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"So how much do you think this one should sell for? Let's be frank, the quality isn't very good, it won't fetch a high price," Shen Dujiang said.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yue said, "I won't sell this pill. In exchange, I'll give you three sets of complete medicinal materials for refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill."

The cost of one dose of the Marrow Cleansing Pill is about two taels of silver, so three doses would cost six taels.

Shen Dujiang didn't refuse immediately. He held the pill in his hand, his gaze sweeping over Chen Yue's face. He truly hadn't expected that his casual move would actually lead to such an unexpected outcome.

An alchemist who can refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, even if his skills are currently rusty, represents enormous potential and value.

Shen Dujiang slowly said, "Three portions of medicinal herbs in exchange for this one poor-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill... it's not entirely unnecessarily difficult to negotiate. But in three days, you've only managed to refine this one? Isn't that a bit too few?"

His words were a test.

Chen Yue chuckled and shrugged. "You know, my friend is a complete beginner, and he's very clumsy at refining this Marrow Cleansing Pill. But he'll probably pick it up later once he gets more skilled. As for alchemy, I'm just a rough martial artist, so I don't really know much about it."

"Your friend?"

Shen Dujiang was taken aback upon hearing this, then a strange smile appeared on his lips. He had just made up a friend out of thin air.

However, since the other party was unwilling to reveal their identity as an alchemist, Shen Dujiang was naturally happy to cooperate. As long as the pills were genuine, did it matter who refined them?

"Alright, this time we'll do as you say, one pill for three portions of herbs. But..."

Shen Dujiang's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Tell your friend to step up his game. The quality and the efficiency of producing these pills aren't quite right. If the quality, quantity, and price are the same next time... we'll have to have a serious talk about it."

"Understood, understood, I will pass it on." Chen Yue readily agreed and nodded.

Shen Dujiang said no more, turned around and took out three carefully wrapped medicinal herb packets from the earthenware jar, and handed them to Chen Yue.

Chen Yue took it and quickly checked it by opening a corner.

"Thanks, I'll come again next time the black market opens." Chen Yue put away the medicinal herbs and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Shen Dujiang.

"Take care, don't bother seeing me out." Shen Dujiang waved his hand, but his gaze followed Chen Yue until his figure disappeared into the darkness outside the door.

Silence returned to the room. Shen Dujiang did not immediately put away the poor-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill, but instead held it up to the oil lamp again to examine it carefully.

"One pill every three days... the quality is poor, but it can still be made into a pill..."

He muttered to himself, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the rough tabletop. "To be able to successfully refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill in such a short time, this talent is extraordinary. When did such a self-taught alchemist appear in Youlin County? Or did he come from elsewhere?"

Shen Dujiang recalled Chen Yue's words and smiled silently. He shook his head and carefully put the Marrow Cleansing Pill into the medicine bottle.

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Time flies, and another ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. In the small courtyard of the Huichun Hall's alchemy room, the furnace fire never goes out, and the sounds of fists and swords never cease.

For the past ten days, Chen Yue has devoted all his energy to refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill and honing his own cultivation techniques.

On the panel, the skill proficiency of the Marrow Cleansing Pill has soared from the previous minor success (29/1200) to minor success (673/1200).

The changes brought about by the advanced alchemical skills in the later stages of minor success are significant.

Now that he has opened the furnace again to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the pill that comes out of the furnace has finally shed its original impure and mixed appearance. The medicinal fragrance is pure and long-lasting, without the previous mixed smell.

Each batch still consistently yields two pills.

Achieving the minor success level with three pills in one batch is not easy; being impatient might cause the furnace to explode. Currently, the efficacy of this pill has reached the level of a normal Marrow Cleansing Pill on the market.

Chen Yue took out a qualified Marrow Cleansing Pill and swallowed it. The pill entered his stomach and transformed into a torrent of pure and surging medicinal power.

The deep-seated tempering sensation was still clear, but the stinging pain was greatly reduced, replaced by a thorough tingling and comfort.

At midnight settlement, the daily cultivation level increased from 13 points when the inferior Marrow Cleansing Pill was used to 15 points. At the same time, the effects of Marrow Cleansing and Bone Strengthening were also significantly enhanced, and the experience cap for the [Flesh Refining Realm] steadily decreased by 3 points per day.

The combination of these two factors means that Chen Yue's actual daily cultivation progress has increased by a full 18 points. At this rate of improvement, Chen Yue could break through to the Bone Forging Realm in just two months, enough to leave any martial artist who knows the inside story speechless.

Meanwhile, under the continued effects of taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the experience cap for other cultivation techniques and skills was also decreasing at a slight rate. Combined with Chen Yue's own relentless and frantic daily cultivation, his progress was rapid.

The Disguise Technique was the first to reach its maximum level, followed closely by the Wind Chasing Technique and the Raging Tide Blade Technique. Their experience bars both reached their limit and were now at their maximum level!

On this day, Chen Yue stood quietly in the alchemy courtyard.

With a slight thought, he casually took a step forward. The next moment, Chen Yue's figure blurred like a ghost, leaving only a faint afterimage in the air. He had already appeared on the low artificial hill several feet away.

With a light touch of his toes on the uneven rocks, his figure vanished again without warning, returning to his original standing position.

The entire process was swift and silent, as if it were merely a change of light and shadow. This was a manifestation of the "moving like a startled swan, still like a virgin" state after the Wind Chasing Technique had been perfected, and it already possessed the visual effect of "shrinking the earth to an inch".

Chen Yue did not stop. He raised his right hand, using his palm as a knife, and casually waved it at a few withered leaves in front of him.

Without a loud whooshing sound, the few withered leaves that were originally swaying precariously paused slightly in the air, then silently split open and slowly drifted to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Yue raised his right hand and gently brushed his five fingers across his face.

A faint sound of bones rubbing and muscles twitching arose, and his face rippled and changed like water, his cheekbones, chin, eyes, nose... in an instant, he became a completely unfamiliar young man's face.

At the same time, Chen Yue's internal energy and blood circulated rapidly according to the perfect method of the disguise technique. His bones made a slight "crackling" sound. His originally well-proportioned figure actually grew slightly taller by an inch with each breath, and his shoulders also shrank slightly.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yue had completely transformed into another person, from his face to his physique.

Chen Yue sensed his internal energy and blood being rapidly depleted as if a floodgate had been opened. With another thought, his face and body quickly returned to normal.

While the Perfected Realm of Disguise Technique can slightly alter body shape by moving bones, it places a tremendous burden on one's Qi and blood. Before reaching the Bone Forging Realm, forcibly changing one's appearance is indeed difficult to sustain.

Chen Yue lowered his head and stared at his palm.

Beneath the skin, blood and qi flowed like mercury, and muscles and bones trembled slightly with the mind's will, emitting a deep and resonant hum.

Although my experience bar has only reached 1533/2969 since I started practicing Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover, and I haven't achieved any significant progress yet, the changes it has brought have already penetrated deep into my body.

Chen Yue could clearly feel that the connection between his muscles, bones, flesh, and internal organs was much closer and more coordinated than when he first broke through to the Flesh Refining Realm.

It is not a simple accumulation of power, but a holistic enhancement and resonance.