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Chapter 137: Ointment is like a pill, the temple borrows incense

Cliffs, caves.

Chen Sanshi broke into the cave of a strange beast, a white deer.

"Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, three arrows were shot, killing the white deer on the ground.

"It's mine."

Chen Sanshi carried the Zhenyue Sword and chopped back a large amount of firewood from outside. He then used a black iron furnace to fill a nearby stream with water, and then stuffed the spiritual herbs he had picked from the fields into it.

Finally, it’s time to ignite.

He felt a little nervous.

If we fail again and even the black iron furnace can't withstand it, I'm afraid that only the incense burner in Ciyu Temple will be enough.

"boom--"

The moment the flame touched the dry firewood, it turned into a red fire dragon, enveloping the entire furnace.

"It's done!"

Chen Sanshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this black iron cauldron was twisted and deformed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the burning of the strange fire, it could withstand the damage for a short period of time and would not be directly damaged.

He began to add firewood in large quantities.

As long as lamp oil is used for ignition, it will be a strange fire, but the amount of burning raw materials used is very exaggerated. Wood as thick as an arm has to be burned one after another. If you stop for a while, the fire will go out, and you have to waste lamp oil to reignite it.

If the thing really came from the fairyland, it must have specific combustible materials, so it couldn't be so troublesome.

In a short while, Chen Sanshi ran back and forth several times. Fortunately, there was a lot of firewood on the mountain, otherwise it would not be enough.

"Buzz!"

The black iron cauldron hummed as it was burned by the strange fire until green smoke began to rise, meaning that the moisture inside had evaporated completely. So he stopped adding firewood and let the flame go out.

The whole process actually only takes about a cup of tea.

When the temperature cooled down, Chen Sanshi opened the lid of the furnace and looked inside. He saw that the spiritual grass had disappeared, and replaced by a black mass, just like a burnt pot when cooking.

He scraped it out with a wooden stick and put it in front of his nose and smelled it. It had a fragrant smell.

"What is this, an ointment?"

Chen Sanshi didn't dare to try it rashly, so he captured more than a dozen animals of all sizes, including a poisonous wolf, and tested the medicine on them one by one. He soon summed up the general rules.

Start with rabbits, the larger the size, the less side effects there will be.

When it reaches the leopard, it will no longer die!

The brown bear was even safe and sound.

"eat!"

He finally pried open the poisonous wolf's mouth.

This time, instead of producing any side effects, the poisonous wolf became even stronger and more ferocious!
Chen Sanshi immediately picked up the Zhenyue Sword and chopped off its head.

"It seems to be OK."

He took a deep breath and put some ointment in his mouth.

at once.

A different feeling spread from the abdomen, flowed through the limbs and bones, and finally filled the meridians.

Chen Sanshi picked up the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear and practiced the Hua Jin technique.

Hua Jin, as the name suggests.

The goal is to transform the Qi and blood in the body into strength, and this process requires maintaining a "blood violence" state all the time, and in the process of constantly challenging the limits, one must realize how to transform strength.

Therefore, for most warriors, it is an extremely slow and difficult process. After all, they can only support twenty to thirty rounds at most.

Chen Sanshi is different, he can last at least two hundred rounds.

Moreover, while he was practicing, the Linghe ointment continued to further strengthen his body and blood, which was of great help, with the effect being more than three times that of wood ash!
The poison in the meridians still exists.

However, the toxicity of the ointment extracted by boiling in water is reduced by an unknown amount, and more of the essence is retained.

After practicing from late at night to the next evening, my proficiency improved a lot.

[Kung Fu: Zhenguo Dragon Spear. Transformation of Strength (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 20/100】

According to the original plan.

It would take Chen Sanshi at least two months to transform his strength.

But now, it takes less than a month.

This speed can surpass 99% of people, even among geniuses.

As for Cao Fan's transformation of strength.

That's because he has been refining his internal organs for several months, and with the support of royal resources, it would be abnormal if he didn't transform his energy. He might even have some secret trump cards that could improve his cultivation.

Anyway.

Finally, a big problem was solved. Next, I can quickly transform my strength and then open up my meridians.

But to break through to Martial Saint within three years...

There are probably no more than three people in the world who can do this.

It is still very difficult.

Give it your all.

"I don't know how I would fare against a Hua Jin warrior with my current strength."

"I think we can have a fight!"

Chen Sanshi thought about it and started cleaning the scene.

He took out the porcelain bottle containing the pills and scraped the ointment into it bit by bit.

The spiritual herbs that were brought at that time basically filled the entire cauldron, and the result was only a thin layer of ointment.

"Is this considered an elixir? Am I actually making an elixir?"

"Probably not."

After Chen Sanshi took the ointment, he did not find any effect that could assist in practicing magic, nor did a proficiency panel for [Alchemy] appear in front of him. What was improved was the proficiency of [Medical Skills].

[Skills: Medical Skills. General (Proficient)]

【Progress: 491/1000】

Now it seems that the word "Fan" at the end has a traceable origin, and there may be a chance to practice medical skills in the fairy world in the future.

But if that's the case.

Why did the immortals ask the emperor to offer spiritual crops?
Clearly, there is no spiritual energy in this world, and the spiritual crops grown here do not contain any magical properties. Could it be that they are just a kind of raw material?

Besides, there is another problem.

That means the black iron furnace is burnt out. It looks like it can be used once more, but it will need to be replaced with a new one after that.

A furnace tripod made of black iron, no matter where you buy it, will cost more than three thousand taels of silver. And the key point is that black iron is an extremely precious resource. Even if you have money, if you buy one every now and then, you will be targeted sooner or later.

After all, it is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause.

Still, we need a furnace that can truly withstand the temperature of the strange fire.

"Forget it, let's go to the military camp and buy two. It will be enough for a while."

Chen Sanshi left Luotian Mountains, took the white deer with him to hide his whereabouts, and called Qianxun to greet him.

He suddenly thought of something and took out a porcelain bottle filled with ointment: "Qianxun, I have something good here, do you want to eat it?"

If it's okay for a poisonous wolf to eat it, then Chihiro should be considered a strange beast, so it should be okay too.

And he doesn't force feed it. The white swan horse is very intelligent and he lets it make its own judgment.

Chihiro sniffed, then nodded frantically.

"You really eat it?"

Chen Sanshi was not stingy and fed it two bites.

Surprisingly, the white swan horse showed a happy mood after eating, but did not show an overly strong reaction, nor did it fall into an extremely excited state like ordinary animals. It was more like eating a favorite snack and rubbing its head against the owner to show that it wanted more.
"Where did you come from, monster?"

Chen Sanshi was surprised.

How come the Baihu horse has such strong tolerance?

Even he needs to practice hard after eating in order to digest and absorb, but Chihiro acts as if nothing happened. I really don't know where Xiang Tingchun got the horse from. It's totally unreasonable.

[Skill: Horse Riding (Proficiency)]

[Progress: (459/500)]

I have been riding less recently, so it is impossible for my proficiency to increase dramatically every day like it did when I escaped from Yunzhou.

"It would be nice if you could speak."

Chen Sanshi jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go home. Do you still want to eat? I don't have enough. There's no more for you!"

Chihiro was a little angry and only calmed down after being whipped a few times.

In fact, even after being tamed, the white swan horse often has some small thoughts, especially when it comes to food, it has become increasingly picky and will throw tantrums if it is not satisfied.

Fortunately, when it can distinguish clearly, nothing will go wrong at critical moments, such as on the battlefield.

This also further illustrates the spirituality of the swan horse.

……

a few days later.

Chen Sanshi went to the military city to report for duty as usual.

Last time Yu Song mentioned that there were clues about the Wushen Cult, he estimated that there should be news in the next few days, but he didn't know where it would be hidden.

"Master Chen."

At the entrance, he met Tang Yingke sitting in a carriage.

Tang Yingke stopped the groom and came down to greet him: "General, you don't have to hide from me anymore."

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi certainly understood that things had already turned against each other at this point, and there was no need to worry about what others thought: "Thank you, Brother Tang, for helping me the last two times."

"My Lord, please don't say that!"

Tang Yingke bowed deeply, almost touching the ground: "General, you avenged me, even at the cost of offending the prince. I saw it all and will remember it in my heart. On the contrary, I hesitated before and did not help you. I am really ashamed!" "You are too kind. You and I are not related. It is rare for Brother Tang to risk his life to help you. How can I repay your kindness with a vengeance?"

Chen Sanshi looked at the carriage and asked, "Brother Tang, are you leaving?"

"Exactly."

Tang Yingke gave a positive answer: "To be honest, I don't like martial arts, but my father kept forcing me to come to the trial. Now that the selection is over and I happen to be injured, my father has no reason to keep me in Liangzhou.

"The Spring Examination is coming soon. I am going to rush back to the capital to take part in the examination. I hope to make a career as a civil servant in the future."

"Oh?"

Chen Sanshi encouraged him, "Then congratulate Brother Tang in advance on your success in the imperial examination. Let him experience the feeling of 'riding a horse in the spring breeze and seeing all the flowers in Chang'an in one day'."

The capital of the Great Sheng Dynasty was not in the northern border, but in the heart of the Central Plains, and it was called Chang'an, which is consistent with this poem.

"What a poem!"

Tang Yingke exclaimed: "I have heard that Lord Chen was also a scholar in the past, but later he joined the army. I didn't expect that he has such a talent for poetry. If he persists, he will surely be far better than me."

"Brother Tang, you are so kind."

Chen Sanshi said goodbye.

"Before I say goodbye, I have a few words to remind you, sir."

Tang Yingke lowered his voice and said, "Since you have killed Wen Qiushi and won the first place, you have obtained the position of the true disciple. Both the prince and Yin Hanwen will definitely not be willing to admit defeat, and they will definitely cause trouble for you next time.

"Especially Cao Fan, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds recently. It is said that he paid a huge price for this, and no one knows what method he used."

Chen Sanshi pondered.

It seems that there is a reason for Cao Fan's rapid progress, but I don't know what the price is.

"Besides that, Sir Chen must also be careful in the military."

Tang Yingke, relying on the knowledge and connections he had accumulated since childhood, said: "The reserve battalion is composed of soldiers transferred from various guard posts in the three states, many of whom have connections in the court.

"The chief general has not been chosen yet. The deputy general, Sha Wenlong, is closely related to the Yin family and the Gao Party. There are also some other people who we haven't had time to investigate, but they are more or less related.

"The commander-in-chief is not here, General Chen, you must be careful of them!

"If I can have a say in the court in the future, I will help the general no matter what!

"Here, don't pass!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply again.

During the trip to Liangzhou, Chen Sanshi's forcible killing of Wen Qiushi in the ring made him realize that if he always hesitates when doing things, he will probably never achieve anything.

There is only one road in the world, and that is the road to move forward.

"Goodbye!"

The two said goodbye.

"Deputy General Sha..."

Chen Sanshi has not seen this person so far, but the deputy general of the reserve camp is in charge of everything temporarily, so he must at least have perfect Tongmai or be at the Xuanxiang realm.

He was wary not only of the reserve battalion, but also of the eight main battalions, two or three of which were made up of imperial officials.

Even after Ning Changqun's death, new people would definitely have to be transferred to take charge, not to mention the subsequent expansion of the army. To expand the army by four battalions, four generals in the Xuanxiang realm would be needed. The master would not have so many people under his command, so naturally they were sent by the court.

Soldiers will come to block it, water will come and earth will cover it!

All Chen Sanshi can do is take one step at a time.

Yu Song is at the level of Tongmai.

Thinking back to what happened to Amugu, he still felt a lingering fear.

If the other party really has any intentions, the fairy fire will be enough to kill him in a hurry. But as I said before, every time the fairy fire is used, the risk of exposure increases, and torches need to be prepared in advance. If something happens suddenly, it may not be too late.

Sword art!
The sword energy technique passed down to him by his master, if he can practice it successfully, will be a real way to save his life.

It’s a pity that there is no Qingxuan Qi.

After touring the city today, try other temples or Taoist temples.

If that still doesn't work, we can only go to Hongxiu Tower to look for people from Xianlou. Master and senior brothers said that they might still have some, but I don't know if they are willing to give them out.

"Master Chen."

Doctor Jiang came over and said, "The two black iron furnaces you requested are ready, and Doctor Qian is waiting to teach you how to quench your strength."

Passing by the martial arts arena, Chen Sanshi saw Cao Fan practicing with the sword. He had indeed transformed his strength and tried his best to use it. Combined with the top-grade Xuanbing Qinglong Yanyue Sword, he easily smashed the huge rock in front of him, which drew cheers.

There were two old slaves beside them.

The old servant who accompanies the prince may have reached the great perfection of Tongmai realm.

The "Qi" of the old servant beside Yin Hanwen was obviously much weaker, and it was estimated that he was below the minor success level of Tongmai Realm.

After all, he was born in a civil servant family. What would happen if every family had a general-level Xuanxiang realm warrior hidden in it?
Ignoring them, Chen Sanshi went straight to the pharmacy.

……

"call……"

After the training, Cao Fan's face turned pale. He looked for a place to sit down extremely weakly and put two red pills into his mouth. It took him a long time to finally recover.

"Sir, you can't keep practicing like this."

Yin Hanwen pointed in the direction where Chen Sanshi passed by and said disdainfully: "The man surnamed Chen has only perfected his internal organs. Normally, it will take at least three months for him to transform his energy. Even if you don't practice the Golden Crow Blood Blade and continue to practice the previous skills, you will be able to easily crush him by then.

"Not to mention, he has been hunting in the mountains and visiting Taoist temples recently. I heard that he will also learn to make medicine next. He is so distracted and doesn't even need the prince. I'm afraid he will be left far behind by Lu Shuhua and the others in no time!"

"No, this person is not as simple as you think."

Cao Fan said with a deep look in his eyes: "You may not understand what it means for him to come to this point from a poor place like Poyang. In a small county like that, when he first started practicing martial arts, he probably had to fight for even a bowl of the lowest-grade blood-replenishing soup.

“Under this circumstance, he can complete the internal organ refining within a year. With the help of precious medicines in Liangzhou, it will be even faster.

“Also, don’t just look at him wasting time every day. He might be practicing very hard in private, but you just don’t see it!

"If I don't work harder, I could be surpassed by him at any time."

"Sir..."

"You don't have to say anything, I've made up my mind!"

Cao Fan stood up again: "I have always believed that God rewards hard work. I will not stop until I win the next competition."

"..."

Yin Hanwen knew that he could not persuade him, so he found the old servant who accompanied the prince and said, "Eunuch Zheng, don't you want to persuade him? The prince mentioned to me a long time ago that the Golden Crow Blade will shorten his lifespan, and he is still so young!"

"Master Yin, no one can stop the prince from doing something he has made up his mind to do, and he is under a lot of pressure..."

Eunuch Zheng said softly, "The Crown Prince is already dissatisfied with the Crown Prince for not winning the championship this time. In addition, the little grandson is deeply loved by His Majesty. Unless... that Chen guy dies, he will have to give it a try no matter what."

"Then let the man named Chen die!"

"Mr. Yin, please don't mess around."

Eunuch Zheng looked solemn: "If they killed someone in private, even if Commander Sun is not here, we will investigate it thoroughly in the future. If it is discovered, it will only implicate the prince."

"Don't worry, sir. I have a plan!"

Yin Hanwen said from the bottom of his heart: "The prince's life is so precious, how can we waste it on such a lowly person!"

……

The pharmacies in the Eight Camps were no longer stalls set up in thatched huts, but independent courtyards. The rich aroma of medicine could be smelled from a long distance away. The medical officers were no longer clerks without a rank, but fourth-rank officials. The name of the official position was called "Tiju" and the treatment was very generous.

"Meet Jiang Tiju!"

"Mr. Chen Qian is quite interesting."

Jiang Tiju said: "Those new disciples are trying every possible way to improve their cultivation, but you still want to take time out to learn how to make strength-quenching medicine, and you are not afraid of wasting precious time. But since you want to learn, I will definitely teach you everything I know when the time comes!"

To prepare for the power-quenching medicine, one needs to wait until one has mastered the technique at the Huajin realm.

The main purpose of Chen Sanshi's visit today was to take away the two black iron furnaces.

After he entered the sect, he exchanged one of his allotments of a mysterious weapon for a furnace instead of claiming it. The other one was bought for three thousand taels of silver, which was quite expensive.

Even if there is money at home, it is impossible to be willing to spend it like this, but in order to improve cultivation, there is no other way.

Take care of trivial matters.

Chen Sanshi left the military city and visited all the temples and Taoist temples in Liangzhou City one by one.

Incense also exists.

But at Ciyu Temple, there are very few of them, and they are all watched, so there is no way to conduct experiments.

It was not until the evening that he found a dilapidated mountain temple. The incense was so sparse that it was almost invisible. There were few pilgrims in the temple, and after dark, there was no one in sight.

"Old mountain god, can you lend me some incense?"

Chen Sanshi sat cross-legged, trying to practice sword energy.

“Incense really works!”

"But I can't beat him!"

He could clearly feel that when he was casting spells, the "roots" connected to the meridians in his body were trying to attract the purple air from the incense statue into his body.

It just failed.

The old mountain god held onto the tiny bit of purple air on the stone statue, unwilling to give him even a little bit.

"Pick and search."

"I also said that if you are willing to give me some, I will invite all my brothers to come and worship you. There are more than a thousand people!"

Still no response...

"So rigid, so inflexible."

Chen Sanshi stood up helplessly.

Today, I finally confirmed that incense can really replace spiritual energy cultivation, but I must have tools to steal the incense from the gods, such as the incense burner in Ciyu Temple.

Unfortunately, he had neither the reason nor the ability to touch it.

"It seems that I really have to go to Xunxian Tower tomorrow."

Thinking like this.

Chen Sanshi packed up his things and went home, only to see from afar many soldiers on horseback holding torches in front of his door. Siqin Mohua was standing at the door explaining something.

"what happened?"

"Master Chen!"

The leader was Zhao Kang, who bowed respectfully and said, "General Yu has ordered us to rush to the east of the city to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Yuyang Sect!"

(End of this chapter)