Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12 - 12 Qi Blood Pill

Back in his room,

Li Qian stuffed his nose, put on gloves, and poured out a pill from the medicine bottle.

Hmm...

Just one pill?

He thought there would be a whole bottle.

There should at least be ten or eight, right?

This seemed too stingy.

Li Qian had originally thought that Manager Zhao, in order to win him over, would be willing to spend quite a bit.

But this??? Just one pill? Is he treating me like a beggar?

Li Qian looked at the pill in his palm, the size of a peanut, a dark yellow color, round and shiny.

He didn't dare to smell it.

A pill given by someone with dubious intentions – he couldn't risk eating it.

"Is this the Qi Blood Pill?"

After studying it for a while, Li Qian put the Qi Blood Pill back into the bottle, then tossed the bottle into a drawer.

If he could have an elixir to aid his cultivation, his progress would definitely be much faster.

Unfortunately, he didn't have one.

Fortunately, the sound of the Chen Bell, a precious artifact, greatly assisted his training and compensated for the consumption of Qi and blood to some extent.

"No rush, take it slow."

Li Qian told himself.

Song old man's treasure map... he definitely shouldn't seek it out before having sufficient strength.

That Manager Zhao who suddenly sought him out... might secretly keep an eye on him in the future.

In the days that followed, Li Qian had a very regular routine.

Apart from going downhill once a month to the Chores Hall to collect his monthly stipend, materials, and contribution points, he stayed in the Bell Tower all other times, going nowhere else.

To pass the time, he had Chen Yong buy some vegetable seeds and little chickens and ducks... raising them on the mountain, cultivating the land, to alleviate the boredom.

He felt a bit dull at the start of such a life, but over time, he came to enjoy it instead.

"Brother Qian, the matter you asked me to inquire about, there's some news."

Chen Yong, carrying a beam of wood, came to the field that Li Qian had planted. After putting it down, he panted and said.

"Oh?"

Li Qian straightened his back, propping himself up with the hoe, and looked over, asking, "How is she?"

"Brother Qian, your cousin girl..."

Chen Yong hesitated before continuing, "I heard she's been getting quite close to a senior servant disciple from the Hundred Herbs Garden named Yi Zhong." _{freewebnøvel.com}

"Yi Zhong?"

Li Qian heard this name and it seemed familiar, he suddenly remembered: "Is it the Yi Zhong who was second in the combat power rankings last time?"

Chen Yong had previously told him about the combat power rankings, with Zhang Mingcan being the first and Yi Zhong the second.

"Yes, I've heard this person is a bit of a playboy... has ties with quite a few female servant disciples."

Chen Yong said.

"Hmm, got it."

Li Qian nodded.

How Song Yingying chooses her future life is not something he can control.

At most, within his capabilities, he could look after some of old man Song's affairs.

After some more chatting, Chen Yong picked up the beam and carried on running.

Li Qian, holding the hoe, loosened and leveled the remaining land. Then, he leisurely headed back to the Bell Tower.

A quarter-hour later, a few clear and melodious bell sounds rang out.

On the Bell Tower Platform, Li Qian put down the striking rod and began practicing Sword Stabbing Fist.

The sound of the bell surrounded him, with echoes lingering.

As Li Qian practiced his boxing technique, the Inner Strength in his body flowed vibrantly, like a stream running tirelessly until it slowly calmed down when it reached the last Ren Meridian.

Huh!

Li Qian concluded his form, his Inner Strength settled, and he couldn't help but exhale a long breath of murky air.

"This last Ren Meridian... is much tougher than I imagined."

Li Qian felt deeply moved.

During the months of cultivation, he had successively cleared the Rushing and Governing Vessels.

Only the last Ren Meridian remained.

Once the Ren Meridian is cleared, the Inner Strength in his body would be able to complete the Grand Circulation, spontaneously transforming into Inner Qi.

The circulation through the twelve primary meridians is the small circulation.

Add to it the flow through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and that would be the Grand Circulation.

"It's mainly because my Inner Strength is not robust enough..."

Li Qian pondered within his heart.