Chapter 39: Chapter 38: [Limit-Breaking Enhancement]
[Do you wish to spend 500 Experience Points to enhance ?]
A notification suddenly popped up in the top-left corner of He Xiaotian’s vision.
"That’s right! How could I have forgotten about this?"
He then remembered that he had chosen to enhance it when he leveled up.
But because it was too late, he didn’t experiment with it and went to sleep instead.
After waking up at noon, he had rushed straight to his cousin’s house to persuade his parents to move away from Z County.
He had just spent a total of eight hundred Experience Points, leaving him with seven thousand two hundred.
Spending another five hundred on wouldn’t delay the upgrade for .
So, he chose to enhance it.
[Enhancing ... Please wait... 1%... 50%... 99%... 100%. Enhancement complete.]
He Xiaotian looked, and sure enough, things had changed.
[Experience Points: 6700
Functions: Scan, Enhance
Martial Arts: - 0/6000+ (Masterful: Perfect Top Grade Sea-Boiling. Inner Strength +30, Strength +9, Fire Resistance +4, Burn +6, Hardness +4.) - 0/500+ (Well-Versed: Strength +2, Impact +1, Sharpness +2, Crushing +3, Hardness +2.) Note: Attribute bonuses in parentheses apply to hands only.
- 0/500+ (Masterful: Speed +4, Explosiveness +3.)]
The infinity symbol was gone, replaced by five hundred Experience Points and a plus sign.
He focused his Spirit and gently tapped it.
[ - 0/1000+ (Outstanding: Speed +5, Explosiveness +4.)]
Looking at his remaining six thousand two hundred Experience Points, He Xiaotian resisted the urge to spend more.
He then swept all the martial arts manuals from the desk into his arms, including the one called "Head-Splitting Kick."
’Who knows, I might get rich overnight someday. Could be fun to practice then!’
"♪A shot of Erguotou, makes the tears flow. All the world’s a stage, but a true hero never looks back. If you want to go, I won’t ask you to stay; a forced love won’t last long anyway. Can’t stand the loneliness, you cross the line, thinking a secret affair is perfectly fine. I’ll say you’re ruthless, using those innocent eyes; you tell a lie twice, and I actually buy it...♪"
The melody of Chen Xiaochun’s "You’re Ruthless" rang out, and He Xiaotian answered the phone.
"Hello? Mom, what’s up?"
"Can you explain what’s going on with the renovation crew at our house?"
"..."
’I was so focused on finding a Qinggong manual that I forgot about that.’
"A kappa got into our house. Did you really think I was crazy, telling you not to come home for no reason?"
"Alright, we’ve already listed the house with an agency. As soon as your dad settles things at the paper mill within three days, we can move to Shanghai. An agent might come by your cousin’s place later. Tell him to take some time off from the police station."
"Okay, I know."
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
He Xiaotian rolled his eyes. ’She hung up on me again.’
Leaving the study, he looked at his cousin, Liu Junming, who had just finished showering, and said,
"Cousin, you’ll need to take some time off from the station. An agent will be stopping by later."
"No need, I don’t go back to work until tomorrow. After you took off, the whole station was busy until noon. I’m exhausted." Liu Junming looked completely worn out. After speaking, he went back to his bedroom, clearly unable to stay awake any longer.
As for He Xiaotian, he took all the manuals and headed for Tongxi Pharmacy.
If he wanted to upgrade again, he’d need supplements.
Along the way, he started thinking about the three-hundred-million-yuan problem again.
’Sigh! I have no idea. Once we get to Shanghai, we should probably just rent two apartments across the hall from each other first. We’ll make do for now. I refuse to believe I won’t find a way to make money.’ He Xiaotian made up his mind; a three-hundred-million-yuan villa was out of his reach.
’Surely our family can afford to rent in a neighborhood protected by powerful experts, right?’
Besides, if he lived across the hall from his parents, he could rescue them immediately if anything happened.
Inside the quaint, antique-style pharmacy, the air was thick with the smell of Chinese medicine.
When the owner saw He Xiaotian walk in, a smile instantly appeared on his face.
Seeing this, the corner of He Xiaotian’s mouth twitched.
’Time to get fleeced again!’
’My personal savings, built up over so many years, are probably going to be completely wiped out this time.’
’If only wild ginseng could break through its limits like ...’
’Wait a second.’
’Enhance!’
’That’s right, why didn’t I think of this sooner?’
’Why not test if Experience Points can enhance medicinal herbs?’
’If it works, I could save a huge amount of money.’
"One stalk," He Xiaotian said coolly, holding up a single finger.
The pharmacy owner: "..."
’Bro!’
’Aren’t you usually a big spender?’
’Why are you only buying one stalk today?’
In truth, while wild ginseng was profitable, not many people bought it.
A generous customer like He Xiaotian appearing out of nowhere was a rare thing.
In just a few short days, how much had he spent here?
Over two hundred thousand yuan!
He Xiaotian left under the owner’s resentful gaze, which made the man look for all the world like a jilted lover.
It was enough to make He Xiaotian, who was carrying the box, repeatedly clench his butt cheeks.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, he took out the wild ginseng, focused his Spirit, and gently tapped ’Enhance’.
[Ding! Do you wish to spend 100 Experience Points to enhance the wild ginseng?]
"Yes."
[Enhancement successful. Level 1 wild ginseng: Yuan Qi +3.]
He Xiaotian looked at the wild ginseng in his hand. It didn’t seem to have changed at all.
After a moment’s thought, he decided not to enhance it further.
After all, he only had six thousand one hundred Experience Points left. If he kept spending them, his progress on would stall.
However, just in case this one stalk of Level 1 wild ginseng wasn’t enough to replenish the essence he would expend, He Xiaotian ate the whole thing in a few quick bites.
After so many upgrades, he had a rough estimate of how much essence the next level of would require.
He figured he might as well just swallow it. If it was enough, he could upgrade the martial art right away.
If it wasn’t, he would only be out one stalk of wild ginseng and one hundred Experience Points.
As the ginseng entered his stomach, He Xiaotian immediately felt a powerful surge of vital energy coursing through his body.
The feeling could be summed up in a single word—bliss.
It was even more intense than when he had eaten four stalks before.
Then, he immediately tapped the plus sign.
The numbers 6000/6000 began to blur.
A powerful stream of qi erupted from his Dantian, surging wildly toward his limbs and bones.
Everywhere it passed, fissures opened up.
But the essence of the Level 1 wild ginseng quickly repaired the damage.
About an hour later, He Xiaotian was drenched in sweat.
[Experience Points: 100
Functions: Scan, Enhance
Martial Arts: - 0/6000+ (Outstanding: Supreme Grade Heaven-Burning. Inner Strength +50, Strength +12, Fire Resistance +5, Burn +8, Hardness +6, Gold-melting +1, Charring +1, Water-extinguishing +1, Fire-controlling +1, Evil-warding +1.)
- 0/500+ (Well-Versed: Strength +2, Impact +1, Sharpness +2, Crushing +3, Hardness +2.) Note: Attribute bonuses in parentheses apply to hands only.
- 0/1000+ (Outstanding: Speed +5, Explosiveness +4.)]
His Inner Strength, Strength, Fire Resistance, Burn, and Hardness had all increased.
Furthermore, he had gained five new affixes: Gold-melting, Charring, Water-extinguishing, Fire-controlling, and Evil-warding.
He Xiaotian basically understood their properties from the names alone.
He had to admit, compared to before, this was a qualitative leap forward.
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