I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 38 Impossible
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Xie Yuan filled a large basin with clean water and poured it over his head to wash away the remaining medicine on his body.

The water flowed from top to bottom, undulating along the lines of his muscles. The muscles were not obvious, but they were beginning to take shape and were very well-proportioned, making Xie Yuan look slender and powerful.

After washing, the skin still looks a little red and full of blood.

I don’t know when, the originally thin bamboo pole has developed a strong physique.

After cleaning, Xie Yuan dried himself with a towel, put on his clothes, and looked at the scene in front of him.

[Iron Shirt·Third Level: (181/1000)]

Although the pain of the medicinal bath was not light, Xie Yuan focused his attention on the numbers in front of him, and the joy in his heart overshadowed everything else.

Later, he accidentally discovered that guiding his inner breath and practicing internal skills in a medicinal bath could more effectively relieve pain, and it also accelerated the circulation of qi and blood and enhanced the absorption of the medicinal liquid. So he simply started practicing internal skills in the bathtub!

In this way, both internal and external practitioners can persist as long as they want, the efficiency of drug utilization reaches the highest level, and the progress is also gratifying.

"One hour of medicinal bath is equivalent to three days of hard work..."

Xie Yuan's eyes widened:

"Besides, I feel that I am in excellent condition now. There is still some medicinal properties left in my skin. If I go back to practice now, I can get twice the result with half the effort, and my progress can be further improved."

The effect of the medicinal bath was indeed excellent, and it was worth the five taels of silver it cost.

Xie Yuan was quite satisfied.

It's worth the money!

If he does this a few more times, he will be able to break through and become a warrior!

"But auxiliary medicine is just a side job. If it becomes the main thing, it may be harmful rather than beneficial to martial arts practice. You can't rely on it completely just because it works well. When practicing, you are still cultivating yourself."

After tasting the sweetness of the medicinal bath, Xie Yuan, after the excitement, still warned himself.

Although I have no experience in spiritual practice, the harm of using external things to lighten the body is very obvious. Putting people first should be the universal principle.

Not long after Xie Yuan left the bathroom, the servant who changed the water came in to clean up.

"This senior brother persisted for a really long time. Most people would last an incense stick and then rush out in a hurry. Some could only last less than half an incense stick - that was Xu Yang, who just went in and out and no one knew what he was doing.

"He stayed there for an hour. Wouldn't he die of pain?"

The servant came in to clean up and saw the liquid in the tub change from dark to light and transparent. He was stunned for a moment:
"What's going on? Did this senior brother drink the medicinal bath?"

He had never seen medicine being absorbed so cleanly.

……

Xie Yuan returned to Xiaoshi Village, distributed the wages to the logging team, circled the next target for them, and then closed the door to practice.

The four men were naturally surprised when they received the reward of one or two taels of silver - they certainly didn't expect that they could get so much just by cutting down trees and moving them out. Besides being excited, their reactions were also different.

Zhu Dongming and Chen Yun's eyes sparkled, and they were overjoyed. Zhou Feng even shouted and almost worshipped Xie Yuan as his godfather on the spot.
The three hunters were happy, but Wang Lei was a little panicked. He kept stuffing the silver back and told Xie Yuan that just a few dozen coins would be enough. The argument was so intense that it seemed like a fight.

It was probably because he was not as strong as Xie Yuan that he had to force it back. However, he always felt that he was taking advantage of Boss Xie Yuan.

However, no matter what their reaction to receiving the money was, their attitude towards work was the same positive - early in the morning of the next day, after a few days of rest, the four of them went into the mountains in the cold wind.

Having tasted the sweetness, the enthusiasm for cutting down trees naturally increased.

Several people walked through the winter forest. The cold wind blew on them and dead branches blocked their way, but their pace did not slow down at all.

Zhou Feng put the silver coins against his chest and reached out to touch them. It felt very warm.

He lagged behind and couldn't help but whisper to Zhu Dongming and Chen Yun:

"Each of us gave us one tael. Tell me, how much did Brother Yuan earn? Ten taels?"

The tall and thin Chen Yun looked up, as if he was calculating. After a moment, he sighed:

"Maybe... I didn't expect good wood to be so valuable. He really found a way."

Zhou Feng nodded heavily, agreeing with it deeply.

He said with emotion: "It's not that difficult to find a few trees, chop them down, and sell them in the town..."

Zhou Feng seemed to be ready to make some moves.

Zhu Dongming glanced at him and sneered:
"Simple, then why didn't you think of it before?"

"Well, my eyesight and craftsmanship are indeed not as good as Brother Yuan's, but it doesn't matter what I do, right?"

"Why do you think he asked us to cut down trees? Because cutting down trees is the easiest step and the one that is least likely to be learned. The subsequent cutting and processing, as well as his connections in the town, together make up the bulk of the money.

"In other words, Xie Yuan himself is the key to earning so much money."

Zhu Dongming's mind was in turmoil, thinking back to the young man who first came to sell iron firewood. The scene was still vivid in his mind.

In just a few months, I will have to work for him.

This is definitely not an ordinary boy. The mountain village, the small town and even Yunzhao County cannot stop him.

Zhu Dongming's eyes flickered, and he said slowly:
"Zhou Feng, I understand what you mean, but Xie Yuan is a capable man. This time, I can see that he is also generous and will not treat us unfairly. Following him is more important to me than this tael of silver.

"Zhou Feng, if you want to do something, just go by yourself and don't get involved with me in the future."

Zhou Feng was frightened by Zhu Dongming's serious expression and stammered:
"I was just saying it casually... Hey, Brother Zhu, why are you saying that? I won't think about it anymore."

This little episode in the forest was unknown to Xie Yuan.

But when four days later, two smaller nanmu trees appeared in the yard, Xie Yuan understood that the logging team had no other thoughts about this business, at least for the time being.

So he felt relieved, knowing that the logistics had been initially guaranteed. He spent two days processing the wood, piling it on the donkey cart and tying it up with hemp ropes.

With a flick of the donkey whip, his driving skills became a little more proficient. Although the bike was still a little crooked, it was heading south anyway.

After entering Panlong Town and leaving Boss Wan's house, Xie Yuan had two large silver ingots on him.

Two pieces!

"Go take a bath!"

He walked happily towards the Iron Armor Gate. As soon as he entered the large martial arts arena in the courtyard, he saw Huo Da instructing Tao Jie Lin and other registered disciples.

"It seems like I haven't practiced with them for a long time."

However, considering my current proficiency and level of skills, it would be a bit of a waste of time to listen to the basic explanations for registered disciples.

Xie Yuan turned around and wanted to go directly to the pharmacy, but Huo Da stared at him and waved:

"Thank you, Junior Brother. Come here."

Xie Yuan had no choice but to step forward and bow:
"Hello, Senior Brother Huo."

Huo Da looked at Xie Yuan, feeling admiration but also a little regretful.

What a talented junior brother! If he could be accepted as a core disciple of the Iron Cloth Sect, the strength of the martial arts school would definitely be enhanced.

Unfortunately, the last time I tried to rush over to persuade the master to accept me as a disciple, I was kicked out by the irritable Monk Liu, so I had to put it aside...

But talented junior brothers should not be buried. At least they should be given more guidance and their progress should not be slower than that of other disciples.

"Thank you, Junior Brother. I haven't seen you practice for a long time. Show me a set of standing practice."

Watching Xie Yuan getting ready, Huo Da suddenly became distracted again.

This scene seems familiar... It was during the last routine inspection of the disciples' homework that I discovered that Xie Yuan had made rapid progress and broke through the first level. I felt that he was extremely talented and had solved his physical problems, so he should be accepted into the sect.

Come back to see me after a while, will Junior Brother Xie give me another surprise and make another breakthrough?
This is just nonsense. Forget about the first level, but how can I break through the second level so quickly?
Impossible.

That shouldn’t be possible…right?

impossible? ? ?

Huo Da stared with wide eyes, watching the extremely skillful movements and the blood surging in his body as he moved. He widened his eyes and asked in a trembling voice:
"Xie Junior Brother, your strength...isn't it right?"

(End of this chapter)