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

Fire Cloud Mansion.

Black Heaven Cult stronghold.

The half-dead Nie Ke was brought here.

"Vice Leader, the person has been brought." The two black-clad cult members reported.

Zuo Huan, the vice leader of the Black Heaven Cult, nodded: "You may all leave now."

He waved his hand, and the two black-clad cultists stepped back.

Zuo Huan led Nie Ke deep into the cave, in front of a pool of blood.

White smoke billowed from the blood pool, and the blood was boiling. It was unknown how many children the Black Heaven Cult had killed to accumulate this blood pool.

Around the blood pool, four iron pillars were nailed, with densely engraved runes on them.

At this moment, four elders of the Black Heaven Sect, who were at the fourth level of the Innate Realm, sat cross-legged beside four iron pillars, cultivating with their eyes closed.

Upon seeing Zuo Huan arrive, the four opened their eyes and said, "Vice Sect Leader."

"Hmm." Zuo Huan nodded, then threw Nie Ke, whom he had brought, into the blood pool.

"Vice Leader, what's going on?" the four elders asked, puzzled.

"To forge an evil spirit at the fifth level of the Innate Realm," Zuo Huan said.

"That kid is suspicious. On the day of the Divine Examination, I was unable to deal with him. I plan to refine a fifth-level Innate Realm evil spirit to deal with him," Zuo Huan explained.

On the day of the divine examination.

He had already infiltrated the Fire Cloud Mansion, preparing to make a move against Gu Chen once the divine examination was over.

However, Gu Chen's talent was so extraordinary that he directly reached the Heavenly Origin Divine Ascension, drawing the attention of all the important figures.

If they force their way out, he probably won't be able to escape from Fire Cloud Mansion.

He then prepared to think of other ways to deal with Gu Chen.

There was something strange about Gu Chen; he had a vague feeling about it.

Logically speaking, Gu Chen shouldn't have known about their collaboration with the Yang family to refine the Blood Marrow Pill.

Where did Gu Chen get this information from?

None of the people involved had ever been in contact with Gu Chen.

Within the Black Heaven Cult, only a small number of people knew about it; even Yu Zhibo, who was killed by Gu Chen, was unaware of it.

Gu Chen was actually able to expose this matter in public that day.

This led to the complete annihilation of the Yang family.

Could it be that Gu Chen really can predict the future?

He felt that something was very strange about this.

Either Gu Chen is a fortune teller.

Either Gu Chen is an undercover agent within the Black Heaven Cult.

Therefore, he only wanted the elders guarding the blood pool to know about his plans to deal with Gu Chen.

He wanted to keep the other Black Heaven Cult elders and protectors a secret.

Once this evil spirit is fully refined, it will be used to deal with Gu Chen.

Sending evil spirits instead of him going personally was also for the sake of caution.

Gu Chen is too mysterious. He has managed to evade their ambushes time and time again. He must have a big secret.

Now he has become an Ironclad Watchman of the Night's Watch and is about to take up the post of a regional Night's Watch chief.

I wonder if the Night Watch has secretly arranged for skilled guards to protect him, just to be on the safe side.

He shouldn't go himself; it would be better to send a malevolent spirit to test the waters first.

Nie Ke has the cultivation of the fifth level of the Innate Realm. Throwing him into this blood pool to refine him will turn him into an evil spirit, and his strength will not be lower than the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

If even evil spirits of this level can't deal with Gu Chen, then they'd better not provoke him again.

To avoid dragging the entire Black Heaven Cult down with them.

They could report to their superiors to see if any of the envoys from the Mitian Sect were interested in Gu Chen.

If so, just have the envoy of the Mitian Sect take action.

Nie Ke was thrown into the blood pool and immediately screamed and rolled around. The blood in the pool was like scalding lava, as if it would burn him to death.

As he writhed and struggled, the inscriptions engraved on the four iron pillars surrounding the blood pool emitted a sinister light, suppressing him firmly.

Moments later, Nie Ke died.

His corpse slowly floated above the blood pool, and wisps of black energy emerged from it. The blood-red light of the surrounding blood pool began to be slowly absorbed into his corpse.

A terrifying evil spirit at the fifth level of the innate realm is slowly being conceived.

On Gu Chen's side.

After settling down at the Cheng family's house.

He began to refine pills steadily, earning silver, while waiting for news of his appointment to the Night Watch.

He refined four batches of pills every day, and soon, ten days had passed.

In the past ten days, he has refined a total of six batches of Bone Forging Pills and thirty-four batches of Skin Tempering Pills.

He refined Bone Forging Pills for the Cheng family. The price for one batch was 360 taels of silver, and for six batches it would be 2,160 taels.

Thirty-four batches of skin-tempering pills, each batch costing 240 taels, totaling 8,160 taels for thirty-four batches.

The total is 10,320 taels.

During these ten days, the Cheng family caravan went out once and returned.

They directly purchased forty Yi Jin Dan for Gu Chen. The Cheng family had to visit several treasure medicine stores in various prefectures to acquire them at a premium.

The price was 220 taels each, and the total cost was 8,800 taels.

Cheng Mengling paid for Gu Chen to refine forty batches of pills over the past ten days.

10,320 taels.

Gu Chen gave her nine thousand taels to pay the Cheng family for helping him acquire the pills, and the extra two hundred taels were for their hard work.

"Brother Gu, in the past ten days, my Cheng family has acquired the medicinal materials for eight more Bone Forging Pills, forty-eight Skin Tempering Pills, and ninety-four Qi and Blood Pills," Cheng Mengling said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let's just acquire these for now. My appointment information should be available in about a month. Before that, I'll refine the medicinal herbs you've acquired. If there's anything left to refine, we'll figure out a way to do it once I arrive at my post. If you acquire too many, I won't be able to refine them all in a short time, which could easily lead to a cash flow crisis for the Cheng family."

"Okay." Cheng Mengling nodded.

Gu Chen continued, "In the coming period, you should continue to try to buy me Yi Jin Dan from all over the place. I still need forty-two more. Secondly, try to buy some Xiantian fifth-grade Ji Zang Dan as well."

He has now obtained forty Yi Jin Pills, which will allow him to raise his cultivation level to the late stage of the Yi Jin Realm, at the Silver Tendon level.

To break through from the Silver Tendon level to the Gold Tendon level, forty-two Tendon-Changing Pills are required.

Therefore, we only need to buy him another forty-two Yi Jin Dan pills.

When he reaches the Golden Tendon level, he will be considered to have reached the Perfection of the Tendon-Changing Realm.

You can prepare to break through to the fifth realm of the Innate Realm, the Sacrifice Realm.

We can start preparing the sacrificial elixir now.

"No problem," Cheng Mengling replied.

After she left.

Gu Chen took out forty Yi Jin Dan pills.

Place it in a copper bowl.

Forty Grade 4 Innate Tendon-Changing Pills can be exchanged for four hundred days of pure cultivation.

"Exchange." Gu Chen chose to exchange.

In an instant, a powerful cultivation level was poured into his body.

He then used his cultivation technique to transform it into innate green wood lightning to temper and reshape his meridians.

His meridians were destroyed and then rebuilt by the Azure Lightning, which gave him an incredibly exhilarating experience.

It hums softly from time to time.

Thankfully it's nighttime now.

Wei Zhong was no longer at his villa; he had returned to his own courtyard.

Otherwise, if Wei Zhong overheard this, he would inevitably come up with another series of ingenious ideas.

The cultivation has been transferred.

Gu Chen's copper tendons were destroyed and reshaped into silver tendons, and his aura increased once again.

Its attributes have skyrocketed in all aspects.

Breakthrough in realm, late stage of Yi Jin Jing.

Gu Chen got up, satisfied.

The next step is to reach the perfection of the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Realm).

He still had over a thousand taels of silver left, and he continued to refine pills to earn more money in the days to come.

Waiting for the appointment information for the Night Watch.

The silver he has accumulated should be enough to cover the cost of the remaining Yi Jin Dan, as well as the silver needed to purchase some Ji Zang Dan.

At this time.

Gu Chen suddenly felt a chilling aura emanating from the courtyard.

He has now reached the Silver Vein level and is very sensitive to this kind of sinister aura.

It's the aura of evil spirits.

Gu Chen picked up the Fire Profound Blade, a top-grade Xuan-level treasure weapon he had obtained from Eunuch Li.

He walked straight out of the house.

Upon seeing the evil spirit appearing in the courtyard, the person was immediately startled!

"Nie Ke!" Gu Chen exclaimed in disbelief.

The evil spirit that appeared in the courtyard was none other than Nie Ke.

After Gu Chen saw that his cultivation had been crippled by Elder Xiao Lie from the Dan Sect and he had become a cripple, he did not cause him any more trouble.

Unexpectedly, he has now transformed into an evil spirit and come looking for me.

The evil spirit that Nie Ke had transformed into was different from the one that Deng Xian had transformed into that day. In addition to the sinister aura that an evil spirit should have, he also had a strong blood aura.

He was emanating a black aura, but his eyes glowed red.

Upon seeing Gu Chen emerge, his face contorted in a ferocious expression. He had lost many of his memories, only vaguely recalling that Gu Chen was his enemy.

I am now in this ghostly state all thanks to Gu Chen.

"Die!" he roared as he charged toward Gu Chen.

Gu Chen unleashed his full power.

The evil spirit that Nie Ke had transformed into actually possessed the strength of the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

This is a fierce battle.

Gu Chen unleashed his cultivation, using the Gecko Wall-Walking Step combined with the Burning Wood Blade Technique, and slashed at Nie Ke with his blade.

Flaming blades illuminated the entire courtyard.

It landed on Nie Ke, who roared and slammed a claw down on it.

The jet-black, sharp claws, radiating a strong aura of blood, directly deflected Gu Chen's slash.

Then his other claw ripped towards Gu Chen's abdomen.

Gu Chen's outer garment was easily torn to shreds, and he was forced back two steps by the slap.

However, Gu Chen, who had already perfected the Xuan Tie Body, was a cultivator at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, and no evil spirits could break through his defenses.

Nie Ke's claw only left a few white marks on his chest, which was not serious.

"Hmph!" Gu Chen snorted coldly. Although his cultivation level was not yet at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, he had already cultivated his defensive power to perfection.

Even if you are a demon at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, don't even think about breaking my defenses.

Then, Gu Chen unleashed the four powers born from cultivating the Five Thunder Innate Technique: Earth Thunder Power, Metal Thunder Power, Fire Thunder Power, and Wood Thunder Power.

He then enveloped his body in four types of lightning, greatly increasing his lethality against evil spirits, and then unleashed his Burning Wood Blade Technique.

The fiery blade energy instantly covered the Fire Profound Blade, slashing towards Nie Ke one after another.

He is now in the late stage of the Yi Jin Jing realm, with the blessing of four types of lightning power, which merges with the exclusive fire cloud sword energy of the Burning Wood Sword Technique, making him a special force against evil spirits.

His ability to attack evil spirits is no less than that of the late stage of the fifth realm of the Innate Realm.

The evil spirit that Nie Ke transformed into was roughly within this range in terms of strength.

He was slashed down by Gu Chen's Fire Profound Blade, one strike after another.

When Gu Chen's fiery cloud sword energy and lightning power struck him, the blood energy and sinister aura on his body would weaken slightly.

Enraged, Nie Ke attacked Gu Chen with all his might.

However, while he could easily tear apart the claws of a fourth-level innate realm expert, he had absolutely no effect on Shang Gu Chen's Xuan Tie body.

It was like tickling Gu Chen's itch.

The Burning Wood Knife Technique, on the other hand, accumulates more damage the more you chop.

When Gu Chen slashed him dozens of times.

His body was already very pale.

The black energy dissipated by more than half, and the blood energy was almost gone.

At most five strikes, and he would be cleaved to pieces by Gu Chen.

He turned and tried to run away.

Unexpectedly, Gu Chen was such an opponent with an abnormally strong physical defense.

He's completely invincible.

Furthermore, Gu Chen's techniques and martial arts are naturally effective against evil spirits, and can cause him great harm.

This fight is unwinnable.

Forget about killing Gu Chen for revenge; if he doesn't run away now, Gu Chen might kill him instead, leaving him no chance to become an evil spirit.

Gu Chen would never give him a chance to escape.

They chased after them directly, pressing their advantage.

A fierce five-hit combo landed on him!

They directly annihilated his soul.

It turned into a Blood Soul Bead and fell.