The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 164

Chapter 164 Guest Ceremony
“Oh? Why do you say that the Eastern and Central Regions are much stronger?” Li Qing asked.

“The Central Region is the center of heaven and earth, the place of origin of mankind, has a long history and a deep foundation, so there is no need to say how powerful its martial power is. As for the Eastern Region, it had the largest population, beautiful scenery, pleasant environment, and was the most suitable place to live. It was the richest place in the world. Prosperity, the degree of development of civilization is very high. “As for the other three regions, they can only be considered remote places. They don’t have a long history, they haven’t been developed for a long time, and they don’t have a large population.”

“I see. If I have the chance, I would like to go out and see how powerful the Eastern Region is.” Li Qing smiled faintly, and a sense of pride suddenly arose in his heart, wanting to compete with all the heroes in the world.

Finally, he stood up and said, “Thank you so much for telling me so many things. I feel that I have benefited a lot. I can be considered to have a preliminary understanding of the Eastern Region.”

‘”You’re welcome. I’m very happy that you can chat with me here. Anyway, I usually have nothing to do, so I can only stay at home and read. Therefore, I know a lot of things. If there’s anything you don’t know, just ask me.”

Li Qing nodded and suddenly asked curiously, “I can see that you seem to trust me very much. Why?”

“I don’t know either. I just feel that Big Brother Li has a very peculiar temperament that attracts me over. I can’t help but choose to believe you.” Su Jingxiang’s face reddened slightly and her eyes were a little shy. “Anyway, I feel that Big Brother Li is a good person.”

Li Qing looked at her shy expression and couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart. When the Demon Ancestor transformed his body, he seemed to have brought with him a strange temperament. His charm greatly increased, causing people to unconsciously indulge in it.

Although his appearance did not change much, it gave off a very different feeling.

He could tell that Su Jingxiang already had a good impression of him. However, he already had Liu Ke’er in his heart, and could not accommodate any other women. It seemed that in order to prevent Su Jingxiang from being hurt by her feelings in the future, she had to keep a certain distance from her. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be good to ignite sparks.

‘”Alright, it’s getting late after chatting for so long. I’ll leave first. When the time comes, I’ll refine some more pills and send someone to give them to you. After you consume them, see how the effects are. I’ll proceed with my next plan.”

Su Jingxiang looked at Li Qing reluctantly and nodded, “Alright, Big Brother Li, take your time. Oh, right, there’s one more thing I want to tell you.”

“What is it?” Li Qing turned around.

“You’ve already promised to be our Guest Minister’s Guardian. In three days, our Su Clan will hold a grand ceremony for you to announce this matter to the world, so that everyone nearby will know about it.”

“Holding a ceremony? There’s no need to be so troublesome, right?” Li Qing shook his head, feeling that he was moving too much. He didn’t like to be so troublesome, he just needed to notify him of this matter.

‘”We have to hold a ceremony. Otherwise, no one will recognize you. I wonder how strong you are, and how can you convince the public? You are the first guest of our Su Clan. You are of great significance, and you absolutely cannot be careless. Also, we should take this opportunity to publicize this matter, so that powerful people can join our Su Clan and strengthen their strength.” Su Jingxiang did not conceal it and told them all.

“Since that’s the case, then there’s no problem. I’ll participate when the time comes.” Li Qing agreed. Although he didn’t like to be too flashy, this matter wasn’t too troublesome. He just went to attend a ceremony and didn’t need to do anything.

It’s just a matter of raising your hand.

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After leaving Su Jingxiang’s residence, Li Qing returned to his room and took out the last set of medicinal ingredients to continue refining pills.

This time, the pill refining was exceptionally smooth. Li Qing quickly refined the pill and a pill that emitted a faint fragrance appeared at the bottom of the furnace.

He couldn’t help but feel very surprised, because the success rate was too high, it was simply unbelievable.

Under normal circumstances, low-grade alchemists had very low success rates in refining low-grade pills. They often failed by more than half and consumed a lot of energy. However, since Li Qing learned how to concoct pills, he had succeeded one after another. It was truly shocking.

He muttered to himself, “My current pill refining technique can’t be comparable to that of an Intermediate Alchemist, right? How can it improve so quickly?”

Although he didn’t know why it went so smoothly, he didn’t think too much about it. Anyway, this was a good thing. He took out a lot of medicinal ingredients from his interspatial ring and began to try to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.

The Qi Gathering Pill was also a low-grade pill that could speed up the cultivation of Houtian realm martial artists. It was extremely common in the market and was not difficult to refine.

Li Qing had Master Hong’s interspatial ring, and there were countless medicinal ingredients inside. It was just the right time to gather all the medicinal ingredients needed for the Qi Gathering Pill.

In the next few days, it was as if he was addicted to refining medicine. He consecutively refined ten sets of Qi Gathering Pills, and in the end, he succeeded in eight sets. The success rate was frighteningly high!

Even an Intermediate Alchemist wouldn’t have such a success rate. Li Qing found it hard to believe.

In a batch of pills, there were ten Qi Gathering Pills, and he had refined ten portions, that was to say, over a hundred pills. If he took it out and sold it, he would be able to exchange it for nearly a thousand spirit stones.

This speed of earning money was too frightening. No wonder alchemists were so rich!

Although Li Qing did not know the situation of the other alchemists, he knew that alchemy was not a simple matter. Otherwise, there would not be so few alchemists in the world.

He guessed, “There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that I am a pill refining genius and can learn it easily. The second possibility is that the Demon Ancestor’s inheritance is affecting me.”

He felt that no matter how he looked at it, he didn’t seem to be a genius in alchemy, so it was very likely that the Demon Ancestor’s inheritance was helping him. Perhaps after his body had undergone a transformation, he had an amazing talent in alchemy.

In the next few days, City Lord Su sent over a few more ingredients to treat the lunar meridians. In the end, they were quickly refined into pills by Li Qing. None of them failed. Then, he handed them to City Lord Su and instructed him to give them to Su Jingxiang once a day.

When City Lord Su received the pills Li Qing handed over, his eyes were extremely shocked. He asked in a daze, “Did you personally refine these pills?”

“That’s right.” Li Qing nodded.

“These are all low-grade pills. Being able to refine them means that you are now a low-grade alchemist?” City Lord Su’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

“You can say that.”

‘”This is truly amazing! Dual Cultivation of Dharma and Physique, and also a low-grade alchemist. I have never seen a young hero like you, and your future prospects are limitless. This time, our Su Clan has truly found a treasure by inviting you to be our guest guardian!” City Lord Su looked at him with a burning gaze.

Obviously, he had already learned about Li Qing’s dual cultivation from his daughter.

Li Qing secretly laughed in his heart. If he broke through to the Xiantian realm in a while, wouldn’t he frighten City Lord Su to death?

‘”Right, tomorrow is the ceremony for you. You don’t need to do anything. You just need to get to know some big families in the city and communicate with them. Of course, there are some old fellows in Su Mansion who have never seen your strength before. They have some doubts. They might try to test you out at that time. Don’t mind.”

“No problem. Just make it clear beforehand. It won’t hurt the peace.” Li Qing was very straightforward.

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The matter of the Su Clan inviting Li Qing to be the Guest Protector quickly spread throughout Jiangyuan City, causing everyone to discuss it.

“Who is Li Qing? A new Xiantian expert?” Someone asked.

“I don’t know him. I’ve never heard of him before. I heard from people in Su Mansion that he’s not a Xiantian expert.”

“Since you are not a Xiantian expert, how can you be a Guest Protector? There are many warriors on the tenth level of the Houtian realm in our Jiangyuan City, and they are not rare at all!” Someone thought it was ridiculous.

‘”Could it be that someone was randomly found to make up the numbers? The Su Clan is also funny, not a big clan. Isn’t it ridiculous that such a nameless position was created in such a small place like Jiangyuan City?”

Their expressions were all a little disdainful, waiting to see the jokes of the Su Clan.