Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"I need to find a way to improve my strength," Gu Chen decided.

After the Black Heaven Cult destroyed one of their small strongholds last time.

Gu Chen then investigated the information about this cult.

This cult is active in several prefectures near Huoyun Prefecture.

They are not a major force, but they should not be underestimated.

First, we need to improve our own strength in order to deal with the cult's next move.

The information I've revealed to the outside world is that I'm at the first level of the Innate Realm. If they send in experts at the second and third levels of the Innate Realm to deal with me...

You can also have the power to resist; that's the benefit of concealing your talents.

At the same time, the Black Heaven Cult is an evil cult, and they dare not openly rush into Chiyang City to kill people or target them.

These rats from the gutter, if they dare to appear in large numbers in Chiyang City, the Night Watch and the city guards will not let them go.

The fact that they tried to get themselves expelled from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion suggests that there are experts at the third level of the Innate Realm within the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

They were somewhat wary.

Thinking about it.

Gu Chen put the silver into the copper bowl.

"I need to know the strength of the strongest member of the Black Heaven Cult, and what level of being they will send to deal with me this time." To be on the safe side, Gu Chen decided to continue exchanging relevant information.

The copper bowl gave feedback that two hundred taels of silver were needed to exchange for this information.

Gu Chen directly inserted two hundred-tael silver notes and selected to exchange them.

The silver note disappeared, but the copper bowl revealed the information Gu Chen wanted:

[The Black Heaven Cult is a minor cult under the larger evil cult, the Mitian Cult. Its strongest leader is at the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm. They already know about your assistance to the Cheng family in their fight. Because you defeated Zhong Chenghu, who was at the peak of the first level of the Innate Realm, they have determined your strength to be at the second level of the Innate Realm. This time, they will send an elder at the third level of the Innate Realm, two protectors at the second level of the Innate Realm, and several experts at the first level of the Innate Realm to deal with you.]

"Is that all?" Gu Chen sneered.

There is one person at the third level of the Innate Realm, two at the second level of the Innate Realm, and several at the first level of the Innate Realm.

With his current cultivation level, as long as no one at the fourth level of the Innate Realm makes a move, he can easily defeat the enemy.

He was not afraid.

Gu Chen took out the Body Refining Divine Art of the Body Sect, "Mysterious Iron Red Copper Vajra Body," which he had seized from the protector of the Black Heaven Sect.

Gu Chen had previously tried it with a copper bowl. This body-refining divine skill was only the first chapter, "Mysterious Iron Body," and it would take a thousand taels of silver to comprehend it.

Previously, he had used the silver to buy resources to increase his cultivation level without actually comprehending it.

Now that he has silver notes, he won't be able to buy pills to improve his cultivation level in the short term.

Gu Chen then prepared to comprehend it and begin his cultivation.

The first chapter of this divine skill, the Profound Iron Body, is said to be so powerful that once mastered, no expert within the fifth level of the Innate Realm can break through its defenses.

That's pretty perverted.

If he can master it, his combat power will increase by a level.

Gu Chen placed the cultivation technique and a thousand taels of silver into the copper bowl, choosing to exchange it for the first chapter of the Xuan Tie Body comprehension.

[Spending one thousand taels of silver, I gained insights into the cultivation of the "Mysterious Iron Body".]

In Gu Chen's mind, insights into the cultivation of the Xuan Tie Body appeared.

Based on the insights that come to mind.

To cultivate the Xuan Tie Body, one needs to consume a pill called Xuan Tie Dan. During his comprehension, the formula and refining method of this pill were already included, which Gu Chen has already comprehended.

The Mysterious Iron Body is formed by constantly tempering the body day and night by consuming this kind of elixir, transforming the physique into the Mysterious Iron Body.

This elixir belongs to the third grade of the innate category, and its value is similar to that of the Bone Forging Pill.

Gu Chen estimated that he would need at least one hundred pills to cultivate the Xuan Iron Body.

He has a copper bowl, which can save him the trouble of slowly tempering his physique with pills. As long as he collects one hundred Xuan Tie pills and puts them into the copper bowl, the copper bowl can directly help him cultivate a Xuan Tie body.

Now, all he needs to do is have the Cheng family collect the ingredients for refining ten portions of Xuan Tie Dan.

There are also seven portions of medicinal materials for refining the Bone Forging Pill.

Next, he needs to use Bone Forging Pills to break through to the third level of the Bone Forging Realm, Silver Bone, and the fourth level, Gold Bone.

Gu Chen estimated that he would need at least sixty-six more Bone Forging Pills to break through to the Golden Bone level and reach the Perfection of the Bone Forging Realm.

He is no longer a guest of Baoyaoge, and he no longer has a stable supply channel from Baoyaoge.

The only option is to ask the Cheng family to help him collect these medicinal herbs.

The next day.

When Cheng Mengling arrived at Gu Chen's courtyard, Gu Chen immediately gave her a list of four types of medicinal herbs for alchemy.

A method for refining Qi and Blood Pills.

A type of medicine for refining skin-tempering pills.

A method for refining bone-strengthening pills.

A method for refining Xuan Tie Dan (a type of pill).

"Go and buy these four medicinal herbs for me. Except for the fourth one, which only needs ten portions, buy as many of the other three as you can," Gu Chen said to Cheng Mengling.

"We will continue our previous pill transactions. Although I have left the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, all the pills I sold to the Cheng family in the past, including those from the Chen family, were refined by myself."

"As long as the Cheng family can acquire the materials for alchemy for me, I can continue to refine pills," Gu Chen told Cheng Mengling.

Cheng Mengling had suspected during her previous transaction with Gu Chen that the pills Gu Chen traded with the Cheng family were probably made by himself.

Therefore, Gu Chen can be sold at 85% of the original price.

After glancing at the list, Cheng Mengling said, "No problem."

"I will have the Cheng family caravan purchase the medicinal herbs on this list from the cities they are traveling with. The Cheng family also has shops in Huoyun Prefecture, which can also help with the purchase. However, the last two types of herbs that can be used to refine innate grade three pills require some rare spiritual herbs, so the quantity that can be purchased in a short period of time may not be large," Cheng Mengling explained.

"For the first two types of pills, just buy them at normal prices. For the latter two types of medicinal materials used to refine the third-grade innate pills, you can buy them at a higher price," Gu Chen said.

Qi and Blood Pills and Skin Tempering Pills are the main things he refines to sell and earn money. He just needs to buy them at the normal price, and he will refine as many as he buys.

Bone Forging Pills and Black Iron Pills are used to improve cultivation and combat power. They can be purchased at a high price and used to prioritize improving strength.

"Okay," Cheng Mengling replied.

The time that follows.

Gu Chen was at ease refining elixirs at the Cheng family home.

He had previously purchased twenty portions of the ingredients for the Skin Tempering Pill from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, which he hadn't yet had time to refine into pills.

It took seven days.

Gu Chen refined all the ingredients for the twenty Skin Tempering Pills into pills, making a total of two hundred pills.

He sold it to the Cheng family at 85% of the original price and received 17,000 taels of silver.

During those seven days, the Cheng family acquired the first batch of medicinal herbs for him.

There were twenty portions of Qi and Blood Pills, ten portions of Skin Tempering Pills, and only two portions of each of Bone Forging Pills and Black Iron Pills were acquired.

The ingredients for the latter two types of innate grade three pills are too rare, and many supply channels are controlled by Baoyao Pavilion.

Only a very small portion remained in the external pharmacies.

When Baoyao Pavilion learned that Gu Chen had joined the Cheng family and that the Cheng family had started selling pills everywhere, they immediately blocked all transactions with the Cheng family.

This cut off any possibility that the Cheng family could purchase medicinal herbs for alchemy through the Baoyao Pavilion and its affiliated pharmacies.

The Cheng family purchased the medicinal materials for twenty portions of Qi and Blood Pills and ten portions of Skin Tempering Pills at a fair price for 12,000 taels of silver.

The Cheng family purchased the medicinal materials for two portions of Xuan Tie Dan and two portions of Duan Gu Dan at a premium, spending 3,800 taels of silver.

Gu Chen gave the Cheng family 16,000 taels of silver directly, with the extra 200 taels being a service fee.

"Continue to acquire these four medicinal herbs for me. Two of them are of the third grade of the innate level. We can still buy them at a premium," Gu Chen said.

He has already obtained two portions of the ingredients for the Bone Forging Pill. If he gets two more portions, he will be able to break through to the late stage of the Bone Forging Realm, the Silver Bone level.

Eight portions of the medicinal materials for Xuan Tie Dan are still needed.

By the time the Cheng family returns from their next acquisition of medicinal herbs, he will have already refined all twenty portions of Qi and Blood Pills and ten portions of Skin Tempering Pills.

When they sell it to the Cheng family, the profits will be enough to cover the cost of the two innate grade three medicinal herbs.

After Cheng Mengling left.

Gu Chen took all the medicinal herbs that Cheng Mengling had brought back.

First, refine the ingredients of two portions of Xuan Tie Dan and two portions of Duan Gu Dan into pills.

He spent a whole day and morning refining the four medicinal herbs into pills, giving Gu Chen a total of twenty Xuan Tie Pills and twenty Tuan Gu Pills.

Next, Gu Chen prepared to continue refining the Skin Tempering Pill and the Qi and Blood Pill.

And this time.

A member of the Cheng family rushed over.

Carrying two boxes in his hands, with a terrified expression, he arrived at Gu Chen's courtyard.

"Master Gu, yes, someone placed two boxes at the Cheng family's gate with notes on them, saying they were for you, Master Gu." The servant stammered.

Because the two boxes he was holding were constantly dripping blood.

It gave him a very bad feeling; what was inside might be a human head.

This is a major provocation against their ancient worship.

Gu Chen frowned as he looked at the two boxes the servant was carrying.

Tell him to put it on the ground.

Someone specially delivered it to the Cheng family for him.

Gu Chen stepped forward and opened it.

Inside were two human heads.

These two people are none other than...

It was Liu Xianzhang, who had wiped out the Black Heaven Sect members with Gu Chen at the Black Heaven Sect stronghold in Qingping Town, and his apprentice.

The two died with their eyes wide open, their expressions filled with anguish, clearly indicating that they had suffered inhuman torture before their deaths.

"You may leave now. I will handle this matter." Gu Chen waved his hand, dismissing the servant from the Cheng family.

The servant swallowed hard and left with a fearful expression.

Gu Chen carefully removed the two heads. Inside the box containing Liu Xianzhang's head was a letter.

Gu Chen opened it and looked at the contents.

The gist of it is that the Black Heaven Sect wants him to leave Chiyang City tonight and go to Xiaoheishan, thirty miles away, to settle their score.

Wei Zhong is in their hands.

If they don't come, they will kill Wei Zhong, the last person who participated in this matter with them.

At the same time, don't even think about reporting to the Night Watch or the government office. They have informants in the city. As long as Gu Chen dares to report them, they won't be able to catch anything outside the city.

At the same time, Wei Zhong will die a terrible death.

"Threatening me!" Gu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"They dare not attack me directly within Chiyang City, so they want me to leave the city on my own!"

Wei Zhong was the person who received him when he first arrived in Qingping Town and brought him into Baoyaotang. He was also the person with whom he was most familiar.

"They think I'm a loyal and sentimental person," Gu Chen sneered, "that I would risk my life for Wei Zhong."

Gu Chen crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the alchemy furnace.

As if nothing had happened.

Continue refining the elixir.

In the afternoon, he refined a batch of skin-tempering pills, but he was constantly distracted during the process.

I feel uneasy.

Many inexplicable thoughts were disturbing his mind.

"With Elder Gu serving as our Baoyaotang's bodyguard, our safety will be assured in the future. We hope Elder Gu will continue to take good care of us."

"Old Master, this house used to be where Boss Xu lived. Now it's vacant, so you can live here from now on."

"I live in the next courtyard. If you need anything, just let me know, Elder."

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

"Old Master, your lightness skill is too amazing! We can't even touch you, how are we supposed to fight!"

For no apparent reason, a number of thoughts would inexplicably disturb him.

"Damn it!" Gu Chen cursed under his breath.

I feel so uneasy!

Upon entering the house, Gu Chen took out his mid-grade yellow-level treasured sword.

Next, take out the copper bowl and put in the twenty Bone Forging Pills that were just refined yesterday.

Twenty Grade 3 Innate Bone Forging Pills can be exchanged for two hundred days of pure cultivation.

Gu Chen directly chose to redeem.

In an instant, a massive amount of cultivation power was poured into Gu Chen's body, which he absorbed and used to forge his bones by circulating the Fire and Thunder Bone Forging Technique.

After the cultivation transfer ended, Gu Chen's aura surged, and his strength, eyesight, and hearing all improved.

It's not far from the Silver Bone level.

Gu Chen then placed twenty Xuan Tie pills into the copper bowl.

Twenty Grade 3 Innate Profound Iron Pills can be exchanged for a Profound Iron Body of Lesser Completion level.

"Exchange." Gu Chen confirmed immediately.

In an instant, the twenty Xuan Tie pills in the copper bowl disappeared, transforming into a strange power that entered his body and began to transform his physique.

The ancient dust aura rose steadily, and the strength of his physical body continued to increase.

After a while.

A terrifying aura emanated from Gu Chen, and beneath his skin, runes were engraved, their color subtly shifting to the hue of black iron.

Minor Success in Mastering the Mysterious Iron Body!

The Xuan Tie Body at the minor completion level can ignore the attacks of experts at the third level of the Innate Realm, and it also has a strong resistance to the power of experts at the fourth level of the Innate Realm.

Gu Chen gripped the treasured sword and left the Cheng family residence.

Heading towards the outskirts of Chiyang City.

He really fell for it; the Black Heaven Cult is really good at judging people.

But the result will be direct death for all of them!