15: Chapter 15 Rescue

Chen Jiancang walked and stopped in the Market, occasionally looking around and lingering in front of stalls.

The goods on the stalls were dazzling, everything imaginable was available, and although they were all low-level products, they still made him dizzy.

"Little brother, take a look here, Cultivation Techniques, Mortal Martial Skills, anything you're interested in?"

Chen Jiancang walked to a stall, and the stall owner quickly called out to drum up business.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man with shrewdness in his eyes.

Chen Jiancang squatted down, picked up a tattered Cultivation Technique manual, and started flipping through it.

The stall owner's eyes lit up upon seeing this, and he quickly said, "Little brother, this is a rare wood-attribute Cultivation Technique. It records a set of basic spirit energy refining methods and comes with five wood-attribute Spells. It only costs one spiritual stone, absolutely cheap."

Chen Jiancang shook his head and put the manual back in its original place.

He knew clearly in his heart that this so-called wood-attribute Cultivation Technique was just the most ordinary stuff, and it was incomplete, far inferior to the Cultivation Techniques collected by the Chen Family.

Then his gaze fell upon a scroll of Mortal Martial Skills. The cover had the words 'Great Splitting Stele Hand' written on it, and after turning the page, there were some simple stances, meridian pathways, and a bit of textual introduction.

Mortals do not have spirit roots, but they can gain some strength that is different from ordinary people by tempering and nourishing their vital energy.

Mortal Martial Skills are methods of fighting enemies using the power of vital energy.

Just as Chen Jiancang was about to examine it carefully, a sudden noise came from the side.

He saw several burly men wearing coarse short jackets, with strong and powerful limbs, surrounding a person. The one with the highest cultivation had reached Qi Refining Stage Sixth Level.

"It's him!"

The person surrounded was very familiar to Chen Jiancang; it was precisely Qin Huai, the father of his Mortal clan sister from another Family name, with a Qi Refining Fifth Level cultivation.

Chen Jiancang frowned slightly. He knew that this uncle from another Family name was an honest and simple person and not someone who would cause trouble, so how could he have provoked this group of people?

Immediately, he put down the Martial Skill he was holding and walked towards that side.

"Why are you surrounding him?" Chen Jiancang asked.

One of the burly men glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Kid, mind your own business. This guy owes us spiritual stones, and he has to give us an explanation today."

Qin Huai saw Chen Jiancang, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He quickly explained, "Nephew Chen Jiancang, I hired these few people to go to the Qingya Mountain Range to collect spiritual herbs. Who knew we would unfortunately encounter a First Order high-level demon beast, the Cold Wind Python? We suffered heavy losses, and the spiritual stones I had saved for many years were all used to compensate the Cultivators who died. Where would I still have spiritual stones to pay them their wages?"

Qin Huai is a low-level Alchemist who can refine the Chen Family's best-selling Qinghe Bigu Pill and some ordinary low-level pills. He often hires rogue Cultivators to go to the Qingya Mountain Range to collect spiritual herbs.

But he never expected to be so unlucky this time, actually encountering an attack by a First Order high-level demon beast.

Logically speaking, life and death are decreed by fate, and wealth and honor are in the heavens. Since they chose to go to the Qingya Mountain Range, all consequences brought about by accidents should be borne by themselves, and compensation is not required. However, Qin Huai compensated everyone with all his savings, resulting in him having no spiritual stones to pay the hiring fee.

After Chen Jiancang heard the whole story, he already had a plan in mind.

He looked at the several burly men and said loudly, "Everyone, Uncle Qin Huai didn't want this either; he is also a victim.

Moreover, he is indeed short on funds right now, and your forcing him like this is useless."

The burly man leading them snorted coldly, "That won't do. Us brothers worked hard; we can't have done it for nothing."

Chen Jiancang pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "How about this, how many spiritual stones does Uncle Qin owe you? Tell me the amount."

"Although Uncle Qin is from another Family name, he is still a member of the Chen Family and cannot be bullied by others.

This encounter was an unexpected event. Whatever your hiring fee should be, that's what it is. I will pay you on behalf of Uncle Qin first."

The several burly men exchanged glances. The leading burly man cupped his fist and bowed, "Little brother is righteous. There are five of us, and we were in the mountain for over a month. Logically, the payment should be 50 spiritual stones."

Chen Jiancang did not hesitate, took out 50 spiritual stones from his storage bag, and handed them over.

"Alright, thank you!"

The matter was resolved. The burly men no longer pestered them, cupped their fists, bid farewell, and left.

After everyone left, Qin Huai was moved to tears of gratitude, "Nephew, I owe you a lot today. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for me to get away. Don't worry, I will return the spiritual stones to you as soon as possible."

Chen Jiancang waved his hand, "Uncle Qin, you don't need to be so polite. In the year since my parents passed away, you have also taken good care of me. What I did today was just a small favor."

Qin Huai looked at Chen Jiancang, full of relief, "Nephew, you have truly grown up. You are becoming more and more like your father in his righteousness back then."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiancang's expression dimmed. When he transmigrated, his parents were already gone. His impression of his parents was only derived from merging with the original body's memories and was not profound.

As if sensing Chen Jiancang's emotions, Qin Huai smiled and said, "The deceased are gone, but the living should strive. If I'm not mistaken, you have already broken through to Qi Refining Fourth Level, right?"

"With a five-attribute mixed spirit root, to be able to break through to Qi Refining Fourth Level at this age is not much different compared to someone with a three-attribute spirit root. It shows how hard you usually Cultivate."

Chen Jiancang's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Of course, he cultivated diligently, but the most important thing was the spirit energy group reward, which saved him a lot of time refining spirit energy.

Otherwise, his desire to break through would be indefinitely far off.

After bidding farewell to Qin Huai, Chen Jiancang continued back to the stall he was just at.

He believed that refining spirit energy for cultivation was a waste of time. It would be better to wait for the spiritual plants to mature and be harvested to receive rewards before cultivating and breaking through.

Therefore, Chen Jiancang wanted to choose a Mortal martial art to try cultivating, perhaps it could improve his Physique.

The stall owner saw Chen Jiancang return and said with a beaming face, "Little brother is generous, 50 spiritual stones, you just gave them away?"

"A Family elder encountered some slight difficulty, it's nothing. Do you have any other Mortal martial arts here? I'll take another look."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll get them for you right away." The stall owner greeted him enthusiastically upon hearing this. Mortal martial arts were not worth much money, and most Cultivators disdained them.

But occasionally, some Cultivators were interested in them. If some Mortal items could be sold, it was a profit.

The stall owner took out a few more books from his storage bag and handed them over.

"These are all top-tier Cultivation Techniques among Mortal martial arts. For example, this Thousand Illusion Skill can change one's Physique and appearance. This kind of physical transformation is so complete that even Cultivators cannot see one's original appearance."

"There's also this Diamond Sutra, which is the sect-suppressing Cultivation Technique of the Diamond Temple, a sacred place for Mortal martial arts. When cultivated to extreme depth, one can become invulnerable to swords and spears."

"This Evergreen Technique is the Cultivation Technique of the Evergreen Sect. It has a similar effect to the Azure Wood Eternal Spring Technique among the Five Elements Cultivation Techniques. When cultivated to a high level, it can extend one's lifespan."

Chen Jiancang shook his head upon hearing this. Except for the Thousand Illusion Skill, which was somewhat interesting, the other Cultivation Techniques might have a place among Mortals, but in the eyes of Cultivators, they were not worth mentioning at all.