Chapter 119: Silver Frost Grass

After Duan Rong got up and washed, he ate breakfast in the canteen, then left the Yuanshun Escort Agency and headed toward the Raw Medicine Shop on West Street.

Having digested and absorbed the Small Success realm of the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber, he had to seize the time and begin working on the Inner Breath Third Layer, striving to make his Inner Breath climb further before going on the escort mission!

And for cultivating Inner Breath, if there were no medicinal supplements, the speed would be absolutely unacceptable to him!

Duan Rong arrived in front of the Raw Medicine Shop; the shop's door panels had only just been taken down, and several clerks were still yawning!

Duan Rong stepped inside and greeted Ma Chuyuan, who was standing behind the counter looking at an account book!

Duan Rong had not come for a few days; Ma Chu was slightly stunned, then smiled enthusiastically: "Escort Duan, you've come quite early today!"

"I haven't come to look after your business for a few days, what's wrong? Does Brother Ma miss me?" Duan Rong smiled somewhat slickly.

Ma Chu's expression was a bit awkward, and he hurriedly said: "You are an old regular customer, we naturally think of you!"

"The streets haven't been peaceful lately, so I've been holed up in the Escort Agency for a while." As Duan Rong said this, he fished out the prescription Xiao Zongting had written for him from the inner pocket of his lapel, placed it on the counter, looked at Ma Chu, and said: "Please, fill three doses of medicine according to this prescription!"

Ma Chu picked up the prescription and glanced at it, and his heart stirred. Ma Chu had worked in this shop for twenty years; with a single glance, he could estimate the approximate price of a prescription, and this prescription was not cheap.

"Please wait a moment, Escort Duan!" Ma Chu's attitude was clearly much more respectful.

"No rush!"

Duan Rong paced in the main hall, looking around...

Ma Chu, meanwhile, began to fill the medicine for Duan Rong at the counter according to the prescription!

He took several common medicinal herbs from the drawers of the medicine cabinet behind the counter and laid them out on the counter!

As for the remaining few medicinal ingredients in the prescription, they were relatively precious, so Ma Chu took the prescription and went to the inner warehouse in the back hall!

The inner warehouse was generally overseen by the Manager of this shop; this person was already old, preferred quiet, and rarely came to the front hall anymore, so this side was basically left to Ma Chu to manage.

After about a quarter of an hour, Ma Chu walked back with a troubled expression, stood behind the counter, and said to Duan Rong: "Escort Duan, there is one ingredient in this prescription, Silver Frost Grass, that is no longer enough for three doses."

"Not enough for three doses!" Duan Rong was surprised in his heart and asked: "Then how many doses is it enough for?"

"It is enough for two doses!" Ma Chu said.

"Then fill two doses first!" Duan Rong said: "Is this Silver Frost Grass not a commonly used herb? How can a large shop like yours have a shortage?"

"This Silver Frost Grass isn't considered an obscure herb, it's just prone to dampness, doesn't last long, and is quite expensive! The shop generally doesn't stock too much." Ma Chu explained with a smile.

"Then when will the new Silver Frost Grass arrive?" Duan Rong asked with some worry.

"Escort Duan need not worry. Even if this shop is out of stock, there are two other Raw Medicine Shops in this county, both belonging to the Ximen Family, and they can transfer goods to each other at any time."

Only after hearing this did Duan Rong's heart ease!

However, this Xiangu County was indeed located in a remote area, with blocked information and barren resources!

He had only just cultivated to the Inner Breath Third Layer, and the medicinal herbs were already showing a temporary supply problem!

If he were to go any further, he feared there would be even more problems!

Actually, Duan Rong's thoughts were not wrong; Xiangu County had limited experts after all, and experts of the True Qi Realm were naturally few and far between!

Even those at the Great Accomplishment of the Inner Breath Realm were not many, and for these Martial Artists, the herbs used for medicinal supplements were often too precious and used in small quantities, so most had to be reserved in advance!

Thinking of this, a trace of worry rose in Duan Rong's heart again!

What he was worried about was the problem of medicinal ingredients for cultivating the second layer of the Womb Treasury Sutra!

After achieving the first layer, the cultivation of the second layer had to be put on the agenda!

Of course, he was not in a hurry to cultivate the second layer for the time being!

Because his main cultivation goal right now was to achieve the Inner Breath Third Layer as quickly as possible!

Otherwise, if only the Womb Treasury Sutra and Mental Power were raised layer by layer, and the Spirit Tools he devoured were of increasingly higher rank, but his internal energy cultivation did not keep up, wouldn't he become a flashy show-off with only moves?

And internal energy cultivation was a slow, grinding process; even if he digested and absorbed the Spirit Tools, his Inner Breath would not grow out of thin air, and he still had to train it out himself!

"But if even this Silver Frost Grass can be out of stock! Then the Dragon Flame Fat needed for his cultivation of the second layer of the Womb Treasury Sutra—to get it in this Xiangu County would likely be a pipe dream!" Duan Rong thought to himself.

After all, he had seen the name of Silver Frost Grass in miscellaneous books before, but he had never heard of what this Dragon Flame Fat was?

Moreover, Duan Rong always felt that the medicine needed for the Womb Treasury Sutra was definitely not ordinary herbs; at the very least, it was medicine related to Mental Power?

As Duan Rong thought this, Ximen Kankan's chubby face flashed through his mind!

Duan Rong's gaze tightened; it seemed that to get the Dragon Flame Fat, he would still have to start with Ximen Kankan!

Getting it on the open market—not to mention whether he could get it, even if he did, it would be very easy to be traced...

That was, after all, medicine related to the Womb Treasury Sutra!

But Ximen Kankan was different; he could order Lao Qin, who was in charge of supply procurement for the Ximen Family, to purchase it privately!

In this way, he would bypass the tracking of the market!

"The key is whether that kid Ximen Kankan can keep his mouth shut?"

Although Ximen Kankan seemed to respect him very much after the incident with the Spring Palace Painting last time, if he could not guarantee safety, Duan Rong would not easily speak of this matter; after all, safety first!

Cultivation matters can wait, but he only had one life!

Carrying the two doses of medicine, Duan Rong thought while walking on the street: "It seems I still have to find a way to further win over that kid!"

Duan Rong returned to the Yuanshun Escort Agency and first went to the medicine furnace room in the Middle Courtyard to decoct one dose of medicine.

Because the medicine for the Inner Breath Third Layer had to be decocted for two hours to fully extract the medicinal properties, Duan Rong did not wait there but returned to his cramped dormitory!

Duan Rong decided to use these two hours to seize the time to cultivate the Bone Shrinking Technique!

After all, he would be going on the escort mission in ten days or so!

And his most important cultivation content right now was two items: the Inner Breath Third Layer and the Bone-Locking Technique!

In his cramped dormitory, Duan Rong practiced the Bone Shrinking Technique for two hours. Seeing that it was time for the meal, he finished his practice. Expanding circle by circle from a ball of flesh, his joints clicked and clacked as he gradually returned to his original physique!

Duan Rong wiped his sweat with a towel; a trace of ruthlessness still remained in his gaze, which was the aftereffect of being repeatedly submerged by the tidal pain...

Although he had stopped the technique, his joints and tendons still ached faintly!

Gritting his teeth, Duan Rong left the dormitory, went to the canteen to eat, and then returned to the medicine furnace room to pour the decocted medicinal liquid down his throat!

He didn't know what herbs were added to this prescription, perhaps it was that Silver Frost Grass; as the medicinal liquid entered his mouth, there was a wave of coolness that reduced the bitterness quite a bit.

After Duan Rong finished drinking the medicinal liquid, he rinsed his mouth with clear water, then walked back to the Martial Arts Arena, found a corner, and began to stand in the Hunyuan Stance!

With the help of the power of the Devouring Artifact Spirit, Duan Rong's cultivation method is different from ordinary people!

He had just started to work on cultivating the Inner Breath Third Layer, but he was already incomparably proficient in the circulation method of the Third Layer Inner Breath!

This feeling was just like an experienced driver who had been driving for many years going to a driving school to take a driver's license test.

As soon as Duan Rong stood still, the circulation method of the Inner Breath Third Layer immediately began to run!

However, this circulation method of the Third Layer Inner Breath still made Duan Rong slightly surprised!

"This circulation method of the Third Layer actually consists of two circuits, intersecting with each other and circulating at the same time!"

"This is a bit of a test of one's ability to use their intent in separate directions!"

"Such a circulation method is probably only possible if one's Mental Power is strong enough and their attention is highly focused!"

"If my Mental Power had not broken through to Level 2, even if I had digested and absorbed the Small Success Realm of the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber, I am afraid I would not have been able to master this kind of Inner Breath circulation method!"

Duan Rong thought to himself, and he had a deeper understanding of how martial arts take Mental Power as the core!

(End of this chapter)