In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

It can be said that in the entire Qinghe County, there may be some people who do not know who the county magistrate is, but almost no one will not know who Chu Kuang, the master of Lieyang Martial Arts School, is.

Because almost everyone grew up listening to Chu Kuang's stories, especially these accomplished young talents present.

They all regarded Chu Kuang as their idol and vowed to follow his example, to hone their martial arts skills, and to rid the people of evil.

"Master Chu is not only a true expert like Senior Xu Song, but also, with his two great skills, the Blazing Sun Palm and the Blazing Sun Sword Technique, although he is only at the ninth-grade Skin Refining Realm, his true strength is comparable to that of an ordinary eighth-grade Flesh Refining Realm expert."

Huang Hui looked at Chu Kuang with astonishment and couldn't help but sigh.

"Master Huang, could you tell us about the specifics of the ingredients we received?"

Zhang Feng asked Huang Hui with great curiosity.

The others immediately looked up at Huang Hui, clearly also very interested in the question.

"The so-called entry into the ranks actually requires first opening up the dantian in the body. Once you have the dantian, you can not only hold more qi and blood, but you can also continuously compress and condense qi and blood, eventually generating internal strength."

Huang Hui smiled and nodded, then continued, "The birth of internal energy is also the mark of a martial artist entering a higher level. Next, you only need to use internal energy to polish the skin all over your body. This is the ninth level of the Skin Polishing Realm. Only when the skin is as tough as iron can you enter the next level."

"To achieve a skin as tough as iron, one needs not only years of diligent refinement but also a great deal of resources. With the help of precious medicines, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort; otherwise, even if one successfully enters the ranks of high-quality products, it will take several years or even decades of effort."

His words left everyone feeling somewhat helpless.

Resources are always the biggest problem on the path of martial arts.

"Master Huang, once the skin becomes like iron, does that mean it's impervious to swords and blades?"

Wang Chao's eyes brightened slightly as he asked.

"That's true. A ninth-rank martial artist who has mastered the Iron Skin technique can hardly be harmed by ordinary swords and blades. Only things like blade aura, sword aura, or even true divine weapons and treasures can easily injure them."

Huang Hui nodded, then sighed with a strange look in his eyes, "It's a pity that, let alone mastering the Iron Skin technique, even opening the dantian and condensing internal energy is extremely difficult for ordinary martial artists. Without exceptional talent and sufficient resources, they may not be able to achieve it even in their entire lives."

Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been full of anticipation, fell silent once again.

They not only lack exceptional talent, but also lack sufficient resources. Unless they have a great stroke of luck, it would probably take them many years to truly reach the highest level.

"There's no need to worry about Cao Yang. Not only is your talent exceptional, but the Zhou family will also spare no expense in providing you with resources. Your advancement to the next rank is a certainty; it's just a matter of time!"

Master Huang looked at Cao Yang and said.

"With that century-old blood ginseng as my aid, I'm not only confident I can enter the ninth rank in the martial arts examination, but it's not impossible that I could even truly cultivate iron skin!"

Cao Yang, however, still looked rather grim and said in a deep voice.

Clearly, he still harbored resentment towards that century-old blood ginseng.

"Cao Yang, don't worry, my Zhou family will definitely find a way to get you another century-old blood ginseng, such a precious medicine!"

Zhou Wen could only smile and say to Cao Yang.

Precious medicines are rare and hard to come by; they can't be obtained just by wanting them.

All the Zhou family has accumulated over the years has only resulted in finding a single century-old blood ginseng.

Although he also wanted to give the century-old blood ginseng to Cao Yang, he couldn't go back on his word.

Since he had promised from the beginning to give this century-old blood ginseng as a reward for rescuing Zhou Wu, he naturally had to keep his word, otherwise he would lose his integrity.

If he loses his integrity, then all his efforts over the years will probably be in vain.

"Brother Lu, you don't need to worry. That century-old blood ginseng was obtained through your own abilities. If my Zhou family weren't limited in resources, we would have spared no expense to provide you with the necessary resources to help you successfully advance to the next grade!"

Zhou Wu raised his hand and gently patted Lu Yuan's shoulder, smiling as he spoke.

"The Zhou family has given me more than enough!"

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, then said directly.

In fact, apart from truly high-level resources like Rejuvenation Pills and Qi and Blood Pills, the Zhou family had already provided him with an unlimited supply of meat, Qi-boosting soup, and Vitality-boosting soup.

Although the effects of these techniques on him were significantly reduced after he broke through to the Transformation Realm, they were still enough to allow him to maintain his progress without having to reduce his cultivation efficiency.

Moreover, although he had already used up a small portion of that century-old blood ginseng, it was still enough to support him in truly entering the ninth-grade skin-refining realm, and even in refining his skin into iron.

"Gentlemen, the main purpose of this gathering of heroes organized by our Lieyang Martial Arts School is to allow the young talents of each school to exchange skills and accumulate practical experience before the martial arts competition."

At this moment, Chu Kuang waved to everyone with a smile, then said loudly, "As for the rules of sparring, they are actually very simple: stop when you've made your point, don't go overboard, and certainly don't kill. Also, remember that you must not use underhanded methods such as hidden weapons or poisons here. Any objections?"

"No objection. Martial arts sparring should be fair and square, and naturally, underhanded methods such as hidden weapons and poisons are unacceptable!"

"Since this is a friendly exchange, not a life-or-death struggle, we should stop when we've reached our limit!"

Everyone agreed.

"Hidden weapons are just unorthodox methods, which don't bother us, but they have a big impact on some people."

Cao Yang chuckled and said meaningfully.

Everyone turned to look at Lu Yuan, knowing that the reason he was able to kill the third leader Liu Chao in Black Cloud Stronghold was because of the power of that special hidden weapon.

"There are no crooked or evil methods; as long as it kills the enemy and leads to victory, that's the right path!"

Lu Yuan, however, remained expressionless and said calmly.

"Well said! When dealing with the enemy, no means are too much!"

Zhang Feng, Wang Chao, Chen Zheng, and others all nodded in agreement.

"That's not wrong!"

Even Huang Hui smiled and nodded.

"I'll see if you can still rely on those hidden weapons to win during the martial arts exam!"

Cao Yang snorted coldly and said no more.

Lu Yuan was too lazy to pay attention anymore. Whether now or during the martial arts training, his true confidence had never come from his finger-flicking skills and iron bullets.

"I wonder if any friend would be willing to offer their advice?"

At this moment, Chu Jun walked into the arena with his sword, and spoke with a faint smile.

"I'll do it!"

Cao Yang, who seemed to be holding back his anger, strode over quickly.

Please advise!

Chu Jun clasped his hands slightly in a fist salute.

"Take this!"

Without saying a word, Cao Yang swung his spear.

The first move of the Wrathful Dragon Spear Technique: Dragon Raises Its Head!

It can be said that a flash of cold light appeared first, followed by a spear thrust like a dragon!

Not only did everyone see the incessant gleam of the spear tip, but they also seemed to faintly hear the roar of a dragon.

"Although this guy is arrogant and looks down on everyone, he truly deserves to be called a first-rate genius!"

Zhang Feng couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

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