Chapter 264: Chapter 166: Breath-holding Technique: Beginner, Breaking Acupoints

Next, Cheng Zongyang summoned all the Doctors in the County Town—sixteen in total—plus forty-eight able-bodied helpers, gathering them all in the warehouse.

He assigned three helpers to each Doctor to chop and grind the Body Refining Medicine Bath Materials he’d selected, along with other medicinal herbs intended as a disguise, processing everything into powder.

There were over forty types of medicinal herbs in total. He would be the one to mix the final formula, so it didn’t matter that they knew which herbs they were grinding.

He would mix the Body Refining Medicine Bath materials himself, while the Body Tempering Powder would supposedly be sent by his "master" from Luoyang.

Under Cheng Zongyang’s direction, the herbs were gradually ground into powder and stored in individual clay jars, ready for him to mix and use at any time.

Once these arrangements were made, Cheng Zongyang moved all the materials for the Body Tempering Powder into the Wilderness World. He then loaded the other three wooden chests onto a flatbed cart.

After a word with Li Lu, he made a show of pulling the cart out of the County Town.

This whole act was meant to explain the disappearance of the silver taels and the Cultivation Method Manuals. ’Some things require a proper disguise, not just a simple verbal excuse.’

Once he reached a deserted area, he sent the chests, cart and all, into the Wilderness World.

Cheng Zongyang didn’t return to the village, but instead entered the Wilderness World from an isolated spot.

He had returned once during the past half-month. Everything in the village was fine and steadily improving. For now, he didn’t need to do much—he just had to let things proceed according to the original plan and slowly settle.

Once they had fired enough bricks, they would rebuild and re-zone the village according to the blueprints.

Stepping out of the Marketplace Cottage, he saw that his territory was now lush and green, with various crops growing rapidly.

From the doorway, he could see the Wilderness Rice, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes in the distance. The sight of these three high-yield crops gave the distinct impression of a coming bumper harvest.

The growth of the medicinal herbs in the herb fields was also a delightful sight.

’Let’s see... the potatoes and sweet potatoes should be ready for harvest next month,’ Cheng Zongyang mused, not bothering to go take a closer look.

Even so, this harvest would have to be used as seed stock to continue expanding cultivation.

He set the bags of medicinal herbs outside and instructed Zhang Jinquan to prepare twenty-five portions of Body Tempering Powder.

Ever since he had authorized Luo Dingran to manage the affairs of the Marketplace Cottage, his own burden had lightened considerably, freeing up a lot of time for his Cultivation. This had allowed him to master the basics of the Breath-holding Technique ahead of schedule.

Luo Dingran was currently at the site of the second fishpond, so Cheng Zongyang walked over.

After this period of raising them, the fish in the first pond had mostly reached the required size. They were now ready to be harvested at any time for Points.

These fish would be enough to earn him three to four thousand Points.

The second fishpond was also mostly complete. Progress had been this fast only thanks to the help of the Mole Beasts. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"My Lord!" Seeing Cheng Zongyang’s sudden arrival, Luo Dingran hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting.

The three men at the bottom of the pond saw him and made to stop their work, but Cheng Zongyang waved them off. "Don’t stop. Carry on with what you’re doing."

"Yes, My Lord!" the three men below replied, cupping their hands as well.

Luo Dingran said, "My Lord, I’ve already purchased the items from yesterday’s market refresh. A Martial Arts manual spawned. The other items are also crops from this world, and they’re all quite useful. Some of the materials needed for feed were also available."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zongyang turned and headed for the Preservation Warehouse.

Luo Dingran immediately followed.

On the third floor of the Preservation Warehouse.

Cheng Zongyang watched as Luo Dingran took out the items he had purchased the day before. His eyes burned with anticipation as he stared at the six items laid out before him.

Red Blood Mushroom Strain, Illusionary Blade, Red Jade Ganoderma, a fresh coconut, Wilderness Mushrooms, and a Meditation Mat.

Luo Dingran began his report:

"The Red Blood Mushroom Strain cost 10 Points. The Illusionary Blade is a technique, valued at 1,000 Points. The Red Jade Ganoderma was 150 Points, the fresh coconut was 1 Point, the Wilderness Mushrooms were 10 Points, and the Meditation Mat was 100 Points. That’s a total of 1,271 Points.

Over the past seven days, we sold 48,600 pounds of dried fish for a total of 40,824 Points. The Seven Herbs Powder and Qi Essence Pills still haven’t sold. Our current balance is 43,369 Points."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly.

Seven days ago, none of the items on consignment were selling. Then, he lowered the price of the dried fish to one Point per pound, and they finally started to sell.

That prompted him to immediately decide to sell off all 48,600-plus pounds of dried fish.

As for feeding his people in the County Town, he would replace the fish with Five Grains Inner Replenishing Pills.

’Compared to Points, the Five Grains Inner Replenishing Pills are nothing!’

The only thing that pained him was the exorbitant transaction fee.

A single transaction cost him over seven thousand Points in fees. ’That’s enough for over seven hundred minutes of practice in the Cultivation Room!’

"From now on, ignore the tasks in the procurement tab. Just harvest all the fish and turn them into dried fish," Cheng Zongyang instructed.

’Since the dried fish can be sold for Points, there’s no reason to turn them in for the procurement trades anymore.’

With his Point total once again over forty thousand, Cheng Zongyang felt much more secure.

"You can get back to your work. I’ll examine these on my own," Cheng Zongyang said to Luo Dingran.

"Yes, My Lord!" Luo Dingran cupped his hands, then backed away and headed downstairs.

Cheng Zongyang’s attention first fell upon the orb of light.

Luo Dingran had the authority to purchase items from the marketplace, but not to use them. The item remained in the same state as when it was purchased.

He touched the orb of light, and it was instantly absorbed into his body.

Instantly, a massive amount of information regarding the Illusionary Blade Saber Technique flooded his mind.

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[Illusionary Blade]

Description: In all the world’s martial arts, only speed is unbreakable. This is the application of the Illusionary Blade’s forms; there are no fixed stances. When the saber forms one has learned are executed with extreme speed and fluidity, it becomes a Saber Technique. When the Saber Technique can produce illusions that deceive an opponent’s eyes, it becomes a Saber Art! This art has no constant form and can be used to slay an enemy in an instant.