Free Web NovelChapter 20: Chapter 20: Peak, Buying Medicine
The meal was about finished.
Fang Xing got up and took his leave.
Before he left, Jin Xiong handed him a money pouch, and Fang Xing accepted it without ceremony.
Watching Fang Xing depart, the drunken look on Jin Xiong’s face vanished. He turned to Jiang Tao beside him. "What do you think of him?"
Jiang Tao pondered for a moment before saying, "He may be young, but he seems very worldly—not as simple as he looks."
"In that case, this meal wasn’t a waste," Jin Xiong said mildly.
Jiang Tao looked at him and said, "Gang Leader, we should try to get closer to him when we have the chance."
Jin Xiong nodded.
...
After leaving the restaurant, Fang Xing headed straight home.
He opened the money pouch from Jin Xiong and glanced inside. It contained about ten taels of silver.
This was no small amount.
Fang Xing had no intention of rejecting the Golden Wolf Gang’s gesture of goodwill.
As long as there was no conflict between them, there was no harm in accepting money that came knocking.
’As for the future... that will depend on the circumstances.’
’I don’t need to worry too much about a third-rate gang.’
’Right now, building up my strength is what matters most.’
After putting the money pouch away, Fang Xing turned his attention to the Gale Step martial art.
As a Body Technique, Gale Step’s strengths were evasion and escape.
Combined with his Demon Suppression Skill, learning this art would give him a greater advantage in combat.
After reviewing the manual a few times, Fang Xing began to practice.
...
The next few days passed without any major incidents.
However, within days, he had received tributes from several different factions.
Fang Xing refused no one.
’It’d be a waste not to take money that’s freely offered.’
Time passed quickly and peacefully.
In the blink of an eye, two months went by.
In his two months as Deputy Constable, Fang Xing had fully adapted to his new life.
He spent most of his time on his Cultivation. Usually, all he had to do was show up at the County Yamen to check in.
The rest of his time was devoted to Cultivation.
In the courtyard of his home in North City, the sharp whistle of displaced air could be heard again and again.
The air hummed with power!
BAM!!
A lightning-fast punch slammed into the wooden training dummy. In the next instant, the dummy cracked open, the immense Power destroying the wood fibers and piercing straight through. frёewebnoѵēl.com
Cracks spread like a spiderweb, and the thick wooden dummy instantly shattered!
Phew—!
Staring at the training dummy he had shattered with a single punch, Fang Xing slowly let out a long breath.
The Power of the Demon Suppression Force was incredible. It was a night-and-day difference compared to before he started cultivating it.
"My meridians are all clear. I’ve finally reached the Peak of Bright Force."
Gazing at the shattered dummy and sensing the changes within his body, Fang Xing was extremely satisfied.
After two months of arduous training, he had finally reached the Peak of Bright Force.
His twelve meridians were now open, and a formidable Power coursed through them.
With his current strength, he was on par with any of the four Constables.
To reach the Peak of Bright Force in just two months—such rapid progress was astonishing.
He would even have an edge over the so-called geniuses from the city’s martial arts dojos.
’It’s a good thing I enhanced my Grapple Hand. Otherwise, it probably would’ve taken at least another month to reach the Peak of Bright Force.’
Fang Xing mused.
Reaching the Peak of Bright Force in two months was an achievement for which the Demon Suppression Skill deserved some of the credit.
The progress granted by Superior Martial Arts was far beyond what Basic Martial Arts could offer.
Besides his progress with the Demon Suppression Skill, his mastery of Gale Step had also become Refined and Masterful.
’Next, I should start thinking about breaking through to the Dark Force realm...’
The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind.
Dark Force!
This was the second Dragon Gate!
The gulf between Bright Force and Dark Force was far greater than the one before it.
A Bright Force Martial Artist held some status in Qingshan County, but that was all.
But stepping into the Dark Force realm was something else entirely.
Dark Force!
A Dark Force master was considered a true expert in Qingshan County.
It was a leap to an entirely new tier!
The chasm between Bright Force and Dark Force was a barrier that many Martial Artists would never cross in their lifetime.
Even ten martial artists at the Peak of Bright Force couldn’t defeat a single one in the Dark Force realm.
A breakthrough in one’s Martial Arts level resulted in absolute domination.
One’s reflexes, coordination, and every other physical aspect would be suppressed by an opponent of a higher tier.
Moreover, once he broke through to the Dark Force realm, he could try using Evil Cultivator methods to increase his Enhancement Points.
Plus, after breaking through to Dark Force, the number of Enhancement Points he earned daily would also increase.
It was a truly transformative stage!
’I wonder if my remaining Enhancement Points will be enough for the breakthrough...’
Fang Xing calmed himself and summoned the crimson interface to check his status.
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Cultivation: Peak of Bright Force
Enhancement Level: One-Star (14%)
Enhancement Points: Eighty
’Eighty points...’
After two months, and accounting for what he’d spent, he had eighty Enhancement Points remaining.
This was about the most he could have possibly saved up.
After all, Cultivation required resources. Without enhancing Qi Blood Pills to boost his training, he never would have reached the Peak of Bright Force this quickly.
Eighty Enhancement Points seemed like a lot, but they wouldn’t last long once he started using them.
’I should go check out a pharmacy.’
’I need to find some top-grade medicinal herbs to enhance. That should increase my chances of a breakthrough.’
With that thought, Fang Xing quickly straightened up and headed out.
Before long, he arrived at Chen’s Pharmacy in the southern part of the city.
"Oh, it’s you! Are you here for more Qi and Blood Powder?"
A young woman in a green dress approached him as soon as he entered, asking with a smile.
He had been here a few times, and the young woman in green remembered him well.
Fang Xing looked at the young woman and shook his head. "Not Qi and Blood Powder this time. I was hoping to see if you have any high-quality medicinal herbs, ideally something like Wild Ginseng."
"Wild Ginseng..."
The young woman blinked. "We do have some, but they’re not cheap, you know."
Fang Xing smiled faintly. "Don’t worry. If I see something I like, the price won’t be an issue."
"Wait here, then. I’ll go get them for you."
With that, the young woman turned and left, while Fang Xing waited.
A moment later, the young woman returned, carrying several boxes.
She walked up to Fang Xing and placed the boxes on the counter.
"These are all top-quality Wild Ginseng, full of Spiritual Qi." With that, she opened the first box.
"This is a thirty-year-old Wild Ginseng. The price is ten taels."
Fang Xing looked down, his gaze fixed on the Wild Ginseng in the box as a crimson light flickered in his eyes.
[A common Wild Ginseng, 33 years old. Enhancement requires 48 Enhancement Points.]
"Next."
Reading the crimson text in his vision, Fang Xing looked at the young woman.
Seeing Fang Xing’s calm expression, the young woman opened the second box.
Fang Xing looked over, and the crimson text appeared once more.
[A high-grade Wild Ginseng, 52 years old. Enhancement requires 80 Enhancement Points.]
’High-grade Wild Ginseng...’
Reading the message in his vision, Fang Xing’s heart skipped a beat.
’High-grade Wild Ginseng, not bad at all.’
’Eighty Enhancement Points. I have just enough saved up.’
"What’s the price for this Wild Ginseng?" Fang Xing asked.
"This Wild Ginseng is fifty years old, and its quality is much better. It’s also more expensive—thirty taels of silver," the young woman replied.
"Thirty taels of silver..."
Fang Xing’s eye twitched.
’That price...’
’For a normal person, that’s an absolute luxury.’
’But with my finances, I can afford it.’
"Can you go any lower?"
Fang Xing asked the young woman.
The young woman shook her head. "That’s already a very low price. Normally, it would go for thirty-five taels elsewhere."
"Alright, I’ll take this Wild Ginseng."
Fang Xing said after a moment of deliberation.
The young woman looked at him. "We also have a hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng. Interested?"
Fang Xing glanced at it; the Enhancement Points required had doubled to one hundred sixty.
’Never mind the price, just getting that many Enhancement Points would take forever.’
He shook his head. "Not right now. This one will do."
With that, Fang Xing took out his money.
The young woman took the silver and handed him the box containing the Wild Ginseng.
After taking the box, Fang Xing quickly departed.
