Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 39

[39. Chapter 39: Tranquilizing Pills (Please read later)]

Fang Xing was slightly surprised: “Madam, do you have enough money for the trip?”

Qinglin Market was established by Qingxuan Sect in order to reclaim the wilderness. It is located very deep in the wilderness and is full of dangers on all sides.

Apart from Qingxuan Sect’s own flying boat caravan that arrives every once in a while, there is no other way to leave.

It is relatively easy for independent cultivators to come to Qinglin Market, but if they want to leave, the boat ticket alone is very expensive.

“We can always make enough by selling our property.”

Shen Yuxin answered calmly, but her tone was firm, and it was obvious that she had already made plans.

Now, not only are the Five Righteous Men of Cangshan doomed to fall apart, but they have also seriously offended the Black Tiger Gang. In the future, they may not even dare to go out of the market town. If they stay, they will only be trapped in death!

The only way out is to leave!

“Here is a spiritual stone, just as a funeral gift, please don’t think it’s too little…”

Fang Xing thought about it and took out a low-grade spirit stone.

“How… can this be done?”

Shen Yuxin’s eyes turned redder, and his voice was choked with sobs: “How many years of sworn brotherhood is not as good as Brother Fang, a neighbor who I just met for a few days, hehe, loyalty…”

But she was also very thoughtful. After thanking him, she led Fang Xing to the back hall and said, “My husband and I have all our belongings here. If you like anything, just take it away…”

Fang Xing gave the generous gift just for this reason.

He took a quick glance and saw the “property” of Meng Yi and his wife. Actually, there was not much, just a few weapons, five secret books, and some elixirs, talismans, herbs and other miscellaneous items.

“Huh? There’s actually a ‘Huan Xin Lan’?”

Fang Xing pointed at the orchid he had just picked, his tone of surprise.

“This item was obtained through hard work by my husband and I. If Brother Fang wants it, take ten spirit stones…” Shen Yuxin replied. If he had these ten spirit stones, plus his usual savings, it would be enough to buy two boat tickets.

Although she and her son were not afraid of the Black Tiger Gang in the market, how could they guard against thieves for a thousand days?

It’s better to leave early.

“Ten spirit stones? That’s not expensive… I just happen to want to practice martial arts, and all I need is the ‘Spirit Tranquility Pill’…”

Fang Xing sighed, took out ten spirit stones, and held the Huan Xin Orchid in his hand.

A low-grade spirit stone is only the size of a fingernail, and a lot of it can be carried in a small purse.

But these ten spirit stones are quite rare among casual cultivators.

Even Shen Yuxin couldn’t help but look at Fang Xing twice, but didn’t say much and completed the transaction happily.

“Got it!”

After leaving Shen Yuxin’s house, Fang Xing smiled.

It seems that he already has the Illusion Orchid, and buying another one seems redundant, but in fact it is very different.

At least, the origin of the Huan Xin Orchid in his hand was “cleared”.

He didn’t snatch food from the Black Tiger Gang, but purchased it. No matter how arrogant and domineering the Black Tiger Gang was, they couldn’t cause trouble for him because of this.

As for the Huanxin Orchid, who knows how many plants Shen Yuxin sold him?

Once the mother and son leave, there will be no evidence to prove the crime.

…

Qingdanfang.

“This guest…”

A maid with a sweet smile came up to greet him, but Fang Xing simply ignored her: “Is Miss Xiaorui here?”

“Xiao Rui, I’ll go call her right now…” The maid’s smile froze slightly.

After a while, Xiao Rui came to Fang Xing and asked, “Is this customer the one who wanted to buy the Tranquilizing Pill last time?”

She has a good memory and even knows Fang Xing.

“Yes, I wonder if the store has it?”

Fang Xing asked.

“I’m really sorry, the Tranquilizing Pill is still out of stock…” Xiao Rui gave an apologetic smile.

“Oh? But I recently acquired a ‘Fantasy Orchid’. What if I entrust it to be refined?” he asked again.

“What a great opportunity, you can actually buy Huan Xin Orchid?” Xiao Rui was slightly surprised, then smiled and said, “If you entrust us to refine it, there will be no problem… You provide Huan Xin Orchid, and our store will prepare the auxiliary materials. If it succeeds, you can get 50% of the pill… If it fails, you don’t need to pay extra spirit stones.”

Fang Xing frowned slightly, feeling that this store was a bit of a scam.

But there is no way, other private alchemists are even worse and their skills are not that good.

“Please rest assured, our alchemists have a success rate of over 70% in refining the Tranquilizing Pill…”

As if noticing Fang Xing’s hesitation, Xiao Rui immediately spoke.

“That’s all. Let’s just leave it at that…”

Fang Xing took out a Huan Xin Orchid and prepared to give it a try.

After all, he still had one in his hand, so he was not very panicked.

Even if this shop was a rip-off of a gang, it would allow him to see clearly the credibility of these shops in the market.

Anyway, there will always be a time of reckoning in the future!

…

After strolling around the market, Fang Xing returned to his shed.

Just as he was about to open the door, he was suddenly startled, because there were a lot of people at the door of Widow Shen’s house.

These people looked ferocious and had tiger heads embroidered on their chests. They were obviously members of the Black Tiger Gang.

“Where are the women and children who live here?”

The leader spoke angrily and glared at Fang Xing.

“Widow Shen’s husband has died, and it is said that she is leaving Qinglinfang City with her children…”

Fang Xing trembled all over, as if he was very scared, and sold Shen Yuxin out directly.

“Let’s go, that’s smart. Let’s go!”

This group of Black Tiger gang members seemed to have questioned other neighbors a long time ago, and now they had completely confirmed it, and immediately left in disappointment.

“Sure enough, if we kill every member of the gang, we will not make any mistakes…”

Fang Xing closed the door and shook his head.

Now that we are weak, we naturally need to be patient.

When he can crush this place in the future, he can do whatever he wants. This is also his martial arts!
Although Xia Long also talked about the spirit of martial arts, such as the weak punching the stronger, Fang Xing was not very interested.

His martial arts was only about becoming stronger, protecting himself, and then doing what he could while still being able to protect himself.

“Practice boxing, practice boxing!”

Fang Xing cooked himself a pot full of spiritual rice and started practicing the Dalong Posture again.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden knock on the door.

“Hmm? Who again?”

He was a little impatient, so he leaned over to the crack in the door and took a look, and was stunned.

After thinking about it, I opened the door.

Just as the fragrant breeze blew by, a woman with rosy cheeks, almond eyes, curved eyebrows and a seductive look walked in.

She has the temperament of a mature woman, like a plump and sweet peach. She is the second of the Five Righteous Men of Cangshan – Hua Feiyue.

“Miss Hua… No, Fellow Daoist Hua, we meet again.”

Fang Xing and Hua Feiyue had only met once, so he acted very coldly: “What’s the matter?”

“Brother Fang, I just came to see my fifth sister, but I didn’t expect her to have left. You are really a wise man…”

Hua Feiyue’s breathing was a little unstable, and it was obvious that his injuries had not yet fully recovered.

“Miss Shen didn’t elaborate, but just said that Brother Meng had an accident while collecting herbs. She is an orphan and a widow, and she doesn’t know how the Cangshan Five Heroes will arrange it…”

Fang Xing chattered on and on, talking about what Shen Yuxin had done today.

“Leaving? That’s fine… From now on, the Five Righteous Men of Cangshan will no longer have this name in Qinglin Market!”

Hua Feiyue revealed a bitter smile, and then looked at Fang Xing with her bright eyes: “Brother Fang is upright and brave, and I admire you very much. If you have free time in the future, you can come to No. 66 Yizi and sit down…”

She bowed gracefully and left.

Fang Xing’s expression became a little strange: “It’s impossible for this woman to fall in love with me after just two meetings… She has a private connection with Shen Yuxin, and is testing me? Or… is she really ready to retire and stop doing bloody work? But how can a warrior in Fangshi survive if he doesn’t do this?”

It was already very dangerous for people to collect herbs, and now with the beast tide spreading, the situation is ten times more difficult!
This is even more so for warriors who have no savings.

“I heard that many beautiful female warriors, in addition to their daily work, have to do half-door work to supplement their family income…”

Fang Xing touched his chin, thoughtfully.

…

Three days later.

“Is this the ‘Spirit Tranquility Pill’?”

Fang Xing picked up a jade bottle and poured out a pill.

The entire pill was emerald green, yet it had a strange, spicy smell.

He waited for two days and then went to Qingdanfang. Fortunately, the other party did not break his promise and told him that the elixir had been successfully refined and a total of four bottles of pills had been produced.

According to the original agreement, he was given two bottles.

“Actually… who knows what the true success rate of that alchemist is? But being able to give me the elixir already means I have a good reputation. I can’t expect too much… who said that the bottom line of people in this world is too flexible?”

Fang Xing shook his head and prepared to try out the effect of this hard-earned ‘Calming Pill’.

He sat cross-legged, his mind calm, and tried to enter a meditative state.

Immediately, he silently visualized the artistic conception of ‘with a knife in hand, no ghosts or gods can stay’.

In an instant, his originally clear heart lake suddenly began to ripple. The originally clear lake water turned completely black. Countless thoughts appeared in the form of faces expressing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness…

“Just meditating is so troublesome… If it is a real inner demon, how terrifying would it be?”

Fang Xing felt emotional and quickly swallowed a pill of “Calming Pill”.

As the spicy taste spread between his mouth and tongue, he suddenly felt his mind clear.

The many distracting thoughts that had originally emerged were suppressed in an instant.

He even felt as if he could “look inside” every part of his body, see the tendons, bones, internal organs… even the most subtle parts!
“Could it be… that this is the ‘spiritual consciousness’ of the immortal cultivator?”

Under this state of “absolute control”, Fang Xing successfully calmed his mind and overcame the first difficulty of using the “Ghost Sword”. He then began to hypnotize himself, making his spirit gradually “like a ghost or a god”!
This hypnosis is not a simple hypnosis, but a real change in one’s own mental characteristics.

It can even bring out the huge potential buried deep within the body!

“With a knife in hand, I can kill ghosts, slay gods, and fight ghosts and gods…with just a thought!”

Fang Xing’s mind moved, and a hundred-tempered steel knife fell into his hand. He suddenly jumped up and slashed with the knife: “Kill the ghost!”

Swish!
It’s like electricity coming out of an empty room!

Suddenly, an inch of bright blade light appeared in the void!
“Release the true energy and transform it into blade light!”

Fang Xing put away his sword and stood up, his eyes slightly bright: “This is of course not my promotion to the innate level, but I have finally mastered the ‘Ghost Sword’ and possessed the innate combat power!”

(End of this chapter)