Text-based martial arts: A nighttime rendezvous with the gang leader's wife in a dilapidated te

Location: Backyard of Shen's Pharmacy, Jinling City

[Time: 12:00 noon on the 23rd day of the 8th month of the 4th year of Tianwu]

"Ah...that feels so good..."

You soaked once again in the familiar medicinal bath, letting out a sigh.

This time it was really enjoyable.

[After his cultivation level reached the Tendon Refining Realm, the Withered Tree Rejuvenates Soup, in addition to its original function of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy, added several more medicinal ingredients.]

The focus has shifted from strengthening the body's foundation to improving overall health and fitness.

Of course, the price to pay is that the medicinal herbs you consume for each cultivation session will increase by ten taels of silver.

[But the effect is still quite good. You can feel that in addition to continuing to strengthen your blood and energy, the medicine also has the more important effect of relaxing your muscles and bones.]

Although there's still a tingling, itchy, and numb sensation, the deep stinging pain has definitely subsided considerably.

Your muscles and bones seem to have been stretched anew at this moment. Like a dragon's spine being opened, aside from the soreness, you truly feel a sense of lightness and ethereal bliss!

Your strong constitution allows you to absorb and utilize this medicinal power at the fastest speed!

[Your experience gained from the Shennong Deadwood Stake has increased. Current level: Level 2, 5%!]

[Since this is your first time cultivating, your strong constitution is not yet able to absorb all the medicinal properties.]

[However, despite this, the speed is simply astonishing. Each training session allows for two sessions, meaning that with your strong innate talent and physical attributes, you only need about ten sessions to break through from the Shennong withered tree stump!]

[Based on the normal interval of 3-5 days, it will take you at most one month to advance to the Skin Refining Realm!]

If word got out about this speed, probably no one in the martial arts world would believe it.

But you're still not satisfied!

For you, every improvement in the Shennong Drywood Stake is a promotion opportunity that you must seize with all your might!

[Feeling the strengthening of your body, you can imagine that this pot of medicinal soup, worth about sixty taels, hasn't even been fully absorbed and utilized by you yet!]

The mystery of your origins constantly weighs on your mind. You don't know what will happen in the near future, so you must do everything in your power to improve your strength!

[The Shennong withered tree stump is still the main technique supporting your advancement in martial arts.]

Meanwhile, the "unending vitality" of the Shennong withered tree stump has brought you great gains during this period.

Of course you won't give up practicing this stance training.

Therefore, you look once again at the potential points you've continued to accumulate during this period.

[System Prompt: Consume Potential Points to increase the experience of "Shennong's Deadwood Stump"? At the current level, 40 Potential Points increase the learning progress by 1%.]

[System Notification: The "Rising Tide" trait of the Canglan Dinghai Stake has been activated, reducing the potential point consumption for stance training by 20%. At the current level, 32 potential points will increase the training progress by 1%.]

[Please note: This stance training can only be improved using Potential Points while soaking in the secret "Withered Tree Rejuvenates, Tendons and Bones Strengthening Soup". After Potential Points are used to improve the stance, the absorption effect of the medicinal soup will be accelerated and increased. Once the medicinal soup has no effect, Potential Points cannot be used to improve the stance again.]

Please select the value to increase.

[You chose to max it out again. After all, you know that cultivating this stance training method isn't just about the number of your potential points; it also depends on the absorption of the medicinal properties of the herbal soup.]

[You have consumed 160 potential points to upgrade the Shennong Drywood Stake to level 2, 10%.]

The medicinal properties of the herbal decoction have been completely depleted...

[Current Realm: Body Refinement Level 2, Tendon Refinement Realm 10%!]

Hmm? Chen Xuan frowned slightly as he looked at the feedback in front of him.

In fact, he also understood that the Shennong withered tree stump was stimulated by the medicinal properties, not by the pure practice of standing on the stump.

The use of potential points is subject to restrictions imposed by medicinal decoctions!

Having thought of this, Chen Xuan made up his mind.

It's been a long time since I visited Brother Monkey. Currently, Shennong's cultivation on the withered tree stump is still being hampered by the speed of the medicinal soup.

Putting everything else aside, he had to reach the Skin Refining Realm within a week, before the arrival of the 'hunter' shrouded in mystery about his origins!

According to the information provided by the Martial Arts Bureau, and as the deceased veteran had said, normally, the pursuers in the first month of the mystery of his origins would be at the Skin Refining Realm.

The subsequent course of the mission will vary depending on the secret organization to which the mission belongs and the development of the plot.

However, in terms of strength, it is quite reliable.

The assassins from the secret organization are definitely not comparable to Wang Zhuo. He must do his best to improve his strength in the last week or so!

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan let out a breath and continued to look at the martial arts.

[Unsurprisingly, after you've fully absorbed the medicinal soup, continue to absorb the remaining soup!]

[His powerful constitution, seemingly insatiable, greedily devoured the medicinal properties within the broth...]

[With the absorption aided by your innate constitution and the boost from your potential points, the medicinal soup is being absorbed at a visible rate!]

[You have consumed another 160 potential points to train the Shennong Drywood Stake to level 2, 20%.]

[Your "Rejuvenating Tree Soup" has been fully absorbed...]

Suddenly, you felt that familiar sensation again; every vein and muscle in your body seemed to be enveloped by the powerful medicinal properties, becoming thicker and stronger!

[The Shennong Dead Tree Stump's "Forced Life Through Death" effect is activated. During the training process, your "Strength" is permanently increased by 1 point, and the corresponding attribute's "Maximum" is increased by 1 point.]

[The tempering of your meridians is causing your cultivation level to rise rapidly, just as it has improved with the Shennong Drywood Stump training.]

[Your current cultivation level: Body Refinement Level 2, Tendon Refining Realm 20%]

[Remaining Potential Points: 1164]

Another attribute point added?

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.

He was now certain that the effect of this life-or-death struggle wasn't determined by 'fortune'; it was highly likely that it strengthened his own body, except that each time he cultivated, all his attribute points were allocated to his constitution.

This leads to weakness in strength and agility. In turn, it will enhance strength and agility. It seems that this characteristic will only activate once per minor realm.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan was not greedy.

In a sense, he has already passed through the most difficult period of his early life. Although he cannot yet be considered a true peer in terms of attributes, he has begun to show signs of success.

Moreover, he has another, or even several, options to try.

With this in mind, Chen Xuan continued to control himself in the game and opened the map leading out of the city.

After not seeing him for several days, he missed his monkey friend very much.