Chapter 88 - 70: A Quick Leap in Strength, This Monstrous Genius is Too Monstrous
In the dense forest near Lishui Street, Lin Xuankong gazed thoughtfully at the few large trees before him. Just over two months ago, Ma Xiong and several members of the Black Tiger Gang were buried under these trees. Now, the trees’ crowns were particularly lush, standing tall like canopies!
On the treetops, a few small birds chirped. One of them looked rather familiar, seemingly the very bird he had released from Ma Xiong’s birdcage!
He recalled how he used to be terrified when facing a Martial Artist like Ma Xiong, who hadn’t even entered Transcendence. Now, however, the person he was about to bury under these trees was Shihu Huqing, the Grand Chief Steward of the Black Tiger Gang, renowned and highly esteemed in the Great Marsh Prefecture!
At this moment, Lin Xuankong was quite satisfied. Shihu also had a piece of Exorcism Equipment on him—the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Breastplate. During their fight, the battle had shifted dramatically, and Shihu was defeated before he could even activate the breastplate!
Moreover, Shihu had forty Nourishing Spirit Pills on him. He had already begun using these pills after reaching the Perfection of the Third Layer.
These were Nourishing Spirit Pills, their effects similar to that of Mid-grade Divine Protection Pills!
Martial Cultivators with average backgrounds, like those Loose Cultivators, including young ladies like Xiao Xiuyi, could usually only buy Lower Grade Divine Protection Elixirs outside! Although these elixirs were quite beneficial for cultivating at the Perfection of the Third Layer and the Fourth Layer, their effects were significantly inferior to those of Mid-grade Divine Protection Pills and Nourishing Spirit Pills!
It was said that only Middle-tier Alchemists in Kyoto could refine a small amount of such Nourishing Spirit Pills. And only a high-ranking official like Shihu, a Grand Chief Steward of the Black Tiger Gang with his connections, could afford to purchase them from Kyoto at a considerable cost!
Having obtained such a Treasure Medicine, Lin Xuankong was naturally overjoyed. He was currently in the late stage of the Third Layer and would reach Perfection in a few days, at which point he would definitely need the Nourishing Spirit Pills!
Of course, Lin Xuankong had long since obtained the refining method for the Divine Protection Elixir, but he had been too busy with cultivation and various other affairs to buy a pill furnace or medicine cauldron!