From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Xingwu Street is one of the most bustling streets in the outer city.

It is also the street with the highest consumption, bar none.

Martial artists frequent this street because they can buy enough medicinal powders and pills, craft excellent weapons, and even various martial arts techniques here.

When Chen Xun arrived at Xingwu Street, what first attracted him were the pedestrians on the street.

Each of them was robust and tall, fully armed, and full of energy; they were undoubtedly martial artists.

Ordinary people wouldn't dare linger on this street.

It was precisely because there were so many martial artists here that there were several times more patrolling constables than on other streets Chen Xun had visited.

They would immediately step in to mediate if they saw any martial arts practitioners clashing.

Everyone knows that martial artists have great destructive power. If these martial artists are allowed to fight each other privately, the buildings on this street probably won't be able to withstand it.

Chen Xun walked into Xingwu Street, as inconspicuous as a drop of water falling into a pond.

He looked around at the shops; some sold weapons, some sold pills, some sold medicinal herbs, and some sold martial arts manuals.

Chen Xun's goal was clear: to sell the batch of medicinal powder he had refined.

So, after observing for a while, he went straight to Yang's Medicine Shop.

The Jin Shen Yang family owns several shops on this street, some specializing in selling powdered medicine, some in selling pills, and others in selling medicinal herbs.

Each shop's signboard features a picture of a "Seven-Aperture Golden Ginseng" as an anti-counterfeiting mark.

As soon as Chen Xun entered the shop, a maidservant came to greet him.

"Sir, is there anything you need?"

The maid was young and beautiful, with a soft, soothing voice that was very pleasant to listen to.

"I have some medicinal powder here, do you buy it?"

Chen Xun asked.

Before he came, he did some research and found that these shops that sell medicinal powders also buy medicinal powders.

Of course, the price won't be as high as the market price, since they also need to make a profit.

"Yes, sir. Please follow me."

The maid led Chen Xun to a small meeting room at the back of the shop.

"I'll go fetch the offerings, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he took his leave.

Chen Xun didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged beautiful woman appeared.

The woman was plump and had a faint, refreshing herbal scent.

"My name is Yang Qingqing. I am a servant of this shop and am responsible for appraising the quality of the medicinal powders."

As soon as Yang Qingqing entered, she introduced herself with a very professional smile.

"What medicinal powders did the guest bring?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun opened the package on the table, inside which was an ordinary wooden box without any markings.

The wooden box was opened, revealing bottles of sealed medicinal powder inside.

"These are blood-activating powders, these are blood-tonifying powders, and these are blood-boosting powders."

Chen Xun introduced them one by one, then looked at Yang Qingqing: "Please appraise them."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Yang Qingqing smiled gently, picked up a bottle of blood-activating powder with her fair and delicate hand, opened the stopper, and poured some powder into her hand.

She looked at the color of the powder, and then carefully smelled its aroma.

Having confirmed that it was indeed a blood-activating powder, he stuck out his rosy tongue, picked up a little bit of the powder, and put it into his mouth to taste.

Before long, Yang Qingqing nodded knowingly.

"It is indeed a blood-activating powder, and the quality is quite good, no less than the blood-activating powder refined by my Yang family's pharmacists. It is of superior quality."

Afterward, she smelled all the blood-activating powders to confirm that they were made by the same person, and then began to identify the blood-tonifying powders.

This assessment lasted for more than ten minutes.

Ultimately, all three types of medicinal powders were of superior quality.

This surprised Yang Qingqing as well.

The quality of the samples that are usually appraised varies, and most are of ordinary or even inferior quality, with very few being of superior quality.

Such consistently high quality and excellent craftsmanship are rare occurrences in her appraisal career.

Therefore, she still remembers it vividly to this day.

It was during that time that she paid more attention and recruited a pharmaceutical genius for the family, from whom she also benefited greatly.

"Could it be that this young man concocted these medicinal powders himself?"

Looking at Chen Xun's young, even somewhat immature face, Yang Qingqing felt a surge of excitement in her heart.

She was certain that the powders were made by the same person.

She determined it by the faint smell of residual medicinal oil in the powder.

Even with the same formula, different pharmacists will produce slightly different results when they prepare the same medicinal oil.

"Now that the appraisal is complete, let's name a price."

Chen Xun urged.

"Very well, I will name a price for you right away."

Yang Qingqing's eyes sparkled, and she smiled gently.

Chen Xun felt that the woman in front of him seemed to have become gentler towards him, and no longer had that businesslike feeling from before.

Yang Qingqing quickly gave a price.

The market price of Huoxue San (活血散) in Changfeng County is 1 tael of silver, which is the same as in Chenjia Village, Ping'an Town.

But things changed starting with the blood-tonifying powder.

Blood-nourishing powder costs 2 taels of silver in Changfeng County; boiling blood powder costs 10 taels of silver.

It's half the price of what you'd find in Chenjia Village.

The reason for this is ultimately due to competition.

Although the Jin Shen Yang family is powerful, medicinal powders and pills are essential cultivation resources for martial artists, and it is impossible for them to control them.

Even in the entire Changfeng County, the Yang family only occupied 30% of the market share, but that still allowed them to become extremely wealthy.

Of the remaining 70% market share, 20% was occupied by the Pill Palace, 30% by the other three major forces in Changfeng County, and the last 20% was left to powerful external forces.

With so many forces entering the market for medicinal powders and pills, it will naturally bring a lot of competition.

As a result of this wave of competition, prices gradually decreased until they stabilized at a certain level.

The low price of medicinal powders also led to the prosperity of martial arts, allowing more qualified people to enter the martial arts world.

Since Chen Xun was there to sell medicinal powder, Yang Qingqing offered him a price that was 70% of the market price.

This is because Chen Xun's medicinal powder is of excellent quality.

If it's of average quality, then it's only half the market price.

Large shops like Yang Family Medicine Shop don't accept inferior quality medicines, for fear of damaging their reputation.

Only small shops tucked away in corners would buy them, and then sell them at low prices to martial artists who had no money.

The price was reasonable, and Chen Xun nodded in agreement.

So, Yang Qingqing handed a stack of silver notes to Chen Xun.

A total of 318 taels and 3 mace of silver were sold, and Yang Qingqing took the initiative to give Chen Xun 320 taels of silver notes directly.

The silver note belongs to Sitong Money Shop, which has branches all over Huangzhao Kingdom and even extends its reach to other countries. It is said that the imperial court controls it.

After accepting the silver note, Chen Xun prepared to leave.

But Yang Qingqing stopped him.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

"Is there anything else?"

"I have a question for you. Did you concoct these medicinal powders?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Chen Xun's face.

Although it was fleeting, Yang Qingqing still managed to capture it.

"no."

Chen Xun replied decisively.

"Really? That's a pity."

"My Yang family has been recruiting young pharmacist geniuses. If you know the one who makes the medicinal powder, please give him a word."

"As long as you join my Yang family, you will not only receive various resources for training, but also have the opportunity to inherit the alchemist's legacy."

Yang Qingqing smiled and looked at Chen Xun.

She wasn't asking Chen Xun to relay a message; these words were clearly meant for Chen Xun's ears.

Chen Xun naturally understood the meaning behind Yang Qingqing's words and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Okay, I'll pass it on for you."

After saying that, Chen Xun left the shop.

I refuse to believe you won't be tempted.

Watching Chen Xun's departing figure, Yang Qingqing appeared very confident.

She didn't believe any pharmacist could resist the temptation to become an alchemist.

The young, talented pharmacist she had previously recruited into the Yang family failed to resist the temptation.

On the other hand, Chen Xun made up his mind never to come to Yang Family Medicine Shop again.

He was not tempted by the alchemist's legacy.

It's easy to see that this kind of inheritance cannot be easily passed on to an outsider.

One must undergo numerous trials and make significant contributions to the Yang family before having a chance to inherit the family business.

Chen Xun would rather become powerful in the future and seize a share of the alchemist's inheritance.

Unfortunately, the "Compendium of Herbal Medicine" that Luo Qiufeng passed on to him only contained the lineage of pharmacists, not alchemists.

"I wonder if I will receive any alchemy-related inheritances after breaking through the limits of medicine making."

Chen Xun couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

With 320 taels of silver, Chen Xun returned to the inn, then carried a package back to Xingwu Street.

The package contained a box of new medicine powder.

Chen Xun produced far more medicinal powder than he had just sold.

It should be noted that his success rate in making medicinal powders was a terrifying 100%.

How could the prepared medicine powder be so little?