Five Viscera

Zi Hour.

When Jiang Chen arrived at the cafeteria, most of the other disciples had already left.

"Give me a bowl of Five Elements Soup."

He had not drunk Blood Ginseng Powder. Instead, he bought a new auxiliary secret medicine.

Five Elements Soup.

Anyone could tell from the name alone that it was a secret medicine of immense benefit to the five viscera.

"Seven taels of silver."

Naturally, you got what you paid for.

The higher the realm of an auxiliary secret medicine, the more expensive it was.

As for this Five Elements Soup, it was merely the basic medicine for the Second Qi and Blood Gate.

Once he officially entered the Second Qi and Blood Gate, he would have to take the complete version of the Five Elements Pill.

By then, a single Five Elements Pill would cost thirty taels of silver.

Thirty taels of silver a day came to nine hundred taels a month.

Just the Second Qi and Blood Gate alone required over a thousand taels of silver in resources every month.

Once he reached the Three Qi and Blood Gates, or even the True Martial Realm, the cost of resources would double again and again.

The poor pursued literature; the rich pursued martial arts.

This had never been an empty saying.

Gurgle.

After the Five Elements Soup entered his stomach, it transformed into gentle medicinal power and spread through his five viscera.

His five viscera, which had developed a searing sensation from practicing the Dynamic Stance, were immediately nourished and became warm and comfortable.

The feeling was like soaking in a hot spring.

As his five viscera received nourishment, Jiang Chen's stamina also recovered at an astonishing speed. Vigorous vitality surged through his limbs and bones.

After arriving at the Practice Field, he followed Sun Wu's instructions and used the Static Stance to restore his Blood Qi.

Stance Sense surfaced.

His depleted martial Blood Qi recovered just as rapidly.

More than half an hour later.

"Cultivate."

With his stamina and Blood Qi fully recovered, Jiang Chen performed the White Ape Fist with exceptional smoothness.

Bang, bang, bang!

On the brightly lit Practice Field, low, heavy winds from his fists rang out beneath the night sky.

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

Amid the monotonous cultivation, his White Ape Fist experience rose in an orderly fashion.

"Phew!"

An hour passed.

Jiang Chen, drenched in hot sweat and exhausted, ended his cultivation.

[Martial Art: White Ape Stance · Not Yet Initiated 18%]

On the Myriad Dao Chart, his comprehension of the White Ape Stance had increased by 12%.

This speed had not changed compared to before. It was still one point of comprehension every five minutes.

However, his cultivation time had lengthened.

At first, he had only been able to cultivate for half an hour. Now, he could cultivate for an entire hour.

That was equivalent to doubling his cultivation speed.

"Even the basic version of the Five Elements Soup has such an effect. The Five Elements Pill must be even more potent."

As Jiang Chen recovered through the Static Stance, his thoughts churned.

Resources were far too important to a martial artist's cultivation.

Having resources to assist you and having no resources at all were two entirely different things.

"Continue!"

Once his Blood Qi recovered, Jiang Chen rose and resumed cultivation. The low roar of his fists continued without end.

[Martial Art: White Ape Stance · Not Yet Initiated 30%]

Around Zi Hour, when the night wind had turned faintly cold, Jiang Chen finally withdrew his fists and straightened his stance.

When he had been at the First Qi and Blood Gate, he could cultivate for four hours every night without exhausting his stamina.

But now, even with the aid of Five Elements Soup, he could only cultivate for a little over two hours.

By that calculation, his daily cultivation time would be cut in half, from sixteen hours to eight.

At a rate of 12% per hour,

he would need at least four days to cultivate the White Ape Stance to perfection.

And if he wanted to enter the Second Qi and Blood Gate, it would probably take even longer.

"Sleep."

Naturally, Jiang Chen was not anxious. With the aid of the Myriad Dao Chart, as long as he cultivated step by step, he would eventually reach the peak of the martial path.

The next day.

Jiang Chen woke up on time. After breakfast, he began cultivating the White Ape Fist.

"My fist technique is getting smoother and smoother!"

Sun Wu had come to teach the newcomers. When he saw Jiang Chen performing the fist technique, he could not hide his astonishment.

Compared with yesterday evening, Jiang Chen's fist movements had clearly become several levels more proficient. His rate of progress was frighteningly fast.

The difficulty of cultivating the White Ape Fist was far beyond that of the White Ape Stance.

Even the geniuses with Medium Bone Aptitude in the Inner Courtyard had to spend vast amounts of time and effort to master it proficiently.

From the looks of it, Jiang Chen's comprehension was even higher than he had expected.

It probably would not take him many days to cultivate the White Ape Fist to perfection. He might even go a step further and comprehend the true intent of the fist technique.

At that time, even if Jiang Chen had Ordinary Bone Aptitude, his cultivation speed would still soar.

He was looking forward to seeing Zhou Yuqing's reaction when she witnessed Jiang Chen's progress.

"Hm?"

At the end of Chen Hour, when Luo Yang arrived at the Practice Field, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Dynamic Stance?!"

Seeing Jiang Chen's fists move with the force of tigers and wind, he could not help rubbing his eyes, wondering whether he had not woken up yet and was seeing things.

A few days ago, Jiang Chen had clearly still been cultivating the Static Stance.

Only a few days had passed, yet he was already cultivating the Dynamic Stance?

One had to know that beginning to cultivate the Dynamic Stance meant that one had already perfected the First Qi and Blood Gate and was preparing to break through into the Second Qi and Blood Gate.

Wasn't Jiang Chen's aptitude merely ordinary?

How could he cultivate so quickly?

While Luo Yang was stunned, two figures also arrived at the Practice Field.

They were none other than Wang Qingzhu and Zhao Xiaoyue.

"Huh?"

After habitually sweeping her gaze around the Practice Field, Zhao Xiaoyue suddenly cried out in surprise.

"What is it?" Wang Qingzhu asked.

"Jiang Chen seems to be... cultivating the Dynamic Stance?"

When she had not seen Jiang Chen in the Static Stance area, Zhao Xiaoyue had assumed that he had reverted to his old ways.

Who could have expected that Jiang Chen would actually be cultivating his fist technique in the open area?

"Dynamic Stance?"

Because of the cafeteria incident, Wang Qingzhu had not come to the martial hall for several days. Upon hearing Zhao Xiaoyue's words, she looked over in astonishment.

"It really is the Dynamic Stance?!"

Seeing Jiang Chen drenched in hot sweat as he leaped back and forth while performing the fist technique, Wang Qingzhu froze.

Hadn't Jiang Chen only condensed martial Blood Qi after the incident at the Cursed House last time?

By any reckoning, it had not even been half a month.

How had he done it?

"Could Jiang Chen be a martial arts genius?" Zhao Xiaoyue could not help asking.

This cultivation speed was absolutely outstanding in the White Ape Martial Hall.

"A genius? Have you ever seen a genius with Ordinary Bone Aptitude?"

Wang Qingzhu came to her senses and directly rejected the possibility.

"Then how did he cultivate so quickly?"

Jiang Chen's cultivation speed was even stronger than that of ordinary people with Medium Bone Aptitude.

"Someone with Ordinary Bone Aptitude can only rapidly increase their cultivation through one possibility..."

An idea surfaced in Wang Qingzhu's mind, and she spoke slowly.

"Banned medicine?!"

Zhao Xiaoyue understood what she meant.

Banned medicine referred to secret medicines that could rapidly increase one's cultivation in a short period.

However, such secret medicines came at the cost of consuming one's potential.

Once taken, it was equivalent to digging one's own grave.

If Jiang Chen had really taken banned medicine, his life would be ruined.

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

[White Ape Fist Experience +1]

Jiang Chen ignored the gazes of Luo Yang, Wang Qingzhu, and the others. He devoted himself to studying the fist technique as rows of illusory experience drifted past.

"Phew!"

Time flashed by, and it was noon.

Only then did Jiang Chen, covered in sweat, slowly withdraw his fists and straighten his stance.

[Martial Art: White Ape Fist · Not Yet Initiated (66%)]

Three hours of bitter cultivation that morning had increased his experience by 36%.

Although this speed was far inferior to that of the White Ape Stance, it was still astonishing.

Not to mention the ordinary disciples of the Outer Courtyard—even among the elite disciples of the Inner Courtyard, no one surpassed him in comprehension alone.

"The searing sensation in my five viscera is growing stronger, but the Five Viscera Essence is still nowhere to be found."

After arriving before a water vat and gulping down cool water, Jiang Chen turned his mind inward and examined his five viscera.

It seemed he had to cultivate the White Ape Fist to perfection before he could break through into the Second Qi and Blood Gate.

"Jiang Chen, you've perfected the First Qi and Blood Gate?"

At that moment, Luo Yang hurried over.

"I perfected it yesterday."

Jiang Chen did not hide anything.

"No, how did you do it? Is the effect of Blood Ginseng Powder really that strong?"

After studying Jiang Chen as if he were a monster, Luo Yang could not help asking.

"Is it possible that I condensed my Blood Qi two months ago?"

Jiang Chen gave the answer most easily accepted by others.

After all, he had already joined the martial hall half a year ago.

Luo Yang, who had entered the hall at the same time as him, had long since entered the Second Qi and Blood Gate.

Jiang Xuan had even perfected the Three Qi and Blood Gates and was fully capable of attempting the True Martial Realm.

For Jiang Chen to have only perfected the First Qi and Blood Gate now was already very slow.

"Is that so?"

Luo Yang was still half-convinced and half-doubtful.

He had been spending quite a bit of time with Jiang Chen these days and could roughly sense his cultivation.

Judging from the fluctuations of his Blood Qi, Jiang Chen seemed to have condensed it only a few days ago.

Of course, since Jiang Chen had said so, he did not ask any further.

After chatting for a few moments, the two went to the cafeteria together.

After lunch, Jiang Chen restored his Blood Qi through the Static Stance before throwing himself into bitter cultivation once more.

"This physique is truly powerful."

Watching Jiang Chen cultivate under the blazing sun, Luo Yang secretly marveled.

Martial cultivation required both diligent effort and a balance between exertion and rest.

Although Jiang Chen had Ordinary Bone Aptitude, his physique was absurdly powerful.

Not only could he withstand the medicinal power of Blood Ginseng Powder, he could also recover his stamina rapidly.

In a sense, this too counted as a kind of talent.