Chen Mo and the old man entered a remote restaurant. It was already late at night, and the waiter didn't have much energy. He yawned while taking notes and asked the two of them what they wanted to eat.
Chen Mo was wary of the old man and sat at one end of the wall. He ordered a plate of beef with soy sauce and a plate of fennel beans. The old man ordered a pot of roasted knives and Qinfeng County's specialty wine. Soon, the hot food and wine were served. When he came up, Chen Mo took out a silver needle from his pocket and checked every dish. There was nothing wrong.
He was afraid that the old man would deliberately lure him here and poison him. Now it seemed that he was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.
The old man chuckled and looked at his actions without stopping him. After everything was over with Chen Mo, he slowly said, "Young man is not very old, but he is very cautious."
Chen Mo ignored his sarcasm and said directly: "Senior, what do you mean when you say that without the Fate-Resisting Pill, there is no hope of building a foundation in this life?"
The old man ignored him, poured a glass of wine, took a sip, and said, "Not bad, not bad, hehe..."
Chen Mo looked at him expressionlessly.
The old man put down his wine glass, calmed down, and said: "For the sake of your kid's treat, I will answer a question for you first. The Fate-Resisting Pill is an important material for cultivating the body of monks who have gone through the treasures of heaven and earth. There is no reverse. With the Life Pill, it is impossible for a monk to build a foundation, because the foundation is limited to this, do you understand?"
"I only know about the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Tempering Body and the Reversible Life Pill. How come this junior has not heard of it?" Chen Mo asked doubtfully.
"Boy, are there too many questions?" the old man said slowly, "I have already answered one of your questions, now it's your turn to answer mine."
"Senior, please tell me."
"What is the purpose of your coming to the martial arts school street? Don't tell me that you are doing gymnastics in your spare time. No monk would do that." The old man asked with bright eyes.
Chen Mo answered truthfully: "I wanted to learn a martial arts skill, but I didn't expect that the martial arts masters in the county were not what I expected."
"Haha, using spiritual power to fight internal power is like using a peerless sword to slash with a wooden sword. Do you think you can find a suitable one?" The old man sneered and said disdainfully.
"If the wooden sword cannot withstand even one round of the sword, there is no difference between learning and not learning." Chen Mo said calmly: "Senior, it's time to tell me what the Fate-Resisting Pill is."
"The anti-fate pill is the foundation." The old man said slowly.
"base?"
"It can also be said to be the foundation. Only with a solid foundation can the spiritual power be stable in the body, forming a foundation-building platform and becoming a golden elixir!"
"A monk does not go through the refinement of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. He cultivates directly after possessing spiritual roots. This is an ordinary monk. The upper limit in this life is ten levels of Qi refining. Taking one life-defying pill will reach the upper limit of twelve levels of Qi refining. Two pills will be fourteen. Level, three pills and fifteen levels. After refining Qi and reaching the realm of perfection, taking one Foundation Establishment Pill will have a very small chance of achieving the Foundation Establishment realm."
"After purification of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, this is a marrow-cleansing monk. The maximum limit of this life is fifteen levels of Qi refining. After marrow-cleansing, the monk takes a life-defying pill to build the Taoist platform. After taking a foundation-building pill, he can build Ji’s hope, do you understand?”
Chen Mo was really surprised this time. During these years in the Guta Sect, he only knew the difference between marrow cleansing and ordinary monks, but he didn't know about the Fate Defying Pill. But how did the old man in front of him know these things?
The old man took in Chen Mo's expression and said with a smile: "Boy, do you regret it? You finally obtained rare spiritual roots, and you dared to cultivate spiritual power without refining your body. If you still want to pursue this path of cultivation, If you continue, it will be equivalent to using at least two more Fate-Defying Pills in the future!"
After a pause, the old man picked up a few fennel beans with chopsticks, chewed them, and said vaguely: "That's right. You are an unknown cultivator. You are neither from a cultivating family nor a wealthy family. You don't have the money to buy heavenly beans." Materials and earth treasures, this matter is understandable, after all, many casual cultivators in the Seven Kingdoms are like this..."
Chen Mo quickly regained his previous indifferent expression and said: "Senior, can you give me a list of body tempering herbs and spiritual materials? In terms of price, I will naturally satisfy you!"
Although he was calm on the surface, he was extremely excited inside. You must know that although he was an ordinary monk at the eighth level of Qi Refining before, after being corroded by the evil atmosphere of the spirit stone mine, his cultivation level had dropped to the first level of Qi Refining. Soon he will return to his mortal state. At that time, if he tempers his body again, will he be able to become a marrow-cleansing monk by practicing again?
"Boy, you can't temper your body now." The old man chuckled: "The spiritual power entering the body is irreversible. You should think about how to get the three fate-defying pills to be more realistic. As far as I know, it is held every ten years. At the Seven Kingdoms Rogue Cultivator Conference, the reward for the top ten is the Fate-Destroying Pill! Do you want to try your luck?"
Chen Mo shook his head: "It's too far to talk about that now. I just want to learn a martial art. Regarding the body tempering list, can senior please list it down and let me know? If not, I won't ask further."
"Hey, kid, I'm not just meddling in your private affairs. Why don't we make a deal?" The old man tapped the table a few times and whispered.
"How do you want to trade, senior?"
The old man said: "Boy, I can tell you the list of body tempering materials, I can also teach you a self-defense martial arts, and I can also teach you a method of transforming spiritual power into internal power, but I only have one condition, you need the inner demon. I swear, this must be done!”
"Senior, please tell me what's going on first." Chen Mo picked up a piece of beef with soy sauce, dipped it in the sauce from the small bone plate, and put it in his mouth.
"Within fifteen years... help me get a fate-defying pill!" The old man said slowly, "How about it? Can you do it?"
Chen Mo narrowed his eyes: "Senior, are you joking? I still need three Fate-Defying Pills myself. How could you ask me to give you the extra one?"
"Also, from what you have heard, this junior is not like ordinary people. Why don't seniors take action personally? I think the probability of getting the Fate-Defying Pill is much higher than that of me, a rookie at the first level of Qi Refining."
Chen Mo poured the wine, and while pouring, he expressed the doubts in his heart.
"Because you are a monk, it's that simple."
The old man stared at Chen Mo for a while, let out a long sigh, and revealed the secret he had hidden in his heart for decades:
"I, Li Qing, am now one hundred and seven years old. After purifying my marrow at the age of fifteen, I became a member of the Wanxiang Sect. At the age of fifty-six, I refined my qi to the twelfth level. After I turned sixty-two, my spiritual veins were damaged due to some things. In order to be completely mourned and unable to practice any more in this life, I came to Qinfeng County and became a mortal for more than forty years..."
Li Qing's voice was a little sad, with a hint of unwillingness in his words, and the moisture in the corners of his eyes was a sign of compromise with reality. Chen Mo understood that he was just an ordinary Qi-refining monk, and it was already painful enough to return to a mortal life. This old man is a twelfth-level Qi Refining monk who has purified his marrow! Who can understand the painful feeling of falling from the clouds and falling to the ground...
For a moment, the two of them were no longer in the mood to talk. They drank wine and burned a knife into their throats. After three drinks, the old man Li Qing continued: "My son has no spiritual roots, so we can't let him practice. But just a few days ago, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby with spiritual roots. I have checked it out and found that this child has better qualifications than I did back then!"
"I can't let him be a mortal for the rest of his life! Only the Fate-Defying Pill can make him change his destiny against the will of heaven, reborn, and grow into a foundation-building realm that I have never reached in this life!!"
Chen Mo understood that the old man in front of him was asking for a pill for his grandson, but he was also a little puzzled: "Since the senior said that he has good qualifications, why not find an upright sect and let him join?"
Old man Li Qing: "You don't need to worry about this, kid. How about it? If you agree, I will make a list now."
As he spoke, Chen Mo tapped the table with his fingers regularly. Chen Mo understood that these were some small means of negotiation.
He then smiled bitterly and said: "Senior, it's a little embarrassing. You let an ordinary monk get four fate-defying pills. If it were you, would you be sure?"
The old man Li Qing glanced at him sideways: "Boy, it's not four, it's two. The fact that you can't wait to list the tempering materials betrays you. Although I don't know how you can temper the body again, you are sure There is a certain degree of success, in which case you only need two."
Chen Mo's face twitched: "Haha, senior is joking."
He did not continue to talk about this topic, but he was already secretly complaining in his heart that this old fox had really not lived in vain all these years, and he could actually guess some of his thoughts.
Li Qing didn't want to get too inquiring. Everyone has secrets, so he changed the subject: "At the latest twenty years, you only need to make a poisonous oath. If you can fulfill the oath, you must fulfill it, otherwise you will be in trouble." There must be divine punishment!”
Chen Mo read some anecdotes in a miscellaneous book. Cultivators have some connection with the way of heaven. If they continue to betray their faith, the power of their inner demons will become stronger when they break through the realm. In the least case, they may become obsessed, or in more serious cases, their souls may fly away. Things.
Twenty years... Chen Mo calculated it. According to his normal practice, it might not be impossible to complete. To say the least, if it couldn't be completed, he would try his best. He already had some calculations in his mind and asked again: " Can senior teach me some martial arts skills?"
"Haha, my martial arts skills are the secret skills of Wanxiang Sect's Gongfa Pavilion. You will know how powerful it is once you try it." The old man said confidently.
Chen Mo immediately agreed: "Junior agrees, but senior must teach me for a few days before I decide whether to swear."
The old man Li Qing smiled slightly: "No problem, you can wait under the big tree in Beicheng District of the county at noon tomorrow, and I will contact you again."
"Waiter, check out!" Chen Mo patted the table and said.
