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Chapter 90 Effects
Chapter 90 Effects
Ten Thousand Bones Peak, Spring and Autumn Pavilion.
At the entrance, two female disciples, draped in thin veils, swayed their hips and trembled their breasts, charmingly soliciting customers with seductive smiles.
The number of guests coming and going was endless.
After handing in her task at the steward's office and receiving her reward of ten taels of silver, Luo Qingchen came here.
He needs to return the 500 taels of silver to that senior sister as soon as possible.
Judging from the 10 taels of silver that were returned to Manager Qiu last time, being in debt here is a terrible thing.
Once I have the money, I must pay it back as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the unseen and countless interest payments will make you truly feel the terror of the Demonic Sect.
Luo Qingchen arrived at the second floor smoothly.
This time, Senior Sister Yuwen Rou wasn't taking a bath; instead, she was drawing her eyebrows in front of the mirror in her room.
The maid opened the door and led him inside.
Behind the beaded curtain, Yuwen Rou's tall and robust figure sat on a small stool, her thick red braid coiled around her strong waist.
Under the stool, two large, rough feet were placed on either side, and the ten toenails were painted bright red.
The air in the room was filled with a woman's delicate fragrance.
Luo Qingchen sat down at the table and waited patiently.
The maidservant poured tea, served snacks, and offered candied fruit, but he didn't dare eat any of them.
A while later.
Yuwen Rou pushed aside the beaded curtain and came out with her bare, large feet, saying in a light tone, "Junior Brother Luo, you've already got some money? It seems you've made quite a bit on your last trip up the mountain."
Luo Qingchen got up, handed the five hundred taels of silver notes and the martial arts manual to her, and said modestly, "I was lucky."
Yuwen Rou glanced at the silver notes and cultivation manual in his hand, but didn't take them. She said, "I have no guests tonight. You sleep with me for one night, and I'll return the IOU to you, how about it?"
Luo Qingchen paused for a moment, placed the silver notes and cultivation manual in her hand on the table next to her, and said respectfully, "Senior Sister, I have said before that I like men."
Yuwen Rou scoffed and said nothing more.
She walked to the table, sat down, picked up the cultivation manual on it, flipped through it for a while, and then looked at him again: "Junior Brother Luo, have you offended Steward Qiu?"
Luo Qingchen looked at her but did not answer.
Yuwen Rou put down the cultivation manual and said, "I don't know if Zhang Dong told you that there are a few people on Black Phoenix Peak that you can't offend. One of them is Steward Qiu. Her cultivation level isn't high, just like yours, she's at the Blood Exchange Realm, but she's very good at serving men, so she became the steward."
Luo listened quietly in the early morning.
"Medicine practitioners need to do chores and donate blood, and so do we outer disciples. After the one-month protection period, senior brothers or sisters at the Nourishing Spirit Realm will come to you to collect blood. At the same time, you need to do some chores, at least five times a month. For example, planting medicinal herbs, cleaning the cave, cleaning the outhouse, and doing other things for your senior brothers, sisters, and elders."
"These are actually the best jobs available."
"There are also downsides. For example, accompanying your senior brothers and sisters to hone your combat skills may not result in death, but it could lead to disability."
For example, going to the prison cells to deliver food to traitors or insane disciples, cleaning the cells—sometimes people might die there.
"Also, there's a Demon Prison to the north of the main peak, where many terrifying demonic beasts are imprisoned. They need to eat, they need to excrete, and sometimes they might even need to eat people. So, someone needs to deliver their food, clean the area, and observe their changes—"
At this point, Yuwen Rou paused, seemingly observing the expression on his face.
After a moment, he added, "And it was Steward Qiu who assigned these tasks to the new disciples."
After saying that, she stretched out two thick fingers and put away the five hundred taels of silver notes on the table.
Then, he took out the IOU from his chest and placed it on the table, saying, "You can have the IOU. After you take it, you can leave. However, if you are willing to stay with me tonight, or if you are willing to give me another five hundred taels of silver, I can help you find another job cleaning the latrines."
"At least, I can survive."
A faint smile appeared on her face.
After listening, Luo Qingchen picked up the IOU from the table, examined it carefully, and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. However, I don't think Senior Sister Qiu would be so cruel, would she?"
After saying this, he took his leave.
As he stepped out of the room, he suddenly heard Yuwen Rou's uncontrollable laughter coming from inside.
Luo Qingchen tore up the IOU and quickly left Chunqiu Tower.
"Sparring partner? To jail? To hell and hell?"
Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be that serious for him.
As for other dangerous jobs, they are not entirely without hope.
Having survived so many life-or-death crises, he only knows that no one can be relied upon except oneself.
Bribing with one's body and money?
Once is fine, but what about next time?
Moreover, it might not even work once. You might give your body and money, and in the end, it will still be the same result.
Who would believe what the Demonic Sect says?
Keep moving forward.
On both sides of the white road, shadowy figures moved about, and ghostly figures loomed.
Just as they reached Black Phoenix Peak, a man's cry for help suddenly rang out from the dark woods on the right: "Help me! Help me!"
Then, another man's sinister laughter rang out: "Lie down properly, no one's coming to save you!"
Luo Qingchen glanced at it and quickly left.
After he walked away, the two men got up from the ground.
One of the men said, "Didn't they say that kid likes men? He ignored a man who was begging for help?"
"I guess she's a bottom too."
Another man said.
When Luo Qingchen returned to his cave, he suddenly discovered that the cave next door had collapsed.
The stone gate shattered, the walls collapsed, and even the top was broken.
You can see all sorts of daily necessities scattered haphazardly inside, and under the stones lies a thin, black robe embroidered with a skull.
One sleeve of the black robe was torn off, and there seemed to be bloodstains on it.
Clearly, a fierce fight had taken place here.
That junior sister named Ye Fu, isn't she a new disciple? How could she be—
Unless, she started it.
But how could even the cave dwelling have been destroyed?
Where is he? Is he dead?
In fact, he had been on guard for a long time, and he knew that even new disciples should not be taken lightly.
Because the other party will always have various ways to lure you into making the first move.
The other party can humiliate you, provoke you, or even surround you, preventing you from leaving, waiting for you to make the first move, and so on.
If someone wants to kill you, they'll find all sorts of ways to force you to make the first move.
That junior sister Ye dared to go into the Black Forest to kill and skin people as soon as she arrived, which shows that she is not only bold but also has a short temper.
Encountering a weakling like Su Yao is nothing.
If you encounter a formidable opponent, or one who has already set up a trap, then you're in trouble.
"I must stay calm—"
He silently warned himself.
Just as they were about to enter the cave, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from the path beside them.
Turning my head, I saw Zhang Dong, who was heavily pregnant, walking over.
"Hey, Junior Brother Luo, you're back so soon? Did you finish the mission?"
Zhang Dong remained as enthusiastic as ever.
Luo Qingchen said, "It's just a reconnaissance mission; it's relatively simple."
Zhang Dong smiled and offered a few words of congratulations, then sighed and said, "We didn't complete the mission, and one of us almost died. In the end, we handed the mission over to the other senior brothers."
Luo Qingchen didn't ask any further questions, and simply offered a few words of comfort.
Zhang Dong suddenly looked at the collapsed cave and said, "You just came back, so you probably don't know about that junior sister yet, right?"
She offended Senior Sister Wang and her group, and it was said that she started the fight, then Senior Sister Wang came with three people, went straight into her cave, destroyed it, and almost killed her.
Luo Qingchen asked in surprise, "The person isn't dead?"
Four people broke into the cave, and the junior sister was still alive?
Was he showing mercy?
This doesn't seem like the behavior of a disciple of the Demonic Sect.
Zhang Dong said with admiration, "That junior sister is really fierce. She fought against four people by herself and still managed to escape from the cave and reach the Ghostly Graveyard in the back mountain. However, she was injured, and the graveyard is cold and damp, full of evil spirits, and there is no cave to recuperate in. She probably won't live for more than a few days."
"Ghost Graveyard?"
Luo Qingchen had seen these words in the task log on the main peak last time.
That graveyard wasn't just infested with evil spirits; it even contained possessed evil spirits.
"Didn't Senior Sister Wang and the others go after them?"
He asked curiously.
Based on his understanding of the Demonic Sect disciples, since the two sides had become mortal enemies, it was impossible for the four of them not to eliminate them completely.
Zhang Dong said, "Of course they went to hunt them down, but the Ghostly Graveyard is huge. The four of them searched for two days without finding anyone, so they had to come back first and say they would rest for a day before going back to look. I guess they will keep searching until they completely kill that junior sister."
Luo Qingchen nodded and didn't say anything more.
Zhang Dong added, "By the way, Junior Brother Luo, you'll need to start working a month after you arrive. Steward Qiu will assign you tasks, and you'll only need to work five days a month. Also, you'll need to donate blood once or twice a month. One of our senior brothers and sisters from the Nourishing Spirit Realm of Black Phoenix Peak will come and choose you to be their blood donor."
When Luo Qingchen was in Yaoren Town, she heard Zhang Jiu mention that even if they came up here, they would still have to have their blood drawn.
Unexpectedly, this day still came.
He couldn't help but ask, "When will we no longer have to have our blood drawn?"
Zhang Dong gave a wry smile and said, "Unless you become the chief disciple of a peak within the inner sect. Even if you become an inner disciple, you'll still have to give your blood. Sometimes, even if you become the chief disciple, if your master or an elder wants your blood, you'll still have to give it. Of course, if someone protects you, that's a different story."
He then added, "On the surface, each inner disciple can take in three medicinal human donors, and the chief disciple can take in five; they all live up there. Besides these medicinal human donors, it's us disciples who donate blood. The higher a disciple's cultivation level, the better their blood will be, and the more potent the medicinal bath will be."
"Alright, Junior Brother Luo, I still have to go to the main peak. We can talk again when we have time."
After saying this, Zhang Dong waved goodbye.
Luo Qingchen pondered his words for a while before opening the stone door and entering the cave.
Take a rest for the night.
The next day, he immediately began boiling water and decocting medicine to prepare a medicinal bath.
The cave has everything, so there's no need to go out.
He quickly prepared the medicinal decoction and poured it into the bathtub.
Although the cave entrance was very sturdy, he still placed many iron nails and two animal traps at the entrance.
Only then did he take off his clothes and get into the bathtub.
"call-"
As the thick, scalding medicinal liquid enveloped his body, he exhaled a long breath.
Then he took out a dagger and placed it on his wrist.
"Golden Blood!"
His gaze fell on the second health bar in his body, and with a thought, the dagger in his hand immediately sliced open the skin on his wrist.
A bizarre scene unfolded!
The skin was cut open, but no blood flowed out.
But soon, a drop of pale golden liquid slowly flowed out from her wrist!
Within his body, the 15 points of the gilded blood immediately became 14 points.
Then, another drop of pale golden liquid flowed out.
14 PM has become 13 PM!
At that moment, he immediately felt a stronger and more concentrated medicinal power emanating from the bathtub than before!
stop!
He immediately used his mind to cover his wound.
Is two drops enough?
Feeling the different energy emanating from the medicinal liquid, he didn't dare to hesitate and immediately closed his eyes to begin absorbing it.
A wisp of scorching heat began to seep into the body through every pore!
After half an incense stick's time, it was completely absorbed!
At this moment, he could clearly feel the blood in his veins boiling, churning and rushing rapidly.
My blood vessels feel like they're about to explode!
He immediately got out of the bathtub, and before he could even put on his clothes, he began to sit cross-legged, circulating his internal energy to refine the medicinal power!
From morning to evening.
From evening until the next day.
In the morning, he opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and looked at his naked body.
His entire body was covered with a thick layer of dirt.
Unlike the previous upgrade of the gilded blood, this time the stains even have some dark red bloodstains.
Is the Blood Transformation Realm truly about blood transformation?
At this moment, he looked at the cultivation process within his body.
Upon looking at it, I was immediately startled.
The cultivation progress within his body suddenly skyrocketed from 160/2000 to 520/2000!
He thought he had misread it, so he looked at it carefully several more times.
That's right! It's 520!
After meditating and refining for only a day and a night, I suddenly increased by a full 360!
Is this gilded blood really that powerful?
At this moment, one can imagine the excitement he felt.
However, he didn't dare to get carried away. He immediately suppressed his excitement, got up, took a shower, and put on his clothes.
He ate some meat and drank some water, then lay down on the bed to rest for a day.
I woke up at night.
At this moment, he stopped meditating and refining his energy, and began practicing his fist techniques.
Three more days have passed.
The medicinal energy within the body has finally been fully refined.
At this moment, the cultivation progress within his body had increased to 800/2000!
Although the growth wasn't as phenomenal as on the first day, he was still quite satisfied.
He never dared to even think about it before.
On this day, he continued his blood-drip medicinal bath.
Five days later, the cultivation progress within his body increased to 1100/2000!
During the third medicinal bath, he added three drops of gilded blood.
A few days later, the cultivation progress within his body increased to 1300/2000!
At this point, only three days remained before the new disciples' one-month protection period ended.
This time, he directly dripped five drops of gilded blood into the medicinal bath.
He naturally sensed that the more blood was needed later on, the slower the process would begin.
However, we are getting closer and closer to 2000!
three days later.
Only three points of the gilded blood in his body remained, while his cultivation progress had increased to 1450/2000!
550 points away!
It seems that the amount of gilded blood in his body is insufficient.
He needs to find an opportunity to hunt magical beasts to continue replenishing his gilded blood; otherwise, he won't be able to take medicinal baths anymore.
Of course, regular blood is also acceptable.
However, his cultivation speed will definitely be greatly reduced, and he might even find it unbearably slow.
After all, once you get used to speed, you can no longer appreciate slowness.
On this day, just as he was preparing to continue practicing his fist techniques and refining the remaining medicinal power in his body, Zhang Dong's voice suddenly came from outside the cave.
"Junior Brother Luo, come out for a moment!"
Luo Qingchen finished her practice, washed her face, wiped her body briefly, opened the cave door, and went out.
"Is Junior Brother Luo cultivating?"
Zhang Dong, with his large pregnant belly, glanced at him and smiled, "Senior Sister Qiu wants you to come over; we should be assigning tasks today."
He then sighed and said, "I have to go to the main peak to clean the latrines this month, sigh."
After saying that, he was about to leave when he seemed to hesitate for a moment and then whispered, "Junior Brother Luo, you'd better prepare 500 taels of silver and give it to Senior Sister Qiu secretly later. Maybe she can assign you a good task."
He gave a wry smile, turned around, and left.
Luo Qingchen pondered for a while at the cave entrance, then closed the cave door and went to the stone house next to the cliff.
At the window of the stone house, a female disciple was speaking to the person inside with a fawning expression, and even handed over a silver ingot.
After a while, the female disciple left with a smile on her face.
Luo Qingchen walked over.
Inside the room, Qiu Ye was holding a large money bag, collecting a pile of silver coins laid out on the table.
Upon seeing him, Manager Qiu remained calm and composed.
After collecting all the silver, she looked up at him with a smile: "Junior Brother Luo, your month is up. The sect is going to assign you a task that only requires five days a month, so it won't interfere with your cultivation. I still have quite a few task options left; you can choose one yourself."
As she spoke, she handed him a piece of paper.
Luo Qingchen was about to reach out to take it, but she withdrew her hand and said with a smile, "The tasks on this are very simple, but you need to pay 800 taels of silver."
Luo Qingchen raised her hand, then lowered it again, looking at her and asking, "Is it payment? Or just handover?"
Qiu Ye smiled slightly: "There's no difference, they're all the same."
As he spoke, he placed the paper in front of him again.
Luo Qingchen looked at the tasks listed above and remained silent.
Qiu Ye looked at him with a smile, but didn't say anything more.
"I have no money."
After a moment of silence, Luo Qingchen spoke.
"No money?"
Qiu Ye raised an eyebrow and sighed, "That won't be easy."
Then he suddenly laughed and said, "How about I lend you some? 800 taels of silver. You can pay me back 1000 taels within three days, 1500 taels after three days, and 2000 taels after ten days. How about that?"
"Of course, if you want to borrow money, you need to kneel down and write an IOU."
She still had a beautiful smile on her face.
Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more.
After a moment of silence, Qiu Ye stopped smiling, took out another piece of paper from the drawer, placed it on the windowsill, and said, "If you don't have money and are unwilling to borrow money, then you'll have to do these things."
Luo Qingchen looked at the contents of the paper.
There are only two options: one, go and practice with your senior brothers and sisters, which requires signing a serious injury contract; two, go to the Demon Prison to feed the demonic beasts, which requires signing a life-or-death contract.
Luo Qingchen pondered for a moment, then pointed to the second option and said, "I choose the second one."
"The second one?"
Qiu Ye smiled, picked up his pen, and suddenly crossed out the second option. Then, looking apologetic, he said, "Oh dear, I forgot. A senior brother has already chosen the second option. Oh dear, I'm sorry, Junior Brother Luo. It seems you'll have to choose the first option."
Luo Qingchen glanced at her, her lips twitching slightly, and said, "Alright then, I'll choose the first one."
Qiu Ye stared at his expression for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "I was just kidding you, Junior Brother Luo. The second option wasn't chosen by anyone. I'll write you the mission token right now."
As he spoke, he took out a black wooden plaque from the drawer and picked up a pen.
Luo Qingchen quickly said, "Senior Sister Qiu, I choose the first one!"
Qiu Ye smiled and ignored him, quickly writing his name and the task on the wooden sign and stamping it.
Then, she handed it to him, smiling and saying, "Junior Brother Luo, you're too late."
Luo Qingchen paused, took the waist token, stared at the words and seal on it, and then looked at her: "Senior Sister Qiu, is it really too late? Are you sure it can't be changed?"
Qiu Ye smiled and said, "Once the seal is affixed, no one can change it. I apologize, Junior Brother Luo."
"Thank you, senior sister."
Luo Qingchen simply put away her waist token, turned around and left without saying another word.
As Qiu Ye watched his retreating figure, she suddenly felt that something was amiss.
Soon, the smile on her face disappeared.
It was only then that she suddenly realized that this kid had just been playing a trick on her.
But----
Going to the Demon Prison to feed the monsters requires signing a life-or-death contract, making it even riskier than the first option.
It could very well kill someone.
Why did he choose this mission?
"Or perhaps I'm wrong? That kid really does want to choose the first mission?"
Her expression shifted as she looked at the two tasks on the paper.
The white road leading to the main peak.
Holding her mission token, Luo Qingchen suppressed her excitement and headed towards the Demon Prison.
He desperately needs the blood of monsters right now.
Since so many magical beasts are imprisoned there, we can find an opportunity to secretly obtain some of their blood.
The red and green blood of the monsters is of no use to other cultivators.
But for him, it was priceless.
The magical beasts posed a threat to other cultivators, but to him—
Even the smallest wound can render an opponent limp and incapable of fighting.
Therefore, the task he really wanted to choose was this one.
Lost in thought, we soon arrived at the main peak.
Following the location marked on the map, he continued walking forward along the white path.
About half an hour later, he finally found the underground prison, which was built underground and filled with demonic energy.
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