Zhao Lin sent the letter, remembering that he hadn't been home for almost a month, so he bought a Tibetan sword cold fish, two catties of spirit beast meat and a bag of spirit rice at the market, and went down the mountain to Cuiwei Peak.

Cuiwei Peak is located in the southern part of Hanchi County, the mountain is gentle and open, and the scenery is beautiful, and most of the families of the monks in the county settled here.

Although mortals can't cultivate, they have always been nurtured by spiritual energy in the mountains, and occasionally they can get some longevity pills, which are longer than living in the mortal world.

Along the flat part of the mountainside, hundreds of houses are connected together, with blue bricks and tiles, which is quite chic.

In addition to private houses, there are also schools, medical centers, shops, restaurants, teahouses, and weavers...... It's all in one town.

Although the Xuanyuan Continent is called the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the number of mortals is actually far greater than that of monks.

Zhao Lin bought a five-room house in the east of the town for his mother, brother and sister-in-law's family to live in.

When I returned home, I gave the fish and rice to my sister-in-law, and went into the house to talk to my mother about family life.

"Lin Er is back!"

Mother Zhao was nourished by the aura, and her body became more and more tough.

When she first learned that Zhao Lin was the legendary "immortal", Zhao's mother was still a little unaccustomed to it, and she was always cautious when talking to him, for fear that she would say something wrong.

But after getting along for a long time, I found that my son was still the same son, and I gradually returned to my former appearance.

Today, Zhao Changxing also went home to visit relatives, and when he entered the door, he saw his mother scraping the spirit fish in the kitchen, and knew that Zhao Lin was back, and said happily: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, and you have a good mouth!" ”

"If you don't cultivate well, what are you doing when you come back?"

Zhao Shan held the cigarette pouch pole and reprimanded in a deep voice.

"Didn't I come back to see your old man?"

Zhao Changxing called Qu Dao.

"Don't keep talking about Changxing, he's a monk."

Zhao Shan's wife gave him a blank look, "The meal is almost ready, you go to the school to pick up Jing'er and Wan'er." ”

Zhao Shan's second son, Zhao Jingzhi, and youngest daughter Zhao Wan, have been studying in the town's school since they came to Hanchi County.

"He is an immortal, and I am also his son."

Zhao Shan knocked the cigarette pouch on the ground twice, got up and walked out, and after a while, he came back with a pair of children.

"Uncle!"

"Uncle is here......"

As soon as Zhao Jingzhi and Zhao Wan entered the door, they pounced on Zhao Lin and shouted with a smile.

"Alas, the eldest brother is also here, why don't you ignore me?"

Zhao Changxing sighed helplessly.

Zhao Lin rubbed the heads of his nephew and niece, and a warmth swelled in his heart, although he was aiming for the Great Dao of Immortality, the Great Dao was not ruthless.

The avenue is ruthless, why create heaven and earth?

The avenue is ruthless, why run the sun and the moon?

The avenue is ruthless, how to nourish all things?

Maybe in the end, you will end up alone, but this does not mean that you have to be mean and unkind, at least this is not your own way.

When it was getting late, Zhao Lin said goodbye to his family.

Before leaving, he took out two bottles of pills and said to Zhao Shan: "Brother, this is Yishou Pill and Yangyuan Pill, for you, your sister-in-law and your mother." ”

Zhao Shan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Alas! These pills have been used for a lot of good deeds and stones, right? ”

Zhao Changxing interjected: "Dad, it's not a stone, it's a spirit stone." ”

Zhao Shan glared at him, and Zhao Changxing quickly shut up.

Zhao Lin said with a smile: "Brother also knows good deeds and spirit stones? ”

Zhao Shan scratched his hair, "Actually, I don't understand, I heard people say that cultivation requires a lot of pills." You can take care of yourself first, don't always send things home, we're all fine. ”

"If the family doesn't talk about it, it doesn't cost much."

Zhao Lin waved his hand, not caring about the authenticity, he always remembered in his heart that he had just crossed over, and his brother was going around to seek medical advice behind his back.

Spring went to autumn, and another four months passed in a blink of an eye.

In the spiritual cave, Zhao Lin crossed his knees on the ground, exerting all the aura in his body, and impacting the "Heavenly Sudden Hole" located between the two clavicles.

The fourth layer of Qi refining has been completed, as long as you break through the Heavenly Breakthrough, you will enter the fifth layer of Qi refining!

The barrier on the outer layer of the spiritual aperture is extremely tough, and no matter how it is impacted, it never shows a single gap.

The aura is agitated, and the blood is churning.

That layer of skin is like a reef under the impact of a huge wave, seemingly crumbling, but it always stands.

"It's been five days since I rushed to the level, and with my current state, it is impossible to break through even if I stay in the spirit cave for another five days, so it seems that I have to use the Chong Qi Pill to give it a try."

Zhao Lin's heart moved, and there was an extra blue pill in his hand.

This pill is called Chongqi Dan, and it was bought by Zhao Lin with two hundred good deeds, plus five hundred spirit stones.

This pill is specially used to break through the barrier of the outer layer of the spiritual aperture.

It is an elixir that was researched and refined by an alchemist more than a hundred years ago.

The original intention of this alchemist was to refine an elixir that could calm the mind and nourish the mind, but after taking it, it could not achieve the expected effect at all, but he accidentally rushed away from the spiritual aperture that had not been loosened for many years.

The alchemist was overjoyed, and immediately publicized the matter, and named the pill Chongqiao Dan.

It's a pity that after the advent of the pill, no one has been interested.

No one believes that there is such an elixir in the world, otherwise wouldn't everyone be able to build a foundation?

Only an old monk who was over sixty years old and had been stagnant for a long time was willing to give it a try, but he didn't expect that after taking it, as the alchemist said, he would rush through the spiritual aperture that had been sealed for many years in one fell swoop.

"I broke through!"

The old monk burst into tears.

The monks then rushed to buy the Chongqiao Pill, and since then it has been out of control, and even monks from other states have traveled thousands of miles to join the ranks of rushing to buy.

Even though this alchemist was refining the pill day and night, it was still in short supply.

However, as more and more people took the pill, the monks gradually discovered that the pill had great side effects.

The Chong Qi Pill can forcibly condense the spiritual power, making it as sharp as a knife and a sword, which is certainly conducive to impacting the spiritual aperture, but it is also extremely damaging to the spiritual aperture.

If you don't pay attention to it, you will pierce the spiritual aperture into seven holes.

Among the many monks who used the Punch Pill, seventy percent of the spiritual knots were damaged to varying degrees, and nearly half of them were permanently damaged.

Even if you are lucky enough not to be injured, if you continue to take the second pill, the chance of injury will be as high as 90%.

During this period, there was also a tragedy in which someone took three Chongqiao Pills in one go, but the meridians were broken, and his cultivation was lost, and he died because he couldn't accept such a big blow.

When the sect found out about this, they immediately stopped the Chongqiao Pill and banned its formula.

The alchemist knew that he had caused a big disaster, and fearing reprisals, so he fled overnight, and since then he has been incognito and has not been traced ever since.

Many years later, the alchemist died, and no one knew about its refining method anymore.

However, this elixir is not completely extinct!

At that time, many monks bought the Chongqiao Pill, but after learning the truth, they did not dare to take it, and they were reluctant to throw it away, so they kept it in their hands or secretly resold it to others.

Although the Chong Qi Pill is harmful, the anxiety of cultivation will always exist.

There are always some people who are willing to take risks, holding the idea of "cultivation is already unprogressable, in case of luck, one more spiritual aperture" to buy the Chongqi Pill......

Zhao Lin had reached the peak of the fourth layer of qi refining more than three months ago, but he had never been able to go any further.

He knew very well that this was limited by talent.

No matter how much you use external forces, your spiritual root is only of medium grade, and it is contrary to common sense to cultivate to the fifth layer of qi refining in three years, and the resistance you face is not ordinarily large.

After thinking about it, he decided to try his luck at the bazaar.

In addition to the pills refined by the alchemists of this county, some of them were transported from other places, and there may be a windfall.

Zhao Lin walked around the bazaar, and whenever there was a shop selling pills, he would go in and inquire if there were any pills that could help break through in the middle stage of qi refining.

But the answer I got was either no, or it was the Condensing Qi Pill and the Huanggu Dan.

Zhao Lin naturally knew these two pills, and they had already taken them, which were not suitable for his current situation.

When I walked to the end of the market, I suddenly saw a shop called "Wakido" with a couplet next to the door.

The upper link is: the elixir formula, the essence of materia medica.

The next link is: Dexin years, harmony and wealth.

"A new store?"

Zhao Lin remembered that there was no such store last year, so he walked in.

The store was empty, with only one guy and the shopkeeper.

To Zhao Lin's surprise, the guy was actually a monk, and his cultivation was still in the middle stage of qi refining, unlike most shops that only used mortals or mortal spirit root cultivators as buddies in order to save costs.

The shopkeeper was a sixty-year-old man with a ruddy complexion and very well-dressed.

Zhao Lin walked in the door, and the two looked up at the same time.

The guy was obviously stunned for a moment, and quickly stepped forward and said, "What elixir does the guest officer need, to nourish his body, heal his wounds or to practice?" ”

"Cultivation, it is best to help break through the first spiritual aperture of the level......"

Zhao Lin briefly said his requirements, while looking at the containers on both sides.

He found that the price of the pills here was very expensive, at least twenty percent more expensive than other places, and he couldn't help frowning secretly, thinking that no wonder no one patronized it.

Without waiting for the guy to answer, the shopkeeper walked out from the counter and bowed his hand, "In the Tiandao, the shopkeeper of the Xiahe Qitang, may I ask your surname?" ”

Zhao Lin politely returned the salute, "Don't be surnamed Zhao." ”

Shopkeeper Tian smiled slightly, "The location of my store is not good, Zhao Daoyou can find here, he must have asked many families, right?" ”

Zhao Lin said calmly: "That's true, if your store only has pills such as Qi Condensing Pill and Huanggu Dan, you don't need to mention it." ”

"Yes, there are ......"

Shopkeeper Tian paused deliberately, and said unhurriedly: "I wonder if Your Excellency is interested in illicit medicine?" ”

"Illicit?"

Zhao Lin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which one?" ”

The so-called private drugs are relative to the main drugs.

Orthodox medicine refers to the pills that have been recognized by the sect, widely used, and verified to be effective, such as the Blood Tonifying Pill, Ning Yuan Dan, Zhuji Dan and so on.

Private medicine, on the other hand, is an alchemist who refines himself and has not been identified by the sect, or has not passed the identification at all.

Private drugs are usually very unstable, some are too violent, and the side effects are extremely great; Some of the medicines are weak and have little effect when taken; Some become addicted after taking it, and once the drug is stopped, various discomforts occur.

The sect is not allowed to sell illicit medicines, but many monks are desperate on the path, so they pin their hopes on illicit medicines.

"Chong Qi Dan."

Shopkeeper Tian slowly spit out three words.

Zhao Lin's heart jumped, and he said in a deep voice: "This elixir has been banned a long time ago, right?" ”

He is no longer a rookie who has just entered the cultivation, so he has naturally heard of the name of Chong Qi Dan, and when he first heard about this elixir, he was quite sorry in his heart.

The Chong Qi Pill damages the spiritual aperture, and it is extremely risky for ordinary monks to take it, but they have the spirit of the pipa catfish, which can instantly recover the wound, so there is no need to worry about it.

It's a pity that this pill is almost extinct and it is difficult to find it on the market, so Zhao Lin doubts the authenticity of the shopkeeper's words.

"Yes, it's banned."

Shopkeeper Tian smiled slightly, lowered his voice and said, "My Chong Qi Pill is from an outer sect. ”

After speaking, he led Zhao Lin to sit down, instructed the man to serve tea, and then explained the origin of the pill to Zhao Lin.

It turned out that Chongqiao Dan was very popular back then, and the price continued to rise, so that it was difficult to find a Dan.

When some profiteers discovered the business opportunities, they used various means to collect Chongqiao Dan and prepared to engage in a set of hoarding.

As soon as the sect's decree came out, the price of Chongqiao Pill plummeted, and anyone who dared to sell it was confiscated and severely punished.

These profiteers were unwilling to let the pill fall in their hands, so they came up with a bad move.

Because Chongqiao Dan is only famous in the Chenghua Sect, many surrounding sects do not know the inside story.

They transported the pills to the outer sect to sell, and in the name of the miracle medicine, they sold all the pills before others found out the harm, and made a lot of money.

However, the paper couldn't contain the fire, and the outer sect quickly discovered the problem and listed the Chongqiao Pill as a forbidden pill.

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Tian twisted his beard and looked at Zhao Lin, "Although there is no Chong Qi Pill within my sect, there are a few overseas pills, and the old man's pill is from this path." ”

It turned out to be an export to domestic sales......

This explanation is reasonable, Zhao Lin thought for a while, stared at the shopkeeper Tian and said, "I heard that the Chong Qi Pill damaged the spiritual aperture. ”

Damaging the spirit is for others, although Zhao Lin is not worried, he must find out what the other party thinks.

Shopkeeper Tian laughed and picked up the teacup on the table, "It's hard to say this old man, on the way of cultivation, which one is not overcoming obstacles and going through dangers?" ”

"If Zhao Daoyou is interested, let's continue to talk, if you are worried, the old man is not reluctant."

Zhao Lin deliberately pondered for a long time and asked: "The Chongqi Pill has been banned for many years, and no one knows about the shape and taste of the pill, how can you distinguish the authenticity of the pill?" ”

"Zhao Daoyou is right."

Shopkeeper Tian nodded, "It's true that no one can identify its authenticity, but the old man can guarantee that the origin of the pill is absolutely fine." ”

"If you don't believe it, you can go to the inner hall to have a look."

After that, he walked to the door of the inner hall and turned sideways.

Zhao Lin released his divine sense to probe, and after confirming that there was no one in the inner hall and no magic circle was arranged, he got up and walked in.

"Zhao Daoyou, wait a minute, the old man will come when he goes."

Shopkeeper Tian invited Zhao Lin to sit down and left by himself.

After a while, Shopkeeper Tian appeared in front of Zhao Lin again, with an extra brocade box in his hand.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a look."

Shopkeeper Tian put the brocade box on the table, slowly opened it, and then turned to Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin stared at it and saw a smooth and round purple gourd in the brocade box.

"This is a black gourd?"

The black gourd is a kind of spiritual wood produced from crossing, and the fruit is shaped like a gourd, with a hard texture and a strong regeneration ability.

Monks often use it to preserve the precious elixir, cut off the head of the gourd, put the elixir in it, and in less than an hour, the head will heal automatically, sealing the elixir.

The five elements of the black gourd are balanced, and the pill is kept in it, even after hundreds of years, the medicinal properties are still the same. (End of chapter)