Jia Ren, following the instructions from the Sound Transmission Talisman, found the Storage Bag buried underground. The Storage Bag was wrapped in a worn cloth that concealed Spiritual Power fluctuations and was buried not long before the message was sent. Yang Shengwu hid in a dark corner to observe, ensuring no one would have the chance to secretly dig it up.

Upon opening the Storage Bag, it contained one hundred thirty-five Spirit Stones and five Broken Spirits, the income from selling one hundred fifty Demon-Spottng Talismans. After deducting the cost of Talisman Crafting, Yang Shengwu took away a profit of fifteen percent, totaling thirteen Spirit Stones and five Broken Spirits, with the remainder being used to pay off debts. For the sake of twenty-seven Spirit Stones, Yang Shengwu was willing to fight to the death with a Late Stage Qi Cultivator.

Jia Ren felt as if every Spirit Stone was stained with blood, leaving a bitter taste in his hand.

Talisman Cultivators' Association, I will remember you.

Jia Ren returned to the stone house where he had lived for a long time. After being away for ten days, the house had been visited by thieves. Not to mention pots and pans, even the stone table used for Talisman Crafting was gone, taken by someone unknown.

The world has declined, and people's hearts are not what they once were.

Jia Ren had anticipated this, so there had been nothing of value at home. With a simple Cleaning Spell, he tidied up and took out the backup supplies prepared for a quick escape. Everything had returned to the state it was in before.

It is time to make Turtle Spirit Ointment.

Jia Ren slaughtered a Spirit Turtle, placing the meat in a pot to simmer. While waiting, he did not sit idle but swallowed a Great Origin Pill to cultivate. The production of Demon-Spottng Talismans was temporarily halted as he focused more energy on improving his strength.

His goal was to break through to the Late Stage Qi-Refining as soon as possible, as greater strength was the best guarantee of safety.

After digesting the Great Origin Pill, he switched to taking Spirit Bud Elixir.

The Great Origin Pill is good, but it can have an impact on the meridians.

The key is still the Turtle Spirit Ointment.

Three days flew by in the blink of an eye, and Jia Ren dismissed those Loose Cultivators who came knocking on his door under the guise of forming connections, looking to mooch off some meat. Before the Turtle Spirit Ointment was successfully made, he couldn't bear to eat even a bite of the meat, much less to give it away cheaply to outsiders.

"The path to cultivation is long and arduous; Fellow Daoist, how can you endure the lonely nights?"

"Fellow Daoist, this humble woman has a Bliss Pill and wishes to share it with you."

A woman in her early thirties of dignified appearance knocked on the door of Jia Ren's stone house at night.

Bliss Pill? That was no ordinary elixir.

Jia Ren was not a novice in the Cultivation World. One must not carelessly consume elixirs. In the past, to save his own life, he had taken a Burning Spirit Pill, overdrafting more than thirty years of his lifespan. It was only through cultivating the Turtle Spirit Technique and consuming a large amount of Turtle Spirit Ointment that he managed to barely recover.

Not all elixirs are beneficial for enhancing Cultivation Level, recovering from injuries, or replenishing Spiritual Power. There are also poison pills, evil pills, and wasteful pills. Ascension Pills, Bliss Pills, Longevity Pills... Pills with grand names that claim to be elixirs of immortality are often Forbidden Pills. Forbidden Pills usually come with a strong addictive quality, similar to drugs, and once one becomes addicted, it is hard to break free. Many unscrupulous Loose Cultivators often use these pills to control others. Beyond that, there are also significant safety hazards. Alchemists disdain to concoct such inferior pills, which are often made by rogue practitioners who haven't reached the threshold of Alchemy, lacking any assurance of quality, with a high number of wasteful and substandard pills.

Consuming such pills could be described as a slow suicide.

During Jia Ren's ten or more days in the Great Wilderness Market, Elder Ma, who had come to peddle Ascension Pills, died right at his doorstep. The killer had been poisoned by the Ascension Pill, unable to make any progress in his cultivation.

"Fellow Daoist, please do not disturb my cultivation, you may go now."

Jia Ren, with the lessons of the past clearly in mind, was neither overly polite nor receptive.

"Why must you be so merciless? How am I, a weak woman, to spend the long night alone?"

As the female cultivator spoke, her voice took on a seductive tone, tugging at one's heartstrings. Jia Ren couldn't help but become distracted, a strong desire for dual cultivation arising within him.

"Swallow the Bliss Pill and ascend to bliss with me."

With a charming smile on her face, the female cultivator opened the door to the stone house, rushing in with a pink pill in hand.

BOOM!

The explosive trap was triggered, and although the female cultivator's face still bore a seductive smile, her body was launched into the air. Having lost the influence of the charm technique, Jia Ren quickly regained his senses and suppressed the impulsive thoughts stirring within him.

She used charm techniques to deceive me into consuming a poisoned pill?

This was an attempt on my life!

Considering the possibility of his Cultivation Level being unable to progress and the Great Dao becoming unattainable, Jia Ren could not conceal his murderous intent.

An obstruction on my path, I shall kill!

"You're seeking death!"

Jia Ren looked at the female cultivator, who was scorched all over, lying on the ground and wailing. A burst of golden light shot out from his fingertip. Caught off guard by the explosion trap, the female cultivator was pierced through the head by the golden light before she could utter a word.

He quickly snatched the Storage Bag from the female cultivator's waist and placed her corpse inside. Uncertain whether the explosion would attract Enforcement Division Cultivators, he couldn't properly dispose of the body at the scene. Jia Ren erased all traces and waited in silence.

Owing to the lack of Spiritual Power Fluctuation from the explosive trap, the anticipated Enforcement Division Cultivator did not arrive. He sighed in relief, found a secluded spot, and using the Fireball Technique, he destroyed the body, eradicating all evidence. After ensuring everything was completed and that no one was following him, he returned to his dwelling.

Upon opening the Storage Bag, he found mostly female attire, rouges, powders, and other useless items. Besides that, there were thirteen Spirit Stones, two Fragmented Spirit Stones, and numerous Passionflower Pills and Ascension Pills. The quality of the elixirs was poor, filled with impurities, and they were Forbidden Pills. Consuming a few could mean no chance of breaking through to the Qi Refinement Seventh Level.

Carrying a large quantity of Forbidden Pills, the female cultivator was clearly bad news.

Having killed her brought no burden to his conscience; the only concern was whether the female cultivator had any powerful backers.

Even if she did have backers, they belonged to the Outer City and posed no significant threat.

Still, it's better to be cautious!

Jia Ren looked at the turtle meat simmering in the pot. It was almost ready, and the Turtle Spirit Ointment was nearly complete. He skillfully lifted the turtle meat out and extracted the Turtle Spirit Ointment. Compared to the previous Spirit Turtle, this second one was significantly inferior, yielding only nine bottles of Turtle Spirit Ointment.

He packed up the items in the stone house into his bag and quickly left the area, heading for an alternate residence.

「...」

"She hasn't returned? Could it be that the plan has gone awry?"

Zhu Zaizhi thought of the female cultivator he sent out last night, feeling a hidden worry in his heart.

The success or failure of the mission was tied to the future of the Chang Le Gang.

A Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement cultivator in the Outer City was considered high-end combat power, scarce in the Northern City.

If they could control a Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement expert with Bliss Pills and the female cultivator's charm technique, the Chang Le Gang's status would be solidified, facilitating future actions.

He was ambitious, intending to establish a force that could become a Sect, to become a Sect Leader himself.

In the future, it might even grow to rival the Five Elements Sect.

By that time, he would be the founder of his own sect!

We'll need to develop more female cultivators that can be controlled with Bliss Pills.

Lost in thought, the aroma of medicine and sounds of joyful laughter came from the back room.

"HAHA, another furnace completed!"

"Master Ye Dan, I must ask you to put in more effort with the Bliss Pills and Ascension Pills."

A thin young man with an excited expression emerged from the back room, engulfed in the scent of elixirs.

"Leader Zhu sponsored my Alchemy; without Leader Zhu, I wouldn't have accessed the Cultivation World, nor could I have become an Alchemist."

"I will surely exhaust all efforts for the Gang Leader."

Zhu Zaizhi patted the man's shoulder, his eyes full of approval.

"Together, we will unite the Outer City of the Great Wilderness."

"Gang Leader, there's trouble!"

"Rouge hasn't returned, and the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement Loose Cultivator on surveillance is also missing."

"The two of them, I'm afraid... may have eloped."

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