Golden Lion Secret Medicine (Please Follow Up)

"Golden Lion Secret Medicine" (Please Follow Up). In a castle standing deep in the mountains.

The area around the castle was pitch-black.

There were no lamps, not a trace of light.

"It failed. The Golden Lion Family's youngest son was not as simple as he appeared. They should have realized that we were behind it."

A voice rang out. If not for that voice, no one would have imagined that anyone was here.

After that voice, the place returned to silence. No one replied.

After a long silence, another voice spoke.

"Continue according to the plan. The most likely place for the key is the Golden Lion Family."

"What if it's with the Royal Family?"

There was another long silence, until a decisive voice sounded.

"Then our luck is simply bad."

"Young Master Vieri, this is what the master asked me to give you."

At the Manor, William handed Chen Mu an ornate wooden box.

Chen Mu casually took the box and opened it.

Ten crystal-like bottles were neatly arranged inside, each containing a cloudy liquid that swayed gently.

"What is this?"

Though Chen Mu already had some guesses, he instinctively asked anyway.

"This is the Golden Lion Secret Medicine that accompanies the Golden Lion Breathing Method. Taking it can accelerate the strengthening of the Life Seed. There are ten bottles in total. You can take one every three days, enough for you to use for a month."

William explained. He already knew that Chen Mu was a Formal Knight.

As the person who had first taught Chen Mu knightly techniques, Chen Mu becoming a Formal Knight had shocked him more than anyone.

After all, only a few months had passed. Chen Mu, whose every sword swing had once been full of openings, had suddenly become a Formal Knight.

How long had it taken William to go from first touching a sword to becoming a Formal Knight? He could no longer remember clearly, but it had been at least ten years.

Chen Mu had crossed in a few months what had taken him ten years. Naturally, the shock was immense.

"Young Master, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when taking Secret Medicine. First, you cannot take too much at once.

"The best interval is once every three days.

"Second, after taking the Secret Medicine, you need to immediately enter a training state. Otherwise, the medicinal effects will dissipate."

Hearing William's words, Chen Mu nodded to show that he understood.

Seeing him nod, William gave a few more brief reminders before bidding Chen Mu farewell and leaving.

He still had quite a lot to do these days. The Guard Regiment needed him to train them personally.

Though the Golden Lion Family still appeared peaceful on the surface, danger was already brewing beneath it.

Normally, the family did not drill its troops. But once it began drilling them, it meant they had entered a state of war readiness.

After all, the Golden Lion Family had not raised so many guards for nothing.

After watching William leave, Chen Mu closed the wooden box in his hands and returned to the small Training Ground within the Manor.

These days, he spent most of his time either at the Training Ground or the Shooting Range.

Chen Mu intended to see whether he could raise the proficiency of two Knight Skills from Beginner Level to Skilled Level in reality without relying on the Simulator.

Yes, Chen Mu was planning to try saving up several simulation attempts.

However, he still could not be sure whether simulation attempts could actually be accumulated.

But this experiment was necessary. Sooner or later, he would have to verify it.

It just so happened that a single simulation no longer improved him much. Now was the best time to determine whether simulation attempts could be accumulated.

Of course, he had not neglected the Breathing Technique either. Although his progress in practicing it was slow, he still set aside some time every day to practice.

It was naturally a good habit to develop.

Back at the Training Ground, Chen Mu found a random spot to sit down and opened the wooden box again.

He took out a bottle of Secret Medicine and pulled out the stopper.

There was none of the pungent odor Chen Mu had expected. Instead, there was a faint orchid fragrance.

Chen Mu was no stranger to Secret Medicine, since it had appeared in several previous simulations.

But this was still the first time he had seen Secret Medicine in reality. It was impossible for him not to be at least a little curious.

In Chen Mu's memories, Secret Medicine was formulated by specialized Secret Medicine Masters. Every bottle was extremely valuable, and even money could not necessarily buy it.

Secret Medicine was somewhat similar to the Magic Potions brewed by Wizards, but they were entirely different. Compared to Magic Potions, Secret Medicine had far too narrow a use.

Most Secret Medicines were used to assist in practicing Breathing Techniques.

Magic Potions were different. There were countless types, and only Wizards could brew them.

Without hesitation, Chen Mu poured the cloudy liquid from the bottle into his mouth. It slid straight down his throat.

The next moment, a burning sensation arose in his abdomen.

Chen Mu immediately began circulating the Breathing Technique. Once he did, the burning sensation gradually faded and transformed into another feeling.

He could feel streams of heat emerging within his body, as though he were being wrapped in warmth.

The next instant, the Life Seed at the center of Chen Mu's heart began to stir, and threads of Golden Qi Stream flowed out from it.

Chen Mu hurriedly guided those streams into his internal organs.

Perhaps because it was his first time taking Secret Medicine in reality, the effect was exceptionally good.

Chen Mu felt that his cultivation speed with the Breathing Technique was four or five times faster than before. It felt wonderful.

Time passed. Though a small portion of the medicinal power still dissipated, the results had fully met Chen Mu's expectations.

Some loss of medicinal power was normal. Besides, only around ten percent had been lost, which was also related to his Proficiency Level Breathing Technique.

If his Breathing Technique had been at Skilled Level, at least thirty percent of the medicinal power would have dissipated.

If it had only been at Beginner Level, then no matter how he circulated the Breathing Technique, a full fifty percent of the medicinal power would have been lost.

"Phew..."

Chen Mu gently exhaled a breath of stale air and rose to stretch his body.

This was the first time he had felt a noticeable improvement in the Life Seed while practicing the Breathing Technique.

Though the improvement was not great, it was enough to pleasantly surprise him.

When he had practiced the Breathing Technique before, he understood that the Life Seed was improving, but his body had been completely unable to feel that improvement.

But after taking the Secret Medicine this time, he could clearly sense the Life Seed growing stronger.

"As expected, taking medicine to cultivate is the proper path. Everything else is heresy."

In a good mood, Chen Mu made a rare joke, though no one here could hear his terrible humor.

He placed the transparent crystal bottle back into the wooden box and closed it again. This was a precious treasure.

The following days remained peaceful. The tense atmosphere within the Golden Lion Family did not spread to Chen Mu's Manor.

Chen Mu continued traveling between the Training Ground and the Shooting Range every day.

The proficiency of his two Knight Skills also slowly increased, gradually approaching Skilled Level.

Every three days, Chen Mu would take a bottle of Secret Medicine to practice the Breathing Technique, and the Secret Medicine in the wooden box dwindled at a visible rate.

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