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Chapter 106 Despair
Chapter 106 Despair
As dawn broke, inside the cave.
After waking up in the early morning, Luo took a shower and changed into clean clothes.
I only slept for an hour last night, but I still feel refreshed.
The techniques in that book, "The Art of Nourishing the Spirit," are clearly very helpful in enhancing mental strength.
However, he always felt that this set of techniques was somewhat strange.
One of the sentences says, "If you feel that your desires are uncontrollable, immediately practice the technique to calm your mind and focus your spirit."
I wonder what kind of desire is referred to by the word "desire" in this context?
The text does not explain why desires are so uncontrollable.
He couldn't help but recall the last time he took a medicinal bath at the pharmacy.
The little girl named Chen Ya suddenly took off her clothes to seduce him, and the martial arts technique immediately and involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
At the same time, the desires within the body immediately become restless.
"Is it that kind of desire?"
However, he was a disciple of Black Phoenix Peak and did not practice that kind of technique.
I only obtained that technique by chance before, and I just glanced at a few pages.
Clearly, it's not just that kind of desire.
After letting his mind wander for a while, he tidied his appearance in front of the bronze mirror in the corner and prepared to go out.
But then, he suddenly looked at himself in the mirror.
Why should I bother with my appearance?
It's just a trip to Medicine Man Town.
"boom----"
Without thinking further, he opened the stone door and left the cave.
Along the way, he encountered some disciples from Black Phoenix Peak. Upon seeing him, most of them kept their distance, their eyes filled with fear.
However, in the dark woods by the roadside, there were still a few disciples who hadn't seen him clearly. They chuckled coldly and invited him to come in and have some fun.
However, when he turned around, the disciples' expressions immediately changed, and they hurriedly apologized in fear: "Senior Brother Luo! It's you! Senior Brother Luo, please forgive us, we were blind and didn't see you clearly!"
After saying that, they scattered in panic like birds and beasts.
"Do you all recognize me now?"
He was secretly puzzled.
Lost in thought about cultivation, he soon arrived at the stone steps leading to Medicine Man Town.
Just as he was about to go down, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Junior Brother Luo!"
Luo Qingchen turned her head to look.
A short young man in a black robe walked over with a big smile on his face.
"So it's Senior Brother Chen."
Luo Qingchen quickly cupped her hands in greeting.
The person who came was Chen Yuan, the seventh-ranked disciple, whom he had seen yesterday at the Black Phoenix Peak training ground.
This Senior Brother Chen also took the initiative to accept the mission to Black Prison City yesterday.
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Junior Brother Luo, are you going to Medicine Man Town? Perfect timing, I was just about to go down too, shall we go together?"
Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Although according to that Senior Uncle Xu, core disciples should be able to fight and kill each other in places other than the White Road, Black Forest, and training ground within the sect, other places do not include this staircase leading to Medicine Man Town, let alone Medicine Man Town itself.
Hands-on actions are strictly prohibited here.
Therefore, he felt somewhat relieved.
Chen Yuan seemed to sense the wariness in his eyes, and couldn't help but smile wryly. He didn't get too close to him and said, "Uncle Xu should have told you yesterday, right? After breaking through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm, it's best to find a way to obtain the blood of demonic beasts or demonic creatures for cultivation."
Although the blood of the medicine-using person is useful, using it for medicinal baths results in a very slow cultivation speed, and the effects are no longer very noticeable.
Luo Qingchen nodded and said, "Uncle Xu has already told me."
A thought struck him, and he cupped his hands in greeting, asking, "Senior Brother Chen, may I ask where the fresh blood you usually use for your medicinal baths comes from?"
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "You can buy it with silver, go out hunting yourself, or do the tasks assigned by the sect, which will reward you. If you buy it, you can only buy it twice a month at most, and you have to pre-order, since everyone needs fresh blood and there's a shortage. Besides, the sect's rule is mainly to encourage us to go out and hunt magical beasts and monsters, which can also help us hone our combat skills and accelerate our cultivation."
He paused for a moment, then added, "However, Junior Brother Luo, you have just broken through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm, so it's best not to go hunting for now."
When monsters go berserk, it's still quite dangerous, and you might not even be able to tell their level. Things will be better after you choose a weapon and start practicing your demon-slaying techniques. Then, hunting with other senior brothers and sisters will greatly increase your success rate and make things much safer.
Luo Qingchen then asked, "Where should I go hunting from now on?"
He wasn't particularly afraid of monsters.
If the other person has a wound, even a small one, the other person should be afraid of him.
"Between our Demon-Controlling Mountains and the Black Prison Mountains, there is a Demon Beast Forest, inhabited by various demon beasts. When the time comes, you and the other disciples can go there to hunt. However, with our current cultivation levels, we cannot venture too deep yet, lest we encounter high-level demon beasts."
Chen Yuan explained.
Luo Qingchen nodded, pondering to herself.
It seems that other disciples who have just entered the Nourishing Spirit Realm cannot rely on hunting magical beasts or monsters for medicinal bath cultivation.
For now, you can only buy it with silver or complete tasks to earn rewards.
Alternatively, continue using the blood of the person who is being treated.
Only after choosing a weapon and mastering a new demon-slaying technique can one go hunting.
However, he didn't have those worries.
Because of his ability to drain blood from a distance, he can go hunting at any time.
Other disciples had to use the blood of monsters or beasts as soon as possible after obtaining it through a medicinal bath, as it was impossible to store it for long.
Therefore, it needs to be used once and retrieved once.
He can store all his health points directly in the second health bar, and he can store them indefinitely.
Moreover, it can automatically transform into gilded blood.
"When I get back, I need to buy a bowl of magical beast blood, take a medicinal bath first, and test it out to see how fast my cultivation speed is."
"It should be inferior to my gilded blood."
He pondered this to himself.
Chen Yuan looked at him and asked, "Junior Brother Luo, did you go to Medicine Man Town today to collect blood?"
Luo Qingchen nodded: "Yes, where is Senior Brother Chen?"
Having just broken through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm, and lacking the blood of magical beasts and monsters, he naturally had to make do with the blood of medicine people for the time being.
The logic is as follows.
However, he doesn't need it.
Today's descent from the mountain was naturally at the invitation of that Senior Sister Bai.
Chen Yuan smiled wryly, "Me too. I'm going to Black Prison City in a couple of days. I'm a bit short on cash lately and can't afford the blood of magical beasts. I also want to have another medicinal bath, so I have no choice but to go to Medicine Man Town."
Luo Qingchen asked curiously, "Do disciples at the Nourishing Spirit Realm often go to Medicine Man Town to collect blood?"
Chen Yuan said, "No. Everyone will try to obtain the blood of magical beasts. We will only go to collect it when there is absolutely no other way, or in a situation like mine."
Luo Qingchen suddenly remembered another question: "By the way, Senior Brother Chen, do we disciples in the Nourishing Spirit Realm also have other medicine people? Like the disciples in the Blood Exchange Realm on each peak?"
Chen Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this and asked, "Who told you that?"
Seeing his expression, Luo Qingchen's heart sank, and she said, "A few days ago, a senior brother named Han Feng took my blood. He said that it was a sect rule for disciples in the Nourishing Spirit Realm to take the blood of disciples in the Blood Exchange Realm, and that he caught me while I was capturing Chan."
After listening, Chen Yuan shook his head and stared at him, saying, "Junior Brother Luo, you've been deceived. There was indeed such a saying before, but it has long been abolished. Now it's all based on the voluntariness of the Blood Exchange Realm disciples, not on coercion. As for capturing the Chan Selection people, that's even more absurd."
Luo Qingchen's expression changed.
Chen Yuan frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at him and said, "I know what happened. Junior Brother Luo, did you offend the Four Fiends of Hundred Household Peak before, especially Zhang Duanyang? Han Feng and Zhang Duanyang have always been very close, and their interests are deeply intertwined. Han Feng took your blood, probably to weaken you and give the Three Fiends an opportunity. Also, he often takes the blood of medicine practitioners to sell for money. I guess the bowl of blood he took from you has already been exchanged for silver."
Luo Qingchen paused for a moment, then said, "I see."
"Well, he mainly didn't know that you, Junior Brother Luo, could break through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm so quickly. If he had known, he probably wouldn't have dared to do that."
Chen Yuan sighed.
Luo Qingchen remained silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "When did he break through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm?"
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "It seems to have been a year ago."
He paused, then couldn't help but advise, "Junior Brother Luo, there's no need to be so fixated on some things. You've finally broken through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm; your top priority now is to quickly cultivate the Demon-Slaying Technique, obtain fresh blood, and continue your training. As for grudges, we can deal with them later when the opportunity arises. Han Feng—he's not simple; he cultivates spear techniques and has already reached a level of mastery. You're unarmed now; you absolutely mustn't act impulsively."
Luo Qingchen calmly replied, "I was just asking casually; I had no other intentions."
Chen Yuan glanced at him again, smiled, and said nothing more.
The two quickly descended the stone steps and entered Medicine Man Town.
"Junior Brother Luo, where are you going?"
Chen Yuan asked.
Luo Qingchen said, "South Street."
"I'm going to East Street."
Chen Yuan smiled and waved goodbye.
Luo Qingchen watched his retreating figure walk away, then stood there for a while before heading towards the Ziwei Pharmacy on South Street.
Han Feng deliberately deceived him and took his blood before the Four Fiends destroyed his cave.
Clearly, this was done to weaken him and give the Four Fiends an opportunity.
Moreover, that night, his cave dwelling was destroyed, leaving him nowhere to go. When he reached the stone bridge on Black Phoenix Peak, the other party suddenly emerged from the nearby black forest and invited him to his cave dwelling.
It is estimated that the Four Fiends were hiding in the dark woods behind him at that time.
Or perhaps, he had already hidden himself in his cave.
We're just waiting for him to take the bait.
Looking back now, it was all interconnected, with traps and death at every step.
Fortunately, he arrived in Medicine Man Town immediately.
"Unexpectedly, the higher you climb, the more dangers arise, the closer death gets, and the more varied and unpredictable the attacks become."
However, he had anticipated this and was mentally prepared for it.
He needs to be more vigilant from now on.
Don't believe anyone, anything they say, or any smiles or enthusiasm here.
This even includes some rules and regulations.
at the same time.
Inside the Ziwei Pharmacy, Chen Ya was crying.
Ayao is also crying.
A woman dressed in black robes slapped Chen Ya across the face, coldly reprimanding her, "What are you crying for? As a medicine person, this is what you should do!"
She took out a dagger, needles and thread, and placed them on the table next to her.
Then, he took out another box, opened the lid, and placed it aside.
"Shopkeeper, I heard you're a doctor. After I retrieve her belongings, could you perhaps help stop the bleeding and stitch her up? If she survives, I can give you more money."
The woman looked into the counter and said coldly.
After hesitating for a moment, he added, "When the time comes, I need to sell her to a brothel. If she doesn't have any scars, or if the scars aren't too big, I can add some more money."
Inside the counter, Bai Tang was busy organizing medicinal herbs, seemingly ignoring her words.
Chen Ya knelt down, crying, and pleaded in terror, "Master, please! Please don't kill me! I'll give you my blood! I'll give you my blood every day from now on!"
"Snapped!"
The woman slapped him hard across the face again, yelling, "Shut up! Who said I was going to kill you? I'll only take one of your kidneys!"
Ah Yao cried out, "If you cut open her stomach, she'll die. Senior, please, don't cut open my senior sister's stomach! If you need blood, Ah Yao has some here—"
The woman glanced at her face, which bore two scars, and sneered, "With your puny frame, you think you can just let me draw your blood? Do you think anyone would even want you? Have you no self-awareness?"
After saying that, he looked at the counter again, his face darkening, and said, "Shopkeeper, what do you mean? Are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?"
Bai Tang then raised her head, looked at her, and said calmly, "Give me the money first."
The woman snorted coldly, pulled out a money pouch from her bosom, and asked in a cold voice, "How much do you want? I'll give you the money for stopping the bleeding and stitching up first."
As he spoke, he took out a two-ounce piece of silver.
Bai Tang said, "One hundred taels."
"How many?"
The woman was taken aback, staring at her in astonishment. She quickly recovered, scoffing, "Are you trying to take advantage of me to raise the price? Or are you deliberately trying to sabotage me so I won't take her kidney?"
Chen Ya knelt on the ground, crying, "Master, please, save me—"
Ayao also cried out, "Master, please save Senior Sister, please save Senior Sister!"
Bai Tang remained expressionless as she continued tidying up the medicinal herbs on the table, saying, "I charge this much, and it's always been this expensive."
The woman sneered, pocketing the two taels of silver and the money pouch, saying, "Since you don't want to make money, then I'll just do it. As for whether I can stop the bleeding and stitch up the wound, I don't care. If he dies, he dies. At worst, I'll just go out and buy another one in six months!"
Having said that, he grabbed a dagger from the table, grabbed Chen Ya's hair, and shouted, "Stand up and lie face down on the table! If you move an inch, I'll stab you in the throat!"
Chen Ya was so frightened that her whole body went limp, she trembled violently, and she couldn't even cry anymore. Her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with terror and despair.
The woman pressed her down onto the table and, with a "ripping" sound, tore open her clothes at the waist.
Just as they were about to take action, Bai Tang suddenly spoke up again: "You haven't paid yet."
The woman turned her head and sneered, "What money? I'll stitch up my own wound; I don't need you!"
Bai Tang said, "Using my table, and then the blood will flow in my shop later, all of this will cost money."
A fierce glint flashed in the woman's eyes. She stared at her for a few moments, then, after a moment of restraint, asked in a cold voice, "How much do you want?"
"One hundred taels."
Bai Tang said.
Upon hearing this, the woman laughed in anger, glared at Chen Ya a few more times, grabbed her hair, and dragged her out of the shop, sneering, "Fine! Then I'll go cut it off on the street! Let's see what you have to say then!"
"Master! Save me! Waaah—"
Chen Ya was dragged out of the shop like a limp puppy.
Ayao chased after him, crying.
Bai Tang's gaze turned to the street outside the shop.
She put down the herbs in her hand and suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards her on the road not far away.
Then, she picked up the medicinal herbs on the table again.
"Master! Please, don't—"
Chen Ya was dragged to the side of the road and pressed down on the road, begging for mercy with a face full of fear and despair.
The woman sneered, holding her down with one hand and gripping a dagger in the other, preparing to stab her directly in the waist.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the road ahead: "What are you doing?"
The woman looked up.
A tall, slender young man dressed in a black robe was walking towards her.
At that moment, the little girl behind her suddenly cried out, "Master! Master! Save my senior sister! Save my senior sister!"
Chen Ya also turned her head, trembling, to look at that figure.
"What are you doing?"
Luo Qingchen approached the woman, glanced at the desperate girl pinned to the ground, and asked.
The woman said coldly, "Junior brother, this is my drug subject. I'm going to take her kidney now. What's it to you?"
Luo Qingchen's gaze finally fell on her, and she said, "I asked her why she was lying on the ground. Did I ask you?"
Chen Ya, pinned to the ground: "————"
The woman snorted coldly and was about to make a move.
Luo Qingchen asked, "How much did you pay for this little girl?"
The woman looked up and sneered, "What, this junior brother has taken a liking to her?"
Luo Qingchen said, "She has a good appearance and figure. I plan to buy her back and train her well so that she can set up a stall to sell sweet potatoes."
I have a friend who sells sweet potatoes right up ahead; his business is booming, and it should help me make a lot of money.
Chen Ya: "————"
The woman paused, stood up, and stared coldly at him, saying, "Junior brother, are you genuinely interested in buying, or are you just here to tease me?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Of course I really want to buy it. Name your price."
A glint flashed in the woman's eyes. After thinking for a moment, she held up five fingers and said, "At least five hundred taels. You saw it yourself; this little girl's looks and figure are quite good. With proper training, she'll be an absolute gem. Moreover, she's a cultivator and is about to break through to the Bone Strengthening Realm."
At this point, she smiled again, saying meaningfully, "Junior brother is so young, at the age when he is full of vigor and needs women. If you buy her, you can save money on going to brothels in the future, and you can also use her blood to cultivate. When you get tired of her, you can sell her to a brothel to make money. She will help you make money while you continue to use her blood. You will definitely not lose out."
Luo Qingchen looked thoughtful: "It actually sounds pretty good."
The woman immediately beamed, "Absolutely no mistake! Junior brother, buying her guarantees a profit!"
"If that's the case—"
Luo Qingchen looked down again, scrutinized the girl on the ground, and said, "Then I'll buy her."
Having said that, he took out his money pouch.
The woman was overjoyed, her eyes shining as she stared at his purse. She quickly said, "Junior brother is so generous! How about this, let's be friends. If you need anything in the future, you can come to my cave, or I can come to yours. It'll only cost fifty taels of silver each time. Of course, if you don't like me, I can find you another maid—"
She sneered inwardly: What a fool! I bought this down-on-her-luck heiress for two taels of silver, and now I'm selling her to this kid for five hundred taels, and he doesn't even haggle! He probably has a lot of money on him! I need to squeeze him dry!
Luo Qingchen took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to her.
The woman's smile froze instantly as she looked at the broken silver.
One or two?