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

"Uncle-Master, I think your pill formula is quite good. How about I take it back and study it?" Gu Qing was bold enough to directly ask Lei Wanhe for the pill formula.

You should know that this Core Formation Pill formula is quite valuable; it can be traded for a lot of good things.

However, Gu Qing came to Lei Wanhe's place originally to find a pill formula for improving his cultivation to the Core Formation stage. Now that he saw such a good pill formula, one of which was equivalent to ten Qi Cultivation Pills, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

Upon hearing this, Lei Wanhe's eyes widened, and he snatched the pill back from Gu Qing's hand, saying, "Boy, what are you thinking? I finally figured out a suitable formula, and you just want to take it away?"

There are few pill formulas in the Tiannan region, and many pills are improved versions of ancient pill formulas.

However, in ancient times, spiritual energy was abundant and herbs were prevalent, so the medicinal materials used were relatively precious, and the spiritual herbs in the prescriptions were often hundreds or thousands of years old.

Now, thousands or tens of thousands of years have passed. After the last great war between humans and demons, spiritual energy has withered, and spiritual herbs have become difficult to produce.

The pill formulas passed down from the past cannot remain unchanged, so the pill formulas of Tiannan have been improved time and again and have become the family's closely guarded secrets.

The pill formula in Lei Wanhe's hand was clearly the result of his own long research and the reasonable combination he had found.

If you were to sell it, it would fetch at least two or three hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

Gu Qing's demand for two or three hundred mid-grade spirit stones from Lei Wanhe was indeed somewhat unreasonable.

But Gu Qing was really envious. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Uncle Lei, without my help, you probably can only refine this one batch of pills."

"Hey! You little brat, you dare threaten me? Get lost! I'm asking you for the elixir, do you dare refuse?" Lei Wanhe said, putting on an imposing air, seemingly unwilling to give him the simple pill formula.

Sensing the aura of a Core Formation stage cultivator, Gu Qing took several steps back, feeling somewhat displeased. This was the first time he had been refused something he wanted, indicating that the pill formula was indeed precious.

If he were to force his way in now, he might get a beating from Lei Wanhe. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Thinking of this, Gu Qing could only cup his hands and say, "Since Uncle-Master doesn't welcome me, then I'll leave."

With that, Gu Qing left the cave. Once outside, he felt somewhat disappointed: "Well, I didn't get a single thing, and I ended up working for someone else for nothing! Really!"

"Alas! It's better to leave Yellow Maple Valley behind!"

After saying that, Gu Qing rode away on his magical artifact. When he returned to the courtyard, he was annoyed by the abundance of spiritual herbs. He then cast a spell by making hand seals: "Tree Stakes to Form a Forest!"

Suddenly, wooden stakes, each about ten feet long, fell from the sky, burying themselves three-tenths of an inch into the ground, destroying all the spiritual herbs in the spiritual fields.

Seeing the spirit field smashed to pieces, Gu Qing finally felt a little better.

Indeed, destroying things can release one's inner rage, especially destroying things that are particularly valuable.

After the destruction, Gu Qing felt relieved and returned to his thatched hut to cultivate quietly.

After entering a meditative state, Gu Qing's mood quickly calmed down, and he couldn't help but ponder, "I just don't know what this matter can reveal, or if it can reveal nothing at all."

Gu Qing's outburst just now was seven parts genuine and three parts feigned, just to see Huang Fenggu's reaction.

If they react quickly and mediate between Gu Qing and Lei Wanhe, then it can only mean that someone is indeed watching them all the time.

This would make it very difficult for me to leave Huangfeng Valley.

If the reaction is slow, it means that no one is secretly observing Gu Qing, which means there is an opportunity to escape.

There is another possibility: perhaps Huangfeng Valley doesn't care about him at all.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing calmed down and was about to swallow the pill to cultivate when he suddenly realized that there was no pill in the gourd.

In her anger, Gu Qing forgot about her recent plan to refine pills again. She wanted to slap herself hard for forgetting about her memory.

Forget it, forget it, I'll just meditate and cultivate myself!

And so, Gu Qing meditated and cultivated for three months. During these three months, no one came looking for him. Gu Qing opened his eyes and woke up from his meditation.

Three months have passed, and not only has no one come to find me, but not even a single communication talisman has arrived. Could it be that I'm just too narcissistic and actually dispensable in Yellow Maple Valley?

This gave Gu Qing a glimmer of hope for escape.

"As long as it's not Elder Linghu watching me, I can try to escape once. Even if I fail, it doesn't matter. At most, I'll become a child servant who produces medicinal herbs." Gu Qing's desire to escape grew stronger.

Moreover, Gu Qing has a trump card to escape, as long as it's not Linghu Laozu who comes after him.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing really decided to run away.

This is not a drill, not a drill, they are really preparing to escape.

Realizing he needed to escape, Gu Qing hurriedly got up and left the outhouse, only to find that all the spiritual herbs outside had withered under the chaotic impact of his "Wooden Stake Forest" technique.

But it didn't matter. Gu Qing waved his hand and dispelled his spell, and all the wooden stakes disappeared instantly.

After the wooden stake disappeared, everyone saw that the smashed medicinal herbs had turned yellow and withered.

Gu Qing picked up the jade flute and began to play "High Mountains and Flowing Water." Then everyone saw that the originally withered medicinal herbs sprouted tender buds. A light drizzle fell, and the tender buds continued to grow until they finally grew into a finished medicinal herb.

Seeing his masterpiece, Gu Qing couldn't help but exclaim "Wonderful!" He then picked medicinal herbs and began to refine pills. He had just finished refining two batches of pills when he received a message from Hong Fu.

They said it was about the trade fair!

Gu Qing had almost forgotten about the trade fair. Helpless, he could only collect the pills and ride his magic weapon to Hong Fu Cave.

But upon seeing Hong Fu, she asked, "I heard you and Junior Brother Lei had a falling out?"

"Master, how could that be? That's Uncle Lei, how could I possibly have a falling out with him?" Gu Qing quickly shook his head and denied it.

Seeing that Gu Qing did not admit it, Hong Fu did not ask any further questions, but simply said, "Come with me to the Crimson Forbidden Land in three days."

The Crimson Forbidden Land? Isn't it always that old bastard Li Huayuan who goes there? This year, Han Li is participating, so it should still be that old bastard Li Huayuan who goes.

"Master, weren't we supposed to be attending some kind of auction?" Gu Qing asked, puzzled.

Hong Fu shook her head and said, "It's not an auction, just a private trading event among the Core Formation cultivators from the seven sects. If there's anything you're interested in, you can just say so, but you'll have to pay for it yourself with spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing immediately understood. He guessed it was during the Bloodbath event, a trade fair for several Core Formation cultivators from the seven factions of Yue Kingdom. No wonder he said the auction would be postponed for half a year.

Wait a minute, this outing seems like a good opportunity to escape.