Chapter 68: Chapter 67: Qi and Blood Value Soaring, Three Months Later

A thumb-sized piece of demon beast meat, wrapped in a faint layer of gold.

It emitted an enticing aroma, making Lin Chen desperately want to swallow it whole.

But Lin Chen restrained himself. According to Wang Lishan, for a Martial Master to consume Third Tier demon beast meat was still somewhat strenuous.

Thus, he followed Wang Lishan’s guidance and tore off a strip of the meat as thin as a thread.

The pale golden meat entered his mouth and melted instantly, needing no chewing!

A warm current filled Lin Chen’s body.

Soon after, the effects of the demon beast meat surged forth.

Scorching heat!

The unimaginable scorching heat swept through his body, transmitting from his abdomen to his limbs and bones.

In almost an instant, Lin Chen’s whole body turned crimson as if roasted by fire.

His eyes were filled with blood streaks, and his delicate face gradually reddened.

Pain!

Lin Chen had underestimated the immense pain brought by the demon beast meat, as pain, itchiness, and scorching heat all attacked simultaneously.

“I must operate the Breathing Technique…”

Rationality conquered desire.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the physical discomfort.

His whole body began to breathe rhythmically, with his muscles writhing as if thoroughly digesting the power contained in that strand of meat.

Miraculously, as the Breathing Technique continued, the physical discomfort gradually eased.

Or perhaps Lin Chen had already adapted to this pain.

Thus, an hour passed…

After Lin Chen completely digested the meat strip, he felt unprecedentedly good.

His whole body was filled with strength, his ears were clear, and his steps were light.

He glanced at the Qi and Blood Value on his watch—106 points.

Just a small strand of meat had increased his Qi and Blood Value by 5 points!

“Great, that means my absorption rate isn’t poor…”

Lin Chen let out a small sigh of relief, endured the fear, and tore off another strand of meat.

The whole night, Lin Chen spent digesting demon beast meat.

Switching back and forth between the pain of consuming meat and the joy of increased strength, Lin Chen felt caught between heaven and earth…

Until, the next morning.

Lin Chen finally completely digested the entire piece of meat.

At this moment, he felt his flesh body was stronger than ever before.

He punched the air!

The force of the punch almost caused a sonic boom in the air.

He looked down at the Qi and Blood Value on his watch.

points!

Lin Chen was stunned.

In one night, his Qi and Blood Value surged by 24 points!

“Gasp, a Middle Level Martial Master has only a Qi and Blood Value of about 150 points… I’m already halfway there!”

Lin Chen felt invigorated, his rate of digesting demon beast meat had greatly exceeded expectations.

“Wasn’t Uncle Wang saying the most it could increase was twenty points of Qi and Blood Value…”

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

“Perhaps it was the effect of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, allowing me to be close to a Postnatal Purity Body! Hence greatly improving the absorption rate of demon beast meat?”

Lin Chen couldn’t help but think, if that’s true, then the value of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill would have to be elevated.

“If this continues… within three months, I might reach Grand Martial Master level!” Lin Chen’s eyes sparkled.

…

Spring passed and summer came; it was now June.

The weather gradually heated up, and three months had passed since Lin Chen broke through the Martial Master stage.

On this day, Lin Chen officially turned eighteen.

In the military family housing, a family of four gathered around the table.

The table was filled with rich dishes and a cake.

Over the years, although the family’s circumstances weren’t great, Uncle and Aunt never missed Lin Chen and Anan’s birthdays.

Only this birthday was somewhat different from previous ones.

Looking at the increasingly mature Lin Chen, Lin Jianhe’s eyes suddenly turned red.

“Chen, you’ve grown up…”

The atmosphere was on the verge of becoming sentimental when Lin An’an suddenly said:

“Dad! Today is my brother’s birthday, don’t say all that stuff!”

Having said that, Lin An’an placed a birthday hat on Lin Chen and lit the candles.

“Big brother, make a wish quickly! Once you’ve made your wish, we’ll cut the cake… I want the piece with the strawberry!”

Anan wiped away the drooling corners of her mouth.

Lin Chen saw this and smiled gently; the sense of ceremony for a birthday was essential.

But, what wish should he make?

“Today’s life is much better than half a year ago. I’m already quite satisfied…”

“Then, let’s wish for my strength to grow even more, to protect this family, to preserve this happiness forever…”

Lin Chen closed his eyes and made a wish silently, then blew out the candles.

“Big brother, I’m eating cake now!”

Just as Lin Chen blew out the candles, Lin An’an started serving cake to the three of them.

Then placed the piece with cream and strawberry in front of herself.

Her small, pink face was covered in cream, making her look adorable.

Lin Jianhe glared at Anan and admonished:

“You’re so grown-up, yet so gluttonous? I see your health has pretty much recovered… Once school starts, you should go study!”

Lin An’an listened, her eyes widened in disbelief, looking at the cake in her hand, instantly feeling it wasn’t as tasty.

Lin Chen saw this and didn’t intervene.

In any era, reading more books always comes with benefits.

Next time, he might mention it to Wang Xinyu and send Anan to the military high school, saving some trouble.

After dinner, Lin Chen returned to his room to cultivate.

Soon, he received a call from Wang Lishan.

“Alright, the first batch of Spiritual Medicine has been fast-tracked, matured?”

“I’m heading there now!”

Lin Chen hung up the phone and swiftly set out with Li Nian’s escort.

…

Behind the mountain in the military region.

Lin Chen stood on higher ground, overlooking the grass and trees on the hill.

Today, the back mountain was vastly different than a few months ago.

This area of the back mountain had eight Spirit Gathering Arrays set up, covering nearly sixty acres!

Within the Spirit Gathering Arrays were the scattered Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Rice.

The Spirit Rice occupied forty acres, with the first batch of Spirit Rice yielding nearly forty thousand pounds!

Although, compared to the number of martial artists in the Great Xia Country, it was just a drop in the bucket, it could now provide limited supply coverage.

Spirit Rice differed from ordinary rice; one pound of Spirit Rice was enough for a Martial Artist’s consumption over three days.

Forty thousand pounds of Spirit Rice was sufficient for a ten-thousand Martial Artist force to consume for nearly half a month.

Aside from retaining some Spirit Rice seeds for replanting, the remaining Spirit Rice was promptly shipped to the Martial Realm front line.

The high-intensity combat at the Martial Realm front lines, combined with the miraculous uses of Spirit Rice, could undoubtedly boost a Martial Artist’s Qi and Blood quickly.

“However, compared to the Spirit Rice… I’m more interested in the situation with the first batch of Spiritual Medicine.”

Lin Chen lightly leaped, landing in the center of the herbal field, where twenty acres of medicinal land were planted with nearly ten thousand plants of Spiritual Medicine.

Most of them were Red Blood Flower, with the rest being items like Blood Coagulation Grass and Qi Nourishing Pill.

Over the past three months, Great Xia had trained over a thousand Qi Refining Stage cultivators.

More than a hundred had successfully sensed the Plant Spirits, and under their day-and-night effort to accelerate maturation.

It took just half a month to finish fast-tracking the first batch of Spiritual Medicine.

Lin Chen’s heart stirred, and he released his Divine Sense ten feet outward.

After walking around the fields, he nodded slightly and said:

“Not bad, more than three thousand matured Spiritual Medicine… Although their quality still lags behind those of the Cultivation Realm, they’re already suitable for alchemy.”

Just as Lin Chen was deep in thought, Elder Jiang’s voice came beside him.

“Chen, how is it? Is this batch of Spiritual Medicine qualified?”

Elder Jiang’s voice trembled slightly, his figure looking more gaunt compared to half a year ago.

In the past six months, he had tirelessly overseen everything for cultivating Spirit Rice and Spiritual Medicine.

Looking at the elderly man’s hunched silhouette, Lin Chen nodded firmly.

“Elder Jiang, this batch of herbs fully meets the standards for medicinal use!”

“Based on my estimation, the Pill Formation Success Rate will be around sixty percent… but precise results require testing!”

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