Hanging up and cultivating immortality in the troubled times

Chapter 43 Tianling Qi-inducing Pill

There is a saying that soldiers and horses should go ahead before food and grass are used.

What troubles Wang Tong now is the problem of money and food. Unexpectedly, Qian Tai would bring such good news.

"Okay, very good." Wang Tong's face was full of joy, he patted Qian Tai on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Tell me, tell me what is going on in Heyang County, and how abundant the food is."

Deng Ce also looked over. As a marching commander, he was in charge of various military resources and was also very concerned about money and food. His eyes lit up after hearing Qian Tai's words.

"Jie Shuai, this is what happened..." Qian Tai organized his words and recounted what he said and heard in Heyang County.
The most critical information is the price of three hundred coins per stone, and the unlimited supply. As long as you go to any grain store with money, you can buy grain at this price.

Moreover, before escaping from Heyang County, he quietly went to Changping Cang to investigate. The food inside was so full that it was almost overflowing. He felt an unparalleled shock, and he still remembers it fresh.

"In today's world, there is such a thing." Deng Ce said in surprise, "The price of food is three hundred coins and one stone. Even in the good harvest year of the Zhongxing Zhongxing in the 30 years, it has never been so cheap."

"Well, it's really unbelievable." Wang Tong nodded and sighed, "Before I took up the post of Zhaoyang Jiedu, I served as a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs and learned about the food prices in various places in Daqi over the years.

"The land in the seven states in Huaixi is quite fertile. It is rare for food production to suddenly drop drastically and people to harvest nothing. However, when the price of food was the cheapest in the past century, it was more than 400 yuan."

"Congratulations, Commander-in-Chief!" Deng Ce said congratulations, "If this is true, as long as our army takes Heyang County, it can restore its military strength to its heyday and even recruit more soldiers!"

"That's right." Wang Tong nodded and smiled, "Hahaha, as long as the problem of money and food can be solved, Pingzhou and Tongzhou are not worth mentioning to our army. The land of these two states and five counties will be in my pocket. !
"Qian Tai, you have made great achievements this time. After we capture Heyang County, I will let you go to Tangshi County to be the county magistrate. That is a good place. I will keep your mouth watering."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Qian Tai immediately saluted and thanked him.

Tangshi County is a county in Yinzhou with a large population and developed economy and trade. The county magistrate of this county has a rank of the seventh grade. For him, his rank can be said to have skyrocketed.

"Get up, the army doesn't do this." Wang Tong waved his hand and asked, "By the way, I heard you just said that the reason why Heyang County has so much food is because of a mysterious man named Lu. Do you know who he is?"

"My subordinates don't know much about this person." Qian Tai stood up and shook his head. "Actually, people in Heyang County don't know much about him. This person seems to have appeared out of thin air, making his first public appearance. It is to punish the local wealthy families who raise prices.

"At that time, Fang Qian should have been imprisoned by him, and he showed up later to save people. In recent days, due to the rumors of the witchcraft relics, a lot of people from the world have flooded into Heyang County, and some people have been injured by them.

"While this mysterious man surnamed Lu was rescuing these people, he also started killing people. He killed five eighth passers and four seventh passers in one day, without giving any face to the major forces. In Heyang County, Many people in the world were so frightened that they fled one after another."

"Oh? So murderous." Wang Tong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled, "This person has an appetite for me, and he sounds like a benevolent and righteous person. He will not hesitate to offend powerful forces for the sake of the people. If he is willing to come under my command, he will Give him a job as governor."

"If Marshal Jie wants to recover this man, I have a way." Deng Ce smiled and said, "Just tell him that if he submits, he will not be massacred after the city is broken, and soldiers will not be allowed to loot. With the style he has shown now, , I should agree."

"Well, it is indeed a way." Wang Tong nodded and said, "And now that Pingzhou and Tongzhou have joined forces, it is not appropriate for our army to waste troops in Heyang County, and we cannot ruin the overall situation just to vent our anger."

"Fang Qian is dead now, and everyone in Heyang County basically follows this man's orders." Qian Tai also said: "As long as he submits to the Commander-in-Chief, the entire Heyang County will be self-defeating without spending any troops."

"That's what I say." Wang Tong said with a smile, "But if you want him to surrender sincerely, it is most convenient to negotiate when the army is approaching the city. You must first let him know the power of our army."

"This is exactly the reason." Deng Ce nodded and said, "Commander Jie can come to the city in person. This person can easily kill the warriors at the eighth level. Most of them have the strength of the ninth level, so they may not be willing to surrender easily.

"If Marshal Jie is present, he will be under greater pressure and will surrender faster. This way we can concentrate more quickly on dealing with the coalition forces in Pingzhou and Tongzhou."

"I will personally persuade him to surrender." Wang Tong nodded, "This is a strange man, and he deserves more attention from me. Deng Ce, please prepare yourself and be ready to march before mid-July."

"Yes!" Deng Ce said with cupped hands, "I will certainly live up to the commander's trust!"

...In a barren mountain outside Heyang County.

Lu Heng still didn't know that he and Heyang County had been taken into possession by Wang Tong and others.

At this time, he had just killed a boss monster and was checking the reward list in the "Cultivation of Immortality" game.

The expression is a little confused.

【击杀首领怪物“赤炎魈”。经验+84、炎魈骨+9、炎魈血+9、炎魈爪+4、炎魈脑+1、炎魈鞭+1、内丹+1、背包格子+20、赤火珠（特殊掉落）+1、烈阳棍（特殊掉落）+1】

[Includes new monster "Red Flame Mandrill" and bonus spell "Fire God Curse"]

[Kill the regional leader, and no more monsters will be refreshed in this area for a month.First-level treasure chest +1]

[The level is increased to level 4, and the reward is the elixir "Tianling Qi Entraining Pill", backpack grid +30, flying sword damage +1, blessing (affecting drops) +1]

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[Inner elixir: first-order top grade.The condensed essence of monster cultivation is a fire-attribute inner elixir containing the evil spirit of red flames. After the evil spirit is eliminated, it can be used as an amplifying spiritual object for alchemy or weapon refining.It is one of the auxiliary materials needed to refine the "Foundation Building Pill" required for low-grade foundation building. 】

[Red Fire Bead: A first-order mid-grade spiritual object.Wearing it on the body can increase the power of fire attribute spells by [-]%, and can also be used as the main material for refining fire attribute magic weapons. 】

[Fierce Sun Stick: a first-level middle-grade magical weapon.It is made of red fire gold and contains six layers of blazing sun array. When it is waved, it will be accompanied by blazing flames, restraining all evil and evil forces.There are restrictions of various sizes engraved inside it. The top can be one foot thick and ten feet high, and the bottom can be one inch long and as thin as a hair. 】

[Fire God Curse: A low-level spell that can be cast at the third level of Qi Refining. Burning mana will cover the whole body with red flames. During the duration of the spell, all body functions will be enhanced three times, fire attribute spells will be enhanced three times, thunder attribute spells will be enhanced twice, and it is effective against fire. The affinity of attribute magic weapons has been greatly improved. 】

[Tianling Qi-Entraining Pill: First-class top grade.An elixir that assists cultivators in the Qi refining stage to increase their mana.It can attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and greatly increase mana.If taken at a lower level, part of the medicinal power will be wasted. 】

After this period of hard work, Lu Heng has upgraded the game level to level 4.

The previous level 3 reward was a set of array diagrams.

Although that set of array diagrams is very powerful, it takes a lot of time and a lot of resources to refine the array flags.

It's a bit tasteless to him now.

This level 4 reward is finally useful.

As long as he takes the Tianling Qi-Entraining Pill, he can directly complete the third level of Qi refining.

Then he switched to "Shenxiao's Secret Book of Immortality".

But the problem is that the elixir rewarded this time is a bit too high-end.

The first-grade high-grade elixirs are estimated to have a considerable effect on the seventh and eighth levels of Qi refining.

If I take it now, how much waste will it cause?
This is what Lu Heng is struggling with now.

Should I take this elixir now to increase my level of strength first?
Or should we accumulate mana step by step and then use it when we break through to the fourth level of Qi refining?

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