Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

Chapter 115 has the lowest possible standards.

Two months later, it was already midsummer, and the sun was blazing.

In the back garden of a luxurious courtyard in the outer city, a flower-viewing pavilion has been converted into an indoor martial arts training ground.

Interestingly, bowls filled with ice were placed around the indoor training ground, emitting a cool breeze that caused the temperature to drop sharply, making it very refreshing.

In the very center of the training ground, a slightly chubby girl was practicing a set of stance training exercises. Her movements were precise and methodical, showing how serious she was.

In the corner of the room, Zhou Ye stood with his arms crossed, also observing intently.

That mysterious feeling returned. In Zhou Ye's eyes, the subtle details of the slightly chubby girl's blood circulation were already clearly visible, and were no longer a secret to him.

Suddenly, Zhou Ye's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Junior Sister Qianqian, now! Break through the barrier right now!"

The slightly chubby girl jolted awake. She bit her lower lip tightly, began to mobilize all the qi and blood in her dantian, and immediately started the process of breaking through to the next level of internal energy—

More than half an hour later, the slightly chubby girl cheered excitedly beside Zhou Ye: "Senior Brother Zhou, did I successfully enter the state of internal energy? Did I really enter the state of internal energy?"

"Yes, yes! Congratulations." Zhou Ye chuckled. "Junior Sister Qianqian, you should have no other problems with martial arts training. It's just that your constitution is a bit sensitive."

"Are you sensitive to allergies?"

"Yes! It's things like being afraid of cold, heat, itching, and pain, and the reactions are usually quite strong. So when you broke through last time, you must have had a lot of sweat on the back of your neck, which made it unbearably itchy and ultimately caused your movements to become distorted."

"Oh, I see? No wonder Senior Brother Zhou used so much ice. We thought—we thought—hehe."

"You think I'm playing tricks on you? Heh." Zhou Ye laughed. "Junior Sister Qianqian, that's why I'm telling you this privately now, and you shouldn't tell anyone else. If others find out, it might become a major weakness in your martial arts career in the future."

"Senior Brother Zhou, is there any way to solve this?"

"Actually, it's not a big problem. As long as the movement becomes instinctive and there's bodily memory involved, it generally won't be forgotten. Junior Sister Qianqian, your master must be very strict, right?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"No wonder! So you didn't even dare to scratch your itch, and just stubbornly endured it, huh? Here's what we'll do! When you're initially building your foundation, it's better to go slowly. If you feel any discomfort, stop immediately. Wait until you recover before resuming your martial arts training. There are no shortcuts. It's all about practice, lots of practice, until you've mastered the techniques and skills. Even if your constitution is slightly sensitive, it won't be a big problem. Once your cultivation level increases, this sensitivity will become negligible."

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As they were talking, a group of stewards and maids rushed in, all beaming with joy as they offered their congratulations.

A butler bowed respectfully to Zhou Ye: "Master Zhou, thanks to you, my young lady has been able to achieve such a great success. We have prepared a simple meal; would you do me the honor of joining us?"

"No, no. I have other things to do."

Zhou Ye understood that the butler was simply being polite.

Take this junior sister Qianqian for example. Her parents and family have never shown up here; she is only accompanied by a group of servants.

Furthermore, her family owns a luxury mansion in the outer city. Perhaps even the name "Qianqian" is an alias.

Therefore, Junior Sister Qianqian must have a very noble status; perhaps she is a scion of a prestigious family.

If it were a man, having a drink wouldn't be a problem. But Junior Sister Qianqian is a young girl? Then she definitely needs to be careful to avoid suspicion. After all, it's a man and a woman drinking together alone? Even the stewards and maids would never agree to it.

Sure enough, the butler's smile became much more sincere: "Master Zhou, then I won't hinder your business. But you must accept this small gift?"

"Hehe! Thank you! Then I'll accept it without hesitation." Since you're willing to give more money, Zhou Ye certainly won't refuse.

In the past few months, Junior Sister Du Juan has introduced more than 100 disciples who have broken through to the next level twice or three times. With the help of that mysterious feeling, Zhou Ye has an extremely high success rate, almost reaching over 95%.

However, the fees are very high. If you include the reward for success, it usually costs more than 20 taels of silver, which is almost the same as the tuition fee for learning martial arts at a martial arts school. It is really not something that ordinary families can afford.

Furthermore, if there's no hope of success, why would they choose to hire an expensive personal trainer?

Therefore, considering all these factors, the selection process has already been rigorous. The disciples' foundations are quite good.

As for the few disciples who still failed to break through their cultivation levels? They were almost all born with inherent weaknesses, meaning their aptitude was simply too poor. This was beyond human intervention; even Zhou Ye was helpless.

Of course, besides helping others, Zhou Ye has been working himself to the bone these past few days. The key is to start over and rebuild his cultivation!

After breaking through to the Ming Jin stage, Zhou Ye, while overjoyed, discovered a problem—the concentration of Qi and blood in both the Small Wind and Thunder Stance and the Wind and Thunder Skill was not very good. It was even a level below the skills of the people at the Falling Flower Martial Arts School at that time.

This is understandable, though. Fenglei Martial Arts School was one of the worst martial arts schools in the county. And Fenglei Kung Fu was a common, publicly taught martial art.

For example, Zhou Ye had long sensed that Du Juan's cultivation method was completely different, with an astonishingly high concentration of qi and blood. Therefore, she must possess a first-rate cultivation method, perhaps a secret manual hidden away by some old man?

Since that's the case, there are still quite a few mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills and monster meat left.

The first step is to begin practicing the Wind and Thunder Technique. You will successfully receive the entry reward of 1 point of natural attribute.

Then, relying on the +5 Root Bone (2 of the 10 natural attribute points after the Small Wind and Thunder Stake is maxed out), he reached the minor mastery level in about a month.

Finally, I underwent a complete retraining, replacing all my Qi and blood with the Mirage Realm Free and Unfettered Technique. Through more than a month of effort, I have essentially completed the retraining of the Mirage Realm Free and Unfettered Technique. The richness of my Qi and blood is in no way inferior to Du Juan's, increasing by nearly one-third compared to before.

Of course, after retraining, there was no improvement in my cultivation level, and there were no rewards for reaching the maximum level or starting out. However, my cultivation level didn't drop significantly. I was still able to maintain the early stage of Ming Jin.

In addition, there is the practice of martial arts and skills.

After months of intensive "bathing training," the Bull Tempering Technique has successfully reached its maximum level. Maximum level rewards: Constitution +1, +1...

Point the natural attribute points.

Furthermore, he incorporated the Bull Tempering Technique into the Immaculate Glazed Skill. Currently, he has mastered the Immaculate Glazed Skill (second-rate).

Now, the body tempering technique was finally showing some effect. Zhou Ye had already tested it with a knife; the toughness of his skin and muscles was equivalent to the ordinary leather armor he was wearing. It was barely like having two layers of armor!

In addition, Zhou Ye's vitality, physical strength, and endurance have also improved significantly.

It must be admitted that the body tempering method is indeed very useful. However, the development time is too long, and it requires arduous training and is very expensive, which is not something that ordinary martial artists can do.

There's also the basic stealth and concealment skill. After a long period of grinding, I finally reached the maximum level.

The final reward for reaching the maximum level is: +10 Health, +1 Agility, and 3 Natural Attribute Points.

Naturally, the Basic Concealment Technique was upgraded to the Intermediate Concealment Technique (Mortal). After mastering the basics, I gained 1 point of Natural Attribute. Furthermore, skill upgrades do not require Natural Attribute Points; they can be completed directly.

Since that's the case, Zhou Ye didn't hesitate to add more points to his Root Bone: Root Bone +5 → Root Bone +6

This demonstrates that after breaking through to the Mingjin stage, Zhou Ye once again unleashed his accumulated strength, resulting in a significant leap forward.

Not long after, Zhou Ye arrived at the Fenglei Martial Arts School and handed over the "referral fee" to her.

While happily accepting the money, Dujuan complained, "Senior Brother Aye, it seems like there aren't many customers left. Should we suspend our business for a while?"

Zhou Ye nodded in understanding. There weren't that many disciples who failed to break through to the next level. Not to mention, they had to afford such exorbitant fees. Finding over 100 people this time was actually quite an achievement for the little money-grubber.

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"Tell me, why can't they fail? They don't want us to make money. Hmph."

Amidst the laughter, Zhou Ye said, "That's good too. It gives me a chance to cultivate for a while. I seem to have gained some insights recently."

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"Um?"

Zhou Ye clearly sensed that Du Juan had also learned the Concealment Technique. However, she had learned the original version from the martial arts school, which was far inferior to his own version based on the character panel.

Therefore, under the influence of the cuckoo, Zhou Ye suppressed his vital energy to the extreme.

"Senior Brother Aye, how come you haven't even broken through all the acupoints in your legs yet? When will you ever reach the late stage of the Internal Strength realm? If you don't work harder, even Xiao Cui will catch up with you!"

"Yes, yes, I dare not compare myself to Miss Xiao Cui."

"Do you want a Qi and Blood Pill? I can give you a discount, hehehe."

"Junior sister, I haven't finished eating what I bought. Please forgive me!"

"Hmph! How boring!"

That's true. There were far too many low-grade Qi and Blood Pills before. In the end, most of them were given away. Furthermore, after reaching the Ming Jin stage, the effects of low-grade Qi and Blood Pills are negligible. Currently, Zhou Ye only consumes mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills and above.

"By the way, junior sister. Even with the profits from these past few months, you must have received quite a bit of silver, right?"

"Oh! Senior Brother A-Ye, you don't know this. The price of grain in the county town is rising every day, but the meal fee at our martial arts school has never increased. Grandpa has said that many disciples rely on this meal to replenish their energy, so our martial arts school absolutely cannot raise the price. We must let them eat as much as they can, and at the very least, ensure they are full. But if we do that, we're actually losing money every day!"

Don't be so sure. That old man is indeed quite greedy. But he can also be incredibly shameless at times. So, it's really hard to judge him!