Can diligence compensate for lack of talent? But I'm a martial arts genius!

"Money will do the trick!"

Su Changqing expressed his gratitude.

Becoming an apprentice in a weapon forging workshop means doing hard labor such as forging pig iron and operating the bellows, and the pay isn't great. But if you can become a blacksmith, you can get a commission for every weapon you forge, and becoming rich is within reach!

Su Changqing himself didn't care much about the salary of a forging apprentice; what he valued was the training environment.

After completing the formalities with Manager Qian, Su Changqing officially began his training at the weapon forging workshop the next day.

"Clang clang clang!"

Inside the forging room, which resembled a steam oven, Su Changqing wielded a hammer, forging pig iron and removing impurities from pieces of pig iron to transform it into higher-quality refined iron!

Within the weapon forging workshop, the highest-ranking person is naturally the blacksmith, who is responsible for forging high-quality weapons.

The apprentices' job was to assist the blacksmith, either by operating the bellows or forging pig iron, each with their own duties!

Undoubtedly, forging pig iron is an extremely arduous and tedious labor, but Su Changqing enjoys it. In the process of forging pig iron, he combines breathing techniques with the breathing method of the Crimson Fire Technique, forging pig iron while practicing the Crimson Fire Technique.

After work, he would go home to practice boxing and hard qigong, living a fulfilling and satisfying life every day!

[Crimson Fire Technique training progress +1%!]

[Crimson Fire Technique training progress +1%!]

Almost every day, Su Changqing's Crimson Fire Technique underwent visible changes, and Su Changqing could also feel that his potential was being developed and his physical body was gradually growing, until he broke through that barrier and entered a new realm!

Time passed by second by second, and two months had passed in the blink of an eye.

"clang!"

Inside the forging room, Su Changqing, his muscular upper body bare, repeatedly slammed his iron hammer against the iron block in front of him, sending sparks flying. Each strike contained internal force, constantly removing impurities from the iron.

Su Changqing coordinated his breathing, and with each breath, the scorching air circulated through his internal organs, causing the heat from his dantian to spread throughout his limbs and bones!

"We're about to break through!"

At this moment, feeling the restless blood and qi throughout his body, as well as the constantly refined internal energy, he had a sudden realization that his Crimson Fire Skill would reach a new level.

"Bang bang bang!"

At this moment, Su Changqing could clearly hear his heart pounding and feel the sound of his blood flowing rapidly. From his blood and qi, a brand new force was generated, constantly being tempered and refined!

Su Changqing's powerful energy became even more profound, combining strength with gentleness!

"Time to finish work!"

It wasn't until the afternoon, when the foreman gave the order, that everyone busy in the forge finally put down their work.

Su Changqing tidied up and went straight home.

Inside the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Su Changqing looked at the two folded green bricks in front of him. He slowly reached out his right hand, pressed down, and released the force in his palm!

"Snap!"

With a soft sound, the upper brick of the two blue bricks remained completely undamaged, while the lower brick shattered into pieces as if struck by a heavy hammer!

"This is hidden strength, which is soft yet firm, and soft yet strong. It can deliver a penetrating force that can injure the enemy's internal organs."

Su Changqing withdrew his hand, secretly admiring the gesture.

[Crimson Fire Technique, Level 3, Mastery (1%): Daily practice, can be achieved in 60 years]

During this period of time, by taking advantage of the environment of the forging room to cultivate, Su Changqing successfully advanced the Crimson Fire Skill to the 3rd level, and his internal strength transformed into dark strength!

Back then, when facing Gong Zheng, a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm, who was a master with profound internal strength, Su Changqing was under considerable pressure. He relied on the overwhelming force of the Wild Bull Fist to kill Gong Zheng.

If Gong Zheng knew that Su Changqing had started cultivating internal energy from scratch and had mastered the hidden strength in just three months, which was equivalent to at least thirty or forty years of his own arduous training, he would definitely be furious! The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs!

"With the Crimson Fire Technique reaching Level 3, my appetite has increased dramatically... This is a manifestation of my physical body breaking through its limits, entering the Divine Power Realm, and undergoing a second stage of development!"

While eating, Su Changqing was gnawing on a piece of beef. His eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He could feel that his appetite had increased several times over compared to before. It was a manifestation of his body's limits being broken and his extreme thirst for growth energy. His physique was about to enter a period of rapid growth!

He has officially entered the realm of divine power!

"Then maintain a high-energy nutritional intake every day to allow your body to grow to a new peak. Also, hard qigong... I'm close to a breakthrough!"

After eating and drinking his fill, Su Changqing practiced his hard qigong for a while, then took a medicinal bath before going to bed to rest and recover from the physical and mental exhaustion. He was very satisfied.

Hard Qigong, this external hard training technique, has already reached its pinnacle. During this period of time, he has been practicing internal energy cultivation and has also made rapid progress in hard Qigong by analogy. He is expected to complete a breakthrough in the near future!

Su Changqing's days in Changqing City were peaceful and fulfilling.

"Changqing, that kid... is indeed extraordinary. How can he forge so much refined iron in a single day?"

Inside the forging workshop, Manager Qian was inspecting the workshop when he saw pieces of refined iron in the basket next to Su Changqing, and he secretly admired them.

Forging a piece of refined iron requires an apprentice to spend a whole day's hard work and effort, but Su Changqing is extremely efficient, able to forge several pieces of refined iron in a day. Moreover, he is hardworking and down-to-earth, and has never asked for anything.

"He's definitely a promising talent, and his background is clean. We can inform the employer and let him start learning forging. He might become a new blacksmith in the weapons shop in the future!"

Manager Qian nodded secretly.

Gold shines wherever it is, and Su Changqing's talent and perseverance were also seen by others. Su Changqing had only been in the weapon forging shop for two months when Manager Qian felt that it was time for him to officially get involved in forging!

Su Changqing, of course, was unaware that he had already caught the eye of the blacksmith's shop owner.

As usual, upon returning to the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Su Changqing stretched his body and was seen carrying a stone lock in each of his hands.

The stone locks were the size of millstones and weighed over a hundred pounds, but Su Changqing swung the two stone locks with his Wild Bull Fist. The stone locks, which would require an ordinary person to exert all their strength to lift, seemed very light in his hands, and he swung them freely!

A martial artist at the Divine Strength Realm can possess the strength of over a thousand catties in one arm, enabling them to wield a weapon weighing a hundred catties and lift a cauldron with their strength, far surpassing that of ordinary martial artists!

After a series of activities that got his blood pumping, Su Changqing began practicing hard qigong. In the courtyard, there were iron stakes buried deep in the ground, and he used different parts of his body to strike the iron stakes.

"Bang bang bang!"

With each impact, Su Changqing combined the recoil force with his internal energy, using it as a power source to temper his muscles and blood, making his hard qigong more profound and refined!

"In the past... I mainly relied on qi and blood to nourish my muscles and bones, but now, I can fully integrate internal energy into them as well!"

Su Changqing realized something.

Suddenly, Su Changqing's body trembled, and he felt his strength flowing freely throughout his body. His blood and internal energy combined and transformed into a force that could enhance his body's functions!

[Hard Qigong training progress +1%!]

[The 6th level of Hard Qigong, transcending the ordinary (1%): One practice per day, can be achieved in 120 years]

Hard Qigong, this external hard training technique, has finally achieved a breakthrough, becoming the second martial art after the Wild Bull Fist to reach a transcendent level!