Chapter 29

Passing by the silver money counter, Ding Ning stared for a long time before reluctantly leaving Jin Yu Man Tang.

Ding Ning had been thinking about using the earth's primordial energy to propel coins and silver as hidden weapons for several days, but the price was really hard to accept.

After walking around outside for a while, Ding Ning decided to withdraw 15,000 yuan from his card. Even if he didn't buy silver money, he planned to find a pharmacy and purchase the seven auxiliary herbs needed to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill.

He went to the nearby Agricultural Bank savings office and withdrew the money.

The market here was different from other places. There weren't many people in the savings office in the morning, and the peak trading time was after noon when more people would come.

After withdrawing 15,000 yuan, Ding Ning saw a savings clerk at another counter sorting coins.

A sudden idea flashed in Ding Ning's mind!

In the cultivation memories he had obtained, there was no concept of coins, but now he could sense all kinds of money. Could coins replace large coins as hidden weapons? If it worked, the cost would be greatly reduced. Even if it didn't work, he wouldn't lose much.

Thinking of this, Ding Ning took out a hundred-yuan note and said to the clerk, "I want ten one-yuan, fifty-cent, and ten-cent coins each."

With the coins in hand, Ding Ning left the savings office.

There was a违章 building about to be demolished nearby. It was now half demolished, leaving a wasteland. Ding Ning came here and saw a white wall in front of him.

Seeing no one around, Ding Ning first took out a ten-cent coin.

Following the method of using money as hidden weapons in his memory, he focused the earth's primordial energy on the ten-cent coin and flicked his wrist at the white wall!

"Go!"

A flash of cold light shot out, and the coin pierced straight into the wall with a soft "puff."

"It worked!"

Ding Ning was overjoyed. Running to the wall, he saw that more than half of the coin had entered the wall.

One must know that although the wall was not made of concrete, it was still brick and mortar. Even a small flying knife might not easily penetrate it.

Indeed, the God of Wealth's use of money was unparalleled!

He took out another fifty-cent coin and threw it.

The fifty-cent coin almost completely sank into the wall, and Ding Ning couldn't even pry it out.

"This... the killing power of a fifty-cent coin is almost five times that of a ten-cent coin!"

Ding Ning was stunned. Although the fifty-cent coin was a bit heavier, it wasn't five times heavier. The killing power of the hidden weapon seemed to be calculated based on the coin's denomination.

"By this logic, a one-yuan coin would be twice as powerful as a fifty-cent coin and ten times as powerful as a ten-cent coin."

With a flick of his wrist, a one-yuan coin shot out, and the result was exactly as Ding Ning had expected.

The entire coin disappeared into the wall. Only by carefully looking at the entry point could one see the edge of the coin.

"From this, a ten-cent coin can cause pain, a fifty-cent coin can cause significant damage, and a one-yuan coin, if used well, could even take a life."

"I guess this is like using money to hit people, but it's really cheap, just a few yuan to deal with someone."

These coins were already enough to deal with ordinary people. Ding Ning put them away and walked to a nearby large pharmacy.

Hidden weapons were just a minor skill; improving his cultivation realm was the fundamental goal. Refining the Spirit Gathering Pill was Ding Ning's top priority at the moment.

The Spirit Gathering Pill required two main herbs, one medicinal guide, and seven auxiliary herbs. Currently, Ding Ning had already found one of the main herbs, the three-leaf grass.

He still needed one more main herb and a medicinal guide, as well as a pill-refining furnace.

Ding Ning arrived at the pharmacy and began to gather the herbs according to the formula for the Spirit Gathering Pill in his memory.

The herbs here were not complete, and Ding Ning only found four.

After that, Ding Ning stored the herbs and took a taxi to search through the major pharmacies in Haibin City. It took him three hours to gather all seven herbs.

The remaining three herbs were found in one pharmacy. This was not the largest pharmacy in Haibin, but it was a pure traditional Chinese medicine store, and many of the herbs Ding Ning had never even seen.

After gathering the herbs, Ding Ning casually asked, "Do you have any Bi Xin Liu here?"

Bi Xin Liu was another main herb needed to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill. The inside of this willow tree was different from ordinary willows, with the center part turning a vibrant green. According to cultivation terms, this meant the willow had mutated.

He didn't have much hope, as Bi Xin Liu was a plant with strict growth requirements. It needed spiritual energy to form a green core in the center, and such a herb was unlikely to be found in a pharmacy.

The salesperson shook his head, but just as Ding Ning was about to leave, an old Chinese medicine practitioner sitting nearby said, "I didn't expect a young man to know about Bi Xin Liu. Although it's rare, it has no medicinal value, and you won't find it in a pharmacy."

Ding Ning perked up and respectfully approached the old practitioner, saying, "I just want to collect some rare items. Do you know where I can find this tree?"

"This tree doesn't have a fixed growing location, but I know a place. In the Haibin municipal government square, there are some landscaping trees. A few years ago, one of the willows was hit and broken, revealing a green core. That's when I confirmed that Bi Xin Liu really exists."

"The municipal government's landscaping willow trees?"

A drop of sweat slid down Ding Ning's forehead. He would rather the Bi Xin Liu grew in a deep forest, even if it was guarded by fierce beasts or venomous insects. He was confident he could eventually get it.

But the municipal government's landscaping trees would be more difficult.

If he went there to cut it down, he would likely be arrested before he could succeed.

Urban greenery was already scarce, and this was the municipal government. The nature of the act was clearly very serious.

"There are many landscaping trees in the municipal government. Which one is the Bi Xin Liu?"

"You're not planning to cut it down, are you?" the old practitioner asked, somewhat worried.

"Of course not, I just want to see it for myself," Ding Ning said with a forced smile, afraid the old practitioner would see through him.

The old practitioner just said casually, "It's easy to find. It's right in front of the municipal government. One of the trees is particularly small, a new one. That's the one that was broken."

Hearing that it was right in front of the municipal government, Ding Ning felt even more discouraged. The difficulty was even greater, and there might be surveillance cameras. What could he do?

But at least he had found out about the Bi Xin Liu, and the trip wasn't in vain. After thanking the old practitioner, Ding Ning checked the time. It was 10:00 AM, and he still had two hours before the agreed time to pick up the herbs.

He didn't immediately return to the market but took a taxi to the Haibin municipal government.

The municipal government building was constructed fifteen years ago and still looked modern. As soon as he arrived, Ding Ning immediately sensed a faint spiritual energy floating around.

"Hmm? Could there be a spiritual spot here?"

Ding Ning walked around and was surprised to find that there was a bit of spiritual energy everywhere, though not much. The entrance was slightly more concentrated, but it was far from enough for his cultivation.

"It's not a spiritual spot, it's a spirit-gathering array!"

Ding Ning quickly figured it out. The layout of the municipal government compound itself was designed as a spirit-gathering array. The scale was large, but the practitioner's skill was not high, so the effect of the array was average.

But even such a spirit-gathering array could extend the lifespan of the people living in the municipal government. He couldn't say by how much, but living a few more years should be possible.

"Is it a feng shui master? Not bad at all."

Confirming the source of the spiritual energy in the municipal government, Ding Ning felt a bit of admiration. This also opened up his thinking.

When he couldn't find a spiritual spot to cultivate, he might have to set up a spirit-gathering array. However, setting up an array was very costly. The municipal government's large-scale array produced spiritual energy that was insufficient for a cultivator.

Of course, this was also related to the skill of the array setter. Setting up an array was not an easy task. With Ding Ning's current resources, he could only think about it.

"Let's not worry about that now. There's still spiritual energy available for cultivation. Let's check out that tree."

Ding Ning slowly approached the municipal government entrance, pretending to be a passerby, and walked to the willow tree that was clearly shorter than the others.

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