touchnovel Chapter 26 Exile to the Frontier
Chapter 26 Exile to the Frontier
Demon Core!
Furthermore, it is full of blood energy, making it a blood core among demon cores that specializes in cultivating bloodline power!
Such precious items should be the top-grade alchemy materials that alchemists crave, right?
Xu Xingzhi was truly puzzled as to why this fellow Daoist Fang, who appeared to be an alchemist, would put his Blood Pills out for sale.
"Senior Brother Xu, would you accept it?" Fang Qi toyed with the Blood Pill, as casually as if it were a pebble.
Although the cooperation between the demons and monsters in the Republic of China has not yet been finalized, Zhou Wei and Cheng Ting did send two Blood Pills each after they returned.
In the Republic of China era, Blood Pills were a top-grade ingredient for a secret medicine for replenishing qi and blood, and were strictly controlled and difficult to obtain.
The fact that the two of them sent two pills shows that they sincerely wanted to improve their relationship with Fang Qi.
"Receive!" Xu Xingzhi said with a smile.
He needs demon cores to nurture spirit beasts, especially blood cores like these.
If he has enough Blood Pills, he might be able to try the Foundation Establishment method of the Five Elements Blood Beast Foundation Building Divine Technique of the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Fang's Blood Pill isn't of high grade, but it's brimming with blood energy and contains a beastly nature," Xu Xingzhi said, taking out spirit stones. "How about one hundred?"
"One hundred and one hundred." Fang Qi raised the price slightly.
The blood pill in his hand belonged to the Sheep Demon. It was small and of low quality, with a market price of only one hundred spirit stones.
"Okay." Xu Xingzhi didn't haggle and immediately agreed to the deal.
"Hong Feng, arrange a room for Fellow Daoist Fang, and have Fairy Yan serve him. I'll cover the cost."
"No."
Fang Qi accepted the spirit stones, but upon hearing "Fairy Yan," he felt a chill run down his spine and quickly made an excuse to slip away.
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Ziguang Peak.
Fang Qi handed over his identity token and ascended to the summit.
This is the General Affairs Hall of the Outer Gate of the Dongxi Sect.
Most tasks are assigned and received during this peak period.
Perhaps it is the influence of "making the best use of everyone's talents" that there are so many people on the summit today.
Fang Qi waited outside the hall for a long time before finally entering.
"Greetings, Steward."
The person who assigned the task was an elderly man in the late stage of Qi Refining named Luo Guan. Fang Qi had received his fish-raising job from this very deacon.
Luo Guan hasn't had a single day off since a month ago, and people have been coming and going every day to pick up tasks, especially with the deadline for "making the best use of everyone's talents" approaching, there have been even more people in the last two days.
When there are too many things to do, people lose patience.
So he was not nice to almost anyone.
"See for yourself." He waved his hand, and the scroll on the table unfolded automatically.
Looking at the long queue, Luo Guan scoffed inwardly.
They are all unambitious people who think they can make money by procrastinating, but little do they know that the good tasks have already been taken by others.
Fang Qi looked down at the file and saw that there were only three tasks available to him.
The first task is to hunt demons. Fifty percent of the profits will be handed over to the Immortal Sect as contribution points, and the other fifty percent can be distributed among the participants.
Hunting monsters carries both risks and rewards.
He skipped it.
The second mission is to travel to the border between the Dongxi Sect and the Thousand Insects Demonic Sect to fight for the sect. The reward is 100 spirit stones and 10 bottles of Qi Condensation Pills per month...
The description of this mission is far more detailed than that of the monster-hunting mission, with a dazzling array of benefits and subsidies.
Even Fang Qi was tempted.
However, no matter how many spirit stones and elixirs are given, you still need to be alive to enjoy them.
The Thousand Insects Sect of the Demonic Sect is a force to be reckoned with, on par with the Eastern Dawn Sect. On the battlefield between these two sects, how long can a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator survive?
He shook his head secretly, then looked at the third task.
"Fish farming in the Yushan Islands?"
Fang Qi's eyes lit up.
The last task was to raise fish.
He knew about the Jade Mountain Islands; they were located east of the Eastern Dawn Sect, floating on the sea.
This archipelago comprises hundreds of islands of varying sizes, and because it is located at sea, it primarily raises aquatic fish.
"According to the mission description, we are to be assigned an island and raise fish around it..."
This fish-raising task is on par with the two dangerous tasks of "hunting demons" and "fighting against the demonic sects". Logically speaking, it should have been claimed by someone long ago. Why is it still available now?
There are definitely pitfalls involved.
Fang Qi's heart stirred, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he took out three spirit stones and handed them to the steward.
Money really does pave the way.
Luo Guan was familiar with the process. With a flick of his sleeve, the spirit stones disappeared without a trace. Then, he glanced at the "Fish Farming in the Jade Mountain Islands" quest.
Fang Qi understood immediately and made his choice, "I'll trouble you, Steward, I choose this one."
Although this fish-raising task likely has hidden pitfalls, it is undoubtedly much better than the previous two.
Luo Guan nodded slightly, his spiritual energy flowing through his fingertips, registering the information, and then gave Fang Qi a plaque from the Jade Mountain Islands.
Fang Qi took the sign, bowed, and left.
No sooner had he left than the person behind him hurriedly shouted, "I choose the fish farming mission in the Jade Mountain Islands!"
Luo Guan glanced at it indifferently, drew a horizontal line on the case file, and said coldly, "There are no empty islands left in the Jade Mountain Islands. The quota for fish farming tasks is full."
......
Hundreds of islands, large and small, float on the sea, appearing from afar like shattered jade scattered on blue silk.
Holding the sign, Fang Qi followed his senses and landed on an island.
This island is called Akagami Island, with a steep north side and a gentle south side. It is named after a type of reddish jade that is abundant in it.
On one side of the cliff, the rocks are exposed, but they are not the usual gray-black, but a light pea-green. After being lapped by the sea, they become even more lustrous, truly resembling the finest Dushan jade.
"Within a radius of about one mile..."
Fang Qi surveyed the island several times and basically figured out the situation there.
"Let's open up a cave dwelling first."
Apart from rocks and vegetation, there are no buildings on the island; the only option is to carve houses into the mountains.
Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult. After a few uses of "Immortal's Guidance", a cave dwelling comparable to the small courtyard of Biyang Lake was opened up.
"Let's leave it at this size for now, we can expand it later."
Fang Qi was fairly satisfied with the island.
Compared to the Biyang Lake Courtyard, this island belongs entirely to him, so his privacy is unquestionable.
After settling into his lodgings, Fang Qi sat cross-legged, regulated his breathing, and meditated to restore his spiritual energy.
There's a lot to do since I'm new here.
Putting everything else aside, we need to hurry up and get the large, pound-sized crucian carp and golden-lined blood crucian carp he's raising over at Biyang Lake.
"The situation in the sea is currently unknown. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, it would be better to keep the blood carp on the island for now."
With his spiritual energy almost fully restored, Fang Qi carved out a pool deep within the cave and used the storage bag given to him by Xu Xingzhi to transport water, thus temporarily providing him with blood carp.
Then came the transportation of the fish.
Fang Qi moved with lightning speed, returning to Biyang Lake and catching ten large crucian carp weighing over 1 jin each, as well as golden-lined blood crucian carp.
Unfortunately, they ran into Steward Wang Feng on the way.
"Have you accepted the mission?" Wang Feng asked coldly.
"I have already received the report from Steward Luo of the General Affairs Department."
Upon hearing this, Wang Feng frowned slightly, but said nothing and turned to leave.
Fang Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and with a flash, ran towards the lakeside.
The eleven blood carp were too conspicuous, and he didn't have a high-level item like a spirit beast pouch, so before leaving the lake, he hid the fish and deliberately lingered by the lake.
Sure enough, Wang Feng appeared shortly afterward.
With the fish in hand, Fang Qi used two Wind Travel Talismans and, without incident, sped back to Crimson Jade Island, where he placed the fish in a pool inside his cave.
These crucian carp, used to the large lake, became agitated when suddenly moved to the small pond.
Fang Qi threw away dozens of kilograms of flesh and blood, and then beat the golden-lined blood carp in public before the fish finally quieted down.
Just as he was preparing to set up his cave dwelling, a voice suddenly came from outside: "May I ask which fellow Daoist has arrived?"
Judging from the appearance, it might be a neighboring island coming over to say hello.
Fang Qi activated an isolation talisman to shield the situation inside the cave, and then walked out.
"Junior Brother Fang?"
"Senior Brother Pei, Senior Sister Chen?"
The people outside the cave were none other than Pei Jiu and Chen Qiaoqian, who had been looking worried by Biyang Lake earlier.
Upon seeing that the island belonged to Fang Qi, Chen Qiaoqian's expression darkened, and she uttered a startling question: "Junior Brother, how come you were also exiled here?"
Fang Qi: "?"