I was told I'd be a late bloomer, but I was born with the potential to achieve great things!

"Splash..."

One after another, ingots of snow-white silver rolled out of the package, rising higher and higher like the flames of soybean sprouts in an oil lamp.

"More than 125 taels of loose silver."

Zhou An took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excited feelings.

The silver in front of him was only a part of his spoils, not all of them.

Zhou An carefully counted them.

But as time went by, his once steady hands began to tremble again.

"One, two, three... There were a total of eleven silver notes from the Dali Silver Shop, each worth one hundred taels."

Zhou An felt his eyes redden, and he could even clearly see the hot breath coming out of his nostrils, forming two plumes of cold mist in the cold room.

Get rich overnight.

Besides this word, only "fuck" can describe the excitement and enthusiasm in Zhou An's heart.

No wonder so many people enjoy murder and robbery.

With just one move, he was able to quadruple his fortune, which had plummeted to rock bottom.

Anyone who sees this will be envious and excited.

"After being messed with so many times, I've finally gained some weight."

Zhou An was filled with emotion.

He felt that his composure had finally paid off.

If it weren't for my diligent martial arts training, I wouldn't have been able to become so rich today, forced to fight back.

Zhou An took a deep breath and forced himself to look away from the silver coins and banknotes. He was afraid that if he looked any longer, he would turn into a bandit.

Because the money came too quickly. With his current strength, he only needed to go fishing a few times or target the weak to accumulate wealth rapidly in a short period of time.

"calm."

"Money is good, but if you become obsessed with it, you'll become a slave to it, and once you're blinded by it..."

Who knows, one day I might end up like those three.

Zhou An took another breath and closed his eyes.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and his gaze became clear.

However, when his gaze fell on the martial arts manuals he had unearthed from the three packages, he couldn't help but feel his eyes redden.

"The Golden Knife Martial Arts School's 'Eight Gates Bone Forging Technique,' the Red Thread Martial Arts School's 'Python Jade Technique,' and this is... the 'Five Qi Circulation Technique' at the Internal Organs Realm."

Zhou An's eyes lit up when he turned to one of the books.

The martial arts technique before him was none other than the one he had seen at the rabbit-faced stall owner's.

Turn it over carefully.

Although this technique was what the rabbit-faced stall owner called a common, mass-produced skill, the very fact that it was common at the Internal Organs Realm proved its merits.

"This martial art uses the Five Elements Mind-Activated Fist Technique to temper the five internal organs, supplemented by the essence of great medicine... This method follows the path of internal cultivation and external nourishment."

"As long as the Five Elements Intent Fist is practiced quickly enough, coupled with a continuous supply of resources, it is sufficient to allow the internal organs to undergo five transformations and blood renewals."

A moment later, Zhou An rubbed his eyebrows and pinched his eyes, feeling very comfortable and joyful.

With this skill, he wouldn't have to worry about his cultivation at the Internal Organs Realm for a short period of time.

[Five Qi Circulation Exercise (Beginner 1/100): 100 repetitions daily, can be completed in one year]

"Don't rush to practice this technique. Once you start cultivating the Visceral Realm, your Qi and blood will concentrate on tempering your five internal organs."

At that time, the difficulty of condensing jade bones will increase significantly.

Zhou An was very restrained.

Even with his golden bones, he can now sustain the cultivation of the internal organs realm, but this is not his limit.

One can practice multiple martial arts techniques at the same time because he has strong comprehension and can learn and master as many as possible.

But the physical body is fundamental and needs to be carefully cultivated; there is no room for carelessness.

Zhou An carefully treasured the "Five Qi Circulation Boxing" manual, and then selected three martial arts manuals and a footwork technique from the package.

One of them is "The Thirteen Deadly Swords" from the Limitless Martial Arts School. This is a low-grade Earth-rank martial art, which is different from the quick-kill technique "Ten Steps One Kill" from the Seven Mysteries Sect.

This martial art features unpredictable and ruthless sword techniques, making it a deadly weapon.

If he were to commit murder and robbery in the future... no, I mean, to offer bounties for lives and punish evildoers, using this sword technique would be a good way to conceal his identity as a member of the Seven Mysteries Sect.

"With my current skill in swordsmanship, I can master this sword technique in less than ten days and thus develop sword energy."

As for the other two martial arts manuals, one is the "Baji Mountain-Breaking Saber" from the Baji Martial Arts School, and the other is the hidden weapon finger technique "Sunflower Star-Pointing Hand".

This finger technique can be used to strike pressure points and generate power at close range, and can also be used to injure people with hidden weapons at a distance.

The donkey noodle stall owner hadn't mastered the technique; he could only wield three throwing knives at the same time.

If one cultivates to a high level or even perfection, one can use flying needles to injure people, making it impossible for them to defend against.

However, the most important reason why Zhou An chose this Earth-rank martial art was that it allowed him to cultivate finger skills, which would help temper the bones of his ten fingers and could potentially accelerate the progress of the Jade Toad Skill to some extent.

In addition, improved finger dexterity can be a great help in swordsmanship.

"If I leave Ningshan City in the future, or if my internal organs have reached a high level of maturity, I might be able to reveal some of these techniques."

Putting down the last book of footwork techniques in his hand, titled "Spirit Snake Step," Zhou An thought to himself.

Time is tight.

Still brimming with excitement from slaying the culprit, Zhou An placed everything into the hidden compartment he had built and immediately began practicing the Jade Toad Technique inside.

At this moment, he felt incredibly envious of the storage spaces possessed by immortals as described in those folk tales.

Because he had a lot of stuff, he felt it wasn't very safe to keep it in his room, even though no one usually came in to rummage through his things.

"hiss!"

Thinking of this, Zhou An lay on the bed and took a deep breath.

He inhaled and held his breath repeatedly, like a giant toad, his body bulging high with each rise and fall, and a continuous rumbling, thunderous sound of frogs echoing from within him.

As the training progressed, the sheets on the bed began to ripple with energy waves emanating from Zhou An.

Relying on the power of his Golden Bones, Zhou An mastered this skill in just one night.

The next day.

Energetic Zhou An, wearing a human skin mask, went to the shops under the jurisdiction of the Limit Martial Arts School and the Red Thread Martial Arts School to buy Bone Forging Pills.

They had naturally looked at the Seven Mysteries Sect's pharmacy, but there weren't enough to go around within the sect, so they didn't sell any.

As for the Bone Forging Pills from other martial arts schools, even if they have some medicinal effects, how can they compare to those from Limit Martial Arts School and Red Line Martial Arts School?

Now that he finally had some money, Zhou An naturally wanted to eat something good.

While Zhou An was focused on his cultivation, the government revealed what had happened the previous night, and Elder Gong Jiang, who was far away in the Seven Mysteries Sect, also became famous.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it, this has nothing to do with me at all."

Inside the hall, Gong Jiang looked at the group of elders who had gathered around him, feeling both aggrieved and annoyed.

Even the usually impartial sect leader, Wang Xuan, looked at him with an ambiguous gaze.

He doesn't understand.

He had simply taken a nap, but the entire city of Ningshan was spreading rumors that his sword aura was astonishing, and that he had single-handedly killed three experts at the Bone Forging Realm.

One of them was Jin Hu, whom he had dined with not long ago.

"Someone is trying to harm me in secret."

Gong Jiang clenched his fists, his heart filled with grief and indignation.

He can accept being praised for his amazing swordsmanship.

However, if it is said that he killed someone and was targeted by two martial arts schools, that is something he cannot bear.

"Sect Master, you must believe me. I didn't kill those three people at all."

"Elder Gong, there's no need to be modest. Everyone in the sect knows that you have reached the pinnacle of the Qingfeng Sword Technique."

"Elder Chen is right. Besides, those three were plotting something outside the black market, so they deserved to die."

"I......"

Watching the elders chatter amongst themselves, Gong Jiang's face turned red, unable to express his bitterness.

"For Elder Gong's safety, please stay in the sect these days. As for the Yunxia residence, leave it to Sheng Gu to handle."

On the main seat, Sect Leader Wang Xuan raised his hand and said with a reassuring expression.

"Take advantage of this time to properly teach your disciples the Qingfeng Sword Technique."

Let them know that even a human-level martial art can be incredibly powerful.

Upon hearing this, Gong Jiang's face immediately darkened, but under everyone's gaze, he could only lower his head, accept the order, and bow.

"Yes, Sect Master."

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