Chapter 162: True Qi Pill

"I don't seem to have any better options, do I?" Lu Yu shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"Hahaha." Liu Yong couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Friend, please, this way."

Lu Yu followed Liu Yong into the camp on the left. Once inside, he discovered that the layout here was not much different from Zhou Family Fort; one could even say that Zhou Family Fort might have been built in imitation of this place.

Liu Yong seemed to be quite popular in this area, as people kept greeting him enthusiastically along the way.

However, more people were still sizing Lu Yu up with surprised gazes.

They walked into a courtyard, and soon someone came over to weigh the prey.

Two porcupines, totaling 2,050 catties.

One Red Blood Leopard, 620 catties.

Fifteen Gale Wolves, totaling 【missing number】 catties.

"Friend, the purchase price for the Red Blood Leopard is 12 yuan per catty, so 620 catties comes to 7,440 yuan. Gale Wolves are 15 yuan per catty, and the ten-thousand-plus catties total 【missing number】 yuan.

Additionally, the claws of the Gale Wolves are very sharp; we can buy them back at a price of 1,000 yuan each, which would get you another 【missing number】 yuan.

Porcupines are 18 yuan per catty, so 2,050 catties is 【missing number】 yuan.

Each porcupine tusk can sell for 5,000 yuan; although one is damaged, we are still willing to buy it at the price of an intact one, which is 【missing number】 yuan.

Adding everything together, it comes to a total of 【missing number】 yuan. Do you have any issues with this price? If there are no issues, let's close the deal at this."

Liu Yong tapped away on a calculator and scribbled on a piece of paper, finally saying to Lu Yu with a face full of smiles.

"Over 310,000?" Lu Yu pondered to himself; this price was actually quite a bit more than he had anticipated.

Calculating based on 5,000 yuan per Mid-grade Blood Qi Pill, 310,000 could buy 62 pills, which meant 【missing number】 Potential Points.

If he made two more trips like this, it might just be enough potential for his next breakthrough in Realm.

However, if he went to hunt Advanced Fierce Beasts, the money he got in exchange should be even more, right?

"No problem," Lu Yu said decisively.

"Alrighty then." Liu Yong nodded repeatedly; truthfully, he felt the price he had offered was already very fair. If Lu Yu still wasn't satisfied...

"By the way, I heard you mention earlier that your Branch also sells various weapons and resources that Martial Artists need, right?" Lu Yu asked suddenly.

"That's right." Liu Yong smiled until his eyes were almost slits; he had been waiting for Lu Yu to ask that very question.

"I wonder what you would like to buy, friend?"

"Do you have Superior Blood Qi Pills here?" Lu Yu asked tentatively; in truth, he didn't hold much hope, but if there were no Superior ones, buying Mid-grade ones would also do.

If this so-called Martial Arts Association didn't even have Mid-grade Blood Qi Pills, then he would have no choice but to go into Yongan City and look around.

"We do." Liu Yong blurted out without even thinking.

Lu Yu was stunned and asked with some disbelief, "You really do?"

"We really do." Liu Yong smiled and affirmed, "Our Association is no simple matter; not only do we have Superior Blood Qi Pills, we even have True Qi Pills, which are needed for the cultivation of Pulse Refining Martial Artists above the Transformation Energy stage."

"True Qi Pill?" Upon hearing this name, Lu Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Although he hadn't heard of it before, he could already guess from the other party's words that this True Qi Pill was definitely a Pill prepared for Martial Artists of the next major Realm, and it might provide even more Potential Points than a Superior Blood Qi Pill!

"That's right, True Qi Pill."

Liu Yong explained patiently, "Friend, you should be aware that if a Transformation Energy Martial Artist wants to advance further on the path of martial arts, they must convert all the energy within their body into True Qi; only then can they be considered to have stepped into the next major Realm, which is the Pulse Refining Realm.

Once at the Pulse Refining Realm, a Martial Artist can project True Qi externally, and the power is quite considerable.

Of course, progress in cultivation at this Realm is very slow, because the amount of True Qi required to completely open up the Extraordinary Meridians in the body is extremely vast; with the help of True Qi Pills, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Oh my, I've rambled on without realizing it. Given your current Realm, friend, you don't have use for True Qi Pills for the time being; Superior Blood Qi Pills are what are most suitable for you."

Liu Yong glanced at Lu Yu, sighed slightly, and continued, "It's just that Superior Blood Qi Pills are always in high demand and in short supply. If you want one, friend, selling you one bottle is already the limit of what we can do, unless..."

Hearing this, how could Lu Yu not understand that Liu Yong had more to say?

However, being able to buy a bottle of Superior Blood Qi Pills so smoothly was already an unexpected joy, so he followed Liu Yong's lead and asked, "Unless what?"

"Unless you are willing to join our Nanshan District Martial Arts Association, friend." Liu Yong stared intently at Lu Yu, his gaze full of anticipation, as if he wanted to see right through him.

"Nanshan District Martial Arts Association?"

"Hehe, I almost forgot; you might not know much about these things, friend. No matter, I'll explain it simply and you'll understand."

As Liu Yong spoke, he flipped over a page of paper, drew a small circle in the blank space, and said, "This small circle represents Nanshan Great City."

Next, using this small circle as the center, he drew an oval and continued, "This oval is Nanshan District. Besides one large city, Nanshan District also has five or six medium-sized cities and over twenty small cities; Yongan City, where we are right now, is one of them."

"So, the Nanshan District Martial Arts Association is an Association composed of Martial Artists from these cities?" Lu Yu asked doubtfully.

"That's right." Liu Yong nodded in affirmation.

"The President of our Nanshan Martial Arts Association is a True Essence Realm expert."

"True Essence Realm?" Lu Yu couldn't help but be surprised; he had only just learned about the Pulse Refining Realm, and now another True Essence Realm had popped up.

"Yes, after a Martial Artist opens their Extraordinary Meridians, they need to gather the True Qi that wanders throughout their meridians, open up the Dantian Qi Sea, and convert the True Qi into True Essence.

In this way, every move and every style of the Martial Artist contains immense power; this is the True Essence Realm." As Liu Yong spoke, a look of admiration appeared in his eyes.

"So that's how it is." Lu Yu suddenly understood, and immediately asked with anticipation, "Then can a True Essence Realm Martial Artist contend with a B-Class Awakened?"

"This..." A flash of embarrassment crossed Liu Yong's face, "When it comes to dealing with a C-Class Awakened, a True Essence Realm Martial Artist is still fine, but if facing a B-Class Awakened..."

He stopped mid-sentence, hesitant to continue.

Lu Yu understood his meaning instantly.

"Ahem." Liu Yong coughed twice, then continued, "Awakened are indeed powerful, but those who can become Awakened and change their own destiny are, after all, a very small minority.

Are ordinary people just supposed to sit and wait for death, waiting to be slaughtered by Fierce Beasts?

Of course not, which is why we must practice martial arts and rely on our own strength to protect ourselves; this is the original intention behind the founding of our Nanshan District Martial Arts Association."

"I understand." Lu Yu nodded with deep feeling, because this was exactly what he had been pursuing all along.

"Besides the President, our Association also has two or three True Essence Realm Martial Artists, over a dozen or twenty Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists, and there are several hundred In-Jin Martial Artists."

Liu Yong looked at Lu Yu and said sincerely, "If you are willing to join our Association, not only will you receive a bias in resources, but you will also have the opportunity to receive guidance from Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists. Friend, this is a rare and good opportunity."

"Tell me more about this resource allocation," Lu Yu said with a serious expression; compared to everything else, he was more interested in this resource allocation.

Liu Yong was slightly taken aback, then immediately said, "It's like this: as long as you become a member of our Association, you can immediately receive a weapon, a bottle of Superior Blood Qi Pill, and one opportunity to use the 2x Gravity Room for a duration of two hours."

Hearing this, Lu Yu was so excited that his breathing became rapid.

Is this for real? The terms are actually this generous?

Not to mention anything else, a single weapon alone is worth a fortune. He was currently worrying about not having a suitable bow and arrow.

Besides that, there is actually a bottle of Superior Blood Qi Pill, and it's given away for free!

"There's also an opportunity for the 2x Gravity Room?"

Lu Yu looked at Liu Yong, his face full of surprise; has technology become this advanced now? They even have Gravity Rooms.

"That's right, you heard me correctly." Liu Yong's expression looked somewhat pained, "This Gravity Room is something we spent a great price to introduce from the Awakened Association."

Don't look at it as only having two hours of usage time; the cost is as high as several hundred thousand to a million. Therefore, it is only given away for free when a newcomer joins.

Afterwards, besides paying out of your own pocket to use it, only Martial Artists who rank in the top three for Contribution Points in each Realm get one additional opportunity to use it.

"These three things are all given away for free; besides these, there is also..."