Chapter 85: Amplification
Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Amplification
[Fire Resistance +10]
[Fire Resistance +5]
[Fire Resistance +2]
[Fire Resistance +1]
[Poison Resistance +10]
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Fang Chen began his feast of enhancement.
He tried every single potion one by one. Sparing no expense, he repeatedly consumed each type of potion until his body developed resistance and could no longer absorb even a fraction of the medicinal efficacy.
This was a comprehensive enhancement.
It was best to complete the strengthening of these basic resistances during the True Martial Realm. Once he stepped into the High Martial Realm, his bodily meridians, Dantian, and Qi Sea would undergo a qualitative change, and the effects of many low-tier potions would be greatly reduced or even rendered completely ineffective.
Stacking up his physical defense and various elemental resistances now was equivalent to laying a solid foundation for his future Martial Dao journey.
After an unknown amount of time, a thought flashed in his mind. He activated his Spirit Core and opened his status panel. In the resistance column, all the values were generally between 31 and 35 points.
"Not bad," Fang Chen nodded in satisfaction. "In the future, even without entering Time Stop, some ordinary Illusion Arts and Psychic Interference will likely find it hard to affect me."
Next was the main event—the Concentrating Spirit and Nourishing Soul Powder!
Elevating Spiritual Power was exceptionally difficult and precious. This Concentrating Spirit and Nourishing Soul Powder was the most effective Spiritual Power potion that could be consumed during the True Martial Realm. Furthermore, according to its introduction, there were no better potions to strengthen Spiritual Power in other first-tier cities across the country.
Each Martial Artist could only consume it once in their lifetime; subsequent uses would be ineffective.
Fang Chen consumed it without hesitation. A refreshing stream of air rushed directly into his Sea of Consciousness.
He carefully felt the growth of his Spiritual Power... Ultimately, it rose from 27 to 34 points.
"The increase isn’t as huge as I imagined..."
Fang Chen was slightly disappointed. This boost didn’t seem to match its rarity. But soon, he noticed a difference. His sensory acuity had improved by more than just a single level!
The subtle flow of energy in the surrounding air, the trajectory of dust settling in the distance, and even the delicate changes of his True Qi running through his meridians were countless times clearer than before!
Next, he grabbed some Realm-Breaking Pills from the shelf and chewed on them like chocolate. Unfortunately, his cultivation had long reached the absolute peak of the True Martial Realm. These elixirs could no longer advance his cultivation even a bit; his True Qi did not increase at all.
"It seems my realm has truly reached its limit, unless I break through to the High Martial Realm."
Fang Chen no longer forced it.
Apart from these treasures that permanently enhanced one’s abilities, Jade Dew Hall naturally also sold one-time-use offensive and defensive consumables with impressive power. But Fang Chen lost interest after merely a glance.
He thought, "They cost money. Who would buy them if they cost money?"
With his greed—no, his undying spirit of exploration intact, Fang Chen strolled upstairs.
The items displayed here were all resources used by High Martial Realm Martial Artists, and their energy fluctuations were noticeably much stronger. He found a True Qi growth potion labeled "Suitable for Yellow Rank Martial Artists," carefully dipped a fingertip into it, and took a lick.
BOOM!
A violent and chaotic burst of energy instantly exploded within his meridians. It rampaged wildly, nearly causing his True Qi to flow backward and sending him into Qi deviation! Fang Chen hurriedly circulated his Transcendence Level Righteous Qi Technique, barely managing to suppress and dispel this foreign energy.
"Hiss... never mind." Still feeling lingering fear, Fang Chen muttered, "I’ll leave this stuff alone until after school starts. Once the academy distributes High Martial Realm Cultivation Techniques, I’ll just come straight here and cultivate all the way until graduation."
Finally, it was time for the three-day vision enhancement—the Bright Eyes Clearing Spirit Liquid.
This item was quite precious. A small transparent glass vial only contained an estimated dozen drops or so. The usage instructions stated to apply it once each in the morning, noon, and evening. Each time, one drop was to be instilled into each eye, and another drop smeared around the eye area, accompanied by a specific massaging technique on the surrounding acupoints for three consecutive days.
Fang Chen gathered all the Bright Eyes Clearing Spirit Liquid he could find and piled it up. The entire inventory of Jade Dew Hall added up to over a thousand milliliters!
He first tried it a few times according to the instructions and found the liquid to be incredibly mild, without any irritation. Therefore, he grew bolder and slowly began increasing the dosage. Later, he simply soaked gauze in the liquid and applied it directly over his eyes! Whenever he had nothing to do, he would grab a bottle and squeeze out a few drops!
After applying it for just a single day, Fang Chen felt a qualitative change in his vision. He could clearly read the tiny print on shelf labels fifty meters away!
He continued using the medicine. A three-day course? Long past! Four days, five days... until the seventh day! Fang Chen felt his vision enhancement had reached a bottleneck; applying any more drops would be meaningless. Only then did he stop, still wanting more.
"Alright, that should be enough."
Fang Chen tested his eyesight. Originally, with the improvement of his Spiritual Power, his Perception of his surroundings had become much sharper. Now that his vision was directly enhanced, the effect was even more astounding!
He casually picked up a small pebble and flicked it using the Finger-Tapping Divine Techniques.
WHOOSH!
In the past, he could only see the trajectory of the flying pebble. But now, not only could he clearly see the spin of the pebble itself, he could even capture every inch of detail as it carved a path through the air! Its speed seemed to have slowed down significantly in his eyes!
Fang Chen knew it wasn’t the pebble slowing down, but rather his own dynamic vision having elevated to a whole new realm!
Leaving Time Stop, the world resumed its flow.
Fang Chen was completely satisfied, feeling that the entire world had become much clearer. The Spiritual Power he had improved within the Time Stop Domain felt even more pronounced in the real world.
Compared to his previous ability, which could only vaguely detect intense emotions and focused gazes, his Perception of the emotional fluctuations radiating from the surrounding crowd was now far sharper and more detailed. Excitement, joy, hesitation, greed... Various states of mind were like ripples on the surface of water, all keenly captured by him.
He could even faintly sense the trajectory and strength of the True Qi flowing within many people’s bodies! This meant that even for skills requiring charged power or stealthy ranged attacks, he could use this extraordinary Perception to detect the signs of gathering energy in advance and react accordingly!
He turned his gaze to the staff member in front of him and said, "I’ll buy three Qi Blood Needles and three Realm-Breaking Pills."
As he spoke, he crisply counted out 150,000 in Zhao Coinage from the bag he carried and handed it over.
The staff member froze for a moment. The impatience on his face was instantly replaced by enthusiasm, and his tone became several degrees more respectful. "Understood. Please wait a moment, valued customer. I will fetch the goods for you right away. Please follow me to complete the paperwork!"
Fang Chen planned to bring these basic cultivation potions back to Jinchuan City and resell them for a profit. His family needed money, and the funds borrowed from his Aunt Dehui had to be repaid as soon as possible. He didn’t have to worry about finding buyers for this hard currency.
Soon, the transaction was completed.
Fang Chen tucked away the box containing the potions and looked at the Ordinary Martial Artists—his classmates—who were still wandering the first-floor hall with dazed and disappointed expressions.
He thought, "These classmates aren’t enough to pose a threat or act as competition to me. Whatever, I’ll help them out once more."