23: Lingshengdan

It seems… he heard what I said to Chi Daizi that day…

Everyone was terrified, having just escaped danger.

The Liu Family Disciples were applying medicine to the Liu Family Patriarch. When they went, there were fifteen Liu Family Disciples, but now only three are alive.

The Yu Family Disciples were not much better. Although Tang Tian did not hunt them, some of the Yu Family Disciples did not wait at the Secret Realm entrance.

Only four survived, and Yu Ping was among them.

As for the Loose Cultivator, there was only Tang Tian, who stood out particularly among the Liu and Yu Families.

Yu Ping said joyfully,

“Brother, you also made it out alive.”

“Father, this brother exchanged a spiritual seed for me. Its age is not low. How about marrying my eldest sister to him?”

Yu Ping gave the spiritual seed to the Yu Family Head. He still harbored the intention of drawing Tang Tian over.

The Yu Family Head reprimanded,

“What a joke! How can we marry our eldest sister to someone just for a spiritual seed exchange!”

Yu Ping said aggrievedly,

“He is also a Body Cultivator.”

Seeing the Liu Family Head looking over… Tang Tian quickly cupped his fists and said,

“—Thank you for your generous offer, Yu Family Head. I have already joined the Liu Family. I am Liu Tian. Greetings, Yu Family Head.”

Yu Ping was stunned and asked,

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t join a Family?”

Tang Tian muttered inwardly,

“I wouldn’t, but your father forced me to be cannon fodder.”

Tang Tian lied through his teeth,

“The Liu Family treats people generously.”

Yu Ping waved his hand and said,

“Alright, our Yu Family and Liu Family are on good terms. You can come find me to play when you’re free.”

This time, both sides suffered heavy losses… The Liu Family Disciples looked at Tang Tian with disdain…

This person does not show his face.

The Liu Family Patriarch laughed loudly,

“Hahaha! Liu Tian, I have already betrothed my niece to him. You can get closer. Let’s go.”

Although the Family Disciples suffered heavy losses, there was still a harvest this time.

The Liu Family Patriarch, Liu Yu… obtained a giant halberd in this Secret Realm.

It was extremely hard, likely a treasure that only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could use. The weapons he used before were easily severed.

Although his son died, he was still young and could have more children.

The Yu Family Head, Yu Xu, obtained a treasure armor. He was even more ruthless; his protective Magic Treasure was broken, and because he hadn’t refined the treasure armor beforehand, he didn’t take it out to block the injuries…

Tang Tian said,

“Liu Family Head, I still have matters to resolve.”

Liu Yu waved his hand and said,

“Good, come to my Liu Family after you are done.”

He couldn’t imagine that Tang Tian didn’t want to go to his Liu Family.

After all, for anyone to be able to go to the Liu Family was like their ancestral graves smoking.

Both sides, heavily injured, quickly returned to their respective Families.

Yu Ping said,

“Brother, take this.”

Yu Ping gave Tang Tian five Swift Steps Talismans. Swift Steps Talismans and Fireball Talismans cost the same, so Yu Ping was quite generous.

The Yu Family Disciples glared at Tang Tian, but Tang Tian ignored them.

After the people left, he sighed and said,

“This Secret Realm was truly dangerous.”

Hearing Chi Daizi call him…

He applied the Swift Steps Talisman and rushed up the mountain…

First, he went to the village to pay the final payment, picked up the wooden Puppet, and seeing no one following him, he shook the talisman and went up the mountain.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi looked at him ominously.

Tang Tian cupped his fists and asked,

“—May I ask, Senior Brother, what matter do you have with me?”

Because Third Senior Brother’s Cultivation was actually at Lianqi Seventh Level.

Tang Tian couldn’t defeat him.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi said sinisterly,

“Junior Brother, you forgot to take the Medicinal Pill Senior Brother prepared for you.”

Tang Tian quickly took the medicine bottle from Senior Brother Chi Qingzi’s hand:

“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother.”

It should have been refined by Chi Daizi just now.

You dog, I’ll kill you sooner or later, Tang Tian cursed inwardly.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi said,

“Junior Brother, eat it now and test the effect.”

Tang Tian poured out a few pills from the bottle and ate them. In Senior Brother Chi Qingzi’s eyes, they went down his throat.

But they entered the Medicine Venerable Space.

This dog, clearly knowing the Medicinal Pill was poisonous, even holding it in his hand, a Qi Refining Cultivator would feel scorching hot.

Looking at the withered Senior Brother Chi Qingzi, Tang Tian wanted to refine him into a Puppet.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi smiled and said,

“Junior Brother, Cultivate well.”

He signaled the Puppet to carry him back.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi said,

“Oh, right… Revered Master is looking for you all, hurry over…”

When Tang Tian arrived, Liu Ru Shi was already waiting there, drowsy.

In just five days, Liu Ru Shi had already reached the fifth layer of bone refining.

Getting lower and lower… Liu Ru Shi’s face was pale… already severely injured.

Chi Daizi opened his eyes from above and said,

“Disciple, you’re here?”

Tang Tian respectfully saluted and said,

“Thank you for your concern, Revered Master. My tasks are complete.”

Chi Daizi said,

“You have been on the mountain for ten days—today, this Venerable One will refine the Spirit Life Pill as your apprenticeship gift—”

Chi Daizi bestowed two Medicinal Pills. The pills were entirely white, but the pill patterns on them were scorpions.

Making Tang Tian feel particularly terrified.

Chi Daizi said kindly,

“Good Disciples, eat quickly. Revered Master will protect you.”

Suddenly, Chi Daizi roared angrily,

“—Where did this petty thief come from, daring to trespass into my Dao field—”

Chi Daizi sensed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator below the mountain trying to forcibly destroy his mountain… He estimated it was from Jinque City. He instantly vanished.

A violent aura swept across the entire mountain.

A loud noise came from below the mountain, startling Tang Tian. He thought Chi Daizi had discovered that he had never taken the medicine.

While Chi Daizi was gone, Tang Tian quickly put the Spirit Life Pill into the Medicine Venerable Space.

Liu Ru Shi, however, swallowed it. Liu Ru Shi’s Cultivation plummeted, reaching the first layer of bone refining.

Then it surged, surprisingly reaching Lian Qi Second Layer.

Liu Ru Shi took out a healing Medicinal Pill from her Storage Ring and began to refine it.

Could it be… Chi Daizi really knows Alchemy…

Tang Tian thought of the most impossible idea.

Chi Daizi returned—holding an arm in his hand, evidently torn off by Chi Daizi himself.

The Jinque City Cultivator escaped with a severed arm, and the Storage Ring on it was still there.

Actually, the Jinque City Cultivator had brought several people. If they hadn’t been eaten by Chi Daizi, the Jinque City Cultivator wouldn’t have escaped.

Tang Tian quickly said,

“Welcome back, Revered Master.”

Liu Ru Shi also stopped refining and greeted Chi Daizi.

However, Liu Ru Shi felt her Lian Qi Second Layer Cultivation and couldn’t suppress her joy.

Chi Daizi sat cross-legged and said,

“You may receive one Spirit Life Pill each month.”

The bloodstain on Chi Daizi’s mouth had not yet been wiped clean.

Chi Daizi said,

“You should get closer to your Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters… Take these four Medicinal Pills to them…”

Chi Daizi gave four Medicinal Pills to Tang Tian. They were still Spirit Life Pills, but the pill patterns were of poisonous snakes, toads, centipedes, and geckos, all kinds.

The more Tang Tian looked, the more he felt alarmed—Good heavens—Five Poison Pills.

Chi Daizi waved his hand, and Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi returned to their rooms.

Liu Ru Shi said,

“Senior Brother… can I borrow Senior Brother’s talisman… Revered Master said I can go down the mountain for five days each month, and I need to go down to resupply healing items.”

Tang Tian said,

“Junior Sister, please do.”

He threw Senior Brother’s talisman over.

Seeing Liu Ru Shi about to leave, Tang Tian called out to her with a strange expression.

Tang Tian asked,

“May I ask, Junior Sister, which Liu Family are you from?”

Tang Tian had, after all, killed mountain bandits with Liu Ru Shi on the mountain, and he felt a bit bad about killing her brother.

Liu Ru Shi said,

“There are two Liu Families in Qingmu County. Our Liu Family Head runs a Escort Agency.”

So that’s how it is, then it’s fine.

The next time he goes down the mountain will be next month, and he doesn’t know what the income will be this time.

Tang Tian asked,

“Senior Sister Liu… May I ask if your Liu Family has Cultivation Techniques for disguise and concealing Cultivation… I recently obtained a few Spirit Stones when I went down the mountain, and I wanted to ask if your Liu Family sells these Cultivation Techniques.”

Next time he goes down the mountain, unless he doesn’t go to the county, he won’t be able to avoid the Liu Family.

Disguise Cultivation Techniques and Cultivation concealing Cultivation Techniques are indispensable.

Tang Tian asked out of curiosity.

Liu Ru Shi said,

“Our Liu Family travels the Jianghu, we are never short of such Cultivation Techniques. Senior Brother, if you want to buy, it only costs one hundred Spirit Stones.”

Tang Tian felt relieved; as long as he could buy them, Spirit Stones were not a problem.

After seeing Liu Ru Shi go down the mountain, Tang Tian was not planning to go home.

Seeing his second home, which he hadn’t seen for a long time, his first action was not to open the door.

Instead, he went to knock on the doors of his various Senior Brothers to distribute the Five Poison Pills.

Senior Brother was not there, but his Puppet automatically chose the toad pill pattern…

Tang Tian respectfully knocked on Second Senior Brother’s door… Second Senior Brother Chi Liuzi still hadn’t returned.

Third Senior Brother anticipated Tang Tian’s arrival, snatched the centipede pill pattern, and patted Tang Tian’s shoulder, saying,

“Chi Fazi, Revered Master’s Medicinal Pills are not that easy to eat. In a few days, you all will go guard the medicine garden.”

Tang Tian nodded and said,

“Understood.”

Third Senior Brother laughed loudly… The door slammed shut with his impact.

Fortunately, Tang Tian was far away, otherwise, if he were hit by that door, his nose would definitely bleed…