In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

As everything gradually calmed down, the pain quickly dissipated.

Lu Yuan carefully sensed it and felt that his blood and qi flowed smoothly and without any stagnation, whether in his flesh and bones or between his tendons and bones.

In addition, his five senses became more acute, and he could clearly hear even Nannan's sleep-talking and Yang's deep breathing.

Looking further out, even though night had already fallen, one could still see the scene ten steps away.

He lifted his foot and went straight into the courtyard.

"Bang!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yuan punched the stone on the ground.

In an instant, a more solid and restrained force, yet containing terrifying explosive power, pierced through and instantly penetrated the stone.

Although the stone did not shatter as before, only a few cracks appeared, but when you peeled it open from the cracks, you would find that it had completely turned into powder.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying it would be if that punch landed on a person.

And this is what makes a martial artist with hidden strength so terrifying.

The force of his punch just now was probably at least 1,500 jin.

Not only does it unleash even greater power, but it can also penetrate deep into the body, causing extremely serious damage to muscles, bones, and even internal organs.

It can be said that Lu Yuan, who has reached the level of Dark Force, can easily defeat any Ming Force martial artist even without using the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique and Finger Flicking Skill, simply by activating Dark Force. He could even take on ten at once without any problem.

If one were to add the nearly perfected Wind-Breaking Saber Technique and Finger Flicking Skill, one would be able to handle even one or more Dark Force martial artists with ease.

In short, Lu Yuan, who had just broken through to the Dark Force realm, had a vague illusion that he was incredibly strong.

After taking a hot bath for a while and washing away his fatigue, Lu Yuan lay down immediately.

"Although I've been in this world for less than a month, I've already become a Dark Force martial artist. Next, I just need to continue on this path, and I can step into the higher level of Transformation Force, or even the true Rank 1..."

With anticipation for the future, Lu Yuan quickly closed his eyes.

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The next morning, Lu Yuan went straight to Guangchun Hall.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

Upon seeing Lu Yuan arrive, the shopkeeper quickly took out a wooden plaque and asked.

"Lu Yuan!"

Lu Yuan gave his name.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, from now on you can use this identity token to enjoy meat for free in the inner courtyard's dining hall, and you can also come to me every five days to collect medicinal soup. Today is the first time!"

After writing Lu Yuan's name on the sign, the shopkeeper handed it to him directly.

Thank you!

Lu Yuan accepted the identity token, which had his name written on the front and the words "Guangchuntang" on the back.

"Go in through there and you'll reach the inner courtyard!"

The shopkeeper then pointed to a small door on the left and said.

"good!"

Lu Yuan nodded, and then walked directly into the small door.

"Hoo... Ha... Hey..."

As soon as Lu Yuan stepped into the inner courtyard, he saw about twenty people diligently cultivating.

Some people practice fist and palm techniques, some practice sword and saber techniques, and some practice stance training.

Without exception, all of these people were very young. Apart from seven or eight who were in their twenties, the rest were basically around the same age as him, around seventeen or eighteen.

"Wow...it seems like there's a new person here again!"

"He looks to be only sixteen years old, how come he's already a martial artist?"

Many of them turned to look at Lu Yuan, their eyes filled with strange expressions.

Lu Yuan simply smiled politely, then casually found an open space and began practicing the Five Animal Fist.

[Five Animal Fist Perfected (Unlimited: 1%)]

Although his proficiency with the Five Animal Fist remained unchanged after the first round of training, Lu Yuan could clearly feel that his internal energy and blood had increased significantly. Even though it was still far from enough to support him in undergoing a third round of energy and blood tempering, it was just around the corner.

After resting for a while, he practiced the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique several more times.

【Mastery of the Wind-Breaking Blade Technique (8217/10000)】

Judging from his proficiency, he should be able to reach perfection after practicing for a maximum of three more times.

As for the Finger Flicking Skill, Lu Yuan did not intend to practice it here; he could practice it when he returned in the afternoon.

Wherever he is, he should adhere to the principle of prudence.

If not necessary, one should idolize Han Tianzun, the savior of those in distress, revealing only three parts of his image while keeping seven parts hidden, so as to give oneself a little more confidence.

"puff!"

Just then, a tall, thin young man of about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old suddenly coughed up blood.

Immediately afterwards, he collapsed to the ground, his face deathly pale.

"Zhao Qing, you failed again?"

The crowd hurriedly gathered around.

"Ugh, I failed again!"

Zhao Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then forced a smile and said in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Three consecutive failures may have damaged the foundation!"

"Unless we can find a precious medicine to replenish our foundation, it seems there's no way we can succeed!"

"Although you failed to break through to the Dark Force realm, with your Ming Force strength, even if you can't improve further in the future, you can still work for a security escort agency. If that doesn't work, you can also work as a guard for wealthy merchants and support your family."

Everyone shook their heads and sighed.

Although one can continue to nourish and refine their Qi and blood after failing to temper their body, and attempt to temper their body again, repeated failures may damage their foundation and leave them with no chance of success.

Of course, if one could obtain extremely rare and precious medicines, it might be possible to replenish one's foundation. Unfortunately, precious medicines are rare and precious materials nurtured by heaven and earth. They are not only priceless but also have no market and are extremely rare.

"Enough, the dream is over, time to go... hahaha... time to go..."

Zhao Qing stood up, then left with a maniacal laugh.

Although Zhao Qing was the one who lost, everyone's hearts were still heavy as they looked at his somewhat dejected figure.

Because none of them knew if they would be next.

"I've undergone Qi and Blood Tempering twice in just one month, and both times I succeeded on the first try. Was it because I had accumulated enough knowledge, or was it because I was lucky, or is it because I'm incapable of failure?"

Lu Yuan couldn't help but ponder this in his heart at this moment.

Perhaps, mastering one's destiny through practice is not just about allowing him to ignore his innate talent and master any skill.

"Although with the Zhou family's support, I have enough meat and medicinal soup to help me break through to the Dark Force and even the Transformation Force, these past few days, no matter how hard I cultivate, I feel that I haven't made any progress at all. I really don't know why?"

After a moment of silence, another young man in a fur coat sighed with a look of confusion.

"That's because you've hit a bottleneck!"

At that moment, a loud voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned to look, and saw a burly, rugged-looking middle-aged man striding over.

"Master Huang!"

Immediately, everyone clasped their hands in greeting to the burly man.

"Master Huang, what is the bottleneck?"

The young man in the fur coat asked with some confusion.

Everyone else looked up at Master Huang, clearly eager to know what the bottleneck was.

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