Vampire Cultivation Notes

"Stop talking!"

Seeing that no one was following, Jiang Wei put away the Thunder Pill, coughed twice, and an unnatural scarlet color appeared on his face.

"The path to immortality is arduous, and our cultivation seems hopeless. Fortunately, Ping'er was fortunate enough to join a superior sect. So what if we suffer some hardships now? Let them be envious."

"Brother Wei, your injury!" His wife quickly helped him up.

"It's nothing serious, a single Rejuvenation Pill will cure it."

"But the petty people in the neighborhood are ostracizing us, and we can't even show our faces in North Street. Where are we supposed to find elixirs now?"

"Peace of mind."

Jiang Wei patted his wife's hand and said solemnly, "Isn't it all just petty people acting recklessly? In the blue stone alley of South Street, the reclusive Master Zhao is the most trustworthy. When the Yu family came to our door to coerce us because of our matter, he still abandoned the threat and made a deal with me. In the past ten months, I have developed a good relationship with him. I will definitely be able to find a Rejuvenation Pill."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the bluestone alley on South Street.

After turning the corner, a glance revealed two groups of independent cultivators visiting the front gate.

Jiang Wei and his wife were awkward people in Taipingfang City and did not want to show their faces, so they simply went to the back door, announced their arrival, and waited in the side room.

This wait lasted for quite some time.

It wasn't until the drum sounded at 9 PM and footsteps echoed outside the side room that Jiang Wei and his wife hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"It has been a long time since I last inquired about you. Seeing that your business is growing bigger and bigger, I am also very proud."

At the entrance, Li Jieqing, still shrouded in black robes, entered, offering a helping hand without stopping.

"It's all thanks to Fellow Daoist Jiang."

"This..." Jiang Wei felt a chill run through her body and looked up with some confusion.

"The Yu family blocked my door before, but left empty-handed. So, seeing this, people in the neighborhood are more willing to come to my little courtyard to do business with me."

Li Jieqing took his seat in the main seat, and under his hood, he looked at the injuries of Jiang Wei and his wife with a half-smile.

The beast tide raged for over a month, but it brought Li Jieqing unexpected benefits.

First, the Yu family members who lived outside the market saw the danger and dared not linger any longer. They abandoned their original plans and rushed back to their ancestral home.

Then, the independent cultivators in the market heard that Li Jieqing was a reliable businessman, and that even under pressure from the Yu family, he still did not break his promise to help with alchemy, so his reputation soared.

Li Jieqing had only been in Taipingfang for half a year with his new identity, but he quickly rose to the same status as some of the old alchemists in the area, and people would come to him from time to time asking for elixirs.

During the beast tide, everything was rising in price, and Li Jieqing also raised the price of pills, making a small profit over the course of ten days.

Some alchemists also came over and invited Li Jieqing to join the Taipingfang Market Craftsmen Alliance. Unfortunately, Li Jieqing was worried that his physical condition would be easily exposed, and he was also afraid that the alchemy masters in the alchemy workshop would find out that he had secretly learned the alchemy techniques. So he had to decline for the time being, only promising not to lower prices casually and disrupt the market.

of course.

Besides his thriving life as an alchemist.

More importantly, it hooked Jiang Wei and his wife.

Li Jieqing shifted his gaze from the anxious Jiang Wei and his wife's forced smile, realizing the situation but saying nothing.

At first, when Jiang Wei went to the gate to ask for pills, she was very wary and didn't even dare to cross the alley to get close to the gate.

Even now, despite being injured, Jiang Wei and his wife still dared to come and quietly enter through a small door to wait here.

It's clear that after withstanding the pressure from the Yu family last time, his trust in Jiang Wei has increased significantly.

"Has the alchemist perhaps changed his cultivation method?"

Instead of rushing to ask for the elixir, Jiang Wei recalled the chilling feeling that Li Jieqing had given her when he passed by earlier.

This chilling feeling was there before, but it wasn't noticeable.

Now it has reached a point where it chills one to the bone.

"No, it's just that my cultivation has made a breakthrough." Li Jieqing naturally wouldn't reveal his true abilities.

In fact, a month ago, Li Jieqing saw the surging demonic beasts and the precarious state of the market. So, just in case, he urgently switched to studying the "Blood Heart Freedom Secret Record" in the hopes that he could improve his self-protection capabilities should the demonic beasts invade the market.

At this moment, all the magical power in his body had already been replaced. The new technique amplified the effects of the vampire's physique, which was an unexpected event.

"Then... congratulations on your great progress in cultivation, alchemist. However, Taipingfang is, after all, established by the superior sect, and Ruyi Sect has always claimed to be the righteous path, so alchemist must be very careful when going out."

Jiang Wei spoke earnestly, and some people in the neighborhood had already become suspicious of the new alchemist's constant covering of himself in a black robe and his absence at noon.

Few cultivators are stupid; it's just that the crowd is very perceptive and doesn't point fingers or whisper like they would at the couple.

"I understand, and I'm sorry to trouble Fellow Daoist Jiang with his concern." Li Jieqing wasn't too worried about the unexpected outcome of practicing the new cultivation method. In any case, he had a long enough lifespan to eventually master it and control its effects.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei's eyes flickered as she remembered something, but after hesitating for a moment, she gave up on the idea.

Finally, the formal request to borrow a high-grade Rejuvenation Pill was made.

Both being common pills for the Qi Refining stage, the Rejuvenation Pill is cheaper than the Nourishing Qi Pill. Even a high-grade pill usually sells for about ten spirit stones.

Unfortunately, it's currently during a beast tide.

"Under the beast tide, Rejuvenation Pills are already precious, let alone top-grade ones. However, since you are seriously injured, it would be my fault if I didn't lend them to you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei and his wife were about to be overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, Li Jieqing changed the subject, asking, "But what will you two fellow Daoists use to repay this?"

For the past month, Li Jieqing hadn't stopped keeping an eye on these two old acquaintances. He knew that they had been frightened by the Yu family and then ostracized by the independent cultivators in the market, making it impossible for them to make a living as thieves; their lives were truly difficult.

Despite this, Jiang Wei and his wife still braved the beast tides to go out.

After building up trust for so long, it's time to let some information slip...

Li Jieqing muttered to himself, his eyes, hidden in the shadows beneath his hood, fixed on the restless Jiang Wei.

Based on decades of friendship, shouldn't this person consider me a 'friend' again?

"Master Zhao... I wonder if you still remember the Moon Gazing Valley that I mentioned last time."

Finally, Jiang Wei spoke.

Right next to him, his wife's expression changed, and she wanted to dissuade him, but ultimately swallowed her words.

"Oh, fellow Daoist, please elaborate."

Li Jieqing managed to keep his voice from trembling as he spoke.

The respawn point in Wangyue Valley is all too familiar.

Under Li Jieqing's gaze, Jiang Wei began to slowly recount the whole story.

Five years ago, just after the last beast tide in the market, Jiang Wei and his wife went out to search for treasures and make a living. They arrived at Wangyue Valley, intending to find some spiritual herbs, but they accidentally discovered a cave.

Rumors of a treasure in Wangyue Valley have circulated since the founding of Taipingfang Market, but no one has been able to find it until now.

In the end, the Jiang Wei couple, who were only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, got the better deal.

Jiang Wei didn't go into detail about the various gains, only mentioning that his daughter Jiang Ping's aptitude improved because of the gains from the cave dwelling, which was why she was able to join the Ruyi Sect.