Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu Chapter 96 – Chapter 96: Chapter 87 Qi Refinement Level 8, Breakthrough!_2

Chapter 96: Chapter 87 Qi Refinement Level 8, Breakthrough!_2

Suddenly, it was a golden Buddha!

She was so shocked that she couldn't speak, her legs giving out as she collapsed onto the bed.

Chen Qing spoke quietly, “I want to trade my golden Buddha for yours, if you desire wealth.”

Chen Qing reached into his sleeve, pulling out ten gold bars and placing them on the table, “All of this wealth is yours.”

After a long moment, Hong Liu finally retrieved a golden Buddha from under the bed, “I don't want these gold bars. Could I get some silver instead?”

Chen Qing was momentarily taken aback, carefully studying Hong Liu.

Hong Liu said, “This golden Buddha brought ruin to my family, and I dare not keep it. Since you have come for it, you must have the ability to protect it.”

“Seeing gold now terrifies me, I dare not keep it any longer.”

“I only wish to have some silver to support my son.”

Chen Qing again reached into his sleeve, withdrawing one hundred taels of silver and ten thousand in copper coins, placing them on the table.

Hong Liu gathered the silver and copper coins, sitting at the edge of the bed, somewhat shy, “Do you desire this? If you want, I can accompany you for three days.”

“But, I can't get pregnant again, two children are really more than I can manage.”

Chen Qing shook his head, taking up the two golden Buddhas and the gold bars as he left, “In the future, use this money to make a stable living.”

“Is there any trouble you are facing? If so, tell me now.”

Hong Liu said, “There's a family at the village entrance that seems to know something.”

“By the way, my golden Buddha is poisonous, be very careful not to touch it with your hands.”

Chen Qing said, “I know.”

Chen Qing walked out the door, heading to the village entrance, casually tossing the golden Buddha given by the old man into that family's home.

As for any resulting entanglements, they were not his to manage.

After doing this, he took the poisonous Buddha back to Wo Hu City.

Unwrapping the black cloth, the golden Buddha still wore its stately smile, seemingly ignorant of how much blood it had been stained with.

The Snake Gu flew out, swallowing the golden Buddha.

After just a moment, Chen Qing clearly noted that the promotion requirements had one less phrase: Human Sin Money.

It seemed this trip was not made in vain.

Recalling that story, he finally understood that he was no longer living in the human world.

A hundred years later, Hong Liu would have long become a skeleton, while he would remain as radiant as ever.

He shook his head, trying to cast away the troublesome thoughts, striving to not think about these, to forget that story.

Next, it was about the nine strands of Lightless Breath.

The Lightless Breath was stored in a glass bottle. At a glance, it seemed like black smoke. Upon closer inspection, one could see the difference.

It was not that the Lightless Breath was black, but rather it could absorb the surrounding light.

After feeding the nine strands of Lightless Breath, the next step was simply to wait for February 31st.

In these sixteen days of waiting, Chen Qing needed to prepare more, wanting to join the merchant caravan heading south, he must reveal a notable Gu.

His usual Gu were naturally not the best to showcase; he should contract another and cultivate it to the Butterfly Transformation stage.

Currently, he still had a Fire Gu, but its quality was low, making it difficult to achieve Butterfly Transformation in a short time.

However, he still considered contracting it, now that wealth was ample, it should take only two months to cultivate it to Butterfly Transformation.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Qing decided to contract the Fire Gu.

As long as there were Spirit Stones, his Spiritual Energy was virtually endless, perfect to lack a magic-type Gu for explosive attacks.

Cultivating the Fire Gu to Butterfly Transformation should supplement some group attack capabilities.

During this period, Chen Qing focused on healing, nurturing Power Gu, Thunder Gu, Fire Gu, Iron Butterfly, and then practicing the Great Kui Sword Scripture in the underground chamber beneath the courtyard.

Though the courtyard was expensive, it had its advantages, particularly the addition of a basement.

Cultivators often had secrets they wished to keep hidden, so nearly all had basements.

After seven days, his injuries finally healed, and Chen Qing was ready to resume cultivating.

Jumping into the dry well in the courtyard, Chen Qing passed through the well's wall entrance, entering the basement.

Taking out the box of Thunder Spirit Feather Fruit, Chen Qing devoured them, their crispy texture numbing his mouth, leaving no discernible taste.

After consuming more than ten, feeling full of spiritual energy, he quickly sat cross-legged to begin cultivation.

A night of intense practice depleted much of the Thunder Spirit Feather Fruit, bringing him to the bottleneck of the Qi Refinement seventh layer.

Only three Thunder Spirit Feather Fruit remained, which Chen Qing set aside without eating.

Three wouldn't be of much use.

After spending three thousand Spirit Stones on Thunder Spirit Feather Fruit reached a bottleneck, it was evident that the fruit's efficacy couldn't compare to the Soul Stealing Flower.

The Soul Stealing Flower was indeed the most economical.

Now, he brought out a Zhu fruit.

A treasure like the Zhu fruit was not meant to be consumed in the Qi Refining Realm.

As for whether Foundation Establishment cultivators could eat it directly, well, it was unheard of.

Which Foundation Establishment cultivator would be foolish enough to boast about consuming a Zhu fruit?

But with his nearly Butterfly Transformation Snake Gu, he boldly sliced a piece, putting it in his mouth. It was scorching, like swallowing a piece of fiery coal.

Yet it didn't burn him; it merely left him unable to taste anything.

Swallowing a piece, he immediately felt an explosive burst of spiritual energy throughout his body, as if it was about to overflow!

Such powerful medicinal strength!

If left uncut, preserved for the eighth layer of Qi Refinement, there might be a chance to break through its bottleneck!

Testing how it might break through, he ultimately failed to open the eighth meridian.

Chen Qing gazed at the remaining half of the Zhu fruit and felt eating a slice was fine; eating a whole one shouldn't pose a problem either.

He took the scalding Zhu fruit into his mouth, chewed a few bites, and swallowed.

It felt like swallowing a mouthful of magma. Unfortunately, once inside him, it was as if it entered a furnace, turning into an intensely potent flow of medicinal power coursing through his body.

An intense surge of spiritual energy and medicinal power rose within him, Chen Qing immediately sat down to seriously break through.

Due to consuming the Zhu fruit, the Spiritual Energy inside was exceedingly turbulent. Chen Qing was delighted by it, the more turbulent, the more forceful the torrent, aiding him in breaking open the eighth meridian.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

He fully controlled the spiritual energy, launching an intense assault on his eighth meridian.

The Spiritual Energy was unending, like a great river rushing through him, repeatedly crashing against the bottleneck like waves.

After several hundred attempts, with a sudden explosion of spiritual pressure around Chen Qing, he felt a lightness—the eighth meridian was broken through!

The medicinal power still surged, he continued to sit, consolidating his cultivation, checking whether he could further develop the eighth meridian.

Spending a day and night cultivating, Chen Qing finally completed the process, having broken through the eighth meridian, pushing it six-tenths through—notable, how potent the Zhu fruit's medicinal properties were!

He opened his hand, a wisp of Spiritual Energy appeared, carrying a slight simmering heat.

This must be the aftereffect of consuming the Zhu fruit.

But the impact was minor, it would subside in a few days once the Spiritual Energy within had cycled through.

Using the Fog Gu to adjust his cultivation back to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, after a rest, Chen Qing went out again. Upon reaching the notice board, he discovered a southbound merchant caravan was recruiting skilled individuals.

He glanced at the notice and turned away.

They were likely to recruit for about a month; within a month, he could probably cultivate Power Gu to Butterfly Transformation.

He had never revealed Power Gu before, showcasing Power Gu Butterfly should be acceptable.

However, he figured it best to investigate first, finding a nearby tea house. He ordered a pot of tea and some dried fruits, intending to listen for any news.

The tea house wasn't far from the notice board; naturally, it was bustling with cultivators awaiting new jobs.

With a southbound merchant caravan just announced, the conversations were lively, “Not many merchant caravans head south.”

“Word has it the south is quite chaotic.”

“Although few caravans head south, the rewards are remarkably generous!”

“Heh, the pay is indeed generous, but a southern caravan requires experts with at least a Butterfly Transformation Gu. How could we even qualify?”

“The journey south is over thousands of miles, without any skills, why would they hire you?”

Chen Qing casually inquired, “Are there really so few southbound caravans?”

The tea house owner smiled, “Typically, you hear about two or three a year at most.”

Chen Qing laid down a piece of silver shard and got up to leave.

It seemed further investigation was necessary; the timing of this caravan's appearance seemed rather suspicious.

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