Chapter 46: Chapter 46: The Transparent Man and the Odd Man (Seeking recommendations, seeking Yue tickets!)
Li Yongfeng could achieve this level the very next day, it definitely wasn’t just because of Wang Sheng’s Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills, judging by Xu Qu’s expression, Li Yongfeng must have great potential.
Now Wang Sheng didn’t need to worry.
As long as there are enough resources, without talking about how strong, becoming a Martial Artist should not be a problem.
Others looked at Li Yongfeng with envy, reaching this stage so quickly—wasn’t that a sure thing?
Some astute people also guessed it likely had something to do with Wang Sheng.
But the more astute they were, the more they knew their place, so they could only envy him without daring to harbor any further thoughts.
Seeing the people in the village train smoothly, Wang Sheng looked on for a moment and then left, as he also needed to train.
The levying of grain had reached Qingshan Village, and it was expected that the people from both King Yong Nian’s and the Jianghe King’s sides couldn’t hold back any longer, it was still better to honestly enhance one’s strength and not venture out carelessly.
Time passed by like this for three days.
In these three days, although Wang Sheng’s skill progress bar hadn’t increased significantly, the progress of the young adults in the village wasn’t small.
Those who had the aptitude for cultivation had already been selected.
Not many but not few, either.
A small village unexpectedly had five individuals with Martial Artist potential.
Li Yongfeng, Li Xingpeng, Wang Shuwen, Zhou Gu, Zhou Yong.
These five were the ones Xu Qu had chosen to have Martial Artist potential. Among them, Li Yongfeng had already activated his Blood Qi twice, while the other four had only done so once.
Of course, Li Yongfeng’s potential might be a bit better than the other four, but it wasn’t much better— it was only because of the resources provided by Wang Sheng that he was a step ahead.
Wang Sheng knew about these five mainly because the village head had come to him with people.
Recalling what had been said earlier, he took out five Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills.
“Village head, take these, each time cut one into five pieces and mix with five bowls of water, have them take it when they’re training. When they feel the effect isn’t enough, cut a little more. It should last them for a while.”
Since he had decided to help, Wang Sheng naturally wouldn’t go back on his word.
To him, five Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills were just a day’s consumption, but for these people who hadn’t yet stepped into the Martial Artist realm, it was enough for a significant period of time.
Previously, he had given two to Li Yongfeng, thinking they’d be used up in these few days.
But in reality, when Wang Sheng checked yesterday, not even half of the first one had been used—it wasn’t that Li Yongfeng was reluctant to use them, but simply that the effects of the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills were too good, using a bit each day was enough.
After all, he couldn’t like Wang Sheng, spend so much time each day fully devoted to cultivation.
Handing these things over to Zhou Zhengwen was something he was most assured of, his reputation built over decades was not merely talk.
Zhou Zhengwen, receiving the items and not knowing what they were, but hearing they were to be used during training, knew they were good stuff and dared not neglect them, clutching tightly to them.
“Yun Sheng, I will make good use of these, but we won’t take them for free—consider it an investment in them, once they become Martial Artists I will have them repay.”
“It’s fine, this is nothing to me,”
Wang Sheng wasn’t particularly concerned about these things, these people might become Martial Artists, but may not necessarily be able to help him.
“That won’t do, Tongwen has said before that once you get used to getting something for nothing, it will form a dependency, and that’s absolutely not acceptable!”
The village head’s words were emphatic, and that actually took Wang Sheng aback.
Tongwen was once the village’s old scholar.
He knew the old scholar had not been without influence in the village, but he hadn’t expected it to be so profound. So many years after his death, the village head still remembered his words.
As he spoke, the village head also looked towards Li Yongfeng and the others.
“Did you hear what I said? Tongwen taught you too!”
His gaze was penetrating, decades of worldly experience seemed to allow him to see through everything in people’s hearts.
Under such scrutiny, the five didn’t dare have any improper thoughts.
The five men said solemnly, “Rest assured, Village Chief, we will definitely remember Yun Sheng’s kindness!”
Wang Sheng himself didn’t know what to say.
He really intended to provide it for free!
He could give it to the Mountain Lord, so he wasn’t going to be stingy with his own village’s people, especially after what the Village Chief said yesterday.
But now the Village Chief had made it so formal, he didn’t know what to say anymore.
“Then let’s go with what you think, Village Chief!”
After hearing Wang Sheng’s words, the Village Chief finally showed a smile, then left with the others.
Watching the departing people, Wang Sheng muttered to himself, “The old man is quite generous!”
He didn’t know if the Village Chief had seen through his initial thoughts.
However, this made him even more curious about the old Scholar.
What kind of person was he, to have such a deep influence on the village?
The people of Qingshan Village were nothing like those of a mountain village, his generation, and Li Wenguang’s generation, were literate and of high moral character.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult for his original self to grow up peacefully and even save some money.
“Transparent folks and unique characters are truly interesting!”
Wang Sheng felt that coming to Qingshan Village might have been fortunate.
Time passed, and half a month went by, with everything in the village proceeding orderly under Zhou Zhengwen’s arrangements, and the five individuals with martial artist potential made significant progress.
Not to mention, any one of them could easily take on five or six people, and people like Li Yongfeng, who ran errands outside year-round and had martial skills, could handle a dozen or more, even overpowering them.
Wang Sheng had naturally made progress as well.
“Qi Rushing to the Disease: reducing the disease (15%)
Blood Qi like Mercury: 10%
Cultivation Technique—Ba Duan Jin: Breakthrough+3 (35%) Inner Core Skill (Hundred Days Foundation Establishment): Breakthrough+3 (28%)
Five Elements Fist: 3 (65%) Yijin Scripture: 2 (30%)
Living—Herb Recognition: Breakthrough+2 (80%) Medicinal Plant Cultivation: Breakthrough+3 (81%) Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill Production: 8 (9%)
Martial Skill—Eight Extremes Fist: 9 (20%) Plum Flower Step: 7 (3%)”
Almost all skills had improved, but with so many skills, substantial progress in just half a month was not possible.
Especially those skills that had broken through three times.
Perhaps another qualitative change was happening, making progress even slower. That he could improve this much in half a month was a result of Wang Sheng committing his maximum effort.
Of course, the progress bars were not very high, but his strength had improved.
After all, every bit of progress in “Qi Rushing to the Disease” and “Blood Qi like Mercury” could enhance his strength.
The most direct improvement was in strength.
Without anything specific to test his strength, it was hard to say precisely; he only had a rough estimate.
But one thing he was sure of was his improvement.
Previously, he had to rely on the techniques of the Eight Extremes Fist to suppress the Mountain Lord, but now he could overpower him with brute force, provided that the Mountain Lord had his Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills and didn’t significantly improve his strength.
Even if the Mountain Lord improved, with the amount of those pills, it wouldn’t be dramatic; he wasn’t foolish enough to create a powerful enemy out of thin air.
A level 9 Eight Extremes Fist was not just for show.
But thinking of the Eight Extremes Fist—
“It’s time to find myself a weapon!”
The Eight Extremes Fist was a fist technique, but that didn’t mean it was limited to fist fighting!