Lu Qing had originally wanted to push through in one go, hoping to achieve Small Success in the Four Directions Saber Technique.
Unfortunately, the wooden saber broke, leaving him somewhat regretful.
As for achieving Great Success and perfection in the saber technique thereafter, he dared not think about it for the time being.
That realm was something only powerful warriors above the Muscle Bone Realm could touch, not something a mere Qi Blood Realm like him could aspire to.
Although he understood the key points and insights of the saber techniques in his mind, he dared not try them.
The extremely violent way of exerting force was simply not something his current body could withstand.
Probably only those strong warriors above the Muscle Bone Realm could treat their bodies so recklessly.
In fact, with Lu Qing's recent entry into the Qi Blood Realm, achieving Small Success in the Four Directions Saber was unlikely.
His Qi-Blood was not enough to support so many consecutive bursts.
Realizing this, Lu Qing's mind, previously heated up by his progress in the saber technique, cooled down.
He glanced at the wooden saber in his hand, shook his head, tossed it into the pile of firewood under the eaves, and turned back to his room.
The next morning, Lu Qing prepared breakfast and practiced several rounds of Nourishing Body Boxing, smoothing his breath and fully enlivening his Qi-Blood.
Then he took out a snow-white porcelain bottle, poured out a medicine pill from it, swallowed it, and continued practicing boxing to absorb the medicinal power.
Following his master's instructions, taking one Qi-Blood replenishing pill per day was best.
Taking more would not allow his body to immediately digest the medicinal power, causing unnecessary waste.
The black little beast's hundred-year-old ginseng had yielded twenty Qi-Blood replenishing pills, enough for Lu Qing's use for half a month.
Once the twenty Qi-Blood replenishing pills were consumed, he would have made significant progress in the Qi Blood Realm.
As for the ginseng brought by the black little beast last night, Lu Qing planned to take it out after finishing this bottle of Qi-Blood replenishing pills.
The medicinal power of these Qi-Blood replenishing pills was much gentler compared to yesterday's Golden Loach Soup.
Lu Qing practiced Nourishing Body Boxing for a while, slowly refining and absorbing the medicinal power, before stopping.
Feeling the Qi-Blood surge within his body, Lu Qing felt joyful.
Then he went to wake Little Yan, who was still in bed, for breakfast.
"Little Yan, have you grown a bit taller?"
While helping the little one wash up and brush her teeth, Lu Qing suddenly noticed her sleeves seemed shorter and couldn't help but ask.
Initially a bit groggy, Little Yan instantly became alert.
"Let me measure you."
Lu Qing wiped her face and had her stand in front of the doorway, measuring her height.
After measuring, he indeed found that she had grown a bit.
"You have grown taller, look, this is where we measured last time, and this is where it is now."
Lu Qing pointed at the marks on the door.
Every time he measured Little Yan's height, he made a new mark on the door, and this time's mark was a bit higher than before.
"Really taller, wow!"
Little Yan looked up at the marks, her face bright with happiness.
Lu Qing ruffled the little one's head.
Not only had she grown taller, but her body had also improved a lot.
Her hair was no longer dry and yellow, her complexion was rosy, much better than the time he first saw her after waking up.
"Alright. let's go inside and eat. As long as you eat your meals well, you'll soon grow even taller."
Seeing Little Yan still giggling at the marks on the door, Lu Qing smiled and urged her.
So, the little one ate half a bowl more during breakfast.
After breakfast, Lu Qing took Little Yan to the Half Mountain Small Courtyard to greet their master and learn.
Lu Qing did not tell the elder doctor that he had just begun his cultivation in the Four Directions Saber Technique.
Everything should be done in moderation, and becoming proficient in Nourishing Body Boxing overnight was already shocking enough for his master.
At the time, he could use sudden enlightenment as an excuse.
But he could not always cite sudden enlightenment; it would be too shocking to the world.
Therefore, Lu Qing planned to keep a low profile and hide this matter for now.
That morning, nothing special happened.
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Soon, a morning had passed.
After finishing his studies, Lu Qing left Little Yan at the Half Mountain Small Courtyard, claiming he wanted to go out to the big market to buy some things.
Now that Lu Qing was a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist and very intelligent, the elder doctor naturally had no worries about him.
Upon hearing that he wanted to buy things, he immediately agreed.
After leaving the Half Mountain Small Courtyard, Lu Qing went back home, took some silver, carried a large bamboo basket on his back, tied a red rope around the Divine Tree at the village entrance, and then headed straight to the big market.
Before long, Lu Qing was seen at the market front.
Seeing the bustling crowd, he smiled.
Indeed, today was the big market day.
Since the last time he and Brother Da An went on a shopping spree, Lu Qing had not been back here.
He knew that his performance last time had drawn too much attention.
To avoid being remembered by those with ulterior motives, he simply chose not to appear.
Now that he had become a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist and had some ability to protect himself,
and since the store of rice and meat at home was almost finished, he decided it was time to replenish.
However, his visit today was not solely to buy everyday goods; he had a more important purpose.
As he walked into the great market, Lu Qing casually strolled around and soon spotted his target, Ma Gu.
He was about to greet him when he suddenly stopped and stepped aside.
That was because he saw another person next to Ma Gu.
It was a young man dressed in luxurious clothes with an arrogant demeanor.
A few heavily-built, robust men followed behind him, clearly not the type to be trifled with.
Especially since Lu Qing noticed that Ma Gu, who had been very dominant the last time, was now ingratiating himself in front of the richly-dressed young man.
He decided to watch quietly and see how things unfolded.
Seeing Ma Gu and his group walking this way,
Lu Qing quietly hid on the side, minimizing his presence and listened carefully.
He did not use his superpower to gather information about these people.
After entering the Qi Blood Realm, he knew that martial artists were very sensitive to others' prying eyes.
If he used his superpower and alerted them, it might bring trouble.
So he decided just to listen, trying to pick up any useful information.
Fortunately, the richly-dressed young man was very arrogant and did not bother to conceal his voice.
"Ma Gu, this place is really dilapidated, just like the filthy alleys where beggars sleep in the city west, reeking and unbearable."
As they walked through the market, the young man's face was full of disdain.
"Mr. Wei's body is worth a thousand gold, and naturally, he is not accustomed to my rustic place. I hope for your understanding."
Ma Gu's body was half bent, his face full of humility.
"If it weren't for my desire to go into the mountains this time to find a decent birthday gift for my father, I would absolutely not come here—it's truly suffocating!"
The sight of pork being sold in the market, especially the heap of pig organs, immediately made the young man turn pale, and he almost threw up.
People here actually sell such lowly meat!