.

"This is the Guyuan Pill."

Yaoshi An just glanced at it and quickly made a judgment:

"These two elixirs are made from velvet antler, antler glue, angelica root, dried rehmannia root and other high-quality medicinal materials. They can strengthen the body and nourish the essence and Qi. They are top-grade elixirs for improving one's power."

"Sir, can you tell if there is a hidden hand?"

"At first glance, it looks no different from ordinary Guyuan Dan. The quality is still the best."

Pharmacist An nodded slightly, approvingly:

"You should be cautious. There are endless ways to harm people in the world. If you give in recklessly, if the other party has a hidden hand, you will be controlled by others."

Qiu Zhen nodded. He was worried about this, so he came to see Yaoshi An.

"Sir, have you ever heard of the [Alliance of the Gods]?"

"Never heard of it."

Yaoshi An shook his head:

"Perhaps I am ignorant. I have never heard of the name of the [Alliance of the Ten Thousand Immortals], whether in Changle Mansion or the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. I have heard of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, which gathers a large number of cultivators. It is very mysterious."

Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals?

Qiu Zhen was surprised when he heard about the "Immortal Cultivator Organization" for the first time. He had asked Fairy Yunrou and Monk Vacuum before, but they didn't know much about it.

Obviously, they are both "innate" and "yin gods", but there is a huge gap between them.

Yaoshi An has not yet become a master, but his status and connections are comparable to those of a martial arts master, and he knows many secrets.

To be honest, Qiu Zhen was far more interested in the "Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals" than the "Alliance of Ten Thousand Gods", and he couldn't help but say:

"People in Taoism also have power? Didn't the imperial court surround them?"

"It's hard to say how powerful they are. It's just that they hide in the world and make trouble everywhere. It's hard to catch them all in one go."

Yaoshi An said something casually, but he obviously didn't mean to elaborate.

When Qiu Zhen saw this, he didn't want to ask too many questions to avoid suspicion. He immediately returned to the topic and asked for advice:

"Sir, what should I do now?"

An Jishi pondered for a moment and said:

"It's a good thing that they intend to recruit you. It's normal for someone to recruit you for someone who has a destiny. As for [Gu Yuan Dan], it's better to be careful and don't take it. In the future, I will teach you the art of refining elixirs and medicine, and I will It’s better to refine the elixir and take it with confidence.”

Qiu Zhen felt happy, it was just what he wanted.

"Thank you sir."

An Jishi nodded slightly, remembered something, and warned:

"You have passed the third level now. You can take the magical herbs and elixirs to pass the fourth level. For the last level, you should not rely on external forces. It is best to hone your skills little by little and accumulate energy and blood."

"You have top-notch bones now. Even if you have to go through four to five levels, it will only take more than half a year. You will be perfect the day after tomorrow when you are sixteen."

Qiu Zhen suddenly became interested after listening to An Jishi's instructions.

According to his understanding, it seems that many talented people from wealthy families and major sects seem to have similar early cultivation paths. Most of them reach perfection the day after tomorrow around the age of fifteen, sixty or seven.

"Sir, is there something special about it?"

"Of course."

An Jishi explained with a smile:

“The idea of ​​​​refining oneself the day after tomorrow actually comes from people who seek immortality and seek Taoism. They refine grains and turn essence into essence, perfect the acquired essence, energy and spirit, stabilize the energy, blood and essence all over the body without leakage, cultivate a leak-free body, and lay the foundation of the immortal way. The same is true for us martial artists."

"The fifth level is the critical moment for cultivating a leak-free body. There are turbid poisons in the spiritual herbs and elixirs. If they are contaminated with turbid poisons, a leak-free body will easily have flaws. Not only will it be detrimental to the impact, but it will also lead to more detours in the future. There will also be some impact.”

"I see!"

Qiu Zhen was very emotional.

As expected, the advantages of a well-organized inheritance of aristocratic families and large sects are evident everywhere, but casual cultivators in the world would not know that these twists and turns will lead to many detours.

Of course, not being able to take spiritual herbs and precious medicines during the fifth level would have little effect on him.

Without taking any precious medicine, he can refine the essence of the devil's spiritual energy.

This thing is the product of yin and yang. As long as it can subdue and purify the evil spirit, it will be the purest spiritual energy in the world, even better than the internal refining of "refining grain and turning essence".

Qiu Zhen had a great thirst for knowledge, and when he saw that An Jishi was very chatty, he immediately asked him for advice on his confusion in spiritual practice.

An Jishi answered them one by one.

Sometimes Qiu Zhen's insights into cultivation enlightened him and he gained a lot.

At first, it was An Jishi who gave guidance, but later there was a vague intention of discussing the Tao.

This was just a short time after Qiu Zhen's practice, and he didn't have enough accumulation, so he would give it time.

After some discussion, An Jishi became more and more satisfied with Qiu Zhen, with a look of expectation on his face:

"Practice hard. With your understanding and character, you are expected to become a martial arts master even if you don't have a great destiny!"

While An Jishi was talking, Ankang and An Huayu happened to come in from outside the hospital and heard what he said.

"Dad, who is expected to become a martial arts master?"

Soon, An Huayu and Ankang entered the hospital and saw Qiu Zhen beside An Jishi, with a look of astonishment on their faces:

"ah!"

In the next few days, Qiu Zhen's life became regular and fulfilling.

Early in the morning, he went to Anfu to practice martial arts and learn the art of alchemy and medicine, and medical skills. In the afternoon, he went to the Suppressing Demon Division to exorcise evil spirits for the martial arts masters of the Suppressing Demon Division.

On the afternoon of the first day, Qiu Zhen exorcised evil spirits for more than 30 demon-suppressing martial arts masters. The effect was excellent, and the evil spirit was completely removed from the body, which won unanimous praise from all the martial arts masters who were treated.

On the same day, the Demon Suppressing Secretary's warehouse gave Qiu Zhen the "annuity" of 600 taels in one lump sum, which was very refreshing.

Without the accounts of ordinary street merchants, it is difficult to settle money in the yamen.

What happened one year ago to the end of the year, one year to two or three years, and finally turned into a bad debt did not happen at all.

On the contrary, the head of the Demon Suppression Department rushed to offer the annuity, as if he was afraid that Qiu Zhen would regret it.

Afterwards, all the demon-suppressing commanders, Captain Wu, treated Qiu Zhen with great courtesy, welcoming him and seeing him off with great courtesy.

The only pity is that these demon-suppressing martial arts masters only have "evil energy" and no little devils such as "devil thoughts".

Qiu Zhen was not disappointed. The Demon Suppressor dealt with demons and evil spirits every day and would always encounter them.

He just needs to be patient.

For several days in a row, Qiu Zhen practiced martial arts at Anfu in the morning and went to the Demon Suppression Division to exorcise evil spirits in the afternoon, until all the hundreds of martial arts masters in the Demon Suppression Division had exorcised evil spirits.

He made an agreement with the Demon Suppressor to exorcise evil spirits once a month. In just a few days, he completed the exorcism mission and received fifty taels of silver.

This made Qiu Zhen feel very good.

From now on, plus Yaowang Valley's monthly money, he will have a guaranteed monthly sixty taels of silver.

The Demon Suppressing Division had no errands, so he spent the day practicing martial arts, learning the art of alchemy and medicine, and reading in Anfu during the day. He lived a very fulfilling life.

Five days later, in the evening.

Qiu Zhen and An Huayu met to go out together to the outskirts of the city.

According to An Huayu, there is a black market in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, and the two of them agreed to go shopping together a few days ago.

Speaking of which, Qiu Zhen, as a "local", didn't even know that there had been a black market in Qingmu Town for a long time. On the contrary, Ankang and An Huayu knew about it.

The "information cocoon" is particularly obvious in this world.

"Junior Brother Qiu, I have now discovered that you are not my savior, you are clearly a disaster star."

An Huayu and Qiu Zhen walked side by side with sad expressions on their faces:

"You've done me a disservice. My father was originally doubtful of his teaching skills and was completely disappointed in me. After you came, he felt like he was being beaten to death. He felt that he was teaching well and treated me badly. Becoming harsh, I have been scolded a lot these days.”

Qiu Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.

I was thanking myself just a few days ago, but my attitude changed so quickly.

"I now suspect that you are my father's illegitimate son. He is so patient with you. He even taught you basic knife skills, sword skills, and spear skills himself. We are not so lucky."

"Hahahaha~"

Qiu Zhen smiled and let An Huayu complain.

These words, said in front of him, prove that An Huayu is an open person and not difficult to get along with.

In fact, An Yaoshi taught him basic sword skills. Rather than teaching basic sword skills, it was more about explaining his martial arts philosophy, which was very profound and mysterious.

If he didn't open the Yuan Shen Dharmakaya, it would be difficult to learn.

Because of this, he is very active in going to the library these days and keeps accumulating.

The "innate wisdom" of Yuanshen Dharmakaya must be accumulated. If it is accumulated enough, he will easily be able to achieve enlightenment in the future, and his fortune will be endless.

"Hua Yu, if sir hears this, I will teach you a lesson."

"Am I afraid of him? He himself is a poor teacher and refuses to admit it. Only you, Junior Brother Qiu, with your superb understanding, can give him face."

As the sun set, the two of them walked out of the city gate, covered in sunset glow, and headed straight for the hills on the outskirts of the city.

The Aoki Black Market is located in a remote place. They did not ride horses and only relied on one pair of legs to climb mountains and wading rivers. They came to a hidden mountain col, where a small market appeared in front of them.

An Huayu was obviously very experienced. After putting on the tiger mask and showing a wooden token, he and Qiu Zhen easily entered the Aoki black market.

The specifications of the black market are similar to those of ordinary markets, with stalls lined up in rows. The whole market is bustling and noisy.

The only difference is that the things sold on the black market are special.

From private salt used by ordinary people for daily use, to heavy armor and heavy crossbows and other weapons strictly prohibited by the imperial court, there are all kinds of things that cannot be bought in the serious market.

An Huayu seemed to know this kind of black market very well. He took Qiu Zhen straight to the big stall and asked in a hoarse tone to a middle-aged man wearing a bronze mask:

"Shopkeeper, do you have a twenty-stone heavy bow?"

"Of course!"

The middle-aged man ordered.

Soon, there was a very hard-working waiter holding a big bow in his hands and placing it on the counter.

The bronze mask shopkeeper's eyes wandered around the two of them, and he was a little surprised:

"The name of this bow is the Heavy Shooting Dragon Bow. It cannot be pulled back except by those with extraordinary physical strength. It has twenty stones and two thousand powerful forces. Two brothers, do you really want it?"

"It's natural!"

An Huayu spoke proudly:

"I am from Fucheng. Please give me a good price and do business sincerely. Don't be greedy."

"It turns out he is a nobleman from Fucheng."

Xu Shi, the shopkeeper of the bronze mask, also noticed that An Huayu was dressed in an extraordinary way and spoke with an eager tone:

"I'm not here for you. Two thousand taels, what do you think?"

"The price is about the same. It's just that Aoki is a small place and the risk you take is not that big. The price is a bit expensive. One thousand, five hundred taels. If it works, I'll take it."

"this"

The bronze mask shopkeeper smiled bitterly:

"Young master really knows his stuff, that's all."

Having said that, the next transaction went smoothly.

An Huayu paid the money and soon got the "Dragon Shooting Heavy Bow", which also came with a quiver with twenty sharp arrows.

"Why are you thinking about buying a bow and arrow?"

Qiu Zhen was a little surprised.

However, what surprised him even more was that An Huayu handed the "Dragon Shooting Heavy Bow" to Qiu Zhen.

"Of course I bought it for you, and I'm not good at archery."

Seeing Qiu Zhen's growing surprise, An Huayu smiled and explained:

"My father knew that I had an appointment with you to come to the black market, so he asked Uncle Kang to give me more money. Why do you say that? It's just to let me help you pick a good bow. The twenty-stone heavy bow is controlled by the court and cannot be bought outside. It can only be bought on the black market."

"It's more expensive, but it's powerful. With this twenty-stone heavy bow, you can walk sideways in the acquired realm, and you can threaten the martial arts masters and monsters who have just entered the innate realm."

Qiu Zhen was a little surprised.

In fact, during the past few days of learning martial arts in An Mansion, Pharmacist An gave him a top-grade Bailian sword, which is worth a lot of money.

Now, there is another twenty-stone heavy bow.

The gift is worth more than the two [Guyuan Pills] of the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance.

"Brother, please accept it. My father asked me to give it to you. I guess he wanted me to have a good relationship with you and leave some favors."

An Huayu smiled carefreely:

"If you are not successful in the future, you can still have another place to make a living."

Qiu Zhen laughed in surprise, ignoring An Huayu's self-mockery, and looked down at the precious bow.

This "Dragon Shooting Heavy Bow" is very heavy to hold. The bow body is made of some metal, and the bowstring is made of top-grade beast tendons. It is pulled a little, and it becomes heavier and heavier, and the power is amazing.

"This bow is very good, then I thank you very much, brother."

He was not disgusted by An Huayu's straightforward words, but felt close to him.

This time, An Huayu's purpose of coming to the market was obviously to buy Qiu Zhen a twenty-stone heavy bow, and he was not very interested in other things in the market.

"Junior brother, the black market is not interesting now. When Qingmu is officially upgraded to a county, it will be lively. The black market here will be interesting. Now most of the things are ordinary, mostly fakes, and they are not interesting."

Qiu Zhen came to the black market for the first time, and he felt very fresh, but he didn't find it boring.

He watched the stalls one by one with relish.

The reason why Qiu Zhen was so interested was mainly because he had [Miro Palace] and wanted to try his luck to see if he could meet the immortal fate.

An Huayu knew that Qiu Zhen came for the first time and felt very fresh. Although he himself was not interested, he didn't say much later and accompanied Qiu Zhen to stroll.

Just when the two were strolling, An Huayu, who was following Qiu Zhen step by step, was startled. Seeing Qiu Zhen stop, he was a little surprised and looked over in the direction of Qiu Zhen's eyes.

The bustling flow of people was nothing surprising.

"Junior brother, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Qiu Zhen shook his head, retracted his gaze, and said with a smile:

"Senior brother, this place is really boring, why don't we go back earlier."

An Huayu had wanted to go back for a long time, and was very happy to hear this.

"Let's go, let's go."

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly, and his expression was normal as he left the black market with An Huayu, but his heart was surging.

Just now, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.

It was not someone else, but the woman who went to the pharmacy with the old man "Yuanhua" to seek medical treatment that day.

Although this woman was dressed in disguise and restrained her breath, he had a primordial spirit body, and he had a sense of intuition.

It was her!

PS: It will be on the shelves soon, so adapt to the rhythm of the big chapter in advance, and the two chapters will be combined into one later