Longevity Martial Arts: Obtain Golden Affixes at the Start

Li Tao'er gritted her teeth and put the second pill into her mouth.

This time she was prepared. After chewing and swallowing the medicine, she immediately sat cross-legged and waited for it to take effect.

The heat wave struck again, but as Hong Lang said, the second wave was milder than the first.

It's not that the medicine's potency has weakened, but rather that the meridians were stretched open a little during the first flush, giving them a tiny bit of room to maneuver.

Qin Jiuzhen also took the second pill.

Hong Lang sat in the courtyard, watching them refine the medicinal power.

An hour later, the medicinal power of the two Blood Essence Pills was completely refined.

Hong Lang took the pulse again.

Li Tao'er's blood and qi were even more vigorous than before, and her pulse was much stronger, but she was still far from reaching the Blood Refining Realm.

Qin Jiuzhen was slightly better off; her Qi and blood were more solidified, and her meridians were more resilient than Li Tao'er's, but she also showed no signs of breaking through.

Hong Lang didn't say much, and poured out more pills from the jade bottle.

The third one, the fourth one, the fifth one...

When Li Tao'er ate the fifth pill, she finally had a different reaction.

She sat cross-legged on the ground, her skin flushed a light red, as if she had just come out of a sauna.

Sweat kept rolling down his forehead, soaking his collar.

Her breathing was rapid and heavy, each exhale carrying a scorching heat, as if a fire was burning inside her.

Suddenly, she let out a muffled groan, her body tensing abruptly as Hong Lang stared intently at her.

Li Tao'er's face flushed red. She clenched her teeth, the veins on her neck bulged, and her whole body trembled slightly.

That turbulent energy was surging through her meridians, trying to break through some invisible constraint.

Li Tao'er suddenly tilted her head back, exhaled a breath of stale air from deep in her throat, and let out a long "ha" sigh.

Immediately afterwards, she slumped down like a deflated balloon, and the redness all over her body quickly faded, replaced by a healthy, rosy glow.

She opened her eyes, and something seemed different in her pupils.

Hong Lang walked over and put his hand on her wrist again.

His pulse was steady and strong, each beat like a drumbeat, his blood and energy were so abundant they were almost overflowing, a world of difference compared to before.

She finally crossed that invisible threshold.

"It's done!" Hong Lang said in a deep voice.

Li Tao'er paused for a moment, then looked down at her hands and suddenly laughed.

She clenched her fist and felt an unprecedented power gathering in her palm; the feeling was wonderful.

"I really...did it?" She still couldn't quite believe it.

"You've reached the entry level of the Blood Refining Realm," Hong Lang patted her on the shoulder. "Although it's the lowest level, you're still considered a martial artist."

Li Tao'er smiled sweetly, revealing a row of neat white teeth.

Qin Jiuzhen had already eaten the sixth pill. Her reaction was completely different from Li Tao'er's. She just sat there quietly, her face slightly flushed and her breathing slightly rapid.

The medicinal power of the sixth pill was repeatedly washing over her body, crashing against the invisible barrier like waves crashing one after another.

Each attack was more violent than the last, but the barrier remained unmoved, like an impenetrable fortress.

Qin Jiuzhen opened her eyes and glanced helplessly at Hong Lang, clearly still unable to break through.

Hong Lang poured out the seventh Blood Essence Pill from the jade bottle and handed it over.

Qin Jiuzhen took it, chewed it, and swallowed it.

The moment the medicine entered her body, she finally couldn't suppress the reaction, and her body trembled violently.

Qin Jiuzhen closed her eyes, her breathing suddenly stopped at a certain moment, and she sat there motionless.

About fifteen minutes later, Qin Jiuzhen let out a low moan. She suddenly opened her eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in them.

She took a deep breath, her chest rising high, and then slowly exhaled.

Qin Jiuzhen was not as excited as Li Tao'er after her breakthrough.

She simply clenched her fingers slowly and then slowly opened them again, repeating this several times. At that moment, she felt as if she were in a dream.

She never imagined that she would live in a four-courtyard house with almost inexhaustible wealth, let alone that one day she would become a martial artist.

Qin Jiuzhen said softly, "Xiao Lang, thank you!"

Before Hong Lang could answer, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the courtyard.

"You beast! Don't run!"

It was a man's voice, urgent and angry.

Hong Lang pushed open the door and went out.

Not far from the alley entrance, a middle-aged man wearing an apron stood in the middle of the road, his face flushed, clutching a boning knife in his hand.

In front of him, Hongzao was chewing on a large piece of pork belly, its cheeks bulging, swishing its tail as it chewed, looking quite leisurely.

When the man saw Hong Lang come out, he was taken aback at first, then his gaze fell on Hongzao: "This, this is... County Magistrate Hong's horse?"

Red Date snorted, swallowed the piece of pork belly whole, and licked her lips with lingering satisfaction.

"This beast... stole your flesh?" Hong Lang asked.

The man quickly tucked the boning knife back into his waistband, rubbed his hands together and smiled, his anger replaced by flattery: "Oh dear, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I didn't know it was Magistrate Hong's horse."

This horse is truly magnificent and extraordinary; it's clearly no ordinary breed. What's a piece of meat to me? It's what a lowly person should do, what I should do..."

Hong Lang was secretly amazed.

Horses are herbivores; I've never seen a horse eat meat since I was a child.

Red Date used to only eat grass, but now it's not only lively and energetic, it's also starting to crave pork belly from the butcher shop. What kind of adventure did this beast have at Eagle Beak Cliff?

"How much?" Hong Lang asked.

"No, no need, really no need..." The man waved his hands repeatedly, his face beaming with a smile like the pleats of a steamed bun.

Hong Lang took out a silver ingot, about ten taels, from his sleeve and threw it over.

Is that enough?

The man took the silver, his hands trembling. He said repeatedly, "That's enough! My name is Wang Sheng. If your horse ever gets hungry again, just come to my shop, and I'll take care of it!"

Red Date nuzzled Hong Lang's waist with its nose, smearing oil from its mouth all over his robe.

"Stop pushing," Hong Lang pushed the large head away and said to Wang Sheng, "Do you still have meat in your shop?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Sheng nodded vigorously. "The pig was just slaughtered this morning. The hind leg meat, pork belly, and ribs are all very fresh."

"Send over three catties, with pork belly."

Wang Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile: "Alright! I'll go get it right away, I'll go get it right away!"

Red Date seemed to understand the meaning of "three catties of pork belly". Its ears perked up, its tail swung like a whip, and it made a "coughing" sound.

Hong Lang patted its head: "Wait."

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea was up, Wang Sheng came running back carrying an oil paper package.

"County Magistrate Hong, three catties of pork belly, freshly cut, look..." He opened the oil paper package, revealing the red and white pork belly inside, with clear layers of fat and lean meat, which was indeed good meat.

Red Date's eyes lit up immediately, it exhaled two puffs of hot air from its nostrils, and pawed the ground twice with its front hooves, making a "clattering" sound.