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Chapter 93 Genius
Chapter 93 Genius
The iron gate closed.
Luo Qingchen held a broom and swept the cell, seemingly oblivious to the allure of the woman in the corner.
It's humanoid, can talk, and can be alluring.
This shouldn't be one of the ordinary magical beasts he encountered before, right?
It should be a monster that has transformed into a demon.
He had only seen a brief introduction to this kind of demon in that book.
High IQ, cunning, and powerful.
Sometimes normal, sometimes crazy.
He certainly couldn't take blood from such a demon.
Even if you knock the other person unconscious, you can't take their blood, because they will still notice when they wake up.
If he reveals it, his life-stealing ability will be exposed.
Besides, judging from the situation, it's impossible for him to knock this demon unconscious.
The opponent's strength was clearly much greater than that of the two magical beasts from before.
"Young master, come here quickly, I'm so itchy!"
The woman knelt there, sticking out her tongue, twisting her hips, and speaking in a sweet, seductive voice.
Her dress even slipped down.
Her eyes, voice, and movements all seemed to possess a natural allure.
But Luo Qingchen clearly remembered that Junior Brother Lin had just said that the monsters in cell number three ate different food.
He turned his head and looked at the feeding trough not far away.
Inside were bloody, mangled limbs and even a head with wide-open eyes.
"Young master, I need you, I really need you—"
The woman continued to writhe, her clothes now completely off, revealing her alluring skin and body.
"Whoosh!"
Luo Qingchen picked up a full bucket of sewage and splashed it directly on her, saying, "Here you go."
The woman was covered in sewage, and her long, loose hair was also dripping wet.
Her expression froze for a moment, then her allure turned into a ferocious grin as she gritted her teeth and said, "Kid, are you tired of living?"
Her cheeks suddenly became sharp, her scarlet tongue began to fork, her pupils turned blood red, scales appeared on her body, and her long, slender, snow-white legs turned into a bluish-green snake tail.
"hiss""
Her forked tongue flickered in and out of her mouth, making a frightening sound as she stared at him with cold, venomous eyes.
Luo Qingchen ignored her threat, finished sweeping the floor, and left.
The woman screamed in the cell, "You just wait! Next time, I'll tear you to pieces!"
"Next time, I'll have to find a way to suck her blood."
As Luo Qingchen stepped out of the cell, she thought to herself.
A demon of this strength must have very high-quality blood.
Do not inhale while awake or unconscious.
However, demons are different from other magical beasts.
Most of the time they are monsters with high intelligence, but sometimes they go berserk and turn into violent and low-intelligence monsters.
At this point, their minds are filled only with mania and bloodlust, devoid of any other consciousness.
Therefore, if you suck their blood at this time, even if they regain consciousness, they will have long forgotten it.
"Click—"
As he pondered, he opened the fourth cell.
In this cell, there was a demonic bull that was even larger and more terrifying.
"Moo"
A single moo from a cow pierces the clouds and splits rocks.
Having great strength does not necessarily mean having a high IQ.
This time, Luo Qingchen extracted 8 points of gilded blood from the demonic bull.
It wasn't until the afternoon that all fifteen cells were cleaned.
When he walked out of cell number five, the amount of gilded blood in his body had increased from 3/1000 when he entered to 40/1000.
Of course, this is still the result of not taking blood from some monsters.
I believe that once he finds a way to temporarily deprive those intelligent magical beasts of their intelligence, he will be able to extract even more blood.
This trip to the Demon Prison was incredibly fruitful.
These 40 points of gilded blood are enough for him to cultivate for a long time, and may even allow him to break through to the Spirit Nourishing Realm directly!
Of course, he knew that the cultivation process would slow down as he progressed, and that he would consume more gilded blood.
But the blood of the monsters here is inexhaustible.
It's more than enough for him to break through to the Spirit Nourishing Realm!
As he arrived at the iron bars, filled with anticipation for his next trip to the Demon Prison, Yao Yu was leisurely reading a book with one leg propped up on the table.
The book's cover bore the large characters "Eighty-One Styles of Hehuan".
"Is he from Hehuan Peak?"
Luo Qingchen thought to herself.
Then he walked over and put the keys on the table.
Yao Yu raised her eyelids, glanced at him, and smiled, "Finished cleaning the cell? Confirmed that none of those magical beasts are dead?"
Junior Brother Luo, you can't slack off! If you're caught, your senior brother can't protect you.
Luo Qingchen said, "Senior Brother Yao can go and check it out."
Yao Yu smiled and said, "There's no need for an examination. I trust Junior Brother Luo. Today is the first time, and even if I wanted to slack off, I wouldn't do it today. Junior Brother Luo, remember to come again in five days."
Luo Qingchen nodded and prepared to leave.
Yao Yu suddenly smiled and said, "If Junior Brother Luo regrets it, it's not too late. Next time you come, bring 1000 taels of silver, or just come and sign an IOU for me. Then, I will find a way to help Junior Brother Luo find an easier job."
He then gave a strange smile and said, "We're safe today because no one has come to collect their things these past few days. But who knows what will happen in a few days?"
Luo Qingchen pretended to think for a moment and said, "I will consider it."
After saying that, he opened the gate and went out.
Yao Yu smiled and continued reading the book in her hands.
"Thump—thump—"
Luo Qingchen walked alone in the dark and silent passage, looking at the terrifying ghost faces reflected in the firelight on the surrounding walls, and unconsciously gave them a strange smile.
They climbed the steps and emerged from the demon's prison.
The light outside brightened, but only relative to the underground hell.
The towering black ancient trees all around, along with a layer of black mist floating in the air, prevented the sunlight from finding any gaps to shine through.
A dim and eerie atmosphere, a silent and deserted road.
Luo Qingchen walked and pondered along the way, and soon arrived at Black Phoenix Peak.
Upon reaching the stone bridge and turning around, I saw no one behind me.
But he could just clearly sense that someone was following him, and there was more than one person.
He looked at the dark woods on both sides.
Is it Zhang Jiu's elder brother, Zhang Duanyang?
Or other hunters?
The new disciples' protection period has ended, and the cunning and ruthless monsters eager to hunt should be coming out soon.
move on.
As they approached the cave, Zhang Dong, heavily pregnant, quickly walked along a side path.
Upon seeing him, Zhang Dong's face clearly showed a hint of surprise, then he smiled broadly and said, "Junior Brother Luo, you finished so quickly? By the way, everyone went down the mountain to Medicine Man Town to collect blood today, and I was just about to go too. Do you want to come along?"
"Go to Medicine Man Town to get blood?"
Luo Qingchen seemed to only remember at this moment that she still needed to go down to collect blood.
He had told the little girl it would be a month.
In fact, other cultivators go down to the lower realms almost every seven days, or even every five or four days.
Of course, there are also medicine people from Medicine People Town who only go down there once every half month or once a month.
"I'm a little tired today, I'll wait a few days."
He decided to go down in a few days.
If we really have to wait a month, it might arouse suspicion.
Everyone else went down to collect blood, and they all collected it every few days, but he had to wait a month before going. Moreover, he clearly had no background, no money, and no other medicine people, yet his cultivation speed was so fast, which inevitably aroused suspicion from others.
"Junior Brother Luo, I heard—you went to the Demon Prison to work?"
Zhang Dong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking the question.
Then she whispered, "Didn't you give Senior Sister Qiu any benefits?"
Luo Qingchen said, "I have no money."
Zhang Dong sighed and said, "You can write an IOU if you don't have money, but life is more important than money. Junior Brother Luo, many disciples have died in that Demon Prison. As far as I know, it's extremely dangerous inside. When those demonic beasts go berserk, they can even break their chains and break out of their cells. Even if you're just putting out food outside, it's still very dangerous."
Luo Qingchen also sighed, but didn't say anything.
Zhang Dong seemed to understand his predicament. He reached out and patted his shoulder, unsure how to comfort him, and simply said, "Try to speak well of Senior Sister Qiu. If you really don't want to borrow money, just agree to whatever she asks you to do. If you want to survive here, you shouldn't have any dignity or pride. These things will only hold you back and might even cost you your life."
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Zhang."
Luo Qingchen thanked her.
Zhang Dong sighed again and turned to leave.
Luo Qingchen raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the stone house where Senior Sister Qiu was. She stood there for a while before returning to her cave.
Continue the medicinal baths, continue the practice.
After he had fully refined the medicinal power, he prepared to go down the mountain to Medicine Man Town.
After closing the cave entrance and setting up the traps, he began to light a fire and brew medicine.
.——
at the same time.
Today, Medicine Man Town has many cultivators.
It seems everyone arranged to come down together today to get their blood drawn.
On the streets, in alleys, in shops, in brothels, and even at roadside stalls, people carrying medicine had their heads down, revealing their wrists.
Only some newly arrived refugees in Medicineman Town, who have not yet been assigned a master, are temporarily exempt from blood collection.
There are also some special individuals who are exempted.
At this moment, on South Street, at the Ziwei Pharmacy.
Three cultivators dressed in black robes, two men and one woman, walked out of the shop. Inside the shop, two teenagers and a girl were bending over and bandaging the wounds on their wrists.
Inside the counter, the shop owner, Bai Tang, was carefully preparing the medicinal herbs.
She was dressed in a plain white dress, with long, black hair flowing down her back. She was tall, with fair skin, and looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old. Her demeanor was rather aloof.
Upon closer inspection, there were no wounds on her slender, fair wrists.
Side of the counter.
On a lower table, another little girl dressed in a plain white dress was pounding medicine.
She had long, flowing hair, dark eyes, and a rather pretty face, but there were two horrifying scars on her face.
It even appears on the neck.
Clearly, she was somewhat distracted while pounding the medicine.
She would occasionally look up at the street outside, her pestle occasionally striking the ground, splashing out a lot of medicinal juice.
"Ah Yao, pay attention, or I'll beat you up!"
Not far away, a short, chubby boy who was bandaging his wound immediately spoke sternly.
Another girl with freckles standing nearby chuckled and said, "Ayao, where's your master? Has he abandoned you? He hasn't come to collect your blood in so long, he probably has another medicine person now, right?"
The other tall boy lowered his head and silently touched the wound on his wrist without saying a word.
The little girl named Ayao looked up at the outside again, but didn't say anything. She continued to silently pound the medicine, thinking to herself: My brother would never abandon me. He must be cultivating, which is why he didn't come.
Then, she thought to herself: My brother doesn't want to take my blood because he cares about me. Unlike your master, who comes every few days and doesn't treat you like human beings at all.
However, when she saw their masters step into the shop and start drawing blood from their wrists, she felt sad and empty inside.
She also wanted her brother to come and collect the blood.
She longed to see him.
From morning until noon, and from noon until evening.
He didn't come until it got dark.
Ayao was heartbroken, but secretly comforted herself: My brother is a good person; he cares about me, that's why he didn't come. He thinks I'm too thin and wants me to recover before coming to get my blood drawn.
That was the only way she could comfort herself.
There's a lot going on at the pharmacy.
She studies medicinal herbs every day, and even reads and learns to read.
The master also gave them the cultivation techniques and let them practice.
But she really couldn't understand it.
Unlike her senior brothers and sisters, who all preferred cultivation to medicinal herbs, she was different.
On the contrary, she was only interested in medicinal herbs.
She loves medicinal herbs, preparing medicines, making medicines, and all kinds of medicines.
She even liked terrible poisons.
Her master said she had a great talent for medicine, so he taught her every day.
She memorized the formula and its effects in one go, a process that took her senior classmates many days to remember.
So her master taught her more.
The senior students couldn't understand or comprehend those things at all.
Of course, she also enjoys reading and learning to read.
She told herself that she must learn to read and write, and that she must learn all the medicinal arts.
This way, it might be able to help my brother.
Her senior classmates disliked her, calling her an ugly monster, and even pointing out the scars on her thighs.
They hit her, scolded her, and made her sweep the floor, wash clothes, empty the chamber pot, cook, and so on, and she did it all silently.
She was content as long as she had steamed buns to eat and could learn to read and practice medicine from her master.
She thought this place was great, much better than the refugee camps.
She often dreams that she becomes very powerful, that her brother praises her, that he holds her little hand and walks with her across an endless field, and then tells her that they will be together forever and never be separated.
She smiled in her dream.
She smiled when she woke up.
Then the senior sister named Chen Ya, or the chubby senior brother named Wang Deng, would slap her and laugh, saying, "Look, the ugly monster has turned into a stupid monster, hahaha."
Actually, she felt that they were the truly foolish ones.
They couldn't understand such simple words and such simple medicine.
One day, she had a sudden inspiration and used a formula she had never used before to make a laxative, which she secretly put into her senior sister Chen's water cup.
As a result, Senior Sister Chen had diarrhea for two days and two nights, and even fell into the outhouse, which made Wang Deng laugh so hard that he couldn't get up from the ground.
When her master found out, he didn't blame her; he simply asked her to reveal the recipe.
The master never cared about their affairs, never interfered, and never even reprimanded them.
She felt that her master was sometimes very close to her, teaching her to read and medicine; at other times he was very far away, cold and indifferent, as if he had no emotions and didn't care about anything.
This place is great; she likes it very much.
It was late at night.
After she finished washing Chen's feet and lay in bed, she would lie with her eyes open in the dark, thinking about the days she had spent with her brother.
Although it was only for a few days.
But for some reason, she couldn't forget it.
But the images from the refugee camps and the escape route have all become blurry.
My memories of that time seem to consist only of hunger.
"I still need to refine medicine tomorrow, time to sleep."
After thinking for a while, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Outside the window, there was no moon, only pitch black.
But it seemed that a faint light was shining in this small pharmacy.
.——
Time flies.
On the fifth day, Luo Qingchen finally finished refining all the medicinal energy in her body.
This time, he used eight drops of gilded blood.
The effects of this gilded blood are quite remarkable.
Within the body, the cultivation progress has increased from 1450/2000 to 1600/2000.
400 points away!
The further one progresses in cultivation, the slower the rate of growth becomes, but he is still quite satisfied with the current pace.
No one else can compare.
I believe that if he tries a few more times, he will be able to advance again!
At that time —
After thinking for a moment, he changed his clothes and left the cave.
Before heading down the mountain to Yaoren Town, he decided to visit the stone house on the cliff first.
He thought Senior Sister Qiu was a good person.
If it weren't for Senior Sister Qiu, he would never have been able to work in a place like the Demon Prison.
Therefore, he should go and thank the other party.
Soon, we arrived at the stone house on the cliff.
Qiu Ye was sitting at the table in the room, carefully painting her fingernails. When she saw him, a beautiful smile appeared on her face: "Junior Brother Luo, is there something you need?"
Then he added, "Just so you know, once a task is stamped, it cannot be changed."
Luo Qingchen said, "Senior Sister Qiu, I'd like to borrow some money."
"Borrow money?"
Qiu Ye was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then looked up at him: "What do you need the money for?"
Luo Qingchen sighed and said, "I have to go back to the Demon Prison tomorrow. I need some silver to ask Senior Brother Yao to help me find a safer place. The first time I went into the cells to clean, those demonic beasts—they were terrifying. If they go berserk this time—"
Qiu Ye burst out laughing, his face full of schadenfreude.
She put down the nail polish in her hand, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Junior Brother Luo, how much would you like to borrow?"
Luo Qingchen replied, "Five thousand."
"What?"
Qiu Ye thought she had misheard and asked again, "How much did you just say you wanted to borrow?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Five thousand taels of silver."
Qiu Ye's lips twitched a few times. She stared at him for a while, then took out a pre-written IOU from the drawer and said, "I can only lend you a maximum of five hundred taels. The interest rate for the first month is the same as what I told you before. If it exceeds one month, it will double every day."
Luo Qingchen glanced at the IOU on the table and said, "Can't you lend me a little more? Senior Brother Yao is asking for quite a lot."
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Qiu Ye sneered and said sarcastically, "You complained that it was too much when I asked you to lend me 800 taels of silver. Now you regret it? But it's too late."
He handed him the IOU and said, "It's only five hundred taels. Take it or leave it."
Luo Qingchen pretended to hesitate for a moment before taking the IOU, biting her fingertip, and pressing her fingerprint on it.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Luo, you've become rich!"
Qiu Ye took back the IOU, a bright smile spreading across his face. Then he took out a money pouch from his pocket, took out a five-hundred-tael silver note, and handed it to him.
"Thank you, senior sister."
Luo Qingchen accepted the silver note, thanked him solemnly, and then left dejectedly.
"Hmph, serves him right!"
After he walked away, Qiu Ye sneered and cursed.
Then, with a cold expression, she said, "With this pathetic state, you dared to threaten me last time? I originally wanted to kill you outright, but now that you owe me a debt, I'll take your life after the debt is paid off!"
"Now I have a total of 1,123 taels of silver, so I can go to Medicine Man Town to redeem the Soul Contract."
"The foreign debt is finally going to be paid off in full."
Luo Qingchen put away the silver notes and walked directly towards the gate leading to Medicine Man Town.
As for the debt owed to this Senior Sister Qiu—
Some people don't need to pay off their debts.
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