All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 62 Slaying the Giant Python! Trapping the Wine Worms!
Baicaotang.

counter.

Sixty taels?!

Although Zhou Qing had already anticipated the price of the Peiyuan Pill, he was still surprised by the shopkeeper's answer.

"The Nourishing Essence Pill is made from precious medicinal materials such as blood cinnamon, snow ginseng, and ape demon blood. It is extremely potent! One pill is enough for a martial artist in the first two stages to digest for half a month. It is definitely worth more than its price," the shopkeeper explained.

"Can I see the finished product?" Zhou Qing asked.

Although taking blood-tonifying powder for a long time did not lead to drug resistance, its effectiveness did decrease over time.

Since Wei Shengdu recommended this Peiyuan Pill as a good thing, it's worth a try.

A short while later, a middle-aged man dressed in a silk robe, who looked like a manager, came to the counter, followed by two burly martial artists.

The middle-aged man took out a porcelain bottle, opened the mouth of the bottle, and let Zhou Qing take a closer look at the scarlet pills inside.

Zhou Qing smelled the odor emanating from the bottle and found it pungent and irritating.

"What a powerful medicine!"

Just from smelling it, Zhou Qing felt his blood surge.

I should have taken a deep breath.

"I want two Qi-Nourishing Pills!"

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth.

A moment later, Zhou Qing walked out of the shop, warmly greeted by the shop assistant and the shopkeeper.

"Practicing martial arts is really expensive!"

He sold the gauntlets and inner armor for 240 taels of silver. He originally had 200 taels of silver notes on him, plus about 40 taels of loose silver.

The knife cost 300 taels, and the two Qi-nourishing pills cost 120 taels, leaving about 60 taels remaining.

Zhao Lie's gold beans cannot be used for the time being, nor can they be melted down anywhere.

I heard there's a black market near the county seat.
Once he breaks through to the Body Refining Realm, cultivating both internal and external strength, and with the addition of Gu worms, he might be able to rival a Muscle Refining Martial Artist.

At that time, he will be considered a master.

With sufficient self-protection capabilities, there's no need to worry about so much.

"The flesh and blood of the black-scaled giant python can greatly replenish qi and blood, so there's enough to eat."

Zhou Qing recalled the cave where Jiuquan was located. As a strange beast, the black-scaled python there must have been plenty of blood and energy in its flesh and blood. It could be eaten as meat for ten days or half a month.

He returned to the inn to pack up, and then went to Wang's Pharmacy outside the county town to buy twenty portions of purple monkey fruit, jade leaf flower, and salvia miltiorrhiza for sixty taels of silver.

Come back fully loaded.

Zhou Qing rested for a day after returning home.

The next morning, he did not go up the mountain to pick mulberry leaves again.

As October arrives, ordinary silkworm farmers begin to look for other jobs while preparing for the autumn tax in November.

In the empty silkworm house, Zhou Qing sat cross-legged on the wooden bed and poured out a scarlet Qi-Nourishing Pill from a porcelain bottle.

The pills, about the size of a pea, are round and plump. Upon closer inspection, they are covered with holes the size of pinholes.

"Erqing, come and taste the saltiness."

Zhou Qing scraped off a small crumb with her fingernail and fed it to Er Qing, who was sleeping in the square cluster.

"Pfft!" Erqing perked up.

[That's too little, I couldn't taste any flavor, please have some more.]

"Get out of here!" Zhou Qing said with disgust. He had let it test the poison, and it was trying to outsmart him.

Zhou Qing tilted his head back and swallowed the Peiyuan Pill.

A mixture of slightly sweet, spicy, and strange flavors filled his mouth and eventually spread to his stomach.

A moment later, Zhou Qing felt a fire rising in his stomach, and his whole body felt unbearably hot.

He immediately got up, went to the courtyard, and started practicing the stance training of the White Cloud Palm Technique, followed by the knife techniques and leg techniques.

As one's vital energy and blood are continuously depleted, corresponding cultivation methods are employed, focusing on strengthening the palms, arms, and legs.

Before long, Zhou Qing was drenched in sweat.

Whenever he felt his strength waning, a warm current would surge from his stomach, strengthening the muscles throughout his body as it was transported by blood and qi.

After resting, Zhou Qing continued practicing, and the afternoon passed quickly.

At night, he used the medicinal power of the Peiyuan Pill to cultivate the Bishui Technique until the early hours of the morning before resting.

"As expected, practicing martial arts is a money pit."

Looking at the progress of his Azure Water Technique cultivation on the jade tablet, Zhou Qing sighed.

The Peiyuan Pill is more than half as strong as the Buqi Powder, and the key is that it works very quickly. As long as he practices the corresponding martial arts, his blood and qi will be replenished immediately.

The next morning, Zhou Qing went to the martial arts school and found Wei Sheng, wanting to visualize the Qi and Blood Fundamental Diagram.

Wei Sheng didn't waste any words and directly told him to meditate in the study. Just like that, the Peiyuan Pill, which was originally supposed to last for half a month, was completely exhausted on the eleventh day.

Zhou Qing struck while the iron was hot and took a second Peiyuan Pill.

After 21 days of arduous cultivation, Zhou Qing used up two Qi-Nourishing Pills worth 120 taels each.

However, the effect was very significant. The fourth cloud of qi and blood completely solidified, and the fifth cloud of qi and blood began to condense.

His progress in the Azure Water Skill, White Cloud Palm Technique, Wind Slash, and Shadowless Kick was remarkable, especially the Shadowless Kick, which caught up and entered the 'mastery' stage, and the Swift Step became the Divine Step.

Zhou Qing's pace quickened by almost half.

"It's time." Zhou Qing had no intention of continuing his cultivation.

On the southern slope of Black Wind Mountain, outside the cave where the Cold Pool was located, sand and stones flew everywhere as Zhou Qing engaged in a fierce battle with the giant python.

Zhou Qing's palms struck the giant python's scales like a storm, the "bang bang" sounds echoing endlessly. The dull thuds made it seem as if each palm strike had hit cast iron, sending shivers down one's spine.

Deng Deng Deng!
Under the force of the recoil, Zhou Qing staggered back several steps, his face flushed.

However, he burst into laughter.

"happy!"

A little over a month ago, he didn't dare to fight the giant python at close range.

At this moment, the giant python's power still made his arm numb, but unlike before, without Erqing's cooperation, he was completely helpless against it.

This visible progress gave him a sense of exhilaration.

"You beast! Come here!"

The giant python coiled on a pile of rocks outside the cave, resembling a small, mobile mountain.

It was unaware of the troublesome caterpillar.

Faced with Zhou Qing's provocation, its golden vertical pupils flashed with a cold and fierce light, and it flicked its tongue, emitting a chilling hiss.

The giant python suddenly launched an attack, opening its huge mouth with lightning speed, intending to swallow Zhou Qing whole.

Zhou Qing's eyes were firm, showing no fear whatsoever. He darted away with the agility of a cheetah, skillfully avoiding the giant python's gaping maw.

"Clang!"

Just as the giant python swung its tail, Zhou Qing flicked his wrist, and the dark blue longsword at his waist emerged from the sea like a dragon.

The blade sliced ​​diagonally upwards along the gaps in the black-scaled python's scales.

Ding--!
The blade flashed and sparks flew.

This time, the python's hard scales failed to stop the blade, and large pieces of scales, along with beads of blood, fell off.

The python, in pain, went berserk.

The enormous tail, like a battle axe, slammed down towards Zhou Qing's head.

hum!
Zhou Qing ignored him and poured his true energy into the Demon-Slaying Blade, which emitted a series of clear ringing sounds.

Instead of retreating, he advanced and charged straight at the giant python.

"Puff puff!" At the critical moment, Erqing suddenly appeared and, together with Zhou Qing, used silk threads to wrap around the giant python's tail.

During that brief moment of hesitation, Zhou Qing seized the opportunity, concentrated his strength, and his longsword transformed into a streak of light, piercing into the spot where the giant python's scales had been scraped off.

"Pfft!"

With a piercing roar, the blade plunged deep into the giant python's body, piercing its heart.

Zhou Qing initially fought the giant python hand-to-hand with his bare hands in order to locate its heart.

At this moment, victory was finally achieved with a single blow.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The giant python was in excruciating pain, its massive body twisting wildly and crashing against the ground and rocks, producing a tremendous roar.

After a long while, the giant python collapsed, powerless.

After waiting a while longer to make sure the giant python was completely dead, Zhou Qing dragged the python's carcass into the cave entrance and headed deeper into the cave.

"The alcohol enthusiast! Here I come!"

Zhou Qing's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Arriving at the edge of the cold pool once more, he opened the red wine gourd, and a strange aroma of wine quickly wafted out.

"Glug~ Glug~!"

Before long, bubbles began to rise continuously from the once calm surface of the cold pool.

Erqing climbed onto Zhou Qing's shoulder, her eyes, the size of broad beans, darting around.

puff!
Suddenly, Erqing jumped to the edge of the cold pool, and crystal threads shot out from her mouth, disappearing deep into the water.

The next moment, Erqing's body trembled, and a powerful force surged from the water, almost pulling it in.

"Caught!"

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and he jumped into the icy pool.

(End of this chapter)