Top-Grade Body Tempering Pill?

"I can't leave yet. I need to keep looking around." Chen Huai'an had originally wanted to head straight back to his residence.

But after giving it careful thought, he did not want to take that risk.

The other party was far stronger than him. If they wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.

If he acted nervous and frightened now, making them think he had a guilty conscience, then even if they had not intended anything crooked, they would.

Steady. He had to stay steady.

Even if he lost face, he could not lose his nerve.

Chen Huai'an's behavior right now was exactly like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.

Bitten by a snake once, afraid of well ropes for ten years.

Fortunately, the trading fair had no shortage of people. Once he entered the crowd, he did not notice anything unusual, and the stone hanging over his heart quietly eased.

As for the pills he had traded for, he had already secretly placed them in the Purple-Skinned Gourd. He did not want to wait even a minute longer.

As for the Spirit Stones, Chen Huai'an did not want to take them out for trading right now either.

They were far too valuable—equivalent to a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

On Servant Peak, no disciple could casually produce a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Only senior brothers from the outer and inner sects had that kind of wealth.

Fortunately, these pills were enough for him to cultivate properly for quite a while. For the next few days, he would not need to worry about cultivation resources.

Chen Huai'an wandered around the trading fair for quite some time before finally preparing to leave.

Although he had not bought anything especially good, it had broadened his horizons and taught him quite a bit. He was no longer some clueless newcomer who had just entered the sect.

In short, the cultivation world was simply too harsh. If not for the Purple-Skinned Gourd his father had left behind, then even if he had managed to join the Qingyun Sect, he would still have been trash at the very bottom.

Now, he somewhat understood why Su Wanying's family had targeted him.

Only after returning to his residence did the tightly strung cord in Chen Huai'an's heart finally loosen. For the moment, he was safe.

Chen Huai'an did not linger in the room. With a thought, he entered the Spirit Gourd Space directly.

He planned to plant the ginseng and lingzhi he had obtained at the trading fair in the space.

Because his strength was too weak and he had no means of preserving his life, he simply did not dare take out the good things on him.

Otherwise, today's gains would only have been greater.

Three High-Grade Spirit Stones were equivalent to three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones. If used to buy Low-grade Body Tempering Pills, they could purchase three thousand pills.

If all three thousand Low-grade Body Tempering Pills were placed in the Spirit Gourd Space to be refined and upgraded, they would become three thousand High-Grade Body Tempering Pills—enough to support his cultivation to a much higher realm.

After planting the ginseng and lingzhi, he watered them with Spirit Spring Water, then left the space.

Since the Body Tempering Pills had only just been placed in the space and had not yet been refined and evolved, Chen Huai'an could only drink Spirit Spring Water to cultivate that night.

Having put in more than seventy Body Tempering Pills at once, Chen Huai'an was somewhat worried that they might not all be refined and upgraded.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Chen Huai'an entered the space at once with a thought.

"My heavens, these pills have all finished refining?" Seeing the Body Tempering Pills floating in midair within the space, radiating faint golden light, Chen Huai'an smiled.

Among the pills, three were especially dazzling. They were each a size larger than the surrounding Body Tempering Pills, their light restrained within, making them seem somewhat out of place among the many pills.

"These three were Mid-Grade Body Tempering Pills. After a night of refinement, could they have become three Top-Grade Body Tempering Pills?"

At the trading fair, Chen Huai'an had not even heard of Top-Grade Body Tempering Pills.

Never mind anything else—this time, Chen Huai'an had truly struck it rich.

Moreover, the medicinal herbs Chen Huai'an had planted in the space had undergone earth-shaking changes after a night of growth.

Everything was developing in a good direction.

Before leaving the space, he loosened the soil around the herbs again and watered them with some Spirit Spring Water before departing.

What Chen Huai'an needed to do now was seize every moment to cultivate.

There was truly not much time left for him. He had only two days. If he wanted to stand out in the entry test and avoid being assigned chores, then he had to work hard these next few days.

Chen Huai'an sat cross-legged, took a mouthful of Spirit Spring Water, then swallowed a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill and entered a cultivation state.

As for the three suspected Top-Grade Body Tempering Pills, Chen Huai'an did not choose to consume them. Xu Qing had said that good Body Tempering Pills should be saved for breaking through bottlenecks, where they could greatly increase the chance of a breakthrough.

For now, High-Grade Body Tempering Pills were useful for Chen Huai'an's cultivation, and their effects were excellent. He could cultivate after consuming them as well.

If he had the chance, he could exchange all the High-Grade Body Tempering Pills in his hands for Mid-Grade Body Tempering Pills, maximizing his gains.

But for the sake of safety, it was best not to do such a thing. Being targeted would be bad.

Servant Peak did not consist only of their batch of newly admitted servant disciples. There were servant disciples in the sect who had cultivated for decades. Their strength was unfathomable; any old servant disciple pulled out at random would be stronger than Wang Tong and the others.

For safety's sake, the best approach was to keep a low profile and develop steadily.

"Haha, I opened another main meridian. Cultivating with resources really feels great." An hour later, Chen Huai'an finished cultivating and discovered that he had opened another main meridian. His strength had risen sharply as well.

If he faced that bastard Wang Tong again now, he would not need to guard against him so cautiously. Even if they fought head-on, he could kill him.

"No, I can't become arrogant and complacent. This is nothing. Before the entry test, I must open every meridian in my body." Chen Huai'an shook his head. Thinking of Xu Qing, his inflated mindset immediately vanished like smoke. He had to work even harder.

He had to remember: beyond the heavens are other heavens, beyond people are other people. He must never become arrogant and complacent.

What followed was bitter cultivation day and night.

Servant Peak, Zhang Hu's residence.

"What's going on? It's been two days already. Why is there still no news? Where did that useless Wang Tong die?" Zhang Hu had finished cultivating and broken through to the Late Body Tempering Stage One, yet Wang Tong had still not returned to report.

"With Wang Tong's strength, dealing with that trash should have been as easy as taking something out of a bag. Could it be that he wants to keep the Spirit Spring for himself?" Zhang Hu's first thought was that Wang Tong wanted to monopolize the Spirit Spring Chen Huai'an knew about. Perhaps he was cultivating near the Spirit Spring right now, absorbing the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth around it.

"No, I can't just let this go. That Spirit Spring belongs to me, Zhang Hu. No one else can lay a finger on it." Zhang Hu rose and walked outside.

"Someone, come with me to that trash's residence and see what's going on with him."

Accompanied by two lackeys, Zhang Hu arrived at Chen Huai'an's residence.

"Damn it, why is this guy here?" Chen Huai'an had just finished cultivating when he heard movement outside. Through the crack in the door, he saw that the visitor was Zhang Hu.

The moment he saw him, Chen Huai'an knew that Zhang Hu had come looking with others because the matter had been exposed. They had discovered Wang Tong's death and come to trouble him.

However, Chen Huai'an was not yet prepared to tear off all pretenses and confront them head-on.

It was not that he feared them. It was simply that fighting them head-on now would not bring him any benefit.

What if they injured him? What would he do about tomorrow's entry test?

Therefore, Chen Huai'an could only endure.

"Damn bastard, you'd better pray that one day you don't end up alone in my hands. Otherwise, I'll definitely kill you." Chen Huai'an clenched his fists, went to a secluded corner of the room, and entered the Spirit Gourd Space with a thought.