Chapter 102: Taking the Dragon and Tiger Pill

  Ning Chong poured out the Longhu Dan, and carefully smelled it. The pungent smell made him shake his head. Although he had only read some miscellaneous books and hadn't actually studied the art of refining pills, Ning Chong could be certain that this Longhu Dan, although its medicinal properties were very strong, the technique of the person who refined it was not up to par.

  In the case of substandard quality, in order to make the medicinal effect of "Longhu Dan" reach the standard, the person who refined the dan must have chosen to increase the refining materials rigidly, and forcibly stuffed the dan medicine with excessive medicinal materials to meet the standards.

  Now, from this extremely spicy gas, it can be seen that the quality of this dragon and tiger pill is not high due to excessive use of materials, many impurities, and incomplete fusion of material essences. As a result, the effect of promoting the rank of this dragon and tiger pill should be discounted, and the effective rate may be lower than "40%".

  However, considering the expensiveness of Longhu Dan, it's already extremely fortunate to be able to obtain a single ordinary-quality Longhu Dan. With that strange feeling assisting in refining and transforming, Ning is not afraid even if he rushes into it, his heart at peace.

  Everything has its pros and cons, taking elixirs - especially those of poor quality - to aid in cultivation and increase one's cultivation level can easily cause the internal yuan qi to become impure and the breath to become empty and floating.

  There were once many young men from large families who took a lot of elixirs to improve their cultivation, as a result, their cultivation skyrocketed, but they ended up like a weak and feeble fatty, only with a "false fat" body, and their actual strength was not even comparable to those with lower cultivation levels. Such examples are actually numerous.

  If he had a choice, Ning would rather be slower and not take the dan medicine, but Ning didn't have that much time to waste, he needed to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

  All in all, the benefits of taking this Longhu Dan far outweigh the drawbacks, so Ningchong didn't have much to hesitate about.

  After just a brief preparation, Ning Chong picked up the Longhu Dan, tilted his head back, and swallowed it into his stomach.

  The Longhu Dan dissolved instantly at the entrance, turning into a strand of pure medicinal power in an instant, and seeped into Ningchong's meridians.

  For a moment, Ning Chong only felt that in his chest and abdomen, there seemed to be a surge of energy expanding, and the meridians all over his body had a sore and aching feeling. The main meridian of his right arm, which was about to be opened up, could clearly feel the impact of the medicine's power, extremely swollen and painful.

  At this critical moment, Ning Chong endured the numbness and pain in his meridians, and began to fully operate the "Basic Qigong Method", circulating the internal yuanqi in his body, continuously doing the microcosmic orbit circulation, absorbing the heavenly yuanqi into his body's orifices, converging it into the right arm's meridian, along with the medicinal power, simultaneously impacting the main meridian in his right arm...

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  The cloudless night sky was bright with many stars, a crescent moon hung in the middle of the sky, shining brightly like water. At this time, the entire Ning family mansion had fallen silent, with only the gentle breeze blowing through the treetops and branches making a soft "whooshing" sound.

  At some point, with Ning Chong's room as the center, the range of hundreds of meters around it, the entire courtyard's heaven and earth yuan qi had a clear fluctuation.

  In the midst of changing clouds and mist, a portion of the primordial energy of heaven and earth slowly gathered together, swirling around the entire courtyard, gradually concentrating towards the center, and finally settling above the room where Ning Chong was located, taking on the shape of a large funnel that sank down through the roof.

  In the room, Ning Chong was drenched in sweat, his face alternating between red and white. The high-speed airflow formed by the heavenly yuan energy swirled around him, occasionally sweeping away the furniture in the room.

  "We've already persisted for almost a day, it's a critical moment now, we can't give up! Open the door for me!"

  With a fierce determination in his heart, his eyes and eyebrows suddenly became ferocious. He didn't care about the fatigue of his body and the pain that was like his meridians being torn apart. In an instant, he sucked in a large amount of heavenly energy into his body's orifices. His body suddenly felt like a balloon, instantly showing a clear sign of inflation.

  At this time, the third main meridian of the right arm has been opened up for the most part, with only a small portion remaining. However, as the saying goes, "those who travel a hundred miles are halfway there at ninety", the key to advancing lies in this small portion, especially at times like these when success is within sight.

  Cultivation is against the will of heaven, seeking to obtain an overwhelmingly powerful force that cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth. Therefore, whether it is mentally or physically, there will be some natural restrictions and oppression, and the later it gets, the more obvious this restriction and oppression become.

  At this time, it is the most testing of one's talent and willpower. Some martial artists may see success within reach, relax for a moment, and suddenly lose their breath, ultimately failing at the last hurdle.

  But if it's not a natural talent, it will inevitably increase the difficulty and time of breaking through. At this critical moment, even a slight increase in difficulty and time can have a huge impact, greatly increasing the chances of failure.

  Ning Chong's mind was mature and firm, he had always been persistent and never lacked endurance, so even he thought he had no reason to fail at this moment.

  "It's time to take this step! Go!"

  Ning Chong let out a furious roar in his heart, and the "Flood" that had accumulated enough strength from the heavenly and earthly yuanqi suddenly burst out. In the midst of the almost unbearable pain of tearing apart the meridians, it gushed through the meridians with a "gurgling" sound, and finally crashed into the last barrier at the end of the meridian.

  Boom!

  After accumulating enough, everything finally came together, and the last barrier at the end of the main meridian was broken through in one rush.

  The surge was successful, but Ning Chong's heart remained calm and unruffled, like still water. He quickly and accurately began to suppress the chaotic flow of yuanqi within and around his body, regulating his breathing and cultivating his internal energy.

  At last, after a while, Ning Chong suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a burst of light flashed out, illuminating the dimly lit room brightly, but then blinked back into his eyes in an instant.

  Having tried it, the aura around him became even thicker and more solid, and the circulation of internal energy inside his body became three times smoother. Ning Chung smiled in satisfaction - relying on his incredible willpower, after almost a whole day of persistence, with the help of that strange feeling, he completely refined the medicinal properties of this low-quality Dragon-Tiger Pill, finally breaking through to the next level, and not just one level, but two! He was now at the strength of a 7th-stage Warrior!

  After advancing, Ning Chong took a few days to rest and adjust, solidifying his boundary layer. Afterwards, Ning Chong decided to go to the family's "Scripture Pavilion" for the first time, to learn even higher martial skills and techniques.

  According to the family rules, after becoming an inner disciple, one can obtain a higher-level martial skill and internal skill. Ning Chong was very much looking forward to this, especially after personally experiencing the power of Ning Fan's "Heaven Concealing Palm".

  Although he has mastered the highest level of gongfa, martial arts and body techniques, bursting out with powerful force, even able to defeat enemies beyond his own level, these skills are still limited by their own level, and the potential that can be tapped has reached its limit, it's time to change.

  It's just like this: even if a finely crafted wooden knife is much better than an ordinary one, but if there's a steel knife available, what reason is there to keep the wooden one? Why not use the steel one instead?

  It was precisely because of this that Ning Chong made up his mind to go to the "Scripture Pavilion" of his family early tomorrow morning to obtain higher-level martial skills and techniques.