My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

As He Lou's son, Gu Qing knew He Wei all too well what kind of person He Lou was. He Lou had complained about him quite a bit in the past.

After a slight sigh,

Gu Qing looked at the dazzling array of pills in the Miaodan Pavilion and was immediately overwhelmed.

After thinking it over, he decided to buy the Yellow Dragon Pill, which could rapidly increase cultivation level in a short period of time.

"What are the prices of regular and premium Huanglongdan?"

When he bought the pills last time, he ran into the He siblings. He Wei generously gave him two bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills.

He didn't know the price of Huanglongdan.

"Sir, a bottle of ordinary Yellow Dragon Pill costs 2000 spirit coins, while a bottle of premium Yellow Dragon Pill costs 10000 spirit coins."

The salesperson, with bright eyes and white teeth, smiled.

"What?!"

"Is it that expensive?"

Upon hearing the price, Gu Qing couldn't help but gasp.

expensive.

too expensive.

I originally thought that with 62000 spirit coins in hand, I would be out of poverty overnight.

Little did anyone expect that this money would only be enough to buy six bottles of premium Huanglong Dan.

Thinking back to the last time at Miaodan Pavilion, he asked for a bottle of ordinary Yellow Dragon Pills and a bottle of premium Yellow Dragon Pills, and at that time he only had seven thousand spirit coins on him.

If he hadn't run into the He siblings, and hadn't met He Wei and Zeng Dan, wouldn't he have made a huge fool of himself?

Thinking of this, Gu Qing's cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly.

at the same time.

Gu Qing also realized that the pills He Wei had given him were incredibly valuable.

After all, he only received a reward of seven thousand spirit coins for achieving fourth place in the Mercenary Trial Best Newcomer in the ancient martial arts world.

the other side.

Seeing Gu Qing's slightly surprised expression, the saleswoman maintained her signature smile and explained:

"Sir, the Yellow Dragon Pill is a first-grade, seventh-rank pill."

"The main ingredient of the Yellow Dragon Pill, the Yellow Dragon Vine, requires the essence blood of a dragon-type demon beast to mature. Pill-making materials are scarce, and the Yellow Dragon Pill has always been in short supply, hence its high price."

"If you're looking to buy a cheaper pill, Ayao suggests you buy the Haoyuan Pill. It's a first-grade, fifth-tier pill, and its main ingredients are Haotian Fruit and Yuanling Ginseng, both of which can be cultivated on a large scale."

"Therefore, the price is relatively cheap. Ordinary Haoyuan Pills only cost 800 spirit coins, while premium Haoyuan Pills only cost 5,000 spirit coins."

"only……"

Salesperson Ayao hesitated slightly, but continued to speak truthfully:

"Although Haoyuan Pill is cheap, it contains Spirit-Solidifying Liquid as an auxiliary ingredient, making it take more than four times longer to refine than Huanglong Pill."

"So long!"

time is life.

Gu Qing's biggest need right now is time; there's less than a month until the second mercenary trial.

Before the second trial, all spirit coins must be converted into personal strength.

"Buy Huanglongdan."

"Hmm, I don't want the premium Yellow Dragon Pills, give me sixty bottles of regular Yellow Dragon Pills."

Each ordinary Yellow Dragon Pill adds 5 points of spiritual power cultivation, while a premium Yellow Dragon Pill only adds 6 points, yet the price difference is five times.

In addition, it takes ten hours to consume one bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill in the equipment slot.

About two bottles can be refined each day.

Sixty bottles of ordinary Yellow Dragon Pills are just enough to sustain cultivation for about a month.

however.

After hearing the numbers Gu Qing quoted, saleswoman A Yao's face showed a hint of panic, and she said in alarm:

"Sir, you shouldn't take too many ordinary pills."

"Within thirty days, a cultivator can only consume a maximum of ten bottles of ordinary Yellow Dragon Pills; otherwise, severe drug resistance will develop in their body, and terrifying pill toxins will accumulate."

"rest assured!

"I'll buy these first as a backup, and then slowly refine them after I go to other planes."

Gu Qing smiled slightly and casually made up an excuse.

He uses his equipment slots to refine pills, so there's no risk of developing drug resistance or pill poisoning.

If this unique advantage is not properly utilized, one will definitely be struck by lightning.

Even if they die in the mercenary trial plane, they deserve it.

He returned home with sixty bottles of ordinary Huanglongdan (a traditional Chinese medicine).

Gu Qing placed all the pills on the bedside table, then took out one of the bottles.

"equipment!!"

[Equipped Items: One Bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill]

[Rank: Grade 1, Level 7 Pill]

Completeness: 92%

[Equipment Effect: Significantly increases the speed of spiritual energy circulation for a short period, increasing spiritual energy cultivation by 15 points, but the potency is quite strong...]

[Note: You have received the effect of 1 bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill, increasing your spiritual energy circulation speed by 60% and your spiritual energy cultivation by 15. This effect must be maintained for 10 hours.]

……

"After the fundamental cultivation method was changed to the 'Evolution of the Dao Immortal Method,' each bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill could only increase spiritual power cultivation by 50 points, but now it can only increase it by 15 points."

"It's not because the effects of the elixir have weakened."

"It's because now, for every point of increase in spiritual power cultivation, the resources required are more than three times what they used to be."

"Of course, the spiritual power within my body is also stronger than before."

Ten hours later, Gu Qing slowly opened her eyes and thought to herself.

Next.

Gu Qing never left the Silver Moon Community again, and stayed at home to cultivate in seclusion, focusing all her efforts on meditating and refining the Yellow Dragon Pill.

In just over half a month.

Gu Qing actively activated his cultivation technique, and with the help of the equipment slot effects, he converted all the Yellow Dragon Pills into his own cultivation level.

His spiritual power cultivation level increased from the second level of Qi Refining to the fifth level.

"I originally thought that sixty bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills would be enough to raise my cultivation to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

"But, I never expected..."

"At the first-grade Qi Refining Realm, the energy required to advance the cultivation technique increases exponentially with each advancement of one grade."

"I wonder if it's the same for the second-grade realm, or other realms?"

If the resources required to advance to each level of the Immortal Path increase exponentially, it's no wonder that the Immortal Kingdom would wage war against countless planes in the void.

If it does not expand outwards, the immortal kingdom itself will die from resource depletion, or it will have to limit the number of cultivators.

It is clear.

The leadership of the Immortal Kingdom chose to expand outwards.

……

Songyang City.

In a luxury mansion.

He Lou stood there with his head down, and in front of him was a middle-aged man with a beard.

"From your explanation, it seems you have a good relationship with that mercenary named Gu Qing from the Xianmu Group?"

The middle-aged man with a beard said with a solemn expression.

Yes, yes.

"Father, is...is there a problem?"

Faced with his stern father, He Lou turned pale with fright, and his voice trembled slightly.

"There's a rumor circulating within the Immortal Wood Group that your friend might be participating in the Bloodline Competition officially organized by the Immortal Kingdom in this plane, and this matter involves projects of the Immortal Kingdom."

"The immortal technology projects delegated by the Immortal Kingdom will determine the development direction of immortal technology in this plane."

"If we bet on the right thing, the profits will be unimaginable..."

"Tomorrow, take me to visit that classmate, Gu."

The bearded middle-aged man made his decision. It's no wonder he values ​​Gu Qing so much; the He family's development has reached a bottleneck.

Only by relying on the Immortal Kingdom project can we quickly break through the shackles.

"well……"

He Lou reluctantly agreed.

During the days that Gu Qing was in seclusion refining the Yellow Dragon Pill, he sent a message to Gu Qing, and the Taixu Dharma Seal indicated that Gu Qing was in seclusion.

Even He Lou couldn't guarantee anything about this.

……

In another mansion.

Wang Jian was sitting opposite an elderly man.

"Grandpa, my classmate is one of the top ten rising stars in the mercenary class of Xianmu Group, and has been included in the group's key training list."

"He's very talented, but is he really worth us going to such great lengths to poach him from Xianmu Group?"

Looking at the contract drafted by his grandfather, Wang Jian couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

"Sigh, you don't understand."

"Your classmate is no ordinary person. If he doesn't fall from grace along the way, he'll have a bright future..."

The old man shook his head and didn't say anything more.

……

Xianmu Group Bloodline Research Institute.

Dean Sima Xiao sat in the laboratory.

A short while later.

Zhang Yubai walked in.

"The clinical testing of the 'Myriad Methods of Bloodline' still cannot reproduce the second case?"

Sima Xiao looked up and asked.

"cannot."

Zhang Yubai's eyes were bloodshot as he spoke in a deep voice.

"I see!"

"It seems your cousin possesses some mysterious talent..."

A glint of light flashed in Sima Xiao's eyes.

"What do you mean, Dean?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yubai vaguely guessed what was going on, but still asked.

"The Interdimensional Bloodline Competition is related to the next century's development plan of the Immortal Wood Group, and it is a matter of great importance."

"This matter cannot be allowed to fail."

"Okay, I'll postpone the rest of the things later."

"I'll go to Gu Qing's house in person tomorrow and take a good look."