Chapter 21 - 20 Why I Have Never Encountered a Bottleneck
Four days later, Lin Xuankong was beside the table outside the wooden building. He had just finished his first bowl of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup for the day and let out a burp. His nose filled with the scent of ginseng, reishi, and other medicinal materials...
Lin Xuankong sniffed. This overwhelming medicinal scent is the smell of extravagance!
A few days ago, he had bought over a dozen sets of medicinal ingredients in one go. Now he drank three bowls of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup every day, all to accumulate a large amount of Qi Blood so he could easily activate the Twin Vine Demon Pearl in the future!
There was no way I could have been this extravagant before dealing with Wang Po and Xuu Zhongxiong. Three bowls a day cost over eight taels of silver, nearly his entire income from selling flatcakes for a year! Having money lets you be this unrestrained!
Sensing the ever-increasing Qi Blood within his Life Plate and thinking about the longer activation time of the Demon Pearl, a sense of satisfaction gradually rose in his heart.
Setting down the herbal bowl, he pondered over the events of the past few days.
The battle between the Black Tiger Gang and the Yin Talisman Sect had long ended. That night, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and it wasn’t until the Great Marsh Prefecture officials’ mediation that they ceased fighting.
The territories were re-divided. Lucrative areas like Lishui Street, Qingshui Street, West Third Street, and Shuinan Street now belonged to the Black Tiger Gang. Poorer areas such as Wutong Village, Cow and Horse Street, Yangchang Street, and Mule Street were assigned to the Yin Talisman Sect. The handover was complete!
Wutong Village being assigned to the Yin Talisman Sect was good news for Lin Xuankong. At least he wouldn’t encounter any Black Tiger Gang scoundrels when going out.
However, according to the news brought by Little Hu, Boss Zhang Wu did not die in the battle. Not only did Zhang Wu survive the battle, but he also broke through a bottleneck that had hindered him for two years. After being stuck at the Late Stage of the First Layer for two years, Zhang Wu had finally advanced to Perfection. It was estimated he would soon break through to the Early Stage of the Second Layer!
Because of his battle achievements and breakthrough, Zhang Wu had leaped from a Leader to the Deputy Steward of the Black Tiger Gang Great Marsh Hall!
Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong glanced at his own Life Plate.