Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

When leaving Jichun Hall, the sun was already setting.

Monks who came to the town for the market were also heading towards their respective villages in groups at this time.

Ji Boying followed the crowd, feeling unusually joyful. In his hands, he even packed several signature dishes from the Drunken Immortal Tower. Hmm... all of them were meat dishes!

Before this, he had refined two furnaces of elixirs at Jichun Hall, both of which were small spirit pills of the middle-grade level.

Although the last furnace exploded before forming pills due to insufficient spiritual power, the pills formed in the other furnace were all of middle-grade quality, with three of them even being excellent!

Different elixirs are classified into one to nine stars based on their medicinal effects and functions. The same elixir is classified into lower, middle, upper, excellent, and extreme grades based on its quality and strength of medicinal effects.

To sell elixirs in exchange for spirit stones, at least a middle-grade quality is required. For larger medicine halls or businesses, excellent quality is required, or even extreme!

Ji Boying's rate of producing excellent quality pills was only three out of ten, which was not considered high among first-grade middle-grade alchemists. However, achieving such results for the first time was still worth celebrating!

At this rate, it seemed that in a few years, he would be able to save enough spirit stones to purchase a third-grade detoxification pill and remove the toxins from his body!

Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared on Ji Boying's lips.

It seems... life is becoming more hopeful!

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In late autumn, the night comes earlier than in summer.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was already the hour of You.

Fortunately, Nangong Wan had not returned yet, which relieved Ji Boying.

He lit all the oil lamps in the room and neatly arranged the several meat dishes from the Drunken Immortal Tower on the table. Ji Boying sat down happily and began to eat.

He hadn't eaten all day and was quite hungry.

Although he was a cultivator, there was still a need for food before forming the Golden Core.

"I forgot to buy wine. Otherwise, I would celebrate this happy occasion!" Ji Boying slapped his forehead and regretfully muttered to himself.

But it didn't matter, as long as he could eat meat.

Thinking back to his meager income in the past, aside from the expenses for cultivation, it was difficult to even eat enough, let alone eat meat.

"Now that I have received the Goldfinger, and I have a rough idea of how to use it, it's time to plan for my future." Ji Boying ate the meat while calculating his future life in his mind.

With the identity of an alchemist, the speed of earning spirit stones would be several times, or even dozens of times, faster than before! As long as he was willing to save money, it wouldn't take long to remove the elixir poison. After that, he could accumulate a substantial family fortune.

By then, he could spend money to find a Dao companion with a decent spiritual root, cultivate day and night, and achieve the path of longevity. It was just around the corner!

With this thought, a slight curve appeared at the corner of Ji Boying's mouth.

"You seem very happy!" Just then, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

Ji Boying trembled all over, looked up, and saw Nangong Wan, dressed in purple, sitting opposite him, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.

"Uh..." Ji Boying cleared his throat and hesitated for a moment before saying softly, "The shopkeeper in town raised my wages today, so I'm happy."

Hmm... it wasn't exactly a lie.

After all, when Sun, the shopkeeper, saw that he could refine middle-grade elixirs, he immediately offered him a very tempting condition.

Unlimited supply of various medicinal materials, with a profit split of 80-20!

Ji Boying roughly calculated that even if he didn't consider the cost of medicinal materials, even with only an 80% profit, he would still earn more than selling elixirs on his own.

Of course, even if he earned less, he would still agree. After all... he had to repay Sun's kindness.

"Senior, have you eaten? If you don't mind, we can eat together." Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Ji Boying quickly got up and brought a set of bowls and chopsticks from the cupboard.

Looking at the bowls and chopsticks placed in front of her, Nangong Wan sneered and asked in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "You want to eat with me? Is that appropriate?"

Ji Boying understood the implied meaning behind Nangong Wan's words. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he put on a obedient smile on his face.

"Then, senior, please eat first. I'll wait outside!"

After saying that, Ji Boying didn't even care that he hadn't eaten enough and hurriedly ran outside.

He glanced at Nangong Wan inside the house and secretly made a vow in his heart.

When he rises in the future, he will definitely teach this little troublemaker a lesson!

And so...

After half an hour, Nangong Wan's voice finally came from inside the house.

"Come in."

Hearing the voice, Ji Boying didn't dare to linger and quickly ran inside.

However, as soon as he entered the room, two heavy doors behind him were forcefully closed by a surge of energy.

Not only that, the entire room was surrounded by some mysterious prohibition.

Ji Boying was stunned for a moment, looking somewhat bewildered towards Nangong Wan.

Before he could even see where the person was, he saw the five purple rings that had imprisoned him yesterday suddenly rushing towards him without any warning.

The next moment, Ji Boying was completely out of control and flew into the air, then crashed heavily onto the bed.

As for his clothes, they were torn into countless pieces in that instant.

The clear night sky suddenly started pouring rain without any warning.

The lonely lotus leaf in the pond swayed in the merciless rain...

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[Experience from this exchange: 80 (965/1000)]

[Realm bonus: 100%]

[Effect bonus: 20%]

[Free attribute points: +3 (rounded up to 1 point)]

[Skill attribute points (Sword Dao): +3]

As dawn approached, Ji Boying lay somewhat dazed on the completely collapsed bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

As for Nangong Wan, besides the lingering fragrance, she had long disappeared from the room.

Ji Boying sighed lightly, a hint of frustration and helplessness appearing on his face; his Goldfinger was indeed good, but his body... seemed to be unable to withstand it!

50 points of physique were simply not enough.

After lying on the bed for a while, Ji Boying opened his virtual panel again.

After a night of fighting, the tenfold critical hit given by the martial arts friendship had already ended.

Now, even if the exchange effect was good, there were only 3 points left.

But what was worth rejoicing was that the exchange experience was approaching the threshold, and as long as he did it again, he would break through to the next realm.

It's just that he didn't know how much effect bonus the next realm would bring. If it only increased by 10%, it wouldn't be of much significance.

Hmm... according to the reward mechanism given by the system, it seems that 100% doesn't have any special meaning.

[Name: Ji Boying]

[Cultivation: Third Layer of Qi Refining]

[Root Bone (Fire): 13 (Inferior)]

[Spiritual Soul: 100]

[Physique: 50]

[Sword Dao: 248 (Initial Stage of Qi Realm)]

[Pill Dao: 1381 (One-Star Medium Grade)]

[Assignable free attribute points: 114]

"This witch's Dao is profound. My 50 points of physique are simply not enough. If I breakthrough to 100 points of physique, would it be better?"

Ji Boying lightly rubbed his chin and murmured in a low voice.

Thinking of this, after hesitating for a moment, Ji Boying chose to first increase his physique to 100 points.

Originally, he wanted to increase his root bone first, after all, whether it was alchemy or cultivation, the absorption and delivery of spiritual energy by the spiritual roots were crucial.

Take the failure of the small elixir this time, it wasn't because Ji Boying's skills were not proficient or his mental power was insufficient, but because of the depletion of spiritual power, which led to the inability to continue refining the medicine.

Of course, compared to the skill of alchemy, Ji Boying felt that developing his Goldfinger was the top priority. Without the Goldfinger, everything was meaningless!

The moment the physique points increased, Ji Boying felt as if his body was being burned, a feeling completely different from the previous warm current.

The whole process was extremely painful!

In just a moment, dense beads of sweat soaked his hair.

Fortunately, this burning pain only lasted for a cup of tea's time before completely dissipating.

Ji Boying rolled his throat, half kneeling on the ground, looking at the bean-sized sweat beads on the floor tiles, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The discomfort caused by excessive communication last night had now disappeared without a trace.

Not only that, Ji Boying could now clearly feel the energy inside his body, and his various organs were also strengthened one after another!

He was confident that even if Nangong Wan asked him to perform nine times in one night, he wouldn't be afraid at all!

After a simple wash, Ji Boying casually put on an old piece of clothing from the wardrobe and went out.

After listening to the shopkeeper Sun's suggestion, Ji Boying decided to enter the city with the rest of the troops this time.

However, as soon as he reached the official road, Ji Boying saw a crowd gathered on the other side of the stone bridge, and even the figures of the town's law enforcement team could be seen among the crowd...