Chapter 9 - Life Extension Pill

　　The days passed, and when the cold winds picked up a month later, blowing down the Tongtian River across the Spirit Stream Sect, and the autumn leaves drifted and fell, Bai Xiaochun realized that he had been here in the Spirit Stream Sect for a year. 　　Too many things had happened to him in that year, from becoming a mortal to becoming a cultivator, with a cultivation level of the third level of qi condensation, and even more so, he had resolved a series of disputes that had arisen from being a member of the Fire Stove Room. 　　Xu Baozai never appeared in front of the Fire Stove Room again, and even when Bai Xiaochun went down the mountain to purchase the Fire Stove Room's consumable items, he had seen Xu Baozai from afar, and Xu Baozai hurriedly avoided him, as if he was completely afraid of him. 　　In spite of this, but this month, Bai Xiaochun is often sad, heart sighs, to Zhang DaFat and others did not go to say, can only be their own continuous helplessness. 　　"A year's worth of lifespan ah ......," Bai Xiaochun said as he looked at the large tree not far away, its leaves becoming yellow and falling with the wind. 　　"I'm just like this big tree, and the falling leaves are my one year of longevity ...... " Bai Xiaochun thought, rather sadly. 　　This month, he thought of all the ways to nourish, but the forehead tresses within the white hair, still did not turn black, he also asked Zhang DaFat and others side by side, has understood in this cultivation world, supplement the longevity of the method is not no, but either the existence of some kind of restriction, or is as rare as a phoenix feather. 　　Gradually he teared up, even his little face was emaciated, but just when he could only choose to give up and had to accept that he had reduced his lifespan by one year this matter, one day in the late afternoon, going out to purchase the items of the fire stove room, he stood at the bottom of the third peak, looking at a huge stone monument there, and his breathing was slowly rapid. 　　This stone monument was on the south coast of the Spirit Stream Sect, and there was one under every peak, with countless densely packed lines of writing that shimmered with light, sometimes sliding like running water, replaced by a new line of words. 　　This was the place where the Spirit Stream Sect accepted the sect's tasks, but all disciples of the Spirit Stream Sect needed to go and complete the sect's tasks in exchange for the spirit stones as well as contribution points needed for cultivation. 　　Especially the contribution points, whether it is to listen to the scriptures, or to go to the Art Pavilion, or that one special place of cultivation, in the sect almost everything, can be used, and even to some extent, more precious than the spirit stone. 　　At this moment, beside the task stone monument under this third peak, there are quite a number of outer disciples gazing there with unblinking eyes, and from time to time, after choosing a task, they immediately whisper respectfully with the middle-aged cultivator who is sitting cross-legged under the stone monument. 　　There were also some miscellaneous servants among them, and between them and the outer disciples wearing the green-colored cloud water robes, they could be clearly distinguished from their clothing. 　　The tasks of the Spirit Stream Sect, only those that needed to be completed by inner disciples were specific not to be revealed here, as for other tasks, both outer disciples and handymen could choose. 　　Some of the handymen who were striving for advancement viewed this place as their first step toward gaining the Dragon Gate. 　　Bai Xiaochun had been standing here for an incense stick of time, his face uncertain, staring at a line of flickering words in the middle of the stone tablet, his expression showing hesitation. 　　"Extended life Dan ...... did not think that the clan actually have this kind of medicine, listen to the name, it seems to be able to increase longevity ......" for a long time, Bai Xiaochun murmured, contemplating for a few moments before arriving at the stone tablet. The middle-aged cultivator at the bottom of the monument. 　　This person is surrounded by a number of outer disciples, who noticed Bai Xiaochun's arrival, and each of them chose to ignore it. The difference in their status made them look at the handyman, and they simply couldn't see eye to eye. 　　It wasn't until there were fewer people around the middle-aged cultivator that Bai Xiaochun revealed himself as a good boy and cupped his fists. 　　"Good noon, senior brother." 　　The middle-aged cultivator looked up and swept a glance at Bai Xiaochun, nodding slightly without speaking. 　　"Senior brother, there's a quest here to find a few herbs that can be exchanged for a Life Extension Dan... I wonder if this Dan has the effect of increasing longevity?" With his own longevity at stake, Bai Xiaochun hurriedly asked. 　　"Life Extension Dan ...... En, there is such a task, this Dan also indeed can prolong life, can increase one year of longevity, but there are quite a few restrictions, can only condense qi below the fifth layer to use, and only the first time is effective, and then eat it is useless, said its precious indeed precious, but just one year of longevity, the use is Not very useful." The middle-aged cultivator eyed Bai Xiaochun's well-behaved behavior and couldn't help but say a few more words. 　　"Generally speaking, it's only used as a life-suspension device given by sect disciples to elderly mortals in their families, but it's not expensive... This mission, do you want to take it?" 　　Bai Xiaochun looked up at the stone tablet, combined his thoughts, and nodded. 　　The middle-aged cultivator raised his right hand to point at the stone tablet, and immediately this task on it became gray, while at the same time an extra jade slip appeared in his right hand, which he tossed to Bai Xiaochun. 　　"Green Spirit Leaf, Earth Dragon Fruit, and Stone Worm Skin, a number of these three herbs can be exchanged here for a Life Extension Dan." The middle-aged cultivator spoke indifferently, ignoring Bai Xiaochun and instead introducing the task with the outer disciple who had come over to the side. 　　Bai Xiaochun took the jade slip and left, his mind filled with the words Life Extension, his eyes slowly revealing determination. 　　"I must exchange this pill to replenish the year of longevity I lost." 　　With such determination, Bai Xiaochun went straight to the Four Seas Room, looking for some information that could be made available to the handymen, and found an introduction to the Green Spirit Leaf, which was a medicinal herb known as the Migratory Spirit Bird's Habitat, and because the Migratory Spirit Bird preferred to live in groups, and because it was unusual for one of these birds to be comparable to the second level of qi condensation, it wasn't easy to obtain, and so the price was always very high. 　　As for the Earth Dragon Fruit and Stone Worm Skin, the Four Seas Room did not record, Bai Xiaochun touched his pocket, bitterly smiled and left, returning to the fire stove room to Zhang DaFat and others to inquire, no one has heard of the Earth Dragon Fruit, but the Stone Worm Skin HeisanFat knows, this is actually really is a kind of spirit insect named Stone Worm, shedding the skin. 　　It is said that this skin is hard, and very heavy, the south bank here is very little, the north bank because of the cultivation of the skills to harness the beasts, will only produce, but the north and south banks, although the Spirit Stream Sect, can be spaced out from the main peak of the mountain bridge, unless it is to become a disciple of the inner door, otherwise, then there is no qualification to step into the bridge mountain to come and go between the two sides of the river. 　　"What are you inquiring about these herbs for? These things can't be eaten, and the prices are ridiculously high in the South Bank Market under the mountain." Zhang DaFat patted his stomach and said in surprise. 　　Bai Xiaochun's eyes lit up when he heard the word workshop market, and after a brief explanation, he headed straight down the mountain. He had been in the Fire Stove Room for a year, and even though the number of times he had gone out of the sect was limited, he also knew that there was a workshop market outside the sect. 　　There are mostly disciples of the clan where the cultivation family opened, and even some simply is the clan disciples hold, specializing in the service of the clan disciples, a long time, gradually also has a certain scale. 　　On weekdays, the things needed for the fire stove room are also procured here. 　　After circling the marketplace for a while, and especially visiting some herbal medicine workshops, when he reentered the Fire Stove Room, Bai Xiaochun's brow furrowed and his heart sighed repeatedly. 　　"It's so dark, especially the Earth Dragon Fruit, isn't it just a fruit of vegetation that grows underground, but it's actually so expensive!" Bai Xiaochun realized helplessly that with his current skills, he wouldn't be able to exchange it for a Life Extension Pill. 　　He had no concept of money, and it didn't matter how much money he had compared to his life span, but he was just shy at the moment, and since he was usually with a few of his fat senior brothers, he knew that those guys had the goods in their stomachs, but their pockets were just as dry, and they weren't much richer than himself. 　　As for the spirit food of the fire stove room, they steal food no one caught the pain, but if they want to sell it, the degree of the people in the supervisor's room staring at it is outrageous. 　　Thinking about it, there wasn't any way to make money, unless it was to go and sell the spirit refinement items. 　　But this matter always felt wrong to him, and he meditated on it for several consecutive days, and on this very day, as he sat cross-legged in his house to cultivate, he suddenly heard a bell roar echoing through the sect. 　　The chime was not large and quickly dissipated, and Bai Xiaochun opened his eyes without surprise. He had heard the chime every month since he entered the sect, and had long since learned from Zhang Dafat that this was the day when the trial paths of the peaks opened up to the servants, granting them places in the outer sect discipleship program. 　　Want to from the handyman fish leap dragon door to become a disciple of the outer door, first of all to have the third layer of qi condensation cultivation, and secondly is to choose a mountain peak of the road of trials, although the road of trials is a spread to the top of the mountain steps, but it is enchanted with mana, so that the people step difficult, if you can walk up, there will be a qualification of the outer door disciple. 　　Only the outer disciple quota is limited, each time the peaks only choose the fastest to complete the trial road of the top three, the best of the best, and the Spirit Stream Sect's handymen are numerous, just the south coast of the handymen, there are tens of thousands of people, so each time the competition is very intense. 　　As for the crowds in the Fire Stove Room, naturally, they would rather starve to death in the Fire Stove than go to the Outer Sect to compete, and every month today, they watched the action with a disdainful look on their faces. 　　Bai Xiaochun closed his eyes, but then they snapped open again, and there was a flash of oddness in his eyes that instantly flickered before turning into surprise, and an idea gradually sprang to life in his mind, and he stood up and walked around the room a few times, and after carefully considering the idea thoroughly, his face suddenly overflowed with joy. 　　"It can be done!" He immediately pushed open the door to his room and called out Zhang Dafat and the others who were discussing which handyman was unlucky enough to become an outer disciple this time to one place. 　　"Senior brothers, I have an idea to make a fortune, and I'd like to ask all of you to help me out, so we can make a fortune together!" Bai Xiaochun licked his lips and looked at Zhang DaFat and the others with light in his eyes. 　　This look was not unfamiliar to Zhang DaFat and the others; it was what Bai Xiaochun had looked like when he proposed that the bottom of the bowl be made thicker to benefit the Fire Stove Room, and they were all interested at once. 　　"What's your idea, Nine Fatty? To tell you the truth, a few of us are poor as well... I blame the damn Supervisory Room, or else we'd be rich if we sold some of the Fire Stove Room's stuff!" Zhang Dafat patted Bai Xiaochun on the shoulder, his eyes showing anticipation.