Chapter Eleven: Advancing to Qi Dan

  When the hunting party brought back the giant Ironclad Beetle to the village, the villagers were shocked beyond compare, for they had rarely seen such a high-level magical beast, let alone one that was captured alive. The hunting party, on the other hand, held their heads high, displaying heroic pride, for they were already the pride of the entire village, and this time they had hunted down an Aether-grade magical beast, making them even more proud.

  The person who should be thanked the most is Long Ge, if not for his Da Hui Dan, they might have been sad instead of happy. So, to celebrate another harvest, the villagers had a big drink that night again.

  With the left hand holding a delicious roasted pork leg and the right hand holding a bowl filled with local wine, the villagers were drinking happily. When did they ever worry about not having enough to eat? When did they ever worry about the threat of monsters? When did they ever have to constantly mend their clothes because they couldn't afford new ones? When did they ever worry about their children's future? But now they don't need to worry too much, because a genius has emerged in the village - Long Ge. As long as he is here, there will be countless elixirs; as long as he is here, the village will have a bright future.

  Tonight, Long Wu got drunk again, and Xiao Yue supported him back home, leaving behind three-year-old Long Ge and those adults chatting and laughing.

  The short night passed, and the next day, a hunting team of 40 people from Longjia Village set out for Double Horse Town, leaving only the village chief and ten people to guard Longjia Village.

  Actually, I'm not afraid of any accidents, because the Ironclad Beast has already been fed a sedative. If it doesn't get an antidote, it won't wake up. The reason for sending so many people is to prevent thieves from stealing it. After all, a Qi-forming level Ironclad Beast can sell for at least 2000 gold coins. What a concept! That's enough for the entire Dragon Family Village to eat for 100 years. So, they have to be careful.

  However, nothing happened along the way. Perhaps the robbers also knew that a team capable of dealing with a gas-form monster was not something they could handle.

  After a two-hour walk, the villagers finally carried the Ironclad Beast of Mount Tian to Double Horse Town and found the arena's administrator.

  The manager of the arena was named Ah Shou, who was proficient in most animal languages and had his own unique way of communicating with humans. He looked very robust, with a simple and honest face, and spoke very politely, quickly getting along with Long Wu and the others.

  Because they chatted happily, the business was also done smoothly. In the end, the villagers sold the Ironclad Beast for 2400 gold coins, and both parties were very happy and satisfied. For the villagers, 2400 gold coins were already a lot, and Ah Shou put the Ironclad Beast in the arena to perform several times, so he would have made back his investment. Everyone was very happy, and after the event, Ah Shou generously said: "In the future, if you hunt high-level demons again, be sure to look for me! The price I offer will definitely satisfy you!"

  Indeed, the price he offered was quite high. If he had offered 2000 gold coins, the villagers would have sold it to him too. But since he offered a higher price, he's paving the way for his future business dealings. It seems that people with a rustic appearance are not only honest but also know how to do business!

  After getting the money, let's go eat first. The delicious food at the wine house is still what Long Ge misses the most, so he quickly calls everyone to go to the wine house to eat and fill their stomachs, which is the top priority.

  As soon as they entered the wine house, the waiter was also surprised to see them. Weren't these the villagers from Longjia Village who came just two days ago? How could they be here again today? Had Longjia Village become so rich that its villagers could come to the town's wine house at any time? Although he was surprised, he still invited them in with a friendly attitude.

  The dishes in the restaurant are really not covered, Long Wu has ordered more than a dozen, now ordering several hundred silver coins' worth of dishes is equivalent to several gold coins. For the former Longjia Village, where several gold coins were enough to eat for a month, such consumption is extremely luxurious. However, now that they have a lot of money, it's not good to enjoy themselves properly, and it would be a waste of this money. Moreover, several gold coins are nothing to the current Longjia Village, after all, they have a money tree, Long Ge!

  Long Song didn't hesitate, ordering abalone that was previously hard to get, as well as carp and pufferfish... Why did Long Song always order fish? It's because he loved eating fish, a habit formed from being raised by the dragon tribe in his past life.

  The other villagers didn't have the qualifications to order anymore, and they didn't want to either, because the dishes that had already been ordered were enough for them to eat until they were stuffed.

  The tender fish meat has a melt-in-your-mouth feel, and eating it is extremely satisfying. It makes me wonder, if the food in this town is so delicious, what about the food in the city? What about the food in the imperial capital? Is it even more delicious?

  The elastic and delicious meat made the villagers eat very well, and they really wanted to go to the city to eat delicious food every day!

  After a wonderful lunch, it's time for shopping. First, 800 gold coins were given to some villagers to buy cold iron because Long Ge wanted to help the hunting team refine their weapons; then, 800 gold coins were given to some villagers to buy medicinal materials needed for alchemy at the pharmacy, and the list of medicinal materials had been written by Long Ge in advance; finally, Long Wu and Long Ge took 800 gold coins with them and strolled around, buying whatever they thought was good.

  "Ha ha, why don't you go to the Alchemist Association to verify your alchemy level?" Long Wu said to Long Ge as they passed by the Alchemist Association. "If you can get the title of Alchemist, that would be a very glorious thing!"

  "Father, I'm still young and need to keep practicing. Moreover, our village is not wealthy yet! Once I become an alchemist, others will invite me to join their forces. Will you be able to resist? If we can't resist, it'll make our village poor!" Long Ge spoke with a maturity beyond his years, worthy of someone with reincarnation experience, causing Long Wu to nod repeatedly.

  "Ha ha, why don't you go to the Alchemist Association to verify your alchemist level?" As they passed by the Alchemist Association, Long Wu excitedly said to Long Ge, "If others knew that you became an alchemist at the age of three, how glorious would that be for us!"

  “……” Long Ge was silent for a moment, “If other empires find out, what will happen? They will definitely send someone to assassinate me, because they don't want another empire to have a genius equipment refiner, as that would disrupt the balance between empires. If an expert comes to kill me, can you protect me?”

  "Can't......" Long Wu thought at this time, indeed, with his thinking, how could he think of it!

  "Dad, trust me, when I have the ability to take care of myself, I will definitely go and verify it." Long Ge said with a smile.

  "Hmm, Father believes in you!" Long Wu said, stroking Long Ge's head.

  When passing by a boutique, Long Wu and Long Ge took a stroll inside. The interior decoration was truly luxurious! Expensive carpets and natural crystal stones paved the walls, it's really extravagant!

  What opened Long Wu's eyes even wider was the merchandise being sold inside (Long Ge was the reincarnation of the Dragon King, so there weren't many things that could open his eyes anymore). For example, a 10-cubic-meter spatial ring cost 200,000 gold coins, while the highest-grade 100-cubic-meter spatial ring cost as much as 2 million gold coins. If it were in a big city, wouldn't the price be even more exorbitant?

  There are also boxing gloves that increase the aura by 10%, which is also 1 million gold coins. There is also a ring that increases the recovery speed of the aura by 10%, and the price is also 1 million gold coins... The dazzling array of goods made Long Wu's eyes dizzy, and he finally concluded with one sentence: "This is a place where only rich people can come!" Long Ge understood Long Wu very well, because seeing something you like but can't afford is a kind of torture. Now Long Ge also feels that it's a kind of torture. If it were his previous life, he would have bought all the high-end ones long ago, even if he didn't use them, just to display them. Unfortunately, this life still doesn't have money! This also stirred up Long Ge's desire to make money, and I believe that in not too long, Long Ge will be rich, haha!

  After shopping around for two hours, Long Ge only bought one thing - a necklace, because he wanted to give it to his mother, Xiao Yue.

  At this time, the villagers who bought things had already returned. Looking at several sacks of cold iron and several sacks of medicinal materials, Long Ge sighed bitterly: "Alas... it seems that this year will be spent in refining equipment and elixirs."

  The second day back in the village, Long Ge began to refine his elixirs. He started with refining elixirs because both refining elixirs and equipment required spiritual energy, so Long Ge had to first refine a second-grade elixir - the Recovery Elixir - before he could continuously refine equipment and elixirs without interruption.

  Long Song was refining like that, practicing alchemy in the morning and forging equipment in the afternoon, with almost no time to rest. Although Xiao Yue pitied him as she watched, for the sake of the whole village's well-being, let Long Song suffer a bit more. Every time Xiao Yue helped Long Song pour water to drink, Long Song would say "Mother, I'm not tired, repeatedly refining equipment and alchemy can even increase my fighting spirit!" After hearing this, Xiao Yue couldn't say anything either, because she saw that Long Song looked very spirited, although a bit tired, but still acceptable.

  As expected, Long Song's words were not wrong. After a month of continuous equipment and alchemy, Long Song rose from Qi Zhe 8th level to Qi Zhe 9th level. Another month passed, and Long Song advanced to Qi Dan.

  What is referred to as "qi" are the elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth that surround us. The level of "qi soldiers" refers to the ability to perceive and absorb the elements in the surrounding air to strengthen one's own abilities. Each particle of the elements in the surrounding air can be called a "soldier". Once you become proficient in using the absorbed elements, you will advance to become a "qi" practitioner, indicating that you have become proficient in using the "soldiers". After becoming proficient, the next step is to compress the elements as much as possible. When compressed to a certain degree, they form a dan (elixir). Having formed a dan, one reaches the level of "qi dan". Although the volume of qi dan is small, the energy contained within is much greater than that of the qi practitioner.

  That afternoon, Long Ge was gathering his energy to form a dan. Suddenly, the elements in the air around him began to flow rapidly towards him as he sat cross-legged on the ground. As an old hand at this, Long Ge gathered his energy with ease.

  The air was getting thicker and the dragon song had entered its final stage of forming a dan, this was the most critical and tense moment, but just then, someone burst into the courtyard of the Longwu family.

  Was Longge successful or failed? Who was it that rushed in so recklessly?

  Chapter Twelve: Eight Months of Ascetic Practice