The Luckiest Dumb Doctor

Chapter 141: Qi Refinement Level 41

Greg Jensen’s heart steadied, and he took another walk around his own courtyard.

The house had been built; Lindsey Wolfe had found a few workers from the town, who were currently decorating the new house.

Greg Jensen couldn’t be bothered to deal with that, so taking advantage of no one being around, he returned to Second Master’s home and began to stew the Qi Blood Elixir.

By normal classification, Qi Blood Elixir can’t really be considered an Elixir because it hasn’t achieved a grade, mainly because, over the past thousand years, Spiritual Energy has become increasingly scarce.

The formula for Qi Blood Elixir also changed from originally needing Fairy Medicinal Spirit Grass to now using aged mortal medicine.

In other words, the former Qi Blood Elixir certainly qualified as an Elixir, but after the formula change, its effects diminished significantly, thereby falling out of grade.

However, Greg Jensen couldn’t care less about that; anything that could enhance True Qi and help him break through was a good Elixir to him, everything else was non-essential.

Moreover, even if Fairy Grass were laid out in front of him now, he couldn’t afford it, much less possess the ability to refine it into an Elixir.

Wisps of smoke rose, and waves of medicinal fragrance wafted through the air, as several round Elixirs were finally ready.

Greg Jensen felt that this time, his control over the alchemic fire was much better than last time, which also improved the quality of the Qi Blood Elixir up a notch.

As he swallowed an Elixir, it immediately transformed into surging True Qi, coursing through his limbs and bones.

The True Qi Greg Jensen had stored up in his Dantian surged out, converging with the True Qi from the Elixir into a river, unleashing a fierce assault on the Tail Vein Gate.

His eyes tightly shut, his face showed a trace of determination.

Originally, he hadn’t planned to break through the fourth level of Qi Refinement today, but after consuming that Qi Blood Elixir, he suddenly felt boundless confidence.

It was as though a voice was telling him that he could definitely break through the fourth level of Qi Refinement today.

As time ticked by, sweat slid down Greg Jensen’s cheeks. At first, it was clear, but gradually, it darkened to black.

Pfft!

The next second, as if breaking through a barrier, the circulation of True Qi instantly became unobstructed.

Greg Jensen slowly opened his eyes, filled with excitement.

Without thinking, he stood up, only to discover that his body was covered in black scabs, and a faint stench wafted around him.

Qi Refinement fourth level!

Over a few months, Greg Jensen had gone from an ordinary person to a novice Cultivator, and now, he had finally made a significant breakthrough into the mid-stage of Qi Refinement.

The mid-stage of Qi Refinement is primarily about refining the three Gates: the Tail Vein Gate, the Ridge Gate, and the Jade Pillow Gate.

These Gates connect to the body’s nerves, and breaking through each layer significantly enhances one’s physical constitution.

Once all are breached, one attains formidable strength and agility, and becomes nearly impervious to all diseases!

In other words, after entering the mid-stage of Qi Refinement, he had become fundamentally different from ordinary beings.

Greg Jensen tried to throw a punch, the punch fierce and brisk, which directly knocked a teapot three meters away to the ground.

There was a crackling sound as it shattered to pieces.

“Qi Refinement fourth level!”

Greg Jensen felt his body brimming with strength, a different kind of power from the last breakthrough, with no impediments.

Where the mind goes, the strength follows!

With but a thought, he could concentrate all his strength to one point, unleashing the most ferocious attack with all the power of his body.

His face beaming with excitement, Greg Jensen took a deep breath and was about to burst into a loud laugh when a sudden stench poured into his nostrils.

“Yuck…”

Greg Jensen nearly vomited, disgusted by the smell. He glanced at the scabs on his clothing and realized his clothes were ruined.

As nightfall approached, he quickly found a clean set of clothes, climbed over the backyard wall, and rushed towards Cold Pond.

“Has my speed really become this fast?”

Greg Jensen felt every cell in his body jumping with joy, each contributing its own strength.

As the True Qi inside him circulated faster, he ran quicker as well.

With a splash!

Greg arrived at Cold Pond and dove straight in. A tremor of True Qi shook his body, and the scabs on his skin instantly fell off.

The dirty clothes he was wearing shed along with them.

Moments later, he stepped out of Cold Pond to discover his skin had lightened several shades.

It used to be a slightly yellowish wheat color, but now, it was more like hulled rice.

Moreover, there were subtle changes to his features; the lines of his face were sharper, his eyes deeper, and his entire demeanor had an air of an ethereal ascendant.

“Luckily I didn’t get ugly.”

Gazing at his reflection in the water, Greg admired himself with a self-satisfied curve to his lips.

He then tried his only two magic spells, the Small Cloud Rain Skill and the Mind Soil Technique.

The output of the Small Cloud Rain Skill was clearly denser than before, and the sensing range of the Mind Soil Technique had expanded to about a ten-meter radius.

To be honest, Greg felt that the Mind Soil Technique was somewhat superfluous; at least for now, it wasn’t much help to him.

Compared to that, the Small Cloud Rain Skill was much more different.

It helped him grow vegetables at first, and later, medicinal herbs.

Although he could now cast it through Array Talismans, the Small Cloud Rain Skill remained his most useful spell.

He searched his memory for the Five Elements Spirit Technique but didn’t find any applicable spells, so he put the thought aside.

What he was considering now was, after Kenny Walker completely falls from power, how he should benefit from the situation.

Just yesterday morning, Chester Ware called to say that Kenny Walker was going to be sentenced and wanted to ask Greg how to allocate all the assets he left behind.

Only upon hearing Chester’s words did Greg suddenly realize that he had apparently become the local tyrant of Riverhaven County; he was even consulted on such matters.

Logically, after Kenny Walker’s fall, his assets should naturally go to the highest bidder.

However, life is just that unfair; whoever has the bigger fist gets the right of first refusal.

Even if Greg demanded to swallow everything wholesale, no one would object, and they might even provide him with funds to get a piece of the action.

Greg shook his head, banishing those boring thoughts from his mind.

In truth, he didn’t want any of Kenny Walker’s assets aside from the supply company.

However, that company had already been acquired by Chester Ware, who voluntarily gave Greg a 40% share for free.

So Greg decided to just cash in his shares.

Advancing from the third to the fourth level of Qi Refinement cost him over two million; breaking through to the fifth level would definitely require even more money.

Setting aside progression, he also needed to engrave more powerful and durable Array Talismans.

Talismans on stone had a shorter lifespan, whereas those on Jade Stone not only lasted longer but were also more potent.

With the current craze for Jade and Jade Stone, acquiring materials for Array Talismans would be another significant expense.

Besides, he also wanted to open a restaurant in Jainae City, a place that only offered dining without lodging.

The economy of Jamae City wasn’t great, but as a prefecture-level city, its spending power was far beyond what Riverhaven County could match.

Based on the current profits of the Reverie Inn, opening a similar business in the city could easily bring in five million a year.

Of course, the start-up cost would also be considerable.

Besides, he needed to continue his Alchemy to produce Elixirs to meet his daily cultivation needs.

All things considered, Greg needed a significant amount of capital to break through the fifth level of Qi Refinement and continue growing his financial empire.