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At the banquet, half a dragon scale fish was placed before me.

It was steamed, with a touch of ginger and autumn oil, and the aroma alone was incredibly fresh, making one's appetite surge. The scales shimmered with golden light, truly resembling dragon scales.

"Normally, when eating fish, you need to scrape off the scales and remove the mucus, otherwise it will be quite fishy and greasy. But the dragon scale fish is different. After being cooked, the scales soften and are edible, with a very fresh and sweet taste. Please, Brother Su."

Qian Guang explained with a smile, knowledgeable and articulate.

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Su Han nodded, and information appeared before his eyes.

"Half a steamed dragon scale fish, with a delicious taste, contains extremely weak traces of true dragon blood. Besides enhancing the flavor of the fish, its effects are almost negligible."

He was delighted. It really contained true dragon blood.

With the ability to upgrade through the Appraisal of All Things, he wasn't afraid of how weak the true dragon blood was. He was just afraid that this was a fictional story made up by novelists. Now it seemed he could rest assured.

Today, there was only one upgrade opportunity left.

He subtly focused his mind and upgraded the dragon scale fish.

Su Han, still feeling unsatisfied, replied:

"Why not find a few skilled swimmers, break the ice and go into the river to fish? As long as someone is watching outside, and they agree on a time limit to come up for air, they shouldn't encounter any danger."

Qian Guang shook his head:

"Brother Su, you don't know. The Linyuan River has a long and distant source, and it has many mysteries and taboos. Once violated, even martial artists will die in the water and become floating corpses. Even in normal times, few skilled people would dive into the water to catch aquatic products, let alone during the freezing period?"

"In the end, this dragon scale fish is not the legendary dragon blood fish. Besides being delicious, it doesn't have many benefits for martial artists, so naturally, few people would choose to risk it."

Su Han nodded. It was indeed troublesome.

However, ultimately, it still came down to fists and money.

If he were strong enough, like the Great Ancestor of the Da Li Dynasty he saw in the vision, with his blood energy transforming into a blazing sun, what fear would he have of any mysteries and taboos? A single ray of light would dispel them like bubbles.

Or, if he had enough silver, he could completely command others to go into the water and catch dragon scale fish for him, without worrying about not being able to eat dragon scale fish or dragon blood fish.

Unfortunately, he met neither of these conditions.

He had just entered the realm of a martial artist and was still training his tendons. He hadn't even achieved blood like mercury or golden muscles and jade meridians. Although he had some silver on him, he couldn't even think about commanding others to work for him.

Even though he had regained his freedom.

But in this chaotic world, he was still weak, still poor.

The road ahead was long, and he still needed to work hard.

However, in this world, making money was much easier than increasing strength.

He seemed to have a very profitable skill in his hands, so he spoke, "Brother Qian, today at the Li residence, you seemed very interested in their alchemy techniques?"

Qian Guang nodded:

"Naturally. Within the eight hundred miles of Ping'an County, only Li Fu's pharmacist, Li, is an initiated alchemist. The others are lacking and can only make some wound medicine, unable to concoct true pills."

"Merely kneading medicine into balls is not alchemy. Only the Li family's alchemy can be considered true skill. Of course, I'm interested."

"Pills are extremely beneficial to martial artists, and can even be said to be indispensable. For example, the Qi Cultivation Pill can strengthen the foundation and cultivate vitality, making it a hard currency. But only Pharmacist Li in Ping'an County can make it."

"As such, Pharmacist Li has become a sought-after person by all martial artists. To obtain one of his pills, many martial artists even offer heavy gold and incur favors. The profits are rolling in."

"There was once a rumor in Ping'an County that the Li family had a pillar of white jade reaching the sky and a beam of purple gold supporting the sea. The white jade pillar refers to Li Qingyun, the head of the Li family, a martial artist who has completed Bone Forging and can punch through the city gate. He is difficult to defeat. The purple gold beam refers to the Li family's alchemy and Pharmacist Li."

As he spoke, he revealed a hint of envy and sighed:

"Don't look at how the Cao Gang's history is much longer than the Li family's, and its power is also greater, but because of alchemy, its appeal to martial artists is far inferior to the Li family's."

"If this continues, I'm afraid we will be overtaken by the Li family."

Su Han nodded, thoughtful, and thought of the Introduction to Alchemy. He suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Qian, I understand your worries. Give me a few days, and I might give you a surprise."

Qian Guang was immediately stunned. A surprise?

He couldn't possibly be saying that he had already learned alchemy, right?

How was that possible?

The Li family guarded against the leakage of alchemy techniques more strictly than anyone else. There had been some instances in the past where people bribed the Li family's servants to steal alchemy techniques, but in the end, they all disappeared without a trace.

Along with that servant.

So, even if Su Han was from a medicinal herb background, it was impossible for him to have come into contact with the true essence of alchemy.

He shook his head in his heart, not holding any expectations.

He just took it as Su Han comforting him.

After the banquet ended, Su Han returned to his room, recalling the Introduction to Alchemy, his eyes flickering. Since the alchemy profession was so profitable, and he was short of money, it would be inexcusable not to get involved.

He could also refine the pills he wanted.

After leaving the Li residence, there would be no more Dragon-Tiger medicine to continue supplying him. Even though he still had a bottle of Tiger Bone Pills, after counting them, there were only five or six, which wouldn't last a few days.

Sitting idle and waiting wasn't his style.

However, he had already used up his opportunities for today and could only wait until tomorrow.

The night was long, and Su Han was still cultivating.

The night was suitable for static meditation. At the same time, he visualized the Heart Lamp and circulated the Scripture of Purity and Stillness. The chaotic thoughts were thrown into the Heart Lamp's flames as fuel, and the progress continued to increase.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next day, Su Han opened his eyes, opened the window, and a cold wind blew in, bringing a sense of clarity. He picked up the long sword next to him, unsheathed it, went to the courtyard outside, and practiced a few rounds of Killing Sword, moving his muscles and bones.

The progress of Killing Sword increased rapidly.

Static meditation and dynamic practice complemented each other. Coupled with the continuous correction of the panel, it would reach completion in a few days at this rate. Unfortunately, there was no opportunity to see blood and evolve the Blood River phenomenon.

However, he was also quite curious about the Mind's Eye divine power after the Killing Sword was completed.

Mind's Eye, Mind's Eye.

Did this mean that he could see things that ordinary eyes could not see through the Mind's Eye, and even penetrate the enemy's weaknesses?

He was looking forward to it.

But now, he should upgrade the Introduction to Alchemy first.

He took out the book recording some of the methods of preparing pills,

as well as the book "Introduction to Alchemy"......