With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Gu Qing, a transmigrator, was born in Huangfeng Valley. He is a genius with dual spiritual roots and became the final disciple of the Red Dust Ancestor with his skillful flute playing.

Given Gu Qing's gentle and quiet demeanor, joining the Hidden Moon Sect would be no problem for her.

The Red-Haired Ancestor was known for disliking handsome men, so when she took Gu Qing in as a concubine, it caused quite a stir in the Yellow Maple Valley.

However, only a few elders within the sect knew why the Red Dust Ancestor had taken Gu Qing in as a disciple—it was because of her skillful flute playing.

At this moment, Gu Qing was directly in front of the main hall. The disciples guarding the gate outside the hall all bowed respectfully and greeted Gu Qing, "Senior Uncle!"

Gu Qing simply nodded slightly and stepped into the main hall. Not long after, Sect Leader Zhong came out in person: "Junior Brother, it's a rare sight indeed. I wonder what brings you here to your senior brother?"

Gu Qing cupped his hands in greeting: "You wouldn't come here without a reason. Junior brother wants the seed for the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Sect Leader Zhong looked surprised and lowered his voice, saying, "Junior Brother can already accelerate the maturation of Foundation Establishment Pill materials. You should know that these materials need hundreds of years to reach their optimal maturity."

"Senior brother, there's no need to be so nervous. I just recently broke through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining and feel that my strength has improved again, so I just want to give it a try. Whether it will work or not is still uncertain," Gu Qing said, tapping his flute lightly.

"Is that so? Hehehe, it's because you're in a hurry, Senior Brother. I'll go down and have someone prepare the seeds for you right away," Headmaster Zhong said with a smile.

"Yes, Senior Brother, do you think I can go out and open a cave after I successfully establish my foundation?" Gu Qing suddenly asked.

After hearing this, Sect Leader Zhong scratched his head and finally chuckled, "I'm afraid we'll have to ask Ancestor Hong Fu about this. Junior Brother, as you know, your situation is special, so it's best if you stay out in public as much as you imagine. The outside world isn't as wonderful as you imagine."

"Sigh! I understand, just give me the things." Gu Qing said with some helplessness.

Soon, Gu Qing obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill seed, and then left the council hall with the seed.

With a light tap of his feet, Gu Qing used his teleportation technique to leave the mountain peak.

After a leisurely flight, the plane finally landed on another mountain peak, where a spring of water seeped from the rock wall and then gathered into a pool on the mountain.

Many trees grow around the pool, and they have already blossomed, and some have even borne fruit.

Gu Qing found an open space, planted the seeds in the ground, then sat down next to the planted land, picked up his flute and played a piece called "High Mountains and Flowing Water".

As the flute music began to play softly, a mist suddenly filled the surroundings, and the dozen or so planting materials that had just been planted instantly bloomed under the nourishment of the mist.

Dewdrops clung to the petals, slowly dripping onto the earth to nourish the flowers, and the vegetation grew better and better.

The surrounding birds and beasts were also attracted by the thick fog, circling in the sky, but unable to enter because there was a formation blocking the way around the mountain.

Soon after Gu Qing finished playing "High Mountains and Flowing Water," all the newly planted plants blossomed.

Indeed, Gu Qing's flute playing now has the effect of Han Xiangzi's Purple Gold Flute, which can make all things flourish and flowers bloom instantly.

Simply put, it's a labor-inducing drug.

It was this secret technique of using the flute to accelerate the ripening of medicinal herbs that made Gu Qing become Hong Fu's final disciple.

Gu Qing rose from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the thirteenth level in just four years, which can be considered a little genius.

However, the price is also obvious: Gu Qing cannot go out normally. It is unknown whether he will be able to gain the right to go out after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

"The flower has three petals, so it must be about three hundred years old."

Gu Qing muttered to himself, if he were to play the real Purple Gold Flute, it wouldn't be a problem for the herbs to grow into thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. However, he couldn't possibly demonstrate such a secret technique, otherwise he might never be able to leave Yellow Maple Valley and would end up as a mere apprentice producing medicinal herbs.

That's right. As a transmigrator, Gu Qing naturally has his own cheat code, which is to obtain the magical artifacts of the Eight Immortals. However, he has only obtained a purple-gold flute so far.

Even so, Gu Qing benefited greatly from this, obtaining the method to accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs.

Moreover, this method seems to be usable only by Gu Qing himself. Linghu Laozu also performed the secret technique, but it seems to only gather spiritual energy and does not have the effect of accelerating the ripening of spiritual herbs.

Linghu Laozu finally explained that it was an extremely rare bloodline talent.

The matter ended with the Red-Haired Ancestor accepting Gu Qing as his personal disciple, and the Linghu Ancestor never inquired about Gu Qing's situation again.

Because he became a disciple of the Red-Haired Ancestor, Gu Qing held a very high seniority in Yellow Maple Valley and enjoyed better resources than ordinary disciples.

Ordinary disciples only receive one spirit stone per month, but Gu Qing's treatment is the same as that of a Foundation Establishment disciple, receiving one mid-grade spirit stone per year.

One mid-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred ordinary spirit stones, which means that Gu Qing's treatment is more than ten times that of his fellow disciples.

The sect also settles the purchase of spiritual herbs with spirit stones. A two-hundred-year-old spiritual herb is worth one mid-grade spirit stone, and some rare spiritual herbs can be worth up to three mid-grade spirit stones.

So, with a single whistle from Gu Qing's lips, a dozen or twenty mid-grade spirit stones were deposited into her account.

If he could talk his way out of it, earning several hundred mid-grade spirit stones a day wouldn't be a problem, so Gu Qing wasn't short of spirit stones.

Over the course of four years, he had accumulated more than three thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

This shows how highly valued Gu Qing is within the sect.

Gu Qing collected the 300-year-old medicinal herbs, packed them in a box, and finally rode the wind to Hong Fu Cave.

Before a sound transmission talisman could be sent out, a suction force pulled Gu Qing into a cave.

Upon entering the cave, one can smell a delicate sandalwood fragrance, along with an unfamiliar scent of rouge.

"Master actually uses women's rouge? That's quite rare." Gu Qing muttered to himself, then looked up and realized he had misunderstood; there were other women in the cave.

A woman with foxy eyes was seen, her eyeballs darting around as if she were sizing up Gu Qing.

"How come, is it done?" Hong Fu's words were very simple, and her question was also abrupt and unrelated.

However, Gu Qing knew what the other party wanted to express, so he took out a long wooden box from his storage bag.

The wooden box had just appeared when it was sucked into Hong Fu's hand. When the box was opened, there were more than a dozen medicinal herbs inside, almost all of which were about three hundred years old.

Hong Fu showed a satisfied expression and then said, "Come see me again in a few days. This is my niece, Dong Xuan'er. She recently joined the sect. Why don't you show her around?"

Dong Xuan'er, she really is a vixen!

"Yes, Master," Gu Qing replied.

Then the two felt a surge of magical power that pushed them out of the cave.

Once outside the cave, Dong Xuan'er circled around Gu Qing, then asked curiously, "Senior brother, what did you just give me?"

"Just some medicinal herbs!"

"What medicinal herbs?"

"The ingredients for the Foundation Building Pill."

"What?! The ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill? Where did you get them, Senior Brother?"

"It cannot be spoken, it cannot be spoken."

"Hmph! How stingy!"