Excitedly returning home, it was already past nine in the evening.

Su Xiaonuan had gone back to her parents' place, and the stunningly beautiful boss Qian Shanxue and Ali did not come along either.

Upon arriving home, Shen Qiang immediately went to the planting garden on the level below.

In a spotlessly clean corner of the planting garden,

a tiny golden cicada was deeply absorbed in cultivation.

Shen Qiang observed for a moment and found that she seemed to have no changes.

"Perhaps, I am just too anxious."

Shen Qiang felt somewhat disappointed, given that the "Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra" was a top-tier demon cultivation secret manual.

Not only had it cost Shen Qiang 1.5 billion, resulting in a massive debt of over eighty million owed to Xu Nan,

but that very night, after Qian Shanxue and others had left, Shen Qiang showed the first chapter of the "Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra" to the golden cicada for her to cultivate.

The golden cicada was very powerful.

Below the Nascent Soul Stage, she could basically kill instantly.

But once encountering cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage, it was not certain anymore.

And now, Shen Qiang's cultivation was not high enough; he had not even completed qi condensation into liquid, and the amount of True Qi in his body was utterly insufficient to support Qingxuan, whose cultivation had already reached the True Immortal Realm, to appear and fight.

Fortunately, he had just obtained the dream-like soft armor, combined with the Plague Source pathogens and the evolved version of the golden cicada; cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage should not be a problem to handle. If it came to cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage targeting Shen Qiang, that would be difficult to manage.

Therefore, Shen Qiang was very eager for the golden cicada to succeed in her cultivation immediately, ideally reaching the top level all at once so that she could vanquish gods and buddhas in her path.

Unfortunately, desires are always beautiful, but reality is always stark.

The "Spirit Corpse Golden Cicada", which lives for three hundred years and sprouts wings, seemed unable to master the "Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra" overnight.

After a moment of silence, Shen Qiang selected some Snow Ganoderma and Mo Yunzhi to take back upstairs.

These ganodermas, when cultivated, grow multiple fungi on each planting stick, and once one or two of them grow well, the others need to be removed as they compete for nutrients.

It seemed a waste to discard these removed ganodermas, so turning them into medicine was undoubtedly the best choice.

Although the types were mixed, the effects of the refined Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment were quite good.

After refining one batch, Shen Qiang was astonished to find that although he used substandard materials, they had been grown for a longer time, so the ganodermas were generally larger, which resulted in seventeen bottles from this batch.

Casually throwing them into the storage ring, Shen Qiang turned his attention to the Mo Yunzhi.

This Mo Yunzhi, like the Blood Ganoderma, was also an evolution of ganoderma fungus, but its primary use due to the direction of fungal evolution was for beautification.

Thus, in the eyes of the Medical Saint, this item wasn't considered a treasure.

But that was him.

In Shen Qiang's eyes, this item was also an excellent treasure for making money.

The Mo Yunzhi could be refined into not many things; if it was to be used as spiritual medicine, naturally it would be the Jade Cream for removing spots, whitening, and scar removal. If used in alchemy, it could be refined into the Youthful Elixir that locks in youth.

Now Shen Qiang had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, so he definitely couldn't refine pills.

So he could only refine some Jade Cream for whitening, spot removal, and scar removal first.

Because Shen Qiang was quite lazy, this was the first time he was clearing out those unnecessary Mo Yunzhis, and thus he had a larger quantity, which filled up thirty-three bottles after one batch of refining.

This item was highly valued in the eyes of women who love beauty, so as long as he could find real demanders, there was absolutely no worry about selling it.

So besides Wan Xin Hesheng, for the time being, Shen Qiang could not find any other suitable channel.

Hospitals, of course, were out of the question. Medicines with unclear origins and no formal approval were simply a recipe for disaster if brought into hospitals.

Beyond the Wanxin Hesheng, a better place would evidently be the Dragon Group's points mall.

But the problem was, handing things over to the Dragon Group's points mall would only earn some points, and for Shen Qiang, if he wanted points, refining Qi Gathering Powder was enough. It would be a waste to give them such a marvelous thing.

After much thought, Shen Qiang decided to hold on to this item for now. He would try auctioning one bottle through Xu Nan to test the waters and see how the market responded.

Having settled all that,

it was already midnight.

Back in his bedroom, looking at the impeccably clean room, Shen Qiang couldn't help but admire, "Indeed, keeping a golden cicada has its benefits—there's no need to worry about cleanliness. With her around, the room is always spotless, as neat as new."

Lying on the bed,

Shen Qiang's thoughts shifted, and he entered his Sea of Consciousness.

"Qingxuan pays her respects to the master," Qingxuan knelt on one knee, her figure graceful.

Shen Qiang smiled, "Rise."

"Thank you, master," Qingxuan stood up.

"You've worked hard lately, helping me with my cultivation day and night without rest."

"This is what Qingxuan should do."

Shen Qiang laughed softly, "I've obtained a live Purple Vine and have started branch cultivation. By tomorrow night, I should be able to tell if they've taken root. If the propagation is successful, I can use the remaining main stem to refine Qi Gathering Powder, which will accelerate my cultivation pace. Then, you won't have to work so hard."

"It's no bother for Qingxuan. I am willing to do these things for my master," she said.

Hearing Qingxuan's response, Shen Qiang felt helpless.

In fact, although Qingxuan's words sounded very polite and respectful, Shen Qiang knew that such a manner of conversation indicated that Qingxuan had not truly opened her heart to him.

What she really cared about was probably just for Shen Qiang to cultivate as quickly as possible and return to the Immortal Realm to save Central State.

So Shen Qiang didn't want to continue the conversation.

Instead, he turned his attention to the Plague Source.

Compared to the vast and profound legacy of the Doctor, this little creature's appearance was the real surprise for Shen Qiang.

Indeed, through this period of understanding,

Shen Qiang had vaguely discovered the true situation of this Plague Source.

Its body mainly contained microbes and parasites. If Shen Qiang went to the Immortal Realm now, it would be improbable to eliminate what was said to be a five-hundred-meter-tall Plague Source. However, just bringing modern epidemiological knowledge there

would largely be able to control the epidemic within a certain range.

Therefore, how to save Central State wasn't of much concern to Shen Qiang. What he was more interested in now was whether the golden cicada copies within the Plague Source could practice the "Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra." After all, although they were copies of the golden cicada, the three versions of it were more evolved than the current one.

In such circumstances, it would be a waste not to try refining them.

Walking up to the Plague Source, Shen Qiang noticed that it wasn't chattering and calling him 'Daddy' as usual.

Instead, it seemed to be deep in sleep.

This made Shen Qiang frown.

Just as Shen Qiang was about to call out to the Plague Source,

Qingxuan, noticing Shen Qiang's intention, quickly spoke up, "It is in the midst of cultivation; please, master, do not disturb."

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