Li Long Potion

Jiang Ye naturally had no idea that the grade's prettiest girl was secretly keeping an eye on him.

At that moment, Jiang Ye was completely immersed in his cultivation.

"The Star Martial Advancement Method is an advanced version of the Star Martial Cultivation Method."

"Their Circulation Routes have some similarities."

"But they feel completely different when you cultivate them."

Jiang Ye carefully pondered the sensations.

Cultivating a Cultivation Method and an Advancement Method were very different.

The former's energy was gentle, soaking into the meridians like spring water.

But when the Advancement Method circulated, it was like a raging tsunami. A surging force swept through his entire body with fierce momentum, making every acupoint tremble.

In just a brief moment,

Jiang Ye had grasped many of its intricacies.

These insights would help him understand the Star Martial Advancement Method more deeply and, in turn, speed up his cultivation.

In the past, it would have been impossible for him to understand so much so quickly.

But now, his Grade A+ Mortal Body granted him powerful cultivation ability.

Jiang Ye focused intently on cultivating.

Before he knew it, several hours had passed.

Ring, ring, ring!

The school bell rang.

Jiang Ye slowly opened his eyes, ending his cultivation during Martial Arts Class.

He glanced at the panel.

[Techniques]

Star Martial Cultivation Method: Mastery

Eight Divisions Thunder Sound Fist: Beginner (98%)

Star Martial Advancement Method: Not Started (10%)

"Ten percent progress."

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Ye's face.

He could certainly feel how difficult the Star Martial Advancement Method was.

As a high-grade Yellow-tier technique, it was far more difficult than a mid-grade Yellow-tier one.

Back when he still had a B-grade physique, he probably would have gained only two or three percent after those several hours.

But now? Things were completely different.

Just as Jiang Ye was thinking this, suddenly—

A pair of long, snow-white legs appeared in front of him.

Since Jiang Ye was sitting cross-legged, he looked up and was caught completely off guard.

He coughed and hurriedly stood up. "Class monitor, what is it?"

The E-Class Girl tossed him a bottle of potion and said coolly, "Come to me when you need to buy more. I'll sell it to you for a thousand."

Jiang Ye looked down.

"Li Long Potion?" he thought in surprise.

Li Long Potion sold for three thousand a bottle out there.

But Zhao Qingli was selling it for just a thousand?

Is the class monitor's family in the potion business? No wonder she's so rich, Jiang Ye thought to himself.

But soon,

He gave the girl an awkward smile. "Class monitor, I don't have any money on me."

Zhao Qingli furrowed her pretty brows and looked him over. "You don't even have a thousand?"

"No." Jiang Ye answered honestly.

He really was out of money.

He had already spent every last bit of the prize money he'd earned before.

Zhao Qingli didn't seem to mind. "If you're broke, take a task from the task board on the blackboard. You've already mastered the Cultivation Method. You can't get by without taking potions."

Jiang Ye's heart stirred slightly at her words.

He looked at the girl and asked, "Do you have to take potions after mastering the Cultivation Method?"

Zhao Qingli gave him a puzzled look.

"If you don't take potions, do you plan to rely on cultivation alone? You could cultivate for years and still not reach First Break."

Jiang Ye nodded, then asked, "One more question. Do potions have side effects? Will they affect future cultivation?"

Zhao Qingli gave him another puzzled look.

"I'm telling you, with a face that handsome, how do you manage to ask such..." The girl tilted her head. "Dumb questions?"

"..."

What did one thing have to do with the other?

Jiang Ye coughed and sighed. "I can't help it. I come from a poor family and don't know much. I'll have to ask my beautiful class monitor to broaden my horizons."

Zhao Qingli's cheeks turned slightly red at that.

But she soon recovered and said calmly, "It's nothing. Since you've mastered the Cultivation Method, taking potions shouldn't cause any side effects."

"Just don't take them more than five times a week."

"Thanks, class monitor," Jiang Ye said with a smile.

Zhao Qingli nodded, glanced at the bottle in Jiang Ye's hand, and said, "That bottle is on me."

Jiang Ye shook his head. "No need. I'll come buy one from you once I've earned some money."

As the saying went, money debts were easy to repay, but debts of gratitude were hard to settle.

He didn't want to end up owing people favors everywhere.

But when Zhao Qingli heard this, she said proudly, "I said it's a gift. I don't want you to pay me back."

"..."

"Then thanks, class monitor," Jiang Ye said, having no choice.

Zhao Qingli gave a soft snort, cool and haughty as ever, then turned and walked away on her snow-white legs.

She hadn't gone far when Wang Ziang suddenly came over and said quietly, "Beautiful class monitor, give me a few bottles too, will you? I'm broke as well."

Zhao Qingli's eyes turned cold. Her small mouth opened. "Get lost!"

"Damn!"

Watching her tall figure walk away alone, Wang Ziang looked indignant. "How come it doesn't work when I ask?"

"Um, Brother Wang..."

Jiang Ye walked over and whispered, "Maybe it depends on your face."

"Kid, are you asking for a beating?" Wang Ziang clenched his fist, his smile twisting.

A short while later, Jiang Ye went to the task board on the classroom blackboard.

The electronic blackboard was currently displaying a series of tasks.

These were tasks they never saw in Ordinary Class.

Only students in Key Class had time to earn money by taking tasks in their spare time after cultivation.

Jiang Ye looked over the task board.

[Black Eagle Martial Arts Hall temporary instructor: 200 yuan per day, paid weekly.]

[White Day Martial Arts Hall honorary spokesperson: 8,000 yuan per month, requires a top-ten grade ranking.]

[Capture a wanted criminal, bounty of 10,000 to 30,000 yuan, danger level: ☆☆☆]

Jiang Ye looked for a while, but couldn't find any tasks that suited him.

For example, the temporary instructor job required him to work for at least a week.

He basically wouldn't be able to cultivate during that week.

As for the others, either they required a certain grade ranking or they were highly dangerous.

The task to capture a wanted criminal offered a bounty of ten to thirty thousand yuan, which made his heart itch. But the three bright red stars put Jiang Ye on his guard.

He was short on money, but he didn't want to lose his life.

Beside him, Wang Ziang said, "There haven't been any good tasks lately. They all pay little and ask a lot."

"It'd be better to wait until you've started the Advancement Method and built up some strength before choosing a task."

"Started?" Jiang Ye nodded.

Wang Ziang smiled. "Don't rush. When a team task shows up, call me and I'll go with you. With me there, we'll clear it easily."

He held his hands behind his back, looking like a master.

Jiang Ye was speechless, then nodded. "Sure."

It sounded pretty boastful, but there was no denying that Wang Ziang's strength was close to 700 points, which was indeed formidable!

If Jiang Ye teamed up with him for a task, it would certainly be much easier.

"Brother Wang, I'm heading home," Jiang Ye said. It was getting late.

"Mm. See you tomorrow," Wang Ziang said with a nod.

After returning home, Jiang Ye immediately took out the bottle of potion Zhao Qingli had given him.

"Li Long Potion."

Jiang Ye examined the bottle in his hand.

The bottle was made of high-strength nanocrystal, its surface covered in tiny honeycomb-shaped grooves that felt slightly uneven to the touch.

He took out the accompanying syringe and drew the potion from the bottle.

They had already been taught how to inject potions in class.

Pfft!

Jiang Ye stuck the needle into his arm and slowly injected the colorless potion.

After waiting a short while,

A wave of heat rose through him.

Jiang Ye knew the potion was taking effect.

"Time to cultivate."

Jiang Ye immediately sat cross-legged and began circulating the Star Martial Advancement Method.

Following the Circulation Route, he sent the potion through his meridians and throughout his body, refining it.

A tingling sensation spread through him at once.

That meant the potion was seeping into every cell in Jiang Ye's body, transforming them.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, an hour went by.

Whoosh~

Jiang Ye opened his eyes. He had refined most of the potion.

"My strength..."

He clenched his fist and felt a tremendous force, like waves crashing against a shore.

Just how strong had he become?

He looked at the panel.

Star Martial Advancement Method: Not Started (10% → 25%)

"That much progress!?" Jiang Ye was shaken.

Only an hour had passed, and he had refined just most of the potion.

But some of it still remained in his body, and he would continue to benefit from it over the next 24 hours.

"As expected of Li Long Potion."

"With my physique, one bottle is enough to raise my progress by 20%, maybe even 30%!"

Jiang Ye knew very well that a Grade A+ physique absorbed potions more efficiently.

One bottle

could be worth the progress other people gained from two bottles, or even three or four.

Of course, he also knew that part of the reason was that this was his first time taking a potion.

The body built up a resistance to them.

The more often you took them, the less progress you gained over time.

But they were still much faster than not taking them at all.

"From what I can tell, taking potions really doesn't seem to have any side effects. Still, just in case, I should keep it to a minimum."

Jiang Ye silently closed his eyes. "Before Starry Sky Refinement, I should be able to get the Advancement Method started."