chsdbacks Chapter 4 Miscellaneous Market Treasure Fish Turtle Breathing Technique
Chapter 4 Miscellaneous Market Treasure Fish Turtle Breathing Technique
Chapter 4 Miscellaneous Market Treasure Fish Turtle Breathing Technique
As Qi and blood are enhanced, the demonic power within the body is absorbed and transformed into energy to improve the internal organs and meridians.
Chen Yi's strength and physique have undergone very noticeable changes.
He seemed to have regained his youthful vitality.
However, the obvious youthfulness is also a big problem, especially since this is a world of cultivation.
For a mortal nearing death to suddenly become full of vitality, it can only be due to a fortuitous encounter with the path to immortality.
Chen Yi didn't want to cause himself that kind of trouble.
While eating in the cafeteria, he asked for a piece of ginger.
He found a secluded spot on the road, broke open a piece of turmeric, and applied the juice to the hollows of his cheekbones. The turmeric yellow seeped into the wrinkles, and without a thorough examination, one would only think that Chen Yi was old and frail.
In addition, Chen Yi deliberately controlled his pace and posture, maintaining an aged appearance.
This can provide some concealment.
Of course, he also needs to gradually demonstrate his stance training skills. He already had good martial arts talent, but he had neglected it in the past few years. Now he is gradually picking it up again, and it is not unreasonable for him to recover his body, as long as he controls the speed of "recovery".
Back in the room, it was empty.
Old Zhang took his two opium-smoking roommates to gamble somewhere; they were itching to use the qi-blood pills they had just received that day.
Most of the ordinary servants here have average talent in martial arts and don't need a Qi and Blood Pill every day.
Over time,
The Qi and Blood Pills became the currency among this group; they could be used to pay for gambling, shopping, and even to hire prostitutes in private.
Hao Youren should go to the martial arts training ground. He's the captain and a second-rate martial artist; there's a space there where he can practice his martial arts.
The head steward occasionally appears, and if you're lucky, he might even offer some guidance.
Those who are particularly favored by the head steward will be taught advanced martial arts, the kind of top-level martial arts that can reach the realm of innate martial artists, and only the head steward has access to them.
With no one in the lower left corner, Chen Yi practiced his health-preserving stance inside the house.
Years ago, he was also a second-rate martial artist. Besides stance training, he also knew a grappling technique, and his qi and blood could protect his forearms and palms.
However, due to insufficient Qi and blood, it is temporarily unable to return to its original level.
After Chen Yi practiced the health-preserving stance five times and circulated his qi and blood to their fullest extent, the red mist covering his hands noticeably thickened.
During the day, it could only cover the palms, but now there's a considerable amount of red mist of qi and blood covering both hands and wrists.
Recovery is much faster than starting from scratch.
Moreover, he was absorbing the foreign spiritual energy within his body to nourish it, and the combination of the two made his recovery speed visible to the naked eye.
[Progress in absorbing alien spiritual energy: 23%]
He gained more than ten points in just one night. Chen Yi estimated that it wouldn't take him more than ten days to completely absorb the foreign spiritual energy within his body.
When the demonic power stops eroding your body, you'll be healthy in no time.
That evening, when the group returned, Old Zhang looked unwell, clearly having lost money.
Captain Hao, on the other hand, was radiant and full of energy, humming a tune as he walked, smiling at everyone he saw, and even taking the initiative to exchange a few words with the people inside the room.
"Old Chen, are you really practicing martial arts? You do seem to have recovered some of your energy and blood. If you have any questions about stance training, feel free to come and ask me."
Chen Yi only heard about what happened the next day. It turned out that the steward's only daughter, Lin Youyou, had also gone to the martial arts arena and had given special guidance to several captains, including Hao Youren.
Lin Youyou possesses exceptional martial arts talent, having already reached the threshold of a first-rate martial artist at a young age. Everyone foresees that her martial arts will surpass that of the head steward in the future. Currently, she often helps the head steward with tasks related to ordinary servants.
I heard that she has a close relationship with one of the direct descendants of the Li family who is a female cultivator.
Chen Yi shook his head, not thinking about things too far in the future. Manager Lin was from the same generation as Chen Yi when they were young, and they had even interacted before.
But that was the original owner's business, and has nothing to do with me, this old man in my thirties.
Chen Yi practiced martial arts in silence, never even leaving his room. As long as he could improve his strength, he would never go out and cause trouble for himself.
His current task is to first devour the alien energy in his body, strengthen his blood and qi, and restore his martial arts strength as much as possible. After that, he can study more advanced techniques. He has a system that can devour alien energy. As long as he continues to cultivate steadily, becoming a martial arts master may not be his end goal.
The next day, a quirky woman in black, with delicate features and bright, lively eyes, came over. It was Lin Youyou.
She specifically requested that Captain Hao accompany her on the mission.
Captain Hao asked Chen Yi to take a few people to tend to the spirit wheat, and then happily followed Lin Youyou out.
Old Zhang and the other two looked on with envy, while Chen Yi discreetly led the three to the Spirit Wheat Field.
In the first half of the day, Chen Yi protected his hands with his qi and blood, and unlike the day before, he did not get cut while pulling weeds.
After his physical fitness improved, his eyesight and hearing became sharper, and he could easily dodge the wheat awns and avoid being pricked by them when the wind blew through the wheat fields.
The effects were noticeable after just two days of resuming martial arts practice.
However, his ankle was still bitten a few times by the demonized iron bull that emerged from the ground.
Iron Bull Bugs are also harmful to Spirit Wheat, but they are not strong enough to eliminate them for the time being.
If Chen Yi unleashed his full power of qi and blood to use a grappling technique, he would have had a chance to kill the few Iron Bull Insects, but he didn't. He wanted to conserve his qi and blood for defense and to nourish his body.
If I could cultivate to the level of a first-rate martial artist and release my inner qi and blood energy, killing these armored beetles would be a piece of cake.
Alternatively, you could learn a high-level defensive technique that allows your Qi and blood to cover your entire body, at least then you wouldn't get bitten on the feet by this thing.
Chen Yi thought to himself.
The group had already met the minimum requirements for the day by morning, and in the afternoon they hid under the wheat fields to fish.
When it was time to hand in the task, Chen Yi only said that the team leader had been called away by Steward Lin, and that they were outnumbered and barely managed to complete the minimum standard of weeding, etc., without even killing a single iron ox bug.
The manager was displeased at the sight, but seeing Chen Yi's sallow complexion, hunched posture, and the three opium-smoking men behind him with glazed eyes,
He could only sigh softly:
"Old Chen, you were my senior back then, and now you're already old and frail. Sigh."
"Alright, here are four Qi and Blood Pills. You may go now."
Chen Yi accepted it and thanked the manager sincerely.
The manager's surname is Jiang. Back when Chen Yi was the captain, he had taken him under his wing. But now times have changed, and everyone's status is quite different.
Four Qi and Blood Pills, one for each person.
Chen Yi didn't take more than his share, and didn't want to cause himself any trouble.
However, he also wanted to accumulate some Qi and Blood Pills to browse the general market. Ordinary martial arts techniques were worthless, and ordinary martial arts and skills could be bought with Qi and Blood Pills.
Unfortunately, the original owner had used it all to satisfy his physiological needs over the years and hadn't saved any.
After returning home that day, Chen Yi tried practicing the stance training five or six times without taking the Qi and Blood Pills.
Since absorbing the fire demon's spiritual energy by taking the snake gall the day before, his mind had become very clear. The simple blood circulation and breathing methods of the health-preserving stance training became full of loopholes in Chen Yi's mind.
He can now adjust his breathing techniques and blood circulation routes to improve the effectiveness of his stance training.
Therefore, even without taking the Qi and Blood Pills, his Qi and blood levels improved more than usual.
[Progress in absorbing alien spiritual energy: 35%]
As life got better day by day, Chen Yi finished dinner and walked along the gravel path to the ordinary people's general store.
The Li family, a family of cultivators, has hundreds of cultivators, tens of thousands of mortal servants, and nearly ten thousand family members of the cultivators, forming a town of considerable size.
Everyday necessities, martial arts supplies, tobacco shops, clinics, pawnshops, half-closed shops, blacksmith shops, underground gambling dens, and black market drug dealers are all available.
Sometimes, items that cultivators don't need will appear in this market.
Chen Yi briefly browsed the roadside stalls and found that he couldn't afford most of the things. He only spent one Qi and Blood Pill to buy some simple makeup materials. He planned to use these materials to create a disguise for himself when going out, based on his makeup experience from his previous life.
After buying the materials, Chen Yi looked up and saw a crowd gathered not far ahead.
He strode to the outer perimeter and peered inside on tiptoe. He saw a strong, muscular man with a basket in front of him. Inside the basket was a carp about the length of his forearm, which was thrashing and jumping around. A small portion of the scale on the center of its belly was bright red!
Firescale Fish! A type of treasure fish, not yet fully advanced to the level of a demon beast.
It is highly nourishing for mortal martial artists and almost harmless to their bodies. However, if all the scales turn red, it will evolve into a demon beast. Although it is also highly nourishing for mortal martial artists, the demon poison is more harmful to them.
"30 Qi and Blood Pills! Brother Wen, that's a good price! An ordinary servant would work for a month to earn enough for this precious fish of yours, that's about right."
The burly martial artist kept shaking his head: "It should be at least 50, otherwise I might as well eat it myself."
Anyone with aspirations for martial arts covets this treasure fish. A third-rate martial artist has a 50% chance of advancing in rank after consuming it, while a second-rate martial artist can benefit from over a month of arduous training.
Especially those half-finished fire scales; if a martial artist can absorb the energy inside, they might even improve their martial arts level if they're lucky!
Ordinary martial artists rely on their qi and blood to resist demonic energy. While they may develop resistance to qi and blood pills from overconsumption, this treasure fish provides a genuine boost to strength, hence its consistently high price.
Finally, the precious fish was bought by someone for the price of 45 Qi and Blood Pills.
Chen Yi shook his head and left. He didn't even need to think about that price; it was too expensive.
After wandering around for a while, Chen Yi discovered that a single Qi and Blood Pill could only buy twenty catties of ordinary rice or ten catties of beast meat. He couldn't afford anything related to martial arts training or health maintenance, let alone the most expensive medicine for expelling demonic energy.
Finally, Chen Yi spotted a martial arts manual called "Turtle Breathing Technique" at a stall. The stall owner was an old man, but he looked much younger than Chen Yi, similar to a middle-aged man in his forties in his previous life. However, his gray beard revealed that he was probably close to 50 years old.
This has made many people interested in comparing it to the Turtle Breathing Technique.
However, this cultivation technique costs 20 Qi and Blood Pills, which Chen Yi cannot afford right now. He left a message saying that he would come back when he had saved up enough Qi and Blood Pills.
(End of this chapter)