"Oh!" Fang Zheng's eyes lit up, secretly thinking that indeed there's a door:
"Daoist, are you willing to sell?"
"Hmm..." Zhang Mingrui pondered slightly, then got up and stood:
"Wait a mont."
A mont later.
Zhang Mingrui returned with a pill bottle.
"Primordial Energy, the source of a person's essence."
He put down the pill bottle and said:
"When the primordial energy is abundant, one's spirit is vigorous; when it declines, both body and spirit beco weary."
"For people like us at our age, primordial energy is at its peak, so there's no need for supplentation, but once you pass thirty, the loss of primordial energy will exceed its gain, and one will gradually age. At that ti, you need the Nourishing Essence Pill to replenish it."
"This pill does not extend life, but it can slow down the aging process, so high officials and nobility all seek it, making it a scarce commodity."
"Hmm..."
"As far as I know, so noble families take one Nourishing Essence Pill daily."
"I see." Fang Zheng understood.
If the human body is compared to a well, then young people are wells that can continuously produce water, while the elderly are wells that are nearly dried up.
The Nourishing Essence Pill is like water.
It's useless for young people, but it can prevent the nearly dried-up well from collapsing too quickly.
He then asked:
"Daoist, how much does this elixir sell for?"
"Between you and , talking about money is vulgar." Zhang Mingrui shook his head, gently pushed the pill bottle in front of Fang Zheng, and smiled:
"Just take it."
?
Fang Zheng looked down at the pill bottle, paused, and said:
"Daoist, speak plainly. With your actions, I dare not accept it."
Zhang Mingrui was not exactly a money lover, yet he was ticulous and frugal, not soone to randomly give away elixirs without reason.
Moreover,
he specifically ntioned the pill's value.
"Sigh!"
Zhang Mingrui raised an eyebrow, seeing Fang Zheng's blank face, he could only awkwardly put away his expression and said:
"Actually, it's nothing. In a couple of days, the Ling Family invited on a journey, and I'm short of a martial artist as a protector."
"I wonder if Brother Fang would be interested?"
He had been troubled for several days about finding a protector, as he hasn't been in Gu'an County for long and doesn't know many familiar and trustworthy people.
The young master of Pan She Martial Arts Hall counts as one.
But Du Qiaoyun is a woman, and she's been busy with wedding matters recently, so it wouldn't be appropriate to ask for help now.
The person in front of him ca just at the right ti and is trustworthy, with decent strength.
"The Ling Family?" Fang Zheng frowned:
"What's their business with you?"
Gu'an County has two major families: the Ren Family and the Ling Family. The Ren Family has been rooted in Gu'an County for many years, possessing nurous fertile lands and dozens of retainers at their disposal.
The Ling Family is a rising star, but the current patriarch is a martial artist who has cultivated true qi, surpassing Three Blood.
Perhaps...
He is the only True Qi expert in Gu'an County.
Fang Zheng didn't know much about the Ling Family, only having heard so rumors. It's said that the patriarch of the Ling Family harbors considerable ambition.
"The Ling Family has an enemy. This person doesn't dare directly confront the Ling Family, so he plans to sabotage their ancestral graves, ruining their tomb's Feng Shui."
Zhang Mingrui said:
"I've been invited to see if there are any issues with the tomb. If there are problems, I will adjust it. If not, I'll arrange a simple ceremony."
"This..." Fang Zheng showed hesitation:
"Could there be danger?"
"Certainly not." Zhang Mingrui shook his head:
"This ti, it's the Ling Family's ancestral ceremony, and the patriarch Linghu An will be traveling with us. He is a True Qi expert; with him around, what do you have to worry about."
He laughed self-deprecatingly as he spoke:
"If there were real danger, the Ling Family wouldn't have sought ."
He was quite self-aware; the Three Purities Temple simply wasn't significant enough in the Ling Family's eyes. If there was real trouble, they would have sought the Cien Temple.
Choosing him,
indicates the problem isn't significant.
"Don't worry."
Seeing that Fang Zheng was still a bit hesitant, Zhang Mingrui said:
"On this trip, besides Linghu An, the hall master Xu Seng from Divine Spear Hall will also be accompanying with his disciples. They will handle any possible trouble."
Like Pan She Martial Arts Hall, Divine Spear Hall is also a martial arts academy.
Hall Master Xu Seng, along with Du Sheng, are the strongest Three Blood experts in Gu'an County, known for their unparalleled mastery of the Thunderbolt Spear.
"Forget it!"
Fang Zheng was initially sowhat tempted, but upon hearing this, he shook his head repeatedly.
The Ling Family's ancestral ceremony should be managed by their own people; why involve martial arts disciples?
There is certainly sothing fishy here.
In this Otherworld, he just wants to practice martial arts honestly and perhaps do so business, not get involved in dangers, especially since the Ling Family is unrelated to him.
"You..."
Zhang Mingrui looked helpless:
"Brother Fang, you might as well think it over."
"Daoist." Fang Zheng said:
"When you ca to the Three Purities Temple, didn't the Pure Yang Palace assign anyone to assist you?"
"This..." Zhang Mingrui's face darkened:
"That junior brother did not want to co. He went to the Prefecture City to help Junior Martial Uncle Yun guard the Daoist Temple."
Well, there's nothing to be done!
Fang Zheng shook his head.
"Brother Fang," Zhang Mingrui opened his mouth.
"Don't!"
Fang Zheng waved his hand to interrupt him:
"Let's talk about money; discussing money won't harm our relationship. If you continue like this, Daoist, I might just take my leave!"
"Sigh!"
Zhang Mingrui sighed helplessly:
"Ten taels per pill."
?
Damn expensive!
Fang Zheng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
.......
The Nourishing Essence Pill is indeed pricey but absolutely worth the value.
"Hoo..."
"Inhale..."
Fang Zheng sat cross-legged on the bed, breathing steadily, looking normal on the outside. In reality, his five internal organs were frantically absorbing the dicinal power.
Fishing Toad Force!
The Dharma Gate circulated, and it seed as if threads of airflow appeared within, stirring a vast amount of primordial energy to surge towards the viscera.
And the strength of the viscera was also visibly increasing.
The internal organs, though delicate, are the foundation of the physical body. When tempering them, caution must be exercised, as most Second Blood martial artists get stuck at Refining the Internal Organs.
After all, a single misstep could an a lifeti issue.
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