Zhang Bengen's residence was on the eastern side of Jiannan Prefecture City, located in a remote area and not very conspicuous.

However, even in such a secluded place, Su Que saw patrolling soldiers as he passed by.

As Su Que walked past the residence and saw no one around, with the soldiers just having finished their patrol, he leaped inside the residence.

The residence wasn't large, consisting only of a main room, a guest room, a reception hall, with a courtyard outside overgrown with weeds.

It appeared that the layout somewhat resembled his house in Jade Water City, with the addition of a reception hall.

But because of the reception hall, the courtyard was much smaller.

Overall, the extent of the residence was just about the same as his home in Jade Water City.

Nevertheless, although the size was comparable, the price was a world of difference.

As soon as Su Que entered the property, he headed straight for the guest room.

Because Zhang Bengen had hidden the items in the guest room, not the main room.

The moment he pushed open the door, the air inside began to flow, and a swirl of dust rose up.

Along with it was the stale smell of a long unventilated room.

Su Que walked into the guest room, closed the door, and scanned the room, fixing his gaze on a dark red carpet.

Zhang Bengen had said that under this dark red carpet in the guest room, he had created a secret compartment where clothes, hidden weapons, and Silver Coins were stored.

Su Que then lifted the red carpet, and at first glance, there was no trace of a secret compartment on the floor.

But by squatting down and looking closely, he saw four inconspicuous seams on the floor forming a square.

The gaps in the floorboard were extremely fine and small, practically seamless with the entire floor.

If it hadn't been mentioned, it would have been hard to notice.

There was an inconspicuous depression on the floorboard, and Zhang Bengen had mentioned that using two iron rods and an iron block to create a simple device could lift up this stone slab.

However, Su Que was now physically mighty, with his bodily strength exceedingly high, and if he channeled his True Qi, his power would increase dramatically.

Thus, he hooked his fingers into the depression and suddenly exerted force!

A thick stone block was immediately lifted by him.

He gently placed the stone block aside and then looked underneath it.

There was a secret compartment approximately two square meters large and the height of a person.

In one corner of the compartment, a few stacked night clothes and several casual wear were piled below, with silver notes and silver taels on top.

The majority of the items in the secret compartment were Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons.

Among the hidden weapons were five crossbow arrows, over a hundred darts, and several hundred needles.

These hidden weapons, even in the darkness, emitted a sinister glint.

At first glance, Su Que imagined an arsenal in the army from his past life.

In another corner of the secret compartment, there were some bottles and jars.

These were Zhang Bengen's concocted poisons, specifically for poisoning the hidden weapons.

'All these things are mine now.'

Su Que thought with delight.

He then took out all the silver notes.

As for the night clothes and hidden weapons, he planned to return for them when he had to meet with the Tang Sect.

Su Que covered the stone slab again and placed the carpet back, then began counting the silver notes in his hand.

The silver notes amounted to fifteen hundred taels, and combined with what he already had, he now had nearly three thousand taels in total.

'There are eight days left until the township exam.'

'Zhang Bengen mentioned that the black market in Qingfeng Town only sees vendors on the fourth, fourteenth, and twenty-fourth of every month.'

'Four days from now will be the fourth of the month, so I'll check it out then.'

'Tomorrow, I'll first go find an Alchemist in the Prefecture City to see if they can refine the "Essence Enhancing Pill".'

Having made up his mind, Su Que left the guest room, closed the door, and then leaped lightly up the wall of the residence, exposing only his eyes above the wall.

For just a moment, he saw no one around, so he channeled Celestial Deformed True Qi into both feet.

Then, with his right foot stepping on his left, just as he was about to fall, his whole body ascended again, leaping out of the residence.

Upon landing, he straightened his clothing and walked leisurely back to the inn.

Once inside his room, he sat crossed-legged on the bed, removed his upper garment, and began cultivating the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.

He concentrated on channeling the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi, and before long, wisps of white steam rose from the Baihui Acupoint on top of his head, spiraling upward towards the ceiling.

His body felt warm and comfortable.

This was the side effect of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi reversing, nourishing his meridians and flesh.

After two hours, Su Que ceased practicing, summoned his attributes, and took a glance.

Marriage Robe Divine Skill (5th Realm Refining Skill 84%)

The Marriage Robe Divine Skill had reached such a level that if it were anyone else, they might have reached a bottleneck or even needed to Disperse Skill.

But after only a night's cultivation, he could still increase by 4%.

It's estimated that in a few days, his Marriage Robe Divine Skill would break through again.

At this point, Su Que's body was drenched in sweat, his skin a bit sticky, so he called the inn's waiter to heat a large bucket of water. After taking a hot bath, he ordered a late-night snack before going to bed for a sound sleep.

The next day, after waking up, washing up, and having breakfast, Su Que donned a cloak, covering his appearance, and propped up his muscles with Qi Blood to make himself appear taller.

Then, he took a stroll around the city, inquiring about who the best Alchemist in the Prefecture City was if one needed Alchemy services.

Through inquiry, Su Que learned that the best Alchemists in the Prefecture City had mostly joined factions.

Among those who hadn't joined any factions, the most skilled was Elder Qingxuan of Purple Sun Temple.

Su Que immediately asked for the location of Purple Sun Temple to see if Elder Qingxuan could refine the "Essence Enhancing Pill" obtained from Bai Wuji for him.

At the fastest walking pace of a normal person, it took about half an hour for him to reach a grand Daoist Temple.

As he approached the temple, he smelled incense smoke wafting out from it.

Moreover, many worshippers were heading towards the temple at the time.

'It seems the incense offerings at this temple are quite prosperous.'

Su Que sighed inwardly and proceeded into the temple.

The temple was rather large; at first glance, the center was a broad venue, paved with white marble, with a large bronze cauldron standing on it, densely inserted with incense sticks of varying thicknesses.

Waves of smoke rose from the incense tips, coalescing into a thick cloud, drifting left and right with the breeze.

At the center of the venue stood an impressive palace.

Looking inside and to both sides, several more palaces were visible.

Inside the palaces, worshippers offered prayers, with incense smoke curling up from the altar, on which stood statues of deities.

Su Que didn't know the names of these deities.

He walked straight into the largest hall, hearing a young lady praying softly and murmuring "Taoist Ancestor."

Scanning the surroundings, he spotted a Daoist attendant and immediately approached to inquire:

"Daoist, may I know where I can find Daoist Qingxuan of your esteemed temple?"

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