Chapter 26: Root Bone Enhancement

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Root Bone Enhancement

Though there were only two and their quality was far from good—certainly not as good as the ones sold in shops—they were, without a doubt, Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills. And they were usable!

Chen Yue carefully took out the two Elixirs and placed them on the Jade Plate.

He picked one up, brought it to his nose to smell it gently, and examined its quality carefully. After a moment of hesitation, he placed one Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill into his mouth.

The Elixir melted the moment it entered his mouth, transforming into a complex medicinal stream with a slight stinging and cooling sensation that bored deep into his limbs and bones. A surge of pure Medicinal Power, far more violent than that of a Solid Essence Pill, exploded within his body.

Chen Yue let out a muffled grunt. Not daring to delay, he immediately sat down cross-legged and circulated the Mountain Shattering Technique, which he had already mastered to the Realm of Perfection.

His dense Qi Blood quickly constrained and guided the somewhat rampaging Medicinal Power, channeling it along the Cultivation Technique’s paths and transforming the bone-deep stinging into a tempering force.

An hour later, Chen Yue slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes. Not only was there no fatigue in them, they were instead shining with a brilliant light.

"It’s usable!"

Chen Yue felt the Qi Blood in his body and his heart settled. Although the quality of this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill was poor and its Medicinal Power impure—its effects were likely only seventy to eighty percent of a normal one—he had at least managed to refine it. For him, that was already a success.

Chen Yue regulated his breathing for a moment, then began his second refinement attempt.

With the experience from the first time, his technique was noticeably smoother, and his control over the heat and timing was more precise. Another hour passed, and the elixir was formed.

Once again, there were two, their quality nearly identical to the first batch.

Four Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills without a single failure. This was quite an achievement, especially since his refinement technique was only at the Minor Success Realm.

He carefully stored three of the Elixirs, leaving one to complete his deal. As for the extra two, they were naturally for his own use.

In the time that followed, Chen Yue didn’t relax in the slightest, immediately diving into the practice of his other Cultivation Techniques.

Wind Chasing Technique, Furious Wave Saber Technique, Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield... He was like a tireless spinning top, frantically squeezing out every last drop of his potential.

In these chaotic times, if your strength didn’t advance, it would regress. He was far from the point where he could afford to relax.

When day turned to night and midnight arrived, the panel’s settlement appeared as expected.

[Daily Settlement]

[Consumed Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, resulting in faint Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging]

[Trained hard in Wind Chasing Technique. Wind Chasing Technique Experience Points +101]

[Trained hard in Furious Wave Saber Technique. Furious Wave Saber Technique Experience Points +99]

[Trained hard in Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield. Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield Experience Points +55]

[Trained hard. Cultivation +13]

...

[Skill: Wind Chasing Technique (Perfection 274/1187)]

[Skill: Furious Wave Saber Technique (Perfection 233/1188)]

[Skill: Disguise Technique (Great Success 825/886)]

[Skill: Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield (Entry Level 1102/2997)]

[Realm: Refining Flesh Realm (153/998)]

A massive flood of insights poured into his mind. Chen Yue closed his eyes and focused, digesting this bountiful reward. When he opened them again, his gaze immediately locked onto several lines of information on the panel.

His Cultivation growth had surged from the previous 9 points per day to 13. This was the combined result of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill’s effects and his Perfection in the Mountain Shattering Technique, which was within his expectations.

What truly made the corners of Chen Yue’s mouth curl up uncontrollably was the line "faint Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging," as well as the subtle changes to the skill and realm experience bars on the panel.

Yesterday, the experience cap for the Wind Chasing Technique was still 1200; today, it had become 1187.

The Furious Wave Saber Technique went from 1200 to 1188, and the cap for the Disguise Technique had also decreased. Even the staggering 3000 experience points required for the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield’s Entry Level had quietly become 2997. Although it was only a three-point reduction, it had indeed been reduced.

Most critically, the experience requirement for the [Realm: Refining Flesh Realm] had also dropped from 1000 to 998—a two-point reduction in the cap.

A real Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill naturally wouldn’t be this miraculous—otherwise, it wouldn’t be an elixir of this grade. But under the amplifying effect of the panel’s "Daily Settlement" feature, it produced such a heaven-defying side effect.

It directly lowered the caps for various skills and even realm breakthroughs. On top of that, the amount of Experience Points Chen Yue gained each day had also increased significantly.

In a way, one could say that Chen Yue’s fundamental aptitude had improved, which was why the difficulty of practicing Cultivation Techniques and breaking through realms had decreased.

Although the reduction was small each time, after consuming enough Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills over time, the difference would become immense. This was equivalent to him closing the gap with those legendary geniuses.

’It seems I shouldn’t just focus on Elixirs that raise my Cultivation anymore. I need to pay close attention to those with special effects, like ones that enhance comprehension or improve my constitution... Once they’re amplified by the panel’s settlement, the benefits will be beyond imagination!’

This discovery opened a brand new door for Chen Yue.

Elixirs were no longer just fuel for increasing his Cultivation; they were the key to improving himself and unlocking his potential!

For the next two days, Chen Yue consumed one of his self-refined Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills each day.

With every dose, at the midnight settlement, he would see the words "faint Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging," and then the experience caps for his various skills, as well as the experience needed to break through to the Bone Forging realm, would once again decrease by one to three points.

Under the continuous cleansing of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill’s Medicinal Power and his own increasingly vigorous Qi Blood over these few days, the black spot on his chest also seemed to have become quieter. Although it still existed, the sense of threat it posed had dropped to a minimum.

The night was the same as always, and the black market continued to operate quietly in the shadows.

Chen Yue, once again disguised, walked straight to Shen Dujiang’s stall.

Shen Dujiang seemed to have been waiting. Seeing Chen Yue’s figure, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. Without saying much, he gestured toward the low-roofed, adobe hut behind him.

The two entered the hut one after the other. Chen Yue took an ordinary small porcelain vial from his robes and handed it over.

Shen Dujiang took it. His movements seemed casual, but his eyes had become sharp. He pulled out the wooden stopper, tilted the mouth of the vial, and an elixir with faint, grayish, impure patterns rolled into his open palm.

The elixir’s surface was indeed dull, and its medicinal aroma was slightly muddled. However, the moment it touched his hand, Shen Dujiang was instantly certain that this was, without a doubt, a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

In fact, it was precisely because its quality was poor and its appearance was lacking that it ruled out the possibility of it having come from any of the other apothecaries in Youlin County.

Shen Dujiang’s head snapped up, his murky eyes showing unconcealed astonishment for the first time as he re-evaluated the masked young man before him.

Although he had held some expectations, seeing this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill with his own eyes still surpassed them.

’How many days has it been? This kid actually succeeded?’

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Shen Dujiang weighed the elixir in his palm and spoke slowly, "The quality is a bit poor, with quite a few impurities, but it won’t affect its usability."

He paused, then looked up at Chen Yue. "Last time, we agreed on a purchase price of five taels, but that was for one of acceptable quality. This one... four taels of silver, how about it?"

Chen Yue couldn’t help but laugh. "What we clearly said last time was that we’d renegotiate the price after I refined it. When did we ever agree on four or five taels?"

Exposed by Chen Yue, Shen Dujiang showed not a hint of embarrassment. Instead, he chuckled and slapped his forehead. "Look at this memory of mine. I’m getting old and a bit muddled."