In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

After thoroughly cleaning the black cloak and bull-head mask, Lu Yuan quietly returned home.

He first counted all the loose silver and banknotes, which totaled more than five hundred taels.

It seems that those two guys not only never missed a shot, but also reaped considerable rewards.

It's a pity that everything has now benefited him.

This made Lu Yuan suddenly realize that whether he was taking a temporary job to earn money or accepting financial assistance from wealthy people, it seemed that neither was as profitable as this kind of shady dealing.

However, it's best to avoid doing this unless absolutely necessary.

While windfall gains are tempting, they are also extremely dangerous.

A slight misstep could lead to utter disaster.

"With these five hundred taels, my net worth has now exceeded a thousand, which should be enough to acquire that special cultivation technique at the auction in ten days."

Lu Yuan thought to himself, and couldn't help but sigh.

A month ago, he was still worried about how to fill his stomach. Even after getting into martial arts, he still needed to find ways to make money. But now he has a thousand taels of silver in hand.

After putting all the money away, Lu Yuan took out the two booklets and placed them on the table.

It could be said that the biggest gain this time was not actually the more than five hundred taels of silver, but these two booklets, or rather, the martial arts manuals.

"Swift Step!"

Lu Yuan picked up one of the booklets, glanced through it briefly, and his eyes lit up slightly.

This Swift Wind Step is not only a true movement technique, but if one can master it to a high degree or even perfect it, it is no exaggeration to say that one can move as fast as the wind.

If those two guys hadn't failed to reach the pinnacle, and if he hadn't directly used the perfected Finger Flicking Technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to deal with them so easily.

It is no exaggeration to say that with the Swift Wind Step, Lu Yuan only needs to master it as soon as possible.

At that time, even when facing top-tier experts in the Transformation Realm, they will still have enough power to protect themselves.

From now on, whether chasing the enemy or escaping, you will be able to handle it with ease.

Then he picked up another booklet and started flipping through it.

"It's actually the Blazing Sun Sword Technique, one of the two ultimate martial arts techniques of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School!"

Lu Yuan gently put down the booklet in his hand, his gaze slightly narrowed.

There are actually only two official martial arts schools in Qinghe County: Sanhe Martial Arts School and Lieyang Martial Arts School.

Apart from these two martial arts schools, the rest are mostly places like Song Yuan.

Although one can access martial arts with less money, it is still difficult to compare with these two martial arts schools in terms of both techniques and resources.

It is said that the Lieyang Martial Arts School not only has dozens of martial arts masters, but also more than a thousand martial arts disciples. They are extremely powerful, and even ordinary gangs dare not provoke them easily.

Most importantly, the two ultimate techniques of the Lieyang Martial Arts School, the Lieyang Palm and the Lieyang Sword Technique, are both Xuan-grade techniques that surpass the Yellow Rank and are extremely powerful.

The former master of the Lieyang Martial Arts School was a master of the Lieyang Palm and the Lieyang Sword. He single-handedly charged into the three-hundred-mile-long marshland, sweeping away thousands of river bandits and becoming famous throughout Qinghe County.

"Unexpectedly, although I failed to enter the Lieyang Martial Arts School, I still obtained one of the two great skills of the Lieyang Martial Arts School, the Lieyang Sword Technique."

A strange light flickered in Lu Yuan's eyes.

He was genuinely curious about who those two guys had intercepted to obtain the Blazing Sun Sword Technique.

To be honest, this Blazing Sun Sword Technique is a hot potato.

It is not only a profound-grade martial art, but also the signature technique of the Lieyang Martial Arts School. It is estimated that even ordinary martial arts students of the Lieyang Martial Arts School may not be qualified to cultivate it.

If the Lieyang Martial Arts School finds out that he has been practicing the Lieyang Sword Technique without permission, they probably won't let it go easily.

However, he was unwilling to give up without cultivating it, as it was a profound-grade cultivation technique.

We must practice!

Without much hesitation, Lu Yuan made up his mind.

At worst, once he's mastered it, he'll simply avoid using it.

It's a last resort, and will never be revealed unless absolutely necessary.

Anyway, I'd rather not use it than not practice.

Not using and not having are two completely different concepts.

……

The next morning, Lu Yuan continued walking towards Guangchun Hall as before.

He discovered that discussions on the streets and alleys had largely ceased to involve topics related to the Black Tiger Gang.

It seems that the destruction of the Black Tiger Gang is not a big deal in Qinghe County at all; it will only keep the buzz around for three to five days at most.

On the contrary, most of his words and remarks were related to the Iron Palm Clan.

Not only because the Iron Palm Gang did not immediately collect money from the people after destroying the Black Tiger Gang, but also because the Iron Palm Gang grew too fast, and in just one month, it had almost occupied the entire East City area.

It's likely that before long, a third major gang will emerge in Qinghe County.

"Could it be that the item the Black Tiger Gang has been searching for has already been obtained by the Iron Palm Gang?"

As Lu Yuan pondered this, he walked into the backyard of Guangchun Hall.

"Lu Yuan, you're in luck! Although you've only been at Guangchuntang for a few days, you've come at a good time. Manager Yu just came over and said that the Zhou family has decided to increase their support for us. Everyone can have a free serving of meat every three days!"

As soon as Lu Yuan stepped into the backyard, Zhang Feng said with a delighted expression, "If you can break through to the Dark Force level within a month, you'll not only get a large serving of meat every day, but also an extra serving of medicinal soup every five days. If you can break through to the Transformation Force level before the martial arts exam, you'll not only get three large servings of meat every day, but also two more servings of medicinal soup every five days!"

With the help of this large amount of meat, he will definitely be able to break through the bottleneck more quickly, and he is fully confident that he can break through to the Dark Force level within a month.

"That's really good news!"

Lu Yuan's eyes brightened slightly.

He has now reached the hidden strength level, and not only can he eat a large piece of meat for free every day, but he can also get two servings of medicinal soup every five days.

Although his current net worth has exceeded a thousand taels, he still needs to keep it for the auction in ten days and cannot spend it recklessly for the time being.

I thought that the next stage of training might require reducing efficiency and slowing down the progress.

Unexpectedly, the Zhou family suddenly increased their financial support to them.

In this way, he can not only maintain his progress of practicing the Five Animal Fist three times a day, but also use his rest time to practice the Swift Wind Step and the Blazing Sun Sword Technique, which can basically maximize his efficiency.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to break through to the Transformation Realm in at most half a month. At that time, he will not only be able to eat three servings of meat every day, but also receive three servings of medicinal soup every five days, which will be enough to support him to continue cultivating to the Martial Arts Realm at maximum efficiency.

"Sun Hui, Li Ping, and Wu Hai, the three of you have already reached the hidden strength level. Starting today, you can eat a large serving of meat every day, and you can also get an extra serving of medicinal soup every five days."

At this moment, Master Huang strode over, a smile on his face, and said to the three young men.

"Thank you, Master Huang!"

Sun Hui, Li Ping, and Wu Hai all beamed with joy, and then bowed to Master Huang with clasped hands.

"Master Huang, I also successfully broke through to the Dark Force realm a few days ago!"

At that moment, a boy dressed in a white coat, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, suddenly walked over.

"Wow... Wang Chao, you were hiding it well! You actually broke through to the Dark Force realm just a few days ago. Luckily, so was I!"

Another boy, whose head seemed to be a size larger than the others, walked over with a smile on his face.

"Who else?"

Master Huang glanced at the two men with a strange look in his eyes, then asked the crowd.

Lu Yuan did not hesitate and walked out directly.

"you?"

Everyone was stunned.

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