Chapter 25 Have you heard of the Nascent Soul Realm?

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A shriveled foot stepped out of the coffin, stepped on a piece of charcoal, and broke it.

Gu An saw that it was a ragged woman with disheveled hair. She was extremely thin, as if all her blood and flesh had been drained out. She was vaguely wearing a white robe with torn sleeves and trouser legs. She staggered out like a ghost.

Jiang Qiong slowly raised her face. Her face was also shriveled, her eye sockets were sunken, and her eyes were bulging, which was very scary.

Her eyes fell on Gu An, and Gu An was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.

"My dear disciple, thanks to you for helping me to make pills for the past five years, I have recovered quickly..." Jiang Qiong forced a smile, which was even more horrifying, with foul air coming out of his mouth.

She no longer called herself "this seat", but "I", which brought the two of them closer.

Gu An suppressed his discomfort and said, "This is what my disciple should do, but I am confused."

"Ask."

Jiang Qiong responded while walking towards the alchemy furnace tremblingly.

Gu An looked at her and asked, "Since refining the elixir can help you recover faster, why didn't you let my master help you refine the elixir before?"

Cheng Xuandan thought Jiang Qiong had been dead for seventy years, which means that she had been hiding here for seventy years, and Cheng Xuandan had never discovered that she was still alive.

Jiang Qiong said with a fake smile, "Because I don't trust him. Your master was only forced to become my disciple. His heart is wavering. He might betray me at any time. Half of the coffins in this cave belong to his disciples."

Gu An was silent.

He believed that Jiang Qiong was telling the truth because that was how Meng Lang ended up.

Jiang Qiong sat in front of the alchemy furnace. He raised his hand and waved it. The herbs piled beside him flew into the furnace.

"Five years have passed. What level of Foundation Establishment are you at now?" Jiang Qiong asked.

Gu An's apparent cultivation level was the fifth level of Qi Training Realm, but Jiang Qiong was certain that he was at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Gu An replied: "It's almost reached the third level."

"You're too slow. Don't neglect your practice on a daily basis. I, your master, established my foundation at the age of eighteen and formed the elixir at the age of forty. If I hadn't studied the art of alchemy and the art of formation for decades, I would have reached the Nascent Soul stage. Have you ever heard of the Nascent Soul stage?" Jiang Qiong stared at the alchemy furnace and said casually.

Gu An nodded quickly and said, "Those in the Nascent Soul stage are all immortals, and they are rarely seen in the outer sect."

"Hmph, what immortal? He's just a stronger cultivator. When I fully recover, I will find a place to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Then, you will have another Nascent Soul supporter. How about it? Are you excited?" Jiang Qiong said the latter part with a proud tone.

Her voice was charming, completely different from her terrifying image.

"Thank you for your care, Master. Do you need my help?" Gu An stepped forward and said.

Jiang Qiong replied: "Just stand by and watch me make the elixir, and chat with me while I'm at it."

She raised her hands and clapped, motioning Gu An to sit next to her.

Gu An sat down, but kept a distance from her and was alert in his heart.

No matter how good Jiang Qiong was to him, he would never take it lightly, at least until she left.

Meng Lang is a lesson for us. It is estimated that he did not doubt the process of Xuandan before his death.

Jiang Qiong asked about his background, and he did not hide it and gave a brief account of his first half of life. Of course, he did not mention the Ji family, but only said that he was born a servant and joined the Taixuan Sect only after his spiritual roots were detected.

After chatting for half an hour, Jiang Qiong let Gu An leave and asked him to wait for him for the next three nights. He would be rewarded handsomely if the task was accomplished.

Gu An arrived as expected.

The third night arrived.

Gu An sat in meditation opposite the alchemy furnace, holding the Yin-Yang Secret in his hand, and asked Jiang Qiong from time to time.

Jiang Qiong was annoyed by the questions and couldn't help but scold, "You kid are not lying to me on purpose, are you? You have reached the foundation building stage at such a young age, how can your understanding be so stupid?"

Gu An said aggrievedly: "Refine the elixir is refine the elixir, absorb the qi is absorb the qi."

Jiang Qiong suddenly didn't know what to say, and suddenly, her attention was drawn to the alchemy furnace.

More and more hot air came out of the furnace, and the air holes on the furnace cover turned dark green, which was very strange.

Gu An was horrified. What kind of elixir was she refining? Why did it feel like a poisonous elixir? Jiang Qiong's eyes were filled with excitement. She stopped talking and stared at the elixir furnace.

Time passes by every second.

Gu An was on guard at all times to avoid Jiang Qiong's surprise attack.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

A muffled sound came from the alchemy furnace, and a smile appeared on Jiang Qiong's face, which was uglier than crying.

She raised her right hand and stretched out two fingers, and the furnace cover flew up. She grabbed with her right hand, and a pill flew out of the furnace. As soon as it entered her hand, she threw it directly into her mouth.

So fast!

As if afraid that Gu An would snatch it away.

After taking the pill, Jiang Qiong immediately sat cross-legged and practiced her internal energy. In less than three breaths, wisps of white gas emerged from her body.

Gu An stood up and slowly backed away, putting some distance between him and her.

More and more white mist appeared, lingering around Jiang Qiong, making her figure blurry. At first glance, she looked like a zombie in the white fog.

Gu An began to constantly investigate her lifespan to guard against her suddenly entering the Nascent Soul stage.

Jiang Qiong's current lifespan began to increase. It was the first time that Gu An saw someone's lifespan increase like this. The numbers were quite shocking.

He suddenly became very interested in Jiang Qiong's elixir. What kind of miraculous medicine was this? Jiang Qiong's life span was not only increasing, but his aura was also rising, and soon surpassed the aura of the foundation-building stage.

A true Jindan realm cultivator!

Gu An keenly discovered that Jiang Qiong's body was recovering and its torso was getting thicker, like an inflated balloon.

There's something!

He waited patiently.

Gradually, Jiang Qiong's breathing could be heard in the cave, becoming heavier and heavier, until finally she even roared like a wild beast.

for a long time.

Jiang Qiong's panting stopped abruptly. Gu An noticed that her realm had not broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, so he was not so nervous.

In the white mist, Jiang Qiong stretched lazily, showing off her graceful figure, and she looked like a completely different person from before.

She walked out of the white mist, her hair still disheveled and her clothes still tattered, but under her shabby clothes was a patch of fair skin, which made Gu An's face flush in the dim cave, and he couldn't help but shift his gaze.

“I haven’t walked like this in a long time.”

Jiang Qiong said in a nostalgic tone. She walked all the way to Gu An, leaned forward, pushed her hair aside with both hands, and asked, "How is it, my dear disciple, is the master good-looking?"

Gu An took a quick glance. Although her face was dirty, judging from her facial features, she was indeed a rare beauty. In his opinion, in terms of appearance, only the third daughter of the Ji family, Ji Xiaoyu, and the outer disciple Li Xuanyu could compare with her.

"Master is of course the most beautiful person in the world, but I am more concerned about your health. Have you recovered from your injuries?"

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Gu An asked with a fist clasped, his words sincere.

Once your injury is healed, leave quickly!

"It's too early to recover. You need to rest for another five years." Jiang Qiong smiled. She looked at Gu An with her bright eyes, wondering what she was thinking.

Whoosh! She suddenly slapped Gu An with her palm, as fast as lightning, and then stopped at his chest. The strong wind pushed his robe back.

Jiang Qiong asked with a half-smile: "Why don't you hide?"

Gu An's face was stiff, and he said, "I didn't have time to react..."

In fact, this was not the case. In his eyes, Jiang Qiong's movements were too slow. In an instant, his dragon power could rebound her spiritual power.

She stopped not to save Gu An's life, but to save her own life.

Jiang Qiong couldn't help laughing so hard that she even burst into laughter at the end.

Gu An looked at her and smiled without interrupting her.

After laughing for a long time, Jiang Qiong turned around and walked towards the alchemy furnace, saying, "Don't worry, I won't kill my own disciples. When Cheng Xuandan wanted to betray me, I spared his life and even hid in Taixuan Sect under his protection. As long as you respect me, I will never let you down. If someone bullies you, I will not stand idly by."

When Gu An heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Jiang Qiong walked in front of the alchemy furnace, turned to look at Gu An, and said, "Leave a new set of clothes, you can go back, come back tomorrow night, I will teach you magic."

Gu An immediately took out a set of his own white robe from the storage bag, placed it gently on the ground, then raised his hand to salute Jiang Qiong, said goodbye and left.

Jiang Qiong turned around only after he disappeared into the darkness. She walked to the white robe, raised her hand and grabbed it from mid-air. She smelled the scent on it and chuckled.

…

In the early morning, Gu An was leading everyone in Medicine Valley in exercises.

A man walked towards the entrance of the valley.

It was Li Ya.

Li Ya was still dressed in black. Compared with five years ago, he was more aggressive and exuded the aura of a strong man.

His arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"It's Senior Brother Li Ya!" Xiaochuan exclaimed in surprise.

Gu An immediately walked towards Li Ya and told everyone to continue practicing.

He came to Li Ya and was about to speak, but Li Ya beat him to the punch: "Go upstairs and talk."

Hmm? What's up?

Gu An suddenly became nervous. What was the matter that was worth Li Ya's personal trip? He immediately took Li Ya to the attic, went upstairs and entered the room, and closed the door.

Li Ya walked to the table, raised his hand, and a Cang Teng fruit appeared on the table, which stunned Gu An.

"Four years ago, a Cang Teng Fruit appeared in the outer sect's alchemy hall. I bought it, but due to my heavy workload, I never had the chance to give it to you." Li Ya said with a smile.

Gu An looked strange.

Li Ya asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu An felt that he couldn't keep this secret, so he coughed and said, "I sold this fruit to the Pill Hall."

In order to get rid of suspicion, he still sold it at a low price, causing the elders of the Alchemy Hall to praise him for being grateful to the sect.

The reason why Gu An dared to sell it was because Li Ya said that Cang Teng Fruit was not rare in Taixuan Sect. Although there was none in the outer sect, there were many in the inner sect. To be precise, the inner sect had the rarest treasures in the world.

He never expected that Li Ya would buy it back...

Li Ya said helplessly: "This matter has caused a lot of trouble... This fruit can strengthen the blood and qi, it is a very rare treasure of heaven and earth, how can you sell it? How many spirit stones did you sell it for?"

"Twenty middle-grade spirit stones..."

"What? I spent ten top-grade spirit stones!" Li Ya's eyes widened.

One high-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

The two fell into silence at the same time.

Gu An actually felt that he did not lose out. Thanks to the Cang Teng Fruit, he established a good friendship with Zhu Qinglu from the Dan Yao Tang. In the next four years, Zhu Qinglu took good care of him and provided him with many conveniences. However, he felt a little embarrassed when facing Li Ya.

Li Ya said quietly, "Forget it, just consider it as a contribution to the sect. Besides this fruit, I have something else to ask you."

(End of this chapter)