PDLP Chapter 115 Killing the Old Dog
Chapter 115 Killing the Old Dog
"Heh." Chen Xu let out a sneer.
What a greedy old dog!
Such a precious treasure as a thousand-year-old spiritual herb would tempt even a Core Formation cultivator to fight over it.
Why would you need two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to exchange for a mere second-tier pill formula?
Without saying another word, he flicked his sleeve, snapped the wooden box shut, and put it back into his storage bag.
Goodbye.
Seeing Chen Xu get up and leave, Old Cui immediately became anxious.
This is a rare elixir, a treasure he's never even touched in his entire life of alchemy. How could he just watch it slip through his fingers?
"Fellow Daoist, wait! Fellow Daoist, wait!" Elder Cui darted forward, his withered arm blocking Chen Xu's path.
Chen Xu stopped in his tracks, his gaze beneath the mask icy, waiting for the other party to continue.
Elder Cui's eyes darted around rapidly, and a smile appeared on his face: "In that case, it's alright if you can't produce a second thousand-year-old spiritual herb right away."
"If you would like to tell me where you found this precious medicine, and also give me the thousand-year-old Nine-Bend Flower you have..."
"I will make an exception and allow you to choose one second-tier pill formula, how about it?"
"Get lost, you old dog!" Chen Xu snorted coldly upon hearing this, and walked straight past Old Cui towards the door.
He really wasn't in the mood to play along with Old Cui's antics.
A thousand-year-old spiritual herb, along with its origins, can only be exchanged for a second-tier pill formula.
That's really giving it a hard time. Does this old dog think it's doing charity work?
At this moment, Old Cui looked at Chen Xu's departing figure with icy eyes.
"You ungrateful wretch, you asked for this!"
His wide gray sleeves fluttered slightly, and a tiny black dot silently flew out.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into Chen Xu's silhouette and vanished.
Chen Xu paused as he stepped out of the courtyard.
His powerful divine sense keenly detected the anomaly, and his eyes held a hint of mockery.
I was originally planning to wait until I got the "Training Dummy" item before taking him down.
But it looks like I should be able to get the formula today...
Afterwards, he wandered around the Dark City for a while as if nothing had happened.
As darkness fell, Chen Xu calmly walked out of the city gate.
After leaving the Dark City, he deliberately slowed down, strolling leisurely towards a remote mountain valley.
About half an hour later, we arrived at a narrow valley covered with snow.
This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the valley entrance is narrow.
Apart from the howling wind and snow, there was no sign of life.
Chen Xu stopped at the deepest part of the valley, looked around, and nodded in satisfaction.
"The wind and snow here are like knives, and the cliffs are like tombs. It saves us the trouble of digging a hole, which is perfect for you, old dog, to be buried."
His voice wasn't loud, but it pierced the wind and snow clearly, echoing through the valley.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xu waved his sleeve, and dozens of array flags flew out and disappeared into the surrounding snow and rock crevices.
An invisible surge of spiritual energy instantly spread out, sealing off the entire valley floor and isolating it from the outside world.
"Hmph! What arrogance!" A sinister voice came from the direction of the valley entrance.
In the wind and snow, Old Cui's figure slowly emerged, his face somber.
"I didn't expect your spiritual sense to be so strong, young one, that you could even detect my Bone-Piercing Spiritual Guide!"
"But... so what if they found out? A mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to act so arrogantly in front of me!"
As Elder Cui stepped into the formation, his cultivation level, which was originally at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, actually rose to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Hand over that thousand-year-old Nine-Bend Flower obediently, and I might spare your life out of mercy, considering your merit in presenting this treasure..."
"Shut up." Chen Xu was too lazy to listen to any more nonsense, so he flipped his hand and took out a second-tier spirit sword.
The next moment, in the narrow space at the bottom of the valley, a dense array of chilling sword shadows suddenly erupted. (Note: The phrase "爱冒泡的榴槍" appears to be an unrelated, possibly machine-generated, phrase and has been omitted from the translation.)
Each sword shadow was imbued with terrifying sharpness, creating a powerful and imposing presence.
"How is this possible?!" Old Cui's expression twisted in horror.
"Just who is this kid? How does he possess such strength?"
Realizing he was powerless to resist, Old Cui's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees on the cold snow, pleading for mercy in a hoarse voice:
"Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"
"I'll give you all my pill formulas! Everything I have..."
The sound stopped abruptly.
Nearly a thousand sword shadows instantly slashed down, cutting Old Cui's body into pieces.
……
After returning to his cave in the Dark City, Chen Xu took out Elder Cui's storage bag, scanned it with his divine sense, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
Although this old dog is greedy and stupid, he is indeed quite wealthy.
Inside the storage bag, besides a considerable number of spirit stones, there were some alchemy materials and miscellaneous items.
The most important gains were seven second-tier pill recipes and dozens of porcelain bottles containing pills.
The recipe for the Profound Origin Gathering Spirit Pill that Chen Xu needed was also among them.
Moreover, among those dozens of pill bottles, there were three full bottles of Profound Origin Gathering Spirit Pills, enough for Chen Xu to cultivate for a period of time.
Chen Xu decisively took out a porcelain bottle labeled "Mysterious Yuan Gathering Spirit Pill".
After carefully examining the area with his divine sense and confirming that there were no problems, he poured out a pill and put it in his mouth.
The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and Chen Xu immediately circulated his spiritual energy to refine it.
However, although the medicinal power could be smoothly absorbed and transformed into spiritual energy, its efficiency was far lower than expected.
Several hours later, the medicine's effects wore off, and Chen Xu's cultivation level still increased very little.
"With pills of this quality, I'm afraid only five-tenths of their efficacy remains." Chen Xu frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Fortunately, the Profound Origin Gathering Spirit Pill doesn't have any toxicity and can be taken continuously.
He suppressed his impatience and took the pill again.
Soon, seven days passed, and Chen Xu had refined and absorbed all fifteen Xuan Yuan Gathering Spirit Pills from the three bottles.
The spiritual energy within his dantian was indeed more solid than before.
However, reaching the threshold of the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment is still a long way off.
Next, it's time to prepare to refine the elixir myself.
Although the medicinal materials required are rare, the seeds are not uncommon in the market.
With abundant spiritual liquid available, the medicinal materials for refining pills were not a problem for him at all.
Thinking of this, Chen Xu took out the mysterious jade slip, immersed his consciousness into it, and began to learn how to refine second-tier pills.
……
The days of March passed quietly within the cave.
On this day, Chen Xu sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace.
The essence of the medicinal herbs in the furnace has reached the crucial moment of fusion and condensation into the elixir, and the air is filled with a rich medicinal fragrance.
Suddenly, he made a quick gesture with his fingers, and the furnace body trembled slightly, emitting a low humming sound.
As the furnace lid opened, seven streams of light emerged one after another and hovered in front of Chen Xu.
Every pill Its body was warm and smooth, and the pure spiritual energy it emitted was far superior to the pills refined by Elder Cui.
"Seven pills in one furnace, all of them top-grade!" A glint flashed in Chen Xu's eyes, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Countless simulations and deductions were conducted within the jade slip space, followed by three months of arduous cultivation.
They finally refined a top-grade Profound Origin Gathering Spirit Pill.
He didn't rush to take the pill, but casually opened the two phantom treasure chests in front of him...
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