Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 24: My Almost Zero Battle Strength

The next morning, Yu Qingshuang ate her food in a bowl.

The spirit plants elder applied medicinal wine on the bruises on Chen Qing's arms and legs: "Does it hurt?"

Chen Qing gritted his teeth: "No!"

The spirit plants elder said while applying the medicinal wine: "Chen Qing, don't blame your senior sister for being ruthless, learning the sword is as tough as killing people."

Then, the spirit plants elder glanced at Yu Qingshuang: "You too, this is his first day learning the sword, can't you give him some leeway!"

Yu Qingshuang continued eating, Chen Qing said: "It's fine, senior sister taught me well."

After the 'battle' with Yu Qingshuang last night, Chen Qing finally had a clear understanding of his battle strength.

It was not that he could not beat her.

After all, he had not fought back.

Yu Qingshuang did not use her sword gu, nor did she use her cultivation to suppress him, but he could not fight back.

If Yu Qingshuang really fought, calling him a human shaped beast would be an understatement.

More modestly, he was a killing machine.

Even with Yu Qingshuang's strength, the spirit plants elder would not be at ease letting her go out to train. It was better for him to stay on the mountain.

After putting on his clothes and eating breakfast, Chen Qing looked at himself in the mirror.

Heh, Yu Qingshuang might be ruthless, but there was no problem with his face.

He went to the spirit ginseng field to take care of the spirit ginseng. Looking at the spirit ginseng that was gradually sprouting, Chen Qing dragged his' ruined body 'to the spirit plants hall.

Finding a secluded room, Chen Qing sat down and fed the last silver to the wine Gu.

With this, he should be able to advance to rank seven.

Putting the wine Gu into his body, Chen Qing drank a mouthful of spirit ginseng wine and started to cultivate while recovering his spirit qi.

Four hours later, Chen Qing felt a throbbing in his body, the wine Gu appeared in his palm.

It twisted and suddenly froze.

Chen Qing pressed it, it had hardened and was about to shed its skin.

Two hours passed, the white wine Gu came out of the shell and became even fatter.

[Mortal wine Gu]

Quality: Rank seven

Lifespan: 24/64

Effect: Refine the essence of spirit ginseng and condense it into ginseng wine, slightly raising the quality of the wine.

Growth requirement: steel tree pistil

Growth Rate: 0/100

Promotion requirements: Ninth Revolution, ten drops of fire essence, three dew flowers

It used to look like a winter melon, but now it looks like a wine jar.

It really fit its name.

There were also iron tree pistils in the spiritual plant garden. He would find a chance to get one.

Just as he stored the Wine Gu into his body, there was a commotion outside.

"What happened?"

"Hurry up and invite the Hall Master and the Elders!"

"Cover the wound!"

Hearing this, Chen Qing opened the door of the quiet room and walked in the direction of the sound.

Noticing Chen Qing's arrival, other than Wang Ye, who was pressing on Xie Dayou's wound, the others scattered. "Hall Master!"

Xie Dayou, who had gone out to receive a mission, was now bleeding profusely from his thigh.

Chen Qing stepped forward and pressed on two of Xie Dayou's acupoints, temporarily stopping the bleeding.

"Has the elder gone to invite him?"

Wang Ye said, "I've already sent someone to invite him."

Chen Qing nodded. He took out his wine gourd and handed it to Xie Dayou. "Senior Brother Xie, have a drink first."

Xie Dayou didn't talk nonsense and drank a mouthful of Spirit Ginseng Wine.

Chen Qing picked up the wine gourd and opened the wound. The flesh on his thigh was turned inside out and the bone could be seen.

Chen Qing used the wine to clean the wound as he asked, "Senior Brother Xie, what happened?"

Xie Dayou said, "It was an ordinary mission, but during the mission, that Lotus Flower Cave disciple and I found a twin life flower."

"We had originally agreed to split it in half, but who knew that guy would collude with the other disciples of Lotus Flower Cave!"

"Thankfully, I reacted quickly and cut off that guy's arm."

"Unfortunately, he escaped."

"Hall Leader Chen, can I still keep my leg?"

Chen Qing cleaned and sewed the wound, "Let's wait for the spirit plant elder to come."

After a while, the spirit plant elder arrived and opened his hand, a jade green Gu worm flew out and landed on Xie Da You's thigh, merging into his body.

Chen Qing clearly saw that Xie Da You's thigh was glowing.

The spirit plant elder had a rejuvenation Gu?

Beads of sweat appeared on the spirit plant elder's forehead, only stopping after a few minutes, "Hmm, who treated this wound?"

Chen Qing cupped his fists: "Disciple did it!"

The spirit plant elder smiled: "I did not expect you to have this ability!"

"If not for you treating it and saving his leg, even with my rejuvenation Gu, it would not have helped!"

Chen Qing thought: Isn't this common sense?

"Before coming up the mountain, disciple learned some medical skills."

Xie Da You was extremely grateful, "Thank you hall leader, elder."

The spirit plant elder did not take credit, "If you want to thank, thank Chen Qing. If not for him stopping the injury, I would not have been able to save him."

Xie Da You thanked Chen Qing again.

After instructing people to send Xie Da You to the spirit plant hall's ward, Chen Qing said: "Use wine to clean his wound daily, then apply medicine!"

On the way back with the spirit plant elder, Chen Qing thought: The outside world is really not peaceful.

Lotus Flower Cave and Carefree Mountain have been in conflict recently, a huge battle is likely to break out soon.

I need to hurry up on learning sword skills.

As for going to the battlefield, he had no interest, and Carefree Mountain's higher-ups probably also did not have such thoughts.

Letting a person who could make money go out to kill the enemy, wasn't that a joke?

A good fighter would not have any outstanding achievements.

A true expert would not easily make a move, they would avoid it if they could.

This was the way to survive.

These few days, even when going down the mountain to buy the raising materials for the wine treasure, Chen Qing brought Li He and Wang Ye along.

Below the mountain, it was really not peaceful.

Three days later, there was a sudden commotion at the foot of the mountain. Chen Qing woke up from his cultivation. He pushed open the door of the meditation room and asked, "What happened?"

Wang Ye said, "The people from the Lotus Flower Cave have come to offer their apologies. Many of our idle senior and junior brothers have gone over to watch the show."

Chen Qing wanted to see how he was going to apologize. He was prepared to watch from afar and not get close.

Just as he reached the small path leading down the mountain, he was still over twenty feet away from the mountain gate when Chen Qing felt his shoulders being lifted and his entire body becoming light.

Just as he was about to shout, he turned around and saw that it was Feng Qi.

Feng Qi grabbed his shoulder, and the two of them landed steadily on the branch of a pine tree.

"Junior Brother Chen is also here to watch the show?"

Chen Qing nodded.

Feng Qi took a puff from his pipe and leaned against the trunk of a pine tree. "Junior Brother Chen, you're not good at fighting. Just watch from afar."

There were many figures in front. Quite a number of Carefree Mountain disciples had come over.

He saw a Lotus Flower Cave disciple carrying a dispirited cultivator with a severed arm. He strode to Carefree Mountain's entrance.

He raised his sword and cut off the severed arm cultivator's head. Instantly, blood splattered across the mountain gate, dyeing it red.

Was this an apology?

This was clearly a provocation, alright?

The Lotus Flower Cave disciple put on a fake smile and cupped his fists. "I've offended Carefree Mountain. Today, I've specially brought the offending disciple to apologize!"

After saying that, the Lotus Flower Cave disciple left behind a mangled corpse and walked away.

Chen Qing did not know if it was the disciple who attacked Xie Dayou.

Chen Qing leaped down from the pine tree. As he landed, he heard Feng Qi say sinisterly, "Picking a fight on my Carefree Mountain. He really doesn't know what's good for him."

Chen Qing turned around and prepared to return to his spiritual plant hall. However, he heard Feng Qi's voice behind him. "Junior Brother, you can move now."

Chen Qing cupped his fists silently. He brought Li He and Wang Ye with him and prepared to move.

A battle was about to break out.

(End of Chapter)