Gou Zai Wu Dao Chao Shi Xing Nian Da Gong

Zhou Fugan successfully left the inner city through a special passage provided by the black market.

Although he didn't get the prescription, he gained something much greater. These four aquatic five-element flowers, which are highly poisonous to others, are rare treasures to him and greatly help his cultivation.

Zhou Fugan couldn't wait to get home.

The Zhou family had moved into the Hu family mansion, a deep courtyard, pitch black and silent in the night.

Zhou Fugan returned to his residence in the backyard. This place was much larger than before, and the training ground there was comparable to the previous three.

He entered the secret training room, lit an oil lamp, and the dim light illuminated the room. The place was empty, and the ground had been deliberately compacted, making it as hard as stone.

Zhou Fugan couldn't wait to take out the wooden box, open it, and take a deep breath into it, feeling a cool and refreshing sensation throughout his body.

According to the seller, to consume genuine Five Spirits Flower, one flower should be taken daily, and one whole Five Spirits Flower should be taken over five days. Only in this way can the toxicity be alleviated.

As for the Five Elements Water, it is not edible at all, so the seller did not consider the method of consumption.

Zhou Fugan is not afraid of poison, so he doesn't care. When he first started cultivating, he was old and weak and worried that he could not withstand the impact of the medicine. He had to take the medicine in several doses. But now he has become a master of the tendons and bones and is strong and healthy. He doesn't have to worry about the medicine being too strong.

Without further hesitation, he immediately took out a Five Spirits Flower, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it like a cow chewing on a peony.

Suddenly, a surge of alternating hot and cold energy rose from his abdomen, then split into five streams that flowed into his five internal organs. His five internal organs were in a state of alternating hot and cold, sometimes feeling as if they were being scorched by fire, and sometimes as if they were being frozen by ice, causing him great pain.

Five flavors—sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, and salty—emerged in his mouth.

Zhou Fugan dared not delay and immediately began his practice. He unleashed his stance training, and a strong tremor reverberated throughout the room. Fortunately, the room was sturdy enough, and he had reinforced it after moving in; otherwise, the house might have collapsed.

Zhou Fugan practiced for an entire night, his body sweating profusely until his clothes were stiff and hard.

It wasn't until dawn that he finally finished absorbing the medicinal power of the Five Spirits Flower.

He carefully examined himself and clearly felt that his body had become much stronger, especially the changes in his blood and qi.

Previously, although his cultivation level was not low and his body was strong, he was, after all, an old man with deficient blood and qi. Even after cultivating, his blood and qi were not as strong as those of martial artists of the same level. Fortunately, he consumed a blood ginseng, which replenished his blood and qi somewhat.

Now, after consuming the Five Spirit Flowers, the blood and energy within his body circulate like a river; if you cover your ears, you can hear the roar of the river, demonstrating the vigor of his blood and energy.

Zhou Fugan switched to a virtual interface.

"Hammer Cloud Mountain Shaking Stake: Great Achievement (716/2000)"

Zhou Fugan was overjoyed. Compared to before he took the Five Spirit Flowers, his cultivation progress had increased by a full three hundred points. And this didn't even include the hidden effects such as increased blood energy.

This demonstrates the powerful effects of the Five Spirits Flower.

"Once I finish the remaining three herbs, I won't be far from breaking through to the internal organ stage. Add to that the ten or so points of cultivation progress I get each day through normal cultivation, and I estimate it will only take a little over a month."

Zhou Fugan was very satisfied.

It seems I should visit the black market more often in the future to see if I can still get my hands on treasures like the Five Spirit Flowers.

As for some common precious medicines, Zhou Fugan had also tried them, but their effects were not much better than the precious medicines he took, and they were not cost-effective. He only bought some for his two grandsons.

For him, only those aged or more precious medicines were effective, but such medicines were too expensive for him to afford.

Only a precious medicine like the Five Elements Water, which is extremely poisonous to others but can only be used by him, is the most suitable.

......

For the next few days, Zhou Fugan stayed at home, teaching his two grandsons during the day and taking Five Spirit Flowers at night to improve his cultivation.

His cultivation level soared, and after consuming the last Five-Element Flower on the fourth day, his cultivation progress had reached over 1600 points. He was only one step away from the Internal Organs stage. However, without more Five-Element Flowers to consume, he would have to rely on his own arduous cultivation to gain the remaining 300-plus points of cultivation progress.

Boom boom boom~~

Inside the courtyard, Zhou Fugan used a peculiar movement technique, his figure moving like a ghost, incredibly agile and swift. With each step he took, a taut, string-like sound would emanate from his body.

This is the footwork associated with the Hu family's swordsmanship, the Thunder Step. Of course, this swordsmanship is now called the Zhou family's swordsmanship.

Suddenly, Zhou Fugan turned around and stopped in the middle of the training ground in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Fugan looked at Zhou He, who was staring intently to the side, and asked, "He'er, did you understand?"

Zhou He scratched his head and said seriously, "Grandpa, I think this footwork is very fast. It seems to be mainly due to that sound."

"That's right."

Zhou Fugan nodded with satisfaction.

Although his two grandsons were of inferior talent, they were both quite perceptive. This meant he could help them. Otherwise, if they were dull-witted, it would be difficult to teach them.

"The Thunder Step, which is said to move like thunder, is incredibly swift. If combined with my Zhou family's Swift Blade, it will be even more invincible in actual combat."

"Secondly, when the Thunder Step is activated, the internal sound is like thunder, which can intimidate the enemy's mind and disrupt their actions, making it easier to land a quick strike. However, the effect of this sound is not limited to this. It involves the core power generation techniques of the Zhou family's swordsmanship."

Zhou Fugan recounted the story slowly.

"Core power generation techniques? Grandpa, please teach me!" Zhou He's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly.

"Hehe, don't rush."

"The core technique of Zhou Family Knife Skill lies in the flicking motion," Zhou Fugan said with a kind smile.

"A bullet?" Zhou He asked, puzzled.

"That's right. It's a bullet."

"The core concept of Zhou Family Quick Knife is 'springiness.' Its stance training is to cultivate the body's springiness. What you are currently cultivating is the springiness of the skin membrane. If you break through the skin membrane barrier, the springiness of the skin membrane will greatly increase. If you break through the tendon and bone barrier, you will use the springiness of the tendon and bone. The Thunder Step and knife techniques are all driven by springiness."

"The reason why my Zhou family's swordsmanship is so fast is because the body is like a bowstring, and the body is like an arrow, so its speed is naturally incomparably swift..."

Zhou Fugan gave a detailed explanation.

Zhou He listened thoughtfully. Then, he began practicing the Hu family's stance training method.

At first, his training was conventional and unremarkable, just like always. Gradually, a faint popping sound appeared in his movements, and his strength gained a noticeable springiness.

Zhou Fugan smiled with satisfaction.

This elastic force was originally contained within the stance training. Zhou He used to use it passively, which had a low effect. Now that he has learned to use it actively, his training effect will definitely rise to a higher level.

Zhou He was so engrossed in the exercise that he kept practicing the stake method over and over again. He only stopped when he was completely exhausted and covered in sweat, panting heavily.

He looked at Zhou Fugan with a face full of joy, "Grandpa, I've learned it!"

Zhou Fugan laughed loudly, "Haha, very good. You must master this elastic force. You should know that my newly created stance training mainly utilizes this elastic force. If you cannot fully master this elastic force, you will not be able to learn the new stance training."

"Really? That's great! I'll master the elasticity as quickly as possible and break through the membrane barrier," Zhou He exclaimed with delight.

"Yes, only then will this sword technique truly deserve to be called the Zhou Family Sword Technique!"