Research-Style Cultivation, Starting by Refusing to Be a Furnace – Chapter 49

Ch 49: Can only go outside to work.

Wei Xing had some changes in his thinking after returning from sowing. In the past, he lived for himself, but after seeing Ling Xiao lose his life to save him, he felt that there was nothing wrong with taking care of himself, but he couldn’t just take care of himself like before.

With many means of self-defense, Wei Xing put his main energy on polishing his realm after feeling at ease.

One year later, Dan Peak, at the mountainside.

On this day, Wei Xing, who was meditating in the cave abode, opened his eyes and looked at the fist-sized Qi cyclone in his Dantian recently. His own spiritual power was also better than before, but it was difficult to increase it any further. He understood that he had encountered a bottleneck.

Wei Xing had many pills among the spoils of his last trip to Qingyun Mountain, but they were all from people who were above the Late Stage Dao Breath in life, and no one would bring pills from the Early Stage Dao Breath.

This made Wei Xing very depressed: “As a result, they all threw away the novice equipment. Does no one feel nostalgic? Letting me pick up a bargain would be fine. I can’t digest these higher-level pills either.”

“Central Peak should have it.” Wei Xing thought that it must be available in the Central Peak Exchange Pavilion.

“It’s just that once I go to exchange for this early-stage Realm-Breaking Pill, it’s equivalent to telling everyone that I have reached the Early Stage Dao Breath in less than three years since entering the sect.”

“This will undoubtedly attract attention.”

“As soon as I take action, Dan Wu will definitely know, after all, he is the supervisor of the Central Peak Exchange Pavilion this time! I guess he will come to look for some secrets of mine again. Last time, I revealed my weakness. Moreover, once the Purple-Clad Enchantress learns that my realm is growing so fast, it will probably attract attention! That is really on the edge of death.” Wei Xing kept speculating in his heart.

To avoid attracting attention, Wei Xing finally decided to refine the Qi Gathering Realm-Breaking Pill himself.

In the Pill Method, there is a pill for breaking through the bottleneck of the Early Stage Dao Breath—the Qi Gathering Pill. Its main function is to increase the probability of breaking through the Qi cyclone and condensing the Qi Pill.

Wei Xing looked at the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Qi Gathering Pill and murmured, “These spiritual herbs are all available in Central Peak, but they all require a lot of contribution points. Calculating it, it will take a total of two hundred contribution points. It’s difficult!”

Since Dan Wu came to check his Pill Fire last time and made a scene, Wei Xing has not dared to exchange contribution points through large-scale pill refining in Central Peak.

“In this monastery’s pill task column, there are only wood-attributed pills, such as Qi and Blood Replenishment Pills and Spirit Returning Pills, and no metal-attributed pills. Even the entire Pill Dao Annotations hardly have corresponding attack or Realm-Breaking Pills, which also makes it impossible for me to exchange contribution points by refining these pills.”

“And once I go to refine these wood-attributed pills such as Qi and Blood Replenishment Pills and Spirit Returning Pills in the task column, Dan Wu will definitely follow the clues like last time and know that my Pill Fire is wood-attributed. Seeing his crazy appearance that day, there will definitely be big trouble.”

“It seems that my good way to earn contribution points is gone.” Wei Xing said with emotion, containing regret and reluctance.

Wei Xing now understands that there is no chance to exchange contribution points by refining pills. Naturally, he has hatred in his heart towards Dan Wu: “I don’t know what he’s going crazy about, staring at the wood-attributed Pill Fire all the time.”

In the end, helplessly, Wei Xing had no choice but to choose to go out to perform tasks within the monastery, get rid of Dan Wu’s surveillance, and choose to exchange contribution points to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.

Central Peak, Trading Pavilion.

Wei Xing was still wrapped tightly, standing in the task column for going out to perform tasks, looking at the large and small tasks in front of him.

He pondered in his heart: “With my current means of handguns, bullets, talismans, formations, and sword techniques, it should be more than enough to deal with these disciples in the Early Stage Dao Breath within the monastery. For those who are not good at attacking, the Mid-Stage Dao Breath is not without the power to fight back.”

After making up his mind, Wei Xing tried his best to check some tasks around the Early Stage Dao Breath.

Finally, he selected a task that he thought was suitable—on the pipeline from Qingzhou Liuyun City to Qingyuan Prefecture, incidents of mortals being eaten often occur, causing panic and making people afraid to go to Qingyuan Prefecture to participate in the Prayer Ceremony, affecting incense. The monastery suspects that it is a wild beast attacking people, and it is necessary to go to this place to find out the cause and solve it. If it cannot be solved, report it to the monastery. Five hundred contribution points are recommended to go in a team.

Wei Xing sneered in his heart when he saw the words “affecting incense”: “What incense, I think it’s affecting the seeds, hehe.”

“It’s just that this looks okay in terms of difficulty, and one trip is enough.” Wei Xing stood next to the task column, preparing to stamp his identity jade token.

A slender, effeminate voice came: “Hey, hey, who is that? Are you sure you want to accept this task?”

Wei Xing knew it was Jian San as soon as he heard it, and deliberately replied: “Official, is there anything different about this task?”

“I advise you not to take this task. This task is a bit strange.” Jian San ran to Wei Xing’s side and said quietly: “I said brother, can’t you just refine some pills with peace of mind? It’s good for you, it’s good for me, it’s good for everyone.”

Jian San continued to persuade: “You refine some pills in the pill refining room, and you don’t have to fight to the death. Contribution points and spirit stones will be obtained. Why take on outside tasks and put yourself in danger? Besides, your Dan Peak doesn’t have any attack techniques. Isn’t it courting death if you encounter danger?”

After hearing Jian San’s words, Wei Xing rolled his eyes on the spot. He wanted to, but now the situation is stronger than others, isn’t it not allowed?

Wei Xing wanted to continue to inquire about the task information: “Official, you just said that this task is strange, what is strange about it?”

Jian San said mysteriously: “It’s not that I’m scaring you, don’t touch this task if you’re an ordinary person. Several disciples in the sect went, and even their corpses couldn’t be found! Later, a three-person team composed of several Early Stage Dao Breath disciples from Talisman Peak and Formation Peak also went, and all of them did not return!”

After hearing this, Wei Xing wanted to back down and said, “It’s so scary, then why let the Early Stage Dao Breath go? Aren’t you experts going?”

Jian San gave Wei Xing a white look: “The Peak Lord in the sect checked this task later, but strangely, he didn’t find anything unusual, but from time to time, cannibalism incidents still occur around there. Like this kind of thankless thing, and it’s only five hundred contribution points, anyone above the Mid-Stage Dao Breath has the ability to earn these contribution points, and they don’t have to fight to the death. Who would be willing to spend every day there to investigate?”

Wei Xing looked at Jian San and thought and nodded: “That’s right, they are all at the Great Perfection of Dao Breath, they must yearn for Qi Refining, and it is estimated that the focus is on breaking through Qi Refining.”

Jian San looked at Wei Xing becoming hesitant and tempted: “Do you still want to go? Just refine pills with peace of mind, I will provide you with convenience, you can earn contribution points, and I can complete the task with peace of mind, how about it?”

Just as Jian San finished speaking, Wei Xing saw that the task was stamped with his identity jade token by a young Daoist. He obviously didn’t act big, but shouted to everyone in the Trading Pavilion: “I am Qi Ba from Weapon Peak, is there anyone who wants to team up together? We can split the contribution points equally, and I can provide a magical artifact!”

Next to Qi Ba stood a young Daoist. Wei Xing looked at him and felt familiar, but he couldn’t remember.

Wei Xing naturally knew Qi Ba. He was the one who presided over the Prayer Ceremony that year, and he was the one who brought him into Qingyuan Temple.

Inside the hall, there was silence, and no one responded.

Seeing that no one responded to him, Qi Ba was a little disappointed and murmured, “I’m only two hundred contribution points away from exchanging for a Mid-Stage Realm-Breaking Pill, and I have hope of breaking through.”

Just as Qi Ba was disappointed and preparing to leave with the young man behind him, Wei Xing stepped forward to say hello: “Wait a minute, Dan Jiu from Dan Peak is willing to go with you, brother, don’t dislike it.”

Seeing Wei Xing step forward, Jian San shook his head helplessly and then left.

Qi Ba was a little surprised to see someone stand up. Obviously, he didn’t recognize Wei Xing.

But after hearing that Wei Xing came from Dan Peak, Qi Ba was a little worried and said, “Brother, this trip is dangerous. Dan Peak is not good at fighting. If we go, we have to be distracted to protect you. I’m afraid…”

Before Wei Xing could finish speaking, he already understood what he meant and interrupted: “Don’t worry, brother, I have my own self-protection methods, you don’t have to worry about me.”

In the end, Qi Ba nodded, expressing his agreement, and introduced to Wei Xing: “This is my junior brother, Qi Jiu.”

Wei Xing nodded and cupped his hands: “I’ve heard of you for a long time, nice to meet you.”

Qi Jiu was indifferent, but after hearing Wei Xing’s meaning that he had heard of him, he said proudly: “Oh? You’ve heard of my great name?”

After hearing this, Wei Xing was speechless, and then said: “Qingping County, when I had not entered the monastery, I saw the Qin family setting up a flowing water banquet for a month, it was really lively, and naturally I heard of Young Master’s great name.”

Wei Xing originally wanted to praise him, but who knew that Qi Jiu showed disgust after hearing this and said: “You and I are now monks, and we have entered the Immortal Dao, and we have long been separated from the mortal world. It is better not to mention such mortals.”

“Damn it! This person is so ungrateful!” Wei Xing was shocked by Qi Jiu’s words and almost blurted out what he was thinking.