Chapter 45 Rapid Progress
It was stormy and there was no one on the streets. It was pitch black and no one could see each other.
Liang Qu wrapped the broken stove in his wet cotton coat and dragged his tired body back to the shore.
He pulled out two yellow reed leaves from the reed bush nearby, tore them into thin threads, passed them through the gill covers of the red blood bass, and ran straight home carrying the precious fish.
When I got home, I closed the door, set up the small stove again, added firewood to start the fire, and after the water boiled, put in the fish pieces.
When it was almost cooked, Liang Qu stood up to make sure that all the gaps in the house were sealed tightly, and found the incense he had brought back earlier and lit it.
The room was gradually filled with fragrance, and Liang Qu could feel that his attention was focused and his thinking was quicker.
The physical fatigue made him drowsy, but after inhaling the concentration incense, he felt refreshed as if he had woken up naturally after a good sleep.
With the aroma of the fish filling, Liang Qu scooped up the fish meat and ate it quickly despite the heat, then started practicing monkey boxing.
[Water Essence +]
The blood and energy consumed during the day were condensed again. As it circulated, Liang Qu could feel his sore muscles relieved and he felt very comfortable.
Blood and qi are a manifestation of a warrior's physical strength, but a warrior is not strong because he has sufficient blood and qi. Instead, it is because his physical fitness is strong enough to condense enough blood and qi.
Blood is not a powerful cause, but a powerful result. This result can in turn promote the cause.
The two-phase cycle is endless.
As long as there is no major deficit problem in the body, after the Qi and blood are consumed, they will condense again very quickly, especially when the energy is sufficient, and it can be replenished more than twice a day.
Hu Qi estimated that it would take Liang Qu twenty days to break through the barrier. After some calculation, it was equivalent to refining the skin for about fifty times before he could break through the barrier and complete the qualitative change.
The food moves in the stomach and intestines, and surging energy is extracted from the fish meat.
Strands of blood and energy gathered together, from the thickness of a few hairs, to the thickness of chopsticks, to the thickness of a little finger, and finally to the thickness of an index finger, all in just a few minutes.
Liang Qu took a deep breath of the fragrance, and following the feeling Hu Qi gave him during the day, he used his mind to guide the blood and qi to flow and spread.
With the help of the concentration incense, the blood and qi were guided very smoothly, and soon turned into a warm current and dissolved into the skin fascia.
The skin quickly turned red and began to emit astonishing heat again, which lasted for a full half a minute before stopping.
Liang Qu let out a long sigh, and white mist billowed out from his mouth and nose, rolling endlessly.
The taut skin stretched out, still soft to the touch, but seemed to become tougher when attacked.
After refining his skin once, Liang Qu did not stop and continued to condense his blood and energy.
Red blood bass can provide much more energy than that.
It’s just that he extinguished the concentration incense in advance. This thing is very precious. I heard from Senior Brother Hu that it costs half a tael of silver for one!
The house is a closed space and the fragrance is still there, so we can use it sparingly.
Liang Qu became Yang Dongxiong's disciple, and his status and living conditions improved qualitatively. But after all, the master was not his real father, and he was already very satisfied that Master Yang could teach him something.
Now that Liang Qu has just entered the sect, his fellow apprentices will naturally take care of him, but they cannot ask for help in everything. In the end, he still has to earn resources on his own. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and a termite?
Not to mention Yang Dongxiong, Liang Qu himself looked down on himself. He had hands, feet and hangings, and was no worse than others!
The fish meat is constantly being digested, and surging energy flows out of the body, being condensed into qi and blood again and again.
The red skin had not yet recovered its color when it tightened again, becoming more extraordinary after countless times of tempering.
Liang Qu practiced until dawn, and relied on the red blood perch to condense qi and blood twenty-eight times, continuously flushing his skin and fascia.
The energy in the red blood bass was completely digested and not a single bit could be squeezed out.
The skin refining process that originally required twenty days, fifty times, now only requires twenty-two times, less than ten days, or less than ten days.
The price was that Liang Qu was extremely sleepy. Listening to the noise coming from somewhere and the sound of wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs, he fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up again, it was still dark.
Liang Qu was a little confused in a trance, as if he didn't know what year it was. He was silent for a while before he remembered what was going on.
He actually slept from morning till night.
The martial arts school would definitely not be open in the middle of the night, so there was no way to find my senior brother.
Listening to the footsteps coming from outside the door, it should be a fisherman about to go out in the boat, so it's a good opportunity to go into the water and hone my underwater skills.
Liang Qu clenched his fists and waved them vigorously, feeling extremely excited.
Ze Ling's fusion degree is approaching fifty, and he has a hunch that perhaps after truly breaking through fifty, there will be a different change.
The skin barrier in the martial arts is about to be broken through and become a real warrior. Although warriors are different from martial arts masters and cannot eat imperial food, they are like scholars and juren. Even scholars have a huge gap with ordinary people. It is the dream of many people.
Two fronts are moving forward at the same time, oh, and there is also Ah Fei and Can't Move.
The two beasts need less water essence to evolve than Liang Qu, and now the progress is more than half.
It can be said that three lines are blooming.
By then, in the shallow waters of the Jianghuai marshes, as long as there are no monsters from the deep waters, Liangqu can be called the overlord of the shallow waters and the leader of Yixing City!
After putting on his clothes, Liang Qu walked along the road to the pier.
The temperature dropped further today, perhaps the rain yesterday marked the arrival of colder air.
When we arrived at the shore, the lights were sporadic, much brighter than last night, but there were still quite a few boats parked at the pier, about half of the usual number. Fishermen gathered in groups of three or four in the teahouses on the shore, and I didn't know what they were discussing.
Liang Qu wanted to untie the boat, but was stopped by a voice.
"Ashui, you want to go out on the boat?"
He turned around and found that it was Li Libo's father, Li Dakang, who spoke, so he stayed on the shore: "Yes, Uncle Li, what's the matter?"
"Nothing serious, I just wanted to ask you, why hasn't my kid come back for two days? Is he still in the martial arts gym, or is he fooling around somewhere else?"
Another voice interrupted immediately. It was Chen Jiechang's father, Chen Cheng: "Yeah, my kid hasn't come back either. I wanted to go to Pingyang Town to look for you guys, but then I thought about three grown men together and they wouldn't get lost, so I didn't care. I just happened to see him now, so I came to ask."
"Oh, I came back late yesterday and forgot to tell Uncle Li and Uncle Chen that the three of us were noticed by the martial arts master because of our good performance, so he specially cleared a room in the yard for us to stay in. That's why I haven't been back since then and have been concentrating on practicing martial arts."
Li Libo and Chen Jiechang were both injured, all on their faces. They were embarrassed to go home and make their parents worry, so before coming, they specifically asked Liang Qu to pass on a message and help them tell a lie.
Liang Qu rescued Chen Qingjiang's family some time ago, which greatly changed his image in the eyes of people in Yixing City. He is still a far cry from being a local celebrity, but at least his words are convincing.
As a result, he came back and tried to catch the precious fish, but encountered two big monsters. He was so frightened that he couldn't even remember this incident. He only remembered it when he was asked.
As for becoming a true disciple
Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade clothes at night.
Liang Qu really wanted to say something, but looking at the fishermen gathered around him, it didn't seem like a good time.
I can't hold back a big one.
After hearing this, Chen Cheng and Li Dakang's faces were filled with joy and they put their arms around the shoulders of the fishermen around them and shouted.
"Did you hear that? Did you hear that? My son has been chosen by a martial arts master! My son has been chosen by a martial arts master."
"I heard it, I heard it. Congratulations, congratulations."
"I have watched Ah Shui, Ah Jie and Ah Bo since I was little. They are different from the others. They are the three smartest kids in our village. You see, they are going to be very successful."
"Strange, has Yixing City ever produced any warriors? Three of them at once?"
"I have had a few, but they all seem to have moved to Pingyang Town and never returned."
The looks of several fishermen nearby changed on the spot. No matter how uncomfortable they felt, they had to say nice things to their faces.
"Hahaha, congratulations, you have truly become martial artists. I'll buy you a drink."
At this moment, Li Dakang and Chen Cheng were eager to tell everyone about their son's future.
Liang Qu was used to this scene in his previous life. He shook his head and was about to go on the boat, but was stopped by Li Dakang again.
"Ah Shui, I wanted to stop you just now, but I didn't tell you clearly. Did you know that it rained heavily last night?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
"Then you didn't know that the river god appeared last night!"
Liang Qu was confused: "River God?"
"Yes, the river god jumped out of the river and caught a flaming bird! The sky is broken. Let's wait two days before setting out on the boat. Let the head of the village find a few wealthy families to take the lead. Each family will contribute some money to hold a river god sacrifice. We can set out on the boat after the sacrifice. Otherwise, we will not feel at ease."
The fishermen nearby nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, we must offer sacrifices to the river god when he comes out, otherwise we will make him unhappy. Not being able to catch fish is a small matter, but getting the river god angry is a big deal!"
(End of this chapter)
