roccoschili Chapter 755 - 755: If the Black Poison Palm does not use poison, what about using pesticides..._1
Chapter 755 - 755: If the Black Poison Palm does not use poison, what about using pesticides..._1
There were ten Martial Arts for auxiliary Cultivation, and Wang Linchi could only choose one.Based on Wang Linchi's Cultivation progress and family conditions, the teacher recommended two Martial Arts that would be appropriate for him. The first was the Gentle Water Fist, and the second was the Black Poison Palm.
The reasons for recommending these two Martial Arts were simple. For the first one, only water was needed for practice. By drinking a large amount of water before practice, it could replace the intake of resources. However, in terms of auxiliary Cultivation, it was considered moderate.
The Black Poison Palm had a faster Cultivation speed, but it required a Toxin as an auxiliary. However, this Toxin was not highly poisonous, and things like centipedes, scorpions, or stinging caterpillars could be used. It progressed quickly, but the drawback was that it utilized poisonous creatures, which some people couldn't accept.
Of course, both of these auxiliary Cultivation Martial Arts had one thing in common: they didn't require much money and could even be practiced without spending anything at all.
For the Gentle Water Fist, you could drink river water or well water. Essentially, as long as you could ingest it, it worked. With the physical health of the top hundred Martial Students, there was generally no need to worry about getting sick.
The Black Poison Palm was slightly more troublesome. If you didn't purchase the poisonous creatures, you had to catch them yourself. But in terms of auxiliary Cultivation, it greatly surpassed the Gentle Water Fist and could also be used in combat.
Wang Linchi directly chose the Black Poison Palm. Compared to the Gentle Water Fist, he valued its rapid progress and the significant room for manipulation it offered.
After he chose the Black Poison Palm, the teacher kindly provided him with the address and phone number of a poisonous insect breeding base. He said that by mentioning the academy's name, Wang Linchi could purchase the required poisonous insects at a price slightly above cost.
There were quite a few Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts that required poisonous insects for practice, not limited just to the Black Poison Palm.
Above the Black Poison Palm, there were many higher-grade Martial Arts, such as the Five Poison Palm, Hundred Poison Style, and Thousand Spider Poison Hand, among others. Such Martial Arts were no longer just auxiliary Cultivation Martial Arts.
However, Wang Linchi definitely would not practice these Martial Arts conventionally. That would be too much trouble.
After acquiring the Black Poison Palm, Wang Linchi happily returned home. After the monthly examination, it was customary to have a day off, granting him a rare holiday.
The schedule here didn't consist of five days of work and two days off. There was only one day off in a month.
Interesting. The principle is to use poisonous creatures as an auxiliary. The Black Poison Palm should have a corresponding Cultivation Technique.
After Wang Linchi finished examining the Black Poison Palm, he clearly sensed that it should be part of some Cultivation Technique. Unfortunately, it wasn't complete.
According to this idea, an Air Vortex created using the Black Poison Palm and its corresponding Cultivation Technique would possess a weak toxic property. It could poison an enemy during a fight.
Moreover, it's a complete inheritance, and I'll be able to progressively increase the Toxin's level and types, even relying on the Toxin to enhance myself.
One of the advantages of this lineage must be its solid foundation and rapid progress.
The downside is also obvious: a high risk of death.
Even the most basic cultivation method for strengthening qi and blood might lead to death during the process of forming an Air Vortex.
If other Cultivation Techniques failed, at most they would damage some qi and blood. However, if this lineage failed, the Toxin could reach the heart or brain, truly posing a threat to life.
Oh, I'm wrong. There's another downside: I can only select biological Toxins. Luckily, there are the Earth Caves; otherwise, the upper limit wouldn't be very high. Wang Linchi felt that this Martial Art was too limited.
After some modifications, Wang Linchi quickly integrated the Black Poison Palm and the Bodybuilding Technique, optimizing them into a new Cultivation Technique for strengthening qi and blood.
It's somewhat similar to the original lineage, but there are more options for selecting Toxins.
Moreover, the process of qi and blood enhancement has been accelerated. Before a breakthrough, it would transform the blood, imbuing it with toxic properties. After a breakthrough, it would make the Air Vortex itself toxic, giving it a highly potent toxic nature.
At the Martial Student stage, their Air Vortex could at most possess slightly toxic properties. But Wang Linchi, even before becoming a Martial Artist, already had blood carrying toxic characteristics. Thus, at the Martial Student stage, his abilities would directly manifest a highly toxic nature, much stronger than others.
But the downside is also pretty clear. If I absorb too much Toxin, I could easily end up in a state of suboptimal health. My body would weaken to a certain extent and undergo pathological changes.
These are all minor issues that can be resolved.
Wang Linchi didn't take it too seriously. In the early stages, I'll be a Toxin Man; in the middle phase, I'll have a Poison Aura; and in the late stages, I'll be a Walking Toxic Disaster. Whoever comes close will be poisoned. The closer they get, the higher the Toxin concentration and intensity will be. I'll ensure opponents are poisoned to death before they even get near me.
Afterwards, Wang Linchi dialed the phone number of the Poisonous Insect Breeding Base, given by the academy teacher, to make inquiries.
Well, it was indeed quite cheap. The teacher hadn't lied. If students went to buy them, the purchase price was only a fraction above the cost price. Presumably, it was subsidized by the academy, so the base only earned a nominal fee.
However, Wang Linchi discovered a serious problem: the poisonous insects for practicing the Black Poison Palm were insufficient for him because he was now practicing a Cultivation Technique, not just Martial Arts. The higher-grade poisonous insects, which weren't discounted by the academy, were expensive.
These types of poisonous insects were typically sold to Martial Artists. Martial Students like him couldn't use them; if they weren't careful, they could suffer problems due to the Toxin. So, even if he wanted to buy them, the base wouldn't sell.
As for catching them himself, it wouldn't be a problem if he only needed poisonous insects to cultivate the Black Poison Palm. However, the poisonous insects potent enough for his current needs were either farmed or resided within the Earth Caves.
It was simply that he had elevated this Cultivation Technique for strengthening qi and blood too high.
Great power certainly came with an equivalent cost.
Too expensive! Given my meager funds, what Toxins can I purchase... Wait, there might be something!
A thought crossed Wang Linchi's mind, an inexpensive yet practical item.
No way! Won't using this stuff cause my cultivation to go awry?
The thing he thought of, of course, was pesticides used for weed and pest control. He opened his computer and conducted an online search.
Indeed, there were plenty, and also many cases of poisoning.
Their toxicity was much more potent than that of average poisonous insects.
Buying raw materials and making my own pesticides... No, that won't work. Some raw materials are regulated due to their toxic nature.
If I were to buy them pre-made, it would cost just a little bit more. But compared to poisonous insects, the cost difference is vast.
So, with this, wouldn't I have to rename my Bodybuilding Technique to 'Comprehensive Guide to Pesticide Varieties'?! Wang Linchi was filled with a sense of horror. Following this train of thought, wouldn't the Martial Arts he cultivated in the future have to be renamed Weed Killer Palm, Enemy Fear Fist, and Weed Removal Movement Technique?
The more he thought about it... the more excited he became.
These were far more powerful than the Toxins cultivated from those poisonous insects.
Besides pesticides, he could select insecticides, rat poisons, and so on, as supplements in the future, making him a veritable 'Four Pests Killer'.
Mainly because these things were truly cheap.
They could conveniently fill a large part of the void in the Domain of Poison Skill.
Buy! I need to buy a ton of them! Wang Linchi grew excited, grabbed his money, and headed out to make the purchase.
Damn it! Why isn't there mobile payment or online shopping?
Wang Linchi grumbled. If those two were available, he wouldn't even have to leave his house; he could deal directly with the manufacturers.
Otherwise, carrying a large box of pesticides and insecticides back would be too much of a hassle; it was purely inconvenient.
However, this time he didn't think about promoting technological development, as it held little significance for him.
In the store, watching Wang Linchi pile an assortment of different pesticides and insecticides into his shopping basket as if they were snacks, the store owner broke out in a cold sweat.
"What are you buying all these for?" The store owner quickly stopped Wang Linchi.
"I'm redoing the landscaping on my family's lawn and also plan to teach my dad a lesson," Wang Linchi stated confidently.
"Huh?!" The shop owner took a moment to process this. "Just two bottles should be enough; you won't use all of this."
It was not that he refused to sell, but Wang Linchi's behavior seemed too strange.
"No, you have no idea how big my lawn is. Besides, it's not like I can't afford it," Wang Linchi said, putting on an air of affluence.
But the shop owner got scared. He was genuinely worried something would go wrong. People who came to buy these things usually bought one or two bottles at most; no one purchased them in bulk like Wang Linchi.
After an intense struggle, where Wang Linchi insisted and the shop owner couldn't prevent him, Wang Linchi finally bought a large pile of the items. He left a stack of cash and departed coolly.
The shop owner watched this unfold with extremely complicated feelings, but in the end, he reluctantly took the money.
The main reason was that Wang Linchi had paid generously. Judging by his demeanor, he was probably just planning to play a prank on someone, so there was no need to worry about anything truly serious happening.
In reality, that was all the money Wang Linchi possessed. What little remained wouldn't even be enough for his next few meals. From now on, Wang Linchi could only rely on freeloading at the academy cafeteria. Thankfully, meals there were free.