"Proficiency: 479... At most three days, and I can break through."
After completing another day of standing practice, Qin Fang looked at his proficiency, which was getting closer and closer to the 500 mark, and a flicker of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
After nearly a month in Yusheng City, he was finally about to break through to Bright Force.
"But the Blood-Qi Pills... are almost completely used up, too."
He looked at the porcelain bottle... Of the thirty-one Blood-Qi Pills, only the last four remained.
He had used two more than he'd initially expected.
...It couldn't be helped.
Who could blame him, when the pills' effects kept getting weaker?
He felt somewhat helpless.
"And this is only the 'Initiation Stage'... Once I reach 'Minor Accomplishment Stage,' that'll be a thousand proficiency points. If the pills' effects weaken again... I'm afraid I'll need even more..."
Qin Fang's eyelid twitched.
The Blood-Qi Pills now only gave him about eleven proficiency points each.
If their effects dropped further, they might fall below ten... At that rate, wouldn't he need more than a hundred pills to break through to Minor Accomplishment Stage?
And the money he had on hand... Even if he spent it all, he'd only be able to buy... five pills?
That was one enormous shortfall.
Qin Fang felt a headache coming on.
In the end, he could only shake his head.
"Forget it. I'll think about it after I break through to Bright Force."
With that thought, he rested for a little while, then started cooking.
As he was eating, someone suddenly knocked on the courtyard gate. Qin Fang froze, stood up, and went to the entrance to look outside...
Xu Meng was standing at the gate.
But his face looked distinctly unwell, even a little ashen.
Qin Fang furrowed