Chapter Thirty-Four Return to Old Residence

  "In order to advance to the third layer of Qi training within half a year, relying on conventional methods is definitely not feasible." Su Che thought to himself: "Lao Hei, do you have any suggestions in this regard?"

  "Master," Laohei replied after a moment's thought, "there are many ways to increase your cultivation speed. Given your current condition, you can only rely on medicinal pills and spiritual stone formations."

  "What is the Ling Stone Formation?"

  Taking a large amount of Dan medicine to enhance his strength, Su Che naturally knew about it, but the term 'Ling Stone Formation' was something he had heard for the first time.

  Lao Hei replied, "There is a special array disc that can inlay over a dozen or even more spirit stones. When the master sits on the array disc to cultivate, they can absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth while also absorbing the pure spiritual energy within the spirit stones. The cultivation speed can be increased several times. The downside is that the consumption of spirit stones is extremely alarming."

  "I see!" Su Che praised: "I didn't expect it, Old Hei, you really know a lot."

  "Master, don't forget that I was born with the memories of human cultivator Chen Shi merged into me. Just now, I also peeked at some of the memories in Han Youming's mind. After all, they are also third-layer Qi-refining cultivators who have been in the cultivation world for seven or eight years, so they must know more things than you."

  "Not bad, the life experience of the prisoners is also a valuable treasure, and it should be fully excavated." Su Che raised one and thought of three, and ordered: "Lao Hei, summarize the cultivation experiences of these two prisoners, and find time to tell me in detail later."

  The old black promised loudly.

  ……

  Outside Xuanji City, Su Che cupped his hands and bowed to the Lei siblings, saying: "Lei Shixiong, Qingxue Shijie, I'm going into the city for a while and will return to Xuanji Peak in a few days."

  Xuanji City is still more than a day's journey away from the Xuanji Peak of the Tianxuan Mountain Range, and it's even farther than going to the Yinwind Gorge. It's really not easy to make a round trip, so Su Che has to finish his private matters before returning to the mountain gate.

  "Alright, see you again on the mountain." Lei Xiang nodded in agreement with a very painful smile.

  Arriving at Xuanji City, safety was no longer a concern, and no one dared to lay a hand on the disciples of Tianxuan Sect. Lei Xiao didn't need to remind them of anything else. Moreover, the trip to Yinfeng Gorge had proven that Su Che indeed had some real skills, with overall strength far surpassing that of an ordinary Qi Refining first layer cultivator.

  Lei Qingxue's voice was soft and gentle as she said, "Su Shidi, this time's spiritual grass collection task, thanks to your special talent in searching, has saved us a lot of time. I won't say thank you, but from now on, if there's anything that needs help, just let us know."

  "Snow is too polite, this is what should be done." Su Che replied humbly: "In the future, if there are similar search tasks, sister can still call me."

  Teaming up with people like Lei Jia's siblings to complete tasks is a mutually beneficial thing, and Su Che is also enthusiastic about it.

  "It's settled then!" Lei Qingxue smiled and took out two bottles of elixir from her Qiankun bag, saying softly: "This time when you went to the Yin Wind Gorge, you didn't even accept the corresponding collection task, at least you lost 200 contribution points... These two bottles of elixir are our way of thanking you, brother and sister."

  "No, no, Qingxue sister is too polite." Su Che slightly stunned, hurriedly refused. Since he didn't accept the corresponding collection task beforehand, it was entirely his own mistake, and he couldn't blame others, so there's no reason to accept her compensation!

  "It's not that we're being polite, but you're being too polite!" Lei Xiao took the dan medicine from his sister's hand and forcibly stuffed it into Su Che's arms: "It's just two bottles of dan medicine, no need to be so hesitant."

  "Alright then, thank you Sister Su." Su Che also wasn't one to nag, and so he calmly accepted this kind intention.

  Two bottles of Dan medicine are labeled with 'Xǐ Móu Dān' and 'Níng Qì Dān', which belong to the auxiliary Dan medicine most suitable for Su Che's current stage.

  "Xǐ máo dān" has the effects of washing and cutting hair, expanding meridians, enhancing physical quality, and removing impurities. Long-term use is beneficial for strengthening and laying the foundation of the flesh. In the stage of practicing Qi, the practitioner's flesh is just a container, and only when this container becomes more resilient can it hold more true Qi.

  The effect of 'Condensing Qi Pill' is simple and straightforward, which is to assist the cultivator in generating more true qi. The amount of true qi that can be generated by taking one Condensing Qi Pill is equivalent to a whole day's worth of absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy through hard work.

  It's a coincidence that Su Che entered Xuanji City for the purpose of buying these two kinds of elixirs, but the two bottles given by Lei Qingxue are definitely not enough. To retreat for half a year, he needs more than ten bottles of each kind.

  After that, the three of them bid each other farewell. The Lei siblings returned to their mountain gate, while Su Che turned around and walked into Xuanji City.

  Buying the elixir can wait, Su Che first wants to go back to the small courtyard he used to rent. To be precise, it should be the one that the previous 'Su Che' rented before borrowing a corpse to return his soul...

  At first, this small courtyard was jointly rented by four self-cultivating disciples: Su Che, Jiang Chen, Wang Shixiong and Hu Tou. Now, Su Che and Jiang Chen have left one after another. I reckon only Wang Shixiong and Hu Tou are still here.

  Walking on the main street of Xuanji City, Su Che, wearing the outer door disciple's Taoist robe, enjoyed the admiring glances from countless self-cultivating disciples. Their mentality, Su Che was naturally extremely clear, and although his experience as a self-cultivating disciple for over three years had absorbed others' memories, it was also deeply felt.

  Entering the courtyard, there was no need to knock on each door. Su Che had already confirmed through Lao Hei's clairvoyance that Wang Zhen Shu (Wang Shi Xiong) and Hu Tou were in their respective rooms diligently cultivating. Especially Wang Zhen Shu, with a bone age of fifteen, the elimination was imminent.

  "Tiger Head, Wang Shixiong..."

  Su Che shouted in the courtyard, and soon they both came out of the house.

  "Junior Brother Su." The two of them were smiling and about to come over, but upon seeing Su Che's attire, they hesitated for a moment before changing their words to "Master... Uncle Master."

  Su Che hastily waved his hand: "We're all brothers, don't ever call me Shifu or anything like that."

  Hutou hehe silly smile, Wang Zhen Shu is slightly nodding.

  "Hasn't anyone moved into this room of mine yet?"

  "No." Wang Zhen Shu replied: "Without your explanation, how can I rent it out to someone else?"

  "Alright, let's go inside and talk."

  Su Che walked into the house first, and it was clean and tidy inside. Although no one had lived there for over 20 days, there wasn't a speck of dust on the table, which showed that they were still insisting on cleaning their rooms every day.

  Su Che fell silent for a moment, and some memories related to this emerged one after another. The Su Che of the past had lived in this bedroom for more than three years, experiencing all kinds of bitterness and sweetness...

  After the three sat down, Hu Tou's eyes were filled with envy and joy, and he spoke first: "Great, Su Shixiong, you've really become a formal disciple! The jade token at your waist, is it the waist token of one of the top ten main peaks?"

  "Yes, I have already joined the Mystic Peak." Su Che nodded lightly.

  "Congratulations, Shixiong." Wang Zhen Shu also changed his way of addressing him. No matter how familiar they were, he didn't dare to call Su Che "Shidi" anymore. However, the envy and expectation in his eyes were hard to conceal.

  Su Che could understand their mentality at this moment, good friends who lived under the same roof had already taken the lead and achieved results that made them look up to them, their feelings were naturally more complicated. Envy was inevitable, but more of it was hope, hoping that they could bring help to them in some aspects.

  After a few casual chats, Su Che took out some chunks of Xiong's meat from the Qiankun bag and piled them on the table, weighing over 200 kilograms.

  There are over a thousand catties of bear meat left in the Qiankun bag, which won't spoil even after another month. However, during these days, Su Che ate every day and almost vomited at the sight of these pieces of meat.

  "Look at this..." Wang Zhen Shu and Hu Tou were slightly stunned as they gazed at the bright red meat chunks on the table.

  "The flesh and blood of the Red-backed Demon Bear is a highly nourishing substance!" Su Che explained: "I was able to successfully generate true energy only after eating this thing for several days in a row."

  "Really?" Wang Zhen Shu's eyes gleamed as he stared at the bear meat, wishing he could pounce on it and devour it in big bites... The deadline for his 15-year-old bone age was approaching, and every day was a torment, his heart burning with anxiety, the taste of which was hard to describe...

  At last, I've finally seen a glimmer of hope!

  "These bear meats, you two divide them up and finish eating them within a few days. Adjust your mood and breaking through to the first layer of Qi shouldn't be difficult." Su Che said with a gentle tone.

  "Alright, alright, thank you, Master Brother, thank you, Master Brother..." Wang Zhen Shu and Hu Tou nodded vigorously, thanking him repeatedly.

  Most self-taught disciples are in a very difficult situation, with no deep background, no good family, no spirit stones to buy elixirs, and no ability to hunt and kill demonic beasts, almost unable to get any external help.

  Actually, self-taught disciples like Wang Zhen Shu have relatively excellent qualities in all aspects and only need a little external help to break through the constraints, surpass themselves, and achieve their long-held dreams.

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