Becoming a saint begins with apprenticing under the last martial arts champion.

The moon rises above the treetops.

Lu Changqing quickly returned home and temporarily placed the precious fish in a water tank in a side room.

At this point, the fish had lost its liveliness in the river.

But it is still struggling.

Seeing that it was repeatedly trying to jump out of the vat, Lu Changqing frowned, took it out, and slammed it on the chopping board several times!

Until both fish were stunned.

Then he began to prepare to start a fire and boil water.

During his spare time from practicing martial arts, he chatted with Liu Bai.

Baozhi is a highly nourishing food.

However, if combined with other medicines of similar properties, the benefits will be even greater.

And the fish and meat are considered a source of nutritional supplements.

Using any seasoning would be a waste!

Good ingredients only need the simplest cooking method: steaming.

Soon, the water in the pot boiled.

Lu Changqing removed the internal organs from the two treasure fish, then placed them in a steamer and covered the pot with the lid.

As time went by.

White steam filled the side room.

A refreshing aroma wafted from the pot, constantly tantalizing Lu Changqing's taste buds.

It smells so good!

Lu Changqing kept swallowing his saliva.

During his martial arts training, he ate plenty of meat and fish.

Meat, eggs, and dairy products—nothing was left out.

In addition, there were mint-flavored pills for peeling.

The food was pretty good!

However, compared to the aroma emitted by the treasure fish, it still falls far short.

Half an hour passed.

Lu Changqing lifted the pot lid, and a large cloud of steam rushed out. He waved it away, picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks, and put it in his mouth...

Instantly, his eyes lit up.

Sweet and delicious! Melts in your mouth!

Lu Changqing placed the precious fish in a plate and carried it to the courtyard.

Under the moonlight, looking at the perfectly cooked fish on the stone table, he could no longer resist and began to devour it.

As Lu Changqing swallowed a large mouthful of fresh, sweet fish meat with no fishy smell, a burning sensation immediately rose from his stomach and then flowed throughout his body.

It really is a great tonic.

All those nutritional supplements and pills I took before were only as effective as this one bite of fish!

Lu Changqing was thrilled and enjoyed it immensely, quickly finishing the entire precious fish.

At this moment, his body was full of qi and blood.

This completely erased his fatigue from the day and the exhaustion from using his talent.

But he didn't rush to cultivate. Instead, he slowly finished eating the other treasure fish before walking into the courtyard with his blood and qi almost overflowing.

Begin practicing the hammer and stake techniques!

As Lu Changqing began to perform Tai Chi stance exercises.

His skin began to turn red, and wisps of heat began to emanate from his body.

And within his body, a warm current nourished his flesh and blood time and again...

[The individual has effectively practiced Tai Chi stance, increasing their proficiency.]

[The individual has effectively practiced Tai Chi stance, increasing their proficiency.]

【…】

The Tai Chi symbol spinning in my mind kept displaying characters.

Until the proficiency level of Tai Chi stance reached a certain number.

Tai Chi Stance (Proficient, 2800/3000)

After realizing that walking on the stance was no longer able to improve his proficiency, Lu Changqing immediately understood why.

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly walked to the edge of the courtyard wall, pressed his entire body onto the fine but sharp iron filings, and polished them repeatedly!

Each friction brought intense stinging pain.

Tiny black granules embedded themselves into the newly formed flesh, only to be slowly pushed out by his abundant blood and energy. The wound healed rapidly, scabbed over, and peeled off amidst a burning, tingling sensation.

Destroy, repair, destroy again, repair again.

The process accelerated, and gradually, the pain began to subside.

There was no way to cause any further effective damage to his skin.

It wasn't because he rolled around and dulled the iron filings.

Instead, the skin becomes increasingly resilient through repeated tempering and nourishment!

[The subject has effectively cultivated this skill; proficiency increased by 1]

[...Proficiency +2]

【…】

Suddenly, Lu Changqing stopped moving, feeling his blood and qi suddenly flow through every inch of his skin and flesh!

[Tai Chi Stance (Proficient → Minor Success, 898/7000, Health +2)]

Attack: 5 → 7 (Hundred-Foot Soaring Step +2)

[Defense: 3→5]

[Life: 4→7 (Tai Chi Stance +2)]

[Mana: 0]

Become!

In his second training session, he crossed the threshold of the Bone and Tendon Realm in one step!

Lu Changqing leaped up from the iron sand, a smile hard to hide on his face!

His breakthrough in stance training improved all three dimensions of his body by two points!

As for [Life], it gains an extra point under the effect of stance training, just like attack power!

This is an absolutely remarkable improvement!

Lu Changqing looked down at his arms.

under the moonlight.

The skin has a healthy, warm glow.

The muscles are not exaggeratedly prominent, and the lines are smooth and distinct.

The most noticeable change is in the tactile sensation.

He pressed his fingers firmly against the skin of his forearm; it was firm and elastic, like pressing a fine, tanned cowhide.

The faint red marks left by the previous skin resurfacing have long since disappeared, leaving my skin smooth and even my pores appearing much finer.

He walked to the courtyard wall and picked up a rough blue brick used as a stepping stone.

With his right hand clenched into a fist, he didn't use much of his waist and leg strength, but relied solely on the hardness of his forearm and fist to deliver a short, sharp punch to a corner of the blue brick, using only the strength of his shoulder.

"Click!"

A corner of the blue brick shattered with a crack, and dust fell in a flurry.

The force of the impact from the fist only brought a slight numbness, and the skin didn't even show a red mark.

Lu Changqing's eyes lit up.

He put down the broken bricks and picked up his usual wood-chopping knife.

The blade remained sharp, gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

He hesitated for a moment, then placed his forearm across the stone table, pressing the blade against his skin.

Slowly and hard.

At first, he felt nothing, but as the pressure increased to about 70%... this was roughly the pressure he tested after completing the skin resurfacing process...

The skin began to sink in, and I could feel a clear cutting sensation, but it was still not broken open.

Keep pushing, 80%, 90%...

Only after he exerted all his strength did the blade finally cut through the outermost layer of skin, oozing out a few tiny beads of blood.

The wound is very shallow.

In just five breaths, it scabbed over again!

Lu Changqing put down the knife and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

It's as tough as cowhide, and ordinary swords and knives can hardly hurt it!

His strength is comparable to that of a thousand pounds, far beyond the reach of ordinary people!

He has now completely surpassed the [Flesh and Skin Realm] in this training!

Furthermore, under the influence of the Tai Chi diagram, one will definitely train better and stronger than an ordinary martial artist!

It's not just the strength and defense that have changed.

He could also clearly feel that the vitality within his body was even more vigorous!

I'm full of energy, and my five senses are much sharper than before!

Lu Changqing had just broken through to the second level of cultivation.

But he was confident that he could hold his own against a martial artist who had been practicing for some time in his second training session!

He clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked slightly.

The two treasure fish not only helped him steadily cross the threshold of the second stage of training, but also greatly improved his proficiency in Tai Chi stance!

He looked at his own martial arts information.

Martial Arts:

Tai Chi Stance (Minor Success, 898/7000)

Hundred-foot Astounding Step (Minor Success, 417/5000)

Arhat Subduing Demon Palm (Beginner, 19/10000)

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As a fourth-grade stance exercise, the level of proficiency required after achieving a minor breakthrough in Tai Chi stance training differs from that of sixth-grade leg techniques.

However, the abundant blood and energy brought by the treasure fish, which transformed into proficiency, meant that Lu Changqing had at least a month less of arduous training!

Excellent value for money.

He looked up at the sky, then glanced towards the side room.

The jar was completely empty.

What was to be harvested has already been harvested.

So, it seems that it's time to deal with some troubles that need to be settled.

Tiger Head Gang...that "senior brother" who colludes with the Umbrella Cult and possesses demonic energy.

A cold, sharp glint flashed in Lu Changqing's eyes.

Within the Tai Chi diagram in my mind, the monstrous fish spirit sways menacingly.