Spiritual stones were basically the most stable currency among cultivators. Qi Gathering pills could not compare to them at all. Only lowly Black Wolf guards like him received Qi Gathering pills as wages. Zhuo Zhibo and Zhou Wenbin both received spiritual stones. (_) Wondrous Bookstore
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To stronger cultivators, low grade Qi Gathering pills brought no benefits at all. They might even be harmful. However, spiritual stones contained pure spiritual qi, so they could always be used.
And, spiritual stones had many uses. They could be used for forging artifacts, formations, and mechanisms. The puppet Li Qingshan had given Little Ann used spiritual stones as its energy source. The most common way to use it was to provide an endless supply of true qi when fighting.
Right now, Li Qingshan mostly fought in close combat, so he did not really need them. Once he reached the sixth layer and could wield artifacts, a few more spiritual stones would be equivalent to an extra life.
Li Qingshan had taken out these spiritual stones out of consideration for his current needs. A bird in the hand was worth a hundred in the bush. Many of the time, long-term benefits were not as important as immediate benefits.
Li Qingshan had no objections, so Zhou Wenbin was obviously willing. In the end, he took out eight bottles of Qi Gathering pills, each bottle containing twelve pills. That was close to a hundred Qi Gathering pills. He exchanged them for these spiritual stones from Li Qingshan, basically resolving Li Qingshan's urgent problem.
In the following days, apart from cultivating in the building, Li Qingshan would stroll around the city with Little Ann, buying everything she liked for her.
However, his reputation as the Tiger Butcher had reached Jiaping city as well. He had basically cleared the streets of the city. No matter how busy the streets were, as long as he walked over, he would hear someone call out, "The Tiger Butcher is here!" In the blink of an eye, the streets had all been cleared out. Only a child sat in the middle of the road, crying. When he walked over, even the child stopped crying. He had been frightened out of his wits.
However, when he entered a shop to buy something, the shopkeeper would often refuse to take his money no matter what.
Zhou Wenbin then sent someone to invite him over, telling him not to go out on the streets so as not to disturb the citizens of Jiaping.
After that, all that was left of Li Qingshan's life was cultivation. Every day, he would stay in his room and meditate. Fortunately, he had Little Ann to keep him company, so he was not too lonely. But he ate the Qi Gathering Pills very quickly. Every day, he would eat ten or twenty of them, and that was when he was frugal. If he wanted to, he could even finish almost a hundred Qi Gathering Pills in a single day. His body was like a bottomless pit that would never be satisfied.
As a result, he became a frequent visitor of the county yamen.
Li Qingshan said in a clear voice, "Sir, take a look at this Calming Pill. It's a high-grade spirit pill concocted with a secret formula. When consumed during cultivation, it can calm your Qi and focus your mind, and it's very beneficial. Also, this Pill of Passion can be used in bed. It will greatly enhance your mood. "He raised his eyebrows and revealed an expression that all men understood.
After some consideration, Zhou Wenbin gave Li Qingshan four bottles of Qi Gathering Pills in exchange, which made Li Qingshan overjoyed.
Three days later, at noon, Zhou Wenbin was sitting in front of the cauldron, concocting pills. Ever since he became the county magistrate, he had never stopped collecting medicinal herbs for him to concoct pills. He had also accumulated a lot of Qi Gathering Pills, and was ready to sell them at the cultivators' market when the time was right. But Li Qingshan's arrival saved him some trouble, and he was overjoyed, so he hastened to concoct pills.
The maid reported, "Sir, Sir Li is here again. He's waiting for you in the parlor!"
Zhou Wenbin was rather confused. Why had Li Qingshan come looking for him again? He made his way to the reception and took a look. All he saw was a long table filled with a dazzling array of items. It seemed like a small stall of miscellaneous goods, and the owner was Li Qingshan behind the table.
"Take another look, Sir. These are all gifts from the Qi Practitioners during Qian Yannian's birthday celebration. Look at these spirit herbs, I can tell with a single glance that they have extraordinary spiritual energy. They must be excellent items for concocting pellets. And look at these jade carvings. Aren't they very vivid? If you like them, you can buy them all. I'll give you a discount. "
Under Li Qingshan's eloquent explanation, coupled with the fact that they had been trading rather happily all this time, Zhou Wenbin took out a few more bottles of Qi Gathering pills and bought everything.
A few days later, Zhou Wenbin and Li Qingshan sat across from each other.
Zhou Wenbin said, "Today, we'll just drink tea and chat. We won't talk about Qi Gathering Pills anymore."
Li Qingshan was stunned. He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Sir, do you want talismans?"
Zhou Wenbin finally couldn't help but ask, "What do you want so many Qi Gathering Pills for? Qi Gathering Pills can't be eaten like rice. You won't be able to finish all the Qi Gathering Pills you're exchanging with me even after three years! "
Li Qingshan couldn't explain that he really ate Qi Gathering Pills like rice. He could only say, "I just want to stock up, just in case."
Zhou Wenbin said, "On the path of cultivation, you still have to rely on yourself. Medicinal pills are just external items after all. They can only be used as support …"
Li Qingshan agreed, but in his heart, he was thinking that if it weren't for the miraculous pills Xuanyue had given him, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate the Yao Core so quickly. And without the help of these external items, it would have taken him at least another hundred years to become a Daemon General.
After Zhou Wenbin finished speaking, Li Qingshan asked again, "You really don't want them?"
Zhou Wenbin sighed and shook his head firmly. As a district magistrate, he hadn't fought anyone for many years. He didn't need talismans at all.
Outside the yamen, Little Ann was squatting by the wall, playing with ants with a small wooden stick.
Every time Li Qingshan went to trade with Zhou Wenbin, she would wait outside the door. When people came in to talk to her, she ignored them.
Under a large poplar tree, a nest of red ants and a nest of black ants were engaged in an intense battle. It was unknown how many ants there were. Although the red ants were slightly smaller in size, they were extremely ferocious and held the upper hand.
Little Ann watched very seriously. The warm autumn sun fell on her cheeks, as though it could penetrate her tender skin. Just as the black ant army was about to be defeated, the small wooden stick in her hand suddenly transformed into a phantom.
"Little girl, what are you doing here?" A hooligan with a smile on his face squatted beside Xiao An and said with malicious intent.
Little Ann didn't even raise her head. The hooligan looked left and right, then suddenly picked up Little Ann, slung her over his shoulder, and left.
Little Ann didn't resist at all. Her long hair and hands fell down. She still held the small wooden stick in her hand as she stared at the ant nest not far away.
The hooligan quickly boarded a carriage, and the carriage sped away. He was overjoyed. If he succeeded, he would get 300 taels of silver. The task his boss had given him couldn't be simpler. Although he might offend the Tiger Butcher, who would know that he was the one who did it?
But he was completely focused on Little Ann, so he didn't notice that the ant war under the poplar tree had suddenly ended. The result of the war was that all the red ants were dead.
In that instant, the small wooden stick stabbed a thousand times, killing all the red ants, but not a single black ant was hurt, not even a single antenna.
The carriage sped through the alley and turned into a house. The hooligan carried Little Ann down. "Boss, it's done!"
A few men were drinking with their upper bodies bare. They all stood up. "So fast!"
"How can I, Little Zhang, not be fast? But it's really strange. This guy didn't cry or scream along the way."
"He's probably a mute!"
"I think he's an idiot. I don't know where the Tiger Butcher picked him up, but he's really handsome. Don't tell me that guy has a taste for this!"
All the laughter stopped abruptly. They didn't even realize that death was coming. Their expressions froze for a moment, then turned into flames.
A moment later, Ge Jiansheng walked into the small courtyard in his casual clothes. He asked curiously, "Where did everyone go?"
At this moment, Xiao An returned to the yamen. He was still holding the small stick, squatting under the big poplar tree. The black ants had yet to disperse, and the small wooden stick had once again transformed into a series of afterimages.
The small commotion under the poplar tree subsided. All the black ants were dead.
Little Ann seemed to have sensed something and suddenly raised his head.
"That's easy!" Zhou Wenbin personally escorted Li Qingshan out of the yamen. After a moment of thought, he fished out two bottles of Qi Gathering pills from his hundred treasures pouch and shoved them into Li Qingshan's hands. He said sincerely, "Qingshan, this is for the sake of our friendship. If you have nothing to do, go shopping. Let me have some peace!"
The autumn wind swept up the fallen leaves, blowing past Li Qingshan. Who could understand the hardships of dual cultivation as a daemon?
Little Ann tossed aside the wooden stick in her hand and ran over to grab his hand.
Li Qingshan smiled at her and waved the items in his hand. "Let's go back. I got my hands on two more bottles!"
In the Hawkwolf Guard, Ge Jian said, "Commander, the kid has been fighting with Zhou Wenbin recently. At noon today, Zhou Wenbin personally escorted the kid out of the yamen. Everyone saw it. I knew it. If it weren't for the fact that he had some sort of connection, why would the kid be so arrogant?
"And the girl he brought back, I've looked into it too. I don't know her origins. She seems to have appeared out of nowhere. She's called Little Ann, and she's always been with Li Qingshan. I've sent people over, but for some reason, they haven't succeeded. If we don't do anything, we'll probably be looked down on! "
Zhuo Zhibo said, "Hmph, Zhou Wenbin, do you really think I'm afraid of him? Don't worry, the kid's death has arrived. I'd like to see whether Zhou Wenbin can protect him or not. Go call him over right now. "
Ge Jian beamed with joy. "Commander, you have an idea?"
Various items were strewn across the floor of the small building. Li Qingshan turned his hundred treasures pouch upside down before widening his eyes and searching through it. "What else is there? What else can I trade for?" He was like a gambler who had lost everything, searching for the last bit of value in his house so that he could make a comeback.
Little Ann crouched to one side and held her cheek with one hand, gazing at Li Qingshan pitifully. She thought about how she could help him. Suddenly, she came up with an idea and patted Li Qingshan's shoulder before pointing at her own chest.
"You have an idea?"
Little Ann nodded with a smile. As it turned out, apart from forging artifacts, the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty could also be used for alchemy. Obviously, the raw materials were still flesh and blood.
After serious consideration, Li Qingshan said, "I'm a little hesitant when it comes to eating." And, if he went on a killing spree like this, he would definitely be exposed. Seeing that Little Ann was a little dejected, he pinched her cheek. "But I still have to thank you."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, it was Ge Jian who said, "Commander Zhuo requests your presence." Although he was expressionless, there was a strong sense of pride radiating from him.
"Mm!" Li Qingshan frowned and lowered his head, seemingly unwilling to agree, but his eyes were shining. He's finally here!
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