Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 54: Let’s Fight to Our Heart’s Content Tonight
7:45 AM.
Narrow Rain Lane.
The snow piled up thickly, making a creaking sound underfoot, while the dark clouds gradually dispersed above, with warm sunlight spilling onto Qin Gengyun’s shoulders.
Qin Gengyun walked into Narrow Rain Lane and happened to encounter Zhang Chengdao, who asked in surprise:
"Taoist Friend Qin, didn’t you check in today?"
Qin Gengyun smiled and replied, "I missed my wife, so I came back to see her."
Zhang Chengdao was even more surprised, as if he didn’t recognize Qin Gengyun. Qin Gengyun was usually reticent and reserved, since when had he become so outgoing?
Qin Gengyun laughed heartily, "Taoist Friend Zhang, I’m heading back now."
After speaking, he strode forward, reaching his rented home, opened the door, and shouted:
"Dear... Taoist Friend Qiu, I’m back!"
This "dear" he dared to say casually outside, but in front of Qiu Zhihe, he still didn’t dare to call her that.
It seemed like something always stood between them. If there ever came a day when he could call her "dear" face to face, and Qiu Zhihe was willing to call him "husband," maybe then they would truly be husband and wife.
Qiu Zhihe was sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating with her eyes closed, and only opened her eyes slowly when she heard Qin Gengyun’s voice.
Qin Gengyun strode over, kicked off his shoes, jumped onto the bed, and sat beside Qiu Zhihe:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, from now on, I won’t go to the Spirit Pill Workshop. I can keep you company every day!"
At that moment, Qin Gengyun’s feelings were indescribable, akin to the joy and relief he had imagined countless times in a previous life after winning a huge lottery and resigning from that grimy chemical factory.
In his excitement, Qin Gengyun raised his arm to embrace Qiu Zhihe’s fragrant shoulder, laughing heartily:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, outside the snow is pure white, poetic and artistic. Why don’t we declare our love in broad daylight..."
"Go practice alchemy."
Before his hand could make contact, that slender shoulder had already slipped away, and a cool voice reached his ears.
Reluctantly, he got off the bed, turned back, and said:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, then tonight..."
Qiu Zhihe glanced at him, "Eight pills today, then we can talk."
"Alright! Just you wait for my success in alchemy!"
Qin Gengyun immediately walked into the kitchen, only to find four Jade Spirit Flowers already placed beside the Pill Furnace. There were four more growing in the spirit plant pot nearby, along with Clear Mountain Chrysanthemum and Detoxifying Insect Flower needed for refining the Yuqing Pill.
It turned out Qiu Zhihe had long prepared the materials he needed for the day.
How virtuous my wife is!
Qin Gengyun shouted loudly outside, "Taoist Friend Qiu, thank you!"
No response came, but Qin Gengyun smiled, unfazed.
Before alchemy, there was one important matter he needed to confirm.
Taking out a Yuqing Pill he had refined the previous day, Qin Gengyun placed it in his mouth and swallowed it.
Then he sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, focusing on the movements within his meridians and Spirit Field.
The Yuqing Pill transformed into a wisp of cool energy in his abdomen, circulating through his meridians and entering the Spirit Field.
But it was blocked at the entrance by accumulated Pill Poison, forming a barrier like a gate, preventing the flow of Spiritual Energy.
Qin Gengyun opened his eyes, thought for a moment, then took another Yuqing Pill and swallowed it.
Now with two streams of cooler energy in his body, he attacked the Pill Poison Gate blocking the Spirit Field, and the black gate seemed to tremble slightly.
Qin Gengyun was overjoyed and gulped down two more Yuqing Pills consecutively.
With the force of four streams of energy, the gate started to crack open just a sliver.
"There’s hope!"
Resolutely, Qin Gengyun swallowed the remaining four Yuqing Pills.
Eight streams of energy transformed into a giant siege hammer, smashing against the Pill Poison Gate!
Boom!
The black gate was breached with a small hole!
It wasn’t very large, but Qin Gengyun could already feel the long-lost movement of Spiritual Energy in his Spirit Field!
Though not as smooth as before the poison, it was enough to make Qin Gengyun deliriously happy!
He had finally reopened his path to cultivation.
Aside from dual cultivation, he could practice on his own again!
Qin Gengyun pondered a bit and began to focus on his alchemy.
By 5 p.m., he had successfully produced eight Yuqing Pills.
He swallowed three more, attempting to break through the Pill Poison Gate further.
But this time, it was futile. No matter how the energy struck, the gate remained immovable.
It seemed that making a hole was the limit of what the Yuqing Pill could achieve.
Even with the highest quality Yuqing Pills, if they were ordinary ones, swallowing even twenty at once would likely do nothing.
To break through the Pill Poison Gate even more, he would probably need to advance to a Second Tier Alchemist and refine high-quality Ice Purity Pills.
Qin Gengyun tried to meditate and cultivate, and indeed he could now guide the Spiritual Energy into his body, through the Spirit Field, and circulate through his meridians.
Only here, the Spiritual Energy is sparse in this rented house; wanting to rapidly improve cultivation through self-cultivation, external assistance is needed.
Spirit Marrow!
"Taoist Friend Qiu, I’m going out to buy things, I’ll be back soon."
Qin Gengyun immediately got up and went out, sprinting all the way to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion located south of Caifeng Street.
The Immortal Treasure Pavilion is a place that sells cultivator magical treasures and various cultivation resources, resembling the supermarkets from Qin Gengyun’s past life.
Inside, items range from automatic Jade Spirit Pillars specially for single female cultivators, to the Flying Swords that only late-period Qi cultivators qualify to possess; truly it has everything one could wish for.
Qin Gengyun entered the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, glanced around, and quickly found the shelves displaying Spirit Marrow.
There were rows of thumb-sized blue crystals neatly arranged on a vermillion red nanmu wood rack, and there were also several Spirit Beast Masters leading spiritual mastiffs and spiritual jackals on guard.
Qin Gengyun went over, and soon a lady approached him; he didn’t say much, took out twenty Spirit Stones, and bought two pieces.
Back home, he saw Qiu Zhihe was cooking porridge in the kitchen, so he didn’t go in, instead, sat cross-legged on the bed, took out a piece of Spirit Marrow and placed it in front of him.
As his fingers touched the Spirit Marrow, he began cultivating.
All of a sudden, the pure Spiritual Energy contained within the Spirit Marrow surged into his body like a river.
Such a small piece of Spirit Marrow had such abundant Spiritual Energy.
Indeed, it is a cultivation treasure that only cultivators in the late period of Qi cultivation have the conditions to use.
Qin Gengyun wanted to try, quickly entering the cultivation state.
An hour later, with a crack, the Spirit Marrow’s Spiritual Energy was exhausted, shattered into pieces.
In front of Qin Gengyun appeared illusory words:
[Cultivation +2]
[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Third-Layer, 38/500]
Indeed!
After opening a gap in the Pill Poison blocking the Spirit Field, further utilizing the Spirit Marrow, it truly can rapidly enhance cultivation!
Only this cost isn’t small, an hour consumed ten Spirit Stones.
This way of cultivating is truly extravagant!
However, the Pavilion Master’s investigation of the Clear Wind Powder was imminent, advancing to Qi Cultivation Fourth-Layer a moment earlier means a bit less danger.
The most important thing now is to quickly improve cultivation!
Of course, in terms of cost-effectiveness, dual cultivation is still more worthwhile.
Once dual cultivating can gain 3 points, taking just two and a half minutes, resting for a while can go again, without spending Spirit Stones, and can foster marital affection.
Truly high-efficiency, environmentally friendly and healthy!
The only problem is, my kidneys can’t take it.
Therefore, dual cultivation and self-cultivation must be pursued simultaneously!
Currently still 462 points short of Qi Cultivation Fourth-Layer.
If daily dual cultivation ten times, gaining 30 points, then spend three pieces of Spirit Marrow to cultivate for three hours, improving 6 points, daily total improvement is 36 points.
This way, at most in thirteen days, it can improve to Qi Cultivation Fourth-Layer!
Certainly, now to first complete the task my wife assigned to me.
Eight Yuqing Pills!
From 7 AM to midnight, eight hours later.
Qin Gengyun excitedly walked out of the kitchen: "Taoist Friend Qiu, I’ve done it!"
He successfully refined eight Yuqing Pills!
Qiu Zhihe sat at the table, withdrew her hand, and said to Qin Gengyun: "Eat."
The pot of scallion meat porridge in front of her was steaming hot, Qiu Zhihe served a bowl, placed it on the table.
Qin Gengyun sat down, looking at the steaming meat porridge, then glancing outside at the snow-covered scene, asked in surprise:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, you served this porridge three hours ago, in this cold day, how come it’s still hot?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Qiu Zhihe lowered her head and looked at the hot porridge in the pot, slightly lost.
Earlier she constantly used her body’s Li Fire to heat the bottom of the pot, that’s why the porridge stayed hot.
I did this not because I was worried that he wouldn’t have hot porridge after alchemy, purely to exercise my meticulous control of the Li Fire.
Yes, that’s it.
This man is merely a tool for me to restore my cultivation.
Qiu Zhihe looked up at Qin Gengyun with a glance: "Finish eating, then go to bed."
"Alright!"
Qin Gengyun agreed, immediately eating.
He knew Qiu Zhihe had many secrets on her, but who doesn’t have secrets in this world?
As long as he knew she wouldn’t harm him.
The two quickly finished this "late-night snack," Qin Gengyun gazed fervently at Qiu Zhihe, for the first time since getting married actively suggested to his wife:
"Taoist Friend Qiu, tonight... shall we have a good battle?"
