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

Seeing that Gu Chen didn't have enough pills, he wanted to use spiritual herbs instead.

He didn't say much.

While elixirs are effective, they are far inferior to pills, and purchasing elixirs individually is more expensive than purchasing pills.

The reason why pills are cheap is that they combine other common medicinal materials to achieve better overall effects, and the number of pills produced after refining is large, so they are inexpensive.

Elixirs are different; they often have their own unique effects and properties, which pills cannot compare to.

After a while.

The shopkeeper took out twenty-one Yi Jin Dan pills and five innate fourth-grade spiritual herbs.

"Sir, we have twenty-one Yi Jin Dan pills in stock in our main store. We also have five innate grade four spiritual herbs that can improve the cultivation of those who break through to the Yi Jin Realm or those who are already in the Yi Jin Realm," the shopkeeper began to explain to Gu Chen.

"This is the Jade Fruit, a fourth-grade innate spiritual herb. It flowers once every ten years, bears fruit once every ten years, and takes another ten years to mature. After it matures, it only produces one spiritual fruit, and then you have to wait another thirty years. It helps the fourth-grade innate experts to temper their meridians. The price is three thousand taels of silver."

"This is the Crimson-Veined Heart-Binding Grass, a fourth-grade innate spiritual herb. It takes twenty years to take root and twenty years to sprout leaves before it matures and can be used as medicine. Its stems and leaves carry the power of crimson fire and contain the pure spiritual energy of the meridians. It is specifically used to clear blocked meridians and strengthen tendons. It is suitable for cultivators in the fourth innate realm to temper their meridians. The price is three thousand five hundred silver taels."

"The Jade Silk Vine Fruit is a fourth-grade innate spiritual fruit. The vine flowers after fifteen years and bears fruit after fifteen years. The flesh is as white as silk and jade. Its medicinal power is mild and long-lasting, which can nourish the meridians and muscles, repair damaged meridians, and strengthen the meridians' carrying capacity. It is priced at four thousand taels of silver."

"Mysterious Purple Ganoderma, a fourth-grade innate Ganoderma, grows in a yin and moist spiritual vein. It takes thirty years to fully develop and its cap has light purple vein patterns. It can cleanse the meridians of turbidity, widen the meridian channels, stabilize and temper the foundation, and avoid the hidden danger of meridian brittleness. Price: 4,300 taels of silver."

"Azure Mist Root Fruit, a fourth-grade innate spiritual fruit, grows from a spiritual tree deep in the mountains. It absorbs the misty energy of the four seasons and takes twenty-eight years to fully ripen. Its medicinal power is concentrated and does not dissipate, tightening and strengthening the body's meridians, improving their resilience and permeability. It is suitable for arduous cultivation and tempering. Price: 4,800 silver taels."

Gu Chen looked at the five kinds of spiritual herbs that the shopkeeper had taken out; they were all extremely rare.

These elixirs, when used alone, may not be as effective as the Yi Jin Dan in enhancing the cultivation of a fourth-level Innate Realm expert.

However, they all have effects that other Yi Jin Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) cannot replace, so they are very expensive.

The most expensive one.

It has already exceeded the price of twenty-one Yi Jin Dan pills.

"Twenty-one Yi Jin Pills, plus five kinds of spiritual herbs, the total price is twenty-three thousand eight hundred taels of silver," the shopkeeper said.

"Shopkeeper, I'm buying so many things from your Treasure Medicine Pavilion all at once, won't you give me a discount?" Gu Chen asked.

Twenty-three thousand eight thousand—that's two-thirds of the silver he had on him.

"Sir, these medicinal herbs and pills are all high-grade goods. Our Treasure Medicine Pavilion paid a high price to acquire them, so there's not much profit to be made." The shopkeeper thought for a moment, looking troubled. "At most, I can give you a 5% discount."

"Alright," Gu Chen nodded. "Wrap it up for me."

It's 5% off.

He naturally didn't believe the shopkeeper's words, but these were things he urgently needed at the moment.

Now, both the Yang family and the main branch of Baoyao Pavilion are located in this prefectural city.

He must raise his cultivation to the fourth level of the Innate Realm as soon as possible, even if it means being killed.

"I'll give you a 5% discount, so just give me 22,600 taels," the shopkeeper said, then had a servant pack up all of Gu Chen's things.

Gu Chen paid the money and left.

He returned to the inn where he was staying.

After entering the room.

Gu Chen couldn't wait to take out the copper bowl.

First, put in twenty-one Yi Jin Dan pills.

The copper bowl provides a clue:

[Twenty-one Innate Grade 4 Muscle/Tendon Changing Pills can be exchanged for 210 days of pure cultivation.]

Gu Chen chose to exchange.

Instantly, a powerful cultivation force emanated from the bowl and surged into his body.

He used the Wood Thunder Yi Jin Pian to transform it into innate Green Wood Thunder, reshaping his entire body's meridians.

The innate Azure Wood Lightning, containing life force within destruction, travels through his fascia and meridians, constantly damaging and then repairing them.

It made him experience both pain and pleasure in an instant.

"what!"

"Um!"

"oh!"

Strange noises could be faintly heard in his room.

In the corridor outside the inn room.

The waiter frowned as he listened to the sounds coming from the room.

"He's making noise in broad daylight, and it's a grown man doing it." The waiter felt a chill and quickly walked away, filled with disgust.

I was afraid of getting my ears dirty.

Inside the room, Gu Chen's meridians underwent a process of destruction and nourishment, reshaping, and some blocked tendons were opened and stretched, beginning to evolve into iron tendons.

However, due to insufficient cultivation, the transformation only reached two-thirds before stopping.

To break through to the Iron Tendon Realm, you still need at least 140 days of cultivation.

Gu Chen put the five kinds of spiritual herbs into the bowl together.

Prepare to continue exchanging cultivation points.

The copper bowl immediately gave five hints:

[The Jade Fruit can be exchanged for thirty days of pure cultivation, and also increases the resilience of the reshaped meridians.]

【Crimson-Veined Heart-Binding Grass can be exchanged for thirty-five days of pure cultivation, which can generate crimson fire power in the meridians and dispel the cold poison in the meridians.】

[The Jade Vine Fruit can be exchanged for forty days of pure cultivation, which can repair damaged meridians.]

[Mysterious Purple Ganoderma can be exchanged for thirty-five days of pure cultivation, which can widen meridian channels.]

[The Azure Mist Root Fruit can be exchanged for forty days of pure cultivation, which can increase the self-repairing ability of the meridians.]

"The five kinds of spiritual herbs can be exchanged for a total of 180 days of pure cultivation." Gu Chen did the calculation and felt that it was a bit of a loss.

These five kinds of spiritual herbs cost the most silver, but they can be exchanged for less cultivation than the Yi Jin Dan (Muscle/Tendon Changing Pill).

However, while exchanging cultivation points, they can also grant their meridians certain unique characteristics.

These qualities allow him to cultivate even stronger meridians.

Once he reaches the perfection of the Yi Jin Jing, the characteristics of his meridians will far surpass those of other experts of the same level.

It also possesses the destructive and regenerative power of wood lightning.

It's hard to say whether it's good or bad.

All I can say is that if you simply want to improve your cultivation level, you should just obediently use silver to buy Yi Jin Dan in the future.

To gain other characteristics from your meridians, you can purchase these special elixirs, which will not only grant you cultivation points but also enchant your meridians.

Gu Chen chose to exchange.

The five medicinal herbs disappeared.

Five distinct types of power, along with a vast amount of cultivation, surged into his body.

He used his cultivation technique to refine it into the power of Azure Wood Thunder, and continued to temper his meridians.

After a while.

His level of attainment.

Successfully broke through to the early stage of the fourth realm of innate talent, the Iron Tendon level.

The meridians strengthen their connection to the bones and blood throughout the body, and also gain several additional characteristics.

In particular, one of the spiritual herbs imbued his meridians with the power of crimson fire, making him unafraid of the invasion of yin-cold forces.

"Finally, I've reached the fourth level of the Innate Realm. There are still about twenty days until the Divine Examination. From now on, I can just wait patiently for the Divine Examination," Gu Chen planned.

At the same time, he also had a little over ten thousand taels of silver on him.

He planned to go to the main branch of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion in a few days to hire the alchemist at a high price to refine a batch of Yi Jin Dan for him.

Three hundred each, that's fine.

First, break through to the middle stage of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm, and then talk about the Copper Tendon level.

The silver was useless to him, even though he hadn't revealed his true identity in the city.

But dangers still lurk everywhere.

Only with greater strength can we have greater security.

Gu Chen estimated that he would need at least 340 days of pure cultivation to break through the copper tendon level.

That is, thirty-four Yi Jin Dan (a type of traditional Chinese medicine).

He should have enough silver on him.

In the main hall of the Precious Medicine Pavilion.

"In the past few days, we have searched every city, county, and town in the entire Fire Cloud Prefecture, but we have not found any trace of that kid."

"It was as if he had vanished into thin air after leaving Chiyang City and killing Liu Biao that day."

"That kid has definitely changed his appearance and gone into hiding, or rather, he has already left Huoyun Prefecture," Fu Tongkui reported to Nie Ke.

In the past few days, Baoyao Pavilion has been searching for Gu Chen's whereabouts in Huoyun Mansion.

But Gu Chen seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The Treasure Pharmacy found no trace of him.

"That kid has signed up for the Divine Examination, and the examination is approaching. He'll definitely show up at Fire Cloud Manor then. We can just stay here and wait for him!"

"No matter how well he hides during this time, when the Divine Test comes, he will still be caught in our hands!" Nie Ke said coldly.

But deep down, I was starting to feel a little worried.

For Gu Chen, this period of time had almost become his inner demon.

The search has been ongoing without success.

The divine examination is imminent.

The elders of the Dan Sect will also be coming to the city at that time.

They came to recruit candidates who excelled in the divine examination.

If Gu Chen causes any trouble and displays extraordinary talent, then...

The forces within the Divine Dynasty will fight over him, and eventually the elders of the Pill Sect will find out that Gu Chen was originally one of their Treasure Medicine Pavilion members, but he was forced to leave.

He's probably in trouble.