Chapter Fifteen: Selling Cuteness

  The other party did not expect Shi Dong to agree so readily and was prepared for him to haggle over the price, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

  Shi Dong put two Ling Stones in his hand and then flipped his hand over, chuckling: "Wang Shixiong, medicine or book?"

  He looked at him deeply, took out the Qi-training pill and a small booklet from his storage waistband, and handed them over to Shi Dong along with the two bottles of nourishing blood pills.

  Shi Dong didn't even look at it and put it into his storage waistband, then cupped his hands in a gesture of gratitude towards Wang and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Wang, for your help. If I successfully pass the one-year test, I will definitely repay you another day. Wishing you prosperity in business, progress in cultivation, and we'll meet again someday."

  After finishing speaking, he was about to leave when Wang Shixiong beckoned with his hand and called out in a low voice, "Wait a minute, I have something to ask you, Shidi."

  Shi Dong turned around with a smile all over his face, "Please ask, Shixiong."

  Wang Shige looked at him with a strange gaze and asked, "Shidi, I handed the medicine and book over to you, why didn't you check them before putting them away? Are you... not afraid that I deceived you?"

  "Hey!" Shi Dong waved his hand and said magnanimously: "Elder Wang, you're a noble person with a good fortune, just one look at you and I can tell you're an honest and straightforward person. How could you cheat me, a newly joined junior brother, for two pieces of spirit stones? Elder Wang is being righteous towards me, if I don't trust Elder Wang anymore, it would be too unjust!"

  He patted his storage belt and winked with a smile: "Could it be... that it's really fake?"

  Wang Shige was amused by this sentence and couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that it had been a long time since he'd seen such a clever and interesting new disciple. Other disciples would haggle over the price of medicine, but this person was different - he was both clever and generous.

  It doesn't hurt to socialize a bit, who knows it might come in handy someday.

  He narrowed his small eyes and said seriously: "This medicine is naturally genuine, no fake, suitable for both children and adults!"

  As soon as this was said, both of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Haha... " Wang Baobao smiled and took out a bottle of medicine, handing it to Shi Dong. "Little brother is really interesting, I, Wang Baobao, have made friends with you. Here, this bottle of Qi-refining Dan is a gift for you, as a meeting gift."

  Shi Dong smiled secretly in his heart, the previous grandeur was all intentionally put on, one to test what kind of person Wang Baobao is, and two to leave a good impression on the other party, laying a good foundation for future long-term cooperation.

  Who would have thought that with just a small trick, Wang Bao would take the bait, and he couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

  Also, Shi Dong was young and naive, Wang Baobao didn't think that he had been struggling in the tea house for three years, with more twists and turns than an adult. Plus, the two looked similar, both with round faces and small eyes, and they both had a rustic air about them, which made them naturally compatible, so she developed a good impression of Shi Dong.

  At once, Shi Dong's face showed surprise and delight. He bowed his hands to receive the medicine bottle and said excitedly: "Brother Wang... is willing to regard me with such importance, it really makes... it really makes me have no way to repay you. Don't mention it, from now on whatever Brother Wang instructs, I will definitely go through water and fire for him!"

  By this time, Shi Dong's two small eyes had welled up with tears, and his appearance was extremely moving.

  Wang Baobao was deeply moved, patting his shoulder with his hand, saying repeatedly: "Good! Good! Younger brother, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me, I'll definitely help. Heh! Being able to make friends with a brother like you who has a sense of justice is my good fortune! With your courage and wisdom, heh heh, if I'm not mistaken, you will soar to great heights in the future. On that day, don't forget about me, your older brother!"

  "En!" Shi Dong nodded slightly and put away the bottle of Cultivation Elixir.

  Delighted to bid farewell to Wang Bao, he returned to his own cave, and Shi Dong eagerly took out the book "Nine Months to Break Through the Refining Qi Period First Layer". He opened the cover page and saw a line of black ink small characters prominently displayed above - "Blood and tears experience, guaranteed to pass the first layer of refining qi. No deception, like fake goods."

  Couldn't help but burst out laughing, recalling the chubby appearance of Wang Shige, with two small eyes filled with sincerity saying: "No cheating between children and elders, genuine goods."

  He couldn't help but want to laugh, and it's really unknown whether this secret book is as powerful as the rumors say.

  He immediately concentrated his mind and carefully studied it word by word.

  He was greatly surprised after reading it, and the various cultivation experiences and insights recorded in it actually enlightened him quite a bit, making him feel both astonished and delighted.

  Surprisingly, some of the dangers in cultivation, if not pointed out, would have been stepped into; Fortunately, some incredible cultivation secrets, if cultivated according to this, can at least reduce many detours and increase the speed of cultivation by at least 30%.

  Zhí ràng shí dòng dà hū: "zhuàn le! zhuàn le!"

  Translation:

  "Made a profit! Made a profit!"

  Hurriedly reciting it repeatedly, Shi Dong took out the Nourishing Blood Pill and opened the medicine bottle. A bright red pill like blood rolled out, with a few strands of bloody threads on its surface.

  It is said that this was refined with the essence of spiritual beasts, and after taking it, it has the effect of consolidating the foundation, strengthening the body, and repairing damage to the meridians.

  Shi Dong's heart was stirred with a thread of excitement, while other disciples were probably still closed in bitter practice, he had already taken a shortcut, not only mastering the correct cultivation method but also preparing such an effective elixir, hoping to make up for his lack of talent and pass the first year's test smoothly.

  He took off his outer garment, took a deep breath, cast aside all distractions, and with a swift motion of his arm, he swallowed the Nourishing Blood Pill. Instantly, he felt a scorching hot ball of fire rolling into his abdomen.

  With eyes closed and introspection, a vigorous fireball like the sun is seen, emitting blood-colored rays, burning vigorously in the Dan Tian. This is the powerful medicinal power contained in the Nourishing Blood Pill, which needs to be absorbed and resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will burn the Dan Tian.

  Shi Dong was scorched by the heat and let out a muffled hum, his body swaying as he hastily picked up a stone pedestal with both hands and slowly moved forward around the stone table with his legs exerting force.

  One step

  Two steps

  Three steps...

  In an instant, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed profusely all over his head and face. The seven major chakras on Chi Guo's body were bright red and bulging out, spinning wildly as streams of blood and sweat flowed across his body like small creeks.

  Shi Dong's small face turned bright red with effort, every step he took seemed to use up all his strength.

  Rise, rise, rise...

  He walked with difficulty, but gritted his teeth and persisted, urging the wheel to turn and refine the evil spirit's work. On the one hand, he absorbed the power of the medicine to repair the wheel, and on the other hand, he refined the evil true gas in his body, driving out the spiritual impurities from within.

  In a subtle and imperceptible way, threads of almost invisible energy emanated from the pores of his skin, which were the impurities of the spiritual energy that he had previously absorbed into his body.

  This kind of bitter practice is exactly from that book "Nine Months to Break Through the Refining Qi Period First Layer", which mentions that the magic power of the Demon Gate is dynamic, so after taking the Nourishing Blood Pill, and then increasing the flow of qi and blood in the physical body, it will stimulate the meridians throughout the body to run in a super normal state, naturally allowing for better absorption of the medicinal properties.

  Long-term adherence to this practice will make the physical body stronger than other practitioners, and the spiritual power will also be refined to a higher level.

  But the disadvantages are also very obvious, one is that the cultivation is too painful, the meridians all over the body are stimulated by the intense running of qi and blood, causing endless pain, and sweating blood; another is that it is necessary to take nourishing blood dan and other strong physical tonic medicine to assist in cultivation, otherwise the whole body's qi and blood will be damaged, resulting in a counterproductive effect.

  Therefore, this tyrannical cultivation method is particularly dependent on elixirs. In the initial stages, the Blood Nourishing Elixir was still affordable, but later on, those more expensive elixirs would make cultivators hesitant to take another step forward.

  However, Shi Dong wouldn't consider those things at this time. What he needs to focus on now is to quickly repair the damage to his meridians, expel the impurities in his dantian, and then complete the challenge of breaking through the first layer of the Qi Refining stage within a year.

  Half a time later, the medicinal power of the Nourishing Blood Pill was finally absorbed, and Shi Dong collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

  But he didn't dare to stop, and took out the Qi-gathering pill, which was a grayish-black medicinal pellet that emitted a strong yin aura just by smelling it, making people shiver involuntarily.

  He raised his neck, and the stone moved again to swallow this elixir, instantly a ball of cold air rolled into his abdomen, and in his dantian another grayish-black sun rose, emitting threads of grayish-black yin energy in all directions.

  This yin energy is three times more concentrated and pure than the outside world, although it's not as fast as absorbing the evil spirit stone, but it has an advantage in that it takes the way of monarch, minister, assistant and envoy during refining, making it safer.

  Indeed, Shi Dong was desperately urging the circulation of the wheel to turn the killing god's work, refining this group of yin energy. However, he was still frozen stiff, almost to the point of being petrified, when a layer of misty air emerged from the yin energy, wrapping around its outer layer and leaving only a small hole slowly releasing the yin energy.

  This allowed Shi Dong to let out a sigh of relief and begin to carefully and slowly refine the medicinal power.

  One moment

  Two quarters of an hour

  Three o'clock...

  Taking advantage of the prosperity of Qi and blood in his body, Shi Dong only refined for more than half a time, and he had already refined this exercise pill.

  At this time, he was already exhausted, but the dantian was filled with a lively and vigorous true qi, which had increased by more than ten times compared to before. Before, it was just a faint thread, now it was as big as a sesame seed.

  This made Shi Dongxi so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and indeed, taking the elixir to cultivate was fast. The true energy was very pure, with almost no spiritual energy impurities inside.

  What made him even happier was that his whole body felt warm and comfortable, with a kind of numbness and relaxation.

  It seems that the fake Blood Nourishing Pill and Qi Cultivating Pill are quite effective, Wang Baobao didn't cheat him. By using the special cultivation method in the small booklet, the effect actually reached its best.

  "Alas... unfortunately, the dan medicine can't be taken continuously. After this practice session, I'll have to wait at least half a month before I can practice again." Shi shook his head, looking regretful.

  The original elixir enhances cultivation, after all, it is borrowed from external forces. To make the body fully absorb and merge the medicinal power, it will take some time. As for the length of this time, it will gradually shorten with the increase in the number of times taking the same type of elixir, and the effect will become weaker and weaker until a certain cultivation realm is reached, at which point it will completely lose its effect.

  This was naturally not what Shi Dong was worried about at this time, he had already fallen asleep from exhaustion.

  All I saw was his little red face, rarely showing a smile, mumbling a sentence of nonsense: "Mom... little sister... hehe... braised pork is delicious, right?"