Time flies like an arrow!
Two days passed in a flash!
After two days of effort, Chen Qingyun gained over twenty points of Circulation Value!
However, to maintain his energy, he spent four Circulation Value points to buy two Dali Pills.
One Dali Pill could keep him energized all day.
Fortunately, the Dali Pill was a low-grade medicinal pill and not too expensive; otherwise, Chen Qingyun would have been even more heartbroken.
"Sigh! In this day and age, with the poor environment, it's truly difficult to do anything! Cultivation is also this hard!"
Today, Wang Teng was coming to pick up his medicine, which would again consume Circulation Value.
Inside the system space, Chen Qingyun spent 1 Circulation Value point to buy a Longevity Pill!
Although this kind of pill wasn't particularly good, if taken long-term, it could naturally cure chronic illnesses.
However, it was naturally impossible for Wang Teng to take it long-term.
If it weren't for Gao Xiulan's hard work, Chen Qingyun wouldn't even bother giving him this one pill.
Chen Qingyun exchanged for a dark green medicinal pill, put it on his person, and waited for Wang Teng and the other person to arrive.
After deducting 1 Circulation Value point, Chen Qingyun still had 18 Circulation Value points remaining.
To enter the Qi Training stage, 1st level, even if he worked himself to death, it would still take seven or eight days.
It's so difficult!
"It seems that once I gain the ability to move freely, I'll have to go out and explore.
Staying cooped up in this small mountain village, resources are too scarce! It's hard to achieve anything!"
"Uncle Chen! We're here!"
After two or three days of observation, Wang Teng had developed an initial trust in Uncle Chen.
"Haha! Xiao Teng, you're here! Come quickly, have a cup of tea first!"
"Alright! Thank you, Uncle Chen!"
After finishing a cup of tea, Wang Teng became a bit impatient.
"Uncle Chen, I wonder if my medicine is ready..."
"Oh, my! Look at you, boy, so impatient! I've already prepared it for you."
Chen Qingyun pulled out the Longevity Pill and placed it directly on the table.
"Here! This is your medicine!"
"However, your illness is a bit complicated, and you've had it for quite some time, so it definitely won't be completely cured in a short period of time!
I'll notify you when I've prepared the next batch of medicine."
Wang Teng looked at the brightly glowing green pill on the table, a bit hesitant.
When he used to see doctors, they would always give him large bags of several packets of traditional Chinese medicine at once.
This old man just gave him this one thing! Would it even work?
"Don't let it being just one pill fool you; its effect is quite good! You might as well try it!"
Seeing Chen Qingyun's confident demeanor, Wang Teng, half-believing and half-doubting, swallowed the pill.
...
Less than a quarter of an hour passed, and Wang Teng's body began to react.
He felt his body become especially light, as if he had grown several years younger! His whole person felt much more energetic.
He even had a special reaction in his body! Wang Teng was incredibly excited.
Seeing Wang Teng's reaction, Chen Qingyun was somewhat surprised.
He never would have thought that something exchanged for just one Circulation Value point could have such an effect?
Things produced by the system were indeed extraordinary.
"Uncle Chen! Thank you!"
"This is a small token of my appreciation; you must accept it!"
Wang Teng took out five taels of silver from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
Silver and such things held no attraction for Chen Qingyun at present.
However, to avoid raising suspicion, he still accepted it.
Their relationship wasn't that close to begin with, and giving something for free would make anyone suspicious.
"Alright! Then I'll trouble Uncle Chen to prepare the medicine for me as soon as possible!"
"I have some other matters, so I'll be leaving now."
"Don't worry! This old man will prepare the pill as quickly as possible!"
Watching Wang Teng leave in such a hurry, Chen Qingyun naturally knew what he was going to do.
Even Gao Xiulan, who was beside him, looked a bit resentful, but she just didn't say anything.
"Chen Grandpa! Your medical skills are truly brilliant! Just one pill made my father full of vigor!"
"It's a small matter, not worth mentioning!"
Click!
The two entered the room and closed the door!
...
Nine days later!
Chen Qingyun's Circulation Value finally broke the one hundred mark.
Originally, he had planned eight days, and the Circulation Value would have been enough for Chen Qingyun to enter the Qi Training stage, 1st level.
However, Chen Qingyun had exchanged for a Longevity Pill once in between.
Therefore, the plan to raise his cultivation had to be delayed by one day.
After Gao Xiulan left, it was already late!
Chen Qingyun closed the courtyard gate, returned to the house, quickly closed the room door, and went to his bed.
With an excited heart, Chen Qingyun clicked on his data panel.
【Name: Chen Qingyun】
【Age: 88】
【Cultivation: None】
【Cultivation Method: None】
【Aptitude: First Grade Water Spiritual Root!】
【Lifespan: 9 days】
【Circulation Value: 105】
【Cultivation Experience: 0 / 100】
"Damn it! I finally have one hundred Circulation Value points, it wasn't easy, I'm exhausted."
Chen Qingyun, with trembling hands, frantically clicked on the plus sign next to his cultivation.
When his cultivation experience reached 100 points, Chen Qingyun felt a stream of Qi forming in his Dantian.
It was as if some unknown things from between heaven and earth gathered from all directions and entered his body.
This should be the legendary spiritual energy.
His hunched back was also being straightened by an unknown force, and the wrinkles on his body were fading.
Even the age spots on his hands were slowly disappearing.
There were also some unknown black substances seeping out from his pores.
This feeling lasted for about a quarter of an hour before slowly disappearing.
"Is this what it feels like to be a cultivator?"
Chen Qingyun only felt that in his Dantian, there was a thumb-sized ball of light circulating, which had a high affinity with the scattered spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
His entire body was filled with power!
He was more energetic and vibrant than many young people.
His hunched body was now straight!
The wrinkles and age spots on his body were still there, but they had faded quite a bit.
Even his somewhat trembling legs had now returned to normal.
However, his head full of white hair had not changed much.
Presumably, since he hadn't taken a Youth-Preserving Pill when he was young, this was probably how he would be for the rest of his life.
But that didn't matter; as long as he was full of spirit and had a dignified, immortal-like appearance in the future, that would also be good.
Of course, the most pleasant surprise was that after Chen Qingyun broke through to the Qi Training stage, 1st level, his lifespan directly increased by ten years.
(Note: The cultivation stages in Hengtian Continent are Qi Training, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcension, Mahayana...)
In other words, he no longer had to worry about lifespan issues in the future.
If he could break through to the Foundation Establishment realm within ten years!
He could at least increase his lifespan by another hundred years!
With the system's blessing and his own efforts,
If he couldn't break through to Foundation Establishment within ten years, he might as well buy a pig and let it run him over.
It wasn't until Chen Qingyun calmed down that he noticed a layer of black grime covering his body, reeking horribly and making him feel nauseous.
Chen Qingyun quickly found a bathtub and comfortably took a cold shower.
Now, he felt more robust than a twenty-year-old young man and didn't feel cold at all.
After the shower, and changing into clean clothes, Chen Qingyun's entire demeanor immediately transformed.
A faint spiritual aura surrounded him, his white hair flowed, his green robe moved without wind, his eyes were deep and sharp, and his movements were agile.
From any angle, he didn't look like an 88-year-old man.
Even if he hadn't reached the height of an immortal with a youthful face and white hair, he was no longer a dying, shriveled old man.
In Chen Qingyun's current condition, he no longer needed a walking stick.
However, for one, he was used to leaning on it.
Also, there were countless powerful cultivators in this world.
Chen Qingyun didn't want to expose his identity too early to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Now that his appearance had changed somewhat, he would have to find an excuse to gloss it over.
As the saying goes, one should not flaunt their wealth; at least, before he became strong, he should try to reveal as little information about himself as possible.
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