Alchemy Art, Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill

"Why is it on fire over there?"

"Seems like it's the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School. I heard people from the Golden Whip Martial Arts School and Golden Saber Martial Arts School were beaten to death with the Fierce Tiger Fist. Those two schools went there demanding an explanation—could they have burned down the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School?"

"With such a huge fire, the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School is finished!"

"..."

Qin Shuang and Jin Qiao'er emerged from the Alley. Still a dozen feet away from Long Street, they saw the townsfolk all staring in the direction of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School, talking among themselves.

Seeing flames soaring into the sky from the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School, Jin Qiao'er's eyes reddened. Blending into the crowd of onlookers, she ran toward the martial arts school.

Qin Shuang tried to grab Jin Qiao'er, but failed to stop her.

"Junior Brother Qin, if I'm still alive, I'll come find you here tonight!"

Leaving those words behind, Jin Qiao'er had already run into the martial arts school.

Helpless, Qin Shuang returned to the inn. After shutting the door, he entered his room and took the bamboo tube from his bundle. It had an ingenious clasp on it. Opening the clasp, he found a rolled-up piece of cloth inside.

Qin Shuang unfurled the cloth. It was, astonishingly, a Tiger Roar Painting—one foot eight inches wide and three feet long. The painting contained only a fierce tiger, yet it was so lifelike that it seemed ready to leap from the cloth, carrying an extraordinary spirit. The cloth was woven from some unknown material and looked exceptionally tough.

"Is this the Tiger Roar Divine Intent?"

Qin Shuang studied the Divine Intent Painting in his hands, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

After looking at it for a while, Qin Shuang could make neither head nor tail of it. He immediately took out the eleven porcelain bottles in his bundle and inspected them one by one. Ten bottles contained Tiger Blood Pills, six in each bottle. The other, more distinctive porcelain bottle held only three pale-white pills, which emitted a rich medicinal fragrance.

There were also some loose Blood Vitality Pills.

"Could these be Dragon Blood Pills?"

Qin Shuang discovered that these pills seemed several times more potent than Tiger Blood Pills, and he quietly made a guess.

"Basic Introduction to Medicine?"

Qin Shuang put away the pills and the Tiger Roar Divine Intent, then opened the dog-eared, yellowed copy of Basic Introduction to Medicine and began reading.

[Alchemy Art, Grade One (Not Initiated)]

[Simplification: Handle pills ten times to reach Initiation]

Just as Qin Shuang quickly finished flipping through Basic Introduction to Medicine, a notification appeared in his mind.

"The Alchemy Art panel has appeared?"

Qin Shuang looked at the panel, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes.

As long as it appeared on the panel, he could simplify it and bring it to perfection in a short time.

"Try handling some Blood Vitality Pills?"

Qin Shuang's eyes flickered thoughtfully. There were quite a few Blood Vitality Pills in his bundle, so he immediately took them out and began rolling them around in his palm.

[Handling pills +1!]

[Handling pills +1!]

"It really works!"

Seeing the notifications appear on the panel, Qin Shuang's eyes lit up. This simplification was truly wonderful.

[Alchemy Art, Grade One (Initiated)]

[Simplification: Handle pills one hundred times to reach Proficiency]

Qin Shuang handled pills continuously, and a system notification sounded in his mind.

"Keep going!"

His heart stirring, Qin Shuang pressed on in one burst of effort, continuing to handle the pills as he prepared to grind his way to the Proficient realm.

[Alchemy Art, Grade One (Proficient)]

[Simplification: Handle pills one thousand times; prepare one portion of Qi and Blood Soup to reach Mastery]

Less than a quarter of an hour later, the system notified Qin Shuang again.

At the same time, streams of information emerged in his mind—proficient Grade One Alchemy Art techniques and insights. At that moment, Qin Shuang felt as though he had already practiced alchemy for two or three years!

Moreover, identifying all kinds of pills and medicinal herbs now came as easily as turning over his hand.

"My Alchemy Art is proficient now. First, I'll check whether these Tiger Blood Pills are safe to take!"

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Drawing on the experience and insights for identifying pills and medicinal herbs in his mind, Qin Shuang took out the White Porcelain Bottle from his bundle.

"These pills are all high-grade and non-toxic. They can be taken without worry."

With the experience and insights of proficient Alchemy Art, Qin Shuang could tell at a glance that these pills were all excellent medicines for boosting qi and blood. It seemed the Old Master of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School possessed considerable skill in alchemy.

The reason he had first raised his Alchemy Art was to examine these Tiger Blood Pills.

Qin Shuang picked up a Tiger Blood Pill and tossed it into his mouth.

The Tiger Blood Pill turned into a stream of heat that surged through his entire body. Qin Shuang went to the back courtyard and began practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist, slowly refining the medicinal power contained within the Tiger Blood Pill. After breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, the flow of Qi and Blood was directed toward the bones.

Qin Shuang felt that as he practiced the Fierce Tiger Fist, the Qi and Blood within his body drilled into his bones, transforming into energy that strengthened them!

This Qi and Blood first nourished the vertebrae in his torso, then the bones of his limbs, his sternum and ribs, and only lastly his skull...

[Consumed Tiger Blood Pill +1]

[Ten Tiger Blood Pills consumed!]

As Qin Shuang consumed ten Tiger Blood Pills, a system notification popped up in his mind.

"I still need to slaughter ten pigs before the Blood Rage Saber Art reaches mastery!"

Qin Shuang looked at the panel and quietly calculated. That would be easy enough. Tomorrow morning, he could go to the slaughterhouse, spend some silver to slaughter pigs, and raise the Blood Rage Saber Art to mastery.

"First, I'll get something to eat."

It was already six in the evening after Qin Shuang swallowed the ten pills. He immediately stopped practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist and headed to the kitchen, where he reheated the chicken soup, pork hock, twice-cooked pork, and other dishes he had bought from the restaurant. As he heated them, he set the Tiger Roar Divine Intent he had received from Jin Qiao'er to one side and studied it.

Now that he had the Tiger Roar Divine Intent, Qin Shuang no longer needed the Tiger Roar Painting he had bought from the Li Family Stele Forest.

[Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill (Not Yet Initiated)]

[Simplification: Imitate a tiger's roar one thousand times]

"Huh? Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill?"

Qin Shuang stared at the system panel, greatly surprised. He had never expected that studying this Tiger Roar Divine Intent would actually reveal a cultivation skill on the panel!

Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill!

The Old Master of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School had treasured this Tiger Roar Divine Intent for many years, and it had even incited others to fight over it. That alone showed how extraordinary it was!

How could a skill that appeared on the panel from this Tiger Roar Divine Intent possibly be ordinary?

The two generations of masters at the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School had studied it for years without gaining the slightest insight, yet in less than half an hour, he had obtained a Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill from it.

If the two masters of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School learned of this, they would probably be so frustrated they spat blood.

"I can enter the skill by imitating a tiger's roar a thousand times?"

Qin Shuang's gaze flickered as he looked at the entry requirement for the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill. He immediately put away the Tiger Roar Divine Intent, opened his mouth, and imitated a tiger's roar, letting out a low "Awoo" and "Roar."

[Imitated tiger's roar +1 time!]

"Not a bad imitation!"

Hearing the notification, Qin Shuang's eyes lit up, and he immediately continued.

"Qin Shuang, are you all right?"

Just then, Nangong Wan'er's oriole-like voice sounded from the kitchen entrance.

"Ah?"

Qin Shuang saw Nangong Wan'er standing in the doorway, confusion in her beautiful eyes, and immediately said, "I'm fine. I was just trying to imitate a tiger's roar after practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist, to see if I could get a feel for the Fierce Tiger Fist's intent. It might help the Fierce Tiger Fist break through."

"What you need to do now is diligently practice the Fierce Tiger Fist, temper your Qi and Blood, and nourish all 206 bones. Strive to enter the Marrow Jade Realm as soon as possible—that is the proper path."

Nangong Wan'er looked at Qin Shuang, her beautiful eyes flashing, then explained, "The Fierce Tiger Fist does indeed contain the intent of a fierce tiger... but to comprehend the intent of martial arts requires exceptional comprehension and the right opportunity. Neither can be lacking..."

She did not say the rest.

In her view, Qin Shuang's aptitude was decent enough, but he had started far too late. His chances of advancing to the Divine Wheel Realm in this life were exceedingly slim, though he still had some hope of entering the Marrow Jade Realm.

Of course, that sliver of hope rested on diligent cultivation and arduous practice.

As for martial arts intent, it was simply too difficult.

Among ten thousand martial artists, it would already be considered good if even one could comprehend martial arts intent.