From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

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

[Practice the Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique once, cultivation level +1...]

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[The Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique has reached its peak (99%)...]

[The Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique has reached its peak (100%)...]

[The Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique is complete (0/500)...]

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

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 5...]

[Current Martial Art: Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique (Perfected) (0/500)...]

Current combat skill:

Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust...Piercing Rainbow Style (100%)...

Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust... Reverse Scale Counterattack (50%)

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[Current remaining stamina: 90...]

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Fang Qing felt the vibrant life force within his body and the explosive power surging through his muscles.

He clenched his fists.

The five levels of body tempering are considered a watershed moment in cultivation.

Before reaching the fifth level of Body Tempering, he could only be considered a crude martial artist.

Only after reaching the fifth level of Body Tempering can one be considered a true Body Tempering martial artist.

The next moment, Fang Qing flashed to a wooden dummy nearby.

He swung his arm in a wide arc and smashed it down on the wooden dummy.

Ten shots through the arm!

There was a loud bang.

The wooden dummy made of ironwood was punched by Fang Qing, leaving a deep crater.

Bang bang bang.

Fang Qing continuously pounded the wooden dummy with his fists.

The wooden dummy immediately became pitted and uneven, as if it were made of mud.

Fang Qing was very satisfied with this power.

"Now that I have reached the fifth level of Body Tempering, I can be considered to have passed the martial arts examination."

In the past, the requirement for registering for the martial arts examination was the fifth level of Body Tempering.

This year, the Great Qian Dynasty aimed to increase the number of supporters for the military examinations.

The application requirements were deliberately lowered to the fourth level of Body Tempering.

Fang Qing knew that participating in the martial arts examination at the fourth level of Body Tempering was essentially just cannon fodder.

Only those who reach the fifth level of Body Tempering are qualified to be included in the list of successful candidates in the imperial examinations.

After Fang Qing performed a full-blown Tongbei Quan routine,

He then casually picked up the Falcon Rifle from the weapon rack next to him.

The hawk spear, with its streamlined tip, pierced directly into the wooden dummy covered in the hide of a demonic beast.

A loud bang was heard.

Fang Qing unleashed a powerful strike... a rainbow-piercing attack.

With a single shot, he cleaved the wooden dummy covered in the hide of a demon beast in two, splitting it in two.

Half of them flew directly into the sky.

This year's wooden dummy also flew up at an angle, just over Fang Qing's head, and landed at the point behind Fang Qing.

Fang Qing didn't turn around. Holding the spear in his hand, he directly unleashed a Breaking Dragon Thrust... Reverse Scale Counterattack.

Before the man turned around, the gun was already there.

Fang Qing thrust the spear behind him with a loud bang.

The force of the fifth level of body tempering directly pierced the wooden dummy, which had not yet hit the ground, in half again.

Finally, with two loud thuds, the two wooden dummy segments that Fang Qing had split in two landed on the ground.

Fang Qing then turned around and looked at the wooden dummy that Fang Chulan had slashed diagonally with his longsword a few days ago.

The fifth level of Body Tempering truly lived up to its reputation as a watershed moment in cultivation, significantly boosting his strength.

When Fang Qing saw the wooden dummy scattered on the ground, broken into eight pieces...

Especially the layer of demonic beast hide covering the surface of this wooden dummy.

"These monster hides were all obtained for me by Ding Mingcheng from the Liu family, a salt merchant."

"Previously, my Piercing Rainbow Technique could only create a small tear on the surface of these demonic beast hides."

"Now that I've reached the fifth level of Body Tempering, I can tear all this cowhide apart with the tip of my spear."

"It seems my combat power has increased quite a bit."

"Even with such a powerful beast hide, I can pierce it in two with a single spear thrust."

"Now I should be able to defeat Fang Chulan within five moves."

Fang Qing slowly put the gun away, still quite satisfied.

It's a pity that these monster hides are wasted; I wonder where we'll find such good material for covering wooden dummies in the future.

Fang Qing sighed helplessly.

As he progressed to the fifth level of Body Tempering, he discovered that he was increasingly unable to keep up with the cultivation resources available.

Especially on his person, both Qi Gathering Pills and Body Tempering Pills were almost gone.

His stamina was reduced to just enough to maintain basic training.

"It seems we still need to find a way to obtain more Body Tempering Pills or Qi Gathering Pills."

Just as Fang Qing put away his gun, hurried footsteps came from the entrance of the Shanhe Boxing Academy.

Xie Yunzhou wiped his sweat with his sleeve as he looked around the training field. After finding Fang Qing's location, he hurried over.

Upon arriving in front of Fang Qing, he first went to the table next to him, poured himself a large pot of tea, gulped it down, and then found a shady spot to sit down.

"Junior Brother Fang Qing, let me tell you, that Junior Sister Fang Chulan is really something else."

"Just now, guess what? She successfully challenged Ding Jiao, the top young fighter of the Canal Gang."

Upon hearing that Ding Jiao was a young expert from the Canal Gang, Fang Qing was immediately taken aback.

He felt that the name seemed familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

At that moment, it suddenly occurred to him that Ding Jiao was Ding Mingcheng's sister.

As far as I can remember, we met briefly at the dock.

Fang Qing vaguely remembered that Ding Mingcheng seemed to have intended to bring the two together.

However, it seems that his sister Ding Jiao later disagreed.

After taking another large gulp of tea, Xie Yunzhou said, still wanting more:

"Fang Qing, you really missed out by not going. You don't know that Ding Jiao is beautiful, has a sweet voice, and a great figure."

Especially since she had traveled extensively with the Canal Gang since childhood, learning from renowned masters in various places, her martial arts skills were exceptionally high.

"Especially her combat skills, many of which I have never heard of before, and they are extremely powerful."

Fang Qing found a soft cloth and wiped the wood shavings and monster hide off the tip of the Falcon Spear.

After placing the hawk-shaped spear on the weapon rack, he went to the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

At this moment, Xie Yunzhou, like a storyteller, began to vividly recount the battle between Fang Chulan and Ding Jiao.

"Junior Sister Fang Chulan has a slender figure, and she wields a long sword in her hands as if she were a fairy descending to earth."

Ding Jiao, as the top expert of the Grand Canal Gang, goes without saying.

"The two are actually about the same age and have the same level of cultivation. They can both be considered to be among the top people in our Lianghuai region."

"At that time, the great battle involved all the martial arts schools and boxing academies in the Huaihe River region, and even many young noblemen came out in droves."

The two fought for nearly a hundred rounds.

In the end, Ding Jiao lost by half a move, allowing our junior sister Fang Chulan to win.

Then Xie Yunzhou started counting on his fingers:

"Including the nine consecutive wins Fang Chulan's junior sister won a few days ago, she has now achieved a ten-game winning streak."

At this moment, Xie Yunzhou's face was filled with envy.

"The Fang family has produced a prodigy this year. Judging by this momentum, I estimate that Junior Sister Fang Chulan is very likely to be among the top thirty on the list of successful candidates in the upcoming Lianghuai Martial Arts Examination."

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