Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

【Southern Ancient Ginseng】

[Efficacy: Nourishes and warms the meridians, tempers the martial bones, amplifies innate true energy, and has a remarkable effect on breakthroughs for intermediate martial artists]

[Year: 120 years]

Lin Yue took the ancient ginseng into his palm.

A rustic aroma carrying the scent of medicine wafts towards you.

This ginseng is dark brown all over, with its roots intertwined and interwoven, making it a rare and excellent product.

Martial arts treasures have always been coveted by martial artists, and are usually priceless.

A first-tier martial arts treasure is generally worth around 20 Blue Star Coins.

The Heart-Guarding Vine that Tang Long gave to Lin Yue is a first-tier martial arts treasure.

After the Martial Hall signs a contract with the martial artist, in addition to providing support in Blue Star Coins, it also invests in various martial arts resources.

Medicinal herbs are one of the most common inputs.

"According to Tang Long, that Heart-Guarding Vine was a gift to thank me for teaching Tang Jingyue the Body Tempering Method."

"But isn't that taking it a bit too seriously?"

Lin Yue recalled that the Body Tempering Method should have been included in the various resources of the A-level contract long ago.

This Heart-Guarding Vine was purely an extra form of support from Tang Long.

"If it weren't for Palace Master Tang, I might not even know that Martial Essence Pills exist."

"Let alone collecting this ancient ginseng from Southeast Asia," Lin Yue remarked.

"Palace Master Tang has truly done me a great favor."

Lin Yue is not the kind of person who doesn't repay kindness. Tang Long has shown him great kindness, and if it were the Xuan Tian Martial Hall, they could only offer Lin Yue a D-level contract at most.

Tang Long was so generous, offering Lin Yue an A-level contract right after their first meeting. Wasn't that an immense act of kindness and recognition?

It should be understood that the Martial Hall's money is not inexhaustible.

The Martial Hall's resources are limited, and it would be a lie for Lin Yue not to be grateful that Tang Long was able to provide him with so many valuable resources.

After a brief moment of reflection, Lin Yue's thoughts returned to reality.

"A second-tier martial arts treasure..."

Second-tier martial arts treasures usually cost four or five times more, which is around 100 million.

"If we rely on Blue Star Coins to purchase martial arts treasures, the 800 million Blue Star Coins from the Martial Hall's A-level contract are probably far from enough." Lin Yue did a quick calculation in his mind, his brows furrowing slightly.

"As expected, one still can't lie down and do nothing."

"The higher the level of cultivation, the more resources will be required."

"We need other ways to make money."

When Lin Yue first received the 800 million Blue Star Coins, he even felt that he might never be able to spend all of it in his lifetime.

800 million Blue Star Coins is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, enough for many to live a peaceful and stable life.

But this is a world of martial arts!

Since Lin Yue came into contact with resources like "martial arts treasures," 800 million doesn't seem to be enough anymore.

At least for the various scarce martial arts resources, it is far from enough.

The value of this ancient ginseng from Southeast Asia is ridiculously high.

"We've been in the secret realm for two days now..."

Within two days, in addition to the ancient ginseng from the South Seas in front of him, Lin Yue also obtained other miscellaneous medicinal herbs, star beast inner cores, and other precious resources.

"I've probably gained about 200 million Blue Star Coins worth of resources from this trip to the secret realm," Lin Yue estimated, somewhat surprised.

To be honest, this number is a bit exaggerated for Lin Yue.

"Two million is enough to buy a nice house in downtown Jiangcheng."

"The path of martial arts is indeed not one that ordinary families can afford to remain stagnant for."

On the path of martial arts, if you are slow at one step, you will be slow at every step.

To get ahead quickly on this path, you need either talent or resources.

Talent determines a martial artist's potential, while resources determine their growth rate.

Most children from ordinary families lack both of these qualities, and therefore can only drift aimlessly down the path of martial arts.

……

Not long after, Wang Teng and his group also found an ancient ginseng from Southeast Asia.

"I'm rich now!" Wang Teng exclaimed excitedly.

"I never expected to find a 50-year-old ginseng from Southeast Asia!"

Initially, Wang Teng did not have high expectations for finding ancient ginseng from Southeast Asia.

But now that he had found a reasonably old ginseng from Southeast Asia so easily, Wang Teng was overjoyed.

"I imagine many people have already entered the inner three levels of the secret realm," Lin Yue roughly estimated.

"Especially the students from Tianjing, they probably made it into the inner third floor on the very first day."

"I wonder how Xu Beihai and the others are doing. I hope they are safe and have a good harvest." Lin Yue thought of Xu Beihai and the others who had traveled with him.

Xu Beihai is a top student at Jiangcheng Martial Arts School, and his strength is comparable to his. There are also several other students, who are slightly weaker, but each has their own strengths.

Since being randomly teleported to the secret realm, Lin Yue has not seen anyone from his own school.

The only normal people they encountered were Wang Teng and his group.

"Now that we have the ancient ginseng from the South Seas, the most important thing now is to break into the inner three layers and find the hidden entrance to the Red Moon."

Lin Yue looked up at the crimson moon, then urged himself on:

"There's no time to lose."

Seeing this, Wang Teng and the others quickly suppressed their joy and followed closely behind.

……

The third entrance outside the Nanyang Secret Realm.

The grass and trees here are withered and yellow, and there is a faint smell of blood in the air. The ground is covered with messy footprints and the droppings of star beasts.

A piercing roar suddenly rang out, followed by a group of small, gray-black monkeys with red eyes emerging from the surrounding woods.

These monkeys were agile and nimble, with drool dripping from their mouths and their eyes filled with ferocity.

[Mortal Beast Rank: Demon-Devouring Monkey]

"More, more!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Lin Yue's eyes. He instantly drew his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword), and with a flash of cold light, he slashed at a Demon-Devouring Monkey beside him.

These are all valuable experiences!

The more star beasts Lin Yue kills, the more innate martial bones he can obtain.

The Demon-Eating Monkey's combat strength among the Star Beasts is neither high nor low. An adult Demon-Eating Monkey is roughly equivalent to a martial artist with a life energy level of 14.0.

The juvenile Devouring Monkeys are slightly weaker in combat, roughly equivalent to a martial artist with a life energy level of 11.0.

"Hiss!" The largest monkey king let out an angry roar, its crimson eyes fixed on Lin Yue.

Then, waving its paws, it commanded the monkey troop to launch an even fiercer attack on Lin Yue and the others.

He commanded the monkey troop to launch an even fiercer attack on Lin Yue and his group.

On the other side, Wang Teng and his two underlings were also entangled by two adult demon-devouring monkeys and got into a fierce battle.

Wang Teng swung his fist, aiming it at the Demon-Devouring Monkey in front of him, his face showing signs of strain, and he kept cursing:

"This monkey is insane! Its skin is so thick, hitting it is like hitting a rock!"

"I don't know why so many Demon-Eating Monkeys are gathered here!" Wang Teng complained, looking puzzled.

Demon-devouring monkeys are social creatures, and in theory, they are not very aggressive. They usually just like to pick wildflowers and wild fruits to eat, and they are relatively docile. Unless provoked, they will not attack martial artists.

And now, they've all gathered together and are attacking them.

"Looks so short, but her fighting ability is in no way weaker than mine!"

Wang Teng gritted his teeth, swung his fist again, and slammed it towards the slightly smaller Devouring Demon Monkey, shouting loudly:

"Hey! You stinky monkey, take this punch!"

The demon-devouring monkey didn't dodge, letting Wang Teng's punch land on its chest.

With a muffled "bang," Wang Teng felt as if his fist had struck a hard rock, the impact sending numbness through his wrist.

The demon-devouring monkey, however, remained motionless, even baring its teeth at him and letting out a provocative roar.

"So, it's completely harmless!" After throwing a punch, Wang Teng glanced at Lin Yue beside him.

At this moment, Lin Yue had already killed dozens of Demon-Devouring Monkeys with his blade, and now, he was becoming more and more excited as the fight went on.

"Aren't we fighting the same kind of Demon-Eating Monkey?"

"Why did he kill so easily?"

"Drink!" Lin Yue's muscles bulged, and he charged towards the monkey king, wielding his longsword.

"To catch the thief, first catch the king!"

"As long as the monkey king is killed, these monkey troops will be leaderless and vulnerable."

Lin Yue said in a low voice.

These demon-devouring monkeys are mostly creatures as clumsy as stones. Although they are agile, they lack any strategy and can hardly launch an effective attack without the command of the monkey king.

However, the sheer number of Demon-Eating Monkeys was overwhelming; the entire troop consisted of eighty or ninety Demon-Eating Monkeys of all sizes.

Among them, more than half are adult Devouring Monkeys.

Under the command of the Monkey King, the adult Demon-Eating Monkeys were responsible for hand-to-hand combat with Lin Yue and the others, while the juvenile or smaller Demon-Eating Monkeys perched on the trees and threw stones, nuts and other such things at Lin Yue and the others.

These stones, though small, moved extremely fast and were numerous.

Although it posed no real threat to Lin Yue, who had already become a master martial artist, it was extremely annoying and constantly interfered with his movements.

Seeing Lin Yue's aggressive approach, the monkey king was quite clever. Knowing he was no match for Lin Yue, he leaped away from the ground and nimbly climbed onto a nearby tree.

The monkey king looked down at Lin Yue, occasionally letting out a roar to command the monkey troop to continue their attack.

"He does have some brains," Lin Yue said in a low voice.

"Wave-Treading Steps".

As Lin Yue's life energy level increased, the power of his Wave-Treading Steps also quietly increased.

This is the beauty of movement techniques in martial arts: the higher one's physical fitness, the stronger one's movement techniques will be.

Lin Yue had previously tempered his five vertebrae, resulting in a significant improvement in his physical attributes. His explosive power, speed, and endurance were all considerably stronger than before.

When she used the Wave-Treading Steps, it became even smoother and faster, as if the wind was blowing under her feet, and her body was as light as a falling leaf.

Lin Yue lightly touched the ground with his toes, leaped onto the treetop, and chased after the monkey king among the trees.

The monkey king was agile and nimble, leaping freely among the treetops at great speed, constantly weaving between different branches, trying to escape Lin Yue's pursuit.

Lin Yue followed closely behind, using his Wave-Treading Steps to their fullest extent. No matter how the Monkey King ran, he could never shake off his pursuit.

"Keep running." Lin Yue smiled slightly and chased after him.

About two or three minutes later, the Monkey King was exhausted from being chased by Lin Yue, his pace gradually slowed down, and he could no longer jump.

He could only lie on a thick tree branch, panting heavily, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Lin Yue.

"So you can't jump around anymore?" A faint smile appeared on Lin Yue's lips.

"Chasing you, you monkey, took me a lot of effort."

In those two or three minutes, the man and the monkey chased each other for about three miles.

Keep in mind that this is traversing through the treetops, not running on flat ground.

The physical exertion required for jumping is approximately three to four times that of running on flat ground.

In addition, the monkey king was agile, and even though Lin Yue had good stamina, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Seeing that he had nowhere to escape, the monkey king turned his attention to attacking Lin Yue.

"Hmph." Lin Yue snorted and raised his hand to slash with his sword.

Whew!

After about a dozen rounds of fighting, the Monkey King was killed by Lin Yue with a single stroke.

Compared to fighting the Nether Wolves, killing the monkeys was much easier.

The Netherwolf is fast, aggressive, and has thick hide, so it takes a lot of effort to kill one.

While the Demon-Eating Monkey is agile, its defense and attack power are inferior to the Netherworld Wolf, making it much easier to deal with.

[First-Tier Demon-Devouring Monkey Inner Core]

"Another Star Beast Inner Core!" Lin Yue was overjoyed and put the Star Beast Inner Core into his pocket.

On the other side, the monkey troop, now without their leader, was attacking Wang Teng and his group like madmen.

"Damn it, boss, what's going on?!" one of the underlings said anxiously.

"There were only two or three Demon-Eating Monkeys a moment ago, how come there are suddenly dozens attacking us!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng also looked anxious.

Two Demon-Eating Monkeys were already enough to give the three of them a hard time, let alone dozens.

Just then, a lithe figure leaped down from the treetop, his longsword suddenly whirling in his hand, a flash of cold light, instantly killing three or four demon-devouring monkeys that were attacking Wang Teng and his companions.

This sharp gust of wind also forced several demon-devouring monkeys around it back a few steps.

"Lin Yue!" Wang Teng was overjoyed when he saw the familiar figure in front of him.

Just now, when Lin Yue went to chase the Monkey King, Wang Teng thought it would be a long fight, but now it seems that the Monkey King has probably already been killed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a first-tier star beast, even the Monkey King of the Devouring Demon Monkeys is no match for him?" Wang Teng secretly praised.

Fighting is in a martial artist's nature.

Seeing Lin Yue's enthusiasm, Wang Teng also ignited his battle aura and launched a fierce attack on a group of skinny monkeys. However, Wang Teng's strength was slightly weaker, and he could only seriously injure these demon-devouring monkeys at most, unable to kill them.

The finishing touches will have to be left to Lin Yue.

"Sure enough, the fighting power of these monkeys will be greatly reduced after losing their monkey king."

Previously, when the Monkey King was in command, these demon-devouring monkeys cooperated in an orderly manner. When one got tired, another would take its place, which was a pure war of attrition.

Now, the monkeys have lost their minds and are swarming towards Lin Yue.

"That suits me perfectly!" Lin Yue said with a smile.

A knife!

Two knives!

Three cuts!

With three slashes, another seven or eight Demon-Eating Monkeys died instantly, and the ground was soon covered with their corpses, while the stench of blood in the air grew stronger and stronger.

"Again, again!" Lin Yue's eyes were burning.

These are all top-tier experience packs!

Not to be missed!

About 15 minutes later, the ground was covered with monkey carcasses of all sizes.

[Innate martial bones: 86/3]

[Should we settle the claim for Innate Martial Bone?]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained 28 Innate Martial Bones]

"28 innate martial bones!"