Chapter 31: Initiation

The so-called eerie objects are actually items tainted with curses.There are many strange things in this world, and people often die because of them.

People are afraid of these strangeness, so they collectively refer to them as eerie things.

As for the so-called eerie objects, they are objects related to eeriness.

For example, the rainbow-colored bottle in front of you is said to be a treasure collected by a wealthy family in the south.

But in the end, that family encountered an eerie incident, and the rainbow-colored bottle was stained with blood, regarded as an ominous object.

These kinds of things are called eerie objects.

Regarding this, Chen An just wants to know one thing.

Do these eerie objects contain absorbable energy?

In front of him, Old Liu and the middle-aged man were still arguing, but they stopped later and drove the middle-aged man away.

Then, he looked at Chen An standing by the side, his expression becoming awkward: "I've embarrassed my guest."

"This rainbow-colored bottle is still one hundred taels of silver?"

Chen An's expression was half-smiling as he looked at Old Liu in front of him.

"No need, if the guest is willing, just take it for ten taels of silver."

Old Liu said with a bitter smile.

Originally, he was planning to sell the rainbow-colored bottle for several tens of taels of silver, but now it was impossible.

After being messed with by the boss of the neighboring shop, the person in front of him would definitely not speak politely unless he was a fool.

Instead of continuing to entangle, it's better to be straightforward.

After all, even if it's ten taels of silver, he still makes a profit.

"Well then, I won't be polite."

Chen An stood in place, looking at Old Liu's expression, and couldn't help but smile.

Actually, at this moment, if he haggled, he could probably save a few taels of silver.

But it was not necessary.

After all, this rainbow-colored bottle was indeed useful to him.

Old Liu wrapped the rainbow-colored bottle, and Chen An casually asked, "Do you have any similar items on hand besides this rainbow-colored bottle?"

"Similar items?"

Old Liu was startled.

"Eerie objects."

Chen An stared at him firmly and only spoke after a while.

"This..."

Old Liu smiled bitterly, saying: "Please rest assured, my store doesn't have many things, but most of them are good items. Even this rainbow-colored bottle, if its appearance wasn't good, I wouldn't have put it here. Otherwise, wouldn't that ruin my reputation."

"If this kind of eerie objects are displayed frequently, regardless of what others say, my business wouldn't be able to continue."

This statement had some credibility.

Different from modern people, most of the shops in this world are inherited businesses passed down from generation to generation, relying on the inherited craftsmanship and accumulated reputation.

However, what Chen An wanted was not this answer.

"But what if I'm interested in this type of eerie objects?"

Chen An looked at Old Liu and then smiled.

"What?"

Old Liu was confused, and after a while, he reacted: "Guest, these eerie objects are not good items."

"These are mostly found from piles of dead bodies, many of them are actually related to real eeriness."

As he spoke, his voice became lower and he seemed to be afraid: "Eerie objects, one or two occasionally are fine, but if you come into contact with them often, you are said to be doomed to a bad death, haunted by eerie things."

"So what."

Chen An calmly spoke: "No matter how eerie these objects are, can they compare to our leader?"

"The leader."

Old Liu's face changed immediately.

With a thud, he immediately knelt down, his face full of fear: "Please spare me, sir, I didn't mean to deceive you."

In Fengcheng County, you can provoke wealthy families, you can provoke others, but you absolutely cannot provoke the local gang.

Otherwise, trouble will keep coming.

Especially business owners like Old Liu are even more afraid of this.

"Alright, get up quickly."

Chen An's expression was calm as he spoke: "I'm very interested in these kind of objects. Can you get more of them for me?"

"You should have enough connections, right?"

He looked at Old Liu and said.

Some things will be more troublesome if not done by professionals.

Compared to Chen An himself, Old Liu has been in business for generations, and he must have come into contact with many of these items, making it easier to acquire them.

"My requirements are not high, as long as they are eerie objects, I can try them. As long as I am satisfied, you will definitely benefit also."

Chen An looked around and then smiled: "I also know the leader of your place, I'll greet him later, how about waiving your commission?"

As soon as he said this, a look of joy appeared on Old Liu's face immediately.

In Fengcheng County where gangs were everywhere, people like Old Liu usually need to pay protection fees to nearby gangs, euphemistically called commissions.

That was fine, but the key was the occasional harassment from nearby gang members was annoying.

And now, with Chen An's words, not only could he avoid all these troubles, but he would also have a backer in the future.

The fact that the leader of the Three Rivers gang could talk to Chen An meant that his status in the gang was probably not low.

After a while, Chen An left the place.

He was satisfied with the gains from this trip. He not only obtained an object that could absorb energy, but also found a new way to acquire energy.

By absorbing the energy from eerie objects, this method was much safer.

There was no need to fight against those strange things or get into any trouble, just coming here regularly would suffice.

The only trouble might be the expenses.

But that wasn't a big deal.

Chen An still had the eight hundred taels of silver given by Song Ziyang before, and now he was a small wealthy man in his own right.

Moreover, the prices of these eerie objects were low to begin with, and hardly anyone wanted to touch them in normal times.

Perfect.

Before returning home, he deliberately visited the residence of Three Rivers Gang nearby, greeted Mei An, and asked him to pay attention to Old Liu.

With his previous relationship with Mei An, this little matter should pose no problem.

In Fengcheng County, Chen An's identity was quite special at the moment.

Officially, he was still just an ordinary gang member, but with his strength shown before, reaching the Body Refining Great Achievement, and with Bai Qing as his backing, few people in the Three Rivers Gang would dare to offend him except for the leader, Song Wang and a few others.

If Chen An were willing to stay in Fengcheng County, based on his current strength and status, he could already live a comfortable life.

Upon returning home, Chen An took out the rainbow-colored bottle and placed it in front of him.

A familiar feeling emerged from his body.

Without hesitation, Chen An placed his hand on the body of the bottle.

A warm flow emerged from the bottle, as if something was being extracted from it and slowly flowing into Chen An's body.

However, compared to the previous times, this feeling lasted a very short time, ending in just a short moment.

"Unfortunately, despite being useful, it's still a bit lacking."

After a while, Chen An withdrew his hand from the rainbow-colored bottle, feeling a bit regretful.

After extracting the energy, the rainbow-colored bottle in front of him had undergone some changes.

The body of the bottle remained the same as before, with no significant changes, except that the bloodstains on it had disappeared completely, not even a trace left.

According to Old Liu's earlier explanation, the bloodstains appeared after the extinction of the Song family, and no method could remove them. But now, after absorbing the energy, they disappeared spontaneously. Sᴇaʀᴄh the NƟvelFɪre.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

"Come to think of it, after draining the energy, I could sell this rainbow-colored bottle and make some money back."

Playing with the rainbow-colored bottle in front of him, Chen An had this idea in mind.

Without the layer of bloodstains, the rainbow-colored bottle now looked no different from ordinary antiques. If taken to some remote place for sale, he might make a profit.

Of course, this was just a passing thought, and he wouldn't actually do it.

It would be too much trouble.

Setting the bottle aside, he looked at the energy bar of his projection.

After recharging, the progress of the energy bar had reached halfway, and it would take another two or three months to complete it, as estimated by Chen An.

If there were other recharge channels, the speed could be faster.

Not too slow after all.

With this thought in mind, Chen An withdrew from the shop and continued to try to refine his Qi and improve his cultivation.

In the next few days, following Bai Qing's arrangement, everyone went to Bai Qing's mansion to receive his assistance with their internal energy.

During the initial stage of cultivating true Qi, besides taking elixirs to strengthen Qi, using internal Qi assistance like Bai Qing was also a good method.

However, this method required a high level of skill from the assistant. According to Bai Qing, one must at least have reached the realm of Great Achievement in Qi, and have precise control over internal Qi.

If one hadn't reached Great Achievement in Qi, their own internal Qi would be too weak to assist.

If internal Qi control was not precise enough, they could easily harm the other person's meridians when intruding into their body, which could have unforeseeable consequences.

Therefore, only Bai Qing could do this, not even Master Song.

On this matter, Chen An was somewhat grateful to Bai Qing.

Leaving aside other aspects, Bai Qing was at least generous towards him, putting in effort to help him refine his Qi. Even though Chen An's progress was slow, Bai Qing showed no impatience.

This was quite rare in Chen An's view.

Ten days passed quickly.

In the early morning, the sunlight shone upon the earth.

Chen An sat at the head of his bed, silently feeling the sunlight shining into the room and then onto his body.

A warm feeling spread throughout his body.

At a certain moment, Chen An opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

"Finally."

He looked ahead and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In front of him, the familiar upgrade template appeared, with the name of the Bright Body Technique prominently displayed.

(End of the Chapter).