"That's right. You need to refine 10 Blood Coagulation Pills, 10 Pulse Restoration Pills, and 10 Yuan Rejuvenation Pills within ten days. You need to refine three pills every day. Fellow Daoist Susu, you will have to work hard for the next ten days."

"No! I just finished working overtime, and you want me to work ten more days? You can't torture me like this!"

"Susu."

"...Yes, Miss."

In the evening, at Qin Gengyun's home, a familiar conversation took place again.

Under Qiu Zhihe's order, Liusu had to put down her bowl and follow Qin Gengyun into the alchemy room.

Qiu Zhihe returned to her bedroom, took out the seeds, and planted the spiritual herbs needed for the Blood Coagulation Pill, the Pulse Renewal Pill, and the Yuan Hui Pill in five spiritual plant pots. She even planted the seeds of those worthless common medicinal herbs.

During these ten days, Qin Gengyun will be in seclusion to make pills, and at the same time he has to practice and dual cultivation, so naturally he has no time to go out.

He continued to pour spiritual power into the five spiritual plant pots. After an hour, Qiu Zhihe stopped while breathing slightly.

As I walked out of the bedroom, I heard Liusu's excited and hoarse shouting in the alchemy room.

She shook her head and walked into the bathroom holding her clothes.

He filled the large iron pot with water, stretched out his jade palm, and a ball of flame burst out from his palm, quickly heating up the water in the pot.

With a wave of his hand, ripples appeared in the pot and the hot water drew an arc and flew into the bathtub.

After taking off the clothes, a perfect body was revealed, and the small feet were raised and stepped into the bathtub.

Sit down slowly, tilt your head back, and rest the back of your head on the edge of the tub.

Close your eyes.

Suddenly, the water in the tub began to boil, and then froze.

Qiu Zhihe's figure grew taller, her shoulders and mountains emerged from the water, her long hair danced, and her jet-black hair turned half fiery red and half snow-white.

The air in the bathroom became half hot and half cold.

After a while, Qiu Zhihe's figure slowly recovered and her long hair turned back to black.

The air around also returned to calm.

She opened her eyes, and a cold light flashed in her almond-shaped eyes.

"I'm at the fifth level of Qi training... but it's still too slow."

Four hours later.

Qin Gengyun returned to the bedroom, but saw that the candle was still lit in the room and Qiu Zhihe was sitting cross-legged on the bed, still practicing.

Qiu Zhihe opened her eyes when she heard Qin Gengyun coming in. Qin Gengyun walked to the bedside:

"Why are you practicing so late today?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at him with a pair of cold almond eyes, but her words were surprising:

"From today on, we will... do it twice more."

If the couple were deeply in love, this would naturally be understandable, but Qiu Zhihe sounded cold as ice when she said this, and there was no feeling of love between husband and wife at all.

It's like a routine.

"Zhihe."

Qin Gengyun thought about it and finally asked:

"I still don't understand why you would marry me when I have nothing."

Qiu Zhihe did not answer, but said calmly: "It's time to practice."

"Zhihe, you..."

Qin Gengyun was about to ask again, but Qiu Zhihe flicked her slender hand and the candlelight went out.

…

…

Three days later.

The seventh hundred breaths ended.

[Cultivation: Qi training level 4, 1000/1000]

[Skills: Second-level Alchemist, 1/500]

[Spiritual roots: Fire-type middle-grade spiritual roots (450/1000), Ice-type middle-grade spiritual roots (457/1000)]

[Available training points: 2]

[The cultivation level can be broken through, do you want to break through immediately? 】

Qin Gengyun turned his head to look at Qiu Zhihe who had her back to him, knowing that she was still asleep, he said softly:

"Zhihe, I seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough. I'll go practice for a while."

Qiu Zhihe nodded, and Qin Gengyun got up and walked out of the bedroom.

The door closed, Qiu Zhihe turned over, her eyes flashing.

In the outer room, Qin Gengyun sat cross-legged and silently thought:

“Work hard and break through!”

The familiar pain of meridians being torn came over Qin Gengyun, but he was already familiar with it. Although his body was shaking with pain and he was sweating profusely, he was calm in his heart.

Half an hour later, the surging spiritual energy in the body was finally subdued, and it drifted obediently along the trajectory of the exercise.

Not far behind Qin Gengyun, a petite figure stood quietly.

Seeing that he was safe, he moved slightly and returned to his bedroom.

Qin Gengyun opened his eyes with a calm expression.

[Cultivation: Qi training level 5, 0/2000]

Breakthrough to the fifth level of Qi training.

However, unlike the previous two times when his cultivation level improved, Qin Gengyun was no longer ecstatic, and even lost himself in excitement.

The fifth level of Qi training only gave him the initial strength to avoid being bullied by others in Yunling Town.

However, the immortality technique he practiced was too low-level, and he had no experience in fighting others. If he really fought against someone with the same cultivation level as him, he would probably still find it difficult to win.

After refining thirty elixirs, I went to Danfu Tower to sell them, and then asked Manager Tong if he had any combat skills.

As your cultivation level improves, you will no longer encounter low-level cultivators, and you will probably encounter more dangers.

After all, any great cultivator with profound skills will have taken a life.

Although I have lived two lives as a human being, I have never been stained with blood.

This is the biggest demon and obstacle to continuing to move forward.

You never know when you will encounter a fight where your life is at stake.

When that time comes, will I be able to remain steadfast and not fear life or death?

…

Another seven days later.

Qin Gengyun came to Danfu Tower again with thirty pills in his pocket.

Tong Jinyin smiled slightly when she saw him, and the two of them didn't say much. They walked into the inner hall together tacitly.

Qin Gengyun handed the fine jade bag containing the elixir to Tong Jinyin:

"Ten blood-clotting pills, ten pulse-replenishing pills, and ten Yuan-restoring pills. Please have a look at them, Shopkeeper Tong."

Tong Jinyin took it, examined it for a moment, closed the jade bag, and picked up the teacup:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, thank you for your hard work."

Qin Gengyun also picked up the teacup: "It's my duty. Thank you, Shopkeeper Tong, for giving me the opportunity."

"Haha, no problem."

Soon the guy brought 2,400 spirit stones.

This was a huge sum of money that Qin Gengyun had never dreamed of before.

Qin Gengyun remained calm and put the spirit stone into the spirit crystal.

He placed his hands on the table, trembling slightly, and practiced his skills. He finally calmed down his excitement and asked Tong Jinyin:

"Shopkeeper Tong, does Danfu Building have Bingxin Rejuvenation Pills?"

Tong Jinyin was startled, smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, are you kidding me? The highest elixir circulating on the market is of the third grade. The Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill is a fourth-grade elixir that only the elders of the three major sects are qualified to use... Why does Fellow Daoist Qin want such an elixir?"

Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Just asking. By the way, there is one more thing. Does Shopkeeper Tong have any fighting skills for sale?"

Tong Jinyin thought for a moment, and finally said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, follow me."

He took Qin Gengyun up to the second floor and entered a small room with several rows of shelves, one of which was filled with books.

Demon-killing Sword Technique, Thunder Immortal Technique, Fire Cloud Immortal Technique, Water Dragon Technique, Ice Moon Technique, Joyous Sword Technique, Golden Cloud Fist...

They are all fighting secrets.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you also know that this kind of skills are mostly banned from sale. If we are not destined to be together, I would never sell it to you. I am taking this risk, but the price is..."

Tong Jinyin smiled slightly:

"One thousand spirit stones for one copy."