Surviving in the chaos of battle, I'm grinding for proficiency.

"Ha!"

Brother Zhou, who was about to close his eyes, suddenly opened them, revealing a final glimmer of light:

"It was you?!"

Unbelievable, and I feel resentful.

Two emotions were intertwined in his eyes.

In his final moments, he suddenly regretted it.

He regretted returning to Anning County and seeking revenge for Cao Yan.

They shouldn't have provoked this cold-faced young man who started from humble beginnings.

Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world.

He died in immense remorse.

Don't rest your eyes!

After quickly searching him for a while, Li Chuan looked around warily and left only after confirming that no one was around.

……

It was already late at night when I returned to Songfeng Martial Arts School.

Under the light, Li Chuan took out the spoils he had taken from Brother Zhou.

"Thirty taels of silver?" Li Chuan raised an eyebrow.

The people I've been killing lately are all incredibly wealthy!

Qin Feng paid fifteen taels of silver, while Brother Zhou doubled it to thirty taels!

"Those from Sanyuan Prefecture are definitely different... Could you send a few more?"

Thinking of this, Li Chuan put the thought aside.

He actually loves peace unless absolutely necessary.

These people are the ones who forced him into this situation!

After feeling a sense of relief, Li Chuan took out his second trophy.

It was a white jade bottle, and its appearance was very exquisite.

Li Chuan uncorked the bottle and sniffed it.

"It's actually a Blood Strengthening Pill?!"

Li Chuan carefully counted them; there were a total of ten plump and smooth Blood Strengthening Pills, lying quietly inside the white jade bottle!

Keep in mind that he could only get a maximum of nine Blood Strengthening Pills a month.

This one vote actually gave him a share for more than a month!

"With these ten Blood Strengthening Pills, my cultivation progress can be accelerated again, and I'm getting closer and closer to the Transformation Realm!"

After putting the cork back on the bottle, I looked at my final spoils: an old-fashioned book.

Li Chuan couldn't help but rub his hands together, feeling very much anticipation.

Brother Zhou practices a type of external martial arts, so this book must be...

"Jade Skin Skill?" Li Chuan opened the title page and saw the three ancient characters on it.

After a quick glance, Li Chuan confirmed that this was a rare external martial arts technique.

The martial arts schools throughout Anning County all teach fist and palm techniques, and at most, weapons.

But as for external martial arts techniques, there's no way to learn them even if you want to.

Someone may have practiced it, but they would never reveal it publicly.

Body-refining techniques are highly suitable as supplementary cultivation methods and are more valuable than ordinary swords, spears, fists, and knives.

You have to go to Sanyuan Prefecture to find the Horizontal Training Techniques for sale.

"Brother Zhou, you truly are my lucky charm!"

Li Chuan felt a surge of excitement.

The value of this Jade Skin Technique alone far surpasses thirty taels of silver and ten Blood Strengthening Pills.

This can be considered the biggest gain from this trip.

"My offense is strong but my defense is weak. This external training method can fill the gap in my defense."

Li Chuan couldn't help but imagine a scene from the future.

His opponents saw his fierce and aggressive style of play and thought he could only attack and not defend.

After exhausting all means, they finally got close and thought victory was within reach.

But they discovered that his defense was also at its maximum!

"This is asking me to become a 'hexagonal' warrior!"

Li Chuan was filled with excitement and immediately read through the Jade Skin Technique.

All I saw was...

[Jade Skin Kung Fu has been included in the book]

[Skill: Jade Skin Kung Fu (Beginner)]

[Proficiency: 0/1]

Li Chuan tried practicing for a while.

[Practicing Jade Skin Kung Fu, Proficiency +1]

[I have entered the beginner level of Jade Skin Kung Fu]

【Skill: Jade Skin Technique (Beginner)】

[Proficiency: 1/500]

Li Chuan touched his skin and immediately noticed a change.

It looks the same as before, but when you poke it hard, you find that there is obvious resistance.

Even Li Chuan himself had to use considerable force to break it.

"This is just the beginning. If you can master it, your defense will definitely improve significantly."

Although minor achievement only corresponds to the "Ming Jin" level.

However, the effectiveness of a technique is not solely determined by proficiency.

It also depends on the user's own strength, whether their qi and blood are vigorous, and whether their strength is refined.

Even a beginner's Tongbei Quan can possess hidden strength.

The power they unleash far surpasses that of Ming Jin using a minor level of Tongbei Quan.

The level of skill in a fighting style only determines how much of a user's strength can be brought into play!

Suddenly, Li Chuan rubbed his eyes and saw a line of small print.

The words in one line were about the size of a baby's finger!

If he hadn't taken a closer look, he would have easily overlooked it.

How did this culture of small characters from the gutter end up here?!

[The "Jade Skin Skill" has been detected as a prerequisite skill. You can advance to the next level by practicing subsequent skills.]

"So the Jade Skin Skill isn't complete yet; there are other masters among them?"

But where can one find the next stage of cultivation techniques in a small place like Anning County?

"I'm afraid we'll have to go to Sanyuan Prefecture..."

There's no rush. The Jade Skin Technique at its perfect level corresponds to the Transformation Realm, which is sufficient for him for now.

Li Chuan didn't rest and immediately began practicing the Jade Skin Technique.

Having mastered two powerful fighting techniques, he could practice the Jade Skin Skill much faster than before.

Before long, my proficiency level started to increase.

……

The next day.

Li Chuan was practicing his martial arts peacefully, but things were far from peaceful in the county government office.

Brother Zhou's body was covered with a white cloth and lay straight inside the county government office.

A coroner wiped the sweat from his brow and whispered:

"Lord Wang, this man is from Sanyuan Prefecture. He was beaten to death with leg techniques."

The time intervals between the wounds were very short.

It's clear that the killer didn't spend much time killing this person.

Wang Wenzhi rubbed his temples:

"Leg techniques again?"

The coroner added cautiously:

"Our investigation revealed that the person who killed this individual and the person who killed Qin Feng appear to be the same person..."

A sharp glint flashed in Wang Wenzhi's eyes:

"Is this not untrue?"

The coroner assured:

"Absolutely true!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man leaned close to Wang Wenzhi and whispered in his ear:

"Sir, I've investigated. The only master of leg techniques still in the county is Xu Wei, the 'Wind Chasing Leg'."

"This person is violent, lustful, has repeatedly abducted other people's children, and has a sadistic tendency..."

Wang Wenzhi squinted his eyes:

"Bring him to me, and quickly!"

The middle-aged man nodded and then quickly left.

The coroner kept his head down, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw the middle-aged man moving with a surge of energy, his steps swift.

It was actually a hidden force!

About half an hour later, Xu Wei, the Swift Wind Leg, was forcibly pressed down and made to kneel in front of Wang Wenzhi.

Xu Wei's legs trembled, and his voice shook:

"What business does Your Excellency have with me?"

Wang Wenzhi stared at him for a few moments, then suddenly roared:

"Hidden strength, exquisite leg techniques—you're the only one like that in the entire Anning County!"

"Xu Wei, you still say you didn't kill anyone!"

"Qin Feng and this man, were you the one who killed them?!"

Xu Wei was so frightened that he immediately kowtowed and said in a rapid voice:

"Your Honor, I'm innocent! At most, I kidnapped Old Zhang's eight-year-old daughter to be my wife and stole Master Guan's son to work as a handyman..."

Xu Wei hurriedly confessed all the evil deeds he had committed.

Some of them even made coroners, who were used to seeing dead people, frown.

Cut off the limbs of a young girl and put her in a vase.

He set fire to someone's house and killed the whole family because of an argument!

These martial arts masters are scoundrels!

Wang Wenzhi sneered:

"You have the nerve to call yourself a handyman? You practically killed a twelve-year-old boy."

Xu Wei hurriedly said:

"But sir, I really didn't kill your son-in-law Qin Feng!"

Wang Wenzhi looked down at him calmly.

"Think about it carefully, are you really sure you didn't kill him?"

"I heard your mother is already seventy-three, and your wife is doing quite well."

"Should I call them over and ask them?"