Chapter 116: Planting Billions of Spirit Medicines
"..."
Although, being admired by a sweet loli felt quite good.
But the question was, had this little girl even come of age!?
Gu Qing looked at her.
She wore a cute and childish bun hairstyle, was a little over 1.5 meters tall, petite and exquisite, with curves in all the right places.
Her large eyes were like black gemstones, dark and lively, as if they could speak.
Her small face had a bit of baby fat, her skin was snow-white and tender, the whole person was exquisite like a pocket fairy.
"Brother Gu..."
Seeing Gu Qing sizing her up without speaking, Chu Ling'er became anxious, her small face flushed red, thinking Gu Qing was about to drive her away.
After all, she had heard from her elder sister Chu Yao that Gu Qing was gentle and easy-going towards his own people, but cold, distant, domineering, and fierce towards outsiders.
Moreover, she had also belatedly realized that what she had just said was extremely inappropriate.
The biggest taboo in the cultivation world was inquiring about others' secrets.
Gu Qing wasn't going to hit her, was he?
Seeing the little loli's eyes welling up with tears, her small appearance was pitiful and endearing, Gu Qing withdrew his gaze, slightly frowned, and asked: "Who is your elder sister? Chu Yao?"
"Mmm!" Chu Ling'er nodded repeatedly, like a primary school student.
"Don't look like it." Gu Qing muttered.
Chu Yao was tall and slender, a stunning beauty whose toes couldn't be seen when she lowered her head, with a pair of fox-like eyes that could captivate souls.
How could she have anything to do with the sweet loli in front of him?
"My elder sister and I don't have the same mother."
Chu Ling'er said subconsciously, then added another sentence: "But my elder sister dotes on me the most."
"I see."
Gu Qing nodded slightly and had the system check her data.
[Name] Chu Ling'er.
[Realm] Peak of the 9th Layer of the Mystic Dan Realm.
[Physique] Primordial Spirit Body.
[Talent] Spirit of Nature.
[Destiny] Fated Female Lead.
[Fate] A smooth life, brings prosperity to her husband, Alchemy Dao Master.
[Luck] 50000.
"Spirit of Nature? What kind of talent is this?" Gu Qing asked in confusion.
[In harmony with nature, the spirit of all things, she is the beloved of heaven and earth.]
Hearing this, Gu Qing's eyes flickered.
Originally, he wanted to send her away, after all, rejecting the loli starts with you.
But, since Chu Ling'er was a female lead and had such a talent, it wouldn't hurt to keep her around.
Perhaps he could gain an adoptive father from this.
Thinking this, Gu Qing said with a pleasant expression: "Do you really like alchemy?"
"Mmm!" Chu Ling'er nodded, then drooped and said: "But I can only refine upper-grade 4th-tier pills."
As soon as she said this, Chu Chong and Bai Suying's eyelids twitched, looking at her, at a loss for words.
Being able to refine 4th-tier pills at the Mystic Dan Realm, wasn't that already an alchemy prodigy?
Refining upper-grade pills was even more rare in ancient times. Given time, she would surely be able to refine supreme-grade pills.
And here you were, hanging your head in disappointment?
Really... you were showing off.
But to be fair, even someone as outstanding as Chu Ling'er couldn't compare to Gu Qing.
Bai Suying looked at Gu Qing, her eyes flickering with joy and pride.
As far as she knew, 9th-grade alchemists in the Desolate Ancient World were few and far between, and there wasn't a single 9th-grade alchemy master.
And her man was actually a 9th-grade alchemy master, truly unprecedented, and probably without successor.
"Don't be discouraged, being able to become a 4th-tier alchemy master is already amazing. When you grow up a bit more, you'll surely be able to refine supreme-grade pills."
Gu Qing comforted her.
Looking at her drooping and well-behaved little appearance, he suddenly felt his hands itch, really wanting to "rua" her.
"No..."
Chu Ling'er shook her head, looking at Gu Qing with eyes full of admiration, her large eyes as if holding starlight, shining brightly.
"Brother Gu, you are the most amazing, your alchemy talent is unmatched." she said seriously.
So cute... Gu Qing beckoned to her and said: "Come here."
Hearing this, Chu Ling'er's face bloomed with a sweet smile, her expression excited, like a Pomeranian, with a kick of her little legs, she happily ran to Gu Qing.
"Brother Gu, can I follow you to learn alchemy?"
"You want to become my disciple?" Gu Qing felt this little loli was a bit wild, not afraid of strangers at all, daring to say anything.
She didn't revere him, but instead felt dependent on him.
This was too strange.
After all, his cultivation and status were right there.
Even Chu Chong, a man of high status and profound cultivation, held him in awe.
"No!"
"I don't want to become a disciple."
Hearing about becoming a disciple, Chu Ling'er quickly waved her hands, very resistant.
"..."
If you don't want to become a disciple, what alchemy techniques are you learning from me?
Gu Qing glanced at Chu Chong, wondering if this old fellow had brought his daughter to gift her to him.
If that was the case, then he would unceremoniously accept her; she could be used to lure the protagonist too.
Gu Qing said a few words to him, and had Chu Ling'er stay. Chu Chong indeed agreed readily.
The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without words.
And Chu Ling'er, who had been "sold off," was overjoyed upon hearing she could stay by Gu Qing's side.
What a silly girl... Gu Qing secretly shook his head, found an excuse to leave, and entered the Hongmeng Ruyi Pagoda.
Having obtained so many seeds, Gu Qing was already eager to plant them.
Gu Qing felt a bit uneasy, not knowing if the Ruyi Space could successfully cultivate them.
After all, the Xuanhuang Soil and Xuanhuang Mother Qi were of too high a grade.
The spirit medicine seeds Chu Chong gave were almost all low-grade spirit medicines.
High-grade and rare spirit medicines were few and far between.
Thinking this, Gu Qing took out the Longevity Grass seeds and planted them.
As soon as the seeds hit the ground, they took root and sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye. The small grass was jade-green and glowing.
It could be cultivated... Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
On second thought, Xuanhuang was the foundation of heaven and earth, so there probably shouldn't be an issue of being unable to absorb such nourishment.
Gu Qing used his Dao Pupil to investigate. An hour later, the Longevity Grass had grown to a hundred-year maturity, began to wither, and then sprouted and grew anew.
This was nirvana rebirth.
The Longevity Grass undergoes nirvana rebirth every hundred years.
The more times it undergoes nirvana, the higher its grade.
There are even rumors that after a thousand nirvanas, it can become an Immortal Medicine, and consuming it can grant eternal life.
But this is basically impossible.
Countless immortal dao sects had tried, spending countless treasures, but at most they could only cultivate a Longevity Grass that had undergone eight nirvanas, which was already at the King Medicine level.
Each time the Longevity Grass undergoes nirvana rebirth, its success rate halves.
From this, one can see how slim the hope of cultivating a Longevity Grass with a thousand nirvanas is.
But what others cannot do, Gu Qing perhaps can.
Because he used Xuanhuang Soil and Xuanhuang Mother Qi.
If he couldn't cultivate an Immortal-grade Longevity Grass, then cultivating one of King Medicine level would definitely be no problem.
At the thought of being able to cultivate hundreds of millions of King Medicines, Gu Qing was completely excited.
He immediately mobilized his cultivation energy and planted all the spirit medicines.
All were successfully planted.
This included those spirit medicines that required special environments, such as ice-type, lightning-type, and soul-type spirit medicines, all of which took root, sprouted, and grew gratifyingly well.
"I'm rich..." Gu Qing was ecstatic.
Because after the spirit medicines absorbed the Xuanhuang Mother Qi, their origin was undergoing a qualitative change, meaning their foundation had been elevated.
From ordinary spirit medicines, they transformed into Treasure Medicines, King Medicines, containing vast life force and the essence of laws.
Although he didn't lack cultivation resources and had enough Xuanhuang Mother Qi.
But, Treasure Liquid also had its own wonderful uses.
These were two different types of energy.
"I must have Chu Chong acquire spirit medicine seeds at all costs, and also from other ancient cultivation stars..."
In this universe plane, besides the Desolate Ancient World, there were numerous other worlds, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River.
When he returned, he would have the people of the Star Temple acquire them for him.
Gu Qing now just wanted to fill the Ruyi Space with spirit medicines.
Whether he could use them all was one thing, but he couldn't not have them.
Moreover, planting them in the Ruyi Space might allow the spirit medicines to evolve into Saint Medicines or Divine Medicines.
So the sooner they were planted, the better.
...
"Something bad, something bad!"
Chu Ling'er's little legs moved as fast as they could, as she rushed into Bai Suying's garden in a flurry.
"What is it now? Calm down, speak slowly."
In the pavilion in the garden, Bai Suying's hand, which was picking up a pastry, paused as she stroked the little girl's head.
After spending three days with Chu Ling'er, she had grown very fond of the lively and enthusiastic girl.
"I received news that Qin Shou has emerged from seclusion."
"He will definitely come to challenge Brother Gu."
Chu Ling'er said urgently.
"It's fine. We guessed he would come long ago. He's just an arrogant fool who overestimates his own strength, nothing to fear. Look at you, all worked up. Come, sit down." Bai Suying was relaxed as she pulled the little cutie to sit down.
"No."
"Sister Ying, listen to my explanation."
"Qin Shou is even more of a prodigy than the rumors from the outside world suggest. He has slain a Venerable Realm cultivator."
"What?"
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