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Chapter 8 Absorption Technique
Li Xiuyuan sat cross-legged on the spot.
Watching the middle-aged shopkeeper, his mouth full of blood, kowtow and agree like a pestle being pounded, before scrambling and crawling towards the front yard, he didn't care at all whether the man would escape or cry for help.
The reason Li Xiuyuan gave this person a chance was simply because he didn't want to waste time sorting and packing pills and herbs.
Furthermore, as the manager of the "Li Family's Mysterious Treasure Pavilion" in Jinshan City, this person naturally knows all the valuable cultivation resources here.
If this person doesn't cherish this chance to live, Li Xiuyuan wouldn't mind giving him a quick sword strike.
As the medicinal power within his body was completely refined and absorbed, Li Xiuyuan could clearly feel that his physical strength was significantly enhanced, while his mental strength was also steadily improving.
With his perception range expanded, he sat cross-legged and, while trying to circulate the "Absorption Technique," he could easily sense what the shopkeeper who had rushed to the front yard was doing.
Soon, as Li Xiuyuan's obscure practice of the "Absorption Technique" reached its bottleneck, the middle-aged shopkeeper, whose severed tongue had been simply treated, stood before him.
Seeing the somewhat fearful way he pointed to the room not far away, Li Xiuyuan already understood what he meant.
At a glance, one could see a hot bathtub steaming from an open room not far away.
Nodding, he stood up and, led by the middle-aged shopkeeper, entered the room.
Without hesitation, he took off his clothes and jumped into the bathtub.
Instantly, the surging, thick body-tempering liquid frantically penetrated his pores, and streams of scorching energy rushed into his dantian from his meridians, making Li Xiuyuan feel as if he were being cooked in boiling water.
The middle-aged shopkeeper standing nearby was stunned by what he saw.
You should know that he had just increased the dosage of the medicinal bath. Even though he had been at the peak of the ninth rank for a long time, he still didn't dare to soak like that.
But this good-for-nothing young master in front of me...
"Alright, go and get me all the Qi and Blood Pills here. Pack up the rest of the things, and then you can leave."
Just as the middle-aged shopkeeper was in shock, Li Xiuyuan's voice rang out, carrying a hint of mockery.
It was obvious that the medicinal bath had been diluted as soon as Li Xiuyuan jumped into the tub.
But Li Xiuyuan didn't take it to heart. With his Iron Shirt skill at max level, his physical strength had already surpassed the ninth rank. This medicinal bath was just the right thing to thoroughly stimulate his body, allowing the remaining medicinal power in Li Xiuyuan's body to be refined and absorbed instantly.
Nodding, the middle-aged shopkeeper turned and quickly ran out of the room.
Li Xiuyuan then activated the Absorption Technique once more, and reached out to pour out one of the Blood Qi Pills he had bought that afternoon, feeding it into his mouth.
Blood Qi Pill is a common ration pill used by eighth-rank martial artists when cultivating and fighting enemies.
After all, once the energy and blood are depleted, it is difficult to recover and replenish them in a short period of time. Just like internal energy, it also requires rest, meditation, breathing exercises, and time to recover slowly.
In addition to rest and meditation, the depletion of Qi and blood requires dietary and medicinal supplements to recover.
Qi and Blood Pill is one of the most commonly used pills for replenishing deficient Qi and Blood by eighth-rank martial artists.
As soon as Li Xiuyuan arrived in Jinshan City, he began preparing to break through to the ninth rank. After all, once his Iron Shirt skill reached its maximum level, he only needed to temper his physical body and cultivate the power of his blood and qi to smoothly reach the eighth rank.
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan purchased more than three hundred Qi and Blood Pills from other shops in Jinshan City.
As for the money spent, he didn't care. He could use the large amount of silver notes he had obtained from the Li family's Xuanzhen Pavilion in Cangshan City.
As soon as the Qi and Blood Pill entered his stomach, Li Xiuyuan felt his blood and qi surging throughout his body. In addition, the medicinal power of this domineering medicinal bath continuously entered his body through the pores of his entire body.
In an instant, Li Xiuyuan felt as if his whole body was being roasted over a raging fire.
But at this moment, Li Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and persevered. If he wanted to cultivate the power of qi and blood, he had to open up and expand all the meridians in his body again.
The enhancement of one's vital energy and blood requires further strengthening of the physical body.
With each Qi and Blood Pill entering his stomach, and with the immense cultivation experience of a fully-fledged Iron Shirt master, Li Xiuyuan knew that this was not yet the limit of his physical body.
Just as Li Xiuyuan poured out three Qi and Blood Pills and was about to feed them into the mouths of the animals, he was about to do so.
The middle-aged shopkeeper appeared and handed a wooden box to Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan fed the three Qi and Blood Pills, then took the wooden box, opened it, and found it completely filled with Qi and Blood Pills, easily estimated to be more than three hundred.
"That's good. What about the rest?"
The middle-aged shopkeeper quickly turned to the side and pointed into the courtyard. Li Xiuyuan immediately saw several packages, several martial arts manuals, and a wooden box neatly arranged on a stone table in the courtyard.
"Hmm, well done. You can go back to Yuanguang City and tell Li Cangshan what happened here!"
Upon hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, the middle-aged shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand and retreated in fear.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand.
"Get out of here while I'm in a good mood!"
After speaking, Li Xiuyuan closed his eyes and began to carefully feel the Qi and Blood Pill dissolving in his body, with powerful Qi and Blood energy rapidly spreading and filling his entire body.
Before we knew it, the moon was high in the sky.
"Ha ha……"
With a burst of hearty laughter, waves of violent blood energy rippled out from the room.
Li Xiuyuan stepped out of the bathtub.
The original body-tempering liquid had turned completely black and had long since lost its effectiveness.
Inside the room, there were medicine bottles scattered all over the floor, along with some medicine residue that had been bitten off, chewed up, and spat out.
As he clenched his fist, Li Xiuyuan could clearly sense a layer of blood-red phantom surrounding his body, a manifestation of the eruption of his blood and qi.
Eighth rank!
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan successfully advanced to the eighth rank.
The damage caused by the violent surge of blood and qi that impacted his body in the previous short period was almost completely restored by the large amount of recovery pills and herbs he consumed later.
Moreover, Li Xiuyuan's meridians are now several times wider than when he was at the peak of the ninth rank.
A casual punch was thrown, and it was accompanied by a sonic boom.
But this wasn't what excited Li Xiuyuan the most. What excited him the most was when he was frantically consuming Qi and Blood Pills to sense the power of Qi and Blood and forcibly break through his cultivation level.
He had gained a deeper understanding of the "Absorption Technique" and was able to fully absorb so much medicinal power in such a short time because Li Xiuyuan was now able to smoothly circulate the "Absorption Technique".
Even at this moment, when Li Xiuyuan achieved the eighth rank and leaped out of the bathtub.
A bright light flashed before his eyes, and lines of text appeared that instantly made his blood boil:
[The Absorption Technique has been successfully entered. Max level requirements:]
1. Master at least ten different cultivation techniques (regardless of grade) to the maximum level. (Incomplete)
2. Absorb the internal energy of at least one hundred people. (Incomplete)
3. Emerging talent, gaining a reputation in a small area, and establishing a certain level of prestige in the martial arts world! (Incomplete)