Chapter 226 - 123: Gang Body Minor Success

Cold sweat trickled down Steward Liu’s back. He quickly bowed his head. "Yes! I’ll get it done right away."

"Hold on."

Chen Xuanfeng added, "Specifically block their most in-demand goods: North Sea Cold Iron Sand, Southern Li Fire Jade Marrow, and the Fierce Beast Tendons and Bones from ’that side.’ Tell them, either they pay up, or they can forget about shipping goods in Yunhai City ever again."

"Understood!"

Steward Liu hurried away.

Ye Zhiqiu, who had been leaning against the door without a word, finally chuckled. "Master, you certainly didn’t act like this in front of Junior Brother. You were going on about ’weighing the pros and cons’ and ’going with the flow.’ I almost believed you."

Chen Xuanfeng snorted and lifted his teacup.

"If I don’t make him feel how difficult the world is, how will he put his all into his Cultivation? However..."

He set down the teacup, his voice turning cold.

"But no matter how much I test my Disciple, he is still one of my people. If the Treasure Pavilion dares to reach out its claws, it had better be prepared for them to be chopped off."

"The tax hike is just the beginning. In the future, when they try to purchase Elixir Devices from the Main Courtyard, there will be plenty of obstacles."

Ye Zhiqiu nodded and continued to ask, "What about the Li Family? They caused quite a scene today, too."

"The Li Family?"

Chen Xuanfeng sneered.

"They’re just a ruined household hanging on by a thread thanks to their old ancestor. Li Kuangtao is a brute, and while that old fossil is shrewd, his Qi Blood is failing. He can hold on for another ten years at most."

"A family like that, just prolonging its pathetic existence, is the perfect practice opponent for your little junior brother."

He then looked at Ye Zhiqiu, his tone suddenly shifting.

"As for you... Liang Cheng is going into seclusion this time with the help of a Gang Condensing Pill and a Yin Marrow Pearl. When he emerges, his progress will be fierce and swift. If his Cultivation level matches or even surpasses yours by then, how can you still call yourself his senior brother? How can you be his role model?"

Hearing this, the smile on Ye Zhiqiu’s face froze.

Chen Xuanfeng continued slowly.

"If a senior brother is surpassed by his junior, think about it, whose face will you be losing?"

Ye Zhiqiu’s face fell instantly.

"Master, you’re being too biased! You give my junior brother Elixirs and your backing, but all I get from you is the whip..."

"What else?"

Chen Xuanfeng glanced at him. "When you were at the Beginner Level, I gave you plenty of special treatment. Do you realize now how much of an advantage you had back then?"

Ye Zhiqiu was choked speechless. After a long moment, he cupped his hands resentfully.

"This Disciple will enter the secret chamber to cultivate now."

"Get lost."

Dejected, Ye Zhiqiu prepared to go to the Instructor Hall’s secret chamber, spend his Contribution Points, and enter secluded Cultivation.

Chen Xuanfeng watched his retreating figure and shook his head.

’Ye Zhiqiu’s Root Bone and comprehension are excellent, but he grew up in comfort. His temperament is still not steady enough. Otherwise, he would have already entered the True Gang Realm by now. Why else would he have wasted these past few years stuck at True Essence Perfection?’

’It’s good that Liang Cheng is here. He can at least put some pressure on the boy, keep him from always being so lazy.’

’However, Liang Cheng is accumulating more and more karmic Cause and Effect. He still has an old score to settle in Cyan Mist City on Central Origin Island.’

’But for a prodigy of the Martial Dao, who doesn’t accumulate a few grudges and entanglements along the way?’

At this, Chen Xuanfeng thought no more and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.

...

After recovering his breath, Liang Cheng went to the Instructor Hall, paid three thousand Contribution Points, and entered a secret chamber.

The moment he entered, he took a deep breath. The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here was on another level entirely.

But three thousand Contribution Points was an exorbitant price. If not for Liang Cheng’s numerous achievements, he would never have been able to afford it.

On the Martial Dao, one must fight for resources.

After calming his mind, Liang Cheng sat cross-legged in the secret chamber. Several Jade Bottles and Jade Boxes were lined up in a row before him.

In the first Jade Bottle from the left were three Jade Marrow Condensing True Pills. Their bodies were a lustrous, jade-like white, and one could faintly see what looked like marrow flowing within them.

This was the reward from the Foreign Affairs Hall mission. It was miraculously effective for True Essence Cultivation and for nourishing the Meridians.

Beside it was a slightly larger Cold Jade Box, which contained a pool of viscous, milky-white liquid that faintly gleamed like jade. This was the Earth Core Marrow Tempering Milk.

It was warm to the touch and emitted a light, fresh fragrance. It could temper the Meridians and increase the efficiency of True Essence circulation.

In the middle were two bottles of Gang Condensing Pills. Placed by itself to the right was the translucent, deep blue Yin Marrow Pearl. A liquid seemed to flow within the pearl, emitting a cold, yin-natured Spiritual Qi.

Liang Cheng did not rush to take the medicine. Instead, he first circulated the Broken Wave Technique’s Heart Method to adjust his body to its optimal state.

Inside his body, nine True Essence Light Groups slowly rotated like an array of stars. Each rotation spurred the Qi Blood to surge through his entire body, creating the faint sound of a tide.

Two hours later, Liang Cheng opened his eyes, the sharp light within them now withdrawn.

He first took out a Jade Marrow Condensing True Pill and consumed it.

The Elixir melted the moment it entered his mouth, transforming into a gentle, warm current that flowed down his throat and spread through his limbs and bones. His True Essence, as if nourished by a sweet rain, spontaneously accelerated its circulation with the aid of his Crossing the Sea True Intent. A tingling, pleasant numbness spread through his Meridians.

Liang Cheng closed his eyes and guided the Medicinal Power. Without realizing it, more than half a day passed. He had completely refined and absorbed the Elixir, and his True Essence Light Groups had become noticeably more solid.

’As expected of an Elixir awarded by the Main Courtyard. The Medicinal Power is gentle and pure, completely free of impurities.’

He praised it silently in his heart.

Next, he opened the Cold Jade Box, used his True Essence to lift a drop of the Earth Core Marrow Tempering Milk, and sent it into his mouth.

The milky-white liquid entered his body, but it was not gentle like the Elixir. Instead, it was like a torrent of scorching molten lava, rampaging through his Meridians!

Liang Cheng let out a muffled groan. His skin instantly flushed red, and fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

But he was prepared. The Mixed Element Gang Body’s Heart Method activated automatically, skillfully guiding the scorching, tyrannical Medicinal Power. Like a great tide diverted into channels, it systematically washed over each of his Meridians.

Stabbing pain, scorching heat, aching numbness...

All sorts of sensations washed over him in waves.

Liang Cheng clenched his jaw and circulated the Broken Wave Technique with all his might. His True Essence surged through his Meridians like the great Yangtze River, Refining and absorbing the Medicinal Power of the Earth Core Marrow Tempering Milk thread by thread.