Poison Cultivation

The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has three unique skills.

Their most renowned skill is "poison," and their disciples are often masters of poison, capable of killing without a trace.

The second unique skill is called "Gu," which can be used to raise thousands of poisonous insects that can cover the sky and the earth.

The third category is "vessels," all kinds of magical implements and treasures, which are extremely vicious; a mere graze will cause injury, and even a touch will result in death.

The "Insect Thread Meridian Continuation Method" that Chen Luo saw was the Gu-raising healing method of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

According to this method, a type of Gu worm called "Thread-Connecting Vein Gu" can be cultivated.

This Gu is as thin as a spider's thread, flexible yet hollow inside. Once implanted in the body, it can reconnect severed blood vessels like a bridge.

After it repairs the damage itself, it will slowly degrade, leaving no foreign matter behind.

In the spirit world, disciples of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect often used this Gu to repair severed limbs or damaged meridians.

After reading the introduction, Chen Luo felt a surge of joy.

This is truly a case of "when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you."

"With this 'Connecting Veins Gu,' the path to immortality will surely be smooth again!"

Overjoyed, he quickly and carefully read the refining method.

To refine Gu worms, you need to prepare five main ingredients, namely:

A drop of essence blood, three strands of hair, a section of vein-coagulating grass, three petals of soft tendon flower, and a tender leaf of bone-corroding and heart-rotting grass.

In addition, a number of auxiliary materials are needed, such as Qingling Spring Water, White Honey, and Cinnabar.

Leaving aside the auxiliary ingredients, the main ingredients, "softening tendon flower and bone-corroding heart-rotting grass," are both poisons.

The most precious is the Condensing Vein Grass, which is the main ingredient of a first-grade superior Meridian Opening Pill. It is expensive, but not hard to find.

Chen Luo exited his sea of ​​consciousness and rummaged through his storage bag.

Recently, in order to treat his injuries, he has sought out all the famous alchemists in Qingxia Workshop, spending all of his life savings.

Now only three low-grade spirit stones and sixty-four broken spirit stones remain.

In the world of cultivation, spirit stones can assist cultivators in their practice; they are both consumables and currency.

Moreover, it can only be extracted from spiritual veins, making it extremely precious.

Normally, one high-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred mid-grade spirit stones;

One mid-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Even so, cultivators often find themselves without spirit stones to pay in transactions.

To avoid the predicament of bartering, lower-level cultivators further broke down low-grade spirit stones into fragments.

The exchange rate remains at 1:100.

Normally, a cultivator's monthly income is only about ten low-grade spirit stones.

Chen Luo had already spent a full ten yuan while seeing the doctor.

It wasn't that he was stupid, but rather that the doctor at Shan'an Hall was a top-grade first-level alchemist, and that was the price he charged for consultations.

As for alchemy and medicine sales, those are priced differently.

"Three low-grade spirit stones are only enough to buy one Qi Condensation Grass. But when it comes to refining Gu, I'm just a novice, so there will inevitably be losses..."

Chen Luo muttered to himself, his sword-like eyebrows unconsciously furrowing into a knot.

I spent too much money on medical treatment before, but my illness still wasn't cured. Now that there's a cure, I've actually spent all the money.

"Why is cultivating immortality all about mundane things like firewood, rice, oil, and salt?"

Chen Luo rubbed his forehead, feeling that this was completely different from the immortal he had imagined.

"Fine, I'll just have to go borrow some first."

He got up, went out, and walked towards the neighbor's house.

As the saying goes, even Qin Hui had a few cronies.

Although Chen Luo was a rogue cultivator, he did have a few acquaintances. Liu Wei, who lived next door, had once received a favor from him.

In his early years, when the other party ventured alone into a dangerous place to explore a secret realm, he was once out of contact with anyone. It was he who protected the other party's wife and children and prevented them from being harassed by outsiders.

Now that I am in trouble and it is only a matter of borrowing money, the other party will certainly not refuse.

Full of confidence, he knocked on the door of the next room, and Liu Wei immediately appeared at the door.

"Who do we have here? It's Brother Chen! Please come in quickly."

Liu Wei smiled and stepped aside to let Chen Luo pass, raising his hand in invitation, but Chen Luo did not go in.

He was in a hurry to buy medicine and refine the Gu, his blood boiling with excitement, and he had no time for pleasantries, so he simply got straight to the point:

"Brother Liu, you know my situation. Today I went to Shan'an Hall for treatment, and the Tongmai Pill they sell is very useful to me."

"But I've already spent almost all my spirit stones, and I'm still short of money to buy medicine. I wonder if you could lend me some?"

Borrow money?

Upon hearing that this was the reason for their visit, Liu Wei's eyes twitched almost imperceptibly.

Everyone in the neighborhood knew about Chen Luo's injury at sea. Seeing how much money he spent on medical treatment, they knew that his condition must be serious.

Chen Luo's visit to borrow money at this moment further confirmed this idea.

Liu Wei couldn't help but laugh at this:

"Brother Chen, you flatter me. It's just a few spirit stones, nothing to brag about."

"How much do you need? I'll go in and get it for you."

"Ten low-grade spirit stones will suffice."

"good!"

During the question-and-answer session, Liu Wei closed the door and went inside to get the money.

Chen Luo and the others outside secretly rejoiced that they hadn't misjudged the person.

Liu Wei was an open and honest man who did not look down on me because of my misfortune. He was truly a gentleman worth befriending.

He smiled, put his hands behind his back, and waited silently.

Time slipped away quietly, one minute, two minutes...

After that, Liu Wei seemed to have disappeared, and the door was never opened again.

At first, Chen Luo had a smile on his face, but gradually his expression became extremely stiff.

Until the very end, I understood what the other person meant.

An adult's attitude is simple yet subtle: no response is a form of rejection!

inside the house,

Liu Wei's wife, Zhang, poured her husband a cup of tea, her expression hesitant and reluctant to speak.

"Honey, Chen Luo has taken care of us, mother and daughter, and we've been neighbors for years. Are we just going to stand by and do nothing?"

Liu Wei picked up his teacup, blew on the rising steam, and couldn't help but roll his eyes at her:

"His meridians are severed, so his path to immortality is hopeless. In the future, he will inevitably have to borrow money again and again to treat his illness."

How much money do I have to fill his hole?

Rather than getting entangled in endless arguments until both sides grow tired of each other, it's better to state your position directly to avoid awkwardness for both.

"But..." Zhang frowned slightly, "Didn't they say that the Meridian Opening Pill could heal his injuries?"

"Foolish!" Liu Wei slammed down his teacup and scolded.

"I've only heard that the Meridian Opening Pill can open the meridians, but it can never reconnect them. That's just an excuse."

Chen Luo waited outside for a while, and realizing his neighbor's refusal, he finally gave up the idea of ​​borrowing money.

He quietly took a step, turned and left, letting out a long sigh as he walked away.

In his previous life, he was plagued by illness, and his parents had incurred a lot of debt. At that time, neighbors, relatives and friends also helped him a lot.

He experienced the warmth of human kindness back then, which gave him a far deeper understanding of the world than he does now.

Now, being refused a loan has made him truly see the cold-hearted side of the world.

After all, not everyone can be as enthusiastic as parents and relatives.

"But that's perfect. I've been given a second chance at life, so let me see things more clearly."

Chen Luo murmured to himself, regaining his spirits.

He also knows a few friends; it's worth a quick look to see who's warm and who's cold.

They kept visiting again, always talking about borrowing money.

However, to his utter surprise, these people, who usually addressed him as "Brother Chen" and were extremely enthusiastic, were actually quite different.

Today, when the topic of borrowing money came up, everyone stammered and changed the subject.

Some said they should listen to their wives, some said they had already spent all their money, and some said they had already lent it out.

In short, it all boils down to just two words—

No way!

Chen Luo's heart grew colder and colder until he finally gave up all hope and numbly walked to the last remaining house.