Looking at the angry Shen Qiang, Xiu Ju's beautiful eyes shone with an unprecedented brightness because, from a rational standpoint, Shen Qiang's current choice to endure silently and focus on cultivation was indeed the best and safest lifestyle; however, in doing so, he really was no different from a hiding turtle.

"Since you've already decided, I certainly will not stop you, but wanting to defeat Cheng Hai through three months of arduous cultivation is impossible. His cultivation is at the Nascent Soul Stage, and you have just entered the Golden Core Stage; no one can complete this phase of cultivation in merely three months."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang said resolutely, "Don't easily decide what's impossible. If before this, I had said that I could reach the cultivation of the Golden Core Stage within three months from starting cultivation, would you have believed me?"

Xiu Ju fell silent, her beautiful eyes looking at Shen Qiang with some delight, and said, "Having confidence is good, but blind pursuit will only subject you to unnecessary torment. Therefore, the most crucial thing right now is to try to increase your physical strength as much as possible."

"Even if I can't win after three months, at least I can ensure my own safety."

"In that case, it's imperative to exchange for the weighted magical treasures. I'll apply for three thousand points for you..."

Shen Qiang interrupted her when he heard Xiu Ju mention this, "There's no need for you to intervene in this matter. Regarding the weighted magical treasures, I will figure it out myself."

Xiu Ju frowned slightly, hesitating as she said, "Weighted magical treasures are much rarer than flying swords."

"I have a way," Shen Qiang said with a clear gaze.

Leaving University City to return to the city, according to Shen Qiang's plan, he wasn't planning on bringing Xiu Ju with him.

But she insisted on following him.

Moreover, by this time, the two had become more familiar with each other, and she was also the executor of the newcomer protection program.

Therefore, Shen Qiang didn't force her to leave.

At the medicinal market, Shen Qiang purchased the raw materials for the Qi Gathering Powder. To prevent Xiu Ju from knowing too much, Shen Qiang asked her to stay by the cart and watch the stack.

While purchasing the raw materials, he made a call to the person from the Dragon Group's mall who had been responsible for purchasing the Qi Gathering Powder the last time, briefly inquiring if the Dragon Group's mall was still purchasing the Qi Gathering Powder and if they were still granting reputation points as before.

After receiving the news that everything was as usual and they wanted as much as he could provide, Shen Qiang directly stated that he wanted the Heavenly Palace Jade Lock and would sell them double the Qi Gathering Powder from last time.

The person in charge immediately agreed, setting up the transaction for nine o'clock that evening, after which Shen Qiang hung up the phone.

Taking the purchased raw materials and Xiu Ju, Shen Qiang headed straight home.

As soon as they entered the house,

Having not seen Shen Qiang for many days, Jin Chan couldn't help but excitedly call out, "Master, master, Jin Chan missed you."

Shen Qiang smiled, allowing Jin Chan to appear, and then took out a large bag of snacks for her from the storage ring.

Seeing Jin Chan wearing the clothes she had made by hand, petite, exquisite, and unrivaled in beauty, like a doll, Xiu Ju's eyes immediately lit up.

After telling them to play on their own, Shen Qiang, carrying a large quantity of raw materials, went upstairs.

Without saying another word, he began refining the Qi Gathering Powder.

The Qi Gathering Powder itself is a type of Spiritual Medicine.

The refining method is not complicated.

Shen Qiang had already been able to refine it during the Qi Condensation Stage.

Not to mention now that he had reached the Golden Core Stage.

Everything was smoothly handled.

In addition to preparing a sufficient amount of Qi Gathering Powder for the Dragon Clan's market, Shen Qiang had to prepare more for Wanxin Hesheng and Cheng Xinyi.

Therefore, while refining, he did not consider whether he was making too much; his only concern was how to complete the maximum amount of Qi Gathering Powder refining in the shortest time without affecting the quality.

Fortunately, Shen Qiang was using a Furnace Tripod sealed by an Immortal Sealing Technique.

The most impressive thing about this tripod was that, despite being sealed, it still possessed Samadhi True Fire.

Not only that, but as Shen Qiang's cultivation increased, its capacity also expanded.

Moreover, since Shen Qiang could now simply utilize nature's spiritual energy, the increased capacity was more than five times greater than before.

Previously, the size of the tripod was comparable to a washbasin, but now it was as big as a bathtub.

Thus, when refining Qi Gathering Powder, it was done quickly and well, and the amount produced each time was more than five times that of the past.

In such a situation,

by three o'clock in the afternoon,

all of Shen Qiang's raw materials had already been refined into Qi Gathering Powder.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Shen Qiang collected all the finished Qi Gathering Powder into a Storage Ring and walked downstairs.

Just as he reached downstairs, he immediately saw Jin Chan trying on a set of super sexy clothes, which not only came from a well-known anime female lead, but she had also styled her hair in twin ponytails with Xiu Ju's help, making her look charming and cute.

However, she was still a bit too young now; perhaps when her cultivation was sufficient in the future, she could be like normal people.

After a brief chat with Jin Chan, Shen Qiang went down to the garden to check on the treasures he was cultivating.

Blood Ganoderma, Mo Yunzhi. After an accident during the last Foundation Establishment, Shen Qiang chose only the best thousand-year-old quality for replanting. Considering the market demand for Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment and Jade Cream, he planted some ordinary quality because they grew quickly, though in a much smaller quantity than before.

Purple Vine.

The main ingredient for Qi Gathering Powder.

This item was now somewhat useless, with a high selling price but low output and even fewer buyers. So, apart from ensuring the plant existed, Shen Qiang did not care much about it.

What truly surprised Shen Qiang were the Three-Colored Earth Spirit Embryo and the Five-Colored Earth Spirit Fetus, which had all started growing smoothly and at a very fast rate. A few days without seeing them, and the bigger ones had already grown as large as eggs.

However, the attempt to cultivate a Seven-Colored Earth Spirit Embryo, which could extend life by a hundred years, failed. Because of previous experience with Jade Ganoderma, Shen Qiang still selected one and placed it in the Furnace Tripod sealed by the Immortal Technique, where, if nothing went wrong, it should be cultivable.

He briefly tended to these treasures.

Back upstairs, Shen Qiang joined Jin Chan in eating snacks and watching TV for a while, which made the long-lonely Jin Chan extremely happy.

By nine o'clock in the evening.

It was the same location as last time.

Boarding the Dragon Group's escort vehicle, they checked Shen Qiang's Qi Gathering Powder, confirming the amount was correct, only more and not less. The middle-aged man responsible for the Dragon Group's market laughed, "Very good, thank you very much."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang, with a cold expression, stretched out his hand and said, "No need to thank me, this is just an ordinary transaction."

The head of the Dragon Group's market laughed loudly, signaling to someone nearby, "In your eyes, this is an ordinary transaction, but for us, it significantly enhances the combat power and survival skills of our grassroots personnel, so I must thank you on their behalf."

At that moment, next to him, two powerful individuals cautiously opened a box and placed a very small, completely devoid of spiritual energy fluctuations, Jade Lock in Shen Qiang's hand, along with a Jade Scroll outlining the usage method of the Heavenly Palace Jade Lock.

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