Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 396 Meridian Opening Pill
He glanced meaningfully at several slender figures in the distance, saying, "If you're willing to take on some 'special tasks,' contribution points will naturally come rolling in."

"Thank you for the reminder, Deacon."

Xu Yunfan understood, gave a smile that only men could understand, thanked him, accepted the essential cultivation method of Hundred Desires Peak handed over by the steward, and then bowed and took his leave.

Watching Xu Yunfan's strong figure disappear into the distance, the steward couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "His primordial yang energy must be abundant! If one were to absorb it, it would surely greatly enhance one's cultivation!"

"..."

Following the map in the package, he found the place assigned to him.

There was a tiled house on the mountainside, with a small courtyard. The courtyard was only about ten feet square. The tiled house contained nothing but a stone bed and a futon.

But even in such a simple dwelling, the concentration of spiritual energy is more than ten times that of the Divine Martial Realm!
Xu Yunfan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the futon, and began to review today's gains.

He took out the jade slip of "Hundred Bones Connecting to the Netherworld" from Xu Tian's storage bag and stuck it to his forehead.

As his divine sense probed in, the complete content of the cultivation technique immediately flooded into his mind.

"I see."

A moment later, Xu Yunfan opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming. He had filled in the gaps and key points that Youquan and Xu Tian had deliberately left behind, and his previous doubts were suddenly cleared up.

"Using the Meridian Opening Pill as a guide, a dantian-like organ is planted at the junction of blood and flesh, which is three inches below the navel, where the dantian is born. This is like a tree taking root, with roots spreading throughout the body, reshaping the meridian system and making the physical body adapt to the operation of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture."

His current situation is delicate. On the one hand, he has successfully infiltrated the Yuanshi Sect and gained a legitimate identity; on the other hand, he lacks the Meridian Opening Pill and cannot truly cultivate the "True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture".

They couldn't even cultivate the Hundred Desires Devouring Yuan Technique, a required skill for disciples of Hundred Desires Peak.

He had seen this true method.

Using desire as fuel, and intercourse as a furnace, they seize the power of heaven and earth, yin and yang.

Men cultivate by absorbing yin to supplement yang, while women cultivate by absorbing yang to supplement yin, ultimately achieving a balance between yin and yang.

"We need to find a way to get our hands on the Meridian Opening Pill..."

This was the most urgent matter. Fortunately, he had more than a dozen Sumeru bags on him, all of which he had obtained from the disciples of the Primordial Sect in the Divine Martial Realm.

Although most of these people were burdened with loans, they still had quite a few things hidden on them, and the total amount of supplies they had was considerable, enough for Xu Yunfan to do many things, at least for now.

Without delay, Xu Yunfan immediately took out the "Disciple's Guidebook" issued by the Yuanshi Sect, turned to the sect map on the last page, and fixed his gaze on the "Joyful Courtyard" mark in the northeast corner of Baiyu Peak.

As you travel along the winding mountain road, you are surrounded by pavilions and towers with carved beams and painted rafters, and the air is filled with a sweet and cloying fragrance of cosmetics.

Disciples of Baiyu Peak, dressed in light gauze, would occasionally brush past him. Their eyes would dart around, and regardless of gender, they would all stop to admire Xu Yunfan's robust physique and vigorous vitality.

Some disciples even tried to approach and strike up a conversation.

Xu Yunfan's expression remained unchanged. He slightly shifted his feet, and his figure seemed to change position as if he were an alien, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

The disciples looked at each other, realizing that the newcomer was probably at least at the late stage of Qi Refining to have such an aura.

The Joyful Courtyard is located on a platform halfway up the mountain. A plaque with the words "The Sea of ​​Desire is Boundless" hangs in front of the vermilion gate, which makes Xu Yunfan's lips twitch slightly.

As Xu Yunfan stepped into the hall, the opulent atmosphere immediately made him frown. To his left, a crystal display case held various dual cultivation artifacts: a love bell inscribed with runes, a binding rope woven from dragon tendons, and even a two-headed dragon soaking in spiritual liquid…

On the right side, disciples were queuing up to borrow money. They were pressing their identity jade tokens into the mouth of the bronze toad. Every time a contribution point was swiped, a scarlet light flashed in the toad's eyes.

Xu Yunfan walked straight to the jade table in the center and tapped the surface of the table three times with his fingertips.

Behind the desk, a disciple was lounging lazily on a soft couch, with two female cultivators beside him, one massaging his shoulders and the other feeding him amber-colored spiritual wine from a glass cup.

"newcomer?"

The steward squinted at Xu Yunfan, his gaze lingering on his robust physique for a moment. "Exchange or loan? If it's a loan, your virginity must be verified first."

"In exchange for supplies, this disciple wishes to exchange for Meridian Opening Pills."

Xu Yunfan responded.

The disciple in charge raised an eyebrow, looked him up and down, understood, and said with a half-smile: "One thousand points, no bargaining."

Xu Yunfan remained expressionless. He learned the price of the Meridian Opening Pill from Xu Tian.

For niche and unpopular pills like these, the price doesn't fluctuate too much. Many disciples wouldn't choose this option for speculating on resources, so the price has remained unusually stable throughout.

"The price of uncommon elixirs like the Meridian Opening Pill has always been stable."

The disciple lazily fiddled with the jade book recording supplies. The book shimmered with a faint light, its contents constantly changing, reflecting his indifferent expression on the jade table.

"Unlike those popular pills, which surge in price by 30% today when Micro Dust Peak buys them all, only to drop by half tomorrow when Hundred Medicines Peak releases them."

He flicked a dusty page in the ledger with his fingertip: "A total of seventy-three have been exchanged in the past three years, with the price always anchored at one thousand contribution points."

He suddenly chuckled, "Two years ago, Bai Yuefeng and his bunch of delusional guys tried to hoard goods and drive up prices, but they ended up stuck with them for three years without being able to sell them. Who needs this stuff except for those who cultivate the 'Hundred Bones Connecting to the Netherworld Technique'?"

The disciple in charge narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping back and forth over Xu Yunfan, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "Junior brother, you look unfamiliar. Are you a newly initiated disciple?"

He tapped his fingertips lightly on the jade table, producing a crisp sound. "Ordinary disciples wouldn't easily exchange for such an uncommon elixir as the Meridian Opening Pill."

Xu Yunfan remained calm, his Ten Extreme True Qi flowing quietly within his body, his pores opening slightly, and a faint pressure rippled outwards.

The disciple's previously frivolous expression suddenly froze, and the jade book he was playing with fell to the table with a "thud".

"What powerful qi and blood! It's at least comparable to a direct descendant of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator!"

The deacon was secretly alarmed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his back.

Only then did he notice that this seemingly ordinary disciple was actually creating subtle vortexes of spiritual energy around him with his breathing, and the muscle lines faintly visible under his robes resembled those of a lurking dragon or python.

Xu Yunfan spoke slowly, his voice low and steady: "Senior brother is joking. I am new to the sect and just want to find a suitable cultivation method."

He lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, a wisp of dark golden true energy flowing and disappearing beneath his skin. "Is there anything special about this Meridian Opening Pill?"

Although true qi is not as high in quality as true essence, the amount of true qi that Xu Yunfan was showing was as vast as the ocean, causing the disciple's Adam's apple to bob and his forehead to be wiped imperceptibly. This kind of true qi, just in terms of quantity, could crush him.

(End of this chapter)