I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Although he has mastered the White Sun Flying Sword Technique, he is currently only at 1/100th of its full potential.

Because there is no flying sword, this skill is currently unusable for Yan Jiefang.

Next, he needs to collect all the materials needed to forge the White Sun Flying Sword.

But after looking at the list of required materials, he could only shake his head:

The four main materials are: Geng metal, millennium sword essence, millennium spirit-controlling iron, and Yangxin steel.

With these materials, you can try to forge a sword blank for the White Sun Flying Sword.

Then gradually add other auxiliary materials to completely refine the flying sword.

It is almost certain that these materials do not exist in the natural world of the courtyard world. After all, this is a world in the Dharma-ending Age, and it is unlikely that materials with special effects from the cultivation world would be produced.

We can only wait and see when the super critical hit system can trigger their critical hits.

Moreover, even if you have these materials, you can't forge a flying sword without a forging furnace.

The creation of the weapon-refining furnace is another story...

Besides a weapon-refining furnace, you need to have the skill of weapon refining, right?

Otherwise, how could a complete novice like you, who knows nothing, possibly forge a flying sword?

Fortunately, the methods for making a weapon-refining furnace and learning how to forge flying swords are recorded in the White Sun True Scripture.

Yan Jiefang couldn't help but exclaim: "It truly lives up to its name as a secret manual containing the word 'scripture'; it's comprehensive in every aspect."

If the title ends with the word "secret" or "skill," it is likely to be much simpler, mostly containing only cultivation methods without any other content.

Even so, he has a personal panel where he can gradually learn and practice various related techniques to the highest level.

Otherwise, this whole thing would be a waste of time.

During this New Year's Eve, he used both of his super critical hit chances to attack the "True Qi Circulation Method," thereby obtaining a thousand copies of the "Purple Cloud Divine Skill."

Compared to the "White Yang True Scripture", the Purple Cloud Divine Skill is much simpler.

He mastered the manual in a very short time.

Unfortunately, this martial arts manual had virtually no effect on him.

What internal energy can do, spiritual energy can also do, and do even better; what internal energy cannot do, spiritual energy can still do!

Martial arts in the low-level martial arts world are on completely different levels compared to cultivation.

There is no comparison between the two.

Only those with high-level martial arts can reach some of the edges of the low-level cultivation world.

He learned this secret manual solely to teach it to his wife and children.

Because he was worried that the secret manual might be accidentally lost, he only taught the cultivation method to a few people.

Anyone who has studied martial arts knows that the "Purple Cloud Divine Skill" is quite difficult to learn.

Even the disciples of the Huashan Sect had to proceed step by step to have any chance of learning this unique skill.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that they are simply clinging to their own possessions.

Of course, Yan Jiefang didn't follow such rules; he taught directly.

Liu Ruyan was in her thirties when she started learning this, and her mind was already in disarray, so she couldn't get to the point at all.

Because she couldn't see any results, and being older, she had more faith in the laws of physics.

So not long after, she gave up.

Only three exceptionally gifted children are still persisting.

At this time, although Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts novels had not yet become fully popular in 49 cities, some people had already begun to hear about these stories, and they were spreading.

Children naturally yearn for these things even more, often fantasizing that they can learn the martial arts from novels or TV series, punish evil and promote good, and defeat all kinds of villains.

After witnessing their father crush the pebbles into dust with his bare hands, the three of them became even more enthusiastic about their cultivation.

Except when the weather is bad, such as when it's windy or rainy, they get up before dawn every day and meditate with Yan Jiefang on the shore of Qianhai.

We're just waiting for that wisp of purple glow on the horizon.

Those with high comprehension and aptitude will generally reap rewards if they persist. A month later, all three children successively developed a sense of Qi, and a trace of internal Qi condensed within their bodies.

Although the effect of a wisp of internal energy was very weak, it greatly increased their confidence, and they cultivated even more diligently.

For more than a year, Yan Jiefang has been inquiring about whether there are any courtyard houses for sale in Nanluoguxiang and even the Dongcheng District.

There are indeed sellers willing to sell, but the old problem persists: most of them have property rights disputes.

Buying this kind of house is a hassle; there will definitely be a lot of problems later on.

He wasn't in a rush to buy a house, so he didn't want the yards.

Days passed by like this. On this particular day, Yan Jiefang was at home drinking tea and reading.

An old man and a young boy suddenly showed up at the door.

These two must have heard about his desire to buy the courtyard, because they actually came to his door directly.

Yan Jiefang received the two in the living room.

After introducing himself, the man got straight to the point about selling the courtyard, indicating that he was in a hurry to make the move.

The courtyard house that this person is selling is a one-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) located near Jiaodaokou Street in Qinlao Hutong.

It is also within the Nanluoguxiang area, not far from Dongmianhua Hutong.

Yan Jiefang was overjoyed after hearing the introduction, but outwardly remained calm and composed.

"Comrade, the courtyard you described is indeed nice, but I still need to go and see it for myself before I can feel at ease."

The middle-aged man surnamed Na nodded naturally upon hearing Yan Jiefang's words:

"That's only right. Do you have time now? We can go take a look."

Yan Jiefang nodded:

"Okay, let's go."

After locking the door, the three of them went to take a look at the courtyard that was now completely empty.

This is a standard courtyard house with one entrance.

The north-facing main house has 5 rooms (3 main rooms and 2 side rooms), the east and west wing rooms each have 3 rooms, and the south-facing main house has 6 rooms (excluding the main gate), totaling 19 rooms. This can be considered one of the most common layouts.

Of course, this courtyard is slightly larger than a typical courtyard house, with two more rooms.

These courtyards typically have 17 rooms.

Judging from the appearance of this courtyard house, there are many traces of daily life, indicating that someone must have lived there for a long time before.

I don't know what methods this guy used to manage to evict the residents here.

His methods may not be entirely ethical, but that's none of Yan Jiefang's business. He just wants the courtyard to be legal and compliant.

After the other party presented the proper property ownership certificate, Yan Jiefang said: "I can take over this courtyard."

After negotiations, the courtyard house was finally sold for 15,000 yuan.

It was notarized at the only notary office in Beijing.

If this were under the current housing management department, this transaction would definitely have gone through a lot of twists and turns.

After all, including the house in Chunfeng Restaurant, Yan Jiefang's family already owns quite a few houses, so they don't fully meet the requirements for buying a house.

However, after notarization by a notary office, this problem can be cleverly circumvented.

With a separate courtyard house, Yan Jiefang naturally wanted to move in.

However, before moving in, he still had someone renovate the yard thoroughly.

After all, other people had stayed here before, and some of the rooms weren't in very good condition.

They then purchased a full set of mahogany furniture from a trust store and put it inside, and bought all sorts of brand-new appliances before moving the whole family in.

The children had long been unhappy about the three of them sharing a room, so this time they happily chose a room in each of the east and west wing rooms.

Moreover, after moving into the new courtyard house, I no longer need to go all the way to the lakeside in Qianhai to practice my skills; I can do it right at home, which greatly improves my privacy.