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Chapter 38 The medicine's effects are astonishing; ascending to the Three Treasures Hall

One Red Blood Grass plant can be used approximately three times.

Su Chen also prepared enough of the other medicinal herbs for three times, so he had about three chances to prepare the medicine.

If that fails, we'll have to go out again to buy new medicinal herbs.

Soon, Su Chen began preparing the medicine. This preparation method was different from that used in medical clinics; it resembled alchemy.

Su Chen needed to boil water while adding the medicinal herbs one by one, paying great attention to the timing.

After preparing the required quantities of all the medicinal herbs, Su Chen divided them into three portions and then began preparing the medicine according to the steps in the prescription.

After the water boiled, Su Chen observed the process while adding various medicinal herbs one by one.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the kitchen was filled with the smell of medicinal herbs, which was pungent and unpleasant.

As expected, Su Chen failed in his first attempt at preparing the medicine.

Looking at the pitch-black medicine that was finally prepared, Su Chen had no choice but to start over.

The prescription states that if the medicine is prepared successfully, the final decoction will be light red in color.

All other colors are considered failures; they are not only inedible, but must also be cleaned and discarded.

After discarding the residue and the black medicine, Su Chen summarized the process and then began the second round of preparation.

This time, he prepared the ingredients more carefully, and his movements became slightly more skillful, unlike the first time when he seemed a bit flustered.

Unfortunately, this time it failed again, and the herbal medicine turned yellow.

"It must be because the jute grass was slowed down that it failed."

Shaking his head slightly, Su Chen sighed, "There's only one last time left."

Su Chen did not immediately attempt a third attempt, but instead took a short rest, recalling the previous two failures in his mind.

After resting for a while, Su Chen began, his eyes shining brightly: "This time, I feel I can succeed!"

After encouraging himself with muttered words, Su Chen proceeded with the third round of medicine preparation: boiling water, simmering it, adding the herbs methodically, and observing...

"Okay, my gut feeling was wrong!"

Looking at the pale yellow herbal medicine, Su Chen gave a bitter smile. There is no greater illusion in life than this.

"Wait, something's not right. The color seems to have changed."

Suddenly, Su Chen's eyes lit up as he noticed the change inside the medicine pot.

Under his watchful eye, the color of the herbal decoction gradually changed from yellow to light red, and finally settled completely.

Seeing this, Su Chen's face lit up with joy. He picked up the medicine pot, looked at the pale red color, and clicked his tongue, saying, "One word: amazing!"

After waiting for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Su Chen poured out the medicine, which was about a bowlful, and then drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, Su Chen looked at the control panel, and as expected, he saw a change in the panel:
[Martial Arts: ...Iron Shirt - 0 uses (9.3/10 doses of Qi and Blood Potion/use)]

Just as he had expected, this prescription did indeed improve qi and blood, and the effect was in no way inferior to Hongming's Qi and Blood Powder.

"It's a pity, if I had another bowl, the progress would be complete!"

After the initial surprise, Su Chen felt a little regretful, but he quickly forgot about it.

Anyway, he has money and a prescription now, so it's only a matter of time before he wants to move things forward.

"I'll buy the medicine tomorrow, and I should be able to push the schedule to the maximum by then!"

Su Chen thought to himself, despite being very excited tonight, he still needed to read and study.

……

The next day.

"I'm so sorry, we're out of Red Blood Grass."

"I'm very sorry, we don't sell Red Blood Grass here." "I'm extremely sorry, Red Blood Grass has been sold out long ago, and we don't have any in stock right now."

"..."

After Su Chen had bought most of the medicinal herbs, he heard the devastating news.

Just like yesterday, most clinics still didn't have Red Blood Grass, which made Su Chen's heart jump a little.

Somewhat anxiously, he arrived at the clinic where he had previously purchased the Red Blood Grass and inquired, "Do you still sell Red Blood Grass here?"

"Nothing."

As expected, Su Chen received the disappointing reply.

"When will it be available?" he asked, somewhat unwillingly.

The waiter thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, I guess there won't be any for a while."

"Why is that?" Su Chen's expression hardened.

"It seems the herbalists have bought up all the red blood grass on the market and aren't allowing farmers to sell it. The red blood grass we sold to customers yesterday was the last one," the shopkeeper replied.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen's expression changed. He took out some loose silver from his pocket and asked, "May I ask where I can still buy Red Blood Grass?"

The shopkeeper looked around for a moment, then accepted the loose silver and said in a low voice, "If you want to buy Red Blood Grass, you'll have to try your luck in Medicine Town. I do have a channel here, but..."

"The price is negotiable!" Su Chen understood what the other party meant and replied immediately.

The waiter shook his head and said, "That's not what I meant. Never mind, I'll give the customer the other party's address, but I'm not sure if they have it. The customer will have to ask them themselves."

"Thank you so much!" Su Chen said gratefully.

The shopkeeper didn't say much, but wrote down an address for Su Chen. After receiving the address, Su Chen turned and left.

On the way back, I passed by the martial arts school again.

This time, he learned from Li Mo that Hong Ming had returned. After thinking for a while, Su Chen walked into the martial arts school.

Upon seeing that it was Su Chen, Hong Ming was taken aback for a moment, then asked with concern, "You weren't injured last time with the Fang family's caravan, were you?"

Clearly, he had also heard about the attack on the Fang family's caravan.

Su Chen shook his head: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm fine."

"Hmm." Hong Ming nodded, noticing Su Chen's unharmed state, and then said, "So, what brings you here to see your master this time?"

"Uh." This left Su Chen speechless, making it seem as if he only contacted Hong Ming when he needed something.

Seeing this, Hong Ming glanced at him and snorted, "You only come to the martial arts school if you don't have something to say. Why would you come looking for me if you didn't have something to do?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen chuckled awkwardly. For some reason, he sensed a faint resentment in those words, though it must have been his imagination.

"There is indeed something I need to ask Master," Su Chen said with a smile.

Hong Ming didn't speak, but looked at Su Chen. Su Chen said, "Master, I want to ask about some things related to practicing internal energy."

"Practicing internal energy?" Hong Ming raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Chen with some surprise.

Before Hong Ming could speak, Su Chen said, "It's like this, this caravan trip made me realize how powerful martial artists are, so I wanted to find my master to learn more about them beforehand."

Hong Ming nodded thoughtfully after hearing this: "With your qualifications, it's fine to learn about it in advance, but this level is still very far away from you."

Hearing this, Su Chen chuckled: "It's not far off. Maybe I'll reach that level in a few years."

"You little rascal, don't you know when to stop talking big? If you actually achieve that, your master will probably be laughing in his dreams!" Hong Ming joked, a rare occurrence for him.

Su Chen grinned, neither confirming nor denying.

Hong Ming's expression turned serious, and he said calmly, "Since you want to know, I won't hesitate to tell you. To break through to the Qi Refining stage, you need to meet three conditions."

(End of this chapter)