Chapter 8

"Master Gan, I want to buy some Blood-Nourishing Pills and Root-Solidifying Pills to take, but I don't have enough silver, so I want to exchange the Spirit-Awakening Pills I bought before for a few pills; do you think it's okay?" In the pill room of the Jinshan Dao Academy, Xu Jin was grinding his teeth with an old man who had a short beard under his jaw.

After leaving Ning Ning Jiaotou, Xu Jin pondered for a while, combined with his own situation, and determined the importance of pills to himself.

The main function of the Spirit-Awakening Pill is to refresh the mind and brain, which can restore a small amount of spirit power for the cultivator, and can connect and restore star power one more time during morning and evening classes, thereby tempering the body one more time.

But in terms of star power, Xu Jin has the starlight on the Arena to supplement it, so it's not that urgent in the short term.

On the contrary, the Blood-Nourishing Pill and Root-Solidifying Pill for the giant hunger reaction are the most important for Xu Jin now.

If there is no pill supplement, multiple giant hunger reactions will damage the body's foundation.

In this situation, Xu Jin either needs to find pills to nourish, or significantly reduce the cultivation speed to avoid giant hunger reactions.

Xu Jin came to the pill room to buy pills.

Blood-Nourishing Pill is three taels of silver each, Root-Solidifying Pill is five taels of silver each.

Xu Jin didn't have any spare money either, so he could only set his sights on the remaining Spirit-Awakening Pills.

It was just that the clerk selling them wouldn't agree, so he could only come to Master Gan here to grind.

This Master Gan is the teacher who teaches the Six Arts of Star Martial Arts to the youths, specifically the medicine-asking part; they have a teacher-student relationship, and this afternoon happened to be the medicine-asking class, so Xu Jin ran over to ask for help.

"Xu Jin, you took eighty-three days to point the star; based on experience, the Spirit-Awakening Pill is more suitable for you. Although the Blood-Nourishing Pill and Root-Solidifying Pill can strengthen the body, if you can't refine and absorb them, it's a waste." Master Gan said while stroking his short beard.

"Master Gan doesn't know, after I tempered my body after pointing the star, I had a giant hunger reaction; I asked Ning Jiaotou Ning, and she said I needed Blood-Nourishing Pills or Root-Solidifying Pills to nourish, otherwise it would damage the foundation."

"And my family is poor, and apart from these Spirit-Awakening Pills, I have no other wealth to use." Xu Jin said generously.

"You had a giant hunger reaction?" Master Gan looked at Xu Jin with some surprise.

This was also another step in Xu Jin's plan to attract investment, expanding the target capitalist.

If Ning Ning Jiaotou didn't work, he would have to try others.

Whether it succeeds or not, he has to try.

Trying doesn't cost him a piece of meat.

"If you really have a giant hunger reaction, then you should indeed take Blood-Nourishing Pills and Root-Solidifying Pills first." Master Gan nodded and said again, "Bring the Spirit-Awakening Pills you have over for me to see."

Xu Jin hurriedly handed over the medicine bottle; there were seven Spirit-Awakening Pills inside.

Master Gan opened the bottle cap and sniffed carefully, then handed the pills to the pill room clerk on the side, "They are indeed the Spirit-Awakening Pills produced by our Dao Academy, and the medicinal properties are well preserved without any loss; exchange them for him; it's not easy for a young man."

"Okay, Master."

Master Gan had spoken, so the clerk naturally wouldn't say anything more, and Xu Jin was overjoyed, bowing and thanking him again.

"The Blood-Nourishing Pill's main function is to nourish blood and generate essence, while the Root-Solidifying Pill is to nourish essence and fill the marrow and solidify the foundation; take one Blood-Nourishing Pill each morning and evening class, and the giant hunger reaction will naturally disappear. If you take one Root-Solidifying Pill every two days, it will have twice the result with half the effort for body tempering." Seeing Xu Jin's respectful attitude, Master Gan gave him guidance again.

Xu Jin thanked him again before leaving.

A few minutes later, Xu Jin left the pill room; the Spirit-Awakening Pills were gone, but his bosom had eight Blood-Nourishing Pills and two Root-Solidifying Pills.

Seven Spirit-Awakening Pills were priced at thirty-five taels, Blood-Nourishing Pill was three taels each, Root-Solidifying Pill was five taels each, and finally the clerk even returned one tael of silver to Xu Jin.

It was only because Master Gan had spoken that the pill room clerk wouldn't say anything about returning silver, and exchanging pills was not allowed, after all, they were things that had already been sold.

Evening class time.

Xu Jin was very skilled in setting up the Drinking Brilliance stance; in just over twenty minutes, his chest felt swollen, his star power was full, and he directly started the Five-Dipper Killing Fist.

The results of the Five-Dipper Killing Fist body tempering in the morning class were reflected in the evening class.

At the beginning of the morning class today, Xu Jin's star power was full, and after practicing the Five-Dipper Killing Fist once, he could practice one more move, and the star power in his body would be consumed.

And at this moment, after practicing the Five-Dipper Killing Fist once, he practiced four more moves, and the star power in his body was consumed.

Whether it was body tempering progress or star power improvement, it was very obvious.

But after practicing the first round, Xu Jin felt a little hungry.

This should still be the aftereffect of the morning class.

He only filled his stomach after the morning class, but the fundamental problem of the giant hunger reaction hadn't been solved.

He took a Blood-Nourishing Pill on the spot, and then set up the Drinking Brilliance stance again to connect and restore star power.

After the Blood-Nourishing Pill entered his abdomen, in less than a minute, Xu Jin felt rolling heat spreading from his abdomen, spreading to his limbs and bones; the range on his chest that had been tempered and covered by starlight felt even more hot and numb.

And the faint hunger he felt after the first round of cultivation had disappeared.

After more than twenty minutes, Xu Jin set up the Five-Dipper Killing Fist again to temper his body.

During the cultivation process, perhaps because Xu Jin was highly focused, Xu Jin faintly felt glances flashing over him from time to time.

Before long, Xu Jin discovered that Ning Jiaotou Ning was observing him from time to time.

However, there were over four hundred youths in the evening class plaza, and there were many things Ning Jiaotou Ning needed to worry about, so she couldn't watch him all the time, only occasionally glancing at him.

After practicing the Five-Dipper Killing Fist once and a half, Xu Jin didn't avoid it, and directly guided the starlight on the Arena to replenish star power, continuing the Five-Dipper Killing Fist.

Xu Jin's Five-Dipper Killing Fist was now very skilled, and practicing it once only took two or three minutes, unless Ning Jiaotou Ning was staring at Xu Jin all the time, she wouldn't be able to discover anything.

After replenishing star power twice using the starlight on the Arena, he continuously tempered his body, which was used to strengthen the tempering effect.

The improvement was the most obvious.

After the second replenishment of star power, Xu Jin continuously practiced the Five-Dipper Killing Fist twice while his star power was full, and only then consumed the star power. The medicinal effect of the Blood-Nourishing Pill was still there, but he felt it had weakened.

Xu Jin didn't hesitate; this time, after taking a Root-Solidifying Pill, he started to connect to starlight to restore star power.

Xu Jin also understood.

The so-called "poor literature, rich martial arts."

With his weak body, if there were no pills to nourish it, under high-intensity body tempering, he would only practice himself into collapse.

The medicinal effect of the Root-Solidifying Pill spread, and it was also rolling heat, but it had a kind of heat that went deep into the bone marrow, feeling like it was drilling into his bones; Xu Jin felt his whole body was hot, as if he had endless strength.

Drinking Brilliance stance star power full, continue the Five-Dipper Killing Fist.

After consuming it, he guided the starlight on the Arena to replenish star power, continuing the Five-Dipper Killing Fist.

One Root-Solidifying Pill was five taels of silver; the medicinal effect couldn't be wasted.

After replenishing star power twice continuously, Xu Jin practiced the Five-Dipper Killing Fist six and a half times in one breath, and with the medicinal effect of the Blood-Nourishing Pill and Root-Solidifying Pill, the body tempering effect was astonishing.

In the middle, Ning Yuchan's gaze should have focused on Xu Jin two or three times.

But it was only focus.

As long as she wasn't staring at Xu Jin all the time, she wouldn't be able to discover any abnormalities.

Start the third round of connecting to starlight to restore star power.

Xu Jin closed his eyes and looked at the Arena; there was still a small part of starlight on the Arena, and visually, it could support Xu Jin to restore star power at most once.

Xu Jin didn't guide this trace of starlight into his body again, but left it.

One was for emergency, the other was that too much is as bad as too little.

If he showed too much, it wouldn't be good if it attracted malice.

The star power that Xu Jin could accumulate in his body was continuously increasing; in the evening class, Xu Jin only circulated the Drinking Brilliance stance four times, and the extreme feeling of mental fatigue appeared.

The Spirit-Awakening Pill was also gone, so Xu Jin could only end his cultivation.

But even so, the cultivation results of Xu Jin in the evening class today were extremely astonishing.

Four rounds of Drinking Brilliance stance to restore star power, plus four times guiding the Arena starlight into the body, Xu Jin practiced the Five-Dipper Killing Fist thirteen times in the evening class today, tempering his body thirteen times.

Other youths who hadn't broken through to the first layer of Meal of Mist practiced the Five-Dipper Killing Fist seven or eight times at most in one night, which was the limit.

And they were in separate times, generally having to restore star power after tempering the body twice continuously.

Xu Jin here, at the highest, practiced the Five-Dipper Killing Fist six times in one breath, and with the medicinal effect of the Blood-Nourishing Pill and Root-Solidifying Pill, the body tempering effect was doubled.

Just one evening class, the starlight on Xu Jin's chest had already covered half of his chest and abdomen, as large as a watermelon.

Looking at this starlight coverage range, it was already about the same as those youths who had pointed the star for more than half a month.

Since he had already cultivated to the limit, Xu Jin prepared to tell Ning Jiaotou Ning, end the evening class, and go back to rest early.

"Limit reached, then go back to rest early." Ning Yuchan first responded, and then suddenly said, "Guide the star power, let me see your cultivation progress."

This was a bit of concern.

Generally speaking, an instructor who manages so many youths, asking about a youth once every three or five days, is considered diligent.

Xu Jin understood that it should be because he took the initiative to show his value at noon.

Perhaps, attracting investment was promising.

Taking off his top, Xu Jin visualized the star pattern and guided the star power.

In an instant, the center of Xu Jin's chest and abdomen was covered by bright starlight, as large as a pineapple.

Ning Yuchan's apricot eyes widened slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on her jade face under the veil.

This body tempering progress?

It should be better than Yue Daqi, the first in this term's star-pointing, right?

"Did you have a giant hunger reaction this morning, did you take Spirit-Awakening Pills again?" Ning Yuchan asked again.

"Ning Jiaotou, I exchanged the Spirit-Awakening Pills for Blood-Nourishing Pills and Root-Solidifying Pills in the afternoon, and took them in the evening, so I didn't have a giant hunger reaction."

Xu Jin's answer made Ning Yuchan's gaze move again.

This youth before her had strong execution and seemed to have his own ideas.

"Continue to work hard!"

Waving her hand, she signaled Xu Jin to leave; she still had to continue to be on duty, as there were so many youths who hadn't successfully pointed the star still persisting in the evening class plaza.

On the way back, Xu Jin felt that he should strike while the iron is hot.

Since he had made Ning Ning Jiaotou surprised continuously today, she might have already guessed something.

Then strike while the iron is hot, and try to see if he could attract investment.

In the dormitory, Xu Jin pondered for a long while about the wording and communication plan.