222: A woman like an eagle

"Disciple, do you see the cultivators over there?"

After entering the city, Zhi Meng's expression was cold as she secretly transmitted a message to Gu Qing.

Gu Qing turned his head and glanced. Several Divine Fire Realm cultivators were surrounding two men and one woman, inviting them to form a team.

However, their expressions and the threatening words they spoke hardly sounded like an invitation; rather, they seemed like threats.

The few people were like lambs to the slaughter, and in the end, they paid several thousand immortal crystals to escape.

Sure enough, robbery was the fastest way to make money.

These people didn't need to venture outside the city; with just a few words, they obtained several thousand immortal crystals.

"No matter where you are, you must remember not to show weakness, and even more so, not to let anyone know your true background, otherwise, there will be endless trouble," Zhi Meng continued to transmit.

Giving the city official eight thousand immortal crystals was not because she was generous.

Zhi Meng knew very well that in this secret realm where order did not exist, there must be old hands specializing in robbing newcomers.

These people were like little devils, more or less connected to Heguang Immortal City, and were the most troublesome.

Therefore, these eight thousand immortal crystals were a deterrent to the city officials, and also to some individuals with ulterior motives.

Of course, this was just a temporary measure; over time, problems would surely be discovered.

In a world where the strong are respected, schemes and tricks are merely means; ultimately, it still depends on strength.

Gu Qing deeply agreed; if he exposed his weaknesses, it would be equivalent to actively giving others leverage.

Looking at the domineering Zhi Meng, with her overbearing aura emanating from within, who wouldn't feel intimidated?

Gu Qing's heart was complex.

Zhi Meng was definitely a talented and outstanding Heavenly Daughter, and her only setback was probably related to Jiang Yu.

"You should focus on cultivating and comprehending the rules of heaven and earth; don't worry about anything else."

Entering the cave dwelling, three immortal mountains came into view, with rich immortal qi, colorful glow, and towering ancient trees.

Zhi Meng took out a cave dwelling jade token for Gu Qing. Once his aura was imprinted on it, he would not be rejected by the formation.

Gu Qing nodded, entered the mountain peak, activated the formation, and circulated the Chaos Immortal Scripture to absorb immortal qi.

In fact, immortal qi could not compare to Xuan Huang Mother Qi; the reason for absorbing it was merely as a catalyst.

Gu Qing's main absorption was still Xuan Huang Mother Qi, converting his own magic power into immortal yuan.

After that, he would integrate his own Dao and laws with the rules of heaven and earth, and then he would be a being of the Immortal Realm, no longer rejected by the rules of heaven and earth.

This process was very slow. Just the conversion of immortal yuan, even with sufficient immortal qi, would take at least a hundred years.

For those in the Divine Fire Realm, it would require at least a thousand years.

As for the transformation of Dao and laws, that depended on comprehension.

Ordinary ascended cultivators would need about a hundred years.

This was still with the help of the Ascended Immortal Pool.

If there was no Ascended Immortal Pool to assist, the time required would be at least a hundred times longer.

However, with the assistance of Xuan Huang Mother Qi and Nine-Colored Soul Lotus, Gu Qing only took three months to convert all his magic power into immortal yuan.

Gu Qing was not in a hurry to come out of seclusion, continuing to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, and his cultivation was steadily rising.

After another three months, Gu Qing had a certain understanding of the rules of the Immortal Realm, and his own Dao and laws were completely transformed, no different from an Immortal Realm being.

And he broke through to the fourth layer of the Saint Realm, with a combat power more than ten times stronger than the third layer of the Saint Realm.

Each layer of the Saint Realm was a huge chasm.

The first three layers, the middle three layers, and the last three layers were even more vastly different, mastering different levels of power.

"System, bring up my attribute data panel."

【Name】 Gu Qing.

【Realm】 Saint Realm Fourth Layer.

【Physique】 Supreme Dao Bone, Dao Pupil, Chaos Immortal Body.

【Talent】 Great Dao Companion, Unprecedented, Eternal Life with a Thought.

【Fate】 Variable.

【Destiny】 Unknown.

【Luck】 Three million.

【Innate Divine Abilities】 Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, Yin Yang Wheel, Star Picking Hand, Chaotic Return to Ruin Sword Art, Star Shattering Finger, Star Dou Divine Fist, Divine Prison, Blood Drop Reshaping, Profound Yellow Heaven Sealing Art, Space Divine Art, Devouring Divine Art.

【Divine Abilities】 Space Teleportation (Great Accomplishment), Reincarnation Divine Pupil, Life and Death Wheel, Nine Heavens Mysterious Sword Technique, Qi and Blood Dragon Transformation, Tiangang Nine Sword Art, Profound Yellow Heaven Sealing Finger, Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Heaven Opening Divine Halberd (Annihilating the Eight Desolations, Five Elements Differentiation, Yin Yang Heaven Opening, Yin Yang Reversal, Minor Accomplishment.)

【Magic Treasures】 Chaotic Undying Halberd, Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, void flying boat, tiangang nine swords, yin yang bracelet.

【Companion Exotic Treasure】 Calamity Black Dragon.

【innate spiritual root】 Nine-Colored Soul Lotus.

【Innate Magic Treasures】 Golden Gourd, space divine rune, profound heaven sword, Hongmeng Ruyi Tower, Guiyi Sword, heaven bead, fire spirit bead, gold spirit bead, earth spirit bead.

【Cultivation Method】 Chaos Immortal Scripture.

Gu Qing withdrew his gaze, his eyes thoughtful.

The higher the realm, the harder it was to break through.

Even a slight improvement was a huge step forward.

Although Gu Qing had the Hongmeng Ruyi Tower, with a ten times time flow rate.

But the Ruyi Space's myriad laws were not complete, and the entire space was filled with Xuanhuang Great Dao, providing limited help for him to comprehend his own Great Dao.

"It seems I still have to rely on the Calamity Black Dragon to devour living beings and extract insights," Gu Qing thought.

With the insights from the Calamity Black Dragon, coupled with the ten times time flow rate of the Ruyi Space, breaking through realms would definitely be like riding a rocket.

However, Heguang Immortal City prohibited killing and fighting, and there was a formation monitoring; committing crimes in Heguang Immortal City was tantamount to seeking death.

So, he still had to leave the city.

Thinking this, Gu Qing walked out of the cave dwelling. As soon as the formation opened, the jade slip floating before his eyes transformed into Zhi Meng's figure.

"Disciple, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon. You cultivate in peace and absolutely do not leave the city."

"Here are some immortal crystals for you, just in case."

After speaking, the image dissolved into specks of light and disappeared. The jade slip fell into Gu Qing's hand, and the jade slip space contained three hundred thousand immortal crystals.

Gu Qing's lips moved, and his heart felt warm.

Three hundred thousand immortal crystals; many Divine Fire Realm cultivators might not even be able to produce that much.

Zhi Meng must have risked a lot to obtain these immortal crystals, after all, killing and plundering was not that easy.

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and decided not to leave the city for now, waiting for Zhi Meng to return.

He was completely clueless about the Morning Glow Evening Sea; if he got separated from Zhi Meng because of it, it would be more loss than gain.

Moreover, Zhi Meng was already desperately earning immortal crystals, so he couldn't just sit back and do nothing; he had to find something to do.

As for what would make money the fastest, besides robbery, there was alchemy.

Having spent ten years with Jiang Yu, Gu Qing had long mastered the art of refining Divine Pill with Pill Veins.

His alchemy skills had already reached the pinnacle.

However, no matter how good his alchemy skills were, he still needed pill recipes and spirit herbs.

He didn't know what kind of spirit pills Immortal Realm cultivators used, or if it was easy to purchase spirit herbs and pill recipes.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing rushed out of his dwelling, visited various business buildings, and finally focused on the immortal yuan pill.

The immortal yuan pill was an immortal pill specifically for cultivators below the Heavenly God Realm.

One pill could restore one-tenth of a Divine Fire Realm cultivator's immortal yuan and also aid in cultivation, making it an essential good pill for killing and traveling.

Therefore, immortal yuan pills were very popular, often in short supply.

Also, the immortal yuan pill was a low-grade spirit pill in the Immortal Realm.

The immortal spirit herbs for refining immortal yuan pills were very easy to purchase, and the pill recipe was also cheap.

Three hundred thousand immortal crystals were just enough to buy the pill recipe and two batches of immortal spirit herbs.

"Excuse me, fellow Daoist, are you an alchemist?"

In the Heaven Treasure Business Building, a group of cultivators looked at Gu Qing in surprise. A dejected young man couldn't help but cup his fists and ask.

"Mm!" Gu Qing hummed in a cold tone, nodded slightly, and then walked straight out of the Heaven Treasure Business Building.

It was normal for these people to be curious about him.

After all, this was a secret realm, and an alchemist, a combat-ineffective person, entering here was inherently a strange thing.

What's more, Gu Qing was so young, and his cultivation was only at the fourth layer of the Saint Realm.

Entering with such cultivation was almost no different from seeking death.

Unless Gu Qing had a powerful backer and was just here to play in the Morning Glow Evening Sea.

Everyone felt that Gu Qing must be a precious young master out for leisure.

After all, Gu Qing's aura was too powerful; his face was handsome, and his temperament was noble.

One look and you could tell he was a talented disciple from a prominent family.

Therefore, many people followed him out, wanting to know where Gu Qing lived.

They didn't dare to think about befriending Gu Qing, but he was an alchemist. If there was ever a place where they could be useful, wouldn't they have found a powerful patron?

Gu Qing remained composed, completely unconcerned about the people following behind him, as these people could be potential clients.

As for robbing him, they wouldn't dare even with ten times the courage.

Entering the cave dwelling, Gu Qing silently deduced the immortal yuan pill several times in his mind before beginning the refining process.

A pill furnace manifested from the void, and he refined the medicinal liquids from the immortal spirit herbs one by one, following the sequence.

Gu Qing refined them methodically, not daring to be overconfident and treat them like ninth-grade spirit pills, throwing them all in at once to refine dozens of batches simultaneously.

One must know that these immortal spirit herbs contained violent immortal qi; if they got out of control, the entire cave dwelling would be blown up.

Three days passed in a flash. The cave dwelling was filled with the fragrance of immortal pills, and Gu Qing formed hand seals to collect the pills.

Nine pills were produced, three of which were high-grade, and six were mid-grade.

“Not bad!” Gu Qing was very satisfied.

Although he was a Pill Refining Grandmaster, his cultivation was too low. The ability to refine such high-quality immortal pills was entirely due to the miraculous pill refining technique taught by Jiang Yu.

Gu Qing continued refining.

This batch yielded one top-grade pill and eight high-grade pills.

Gu Qing put away the immortal yuan pill and closed his eyes, deducing what he had gained from this refining session.

The root cause was still insufficient cultivation and inadequate control, which resulted in only one top-grade pill.

If he had a pill furnace to assist him, the effect would definitely be much better.

With that thought, Gu Qing rushed out and headed straight for the Heaven Treasure Business Building.

He didn't sell the top-grade pill. The seventeen immortal yuan pills sold for a total of 870,000 immortal crystals.

If sold outside, they wouldn't fetch this much. A high-grade pill would at most sell for 30,000 immortal crystals.

But in Morning Glow Evening Sea, the purchase price for a high-grade pill was 50,000, and a mid-grade pill was 45,000 immortal crystals.

Selling to cultivators was 5,000 immortal crystals more expensive.

“Give me five batches of immortal yuan pill immortal spirit herbs.”

Gu Qing spoke calmly.

One batch of immortal spirit herbs for immortal yuan pill cost 100,000, so five batches would be 500,000.

He wondered if the Heaven Treasure Business Building would give him a discount.

“Okay, Dan Shi Gu, please wait a moment. I’ll get them for you right away.” The beautiful young woman, with a flattering smile, quickly went to fetch the immortal spirit herbs.

At the same time, she sent a message to the manager, her heart filled with excitement.

When she sold the immortal spirit herbs to Gu Qing, she had remembered his appearance and secretly wondered if Gu Qing was a pill refiner. She hadn't expected him to actually be one.

That rich pill fragrance couldn't be mistaken. Gu Qing was a newly arrived immortal pill refiner. Reporting this would definitely earn her a reward.

The cultivators who had followed Gu Qing earlier, as well as those in the hall, looked at Gu Qing with awe and flattery, not daring to disturb him rashly.

Their hearts were filled with envy.

They risked their lives outside for decades or even centuries, yet they might not even earn hundreds of thousands of immortal crystals.

Gu Qing, on the other hand, earned it effortlessly in just a few days.

How could they not be envious and jealous?

Gu Qing sat in the hall, ignoring the eager gazes around him, pondering silently.

The immortal yuan pill was definitely sold cheaply. If he had negotiated, he could have sold it for tens of thousands more.

But Gu Qing wouldn't be so foolish as to bargain.

After all, bargaining would shatter his image.

However, if the Heaven Treasure Business Building didn't offer some compensation, he wouldn't come again next time.

“Li Yuzheng greets Dan Shi Gu.”

Soon, a kind-faced middle-aged man walked over quickly, his hearty smile instantly making people feel good about him.

Li Yuzheng’s cultivation was at the peak of the Divine Fire Realm, but he dared not be arrogant in front of a pill refiner who could refine high-grade immortal yuan pills.

Even outside, pill refiners who could refine high-grade pills were rare.

Not to mention in a secret realm.

It was conceivable that Gu Qing’s background was astonishingly great; otherwise, Gu Qing would never dare to appear here so openly.

It must be said that these people’s imaginations were quite vivid.

Gu Qing hadn’t done anything yet, but he had already become an unprovokable existence.

“Hmm.”

Gu Qing hummed in acknowledgment and spoke indifferently, “Are the spirit herbs ready?”

“They are ready.”

Li Yuzheng presented them with both hands and said with a smile, “Dan Shi Gu, since you are new here, these five batches of immortal spirit herbs are a small token of goodwill from my Heaven Treasure Business Building.”

Immortal spirit herbs worth 500,000 immortal crystals were given away for free just like that.

“Hmm!”

Gu Qing accepted them calmly, as if they were not 500,000 immortal spirit herbs, but an ordinary item.

This scene made the surrounding people red with envy, regretting why they weren't pill refiners.

Returning to the cave dwelling, Gu Qing immediately began refining without stopping.

However, this time he controlled the heat, refining some low-grade and mid-grade pills.

If he refined all high-grade pills, it would be too conspicuous.

This world never lacked cultivators who would take risks.

To be on the safe side, it was better to keep a low profile.

As for top-grade pills, Gu Qing dared not expose them.

However, after several such transactions, Gu Qing's reputation spread.

The entrance to his cave dwelling was almost overflowing with people, all wanting Gu Qing to refine a batch for them.

They would provide their own immortal spirit herbs and give him 30% of the pills, plus some immortal crystals as remuneration.

If he succeeded in refining, they would make a fortune.

If the refining failed, Gu Qing bore no responsibility and still collected the immortal crystal remuneration.

Zhi Meng returned, looking haggard and travel-worn. Seeing the dense crowd at the entrance, she was startled.

After observing for a while and finding no abnormalities, she directly opened the formation and entered.

The rich medicinal fragrance wafted over, sweeping away her fatigue.

“You really are refining pills.”

Zhi Meng rubbed her forehead.

For a moment, she hadn’t thought that Gu Qing would return to his old profession.

“Master, I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, I have a sense of proportion. I’m only refining low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade pills, just like any ordinary pill refiner. It’s fine.”

Gu Qing said with a smile.

“That’s good.”

Hearing this, Zhi Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

If he was just an ordinary pill refiner, it wasn’t a big problem.

She was afraid that Gu Qing would be reckless and refine top-grade pills for sale.

If that happened, it would definitely alarm the City Lord's Mansion, and the consequences would be unpredictable.

“Master, where did you go and come back from?” Gu Qing asked.

Zhi Meng shook her head, not answering, but instead asked.

“How many immortal crystals have you earned?”

“Fifteen million.”

Gu Qing answered truthfully.

Hearing this, Zhi Meng’s red lips twitched, and a hint of frustration appeared on her face.

Are you kidding me? She had schemed and calculated outside, even killing the little imp guarding the city gate.

After all that struggle, all the immortal crystals she earned, excluding the magic treasures that couldn't be sold, totaled less than a million.

Yet Gu Qing could easily get fifteen million.

People really couldn’t be compared.

Not only could she not compare with Gu Qing, but other pill refiners couldn’t compare with Gu Qing either.

Many people believed that pill refiners were the most profitable, and every pill refiner was rolling in money.

In fact, this was a wrong perception.

On the contrary, pill refiners were among the poorest.

Many pill refiners only maintained a superficial glamour, but in reality, they were deeply in debt.

Because the success rate of pill refining was very low, every time a batch of spirit pills was ruined, it cost money.

Also, to improve pill refining techniques, one definitely had to buy spirit herbs for practice.

God knows how many times they failed before they could succeed.

A pill refiner like Gu Qing, who had never failed, was extremely rare in the world.

Of course, there were also some exceptionally talented pill refiners whose success rates were very high, earning them a fortune.

But those were ultimately a minority.

In short, it was a case of some having too much, and others having too little.

Thinking this, Zhi Meng looked proud. Her disciple was indeed amazing, unparalleled in the world.

She shared in his glory.

“Give it to me, I’m going out to buy some equipment.” Zhi Meng said with a smile, without the slightest embarrassment.

Because she knew very well that Gu Qing didn’t need immortal crystals for his cultivation at all.

She didn't need them either.

It was simply because Gu Qing had given her too much Xuan Huang Mother Qi.

The reason she was able to convert all her immortal essence within four months, besides her high comprehension and creating her own cultivation technique, was more due to the Xuan Huang Mother Qi.

“Here!”

Gu Qing threw the immortal crystals to her and asked curiously, “Master, what do you need immortal crystals for?”

“To buy some special magic treasures.”

Zhi Meng didn't hide anything and answered truthfully.

The so-called special magic treasures were those that could detect time turbulence in advance, as well as various healing and detoxifying pills, and maps and coordinates of Morning Glow Evening Sea, and so on.

Even the coordinates of Heguang Immortal City had to be purchased.

The coordinates of one Heguang Immortal City were not expensive, but the coordinates of three thousand Heguang Immortal Cities would cost a million immortal crystals.

In addition, gathering information, exchanging information with others, and so on, all required money.

In short, there were many places to spend money.

Before being fully prepared, Zhi Meng would not take Gu Qing away from Heguang Immortal City.

“Oh!”

Gu Qing oh-ed and looked at the haggard Zhi Meng, falling into silence.

Zhi Meng was simply a woman like an eagle.

She bore all the hardships on her own shoulders, facing the wind and frost alone.

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