Wild Dogs

Mo Wen thought Yang Fan had escaped from the Pill Hall and wanted to capture him and bring him back.

In addition, he would "casually" break Yang Fan's leg.

He had held a grudge ever since Yang Fan handed over so many medicinal herbs to that Uncle Wang.

After discovering that Yang Fan possessed the Ascension Token, he informed his Uncle Wang about it in advance in order to curry favor with him.

Afterwards, Uncle Wang naturally gave him some benefits.

But those benefits are nothing compared to those medicinal herbs.

Mo Wen dared not hate Uncle Wang; he could only resent Yang Fan.

He had previously assumed that Yang Fan was in the Pill Hall and that he couldn't teach him a lesson.

Now that Yang Fan has escaped to Sword Forging Valley, he must teach this little thief a lesson.

"Senior Brother Mo Wen, it was Grandmaster Qingyang who sent me here to help."

Yang Fan hurriedly explained.

But Mo Wen didn't believe it at all.

When did people from the Pill Hall get able to come to Sword Casting Valley? It must be Yang Fan who secretly escaped here.

"Hey, wait till I break your legs, then I'll take you to the Pill Hall and get some answers!"

Mo Wen cracked his knuckles and strode toward Yang Fan.

Just then, a disciple from Sword Forging Valley appeared.

"What are you doing? Junior Brother Yang is helping out in our Sword Forging Valley. It's none of your business to give him pointers."

Don't ask what step forward is.

"I advise you not to oppose me. I have already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, while you are only at the fourth level. If you dare to cause any more trouble, be careful, or I'll beat you up!"

Upon hearing this, the other disciples of Sword Forging Valley were immediately enraged.

"You little brat, daring to cause trouble in Sword Forging Valley! Beat him up!"

Several disciples from Sword Forging Valley rushed forward and immediately surrounded Mo Wen, ready to attack.

"What are you trying to do? You Sword Forging Valley people have some nerve! I won't let you get away with this... Ouch!"

Once someone makes a move, the others immediately follow suit and begin to gang up on Mo Wen.

Before long, Mo Wen was beaten black and blue and fled in a sorry state towards the outside of Sword Casting Valley.

"Yang Fan, I'm not done with you yet!"

Mo Wen was afraid that the people from Sword Forging Valley would continue to make moves, so he could only utter harsh words to Yang Fan.

"Junior Brother Yang, don't worry. If this kid dares to lay a hand on you again, just come to Sword Forging Valley and we'll stand up for you."

Looking at these enthusiastic disciples of Sword Forging Valley, Yang Fan felt a sense of helplessness.

This Mo Wen is really persistent; he inexplicably started to hate me.

Yang Fan didn't even understand why he hated him.

However, Yang Fan also became more vigilant.

Mo Wen has already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, while I am only at the second level. I must seize the time to cultivate.

Fortunately, after this period of arduous training, he felt that he was about to break through to the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

Normally, someone with a hidden spiritual root like him should cultivate at an extremely slow pace.

Perhaps because of the small cauldron, he was able to draw qi into his body with great ease each time, and the speed at which he refined spiritual energy became faster and faster.

He could feel that he was about to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

After finishing work that day, Yang Fan first took out the sharp sword he had used a few days earlier.

According to those Qi Refining stage disciples, Yang Fan tried to infuse spiritual energy into the sword.

Immediately, the sword flashed.

"It is indeed a magic artifact, but a low-grade one."

Through this period of research, he gained a better understanding of the function of this small cauldron.

The transformation of this small cauldron from waste to treasure is more of an upgrade.

For example, it can turn an unrefined pill into a refined one, but the quality of the pill will not change.

If the pill has already been refined, then this small cauldron can upgrade the pill's grade.

It's completely impossible to expect the small cauldron to turn ordinary things into some kind of heaven-defying treasure.

"What is the origin of that wooden sword that makes the old Taoist priest so concerned?"

"I wonder if it will change if I put it inside the cauldron."

After putting away his magic sword, Yang Fan began to bury himself in arduous cultivation.

Today's experience has made Yang Fan feel an increasing sense of urgency.

At this moment, he desperately longed to have power.

Both the old Taoist priest and Mo Wen wanted his life.

He must improve his cultivation level as soon as possible.

The third level of Qi Refining is the watershed moment in cultivation.

Only when he reaches the third level of Qi Refining can he unlock Inner Vision, at which point Yang Fan will be able to properly examine whether he has been poisoned by Gu.

Only when he reaches the third level of Qi Refining can he take those Rejuvenation Pills to improve his strength.

With the help of the elixir, his cultivation will be much faster from now on.

"Snap!"

Two nights later, Yang Fan, who was in the midst of arduous cultivation, felt as if something had shattered.

In an instant, his five senses underwent a qualitative change.

Suddenly, the gate in front of him became incredibly clear, and he could see every trace on it.

Not only that, but all the sounds around us became incredibly clear.

The sound of insects crawling outside the wall became incredibly clear.

This is the change brought about by advancing one's strength to the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

"As the cultivation manual said, after reaching the third level of Qi Refining, the five senses become extremely sharp. I wonder if I can use internal intuition?"

With a sudden thought, Yang Fan realized that he seemed to be able to "see" the condition inside his body.

His veins, flesh, bones...

Following the flow of spiritual energy in his meridians, Yang Fan soon discovered his dantian.

At this moment, wisps of spiritual energy were constantly flowing into the dantian from the outside, while the small green cauldron remained inside the dantian.

"I don't know where the Gu worms are."

After observing the spiritual energy within his body for a moment, Yang Fan immediately remembered that the old Daoist Beiming had placed a Gu worm in his body.

If I can find the location of the Gu worm, I might be able to find a solution, and then I won't be at the mercy of the old Taoist priest.

Yang Fan immediately searched his body.

After a long while, Yang Fan's heart suddenly tightened.

There was no other reason than that a half-hatched insect egg was lying on his stomach.

Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat.

He had previously assumed that the old Taoist priest was just bluffing.

But when Yang Fan actually saw the Gu worm, he still felt nauseous.

"That old bastard didn't lie to me after all!"

Yang Fan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

Now I'm at their mercy, like a fish on a chopping board, and I have no choice but to swallow my pride and accept it for now.

The only option is to continue rigorous self-cultivation!

Thinking of this, Yang Fan took a deep breath and opened the small cauldron.

By turning waste into treasure, Yang Fan has accumulated more than a dozen pills during this period.

These pills included both detoxifying pills and healing pills.

However, the most common one is the Rejuvenation Pill.

This elixir can only be taken by cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining or above, and it is of great help to cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

Now that he has reached the third level of Qi Refining, he can take this pill.

Without hesitation, Yang Fan grabbed a Rejuvenation Pill and swallowed it.

A moment later, the Rejuvenation Pill transformed into a stream of pure spiritual energy that began to flow along his meridians.

Yang Fan immediately accelerated the refining process.

Since he had several Rejuvenation Pills, he could use them to enhance his strength.

The night passed quickly.

As dawn broke, Yang Fan opened his eyes in surprise, already feeling as if he had reached the threshold of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

In the following days, Yang Fan diligently refined pills during the day and devoted himself to intensive cultivation at night.

A few days later, with the completion of the last batch of weapons forging, the task at the Weapon Forging Hall finally came to an end.

"Good job, you've worked hard these past ten days."

Uncle Liu patted Yang Fan on the shoulder and gave him a spirit stone as a reward for his hard work on the last day.

So, in the ten days he spent here, he earned a total of eleven spirit stones.

Apart from the extra reward on the first day, each of the other days was a reward of one spirit stone for hard work.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle!"

Yang Fan hurriedly expressed his gratitude profusely.

He didn't know how many spirit stones the Forging Hall could earn from this batch of weapons, but he only received eleven spirit stones.

"What a pity, there were two spirit stones left, but I gave them all to Senior Brother Chen."

Yang Fan was not yet aware of the value of spirit stones, but judging from Senior Brother Chen's delighted expression, even he didn't have many spirit stones.

After Uncle Liu left, several disciples who were familiar with him walked by laughing and joking, clearly on their way out of the valley.

The task of forging weapons was completed, and these Qi Refining stage disciples received rewards.

They obtained significantly more spirit stones than Yang Fan.

"Are you all going out to have some fun, senior brothers?"

"Of course!"

The leading disciple looked at the others with a smile.

"We've been cooped up for almost a month, shouldn't we go down the mountain and have some fun?"

"I heard from people in other halls that several new female cultivators at the Qi Refining stage have arrived at the Joyful Pavilion in the market. They're so young and fresh... hahaha."

The others joined in the laughter.

Yang Fanqian chuckled twice and immediately moved closer.

"You senior brothers are having a good time, not even offering yourselves a clear path."

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances and laughed even more heartily.

"How old are you? Why are you already thinking about women? Besides, ordinary people aren't qualified to enjoy the female cultivators at the Pleasure Pavilion. You should go find pleasure in the mortal towns."

"How did you know I couldn't do it, senior brother!"

Yang Fan deliberately puffed out his chest.

"Where is that Huanxi Tower? I'd really like to see it for myself."

Seeing that Yang Fan seemed genuinely interested, the group exchanged glances and then burst into laughter.

"Alright, about two hundred miles south of our Sword Forging Valley, there is a valley where our cultivators trade."

"The most bustling restaurant in that market is Huanxi Tower. Once you've tasted the beauty of the girls there, you wouldn't want to trade it for even the gods!"

The group laughed loudly and flew out of the valley.

"The market town is located more than 200 li south of Sword Forging Valley."

Yang Fan's heart stirred.

He had heard Dan Tang's senior brother Wang mention the market before.

Brother Wang used to frequently set up a stall in the market to sell medicinal herbs.

Previously, Yang Fan had also put a lot of low-quality medicinal herbs into the small cauldron, and there were still several medicinal herbs in his small cauldron at this time.

In the past few days, he has also turned several discarded swords into valuable items.

The mission in Sword Forging Valley is over, so he'll head down the mountain to the market to see if he can get anything useful.

Putting everything else aside, talismans are very practical.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan did not rush back to the Pill Hall, but instead headed south towards the Sword Casting Valley.