Something Is Off About This Blacksmith
Chapter 673

A thread of hope

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"What? Sold?"

Before Qin Tiexin could speak, Lin Chuan stood up first, and the chair slid back, making a harsh friction sound.

"When was it sold?" He looked at Xu Ying, "Ying'er, why have I never heard of you mentioning it?"

Xu Ying smiled bitterly and motioned for him to sit down first.

"I was not in the workshop that day, but I heard what the elders in the family told me." She said, "It happened suddenly, and my family didn't take it seriously at all. After all, the elixir had been there for almost twenty years, and many people came to ask about it, but not many people actually bought it. It was mainly used as a signboard for our Jade Cauldron Pill Pavilion."

Lin Chuan then slowly sat down, his brows still furrowed.

Xu Ying continued, "Someone came that day. After entering the workshop, he didn't look at anything else and went straight to the Life-Extension Pill. My family paid 600,000 for Lower-Grade Spirit Stone. I wanted to find out the price. But the man didn't even blink, he took out a Storage Bag from his pocket, ordered 600,000 Spirit Stone on the spot, took the elixir and left."

She paused.

"According to the guy on duty, that man has at least one million Spirit Stone in his bag."

Qin Tiexin frowned.

Six hundred thousand, without blinking an eye. One million Spirit Stone is carried with him. This man has a lot of background.

He originally had a glimmer of hope that if he could raise Spirit Stone, he could extend his uncle's life span, and then think about the future. Unexpectedly, as soon as he found the way, the elixir was intercepted not long ago.

This luck is really bad.

"Do you know, fellow Daoist Xu, who is buying elixirs?" He asked one more question.

Xu Ying shook his head.

"The man was obviously troubled. He looked like a dying old man. His back was stooped and he was shaking when he walked. But several uncles in the shop couldn't detect his true cultivation level." She said, "He disappeared after leaving the Jade Cauldron Pill Pavilion door. No one could see which way he was going."

Qin Tiexin is silent.

Disguise your appearance, hold back your interest, spend generously, and leave immediately after buying.

This kind of behavior is not ordinary Rogue Cultivator.

Just as he was thinking, Xu Ying turned his head and glanced at him.

"Senior Brother Ming, speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you."

Qin Tiexin was stunned.

"About me?"

Xu Ying nodded.

"Yes. According to the memories of the friend who met that person before, this person put all his net worth of 300,000 Spirit Stone on you Senior Brother Ming the day before the finals."

"At that time, your odds had more than tripled. Later, when you won the first prize, the man turned around and took away millions of Spirit Stone from the casino."

"Then, my Jade Cauldron Pill Pavilion arrived the same day and bought the Life-Extension Pill."

Lin Chuan opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and said after a while, "So, it was Senior Brother Ming himself who 'sent' Life-Extension Pill away?"

Qin Tiexin couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.

He didn't even know there was such a person. Before the finals, his mind was filled with the instructions of Xiao Wan, extension arm, and Chen Xi, and he didn't bother to look at the betting odds.

But it just happened to be such a coincidence.

The man made a fortune from him, and took the lead and bought what he was looking for.

"That's all." He shook his head, "There's no one to blame for this kind of thing."

He slowly thought about it.

Heavenly South Domain is so big that he is not the only one who needs Life-Extension Pill.

Martial Uncle Wu's life span is about to end, and there are people who are also waiting for this elixir to extend their lives, including their loved ones.

It's just that he was a step late, that's all.

"Fellow Daoist Xu." He stopped pestering and asked instead, "Besides the Life-Extension Pill and Jade Cauldron Pill Pavilion, are there any other life-extending elixirs or spiritual herbs? It doesn't matter if they are of a lower grade."

Xu Ying thought for a while and shook his head.

"No more." She said, "Now the only ones left in the market are Qi Refinement Realm and Life-Extension Pill medicines and herbs used by mortals. And each time the life is extended, it only lasts for twenty years at most, and Qi Refining Late Stage is ineffective."

"The price is not cheap either. The Life-Extension Pill used by the Qi Refinement Realm costs nearly a thousand Spirit Stone each. Even if it is for mortals, herbs such as life extension will cost hundreds of Spirit Stone."

She raised her eyes and looked at Qin Tiexin, with a calm tone in her voice that only a medical practitioner could have.

"Those who need this kind of elixir cannot afford it, and those who can afford it don't rely on it to survive."

"Senior Brother Ming Need it?"

Qin Tiexin wanted to shake his head.

He is looking for the elixir for Martial Uncle Wu. Martial Uncle Wu has been stuck in Foundation Establishment Middle Stage for more than two hundred years. This Qi Refinement Realm and Life-Extension Pill are of no use to him.

But as he spoke, he suddenly remembered something.

Counting this year, it has been almost five years since he left Great Xuan.

This trip back to Azure Xuan Region, if he had time, he had to think of a way to go back to Great Xuan to see if Ink City's blacksmith shop was still there, and whether Zhou Cang's uncle was still strong.

Zhou Cang is also old. A mortal with no spiritual power Nourishment and a broken leg. I don't know how he has been living in the past few years.

"Prepare a few for me." Qin Tiexin changed his words, "Qi Refinement Realm and below, and some for mortals."

Qin Tiexin thought for a while and added another sentence.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I have an elder who is a mortal and has never practiced cultivation. He is now nearly seventy and one of his legs was cut off. Is there any way to make it grow back?"

Xu Ying did not rush to answer, but first asked, "Is the severed limb still there? Was it reattached at that time? How long has it been since?"

"It's been more than five years." Qin Tiexin said, "The severed limb has long since disappeared, and the wound has scabbed over."

Xu Ying sighed lightly and shook his head.

"If this is the case, I'm afraid there won't be any elixir that can do it."

Qin Tiexin frowned.

"Not even second-level elixirs?"

"No." Xu Ying said, with the certainty of a medical practitioner in his voice, "The principle of elixirs for amputated limbs Regeneration is to consume a large amount of the injured person's own vitality and Qi and Blood, and then stimulate the fracture to regenerate. The elder Senior Brother Ming is talking about is just a mortal."

"The Qi and Blood in a mortal body cannot support an entire leg of Regeneration."

"If it's a minor injury like a broken finger, we might still be able to discuss it. But a thigh's lifespan will be exhausted before it's finished growing. Before the medicine has finished its effects, the person will collapse first."

"To break the bones of a mortal Regeneration, I'm afraid only Nascent Soul Cultivator takes action and uses his own Law Power to force the release, Nourishment, then there is a chance."

Qin Tiexin sighed.

It turns out that monks are not omnipotent after all.

His idea of helping Master Zhou Cang reattach that leg seemed to be unsuccessful.

However, Xu Ying just mentioned "a small injury like a finger", which actually woke him up.

"Fellow Daoist Xu," he asked, "I have a good friend who is also a mortal in his twenties. The upper half of his palm and four fingers were cut off. Is it possible to use the pill you mentioned?"

"This is okay." Xu Ying nodded, with a slightly calm expression, "A first-level Bone-Regenerating and Flesh-Mending Pill is enough. But an additional Essence Restoration Pill is needed to prevent overdrafting his lifespan and body."

"If he refuses to obey Essence Restoration Pill, even if his fingers grow back, his physique will continue to decline and his longevity will be greatly reduced."

"After taking Essence Restoration Pill, the medicinal power will be drawn from the elixir instead of forcibly extracting his own Essence Blood. However, it will still cost him one to three years of life."

One to three years.

Compared with the price of a crippled life, Tu Dazhu's temperament would make him not even frown.

"Then please trouble fellow Daoist Xu, Bone-Regenerating and Flesh-Mending Pill, Essence Restoration Pill, and a few more Life-Extension Pill, and prepare them for me as well." Qin Tiexin said.

Xu Ying nodded and wrote down the name.

The room became quiet again.

Qin Tiexin didn't get up in a hurry, Martial Uncle Wu's matter was still weighing on his mind.

"Fellow Daoist Xu." He finally asked, "Is there really no other way?"

Xu Ying glanced at him and his eyes softened.

"Senior Brother Ming Don't worry." She said, "Can you tell me the situation of your elder in detail? Maybe there are other solutions besides Life-Extension Pill."

Qin Tiexin pondered for a moment and then said what he could.

"This uncle, two hundred years ago, was a genius in cultivation. Later, the sect underwent great changes. In order to protect the sect, he had to burn his own cultivation and energy. As a result, his foundation was damaged, making it difficult for him to make further progress."

"Now nearly two hundred years have passed, and his lifespan has reached its limit. There is no more possibility of Core Formation."

"The foundation is damaged unless the foundation can be repaired first. But even if it is repaired, at his current age, there will be no time to rebuild it to Golden Core."

Xu Ying didn't say anything, and only asked the person's age, injury, and daily complexion in detail.

Qin Tiexin answered them one by one. I did not hide anything I could say.

Xu Ying After listening, he lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers on the edge of the table unconsciously.

She thought for a long time before raising her head with a solemn expression.

"Senior Brother Ming, I have a way."

"It's just that this method is extremely risky. It uses a special kind of elixir."

"I wonder if Senior Brother Ming can accept it."

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