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Each breath constitutes a moment, and the tenth breath is as fleeting as ten breaths combined.
Reynold's face turned crimson, veins bulging, his lips tightly pressed together. The vaporous power generated by the Spirit Mist Tea surged through him like a raging river, driving the energy within his acupoints and meridians, forming an overwhelming force that washed over his flesh and bones, impacting his unactivated acupoints.
The Spirit Mist Tea is designed to assist individuals in opening their internal acupoints. Only those who have reached Mid-Level can fully harness its effects. Others, like Locke, who are of lower strength, can only use the vaporous power to refine their bodies, stabilize their realms, and enhance their understanding of energy without significantly increasing their strength.
Among the six people who consumed the Spirit Mist Tea, while all benefited to some extent, only Reynold experienced the greatest improvement in strength.
As the tenth breath passed and the eleventh approached, Reynold's endurance had reached its limit. His facial veins throbbed as the energy coursing through him threatened to burst his skin, resembling centipedes writhing within him, creating a terrifying sight.
With a muffled sound, Reynold's body trembled violently. His expression relaxed slightly as he expelled a mouthful of dark blood, breaking free from his previous state of concentration.
“How does everyone feel?” Bu asked with some anticipation. If not for the fact that the Spirit Mist Tea was most effective during its first consumption, he would have wanted to drink another cup.
“I feel like I’m on the verge of breaking through to Low-Level. If I could have held on a bit longer…” Amy's tone was somewhat downcast.
“It’s okay. Just spend a little more time refining your body, and you should be able to break through. My body has also been refined just now; I feel my strength has stabilized. Even some lingering injuries from before have been eliminated, which will allow me to reach the threshold of Intermediate in a shorter time,” Locke said with a smile to comfort Amy before turning serious towards Bu.
“Master, I feel I'm still lacking something. Although my strength has improved slightly, I can't seem to break through to Intermediate; it feels like I've hit a bottleneck,” Ivan said with a bitter expression, somewhat self-pitying.
Bu Qing smiled and pondered for a moment before looking at Ivan. “What you lack is experience in battle and insights gained from life-and-death situations. You need a strong heart. Why is it that with your Quasi-Mid-Level strength, you could only endure for less time than Kalandor and the others after drinking Spirit Mist Tea? Have you ever considered the reason behind this?”
“Reason?” Ivan was taken aback and began to reflect.
“Boss, no need for thanks between brothers. My strength has firmly stepped into Quasi-Mid-Level now. I even have a vague intuition that I just need an opportunity to break through to Mid-Level. Hehe, it seems like Reynold won't hold his position for long,” Kalandor said with bright eyes and a warm smile, feeling very satisfied with his improvement.
“Opportunity?” Bu nodded, understanding that this mysterious feeling stemmed from personal intuition that others could not empathize with.
“Gordon, what about you?” Bu asked as he looked at the silent youth sitting next to Reynold.
Perhaps due to rarely interacting with others, Gordon hesitated when Bu looked at him but eventually spoke up: “I've also stepped into Quasi-Mid-Level, but my strength is still unstable; advancing further is somewhat difficult.”
Gordon's voice was pleasant and magnetic, but perhaps due to his habit of being taciturn, his words came out somewhat awkwardly.
"At your current age, having such strength is already quite remarkable. There's no need to rush; it's better to solidify your foundation steadily."
Bu understood Gordon's exceptional talent. This young man was brought out from his family by Reynold, who had not yet considered training him. Reynold and Gordon were brothers, so Gordon could already be considered one of his own. Given his qualifications, Bu placed great importance on him, as he might become a significant asset in the future.
"This Spirit Mist Tea truly deserves its classification as a curiosity. Although it ranks at the bottom among curiosities, it is still extraordinarily precious. This time, I managed to open two acupoints, which is almost equivalent to months of hard training."
Reynold finally spoke up. His improvement in strength was within Bu's expectations; after all, it was already commendable that he could endure ten breaths after drinking Spirit Mist Tea for the first time. Opening two acupoints was not surprising.
The earth naturally produces material treasures that cannot be refined through alchemy. Such treasures are collectively referred to as curiosities, and Spirit Mist Tea is naturally one of them. Based on its effects, it is particularly beneficial for those below the intermediate level, which is why it is not considered overly precious among curiosities; its rarity makes it extremely expensive.
"No matter how good something is, it must be useful to people to realize its value. The Spirit Mist Tea has its greatest effect when consumed for the first time. In hindsight, I may have rushed things a bit; if we had waited until your strengths reached the intermediate level before letting you drink this Spirit Mist Tea, perhaps your improvements would have been even greater." Bu shook his head with a sense of helplessness.
"Boss, what are you talking about? How long will it take for all of us to reach the intermediate level? I think it's best to consume good things as soon as possible, regardless of whether we feel full afterward or not. At least we get to taste it, and this isn't a waste; everyone has made progress in their strength. Even though we couldn't maximize the effectiveness of the Spirit Mist Tea, we did save a lot of time that would have been spent on hard training."
Kalandor was eager to enter the Outer Gate. He didn't care whether what he consumed would be useful later; he just wanted to improve his strength first.
Everyone smiled wryly as Bu rolled his eyes and changed the subject: "Now that your strengths have improved, you should have a better chance of passing the assessment for the Outer Gate. Amy's strength still needs some work; let's wait a little longer until she improves."
"Boss, are you planning something big? Are you going to stuff all of us into the Outer Gate?" Kalandor couldn't hold back any longer; he was anxious just thinking about the Outer Gate.
Bu Wei smiled and nodded, squinting his eyes: "You don't need to worry about funding; I'll find a way to gather it. However, you all must pass the Outer Gate assessment in one go. If anyone fails, you'll have to bear the cost of fifty thousand Silver Kall yourselves."
"Seriously?" Kalandor exclaimed. Despite being confident in his abilities, he still felt some unease due to the unknown nature of the assessment.
"Master, do I also need to go?" Locke pointed at himself with uncertainty.
"Except for Amy, all of you will go. I'll gather funds shortly and get you a set of Exquisite-level Amplification Equipment while also finding out about the Outer Gate assessment details. If everything goes smoothly, you'll participate in the Outer Gate assessment tomorrow." Bu's words were firm, leaving everyone feeling both excited and worried.
"With so much money involved, are you planning to ask Senior Sean? I can gather around eighty thousand Silver Kall here too; that might lighten the burden."
Reynold couldn't figure out how Bu planned to raise such a large sum in such a short time. However, as the young master of the Thunderous Merchant Guild and now an Inner Gate Disciple at Holy Light Academy, asking his family for some funds shouldn't be an issue.
"Alright then." Bu didn't refuse and nodded: "You might not have noticed on our way here, but there’s an auction house that has announced an auction tonight and listed many items for sale in detail. Among them is a set of Fifth-Grade Azure Jade being auctioned off starting at two hundred thousand Silver Kall; coincidentally, I have quite a bit of Azure Jade."
"Are you going to auction off the Azure Jade? How much is a set?" Kalandor was anxious; he wasn't stupid and naturally understood that taking such action meant he was left with no other choice but to exchange the Azure Jade needed for cultivation for funds.
"Ten pieces of Azure Jade make one set, and the low price for a set of Fifth-Grade Azure Jade is two hundred thousand Silver Kall. I estimate the transaction price will at least reach four hundred thousand Silver Kall. I also have some Seven-Rank Azure Jade here; auctioning off a set wouldn't be a problem, and the auction price for Seven-Rank Azure Jade will only be higher, which can solve our urgent needs."
Bu waved his hand to indicate it was fine, stopping Kalandor from continuing. He had considered it clearly; the sooner Kalandor and the others entered the Outer Gate, the better.
After all, the Holy Light Academy had abundant cultivation resources. Although the treatment for Outer Gate Students was poor, at least some techniques and cultivation resources could be exchanged for Honor Points. Moreover, if Outer Gate Students performed well in the annual academy competition, they would have a chance to be selected into the Inner Gate and promoted to Inner Gate Disciple, which was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity.
"The Earth Power within the academy is incredibly abundant; you should all have experienced this. Just like our current residence, it's probably still the lowest level, but even so, cultivating here for a day is equivalent to cultivating with First-Grade Azure Jade. Senior Sean's residence has even more abundant Earth Power; cultivating there is roughly equivalent to cultivating with Fourth-Grade Azure Jade.
This is geographical advantage.
Once our status within the academy improves in the future, these geographical resources will also increase, and the importance of Azure Jade will no longer be so indispensable; it will gradually evolve into a form of currency for trade. Right now, I'm just taking out some of this currency early."
Bu spoke eloquently, encouraging everyone to broaden their perspective and not to focus on immediate gains or losses.
"Alright, but boss, you're being generous selling just one set of Seven-Rank Azure Jade. I think selling such high-quality Azure Jade feels like a waste." Kalandor still felt a bit pained, as if he were spending his own long-saved fortune meant for marrying a wife rather than Bu's Azure Jade.
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