Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

Seeing Li Nian standing there blankly, holding the medicine bottle, Xia Qingwei stepped on his foot and gently scolded him:

"What are you standing there for? Thank your master!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Li Nian snapped out of her daze and quickly bowed in gratitude.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he asked:

"Master, the Blood Essence Pill is a precious second-tier elixir. Why have you bestowed so many upon your disciple?"

"You are on a dangerous post in the Yi family. These pills are to save your life."

Liu Qinyun slightly raised her eyelids, a hint of melancholy flashing in her beautiful eyes, before disappearing without a trace.

"You knocked on the Blood Gate on the fifteenth day, and perfected the Heavenly Eagle Stance. You are hailed by outsiders as the number one genius of my Qinyun Martial Arts School."

"If you die outside, it will ruin the reputation of my Qinyun Martial Arts School."

"These pills are the reward I receive for refining pills for the Yi family. In the future, the Yi family will pay you a monthly salary, and I will deduct from it until the salary is full."

You're kidding me!

Xia Qingwei thought to herself, "I'm so annoyed."

On that day, Senior Sister Qin Geyue was also hailed as a genius of the Qinyun Martial Arts School, but her godmother did not give her any gifts.

Last night, I went to the Yi family to refine elixirs all night and gave them to Li Nian. This was simply to express my longing for my deceased son through Li Nian.

Deducting her monthly pay was just a pretext to show concern for Li Nian.

"Thank you, Master. I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Li Nian bowed in gratitude.

The Blood Essence Pill is priceless, and even though his monthly pay was deducted to pay for it, it still showed how much his master cared for him.

"Go down."

Liu Qinyun waved his hand impatiently.

Li Nian and Xia Qingwei took their leave.

Outside.

"Senior sister, what are the ranks? And what is this Blood Essence Pill made of?"

Li Nian humbly sought advice from Xia Qingwei.

The Blood Essence Pill is priceless, and he wanted to know its ingredients so that if he could acquire something similar in the future, he could give it to Liu Qinyun to repay this favor.

"Treasure fish and treasure beasts are spiritual creatures nourished by heaven and earth. Their rank is determined by the amount of blood energy contained within them."

"Divided into first-order, second-order, and third-order."

"Normally, precious beasts live in the mountains and forests, are greatly influenced by their environment, are untamed, and have mixed blood and qi."

"The treasure fish lies dormant in the water year-round, its blood and energy are pure."

"For example, the ten-year-old Azure Water Fish you caught last time has already reached the second tier. Its blood essence concentration is above that of the main ingredient of the Gangxue Pill, the Qiankun Pheasant, which is also a second-tier treasure beast."

"Second-tier treasure fish and treasure beasts are most beneficial to martial artists in the Ming Jin stage, and even those in the An Jin stage can benefit from them in strengthening their foundation and cultivating their vitality."

"But once you reach the peak of internal strength, the effects of second-tier treasure fish and treasure beasts will be minimal."

"If you want to break through, you can only seek the third tier."

Li Nian nodded knowingly.

Curious, he asked, "Have any Tier 3 treasure fish or treasure beasts ever appeared in Qianhu County?"

"I've never heard of any treasure beasts, but I have heard of treasure fish."

Xia Qingwei told the truth.

Li Nian's heart stirred.

He is serving in the county government and often travels along waterways. With an intelligence network at his disposal, he may be able to find a third-tier treasure fish.

As I was lost in thought, Xia Qingwei's voice came again.

"Do you know how Zhang Xiaoyue, the patriarch of the Zhang family, broke through to the Transformation Realm?"

"I don't know?"

"Zhang Xiaoyue broke through to the Transformation Realm thanks to the third-tier treasure fish, the Crimson Blood Dragon Carp!"

As she said this, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashed in Xia Qingwei's beautiful eyes.

"Eighteen years ago, Zhang Xiaoyue captured a Crimson Dragon Carp from the depths of Thousand Lakes, along with a group of second-tier treasure fish, Bloodscale Carp."

"Later, he took a large sum of money to Qingyun Prefecture and hired Liu, a master alchemist from the Hundred Herbs Sect, to refine a precious elixir."

"It was with this precious elixir that Zhang Xiaoyue successfully advanced to the Transformation Realm!"

Li Nian was so engrossed in the Crimson Blood Dragon Carp that she didn't notice the pauses in Xia Qingwei's words.

As a native of Qianhu County, he had certainly heard of Zhang Xiaoyue's name.

It is said that Zhang Xiaoyue was exceptionally talented in his youth. It was thought that he broke through to the Transformation Realm through his own abilities, but it turns out that he also relied on external aids.

"Junior brother, your master has given you the Blood Essence Pill. Make good use of it and do not let your master down."

"Come on, junior brother, I'll practice with you properly today."

Xia Qingwei set up the stake frame of the Sky Eagle Stake.

Li Nian didn't slack off either, striking a pose.

"Senior sister, that's exactly what I'm thinking."

"Hey, junior brother, look! What's that in the sky?"

"Um?"

"Junior brother, you're too young. Watch me, the eagle, hunt the rabbit!"

"Hehe, I'm outta here."

"Good lad, you even guarded against your senior sister, you're quite cunning. Watch me, Eagle Swoosh, grab her crotch!"

"Senior sister, if you keep doing this, I'm going to tear my claws and rip my chest apart."

"Lustful!"

...

dusk.

Li Nian dragged her tired body home.

Upon seeing Li Nian's ragged appearance, Zhao Lijuan covered her mouth in horror.

"Erlang, what's wrong with you...?"

"How did your clothes get so torn? Take them off quickly so I can mend them!"

"Let me see if you're hurt!"

Zhao Lijuan didn't dare to delay. She stepped forward to take off Li Nian's clothes while checking Li Nian's injuries.

After checking, they saw that Li Nian only had a few minor claw marks on her body and was not seriously injured. They patted their chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Zhao Lijuan seemed to remember something. Her beautiful face flushed red, and she hastily released Li Nian's body, taking a few steps back.

How could a sister-in-law touch her brother-in-law?!

Li Nian was also slow to realize what was happening, and awkwardly scratched her head, but her heart was warmed.

The care and concern of loved ones is more comforting than anything else.

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. It happened during a sparring session at the martial arts gym. We stopped short of serious injury, so I won't get hurt."

Li Nian comforted her.

That's right.

This masterpiece was entirely created by Xia Qingwei.

Today, Xia Qingwei was more ruthless than usual, but she held back.

It's simply because he's going to be on temporary assignment elsewhere, and Xia Qingwei is being a little harsh on him to toughen him up and prevent him from suffering losses while he's away.

Li Nian knew perfectly well what was going on.

He will always remember the kindness of his master and senior sister!

I will repay you a hundredfold in the future!

"That's good."

"Erlang, I've already boiled water. Go and wash up first."

"The food is ready. I'll come inside and wait for you."

Sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan nodded with a blush, as if she had done something wrong. She didn't dare to look Li Nian in the eye and went back inside.

From inside the house came the tender voice of her niece, Duoduo, concerned for Zhao Lijuan.

"Mommy, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"

"Come here, let Duoduo touch you."

"Uncle, time to eat..."

...

Yuan Fei died tragically on the third day.

As soon as it was light, Li Nian sat down to meditate on the bed.

He took out a pill from the white porcelain bottle.

The elixirs were divided into two colors, black and white, clearly distinct, just like heaven and earth, each in its own domain.

A rich aroma of medicinal pills wafted through the air.

Just smelling its scent was enough to make the blood in his body surge.

It seemed as if parched land was cracking and hissing, yearning for rain to irrigate it.

Every cell in your body is saying three words:

Take it!

Without hesitation, Li Nian picked up the pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The elixir melts instantly upon entering the mouth.

boom!

A surge of powerful blood energy burst forth from his abdomen, like a flood bursting its banks, rushing into the blood vessels throughout his body, causing the veins on the surface of his skin to bulge.

Li Nian frowned.

"What a potent medicine!"

"We can't let such potent medicinal power go to waste!"

"practice!"