The people from the Sun Family had left, and Wang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. If nothing went unexpectedly, this crisis should be temporarily resolved.
If something unexpected happened, he really would have no choice but to run away.
The Sun Family wasn't something he could handle for now; if he went head-to-head, who knew how tall the grass on his grave would be next year.
The most effective solution was still to enhance his own martial strength.
This world had a lot of negatives. But the good thing was that many problems could be solved with personal martial strength, and even better was that he had a way to improve his own martial strength.
But speaking of martial arts—
The Tiger Bone Ointment was running out.
This was a very serious problem. Without Tiger Bone Ointment, Wang Sheng could only use silver to buy meat as a substitute.
But now that he had become an official Martial Artist, his consumption was unknown how many times higher than when he just started practicing Ba Duan Jin.
The 50 or so taels of silver really couldn't withstand the expense.
Therefore, the Tiger Bone Ointment was the best option. Now that he was a Martial Artist, scooping a small spoonful could satisfy the consumption of one session of Ba Duan Jin, while before becoming a Martial Artist, it could cover 2 to 3 sessions.
It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go back to frugality.
Having used something like Tiger Bone Ointment that could quickly replenish consumption, Wang Sheng could no longer look at regular meat supplements.
"I should go ask Uncle Li!"
The Tiger Bone Ointment was given to him by Li Wenguang; if he asked about the raw materials, maybe he could make it himself.
At worst, he would study medical skills and work out a skill to produce cultivation resources.
However, just as Wang Sheng was planning to find Li Wenguang, Li Wenguang had already arrived at his doorstep.
"Yun Sheng, your problem..."
"Uncle Li, don't worry, the problem is already solved!"
"That's good, it's a relief. By the way, your Brother Li will be back tomorrow. Come over for a meal!"
Wang Sheng nodded. Li Wenguang's son, Li Yongfeng, was Brother Li.
In his memory, this Brother Li treated him well, taking good care of him when he was young.
But later, Wang Sheng became a medicine farmer who planted chrysanthemums in the village, while Li Yongfeng, relying on his strong physique, became an escorter, so they saw each other less.
However, every time Li Yongfeng came back from an escort mission, he would bring gifts for him, treating him like a younger brother.
Li Wenguang took out the Tiger Bone Ointment also because of Li Yongfeng's opinion.
Previously, when Wang Sheng was frantically practicing Ba Duan Jin, Li Yongfeng was out on an escort mission. He hadn't expected him to return at this time; theoretically, he shouldn't have been back so soon.
"I'll be there, Uncle Li!"
"Alright."
After delivering the message, Li Wenguang planned to leave, but Wang Sheng remembered the matter of the Tiger Bone Ointment and hurriedly called out to Li Wenguang.
"Uncle Li, wait a moment. I wanted to ask about the Tiger Bone Ointment."
"Tiger Bone Ointment? Sorry, Yun Sheng, the Tiger Bone Ointment I gave you was the last bit."
Wang Sheng quickly shook his head and said, "Uncle Li, I'm not asking you for Tiger Bone Ointment. I'm trying to ask how it's made. Now that I'm a Martial Artist, the usual stuff can't support the consumption. If possible, I want to try making some myself."
Li Wenguang was momentarily dazed.
Wang Sheng had become a Martial Artist too fast; he still hadn't quite adapted.
Indeed, once their physiques strengthened, their appetites were much larger than ordinary people. Now that Wang Sheng was a Martial Artist, the consumption must have reached a frightening level.
But—
"Yun Sheng, you might be disappointed. The method for making Tiger Bone Ointment is actually very simple, just mix all the materials and simmer for ten or so days.
But the materials are hard to come by. You need the accompanying grass of Mountain Lord, the tiger bone herb, as well as Mountain Lord's tiger bone, essence blood, tiger oil, and some precious medicinal materials like mountain ginseng to brew a jar of this stuff.
Back then, my father was fortunate to encounter a severely injured, immobilized Mountain Lord; otherwise, he couldn't have made Tiger Bone Ointment."
Mountain Lord was essentially what was commonly referred to as a tiger.
But according to the original body's memory, a normal tiger was called a big bug, but once it possessed the strength of a Martial Artist, it was called Mountain Lord.
Lord of the Mountains!
The lowest strength was also a Third Grade Martial Artist.
It wasn't something Wang Sheng could handle now, and he wouldn't risk his life trying.
As for why Li Wenguang said Wang Sheng would be disappointed,
That was because there had been no news of Mountain Lords near Qingshan Village for over twenty years; at most, there were rumors of big bugs on certain hills.
That was to say, even if Wang Sheng's strength was enough, he couldn't find the raw materials.
Thinking about it, a Third Grade Martial Artist was powerful to Wang Sheng, but for those big families, it wasn't that significant; how could they possibly miss this type of resource?
The stronger one's martial strength, the more concentrated the resources in this world.
Once he understood this, he realized he couldn't rely on Tiger Bone Ointment, at least not in the short term.
Wang Sheng sighed inwardly and said, "I understand, Uncle Li. Thank you for clarifying."
"You'd better think of another way. Now that you're a Martial Artist, you should have a solution."
"Hm!"
Wang Sheng could only respond.
Indeed, he could only come up with a solution on his own.
After repeatedly stressing the meal, Li Wenguang left.
Wang Sheng then returned to his room, immersed in worry.
*He had a premonition that once the Tiger Bone Ointment was used up, his progress in cultivating Ba Duan Jin would definitely slow down.*
*Not only that, if Ba Duan Jin made another breakthrough, the consumption would increase again.*
"Thinking about it this way, the Tiger Bone Ointment wasn't the best solution either!"
The Tiger Bone Ointment required the tiger, blood, and oil of Mountain Lord, but Mountain Lords were not so easily found. Even if he managed to get another jar of Tiger Bone Ointment, eventually, it would be used up.
*Once it's used up, then what?*
*Wang Sheng felt like he had realized something.*
*This was not a long-term solution; he had to think of a sustainable method.*
What could regenerate and be obtained in a short time?
Wang Sheng looked at the few piles of chrysanthemums left in the room, which were used as medicinal materials, and suddenly had an idea.
If he was not mistaken, there should be some supplement to Qi-Blood made entirely from plant materials, right?
He even had some recipes in his mind.
Since chrysanthemums could be planted, surely medicinal materials could too!
Even if it took longer, it was much more reliable than searching for Mountain Lords.
"That's really a good idea!"
Wang Sheng decided to act immediately.
This way, he would need to spend time working on other skills for 14 hours a day.
The first was medical skills; although he had a few recipes for strengthening the body in his mind, he didn't know what those medicinal materials were called in this world, so the first thing was to enhance his medical skills to learn to identify the herbs.
The most crucial thing was to see to what extent the medical skills would advance after a breakthrough.
There was also a skill that he had to cultivate, which would be planting or, more specifically, medicinal plant cultivation.
He currently had a skill, which was chrysanthemum planting, and it was about to break through again.
But the planting of each crop was different, so if he wanted to cultivate medicinal herbs, he had to develop the corresponding skill.
However, this needed to be prioritized after medical skills because he couldn't start planting directly without confirming the necessary materials.
*Moreover, this was the most critical aspect, for without breakthroughs, how much of those Qi-Blood supplement recipes from his last life would be needed to suffice.*
Wang Sheng planned to test the effect of chrysanthemum planting first.
*But thinking this way—*
"Truly, no matter where I go, the Planting Skill is invincible!"
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