60: Refining Qi Condensation Pill

"Thank you for the reminder, Shopkeeper."

"May I ask, how many Contribution Points can one Golden Marrow Pill be exchanged for?"

Zhang Qingxiao's eyes lit up. After thanking him, he hurriedly asked.

Not long after joining the Xiaoyao Sect, they were sent to reclaim wasteland, so they really didn't understand many things about the Sect.

Luo Fei had never told him about these matters either.

Actually, this couldn't be blamed on Luo Fei. After all, after they officially became Outer Sect Disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect, they were issued a copy of the Xiaoyao Sect Outer Sect Disciple rules, which clearly stated all of these things.

The rules were written in dense text. Zhang Qingxiao had only read the beginning and roughly scanned the rest, which was why he wasn't clear about these regulations.

"The exact amount of Contribution Points you can exchange depends on the quality of the Medicinal Pill."

"Fellow Daoist, why not go to the Internal Affairs Hall, which handles the acquisition of Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Magical Artifacts within the Sect?"

The shopkeeper didn't find it strange that Zhang Qingxiao didn't know these things and explained it very patiently.

"Alright, then I will go to the Internal Affairs Hall first."

Zhang Qingxiao had quite a few Medicinal Pills that he and Liang Qiaoer had refined during this period on him.

He left the shop selling Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals and went straight to the place in the Outer Sect Disciple Internal Affairs Hall that acquired Magical Artifacts, Talismans, and Medicinal Pills.

He found the Internal Affairs Hall Disciple specifically responsible for acquiring Medicinal Pills and took out the Golden Marrow Pill he had refined and the Yellow Dragon Pill Liang Qiaoer had refined.

"Fellow Daoist, the Golden Marrow Pill you refined is of good quality. I can give you ninety Contribution Points for one."

"As for the Yellow Dragon Pill, I can only give you twenty-five Contribution Points at most."

The Internal Affairs Hall Disciple took the Medicinal Pills, observed them carefully, and gave a price.

Currently, Golden Marrow Pills sell for twelve Low-Grade Spirit Stones at the pill shop, while Yellow Dragon Pills sell for five Low-Grade Spirit Stones; the prices are very stable.

The price for these pill shops to buy back Golden Marrow Pills is nine to ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The buy-back price for Yellow Dragon Pills is three to four Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Based on the quality of the Golden Marrow Pill he refined, he could sell it for at least ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones at a pill shop, whereas the Internal Affairs Hall's acquisition price was slightly lower.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Qingxiao still decided to exchange the Golden Marrow Pills and Yellow Dragon Pills for Contribution Points.

Although he had cultivated very diligently over these two months, he had also refined many Medicinal Pills.

He hadn't sought out Luo Fei to sell them either.

Therefore, even though he consumed them every day, he now had over a hundred Golden Marrow Pills on him.

Adding the Pi Gu Pills and Yellow Dragon Pills he had saved up over these days, he finally managed to scrape together forty thousand Contribution Points.

After exchanging for the Contribution Points, Zhang Qingxiao went straight to the Cultivation Technique Secret Manual shop and used the points to purchase the Barbaric Body Refining Art.

He looked at sword techniques again, but didn't find any that satisfied him, so he didn't force it.

Leaving the Cultivation Technique Secret Manual shop, he strolled around the market a bit more, bought some trinkets, and then returned home.

After the Xiaoyao Sect moved over, they also carried out some renovations on the area where Outer Sect Disciples lived.

Now, the place where they lived, whether it was the streets or the alleys, was much cleaner and more hygienic than before.

Furthermore, Enforcement Hall Disciples patrolled frequently, so fighting and killing in the streets and alleys basically rarely occurred anymore.

Of course, when the night was dark and the wind was high, there would still be Cultivators who took risks to commit murder and seize treasures.

Living in this world, this situation could not be completely eradicated.

Returning home, Zhang Qingxiao gave the trinkets he bought from the market to Zhou Yun and Liang Qiaoer, then dove into his room and began to study the Manhuang Refinement Body Art.

"Truly, you get what you pay for."

"The Body Refining Cultivation Technique practiced by Cultivators is indeed vastly different from the Body Refining Cultivation Technique practiced by ordinary people."

"Practicing this technique can also prolong life and assist in the cultivation of immortality techniques."

After studying it carefully, Zhang Qingxiao couldn't help but sigh that these forty thousand Contribution Points were well spent.

After resting for a while at noon, he began to practice according to this Body Refining technique.

Having a foundation in Body Refining, getting started was very easy.

In one afternoon, Zhang Qingxiao had already mastered the basics and had exhausted all his physical strength.

After practicing for half an hour in the evening to recover his physical strength, Zhang Qingxiao went to the Pill Refining Room.

He was now at the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level and could refine the Qi Condensation Pill.

He had bought the Pill Formula over a year ago and would study it whenever he had time. Although he had never refined it before, he was confident he could refine the Qi Condensation Pill in a short time.

Before refining the pill, he first adjusted his state, calmed himself down completely, and then began to refine it meticulously according to the steps.

After problems arose, he immediately took out paper and pen, recorded them, and then reflected on them.

In three days, after failing about twenty times, he finally successfully refined one Qi Condensation Pill.

"The quality is still slightly lacking."

"I should take the Qi Condensation Pills refined recently out to sell."

After checking carefully, Zhang Qingxiao decided not to keep this successfully refined Qi Condensation Pill for his own consumption.

The worse the quality of the Medicinal Pill, the more Impurities it contained.

Frequently consuming such Medicinal Pills would accelerate the body's drug tolerance.

His Aptitude was mediocre to begin with. If he developed strong drug tolerance before even reaching the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level, that would not be a good thing for him.

Putting away this Qi Condensation Pill, Zhang Qingxiao started the furnace again to refine pills until he had refined the third Qi Condensation Pill, then returned to the bedroom to rest.

He had been concentrating on his cultivation for the past few days and was indeed quite exhausted.

The next morning, Zhou Yun had breakfast ready and wanted to call her husband to get up and eat.

Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, she quietly left the bedroom again.

"Brother Zhang, open the door, it's me, Luo Fei."

Just as she walked out of the bedroom, Luo Fei's voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Luo Fei, keep your voice down. Your Brother Zhang has been exhausted from refining pills these past few days and is still resting."

Zhou Yun hurriedly went to the courtyard and opened the door for Luo Fei.

"Sister-in-law, since Brother Zhang is resting, I won't go in."

"I'll come back when he has rested well."

Ever since the land reclamation ended, Luo Fei had been idle at home. Several months had passed, and the Spirit Stones in his pocket were becoming fewer and fewer.

He really couldn't stay idle any longer, so he took his subordinates to constantly inquire about the situation of the Outer Sect Disciples. In the last two days, he finally found a way to get Spirit Stones, so he came over to discuss it with Zhang Qingxiao.

"Alright, when my husband wakes up, I will tell him that you came by."

Since Luo Fei said so, Zhou Yun didn't insist.

"Luo Fei, come in, I have already rested."

Zhang Qingxiao had already woken up when Luo Fei called out to him. He quickly got dressed and walked out of the bedroom.

"Brother Zhang, my business isn't urgent. If you haven't rested well, you can rest a while longer."

Luo Fei said after entering the courtyard.

"Alright, don't be so polite with me."

Zhang Qingxiao turned to Zhou Yun and said, "Go brew a pot of Spirit Tea."

After speaking, he led Luo Fei into the living room.

After Zhou Yun brewed the Spirit Tea, Luo Fei finally stated the purpose of his visit.