The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Li Qing continued to infuse Essence Qi into it, and in the blink of an eye, seventy percent of the Essence Qi in his body had been infused into it.

The iron ball remained unchanged.

"Could it be that I guessed wrong?"

Filled with doubts, Li Qing helplessly put down the shovel.

After packing everything up, a thought flashed through Li Qing's mind.

"I have five different martial arts and spells in my hand, 'Mysterious Yin Formula of Black Water,' 'Shadow Transformation Technique,' 'Blood Devouring Art,' 'Blood Fusion Art,' and 'Blood Refinement Art' that I can take out for exchange."

"Let's see if the library has anything similar. If not, maybe I can exchange for the martial arts I want."

With pensive thoughts, Li Qing sat down on the bed and slowly circulated his Essence Qi to recover from the previous consumption.

Since he started practicing, his appetite had gradually increased.

Mainly because his method of cultivation involved extracting Essence Qi from within his body, which differed from the original methods of these martial arts.

One was to plunder Essence Qi from the outside, and the other was to refine Essence Qi from within.

Taking a deep breath, the next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, Li Qing found Wang Kuohai.

"Brother Wang, I have something to ask for your help."

Wang Kuohai's expression turned serious, "Please, Brother Li, go ahead."

Li Qing took out a piece of paper with a list of over a dozen materials, including the materials needed for the cultivation of the 'Black Water Formula.'

One should not have a heart to harm others, but one should not be without a heart to guard against others.

He did not want anyone to figure out what he wanted to do from the things he selected.

"I would like you to help me collect the items on this list. Here is 1000 taels of silver."

"If it's not enough, come to me for more."

Wang Kuohai took the list and nodded, saying, "Please rest assured, sir. I will arrange for someone to do it immediately."

"Thank you!" Li Qing clasped his hands in gratitude.

...

In the Jade City Demon Slaying Temple, dozens of jade plaques hung on a special wall.

These jade plaques were divided into three colors: white, green, and blue, representing three different levels.

At this moment, a man in black chose a white jade plaque.

He received a scroll from the clerk, and his brows furrowed in surprise.

"Death of a semi-mutated body Independent Cultivator, investigating the cause."

"Interesting, it's been a long time since I encountered a case of a cultivator's murder in the city."

"To be able to kill a semi-mutated cultivator, the strength must be quite impressive."

The cultivator who took on the task had thick eyebrows and big eyes, around 30 years old, with slightly tanned skin and a height of eight feet, a rather tall and sturdy man.

With the scroll in hand, he left the Jade City Demon Slaying Temple.

...

In a restaurant opposite the Hundred Gates Alley, Li Qing had reserved a private room.

He ordered a table full of meat and was enjoying it alone.

This meal was enough for at least six people, but he finished it all by himself.

His stomach was bloated, and Li Qing silently circulated his Essence Qi, extracting the Essence Qi produced from digesting the food, recovering his consumption bit by bit.

There were two effects of extracting Essence Qi from food for him.

One was to integrate it into his bloodline to increase the limit, and the other was to directly convert it into Essence Qi, with completely different consumption ratios.

This meal could increase his limit by one thousandth.

But if he simply replenished the consumed Essence Qi, he could replenish all his consumption at once.

Increasing the limit of Essence Qi seemed to be a phenomenon of transforming the bloodline.

Converting Essence Qi alone was very easy.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night, and the Hundred Gates Alley quietly opened. Li Qing emerged from the darkness, draped in a black robe, and headed towards the alley.

The street was still deserted at this time, and many Independent Cultivators had not yet arrived.

Half an hour later, the cultivators who wanted to set up stalls for the day had all arrived.

This time, Li Qing's goal was clear, involving martial arts related to the five viscera.

"Heart, liver, spleen, lungs. I already have a martial art for cultivating the kidneys."

"As long as I find martial arts for the heart, liver, spleen, and lungs, I will know if the Jade Tablet can optimize and integrate these martial arts."

His gaze swept over each stall, searching for those selling martial arts.

Soon, he saw a martial art called "Five Viscera and Five Qi Technique," which was a martial art directly for refining the five organs.

His eyes lit up, and he quietly walked over, looking at the stall owner.

"How much is this martial art?"

The stall owner glanced at him and said, "Ten silver coins!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing frowned. He had observed many people here last night.

Items in the category of martial arts were not expensive, usually only four or five silver coins.

Because most of these people already had their own martial arts and hardly anyone would easily switch to practicing someone else's martial arts.

"Too expensive. Five coins! I'm just buying it to take a look!"

"Hmph, this martial art can be considered authentic, even though it's just a basic martial art passed down outside."

"Charging you ten silver coins is definitely not too much. Even if you go to the library, it's the same price."

Li Qing frowned, "Can I take a look at it?"

"Hehehe, friend, that's not fair."

"There are many ways to know the content of spells and martial arts in this world just by touching them."

"Trying to take advantage of me for free won't work."

The stall owner skillfully refused Li Qing.

Slightly helpless, almost everyone selling martial arts and spells had this kind of restriction, only allowing you to see the name and specific introduction.

Originally, it was impossible to let you come into contact with them.

It seemed that many people had suffered losses, leading to this unspoken rule.

After some thought, Li Qing took out ten silver coins and directly bought this martial art.

After obtaining the "Five Viscera and Five Qi Technique," the Jade Tablet immediately recorded it.

Li Qing did not rush to check it, but turned and headed to the library. He had not forgotten the purpose of his visit today.

"Since I was lucky enough to come across a martial art for the five viscera, I'll go to the library to see if there are corresponding cultivation martial arts for the six bowels, bones, brain, and other parts of the body."

"If it doesn't work out, I'll transcribe the 'Black Water Formula' and 'Blood Essence Art' and come back to exchange them."

"But by then, I'll have to change my identity."

"In this world, one must be extremely cautious."

Li Qing had a deep sense of crisis about this world, as if danger lurked everywhere.

The library was a place that looked ancient and elegant, like a study.

Upon entering, there was a hall measuring ten feet square.

In the hall were six chairs, and against the wall was a desk where a middle-aged man in a green robe was reading.

A hint of a smile lingered on his face, as if he had seen something interesting.

Li Qing said, "Hello, I would like to buy something."

Upon hearing Li Qing's words, the middle-aged man in the green robe turned to look at him. There seemed to be a hint of an inexplicable fluctuation in his eyes.

With a slightly surprised expression, he put down the book in his hand, walked over, and said, "Please, have a seat, sir!"

Once they were seated, the middle-aged man in the green robe smiled and said, "I am the shopkeeper of this library, Han Qingsong."

"How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"

"I am Qin Wuming."

"So it's Mr. Qin. I wonder what you would like to purchase."

Li Qing took out five books and a piece of animal skin from his bosom.

"I have a spell and five martial arts here, and I would like to purchase some martial arts from the library."

"Do you accept these here?"