Gou Zai Xianwu Wenjing Search for Opportunities

Knowing it was his turn to express his opinion, Li Shi immediately pulled out a silver note and handed it to Lin Yuan, saying generously, "Junior Brother Lin, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please take it first. I'll make up the difference later if needed."

Zhao Sheng stared in disbelief. This must be at least several hundred taels of silver, right? Was it a loan or a gift?

He didn't quite understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

Lin Yuan understood that if he successfully entered the Immortal Temple through the Autumn Competition, then this silver note would be a congratulatory gift, and he would have to repay the favor in the future.

If I fail and don't get into the Immortal Temple, then this silver note is a loan, and I'll have to repay it later. However, since we're all fellow disciples, it's highly likely that we won't charge interest.

He suddenly remembered the angel round financing in his previous life: if the startup succeeded, he would get equity; if the startup failed, he would get equity converted into debt. Anyway, investors couldn't lose money.

For a young man who is about to break through to the Bone Forging Realm, the ability to repay debts is not a major issue.

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother. I will repay you handsomely in the future!" Lin Yuan didn't even bother to count the money. He stuffed the silver notes into his left pocket and raised his cup to drink it down in a toast.

Hu Cai also handed Lin Yuan a stack of silver notes, saying succinctly, "Junior Brother Lin, if you become rich and powerful, don't forget me."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Hu. I will never forget you!" Lin Yuan didn't even count the amount of money. He stuffed the silver note into his right pocket and raised his cup to drink it down in a toast.

Zhao Sheng was stunned. How could you guys play such a big game?

He wasn't prepared, and it would be fine to take a few dozen taels directly, but since everyone else was giving so much, he felt embarrassed to offer a few dozen taels.

He had been spending money extravagantly lately and couldn't save any money, so his father got angry and forcibly took away most of his income, intending to save it for his son's wedding.

Zhao Sheng could only remain silent and look at Wu Yong, who had not yet spoken.

Wu Yong glanced at Zhao Sheng, but didn't pay him any mind. He then stuffed a stack of silver notes into Lin Yuan's hand: "Junior Brother Lin, this is mine. I'll arrange a meeting with those people for you in a few days. You should also prepare yourself. If you can break through to the entry level of the Bone Forging Realm as soon as possible, you can save some money."

"Brother Wu is so kind and righteous, I don't need to say thank you, it's all in this wine." Lin Yuan put the silver notes into his money bag, raised his cup and drank it all in respect. At the same time, he made up his mind that he would have to work twice as hard in the next period of time.

He knew he couldn't accomplish it on his own, and suddenly the image of Coach Hong appeared in his mind.

Looks like I'm going to get a beating after all!

Ask Dr. Meng if he has any better medicinal diets, as we may need to increase the dosage at this critical moment.

"Junior Brother Lin, you don't need to be so polite. If we both enter the Immortal Temple, we can practice martial arts and spar together in the future." Wu Yong has clearly felt that having a partner to practice martial arts with makes the practice not only much more efficient but also less boring and more enjoyable.

He might not be able to pass the autumn competition for the title of disciple, and even if he is, he might not get the opportunity to cultivate. If he cannot cultivate, he will choose to enter officialdom through martial arts and become a general or prime minister.

That night, everyone drank quite a bit before the party ended.

Lin Yuan returned to the Hu family home and took out the two bags and the money bag to count them.

Li Shi 300 taels.

Wu Yong, three hundred taels.

Hu Cai received two hundred taels.

With the addition of Master Xu's three hundred taels, Lin Yuan suddenly had one thousand one hundred taels.

Hopefully, the cost of boosting rankings won't be too high.

……

Early the next morning.

Lin Yuan arrived at the Little Peach Grove as usual, but today Instructor Hong did not come early.

He carefully walked to the old peach tree from yesterday and circled it twice. He found that the soil under the old peach tree was wet, while the surrounding soil was dry.

It's obvious someone watered it.

Who did it?

Could it be Coach Hong?

She probably didn't notice, right?

Lin Yuan thought about it again. If she really knew, it might not be a bad thing. It would be a good way to spur her on and help him break through to the next level sooner.

Without hesitation, he bypassed the old peach tree, chose a different one, and immediately began to loosen his belt.

Just then, the Red Instructor appeared out of nowhere, staring coldly at him. The leather whip in her hand was swinging wildly, the sound of it cutting through the air was ear-piercing.

"Instructor." Lin Yuan chuckled awkwardly, still not daring to apply fertilizer in front of him. He calmly fastened his belt and then began to set up barricades to temper his body.

But the Red Instructor did not respond; instead, he cracked his whip faster and faster until it was invisible and increasingly piercing.

Lin Yuan felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a tingling, numb, and painful sensation in his buttocks. After a while, he heard a loud "smack" echo through the peach grove.

The whip was fast and fierce, instantly spreading throughout the body, causing the skin and flesh to tremble uncontrollably, and even the muscles and bones quivered slightly.

The skin, flesh, muscles, and bones trembled frequently, and the consumption of qi and blood increased sharply in an instant, constantly absorbing the nourishment and medicinal power transported in the qi and blood.

He forced himself to stay still on the barricade, but his expression was a mess, unsure whether to cry or laugh.

As the frequency of his trembling gradually decreased, his skin, muscles, and bones slowly returned to normal. Just then, his buttocks felt a wave of soreness, numbness, and pain, which then spread throughout his body, causing another high-frequency trembling.

"Snapped!"

Each time the trembling subsided, another crack of the whip would send his flesh and bones back into a state of high-frequency trembling, continuing to rapidly absorb the nutrients and medicinal power from his blood and qi.

Lin Yuan endured nine lashes before collapsing to the ground, only half an hour later.

When the instructor saw him fall to the ground, he put away his whip, but he didn't leave. He kept staring at him, as if waiting for him to get up.

After Lin Yuan recovered and his body returned to normal, he realized that the effect of half an hour of physical tempering was comparable to an hour in the past.

He suddenly realized that the reason why the Body Tempering Realm is called the Qi and Blood Realm is that it first strengthens the Qi and Blood, and then uses the Qi and Blood to temper the skin, flesh, tendons and bones, but focuses on the skin and flesh, and uses the tendons and bones as a supplement.

The Bone Forging Realm also involves using Qi and blood to forge the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, but it focuses primarily on forging bones, with the skin, flesh, and tendons playing a secondary role.

Its essence is to allow the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones to absorb the nourishment of qi and blood and the power of medicine, so as to achieve rapid growth.

And the high-frequency tremors just now had the same effect!

In other words, even without practicing martial arts, one can temper and strengthen their flesh, bones, and muscles by being beaten.

He suddenly realized!

Isn't this the quick way to break through that I've been looking for?

This feeling is just not pleasant!

But to save money on ranking manipulation, he chose to pinch his nose and endure it.

Lin Yuan suppressed his inner resistance, overcame his pain with reason, and stood up again to continue standing on the barricades:

"Again!"

"Snapped!"

You ask for a whip, and you get one; the whip can bring you down.

Lin Yuan only lasted for 35 minutes this time before collapsing again. The effect was quite good; the effect of the two sessions was almost equivalent to the tempering effect of his usual two hours.

When you feel the positive feedback of rapid progress, your brain is instantly activated with a sense of accomplishment and excitement, your nerves are excited, and your pain subsides.

He got up again, stood on the barricade, and roared at the Red Instructor, "Come on!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"..."

This time he only lasted for 15 minutes before collapsing from exhaustion, and he started to feel dizzy.

How could I feel dizzy after practicing for less than half a day?

He struggled to stand up, but found himself extremely dizzy.

The Red Instructor sheathed his whip and said calmly, "Your vital energy is too depleted. Let's go back!"

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, realizing that this was the longest sentence Coach Hong had ever said.

He then realized that he had over-tempered his body, depleting the nourishment and medicinal power in his blood and qi, which was insufficient to support his body's continued consumption, and even causing dizziness.

Coach Hong turned to leave, then suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said calmly, "Don't do that again!"

After saying that, she jumped onto a peach branch and disappeared into the peach grove in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yuan could no longer find her shadow, but she hadn't finished speaking; how could someone only say half of what they meant?

Don't do anything on the ground.

Urinating?

Did she know all along? How did she find out?

Lin Yuan dared not guess; the scene was too beautiful for him to bear.

But he didn't want to end the exhilarating feeling of rapid martial arts training like this.

So he went to Doctor Meng's courtyard.

Doctor Meng took his pulse, felt his skin, muscles, and bones, and finally examined his tongue: "In less than a year, you've almost reached the Bone Forging Realm. Young people these days are amazing! You're in good health, but you've overdone it with martial arts, depleting your qi and blood. Go back and rest, eat something good, and you'll be fine. There's nothing seriously wrong."

"Dr. Meng, I want to break through as soon as possible. Could you increase the dosage of the medicine?" Lin Yuan asked.

Doctor Meng chuckled and said, "Your current dosage is just right, not too much, not too little. Too fast isn't necessarily a good thing. Even if your skin, muscles, and bones absorb all the medicinal power, can your internal organs process it? They can't handle it, you know? It will damage your internal organs, silly child, haste makes waste."