Chapter 121: Blood Qi Pill

Looking at it now, after consuming Blood Qi Power to activate the Consecutive Meteor Arrows, the effect lasts for about three minutes.

Once those three minutes pass, one will enter a weakened state.

I have to say, he had indeed underestimated this side effect before; at this moment, let alone drawing a bow and nocking an arrow, even lifting the bow was a struggle for him.

According to Wang Shu, after a Martial Artist uses Blood Qi Power, they must rest well and recuperate carefully for several days, during which they must absolutely not engage in combat until the body has recovered as before.

If one does not recuperate properly or engages in a fight during this period, it might be fine once or twice, but more than three times, the body will certainly sustain hidden injuries, thereby affecting future breakthroughs.

Lu Yu looked at the bottle in his hand and shook it gently; a clattering sound came from inside, and it looked like there were at least five or six Blood Qi Pills.

This moment seemed like an excellent time to verify the pill's effects, but after a moment of hesitation, he gave up.

The possibility of this pill being poisonous was minimal, and it likely had decent efficacy, but he had no idea what the specific effects were; after thinking it over, it was safer to take it back and ask Wang Shu.

More importantly, he didn't actually need to rely on this pill to recover.

Lu Yu's gaze fell on the attribute panel, and he clicked on realm breakthrough.

In an instant, the shackles within his body were broken through once more, and a heat flow surged out from his heart like a torrential flood, rapidly flowing through his limbs and bones.

The side effects caused by the consumption of Blood Qi disappeared almost instantly without a trace, replaced by an unprecedented sense of fullness that permeated his entire body.

He had become stronger.

Realm: Flesh Refining Mid-stage

Level: 9

Constitution: 128.95

Strength: 127.08

Agility: 78.58

Spirit: 19.72

Potential Point: 282

Experience Value: 422

After breaking through to Flesh Refining Mid-stage, the growth rate of Potential Points also increased from 10 points per day to 15 points, an extra 5 points every day.

Although this increase in Potential Points wasn't much, it was free, so Lu Yu naturally wouldn't complain.

At this time, his Constitution and Strength attributes were advancing side by side, both charging toward the 130-point mark.

The Agility attribute also looked much better, reaching nearly 80 points; Lu Yu believed that once the 【Water-Pointing Swimming Dragon Skill】 was unlocked, the Agility attribute would soon be able to keep pace with the growth of the Constitution and Strength attributes.

As for the Mental Attribute, it was currently at 19.72 points, just 0.3 points away from reaching the threshold for practicing the 【Moon Observation Method】.

"After returning to the Zhai, I'll consume Potential Points to strengthen my body again." Lu Yu pondered while looking at the Potential Point count; now that food was not scarce, he could gain about 100-plus Potential Points in a day.

Lu Yu tucked the bottle back into his pocket and continued to search Li Laosan. Soon, he found another small booklet with four large characters written on the cover—【Bright Eye Art】.

Lu Yu couldn't help but give a soft exclamation; judging by the name, could this be a Cultivation Method specifically for training the eyes?

He flipped to the first page, browsed through it briefly, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Just as he had expected, this was a Secret Manual specifically for training the eyes.

This not only didn't conflict with his Aiming trait, but could actually stack with it, producing an effect where one plus one is greater than two.

"I wonder where Li Laosan got this martial art, and that bottle of Blood Qi Pill from before; it seems even Song Family Fort doesn't sell them. Could it have been obtained from Anshan City?" Lu Yu pondered to himself.

If that were truly the case, that would be quite good; he would have one more place to purchase Secret Manuals and resources.

Lu Yu put the Secret Manual into his pocket and continued searching, but ended up finding only a pack of cigarettes and a lighter; other than that, there were no other gains.

"The harvest is still okay, I suppose." Lu Yu consoled himself; after all, he still had several thousand yuan on him, and he had caught quite a lot of prey today.

After retrieving all the Iron Arrows scattered about, Lu Yu keenly sensed a dangerous aura permeating the air.

Clearly, some Fierce Beasts had already smelled the scent of blood and rushed over.

Lu Yu took a few bows and shouldered a piece of prey, heading back in the direction he had come from.

These incoming Fierce Beasts would just happen to help him destroy the evidence, and even if Li Meng and the others came looking later, it would be hard to guess who had done it.

Of course, blindly avoiding them was by no means a long-term solution. Now that he had reached Linti Zhongqi, once he broke through to the late stage of Flesh Refining, or even Force Entering, he would have the confidence to fight them.

Returning to the Zhai.

Seeing Lu Yu return safely, everyone first breathed a sigh of relief.

But when they saw him put down the prey and still carrying several bows on his back, they vaguely guessed some things.

In fact, they had been mentally prepared for this long ago.

Given Li Laosan's character, how could he possibly cooperate honestly and reveal the whereabouts of Liu Tianhong and the others?

A little thought made it clear that this was almost impossible.

It would be one thing if those people were gone, but if Li Laosan's two brothers learned of this news, they likely wouldn't let it go easily.

"Xiao Yu, how is it? Did you find out any news about Tianhong and the others?" Lu Guohao asked in a low voice.

Although he wasn't worried about anyone in the Zhai leaking secrets, it pays to be cautious.

Zhao Shan and the others also looked over one after another.

Lu Yu shook his head without over-explaining, only saying: "Only by entering Li Family Fort can we know the situation of Liu Shu and the others."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

"Everyone, don't worry, just leave this matter to me to handle." Lu Yu said with a smile to comfort them.

The group felt helpless and could only smile bitterly. They had seen the prowess of Martial Artists with their own eyes; that Li Meng seemed even more formidable than Xiao Yu, capable of killing an Iron-Backed Black Bull with a single arrow.

And as for them, even with guns in their hands, they didn't consider themselves a match for an Iron-Backed Black Bull.

They only hoped that the people at Li Family Fort wouldn't find out about this too quickly.

After lunch, Lu Yu quickly took the bottle of Blood Qi Pill to find Wang Liang.

"Blood Qi Pill?" A look of surprise appeared on Wang Liang's face as he took the bottle and poured out a red pill that was round and lustrous; the pill was only about the size of a pinky fingernail.

"Yes, that's right, it is indeed a Blood Qi Pill." He nodded and looked at Lu Yu, asking: "Where did you get this?"

Lu Yu did not hide anything and recounted the cause and effect of the conflict with Li Laosan and the others in detail.

Wang Liang frowned, "That guy said it like that?"

"Yes, Wang Shu, do you think the possibility of Liu Shu and the others still being alive is high?" Lu Yu could not help but ask.

"Listening to your description, that last person did not seem to be lying. Moreover, Li Family Fort has always made ordinary people build houses and expand walls, only throwing them outside the fort to be torn apart by Fierce Beasts once they have been squeezed dry."

"So cruel?" Lu Yu could not help but clench his fists; this was simply brutal exploitation.

"Indeed." Wang Liang sighed heavily, "Tian Gong and the others are Martial Artists, and their stamina and strength are greater than ordinary people's. If Li Laosan and those few people intentionally targeted Tian Gong and the others, it is truly possible they were made to do such hard labor."

"If that is the case, then that is still fine." Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief; as long as they were still alive, it was fine.

"Mm." Wang Liang nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about Li Meng coming to your door after finding out the news; if he really dares to come, I would welcome it."

Hearing this, Lu Yu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He understood what Wang Liang meant, but he did not intend to rely entirely on the other party; after all, plans can never keep up with changes.

"Let's talk about this Blood Qi Pill."

Wang Liang placed the Pill in the palm of his hand, "This Blood Qi Pill, as you can tell from the name, is used to increase blood Qi and is suitable for Martial Artists to consume.

The ones in this bottle should be Low-grade Blood Qi Pills, specifically for Martial Artists in the Body Tempering Realm."

"So, there are also Superior ones?" Lu Yu asked in surprise.

"Of course."

Wang Liang answered without hesitation, "Besides Low-grade Blood Qi Pills, there are also Middle-grade and Superior ones. Middle-grade Blood Qi Pills are suitable for Martial Artists in the Refining Flesh Realm to consume, while Superior Blood Qi Pills are for In-Jin Martial Artists to consume, and the price is also the most expensive, at twenty thousand yuan each."

"T-twenty thousand!" Lu Yu gasped; this meant that all the money he had on him right now added together was not enough to buy half of one.

"Indeed." A bitter smile appeared on Wang Liang's face; even back in his day, he could not afford to buy many to consume in a month.

But to tell the truth, the effect of this Superior Blood Qi Pill is even better than Advanced Fierce Beast Meat, and the absorption speed is fast.

"Wang Shu, what about the prices for the Middle-grade and Low-grade ones?" Lu Yu asked curiously.

"For the Middle-grade, it is much cheaper, five thousand yuan each, and the Low-grade is even cheaper; you can buy one for one thousand yuan," Wang Liang explained.

"..." Lu Yu opened his mouth slightly. One thousand yuan for a Low-grade one was barely acceptable.

But a Middle-grade Blood Qi Pill cost five thousand each, equivalent to several Low-level Fierce Beasts to trade for one; this price did not seem cheap either, did it?

Seeming to see through Lu Yu's thoughts, Wang Liang rarely showed a smile and said, "To us, this price is indeed outrageously high, but for those living in places like Yongan City, they have long been accustomed to it, to the point of being unable to live without them."

"Wang Shu, why is that?" Lu Yu asked in confusion.