chsdbacks 25. Building Momentum
25. Building Momentum
After his clothes were soaked through, Lu Feng swallowed the Qi-regulating pill as usual. Under the effect of the pill, the fatigue in his body was washed away in a short time.
"The pills are truly excellent." Looking at the last pill in the jade bottle, he sighed, "It's a pity I don't have enough money. If I could take one pill every day, at the current pace, I could master this stance in three days."
With seven days of practice and the aid of Qi-regulating pills, one can master this first technique.
Putting away the jade bottle, Lu Feng walked barefoot to the door of the training pavilion, picked up the cloth shoes by the door, put them on, stomped his feet twice, and left the place.
As dusk fell, I walked out of the Taoist temple and along the five-mile-long street. The streets and alleys were still bustling with activity. These people had no idea what kind of danger had occurred in the city the night before.
Watching the distinguished people enter the shops along the long street with innocent smiles on their faces, Lu Feng felt a strange emotion rise in his heart: how happy mortals are.
His thoughts then wandered far away, and he shook his head, realizing that his own strength was still too weak.
He concluded from his reading of local chronicles in his spare time that not only Cangwu County, but also several surrounding counties and even more distant prefectures were suffering from ghostly disturbances.
With just a few strokes of the pen, one could record how many families died today or how many more tomorrow; with a single stroke of the pen, one life after another would vanish. In major events, many so-called experts from the imperial court and powerful local forces disappeared overnight.
The more we understand the world, the more we uncover a corner of it, the more awe we feel for it.
He's really lucky to have survived to this age.
As I walked along the long street, the number of pedestrians decreased, and most of them were people heading home.
Lu Feng blended in with the crowd, and if one didn't look closely at the jade pendant at his waist, he would be indistinguishable from ordinary people in the inner city.
Upon returning home, he entered the courtyard through the screen wall at the main gate. In the courtyard, Hu Zi stood under a tree. When he saw Lu Feng, his eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly walked over.
Lu Feng stopped and waited for Hu Zi to come over and speak.
"I've come to deliver the silver to you today. Following Fengzi's method, business in the outer city is booming."
After saying this, he took out a silver note, which was printed with the Baozhai Yunshang Huaya Baochao, a high-end currency circulating in Cangwu, used only for the settlement of bulk commodities.
Lu Feng took it, glanced at the face value—fifty taels—and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Do you have enough silver over there?" He didn't put it away immediately, but asked in return.
Tiger waved his hand: "We have enough. Right now, those guys in the outer city are begging us for money."
Only after receiving a clear answer did Lu Feng accept the silver notes, as he did indeed need the money to buy cultivation resources.
Tiger was there to deliver the silver; once he had delivered it, he would leave.
As the other person was about to leave, Lu Feng called out to him. Hu Zi turned around, and his rugged face no longer had the childishness of his youth; he had become much more mature.
"Be careful. I'm not worried about what's on the surface, but you need to be careful about the intelligence gathering behind the scenes and the network of relationships that will be established later. If anything seems amiss, remember to come find me."
Tiger smiled, nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Watching the other party leave the house completely, Lu Feng continued walking towards the main house.
The task assigned to Hu Zi was not easy: to establish a branch in the outer city, which is called a chamber of commerce here, to bring in merchants who do business, to create price differences for external parties, and to earn membership fees and long-term small profits from the price differences.
This matter would have been difficult to succeed under normal circumstances, but the person who endorsed it was Lu Feng, a true high-ranking disciple who had entered the Yunxia Dao Academy. With such a status, there were many intelligent people, and in just two days, he showed signs of improvement.
After taking a shower, changing my clothes, and finishing my big meal of fish and meat for dinner, I realized I had a wonderful meal.
Lu Feng sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, closed his eyes slightly, and smelled the fresh, light fragrance in the air. He was thinking about his next step and what he should do in the future.
The three forms of body condensation take longer to complete than the last. It takes seven days to complete the first form. Is there any way to increase the speed of cultivation?
His first thought was about his own physical attributes. Physical attributes could also indirectly increase speed. According to the information he received from Ke Xing, among the disciples of the Dao Academy, those with medium physical attributes were rare, while those with low physical attributes were the most numerous.
I wonder when I'll encounter a disciple with mid-grade innate talent.
Considering that even a low-grade talent requires ten points, a mid-grade talent would certainly need to double that amount.
We still need to accumulate more points.
You must break through to the next realm as soon as possible to obtain the cultivation technique, so that the marks can be transformed into strength.
tread.
Hearing a noise, Lu Feng opened his eyes and saw Lu Chen walk to the stone bench opposite him, sit down, and take out a silver note from his pocket.
Ok?
A look of doubt appeared in Lu Feng's eyes. Why was she rushing to give him money today? Did she know he was short of it?
Lu Chen's voice remained unchanged: "Now that you've gone far away, there's nothing more I can say. This is what the magistrate forced on me when I went to the banquet today. Take it. I remember you said that the Taoist temple spends a lot of money."
As he spoke, he stretched out his rough, large hand and pushed the silver notes on the stone table over, then stood up, put his hands behind his back, and strode away.
Lu Feng looked down at the silver note.
This one has an even larger amount, written as a hundred taels.
Sure enough, it was these government officials who were truly generous, much more so than the merchants from the outer city.
Lu Feng naturally accepted all offers and put the silver notes into his pocket.
He now has 150 taels of silver on him, a figure that is practically unheard of in the outer city.
Alright, we have enough pills now.
Early the next morning.
Lu Feng headed to the outer city. Today he was dressed in a long-sleeved blue robe and wore a simple men's bamboo and wood crown. He walked quickly and soon crossed the stone bridge to arrive at the outer city.
A familiar stench wafted over, and I held my breath slightly as I walked toward a place that came to mind.
A moment later, in front of a collapsed hut with few passersby, Lu Feng walked around and finally saw the black liquid at a piece of wood that looked like a door.
It's about the size of three fists.
With a flick of the finger, the black liquid vanished.
Martial arts points surged instantly.
[Martial arts points: 20]
Looking at the two-digit score, Lu Feng felt at ease; this was his source of confidence.
Once the black liquid in this place was fully absorbed, he moved on to the next location.
On yet another set of ruins, Lu Feng searched around but found no trace of the black liquid, which was clearly different from his previous understanding.
But unfortunately, what doesn't exist simply doesn't exist; it can't be created by changing it.
Continuing to the next place, there was nothing there either.
I went to three places in a row and found nothing. Including the places I passed along the way, there were a total of five places.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Having regained his composure, Lu Feng headed towards the remaining locations.
Black liquid was found in two of the locations, which earned him a considerable number of points.
Let's look at the martial arts points.
[Martial arts points: 40]
After leaving the battlefield, Lu Feng headed towards the inner city.
The Night Demon has been temporarily eliminated, and its corpse is naturally gone. So, although I seem to have a lot of martial arts points, I won't be able to earn any more for a long time to come.
Upon entering the inner city, he continued walking towards the Dao Academy without stopping. His pace was comparable to that of an ordinary person jogging. With his powerful innate abilities, his body had become increasingly inhuman.
Taoist Temple, Shan Gong Hall.
Xuan Kong watched as the youngest disciple of the Dao Academy came to buy pills and even tried to bargain. He then waved his sleeve.
"Buy it or don't, it's up to you!"
Lu Feng sighed, looking disappointed. He could only obediently take out the silver and buy three Qi-regulating pills. After buying them, he put the pill bottle away.
Instead of leaving immediately, they began asking questions.