Becoming a god begins with the evolution of acupoint supernatural powers.

Chapter 102 Surprise

On their way back, Lu Ming and Wu Qingfeng suddenly spotted Elder Xu Li. His eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Elder Xu!"

Upon seeing the two, Xu Li covered his face and fled.

Lu Ming: "—

Wu Qingfeng: "————"

Wu Qingfeng's face darkened. He had originally planned to borrow some of the large sum of money Xu Li had received from the Lin family.

In its current state, it's clear that borrowing it is impossible.

Back in the courtyard, Wu Qingfeng sighed, "Now that we have neither medicinal herbs nor a large sum of money, it's impossible to refine the breakthrough pill."

Even if you go through all sorts of hardships and finally manage to collect the ingredients for a breakthrough pill, you still need to ask a skilled pharmacist to refine it.

"There are only two or three such pharmacists in the entire Qingning Prefecture."

"And none of these two or three can guarantee anything. It's highly likely that the medicinal herbs will be wasted, and at least one dose will be far from enough."

"The only person in Qingning Prefecture who could reliably refine breakthrough pills was the Medicine King Xie Yun. Now that Xie Yun is dead, there is no one else."

Lu Ming thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true."

He now possesses the Nine Revolutions Divine Power, which not only allows him to improve his alchemy skills more than a hundred times faster than others, but also enables him to turn waste into treasure.

He believed that as long as he had enough medicinal herbs, he could refine a breakthrough pill.

However, what we lack most right now is medicinal herbs!

Many pharmacists in the city started refining medicines, and once this opportunity was gone, it was gone forever. Afterwards, they went to join a sect, and ordinary people could no longer find them.

In this situation, ordinary medicinal herbs in the city may only see a sharp increase in price, but precious medicinal herbs will definitely be sold out.

Without medicinal herbs, no matter how skilled he is at alchemy, it's useless!

"This is only the first task. There are still 10,000 catties of demon meat to go—" Wu Qingfeng shook his head.

"Demon meat is also a material for many pills. It was already expensive to begin with, and now it's even more expensive than it used to be. Lu Ming, maybe we should just give up on it!"

"Losing to a top-tier genius in the Tempering Realm is not shameful."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Elder Wu, I'm just giving it a try. If it's too difficult, I'll do what I can."

"That's good." Wu Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction. Lu Ming knew how to back down when things got tough, which was excellent.

He then took his leave.

Lu Ming saw her off at the door and suddenly saw a familiar female figure hesitating not far in front of his courtyard.

Although the woman was not as stunningly beautiful as Liu Qingqing, she was still pretty and had a graceful figure. She was none other than Qian Xiaofu, the young lady of Jinding Money House, whom we hadn't seen for a long time.

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he waved to Qian Xiaofu.

"Senior Sister Qian, is there something you need from me?" Seeing Qian Xiaofu obediently come to him, Lu Ming smiled and welcomed her inside.

Qian Xiaofu quickly replied, "I wouldn't dare. Senior Brother Lu, please call me Junior Sister; that will put my mind at ease."

Although Qian Xiaofu's cultivation had reached the Bone Forging Realm, Lu Ming was a promising disciple of the Dao lineage, and his combat strength was outstanding. His saber aura could withstand Qin Huaiyuan's sword aura without being at a disadvantage.

She dared not be presumptuous in front of Lu Ming.

Lu Ming calmly replied, "Alright, I'll comply. Junior Sister, you seemed hesitant outside earlier; I wonder why?"

Qian Xiaofu's face was a little pale, and she looked embarrassed. She said, "My senior sister was wronged by my senior brother last night, and she summoned me this morning and scolded me severely."

"In his words, he blamed me for recommending my senior brother to her before, which caused her to suffer such a great humiliation."

"The reason I attached myself to Senior Sister was because my grandfather was in poor health and was likely to pass away in the coming years. As a result, my Golden Cauldron Money House would be in some danger without a Marrow Cleansing Realm expert in charge."

"Therefore, I need to ask for a breakthrough pill for my father to reach the Marrow Cleansing Realm."

"My senior sister originally promised to introduce me to the hermit pharmacist of Medicine King Valley, but now she's gone back on her word. I—"

Lu Ming, who already had his hand on the hilt of his knife, gave her a meaningful look upon hearing this.

What Qian Xiaofu said wasn't a lie, but her aggrieved and vulnerable posture was mostly an act, mixed with a lot of probing.

This woman won't act until she sees the benefit.

Lu Ming shook his head inwardly, but for him, Qian Xiaofu was indeed a very good choice at the moment.

He immediately pondered and said, "I can find you a breakthrough pill, but you'll need to provide the ingredients, and we'll have to wait."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaofu's face lit up with surprise, and she said, "Do you know a highly skilled pharmacist?"

Lu Ming smiled and said, "I have a senior who is the head of the Martial Arts Department of Chiyun County. He once introduced me to a reclusive master pharmacist who can refine pills that allow one to break through to the next level."

As he spoke, he thought to himself, "Master Wei, I can only try to expose your true colors for now."

His alchemy skills cannot be revealed for the time being.

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaofu immediately believed it. She had heard of the Chief of the Military Affairs Department of Chiyun County, who seemed to have a rather special status.

She secretly wondered if Lu Ming had such a highly skilled pharmacist as a senior, which was why the Medicine Emperor Xie Yun had agreed to cooperate with him before.

Could it be that Lu Ming and Xie Yun's cooperation is mutually beneficial?

Unexpectedly, a master alchemist is hidden within Qingning Prefecture. I wonder if she can find her?

With a change of heart, she dismissed the idea. A reclusive master clearly didn't care about money, and even a top-tier genius like Lu Ming needed Wei Jinlin's introduction to get a meeting.

Compared to Lu Ming, she had no advantage whatsoever. How could she possibly impress that expert?

It seems we still need to make a real investment in Lu Ming.

Wait a minute, Lu Ming has met a reclusive alchemist and is confident he can bring her a breakthrough pill. Doesn't that mean Lu Ming's first task is only missing the medicinal materials?

Medicinal herbs? Jin Ding Money Shop has them!

There is also a storage of demon flesh. Although it is not 10,000 catties, the rest can be bought with money.

Her family was so poor that all they had left was money.

Thinking of this, Qian Xiaofu suddenly understood. In other words, with her support, Lu Ming had the opportunity to seize the right to make decisions, which contained great benefits.

Qian Xiaofu immediately said, "Senior Brother Lu, I can provide the medicinal herbs, and I can even provide three portions! I only ask for one breakthrough pill."

"In addition, I can also try to buy the 10,000 catties of demon meat that Senior Brother Lu needs."

"If it can be accomplished, I only hope that after Senior Brother Lu takes over the council, he can push for one thing: to deposit a portion of the Myriad Elephants Sect's wealth into the Golden Cauldron Bank."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately realized that Qian Xiaofu was also after this in addition to the breakthrough pills.

Qian Xiaofu's conditions were quite advantageous to him, since he didn't have to put in any effort beforehand and all the risks would be borne by Qian Xiaofu.

Qian Xiaofu dared to make such a heavy bet this time for two reasons: firstly, she was extremely disappointed with Liu Qingqing, and secondly, she could at least rely on Lu Ming.

They desperately need a breakthrough pill, something the Golden Cauldron Bank needs right now.

Even if it's just one breakthrough pill, she still has to make this deal; it's just that the investment will be less.

Lu Ming thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and said, "I can agree to this deal, but I need a health cultivation technique, preferably a top-tier martial art. Your Qian family needs to help me find one."

Qian Xiaofu was taken aback. "Health preservation exercises? Very few people practice this kind of exercise. I remember my family once collected a copy, but it has never been auctioned off. I'll go back and look for it."

Lu Ming nodded slightly and said, "Go now, I need it urgently."

After seeing Qian Xiaofu off, he felt much more at ease.

With the financial support of Jin Ding Money House, it would be much easier for him to complete his mission.

However, Qian Xiaofu is too calculating and won't act until she sees a clear benefit. In addition, according to her, Jin Ding Money House is currently in a bad situation, making it vulnerable to threats.

Therefore, he urged Qian Xiaofu to leave now, otherwise things might change.

Even so, he had to be prepared for the woman to change her mind at any time.

Since it is a transaction, verbal agreements alone are not enough to guarantee security if delivery has not been completed.

Lu Ming returned to the courtyard, pondered for a moment, took out the Medicine Emperor's handwritten book, and carefully read through it.

Now that he possesses the Nine Revolutions Divine Power, it's equivalent to having an exceptionally strong talent for alchemy.

So, if he wanted to make money through alchemy, it would be very easy.

Moreover, the difficulty of refining breakthrough pills is the same as that of refining top-tier cultivation elixirs at the Marrow Cleansing Realm level.

If he were to refine it directly, he would most likely not even be able to produce any dregs, but rather a pot of ashes. In that case, even if he reversed his fate and used the Wind Reversal technique three times, he probably still wouldn't be able to refine a true breakthrough pill.

Therefore, he needs to first refine the Great Medicine of the Bone Forging Realm, and after becoming a pharmacist at the Bone Forging Realm level, he can then refine the Great Medicine of the Tempering Realm.

Only after mastering the level of Refining Elixir can one begin to refine Breakthrough Elixirs.

It's difficult to ask Qian Xiaofu for the various grades of medicinal materials involved.

He had an idea in mind: to use his breathing ability to change his appearance, pretend to be a reclusive pharmacist, and go to the city's grand martial arts arena to refine medicine with other pharmacists.

In this way, he can get a lot of medicinal herbs for free.

Moreover, there are many powerful figures lying in ambush there, so there won't be any safety issues.

However, after a moment's thought, he abandoned the idea. Because so many powerful figures were watching, the consequences of his exposure would be dire.

Unpredictable.

Although even the sect leaders of the major sects dared not lay a hand on the promising talents of the Dao lineage, Lei Heng, the vice sect leader of the Tianheng Sword Sect, vaguely sensed that this person was somewhat strange.

Lei Heng took Guo Yuan as his apprentice. Later, Guo Yuan was killed by Feng Qingzhu, and a fake Guo Yuan appeared, but Lei Heng seemed unaware of this.

This is absolutely against common sense.

If Lei Heng has joined the Blood Worshiping Demon Sect, then who knows if any sect leader has also joined the Blood Worshiping Demon Sect?

Whether it's the sect leader of a first-rate sect or the sect leader of a third-rate sect, they are all great masters at the Qi Opening Realm.

Normal sect leaders like Wan Baichuan would naturally not dare to harm promising disciples, but the Blood Demon Sect wouldn't care so much!

Therefore, although this method seems safe, it would actually expose him to the eyes of many powerful individuals. Even if the risk is not great, he is unwilling to take the risk.

"Then, I can secretly refine powerful medicines and sell them through various channels."

Lu Ming's mind raced, and he thought of a second way to make money. Moreover, this method would allow him to exchange for key resources.

The prices of medicinal herbs and demon meat in the city have skyrocketed. Even powerful institutions like the Golden Tripod Bank can buy herbs through connections, while individuals...

That would be difficult. It would be much easier to exchange these supplies by selling large quantities of medicine.

He flipped through the Medicine King's legacy, "Huh? Longevity Pill, this will definitely sell well, sell like hotcakes! I reckon selling just one would be enough for me, it's a pity I don't have the main ingredient. The main ingredient for the Longevity Pill is too rare."

Lu Ming shook his head, then looked at the other major medicines and pondered them carefully.

Before he could make a decision, Qian Xiaofu had already returned.

Lu Ming opened the door and saw cart after cart of medicinal herbs; his eyes lit up instantly.

"Senior Brother Lu, I thought that although reclusive masters might not care about money, as alchemists, they must like medicinal herbs. I'll send some more herbs as a gift; it's never a bad thing to give so much!"

"Excellent, excellent, as expected of the Golden Tripod Money House, so wealthy and powerful!"

Lu Ming was overjoyed. These extra medicinal herbs could be used to refine powerful medicines for the Tendon Refining, Bone Forging, and Body Tempering stages, and there were even some medicinal herbs for the Marrow Cleansing stage.

This is definitely enough for him to practice on.

It seems he doesn't need to make medicine to earn money anymore.

However, after sending Qian Xiaofu away, he did not immediately begin refining the medicine, lest someone with ulterior motives notice something amiss.

"This courtyard needs to be replaced. We should ask the sect leader for a more secluded place to use as a place for alchemy."

Lu Ming looked around and muttered to himself.

Originally, the disciples of the Daoist lineage had this right. For example, Qin Huaiyuan had Huaiyuan Tower, and Liu Qingqing had Xiangcao Residence. These were specially built by the sect for them to live in.

Now that Lu Ming is also a promising disciple of the Daoist lineage, he can naturally request to be given one.

However, it's better to wait until the afternoon to go; we can't rush things and give ourselves away.

He temporarily set aside his alchemy business and took out a cultivation manual that Qian Xiaofu had just given him.

"The Treasure Gathering Technique".

Lu Ming carefully perused this first-class health cultivation technique, becoming more and more satisfied with it. This technique absorbed the essence of all things to nourish the body, making it a superior method among first-class health cultivation techniques.

He finished reading the Treasure Gathering Skill, memorized it, and then began to practice the Formless Divine Skill.

After this period of training, he has successfully integrated the acupoints and claw techniques, and has begun to master the Formless Divine Skill.

The next level involves integrating three martial arts techniques simultaneously.

Of course, he cannot do that yet.

At this moment, he integrated the Treasure Gathering Technique and the True Understanding of Acupoints through the Formless Divine Skill. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he took out the secret medicine of the divine skill, "Thousand Illusions."

"Scattered".

Because he cannot use the Formless Divine Skill to cultivate the Myriad Manifestations Divine Skill for the time being, he has not used the two secret medicines he obtained.

At this moment, he thought to himself that the concept of the Formless Divine Skill was similar to that of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Skill and the Illusionary Cloud Divine Skill. Perhaps this secret medicine would also be useful for the Formless Divine Skill.

He immediately brewed a packet, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

"It's a bit bitter, and I don't seem to feel anything? It's like a nourishing Chinese medicine."

After consuming the Thousand Illusions Powder, Lu Ming was slightly puzzled, and then tried to cultivate the Formless Divine Art.

boom!

In an instant, he felt the Thousand Illusion Powder he had ingested evaporate into water vapor, enveloping his entire body, and a myriad of ever-changing artistic conceptions surged into his mind.

Clang!

He was simultaneously practicing the Treasure Gathering Technique and the True Understanding of Acupoints, but he was still not satisfied. Suddenly, he drew his sword and began to wield the Six Harmonies Sword Technique.

Practice three martial arts simultaneously!

Lu Ming was shocked. After consuming a dose of Thousand Illusions Powder, his Formless Divine Skill actually broke through to a higher level.

"Wait, that's not all—"

Lu Ming was overjoyed when he noticed the information coming from the supernatural power panel.