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Chapter V Qi Gathering Powder

Although this city didn't belong to him, it had been around for at least three or four years. It wasn't easy to find a quiet place, and after running around for a few houses, Wang Hao finally found a small courtyard that he was satisfied with. The house was very big, and there were many houses that were not occupied throughout the year.

Wang Hao was quite satisfied with this place. Each room was rented for 1500 per month for half a year, so his own house was not big, but it was still fairly clean. The main reason was that this place was far away from downtown. Wang Hao casually cleaned up the room and put a blanket he bought from the outside on the bed. He opened the window and let the musty smell out. He sat on a rattan chair in the yard as he planned his own life. After an hour, Wang Hao closed the door, took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the bed and began to concoct the Qi Gathering Powder.

After a few hours, he had successfully failed to concoct two sets of Qi Gathering Powder. Wang Hao carefully studied the formula again and found that there were no problems with the ingredients. The situation should have occurred in measuring, weighing and calculating repeatedly. On the afternoon of the third day, Wang Hao finally successfully prepared the first set of Qi Gathering Powder. Wang Hao, who hadn't been out for three days, decided to stretch his shin in the yard. His stomach began to beat like a drum.

When he opened the door, he saw a young girl in the yard seriously drying clothes. Wang Hao was surprised for a moment, but then he remembered that this was a rented house, so it wasn't strange for someone else to be here. It seemed like she had stayed here earlier than he did.

Just after they walked a few steps, the girl heard the sound of footsteps. When she turned around and saw Wang Hao walking over, she was clearly startled. She didn't know that there was someone else living in the courtyard and it was even a boy. The girl looked warily at Wang Hao, who was walking towards her, and took a step back. When the girl turned around, Wang Hao could clearly see her face. She wasn't very pretty, so it should be said that she was more of a pretty girl.

"Hello, my name is Wang Hao. I was living here a few days ago …" Wang Hao took the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, my name is Yang Yue." The girl called Yang Yue simultaneously looked up and down at this new neighbor. She wasn't very tall, and was quite handsome.

Yang Yue stared at Wang Hao for a while, feeling that this was the first time she had seen a person staring at a bad girl. Yang Yue blushed a little, and then turned around and continued to play with her clothes, but Wang Hao didn't have much to say to the girl, he awkwardly stood there for a while, and then moved his body around the yard. Since he couldn't find any topic, he decided to return to his house.

He didn't know what kind of changes the practice would bring, so he chose to eat the Qi Gathering Powder at night to cultivate. As long as he could cultivate his first true essence, he would be able to use the spirit stones he got from Elder Jiang to cultivate and strive for his foundation.

Since there weren't many herbs for the Qi Gathering Powder, he had spent two more sets of it. Now, there were only three sets for him to consume, he didn't know if he would be able to produce his first surge of zhenqi. As the pill dissolved after it entered his mouth, he instantly felt pain as if his body was on fire. Wang Hao quickly sat down cross-legged and began circulating his cultivation technique, trying to alleviate his pain. Following the circulation of the Qi Method, it gradually became less uncomfortable. In the end, he felt a refreshing feeling that he had never felt before flowing through his limbs and bones. Wang Hao could not help but let out a moan. After tasting the benefits, Wang Hao continued to consume the second and third medicinal powder. Finally, he felt a tiny stream of energy slowly flow through his meridians according to the guidance of his cultivation technique.

Wang Hao stood on top of the building as he watched the East side practice his Qi Method. Suddenly, he felt a trace of invisible purple Qi entering his body, and at the same time, the strand of true qi that originally belonged to him felt like a child seeing his favorite toy. He happily swam towards the strand of purple Qi, and soon, the purple Qi was assimilated by his own true qi. After returning to his room, Wang Hao took out the two spirit stones and began to absorb them.

After who knows how long, Wang Hao was awoken by a knock on the door. He opened his hand and saw that the spirit stone in his hand had already been powdered white. It turned out that the neighbor Yang Yue hadn't come out for a few days to ask what she was afraid of. Wang Hao embarrassedly looked at the neighbor, not knowing what to say.

"I saw that you haven't come out for a long time, afraid that something might happen to you, so I came to take a look." Yang Yue embarrassedly said, "You must be hungry, since I've just prepared some food, let's eat together." With that, she walked into her own house.

During the meal, Wang Hao found out that Yang Yue had just graduated not too long ago. Due to the difficulty of finding a job, she was now working in the sales department of a real estate company.