Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 18 Bo Chun Ting Smile

"Fellow Daoists, that concludes tonight's live stream. See you next time."

As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, the phone screen went black instantly.

A series of question marks immediately popped up in the black screen live stream room.

"This guy is so sneaky, he only streams for an hour each time, he has no professionalism at all," Xu Ziqing complained.

Xu Lingling looked relieved: "Fishing is so boring, it's good that it's over soon."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing looked at her best friend with a strange expression.

"What's wrong? Is my makeup ruined?" Xu Lingling touched her face.

"Don't you usually like Chen Beiwu?" Xu Ziqing suddenly asked.

Xu Lingling blushed instantly. "Nonsense, who would like that jerk!"

"So you don't like him." Xu Ziqing smiled and said jokingly, "Then I'll go after him."

Xu Lingling stared wide-eyed, opened her mouth, and looked incredulous.

She then stammered, "Didn't you say when you were little that you'd achieve the Golden Core stage first, then start a family?"

"That was because I was ignorant when I was a child." Xu Ziqing rested her chin on her right hand and chuckled. "My mother said that good men are in high demand these days, and if you meet someone you like, you should just go for it, or you'll definitely regret it later."

At this point, she looked solemnly at her best friend, clenching her fair left hand into a fist: "I'm not afraid of missing out on a good match, I'm just afraid of having a knot in my heart. If one can't cultivate immortality and achieve complete freedom, how can one attain longevity?"

Xu Lingling pursed her lips, a sense of reluctance and regret welling up in her heart.

If she had Xu Ziqing's willpower, she wouldn't have remained at the sixth level of Qi Refining for a whole year, nor would she have missed Chen...

On the other side, Chen Beiwu returned to his doorstep and happened to meet Chen Dong, who was leaving for work.

"How was the catch today?" Chen Dong glanced at the fishing box.

He knew that his son had a peculiar luck; he could never catch fish, but instead often caught strange things.

"Hehe, I'm in good luck today. I caught a wild grass carp weighing fifty pounds. I can steam it or braise it." Chen Beiwu opened his fishing box and proudly pulled out a lively, wriggling giant from it.

Chen Dong glanced at the fish head and suddenly asked, "How much does this fish cost per pound?"

"It's not expensive, just one cent per pound."

As soon as Chen Beiwu uttered those words, he knew he had been exposed.

Chen Dong suppressed a laugh and said seriously, "That's right, wild fish from the market are indeed delicious."

Seeing the long-lost smile on his father's face, Chen Beiwu smiled too.

Not bad, not bad. In ancient times, King You of Zhou played with the beacon fires to amuse Bao Si. Now, Chen Beiwu faked a catch of fish in the market to win a smile from Chun Ting.

"This fishing trip only yielded a small catch of grass carp." He deliberately looked around before pulling Chen Dong inside. "As for the big catch, we'll talk about that once we're inside."

"Stop messing around, I have to go to work." Chen Dong waved his hand.

He's been fishing in the Pearl River before; what good stuff can you catch there?

"Ta-da!"

Under Chen Dong's curious gaze, Chen Beiwu solemnly took out an iron box that looked quite old.

"Just another pile of junk," Chen Dong thought to himself.

Chen Beiwu handed over the tin box. "Dad, open it and take a look."

Chen Dong casually opened the iron box, and the serrated blades inside made him slightly stunned, and even his arm trembled a little.

"Where did this thing come from?" he asked incredulously.

"Where else could it come from? I just caught it in the Pearl River. It's only been out of the water for a short time, you can see it's still wet inside." Chen Beiwu poked the blood-faced vine.

Chen Dong was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "This... you can actually catch second-tier spiritual herbs in the Pearl River?"

"What second-tier spiritual medicine? What kind of dream are you having so late at night? Why aren't you at work yet!" Hearing the noise in the living room, Huang Xiaoling came out.

"Wife, you have more experience, can you help me check if this is true?" Chen Dong said solemnly.

Huang Xiaoling stepped forward and took a look, a hint of surprise on her face. "A second-tier spiritual herb, Blood-Faced Vine, over a hundred years old!"

"Isn't that amazing? I caught it!" Chen Beiwu said, feigning pride.

"Blood-faced Vine is a second-tier high-grade water-type spiritual herb. It only appears in the habitat of third-tier treasure beasts and has a small probability of appearing in the place where second-tier spiritual beasts fall. It is one of the more valuable second-tier spiritual herbs."

This special elixir cannot be refined into pills, nor can it be used by cultivators to improve their cultivation level. However, it can purify the bloodline and cultivation of water-type ginseng beasts. Its market price is generally five hundred spirit stones.

Blood-faced vines that are over a hundred years old possess potent medicinal properties, equivalent to a high-grade second-tier pill, and can fetch a high price of nine hundred spirit stones.

After recounting the information, Huang Xiaoling frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over her son.

"What's wrong? Is the quality of this elixir off?" Chen Beiwu asked, feigning curiosity.

He originally intended to leave the Blood-Faced Vine to the Fellow Beast he had never met.

Unfortunately, the atmosphere at home has been rather strange lately. Even my father has taken up brick-making work, exchanging his body for money, clearly indicating a severe shortage of spirit stones.

Since Blood Vine likes water, blood, and rust, and can remain uncorrupted and retain its medicinal properties in water, he thought of using fishing, a slightly risky method, to legitimately whitewash its medicinal properties.

"The quality is perfect," Huang Xiaoling said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Chen Dong looked at his wife with fervent eyes.

Saved!

Blood-faced vine can be sold for nine hundred low-grade spirit stones on the market. Even if the price offered by apothecaries is one or two tenths lower than the market price, it is still worth at least seven hundred low-grade spirit stones, which is more than enough to cover the cost of treatment and surgery.

"This Blood-Faced Vine is compatible with your spiritual root attribute, so it can be used on your future companion beasts," Huang Xiaoling said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chen Dong hesitated, wanting to speak several times, but was stopped by his wife's eyes.

Chen Beiwu simply said, "We're short of money at home, let's exchange it for spirit stones first. I'm sure I'll be able to catch even better spirit herbs then."

After saying that, he turned and left, not giving his parents a chance to refuse.

Watching their son disappear into the distance, Huang Xiaoling and Chen Dong exchanged bewildered glances.

It's considered incredibly lucky for Beiwu to encounter such a good thing even once; there's no chance it could happen again.

"Sell the Blood-Faced Vine."

"Quit your brick-making job."

Huang Xiaoling and Chen Dong spoke at the same time.

The two exchanged a smile, and all the weariness they had accumulated vanished.

……

On the second floor, Chen Beiwu looked at Tie Dan solemnly.

"Would you like to cultivate with me?"

"Woof."

"Very good, then do you know what's most important when you're training with me?"

"Woof woof!"

"Very good answer. Loyalty is the most important thing." Chen Beiwu nodded slightly, then reminded him, "As the saying goes, if loyalty isn't absolute, it's absolutely disloyal!"

Upon hearing this, Tie Dan turned its ears back, wagged its tail, and made a thumping sound, leaving red marks on Chen Beiwu's calves.

"Don't give me that." Chen Beiwu grabbed Tie Dan's tail.

In addition to his talent for controlling flames, Tie Dan also possesses terrifying physical strength.

It's one thing for it to act cute normally, but when Tie Dan gets angry, its tail can shatter stubborn rocks in an instant, and its destructive power is comparable to the first-tier mid-grade alien technique "Sharp Metal Technique".

(End of this chapter)