Jidao Wusheng: I am invincible in my flesh and tear the weirdness apart with my bare hands

"Ugh."

Zhang Lingshan sighed, filled with regret, and said, "Brother Huo, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have cultivated the Profound Sea Condensing Wave Technique. Now I'm doomed. When will I ever be able to cultivate to the True Immortal realm?"

Huo Ran said, "How was I supposed to know you could cultivate a True Immortal technique so quickly? You didn't even tell me. Alas, it's too late to change techniques now. Let's just continue cultivating. This Profound Sea Condensing Wave Technique is actually quite good. Once you break through to the True Immortal realm, you can cultivate a Profound Immortal technique, which will save you the trouble of switching to another True Immortal technique."

"Well—that's the only way."

Zhang Lingshan shook his head and sighed, his face showing utter despair.

Huo Ran was overjoyed and asked, "Then, Brother Lingshan, do you still want to exchange for this storage ring?"

"Exchange it. This opportunity to participate in the small exchange meeting was secured for me by Brother Huo. If I miss it, wouldn't I be letting Brother Huo down?"

"Alright, then I'll lend you 70 million merit points. Including the 10 million merit points gained from refining the Pure Lotus Pill this time, that's just enough to exchange for a storage ring."

Huo Ran acted swiftly and decisively, awarding Zhang Lingshan 70 million merit points in the blink of an eye.

He's in a good mood today.

Although there's no need to take Zhang Lingshan to the small exchange meeting anymore, why not lend him 70 million merit points if I'm in a good mood?

After that, every time he refined the Pure Lotus Pill, he would lose five million merit points. He would get them back after fourteen times. What was there to be afraid of? He wouldn't lose anything anyway.

"Brother Huo, when is this small exchange meeting?"

Zhang Lingshan asked.

Huo Ran said, "Six months later. During this period, you can refine pills on the fourth floor and then exchange them for other items. You'll make a profit."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Huo."

Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

After the alchemy session ended, he went to the exchange hall to exchange for a storage ring.

This storage ring is worth 100 million merit points, but it's not much different from storage rings in the lower realms. The only difference might be that it has a larger internal space.

However, no matter how large the space is, it can't compare to the space in one's own pocket, so exchanging it would be a pure loss.

Besides, why would you exchange 100 million merit points for something else? It's useless.

Zhang Lingshan even suspected that these storage rings were the ones the soldiers had taken from them when they took off their clothes to cross the Immortal Spirit Liquid Pond after ascending to heaven.

Now they're selling it back to them for 100 million.

This is a total rip-off!
But you can't live without this. You've refined so many pills, you can't just leave them all piled up in the alchemy room and not take them with you.

To take it with you, you must use a storage ring.

The fact that the alchemy pavilion dares to sell it at such a high price shows that they know this is a necessity; you have to buy it whether you want to or not.

'Although it was a huge loss to buy such a shabby storage ring, at least I don't have to secretly transfer pills into my pouch anymore, so it's at least somewhat useful.'

Zhang Lingshan secretly passed through.

Now, at least we can openly accumulate pills, divine sense crystals, flame crystals, and water jade crystals.

Other miscellaneous items can also be stored away.

'It's a pity that all my merit points were used up at once, so I can't absorb any more Water Jade Crystals or Divine Sense Crystals. I guess I'll have to refine pills then.'

Zhang Lingshan, feeling rather helpless, resumed his methodical process of refining elixirs.

For the next month or so, because Huo Ran had to deduct his loan amount, he could only earn five million merit points each time. As a result, the number of Divine Sense Crystals and Water Jade Crystals he could exchange for decreased accordingly, so he didn't need to spend more time refining them.

Therefore.

Zhang Lingshan spent most of his time studying the monitoring array patterns in the walls.

'It seems I'm starting to feel something.'

This day.

Zhang Lingshan's heart skipped a beat, and he was secretly delighted.

Hard work pays off.

After spending so many days studying the monitoring array patterns with my divine sense, I have finally made some progress. I have observed and recorded the monitoring array patterns on the entire wall clearly.

In other words.

Zhang Lingshan can now draw monitoring array patterns.

However, some of the subtleties and key points have not yet been mastered, so it can only resemble the original in form, and cannot actually be used to set up the monitoring array.

However, judging from this progress, I estimate that I will be able to learn these monitoring array patterns in less than six months.

However, he could only learn it, not fully understand it. After all, these monitoring array patterns were not simple, and he didn't have enough time to comprehend them.

If my divine sense were to improve to another level, I'd probably be set.

'It's alright. Although I can't master it completely, once I do, I'll have a way to bypass the monitoring array and use my divine sense to observe, record, and learn other people's alchemy techniques through the walls.'

Zhang Lingshan secretly looked forward to it.

If I can really achieve that, my alchemy skills will improve dramatically, and my days on the fourth level will become more and more interesting, instead of getting bored.

Having many skills is never a bad thing.

The high status of the Alchemy Pavilion in Anning Army shows how important the profession of alchemist is. One must delve deeply into alchemy techniques, which will also benefit one's future cultivation in the Immortal Realm.

Once I have the opportunity to leave Anning City, as a skilled alchemist, I will have more opportunities in the future.

……

"I heard that the Pure Lotus Pills recently sold by the Anning Army are all mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills?"

In a pavilion, a middle-aged man sitting in the main seat spoke.

"Yes, sir."

The man in blue on the left immediately replied, "But we haven't figured out the reason yet. It's unlikely that he broke through suddenly, because if he had advanced to become a Jade Token Alchemist, we would definitely have known."

"What use are you if the matter hasn't been investigated thoroughly yet?" the middle-aged man scoffed.

The man in blue said, "Don't worry, sir. Huo Ran recently organized a small exchange meeting, and our people happen to be there too. He will bring us good news."

"Then we'll wait for your good news."

After finishing his sentence, the middle-aged man continued, "Now let's talk about something else. The battle at the front lines in Northern Frontier City is urgent, and we need to send more spirit rice. What are your plans?"

Another man in purple stood up and said, "Cultivating spirit rice is not easy and has already consumed a lot of people. If we send them more, I'm afraid we won't have enough. We must capture more people to make up for the shortage of these farmers."

"How come you're the one consuming so much? Is the spirit rice eating people?"

Another man in blue stood up and retorted, "The shortage of spirit rice is your management problem. You are too bloodthirsty and short-sighted. No matter how many people you capture, it won't be enough to keep you busy. How dare you still beg for people from the adults?"

"You're talking nonsense! Cultivating spirit rice is difficult enough as it is. If you have any complaints, you can manage it from now on. Let's see how well you can manage it!"

"I'm already too busy with my own affairs to help you manage things. You're just shirking your responsibilities! My lord, Chang Guan's incompetence has led to a severe shortage of spirit rice. If this affects the battle situation in Beijiang City, and the court blames us, we will all face certain death."

Chang Guan was furious and said, "Hu Jing, stop spreading alarmist rumors. As long as you can capture more people, there will be no shortage of spirit rice. Besides, doesn't the Anning Army have many ascended servants? You're so good with words, go ask the Anning Army for more people, and we'll have more and more spirit rice, enough to shut you up!"

"I'm asking the Anning Army for people? What a joke! The Anning Army is the foundation of the Ascension Authority, so why would they easily summon people? You're making things difficult for me! Lord City Lord, please understand, I can't ask the Anning Army for people, but I can help capture people from outside the city, but Chang Guan needs to sign a pledge! The amount of spirit rice corresponding to each person must be clearly written down, so that he doesn't waste the people I've worked so hard to capture."

Hu Jing said loudly.

The middle-aged man in the main seat, who was also the city lord of Anning City, nodded slightly and said, "This military pledge must be made. The Anning Army's jurisdiction over the ascension must also be granted."

"This……"

Both Hu Jing and Chang Guan were stunned and taken aback. What nonsense was the city lord spouting?

How could Anning Army possibly gain control of Feisheng?
If it were possible, everyone would have wanted it long ago; there would be no need to wait until now.

"hehe."

The city lord smiled faintly: "Did you think that because the battle situation in Northern Frontier City was so tense, they only issued us the task of delivering spirit rice? The Anning Army also received the task and even had to send troops to support them. And because they are in charge of the Ascension, their servants are constantly coming in, and the depletion of their planting workers is even more severe. This wasn't a big deal in the past, but it's not good for them now. If we can help share some of their spirit rice quota in exchange for a portion of the Ascension jurisdiction in the mortal realm, do you think they would agree?"

"This……"

The crowd felt that something was amiss, and it seemed that they might actually be able to snatch this piece of meat from the Anning Army.

This is a good thing.

"This matter is yours to handle, Hu Jing. Meeting adjourned."

With a wave of his right hand, the city lord vanished from the room, disappearing to who-knows-where.

Hu Jing didn't even have a chance to refuse; he immediately wilted, a helpless expression on his face.

They actually made me do the talking? What have I done to deserve this?

"Haha."

Chang Guan laughed: "Aren't you very eloquent? Go and persuade Anning Army."

Hu Jing snorted, "You think you're having an easy time? We're going to have to share a larger share of spirit rice. Do you have enough people under you? Hurry up and figure out a way to increase production. If you really can't, you should take some people and go farm the land yourself."

"you!"

Chang Guan's face turned red with anger, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Because what Hu Jing said is very true.

Yes.

Having already suffered misfortune himself, he had no time to gloat or mock Hu Jing.

If Hu Jing's negotiations fail, I won't feel any pressure.

But since the city lord has assigned the task to Hu Jing, he cannot fail. Even if Hu Jing fails, the city lord will personally take over the jurisdiction.

After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we must seize it no matter what.

and so.

Ultimately, the pressure will fall on Chang Guan.

Asking him to lead those corrupt and incompetent subordinates to farm the land? Is that even possible?
The more I think about it, the more stressed I feel.

But Chang Guan refused to back down, scoffing, "Hu Jing, you should worry about yourself first!"

That's all.

With a flick of his sleeve, he vanished from the spot.

"Brother Yu, it's been so long since we last met. Shall we go grab a drink?"

Hu Jing suddenly looked at another young man.

This person was none other than Yu Shaoqing, the one who had previously reported to the city lord about the Pure Lotus Pill in the Anning Army. He was specifically responsible for gathering information about the Anning Army and had placed many people within the army for this purpose.

In other words, he was the head of the secret service, with countless agents under his command, who were specifically tasked with gathering inside information from various places.

At this moment, Hu Jing invited him for drinks, naturally hoping to get more inside information about the Anning Army from him, so that Hu Jing would know who to negotiate with.

Yu Shaoqing knew exactly what Hu Jing meant; normally, he would have agreed.

After all, we are all from the same Qingyi faction, and it is only right that we help each other.

but.

At this moment, he waved his hand and said, "Brother Hu, the matter of the mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill is of utmost importance. We must not allow the Anning Army to grow too powerful because of it. Although the city lord only mentioned it briefly, if I cannot catch the person behind the refining, my fate will be even worse than Chang Guan's. Therefore, I must personally supervise this matter and cannot accompany you for drinks. If you have any questions, you can find my subordinate Lin Bai. Farewell!"

After saying that, he hurriedly disappeared, seemingly busy making some specific arrangements.

Seeing this, Hu Jing sighed inwardly, knowing that a storm was brewing and everyone was under considerable pressure.

Fortunately, Brother Yu remembered that we were all of the same ilk and did not refuse. Instead, he recommended a man named Lin Bai to him.

Hopefully, this guy named Lin Bo can help me solve this negotiation problem.

Whoosh.

Hu Jing turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.

at the same time.

Everyone else in the council hall also disappeared, each possessing extraordinary means of movement.

If Zhang Lingshan could see these scenes, he would be deeply moved.

motherfucker.

They can all use the Star Shifting Technique to change their fighting style.

The escape technique I used in the lower realm turned out to be something everyone here knows.

The Immortal Realm is indeed extraordinary.

……

Inside the Alchemy Pavilion.

Zhang Lingshan was naturally completely unaware of what was happening in the city lord's council hall. His life revolved around the alchemy pavilion, so how could he possibly know anything about the outside world?

At this moment, his attention was entirely focused on the monitoring array patterns.

To be successful!

Even alchemy was done by him using other parts of his mind, while his main consciousness was engaged in a battle with the monitoring array.

And time slowly passed in this battle of wits.

suddenly.

Zhang Lingshan felt his divine sense relax and his perception suddenly become clear. He then immediately saw three figures and three alchemy furnaces.

'This is--'

Zhang Lingshan's heart skipped a beat, and he was overjoyed.

Isn't this the alchemy room next door?

Like the weapon refining pavilion, a room can accommodate three people.

At this moment, the three of them, the one in the middle refining the pills and the two on the sides helping to extract the medicinal liquid, were working together very well.

All their methods were under Zhang Lingshan's divine observation.

'Ha ha.'

Zhang Lingshan laughed inwardly.

Finally, I can avoid the surveillance array patterns in the wall and spy on the alchemy practice next door.

The level of alchemy will surely rise greatly in the future! (End of this chapter)