Chen Sanshi drew his treasured sword and lightly ran it across his arm.
A sharp sting left behind a white mark, but caused no real damage.
And this was the Zhenyue Sword.
With an ordinary blade, it would be even harder to break through his defense.
"It's not this hard at every moment. It needs to be engorged with blood."
Chen Sanshi kept testing it.
Even in his normal state, his skin was tougher than an ordinary person's, though not to an inhuman degree.
"Once it reaches major attainment, it'll be a body of diamond!"
"I'm out of medicine!"
Chen Sanshi sighed.
Of the Tiger-Toothed Beast Blood Wine the Ministry of War had sent as a reward, Xiang Tingchun had already bestowed two jars upon him. But it was specially meant for those who had completed Bone Tempering; according to medical texts, drinking it early would not only be useless, but harmful. He had no use for it for now.
"I'll borrow some from the academy!"
Hundred-Year Black Ginseng.
In Poyang County, such things were generally harvested and kept at home as treasured heirlooms tucked away at the bottom of one's chest.
By the time Chen Sanshi came down the mountain, it was already night.
He went straight to the Liang family residence of Tianyuan Martial Arts Academy.
He would start here.
If he could not find any, he would visit the Pan Family of Cloud Crane and the Zhao family.
Tianyuan Martial Arts Academy's apothecary business was not large, but that did not mean the family had no treasures hidden away.
Avoiding two servants and disciples on night patrol, Chen Sanshi lightly leaped onto the rooftops. He sprang back and forth over the tiles, and with his body light as a swallow, made not the slightest sound.
He had