Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 118 Epiphany
Chen Beiwu's expression shifted, and the communication talisman outside the cave immediately transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his palm.

"Senior Brother Chen, someone has accepted the bounty you posted, but we need to discuss the reward further."

After reading the message, Chen Beiwu's eyes lit up with joy. He put away the golden egg and the iron egg and headed to the mission hall.

After a period of arduous training, his cultivation level has approached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

If he could obtain the two more spiritual herbs, Moon Dew and Withered Thunder Branch, he could cultivate the eleventh level of the Heavenly Book and attempt to break through to the tenth level of Qi Refining, or even the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

Mission Hall.

As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped into the main hall, Ma Dongmei, who was in charge of task review, warmly greeted him.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chen."

"Junior Sister Ma, no need for formalities." Chen Beiwu got straight to the point: "What do you mean by 'renegotiation of payment'? Does the cultivator who accepted the mission think the payment is too low?"

"No, it's just..." She hesitated for a moment before saying this.

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly and asked, "But what?"

Ma Dongmei glanced around, then leaned closer and whispered, "Junior Sister Gu doesn't want sect contribution points; she wants a different reward."

"What does she want?" Chen Beiwu's eyes darkened.

Contribution points are the hard currency within the sect, much more sought after than low-grade spirit stones.

The cultivator who accepted the mission didn't even want contribution points; it seems he had bigger ambitions.

"Junior Sister Gu would like to invite you to Ningxin Courtyard to discuss the specific payment," Ma Dongmei said softly.

“Sure,” Chen Beiwu replied without hesitation.

……

Ningxin Courtyard, Room B.

A beautiful female cultivator dressed in a plain-colored gauze dress stood at the door of the private room.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chen."

Upon seeing Chen Beiwu appear, Gu Chun quickly stepped forward to bow and respectfully opened the door to the private room.

"Qi Refining Level 8." Sensing the change in Gu Chun's cultivation, Chen Beiwu's heart stirred.

In the past six months, not only has he made progress, but the Qi Refining cultivators who entered the sect with him have also been growing steadily.

After entering the private room and sitting down, Chen Beiwu took the initiative to speak: "Junior Sister Gu, may I see Yue Tianlu first?"

"of course can."

Gu Chun nodded, took out a jade box from her storage bag, opened it, and revealed a crystal dewdrop inside that was as beautiful as the moon.

After using his divine sense to confirm that Yue Tianlu was alright, Chen Beiwu looked at the exquisitely beautiful female cultivator in front of him.

"What kind of reward does Junior Sister Gu want?"

Gu Chun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "No reward is needed. If Senior Brother Chen is willing to do me a small favor, Junior Sister will definitely offer you Moon Dew with both hands."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's eyes showed a strange expression.

A woman's mouth is a liar.

If it were just a small favor, Gu Chun wouldn't give up a bounty mission worth a thousand contribution points.

However, considering the importance of the Moon Dew, Chen Beiwu pondered for a moment and said, "Junior Sister, please feel free to ask if you need anything. If I can help, I will definitely do my best to help you."

"I would like to ask Senior Brother Chen to mediate between us," Gu Chun said softly.

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly: "It's better to resolve conflicts than to create them. Who has Junior Sister offended?"

"Inner disciples with cultivation skills can choose to enter the Six Meridians and Fourteen Halls to earn contribution points."

Seeing that Chen Beiwu's face showed no abnormality, she took out a jade bottle from her sleeve.

"According to the sect's rules, a second-tier low-grade alchemist is qualified to apply to join the Alchemy Hall, but all the application jade slips I recently submitted to the Personnel Hall have been rejected."

"Afterwards, I asked the senior sister in the Human Affairs Hall and learned that Senior Sister Shu You had a lot of opinions about me, so she wanted to ask Senior Brother Chen to help act as a mediator."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was speechless.

Beautiful women have always had tragic fates. Senior Sister Shu You probably harbored resentment towards Junior Sister Gu Chun because her advances were rejected, which is why she deliberately made things difficult for the latter.

But Senior Sister Shuyou had always been good to him, and he didn't want to get involved in these messy love and hate affairs.

"How about 1,300 contribution points?" Chen Beiwu raised the price.

Gu Chun's expression darkened, and she handed over the Moon Dew with both hands, "Since Senior Brother is unwilling, Junior Sister will not force you. One thousand contribution points will suffice."

After taking the jade box, Chen Beiwu got up and left.

"I will have Junior Sister Ma settle the task contribution points today."

Only after Chen Ziang's figure disappeared did Gu Chun clench her fist and slam it heavily onto the tea.

"A bunch of bastards!"

After venting his frustration, Gu Chun took a deep breath, and his expression finally returned to calm.

The law of the jungle is the true nature of the Southern Wilderness, and she had long understood this.

That is why, even though Chen Ziang refused to help today, she had no choice but to obediently give him the Moon Dew, otherwise her situation within the sect would become even worse.

The only thing to blame is that she possesses a jade-like spiritual body, which attracts the covetous eyes of wolves within the sect, yet she lacks the strength to protect it!

"You want to drain my essence? Once I master the Reverse Yuan Reversal Technique, you'll all be the ones who die." A ruthless glint flashed in Gu Chun's eyes.

……

Mission Hall.

"Senior Brother Chen, these are the contribution points after the task is settled. Please calculate them." Ma Dongmei handed over her identity jade slip.

[Contribution points: 8300]

After scanning the jade slip with his divine sense, Chen Beiwu nodded slightly and thanked him.

In order to quickly accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for the Qi Refining and Acupoint Condensation Technique, he recently took on a technique transcription task and uploaded a miscellaneous technique from the Immortal Alliance.

Unlike last time, this time the review process for the cultivation technique task took much longer, a full half month, before it was approved.

'It seems I need to be more careful when copying the cultivation technique next time,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
If it weren't for the need to accumulate contribution points to exchange for Qi Refining techniques and to research the secrets of the eleventh level of Qi Refining as soon as possible, he wouldn't have been able to upload Foundation Establishment techniques again in such a short time.

Heading to the Transmission Hall, Chen Beiwu spent 5000 contribution points to exchange for the Qi Refining and Acupoint Condensation Technique jade slip, and then began searching for the Mirror Flower Water Moon exchange option.

Surprisingly, the "Mirror Flower Water Moon" technique was not on the redemption list.

'Perhaps my current access level is too low.' Chen Beiwu didn't dwell on it and left the Transmission Hall with the cultivation technique jade slip.

……

A secluded dwelling by the water and moon.

Chen Beiwu summoned the Golden Egg and the Iron Egg, instructing them to each find a place to cultivate. He then took out the Qi Refining and Acupoint Condensation Technique to study it.

"The acupoints are like stars, the magical power is like a river, the universe revolves, and the Great Dao can be relied upon."

"If one is completely ignorant, one's spirit will be stagnant; if both orifices are clear, one's energy will flow freely in the vast emptiness."

"..."

The more Chen Beiwu looked at the Qi Refining and Acupoint Condensation Method, the more extraordinary it seemed.

This Qi cultivation method is not only unique in its practice channels, but also in its profound underlying principles.

It seems that it can be studied together with the "All Laws Return to Flow: The Heavenly Book of Jianmu".

Chen Beiwu then stopped hesitating, letting his mind follow his will, and immersed himself in the grand conception of the Qi Refining and Acupoint Condensation Method.

"boom!"

As the surrounding spiritual energy continuously flowed into his body, Chen Beiwu unknowingly entered a state of selflessness, and his breathing technique changed accordingly.

Through the connection of the Covenant, he comprehended the special spiritual energy of Chen Beiwu, who was one with heaven and earth. As a result, the golden egg's eyes became dull, and the magical power within its body gradually boiled.

"Wang?"

Seeing the changes in the man and the fish, Tie Dan's eyes widened, and a feeling of isolation rose in his heart.

(End of this chapter)