When he opened it, he found that there were ten dark green pills lying inside.

"Are these... Condensing True Pills?"

Lu Li couldn't believe it. After confirming it several times and finding that they were indeed Condensing True Pills, his face immediately showed surprise. Then he frowned, "Why did he give me Condensing True Pills? Just because of those few words I said?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Li still couldn't figure it out. However, since the Condensing True Pills were real, he didn't think about it anymore. He just thought that he would find an opportunity to thank Min He when he could.

What Lu Li didn't know was that Min He had already left Qingyang Sect by this time. When they would meet again next time was unknown.

With the Condensing True Pills in hand, Lu Li didn't want to waste any more time. He directly went back to his room and started another round of closed-door cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, nearly three months had passed in the Time Hall.

While in the outside world, it was only the ninth day.

Calculating the time, today was April 30th, and it was time for him to leave.

Fortunately, he had successfully opened the fourth acupoint of the second qi meridian. Now, he could be considered to have truly entered the second level of the Qi Refining Stage.

His spiritual consciousness had soared directly from the original range of ten zhang to twenty zhang, and the range in which he could absorb spiritual energy had also been improved once again.

The effect of the Condensing True Pills was really good. However, one pill could only last for about three or four hours. Before he had enjoyed it enough, the medicinal effect was gone. For the rest of the time, he had to slowly refine the spiritual energy by himself.

If he had more Condensing True Pills, he would surely be able to break through two more acupoints.

It seemed that he still had to find a way to earn more contributions. If things continued like this, he didn't know when he would be able to break through to the third level of the Qi Refining Stage and become a formal disciple.

After simply packing up, Lu Li left the cave.

He had hardly moved these days, and his body was a bit stiff. When he went out and took a deep breath of fresh air, looking at the warm sun in the sky, he felt extremely comfortable.

Knock, knock, knock.

Lu Li came to the door of Xiao Jue's cave in the middle and knocked on the door.

He was quite envious of someone like Xiao Jue, who could cultivate in seclusion without eating or drinking. He even secretly thought that when he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would stay in the Time Hall to cultivate all the time.

With a creak, the door opened. Xiao Jue appeared at the door and looked Lu Li up and down, "Kid, what's the matter?"

Lu Li accidentally took a glance and found that Xiao Jue's cave was countless times more luxurious than the place where he lived. The stone table inside was also filled with all kinds of fruits full of spiritual energy. His face couldn't help but twitch slightly. It seemed that... a great power at the Foundation Establishment Stage didn't completely stop eating.

Seeing Xiao Jue staring at him, he quickly lowered his head and said, "Reporting to senior, today is the end of the month. I'm about to leave. Well... about the contributions?"

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"Oh, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it." Xiao Jue's face was flushed, and there was a strong smell of alcohol in his speech. It was obvious that he had just drunk wine, and quite a lot of it.

As he said that, he spread out his palm, and three purple cards appeared in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he took out another one. Altogether, he handed four cards to Lu Li and said, "According to the agreement, there are three thousand contributions in total. But considering your good performance, I'll give you an extra one thousand. Take them."

Lu Li was overjoyed and quickly took the cards, "Thank you, senior, for your reward. I'll leave now."

"Yeah, I've just drunk some wine and my head is a bit swollen. I won't see you off. Walk down the mountain slowly by yourself." Xiao Jue nodded, then turned around and slammed the door shut with a bang.

"Hehe, this old man is quite nice."

Lu Li happily put the contribution cards into the Space Hall. As for the storage bag at his waist, it was just used to avoid being discovered with his pagoda and to deceive others.

Just when he was about to leave, Lu Li took a glance at the kitchen and suddenly remembered that he wanted to thank Min He. So he quickly walked over there.

However, when he walked in and took a look, he found that it was still empty inside, and even the remaining food had already gone moldy. Immediately, he had a bad feeling in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he went back to Xiao Jue's door and knocked on it again.

After a while, Xiao Jue yanked the door open with a bang, "Are you done or not? I can't even enjoy my wine!"

His face changed faster than turning the pages of a book.

Lu Li complained in his heart but still said politely, "Senior, I found that the food in the kitchen has gone moldy. Senior Brother Min He has disappeared for many days. I'm worried that something has happened to him, so I came to report..."

"Min He?" Xiao Jue frowned and walked out. Then he rushed towards the kitchen in a hurry. After some clattering, he asked Lu Li with an ugly look on his face, "When was the last time you saw him?"

Lu Li thought for a moment and replied, "It should be... twelve days ago."

"Twelve... Oh no!" Xiao Jue's face suddenly changed, and he rushed towards the back mountain in a panic.

Lu Li originally wanted to follow and take a look, but when he saw the other party running towards the back mountain and remembered that Deng Qingsheng was still locked up there, he didn't want to ask for trouble and walked straight along the path down the mountain on the other side of the square.

Back Mountain.

At this time, Deng Qingsheng didn't look like a human being at all. His face was as pale as a sheet, his hair was dry and withered, his eye sockets were sunken, and there was only skin clinging to his bones. He looked like he could die at any time.

He lay on the ground motionless, staring outside the gate with his eyes glazed over. He didn't even have the strength to speak.

Xiao Jue rushed all the way in a panic. When he arrived at the iron gate, he kicked it open. When he saw Deng Qingsheng in such a state, his body trembled, and he quickly rushed over, "Ah Sheng, are you... okay..."

It seemed that having good talent really brought different treatment. Lu Li had tried his best to please Xiao Jue, but the other party didn't let him stay for a while longer. While Deng Qingsheng was narrow-minded and mean-spirited in his words, Xiao Jue had never given up on him.

It was still morning when Lu Li was on Tianjue Peak, but by the time he groped his way to the sect square, the sun had already set in the west. One could see how far it was from Tianjue Peak to the sect square.

There were only a few scattered people walking around on the huge square, and each of them was in a hurry and didn't stay on the square. The entire Qingyang Sect actually seemed a bit deserted, looking even less lively than the Handyman Valley.

Lu Li shook his head, buried his head and walked towards the east of the square. By accident, he saw a handyman disciple who was cleaning the square and couldn't help but pause for a moment. A name suddenly came to his mind, which made his nose sour for no reason.

Wiping the corner of his eyes, Lu Li walked quickly.

When he arrived at the foot of Cuiyun Peak, Lu Li looked up at the path leading up the mountain, then turned around and went back to the square. He came to the Treasure Hall and spent ten contributions to exchange for some incense, paper, and candles.

These things like incense, paper, and candles were originally ordinary items in the mortal world. However, since most of the disciples in Qingyang Sect came from the mortal world, they couldn't avoid wanting to pay homage to their relatives from a distance on special days, so the sect also had these things prepared.

Holding the incense, paper, and candles, Lu Li didn't stop all the way along the path up Cuiyun Peak. When he reached the mountainside, he directly plunged into the jungle. After walking for a while, he came to the familiar mound again.

He first lit three white candles, then lit the whole bundle of red incense, and finally began to burn the paper.

The firelight flickered on Lu Li's swarthy face, shone in his ink-black pupils, and reflected a glint of crystal.

That glint of crystal slowly gathered and then dropped with a plop. Lu Li choked and murmured, "Although I've avenged you, unfortunately... you can't see it. If there's an afterlife, I hope you'll be a peerless genius and be cherished from the moment you're born..."

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