Body Phase Perfection

He glanced at Liu Yuan and found the expression on his face quite sincere, with no intent to harm him.

It seemed this fellow had not wanted to use the compulsory missions required of Official Disciples as an opportunity to harm him. He genuinely believed it would benefit him.

If not for the recent chaos caused by demons and monsters, this would indeed have earned him more Sect contribution points.

But with demons and monsters invading and Luo Cloud Prefecture thrown into turmoil, many Official Disciples had to complete compulsory demon-slaying missions. The status of an Official Disciple was no longer quite so safe.

It was not worth taking such a risk just for those extra Sect contribution points.

With a smile, he declined. "Right now, I can only refine one kind of low-grade pill. It will be difficult for me to pass the Official Disciple assessment. I still need a few more years to build up my foundations. I have no confidence at present."

"That is rather unfortunate." Liu Yuan sighed. "With demons and monsters invading lately, the Mission Hall has posted many tasks for refining healing pills. The Sect contribution rewards are quite generous. If one can seize this opportunity, one will surely earn quite a lot of Sect contribution points."

"Alchemist Qin, you could learn to refine Golden Wound Pills. Golden Wound Pills have been especially popular lately, and their price has surged by fifty percent. One pill now costs one tael and a half of silver."

Qin Dongcheng's eyes lit up. "It has risen that much? Then it is worth learning. But without one or two years, I fear it will be hard to refine them successfully. I wonder whether I can seize this opportunity."

After seeing Liu Yuan off, Qin Dongcheng's gaze flickered. Though he could not earn Sect contribution points, he could still earn silver.

Over this period, he had accumulated quite a few Golden Wound Pills. After all, he was very safe in Bamboo Forest Valley and almost never encountered any fighting or killing, so he had no use for Golden Wound Pills. He had already amassed several dozen of them.

If he traded them all away, he could earn at least a hundred or so taels of silver. That was no small sum.

However, he had already taken out quite a few Blood-Replenishing Pills, and he had not yet revealed that he could refine Golden Wound Pills. If he wanted to sell them, he would still need to disguise himself.

One evening several days later, Qin Dongcheng used a disguise solution he had prepared himself to alter his appearance into that of a sallow-faced middle-aged man. He also wore a cloak and quietly made his way to the Bamboo Forest Black Market.

He was not the only Martial Artist dressed like that. Quite a few people entering the Black Market were unwilling to reveal their true identities and deliberately chose to disguise themselves.

There were those wearing cloaks, those wearing veils, those wearing human-skin masks... Qin Dongcheng did not stand out among them.

He did not go to any pill shops. Their prices were limited, and Golden Wound Pills were not difficult to sell right now. Though the Golden Wound Pills Qin Dongcheng refined could not be considered top-grade, they were all qualified.

The moment he put them out, they quickly drew many people over to inspect the pills and ask about the price.

Qin Dongcheng directly named a price of one tael and a half of silver. No one found it strange. Clearly, the skyrocketing price of Golden Wound Pills was already common knowledge.

Not only were some people selling them for one tael and a half, some were asking even more. Qin Dongcheng was already being rather conscientious.

In just over half an hour, all several dozen Golden Wound Pills had sold out. He made a net profit of several dozen taels of silver. In his previous life, that would have been worth several hundred thousand yuan.

Earning that much money in one or two months showed just how quickly an Alchemy Apprentice could create wealth. It was no wonder they were so sought after.

Later, he could refine more Golden Wound Pills and make a fortune while this opportunity lasted, using the money to buy other resources and treasures he needed.

After packing up his stall, he deliberately took a detour on the way back to avoid being followed.

After returning, he began refining Golden Wound Pills. It was enough to have sufficient Blood-Replenishing Pills; it was better to build up some savings first. Otherwise, he was truly too poor—he could not afford to buy anything he wanted.

At Qin Dongcheng's pill-refining speed, excluding the time spent cultivating and gathering herbs, he could refine around three Golden Wound Pills a day.

His success rate for Golden Wound Pills had now reached over thirty percent. Each time, he could refine two or three batches of ingredients. As long as one batch succeeded, he could obtain two or three Golden Wound Pills.

In just around ten days, he accumulated over thirty Golden Wound Pills. He quietly went to the Bamboo Forest Black Market again and sold them, earning another fifty-odd taels of silver.

After repeating this several times, Qin Dongcheng's savings had exceeded three hundred taels of silver. His wealth now surpassed that of many Official Disciples. If he came across something suitable in the Black Market later, he would have enough confidence to buy it.

While earning money, he had not neglected his cultivation or the improvement of his Alchemy. He was drawing closer and closer to Body Phase Perfection. In another few months, he might be able to cultivate to Body Phase Perfection.

He had also succeeded several times in refining Detoxification Pills, achieving a success rate of over five percent. Once it stabilized at around twenty to thirty percent, it would mean Qin Dongcheng had stepped into the ranks of an Official Alchemist.

"You practiced the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist once. Congratulations, you triggered a three-hundredfold critical strike and gained three hundred times the rewards!"

What Qin Dongcheng had not expected was for the pleasant surprise to arrive so quickly. Just a few days later, while practicing the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist, he actually triggered a three-hundredfold critical strike.

The gains from one session rivaled the gains from three hundred sessions. His cultivation realm began to soar by leaps and bounds; his Blood Qi surged wildly, his physical constitution surged wildly, and the might of the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist surged wildly...

Qin Dongcheng hurriedly swallowed Blood-Replenishing Pills to make up for his body's consumption. He also ate several ten-year Ginseng plants, barely managing to keep up with the expenditure.

Buzz...

Along with the humming sound that came from within his body, Qin Dongcheng's cultivation realm broke through the late Body Phase Realm and reached Body Phase Perfection.

The power of his Blood Qi roiled and boiled, faintly showing signs of seeping into his skin and flesh. Once it could successfully permeate them, it would mean Qin Dongcheng's cultivation had broken through to the Skin Phase Realm.

Blood Qi boiled over, full to the brim and spilling forth!

This was the mark of Body Phase Perfection!

With every gesture, he possessed a massive force of over nine hundred kilograms, far surpassing what he had before.

The strongest person in his previous life had only possessed a little over six hundred kilograms of strength, while Qin Dongcheng could casually exert more than nine hundred kilograms. The gap between them was easy to imagine.

And this was only the first realm of martial arts. Once he advanced to the second realm, his strength would surge even more.

His speed, defense, reactions, and other aspects had likewise improved astonishingly, far surpassing ordinary people from his previous life.

Unfortunately, he still had not awakened a Strange Phenomenon. He did not know whether it was possible to awaken a related Strange Phenomenon in this realm.

He planned to cultivate the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist to the Perfected Realm, then thoroughly temper and improve himself for a while longer. If he still could not awaken a Strange Phenomenon, he would charge for a higher realm.

He could not possibly delay himself in the Body Phase Realm for a vast amount of time just to awaken a Strange Phenomenon. That would too easily become a case of losing more than he gained.

After all, those able to awaken Strange Phenomena were already rare. Those who could awaken a related Strange Phenomenon in every realm were practically nonexistent.

However, after advancing to Body Phase Perfection, Qin Dongcheng could become an Official Disciple based solely on his martial arts cultivation and strength.