Qi An didn't even look at the coins, these currencies that can only be circulated in the mundane are of little use to the monks, and this kind of coins engraved with the words "Daqian Tongbao" can only be used in the land of Kyushu in the Daqian Dynasty, and if they go to other places, I am afraid that they will be completely useless.

After entering the Qianqing Academy, Qi An knew that there was not only one dynasty in this world, but also countless powerful countries, many of which were stronger than the Great Qian's national strength, for example, there was a Great Xia Dynasty in the north, and the land area was more than twice as vast as that of the Great Qian, and there were barbarians in the south, dozens of tribes, which were not worse than the Great Qian, and when they arrived in these places, the Great Qiantongbao was completely useless.

The common people of each region will only use the official currency issued by the local authorities, such as the Great Xia Dynasty in the north, where the currency in circulation is not coins, but ingots, and the tribes of the Southern Barbarians, who use a variety of engraved animal bones as the currency in circulation.

But for the cultivation realm, Yuanzhu is a real hard currency, and it is useful no matter where it goes.

Qi An killed an ape-headed iron-backed bear before and obtained two thousand yuan beads, and Huachen has more than a thousand here, all of which add up to more than three thousand, which can be regarded as a small fortune.

The last is the pill, the most in the storage bag is the Qi Nourishing Pill, a total of six bottles, each bottle of ten capsules, one of which uses nearly half, a total of fifty-six pills.

In addition to the Qi Nourishing Pill, there are also two bottles of pills, which Qi An has seen people take when he was in the demon slaying team, one is for healing, and the other is for detoxification.

Seeing these pills, Qi An remembered that the Qi Nourishing Pill was suitable for Qi Condensation Realm cultivators, containing a large amount of pure vitality, and after taking it, it could refine the medicinal power and enhance the true element, and he was currently a Qi Condensing Realm monk, and these Qi Nourishing Pills should also play a certain role in the improvement of the Soul Devouring True Qi.

So, Qi An sat down cross-legged, took out a pill of Qi Nourishing Pill and swallowed it in his mouth, wanting to see if this pill was effective for him.

The pill melted into the abdomen, turning into a warm and mellow pure vitality spread in the body, which was a bit like the effect of Qi An when he ate those three fruits in the depths of the Broken Soul Slope that day, but the vitality contained in a pill of Qi Nourishing Pill was too far worse than a fruit in terms of quality and quantity, and there was no feeling at all that it could not be digested and the body was about to burst.

Qi An didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran the exercises to refine this pure vitality. How do you know that as soon as the Soul Devouring True Qi touches this pure Yuan Qi, without Qi An's specific control, the Spirit Devouring True Qi will naturally devour and assimilate it.

As soon as Qi An felt it, he found that the Soul Devouring True Qi had grown slightly, obviously the Qi Cultivation Pill was effective, but the process was too fast, and it was completely different from the normal refining medicinal power.

Under normal circumstances, monks cultivate through pills, not to increase their cultivation as soon as they eat it, but still need to meditate and practice qi, and it takes some time to refine the medicinal power contained in the pills, so as to enhance their cultivation.

However, Qi An didn't need to meditate and practice qi at all, he only needed to mobilize the soul devouring true qi to contact with the medicinal power, and the energy in it was quickly devoured and assimilated, which was very simple and efficient.

It is absolutely very strange that he can quickly absorb medicinal power without refining, and if it is another monk who encounters it, he must be surprised, but Qi An is no longer strange, he is slowly accustomed to all kinds of strange phenomena that occur on him, whether it is the blood of the fire demon or the true qi of the soul devourer, it is something that Qi An does not understand at all.

Therefore, Qi An calmly used the Qi Nourishing Pill to speed up his cultivation, he didn't have to bother refining the medicinal power at all, after the pill entered the abdomen, he directly mobilized the Spirit Devouring True Qi to devour and assimilate, and the efficiency was extremely fast.

Qi An was like eating peanuts, taking out a Qi Nourishing Pill every one or two breaths and throwing it into his mouth, and soon ate the fifty-six Qi Nourishing Pills cleanly, and there was not a single one left.

Under normal circumstances, the medicinal power contained in a Qi Nourishing Pill would take almost an hour for an ordinary Qi Condensation Realm cultivator to completely refine, but Qi An used the Spirit Devouring True Qi to devour it directly, eliminating the refining process, and only one or two breaths were enough.

However, Qi An also discovered another situation, that is, as the Qi Nourishing Pill was taken more and more, the effect would slowly shrink, and when the last Qi Nourishing Pill was taken, the increase brought by it was only ninety percent of the first pill.

After thinking about it, Qi An woke up to what people call drug resistance.

It is true that the pill can accelerate cultivation, but the human body will gradually become resistant to the medicinal power, resulting in the attenuation of the medicinal effect, and with the increase in the number of pills taken, the resistance will become stronger and stronger, and in the end it may even be completely ineffective.

There is only one solution to drug resistance, and that is to switch to another pill.

It's just that there are only a few pills that can effectively improve the cultivation speed at each stage, and there are not many, and it is a bit unrealistic to want to rely entirely on the pills to improve cultivation and finally advance.

After all, the pill is an auxiliary and has a good acceleration effect, but it can't be completely relied on, and the more important thing is to rely on one's own diligent cultivation.

In fact, in addition to the pills, the best auxiliary cultivation items are those rare and precious heavenly and earthly treasures, such as the three fruits that Qi An mistakenly ingested, which contains pure vitality that is countless times larger than the pill, just like a super strengthened version of the Qi Nourishing Pill. Although this kind of thing can also produce drug resistance, because it is extremely rare in quantity, it is impossible to obtain it in large quantities, so there is no need to worry about drug resistance.

Qi An's Soul Devouring True Qi is evolved from the Spirit Devouring Demon Fire, and can grow by devouring the aura, but if the type of aura devoured is relatively single, it will gradually produce a decreasing effect similar to drug resistance, and the increase will become smaller and smaller, until this aura is completely ineffective against it, so if you want to improve quickly, you must devour a variety of aura, which can be used as an effective way for Qi An to improve Qi refining and cultivation, and it will undoubtedly be much faster than cultivating slowly by yourself.

Thinking of this method, Qi An went out, and he was going to exchange the Yuan Zhu for some pills to speed up his cultivation.

The prosperity of Xiangfan City is still above Fufeng City and Backing Mountain City, there are two streets dedicated to the business of cultivators, there are Wantong Money Village and Qianbao Pavilion that Qi 'an is familiar with, but his purpose is only a pill, so he does not stop and continues to move forward.

After passing by Qianbao Pavilion, go forward for dozens of steps, and see a hardcover shop with a golden signboard, the signboard reads "Tiandanfang" three glittering big characters, the pen is strong, obviously from the handwriting of a famous artist.

As soon as he saw the name, he knew that it was for the sale of pills, and Qi An did not hesitate and went straight away.

When I entered the shop, someone greeted me and asked, "What does the guest officer need?"

Qi An replied, "I need to buy an elixir, similar to a Qi Nourishing Pill that can increase my cultivation speed. ”

The man nodded and smiled: "There are mainly two kinds of pills that can increase the cultivation speed during the Qi Condensation Period, in addition to the Qi Cultivation Pill, the other is called Xuanyuan Pill, the effect is better than the Qi Cultivation Pill, and the price is much more expensive." ”

Qi An didn't know much about the pills, he had only heard of the Qi Nourishing Pill, but the Xuanyuan Pill was the first time he had heard of it, so he asked, "How do these two pills be sold?"

The man replied: "The market price of the Qi Cultivation Pill is five Yuan Beads per pill, and the materials used in the Xuanyuan Pill are more precious than the Qi Cultivation Pill, and the difficulty of refining is also higher than that of the Qi Cultivation Pill, so the price is five times that of the Qi Cultivation Pill, and one pill costs twenty-five Yuan Beads, but its medicinal power is also three times that of the Qi Cultivation Pill, and it is more refined, with fewer impurities, and easier to refine." ”

Qi An didn't know the market of the pill market at all, but seeing the scale of this store, it should be a time-honored brand with a reputation guarantee, and most of them would not smash their own signboard for a little profit, so he didn't make a counteroffer, and said directly: "Xuanyuan Dan will give me a hundred pills, and the Qi Nourishing Pill will also give me a hundred pills." ”

"Guest officer, please wait a moment, I'll get it for you right away!"

The man happily went to the back hall, and soon walked out with a small storage bag, handed it to Qi An, and said, "This is the pill you need, Xuanyuan Pill and Qi Nourishing Pill each have ten bottles, ten pills each, please check it in person." ”

The storage bag does not belong to the magic weapon, there is no need to refine, just release a trace of true yuan to activate, Qi An opened the storage bag after taking it, took out the medicine bottles inside one by one, counted the number and stuffed it into his storage bag, and then returned the small storage bag to the clerk, but the other party waved his hand with a smile and said: "This does not need to be returned, usually a certain amount of pills will be given with a certain amount of pills." ”

Although he didn't say what the "certain amount" was, it was obvious that Qi An had reached this standard, after all, this kind of storage bag with a very small space was not worth much, and the cost price was estimated to be only one or two yuan beads, so Qi An did not refuse, accepted it directly, and then took out three thousand yuan beads and handed them to the other party, and left Tiandan Fang.

After buying these pills, more than eighty percent of the yuan beads on Qi An's body were used up in an instant, and there were probably about five hundred left, it seems that this pill is not something that ordinary monks can afford, it is several thousand yuan beads at every turn, and poor monks who are not rich should honestly spend time cultivating by themselves!

After returning to the inn, Qi An continued to use the Qi Nourishing Pill to devour his cultivation, and a hundred Qi Nourishing Pills were devoured in less than a quarter of an hour.

Qi An found that the effect of the Qi Nourishing Pill on the promotion of the Soul Devouring True Qi was getting smaller and smaller, after swallowing more than 100 pills, the effect was only 80% of the beginning, and after more than 150 pills, the potency was only 70%, almost every 50 pills would reduce the effect of 10%, and the resistance was very serious.

Replaced by the more precious Xuanyuan Dan, Qi An's true qi growth rate immediately began to rise sharply.

The medicinal power of Xuanyuan Dan is not only larger, but also more refined, both in quantity and quality far beyond the Qi Cultivation Pill, as the clerk of the Danfang said that day, the effect is about three times higher than the latter, but because its price is five times more expensive, so in terms of cost performance, it is not as affordable as the Qi Cultivation Pill.