Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor

Chapter 168 Cinnabar! I am not alone!
Qiu Zhen also became interested after hearing this and lowered his head to take a look.

It was a piece of red ore with an irregular surface, emitting a faint glow and filled with spiritual energy, appearing extremely extraordinary.

"Sir, what is this?"

Bai Zhu was a little surprised and pursed his lips:

"King Kui is too stingy. He has just stepped half a step into the realm of great demon, but he only gave us a mouthful of unknown ore. It would be better for him to give us a thousand-year-old precious medicine with three spiritual patterns."

Qiu Zhen smiled.

The thousand-year-old precious medicine is a good thing. It is born from the elite Qi of heaven and earth. It has pure spiritual energy and very little poison.

He has the "essence of spiritual energy", so he usually does not take "herbal elixirs" to improve his cultivation.

But if it is a tonic pill made with the thousand-year-old precious medicine as the main ingredient, he would be interested.

However, the thousand-year-old elixir is too precious.

"The thousand-year-old precious medicine is good, but this spiritual mine is not simple either."

Qiu Zhen had been in the world of immortal cultivation for more than a year, and had read a lot of books in the An Mansion, so he had a lot of knowledge and recognized the origin of the "spiritual ore" in his hand at a glance.

This thing is called "Cinnabar", which means "Cinnabar".

However, it is not ordinary cinnabar, but spiritual sand, a treasure for refining external elixir magic.

In the eyes of alchemists, this item is a priceless treasure.

"Sir, is it worth money?"

"It is worthless in the hands of the monsters in the mountains, but it is extremely precious in the eyes of human alchemists. The Kui King must also know this and take this as a gift of thanks."

"Oh~"

Bai Zhu carefully examined the red spiritual ore, but could not figure out anything for a long time:
"Sir, what's the use of it?"

"It is used to make pills."

Qiu Zhen shook his head:

"I don't know what its specific uses are or what its grade is."

Nowadays, ordinary alchemy is still widely spread and develops rapidly. It is even more prosperous than the ancient world of immortal cultivation. Various miraculous elixirs emerge in an endless stream, and the development is getting better and better.

However, only the "External Alchemy Art" has been lost.

The reason is simple. The "external alchemy technique" can help people achieve immortality and is a way of practice, so it was banned by the imperial court.

Any books on alchemy or Taoism that involve "external alchemy" will be destroyed once discovered.

Qiu Zhen is considered to be knowledgeable, but at this moment, he only recognized that the spiritual ore in front of him was "spiritual sand". He had no idea about its specific grade or efficacy.

"King Kui is so stingy that he gave me such a thing."

Bai Zhu was very pragmatic, with a look of disdain:
"Sir, King Viper was so excited that he forgot my favor. Hehehe, I will go to the Viper Cave to ask for his reward."

"Go ahead!"

Qiu Zhen waved his hand and sent Bai Zhu away.

Bai Zhu left the valley in a flash, and Qiu Zhen did not stay long either, using the [Jade Dragon Seal] to perform the magical power of "Shrinking the Earth".

In the blink of an eye, he returned to the Qiuzhen Valley, summoned Xiao Zaozi, and was about to start refining the "Demon General".

It was at this moment that he vaguely sensed something, and he casually reached into his sleeve and took out a jade token.

[Miro Palace] The jade talisman emits a faint spiritual light.

Qiu Zhen didn't think much about it and sank his consciousness into it.

It was none other than Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong who came to find him and invited him to the Miluo Fairy Palace for a chat.

The fairy palace is vast and the clouds are floating.

"Qingwei!"

A green light flashed.

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong stood up to greet them.

Qiu Zhen saw the two people coming over and smiled slightly:
"Yun Rou, monk, what do you think?"

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong looked at each other and then nodded.

"Qingwei, the monk and I have decided that we will follow you from now on!"

Qiu Zhen raised his eyebrows, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Have you really thought it through?"

"Of course!" Fairy Yunrou took a deep breath, her heroic face full of determination, her eyes firm, her tone solemn:
"After entering the world of cultivating immortals and seeking the truth, we have no way to retreat. If we live in a corner, we will eventually be unable to avoid disasters. Instead of doing that, we might as well fight hard. I don't ask for an afterlife, nor do I ask for immortality, I just want to live a glorious life!"

"My Buddha is compassionate!"

Monk Zhenkong put his hands together and said:
"I don't want to be a self-righteous person. Fellow Daoist Qingwei, if you are willing to open up the Heart Master Dharma, I am willing to sacrifice my life to accompany you!"

"I am not alone in my ways!"

Qiu Zhen laughed out loud:
"I have waited for you for a whole day, and finally it's time. It just so happens that my [Mind Monkey Dharma] has made further progress and can pass down more [Talisman Seeds]. I gave three to Yu Chanzi, and I still have six in my hand. It's just right for me to ask the two of you to help me spread the Dharma and promote my Heart Master Dharma lineage."

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Deep in the mountains.

Bai Zhu rode the evil wind and galloped through the green forest, as fast as a flash of lightning.

As an innate-level demon general, its strength is not bad in the mountains. In addition, it controls the power of wind and thunder and can run very fast. As long as it does not offend powerful demon beasts and monsters, its life is basically in no danger.

Bai Zhu had been wandering in the mountains for many days and was very familiar with the surroundings and was well versed in the routes.

Soon, Bai Zhu arrived in front of a boundless, blue lake.

"Wow~"

The waves rolled, and among the blue water, a huge python emerged from the water.

"Kui Lao Ba, King Kui is anxious to go back, I can understand that, but why did you run away without waiting for me?"

Bai Zhu transformed into a boy with his hands on his chest, looking angry.

"Hissssss~"

The giant python opened its mouth and spit out a huge snake tongue, speaking in human language:

"Brother Bai, we are not waiting for you here. The king has given instructions that when you come, we will take you over."

"That's pretty much it."

As he spoke, Bai Zhu leaped up and stood on Kui Lao Ba.

"Wow~"

With Baizhu on his back, Kui Laoba twisted his body and swam towards the depths of the lake, creating huge waves.

About half an incense stick of time later.

"Old Eight, we are not going to the Water Viper Cave, where are you taking me?"

Halfway through the journey, Bai Zhu looked at the endless lake and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Although I have not been to the Water Viper Cave very often, I have been there before.

Right now, it is obviously not the time to go to the Viper Cave.

"Hissssss~"

The giant python spit out its tongue and buzzed:
"Brother Bai, you don't know this, the Viper Cave you went to last time was not the real Viper Cave."

"Not a real viper cave?"

Baishu is somewhat puzzled:

"Old Eight, what is a real Water Viper Cave? Is there something special about this Water Viper Cave?"

"Of course there are some rules!"

When Kui Lao Ba talked about this, the python head could not help but raise up, with a proud look:

"My Water Viper clan is the true dragon bloodline, the young bodies of true dragons, and each of them has the potential to transform into a dragon. The real [Water Viper Cave] is the ancestral land of our Viper Dragon clan, also known as the Dragon Transformation Pond and the Dragon Son and Dragon Grandson Palace."

"So that's how it is, Brother Eight, your ancestors were very rich."

Bai Zhu praised politely, but in its heart it didn't care.

After all, it is not a member of the viper family, so there is no sense of immersion.

"That's not it!"

When Kui Laoba talked about the glory of his ancestors, he was very excited:
"When the Dragon King was in power, he often came to our Shuigui Cave Palace to live and practice, and taught our people how to practice. Many of them became dragon sons and grandsons, and enjoyed great glory."

As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Bai Zhu originally had little interest in the glorious history of the water viper clan, but when he heard the words "Dragon King" and "palace", he decided to live there and practice in seclusion.

It suddenly became energetic.

"Old Eight, what palace do you mean? You have a Dragon King's palace in Shuigui Cave? You are not bragging, are you?"

(End of this chapter)