Chapter 242
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Chapter 242: Dragon-Tiger Strengthening
In the hidden chamber,
Wang Chen retrieved a clay jar the size of a fist from his storage bag.
Upon opening the lid, a potent medicinal aroma instantly filled the air, invigorating him immediately!
Inside the jar was the Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup.
This concoction had been prepared on the spot by the woman who sold him the recipe, using her own materials to demonstrate its authenticity.
To further dispel Wang Chen’s doubts, she even drank half a bowl herself.
Convinced by the taste and her assurance, Wang Chen purchased the recipe for fifty spirit fragments.
The jar of Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup was a complimentary gift,
valued at approximately three spirit fragments, as per the woman’s claim.
Indeed, such a luxury was beyond the reach of ordinary loose cultivators!
Wang Chen consumed the entire contents in one go.
As the soup settled in his stomach, a surge of warmth erupted, swiftly spreading to his five organs and permeating every part of his body.
His blood circulation accelerated dramatically, and fine beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
Shedding his outer robe, Wang Chen activated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method to refine the medicinal energy dispersing within his body.
Within moments, his entire body turned as red as a boiled lobster, with mist rising from his head—
clear signs of his Qi and blood boiling within.
His muscles bulged, and his bones emitted cracking sounds, causing his height to increase by half a foot!
However, for Wang Chen, who had reached an advanced level in body cultivation, such transformations were trivial.
He fully refined the medicinal power of the Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup in the time it takes to burn an incense stick.
Unlike Vajra Ghee, which externally fortifies the skin, Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup internally strengthens Qi and blood.
Though not a perfect match for the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method, its effects were undeniably beneficial.
At the very least, it adequately met Wang Chen’s body cultivation needs when Vajra Ghee was unavailable.
Moreover, this soup recipe held deeper secrets.
Wang Chen unfolded a piece of tough hemp paper, densely inscribed with hundreds of tiny characters.
It detailed the formula and brewing method for Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup.
The "Dragon-Tiger" in its name referred to two primary ingredients:
the dragon, represented by the Black Python, and the tiger, represented by the Spotted Tiger.
These were further categorized into Five Snakes, Three Pythons, and Eight Tigers.
The Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup Wang Chen had just consumed was a basic version,
made from the essence of low-level transformed beasts—Black Python and Spotted Tiger—combined with nine other medicinal ingredients.
This budget version offered limited potency, with a small jar lasting only the duration of an incense stick for cultivation.
In contrast, a premium version, requiring spirit beasts like the Three-eyed Giant Python and Cloud-striding Tiger, would deliver vastly superior medicinal effects!
The spirit beasts were equivalent to the Purple Palace, making such main ingredients extremely precious.
What Wang Chen actually purchased were eight different levels of recipes.
Although they all bore the name Dragon-Tiger Strengthening Soup, the effects after consumption varied significantly.
Thus, his expenditure of fifty spirit fragments was indeed worth it.
But it was not inexpensive.
It is crucial to note that these handwritten recipes lacked any form of confidentiality or oath seals.
That woman could easily copy hundreds or even thousands of them to sell.
However, there weren’t many buyers in the loose cultivator towns.
She would take whatever customer she could find.
As the buyer, Wang Chen could also copy them and resell them to recoup his investment.
After memorizing the recipe once more, Wang Chen pressed his palms together, and the piece of hemp paper instantly turned to ashes!
The recipe was now firmly imprinted in his mind, never to be forgotten.
Putting on his outer robe again, Wang Chen began to plan his future cultivation.
First, the main technique he would practice—Five Element Technique.
There isn’t much to say about it; training at the ninth level of Qi Training to reach perfect mastery is a long accumulative process.
Currently, Wang Chen had only gained a little over a hundred experience points toward the ninth level, and he still needed a long time to reach the full 900 points.
There was no need to rush.
Next was the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method.
Although the fourth realm’s cultivation level was strong, he still needed to improve further when facing opponents of the Purple Palace level.
Then there was the Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon Technique, Thunderbolt sword technique, Five Suns Thunder, and more.
To practice the Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon Technique, he would need to consume spirit gas, requiring a location similar to the Eastern Wild Marsh to find a source of replenishing spirit gas for the True Form image of the spirit dragon.
Five Suns Thunder would also need a place rich in lightning, and the Thunderbolt sword technique couldn’t be effectively performed in narrow areas…
Thinking it over, Wang Chen realized he had a lot to keep himself busy with in the coming years.
Although no one was pushing him, Wang Chen felt an invisible whip urging him forward, making it impossible for him to stop, pushing him to strive harder and harder.
This invisible whip was the persistent sense of crisis that lingered in Wang Chen’s heart!
One day, when he broke through to open a house, he would also need to find the road to the heavens, like the Yunyang Sect, to avoid the great calamity!
That night, Wang Chen experienced rare insomnia.
Usually, whenever he wanted to rest, he could naturally fall asleep as soon as he lay down.
But tonight, perhaps due to overthinking, he tossed and turned in bed until the middle of the night, even recalling his past life.
Realizing that his state of mind might have issues, Wang Chen didn’t force himself any longer.
He took out his cloud-patterned cushion, purple sandalwood table, calming incense burner, red clay tea kettle, and other items, pouring himself a pot of spiritual tea to savor while reading notes from previous cultivators.
Wang Chen’s state of mind soon calmed down, and the chaotic thoughts swirling in his mind gradually dissipated without him noticing.
Until dawn.
Wang Chen returned to the ground as usual, washed up, and went out to find food.
This time, he timed his departure after the ox cart collecting night soil had left to avoid running into unpleasant matters that could spoil his mood.
As a result, as soon as Wang Chen stepped out of his house, he saw his neighbor, Aunt Lu, approaching with a cheerful smile: “Wang, fellow traveler, you’re heading out? I have something I’d like to discuss with you, if that’s convenient?”
As the saying goes, one doesn’t strike a smiling face.
Although Aunt Lu was often chatty, she wasn’t a bad person, and Wang Chen felt too awkward to send her away directly, so he politely asked, “Aunt, what’s on your mind?”
Aunt Lu glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, “Wang, fellow traveler, I noticed you’re all alone, with no one to wash clothes, cook, or make your bed. Your life must not be very convenient, right?”
Without waiting for Wang Chen to reply, she continued, “Fortunately, I have a cousin who is twenty-nine, has reached the Transcendence cultivation level, and is as beautiful as a flower and skillful with her hands. If you’re interested…”
She was actually playing matchmaker!
Wang Chen could only laugh helplessly: “Thank you for your deep affection, but I am focused on my journey of cultivation and have no plans to marry at this time.”
It seems that in countless realms, matchmaker tendencies run strong among aunties!
However, at present, Wang Chen had no thoughts to consider matters of marriage.
Being full by oneself ensures the whole family isn’t hungry, and running away alone avoids trouble for the whole family, which suited his current situation perfectly.
Aunt Lu, however, thought he was being too picky, and gritted her teeth, saying, “Being a warm bed servant is also acceptable!”
Wang Chen: “……”
