Star Sky Professional
Chapter 39: Calming Pill (Please Follow)

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Calming Pill (Please Follow)

"Leave this place?"

Fang Xing was slightly taken aback. "Madam, do you have enough money for the journey?"

Qinglin Square was founded by the Qingxuan Sect to cultivate the Great Wilderness, a location deep within the Wilderness and surrounded by danger everywhere.

Other than the Qingxuan Sect’s own flying boat trade convoys that arrived periodically, there simply was no other way to leave.

It was relatively easy for Loose Cultivators to come to Qinglin Square, but leaving was another issue, with the cost of a boat ticket alone being exorbitantly high.

"Selling my property should raise enough."

Shen Yuxin replied indifferently, her tone resolute, clearly having planned this ahead of time.

Now, the Five Righteous of Cang Mountain would not only split up but had also greatly offended the Black Tiger Gang. In the future, they wouldn’t even dare to step outside the square. Staying would be tantamount to a death trap!

The only way out was to leave!

"Here is a piece of Spirit Stone, consider it a token of my respect. Please do not disdain its small value..."

Fang Xing thought for a moment and then took out a low-grade Spirit Stone.

"This... how could I accept this?"

Shen Yuxin’s eyes reddened more, her voice choked up. "Many years of brotherhood count for nothing compared to Brother Fang whom I just met a few days ago. Hehe, loyalty..."

However, she was clever and, after expressing her thanks, she led Fang Xing to the back hall. "Here lies the belongings of both my husband and me. Brother Fang, please take anything that catches your eye..."

Fang Xing offered a substantial gift, all for this reason.

He glanced around and saw Meng Yi’s couple’s ’property’, which wasn’t much—just a few weapons, five secret books, and some miscellaneous items like elixirs, talismans, and herbs.

"Eh? Is that the ’Illusion Heart Orchid’?"

Fang Xing pointed at the freshly picked orchid, his tone surprised.

"This item was obtained by my husband and me at great peril. Brother Fang, if you want it, take it away for ten Spirit Stones," Shen Yuxin answered. If she had those ten stones, plus their usual savings, that would cover the cost of two boat tickets.

Although she and her son could hold their own against the Black Tiger Gang in the market, there are not a thousand days to guard against thieves.

It was naturally better to leave early.

"Ten Spirit Stones? That’s not expensive... It just so happens I’m planning to train in Martial Arts, and I’m only missing ’Calming Pills’..."

Fang Xing lamented, took out ten Spirit Stones, and picked up the Illusion Heart Orchid.

A low-grade Spirit Stone is only the size of a fingernail, so many can fit into a small Money Bag.

But these ten Spirit Stones were quite rare among Loose Cultivators.

Even Shen Yuxin couldn’t help but give Fang Xing a second look, though she said no more and swiftly concluded the transaction.

"Got it!"

Leaving Shen Yuxin’s home, a smile curled up the corners of Fang Xing’s mouth.

It seemed superfluous to buy another Illusion Heart Orchid when he already had one, but the situations were drastically different.

At least the origin of the Illusion Heart Orchid in his hand was now ’cleared’.

It was not snatched from the jaws of the Black Tiger Gang but rather properly purchased. Even the arrogant Black Tiger Gang couldn’t make trouble for him over this.

As for the Illusion Heart Orchid, who knows how many Shen Yuxin had sold him?

Once the mother and son left, it would become a dead issue without evidence.

...

Green Pill Workshop.

"This customer..."

A charming maid approached, but Fang Xing ignored her and asked, "Is Miss Rui here?"

"Miss Rui, I’ll go call her now..." The maid’s smile stiffened slightly.

Moments later, Rui arrived before Fang Xing. "This customer, are you the one who wanted to buy Calming Pills last time?"

She had a good memory and still recognized Fang Xing.

"Indeed, does your store have any in stock?"

Fang Xing inquired.

"I’m truly sorry, but the Calming Pills are still out of stock," Rui said with an apologetic smile.

"Oh? But I recently acquired an ’Illusion Heart Orchid.’ What about commissioning its processing?" He spoke again.

"Customer, you are indeed fortunate to have bought an Illusion Heart Orchid," Rui was slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "If you commission its processing, naturally there’s no issue... You provide the ’Illusion Heart Orchid,’ our shop will prepare the auxiliary materials, if successful, you obtain fifty percent of the elixirs... If it fails, no additional Spirit Stones are required."

Fang Xing frowned slightly, feeling this shop was a bit of a rip-off.

But it couldn’t be helped, other private Alchemists were even more of a rip-off, and their skills were subpar.

"Please rest assured, our shop’s Alchemist has a success rate of over 70% in making Calming Pills," Rui added quickly, seeing Fang Xing’s hesitation.

"Fine, let’s proceed this way..."

Fang Xing took out an Illusion Heart Orchid, ready to give it a try.

After all, he still had one more in his possession, so he wasn’t too worried.

Even if this shop ate back its words, it would allow him to definitively assess the credibility of these market shops.

In the end, there would always be a time for settling scores!

...

After a stroll in the market, Fang Xing returned to his own hut.

Just as he was about to unlock his door, he suddenly paused, noticing many people had gathered at Widow Shen’s doorstep.

These men all looked fierce and evil, with tiger heads embroidered on their chests, clearly from the Black Tiger Gang.

"Where did the woman and child living here go?"

The leader spoke harshly, glaring at Fang Xing.

"Shen, the widow, lost her husband," it was said that she planned to leave Qinglin Square with her child...

Fang Xing shuddered as if terrified and immediately betrayed Shen Yuxin.

"Smart move to leave, let’s go!"

This group of Black Tiger Gang members seemed to have already interrogated the other neighbors; now fully confirmed, they sulkily departed.

"As expected, gang members, kill one whenever you see one; it rarely goes wrong..."

Fang Xing shut the door and shook his head.

With his current lack of strength, he naturally had to endure.

Once he could dominate this place in the future, he would be able to act freely—this was his Martial Arts!

Although Xia Long had also talked about the spirit of Martial Arts, things like the weak striking out at the stronger, Fang Xing was not very impressed.

His Martial Arts was simply about getting stronger, protecting himself, and then, when capable of self-protection, doing whatever he could.

"Practice the punches, practice the punches!"

Fang Xing made himself a full pot of Spirit Rice and started practicing the Great Dragon Stance.

In the middle of the night, a sudden knock on the door sounded.

"Who is it this time?"

He was somewhat impatient and peeked through the crack of the door, only to be taken aback.

After a moment of thought, he still opened the door.

A fragrant breeze passed by as a woman with peachy cheeks, almond eyes, willowy brows, and alluring gaze entered.

She carried the charisma of a mature woman, like a ripe, sweet peach, and was none other than the second of the Five Righteous of Cang Mountain—Hua Feiyue.

"Hua Miss... no, Fellow Hua, we meet again."

Having met Hua Feiyue only once before, Fang Xing was quite cold: "What brings you here?"

"Fang Little Brother, I only came to see the Fifth Sister. I didn’t expect she had already left, really a wise person..."

Hua Feiyue’s aura was slightly unstable, evidently her injuries had not fully healed.

"Shen Miss didn’t explain much, just mentioned that Brother Meng had an accident while gathering medicine. She, being a widow and mother, I’m not sure how the Five Righteous of Cang Mountain will arrange..."

Fang Xing rambled on about what Shen Yuxin had done today.

"Leaving? Well, that’s good... In Qinglin Square, no more will know this name!"

Hua Feiyue forced a bitter smile, then looked at Fang Xing with bright eyes: "Little Brother Fang, you are upright and brave; I admire that a lot. If you have free time in the future, you might visit number sixty-six Yi Street..."

She curtseyed graciously and retreated deliberately.

Fang Xing’s expression turned peculiar: "This woman can’t possibly fancy me after just two meetings... Does she have private contact with Shen Yuxin, or is she here to test me? Or... is she really prepared to wash her hands clean of this bloody business? But how can a Martial Artist of the market live without it?"

Originally, being a Medicine Gatherer was very dangerous; now with rampant beast tides, the situation is ten times tougher!

For Martial Artists without savings, it was even more so.

’It’s said that many good-looking female Martial Artists have to take on some questionable jobs aside from their regular work to make ends meet...’

Fang Xing stroked his chin thoughtfully.

...

Three days later.

"This is the ’Calming Pill’?"

Fang Xing picked up a Jade Bottle and poured out an Elixir.

The pill was emerald green but carried a strangely spicy scent.

He had waited two days and then went to the Green Pill Workshop. Fortunately, they had not broken their appointment and told him that the Alchemy was successful, resulting in a total of four bottles.

According to the original agreement, they gave him two bottles.

"Actually... who knows the real success rate of that Alchemist? But being given the Elixir is already a good sign of reliability; can’t expect too much... How flexible the baseline of morality in this world is, huh?"

Fang Xing shook his head, ready to try out this hard-earned ’Calming Pill.’

He sat cross-legged, his Heart Lake still and waveless, then tried to enter a state of meditation.

Immediately he silently envisioned the realm of ’With saber in hand, no ghosts nor gods remain.’

In an instant, his originally clear Heart Lake suddenly rippled considerably, the clear waters turning entirely black, with endless thoughts transforming into various faces of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness emerging...

’Merely meditating, and it’s this troublesome... If it were the real inner demons, how horrifying would that be?’

Moved by the thought, Fang Xing quickly swallowed a ’Calming Pill.’

As the spicy flavor spread in his mouth, he instantly felt a clarity of mind.

The various stray thoughts that had appeared were instantly suppressed.

He even felt as if he could ’internal vision’ every part of his body, seeing the tendons, bones, inner organs... down to the most intricate details!

’Could it be... this is the ’Spiritual Sense’ of a Cultivator?’

In this state of ’Absolute Control,’ Fang Xing smoothly reined in his mind, overcoming the first challenge of mastering the ’Ghost God Saber,’ and then began to hypnotize himself, turning his spirit ’ghost-like and god-like’!

This hypnosis was not the simple hypnotism but truly changing the characteristics of his spirit.

It even stimulated the vast hidden potential within his body!

"With saber in hand, Slaying Ghosts, Slaying God, Fighting Ghosts and Gods... all but a thought!"

With a thought, Fang Xing grasped a refined steel saber, suddenly leapt up, and slashed down: "Slaying Ghost!"

Hiss!

Like lightning in a clear sky!

A bright saber light suddenly appeared in the void!

"True Qi released, forming a saber light!"

Fang Xing sheathed his saber, his eyes slightly brightened: "This is not my advancement to the innate, but I’ve finally mastered the ’Ghost God Saber’, now possessing innate battle power!"