From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

At this moment, Yang Zhi thought of something and lowered his voice, saying:

"In addition, I also learned that now that it is almost the end of the year, the Hui merchants Fang family will take stock of each salt field at the end of each year."

I estimate the inventory will be done the day after tomorrow.

"Li Zao Tou's side has been busy dealing with the visitors from the Huizhou merchant family lately. If Li Zao Tou wants to punish you, he'll have to wait until after the inventory is done."

"So it seems that at least tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you'll be safe here."

Fang Qing also breathed a slight sigh of relief at this moment.

Finally, I have some time to improve my cultivation.

Yang Zhi simply handed a bag of soybeans he had just bought to Fang Qing.

"Now, Li Laolai's eldest son, Li Meng, is personally leading a group of people to guard all the exits of the salt field. He had to spend a lot of time persuading them to buy soybeans just now."

"I reckon it's impossible for you to leave the salt field in the next few days."

"Without a travel permit issued by Li Zao Tou, if you leave the saltworks for an extended period of time, it will be considered an unauthorized strike."

"If Li Zao Tou uses this as a reason to report to the master and expose this matter to the authorities, then it is estimated that you will be wanted by the entire Huai River region."

The Daqian Dynasty implemented a strict travel permit system.

Fang Qing was originally a salt worker for the Fang family, a Huizhou merchant family, and was registered as a slave.

Without a travel permit issued by the Fang family, they left the Jinsha Saltworks without authorization.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, this was a serious crime.

The government would personally dispatch officers from the Six Doors to arrest them.

After thinking it over, Fang Qing took out all the savings he had accumulated.

"Uncle Yang, I need your help again. Could you go to the other salt producers and see if you can exchange some of their dried seafood and meat for me?"

Yang Zhi looked down at the pocket Fang Qing had handed him.

It was about ten taels of silver.

This is all the assets Fang Qing's parents left him.

That's my savings for getting married!

Although he didn't know what Fang Qing was going to do by buying soybeans and purchasing dried seafood and meat from other salt producers.

However, considering that Li Laolai and Li Zaotou are now two mountains weighing on their heads,

Even if you keep all that savings, you might not live to spend it.

Why not just buy some good food and drinks to fill our stomachs first?

"Okay, wait here for me, I'll go and get things arranged for you."

After Yang Zhi left, Fang Qing immediately cleaned out all the remaining seafood, put it into an earthenware pot, and started stewing it.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

After eating all the seafood,

Fang Qing looked at his stamina points, which totaled nearly 235.

"This time I can finally practice the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique to my heart's content..."

"Martial Arts Crucible, let me see your limits!"

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The next day, Fang Qing and Yang Zhi, as usual, went to the reservoir at dawn, just like the other salt farmers, carrying wooden poles to collect the tide and draw water.

They started spreading ash and pressing it down at dawn.

Then they used a scoop to draw buckets of water from the sea and sprinkled them onto the wood ash.

Just like the day before, after extracting the brine, we went to the seafood cooking room.

From a distance, several salt farmers who were still busy in the sea salt boiling room cleared out the entire room ahead of schedule.

Next, the entire salt crystallization process became Fang Qing and Yang Zhi's domain.

No one else dared to approach.

It wasn't until Fang Qing and his group finished using the salt-boiling room, a full half hour later, that other salt workers cautiously came over to boil the salt into crystals.

There was nothing they could do. Ever since Li Laolai made his threats, especially the two orphan families in Yang Zhi's village, not only were their seafood stolen, but their legs were also broken.

This made many other salt producers keep their distance from Fang Qing and Yang Zhi, avoiding any discussion of them.

People used to greet him on the street, but now everyone avoids Fang Qing and doesn't even have the courage to look him in the eye.

Fang Qing and Yang Zhi were completely isolated.

These past two days, Yang Zhi has also spent the 10 taels of silver that Fang Qing's parents had worked hard all their lives to save for Fang Qing's marriage.

We purchased a lot of dried seafood from many local salt producers.

Not everyone is like Fang Qing, who has several baskets of seafood and just tries to eat it all day long.

Most salt-eating people only eat a small amount of seafood, and the rest is dried into dried seafood, which they then try to sell outside.

Fang Qing desperately needs physical strength right now.

He took the food that Yang Zhi had collected for him, turned around and dumped it all into the earthenware jar.

No matter what kind of seafood or dried meat it is, it's all just a random stew.

Finally, the eggs that Yang Zhi had collected were washed clean and thrown into the earthenware pot to be boiled together.

Next was Fang Qing's mealtime.

After eating his fill, Fang Qing took advantage of the darkness and headed straight for the salt field where the salt was stored.

It was already midnight, and there was no one around.

Under the bright moonlight, Fang Qing practiced the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Method over and over again.

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

[Current remaining stamina: 235...]

As Fang Qing's martial arts cultivation reached the first stage of Body Tempering, his appetite also increased.

Fang Qing's appetite is now equivalent to that of two or three people, which is what Yang Shu eats.

Yesterday, when Uncle Yang saw Fang Qing's eating habits, he even dropped his chopsticks.

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

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[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success (80%)...]

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Fang Qing kept practicing!

[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success (90%)...]

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[Current Realm: Body Tempering First Stage Success↑ (100%)...]

[Body Tempering Level 1 Perfection (0%)...]

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It was the dead of winter night, yet Fang Qing practiced the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique dozens of times in a row.

He was sweating profusely, and his hair was steaming.

He raised his arm and looked at the skin on it; the bronze color had deepened.

He picked up a piece of salt about the size of his palm from the ground and gently tapped it on his skin.

It actually produced a series of loud, metallic clanging sounds.

Fang Qing raised his fist again and smashed it into the salt mountain in front of him, which was like a wall.

With a loud bang,

The entire salt mountain was smashed and a large section collapsed.

"If I were to encounter Li Laolai from the day before yesterday, I would probably be able to knock him to the ground in one move if I were to use my current combat strength."

He could be killed within three moves.

"This is all thanks to the Martial Arts Furnace, which combines Tongbei Fist and Body Tempering Method."

"It not only strengthened my body, but also greatly improved my combat skills."

"Compared to the body tempering method practiced by Li Laolai, my Tongbei Divine Fist body tempering method is more perfect."

It has made my entire body's skin virtually impenetrable.

"While not invulnerable to swords and spears, my skin is as tough as cowhide."

Fang Qing plans to take a break for a while.

The next moment, he casually took out the last turtle demon egg from the bag he was carrying.

This turtle demon egg is indeed a good thing.

He needs to eat a lot of mussels and other dried meat to increase his stamina even slightly...

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