Chapter 72 - 72 Show of Force

72 Show of Force

About two hours later.

Lin Shen and Clone 2 opened their eyes at the same time.

The medicinal strength of the Snake Orchid had already been absorbed. Clone 2’s cultivation progress had increased by 1%, less than a fifth of what it was before.

“As expected, after my breakthrough, the effect of the Snake Orchid also decreased greatly.”

Lin Shen shook his head slightly.

He looked at the interface again. After two hours of cultivation, his cultivation progress hadn’t increased by 1%.

This was even under the effect of Heaven’s Jealousy’s cultivation speed of +100%.

“After all, the Origin Breathing Technique is only a fundamental cultivation technique. Even at Perfection, it has very limited effects on cultivation in the Long Breath Stage.”

“Looks like before I get my hands on a cultivation technique at the Long Breath Stage, my cultivation will increase very slowly.”

There might be cultivation techniques for cultivators at the Long Breath Stage on the black street, but Lin Shen didn’t intend to buy them there.

In any case, he only needed to wait another ten days or so before starting his cultivation in the Nine Yang Academy.

At that time, he could naturally exchange for the most authentic cultivation technique of the Long Breath Stage.

There was no need to rush.

Of course, this didn’t mean Lin Shen wouldn’t cultivate for the next ten days.

If the cultivation technique was inefficient, he would use pills to make up for it.

Including the reward for killing Luo Yi, Lin Shen still had about 800,000 spirit coins.

It could be used to purchase the Condensing Pills that Long Breath Stage cultivators often used to assist in their cultivation.

After making up his mind, Lin Shen waited for his clones to memorize the contents of the martial arts manual before taking them all back and letting them work in his mind.

As for him, he went downstairs and was going to go out to buy pills.

As soon as he walked down the stairs, Lin Shen saw Ai lying on the sofa in the living room, dozing off.

Ever since she came to Lin Shen’s house, Ai couldn’t go out and had to eat and sleep all day. The only exception was that every night, she would run to the balcony to bask in the moonlight.

According to her, she was absorbing the essence of the moonlight to cultivate.

Due to the special nature of spiritual beasts, Lin Shen couldn’t tell if Ai’s cultivation level had changed.

However, two days ago, she came over to show off her cultivation breakthrough to Lin Shen.

“Speaking of which, what’s the difference between the cultivation stages of spiritual beasts and humans?”

Lin Shen was puzzled.

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and put this doubt aside for the time being.

At this moment, Ai seemed to have sensed Lin Shen coming downstairs. She opened her eyes and looked up at Lin Shen in a daze.

“Am I dreaming? Why do I feel you look different?”

Lin Shen said with a smile,

“That’s right. You’re dreaming now.”

“I see.”

Ai was relieved and went back to sleep.

Lin Shen couldn’t help but laugh. He shook his head and left the villa.

The largest pill store in Dragonside City was undoubtedly the True Martial Pavilion.

That’s right. Not only did the True Martial Pavilion sell martial techniques and cultivation techniques, but it also sold things like pills, rare herbs, talismans, and spiritual artifacts.

Any item related to cultivation could be found in the True Martial Pavilion as long as it wasn’t a very rare treasure on the market or prohibited from circulating by the Three Sect Prefecture.

The Condensing Pill was no exception.

Lin Shen’s destination this time was a branch of the True Martial Pavilion in the East District.

Ten minutes later,

Lin Shen appeared in front of a fashionable six-story building.

Through the transparent glass door, one could clearly see the spacious lobby on the first floor. It was even larger than a football field.

“A branch in the East District is already so luxurious. Should I say that it’s indeed the largest business organization in Dragonside City?”

Lin Shen sighed, pushed open the door, and walked in.

At this moment, there were many customers in the shop.

Among them, the pill section had the most people.

Next was the martial arts cultivation technique area.

There were the fewest customers in the spiritual artifact area.

After all, spiritual artifacts could only be used with spiritual essence.

If one wasn’t a Long Breath Stage cultivator, even if one obtained a spiritual artifact, it would be no different from an ordinary weapon.

Furthermore, spiritual artifacts were extremely expensive. Many Long Breath Stage cultivators couldn’t even afford them.

After entering, Lin Shen paused for a moment before walking straight toward the pill section.

There were many types of pills in the pill area, but they were separated into clear sections, and the signs were very clear and concise. It didn’t take Lin Shen long to find the cabinet where the Condensing Pills were placed.

However, when he saw the price, he couldn’t help but click his tongue.

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A bottle of Condensing Pills would cost as much as 360,000 spirit coins!

On average, one Condensing Pill would cost 30,000 Spirit Coins, which was six times more than an Origin Pill!

“No wonder it’s said the further you cultivate, the more money you spend. I’m only at the Long Breath Stage, but the cost of buying pills is already so high. How much will it cost when I reach the Bright Aperture Stage?”

Lin Shen grimaced.

He thought with 800,000 spirit coins on him, he had become somewhat affluent.

From the looks of it, he was still among the poor.

However, although the pill was expensive, he still had to buy it. Lin Shen gritted his teeth and bought two bottles at once.

“It’s back to square one.”

Lin Shen sighed with emotion. He took the two bottles of Condensing Pills and walked to the cashier to pay the bill.

“Two bottles of Condensing Pills. That’ll be 720,000 spirit coins, please.”

The girl at the cashier sized up Lin Shen curiously. She was very surprised that a young man who looked to be less than 20 years old would actually come to buy Condensing Pills.

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Was he buying them for the elders in the family?

The girl thought about it and felt that should be the case.

This young man couldn’t be a Long Breath Stage cultivator, right?

How talented did he have to be?

After paying for the pills, the girl packed them for Lin Shen. He took the bag and turned to leave without hesitation, preparing to go back and test the effects of the Condensing Pill.

“I hope the effect of the pill is worth this price!”

At this moment, two young men happened to push open the door and enter. As they brushed past Lin Shen, one of them suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

“Wait a minute!”

As he spoke, the young man reached out to grab Lin Shen’s shoulder, wanting to stop him.

Unexpectedly, Lin Shen shrank his shoulder, and his body turned slightly to the side. He dodged this grab by a hair’s breadth.

The young man was stunned, and his palm froze in midair. He didn’t expect he would fail to handle a Qi Transformation cultivator.

“Is there a problem?”

Lin Shen took a step back and calmly looked at the two people in front of him.

The young man came back to his senses, and his face flushed slightly under his companion’s teasing gaze. He seemed to be a little irritated by the humiliation. He snorted coldly and said,

“You must be Lin Shen!”

Lin Shen didn’t answer this useless question.

The young man had clearly recognized him and wasn’t exactly asking.

As expected, the young man immediately said,

“My name is Peng Xinyuan, and he’s Kuang Bao. We are both Yellow-Level disciples of the Nine Yang Academy!”

Lin Shen remained silent and only looked at the two of them indifferently.

If it were any other time, Lin Shen might have chatted with the two Senior Brothers of the academy out of courtesy.

However, Peng Xinyuan’s actions just now were enough to show the two of them didn’t come with good intentions.

Lin Shen naturally wouldn’t be nice to such people.

Peng Xinyuan and Kuang Bao narrowed their eyes in displeasure.

“The chief disciple is indeed different. How arrogant!”

Peng Xinyuan sneered.

“Don’t think you can be arrogant in front of us just because you’ve become the latest top disciple. After all, you’re just a bumpkin. You can be smug outside. When you enter the academy, you’ll realize how cruel the world of cultivators is!

“There, background and connections are everything! Without sufficient resources to support you, no matter how talented you are, it won’t be long before you become an ordinary person!”