Divine Seed

[Stepping on grass +1 time!]

[Touching Tiger Hide +1 time]

Qin Shuang sat on the edge of the bed in the restaurant's private room. Beneath his feet was a bag of plucked grass that he was stepping on, and in his hands, he was stroking that palm-sized piece of Tiger Hide. The system notification sounds rang out incessantly in his mind.

The next day.

At dawn, Qin Shuang opened his eyes. The first thing he did was check the system panel in his mind.

[Great Dao Simplification System]

[Host: Qin Shuang]

[Realm: Blood Coagulation 55% (Blood Vitality Like a Tiger)]

[Function: The Great Dao is simple; any martial arts technique can be simplified for rapid mastery!]

[Martial Arts: Fierce Tiger Fist, Grass on Flying]

[Fierce Tiger Fist: (Proficient, practice 100 times daily, mastery in five years)]

[Simplified Promotion Requirements: 1. Touch Tiger Hide 10,000 times (Achieved), 2. Ten Blood Vitality Pills]

[Grass on Flying: (Skilled, practice 100 times daily, proficiency in three years)]

[Simplified Promotion Requirements: 1. Step on grass 1,000 times (Achieved), 2. Watch a dragonfly fly for half a quarter of an hour]

"Today, I must first go buy the Blood Vitality Pills, and then go watch a dragonfly fly!"

"I'll strive to raise both Fierce Tiger Fist and Grass on Flying to perfection!"

Qin Shuang looked at the panel, secretly making plans in his heart.

He prepared to go to the medicine hall to buy the Blood Vitality Pills in batches. Although it would be cheaper to buy them at a martial arts school, it would be difficult to explain how he reached the Proficient realm in Fierce Tiger Fist overnight, so he decided not to go there after all.

Qin Shuang washed up hastily, then tucked some silver into his clothes and headed out.

"Brother, it's so early in the morning; why are there so many people from the martial arts schools and gangs on the street?"

"You don't know yet? I heard a traitor from the Xiangzhou Divine Saber Sect killed quite a few of his fellow disciples and fled to our Qingzhou City carrying a 'Divine Seed.' These people from the martial arts schools and gangs are all chasing after that 'Divine Seed'!"

"What is that 'Divine Seed'? It actually lured so many people to hunt for it?"

"I don't know either. I heard that even our entire Qingzhou City wouldn't be enough to trade for a single 'Divine Seed.' It's a priceless treasure!"

"..."

Su's Noodle Shop.

"Divine Seed?"

Qin Shuang sat in the corner, slurping his noodles while listening to the discussions of the other diners. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"One Blood Vitality Pill per pharmacy visit!"

Qin Shuang finished his noodles in a few quick slurps. The taste was decent, so he even drank the broth. He picked up a tattered bundle, stood up, paid the bill, and left.

At the end of the East Gate Long Street stood a branch of Apricot Grove Spring.

Business was good; martial artists came and went every few days.

The resident pharmacist was a lean man in his forties. After seeing off two customers, he heard that Qin Shuang wanted to buy Blood Vitality Pills and immediately said, "Little brother, the Blood Vitality Pills are five taels of silver each. How many do you want?"

"Five taels for one? Can you make it any cheaper?"

Qin Shuang sighed. It was truly too expensive. If he wanted to reach Great Success in Fierce Tiger Fist, he would need fifty taels of silver!

It was no wonder people said that literature is for the poor and martial arts are for the rich; it was absolutely true.

"If you buy ten or more, I can give you a discount of one tael."

The pharmacist said.

"Nine taels and five mace, and I'll take two."

Qin Shuang said in a deep voice.

"Nine taels and eight mace. I can't go any lower."

The pharmacist said helplessly.

"Deal."

Qin Shuang took out ten taels of silver and handed them to the pharmacist.

The pharmacist accepted the silver, took two white porcelain bottles that were two inches tall from the cabinet, and handed them to Qin Shuang. "If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. The Blood Vitality Pills at our Xingchun Hall have the best effect!"

Qin Shuang opened the wooden stopper wrapped in red cloth, and immediately, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out. He closed the lid and said, "Alright!"

"Eh? Junior Brother Qin? Why are you still here? Didn't you go to the martial arts school?"

Just as Qin Shuang stepped out of Hundred Herbs Hall, a slightly familiar voice suddenly came from his left. Qin Shuang looked over and discovered that Liu Hao, the senior disciple of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School, was walking by with a young girl in red and four or five other martial arts students. It was the senior disciple who had spoken.

"Senior Brother, my stomach is still not feeling well, so I came to buy some medicine."

"I'll go to the martial arts hall once I'm feeling a bit better tomorrow."

Qin Shuang cupped his hands toward Liu Hao.

"Mn, take care of yourself."

Liu Hao gave Qin Shuang a word of advice before leading the martial arts hall disciples toward the East Gate. Qin Shuang also turned and headed off to Hundred Herbs Hall and Tong Ren Tang to purchase Blood Vitality Pills.

"Three days of fishing and two days of drying nets—at this rate, he won't even be able to master Fierce Tiger Fist after a year of practice!"

Jin Qiao'er glanced at Qin Shuang's retreating back. Recalling that he had also bought Qi and Blood Soup yesterday, she couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.

"..."

Liu Hao also shook his head and sighed.

Half an hour later.

Fusheng Restaurant.

[Consumed Blood Vitality Pill +1]

[Consumed Blood Vitality Pill +1]

In the backyard, Qin Shuang sat cross-legged on a whetstone. As he consumed the Blood Vitality Pills, a series of notifications rang out in his mind.

[Fierce Tiger Fist: (Great Success, 100 repetitions daily, can reach Perfection in 25 years)]

[Simplified advancement conditions: 1. Stroke tiger hide 100,000 times, 2. Ten Tiger Blood Pills]

After swallowing ten Blood Vitality Pills, a notification appeared on the interface in Qin Shuang's mind.

At the same time.

A massive surge of information flooded into Qin Shuang's mind, merging with his consciousness. This stream of information was none other than the techniques and insights for executing Fierce Tiger Fist at the Great Success level!

In that moment.

Qin Shuang felt as if scenes of himself executing Fierce Tiger Fist were flashing through his mind; it felt as though he had been practicing the art for fifteen or sixteen years.

Meanwhile.

He discovered that the tendons and bones throughout his entire body were humming in unison. His skin rippled, the muscles in his hands bulged, and the qi and blood within him surged. A sense of explosive power filled his entire body, as if he had an inexhaustible supply of strength!

His eyesight and hearing had both improved significantly!

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Qin Shuang stood up, assumed his stance, and began to perform the Great Success stage of the Fierce Tiger Fist in the backyard. For a moment, the wind whistled with every punch.

Fierce Tiger Leaves the Mountain, Fierce Tiger Pounces on Prey, Tiger Tail Sweep, Fierce Tiger Mauling, Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain—as he cycled through the five moves, Qin Shuang felt that with each repetition, he could better temper the blood and energy within his body.

He discovered that after reaching the Great Success stage of the Fierce Tiger Fist, the blood and energy in his body were at least four times more concentrated than before!

His blood and energy were like molten mercury!

"Bang!"

Qin Shuang channeled the Tiger Tail Sweep of the Fierce Tiger Fist and kicked a three-to-four-hundred-pound whetstone. The stone instantly shattered into pieces, sending shards flying in every direction!

"As expected of the Great Success stage of the Fierce Tiger Fist. I wonder how many people in the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School have reached the Great Success realm in the Fierce Tiger Fist?"

Qin Shuang looked at the whetstone he had shattered with a single kick, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. With a thought, he opened his system panel.

[Great Dao Simplification System]

[Host: Qin Shuang]

[Realm: Blood Condensation 98% (Blood like Molten Mercury)]

[Function: The Great Dao is simple; any martial arts technique can be simplified for rapid mastery!]

[Martial Arts: Fierce Tiger Fist, Grass on Flying]

[Fierce Tiger Fist: (Great Success, practice 100 times daily, can reach Perfection in 25 years)]

[Simplified Promotion Conditions: 1. Stroke Tiger Hide 100,000 times (Achieved), 2. Five Tiger Blood Pills]

[Grass on Flying: (Proficient, practice 100 times daily, can reach Mastery in 3 years)]

[Simplified Promotion Conditions: 1. Step on grass 1,000 times (Achieved), 2. Observe a dragonfly in flight for a quarter of an hour]

"Tiger Blood Pills?"

"It seems that after I complete the condition of watching a dragonfly fly for the Grass on Flying technique, I'll have to head to the pharmacy to take a look."

Qin Shuang looked at the panel, his eyes filled with contemplation.

With that thought in mind, Qin Shuang immediately turned and walked into the kitchen, intending to head toward the Clear Water River via the back door. Suddenly, he looked at the woodpile behind the kitchen stove, and his eyes widened in surprise.

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