Chapter 14 Genius

  Your cultivation is too low, the pet backpack cannot be used too frequently!

  Nie Kong lay on the bed, somewhat troubled as he reflected. When his mind was slightly clearer, Nie Kong began to circulate the "Five Stars Shifting Technique". The spiritual power was indeed wonderful, and soon Nie Kong's body felt refreshed and comfortable. Unfortunately, his head was still dizzy, seemingly ineffective.

  Fortunately, the aftereffect didn't last long, and by the time the sky was bright, Nie Kong had regained his usual vigor.

  "Medicine Cauldron Transformation!"

  Nie Kong's spirit shook, his mind concentrated on the small tender shoots in the Jade Pool Cave, imagining the shape of the medicine cauldron, and a low voice emerged from his brain.

  "Oh no."

  A soft call, and the tender shoots transformed into a medicine cauldron.

  Nie Kong's eyes widened in shock, and the fragrance had indeed transformed into a medicine cauldron. However, the cauldron remained inside his dantian and was only about two finger widths in size. The pale green cauldron had faint purple stripes on its body, and it was suspended above the "Ling Shen San Que". Meanwhile, the original small sprout that lived in the "Yao Chi Hole" now only had a pool of dark green blood left.

  "This is also too small."

  It's not easy to come out of a daze, Nie Kong was laughing and crying at the same time. How can such a small medicine cauldron refine medicine? Moreover, it's still in his own belly! In the demon game, the summoned medicine cauldron is more than a foot wide, hovering around him, very cool.

  "Ah, ah, ah... Ah, ah...!" The little guy cried out in dissatisfaction several times, as if saying that you are so weak and it's impossible to summon the medicine cauldron outside of your body. Moreover, Little Xiangxiang is only at the first stage, yet she can already transform into such a small medicine cauldron, which is extremely impressive.

  "It's all because of me."

  Nie Kong's face turned red with shame as he pinched his chin, his cultivation was too poor, even pets dared to mock him. He laughed at himself, Nie Kong became depressed, how could he refine medicine like this?

  "Oh no."

  Xiang Xiang happily shouted out loud.

  "Eat?"

  Nie Kong was shocked by this statement.

  He and the little guy were on the same wavelength, able to easily grasp the correct meaning from its cries, and could also explore its thoughts through a connection of minds. The little guy wasn't wrong, it was just one word: "eat". Nie Kong swallowed the medicinal herbs into his belly, then concentrated the medicinal properties into the Ling Shen San Jue, where the little guy would automatically absorb the corresponding amount into the medicine cauldron, and Nie Kong would be in charge of inputting spiritual power to refine it.

  "Extracting medicinal properties from the belly? Who dares to eat such medicine?"

  Nie Kong chuckled twice. If he knew that the spiritual medicine he was eating had already been eaten by someone else, he would definitely vomit, it's simply too... nauseating.

  "Ah...... yeah......"

  The little guy is very pleased with himself.

  That's it then, unless the master himself has the ability to summon the medicine cauldron out, or wait for Little Xiangxiang to upgrade to sixth rank.

  Waiting for you to upgrade to the 6th rank, that's when the Monkey Year Horse Month arrives, and upgrading one rank would have wasted the 60% of the medicinal power I've accumulated over the years. Thinking about upgrading to the 6th rank, even if I were to empty out a thousand medicine jars, it would be useless. Nie Kong muttered under his breath, helplessly saying: "Alright, what kind of spiritual medicine can you refine now?"

  "Oh no!"

  "What does it mean?"

  "Oh no!"

  “……”

  "My god, it turns out there's no meaning, what do you call something with no meaning? Nie Kong was left speechless and cursed under his breath. The little tender sprout is indeed a little tender sprout, really too tender."

  Nie Kong pondered, in the Demon Spirit game, a first-class alchemist could refine a tenth-grade medicinal pill. If this were to be translated into this world, wouldn't it be... a First-Grade Spiritual Medicine?

  The spiritual medicine of the Tianling Continent is divided into nine grades, and first-grade spiritual medicine is already considered the lowest.

  Nie Kong's previous body had always taken first-rate spiritual medicine and ordinary herbs. Given his frail physique, Nie Qingyang and the others didn't dare to give him spiritual medicine above second-rate. As for that "Rejuvenation Dew", it was actually a first-rate spiritual medicine, but its efficacy could be ranked among the top three within all first-rate spiritual medicines.

  The formula for Huichunlu is actually very simple, only requiring five types of medicine, which most Ling masters are familiar with, and Nie Kong also has a vague impression. However, this medicine, although only one product, is extremely troublesome to refine, even experienced high-level Ling medicine masters often fail.

  Otherwise, the price of Huichunlu would not be as high as 10,000 gold coins.

  "It just so happens that I need to return a bottle of 'Rejuvenating Dew' to Feng Xing, otherwise I'll refine this spiritual medicine and let that son of a bitch drink my saliva."

  Nie Kong's heart skipped a beat.

  Nie Kong found it strange that Nie Feng Xing had not shown up, as he should have come to reclaim Chun Lian by now. However, there was no sign of him for the past few days. Nie Kong did not think that Nie Feng Xing had suddenly changed his ways and become a good person, but rather must be brewing other sinister plots.

  Since we have the Medicine Cauldron's clone, let's hurry up and refine the Rejuvenating Dew. If it fails, then use the "Muscle and Bone Strengthening Broth" formula to exchange for a bottle at the Alchemy Hall.

  "The medicine cauldron has been summoned for four or five minutes, and there are still about twenty-five minutes left. If I run at full speed, I should be able to reach the Spirit Medicine Hall in ten or so minutes, choose the medicine in five or six minutes, and still have time to refine the medicine after coming out." After a quick calculation, Nie Kong sprang up from the bed and rushed out of the room like a gust of wind.

  "Sister-in-law, good morning."

  Huāméi was wearing a light green skirt, sweeping the courtyard outside. Her uncle's improved condition had made her movements much lighter. After hearing the call, Huāméi looked up and saw Niè Kōng flashing past in front of her, wearing only his underpants. She was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly turned red with embarrassment. Oh dear, Uncle really is something, running out like that without even wearing a shirt, who knows how people will laugh at him.

  Just as he was hesitating whether to put on his clothes and chase after him, Nie Kong quickly slipped back with an even faster speed, his old face slightly red, it's really too embarrassing.

  Flower eyebrows and pretty face become even redder.

  In less than twenty seconds, Nie Kong ran out again, awkwardly smiling: "Sister-in-law, I'll go to the Spiritual Medicine Hall for a bit, then come back to eat." He slipped out of the courtyard with his tail between his legs.

  "Good."

  Looking at Nie Kong's disheveled figure, Hua Mei's face felt a bit hot, but she couldn't help bursting into laughter, instantly blooming like a rose, breathtakingly beautiful.

  The loud footsteps echoed through the alley, startling many of the Nie family members who had just woken up. Some of the relatives who knew Nie Kong were stunned for half a day before they suddenly woke up with a start - wasn't this the second son of the Nie Qingyang family? How did he change so much in appearance and run so fast? Wasn't this the same sickly boy from just a few days ago?

  In a corner of the house, Wu Tong, Er Lin and San Mu looked at Nie Kong's back with gloomy faces. After several days, the three people's expressions had become much more haggard.

  Er Lin touched the back of his neck, and said in a stifled tone: "Wu Tong big brother, it's been several days now, but my and San Mu's hidden illness still hasn't shown any signs of improvement. But that medicine jar is doing well, he was half dead just the other day, looking like he had just crawled out of his coffin, and now he's like a completely different person."

  "You're saying he's not cheating us, right?"

  “……”

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  Lingyao Hall entrance.

  "Met Qingfeng clan uncle, Qinghong clan uncle." Nie Kong panted and cupped his hands, even though he had mobilized his spiritual power, this kind of all-out sprint still left him exhausted.

  "Are you Nie Kong?"

  Looking at the young man running over with a fiery passion, Nie Qingfeng's face was stiff, "How did you become like this in just one day?" Yesterday's Nie Kong was thin and didn't look human, but today's Nie Kong, although still slender, looked much more normal, and his whole body radiated a spirited energy.

  "Hmm."

  Nie Qinghong hummed a neutral tone, with surprise also showing in his eyes.

  "After eating some spiritual medicine, I ended up like this." Nie Kong smiled and said.

  "Is this the medicine you took yesterday? It's so amazing?"

  Nie Qingfeng was surprised, but didn't ask Nie Kong what medicine he had taken, after all, this matter was relatively private. After a while, Nie Qingfeng calmed down and looked at Nie Kong with a smile, "By the way, you just picked up your medicine yesterday, what are you doing here today? Are you here to pick up more medicine?"

  "Yes. Anyway, we can take it twice a month, so whenever is fine." Nie Kong said, "Uncle Qingfeng, then I'll go in first." Time was pressing, and couldn't be wasted.

  "Wait a minute, Nie Kong, I think your cultivation has improved significantly?" Nie Qinghong suddenly spoke up.

  "Hehe."

  Nie Kong smiled slightly, his right palm patted the stone lion, and then he quickly entered the Spiritual Medicine Hall. Behind him, the patterns on the surface of the stone lion changed, finally forming four words: Gathered Spirit Fifth Grade!

  "Five Spirit Gathering?!"

  Nie Qingfeng and Nie Qinghong stared at each other, both seeing a hint of shock in the other's eyes. Yesterday they were still at the third rank of Gathering Spirit, but today they had already reached the fifth rank. This speed was too fast! Could it be that the medicine he took not only strengthened his body, but also increased his cultivation level?

  Nie Kong didn't see the expressions of the two, but he could guess. This time, Nie Kong was completely intentional, even if Nie Qinghong didn't ask, he would find an opportunity to show off his own cultivation.

  In Nie's family, being low-key and pretending to be a big shot doesn't work.

  On the one hand, pretending to be low-key and humble, on the other hand, getting angry and resentful because others look down on you and think you're a real B, that's something only an idiot would do.

  Nie Kong couldn't be low-key because he was very clear that even if he returned the "Spring Return Dew", Nie Feng would not let him off easily, at most it would just temporarily calm down.

  Although there is a rule of the Nie family, Nie Fenghang is after all the son of the patriarch, while Nie Kong is just a collateral member of the family and has low strength. The gap between them is too big, and Nie Fenghang has ways to deal with him. In the past, Nie Kong was safe because Nie Fenghang never took this dying sickly person seriously.

  It's different now, Nie Kong is not strong enough, if he wants to protect his beautiful sister-in-law Hua Mei, he must show his potential, only then can he get the attention of the family and make Nie Feng Xing such a scoundrel have some scruples. Nie Kong believes that it won't take long for the Nie family to rise to a "genius among geniuses".

  Geniuses, no matter which family they are from, are always the focus of attention. As for geniuses among geniuses, that would make the family even more envious.

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