Vampire Cultivation Notes

"In that case, let's all prepare ourselves and go treasure hunting together when the time comes," the one-horned old Taoist said with a smile.

Those who had experienced that pure and ethereal energy were not about to give it up, and they all nodded in agreement.

Li Jieqing added, "Wangyue Valley is vast, and it will probably take more than a day to conquer. Please draw more maps for me. In the meantime, if anyone obtains the White Tiger's treasure first, I am willing to pay a high price to buy it."

"That's easy to discuss."

A group of veteran independent cultivators verbally agreed, but inwardly they were disdainful.

If they were to find that fragrant treasure in Wangyue Valley, they would surely set sail without looking back, and who would bother to come back and cause trouble?

"We must seize this opportunity, lest the White Tiger move away. Why don't we go tomorrow?"

Scorpion Lady stood up, stretched her slender waist, and looked at Li Jieqing with a smile in her beautiful eyes.

"Of course, of course," Li Jieqing said with a smile.

After they finished speaking, they went their separate ways.

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"What a joke! Everyone thinks I'm also keeping an eye on that white tiger, but actually I'm just keeping an eye on the maps you brought back for comparison."

"If that's the case, why should I leave the market?"

Li Jieqing returned to South Street, entered his own courtyard, and took down the sign that said "No Visitors Allowed."

This set a fire in the hearts of the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were struggling to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. He decided to stay put for a while, focusing on cultivation and alchemy, and would no longer go out.

As the saying goes, secret deeds are easy to do, but open deeds are hard to accomplish. Let's sit back and watch the rogue cultivators deal with that white tiger first.

Upon admission, the patient was taken to a quiet room.

Li Jieqing first meditated for a while to further solidify his newly broken-through realm.

The green lotus seed expelled all the yin energy overflowing from his body, and finally gathered it all into the heart chamber opened by the "Secret Record of Blood Heart Freedom".

Fortunately, it did not hinder the cohesion of the blood heart or impede cultivation. However, whether there will be any hidden dangers in the future requires caution.

There was also another treasure from the cave obtained after killing Jiang Wei and his wife: a jade slip for transferring skills.

There is a technique called "The Art of Nourishing Treasures" that does not involve cultivating oneself, but focuses on nourishing magical artifacts.

According to it, after successful cultivation, the power of one's magical implement increases with each use of it, and with perseverance, its power becomes limitless.

Li Jieqing had learned some methods of using one's own magical power to nurture magical artifacts, and he didn't know if this "Treasure Nurturing Technique" was similar. However, based on the description of "persistence leads to limitless power" in the later part, he felt it was worth practicing.

On his path of spiritual practice, time is never a problem.

into the night.

Just as he was calming himself down and learning the somewhat obscure techniques for nurturing treasures, a thought suddenly struck Li Jieqing.

The key to the courtyard floated up, and in the alley outside, another group of familiar-looking rogue cultivators came to the door, their movements sleazy.

When Li Jieqing went outside, he discovered that these acquaintances were not only seeking elixirs, but also inquiring about the source of the pure spiritual energy he had revealed on North Street during the day.

This is the reason for their furtive movements.

Li Jieqing accepted the order with a smile and, without reservation, reiterated the information about the white tiger.

The more self-recommended laborers who come to our door, the better.

After the tea was changed twice, Li Jieqing politely saw the group of rogue cultivators off. As soon as he turned around and came back, he saw that several more rogue cultivators had come to visit. Needless to say, their purpose was also for the treasure of Wangyue Valley.

Excellent!

But when it comes to treasures, cultivators always rush to them, and no one can stop them.

……

Half a month passed like this. Li Jieqing stayed at home selling information and refining elixirs. He never went out and remained calm and composed, enjoying his leisure time.

However, the fact that he lit the fire and then disappeared only infuriated the group hiding in the shadows.

Beyond the wilderness, in front of Moon Gazing Valley.

Scorpion Lady descended from the sky on her magical artifact, her brow furrowed with hidden anger as she gazed at the valley entrance.

"Damn it... This scoundrel who sold the pills not only broke his promise and didn't show up, but he also spread news of the treasure everywhere. How am I supposed to find it now!"

Location of the valley mouth on the ground.

Now, at a glance, one can see that cultivators are coming and going in an endless stream, creating quite a lively scene, all searching for traces of the white tiger in the valley.

The late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, including Scorpion Lady, who smelled the fragrant aroma, confirmed the news of the Moon Gazing Valley treasure's appearance. In addition, Li Jieqing kept stirring up trouble in the market, causing some early-stage Qi Refining cultivators to overestimate their abilities and come to join the fun.

"Sister, you were so close to him when he was refining pills that day, didn't you sprinkle something on him to keep an eye on him?"

Beside her, a robust woman, who was living with Scorpion Lady's sworn sister, spoke up.

Scorpion Lady said, "How could there not be? You know my style. Even if it's difficult to do it in the streets, I can leave my methods on others without anyone noticing, so that I can know their whereabouts even if we are in different places."

"That's perfect!" the woman said. "While that alchemist is away from the market, let's find out what he's capable of. He's only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. We can kill him then."

"This is difficult... Not only has this alchemist not left the market, but he hasn't even stepped outside for half a month. How infuriating..."

Scorpion Lady had been secretly watching Li Jieqing for a long time.

As a rogue cultivator who has made a name for herself in Taipingfang City, she has always been extreme in her actions. Rather than causing trouble for the peak first-tier demon tiger mentioned in the message, she would rather find the source of the message, namely Li Jieqing, and get some benefits from him.

How could someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining not attract covetousness when they command so many cultivators to do their bidding?

Who knows if he still has any benefits left?

However, whether he realized the trick of leaving or not, Li Jieqing just wouldn't leave the market. Scorpion Lady couldn't use any of her tricks and could only feel helpless at this point.

In a few days, the methods she secretly arranged will become ineffective. If she were to go and flaunt her beauty again then, it would be too suspicious.

"Let's go. If we still can't find any trace of that demonic tiger this time, I'll contact Unicorn and the others to storm their place and settle scores with that alchemist, regardless of appearances!"

Their plot against Li Jieqing failed, and they also failed to find Baihu.

Filled with resentment, Scorpion Lady rode her flying magical artifact, leading her companions once again, heading towards the center of Moon Gazing Valley.

Wangyue Valley is too vast. It's not easy to find a wandering demon tiger that has lost its nest. She has been searching for several days and has returned empty-handed each time.

but.

This time, however, is somewhat different.

Halfway there, a deafening tiger roar suddenly came from afar, almost knocking the Scorpion Lady off her flying magical artifact.

On the ground directly below, a group of cultivators at the early and middle stages of Qi Refining fled as if in distress, crying and shouting as they rushed out of Wangyue Valley.

There were even a few cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining who mingled in the crowd and left without looking back.

As Scorpion Lady's flying artifact paused in place, a majestic white tiger, ten zhang long, appeared, its body splattered with the blood of cultivators, a severed limb in its mouth, and demonic and bloody aura soaring into the sky.

"You beast, just how much blood did you consume?!"

In the sky, the woman who was Scorpion Lady's companion lost her balance and cried out in panic and fear.

Scorpion Lady, however, had a completely different expression, her face flushed red from the oncoming demonic aura.

She had already recognized that the demonic aura contained a trace of pure spiritual energy that had not yet been fully digested. It was the same aura she had smelled on North Street that day, and she couldn't help but have a spiritual infatuation. She put one hand to her chest and her eyes were glazed over.

"This is it!"

"Good cat, you're mine now...!"

On the day.

The infamous Scorpion Lady was struck by the White Tiger's claw and returned vomiting three liters of blood.