prynovel Chapter 57 Perfection
Chapter 57 Perfection
"Grandpa Lai, look at the stones I picked up!"
Upon hearing this, the old man raised his head, revealing a kind smile. He took the stone and examined it with feigned surprise.
"Wow, our Xiaolan is amazing! This stone is even prettier than a gemstone!"
He casually pulled Xiaolan to his side and used his rough hands to wipe the dust off the tip of her nose.
He asked with concern:
"Are you hungry? Grandpa will buy you some flatbread."
Xiao Lan nestled close to Lai San, her big eyes blinking with obvious dependence.
"I'm not hungry, that's why I ate the red dates Grandpa gave me."
Yin Ruyu stopped in her tracks.
Watching this heartwarming scene, she looked at Xiaolan and thought of the missing children.
The expression on his face had just calmed down.
It started to feel heavy again.
Lai San saw Yin Ruyu in front of him, dressed as a constable. He was well-informed in the Flowing Sand Gang and recognized the constable in front of him as a woman.
The woman, the head constable—without a doubt, it was the newly appointed Constable Yin.
Perhaps it was his years of experience in the Beggars' Sect that made him subconsciously tense when he saw someone from the government.
Lai San stood up, completely shielding Xiao Lan behind him, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Yin Ruyu, and tentatively asked:
"Lord Yin, what can I do for you?"
Before Yin Ruyu could reply, Xiao Lan, who was behind Lai San, called out first:
"Sister Yu!"
……
The desert.
sunset.
Liu Sheng sat cross-legged on the sand dune and carefully took out the yellow silk cloth package from his bosom.
This is the last piece of old wild ginseng.
Unlike his eagerness during the previous two doses, Liu Sheng was now much calmer.
Actually, sitting cross-legged and calming down is the best approach.
It won't make him level up faster.
He simply felt that he was about to become a ninth-grade skin-smoothing master, and would soon be a top-ranking martial artist in Crescent Moon County.
A little bit of ritual is necessary.
He put the old ginseng root with its dense roots into his mouth, and the familiar bitter taste came back to him.
Liu Sheng chewed it and swallowed it as quickly as possible.
The sweet aftertaste arrived as expected, followed by the powerful medicinal effect, which transformed into a surging heat.
After taking it a few times, perhaps because I've become familiar with the medicinal power, the heat is no longer as scorching and surging as before. Instead, it feels exceptionally mellow and lingering, as if I'm soaking in a hot spring, with my limbs and bones being thoroughly nourished.
Once the medicinal effects and his vital energy reached their peak, Liu Sheng seized the opportunity, took a deep breath, and, like a fish entering water, silently slid into the sand dune.
Before long, he felt that the tactile sensation of the sand rubbing against each other became clearer and clearer, and he could even distinguish the subtle differences between the particles.
Liu Sheng could even feel that his skin membrane seemed to be actively absorbing the sparse spiritual energy in the sand.
The final hammering and consolidation are underway—
[Internal Training Method: Skin Polishing Realm - Earth (Perfect)]
He felt something and leaped out of the sea of sand.
"There are no percentages anymore!"
Liu Sheng was amazed.
The original yellowish-brown color of his skin was rapidly disappearing, and now he looked no different from an ordinary person.
Upon closer inspection, one will discover that under sunlight, it has a slightly lustrous, jade-like sheen.
That night, the skin membrane on Grandmaster Zhang Tianxing's body.
They are somewhat similar.
Moreover, his skin appeared even fairer than before, which made his already delicate features look even more refined.
Liu Sheng gently moved his hands and feet, and did not feel a sudden increase in strength, but a feeling of "perfect and flawless" arose spontaneously.
Even more mysteriously, he now stands on the sand, his lower body as stable as a rock.
It's as if it can draw strength from the ground.
He used a small knife he had prepared beforehand to test the incredibly tough membrane, making several cuts, gradually increasing the pressure.
Even if he used more force, he couldn't pierce it.
Of course, I wouldn't dare to use too much force.
"Finally... I've reached the ninth level of the Skin Smoothing Realm."
Liu Sheng looked down at himself; his skin had completely returned to normal skin color, yet it possessed an astonishing resilience.
A sense of security welled up inside me.
"Go find my senior brother and get the prescription for the Flesh Refining Realm!"
Arrived at the martial arts school.
In the darkroom.
When the eldest brother saw the changes in Liu Sheng's skin, and since Lin Yi wasn't there, he called Yang Hongliu over to observe.
Both of them were amazed.
Unlike the gray skin of ordinary people, Liu Sheng now looks like an ordinary martial arts master who hasn't entered the realm of magic, with no trace of skin smoothing at all.
He might even be more suited for intelligence work than Lin Yi.
Seeing this, Yang Hongliu skillfully pulled out a gleaming steel spike from inside Lu You's coat.
They gradually approached Liu Sheng.
Their eyes sparkled with excitement at the unknown membrane, and it looked like they were about to be pierced.
"Senior sister, no! We've already tried it, you don't need to get it done anymore!"
Liu Sheng noticed the look in Yang Hongliu's eyes at that moment.
Feeling scared, I quickly stopped them.
Seeing that there was no chance to get the needle, Yang Hongliu's eyes dimmed with disappointment.
Senior Brother Lu You took back his sharp steel spike and handed Liu Sheng the medicinal bath recipe he had prepared long ago for the eighth-grade flesh-refining realm.
"You can show the prescription to Qianjin Medical Clinic. If you go to other clinics, remember to buy a few medicines from each one, and don't reveal the complete prescription casually."
"Okay!" Liu Sheng was of course aware of the principle of confidentiality.
Sure enough, once you reach the eighth-grade flesh-refining realm, you need a special flesh-refining method, and you even have to start keeping the prescription a secret.
Lu Youyou then explained to Liu Sheng a simple method for distinguishing between the entry, minor success, major success, and perfection stages of the Flesh Refining Realm.
The main focus is on muscle definition and strength gain, while the Vajra Muscle Training Method adds another aspect: muscle hardness.
What needs to be done next.
It means taking a medicinal bath for half an hour every day.
Then, strengthen your Qi and blood, and your muscles throughout your body.
Anyway, Liu Shengren is now living at the martial arts school.
It's also more convenient to study now.
He first went straight to Qianjin Medical Clinic to see Doctor Mi for a prescription, but after looking at the prescription, Doctor Mi reminded Liu Sheng:
"These herbs—Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Angelica sinensis—are a bit expensive lately, Xiaosheng. Are you sure you want to buy them?"
They were all on the same street, and Qianjin Medical Clinic had a partnership with Bajiquan Clinic, so Liu Sheng certainly didn't need to worry about being ripped off.
Does that mean we won't practice just because it's expensive?
"purchase!"
Liu Sheng is eager to reach the eighth rank as soon as possible!
Although he was not knowledgeable about pharmacology, he knew from the names of these medicines that they were common herbs, so he asked Dr. Mi for the reason.
"The Kang family sent people to buy them all. All the clinics and pharmacies in the vicinity have been emptied of these few herbs by the Kang family. There's nothing we can do but raise the price first."
Another prominent family.
I had heard from Lai San that the Kang family was targeting the Yan family, and not long after, my caravan was robbed by fleeing border troops.
Afterwards, he heard from his senior brother that many of the Yan family's caravans had recently been robbed by these demon clan rebels, and it was very likely that the Kang family was behind it.
Nowadays, even common medicinal herbs are being snatched away from us.
Liu Sheng silently made a note of it in his mind.
That's all I can do now. I need to go back early, take a medicinal bath, and then officially begin my training in body conditioning.
So he bought a month's supply of medicine.
"Fifty taels, thank you for your patronage."
Actually, Dr. Mi kept these medicines for his own use and didn't intend to sell so many.
But recalling the last time, just because he didn't sell the precious medicine to Liu Sheng, his daughter Mi Congrong gave him a cold shoulder for the next few days.
So I have no choice but to sell it today, and I can't even tell my daughter I'm raising the price, otherwise I'll have to wait and see how she reacts for the next few days.
Liu Sheng was unaware of these things, and he reluctantly took out a fifty-tael silver note.
He handed it over, his hands trembling.
Originally, when I was in the Ninth Grade Skin Polishing Realm, the monthly cost of medicine was 20 taels and the cost of yak beef was 30 taels, for a total of 50 taels.
Now, a single month's worth of medicinal baths costs a full 50 taels of silver.
This doesn't even include the Qi and Blood Powder I drink every day.
Once they reach the eighth-grade flesh-refining realm, their qi and blood will be even stronger, requiring even more qi and blood powder and meat to replenish.
Based on this estimate, the monthly cost of studying would probably be no less than 100 taels of silver.
Although this is a result of a short-term surge in drug prices.
But all he could do was estimate based on the worst-case scenario.
"I won't need this little bit of money for long!"
Liu Sheng touched the remaining 300-odd taels of silver notes in his pocket, and felt that he had lost a lot of security.