In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Lu Yuan finally stopped punching when the two were completely lifeless.

"call……"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and looked down at the two almost mangled corpses on the ground.

Although it was my first time doing it, I didn't feel the fear I had imagined, nor did I vomit. In fact, I felt increasingly calm, as if it were the natural thing to do.

In this world, if he doesn't kill someone, someone else will kill him.

If that's the case, then in order for myself and my family to live better lives, I have no choice but to ask someone else to die.

Without wasting any time, Lu Yuan dusted off the lime on his hands and bent down to search.

In the end, apart from a little over three taels of silver, there was no unexpected joy.

Without further delay, Lu Yuan's figure flashed and quickly disappeared into the depths of the night.

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"Three taels and two mace of silver is equivalent to three thousand two hundred copper coins!"

After returning home, Lu Yuan removed the tattered cloth from his face and carefully tallied up his gains for the day.

As for the expense, it was nothing more than a bag of lime powder worth ten coins.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's extremely profitable; it truly is a case of "murder and arson bring wealth!"

Lu Yuan had been thinking about how to earn more money faster.

It seems that making money by exploiting others is much faster than enduring hardship!

With these three taels of silver, not only was next month's tuition covered, but the days ahead would also be much easier. At least they wouldn't have to eat wild vegetable pancakes and drink coarse grain porridge every day anymore.

After putting away the money, Lu Yuan lay down to rest.

Conserve your energy so you can train better tomorrow.

Although a crisis that was imminent has been averted, there will inevitably be many more and bigger crises to come.

Therefore, he must become stronger even faster, strong enough to deal with any crisis!

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The next day, Lu Yuan arrived at Song Courtyard early in the morning.

Although he had already heard a lot of talk about the deaths of two Black Tiger Gang members on the way, he was not flustered at all.

In this world, people die every day—starving, freezing, or being murdered. There are just too many of them.

The government would at most pay some money to have the body taken to a mass grave; they wouldn't bother to investigate further.

Moreover, these two guys were thugs from the Black Tiger Gang, so it was only natural that they would die in a vendetta.

Even if the news spread, the people would only applaud and cheer, thinking that a hero had rid the people of a scourge.

"Hey...ha...hey..."

Today, everyone not only arrived very early, but they also clearly worked much harder.

Clearly, in order to secure a top-three finish in the second strength test ten days later, everyone began to train with all their might.

Chen Yong, who was just a step away from third place, was working up a sweat like crazy.

Every now and then he would sweep his sharp gaze toward Lu Yuan.

Clearly, Lu Yuan's taking away the third place that should have been his had sown the seeds of resentment in his heart.

Although Lu Yuan did not notice Chen Yong's side, even if he did, he wouldn't care too much.

Unless he never competes or fights, offending people is inevitable.

Moreover, given his rate of growth, he doesn't need to care about these things at all.

About half an hour later, Lu Yuan finished practicing the Five Animal Fist again.

[Introduction to Five Animal Fist (115/200)]

This time, my proficiency level increased by 65 points.

Clearly, the "practice makes perfect" destiny continues to take effect; with each additional practice session, the level of proficiency gained will increase.

At this rate, Lu Yuan would only need two more attempts to successfully master the Five Animal Fist.

However, although he could clearly feel that the amount of qi and blood in his body had increased from one strand to three strands after this training, he was also more tired.

It seems that he had to expend even more energy to nurture these two additional strands of vital energy.

I thought that after receiving a free meal of meat today, I could go from training twice a day to three times a day. But now it seems that I can probably only continue to train twice a day.

Of course, even so, Lu Yuan's progress was still incredibly fast.

Not to mention Hong Lei and Fang Chang in the inner courtyard, none of the thirty-odd martial arts disciples in the outer courtyard have yet been found to have mastered the Five Animal Fist.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to master the Five Animal Fist tomorrow.

As time goes on, this gap will only widen until it becomes far ahead.

Lu Yuan now seems to have discovered the truly terrifying aspect of his "practice makes perfect" destiny. Besides becoming faster and more proficient with practice, he can also achieve unimaginable improvement speed even without any resources to assist him.

After resting for a while, it was finally lunchtime.

Amidst the envious gazes of the others, Wu Yu, Chen Pi, and Lu Yuan each received their share of meat.

Although it wasn't beef, venison, or tiger meat, just some pork and a few eggs, it was enough to satisfy them.

At the very least, they will not only be able to eat real meat, but they will also receive a free portion of meat for the next ten days, which will be enough for them to quickly recover the energy they have consumed that day.

The three, who were starving, didn't care about being elegant and started eating heartily as soon as they picked up their bowls.

The others could only smell the aroma while munching on the wild vegetable pancakes they had brought.

"Next time, third place will definitely be mine!"

On the other side, Chen Yong pulled out a piece of dried meat, made of some unknown type of meat and already somewhat blackened, from his pocket. He glared at Lu Yuan while gritting his teeth and tearing at the dried meat in his hand.

"Oh, this is terrible! I want to eat meat too!"

"I swear, starting tomorrow I will abstain from pornography, never look at erotica again, and I will rise at the crack of dawn to work even harder in my training, striving to break into the top three and eat meat next time!"

Zhang San, Wang Er, and others were all working hard and their desire to eat meat had reached its peak.

"Is this the magic of martial arts?"

After eating a bowl of meat, Lu Yuan felt warm all over, and the fatigue and soreness from practicing the Five Animal Fist seemed to have been completely swept away.

He could even vaguely sense that the meat was rapidly transforming into streams of energy, constantly nourishing his body.

It's no exaggeration to say that this portion of meat might not allow him to practice the Five Animal Fist once more each day, but it will certainly allow him to be in the best condition for his second training session.

No wonder Chen Pi always said that the most important thing in martial arts training is eating. As long as you eat well, you can train quickly and well.

It is conceivable that if he had the aid of medicinal soup or even a rejuvenating pill, Lu Yuan would definitely be able to practice three, four, or even five or six times a day, which is not impossible.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone rested for a while before resuming their cultivation with remarkable self-discipline.

Lu Yuan was no exception; he was not only full of energy but also highly motivated.

Immediately, they struck a pose, starting with the bear-shaped stance!

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