17: Chapter 17: The Medicine is Effective

"Take the medicine and go!" Boss Cao hurried out with the medicine, seemingly unwelcoming to Li Changsheng, even with Zhang Youdao's recommendation.

"How much is this?"

As he spoke, Li Changsheng prepared to transfer the money via WeChat.

"No need, just go. Consider it a gift from me."

Boss Cao waved his hand again. Seeing this, Li Changsheng thought for a moment and still scanned the QR code in the shop to transfer one thousand yuan.

Watching Li Changsheng carry the medicine away, Cao Youde couldn't help but shake his head.

"Boss, it seems like he was introduced by an old friend of the master. Why do you seem so unwelcoming to him?"

The employee on the side asked curiously.

Hearing this, Cao Youde immediately glared at the young man and snorted coldly: "Why welcome him? This kid will definitely be dead within a month. Build a good relationship with him? Do you want to go pay your respects in a month?"

"Uh..." The employee understood, and it was no wonder the boss had this attitude.

His boss was very skilled; he had mastered looking, listening, questioning, and feeling the pulse. Because of the master, when treating people, he also adhered to the older generation's 'six don'ts' of treatment.

Li Changsheng didn't know that he was already a dead man in the eyes of others.

At this moment, he was already in the kitchen brewing the herbal medicine. Although his cooking skills were poor, fortunately, Zhang Youdao's prescription was very detailed, not only listing the weights and types but also clearly explaining the brewing process.

Li Changsheng deliberately checked the brewing process and dosages for the ten-ingredient decoction online and found that the dosages and brewing process Zhang Youdao had prescribed for him were different.

He felt a bit suspicious, but Li Changsheng still decided to trust the old man.

About a few hours later, after finishing his basic Eight Brocades Stance Training and Marrow Cleansing Classic, Li Changsheng finally poured a bowl of the herbal medicine.

"The medicinal aroma of this decoction is even stronger than those on the market. It seems the difference in medicinal effect between wild and cultivated herbs is quite large."

Smelling the rich medicinal aroma, even though this scent had seemed unpleasant in the past, a glimmer of hope welled up in Li Changsheng's heart.

After waiting for the decoction to cool slightly, Li Changsheng slowly drank it all in one go.

Once the bowl was in his stomach, Li Changsheng felt a warmth in his belly. Whether it was effective or not, he didn't know yet, so without overthinking, he drank a few more bowls, consuming the entire pot of ten-ingredient decoction.

When he finished it all, Li Changsheng realized that he was drenched in sweat without even knowing when it happened.

He carefully felt his body; he was warm all over, his forehead was throbbing as if his blood flow was accelerating, and the breath coming from his nostrils felt a bit hotter and more powerful than before.

"It's this effective?"

Li Changsheng was a bit surprised. Because of the cancer cell metastasis, he had felt his physical condition deteriorating over the past few days, especially with ascites and fatigue, which were all symptoms of late-stage liver cancer.

In reality, a normal person's condition would only be worse, often spending most of their time lying in a hospital bed, needing medical equipment to sustain their life.

It could only be said that the multiple Health-preserving Qigong exercises combined with the System's data solidification forcibly maintained Li Changsheng's condition.

However, after taking the ten-ingredient decoction, Li Changsheng felt his condition had improved significantly, vaguely similar to his state a few weeks ago.

Feeling that fatigue temporarily receding, Li Changsheng thought for a moment, tidied up the kitchen slightly, and then immediately returned to the bedroom to start practicing the Eight Brocades.

Logically speaking, he had already reached the limit for his Eight Brocades practice today, but his physical state told Li Changsheng that perhaps... perhaps he could do more.

This time, Li Changsheng performed it very slowly, but it was unexpectedly smooth. The warm current flowing within his body as he moved seemed to have become much thicker.

Perhaps because the movements were very slow, and coupled with the relief of the faint stinging pain in his liver area after taking the medicine, Li Changsheng was able to concentrate his mind to a rare degree.

One must know that as the cancer cells continued to spread, the stinging pain in his body became increasingly obvious, and every time Li Changsheng practiced the Eight Brocades, it was like completing a daily task symbolically.

It was hard to concentrate, and it was only because he could solidify the data that he managed; otherwise, with this way of practicing, there was no way the Eight Brocades would improve.

Gradually, Li Changsheng became immersed in it, his mind concentrating on the corresponding areas as his body exerted force.

When he finished one set and opened his eyes, Li Changsheng looked suspicious.

"My Qi seems to have become stronger?"

He muttered to himself, and Li Changsheng immersed his mind again to start the second practice of the Eight Brocades.

This time, his conscious focus was even smoother, his consciousness following the flow of the exertion areas, and that warm current seemed to have become a bit thicker.

After finishing this set, Li Changsheng was already certain that his Eight Brocades had definitely undergone a huge change.

He opened the panel.

[Physical Strength: 4.5]

[Energy: 6.5]

[Lifespan: 106.]

"Two sets of Eight Brocades, and my Lifespan increased by 6 days. How did my Physical Strength and Energy increase by so much?"

Looking at the panel, Li Changsheng could truly be certain that his Eight Brocades had likely stepped into the third level of Intent, which was the LV3 level.

This so-called Intent was actually a manifestation of highly concentrated mental focus. Just like some fitness enthusiasts, if they focus their mind highly on the exertion area while performing heavy weightlifting, it will have a corresponding increase in training effect and strength.

And this had scientific basis. It is said that there are experiments abroad specifically studying the impact of mental concentration on training quality, and the data shows that during training, highly concentrated consciousness leads to corresponding improvements in muscle growth and strength.

These were things Li Changsheng had specifically looked up online after the System informed him of the five levels of the Eight Brocades.

"I didn't expect that our Old Ancestors had already begun exploring the deep potential of the body long ago."

Li Changsheng was very emotional. Before coming into contact with Traditional Martial Arts, he was no different from ordinary people; he held prejudices against Traditional Martial Arts.

In fact, many things that look like high-tech in the modern era actually appeared as early as two thousand years ago during the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Xia Kingdom. For example, Mozi had long ago discovered the principles of force, and his achievements in optics were far ahead of the world.

As for health preservation, the yellow emperors inner canon, the Five Animal Frolics, and so on, even if placed in modern times, still have many applications in modern medicine.

"And my body definitely feels much better than before."

Feeling the vitality in his body, Li Changsheng was very emotional; one must know that his physical condition had been constantly deteriorating.

Especially these past few days; his Physical Strength had previously risen to 4.02, but by yesterday, due to the metastasis, it had fallen to 3.95.

"Could the third level of the Eight Brocades be this effective? Or is it the effect of the ten-ingredient decoction?"

Li Changsheng was a bit unsure, so he practiced the Eight Brocades a few more times.

"It seems the Eight Brocades is not the main factor; it's still the ten-ingredient decoction."

He practiced three more times, and each time only his Lifespan increased; his Physical Strength and Energy did not change again.

And when he finished a total of eight sets, Li Changsheng reached a conclusion.

Except for the first two sets, the remaining sets increased his total Lifespan by 12 days, and the growth efficiency was no longer fixed but in a state of gradual decline.

As for Physical Strength and Energy, except for that initial surge, the remaining sets only increased by a total of 0.02.

"It seems the increase from the third level of the Eight Brocades is not obvious; it mostly strengthens the efficiency of improving physical condition."

Li Changsheng was very satisfied with this. He finally understood that Lifespan is not a fixed value but fluctuates in real-time as his physical condition changes.

If his physical condition becomes extremely poor, his Lifespan will also experience an inexplicable plunge.