Promise!

Chapter 104, Seven Classics

After the changes in the north of the city at the beginning of the month, half a month passed quickly. In the north of the city, it was not the first time that the Shen family suffered losses. They stabilized the front line, learned lessons, and prepared to retaliate next month, and temporarily fell into peace.

Nothing happened to Zhuang Jin at the medicine field outside the city. He devoted himself to cultivation and had already completed 90% of the accumulation of the Six Classics. Occasionally, he would take a nap with Chen Yun to appreciate flowers and paintings, and their feelings deepened little by little. Every now and then, Miao Lun would come over to have a drink, chat a little, and watch the situation... His life was so comfortable.

Oh, by the way, his main job is to guard the medicinal field. In the medicinal field of lotus grass here, strange beasts do appear more frequently, but they are basically entry-level and small-skill beasts. The two teams under him can basically deal with them. If they encounter two or three large-skill beasts, Zhuang Jin needs to take action, but it is just a benefit.

It was not until October 17th that a strange beast with a perfect skin grinding level appeared. It was an iron-skinned pig.

This guy was completely black, with a pair of foot-long fangs. When his strange power was activated, every black hair on his body stood up like iron needles.

Originally, a beast at the perfect level of skin polishing is equivalent to a warrior of the Six Classics. It is also a huge beast like the Iron Pig, which weighs hundreds of pounds and has extremely thick skin and flesh. It is considered the strongest among the beasts at the perfect level of skin polishing!
When Zhuang Jin started fighting, he found that this iron pig was much stronger than any Six Classics warrior. Even though he had reached the Six Classics realm and had mastered the Black Evil Palm, he was still unable to defeat it.

"What a beast!"

Zhuang Jin felt like an eagle against a hedgehog when facing this iron pig. He had no idea where to start. He absolutely did not want to touch those hairs that flashed with strange power and were like iron needles with his bare hands. Even if he mastered the Black Evil Palm and struck from a distance of six inches, even if the length of the pig hair was reduced and it penetrated into the skin and flesh, it would not cause any damage.

Instead, this guy felt the pain and rushed around recklessly. The weight of several hundred pounds stepped on the soft ground, like an earthquake and a tidal wave, forcing him to dodge repeatedly.

"Don't panic, Brother Zhuang. I'm here to help you!" Miao Lun heard the noise from the nearby medicinal field and came over to help.

The two men attacked from the front and back, one targeting the head and throat, and the other secretly aiming at the valley, finally making the iron pig afraid and suppressing its ferocity.

However, this entanglement cannot be resolved in a short time.

However, neither Zhuang Jin nor Miao Lun suggested sending a signal flare to ask for help. Such a large beast in the perfect skin grinding realm is a considerable fortune. If you ask people to help, you have to let them share the results of the battle. The one who asked for help was only a fourth, fifth or sixth sutra, which is not of much use. If you invite Luan Zhenyun, the district garrison, you can kill it quickly, but who will be responsible then?
In the end, the two of them fought against one for nearly a cup of tea. Miao Lun attacked the anus from behind, and Zhuang Jin seized the opportunity from the front and hit the iron pig's throat with a palm, finally killing it.

call!
At this moment, the two men sat down without any image, their expressions were light, and their hearts were filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment - the wildness was rooted in the blood of men, and they were very interested in hunting. At this moment, after hunting down this iron pig, the satisfaction they felt was probably similar to that of a fisherman catching a big fish.

Zhuang Jin rested for a while, stood up, and prepared to let his subordinates deal with it.

"Wait!" Miao Lun stopped him, asked for a knife, and scratched at the iron pig for a while, cutting it open and reaching into its stomach to feel around. While doing this, he explained to Zhuang Jin, "I want to see if there's any animal treasure..."

"Beast treasure?!"

Zhuang Jin recalled hearing Ping Yongfeng talk about this: Ordinary beasts, for example, can, under special circumstances, form treasures like pig treasures and bezoars within their bodies. Exotic beasts also have a very small chance of forming treasures within specific parts of their bodies. These are beast treasures. Swallowing a beast treasure directly can replenish vitality, replenish potential, and slightly enhance aptitude. Incorporating it into a elixir designed to break through a bottleneck can enhance the elixir's effectiveness.

"The beast treasure of a beast at the Skin Polishing Realm is paired with the Shuluo Pill... If a beast of this Perfect Skin Polishing Realm truly yields a beast treasure, it's incomparable to those at the Beginner or Minor Skin Polishing Realm. Refining it into the Shuluo Pill could potentially increase its effectiveness by 30-40%. Even if it still can't compare to the Shuluo Pill, it could still be effective at addressing bottlenecks between the sixth and seventh meridians... That's incredibly valuable!"

Miao Lun spoke with a fiery tone, "If I really find such a beast treasure and hand it over, I'll definitely be able to get one of these enhanced Shuluo Pills. Who knows, maybe I can use it to break through the Seven Meridians..."

Things like gambling on stones and opening boxes also piqued Zhuang Jin's interest, and he watched with curiosity.

However, the appearance of animal treasure is a low-probability event after all, so you are not that lucky.

Miao Lun showed a look of regret and disappointment on his face.

Zhuang Jin was fine, it was a low-probability event, so it was normal if he didn't have it. Besides, he had no bottleneck and didn't need that thing. If he had it, it would just be an extra windfall. He was calm about it, thinking "if I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate".

Regarding the distribution of the iron pig, Miao Lun waved his hand and said, "Zhuang Jin saved his life, so what's a strange beast? Just consider it as a helping hand, don't count it as his."

Such generosity surprised Zhuang Jin a little.

This iron pig is estimated to weigh more than 300 kilograms. After bleeding, removing the pig's head and internal organs, the pure good meat is about 200 kilograms. Even if it is handed over to the public according to the local rules, individuals can still get about 250 kilograms. The meat of the exotic beast that has been polished to perfection is worth 20 military merits per kilogram. By this measure, it is equivalent to 5,000 military merits.

——Of course, the account is not calculated in this way. The exotic beast meat in the war merit exchange list is expensive because it is transported from the state capital and has a ten-fold premium. If these exotic beast meats are really to be converted into cash, 30% to 40% off is already a lot.

There was also a beast hide. After paying the public share and the craftsmanship fee... after all that, he could still get a set of exotic beast hide armor. The hide and flesh were worth two to three thousand military merits, and Miao Lun said he wouldn't share them. However, Zhuang Jin quickly understood: exotic beast meat itself only accelerated cultivation, not bottlenecks. Miao Lun believed that his potential had long been exhausted, and he was bound to be stuck at the bottleneck between the sixth and seventh meridians. In this case, the value of exotic beast meat was limited, and selling it would be difficult. And if he handed it in for the exotic beast hide armor, he would only get one set. He hadn't contributed as much as Zhuang Jin, and considering the life-saving favor, he might as well do a favor.

Finally, we all know that Zhuang Jin is not a stingy person. Even if he doesn't want it, it's impossible for him to get nothing. Apart from anything else, there will be small gatherings every now and then, so there must be a lot of exotic beast meat to treat him, right?

Zhuang Jin understood Miao Lun's psychology and ordered his subordinates to find a master who specialized in tanning exotic animal skins to peel the skin and make leather armor. There was already a mature process for this.

"In June and July, I was also in the medicinal fields outside the city, but back then I only hunted small exotic beasts or birds like the Iron-feathered Eagle, and I couldn't craft exotic beast leather armor. This time, I finally got a piece of exotic beast leather armor, and it's even polished to the perfect level!"

This kind of exotic beast leather armor with perfect skin polishing level has a good blocking effect on the strength of warriors of the Six Classics. For warriors below the Seven Classics, it can be said to be a life-saving weapon on the battlefield!
Last month, Zhuang Jin was in the north of the city. After his realm and martial arts were exposed, he planned to exchange for a piece of exotic beast leather armor with perfect skin polishing level to enrich his trump cards. However, when he asked, he learned that the previous batch of leather armor was supplied to the south of the city first, and the perfect skin polishing level was temporarily sold out. The next batch would have to wait until the caravan returned from the state capital, which would take about one or two months, but it could be reserved in advance.

As soon as he heard this, he immediately lost all ideas. In just one or two months, he had already broken through the Seven Classics. What was the use of this thing?

"It's a shame this leather armor arrived a little late... well, when I get it, I'll study it a bit and then repay Miao Lun for his kindness!"

Zhuang Jin knew that he would break through the Seven Classics in a few days, and then he would not need it anymore. In addition, Miao Lun also made a great contribution to killing this iron pig, especially the last brutal anal digging... Quantified, it accounted for 30 to 40% of the total credit.

He took the exotic beast meat, which was already the biggest share, so it was fair and reasonable to give the exotic beast skin armor to Miao Lun.

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That night, Zhuang Jin's men, Miao Lun's men, and the two teams under Long all benefited from it.

The blood of this iron pig is used to make exotic beast blood tofu, and its heart, liver, spleen and kidneys are used to make soup and grilled, which can be said to be a complete iron pig feast.

Such a grand event naturally made the people below very excited, and they kept complimenting and flattering Zhuang Jin and Miao Lun.

——The people brought by Zhuang Jin and Miao Lun were all their trusted subordinates. These people were at a low level and could not eat much. This meal mostly consisted of offal and other things... It was worthwhile to take some small favors to 'share happiness with the people' and increase their loyalty.

During the bonfire dinner, the aroma was wafting in the air, and everyone was eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls. It was so joyful.

In the middle, two iron-feathered eagles that had achieved a small level of skin polishing were attracted by the aroma, and then they were captured and given two more dishes. This level of exotic beast meat is easier to digest for the people in the team below.

It was a grand banquet and both the host and the guests were very happy, so there is no need to elaborate.

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Another six or seven days passed quickly, and it was October 23rd.

This night.

Zhuang Jin finished the static movement and felt a slight swelling in his meridians. He opened his eyes and said, "The accumulation of the Six Meridians Realm... It took two months, and it's finally completed!"

'Breakthrough the Seven Classics, right now!'

He concentrated his mind and mobilized his internal energy, directing it towards the Foot Shaoyang Meridian. It was as if it were a natural process, and the internal energy circulated smoothly through the seven meridians.

Because this time the meridians of the feet are opened up, the exercise route is longer, the circulation is larger, and more acupoints are involved, the improvement this time is unprecedentedly huge.

It can be said that the purity and condensation of internal energy are leaping to a whole new level, which is far beyond the comparison of opening up the three yang and three yin meridians of the hand.

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(End of this chapter)