Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 17: Rising Prices, Immortal Mist Sect's Generous Reward!

"But still unable to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin.

After half a year of cultivation, coupled with the assistance of elixirs, the true elemental power in his body had rapidly increased, reaching the peak of the third level of Qi Refining.

However, the third level and the fourth level of Qi Refining were a small threshold.

For ordinary cultivators, it would take at least four or five years to truly break through.

But after advancing to the eighth-grade spiritual root, Zhou Sui felt that he might not need four or five years. With just a few months, he could advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

By then, he would be a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator.

Although this realm was not considered high, it could at least be considered a departure from the level of low-level cultivators.

This also gave him a certain degree of self-protection.

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui stretched lazily and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, coincidentally seeing a few neighbors.

"Oh, isn't this Fellow Daoist Zhou? You've finally married a beautiful wife and are willing to go out?"

The one speaking was Zhang Cheng, a first-grade low-level alchemist.

He used to think that Ji Bingyu wanted to take advantage of Zhou Sui and believed that Zhou Sui would not live for more than a few days.

But who would have thought that Zhou Sui not only survived for half a year, but also raised his cultivation to the third level of Qi Refining.

He knew Zhou Sui's spiritual root was a low-grade one.

Although he didn't know what grade it was, it was definitely worse than his own. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least ten years to advance from the first level of Qi Refining to the third level.

But now, after marrying a beautiful wife who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he suddenly prospered and instantly raised his cultivation to the third level of Qi Refining.

There was no doubt that this beautiful female cultivator had provided him with a large amount of elixirs to assist in his cultivation.

Otherwise, his cultivation would never have advanced so quickly.

Thinking about how this kid had parents at the later stage of Qi Refining when he was a child, living without worries, and then being favored by a beautiful female cultivator and given a large amount of cultivation resources after growing up.

He was so jealous that his intestines turned green. Why did this kid deserve the favor of such a female cultivator? The heavens were truly unfair.

If it was about that aspect, he was not bad either, so why wasn't he favored?

"Uncle Zhang is joking. The reason I didn't go out is simply because of my low cultivation. I dare not wander outside with my current cultivation level."

Zhou Sui smiled faintly, appearing calm and composed.

"Ah, it's correct for you to stay at home and cultivate. You might not know this, but things outside are chaotic. It seems that Liu Dong Fellow Daoist and others died in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range half a year ago, supposedly killed by Rogue Cultivators."

"Poor Liu Dong Fellow Daoist was already at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and there was hope for him to reach Foundation Building in the future. Who could have expected such bad luck, dying tragically at the hands of Rogue Cultivators."

Zhang Cheng sighed deeply.

"No way, Liu Dong fell? Is this true or false?"

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was also surprised. Because he had been staying at home for the past half year, he didn't pay much attention to Liu Dong's affairs.

After all, he had three Qi Refining later-stage female cultivators supporting him. Even if Liu Dong was bold, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble at his home unless he was seeking death.

But who could have expected that before he could make a move, he would hear the news of Liu Dong's death.

A formidable enemy in life, but now gone without a trace.

However, his heart felt much lighter. With this enemy dead, he couldn't be bothered to waste any more effort dealing with him.

"Of course it's true. This news has long spread among the neighbors," Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice.

"It is said that someone near us ventured deep into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and saw the corpses of Liu Dong and his companions. Their bodies were devoured beyond recognition, a pitiful and tragic death," he confirmed.

"If that's the case, have they found the culprit?" Zhou Sui asked curiously.

"How could they possibly find them?" Zhang Cheng chuckled. "You don't know the current situation. Due to the Immortal Mist Sect's extensive development of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, numerous cultivators, including independent cultivators and cultivator families, have ventured deep into the mountains."

"These cultivators are used to lawlessness in other places, each with a notorious reputation as a rogue cultivator. Anyone could have done it, because similar incidents happen too frequently in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. There are countless cultivator deaths every day, and it's impossible to keep track. Moreover, since Liu Dong died in the wilderness, no one would care even more."

At this point, he suddenly whispered, "I also received a small piece of information. It is said that when the Immortal Mist Sect was developing the Red Gold Vein, they unexpectedly encountered a second-stage demonic beast. As a result, many cultivators died, and even a Foundation Building cultivator was severely injured and fled in embarrassment. This caused a large number of cultivators to retreat."

"A second-stage demonic beast appeared? Is the Immortal Mist Sect giving up?" Zhou Sui was surprised. After all, the power of a second-stage demonic beast was comparable to that of a Foundation Building cultivator. If an ordinary cultivator encountered a second-stage demonic beast, they would most likely die.

"How could they give up?" Zhang Cheng waved his hand. "The Cloud Mist Mountain Range has the Red Gold Vein and the Spirit Stone Vein. If they can obtain them, it will greatly increase the Immortal Mist Sect's strength. They would never give up."

After learning about the existence of the second-stage demonic beast, the Immortal Mist Sect reportedly dispatched several Foundation Building elders and increased benefits, even offering five Foundation Building Pills. After hearing this news, many cultivators were itching to follow the Immortal Mist Sect into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, hoping to make great contributions.

"Foundation Building Pills?!" Zhou Sui's pupils contracted. He could fully imagine the madness of the independent cultivators now.

After all, if independent cultivators wanted to obtain Foundation Building Pills, they didn't even know how many spirit stones they would need to spend. Even if they had enough spirit stones, they had no way to purchase Foundation Building Pills.

This was an elixir that money alone couldn't buy.

It could be said that obtaining a Foundation Building Pill was equivalent to having hope of becoming a Foundation Building cultivator.

No wonder so many independent cultivators were going crazy, wanting to follow the Immortal Mist Sect cultivators into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

"It is precisely because of this that the prices of pills, talismans, Law Weapons, and spirit rice in Misty Cloud City have skyrocketed. Many independent cultivators are accumulating resources and risking their lives in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range," Zhang Cheng said.

He mentioned that during this period, the prices of various items in Misty Cloud City had gone crazy, causing complaints from ordinary cultivators. Compared to before, prices had at least doubled.

Even the rent in Misty Cloud City had increased.

Countless independent cultivators wanted to move into Misty Cloud City.

After all, there were too many independent cultivators, and if they lived outside the city, there was always the danger of being killed by rogue cultivators at any time.

If they lived inside the city, their safety would increase by an unknown multiple.

(End of this chapter)