Chapter 108 - 85: Gifts Pour In While Sitting at Home: 7th-Grade Secret Medicine and 6th-Tier Spirit Wine

Chapter 108: Chapter 85: Gifts Pour In While Sitting at Home: 7th-Grade Secret Medicine and 6th-Tier Spirit Wine

"But now, a brother has shown me such a kindness, and I must return the favor generously. Otherwise... it would be unbecoming of my station as a scion of a Great Lineage Clan."

"Elder Liang."

"I am here!"

"Go and fetch that small cask of ’Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow’ Spirit Wine I’ve been treasuring in the cellar, the one I couldn’t bring myself to drink. It’s been infused with a pinch of powdered Earth Treasure and numerous Great Medicines. This is a precious wine, fit to be offered as tribute to Qi Cultivation Grandmasters and drunk by high-ranking Prefecture Officials."

"But for a Powerful Martial Artist, it is an Unparalleled Remedy for breaking through the Three Great Limits, comparable to a Seventh-Grade Secret Medicine!"

"Ah, Young Master, but isn’t that a bit much? That wine can’t even be bought with Silver. You’d need Red Gold from the Prefecture City..."

"I told you to go, so go! Enough of this nonsense!"

...

As the cock crowed, the world began to stir, and the horizon glowed with the pale light of dawn.

Elsewhere, lamps burned bright, and some tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

But after hearing the bizarre tales his sister had told him... Ji Xiu still slept soundly until dawn.

There was no great secret to it; a full day of Mountain Hunting followed by a whole night practicing the Fish Dragon Transformation and the Quenching Flood Dragon Arm was simply exhausting.

He had finally hit a bottleneck. Since the Demon Pill was with Huang Xuan and couldn’t be refined into a Secret Medicine, he lacked the resources to continue. His only option was to pause his training and get some much-needed sleep.

Upon waking, he couldn’t help but worry:

’Where am I supposed to find high-quality Demon Pills, Secret Medicines, and Earth Treasures for my Cultivation?’

’It’s not like they’re a dime a dozen... they don’t just fall from the sky.’

’Sigh. Cultivation is arduous, and resources are hard to come by. I’m really learning that firsthand.’

’Looks like my only option is to go Mountain Hunting and try my luck, hoping to find some kind-hearted Centennial Demon willing to help with my Cultivation.’

Ji Xiu sighed, filled with lament.

However—

"Master Ji, my master, Lord Gu, has sent me to deliver this Seventh-Grade Secret Medicine, the Jade Dew Medicinal Powder, to personally thank you for gifting him the merit and for helping a wayward rogue see the error of his ways!"

"May it help Your Excellency quickly advance, achieve Perfection in your Flesh, Bone, Skin, and Membrane, and become a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster!"

"Master Ji, it feels like an eternity since we’ve last met! My master, Master Jiu, is endlessly grateful to you for turning over that Central Yellow Remnant and sending such a meritorious deed his way."

"Thus, he has specially ordered me to deliver a cask of Tier Six Spirit Wine, ’Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow.’ Its flavor is exquisite and rarely found in the mortal realm. More importantly, its power to Quench one’s Flesh, Bone, Skin, and Membrane is comparable to a Seventh-Grade Secret Medicine!"

「Early in the morning.」

The moment he opened his door, he found several people who had clearly been waiting for some time. They greeted him with broad smiles, presenting him with Secret Medicine and Spirit Wine. Ji Xiu was stunned. He rubbed his eyes, his face a mask of utter disbelief.

So pies...

really do fall from the sky?!

And they’re all resources that can help my True Flood Dragon Transformation Cultivation!

He could understand each word they said, but strung together, their explanations left Ji Xiu utterly bewildered. ’How is any of this related to me?’ he wondered.

But...

Whatever the reason, now that these treasures were in his hands—and they were directly related to his Cultivation—there was no reason to refuse them.

Now, there was no excuse to be lazy.

Ji Xiu gritted his teeth:

"Primordial Daoist Talisman!"

"Begin refinement!"

’True Flood Dragon Transformation, time to repay the advance and refine a few more vertebrae!’

...

Whale-Slaying Saber Hall!

In the back courtyard, inside the high-temperature Iron Room...

A valiant-looking young woman with her hair in a ponytail and sleeves rolled up was furiously gritting her teeth. She swung her arms, brandishing a heavy Iron Hammer and using a special technique to strike a piece of high-quality forging material, blow after blow. Pouring all her strength into it, she presented a striking contrast.

A young woman, and a Grand Craftsman!

It was hard to believe those two terms could be connected, and that her skill could be so superb.

’That despicable bastard. Fifty Stones? An arm strength of six thousand jin?’

’Hmph! I’ll just add some extra-fine materials and forge you a Seventh-Grade Treasure Bow that requires a full Hundred Stones—ten thousand jin—of arm strength to draw. Let’s see how you pull that! When the time comes... I’ll make a fool out of you!’

The young woman’s black hair swayed and her white sleeves billowed. Gritting her teeth, she lifted the hammer high and brought it down with a SMASH, huffing angrily as if she were venting her frustration by smashing a certain someone’s face.

Meanwhile, inside the Whale Slaying Hall.

Old man Liao Yuanhua stared at the empty storehouse, so vexed his breathing grew ragged. But when he heard the commotion, he had no choice but to force a smile and wait on her. After all...

the disciples from his Sword Hall all relied on her family to make connections in the Prefecture City!

Whatever this young miss wanted, how could he refuse?

And so, even though he was utterly devastated inside, Instructor Liao had to force a smile.

But when he heard that this young miss was forging the bow for that ’Master Ji,’ his heart began to ache, and he was on the verge of tears...

How could anyone in this world be such a bully!