Urban Immortal Lord

"Finally, I've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

Xia Tian slightly opened his eyes, felt the powerful spiritual energy within his body, and revealed a satisfied smile. Then he looked at the red ginseng in front of him.

The spiritual energy of this red ginseng is still abundant; it has only withered by one-third. Xia Tian decided to continue absorbing the spiritual energy of the red ginseng and, in one go, break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!

"Splash!"

As Xia Tian's cultivation level increased, his speed of absorbing spiritual energy became even more astonishing. The spiritual energy within the five-hundred-year-old red ginseng was seen rushing towards Xia Tian's dantian like gusts of wind.

In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the red ginseng withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming extremely dry, and it was at this time that summer opened its eyes again.

After completely absorbing the spiritual energy of the 500-year-old red ginseng, Xia Tian successfully stepped into the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining. At this time, his dantian was already saturated, and it seemed that he was only one opportunity away from stepping into the sixth level of Qi Refining!

"What a pity for this 500-year-old red ginseng."

Xia Tian glanced at the withered red ginseng, which looked like an old tree root, and showed a hint of regret. He estimated that if this five-hundred-year-old red ginseng were used to refine a longevity pill, it could at least produce a pill that could increase one's lifespan by a hundred years!

Fortunately, thanks to this red ginseng, Xia Tian broke through two realms in a row, so it wasn't a complete loss.

"It's time to refine longevity pills and youth-preserving pills."

Summer murmured to herself, then took out the seventy-year-old wild ginseng she had bought from Huichuntang, and placed three fifty-year-old snow lotuses aside as well.

From the memories passed down by the Hermit of Wangchuan, Xia Tian learned that refining this simple pill did not require a pill-refining furnace at all. One only needed to activate one's own spiritual power to extract the medicinal power into a liquid state, and then infuse it with a trace of spiritual energy to form the pill!

"rise!"

Xia Tian gave a light shout, then circulated his spiritual power. With the full power of the fifth level of Qi Refining, he summoned the seventy-year-old wild ginseng from a distance. The spiritual power surged like a tide, enveloping the wild ginseng and slowly permeating it. In no time, the huge wild ginseng was reduced to dust under the refinement of the spiritual power.

Ten liquid water droplets appeared in mid-air.

Seeing this, Xia Tian quickly pointed out ten times, pouring his spiritual power into the ten drops of water.

"Freeze!"

Immediately, Xia Tian shouted and formed a series of mysterious hand seals with one hand. These hand seals were naturally the alchemy techniques passed down from the Hermit of Wangchuan.

Once the magic seal was formed, Xia Tian reached out with one hand and grabbed at the air, revealing ten longevity pills in his palm.

After sensing it for a while, Xia Tian discovered that the longevity pill could extend one's lifespan by about three years, and that it was effective the first time it was taken, but would lose its effect after subsequent doses.

He followed the same method in the summer, and soon, he refined the three snow lotuses into nine youth-preserving pills. The effects of each youth-preserving pill could only maintain youth for about a year.

Even so, Xia Tian estimated that as long as he sold the pills, it would definitely cause a frenzy. The promise of three years of life extension was undoubtedly a huge temptation for wealthy people whose lifespans were nearing their end.

In comparison, Xia Tian felt that this youth-preserving pill was somewhat useless. Maintaining youth for a year without changing one's appearance would not be noticeable to the average person.

"Legend has it that in the celestial realm, even the lowest grade of the Youth Preservation Pill can maintain one's appearance for a thousand years..."

Summer's thoughts drifted through the memories passed down by the Hermit of the Forgotten River, revealing a hint of longing.

Summer quickly snapped out of his unrealistic fantasies. The legendary heavenly realm was still too far away for him at the moment!

Summer put away the longevity pills and youth-preserving pills, checked the time, and realized that there was still a long time before work. So she decided to go to the bank to open a bank account first, and then go to the music store to buy a piano case.

Looking at the black leather suitcase on the ground in the summer, he couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought that in just a few days, he would go from having only a little over a hundred yuan in his pocket to becoming a millionaire?

Apart from the 400,000 yuan spent at Huichuntang, Xia Tian still had 600,000 yuan in cash on hand!

Summer didn't plan to send this money home to help with household expenses. He knew that if he did, it would definitely cause panic among his parents and disrupt their peaceful life.

Xia Tian pulled a wad of cash from his suitcase and put it in his pocket. Then he opened the door and looked toward the living room, where he saw Wang Xiaoling still lying on the sofa watching TV.

Xia Tian walked awkwardly toward Wang Xiaoling, took out a thousand yuan from his pocket, placed it in front of Wang Xiaoling, and said, "I've paid this month's rent in advance. Here's a thousand yuan. Keep the change."

Now that he had money in his pocket, Xia Tian decided to pay the rent to Wang Xiaoling first. He didn't want to go on credit and lose face in front of the two women.

The rent that Xia Tian had previously agreed upon with Wang Xiaoling was 600 yuan. Not wanting to take advantage of a girl, they decided to split the cost among themselves, since the rent for the apartment was 3,000 yuan a month.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiaoling's eyes widened, revealing a look of disbelief, and she looked at Xia Tian as if he were an alien.

"Where did you get so much money? You told me you didn't have any money and would pay the rent next month. How did you suddenly have so much money?" Wang Xiaoling asked suspiciously. "Quickly explain to me and tell me the truth."

Xia Tian said smugly, "You don't need to worry about this. I earned this through my own abilities. Why ask so many questions? You're not happy even if I give you money?"

Having spent so much time with Wang Xiaoling, Xia Tian had learned to argue, so he naturally wouldn't say that he had extorted a million yuan from Brother Biao.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoling looked Xia Tian up and down, then said, "Did you become a male model?"

In Wang Xiaoling's opinion, Xia Tian must have gotten an extra thousand yuan for no reason, so he must have gone to do some quick money-making job.

"You come home so late every day, you must be working as a male model, humph!" Before Xia Tian could explain, Wang Xiaoling said angrily, "How could you do such a thing? I've completely misjudged you!"

Summer felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind. How could she be mistaken for a male prostitute?

Xia Tian smiled bitterly to himself. If he had known he would be misunderstood, he would never have gone to pay the rent in advance. Now, the girl had misunderstood him as a male model.

"It's not what you think. I found a job as a security guard at a bar, and this is the boss's advance payment of my salary," Xia Tian explained helplessly, making up a lie.

But Wang Xiaoling seemed convinced that Xia Tian was destined to become a male model, and she even showed deep sympathy, earnestly advising him: "Don't go astray for temporary gains. You're still young, you can earn money anywhere. Even if you were to work on a construction site carrying bricks, I would still look up to you. Why would you do this kind of work?"

Alright, Xia Tian saw that the more she explained, the deeper the misunderstanding became, so she gave up trying to explain. Let this silly girl misunderstand whatever she wants. It's just being mistaken for a gigolo, no big deal.

"I have something to do, I'll be going now."

Summer left a thousand yuan on the guest table and quickly made his escape. Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best.