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Chapter 89 Bone-Strengthening Pill (At dawn, please subscribe)

"This pill formula is an ancient pill formula that I, Wu, collected at a considerable cost," said Master Wu. "The Bone Strengthening Pill, as the name suggests, strengthens bones and can change one's constitution."

"This elixir is most suitable for children under the age of twelve to take, but its effect is minimal after the age of eighteen."

"I have a grandson who is eight years old now. Because his mother was injured, he was born weak and it is unlikely that he will live past the age of twenty."

His parents are both deceased, and Wu only has this one grandson. His only wish in life is for him to grow up healthy and live a peaceful life.

"And this bone-strengthening pill is where hope lies."

"However, there is a main ingredient in the prescription called 'Dry Bone Flower,' which is extremely rare. I asked people to search everywhere, and I only managed to find three flowers, making a total of three sets of materials."

“I also asked Elder Zhou Sen of your Zhou Family Pill Shop for help, but he only had a slight chance of success, so I had to put it aside for the time being.”

Master Wu looked directly at Xu Chuan and said, "If Fellow Daoist San Shu can refine this pill, one pill can be worth forty spirit stones, with no upper limit."

"Most ancient elixir formulas are difficult to refine, so I can only try my best."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

As if seeing a glimmer of hope, Wu Fangzhu stood up and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

"However, I also have a condition. I would like to ask the workshop master to refine a magic weapon for me first. As for the bone-strengthening pill, I still need to study it for a while before I can try to refine it."

"At most six months, or as fast as three or four months, there will definitely be a result."

"I agree. I will also hand over these three sets of materials for the Bone Strengthening Pill to you, fellow Daoist. I hope you will save my grandson's life."

Xu Chuan nodded.

He is now not far from being able to refine high-grade pills.

March and April were the timeframes he anticipated.

Once he is confident in refining high-grade pills, coupled with his superb control over the properties of medicinal herbs, he is confident that he can successfully refine a batch of pills from three sets of materials.

After all, Xu Chuan is no longer the novice who just started learning alchemy a little over a year ago.

Admittedly, such a difficult pill formula only requires three ingredients. If one wishes to make a pill of medium or higher grade, it is impossible unless one is extremely lucky.

A few days later.

Wu Fangzhu then gathered all the materials and began to forge the precious bow.

Because his grandson's life was in Xu Chuan's hands, he was also going all out.

Half a month later.

Bai Lianqi Workshop sent someone to Zhou's Pill Shop to inform them that the custom-made magic weapon had been forged.

Xu Chuan immediately went over to check.

"Fellow Daoist San Shu, you have lived up to my expectations. This bow was forged in one go, and it was very smooth." Master Wu laughed and introduced it to him: "This bow weighs three thousand catties. Only a martial artist with innate strength can lift it. The bow body and bowstring are made from materials of the Xuanmo Jiao, a demon beast at the seventh level of Qi Refining."

"As you requested, only a master of perfect skill can draw this bow to its full potential."

"Nine arrows, with feathers made of demonic beast feathers, are all low-grade magic weapons. The power of a single arrow is far inferior to that of a normal low-grade flying sword, but when combined with the treasure bow, it can be drawn with pure strength and propelled by magic power, and its power is close to that of a high-grade magic weapon."

Furthermore, the arrows and the precious bow are interconnected; when a cultivator activates the precious bow, they can actively recall the arrows.

I have named this bow the Ink Dragon Bow, a masterpiece that combines immortal and martial arts techniques.

I wonder if your friend can handle it.

"maybe."

Xu Chuan stroked the bow. The bow was a deep black color with animal patterns on it, making it look rugged and powerful.

He immediately clasped his hands in thanks to Master Wu and said, "Thank you very much, Master Wu. I will do my best to help with the matter of the Bone Strengthening Pill!"

"Thank you."

They returned to Zhou's Pill Shop.

Xu Chuan summoned Xu Mingxian and said to him, "Deliver this bow to your elder brother."

"Is this a mid-grade magic artifact?" Xu Mingxian asked in surprise after carefully sensing it.

“Your elder brother intends to pursue the path of cultivating both immortality and martial arts. Once he switches to cultivating immortality, this bow in his hands will be able to unleash power comparable to a high-grade magic weapon, and will become one of the Xu family’s greatest trump cards.”

Xu Mingxian nodded, deeply agreeing.

That same day, he left Yuehufang Market and headed towards Qingjiang County.

Because the storage bag was too small and the bow had not yet been refined, Xu Mingxian had no choice but to carry it on his back.

Fortunately, he possessed the physical attributes of a fully-fledged innate martial artist; otherwise, he would have had to rely on his magical power to lift him up, which would have been far too taxing on his magical power.

If he encountered danger along the way, his situation would be extremely troublesome. However, Xu Mingxian had only encountered one petty villain on his journey so far, a peak-stage Acquired Realm cultivator leading seventeen or eighteen people.

He was indifferent by nature, and apart from caring for his family, the lives of others were insignificant to him.

He simply made a hand seal and conjured a golden flying sword.

Whoosh whoosh~
With a flash of golden light, under Xu Mingxian's control of his sword fingers, in the blink of an eye, everyone's throats were slit, and blood spurted out.

Before they could even cry out "Master, spare our lives!", they all collapsed one after another into pools of blood.

Xu Mingxian stepped over their bodies, took a few steps, then turned back and groped them.

"My father said, 'Don't forget to loot the corpse after killing someone!'"

"A vast wealth empire is built up bit by bit!"

"More than a thousand taels, two martial arts manuals. Hmm, the silver silk armor that the leader is wearing looks good. It can protect against sword and axe cuts, but it seems to be a women's style."

Xu Mingxian gave a strange smile, "There are actually people with this kind of fetish."

"The world is declining!"

Xu Mingxian traveled very fast and arrived in Qingjiang territory in just over a day.

If it weren't for this precious bow, he might have been able to fly on his sword and return to Qingjiang in two or three hours.

"Fifth Master!"

A sharp-eyed guard recognized the young man carrying the precious bow as Xu Mingxian and immediately exclaimed, "You've returned from your travels?"

The Xu family suddenly became lively.

Apart from Xu Mingyuan and Xu Mingxuan, who were on business in another county, Bai Jing, Xu Mingwei and his wife, Xu Mingshu, and the rest of the younger members of the Xu family surrounded Xu Mingxian.

"Fifth Uncle!" Xu Dezhao led his younger siblings in a respectful bow to Xu Mingxian.

Xu Mingxian smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yun Nu, why are you alone? Where is Father?"

Xu Mingshu looked around, slightly disappointed.

Xu Mingwei and Bai Jing remained silent, waiting for his response.

“Mother, don’t worry, Father is fine. He told me to come back first and give this bow to my eldest brother.”

Xu Mingxian untied her precious bow and handed it to him along with the arrows.

Xu Mingwei took it, his pupils constricted, the bow and arrow stacked together, weighing several thousand pounds.

"Fifth Uncle, what kind of bow is this? It is quite extraordinary, as if the aura of a prehistoric beast is coming towards you, somewhat similar to Uncle Bai's."

The "Uncle Bai" that Xu Dezhao mentioned is Bai Hu.

Xu Mingxian rubbed his head and said with a smile, "This is the Black Dragon Bow. The bow and bowstring are made from materials from the demonic beast Black Dragon, and some spirit iron has been added."

The same applies to the nine arrows.

"Demon beast materials!" Xu Dezhao's eyes gleamed.

Xu Mingxian turned to Xu Mingwei and said, "Brother, this bow was made by Father at great expense. If we encounter a strong enemy, we can use this bow to deal with them."

Xu Mingwei put down the arrow, walked to the side, and immediately took a bow stance, pulling the bow diagonally upwards.

"Hmm?" Xu Mingwei frowned slightly, pondering to himself, "I have now reached the peak of the early stage of Grandmaster, half a step into the middle stage, and my strength far surpasses that of my peers. I am probably on par with the late stage of Grandmaster. Why can't I draw this bow to its full potential?"

"It's still a bit short." Xu Mingshu asked in surprise, "Big brother, you're a grandmaster, how come you can't finish it?"

"Why don't you give it a try?" Xu Mingwei moved the Ink Dragon Bow in front of Xu Mingshu.

"Just try it."

Xu Mingshu immediately took it, but the next moment the Ink Dragon Bow fell heavily to the ground, smashing the bluestone bricks to pieces.

“For every bluestone brick you damage, it will be deducted from your monthly pay.”

"Brother, you actually tricked me?"

Xu Mingshu's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment as she turned to look at Xu Mingxian: "Yunnu, this damn Ink Dragon Bow is far too heavy. Is it even usable by a human?"

Xu Mingwei sneered, "Xueji, this bow was specially commissioned by my father to be forged for me. Are you taking this opportunity to insult me ​​as inhuman?"

"I hereby announce that you are not getting your monthly allowance."

"Big brother, my dear big brother—"

(End of this chapter)