Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 23 Make friends in advance
“Sure enough, if you properly display a certain talent, various benefits will follow.

The opportunity to choose a martial art in the secret chamber, plus the ability to directly enter the shop and become a medicine-making apprentice, made me stand out from the crowd of apprentices. "

Chen Yushu was in a very good mood.

He knew that many people liked to hide their shortcomings and keep a low profile, for fear of attracting attention and causing trouble.

But he didn't think so.

Because the practice of martial arts is based on the state of standing meditation.

If his realm is not up to standard, he will never be able to learn the subsequent external training techniques and internal martial arts.

Unless, by other means.

But why bother?

You just need to show your learning progress normally, and you will naturally be able to learn martial arts, and you will also be valued and cultivated.

Are you deliberately keeping a low profile because you are afraid of attracting attention?

Then there are bound to be many things that cannot be touched at all.

For example, this opportunity to enter the secret chamber, to become an apprentice in decocting medicine, to be able to read medical books and become a doctor... not to mention, as Master Qian requested before, the daily food has been greatly improved, three meals a day, and every meal is full... This is also indispensable for his martial arts training.

“My talent might be considered pretty good among all the apprentices.

But this world is never short of geniuses.

Compared to the outside world, where there are abundant resources, various precious medicines, and geniuses raised with secret medicines, it is nothing at all."

Chen Yushu thought silently, then stood up and went to the pharmacy.

After receiving another portion of Yang Yuan Soup, Chen Yushu was about to give it to Zhang Ruyun, but he saw that he was busy at the moment. While he was hesitating, he saw a thin young man coming over and said, "Give it to me, I'll help you fry it."

"Thank you, senior brother.

I don’t know what to call you, Senior Brother!”

Chen Yushu hurriedly thanked him.

"Qinghe, Zhou Qinghe."

As he spoke, he added a little fire to a stove and officially started to boil the medicine for him.

“The proportions of the medicinal ingredients in this Yang Yuan Soup are all marked, and you just need to boil the water and then put the medicinal ingredients in.

But if you want to maximize its medicinal effect, you need to pay attention to the temperature and the time of applying the herbs. "

Zhou Qinghe smiled, first poured a pot of water into the jar, then opened the Yangyuan Soup ingredients, took out the two largest slices and threw them in.

After the water boiled, several other medicinal herbs were sliced into the pot.

And adjust the fire in the stove from time to time, making it bigger or smaller, until all the herbs are thrown in, then close the lid and turn the fire to the highest. When the hot steam is rising, turn down the fire.

"All right!"

As he spoke, he picked up the stove and poured all the herbs into a bowl.

"This……"

Chen Yushu's eyes lit up.

The bowl at this time also contained Yangyuan Soup. Although it was still gray and black in color, its color was brighter and there was much less medicinal residue.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou!"

Chen Yushu hurriedly thanked him again.

He could naturally see that the Yangyuan Soup cooked by Zhou Qinghe this time was obviously better than the one cooked by Zhang Ruyun before.

"You're welcome.

It’s just my job.”

Zhou Qinghe waved his hand and walked towards the room next to him.

Different from the bustling scene in the medicine decoction room, it seemed like another world over there. There were several apprentices reading books.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yushu wrote down the other person's name and then drank the medicine in one gulp.

Faster than before, the steaming heat surged out of the body.

Without hesitation, he quickly returned to the yard and began to practice the Medicine King Posture.

"Qinghe, what's going on? Why are you interested in going over to boil the medicine today?"

On the other side, Zhou Qinghe had just returned to the crowd when one of them asked curiously.

"Just now, Manager Zhou came back and said that two junior apprentices would come to work in the pharmacy in the next two days.

One is Wang Yuan from Room 2.

And who do you think the other one is?"

Zhou Qinghe smiled and asked back.

"Could it be him?" The person who asked the question was stunned?
“It takes two days to master the basics of standing meditation, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

It’s never a bad thing to make friends in advance.”

Zhou Qinghe said in a calm tone.

“That’s true.

But some people will have trouble sleeping."

The man nodded first, then showed a look of gloating.

"Yes.

The year-end assessment is coming soon.”

Zhou Qinghe said quietly.

……

"After being boiled by Senior Brother Zhou, the medicinal effects are much stronger.

I practiced the Zhuang Gong for ten times before I felt weak. "

Chen Yushu was breathing heavily, but a look of joy appeared on his face.

Before, even if he took the Yangyuan Soup, he could only practice Zhuang Gong nine times at most before the medicinal effect would be exhausted and he could not practice more.

But this time, he practiced the same Yangyuan Decoction ten times.

You know, as his progress in standing meditation improves, the amount of medicinal power he consumes and converts is actually increasing.

Nine times before, and ten times now, which is equivalent to the effect of increasing the medicinal power by not only 10%, but even 20% or 30%.

“But from here, we can also see that decocting medicine is also a science.

They both boiled herbs, but Zhang Ruyun did it in a standard way. However, Senior Brother Zhou Qinghe was able to adjust the time when the herbs were put into the water and control the temperature of the furnace to increase the potency of the herbs. He was obviously much more skilled. "

Chen Yushu compared it in his mind and had more expectations for tomorrow.

Then, he set his sights on the attribute panel.

Name: Chen Yushu
Age: twelve years old
Kung Fu: Yao Wang Zhuang Gong: Entry (45/100)

skill:
读书：明意（165/200），书法：自辩（97/100），投掷：小成（53/400），
……

"My experience in standing practice has reached forty-five.

To achieve such progress in three days is, I have to say, extremely fast.

However, all this is because of Yangyuan Soup.

Now, after drinking three servings of Yangyuan Soup, if I want to improve further, I can only follow the routine and rely on the consumption of three meals a day.

You can only practice three to four times a day at most.

Even if we calculate it four times a day, it will take nearly half a month."

Chen Yushu sighed, but did not feel regretful or disappointed.

Because, after only a short period of practice, he could already truly feel the changes in himself.

His strength, physique, and even his body had become much stronger, and he was no longer as thin and weak as before.

With both hands working together, you can lift a stone weighing 100 kilograms.

“This is the benefit of practicing martial arts.

I don’t know how much my strength will increase when I achieve a small success in the standing meditation.”

Chen Yushu sighed with emotion and was very much looking forward to it.

“In addition to the standing meditation, my reading level has also improved a lot. I estimate that it will be upgraded again in a few days.

The first level is recognizing words, the second level is understanding the meaning, and I don’t know what the third level will be.

In addition, my calligraphy level has reached the critical point of upgrading, and I will try to upgrade it today..."

Chen Yushu then looked at other skills.

My reading and calligraphy are both about to improve.

It made him inexplicably look forward to it.

As for throwing.

After achieving a small success, the difficulty of cultivation increases and the speed of improvement naturally slows down.

However, this slowness is also relative.

At least the speed of improving this skill is the fastest among the several skills he has mastered now.

……

(End of this chapter)