Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Spirit Ginseng Treasure Medicine, Breaking Realm
By the time he returned home, the sky had grown completely dark.
Fang Xing carried the box inside, opened it, and gazed at the high-quality, fifty-plus-year-old Wild Ginseng within.
This stalk of Wild Ginseng was perfectly intact, its root system full and dense.
’I wonder what quality this will be enhanced into...’
Fang Xing gazed at the Wild Ginseng, his heart brimming with anticipation.
This was a massive gamble.
The money was secondary; the most important thing was what kind of transformation the enhanced ability would produce in the Wild Ginseng.
Whether or not he could break through the Dragon Gate to the Dark Force realm all came down to this.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Fang Xing willed it and chose to enhance.
Instantly, a scarlet light enveloped the Wild Ginseng.
Before his very eyes, the stalk of Wild Ginseng began to transform.
The scarlet light covering it gave way to a faint, ethereal Spirit Light.
Fang Xing didn’t dare to blink, afraid he would miss a single detail.
In that moment, it felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
Soon, the scarlet glow faded from the Wild Ginseng, and a line of text materialized before his eyes.
[A high-quality, fifty-two-year-old Wild Ginseng has been successfully enhanced. You have obtained one high-quality, two-hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng.]
’A two-hundred-year-old... high-quality Spirit Ginseng!’
Reading the text that appeared before his eyes, Fang Xing’s heart gave a violent lurch.
It had transformed from a Wild Ginseng into a Spirit Ginseng—and a two-hundred-year-old one, no less.
A Spirit Ginseng was in a completely different league from an ordinary Wild Ginseng.
It belonged to the category of Treasure Medicine.
Treasure Medicines were special items that completely transcended common medicinal herbs.
Their value and efficacy far surpassed those of ordinary herbs.
Although he didn’t know much about Treasure Medicines, he knew enough.
This was something that even powerful Martial Artists, let alone ordinary people, would covet.
An ordinary person would be lucky to even glimpse one, let alone possess it.
If word got out that he possessed a two-hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng Treasure Medicine, he feared even a Neutralizing Force Martial Artist wouldn’t be able to resist making a move.
’What a massive score!’
Fang Xing’s gaze was feverish as he stared at the two-hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng.
With this two-hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng, the boost to his cultivation would be immense.
Breaking through to the Dark Force realm was now a near certainty.
Once again, he had witnessed the miraculous power of his enhanced ability to turn the mundane into the magical.
Gazing at the Spirit Ginseng in the box, which now radiated a faint Spirit Light, Fang Xing forced himself to calm down.
’This stuff is so potent, I don’t even need to use it all at once. I can use it in portions.’
’Otherwise, the medicinal power would be too overwhelming; my body probably couldn’t handle the full impact of the Spirit Ginseng.’
Snapping out of his reverie, he took the Spirit Ginseng into the kitchen.
He took out a clay pot and carefully snipped off about a third of the Spirit Ginseng with a pair of scissors.
He carefully stored the rest away for now.
Even a third of the Spirit Ginseng contained an immense amount of medicinal energy.
A Treasure Medicine was no ordinary herb.
Its effects were the real deal.
A third of the Spirit Ginseng would be more than enough for him to achieve his breakthrough.
He added water and started a fire.
Fang Xing squatted in the kitchen, simmering the Spirit Ginseng.
After simmering for the better part of an hour, the Spirit Ginseng decoction was finally ready.
It filled a small, palm-sized bowl to the brim.
Just taking a whiff made him feel instantly invigorated.
Completely unlike decoctions made from ordinary herbs, the liquid brewed from the Spirit Ginseng was a deep, dark red.
It was thick and viscous!
Almost like syrup.
A faint, sweet aroma wafted into his nostrils.
’Brewed Spirit Ginseng... the aroma is pretty intoxicating...’
Taking in the scent, Fang Xing swallowed hard. After letting it cool for a moment, he downed it in one gulp.
He drank every last drop of the Spirit Ginseng decoction, even licking the bowl clean.
’Can’t let any go to waste. This is all high-quality Spirit Ginseng liquid.’
’Every drop is precious.’
He put down the bowl and stepped out of the kitchen. In an instant, Fang Xing felt an unbearable heat spreading through his entire body.
The Spirit Ginseng’s medicinal power was kicking in!
His skin instantly flushed crimson as the immense medicinal power erupted within him like a volcano.
Immediately, Fang Xing began to practice the Demon Suppression Fist.
Simultaneously, he used the Concealed Breathing Method from his Demon Suppression Skill to start absorbing the Spirit Ginseng’s power.
As the potent medicinal power spread through him, Fang Xing felt a boundless well of energy as he executed the Demon Suppression Fist.
The Demon Suppressing Power surged through his body.
The blood and qi All Around him roiled.
His body was like an erupting volcano.
In the courtyard, his afterimages blurred together.
He practiced over and over, showing no signs of stopping.
As his body gradually absorbed the medicinal power, his flushed skin began to return to its normal color.
CRACK—!!
A punch vibrated the air, letting out a faint pop.
Following the Demon Suppression Skill’s Inner Cultivation Method, he circulated the Demon Suppression Force within him and began his assault on the next realm.
HUMMMM!!!
A low hum emanated from deep within his body.
Immense Power vibrated within him.
Backed by the potent medicinal energy of the Spirit Ginseng, he had no need to worry about exhausting his reserves.
His hands never stopped moving as he pushed the Inner Cultivation Method to its absolute limit.
In that moment, his Power began to quietly transform.
An hour passed in a flash.
BOOM!!!
A thunderous roar echoed from within his body, and Fang Xing came to a sudden halt.
In that instant, his Inner Strength seemed to ascend to a whole new level.
He broke through his body’s acupoints.
He felt an unprecedented sense of clarity and openness throughout his entire body.
It was a feeling of ascension.
His Inner Strength had sublimated!
His blood and qi surged!
His entire body felt as if it had been completely reborn.
The bones and sinews within him hummed in unison.
The potent Power now flowed not only through his meridians but also through the newly opened acupoints within his body.
Breaking through the barrier, clearing the acupoints!
Dark Force, achieved!
’So this is Dark Force!’
Fang Xing clenched his fists. The sensation was completely different from when he was in the Bright Force realm.
With Dark Force, the Power lies hidden within the body.
Dormant until unleashed, then earth-shattering!
KRAK—!!
He threw a sudden punch. The Power in his body condensed to a single point, making the air tremble. An instant later, a clear Fist Seal appeared on the man-sized training dummy three feet away.
The Power had shattered the wood fibers.
The Fist Seal was clearly visible, sunk deep into the wood!
Power, projected through the air!
Compared to Bright Force, the breakthrough to Dark Force was a complete qualitative transformation.
When he executed the Demon Suppression Fist, an invisible current of air now swirled within a three-foot radius around him.
It formed an invisible wall of air!
KRAK!!
He punched a stone, and the entire rock instantly shattered.
Fists that could shatter stone!
"Huuu..."
Exhaling a long breath, he retracted his aura. A satisfied smile spread across Fang Xing’s face as he looked at the shattered stone and the training dummy, broken from a distance.
Aided by the Spirit Ginseng’s power, he had successfully broken through the barrier and passed through the second Dragon Gate.
’At my current level of strength, even ten opponents at the Peak of Bright Force couldn’t defeat me.’
A powerful sense of confidence welled up inside him.
Fang Xing’s eyes shone brightly as he gazed up at the Stars in the night sky.
True confidence came from one’s own strength.
This feeling of wielding such immense power... it was truly... awesome!
’Now that I’ve entered the Dark Force realm, the four Constables combined are no longer a match for me.’
’In all of Qingshan County, I can finally be considered a true expert.’
Gazing at the night sky, Fang Xing was filled with heroic pride!
The Power of Bright Force is hard and fierce; the Power of Dark Force is soft and yielding.
A single strike might leave no mark on the surface, but the Power penetrates deep inside, rupturing the internal organs.
Dark Force!
Hidden Power, Inner Strength that shatters the air!
He could now injure someone from three feet away without physical contact.
For an ordinary person, a single strike from that distance would be fatal.
Even a Bright Force Martial Artist would be injured by his strike from three feet away.
’There’s still two-thirds of the Spirit Ginseng left. Taking it will not only consolidate my new realm but also allow me to reach an even higher level.’
Fang Xing glanced toward his room in the main house.
It was a good thing he hadn’t been impulsive and consumed it all in one go. Otherwise, the sheer medicinal power would have been enough to make him bleed from every orifice.
If his body couldn’t withstand it, he wouldn’t have just failed to break through; he might have suffered a backlash from the medicinal power, leaving his qi and blood completely drained!
In a more severe case, it wouldn’t have been impossible for the backlash to kill him outright.
The medicinal power from just one-third of the Spirit Ginseng had been enough to propel him to a successful breakthrough.
The rest would be perfect for consolidating and strengthening his newfound power.
