Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Nanli was huge, but its people were even more open-minded.

After a day of rest, Xuan Ping brought people to greet him.

After Chen Qing left, Xuan Ping's injuries were much better. She returned to her tribe in the afternoon.

The nine tribes under Xuan Bird Tribe were the private property left by the shaman for his four children.

Xuan Ping was the youngest, and Xuan Mang was the second eldest.

The third eldest went out to travel, and no one knew where he went.

The eldest eldest served the shaman.

The shaman stayed in the royal city all year round, and rarely came back. Xuan Ping and Xuan Mang were the leaders of Hanshan City.

Xuan Mang guarded Hanshan City as the second eldest brother, while Xuan Ping became the leader of the strongest tribe in the nine tribes, leading the nine tribes to protect Hanshan City.

The scale of Hanshan City was far beyond Chen Qing's imagination. Apart from the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Qing Xu Tribe alone was comparable to Carefree Mountain.

As for Hanshan City, there were more than five Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

These Foundation Establishment Cultivators were as elusive as the Mountain Master. It was rare to see them, and one could only see them once or twice a year.

Chen Qing didn't have much of a chance here. Other than the shaman who treated him, he didn't see any other Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

When Xuan Ping came, Chen Qing went to the entrance of the valley to welcome her. After receiving the gift, he and Xuan Ping strolled by the river outside the valley.

"Are you satisfied with this place?"

Chen Qing looked around. Jiang Miaoxian was arranging some guards to prevent people from eavesdropping. "The mountain is good, the water is good, and the people are good."

Xuan Ping sat down on a rock and said, "I know you don't like to be under others, so I told my second brother that your tribe doesn't need to pay tribute, and you don't need to wait for orders from my second brother."

"You only need to attend the tribe meeting once a year."

"Then there's war, so you need to go to Hanshan City."

There will be war?

Chen Qing asked, "There will be war?"

Xuan Ping said, "For now, there might be, but it won't be frequent. Other tribes won't dare to provoke Xuan Bird Tribe for ordinary treasures."

"If there's a treasure that even Foundation Establishment Cultivators want, then there might be war."

"Nanli has always been different from Damu. If there's a treasure, the army will sweep it. We won't give others a chance."

"In Nan Li, no tribe can survive."

"When I reach the foundational level, not many people will dare to offend me. When that happens, we will have a long period of peace."

Chen Qing finally understood what was going on. Most of the tribes in the Southern Li Empire were united, and most of them were powerful forces.

It wasn't like the area around Carefree Mountain where small sects fought each other.

If Southern Li were to start a war, they would have thousands of soldiers and horses.

At that time, a Tiger Leader like him would need to gather his own troops and go forward to obey orders.

Actually, the reason for this had a lot to do with Gu worms.

Big Xiu had many wind Gu, fog Gu, and sword Gu, so they were more inclined towards fighting one on one, having a strong martial arts style.

Over at Nan Li's side, they had a lot of strength Gu and could not do much against lone travelers, they could only form an army.

However, if one wanted to survive in the face of such a powerful army, one's physical body was essential.

Chen Qing thought of Yuan Ye and asked, "What did Yuan Rang Tribe say?"

Xuan Ping explained, "We are still negotiating. As for you, just recuperate here."

Chen Qing went straight to the point, "Meat Gu, do you still have it in the tribe?"

Xuan Ping said, "Currently, there are two. One has already been contracted once, the other is wild. If you want it, the price is about the same."

A contracted Gu worm was about the same as a wild one, this could only mean one thing. "The contracted Gu only has a complete set of blueprints?"

Xuan Ping shook her head, "Only rank five butterfly transformation."

Chen Qing pretended to show a disappointed expression, "It can only be nurtured to rank five butterfly transformation quickly, it won't take many years, it's not worth it."

"How much is the wild one?"

Xuan Ping did not mind selling this Meat Gu to Chen Qing. Meat Gu required large amounts of rank advancement materials and materials, they had to be purchased in Han Shan city. At least, it could keep Chen Qing here for more than ten years.

As for ten years later, Chen Qing would probably adapt to life here. "If you want it, I can make the decision, a hundred thousand spirit stones for you!"

"You travel all over the world, you should know this price is not high."

This was an extremely strong mortal Gu worm, a hundred thousand low grade spirit stones was indeed not much.

Chen Qing thought for a moment, "I don't want Yuan Rang Tribe's compensation, you can take whatever you want. I will add another fifty thousand low grade spirit stones, how about giving me that meat Gu?"

Xuan Ping analyzed the gains and losses, her face full of heroic spirit, "Alright, let's do this!"

Seeing that the meat Gu matter was settled, Chen Qing was finally satisfied, his gloominess from coming to an unfamiliar place also dissipated.

After finishing the discussion, Chen Qing thought of Xuan Ping's injuries, "How are your injuries?"

Xuan Ping wasn't golden at the moment. She had used her Golden Skin Jade Bone to intimidate Chen Qing that day. Her face was pale as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.

"I'm much better, but this is a Dao injury. I still need some time to recover."

Jiang Miaoxian arranged a banquet. Chen Qing and Xuan Ping left after eating.

Before leaving, Xuan Ping said, "If Second Brother sends someone to give you some shops in Hanshan City, just accept them. I won't mind."

Chen Qing agreed and saw Xuan Ping off.

Looking at Xuan Ping's back, he felt that his act wasn't in vain. He had gained the trust of the Black Bird Tribe and finally had a place to stay.

Returning to his pavilion, Chen Qing counted the spirit stones he had left. There weren't many left. Including the venomous insects he had obtained in the last battle, he only had a little more than a hundred thousand spirit stones.

He had to send another fifty thousand spirit stones to Xuan Ping. He only had fifty thousand spirit stones left.

Now that he was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, he wasn't in a hurry to improve his cultivation. As long as he had enough spirit stones, he could reach the peak of the Qi Refining Realm in two days with the help of the snake butterfly.

The cultivation of venomous insects was different. Although he could see the information of the venomous insects, he still needed time to cultivate them.

Not all venomous insects could improve quickly like the snake venomous insect.

He sat at the highest point of the Qing Xu Tribe and wrote down his cultivation goal on the table: Immortality.

Then he dipped his hand into the tea and wrote down his current goal: Nine Transformations of the Light Butterfly, able to fight against Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Summoning Jiang Miaoxian, Chen Qing wrote down a list and asked her to go to Hanshan City to buy the materials needed to upgrade the venomous insects. Then he called Jiang Yu over.

Jiang Yu was instructing his subordinates to plant spirit herbs on the left side of the valley when he received Chen Qing's message and asked him to go over.

He immediately put down what he was doing and went to Chen Qing's pavilion nervously.

Arriving at the iron bridge, he walked up the stairs and reported to the two seventh level Qi Refining warriors guarding the gate. After a short while, he was ordered to go up.

Jiang Yu went straight to the fourth floor.

The fifth floor was where Chen Qing lived and cultivated. Usually, the fourth floor was where he discussed matters.

As for the gathering, it was held on the second floor above the bridge.

After Chen Qing came to the Qing Xu Tribe, he didn't hold a tribe meeting.

It was just that he was used to calling people over whenever he thought of something. Other than that, he just let them take care of themselves.

Jiang Yu walked up the stairs, but his mind was elsewhere.

If Chen Qing only had the strength of Ling Jiu, their clan would still have a chance to resist. But Chen Qing's current strength had already reached the point where he dared to carry Xuan Ping Chong's formation of two hundred people, so there was nothing to think about.

Even if they gathered the entire tribe, they might not be a match for Chen Qing.

As a matter of fact, some of the young people in the tribe had even begun to consider themselves as the people of Green Ruins.

Jiang Yu finally reached the fourth floor. On the platform in front of the fourth floor, Chen Qing was sitting under the sunlight, cultivating.

He stood at the side, not daring to disturb Chen Qing's cultivation, so he stood there and waited.

After a full two hours, Chen Qing finally opened his eyes. "Come and sit."

Only then did Jiang Yu step forward. However, he heard Chen Qing say, "I don't like the name 'Qing Xu Tribe'. I don't feel comfortable using my name as the name of my tribe."

Jiang Yu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, I didn't have the intention of hiding it!"

Chen Qing's expression changed slightly. What are you hiding?

He simply didn't like using his name as the name of his tribe. It sounded strange, as if the people in the tribe were all his children.

But in the end, it scared Jiang Yu instead?

Chen Qing said solemnly, "Speak!"

Jiang Yu quickly said, "The ninth layer Qi Refinement cultivator who came south with us, Liu Guang, wants to join our tribe. I only came to report it three days later!"

"I was being selfish. I was afraid that he would enter the tribe and fight for power with me."

Chen Qing stood up. "Why did he want to join us?"

Jiang Yu said, "Liu Guang said that he was old and knew that he had no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, so he wanted to find a place to settle down."

Chen Qing asked again, "Why didn't he join the Black Bird Tribe, but join us instead?"

Jiang Yu said, "Liu Guang said that he had traveled the jianghu for many years, but he had never seen an expert of your age, Your Excellency. He predicted that Your Excellency would definitely reach Foundation Establishment in the future."

"Therefore, he wanted to pledge his allegiance to Your Excellency when Your Excellency was in the ninth layer of Qi Refinement. When Your Excellency reached Foundation Establishment in the future, he would become Your Excellency's subordinate."

"The Black Bird Tribe is too big. A ninth layer Qi Refinement cultivator like him is insignificant, but Your Excellency lacks manpower. Only by joining Your Excellency can he be put in an important position."

Chen Qing said, "Send someone to secretly observe what he's been up to recently, and report it every day."

Jiang Yu was stunned. Was he really that careful?

Chen Qing felt that he wasn't some genius from the heavens, nor did he display any kingly demeanor. How could someone come to pledge allegiance to him?

And a ninth layer Qi Refinement cultivator at that!

He found this matter strange no matter how he thought about it.

Little did he know that the men and women of the Black Bird Tribe who admired him could line up from the top of the city to the bottom of the city.

Jiang Yu cupped his hands in acknowledgment. Chen Qing then continued, "Let's continue. What was your tribe originally called?"

Jiang Yu said, "Iron Flow."

Chen Qing said, "That's good. In the future, you can call yourselves people of Iron Flow Valley. What tribe? It sounds weird to me."

Jiang Yu obeyed. He didn't have much objection to this.

Chen Qing continued, "In the future, Miaoxian will be in charge of everything in the valley. Do you have any objections?"

Jiang Yu smiled, "I watched Miaoxian grow up. She's not young anymore. It's time for her to take charge."

Chen Qing waved his hand to let him go. Looking at the people in the valley working on their own, he felt a headache coming on.

How did he suddenly become the master of such a large tribe?

The good thing was that Jiang Miaoxian was quite capable, and there was basically no need for him to worry.

Take it slow. He should be able to get used to it after some time.

It was better to plant some spiritual ginseng. Now that he was in a place where no one knew his roots, it wouldn't be too much to plant 200 mu of spiritual ginseng.

After all, no one knew the original quality of his Grass Spirit Butterfly.

After instructing Jiang Miaoxian to buy spiritual ginseng seeds and open up 200 mu of spiritual fields, Chen Qing finally found a familiar place and felt a lot more at ease.

After working in the fields for a day, Chen Qing wiped his sweat. He thought to himself, I'm going to eat all of this spiritual ginseng!

He tested his current cultivation speed. It would take him about six to seven years to break through to the ninth layer of qi training.

Spiritual ginseng was different. Even if he only ate 100 mu of spiritual ginseng, he felt that he could reach the ninth layer of qi training.

It would take him seven years to cultivate, but spiritual ginseng would only take him one year.

This was a very simple calculation.

In the city lord's mansion of Hanshan city, Xuan Mang was listening to his subordinate's report. He asked seriously, "You said he's farming?"

"Spiritual ginseng?"

"He's farming himself?"

"Hahaha, farming is good. This means he's really planning to live here!"

"Give him as many spiritual ginseng seeds as he wants. If it's not enough, go to the nearby big cities to buy more!"

"Right, send him the contracts for eight shops. No, send him ten. I want the best locations!

Send him to the ten best shops near the city gate! "

"What are you waiting for? Go!"

"Just say that it's a gift to thank him for escorting my little sister back."

The old priest who had once treated Chen Qing's injuries asked, "Erlang, aren't you being too generous?"

Xuan Mang smiled and said, "If you want to have his strength, you can't do it without hundreds of thousands or even millions of spirit stones!"

"My little sister said that he can no longer return to his original tribe. I have to keep him here no matter what!"

"How many spiritual stones are some shops, some spiritual ginseng seeds, and an Iron Stream Clan worth?"

Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, the old priest could only stop.

"Erlang, let me deliver the contract then."

Chen Qing had just woken up and was about to go to the fields to check on the spirit fields they had opened up when he received a report that the Aurora Radiance Sect had sent someone to deliver ten shops to him.

Chen Qing picked it up and took a look. To his surprise, it was still the location of each of the main roads near the city gates.

Looking up at the old priest who had come to deliver the contract, Chen Qing stepped forward to support him. "Priest, you've worked hard to treat my injuries. How could I dare to trouble the old priest to personally come over?"

The old shaman dismissed his attendants and said slowly, "If I'm not wrong, you should be one of Da Wu's people."

"Although I'm old, I still have this bit of eyesight."

Chen Qing instantly became alert. He couldn't see through the old priest's cultivation. Although his figure was stooped, he felt like he was being stared at by an eagle.

"Since the old priest saw through it, why didn't you speak up that day?"

The old priest said, "You young people's matters. I'm old and don't want to care so much."

"I came here just to warn you. Don't underestimate the heroes of the world."

He pointed at the sky and earth. "You and I know about this matter. I won't ask you about your origin. Don't let Xuan Ping be disappointed."

"Nan Li is very big. The people of Nan Li are even more magnanimous. Stay here peacefully. No one will forget your hard work of carrying Xuan Ping for thousands of miles and killing countless enemies."

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