"Brother Mei, do you know which elixirs correspond to each grade in cultivation?"
Mei Weixuan looked at Zhong Lin with a half-smile and said, "What you really want to ask about is the elixir corresponding to the Sixth Grade Qi Blood Realm, right?"
Zhong Lin’s expression changed, just about to explain.
Mei Weixuan continued, "The Middle Third Grades realm is about the refinement of qi and blood. The yang governs qi, so full qi leads to a vigorous spirit; the yin governs blood, so abundant blood makes the body strong. At this realm, unless you cultivate special secret techniques, it’s hard to conceal it."
"The first time I saw you, brother, I thought you were a scion of a noble family! Didn’t expect you to be a martial arts genius, achieving the Sixth Grade realm with your own strength is something many noble family scions cannot achieve. Impressive, brother."
"Brother Mei, I..." Zhong Lin hurriedly said.
Mei Weixuan patted Zhong Lin’s shoulder and laughed, "If you have talent, just show it openly. Isn’t it just the ’Red Sun Stance’? No big deal."
Zhong Lin’s smile froze instantly. He thought he had hidden well, but didn’t expect to be exposed so completely.
Zhong Lin also didn’t expect the changes after reaching the Middle Third Grades to be so obvious, and could be seen through at a glance.
If they can see through his realm, naturally they could infer that his involvement in the Du family’s robbery was inevitable.
Otherwise, how could an ordinary citizen have access to the Blood Coagulation Technique?
"Still lacking the necessary common sense!"
This is the downside of fighting alone, lacking systematic learning and experience.
Seeing Zhong Lin’s embarrassed expression, Mei Weixuan seemed to witness something amusing and laughed heartily.
The laughter attracted the attention of others, and even Little Stone ran over curiously asking, "Brother Mei, what are you laughing at? Tell me."
Mei Weixuan laughed even more joyfully after hearing Little Stone.
The laughter continued for a long time, stopping only when Zhong Lin stared expressionlessly at him.
"Alright, alright, no more laughing, I’ll drive the carriage."
On the carriage, Mei Weixuan finally stopped laughing.
"Martial arts cultivation heavily relies on resources; solely relying on oneself leads to extremely slow progress, yet martial arts cultivation races against time. Take the Sixth Grade Qi Blood Realm for example, if you haven’t refined your qi and blood by thirty, there’s virtually no hope for the rest of your life. Thirty is a watershed; after that, qi and blood decline, halting progress," Mei Weixuan said.
Zhong Lin nodded. The Du family’s old patriarch, Du Lun, was an experienced Qi Blood Realm expert, and had even begun to use qi and blood to fortify his organs, but still fought on equal terms with Xu Ruo in battle. It seemed it was due to his age and declining qi and blood.
"You have now refined your qi and blood, and the next elixir you should take is the ’Qi Blood Pill’, to strengthen your qi and blood. Here! A bottle for you."
As he spoke, Mei Weixuan took out a jade bottle from his robes and handed it over.
Zhong Lin didn’t refuse. At this moment, he indeed needed it and could find an opportunity to repay him later.
"How much does this Qi Blood Pill cost?"
"Not expensive, I have an internal price, ten taels of silver each."
While examining the Qi Blood Pill, Zhong Lin’s body stiffened, looking up at Mei Weixuan.
"Ten taels of silver, if it’s an external price, probably fifteen taels or so."
"Then... how about the Blood Replenishing Pill and Bone Strengthening Pill?"
"I forgot, at most four or five taels of silver! Maybe even lower, they are just low-grade elixirs, why?"
Zhong Lin took a deep breath, forced a smile, waved his hand to indicate nothing, but at this moment, his heart was bleeding; he wished he could drag out the masked man selling elixirs in the black market and tear him to pieces, then whip the corpse and finally grind the bones to dust.
Items worth a few silver taels were sold to him for thirty taels, nearly tenfold profit, how black-hearted could this person be?
He had contributed nearly a thousand taels of silver to that masked man after all this time!
Since he had been seen through, Zhong Lin no longer hid. Every evening during rest, he would practice the ’Red Sun Stance’ without concern.
With the help of the Qi Blood Pills, Zhong Lin’s accumulation of qi and blood progressed dozens of times faster than before, increasing to where it could empower his palms in just over half a month.
Arts: Iron Mountain Skill (Full Level), Black Tiger Fist (Full Level), Red Sun Stance (Full Level)
Techniques: Iron Sand Palm (Full Level), Rolling Stone Fist (Full Level), Bow Technique (Full Level), Flying Locust Stone (Full Level), Willow Catkins (Full Level), Wind-breaking Saber Technique (Full Level), Instant Kill Skill (Full Level), Concealing Breath Skill (Full Level), Seeking Breath Skill (Full Level), Eight-step Chasing Cicada (Full Level), Furong Gold Needle (Full Level), Red Sun Palm (Full Level)
Misc: Three-dimensional Painting (Full Level), Calligraphy (Full Level), Culinary Skill (Full Level), Medical Skill (Full Level), Pharmaceutical Technology (Full Level), Disguise Skill (Full Level), Oral Skill (Full Level), Lock Opening (Full Level),
’Red Sun Palm’ has been logged into the System Panel, this hand skill is a qi and blood martial art that complements the ’Red Sun Stance’. Qi and blood martial arts refer to martial arts that utilize qi blood power.
When Zhong Lin first mastered it, he tried it immediately; with one strike, qi and blood converged in his palm like a scorching sun.
The wood trunk he hit was charred black, as if struck by lightning.
Compared to before when he only used brute force, the ’Red Sun Palm’ seemed like an enchantment, significantly increasing its destructive power.
Time passed, and everyone was getting closer to the county of Wuling.
Heavenly Eagle Castle isn’t located in the county city but is ten miles west on a small mountain, the entire castle was built on the mountain.
From afar, Zhong Lin saw a manor, where many strong martial artists patrolled nearby, and even saw a tall watchtower built in the manor, with people constantly watching from it.
"Zhong Lin, what you see in the watchtower is only what’s shown on the surface, the real eyes are in the sky."
Zhong Lin followed Mei Weixuan’s finger to the sky and saw several black dots vaguely circling in the vast blue sky.
"Heavenly Eagle Castle excels in eagle rearing and training, used to send messages, and monitor visually; with these eagles in the sky, everything within a hundred miles is under their surveillance. The Court, noble families, and sects regularly purchase these trained eagles from Heavenly Eagle Castle," Mei Weixuan said.
"Stop, this is Heavenly Eagle Castle, no unauthorized entry."
Before the carriage got close, it was stopped by someone; the guards were extremely cautious, observing around the carriage.
Mei Weixuan jumped down from the carriage with an arrogant expression, "Escorting the honored guest from Hundred Herbs Hall, don’t you hurry inside and report."
"Master Yin? Hall Master Yin?"
The guard was also taken aback; half a month ago they were notified that an important guest would visit and must be carefully received without any neglect.
"Honored guests, please wait a moment, I’ll report this immediately."
The guard instructed other guards around, then quickly ran towards the castle.
Shortly after, a middle-aged man in ornate robes arrived on horseback; the middle-aged man’s face was sinister, cheeks fleshless, and his hook nose added a few more degrees of malicious air.