Dark Immortal Cultivation

Qing'an Market.

The long street was exceptionally lively today, bustling with people coming and going.

The bustling crowd allowed Zhang Qing, who had just returned to the camp, to completely relax, and the last trace of gloom in his heart vanished.

Exploring ancient ruins is truly dangerous.

If you want to gain something, you have to risk your life.

Moreover, Zhang Qing had a vague feeling that he seemed to attract the attention of some powerful evil beings.

In the previous situation, if it were someone else with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 3 or even 4, their essence and blood would probably have been drained by the evil entity long ago!

He was able to slay this terrifying evil creature only by relying on the magical artifact, the Xuanming Whisk.

For this, a valuable mid-grade talisman was also used.

Zhang Qing now only hopes that the fragment of the ruins in his storage bag will be worthwhile!

With that thought in mind, he went to Meng's Butcher Shop again.

The burly shopkeeper, Meng, was busy at the meat counter, skillfully slicing meat ribs with a cleaver.

Upon seeing Zhang Qing, he grinned and said, "Brother Zhang, how many pounds of meat do you want? My stock is running low today!"

Zhang Qing was a big customer of the butcher shop, buying dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of ferocious beast meat every time he came.

And they come very frequently.

"I'm not buying meat today."

Zhang Qing waved his hand: "Same as last time, please ask the shopkeeper to help process the prey."

"no problem!"

Manager Meng's eyes lit up. He slammed the cleaver on the meat counter and rubbed his oily hands together. "Let me see what good stuff I've got this time."

Zhang Qing took two steps forward and then released the large wild boar from his storage bag.

"Whoa!"

A chorus of gasps of amazement immediately rose from the surrounding crowd.

Whether they were customers buying meat or passersby, everyone was drawn to this wild boar weighing seven or eight hundred pounds!

This guy lying on the ground looked like a mountain of flesh. His ferocious pig head, sharp tusks, and dense black bristles gave him a strong sense of intimidation—he was not to be trifled with!

Manager Meng's eyes widened in surprise: "Good heavens!"

He disregarded his business, circled the large wild boar, and even kicked it a few times.

The experienced butcher gave Zhang Qing a thumbs up and praised, "Brother Zhang, you're really something! This wild boar with its fangs weighs about 800 jin (400 kg) and is so intact. I've never seen anything like it in my life!"

The wild boar that Zhang Qing brought out had no visible wounds except for one severely injured eye.

It is almost 100% intact.

For these large prey, the better they are preserved, the higher their value.

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "It's just good luck."

Manager Meng shook his head and said nothing more.

He knew very well how formidable the Scabbard Boar was.

As a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, Zhang Qing was able to kill such a huge creature on his own. Whether it was just luck or not, he deserved praise.

"Leave it to me!"

Manager Meng patted his chest and said, "Come pick up the goods tomorrow morning, I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"

Dealing with such a large wild boar is no easy task.

It's really not something that can be resolved in a short time!

Zhang Qing naturally had no objection: "Okay."

Manager Meng is definitely a decent person, and he has been running a butcher shop here for many years. He wouldn't run away for a wild boar.

Or perhaps he's being cheated by a member of the Changfeng Society.

"Oh, right..."

Zhang Qing then said, "I only want to eat the beast meat myself. Could you help me sell the rest?"

The value of large ferocious beasts lies not only in their meat, but also in their skin, teeth, tendons, bones, entrails, and so on. Most of these can be used as materials for making tools or refining elixirs.

After he entrusted Manager Meng to handle it, he couldn't very well take it to the market to sell himself, could he?

It's time-consuming and troublesome.

Manager Meng hesitated for a moment, then patted his chest and said, "No problem, leave it to me!"

No sooner had Zhang Qing left than a crowd of onlookers surrounded the shop, chattering and shouting.

"Shopkeeper, save the pig's heart for me!"

"I want pig's stomach, and I want both the large and small intestines!"

"Give me the whip, the pig's whip!"

"I want…"

The enthusiastic response from buyers has put Manager Meng in a state of happy predicament.

Zhang Qing didn't care about any of that and went straight home.

After closing the door, he eagerly took out the fragment of the strange artifact from his storage bag.

Not all evil entities drop artifacts or artifact fragments upon their demise, but obtaining these items by defeating evil entities is a very important and reliable method.

Zhang Qing lacked the strength and financial resources to compete with a behemoth like the Immortal Alliance Money Company for the ruins.

However, trading with Fang Mian, an inner disciple, is entirely unstable.

After all, there are almost no opportunities to make meritorious contributions under normal circumstances.

Therefore, Zhang Qing had no choice but to take this dangerous route.

To become stronger, he must take risks.

If you gain something from it, then it's totally worth it.

[A powerful substance has been discovered. Should it be absorbed?]

absorb!

[Powerful +0.7]

good! !

The fragments of powder fell softly from between his fingers, and Zhang Qing was quite satisfied.

This fragment of the ruins did not disappoint him.

Next, naturally, is the choice of where to allocate skill points.

To be honest, after acquiring powerful energy, he faced difficult choices in most situations.

Attributes, organs, cultivation techniques, elixirs, talismans, weapons...

While the power of the data panel's "Everything can be enhanced" is undeniably awesome, its practical application always leaves one feeling conflicted.

Zhang Qing even wondered if his own cultivation level could be strengthened.

It actually worked!

but……

However, after testing, he decisively abandoned the idea.

Two or three pieces of dry grass are not enough to boil a pot of water; at most, they can only increase the heat a little.

It would be better to allocate the points to the [Spellcasting] attribute.

Perhaps when Zhang Qing truly becomes powerful, he will be able to snatch valuable items from the jaws of the Immortal Alliance's money shop and obtain a large amount of powerful energy.

Only then can we consider using powerful energy to improve our cultivation level!

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Qing opened the data panel and allocated 0.5 of the powerful energy he had just obtained to [Divine Soul] and [Spellcasting].

Reserve 0.2 for emergency use!

Physical Strength: 2.3

[Soul: 3.3]

Martial Arts Skill: 1

[Spellcast: 3.2]

[Powerful: 0.2]

Everything can be enhanced.

Of the four attributes, the previously lost [Physical Strength] has not only been fully restored, but has also increased.

This is not just the result of investing power points.

Besides the top-grade Qi-enhancing pill, the hundreds of kilograms of edible, long, cylindrical objects that Hu Meier left him also played a certain role.

To be honest, Zhang Qing felt that if this beautiful fox spirit came again, he could last at least one or two more rounds.

Zhang Qing thoughtfully stroked his chin before closing the data panel.

Then I began today's practice.

He is not far from reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining.