From being plagued by all kinds of diseases to becoming a powerful martial arts demon god!

Chapter 68 Dragon Scale Flame Ointment

In the armory.

Upon hearing Bai Yong's words, Jiang Heng was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "How expensive?"

Bai Yong smiled, took out his phone, opened the online store, and searched for products in the search bar.

Then he showed the phone screen to Jiang Heng.

[Dragon Scale Flame Ointment: A special ointment made from creatures within the Heavenly Gate, capable of enhancing the efficiency of fire-based cultivation techniques.]

[Instructions for use: Take one gram with warm water. [Precautions: Martial artists below level five in physical strength are prohibited from taking more than three grams at once, otherwise it may cause life-threatening danger.]]

[Price: One bottle (100g) / 30000 Merit Points]

[Purchase Restriction: Sergeant First Class]

After reading the text on the screen, Jiang Heng was momentarily stunned: "So expensive?"

The Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment costs only 10,000 merit points for 100 grams.

This Dragon Scale Flame Ointment actually costs 30,000 merit points per bottle. When Bai Yong saw the look of satisfaction on Jiang Heng's face, he immediately felt relieved.

I knew it! How could anyone's spiritual journey be completely smooth sailing?

No matter how talented you are, you'll still be short of money when you need it.

Bai Yong said with a smile, "Didn't you see the precautions for this thing?"

This Dragon Scale Flame Ointment isn't for martial artists like you with only a level three physical strength.

Even a level four martial artist would find it difficult to withstand the medicinal power; it's primarily intended for level five martial artists.

Jiang Heng was slightly speechless.

It's mainly a medicinal ointment for martial artists at the fifth level of physical strength. No wonder it's so expensive; the effect should be very good. He thought about it and felt it was worth it.

On one hand, it can improve the physical body's level, and on the other hand, it can also improve the proficiency of the Level 3 Candlelight Breathing Technique.

In order to perform the third-tier Blood Burning Technique, one must improve their proficiency to at least 10% in the Candlelight Breathing Technique, combining their own Qi sensation with the flame breath.

Thinking of this, Jiang Heng nodded: "Okay, I'll buy one bottle."

Bai Yong was slightly taken aback: "Where did you get 30,000 merit points?"

Jiang Heng gave him a strange look: "I just killed a Red Stick from Hongmen a couple of days ago."

Bai Yong twitched the corner of his mouth; he had actually forgotten about it.

"Okay, you have money."

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "My rank won't reach sergeant for another few days, so I'll have to trouble Captain Bai to help me buy Bai Yongjing a ticket." He glared at him and asked, "Why should I?"

"Uh—" Jiang Heng was speechless for a moment.

Bai Yong's gaze shifted, and he chuckled, "I remember you don't have a girlfriend yet, right? I have a niece who's sixteen this year."

She's only in high school, but she's very pretty. If you become friends with her, I'll buy it for you.

Jiang Heng looked at Bai Yong speechlessly: "A sixteen-year-old high school student is a minor, which is illegal."

Bai Yong snorted coldly: "I asked you to make a friend, not to date. You can wait another two years if you want."

Making friends was just a joke, of course.

Furthermore, it's not suitable for martial artists to fight ordinary people; the difference in their physical strength is like that between a stone and an egg—one wrong move and they'll be crushed.

Jiang Heng transferred 30,000 merit points to Bai Yong, asking him to help buy a bottle of Dragon Scale Flame Ointment, which would probably take one to two days to arrive.

Afterwards, he left the armory and drove back to the garrison on Chongming Street.

At this time, the practice method and instructional videos of the Level 3 Candlelight Breathing Method had been sent to his account.

Jiang Heng read it twice. The third-level breathing method was several times more complex than the second level.

No longer simply using breathing frequency and the Five Hearts Facing Heaven method to guide external heat into the body, but to guide the heat to deeply activate the cells in the body, Jiang Heng began to try cultivation.

Three hours later, as dusk fell outside the window, he opened the panel and took a look.

[Physical Body Level: 3.01]

[Technique: Candlelight Series - Level 3 Breathing Technique (Proficiency 0.1%)]

[Current condition: Mild candlestick disease, mild microbial functional syndrome]

The improvement of the severity of "candlelight sickness" from mild to mild is barely better than nothing.

"We really need some strong medicine to help us out—"

Jiang Heng shook his head, then opened the Wu'an Bureau's internal store on his phone, scratching his head with a headache.

"Damn, I really don't have enough merit points—"

He thought that the 40,000+ merit points he had just received were already a lot.

Unexpectedly, one spend resulted in 30,000 points.

Now he only had 16,000 merit points left.

In the Wuan Bureau's internal shop, a common professional-level martial art costs between 20,000 and 30,000 merit points.

The "Three Forms of the Crippled Ape" from the King Kong series requires 39,000 merit points.

"I simply can't afford it—"

Jiang Heng shook his head and fell into deep thought.

"However, according to the director, the Hongmen organization is unlikely to quiet down in the coming period. There should still be opportunities to earn merit points—"

At 3 p.m. the next day, the Dragon Scale Flame Ointment was delivered from the General Bureau warehouse to the branch bureau's armory.

At this moment, Bai Yong's expression became more serious.

"I'm warning you in advance, this ointment is ten times stronger than the Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment. If a level four physical body takes more than the recommended dose, it can easily cause problems."

Don't think you can just put this in your mouth without considering your special physical condition. Be careful!

As he spoke, he handed the metal safe to Jiang Heng.

"If you ruin yourself, I might really have to introduce my niece to you—"

Jiang Heng's lips twitched slightly. He was now beginning to doubt whether Bai Yong's niece was really as beautiful as he had described. He took the metal safe, then bid farewell to the Wu'an Bureau and returned to the guard room on Chongming Street, where he entered the password to open it.

Inside was a semi-transparent medicine bottle with a special glass casing, from which flowed a viscous ointment as bright as flowing fire.

Even through the glass, Jiang Heng could almost feel the dryness contained within the ointment.

"Is this the Dragon Scale Flame Ointment for level five? I hope it won't disappoint me—"

He opened the sealed bottle, poured out five grams, mixed it with warm water, and took it into his mouth.

In an instant, a burning heat exploded in my stomach, and the immense medicinal power spread throughout my body.

His body temperature rose rapidly, reaching fifty or sixty degrees Celsius in the blink of an eye.

"Such a potent drug—"

Jiang Heng's eyes brightened slightly, and without hesitation, he immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice the Level 3 Candlelight Breathing Technique.

The invisible fiery energy of heaven and earth was drawn into his body in large quantities, rapidly eroding Jiang Heng's body cells. Intense pain, as if being burned by flames, spread throughout his body.

Four hours later.

As the fierce and turbulent effects of the medicine within his body gradually subsided, Jiang Heng opened his eyes somewhat numbly.

At this moment, he could hardly feel his own body anymore, as if he were a piece of dead wood that had been completely charred.

If it weren't for the many trials and tribulations he has endured, his will would not be so strong.

Furthermore, one must constantly monitor the status on their own panel and make subtle adjustments using the power of the disease, otherwise they might faint on the spot.

If he falls into a coma and is unable to activate the disease, then his life will truly be in danger.

He glanced at the status on the panel.

[Current condition: Moderate to severe inflammatory syndrome, mild microbial functional syndrome]

Candlelight disease has directly evolved into inflammatory syndrome.

This state of extreme weakness was indeed hard to bear, and Jiang Heng had a sudden thought.

"Disease erosion, transformation."

The gentle and mysterious power of the disease quickly flowed into Jiang Heng's body, clearing away the remaining inflammation and lesions and rapidly repairing his body.

After a few breaths, Jiang Henggan's weakened body was replenished, and a surge of vitality returned to his body.

Physical Body Level: 3.01 → 3.05 [Cultivation Technique: Candlelight Series - Level 3 Breathing Technique (Proficiency 6.5%)]