Chapter 921.
A strong medicinal fragrance filled the room.
Wang Chen opened the lid of the decoction jar and sprinkled a handful of yellow essence fragments inside the boiling medicinal liquid.
The charcoal fire in the stove was flourishing, and these fragments quickly dissolved cleanly.
Feeling that the boiling fire was almost ready, he lifted the decoction pot and poured the boiling liquid into the porcelain bowl next to him.
It was just the right amount for a bowl.
Picking up the steaming bowl of medicinal liquid, Wang Chen drank it all in one go!
A stream of heat flowed through his throat and straight into his stomach, and the pure medicinal power instantly spread out in Wang Chuan’s body, quickly seeping into his five organs and six bowels, and reaching all of his limbs and bones.
Fine crystalline beads of sweat seeped out from the surface of Wang Chen’s skin.
He put down the empty bowl and let out a long breath.
Don’t look at this bowl of medicinal liquid that was only enough for Wang Dust to smother in one mouthful, but the cost of its boiling was at least two to three hundred taels of silver.
It was higher than the annual salary of the magistrate of Linjiang County!
And over this period of time, Wang Dust had to drink such a bowl almost every day.
Poor in literature and rich in martial arts, it’s really hard for ordinary people to afford the expense of practicing martial arts, and high-ranking martial artists basically pile it up with large sums of gold and silver, except that even the sons of the royal family can’t afford to be as lavish as Wang Dust.
What he consumed was the Ling family’s hundreds of years of accumulation!
But the effect was immediate.
[Potential +1]
An incomparably familiar information prompt appeared in Wang Dust’s field of vision.
Before he could call out the panel to check, another eye-catching message popped up.
[Is it upgraded?]
The premonition came true!
The 1 point of potential value that had just been added brought Wang Chen’s total potential points to a mere 1000 points.
Variables immediately appeared!
Or more accurately, the current him fulfilled the conditions for a panel upgrade.
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chen immediately chose to upgrade.
“Ah!”
In the next moment, he couldn’t help but let out a heart-rending scream.
This was because a sudden and intense pain instantly engulfed Wang Chuan’s entire being – from his soul to his body!
Such a strange change was something Wang Chen had never expected.
He was also not the slightest bit prepared, and was caught off guard and subjected to an unprecedented ordeal.
The pain was excruciating to the extreme, as if countless steel needles had been inserted into Wang Chen’s head and body at the same time, and every inch of his muscles and bones had been pierced through.
The most frightening thing was that these “steel needles” were all red-hot, and were stirring at different angles after being pierced!
Even with Wang Chen’s strong will, he couldn’t help but lose his temper on the spot.
The only thing he could do was to try his best to suppress his screams, and then grabbed something in his hand and bit it in his mouth.
Ka-ching!
The medicine bowl that had just been stuffed into his mouth was directly bitten to pieces by Wang Chen!
The sharp shards pierced his lips and mouth, and crimson blood gurgled out.
But this bit of pain was simply insignificant compared to what Wang Chen was enduring!
He collapsed on the ground, curling up his body, his limbs twitching continuously, his whole body sweating like pulp, quickly soaking through his clothes.
Pain! Pain! Pain!
Wang Chen was in pain until his body was numb, his eyes were blazing and his head was buzzing!
He didn’t even know how he managed to hold on, nor did he know how long he had been struggling on the ground, until the pain that made one hate dying on the spot slowly subsided, and his consciousness gradually returned.
After lying on the ground for nearly another incense stick of time, Wang Chen barely managed to climb up.
His clothes had been completely drenched in blood and sweat, a thick layer of dirt adhered to his skin and emitted a very unpleasant odor, and all of his body’s hair, including his hair, had fallen out!
However, at this moment, Wang Chen felt unprecedentedly relaxed, as if he had thrown away ten thousand pounds of burden.
He exhaled the panel.
[Name: Wang Dust (Ling Zhiyuan)]
[Age: 16]
[Cultivation: Martial General]
[Technique: Xuan Tian Seven Deadly Wheel (Swallow Thief): 126/400]
[Potential: 0]
[Qi Luck: 3]
After consuming 1,000 points of potential and experiencing great pain that he had never experienced before, an additional item was added to Wang Chen’s panel.
Qi Luck!
As for the role of this “luck”, and how to increase, Wang Chuan is unknown, obviously still need to explore his own exploration, feel a bit of a loss.
However, his intuition told Wang Chuan that this Luck value was definitely a more important and powerful attribute than Potential!
Then Wang Chen realized that this “Luck” could be used or consumed.
Since the number of points was too small, he didn’t act rashly, and it wouldn’t be too late for him to figure out how to increase the number of points and then study its use.
After all, the word “luck”, Wang Chen still understands its meaning, of course, can not be squandered at will.
At this time, his strength has recovered a few points, first went to take a bath.
After washing away all the dirt and sweat, and then changing into a set of clean clothes, Wang Chuan felt like he had come back to life.
And his state was unprecedentedly good, especially his spiritual consciousness, which was extraordinarily sharp and clear.
Although there was no slightest increase in cultivation, Wang Chuan felt that the current self could 100% beat the self before the panel upgrade!
It was similar to the process of transforming one’s veins and marrow, or shedding one’s bones!
On the spur of the moment, he immediately went to the small courtyard outside his room and took out the Seven Plume Gun to start practicing the Prairie Fire Technique.
After a few practice moves, Wang Chen realized that his strength had grown by leaps and bounds.
His comprehension of the essence of this spear technique had unexpectedly made terrifying progress within these few moves, even without stimulating the power of the Fatal Wheel, the tip of the spear exploded with aura between shaking and flinging, and the overriding killing intent gushed out.
After practicing the Prairie Nine Strikes, Wang Chen’s spear technique went to another great level!
Snap!
It was at this time that the courtyard door was knocked on, “Lord Ling, Chief Flag Pang asks you to come over now, there are important matters to discuss!”
Pang Tai?
Wang Chen’s gaze condensed as he replied, “Alright, I’ll go over right away!”
He put away his Seven Plume Gun, took the Blood Clothes Guard waist tag, Yan Ling Sword, and other items and hung them up, then went out and rushed to the guardhouse.
In order to facilitate his usual martial arts practice, Wang Dust had moved out of the guardhouse dormitory early and rented another house to live in not far away.
Due to the close proximity, Wang Chuan didn’t even need to ride a horse and quickly arrived at the guardhouse.
He met Pang Tai in the hall.
“Guardsman Ling Zhiyuan, meet Mr. Pang!”
Wang Dust noticed that in the middle of the hall, apart from Chief Banner Pang Tai, there was another man with a stalwart demeanor.
The latter was sizing him up with interest.
“No need to be polite.”
He only heard Pang Tai say, “Ling Zhiyuan, let me introduce you, this is Chief Flag Xue from Prefecture City!”
Wang Chen hurriedly saluted the other party, “Greetings, General Flag Xue!”
General Flag Xue waved his hand and laughed, “Worthy of being the freshman leader of the Iron Furnace Battalion, you are indeed a dragon and phoenix among men, Ling Zhiyuan, do you know what General Flag Pang has called you here for?”
Wang Chen’s heart stirred, vaguely having a few guesses.
But he remained blank on the surface, “My subordinate doesn’t know, please enlighten me, my lord.”
“Of course it’s a good thing!”
Pang Tai laughed, “I’ve already discussed with Chief Banner Xue and reported to the Prefectural City to ask for merit for you, you’ll soon be the newly promoted Little Banner of the Linjiang Guards!”