The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 157 - 108 Secret Talks_2

Chapter 157: Chapter 108 Secret Talks_2

Wen Liangyu’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he remained silent for a long time, while Uncle Wu also dared not make a sound to disturb him. After a good while, Second Young Master Wen finally took a deep breath and instructed: "This matter must not be known beyond us. For now, keep an eye on Huang Shouyi, there must be more to come."

Meanwhile, Ning Xiaoxian discovered another matter worth noting: the security at the City Lord Mansion had visibly tightened in recent days, she was even questioned several times when entering. If not for the token given by Second Young Master Wen allowing her passage, she likely would have exposed herself. The Four Symbols Formation in Wen Liangyu’s courtyard changed daily, and she had to listen to his explanation of the new steps before she could enter. However, no matter how subtly she inquired, the cunning Wen Liangyu did not reveal what was going to happen in the city.

Ning Xiaoxian’s medicine was very effective, and with the whistle’s meticulous care, Tan Qinghe’s foot injury healed in just three days.

In these days, she had not neglected her daily training. Changtian’s attitude towards her seemed to have returned to how it was before, as if the ambiguity of that day had never occurred, often leaving her feeling choked up. However, seeing her shyness, Changtian assumed she did not wish to mention it again and wanted to return to how things were, so he began to treat her in a strictly official manner. If Ning Xiaoxian knew his thoughts, she would surely spit out blood.

Dealing with non-humans is inherently an unpleasing matter.

Two days ago, the last merchant team arrived in Rock City, and since then, the Cloud Tiger Trading Team had received no more demon corpses. Altogether, she had acquired nearly four hundred demon corpses, and the soil received ample nourishment, its shallow red hue deepened slightly. However, Ning Xiaoxian knew that the chance of encountering such fortune again was slim.

These demon corpses also brought her unexpected surprises. For example, a Bear Demon that everyone thought had been contaminated by Master Huo’s poison and was useless. But when the God Demon Prison dissected this Bear Demon, Changtian discovered a treasure within its body, a "Bear Treasure" that grew in its stomach. In medicine, there is a saying about "Cow Gallstone and Dog Treasure", where Bovine Gallstone is the calculus in a cow’s gallbladder, and Dog Treasure refers to concretions in a dog’s organs. Both are pathological changes in animals’ bodies, yet they can be used as medicine, specifically as miraculous remedies for certain diseases.

This Bear Demon’s stomach also produced a calculus-like substance, which turned out to be an excellent auxiliary material for Alchemy. Ning Xiaoxian wondered if this bear had suffered from a gastric ulcer. After the demon corpses were dissected by the God Demon Prison and delivered to the soil as nutrients, many treasures like the Bear Treasure emerged, seemingly earning Ning Xiaoxian quite a fortune. The most practical treasure was a bead found inside the shell of a Clam Monster. Although the Clam Monster’s death meant its clam meat’s Treasure Bead was taken, a gray bead had secretly formed inside its thick, one-foot shell. Although it wasn’t as round and beautiful as the Luminous Pearl, it served a great purpose—it repelled water. As long as one held this bead while diving, the water ahead would part, allowing free movement without the risk of drowning or suffocation.

Ning Xiaoxian suddenly found herself with a collection of strange and curious items. Given her nature, she would have loved to play with them daily, but unfortunately, there was Changtian, the strict instructor overseeing her training progress.

On this day, the twelfth style of the Guiding Technique was mastered. The most difficult part of this style was to closely combine the breathing rhythm with the movement, and it took her several days of effort to tune herself like a machine until she had perfectly executed this movement. Now, if she wanted, she could even hold her breath for up to seventy breaths, and during this period, her heartbeat could be incredibly slow, down to twenty breaths per beat. If on that day the Bat Demon Afu was drawing blood in the dark alley, she might have had the skill to remain undetected.

"Sigh..." She let out a long breath and collapsed onto the black stone ground.

Qiongqi was refining a batch of new elixirs, and Changtian initially forbade it to speak during Ning Xiaoxian’s practice so as not to disturb her, but now that she had finished, flattering compliments came rolling in, praising her as highly intelligent, with exceptional talent, like endless beans pouring from a bamboo tube. Ning Xiaoxian knew she was a cultivation dud, and her progress might be slower than ordinary people of this world, but hearing such shameless praise over time also made her feel quite pleased. No wonder emperors in the past kept favored ministers as jesters; they did indeed serve to cheer the spirit.

Now practicing the Guiding Technique again, she could feel the Qi circulating around her body, running through the meridians, adding infinite strength to her every movement. If before she relied entirely on wrist and physical strength during combat, now she depended on this unknown Qi within her. She told Changtian about this, and he smiled slightly, clearly very satisfied.

"Tomorrow is the Rock City Tea Meeting. Deng said that for the common people, the tea meeting is even more lively than a temple fair, let’s join in the fun too." This was the first major event she had encountered since arriving in this world, and she looked at Changtian pleadingly, "Can we end the morning lessons a bit earlier tomorrow?"

"You lazy creature!" Changtian teased with a laugh, feeling helpless about her curiosity, "Well, if you can make up for it tomorrow afternoon... hmm?" He suddenly paused, looking up and listening intently for a while. The tiger on the Pill Furnace also seemed to cock its ear to listen, and soon burst into a hee-hee-hee laugh.

She asked suspiciously, "Is something happening outside?"

Changtian: "No."

Qiongqi: "Good things!"

Ning Xiaoxian: "..."

Too lazy to question these two any further, she flashed out of the God Demon Prison, tuning her hearing to listen carefully, but caught nothing. Sigh, is this the gap in power? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)