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Chapter 33: Collecting rent and looking after the iron smelting site is only temporary, but I want to learn skills for a lifetime!
"It's only been more than half a month, why do I feel that Junior Brother Ji's Qi and blood have increased so much?"

Lu Hongyu felt a little uncomfortable at first, but after taking a few more glances secretly, she was suddenly startled.

She has mastered the art of tendon tempering and has become an expert at the 'bone tempering realm'.

Although he has only cultivated bones of iron, he has not achieved the path to silver bones or golden bones. Moreover, he is still quite a distance away from having strength enter his marrow and being invulnerable to swords and spears.

But after all, I have been through it.

For a martial artist at the Aojin realm, it is time to lay the foundation, and practice external skills. There is no way to hide or conceal it.

As long as they mobilize their qi and blood and take a glance or two, they can see the "inside story" and "clues".

Especially since Ji Xiu moved to Luzhuang, Lu Hongyu had more frequent contact and meetings with him, and they became more and more familiar with each other.

Of course, he knew exactly what he was like when he first came.

There is an old saying among people.

Three years to strengthen the tendons, ten years to temper the bones, and a lifetime to refine the skin!
Is this just empty talk?
According to common sense, a ninth-grade ordinary-grade pill or medicine powder used to assist in nourishing the blood should be taken.

Practicing it with the standing meditation can only save one month of hard work, and it is like biting off more than you can digest.

It usually takes a martial artist three to five days of standing meditation to completely refine the medicinal properties of a pill, which is considered good.

Even if he is a martial artist who takes drugs and takes medicinal baths every day.

Every day he ate and drank dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver.

It will probably take another two or three months to fully develop the blood and start strengthening the muscles.

The sword-bearing retainers of Lu Zhuang have a monthly salary of thirty taels, and are given two kinds of blood-nourishing or muscle-strengthening elixirs to take.

A normal person is one who provides all his salary and resources to himself and practices diligently. If he can cultivate his blood successfully in a year or two, he will be successful.

Ji Xiu's blood and qi were swollen and about to break through his skin like volcanic magma. It was obvious that his blood and qi were held and cut in half.

As long as he could use his strength to take blood, he would be like mercury and lead, and every step he took would leave deep footprints on the bluestone slabs.
Then you can start exercising your muscles!

In Lu Hongyu's eyes, with his current level of enthusiasm.
How could this step be far away?
This is abnormal!

For a moment, Lu Hongyu was so shocked that she forgot her shyness.

Unable to resist, she took a few steps forward, and gently touched Ji Xiu's muscles with her slender jade fingers:

"You, how did you practice it?"

"Is this the success in nourishing the blood?"

"It looks like I can start strengthening my muscles after practicing for another month!"

"incredible"

Ji cultivated his Qi and blood, and his body became restless. He felt as if a strong, restless flame was slowly burning.

He watched as the woman in front of him changed from her original heroic appearance.

She was wearing a shawl, with black hair tied up, a pair of charming autumn eyes, and the touch of her fingertips was soft, which made him narrow his eyes and pause:
"It's all thanks to the support of Master Lu. If I didn't have that leopard fetus pill and tiger blood powder to help me, I would have to spend a lot more effort to nourish my blood."

The sudden sound woke Lu Hongyu who was still thinking.

Coming back to her senses, she felt the slight touch from her fingertips, the burning heat on the surface of her skin and the gushing blood in her veins, which made her heart pound.

After living for so many years, this was the first time she had done something so outrageous, and she was a little flustered for a moment.

As Ji Xiu spoke calmly.

Lu Hongyu put her hands behind her back, as if she had been caught doing something wrong. She twisted her fingers in a corner where Ji Xiu couldn't see, her eyes darted around, her mind distracted:
"It's just two ninth-grade elixirs. They are standard equipment for all the guests in the manor who wear swords. How come they don't have this gift when they are nourishing their blood?"

"Even if you have extraordinary talent and have been practicing diligently, you would not be able to cultivate blood so quickly without the help of these two."

In the early morning of late autumn, the sky becomes dark as dawn breaks.

At this time, it is the time when day and night are separated.

The tiny red rays from the sky sprinkled down and shone on Ji Xiu, who was shrouded in mist.

He lightly put his fingers together and buttoned up his suit. His hair fell on his shoulders. White steam was rising from his body, and the aftertaste lingered for a long time. His eyes were as dazzling as a lion, and it took him a long while to gradually calm down and become restrained.

Seeing this, Lu Hongyu's jade-white neck under her furry clothes couldn't help but turn red.

Realizing that Ji Xiu's eyes were paying attention to him.

She coughed twice deliberately and pretended to be serious:

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"However, Junior Brother is able to be a martial artist. His talent is not in vain for Senior Sister's delay and running around during this period of time."

She deliberately paused on these two words to draw Ji Xiu's attention.

It was learned that he had been living a peaceful life with nothing to do but eating his salary, all because of the care of the eldest lady in the village. "The work in Lu Village revolves around the kiln business that is connected in all directions."

"There are hundreds of shops in the kiln. Some are owned by our village, and some are owned by other wealthy families and merchants."

"There are tens of thousands of people living here. If it weren't for the shops themselves, they would have hired a few strong warriors to be registered kiln managers."

"With the so-called 'three hundred retainers' in our Zhuangzi, they would be exhausted to death, how can we manage them all?"

"They are like 'tenants' who pay money and rent to Luzhuang."

"And Luzhuang represents the 'manager' who maintains order in this huge street."

"Menke means 'guard'."

"The kiln business is a living, so generally speaking, if something goes wrong, the government won't intervene and will hand it over to Lu Zhuang to handle."

"And this is the task of ordinary retainers and retainers with swords."

"But these complicated and trivial matters are extremely time-consuming and delay cultivation."

"Moreover, most of them are places related to 'iron smelting', 'coal mining', 'weapon forging', etc. They are dusty and choking, and it is impossible to concentrate on practicing martial arts."

"But after running around for more than half a month, I finally found a suitable place for you!"

Her eyes lit up:
"Inside the kiln, at the easternmost end, there is a 'Medicine House'. There is an alchemy master in it. I heard that when he was at his peak, he was able to refine a half-step Qi pill!"

"In the 500-li Anning County, he is considered a 'guest of honor'. Because our kiln is located in a place with strong fire, this master of alchemy chose to settle down here."

"Even so, my father still bled a lot."

"And the reason why our Lu Manor can provide ninth-grade elixirs to the sword-bearing guests every month is because we have this popular master of alchemy in the manor."

"Such a person would naturally have retainers staying around the 'Medicine House' to look after him, to prevent any accidents."

"I have inquired about this master. He is a loner and doesn't talk to people much, so I gave you this job."

"It's just right that you can go there during the day, so you can have some free time!"

Master of alchemy?

Ji Xiu suppressed his restlessness and suddenly his eyes moved:

"Thank you, Senior Sister and Master of the Manor, for your respect."

"Then can I learn alchemy from him?"

this time.

Ever since he started nourishing his blood, Ji Xiu has deeply felt the importance of resources.

Even though he was practicing the advanced standing practice, with the blessing of the Yuanshi Dao Lu, which could greatly speed up his practice, the reason why he made such a big progress today was because...
A pill of 'Leopard Embryo Pill' and a dose of 'Tiger Blood Powder', one helped him break through the bottleneck of blood nourishment, and the other helped him nourish blood successfully, both of which played an indispensable role.

Before this, he had inquired about it, and found that this kind of ninth-grade ordinary elixir, even if it was used to nourish the blood, would cost twenty to thirty taels per piece or a pack.

How can he afford it!

If he were asked to learn to be a hunter and travel 500 miles in the mountains, let alone whether he could find the target, the dangers and the delay in his training would make him give up the idea.

Now, when he heard Lu Hongyu's words, his eyes moved and his thoughts began to diverge.

Suddenly, Lu Hongyu was stunned and frowned:

"My father had thought about this before, but the apprentices he sent there could only watch the man light the fire and open the furnace and help out."

"He also took a lot of notes, but they were all disorganized and difficult to read. He didn't teach me and just let it go. After sending three or four batches, my father gradually gave up on it."

"If you don't learn the art of alchemy from a master for a few years, you won't be able to become an ordinary alchemist."

After hearing this, Ji Xiu seemed to be thinking about something.

Is this so?
But others can’t understand and can’t learn.

It doesn’t mean that he can’t learn it.

Thinking of the 'Yuanshi Daolu', Ji Xiu couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.

This is his real reliance for making a living and mastering everything!

And these are the jobs and livelihoods of the kiln.

Whether it's iron smelting, collecting rent, or looking after the business, it's all only temporary glory.

He is surrounded by people and shows off his power in front of others. It looks good.

Can.
Can you help me to ascend to the top of the martial arts path, break through the barriers of bone tempering, skin refining, and even the level of a 'Qi training master'?
both are not.

And I want to learn and do it.

Learn a lifelong skill!
(End of this chapter)