Powerful Cultivation Secret Medicine, New Mind Power Attribute

"These two maids are named Ru Yu and Ru Shuang. Mother gave them their names—nice, aren't they?"

"They'll mainly be responsible for washing your clothes, cooking your meals, and tending to your daily needs."

"These three servants are called Shi Tou, Da Niu, and Da Zhuang. Chopping firewood, hauling water, and moving supplies around the house will be left to them."

"These servants were the result of Mother's careful selection over an entire day. They cost a full eighty taels of silver. From now on, we only need to feed them."

"Little Lin, if you need anything, just tell them directly."

Zhang Fei pointed at the five maids and servants as she introduced them to Lin Lin.

Back when Lin Lin had lived with relatives, he had handled all such daily chores himself. Even after coming to Hundred Flowers Valley, although his parents could afford to buy maids and servants, they had refrained from doing so in order to push him to practice martial arts. Instead, they had made him haul water, chop firewood, and carry supplies to temper his sinews, bones, and physique.

Now, with these maids and servants, Lin Lin could finally live the pampered young master's life he had always dreamed of—holding out his hand for clothes and opening his mouth for food.

Yet Lin Lin, who should have been happy at this moment, found his mood somewhat sour.

These people his own age should have been studying in school and growing up beneath their parents' loving care, yet they had fallen into their present circumstances.

They worked with all their heart and strength, yet received no reward equal to the labor they gave. For them, being able to fill their stomachs was their only pursuit.

Though he was the one benefiting from it, he still felt uncomfortable inside.

But he could change nothing, so all he could do was feel stifled.

"Mother, I'm hungry. You can handle these trivial matters yourself. After eating, I still need to cultivate my Inner Power Cultivation Method."

Lin Lin spoke, cutting off his mother's words.

Zhang Fei failed to notice anything unusual about her son's mood. She merely assumed that he was so devoted to martial arts that he truly did not care about such matters.

So she dropped the subject of the servants and said with a smile, "Then let's eat."

She had the servants bring over the dishes that had already been prepared.

Zhang Fei dismissed the servants, took out a porcelain bottle, and handed it to Lin Lin. Smiling, she said, "Your father asked Elder Deng of the Qi Huang Pavilion in the valley to refine these Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pills for you. It cost quite a bit of silver and favors. He should still be drinking with Elder Deng right now, so tonight it'll just be you and Mother having dinner."

Lin Lin pulled out the stopper. At once, a honey-sweet fragrance drifted from the porcelain bottle, and his exhausted body immediately perked up.

"Little Lin, these Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pills replenish blood, nourish the spirit, and temper the body. Taking them regularly will not only make up for the blood and qi you expend in martial arts training, but also restore mind power and temper your meridians and acupoints. At your current stage, they're the best Cultivation Secret Medicine to aid your training. Each pill costs twenty taels of silver."

Zhang Fei explained from the side.

Lin Lin fell silent.

All five maids and servants had only cost eighty taels in total, an average of sixteen taels per person, while a single pill already cost twenty taels.

Lin Lin felt that something might be wrong with this world.

Thinking any further would only make him more unhappy.

He had one more reason to cultivate diligently.

Lin Lin forcefully shifted his thoughts and silently calculated, Even if I take only one Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill a day, that's still an expense of six hundred taels of silver a month. Father may have some savings, but such spending year after year must put him under tremendous pressure.

I can't take my parents' sacrifices for granted. The urgent matter is to grow stronger as quickly as possible, then become financially independent. That way, I can also ease a great deal of their burden.

No longer dwelling on it, Lin Lin focused on his meal.

After dinner, he bade his mother farewell, then bathed in the water the maids and servants had prepared.

While chatting during the bath, Lin Lin learned that the three servants lived downstairs in a portion of the storage room that had just been cleared out. The two maids, meanwhile, lived in the servants' quarters beside the bedrooms of Lin Lin and his parents, making it convenient for them to attend to their masters' summons at any time.

After bathing, Lin Lin returned to his room to cultivate his Inner Power Cultivation Method.

Previously, Lin Lin had used Ginseng Qi Nourishing Pills as cultivation resources. Now, however, he replaced them with the Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pills his father had purchased for him not long ago.

Taking a Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill: blood and qi will continuously recover +1000, Meridian Durability +2, Mind Power +100. Using it when blood and qi are full will damage the body and reduce Health.

Taking a Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill: Mind Power maximum +100. Activations: 1/3.

Mind Power has surpassed the threshold. New Attribute Panel attribute added: Mind Power. Current Mind Power: 320/1000.

Not long after swallowing the Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill, Lin Lin felt as though he had undergone Sudden Enlightenment.

A cool current spread from his stomach. Wherever it passed, the fatigue in his body was greatly relieved, giving Lin Lin the feeling of having slept soundly through an entire night. His somewhat groggy mind also suddenly became clear.

"The Ginseng Qi Nourishing Pill only restores 200 points of blood and qi, but the Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill directly increases the effect fivefold. It can even restore Meridian Durability, and the first three doses permanently increase Mind Power."

"Though expensive, the effect is worth the price."

At this moment, Lin Lin was filled with amazement.

With his current Endurance attribute of just over fifty points, he could recover 10 points of Meridian Durability every twelve hours, meaning he could cultivate his Inner Power Cultivation Method ten times a day.

Given Lin Lin's digestive capacity, eating two Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pills a day would not be a problem. That meant four additional cultivation sessions of the Inner Power Cultivation Method—a full forty percent increase in cultivation speed!

Such an effect truly lived up to Hundred Flowers Valley's reputation for never selling its secret medicines outside the valley.

After marveling at it, Lin Lin turned his attention to the newly added Mind Power attribute on the Attribute Panel. According to the Attribute Panel's definition, it was a manifestation of his spiritual strength.

The higher one's Mind Power, the stronger one's will.

Daily study, cultivation, and activities all consumed Mind Power.

When Mind Power was exhausted to its limit, it would lead to weakened willpower, low spirits, and similar symptoms.

If Mind Power fell to single digits and one still did not rest and recover, it would damage the spirit, reduce Intelligence and Comprehension, and carry the ever-present danger of becoming a vegetable or dying suddenly.

According to the methods provided by the Attribute Panel, maintaining a good mood, taking spirit-nourishing medicine, and cultivating with unwavering persistence could all effectively restore and train Mind Power.

Lin Lin glanced at the Quest Log for the growth of his Mind Power attribute and discovered that his initial Mind Power had been only 112 points, far weaker than the 200 points possessed by someone with a resolute will.

No wonder cultivation had felt so painful before, and he had constantly wanted to give up. It had been caused by weak willpower due to low Mind Power.

But after discovering that he possessed the Attribute Panel, his Mind Power had abruptly risen from 112 points to 340.

After that, as he cultivated tirelessly and repeatedly pushed his body to the brink in order to excavate its potential, Lin Lin's Mind Power had grown day by day. Not long ago, it had reached 900 points. Only then had he been able to cross the threshold of one thousand exactly after taking the Hundred Flowers Heart Clearing Pill, allowing it to appear on the Attribute Panel.

After learning this, Lin Lin nodded in satisfaction.

With Mind Power as an attribute, he would henceforth have a clear grasp not only of his physical limits, but also of his mental limits.

"Then, let's continue cultivating."

Murmuring inwardly, Lin Lin entered a state of cultivation.

Once his Inner Power cultivation was complete, Lin Lin wrapped himself in his blanket and drifted into dreamland.