Chapter 26

Chu He finally caught his breath. It was almost dusk, so the two of them checked out of their room and set off on their return journey.

Due to the incident, the two were extremely cautious on the way back, always ready to send a signal charm from their sect.

Fortunately, there were no other incidents on the way back, perhaps the other party had no plans for a second attack.

West of Qingling Town.

The western part of the town was known as the Gold Sink, where there was not only the Red Makeup Street that female cultivators yearned for, but also the怡Red Courtyard that male cultivators would smile meaningfully at, and there were luxurious taverns and inns that were seven or eight stories high.

Among these magnificent buildings, the Luo Family Tavern was one of the most eye-catching.

In the VIP room on the fifth floor of the Luo Family Tavern, a middle-aged cultivator wearing a fur felt hat was standing with his hands hanging down, recounting something. A well-built middle-aged man was lying in a large rocking chair a丈away, slowly swaying back and forth.

After listening to what the felt-hat cultivator said, the well-built middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, two doses of Green Miasma, even an Eighth Layer Qi Cultivation practitioner couldn't withstand it! Even if this boy survives, he'll only be a cripple. Guo Qian, you've done well."

The felt-hat cultivator bowed and respectfully said, "It's my honor to serve Fourth Master."

The well-built middle-aged man waved his hand, and Guo Qian retreated. After the door closed, silence filled the room.

After a long while, the man in the rocking chair rubbed his temples and broke the silence, "Sigh, each generation is worse than the last."

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After safely returning to Luogang Ridge, Chu He finally breathed a sigh of relief. After bidding farewell to Gu Han, he closed the door and began to refine the remaining medicinal power.

Although he had taken three low-grade Primordial Essence Pills to replenish the essence energy lost due to poisoning, there was still a significant amount of residual medicinal power. If he didn't refine this medicinal power in time, it would accumulate in his body and cause considerable harm.

Chu He estimated that the residual medicinal power in his body, if roughly converted, was equivalent to at least ten high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills.

In his usual cultivation, the most Chu He had ever taken at one time was two high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills. This amount was four times that, no wonder he was worried.

Focusing his mind, he made his spiritual essence circulate at the fastest speed, enveloping the medicinal power and guiding it to his dantian, then slowly refining it.

Usually, two high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills would take Chu He two hours to refine, but this massive amount of Primordial Essence Pill power would keep him busy for most of the day.

However, with the Purifying Fire purifying the medicinal power, reducing the impurities to almost nothing, Chu He's absorption speed was much faster.

When he finished, he opened his eyes and saw that it was already noon the next day.

"Phew!" He exhaled a turbid breath, feeling refreshed and full of energy. He could vaguely sense that his cultivation had increased significantly, reaching the peak of the Fifth Layer of Qi Cultivation. To break through to the Sixth Layer, he only needed the final push of accumulated power.

"My spirit field!!" Suddenly remembering something, Chu He rushed out of the door.

He had used the Sweet Rain Technique to water the field in the morning the previous day, but it hadn't been watered since then. He was afraid that the nourishing effect would be wasted.

After using the Sweet Rain Technique to water the field twice, Chu He sat down by the field, panting.

Even with the Dust-Repelling and Odor-Removing Talisman on his clothes, he still emitted a strong smell of sweat after exerting himself to use the Sweet Rain Technique.

"If only there was a hot spring to soak in!" He had soaked in a hot spring a few times in his past life and knew how wonderful it felt after a hard day's work.

Thinking about the benefits of a hot spring was one thing, but once he started thinking about it, he couldn't stop and felt the urge to act immediately.

Since he had offended those three scoundrels, he couldn't go out for the time being. His spirit field wasn't ready to plant anything yet, so he had plenty of free time. With several hundred spirit stones in his possession, the appeal of taking on missions to earn more spirit stones wasn't as strong as before, so he could afford to take a break.

In front of his small house, there was a space several yards wide that could be dug into a pool. The spring water was nearby, making it easy to bring in.

But where would the heat come from? He was a water-type spirit body and wasn't proficient in fire-type spells. Even if he knew them, his effectiveness would be greatly reduced, and his endurance wouldn't be good.

The best solution would be to set up a fire-type talisman array that could continuously heat the pool water.

"Good... partner!" Suddenly, he thought of someone with a fire-type spirit body, and Chu He felt that entrusting this technical problem to him was a good idea.

"Hot spring? You're really living it up! Cultivators should not be attached to external things and should focus on cultivation. Your inclination is not good. Don't blame me in the future when you admire me, who has become a True Person, for not warning you." When Gu Han saw the specially designed pool, he couldn't help but put on a serious face and give a lecture.

However, beneath his serious facade, Chu He saw a hint of excitement. His expression was like someone shouting, "How despicable, how shameless!" and then adding, "I like it."

"Alright, alright, Master Gu, how do we solve this? If you get it done, you'll be my VIP and can enjoy it whenever you want." Chu He got straight to the point, not interested in arguing.

"Deal! I'll do it for free!" Gu Han immediately jumped into the pool and began examining it closely.

Chu He had lined the bottom and sides of the pool with pebbles, filling the gaps between the stones with mortar, making it very meticulous.

"This is simple. Just set up a heating device at the water inlet. This kind of simple device is easy for me." Gu Han quickly identified the key.

"Great, I'll leave this to you." Chu He was happy to let him handle it.

"Wait here, I'll go back to the academy and get it done right away." Gu Han was eager and immediately released his flying sword, which shot into the sky with a "whoosh."

When Chu He finished watering the seven or eight acres of his spirit field, Gu Han returned on his flying sword, holding a smoky object.

It seemed this thing had just been refined, and he brought it over before it had even cooled down.

It looked like a hollow iron tube, about half a foot long, with fire-type talisman patterns densely covering it. In the middle were two indentations, which seemed to be for holding spirit stones.

Gu Han installed it at the water inlet of the pool, then opened the gate on the other side of the inlet. He then made a hand seal and shot several red beams of light at the iron tube device.

The iron tube device, receiving the beams of light, immediately glowed red, and the talisman patterns began to shine faintly. The spring water flowed into it, making a "hissing" sound, and came out from the other side as warm water.

"Can it be adjusted? If it stays like this, we'll both be cooked." Chu He looked at the steaming hot spring water and said.