From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

[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 (5%)...]

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Fang Qing continued practicing tirelessly!

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (25%)...]

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[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (50%)...]

When the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Method is cultivated to the point of 80% completion of the first level of Body Tempering.

Fang Qing noticed that the skin on his body was slowly turning into a bronze color, like that of a bronze statue.

A sudden realization dawned on me.

The next moment, under the bright moonlight, Fang Qing suddenly sprang up with both legs.

Like a sharp arrow, it leaped forward nearly five meters in one step.

Not only the skin, but the speed has also improved significantly!

In front of him was the entire saltworks, used to store the salt extracted by the salt farmers the previous day.

The salt was piled up as high as a small mountain.

Salt naturally has a high water content, and in winter, especially at night, the temperature drops directly below zero.

The salt, combined with the water, formed a very hard salt mountain.

We arrived at Yanshan.

Fang Qing slammed his fist hard onto the salt mountain.

A deep hole, about the size of a bowl, appeared directly.

Fang Qing withdrew his fist.

The surface of his fist collided head-on with the very rough salt, without showing any signs of injury.

It's just that the surface is a bit red.

This made Fang Qing very satisfied.

The next moment, Fang Qing swung his arm in a wide arc and slammed it hard against Yanshan with another thud.

As he smashed the salt mountain faster and faster.

The salt mountain, resembling a wall, is riddled with holes like those found in honeycomb briquettes.

It looks shocking.

At this moment, Fang Qing felt as if he had transformed into a burly silverback gorilla.

Silverback gorillas are considered the most powerful fighting animals among primates on Earth.

A silverback gorilla in its prime could fight even lions and tigers.

The reason why silverback gorillas don't show their fighting power is because these guys have too many nerves.

Simply put, it's because I'm too afraid of pain.

Often, after a few exchanges with their opponent, they would run away because they were afraid of getting hurt.

Under the moonlight, even Fang Qing didn't notice that his body had become much more robust, not at all like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

His arms, in particular, are much thicker.

Fang Qing was filled with heroic spirit at this moment, and he subconsciously pounded his chest.

A sound like war drums suddenly rang out.

He pounded his chest like a drum.

Boom!

He swung his fist, as big as a clay pot, and smashed it hard against the salt mountain again.

With a thud.

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

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 1, Minor Success (85%)...]

[Current remaining stamina: 20...]

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Even though Fang Qing had cultivated the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique and possessed a strong physique.

After practicing Tongbei Quan more than eighty times in one night, he also felt exhausted and needed to rest.

Seeing that his stamina was running low, Fang Qing stopped practicing.

The sound of gongs could be heard in the distance.

"The hour of Yin has arrived; it is time to gather the tide and draw in the water."

"Stove workers and salt workers, you must not be lazy; any delay in collecting the tides will be severely punished!"

Fang Qing looked down at his fist:

"If Li Laolai were standing in front of me right now, I'm confident I could kill him within ten punches."

Once he got back, he planned to eat more seafood.

The remaining baskets of seafood were all eaten.

He needs to achieve the first major success in Body Tempering as soon as possible.

"Li Laolai's cheap son-in-law, and also his backer, Li Zaotou, is at the second level of Body Tempering. If I reach the first level of Body Tempering, given the power of the Tongbei Divine Fist Body Tempering Technique, I should have some leverage to negotiate with Li Zaotou, right?"

Thinking of this, Fang Qing clenched his fists, picked up his clothes and bundle, and walked back home.

When Fang Qing arrived at his doorstep, he saw a donkey cart parked in front of Uncle Yang's house.

By this time, the donkey cart was already loaded with quite a few valuable items.

In the corner closest to the donkey cart, there was a basket of seafood that Fang Qing had insisted on giving to Uncle Yang's family.

After delivering the seafood to Uncle Yang's house yesterday, Fang Qing discussed with Uncle Yang the possibility of letting his family go to the salt field to take refuge.

Uncle Yang has some relatives in the countryside.

In addition, Fang Qing himself was the main person who took action this time.

I believe that if the Fang family, the Hui merchants, don't pursue the matter, I should be safe and sound if I hide in the countryside for a while.

Uncle Yang also had the same idea, especially since Yang Jiu Mei is still young.

Uncle Yang couldn't bear to let his daughter take the risk.

So that very night, Uncle Yang borrowed a donkey cart from elsewhere, intending to move all the valuables from his house.

After Fang Qing helped Yang Shu move several large items from his house onto the donkey cart.

Then he returned to his thatched hut.

They secretly placed the two turtle demon eggs in the cabinet that Uncle Yang used to keep money.

This time, Fang Qing found a total of 10 turtle demon eggs in the silt at the bottom of the reservoir.

He ate two pills before starting his cultivation.

Although Uncle Yang's family had accumulated some wealth over the years as salt workers, it wasn't much.

After all, Yan Ding was known as the Salt Beggar by outsiders.

With these two demon turtle eggs, Yang Jiu Mei should be treated well at her relatives' house.

After placing the two demon turtle eggs, Fang Qing turned around and saw Yang Jiu Mei standing not far behind him.

Her face was covered in tear stains, and her eyes were red and swollen like two walnuts.

"Brother Qing, are you really not coming with us?"

My aunt's family lives in the countryside, and even a notorious scoundrel like Li Laolai wouldn't be able to find their place there.

"Brother Qing, will you come with us? I'll make you seafood soup every day."

Fang Qing gently rubbed Yang Jiu Mei's hair on the top of her head.

Because Yang Jiumei was a year younger than him, she used to follow him around all day when she was little, gathering firewood in the surrounding woods to help her family cook.

As she grew older, Yang Jiumei would follow him around, helping the adults burn wood ash to make salt.

Fang Qing always regarded Yang Jiumei as his own younger sister.

Although Fang Qing had only been in contact with Yang Jiu Mei for two months at this time.

Thinking of his sister from Earth, Fang Qing's face still flashed with a hint of doting affection.

"Don't worry, your brother Qing is already a master of the first level of Body Tempering."

"Once I've completely dealt with Li Laolai, the salt field will be completely safe. Then, Ninth Sister, you can move back directly."

Fang Qing gave her a lot of persuasion before Jiu Mei reluctantly got on the donkey cart with her parents.

As the donkey cart left the salt field, Jiu Mei kept turning her head, staring intently at Fang Qing who was waving goodbye.

As the donkey cart disappeared into the shadows, Fang Qing could clearly see that Ninth Sister's shoulders were hunched over.

It's obvious she's crying again.

Fang Qing only breathed a sigh of relief when the donkey cart was out of sight.

The smile that had been on his face had long since frozen.

"Li Laolai's son, Li Meng, has harassed Jiu Mei multiple times while she was at work, but I've stopped him each time. If I fail this time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"I still don't feel secure enough; I need to continue improving my abilities."

Thinking of this, Fang Qing turned around and went back into the house, picking up a turtle demon egg.

After breaking the eggshell, they started drinking it directly like water.

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