All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 15 Maturity! A Strange Figure (Happy New Year!)

[Occupation: Martial Artist]

【Technique: White Cloud Stake】

[Progress: Beginner (1/800)]

[Effect: Relieves muscle tension and improves blood circulation]

"coming!"

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up. No wonder he felt uncomfortable when practicing the White Cloud Stance earlier; it turned out there was no progress bar. He'd gotten used to it now.

With the progress bar displayed, Zhou Qing was full of energy.

The morning passed quickly.

Zhou Qing learned the fourth movement of Baiyun Zhuang Gong.

[Progress: Beginner (6/800)]

At this moment, Xu Lin arrived in the front yard carrying a large wooden bucket.

Upon seeing this, some apprentices quickly grabbed their bowls and lined up.

Xu Lin poured a bowl of bright red medicinal soup for each person, using a spoon.

This is a secret recipe for Qi and Blood Soup from the martial arts school, which also contains the school's secret medicines. It has a strong auxiliary effect on cultivation.

However, if you want to drink the Qi and Blood Soup, you have to pay an extra five taels of silver.

Zhou Qing and some of the apprentices could only watch helplessly.

"You've learned well. Have a good rest this afternoon." Wei Hongyu nodded, looking at Zhou Qing who was covered in sweat. Without the aid of medicine, practicing for half a day was already the limit.

Although I have high hopes for Zhou Qing's silkworm breeding skills, there is no such thing as credit when opening a martial arts school.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Zhou Qing clasped his hands in thanks. He knew his problem; although he could eat his fill now, it still wasn't enough.

According to the prescription for the body-strengthening decoction given by Wei Hongyu, one dose would cost at least 150 coins.

The martial arts school will definitely get a discount from Dafeng Pharmacy when purchasing medicinal herbs in bulk, so it will naturally be more expensive for him to buy them individually.

Wei Hongyu just gave him one qian of silver, so he now has one hundred and sixty wen of cash.

The body-strengthening soup needs to be drunk for ten consecutive doses to be effective.

Buying only one dose and then stopping midway will waste a lot of the medicinal effect.

Moreover, with the blood-strengthening effect of the Green Silk Gu, Zhou Qing's body can recover after a period of time even without drinking the body-strengthening soup.

However, the best approach is to use a two-pronged approach.

"We're still poor," Zhou Qing sighed, lamenting the hardships of life.

After saying goodbye to Wei Hongyu and Xu Lin, he left the martial arts school.

Then he went to the market and spent 110 coins to buy 20 liters of rice and 3 catties of pork at the rice shop and butcher shop.

He returned to Xin'an Lane with rice and meat, distributed them to his neighbors, and repaid them double the amount of rice he had borrowed from them.

"See? I told you Aqing would definitely amount to something in the future."

"Who says otherwise! If Aqing becomes a martial arts master after joining the school, everyone in Xin'an Lane will be proud!"

"Yeah! If Ah Qing ever becomes successful, don't forget about us poor old guys."

The neighbors have been quite critical of Zhou Qing for having money to learn martial arts but not enough to repay the rice they borrowed.

However, when Zhou Qing returned double the amount and also gave each family a small share of pork, the neighbors were even happier than the last.

Zhou Qing simply listened to her neighbors' praise.

Human nature is sometimes complex, so we can't expect too much from it.

Everyone had said they would definitely help Zhang Dahai when he arrived.

When Zhang Dahai actually came knocking, only Liang Chao was able to help.

However, Zhou Qing didn't blame them.

They were all struggling, and few dared to challenge the Zhang brothers.

If someone can lend him rice or grain, he's already a good person.

Today, I'll repay double, so we're even.

Back home, Zhou Qing opened the money bag and looked at the remaining thirty-odd copper coins inside.

"Save some more money and send it to Grandma."

He was actually more grateful to the old lady than to his neighbors.

Because his parents were very kind to their neighbors, and everyone helped each other out.

Only the old woman helped him without any reason. When he was about to give up, she gave him two steamed buns every day, which helped him get through those most difficult days.

Ten days passed quickly.

Zhou Qing has entered a new phase of her life.

Every morning he goes to Baiyun Martial Arts School to learn stance training, and in the afternoon he goes to the mountain to pick mulberry leaves and catch poisonous insects.

After ten mornings, he finally mastered all twenty-one stances of Baiyun Zhuang.

These are just basic things, not difficult at all.

Of course, according to Wei Hongyu, Zhou Qing's learning progress was considered fast among the apprentices who did not take the Qi and Blood Soup.

To put it bluntly, it's still slow.

However, Zhou Qing was not in a hurry. As the Green Silk Gu continued to devour poisonous insects, its growth rate increased day by day, and he felt that his body's blood and qi were constantly growing stronger.

Unfortunately, starting tomorrow, he won't have as much time to go to the martial arts gym in the mornings.

The silkworms at home have already mated and laid eggs. It's essential to ensure a steady supply of fresh mulberry leaves so the silkworms can grow healthily and produce higher quality silkworms.

Zhou Qing has always been very clear about what is important and what is secondary.

Right now, I'm just going to the martial arts school to build a foundation. The key is to combine this with herbal medicine training so that I can break through to the Skin Refining Realm as soon as possible.

These all require money.

It doesn't matter if I don't go to the martial arts school for the next month. The important thing is to raise the silkworms well and make more money.

With enough resources, the remaining two months should be more than enough for him to make a breakthrough.

"Puff puff~" The Green Silk Gu urged Zhou Qing, who was working in the silkworm room, to hurry up.

"I know, I know."

Zhou Qing sped up his work.

[Progress: Growth Stage (792/800)]

The Green Silk Gu is now feeding on ordinary poisonous insects, and its growth rate is getting slower and slower.

Now I have to urge Zhou Qing to go up the mountain as soon as possible every day.

I really don't know who the owner is anymore.

"You can eat all the poisonous insects today, okay?" Zhou Qing reassured him.

"Pfft!"

The Green Silk Gu then returned to calm.

In order to evolve the Green Silk Gu, Zhou Qing deliberately took a long detour and came to the north side of Black Wind Mountain.

"This place is really steep!"

Standing on the steep cliff halfway up the mountain, Zhou Qing looked out at the endless mountain range and couldn't help but feel insignificant.

The side closer to Heishan Town is the south side of Heifeng Mountain, which is the windward slope.

Windward slopes cool down because the terrain blocks and lifts warm, humid air currents, making them more prone to cloud formation and rainfall. They also tend to have more lush vegetation, making them a more suitable habitat for common poisonous insects.

The north side of Black Wind Mountain is the leeward slope, where descending air currents prevail and warm up the area, making it difficult for clouds to form and for rain to fall, resulting in less precipitation.

Therefore, the miasma is even more concentrated on the north side of Black Wind Mountain.

In contrast, there are more and more venomous insects and ferocious beasts that can survive here.

Of course, for safety reasons, Zhou Qing only operated within a few hundred meters of the miasma-covered area.

In one afternoon, all the poisonous insects Zhou Qing found went into the stomach of the Green Silk Gu.

Finally, the Green Silk Gu entered the next stage.

Its body glowed with a bright green light, and in a flash of light, it grew from the size of a thumb to the size of a fist.

【Occupation: Gu Master】

[Refinement: Green Silk Gu]

[Progress: Mature Stage (2/800)]

[Effects: Alcohol transformation, blood and qi circulation, silk thread production, toxin resistance ()]

Although the Green Silk Gu on the Jade Tablet did not gain any new abilities, Zhou Qing felt a warm current emanating from the Green Silk Gu's body and continuously entering his body.

It feels as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring, leaving you feeling warm all over.

At this moment, Zhou Qing felt that his eyes seemed to see things more clearly, and his hearing was also greatly enhanced.

rustle
rustle
rustle! !
He heard the rustling of bushes and shrubs, and the sound grew louder and louder, as if something was rapidly approaching.

"what?!"

Zhou Qing searched around.

He suddenly realized that, without him noticing, the setting sun had dwindled to its last rays.

It's getting dark.

Swish!
Suddenly, a pure white rabbit darted out of the grass a dozen meters ahead.

"A snow rabbit?!"

Seeing the snow rabbit running towards him, Zhou Qing reached out and grabbed the snow rabbit's two ears.

Snow rabbit meat is highly nourishing and can be used in medicine, while snow rabbit skin can be used to make high-end fur coats.

This one snow rabbit is worth at least four hundred coins.

Zhou Qing picked up the unfortunate snow rabbit with a big smile on his face.

"Is this what they call waiting for someone to run into a tree stump?"

The smile on his face suddenly froze the next second.

Several hundred meters away, amidst the yellowish miasma, a dark figure was slowly approaching as the miasma spread.

In a hazy vision, he seemed to see a tall figure waving at him and hopping towards him.

"grass!!"

Zhou Qing felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, as if all the pores on his body were opening at once.

"puff!!!"

For the first time, the Green Silk Gu emitted a sharp sound, and the fur all over its body stood on end.

Zhou Qing abandoned his basket, pickaxe, and other tools, picked up his snow rabbit, and ran down the mountain at his fastest speed ever.

When Zhou Qing reached the foot of the mountain, he collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)