Chapter 64: Xiyang Peak

Chu Jianqiu began to lead a leisurely life on the Fourth Peak, spending his days making talismans, setting up formations, and refining pills, occasionally attending a few classes at the outer sect.

The knowledge imparted in the outer sect classes was mostly the basics of each skill. After half a year of study, Chu Jianqiu had basically mastered these foundational concepts.

Most of the courses now taught in the outer sect were of little use to Chu Jianqiu.

He only attended the detailed lectures on specific skills.

To delve deeper into these skills, one could either study the relevant classics in the scripture hall on their own or seek further training under the tutelage of an elder proficient in those skills.

Since Chu Jianqiu had already apprenticed to Cui Yayun, it was impossible for him to apprentice to another elder.

To further his studies now, he could only learn through the classics in the scripture hall. Of course, if he encountered something he didn't understand, he could spend some contribution points to ask the elders for guidance.

Chu Jianqiu gritted his teeth and paid a hundred contribution points to exchange for this "Detailed Explanation of Alchemical Formulas" in the scripture hall, leaving under the strange and mocking gaze of the hall's attendant disciple.

"Damn, is this guy's brain waterlogged?" The attendant disciple muttered to himself as he watched Chu Jianqiu leave.

In just half a year, Chu Jianqiu had exchanged for no fewer than fifty precious classics in the scripture hall.

These fifty precious classics covered talismans, formations, alchemy, weapon forging, herbs, minerals, medicine, martial techniques... almost all categories of books in the scripture hall.

The prices for these classics were not cheap; the cheapest cost thirty contribution points each, which was equivalent to three months' resource allocation for an outer sect disciple. He had spent them so lavishly.

Moreover, this guy was really rich. In the past five months, he had spent no less than three thousand contribution points just on exchanging these classics.

Three thousand contribution points; even inner sect disciples would find it difficult to earn that much.

Chu Jianqiu flipped through the "Detailed Explanation of Alchemical Formulas" in his hand, thinking of the hundred contribution points he had just paid, and couldn't help but wince in pain.

This was really a rip-off; a mere "Detailed Explanation of Alchemical Formulas" cost a hundred contribution points.

This "Detailed Explanation of Alchemical Formulas" was only the first volume of the complete set, detailing all the second-grade pill formulas collected by the Xuanjian Sect.

If it were on the market, this first volume of the detailed explanation would be worth far more than a hundred Qi-Gathering Pills, but the Xuanjian Sect naturally wouldn't charge its own disciples at market prices.

Chu Jianqiu looked at the contribution points on his token, which now showed a pitiful one hundred points, and couldn't help but rub his forehead. The remaining contribution points were not enough.

The large expenses over the past half a year had already depleted the many contribution points he had earned from the blood python's corpse.

The reason he had so many contribution points to spend lavishly was that he had secretly sold several batches of talismans and pills during this period.

In the past half a year, Chu Jianqiu had not only deepened his skills in talismans and formations but also made significant progress in cultivation, advancing from the First Level of the True Qi Realm to the Third Level.

During this half a year of cultivation, Chu Jianqiu only took ten Qi-Gathering Pills each day and did not overly pursue the speed of cultivation.

Firstly, he wanted to solidify his cultivation realm. While the rapid advancement through the use of large amounts of pills was impressive, it was not as solid as steady cultivation.

Secondly, breaking through two levels in half a year was already astonishing. If he progressed any faster, it would inevitably raise suspicions, especially since he had only shown a lower-grade Heavenly Bloodline during the talent test in Tianshui City.

Chu Jianqiu refined a few batches of pills using talismans and formations, put on a black cloak to cover his face, picked up a large bag, and left.

Fifty miles south of the seven peaks of the Xuanjian Sect was Xiyang Peak, where there was a trading market established by the disciples of the Xuanjian Sect.

While the Xuanjian Sect officially did not allow private transactions among disciples, all earnings had to be handed over to the Treasure Pavilion in exchange for contribution points, which could then be used to exchange for needed items.

However, not all disciples followed this rule.

Some disciples did not want their possessions to be known by others, and some items obtained during external training could not be disclosed.

The biggest reason was that the Treasure Pavilion's attendant disciples often deducted a certain amount from the treasures submitted by ordinary disciples with no background, significantly reducing the contribution points they received, which caused strong dissatisfaction among these disciples.

The upper echelons of the Xuanjian Sect knew about the existence of the market on Xiyang Peak but did not prohibit it, instead adopting a turn-a-blind-eye attitude.

Chu Jianqiu did not want his background to be known too much. Although the pills and talismans he refined could be directly handed over to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for contribution points, and as a direct disciple, the attendant disciples of the Treasure Pavilion would not dare to deduct his contribution points,

Chu Jianqiu still did not hand over all his refined talismans and pills to the Treasure Pavilion. The talismans and pills he used to exchange for contribution points at the Treasure Pavilion were all very common ones.

Chu Jianqiu descended from the Fourth Peak, came to an uninhabited place, took out a talisman, and performed the spell. The talisman immediately transformed into a spirit crane.

This was a new talisman Chu Jianqiu had learned from the Chaos Supreme Tower, which could transform into various spirit birds and beasts.

Chu Jianqiu mounted the spirit crane and flew towards Xiyang Peak.

The spirit crane was very fast, and in just the time it took to burn an incense stick, it arrived at Xiyang Peak.

Chu Jianqiu landed on Xiyang Peak, put away the spirit crane, and walked up the mountain.

Chu Jianqiu had been to Xiyang Peak more than once and was not unfamiliar with it. He quickly found an attendant disciple of the market, paid the rent, rented a stall, took off his large bag, and began to sell the items he had.

Although the Chaos Supreme Tower could store items, Chu Jianqiu did not dare to reveal this in front of others.

Spatial treasures were extremely precious. If Chu Jianqiu revealed that he had a spatial treasure, even within the Xuanjian Sect, some people might not be able to resist the temptation and take the risk to attack him, leading to his downfall.

To conceal the existence of the Chaos Supreme Tower, Chu Jianqiu was always extremely cautious, never revealing any trace of its existence.

The items in Chu Jianqiu's bag were all various pills and talismans.

Although he had also learned weapon forging, apart from refining a first-grade supreme treasure during an outer sect course evaluation, his study of weapon forging was mostly theoretical.