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Chapter 111 [Commander of the Army]! A Thousand Jin of Strength! (First Update)
"This breakthrough...it really feels different!"

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

Normally, the White Cloud Serpent Palm can only be practiced at the Tendon Refining level.

One must master the White Cloud Palm Technique to perfection before learning the White Cloud Serpent Palm.

Within the Baiyun Martial Arts School, very few people can master the Baiyun Palm Technique to perfection at the Body Refinement level.

Zhou Qing relied on his proficiency and hard work, along with the enhanced hands brought by his superb "Silkworm Raising Technique" from the [Silkworm Raiser] profession, to cultivate his palm technique to perfection in the Flesh Refining Realm.

After the breakthrough, he discovered that his body seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.

Crack, crackle!

He suddenly moved his body, and with a burst of strength in his waist, he felt all the muscles in his body working together, causing his bones to crackle and pop.

However, as he gradually adapted to the changes in his body, his muscles and bones no longer made such obvious cracking sounds when he exerted force.

Zhou Qing moved nimbly and skillfully in the courtyard, displaying all the martial arts techniques he had mastered.

White Cloud Serpent Palm, Shadowless Kick, Wind-Riding Slash.

After a moment, Zhou Qing stopped.

"I understand!"

After a period of adaptation, he found that the coordination of various parts of his body seemed to have improved significantly.

Previously, when I unleashed the 'Lightning Speed ​​Step', I experienced discomfort in the muscles of my calves and thighs.

In his battle with Lin Tianzheng, he overused the Lightning Speed ​​Step, resulting in muscle damage in his legs, as well as hip pain and weakness in his lower back and knees.

One very important reason is that the Lightning Speed ​​Step only strengthens the lower body.

Insufficient coordination between the upper and lower body.

If the burden of the Electric Light Step is distributed from the legs to the whole body, there will be no obvious side effects.

When he used the Lightning Speed ​​Step just now, he clearly felt that although his legs were moving, all the muscles in his body were mobilized and exerted force together.

Previously, I would experience slight discomfort in my legs, but this time I didn't experience any of that.

"This is what Senior Sister meant by 'hands and feet in harmony, elbows and knees in harmony, shoulders and hips in harmony.' The three external harmonies!"

Now, whenever Zhou Qing exerts force in his waist, he feels a surge of power seemingly bursting forth from within his spine.

Hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips can all be mobilized in an instant.

He can maintain a stable center of gravity and move flexibly at all times during exercise.

"Could it be that Master previously said that by practicing the Silk Reeling Force and the Green Wood Scripture together, one could potentially develop a superior physical constitution like the 'Spirit Snake Appearance'?"

The so-called "Spirit Serpent Appearance" refers to cultivating the White Cloud Spirit Serpent Palm and then developing the Silk-Entangling Force.

In this process, the same movements are repeated continuously, which causes the muscles and bones to undergo certain changes in shape.

As for the Green Wood Classic, it strengthens qi, blood, muscles, and bones from the inside out, assisting in changing one's appearance and physical form.

Only now did Zhou Qing finally understand what Wei Sheng meant by what he had said earlier.

He trained until his body resembled a snake, his green wood imbued with blood and his silken coiling power was unleashed.

No wonder the progress of the Silk Reeling Force increased by as much as 400 points after mastering the White Cloud Serpent Palm.

His physical features have already changed and transformed into the appearance of a 'spirit snake'.

The reason Wei Sheng didn't tell him directly was probably because he hoped Wei Sheng could figure it out himself.

Even with the same exercise method, everyone's body is different, so you can't achieve exactly the same results.

"If I keep practicing, my physical constitution will be able to be upgraded to the superior level!" Zhou Qing was overjoyed.

The stronger one's foundation, the more qi and blood one gains after a breakthrough, and the more resources one can accumulate at each realm.

This makes it easier to break through major bottlenecks.

“It’s time”

After adjusting to the changes in her body, Zhou Qing returned to her room and closed the doors and windows tightly.

He took out a small bronze cauldron, about the size of a palm, from the leather bag.

[Divine Weapon: Wooden King Cauldron]

[Grade: First Level]

[Conditions for Mastery: Poison skills must be unparalleled]

[Control Effect: Burning incense to attract insects]

"Through my efforts, the conditions for taking control have been met. Now it's up to you, Yu Hu. Don't let me down!"

Zhou Qing cut his finger, and blood gushed out. He then placed his palm directly on the bronze cauldron.

However, the blood flowed down the seamless lid of the bronze cauldron and was about to flow down the body of the cauldron to the ground.

"Um?!"

Zhou Qing's expression changed slightly. How come even though he met the conditions for control, the wooden king cauldron still rejected him?

"Buzz!"

The next moment, Zhou Qing felt the small bronze cauldron in his hand tremble violently and expand rapidly.

A tremendous force arose within him, and he circulated his qi and blood, mobilizing his true energy, which prevented the bronze cauldron from slipping from his grasp.

He slowly placed the small bronze tripod on the ground.

In just a few breaths, the palm-sized bronze cauldron transformed into a large bronze cauldron about four feet high and three feet wide.

Zhou Qing stepped forward and tried to move the large cauldron. He tried his best, but could only lift it halfway and could not lift it above his head.

A martial artist who breaks through the meridian barrier can achieve a strength exceeding 1,000 jin (approximately 500 kg).

Zhou Qing has cultivated the Azure Water Skill to the third level, and his internal strength is comparable to that of a martial artist at the third level, but his physical strength is still a bit lacking.

He had previously tested his strength with a stone lock in a cave in Huanglong Gorge, and he could barely lift a stone lock weighing 1,000 jin (500 kg) with all his might.

Judging from this, the weight of this wooden cauldron is probably over a thousand catties.

"If this were used to fight an enemy, the Wooden King Cauldron could be smashed to death."

Apart from martial artists at the Bone Refining Realm, even martial artists at the Tendon Refining Perfection Realm would probably not be able to withstand the force of a single blow from this Wooden King Cauldron.

As the saying goes, one force can bring down ten.

Zhou Qing slowly put down the wooden king cauldron.

Suddenly, the wound on his finger, which had already stopped bleeding, began to bleed again, the blood continuously flowing into the cauldron. At the same time, the jade tablet in Zhou Qing's mind emitted a dazzling divine light.

He quickly developed a blood connection with the Wooden King Cauldron.

"This is?!"

Zhou Qing was both surprised and delighted when a line of text appeared in his field of vision.

You have awakened a new profession—Commander of Soldiers!

You have obtained a new divine weapon—the Wooden King Cauldron!

"They've arrived! The Commander of the Army?!"

Zhou Qing looked at the new profession that appeared on the jade tablet.

[Occupation: Military Commander (Tier 1)]

[Controlling Divine Weapons: Wooden King Cauldron (Tier 1)]

[Conditions for Mastery: Poison skills must be unparalleled]

[Control Effects: Incense Smoke to Attract Insects (Tier 2), Thousand-Pound Strength (Tier 1)]

"How come there's an extra effect?!"

Zhou Qing discovered that the original Wooden King Cauldron only had the effect of burning incense to attract insects, but now it also has the effect of exerting a thousand pounds of force.

Zhou Qing focused his attention on [Strength of a Thousand Pounds (First Tier)].

[A Thousand Jin of Strength (Tier 1): As the wielder of the Wooden King Cauldron, you will gain a power boost of a thousand jin while wielding it, unaffected by the cauldron's weight exceeding a thousand jin. This power boost will be lost when the Wooden King Cauldron is released.]

"A thousand pounds of strength!!" Zhou Qing was both surprised and delighted.

This is equivalent to gaining an extra physical strength at the initial stage of tendon refining out of thin air.

An ordinary martial artist who has undergone tendon training has a strength of only a little over a thousand jin.

Although he would lose the boost of a thousand jin of strength if he parted with the Wooden King Cauldron, it was a simple matter.

Just use the wooden king's cauldron as a weapon.

If that hit really hard, broken tendons and bones would be the least of your worries.

Zhou Qing walked to the four-foot-tall wooden cauldron, grabbed one of its legs, and gently lifted it.

Like grabbing bubbles, the wooden king cauldron, weighing over a thousand kilograms, was lifted above his head with one hand.

Zhou Qing even did a few strength training exercises similar to lifting stone weights.

"Although I am only a martial artist in the Body Refining Realm, with a strength rating of only five or six hundred jin, I possess innate superhuman strength and can lift a cauldron weighing over a thousand jin."

Zhou Qing's smile gradually turned sinister.

That makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

After getting used to the 'lightweight' wooden cauldron, Zhou Qing's attention returned to the initial task of burning incense to attract insects.

[Incense to Attract Insects (Tier 2): The Wooden King Cauldron possesses a unique aura that attracts venomous insects. Burning insect-attracting incense within the cauldron greatly enhances this aura, making it irresistible to venomous insects within a five-mile radius. Insects entering the cauldron absorb this unique aura, losing their reason and resorting to cannibalism. Surviving insects have a chance to evolve into Gu worms.]

"The Mountain God and the Wood King Cauldron are a perfect match!"

Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy.

Use the [Mountain God] class to explore the terrain, and then use the Wooden King Cauldron to attract poisonous insects. This will greatly improve the efficiency of raising Gu.

Once our strength increases, we can hand over the Wooden King Cauldron to others and realize large-scale Gu worm breeding.

The power of divine weapons can be passed on to the next generation through bloodline power. If they get married and have children in the future, the next generation can avoid some detours.

However, that's a bit too far off.

Zhou Qing will not consider romantic feelings until she has sufficient ability to protect herself.

Coming to his senses, Zhou Qing turned his attention back to the jade tablet and noticed that the profession of Commander of Soldiers seemed to be different from his previous profession.

[Weapon Master (Tier 1): As a Tier 1 Weapon Master, you can significantly reduce the resistance of a Tier 1 divine weapon's will to you, allowing you to fully unleash the weapon's potential and effects. Current maximum number of divine weapons under your control: Tier 1. Current number of divine weapons under your control: 1/1. Weapon replacement cooldown: 15 days.]

"So, no matter what kind of divine weapon it is, as long as it's at the first tier, I can basically control it."

Moreover, it can unleash the full power of a divine weapon. "The power of the Weapon Master profession is even greater than Zhou Qing expected."

[Advanced Pathways: 1. Possess forging skills capable of crafting second-tier divine weapons. 2. Sacrifice second-tier Gu worms and gain the recognition of a second-tier divine weapon. 3. Break through to the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm.]

Finally, there is the method for advancing to the rank of Commander of Troops.

Each one of them is very difficult to achieve.

Zhou Qing poured his true energy into the Wooden King Cauldron, and the cauldron quickly shrank, eventually becoming a small bronze cauldron the size of a palm.

"With the Wooden King Cauldron, we can finally go to Black Wind Mountain and have a go at the Witch God Cult."

Zhou Qing's gaze was sinister as he looked out the window toward Black Wind Mountain.

These people have usurped his position and don't respect him, the mountain god of Black Wind Mountain, at all.

Now, the reputation of Baiyun Martial Arts School has been ruined, and the third senior brother, Ma Wenchun, is terminally ill.

It's time to collect some interest.

Today is February 28th.

Zhou Qing pondered to himself.

According to the information I overheard on the mountain last time, the main altar of the Witch God Cult will send something over in the next two or three days.

Let's leave aside what we'll give as a gift.

After more than twenty days of investigation, Erqing and the Golden Silkworm Gu Insect have discovered the location of the Witch God Cult's stronghold in Black Wind Mountain, as well as the number of people there.

The Witch God Cult has two strongholds, one on the southern slope.

This is the cave where the black-scaled giant python used to live, and the location of the icy pool.

There were twelve martial artists there, only one of whom was at the Flesh Refining Realm.

On the other side, the warriors at the North Slope stronghold were much stronger. There were a total of six warriors: four with refined flesh and two with refined tendons.

It's unclear at what level the tendon-strengthening is currently being practiced.

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Zhou Qing opened the leather bag and dumped its contents onto the bed.

Besides the bottles and jars, a black beetle the size of a washbasin suddenly appeared. Its six pairs of tiny claws were as sharp as daggers, its huge mouth was opening and closing, and its emerald green, semi-protruding eyes were staring intently at Zhou Qing, as if expressing its dissatisfaction.

(End of this chapter)