Seeing Chen Er Zhu walk out from among the purple spirit flowers, Zheng Tuo still thought Chen Er Zhu was fertilizing and weeding, and didn't think about anything else.
Just as Chen Er Zhu walked up to him, he suddenly smelled a very strong Medicinal Pill fragrance.
Zheng Tuo learned from a Utility Disciple that Chen Er Zhu had a Gathering Qi Pill on him.
However, the strong Medicinal Pill fragrance on Chen Er Zhu did not smell like an ordinary Gathering Qi Pill, but because Chen Er Zhu had just walked out of the purple spirit flower patch, and Zheng Tuo would never have dreamed that Chen Er Zhu had just consumed a Supreme Quality Qi Gathering Pill.
So, although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't think too much about it.
"Senior Brother Zheng, is there anything you need me for?"
"I heard you have a Gathering Qi Pill on you?"
"That's right, Senior Brother Hao gave it to me as a gift when he saw that I successfully introduced Qi and became a Qi Training First Level Cultivator."
"You, a waste Spiritual Root with all Five Elements, even if you successfully introduce Qi and become a Qi Training First Level Cultivator, you will have no future Immortal fate to speak of.
A Gathering Qi Pill used on you is a complete waste.
I, your Senior Brother, am about to Breakthrough to Qi Training Sixth Level and urgently need Medicinal Pills to assist my Cultivation.
Lend me your Gathering Qi Pill for now, and I will return it to you after I Breakthrough to Qi Training Seventh Level."
Zheng Tuo said "lend," but he never intended to return it.
Although Lingding Immortal Sect has sect rules, rules are dead, and people are alive.
Even if he killed Chen Er Zhu, as long as no one saw it and there was no evidence to prove he was the killer, Lingding Immortal Sect would not do anything to him.
What's more, he was only borrowing this Gathering Qi Pill from Chen Er Zhu.
What he feared came true.
Chen Er Zhu had thought that someone would covet this Gathering Qi Pill.
What he didn't expect was that this person would actually be Senior Brother Zheng Tuo.
Of course, he was unwilling to give the Gathering Qi Pill to Zheng Tuo.
Having just reached the Qi Training First Level Realm, he needed this Gathering Qi Pill more than Zheng Tuo.
After refining and absorbing the previous Supreme Quality Qi Gathering Pill, Chen Er Zhu felt he was about to Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Second Layer Realm.
Perhaps by taking this Low Grade Gathering Qi Pill, he might be able to Breakthrough.
After a slight hesitation, he took out the small porcelain bottle containing the Low Grade Gathering Qi Pill and respectfully handed it to Zheng Tuo, saying, "This is the Gathering Qi Pill.
Please accept it, Senior Brother Zheng."
Zheng Tuo naturally took the small porcelain bottle from Chen Er Zhu's hand and said, "Then thank you, Chen Shidi (Junior Apprentice-brother Chen).
I will definitely return it to you in the future."
After saying this, Zheng Tuo left without hesitation.
After seeing Zheng Tuo walk away, Chen Er Zhu subconsciously placed his left hand on the bronze mirror at his waist.
As long as the bronze mirror was there, losing a small Low Grade Gathering Qi Pill was nothing.
In the following few days, Chen Er Zhu worked even harder when tending to the Spiritual Plants.
Perhaps because he had successfully introduced Qi and become a Qi Training First Level Cultivator, even after a day's work, he was not as tired as he had been in the first few days.
He could even finish a day's work about an hour early.
These days, he had also been Cultivating, and he even felt that he could Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Second Layer Realm.
However, he was not in a hurry to advance to Qi Refining Second Layer.
While resting at night, he took the opportunity to inquire about many matters concerning Cultivators, gaining a deeper understanding of them.
Under normal circumstances, single Spiritual Root or dual Spiritual Root Cultivators introduce Qi into their bodies very quickly, so fast that when Chen Er Zhu first heard about it, he understood that he really was a waste.
If he didn't have the treasure of the bronze mirror, he would never have hoped to become an Immortal like Luo Ling in this lifetime.
It took him five days, nearly five hours, to introduce Qi into his body.
However, those with a single Spiritual Root Physique can succeed in just a few breaths of time when introducing Qi into their bodies for the first time, becoming a Qi Training First Level Cultivator.
However, the time required to advance from Qi Training First Level to Qi Refining Second Layer is much slower.
And he was merely a waste Spiritual Root with all Five Elements.
If people knew that he had advanced from Qi Training First Level to Qi Refining Second Layer in just a few days, it would surely arouse suspicion from others and very likely expose the secret of the bronze mirror.
Having eaten from a hundred families for six years, he deeply understood the wickedness of human hearts and the complexity of society.
On this day, while Chen Er Zhu was tending to the Spiritual Plants, Senior Sister Qian Shuangshuang suddenly came looking for him.
What Chen Er Zhu didn't expect was that Qian Shuangshuang was actually there because of Senior Brother Zheng Tuo borrowing his Gathering Qi Pill.
When Qian Shuangshuang learned that Zheng Tuo had "borrowed" Chen Er Zhu's Gathering Qi Pill, she knew that Zheng Tuo would never return it.
For Chen Er Zhu, a Utility Disciple, the Gathering Qi Pill was incredibly precious.
For Chen Er Zhu, who possessed a waste Spiritual Root, the fastest shortcut to successful Cultivation was to consume Medicinal Pills.
However, every Medicinal Pill was very expensive, something that Utility Disciples like Chen Er Zhu could not afford.
They only received a mere two Low Grade Gathering Qi Pills when their monthly stipend was distributed.
Qian Shuangshuang found Chen Er Zhu and returned a Low Grade Gathering Qi Pill to him on behalf of Zheng Tuo, and told Chen Er Zhu to take it immediately.
If it weren't for him deliberately suppressing his Realm from Breakthrough, Chen Er Zhu would have already advanced to Qi Refining Second Layer.
He was afraid that if he took this Gathering Qi Pill, he wouldn't be able to suppress the Spiritual Qi in his body, and he would be forced to Breakthrough and advance to Qi Refining Second Layer.
Of course, if he kept this Gathering Qi Pill, he could use the bronze mirror to replicate a Supreme Quality Qi Gathering Pill.
Although the Gathering Qi Pill was only the most common first-grade Medicinal Pill, the medicinal effect of a Supreme Quality Qi Gathering Pill could directly rival that of an ordinary second-grade Low Grade Cultivation Medicinal Pill.
So he had to try to keep it.
"Senior Sister Qian, the Gathering Qi Pill is incredibly precious, and I have only just successfully introduced Qi.
Taking it now would be a bit of a waste.
I want to wait until I'm about to Breakthrough to Qi Refining Second Layer before taking this Gathering Qi Pill."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Er Zhu bit the bullet and said to Qian Shuangshuang.
As someone who had been through it, Qian Shuangshuang also knew that Chen Er Zhu was right.
There was no severe Cultivation barrier when advancing from Qi Training First Level to Qi Refining Second Layer.
If one's talent was good enough and they worked hard enough, they could successfully advance when there was sufficient Spiritual Qi.
Even a Low Grade Gathering Qi Pill, saved for the critical moment of an impending Breakthrough, was indeed the optimal choice.
Qian Shuangshuang wanted Chen Er Zhu to take it now because she was afraid that this Gathering Qi Pill would be forcibly borrowed by Zheng Tuo again.
However, besides the two of them, there was no one else present.
As long as they didn't actively reveal that Chen Er Zhu had a Gathering Qi Pill, then Zheng Tuo wouldn't come to forcibly borrow this Gathering Qi Pill from Chen Er Zhu.
"I told you to take it now because I was afraid this Gathering Qi Pill would be snatched away again.
However, as long as you don't speak and I don't speak, no third person will know you still have a Gathering Qi Pill.
If you want to save it for when you Breakthrough, then save it for when you Breakthrough."
Upon hearing Qian Shuangshuang's words, Chen Er Zhu's face immediately lit up with wild joy.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Qian.
This Junior Brother will engrave Senior Sister Qian's kindness in his heart and will surely repay it manifold in the future."
Regardless of Qian Shuangshuang's motive for returning this Gathering Qi Pill on behalf of Zheng Tuo, she had indeed unconditionally given him a Gathering Qi Pill.
"The purple spirit flower, tiger whisker root, and three-colored Spiritual Plant will be mature in about three more months.
At that time, your Utility Disciple work here will be officially completed.
During that period, you will have at least three months of free time.
You can go to the Mission Hall to take on other missions to earn various resources needed for Cultivation," Qian Shuangshuang kindly reminded him.
"Understood, Senior Sister," Chen Er Zhu said.
