Chapter 77: Refining the Body with Precious Medicine (Sanjiang)

  PS: This chapter is an additional 300 votes for Sanjiang. There are only three days left for Sanjiang, let's see if we can add another chapter?

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  "I have confessed everything I know to you, and am willing to serve as your master, servant or slave. I only ask that you spare my life. I do not wish to return to the outside world again, but rather remain in this blessed land to cultivate my heart and serve my master with loyalty and diligence." The old man with a hump on his back had by now completely abandoned his former pride, and was willing to be a humble servant.

  "...Li Mang fell silent for a moment before finally laughing: "The old man is indeed pure."

  Upon hearing this, the originally respectful old man with a humpbacked face suddenly changed color, his face as red as if he had just crawled out of a coffin, and asked in a trembling voice: "I have already cooperated and told you everything, why do you still want to burn your bridges after crossing the river?"

  All this was nonsense. Li Meng didn't respond, he simply expressionlessly picked up his thin body and walked to the edge of Lixu River.

  "Isn't this river beautiful?" Li Mang asked.

  "Don't drown me, no matter what conditions you offer, I'll unconditionally agree to them, really!" Lixia water was very beautiful, but the hunchbacked old man had no heart to appreciate it at this time, loudly protesting and begging for mercy. He seemed to have already guessed what Li Mang wanted to do.

  But in fact, the hunchbacked old man was only half right.

  "Don't worry, I'm not going to drown you." Li Mang shook his head, but in the next moment, he suddenly threw the hunchbacked old man forward without warning.

  "Boom!"

  Li Mang actually didn't lie, he really wasn't going to drown the hunchbacked old man. Although the hunchbacked old man was seriously injured and his body was tied up with ropes, after all, he was an old freak with nearly fifty years of cultivation, so hiding in the water for a few hours was no big deal. However, the bloody smell from the wounds on his body attracted a group of ferocious fish, which savagely devoured his flesh and bones, as well as the clothes on his body, leaving nothing behind.

  The water was a dark, murky expanse, with red blood mist occasionally being squeezed out from the fish schools. Although it wasn't his first time seeing this, Li Mang still felt a chill run down his spine.

  The school of fish gradually dispersed, and the water of Lijiang River quickly returned to its clarity. That patch of blood-red seemed to have never existed, forever to remain only in Li Mang's memory.

  It's not that Li Meng is petty, but he's worried. The hunchbacked old man is a master several times stronger than him, and letting him live in the Mountain and Sea Scripture space will become a huge source of trouble. Under the temptation of interests, all loyalty will become worthless. If the hunchbacked old man didn't think about killing him to occupy the cave, Li Meng wouldn't believe it even if he said so. The world of cultivators is not a utopia, cheating and killing each other for treasure is the mainstream consciousness.

  "I'm a good person, I only kill bad people, those who want to kill me!" Li Mang gazed at the clear water surface and whispered to himself, trying to soothe his own fear. He had killed again, although not with his own hands, but the method was more brutal than ever before, and he couldn't forget the old man's terrified struggles in the water.

  I am a good person, I only kill bad people, those who want to kill me... This is not only Li Meng's self-consolation, but also his creed.

  After dealing with the hunchbacked old man, Li Meng returned to the stove and found that the turtle shell had been cooked ahead of time.

  "The flavor is quite rich and fragrant, but I don't know how much it will boost my strength this time!" Li Mang was eagerly anticipating the results of his two-day hard work.

  Although this crisis has been passed, Li Mang knew that it was only a temporary reprieve. The "inner hawk" lurking in the Huang Yang courtyard was like a sharp blade hanging over his head, which could kill him at any time. Therefore, improving his own strength was imperative, and only by doing so could he survive. With every increase in strength, there would be more opportunities.

  While thinking, Li Mang had already turned off the gas and hurriedly fetched a bowl of chopsticks to scoop up a bowl of hot medicinal soup and sent it into his mouth.

  "Hmm..." Li Meng's eyes lit up, but he didn't say a word, and without even bothering to blow on it, he sent the steaming hot food straight into his mouth.

  This pot of elixir is not considered a success, far from the perfection of the Ghost Doctor's previous one. However, it has an advantage in terms of materials used. Whether it's the Xuan Gui or Yang Ling San and other ingredients, this pot of elixir surpasses its opponent in terms of material quality. The flavor is also unmatched by any external medicine. In terms of taste alone, this half-finished product has already won.

  Before he knew it, a large bowl of iron body porridge had all gone into his belly. Just as Li Meng was eager to serve himself another bowl, he suddenly found that his body had turned bright red, with a scorching hot feeling like a fierce fire burning his body, and hot sweat mixed with dirt oozed out from his pores.

  "How can the effect of the medicine be so great!" Li Mang's face changed slightly.

  He didn't even think about it, not to mention the mysterious turtle, Yang Ling's participation was just a matter of putting a few hundred-year-old or even thousand-year-old things into the pot. The spiritual energy in it is terrifying to imagine. As for Gui Yi's stew, although there are dozens of medicinal materials, it's already good if they can average over a hundred years old, and even the main ingredient, Hu Bao, is a degenerated ancient beast, let alone being comparable.

  "Cheers!"

  Bang!

  "Hurrah......"

  Li Mang was already experienced in dealing with "eating to bursting", so he didn't panic, put down his bowl and chopsticks and ran to the side of the Osmanthus tree to vent, still practicing controlling his internal power. In this intense exercise, the medicinal effect of the Body Tempering Pill was brought out to the extreme, Li Mang's tendons and bones as well as his skin were thoroughly cleansed and consolidated, and the speed of his improvement could make all cultivators jealous.

  With one energy consumption, Li Mang still didn't stop, but instead drank the second bowl and continued to train, so the cycle went on, and more than a dozen bowls of precious medicine essence were all eaten by him.

  "Cheers!" "Clang!"

  A cassia tree that two people could hardly put their arms around finally couldn't withstand the battering of several hours and came crashing down with a loud creak.

  "Haha, cool!" Li Meng burst out laughing, feeling like eating ice cream on a hot summer day. It was a refreshing and exhilarating joy, the powerful strength made him feel safe and solid.

  It must be said that Li Mang, despite not lacking in ancient beast spirits and demon beasts, has found it extremely difficult to make any progress since entering the 20-year cultivation period. But now, with the successful refinement of the Black Tortoise's Body Refining Broth, he suddenly had a major breakthrough, which is truly rare and also shows the importance of taking precious medicine.

  In addition, the main effect of this treasure medicine is still to temper the body. Li Mang can feel that his physical quality has improved greatly, and his physical strength even exceeds his own cultivation realm. This is rare and precious, after all, the body is the foundation of cultivation.

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  At this time, the outside world was already 8 o'clock in the morning. Li Meng tidied up his personal hygiene at Lixi Water and returned to the outside world. He came to Zhangjiajie for a big purchase. In addition to the usual items needed on Zhao Yang Mountain, he also specially purchased a large number of banana seedlings, as well as a large quantity of various fruits.

  At noon, Li Meng found a deserted place to put these things into the Shan Hai Jing, and transported some fruits from Zhao Yao Mountain to Tang Ting Mountain.

  It's strange to say, since the first 'killing a chicken to scare a monkey', the ancient white ape in Tangting Mountain no longer attacked him, but only kept a distant vigil, occasionally baring its teeth and waving its claws to issue warnings, but that was all.

  Li Mang found a place and put down a basket of bananas on the ground, along with some apples and peaches. The quantity wasn't much. Then he ignored them and paddled back with his bamboo raft. Since it was bait, of course he couldn't give them too much delicious food at once. He just let them taste the sweetness for now, and wait until next time to come again. Who knows, maybe a group of ancient white apes would be waiting eagerly for him...

  Li Meng didn't forget that he still had a mission to pretend to be a boyfriend, so after returning to the real world, he bought some fruits, gold jewelry, mobile phones and other gifts. After several transfers, he finally took a tricycle in a small town and rushed to Tianmen Village again.

  Rural areas are not as particular as cities, and it's not necessary to have a car or a house in a big city, or to meet strict requirements such as "door-to-door" matches. As long as the person has skills, is kind-hearted, and is not a bad person, parents generally will not interfere with their children's marriages. Of course, if the daughter likes someone who can't even support himself, or is unreliable in various ways, that's a different story.

  So Li Meng's action of rushing to see his "father-in-law" by tricycle was not impolite, and the gifts he bought were not cheap either. The gold jewelry was worth tens of thousands, and the mobile phone was also the best one, which is already a thick gift in rural areas. As long as he gives Xiaojia a few big red envelopes when leaving, this task will be considered perfectly completed.

  However, things didn't turn out as beautifully as he had imagined. This time, meeting the "son-in-law" was not only highly valued by Xiaojia's family, but also somehow reached the ears of the "crown prince" in the neighboring village, which made him furious. At this moment, he rode his motorcycle and hurried to Tianmen Village with a loud rumble.

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  PS: Thank you to the little fool in the book for rewarding 10,000 starting coins, and I will add one more chapter. In addition, I still owe two chapters from M Tiger and Bajie, accumulating three chapters of arrears.