Tao and Heaven

Chapter 81: Thousands of Jin of Elixir
Two figures flew over Luodu and jumped onto the highest tower. This was the Wenfeng Tower, which was eighty meters high. From the left, you could see the beauty of the river, and from the right, you could overlook the entire city.

He Huan brought two pots of wine and handed one to Gu Wen. Then he half-lay down and drank it. Seeing that Gu Wen didn't drink it, he said, "This wine is brewed by spiritual things. It is good for cultivation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Wen picked up the wine jug and drank it all in one breath.

【32 Years of Tiansui】

One more year of Tiansui.

He Huan curled his lips and said, "You are really addicted to cultivation."

Gu Wen said as a matter of course: "Only practice is real, everything else is false."

Without cultivation, you can't do anything. With cultivation, even if you can't be omnipotent, you won't live like a livestock. This is what Gu Wen realized in the past five years. It is absolutely right to have power.

He raised the wine can and drank the last few drops. He drank it too fast to notice the taste, but it was a little sweet and quite delicious.

"Where did you get this?"

He Huan replied, "One of the miscellaneous families is the wine shop. They are good at brewing some leftover medicinal residues and some very low-grade spiritual medicines into wine, which can increase the efficacy of the medicine several times. The advantage is that the cost is low, and the disadvantage is that the upper limit is very low. It is a way to make money."

"The path of cultivation is truly ever-changing and endless."

Gu Wen couldn't help but sigh, and yearned for the world outside even more.

All kinds of religions, Buddhism, Taoism and demons are mixed together.

The Three Religions refer to Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism. They have the highest status and cover the widest range. Almost all sects originate from these three religions, which are equivalent to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

"Miscellaneous" refers to the branches of the Three Religions, which specialize in a certain skill. Talismans, alchemy, refining, etc. All those that focus on these are called miscellaneous ways.

Orthodox Taoist sects like the Three Pure Ones also practice it, but they are not as proficient as the miscellaneous sects and spend their entire lives studying it.

The most famous and powerful among them is the military strategist, who is even on par with the three religions.

"I wonder how much this jug of wine costs?"

"Five hundred taels of silver."

Only five hundred taels?

Gu Wen appeared calm on the surface, but in his heart there was already a raging storm. He was calculating the huge profits in an instant.

Previously, in Bianjing, I had bought 50 inferior medicinal fruits on the black market, which cost 1,000 taels of silver, and the premium was extremely high. Ten dragon and tiger pills cost 700 taels of silver, which also had a premium.

And this pot of wine only costs five hundred taels to get one year.

Gu Wen was different from other cultivators, he only needed the celestial essence from the drugs. Other cultivators also needed the special medicinal properties of the things from the Immortal Realm, but they also had to choose the best ones without elixir poison so that they could be absorbed and refined.

The price difference between the lower-grade and higher-grade Dragon-Tiger Pills is ten times, but it only adds twice the amount of Tiansui.

But I have no money now. All my money is with Nanshui. Now I have no safe channel to send the letter over.

Taifusi!
Gu Wen calmed his thoughts and looked down. About five miles away from the tower was Taifu Si. Compared with Bian Jing, it was much smaller, but it was still a huge warehouse covering an area equivalent to five football fields.

Luoshui is the transit station of the entire Daqian. Relying on the river channel to radiate half of Daqian, there should be no shortage of spiritual creatures here.

He asked, "When will we start?"

"Wait for Fellow Daoist Murong to bring his weapons. I went there a few days ago to check it out. Luoshui Taifusi has a formation for protection. I'm afraid that if I trigger the formation by accident, I won't be able to grab anything and will get beaten."

He Huan shook his head, perhaps fearing that Gu Wen would act impulsively, and said:
"The reason why the Taifu Division in Bianjing was guarded by an old eunuch was because he was not good at formations. If he casually arranged it, it would only be superfluous when encountering some sect descendants who were proficient in formations. But it's different here. The actual rulers of Luoshui are the five major families."

Gu Wen was quick to detect the problem and asked, "Are these families supported by sects?"

Since the sects have the ability to dismantle Daqian, they must have always had influence, that is, those so-called famous families.

On the surface, the imperial power and the literati shared the world, but in reality, the sects and the Taoist Emperor shared the world.

"That's right, so we have to be careful. After all, most of the sect's guardians are at least old guys in the third realm."

"Is there a true lord?"

"There are three of them. The lowest level of cultivation among the others is at least the sixth level of Dao Foundation." He Huan repeatedly warned: "We are only talking about Dao Foundation. The True Lord has at least the seventh level of Dao Foundation, and two levels of Perfection. Wait, can you ask that goddess to help?"

"I won't ask her to help unless it's necessary."

Gu Wen shook his head and then began to consider this issue carefully.

He needed Tiansui, but not at the cost of consuming Yu Hua's lifespan.

This morning's battle with Xiao Yunyi showed that there were many cultivators in Luoshui. He didn't attack them now, probably because he didn't want to give them an advantage, or because they didn't form an alliance. This didn't mean he could do whatever he wanted, at least he couldn't attack them openly. If he had perfected the seventh level of Taoism, the entire Luoshui would belong to me!
Gu Wen put aside his delusions, calmed his mind, and thought calmly.

He Huan said: "Then let's proceed according to the original plan. We will go in and steal instead of knocking on the door directly."

The two waited for about an incense stick of time, and a muscular figure climbed up the tower, casting a huge shadow over them.

Seeing them, Murong Suyue smiled shyly and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. It took some time to prepare the tools to interfere with the formation."

Then she took out a small bag from her Qiankun bag and handed it to Gu Wen.

"Brother Hongchen, this is your elixir. The fox fairy asked me to say hello to you. I hope to make friends with you if there is a chance."

Gu Wen took the bag and checked the pills inside while saying nonchalantly, "I am devoted to cultivation, but I have no interest in dealing with her, let alone being a dog."

How can a sect of female cultivators, a demonic sect at that, and not even the Hehuan Sect, attract people's attention?

As for what Lu Chan looked like, he didn't care at all. It would be better to go back and see Yu Hua. At least he could touch her. It was just limited to holding hands when passing on his skills.

"The fox fairy said that she doesn't charge for making pills if we become friends. The fox fairy is very good at making pills. Ordinary people need to pay half of the finished product when they come to her."

"I like to make friends with people who are kind to me. Thank you very much, Brother Lu."

Gu Wen's expression changed very quickly because he saw the thirty Dragon Tiger Pills in the bag.

Ten Dragon-Tiger Pills are equal to one year of Heavenly Marrow. The top-grade ones are twice as good as the ordinary ones. Thirty pills equals six years. This is really sincere.

Little by little, he can build a tower. Six years of Tiansui is enough for him to master the first level of the new body movement "Moon Step".

Gu Wen never resisted this kind of beneficial and harmless relationship. Once he showed his talent, others would naturally come to him to establish a relationship with him. Just like him and He Huan, the other party wanted to invest in his future from the beginning and valued his talent.

The same was true for Yu Hua at the beginning. Kindness is never without reason.

What his future will be like is a matter for the future. It is crazy to think about dividing the money before a store even opens.

Gu Wen only considered surpassing the Dog Emperor in terms of current strength, and the first step began with defeating General Wen Renwu.

Murong Suyue was a little stunned, scratched her cheek and said: "Brother Dao is really approachable."

Compared to Xiao Yunyi's arrogant attitude of "no strangers allowed", if he sends you pills, he might think you are ungrateful. As a more talented genius than the other party, Gu Wen not only accepts the benefits given to him, but also says thank you.

"In life, more friends mean more paths."

Gu Wen put away the top-grade Dragon-Tiger Pill. As an old farmer, he couldn't eat the bran, so he saved it to exchange for wine later.

Considering the value of the top-grade Dragon-Tiger Pill from Bian Jing, if it were replaced with spiritual wine of lower cost, the value could probably be multiplied several times.

"Since Fellow Daoist Murong is here, let's get started."

He Huan said, "This is not something I did on a whim. I heard something. Half a month ago, countless spiritual objects such as medicinal beads suddenly appeared near Luoshui. The court and major families organized people to collect them. The spiritual objects were sent into the city like rice in carts."

"These are the few I stole during my time here."

He took out three jade-white chestnuts from his sleeves. Gu Wen took one and tasted it, and his Tiansui grew slightly.

The quantity is tiny, but if there are several hundred kilograms, the amount of heavenly marrow cannot be underestimated.

Maybe this vote would allow him to directly complete the fourth level of his Dao foundation, which would amount to the eighth level of cultivation. If he were to meet Xiao Yunyi again, he would be able to beat him to death.

Gu Wen asked, "Are all these things in the Taifu Division?"

"At least 70% are here." He Huan replied, "A few years ago, Daqian had a conflict with the sects here, and the five major families in the city lost, so they had to hand over 70% of the spiritual objects to the court. Only Zhejian Mountain outside Luoshui does not need any tribute, and the court has to spend a lot of money to buy its heavenly spring water."

"This vision is equivalent to the harvest of the past five years. Many people are eager to make a move, so I asked Brother Hongchen to join me."

Gu Wen understood and nodded, "Then how should we divide it after it's done?"

"You get six, I get two, and Fellow Daoist Murong gets two." He Huan gave the split, and then explained: "Brother Hongchen is the strongest, and Fellow Daoist Murong broke the formation, and I provided intelligence and led the way to escape."

"can."

Gu Wen is eager to make a move. Can the eight hundred kilograms of spiritual objects allow him to gather two hundred celestial marrows and complete the remaining four spiritual phases into the primordial spirit, thus completing the fourth level of the Tao foundation in one step?
The three of them covered their faces, then jumped down and used their own skills to slide from a high altitude into the upper entrance of Luoshui Taifu Si.

Before Gu Wen landed on the ground, he could feel that the entire ground of Taifu Si was filled with wisps of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy was circulated according to certain rules, just like the meridians during spiritual practice.

Murong Suyue continuously threw out small flags from her Qiankun bag. When a flag was inserted into a certain node, a part of the spiritual energy would stagnate.

After landing, the entire formation came to a standstill.

(End of this chapter)