Beiyuan Mountains

A dilapidated cave.

Waves of extraordinary spiritual energy waves came from it.

Obviously someone is about to break through the middle stage of Qi refining.

This aura made countless early Qi refining monks around him envious and jealous, but they did not dare to approach.

Because this person may break through the middle stage of Qi refining at any time.

In the cave.

Drops of bright red blood gushed out from Su Du's skin.

This is because he swallowed two Qi Condensing Pills before trying to break through.

Now my body can no longer bear it.

With his body, he can only eat one at most, but in order to enter the middle stage of Qi refining as soon as possible, he can no longer consider this.

The sharp rise in breath lasted for about a quarter of an hour.

At the moment when it is about to reach its peak.

Su Du's aura actually began to fall crazily, and the spiritual energy that had been condensed suddenly spilled out in all directions like sea water pouring in.

Let the aura of this place be temporarily strong.

As for Su Du in the cave, his state has fallen back to the early stage of Qi refining.

Even a lot weaker.

"Ah!"

The breakthrough failed, spiritual energy poured in, and bursts of pain erupted from the veins.

Su Du couldn't help but wail a few times.

But he immediately gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"Forget it, didn't I pass the postgraduate entrance examination in three battles in my last life? There is always a chance. Let's work hard next time."

The young man sighed and comforted himself.

But even so, Su Du's eyes were already extremely dark.

Only the middle stage of Qi refining is so difficult. It seems that the talent of this body is indeed limited.

If there is no way to start building the foundation before the age of sixty-four, the innate energy will be exhausted and there will be no hope of immortality.

It has been twenty-six years since Su Du crossed over. When he first crossed over, he successfully became the young master of a small qi-practicing family, and he also showed good talent in cultivation when he was young.

Back then, my family spent all their wealth and sent me to the Immortal Sect, where I practiced as an anonymous disciple for four years, hoping that I could take this opportunity to stand out.

Su Du himself felt the same way, thinking that he could quickly surpass the Qi training period and successfully build the foundation.

Become the first foundation-building monk in your family, and even achieve the golden elixir, upgrading your "family" to a "family".

However, reality gave Su Du a hard blow. He was only considered the best in the family. After he came out, there were many people with as much talent as him.

Moreover, when it comes to cultivating Taoism, the law of the wealthy couple is indispensable, and his family cannot provide it perfectly.

A monk's achievements are often closely related to the family behind him. Even those who are really talented are often surrounded by powerful forces. They are suppressed by others and have to thank the opportunity.

In four years, Su Du only entered the qi training stage from the small realm of qi entrainment, and did not even pass the handyman disciple assessment four years later.

After leaving the sect, I searched in many places and finally attached myself to the Han family in Beiyuan Mountain, barely finding a cave where I could continue to practice.

As for going home? The only cultivation resource in the family is only twenty drops of spiritual liquid in a cave every year, which is just enough to kill his great-grandfather who is at the peak of his qi training. It is impossible to go back.

But the Han family is not a believer. In addition to being difficult to leave here, they also have to pay a large sum of money every year to live here.

After sitting quietly for a moment to regain some energy, Su Du stood up.

Prepare to cook some spiritual rice to replenish your body.

But I heard the sound of banging stones outside.

Along with the fluctuations of spiritual energy, it was clearly transmitted to Su Du's ears.

Su Du first used the cleansing talisman to sweep away the blood on his body, and then he lightly pressed his fingers to open the stone wall in front of the cave.

I saw a green-robed Taoist standing outside.

Seeing Su Du open the door, he said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist, you're fine!"

Su Du was stunned for a moment, but immediately smiled and said: "It turns out to be fellow Taoist Peng, I don't know what you are doing."

This person’s name is Peng Qi, and he was a neighbor of Su Du.

So the two have some intersection.

But later he recognized an old deacon of the Han family who had no children as his godfather, and with the help of his godfather, he successfully entered the middle stage of Qi refining.

I heard that he recently sold out his lust and became a Taoist couple with a young widow of the Han family, and became a guest of the Han family.

So Su Du must be extremely polite when facing him now.

Peng Qi had a soft smile on his face, but what he said next was not as considerate as his expression.

"I recently took on an errand from the Han family to collect the seventh spiritual vein annual salary from my brother. Fellow Daoist Su's annual salary for the next year is thirty low-grade spiritual stones. Do you think you should give it now or I will send a soldier slave to get it later."

Su Du took a breath, now he only had less than ten spirit stones in his hand.

"In the past, wasn't there fifteen coins a year? Why did it increase so much this year?"

Peng Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone became a little colder: "Another secret realm ruins have been discovered in the inner mountain, so the number of monks who have come here has increased several times recently, and there are many disciples. These people want to find a place nearby.

The price of accommodation will naturally rise. If Brother Su can't afford it, he can leave this place on his own, or go to the inner mountains to look for opportunities?"

It is impossible to leave nature. Without the nourishment of the earth's veins, Su Du's practice will be interrupted again.

As for the inner mountain, those who go in will have a narrow escape from death. For people like him who are in the early stage of Qi refining, they will have no chance of death.

Su Du sighed secretly and continued: "Fellow Daoist Peng, can you give me a few days to raise spiritual stones? I just bought two Qi Condensing Pills, and now I really don't have any spare money."

A hint of coldness flashed in Peng Qi's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant: "Let's do this, I will give you another three months to raise spiritual stones, but after three months, you have to give me ten additional spiritual stones as interest, which is forty

How about it?"

It’s really dark to earn 30% more in three months.

Su Du thought to himself, but his face didn't reveal anything, and he agreed repeatedly.

Send off Peng Qihou.

Su Du's body softened instantly.

The house leaked and it rained all night long.

If he had just succeeded in breaking through the realm and entered the middle stage of Qi refining, Peng Qi would definitely not ask for any interest, and he might even offer some profit to win him over.

Still not strong enough.

But there is no way, the matter has come to this, and it still needs to be solved.

It just so happens that we don’t have much food at home.

Su Du decided to go out.

Go to Tangfang City to see if there are any opportunities.

Going out is actually a troublesome thing.

You have to bring everything with you every time you go out.

Otherwise, his home would be robbed after he left, but no explanation would be found.

As long as no one is killed, the Han family will not care.

Fortunately, Su Du didn't have much, except for some worthless cooking utensils, a few books and eight low-grade spiritual stones.

Then there are some sundries, such as spiritual plants that have been collected one after another, and some ores that have been tempered by oneself.

You can go to the market to sell them.

Although there is no storage magic weapon, you can still carry it with you.

First put the spirit stone into your sleeve.

Then he collected those books.

Two of them are the three textbooks distributed when I was an anonymous disciple in the Immortal Sect.

They are "Detailed Explanation of Basic Five Element Techniques", "General Guidelines for Identification of Deqi Materials" and "Inner Scene Nourishing Qi Heart Sutra".

There are also three books that have been collected successively in recent years.

"Introduction to Tempering"

"Postpartum Care for Spiritual Animals"

"Illustrated Guide to the Refining of Glazed Fire Gold Bricks"

When he saw the inner scene of the Nourishing Qi Heart Sutra, another burst of distracting thoughts arose in Su Du's heart.
To be continued...