From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

Fang Qing only paid attention to Uncle Yang's jokes and didn't bother to reply.

As the firewood in the stove burned brighter and brighter, the brine in the iron pan gradually boiled.

At the bottom of the pot, a layer of bluish-green salt crystals slowly condenses.

Fang Qing stared at the boiling brine, lost in thought.

"I'm only at the first level of Body Tempering now. Facing Li Laolai is no problem for me."

But if I were to face Li Laolai's son-in-law, Li Zaotou, even if I rushed as fast as I could, I wouldn't be able to reach the second level of Body Tempering.

"In addition, Li Zaotou himself was the person in charge of the salt field, and had an official position."

So no matter what, I'm unlikely to get past Li Zaotou. Therefore, I need to prepare a backup plan.

Fang Qing doesn't actually have much seafood left.

At most, all that seafood would be enough to support his cultivation to the first stage of Body Tempering.

However, the realm of achieving the first stage of Body Tempering is still far, far away for Li Zaotou.

Thinking of this, Fang Qing took out his money bag from his pocket and handed it to Yang Zhi.

"Uncle, could you do me a favor and buy some soybeans for me?"

Fang Qing had been staying at the saltworks since he transmigrated, and was really unfamiliar with the outside world.

Uncle Yang is more reliable.

Yang Zhi, who was tending the fire, was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Soybeans? What do you need that for? I heard that the grain harvest in several grain farms around the city was poor this year, and the price of soybeans has skyrocketed."

Most importantly, one soybean produces ten farts, so it's better to buy more whole grains.

Yang Zhigang was about to say something when he saw Fang Qing's gaze and suddenly froze.

Yang Zhi then realized that the person in front of him was no longer the boy he had watched grow up.

This is a martial artist whose cultivation has reached the first level of Body Tempering.

Fang Qing had his reasons for wanting to buy soybeans.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhi took Fang Qing's money bag, gave a few instructions, and then turned and walked out of the dilapidated door of Zhuhaifang.

Fang Qing did not let any opportunity to cultivate go to waste.

After collecting the salt crystals from the iron pan, he immediately took it to the workshop to deliver it.

The dozens of kilograms of crystallized salt were all recorded under Yang Zhi's account.

These salt payments won't be credited to wages until the end of the year.

Since distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, Fang Qing simply gave it all to Uncle Yang.

The next moment, he turned around and went back into his thatched hut.

Break open a large amount of seafood from the basket.

Put it directly into your own clay pot, add some water, and start cooking.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, both seasonings and spices were extremely expensive.

Not to mention cooking oil.

For salt workers like Fang Qing, being able to fill their stomachs was already a great blessing.

Fortunately, this seafood contains its own salt.

So, Fang Qing ate all of the boiled seafood with a frown, treating it like medicine.

Current stamina: 190...

Fang Qing immediately got up, put away the remaining seafood, and went to an open area in the woods behind the house.

There are still many people working at the saltworks at this time.

Fang Qing could only find an empty space and immediately began practicing the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique.

[A crucible of martial arts, fusing all the laws of the world...]

[Performed a complete demonstration of the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique, cultivation level +1...]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (90%)]

Fang Qing continued practicing the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique...

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (95%)]

……

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (99%)]

It wasn't until Fang Qing demonstrated the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique down to the very last movement that...

He immediately felt that the bronze color of his skin had become even more intense.

At the same time, the muscles in my hands felt tingly and numb.

His hands seemed to be a size larger than usual.

[Performed a complete demonstration of the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique, cultivation level +1...]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success ↑ (100%)]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success (0%)]

……

Fang Qing slowly let out a sigh of relief.

After resting for a while, he took out a turtle demon egg from his bag next to him.

After making a hole in the stone, he immediately gulped down the turtle egg, treating it like a beverage.

[Turtle Demon Egg, increases Stamina by +10, absorption complete...]

After drinking all the egg white and yolk, he even cracked open the eggshell and licked the remaining egg liquid clean.

He even tore off the thin membrane between the eggshells, put it in his mouth, chewed it like tree bark, and finally swallowed it.

[The remaining egg liquid and membrane of the turtle demon egg can increase stamina by +1. Absorption complete...]

Current stamina: 150 points...

……

Then, Fang Qing got up again and began to practice the Tongbei Quan body tempering method.

[Performed a complete demonstration of the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique, cultivation level +1...]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success (1%)]

Fang Qing stopped and checked the stamina value on the golden interface.

Sure enough, after advancing to a higher realm, this time it would require 3 stamina points.

"This means that the higher the cultivation level, the more stamina I need to consume."

This made Fang Qing slightly irritated.

His remaining seafood and a few turtle eggs are almost gone.

However, their saltworks have very few opportunities to make money.

Although they were right next to the sea, the sea was actually very dangerous.

Fang Qing once heard that a salt worker risked going into the sea to fish in order to gather some seafood to nourish his pregnant wife.

Finally, the saltman was washed ashore, but he had already been devoured by the sea monster and was now only half a body.

All the internal organs inside the abdominal cavity were removed.

The neck had been eaten away by the sea monster, leaving only a little skin connecting the head.

It can be said to be extremely tragic.

Even more tragically, his pregnant wife was left without the protection of her salt-loving husband.

Several days later, the body was discovered in a remote place. It had been defiled before being strangled to death.

Two lives lost, one unborn.

There were rumors circulating privately that it was Li Zaotou who had defiled the pregnant woman.

Because someone saw Li Zaotou go to that secluded grove to relieve himself after getting drunk on another occasion that day.

But Li Zaotou took almost half an hour to relieve himself before finally returning as if nothing had happened.

……

Fang Qing reserved 10 points of his remaining stamina for later use, and then used up all the rest.

[Performed a complete demonstration of the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique, cultivation level +1...]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success (50%)]

……

When Fang Qing returned to his residence, he soon saw Uncle Yang walk in with a worried expression.

"Qingzi, I just received news that you distributed some seafood to the other two orphan families in our village yesterday, didn't you?"

"Last night, those two families had their seafood stolen by Li Laolai and his men."

"One of the orphans even had his leg broken by Li Laolai."

Fortunately, the injury was not particularly serious.

I just went to the pharmacy and got him some medicine; it should be fine.

Fang Qing frowned upon hearing this.

He never imagined that simply giving those two households some seafood out of kindness would implicate them as well.

It seems that if this lazybones Li isn't eliminated, he'll always be a hidden danger.

Yang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then spoke:

"I also found out that Li Laolai has said he will deal with you soon."

"You need to be careful these days..."

……

Fang Qing nodded, rubbing his fists together, his eyes flashing even colder...