Qi Zhiheng carefully put away the pills. With his current cultivation level, he didn't need level nine pills. If Tong Zixing could also successfully reach the Tribulation Transcending stage, he could sell these pills to her.
When Qi Zhiheng left the space, only a few hours had passed outside.
After having some free time, Qi Zhiheng decided to inspect the cultivators in his city lord's mansion.
Qi Zhiheng first refined a batch of Exorcism Pills that could temporarily control inner demons, and sent people to inform the city lord's mansion cultivators who were unable to break through due to inner demons, so that the city lord could personally treat them.
Demonic energy has appeared in those larger forces, and Qi Zhiheng wonders if the same thing will happen in a small town like theirs. He feels it is necessary to investigate, lest something happen and affect his own town.
Qi Zhiheng sent Chu Huaifeng over.
During this period, Qi Zhiheng was away, and Chu Huaifeng was in charge of managing the city affairs. Although Chu Huaifeng had never been a city lord, he had always lived in a first-class city and was quite good at managing the city. Qi Zhiheng trusted him to help manage it.
Chu Huaifeng asked, "City Lord, what brings you here?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "I recently discovered something that has at least affected those at the Mahayana stage. Now that you are helping me manage the city, there are some things I want you to know so that you won't be caught off guard when something happens."
"Go on," Chu Huaifeng said, waiting for Qi Zhiheng to continue.
Qi Zhiheng asked him to sit down, and then explained the Netherworld Seed, Netherworld Fungus, and the Heart Demon to him, making sure he understood the ins and outs of these matters. He then spread the word that he was offering to treat the Heart Demon for free.
After hearing this, Chu Huaifeng became somewhat nervous: "Do you want to check me out? Could I have also been infected by the demonic energy?"
Qi Zhiheng was also unsure, but he checked Chu Huaifeng as instructed and said calmly, "You're fine, perfectly fine."
"No way? I'm such a powerful Mahayana stage cultivator, why aren't they targeting me? Do they look down on me?" Chu Huaifeng was somewhat incredulous.
Qi Zhiheng had never seen anyone so eager to be infected by demonic energy.
He had previously considered whether he could try to get the ninth-grade spiritual herb from Chu Huaifeng. After all, they were both at the peak of the Mahayana stage, but Chu Huaifeng was much older than Tong Zixing, and usually, he would have accumulated more resources in the same situation.
After learning of his thoughts, Chu Huaifeng said helplessly that he had spent almost all of his wealth on treating his son over the years, so how could he possibly have any level nine spiritual herbs?
Qi Zhiheng remained expressionless; the Mahayana cultivator he had invited to guard the area was truly... hard to describe.
After finishing his business, Qi Zhiheng waited for the person to come to his door.
Upon learning that they could see the city lord, quite a few people came, hoping the city lord would take a look.
The treatment is free, but the recipient must exchange corresponding spiritual herbs for the pills used in it.
Qi Zhiheng didn't refine these pills for nothing; he couldn't possibly give them away to too many people for free.
On the first day, Qi Zhiheng welcomed the first batch of cultivators.
Qi Zhiheng stood in front of the numerous cultivators and directly used his soul power to cover a large area. He possessed a dark spiritual root, so he didn't need to investigate these cultivators whose cultivation was far inferior to his own.
Upon examining the six cultivators, Qi Zhiheng indeed discovered something unusual about them.
Three of them were cultivators who failed during their tribulation, and the other three were cultivators who had not yet undergone their tribulation but vaguely sensed that they were plagued by inner demons and dared not undergo it.
Qi Zhiheng kept these six people behind for the time being, and sold a Calamity-Expelling Pill to the others who truly had inner demons, while sending the others away without inner demons.
The remaining six people are all at the Integration Stage. Three of them are at the peak of the Integration Stage after failing to transcend the tribulation, and the other three are at least at the late stage of the Third Integration Stage.
Qi Zhiheng found these people somewhat unfamiliar: "When did you join? I don't remember having any of you in the City Lord's Mansion."
One of them stepped forward and replied, "City Lord, there are four of us cultivators who followed Senior Chu here. We arrived two months ago because Senior Chu said he was short-handed in this city, so he sent us here."
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "I see. But I didn't expect you to be willing to come to my small town."
The man replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, it's like this: Senior Chu said that we can exchange for quite a few pills in this city, including many top-grade pills, so we came here."
Qi Zhiheng thought to himself, "So it turns out that the allure of my own pills is greater."
The other two stepped forward and said, "City Lord, we were also recruited by Senior Chu some time ago. We joined because the treatment was quite good, and we have all signed contracts, so please rest assured."
Qi Zhiheng had indeed prepared a number of contracts and handed them to Chu Huaifeng, so that each new cultivator would sign one.
Qi Zhiheng's fondness for signing contracts is already well-known in the city.
Qi Zhiheng didn't think there was anything wrong with signing the contract; he believed that a signed contract was the most secure relationship.
Seeing that these people's origins made sense, Qi Zhiheng said, "Your inner demons are quite severe. It will take some time for you to deal with them. Come with me."
Qi Zhiheng led the six people into a room, then asked Yang Yitian to watch over them, while he left first.
Qi Zhiheng didn't want too many people to know that he cultivated Buddhism and Taoism. There are significant differences between Buddhist and Taoist cultivation. Generally speaking, cultivating both immortals and Buddhas is not a simple matter. He was able to cultivate Buddhism only because his cultivation method and spiritual root were somewhat special.
Therefore, when he returned, he transformed into the appearance of a monk.
When Qi Zhiheng returned to the six people, they simply assumed he was a master Qi Zhiheng had invited to help.
Qi Zhiheng didn't waste any words, but said to his disciples, "Sit down first, and I will chant sutras to expel your inner demons."
Yang Yitian said, "You should listen to him."
When Yang Yitian saw Qi Zhiheng's attire, he was actually a little stunned! His Daoist partner had actually become a monk!!!
But upon closer inspection, it's actually quite stylish. I might try dressing up like that next time; it would be quite fun.
Yang Yitian shook his head, closed the door, and went out.
Qi Zhiheng began chanting scriptures for several cultivators whose cultivation levels were below his, so it didn't take as long as it did for Tong Zixing.
Two days later, Qi Zhiheng opened the door and went out.
Yang Yitian happened to be outside: "Is everything ready?"
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "It's all settled. I'll go change my clothes first." After changing his clothes, Qi Zhiheng reopened the room and gave each of the six cultivators a Dispelling Calamity Pill.
Qi Zhiheng saw them off at the door: "Go back and rest for a while. If you want to break through to the Mahayana stage, you can come and find me."
The cultivators were all somewhat stunned, not understanding what Qi Zhiheng meant.
Qi Zhiheng, unusually good-natured, explained, "I have some pills that can enhance breakthrough effects. You can buy them from me. I have quite a few top-grade pills that I can sell to you."
"Lord, how much does this pill cost? I'd like to buy one right now," said a cultivator at the peak of the Integration stage.
Qi Zhiheng handed him a bottle of pills: "I don't really need any reward. Just don't turn on me after you break through to the Mahayana stage and continue to work for me."
If one accepts this pill, it means one agrees to stay in this small city and work hard, and not to defect to other forces.
Without hesitation, the cultivator accepted the pill: "City Lord, I will do my utmost to serve you in the future."
The reason he chose to join a city was simply because he had always wanted to break through, but he could never do so. His momentum was disrupted by his inner demons during his tribulation, and he basically lost the possibility of breaking through to the Mahayana stage.
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, he naturally didn't hesitate! Even if he was trapped in this city for a long time to come, it didn't matter.
Besides this one person, the other two cultivators who had failed their tribulations also received pills. For cultivators who originally had no hope of advancing further, being able to take another step forward was naturally the best outcome.
In fact, they had all signed contracts and were basically supposed to work hard for Qi Zhiheng. However, some of them had other ideas, and Qi Zhiheng wouldn't do anything to them, but his trust in them would just decrease a bit.
After Qi Zhiheng handed out the pills, he truly sent them away.
Chu Huaifeng then emerged, asking, "Can these guys really break through?" It wasn't that he doubted it, but breaking through to the Great Ascension stage wasn't something one could just do at will. If all three of them broke through, wouldn't their city have six Great Ascension stage cultivators?!
A third-tier city actually has six Mahayana stage cultivators?! Only a second-tier city could possibly attract so many people!
Qi Zhiheng said, "Whether they can break through or not depends on their own fortune. However, I think their foundations are quite solid. Taking an extra pill is just an extra layer of protection."
Chu Huaifeng clicked his tongue and said, "You're quite good at taking credit, aren't you? Those cultivators were already very confident of breaking through. If they take these pills and break through, won't they have to give you half the credit?"
Qi Zhiheng smiled and said, "You can't say that. My pills are indeed effective. Don't try to smear me."
Chu Huaifeng rolled his eyes.
Qi Zhiheng said, "This new Nascent Soul cultivator is not bad. Why don't you find a few more Nascent Soul cultivators to bring back?" If the cultivation levels of these cultivators can be improved, their city will definitely become stronger.
Chu Huaifeng said, "The notice has already been posted. I'll have someone add a new one later."
After settling things in the city, Qi Zhiheng focused on refining elixirs.
A month later, Tong Zixing contacted Qi Zhiheng again via text message.
Qi Zhiheng took out the communication jade slip to check the message. It only described the general news.
These messages revealed that quite a few disciples on Lianhuan Island had been found to have traces of demonic energy on them.
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