Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

Lu Chuan left the backyard, ate something simple, stretched a bit, and returned to his house.

"Time to practice your boxing."

Lu Chuan stood on the ground and took a deep breath.

This experience made him even more determined to become stronger; otherwise, he didn't know if he would be so lucky next time danger came.

He faced the wooden stake, took a half step forward with his left foot, bent his knee slightly, and lowered his center of gravity.

With that step, his foot sank half an inch into the muddy ground.

Iron Wire Fist, the first punch, a straight punch.

The fist originates from the waist, twisting the waist and turning the hips, with the force flowing from the soles of the feet through the knees, hips, shoulders, and elbows, finally concentrating at the hardest point of the fist.

When you throw a punch, your forearm muscles taut like a wire.

This style of boxing is called Iron Wire Boxing because the force flows like a straightened iron wire, without any breaks in the middle.

The second punch is a hook punch.

The third punch, the Heart-Piercing Hammer!

The Iron Wire Fist is the only explosive fighting style.

The body went from stillness to full speed in just half a breath. The calf muscles bulged the moment the soles of the feet slammed into the ground, the waist and hips twisted to their maximum range, and the power of the whole body was twisted from bottom to top into a drilling force, which gathered at the hardest point in the center of the fist, resulting in amazing explosive power.

This was the same punch Lu Chuan used to kill the treacherous creature.

He practiced repeatedly, over and over again, until he was drenched in sweat and panting for breath before he finally stopped.

"call!"

He took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his face.

I glanced at a panel and suddenly noticed that the progress of enlightenment, which was originally 0%, had now changed to 7%.

"A 7% increase?"

Lu Chuan's heart stirred.

"So, all it takes is practicing the fist techniques to accelerate one's enlightenment!"

He was slightly pleased, not expecting it to be so simple.

"What happens when enlightenment reaches 100%? Will it directly raise the level of mastery of the technique, or something else?"

Lu Chuan was filled with anticipation. It seemed that this martial arts manual had a significant effect, not just one or two!

After taking a short rest, he did not continue the drills.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, he left the security company.

"I wonder how Lao Wei is doing."

He walked down the street, heading towards Old Wei's house.

Old Wei's left leg had been drained dry by the evil spirits, leaving it almost nothing but skin and bones, and there was still resentment lingering in it.

He had a good relationship with Lao Wei and had been taken care of quite a bit at the security escort agency, so he had to go and check on him.

Walking down the street, Lu Chuan first went to a pharmacy to buy two plasters and some fruit, then went straight to Lao Wei's house.

Old Wei's house is located in a narrow alley in the west of the city. The courtyard is not big, and there is a crooked jujube tree planted there.

When Lu Chuan entered the room, he saw Lao Wei sitting on the bed with a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"Old Wei, how are you?"

Lu Chuan placed the fruit and plaster by the bedside.

Old Wei was quite capable and held considerable influence within the escort agency; Lu Chuan initially addressed him as Master Wei.

But Lao Wei has a good temper and doesn't like being called old, so Lu Chuan always calls him Lao Wei, as if they were peers.

Old Wei grinned and said, "Why waste money like this? My legs aren't crippled yet."

Lu Chuan examined his leg carefully and found that it was indeed recovering, but very slowly. The resentment of the dead ghost would take a long time to completely dissipate, and it would take at least several months before he could walk normally again.

Old Wei tapped his unlit pipe on the edge of the bed, frowned, and suddenly said, "How many times did you record the section from Zhao Jiaji to Baihe in your notebook?"

Lu Chuan was taken aback, then thought for a moment.

"Three times: the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, the third day of the ninth lunar month, and the day before yesterday."

Old Wei was silent for a moment, then said, "You're not the only one who remembers about the fever on the way to the escort mission; Master He and Zhao Kui both know about it."

"Master He had previously forbade us to take that route, but the Changfeng Escort Agency sabotaged another route behind the scenes, forcing us to take the Baihe route."

"Changfeng Escort Agency?" Lu Chuan's eyes narrowed.

It turns out that the previous encounter was not a coincidence, but a carefully orchestrated scheme?

Lu Chuan was about to ask more questions when Lao Wei waved his hand.

"Practice your boxing techniques some more; knowing more now is useless."

Lu Chuan had no choice but to give up and said with a smile, "Alright, don't think about anything else with your leg for now, just focus on resting."

Old Wei grinned as well.

……

It was already dusk when I walked out of Old Wei's house.

Lu Chuan felt a tightness in his chest.

Although both Changfeng Escort Agency and Zhenyuan Escort Agency are under the General Escort Association, they are practically independent agencies and have historically been at odds with each other.

"Zhao Kuiming knew that Changfeng Escort Agency's scheme had caused us great losses, yet he still went to Changfeng Escort Agency to find a way out."

Lu Chuan's eyes were indifferent.

Such a person is definitely not a good person.

As he pondered, he walked back to the security company and looked at the people working normally in the courtyard.

"Where have you been? Hurry up and get back to work."

Ahead, Manager Sun from the escort agency spoke up, shouting at Lu Chuan.

"Here it comes, here it comes."

Lu Chuan grinned and walked over.

The odd jobs at the security escort agency weren't required to be done, but as an apprentice, you definitely had to.

Back in the courtyard, he was busy all afternoon until dark. Exhausted, Lu Chuan had little energy left to practice martial arts. He ate something and went to sleep.

The next day, it was just beginning to get light.

Lu Chuan squatted down at the door of the woodshed, chopping wood.

Old Zhang, the cook, sent word last night that they need to steam dry rations today to prepare for the next convoy, but they don't have enough firewood.

He swung his axe and chopped for half an hour.

Every single movement was the same. In two years, he chopped at least tens of thousands of pieces of firewood. He could chop them with his eyes closed without missing a beat.

By morning, after all the firewood had been chopped, Lu Chuan was covered in sweat. He stood up, straightened his back, and wiped his brow.

Just as I was about to get a drink of water, two lines of pale gold characters popped into my mind.

[Deduction complete. Iron Wire Fist: Lower Mortal Rank - Middle Mortal Rank]

[Reflections and insights from the deduction process are being released...]

Instantly, a surge of heat flowed from between Lu Chuan's eyebrows into his dantian without warning, circulating throughout his body along his meridians.

This warm current, like strong liquor, made my meridians feel slightly sore and hot, and my skin felt as if it had been pricked by countless needles from the inside out.

The stinging pain lasted for about ten breaths, then suddenly subsided, and Lu Chuan's skin instantly tightened like old cowhide.

"This is……"

Lu Chuan snapped out of his daze, slightly surprised.

I looked down at my forearm and pinched it.

This time, I felt that my skin was much more resilient than before.

"Body Tempering Realm, Skin Refinement Great Success!"

Lu Chuan was pleasantly surprised, never expecting that he would advance to a minor realm in such a short time!

"After the simulation is completed, will it bring about such a qualitative change? Is this the first reward?"

He couldn't wait to bring up the control panel.

【Host】

Name: Lu Chuan

Realm: Body Tempering: Skin Refinement (Mastery)

[Technique]

Iron Wire Fist (Mid-grade Mortal: Beginner)

Enlightenment progress: 12%

[Martial Arts Value: 1]

[Cultivation complete, dissipated internal energy returns to the dantian]

"It has indeed reached its full potential!"

Lu Chuan was delighted; this was much faster than him having to painstakingly practice martial arts in his spare time every day.

"I didn't expect that my cultivation technique would improve to the middle grade, and my comprehension progress would also improve? Did it improve during the process of deducing the technique, or did my wood-chopping skill also improve?"

Lu Chuan stroked his chin.

However, now is not the time to think about that. The Iron Wire Fist has been upgraded, and that's the important thing!

"Xiao Chuan, have you finished chopping the firewood? We need it!"

From the kitchen outside, came Old Zhang's shouts.

Lu Chuan snapped out of his daze and had no choice but to suppress his curiosity for the time being, and carried the bundles of chopped firewood to the kitchen.

After finishing all the chores at hand, having lunch, and resting in his room, he couldn't wait to check out the improved Iron Wire Fist.