Splash.

At a small river in Beast Roar Mountain, Lin Zheyu plunged into the water.

In the depths of winter, the river was icy cold, and steam rose from his body.

"This way, there shouldn't be any leftover scent, right?"

Lin Zheyu murmured to himself.

Recently, whenever he found time, he would read the Poison Canon and learned a lot from it.

This world has all kinds of strange plants and animals, among them are dozens that can be used as tracking powder.

Most of these powders are extremely rare and simply aren't available on the market.

But even the Xing Family has them. With the Zhao Family's prowess, coupled with their expertise in Poison Tao, they surely have many kinds of such powders.

After washing up, Lin Zheyu sorted through the packages and items on the few people.

The packages contained poisons, medicine pills, and over twenty taels of silver.

Among the various powders and pills, with his current knowledge, he could only identify two types, the rest were unrecognizable.

Lin Zheyu didn't dare to handle them carelessly, fearing they might be highly toxic.

"Huh?"

"This powder was scraped off those burnt plants and bits of meat, right?"

Lin Zheyu opened a small bottle filled with a black powder that had an extremely unpleasant odor.

When he went back to retrieve the discarded packages, he found that the charred parts on the plants had been scraped away, even the charred bits of meat were removed and discarded to the side.

Obviously, the Zhao Family knew something about this, aware that the truly useful part was this black powder.

"Is the Zhao Family collecting these powders to make poison?"

Lin Zheyu speculated, pocketing the bottle filled with the black powder.

This stuff has significant research value; he might encounter the living dead someday, and beforehand knowledge would help him prepare.

"I'll ask Mr. Chen when I get back, see if he knows the effects of this Yin Sha poison."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

By the time he returned to Songyi City, it was already getting a bit dark.

"When did such a large military force appear there?"

About ten miles outside of Songyi City, Lin Zheyu saw a fully armed army.

The army numbered about two thousand, each soldier robust and brimming with murderous intent.

As two thousand elite soldiers gathered, even from afar, the aura of overwhelming killing intent could be felt.

"Are they deploying troops to quell uprisings?"

Lin Zheyu speculated.

If they could suppress the rebel forces, Songyi City would become much more stable.

But stability isn't necessarily good; with fewer bandits outside the city, he'd have fewer opportunities to earn extra money.

Lin Zheyu observed from afar but didn't linger.

Upon returning to the city, he passed by Mr. Chen Peijun's house.

The yard was empty; nobody was home, likely off enjoying the flower houses again.

He left a note in the door slit, stating that he had questions to ask the following afternoon, then turned and left.

He had an agreement with Mr. Chen: if he came to seek advice and Mr. Chen wasn't available, he could leave a note to arrange a time.

Back home, Lin Zheyu saw a young boy squatting at his doorway.

The boy, dressed like a servant, squatted at the entrance, looking melancholic.

He distractedly played with ants on the ground, looked up, and upon seeing Lin Zheyu return, a look of delight appeared on his face.

He had been waiting here all day, unable to find anyone, and had squatted until his legs went numb.

"Mr. Lin, I've finally waited long enough to meet you."

"This is an invitation from the young master, inviting you to the Chen Mansion tomorrow at the evening hour."

The boy took out an invitation and handed it over.

Lin Zheyu took a look, it was an invitation from Chen Xihong.

"Alright, tell your young master that I'll be there tomorrow."

Lin Zheyu nodded.

He was quite interested in the Chen Family's Frenzy Battle Skill; even if he couldn't learn it, sparring with Chen Mu could provide some insights.

Next morning.

The courtyard was filled with a rich medicinal aroma.

Today Lin Zheyu didn't leave the house, instead staying home to practice martial arts.

After nurturing for a few days, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit reached a peak, marking another day of harvesting Source Power.

In the courtyard, Lin Zheyu moved swiftly, his body technique agile, and his speed astonishing.

Sometimes he would launch a Wild Bull Charge at a wooden stake, sometimes sweep his right leg across, wrapped in a domineering aura, more solid than before.

In these few days of constant battles with fierce beasts in the mountains, while his momentum didn't increase much, it became more consolidated than before.

After over two hours, nearing three hours, Lin Zheyu stopped, panting heavily.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 1

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Perfection)

Golden Swan Skill (Fifth Layer 14%)

Turtle Breath Skill (Third Layer 2%)

Six Harmonies Blade (Minor Achievement 4%)

Poison King Body (First Layer 0%)

"Finally, I can verify whether my previous hypothesis holds; if it does, enhancing the Poison King Body won't be much of an issue."

Lin Zheyu muttered while looking at the Source Power in his consciousness.

He rested for a while, regaining some energy.

He took out a pack of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup ingredients, all of which had been ground into powder.

He took a wooden basin, poured the powdered Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup ingredients into it, added water, and stirred gently.

Once prepared, he poured out the medicinal soup from the pot, containing the potency of three doses of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup.

Lin Zheyu planned to test whether, by grinding the ingredients into powder, with water as a medium, and through arm contact, the mysterious energy could call upon the medicinal power.

However, to prevent the experiment from failing and resulting in severely depleted Qi Blood, he also prepared three doses of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup as a backup.

With the powdered ingredients in the basin, there were a total of four doses in all.

In case of failure, he also had the potency of three doses of medicine as an energy supplement, preventing a substantial depletion of Qi Blood.

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