He deliberately stuffed some cloth into his tall boots to make himself look taller.
Then he stuffed some cloth into his clothes to make himself appear more robust.
After disguising himself, to outsiders, he seemed like a burly man nearly nine feet tall.
Jade Water City had quite a few people from the Jianghu coming and going on a daily basis.
There were quite a few people like Su Que, wearing hoods, wrapping themselves up tightly.
Su Que arrived at the largest Martial Arts Hall in Jade Water City, the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall, which taught the powerful "Mountain-Breaking Fist".
Upon entering the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall, he saw a group of bare-chested men.
Some were swinging their fists in the arena, the sound of slapping echoing continuously; some were in pairs grappling, with sounds of flesh and Qi Force clashing; others had muscular arms coiled like pythons, lifting heavy stone weights up and down.
As soon as they saw Su Que walk in, this group of men all looked at him, their expressions instantly becoming serious.
With Su Que dressed like this, combined with such a strong physique, he was very likely here to challenge the hall.
Some people, to verify their own strength or out of fear of losing and being shamed, or fearing reprisal from the Martial Arts Hall after winning,
would wrap themselves up tightly and come to challenge.
"May I know what brings this friend here?"
A sweaty, muscular man stepped forward from the crowd and clasped his fists towards Su Que.
Although he suspected that Su Que was here to challenge the hall, the visitor was a guest, and the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall was a major hall in the local area, so he could not afford to lose manners and decorum.
"Does your esteemed hall have any medicinal formula that aids in martial arts training?"
Su Que asked.
Upon hearing that Su Que wasn't here to challenge, many disciples' sharp gazes immediately dissipated.
Then they shifted their focus away from Su Que, continuing with their punching, sparring, and weightlifting.
The Martial Arts Academy Disciple who was attending to Su Que explained:
"Yes, if this friend is interested, it would cost three hundred silver coins, and the formula cannot be transmitted to others."
If the formula is distributed outside Jade Water City, the people of Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall wouldn't be able to control it.
If they find out someone has spread the medicinal formula within Jade Water City, they would mobilize all efforts to catch the person who spread it.
Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall has over a hundred disciples, and those who have left the hall are spread across various sectors such as government and Escort Agency industries.
This alliance is indeed a force to be reckoned with.
Upon hearing about the three hundred silver coins, Su Que felt a bit painful.
He currently didn't even have five silver coins to rub together.
Scraping together three hundred silver coins seemed far off in time.
Unless he were to rob someone.
"If I don't buy the formula, can I just buy the medicine?" Su Que asked.
"One bowl for one silver coin." The Martial Arts Academy Disciple replied.
In fact, to the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall, people purchasing their medicinal formulas have been extremely few since the hall was founded over twenty years ago.
Most people buy the medicinal soup directly from here.
"Give me three bowls." Su Que said.
He currently only had a little over three silver coins.
Upon hearing that, the Martial Arts Academy Disciple frowned slightly, "Friend, our hall's medicinal soup is very potent; usually drinking one bowl lasts at least three days, are you sure you want to buy three bowls at once?"
"Then just give me one bowl first." Su Que said, taking out one silver coin from his pocket and handing it to the Martial Arts Academy Disciple.
After accepting the silver coin, the Martial Arts Academy Disciple went into the inner hall and in a while, brought out a steaming, black medicinal soup.
Su Que took it, slightly turning his body to avoid the disciple seeing his face, then brought the bowl to his lips and drank it all in one go.
The soup was extremely bitter, with a hint of stench.
Su Que smacked his lips, returned the porcelain bowl to the disciple, and left the hall.
…
While walking on the street, he felt a surge of medicinal power rising from his stomach, then slowly flowing to his limbs and every part of his body.
He immediately found a secluded spot, changed his attire, packing it into a bundle, and then headed outside the city.
Upon reaching the woods on Ancient Cliff Mountain, he immediately set up a stance, using the medicinal power to cultivate the Seven Injuries Fist!
He punched out fist after fist, refining the medicinal power within his body.
All the Qi Blood in his body suddenly boiled up.
As if there was a furnace burning inside him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His fists struck the air, as the Fist Force surged, creating rippling patterns.
At once, the Heart-Damaging Technique, Lung Injury Technique, Liver and Intestine Destruction Technique, Hidden Separation Technique, Essence Loss Technique, Mental Confusion Technique, and Seven Injuries General Technique were executed in succession.
The Fist Force was sometimes fierce, sometimes gentle, sometimes a blend of both, sometimes left, sometimes right, weaving back and forth through the air.
Meanwhile, his Five Viscera felt warm and cozy, extremely comfortable.
About an hour later, the sweat-drenched Su Que had a thought and summoned the Attributes.
Name: Su Que (17 years old)
Lifespan: 50
Talent Value: 8
Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (3rd Realm: Ascension 16%), Five Animals Qigong (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)
In just this one hour, the progress of Seven Injuries Fist advanced by 1%.
If this speed continued, it's estimated that within a month, he'd be able to practice the Seven Injuries Fist to the 4th Realm.
This was significantly faster than before he took the medicine, which would have taken five to six months to practice.
Su Que was excited, continuing to practice, punching continuously, the sound of his fists hitting the air was like dense drumbeats.
The progress of Seven Injuries Fist was steadily improving, the Five Viscera becoming more resilient, and the Yin Yang Qi within him becoming increasingly abundant.
…
Early the next morning, Su Que, as usual, got up early to practice fist in the woods outside the city.
Now that the Yin Yang Qi was abundant, and his Five Viscera and Six Bowels were healthy, even with little sleep, getting up early still left him feeling full of energy.
After practicing for about half an hour, he found the medicinal power within him completely depleted.
"Wasn't it said that this medicinal soup lasts at least three days? How could it be consumed overnight and morning?"
"Is it because Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall diluted the medicinal soup, or is my refining speed just too fast?"
After thinking for a while, he felt.
Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall is, after all, the largest and most influential hall in the city, and many people buy medicine from there, it's unlikely they would deceive anyone.
So it seems that his refining speed was indeed fast.
"Does that mean I'd have to spend a silver coin every day?"
Su Que thought that with his big appetite, coupled with the medicinal soup, and having to give money for household expenses every month.
Even if he sells beast fur every day, combined with the little money from the academy, this month would likely be in deficit!
"Truly, literature is for the poor, martial arts for the rich!"
"Moreover."
"That Martial Arts Academy Disciple said that at least three days are needed to consume the medicinal power."
"And I consumed it in less than a day, drawing too much attention!"
Thinking about this, Su Que decided to buy the next batch of medicine from a few other Martial Arts Halls.
One, to avoid drawing attention.
Two, to see how the medicinal power from other halls compares.
Even though Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall was the largest in Jade Water City, other slightly weaker halls having better medicinal formulas isn't impossible.