fynovel Chapter 15 Diligence is nearing its end, but minor achievements are just around the corner.
Chapter 15 Diligence is nearing its end, but minor achievements are just around the corner.
Bu Che's time in this world was ultimately short-lived; he remained a diligent and kind college student with a clear, albeit naive, conscience that occasionally shone through his eyes.
He slipped a few coins to the waiter as a gesture of goodwill, a small token of his consolation. It wasn't much, but it made him feel at ease, and it was also considered payment for the information Bu Che had inquired about.
"Zhao Laizi... is hosting a banquet for the Black Tiger Gang's experts? This Tiger Boss looks pretty formidable, who is he planning to take down?"
Bu Che, who was caught in the wind and snow, was blown so hard by the north wind mixed with goose feather snow that he could barely open his eyes, and it seemed that some of the hot blood in his body had been blown away.
He was pondering who Zhao Laizi and his group were planning to deal with.
"Could it be that they're going to deal with Brother Zhang?"
Bu Che frowned; the thought had entered his mind and he couldn't shake it off.
Although Zhang Hengyuan and Zhao Laizi were roommates in the same room, it was not uncommon for roommates to resort to violence against each other.
Wrapping his cotton coat tighter around himself, Bu Che braved the increasingly fierce wind and snow, slowly making his way towards the apprentices' courtyard.
Back in Room 17, the strong smell of alcohol hit us.
Zhao Laizi and his group didn't even take off their clothes before collapsing onto the bed and falling fast asleep. The strong smell of alcohol permeated the room, making it reek of foul odors.
Bu Che returned to his bed, but Zhang Hengyuan had not yet returned, which dashed Bu Che's hopes of secretly reminding him.
After eating half a pound of beef and drinking some Shaoxing wine, I returned despite the freezing cold, but my body still felt warm.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Bu Che immediately entered the cultivation state of the "Xue Family Qi and Blood Technique".
After cultivating for most of the day, Zhang Hengyuan returned covered in sweat amidst the snoring of the entire Seventeenth Chamber.
Bu Che opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Hengyuan in surprise.
"Brother Zhang, why are you only getting back now?"
Zhang Hengyuan, still drenched in sweat, said calmly, "I'm almost at the entry level. I must keep working hard and not slack off. Cultivation depends on one breath. My talent is not as good as those top geniuses. I can only maintain my breath through hard work."
"Only in this way can we press on with our momentum and achieve unstoppable progress."
Afterwards, Zhang Hengyuan quickly wiped himself down and got into bed, where he sat cross-legged like Bu Che and began practicing his Qi and Blood cultivation.
Bu Che's eyes brightened slightly.
Zhang Ge's diligence is on par with Bu Che's!
He would surely be an excellent and diligent person!
However, Brother Zhang's cultivation period shouldn't be long, so the diligence he possesses shouldn't be that great either...
Bu Che shook his head, sighed softly, then glanced at Zhao Laizi, who was fast asleep. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and told Zhang Hengyuan what he had seen and heard at the restaurant that day.
"Tiger Lord? Zhao Hu from the Black Tiger Gang?"
Zhang Hengyuan narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint flashing in them.
"He's probably after me. Zhao Laizi doesn't want me to be the first to reach the peak! Maybe he wants the reward for being the first to reach the peak this year."
Zhang Hengyuan said in a low voice.
"According to the rules set by Steward Liu, the first person in any branch to achieve high rank each year can receive a reward from him!"
"What's the reward?" Bu Che asked curiously.
"I don't know. Manager Liu gives it based on his mood. It could be a ninth-grade porcelain medicine, or it could be peace money, or it could even be a 'porcelain soldier'."
Zhang Hengyuan slowly exhaled, perhaps because Bu Che's kind reminder made him feel more appreciative and grateful.
However, Zhang Hengyuan still harbored some wariness towards Bu Che; one should always be cautious.
"Porcelain soldiers are weapons crafted by porcelain artisans. They require special porcelain stones and the skill of the porcelain artisans to create them. They possess the special ability to conduct and even utilize qi and blood."
Zhang Hengyuan gave a brief introduction, but didn't go into details, because he wasn't qualified to receive the porcelain soldier; he had only heard about it secondhand.
Then, silence fell over the room again.
Bu Che and Zhang Hengyuan both sat cross-legged on the bed and began practicing Qi and Blood Gong.
Outside, the snow swirled and howled, and the north wind, blowing through the cracks in the window, made a sound like ghosts wailing. This sound, along with the snoring of Zhao Laizi and the others inside, created a symphony.
This time, Bu Che learned his lesson and didn't overdo it with his cultivation.
In his mind, the Baque Sword trembled slightly.
The intertwined sword lights formed a clue.
[Xue Family Qi and Blood Technique (Rank 9) Minor Success (1/4)]
Seeing that Xue Family Qi and Blood Technique had received another year of diligent blessing, Bu Che felt his internal Qi and blood becoming increasingly hot, surging in his blood vessels and transmitting strands of energy that permeated his meridians, causing fine sweat to break out on his forehead.
He was satisfied and stopped cultivating, then lay down to sleep.
As for when Zhang Hengyuan stopped cultivating and went to sleep, Bu Che had no idea.
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The next day.
As soon as Zhang Hengyuan got up, Bu Che immediately got up and followed him out of Room 17.
Zhao Laizi and the others lay in the quilt, coldly staring at Bu Che who was leaving behind Zhang Hengyuan, muttering curses under their breath.
Clearly, they haven't given up on Bu Che, or perhaps they've become even more determined because Bu Che has managed to evade their lessons time and time again.
Watching Zhang Hengyuan and Bu Che's departing figures, Zhao Laizi snorted coldly.
"Let them be smug for a few more days! The apprentices at the Broken Porcelain Workshop are easy targets... twenty coins a day! I work hard all day and only get ten!"
Zhao Laizi spat and cursed.
Then he called on the other apprentices to quickly pool their money.
"If we invite Tiger for drinks again today, our deal will be done very quickly!"
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After leaving the apprentice courtyard, Bu Che and Zhang Hengyuan arrived at the Xue family mansion. After taking out their identity tokens and entering the mansion, they went their separate ways.
Arriving at the Broken Porcelain Workshop, I was early today. In the training ground, there were only a few apprentices waiting to receive "Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder".
Finding an open space, Bu Che immediately began practicing martial arts by stepping on stakes, waiting to receive the "Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder".
While practicing his skills, he also pondered how to allocate the remaining diligence he had gained from Master Xu during the "multiple planting" cooldown period.
"Diligence is limited; one should dedicate oneself to one thing, such as cultivating Qi and Blood Technique to a minor level, or pouring everything into the martial art of Fighting Body Fist and Hammer."
Having mastered a basic martial art to deal with the threat of that evil spirit's thoughts would give me peace of mind.
Old Master Zhou once said that he needed to at least master the basics of Qi and Blood Technique before he could even attempt to fight against those evil thoughts of ghosts and gods. Once he had achieved a minor level of Qi and Blood Technique, the probability of success would naturally be even higher!
"Then let's first raise the Qi and Blood Technique to the minor mastery level!"
Bu Che's gaze sharpened, and he immediately made up his mind!
"Knock knock knock..."
The sound of gongs resounded, and Xue Qing, the master of the porcelain medicine shop, along with his apprentices, came to distribute Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder again.
After leaping down the plum blossom stakes, Bu Che lined up to receive the Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder.
After receiving the Boiling Blood Powder, he immediately went to the apprentice who was boiling water.
"Bring me a bowl of boiling water."
Carefully holding a bowl of boiling water, he sprinkled in the boiling blood powder, stirred it with chopsticks, took a deep breath, and then gulped it down.
Even after circulating the Xue family's Qi and Blood Technique, Bu Che's eyes were still slightly red from the heat, and his throat felt like it didn't belong to him anymore.
However, the more boiling the blood powder is, the better the effect!
After taking the porcelain powder, Bu Che immediately went to the eaves, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate the Xue family's Qi and Blood Technique.
He planned to test whether Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder would be helpful for cultivating Qi and Blood Gong.
hiss hiss hiss—
The scalding blood circulated rapidly beneath the skin and fur, rushing through the meridians like a river, crashing against the bones and muscles, as if making a sound like waves crashing against the shore!
Steam rose from Bu Che's head, like billowing smoke.
With the help of the Boiling Blood Powder, the circulation of Qi and Blood in the Qi and Blood Gong became much smoother, and even much faster!
It's much more efficient than practicing alone!
"It really worked!"
"Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder can not only assist in martial arts techniques, but also in the cultivation of Qi and Blood! And the effects are even better!"
Bu Che took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and began to digest the effects of the medicine.
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After Xue Qing finished distributing the Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder, he was about to have his apprentices pack up their medicine boxes and leave the ill-fated Broken Porcelain Workshop when he caught sight of Old Zhou walking out of the workshop's inner courtyard, leaning on his cane.
"Yo, Master Zhou!"
Xue Qing quickly told the apprentices to stop what they were doing, his face beaming with smiles. He strode over to Old Zhou's side and expertly took Old Zhou's hand in his.
I chatted warmly with Old Zhou, his face full of love for the Broken Porcelain Workshop, as if the air in the workshop had become incredibly fresh.
However, Old Zhou's conversation and compliments to Xue Qing were lukewarm at best.
Suddenly, Old Zhou's turbid right eye, which emitted a purple light, paused and fell on the boy sitting cross-legged under the eaves where sharp icicles had formed.
Seeing the steam rising from the top of the boy's head, a strange light appeared in the eerie eyes that shimmered with purple light.
Then, Old Zhou's gaze shifted again, slowly moving to look at a position five zhang behind Bu Che.
There, dressed in a bright red robe, wearing a black gauze hat, holding a gold ingot and a ruyi scepter, the evil spirit with its head tilted, its body covered in cracks as if gushing blood, stared intently at Bu Che.
Old Zhou calmly looked at the evil thoughts emanating from this ghostly deity.
The evil thoughts of the ghost seemed to sense something and tilted their heads to look.
Xue Qing, who was standing next to Old Zhou, suddenly felt a chill. He followed Old Zhou's gaze and saw Bu Che with smoke coming out of his head.
I wonder what Old Zhou is looking at.
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At this moment, Bu Che was unaware of Old Zhou's gaze and attention.
He was completely immersed in the cultivation of the Xue family's Qi and Blood Technique, circulating the Qi and Blood Technique's circuits round and round. The boiling Qi and Blood made his entire face turn bright red.
I don't know how long I cultivated, but I completed six more cycles of Qi and blood than required.
He felt a sudden dizziness and lightheadedness, almost as if he were about to fall asleep. According to Zhang Hengyuan, this was a sign that Bu Che had exhausted his mental energy. However, with the help of the Boiling Blood Porcelain Powder, he accelerated the speed at which Qin Yi enhanced his Qi and Blood Gong!
Bu Che's eyes gleamed, and the sword in his mind vibrated, intertwining with flowing light.
[Xue Family Qi and Blood Technique (Rank 9) Minor Success (3/4)]
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The Lesser Achievement of Qi and Blood Gong is within reach!