Chapter 155: The Market Falls, Refining Pills

Liaogu Fairy City.

Ji Chang suddenly opened his eyes, feeling somewhat confused and uncertain.

"what happened?"

"So many foundation-building monks died suddenly?"

Thinking of this, Ji Chang calmed down and focused his energy on peeping at the Tao seed in his sea of ​​consciousness.

In the peeping Dao seeds, the peeping marks of two or three foundation-building cultivators have already dissipated.

And at this moment, another new foundation-building cultivator's peeping mark disappeared.

"I remember these people should be stationed in Chishuifang City."

Ji Chang has made many friends over the years. Taking advantage of the opportunity to refine pills for others, most of the foundation-building cultivators in Zheng State's cultivation world have been planted with his spy mark.

Among the foundation-building monks stationed in the Chishui Market, there were seven who had been planted with the peeping mark by Ji Chang.

Up to now, four of these foundation-building monks have died.

And they died at very close times.

Ji Chang immediately activated the peeping Tao Seed and entered the peeping state.

Immediately afterwards, the scene around Hu Qingsong appeared in Ji Chang's mind.

"This is……"

I saw a huge elephant trunk like a thick python suddenly coming towards Hu Qingsong.

Hu Qingsong stared at the elephant's trunk closely. The rough skin and powerful force of the trunk made him feel an irresistible sense of oppression.

Hu Qingsong seemed to be able to feel the fierce wind pressure approaching with the swaying of the elephant's trunk.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, his heartbeat quickened, and his breathing became rapid.

The next moment, Ji Chang, who had just entered the peeping state, saw Hu Qingsong's body flying up like a piece of rag.

His figure drew an arc in the air, then slammed heavily into the ground, with his entire body sinking into it.

"Hu Qingsong is still alive."

Ji Chang thought so as he looked at Hu Qingsong, who was covered in blood and motionless.

If Hu Qingsong died, he would be forced to exit the peeping state.

After seriously injuring Hu Qingsong, the golden-tusked elephant did not continue to attack him.

It stared coldly at Li Hexuan and Lan Qiluo who were fleeing in the distance, its eyes filled with cold murderous intent.

The Golden Tooth Elephant's attention has been completely attracted by these two fake Dan monks.

Therefore, the chaos in Chishuifang Market only lasted for less than a quarter of an hour.

The two golden-tusked elephants chased after Li Hexuan and Lan Qiluo.

Benefiting from this, some of the foundation-building cultivators stationed in Chishuifang City, like Hu Qingsong, were lucky enough to have only been seriously injured and did not die directly.

The Qi-refining monks living in the Chishui market did not attract the attention of the Golden-toothed Elephant because of their low cultivation levels, and some of them were not even injured.

An hour later, Hu Qingsong's body was still lying stiffly on the ground, motionless, as if he was dead.

At this moment, Ji Chang noticed that a young man with red lips and white teeth came near Hu Qingsong.

He noticed Hu Qingsong who was sinking into the ground, and a hint of joy that was hard to conceal appeared on his face.

The young man seemed to realize that Hu Qingsong was a foundation-building cultivator, which made him even more excited.

"Is this man dead?"

The young man muttered to himself as he took out a magical sword that was flashing with a cold light from his storage bag.

He approached Hu Qingsong cautiously, as if afraid of waking up this monk who might have died.

When Ji Chang saw this, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

He naturally saw what the young man was planning.

However, Ji Chang did not want to see Hu Qingsong die in such a cowardly way.

He and Hu Qingsong have known each other for several decades and can be considered close friends.

However, at this time Ji Chang was in Liaogu Fairy City, quite far away from Chishui Market, and did not master the means of the universe and the magical powers of space.

There was no way he could get to Hu Qingsong the next moment.

In addition, the only means of remote attack that Ji Chang currently has is the magical power of [Blood Disaster].

With Ji Chang's current cultivation and background, he is simply unable to master this magical power.

However, at this moment, something changed.

The boy's body suddenly stiffened, as if hit by some invisible force.

His eyes widened, his face full of shock, then he fell straight to the side and landed heavily on the ground.

Spiritual attack?

Ji Chang's heart moved, but his expression did not improve.

Naturally, this spiritual attack was not initiated by Hu Qingsong, who was already unconscious.

But it came from another foundation-building cultivator.

And through the fluctuations of this person's spiritual consciousness, Ji Chang has recognized his identity.

A moment later, a red light descended from the sky and landed beside Hu Qingsong.

The escaping light dissipated, revealing a young monk who looked a little embarrassed.

His left arm had disappeared, with white bones exposed at the broken end. It was obvious that it had been torn off in an instant by some powerful force.

Although his face was handsome, it was pale and bloodless at the moment.

This person is Wang Changsheng.

He glanced at Hu Qingsong lying on the ground, and a complicated light flashed in his eyes.

He used his spiritual sense to carefully check Hu Qingsong's condition and found that he was only seriously injured and dizzy, but not dead.

A look of struggle appeared on Wang Changsheng's face.

His only remaining palm opened and closed unconsciously, and he felt conflicted and anxious.

"Hu Qingsong is from the Hu family in Yuzhou and is very powerful. If you save him, you can get more rewards."

"Killing him would only give us the storage bag of a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building."

Wang Changsheng was secretly calculating in his mind.

"Forget it, save his life."

After a fierce inner struggle, Wang Changsheng finally made a decision.

After making the decision, Wang Changsheng no longer hesitated.

He quickly took out the healing pill from his storage bag and skillfully stuffed it into Hu Qingsong's mouth.

Then, he began to mobilize his magic power and cast healing spells.

There was a soft glow of magical power surging on Wang Changsheng's palm, and he gently pressed his palm on Hu Qingsong's chest.

As the magic power was input, Hu Qingsong's body began to vibrate slightly, as if a vitality was reviving in his body.

Ji Chang, who was far away in Liaogu Immortal City, breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved when he saw this.

Ji Chang only stopped spying after Hu Qingsong woke up from his coma.

"The Chishuifang City has been breached, and many unexpected events are about to occur."

Ji Chang sighed secretly in his heart.

Although the two third-level giant monsters, the golden-tusked elephants, had already broken through the Chishui market and were heading towards the north.

But Ji Chang was not too worried about his own safety.

Not to mention that to the north of Chishui Market, there are many defense lines built by various immortal cultivation markets.

There are fake elixir cultivators in charge of every market town. Zhou Jingxing, a real Jindan cultivator of the Zhou family, has also been inspecting many markets on the front line recently.

It probably won't be long before Zhou Jingxing sets out to deal with these two golden-tusked elephants.

Even if the two golden-tusked elephants really broke through the defenses and ran to the vicinity of Liaogu Immortal City, they were just here to die. Liaogu Immortal City was built on a third-level spiritual vein and had many third-level magic arrays, which was definitely not comparable to the water curtain Tianhua array in Chishuifang City.

What's more, when Ji Chang was spying on Zhou Jingxing, he saw some of the background of Qi Zhicheng, the elder of the Huangquan Sect.

Qi Zhicheng has four third-level blood corpses in his hands.

Not to mention anything else, even if Qi Zhicheng had not cultivated even a single magical power of Danwen, he was just a blank slate Dan.

But relying on the four third-level blood corpses in his hands, he must be no weakling among the Jindan cultivators.

It can be said that in the entire Shiwan Mountains, or even in the entire Zheng State's immortal cultivation world, there is almost no place safer than Liaogu Immortal City.

It’s a pity that the two fake Dan masters who were being chased by the golden-toothed elephants seemed unlikely to survive.

I have no chance to plant the mark of peeping on them and spy on their traces.

Otherwise, after they die, I can come across their corpses and help deal with the aftermath.

I feel sad when I think that they, as fake Dan monks, may end up with their bodies exposed in the wilderness without a burial.

"Alas, how rich will the legacy of the fake Dan monk be?"

Ji Chang was looking forward to it.

In his opinion, even if he could not obtain the pioneering achievements of the fake elixir monks, the spiritual objects and elixirs in their storage bags were a considerable amount of resources.

"Before, these fake Dan monks lived in seclusion and devoted themselves to cultivation. I had no chance to see them, let alone plant the peeping mark on them."

“But now, almost every frontline market has at least one fake Dan monk stationed there.”

"If I can station myself in the frontline market, I will definitely have the opportunity to plant the peeping mark on them."

"only……"

"This frontline market is really too dangerous."

After seeing Hu Qingsong's experience, Ji Chang thought, if it was himself who was stationed in Chishuifang City at that time.

His fate after facing the Golden Tooth Elephant would definitely not be much better than Hu Qingsong's.

Such a huge gap in strength cannot be made up by a few refined corpses or a few spells.

Ji Chang even pessimistically believed that even if he had cultivated to the False Dan realm, he would not have much ability to resist such a third-order monster.

"Cultivation, cultivation..."

Ji Chang murmured a few words in a low voice, and then concentrated on practicing.

……

More than a month later, Hu Qingsong came to visit.

Ji Chang heard the news and went out to greet him in person.

He looked at Hu Qingsong, with some concern in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Qingsong, how are you these days?"

"I heard that the Chishui Market was captured by a third-level monster recently. As a garrison cultivator, you must have gone through a lot of hardships. I wonder if you were injured?"

Hu Qingsong sighed lightly, his face solemn: "Brother Han, to be honest, Chishuifang City has been breached by two third-level giant monsters, the Golden Tooth Elephants, and I almost died at that time."

He paused, as if recalling the thrilling experience at that time, and then continued: "Fortunately, a friend helped me and I was able to escape."

"Oh? Is this true?" Ji Chang pretended not to know and asked.

"I wonder which master saved Daoist Fellow Qingsong. I must make friends with him."

A smile appeared on Hu Qingsong's face and he began to explain.

"This man is called Wang Changsheng. He is from the Wang family in Jiaozhou. He is a good friend of mine who is stationed in Chishuifang City together."

"This time I came to visit Brother Ji Chang, in addition to reminiscing about the past, I also wanted to introduce Wang Changsheng to you."

"Wang Changsheng?" Ji Chang nodded thoughtfully, "This name sounds familiar to me."

Hu Qingsong smiled and said, "Brother Han was born in the southern part of Zheng State, so perhaps you have heard of Fellow Daoist Wang's name."

Ji Chang shook his head and said with a smile: "Han was just a casual Qi Refiner at the beginning."

"Brother Han is too modest."

Hu Qingsong complimented him a few times.

Afterwards, Hu Qingsong's expression became somewhat gloomy: "Friend Wang's left arm was broken in the disaster at Chishuifang City."

"I came to visit you this time to ask Brother Han for help and to heal his broken arm."

When Ji Chang heard this, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Qingsong, you have also broken your arm, so you should know that this kind of elixir that can regenerate limbs and repair meridians is probably at least a second-grade top-grade elixir."

Having said that, Ji Chang thought of something, took out the development order and said.

"This kind of elixir is on the exchange list of Huangquan Shangzong."

Hu Qingsong shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Han, you don't know that Brother Wang and I were not the same at the beginning."

"Although Fellow Daoist Wang's left arm is broken, he has preserved the broken arm. Brother Han only needs to refine a bone-repairing pill for him to heal the injury."

"I see." Ji Chang nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Daoist Qingsong. Since you are my friend, you are also my friend. I will do my best to refine the elixir for him."

half a month later.

Ji Chang was alone in the alchemy room, refining the bone-replenishing pill.

The alchemy furnace was placed in the center. The furnace body was dark red and flames were dancing inside.

As time passed, the liquid medicine in the furnace gradually became viscous.

Ji Chang concentrated on observing the changes in the medicine liquid in the alchemy furnace, changing the temperature of the alchemy from time to time.

Finally, after several days of unremitting efforts, the medicine liquid gradually solidified into round pills.

Then a fragrance of elixir appeared, Ji Chang breathed a sigh of relief and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He knew that the bone-replenishing elixir had been successfully refined.

When Hu Qingsong brought Wang Changsheng to Ji Chang's mansion, Ji Chang greeted them with a smile and took out a jade bottle containing the bone-replenishing pill from his storage bag.

He walked up to Wang Changsheng, handed him the pill, and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, this is the bone-replenishing pill that Fellow Daoist Hu asked me to refine for you. I hope it can help you heal your injuries as soon as possible."

Wang Changsheng took the pill, his eyes flashing with gratitude.

He looked at Ji Chang deeply, and then said solemnly: "Brother Han, I, Wang Changsheng, will remember your kindness in my heart, and I will repay you in the future."

Ji Chang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Wang, you are too polite. You and Brother Qingsong are good friends, so you are also Han's friend."

"Friends should support each other. Just focus on recovering from your injuries. When you are well, we will have a drink together again."

Wang Changsheng nodded, looked at Ji Chang, and then slowly said: "Brother Han, in fact, we met once at the Danshan gathering. Do you still remember?"

Ji Chang was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he had thought of something.

A look of sudden realization appeared on his face. “We did meet once at the Danshan gathering. At that time, I felt that Fellow Daoist Wang had an extraordinary demeanor.”

After hearing this, Wang Changsheng showed a somewhat delighted smile on his face: "Brother Han, you are too kind."

Wang Changsheng is actually an alchemist himself, but his attainments in alchemy are only at the lower level of the second grade, and he is still a long way from becoming a middle-level second grade alchemist.

However, the Bone-Replenishing Pill is a second-grade intermediate-quality pill, which is difficult to successfully refine with Wang Changsheng's alchemy level.

In addition, his left arm was seriously injured. If he were to start refining the elixir himself, he could only exert about 70% of his alchemy skills at most.

If there is no alchemist to make elixirs for him, then if he wants to heal his injuries, he will have to spend a lot of merit to exchange for bone-repairing pills from the exchange list.

You know, although the rewards for logistical tasks such as refining pills are very low, if other cultivators want to exchange pills from the exchange list, the merits required are not much lower than spending spirit stones to buy them.

In addition, for most foundation-building cultivators, the merits they earn are mainly used to exchange for inheritance.

Therefore, after being injured, under normal circumstances, they would rather spend spirit stones to buy elixirs and ask familiar alchemists to make elixirs for them, and rarely spend merits to exchange for elixirs.

Only those false elixir cultivators who already possessed the third-level inheritance would spend a large amount of merit to purchase the elixir-forming spiritual objects needed for a breakthrough to the elixir-forming stage.

Looking at the bone-repairing pill in his hand, Wang Changsheng felt quite moved.

Their Jiaozhou Wang family was originally a family of alchemy, and the former ancestor of the Wang family, Wang Miaotong, was even the vice president of the Danshan Association.

But in his generation, because Wang Miaotong died too early, there was no one to teach him how to make alchemy. In addition, he was busy opening up the Ten Thousand Mountains in recent years, which wasted the clan's alchemy heritage.

Even for the second-grade intermediate-quality elixir like the Continuous Bone Pill, one has to ask others to refine it.

(End of this chapter)