I'll write a manual called the Sunflower Manual, and the entire martial arts world will turn in

Looking at the subtitles that appeared on the panel, Xie An felt a long-lost excitement and pleasure.

Although the cheat ability is incredibly powerful, the feedback process is still a bit slow.

Now, it has finally come to a perfect end.

It was really too difficult.

You should know that if others want to cultivate the Sunflower Manual, they must castrate themselves, thus becoming childless and turning into a being that is neither male nor female.

But I am the only exception!

It's truly exciting.

wow~

A surge of pure heat suddenly arose in the spine, flowing along the veins to the limbs and bones, relieving the fatigue of the whole body.

"After completing the first level of the Sunflower Manual, the heat flow in my spine is noticeably stronger than before, by about 50-60%. With the support of this heat flow, the power I unleash is also 50-60% higher than before. I can kill a martial arts practitioner with a single punch now."

The surging power within him gave Xie An an unprecedented sense of confidence.

But Xie An still sensed something was wrong: the heat flow after the first completion of the Sunflower Manual was actually quite strong, but he could only use very, very little of it.

It was as if my body hadn't reached a certain standard, and I hadn't been able to unlock this power.

If it were fully unlocked, it would be terrifying.

"Could it be that my martial arts level is not high enough?"

After a while, the heat from the spine gradually subsided.

He opened the control panel.

[Martial Arts Treasury System]

[Author: Xie An]

[Treasure Vault Level: Lv0]

Current martial arts level: None

[Current Martial Art: Sunflower Manual, Level 1, 100/100]

【Strength: 1.5】

【Spirit: 0.89】

【Speed: 0.5】

[Attribute Points: +0.1]

[The Sunflower Manual includes 3 characters (Chen Lutang, Zhang Long, Liu Wei)]

[Zhang Long's Sunflower Manual, Level 1: 25/100]

[Liu Wei's Sunflower Manual, Level 1: 12/100]

Chen Lutang's Sunflower Manual, Level 1: 90/100

"Chen Lutang's progress has increased by a full 20 points. Once a master gets serious, the increase is truly astonishing!"

In addition, Zhang Long's progress increased by 5 points. Liu Wei's progress increased by 4 points. The combined progress points of the three have well exceeded 100.

"My Sunflower Manual has reached its first level of perfection, and it can only display 100/100 at most. Progress points beyond this limit are useless to me, what a pity."

Although he had mastered the first level of the Sunflower Manual far ahead of the others, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful that the progress of the other three would not benefit him.

"Huh? I got an extra 0.1 attribute point."

"Logically, I only gained two progress points, so it shouldn't have given me so many attribute points back..."

"What's going on?"

Xie An stared at the panel again and again, and through repeated comparisons and speculations, he finally came to a conclusion: Although his Sunflower Manual had reached the first level, the three of them could still gain attribute points while improving their progress?

That makes sense...

"If that's the case, I haven't finished taking all the benefits yet. The three of them still have a lot of room to reach the maximum progress. I can still get quite a few attribute points."

The boost that attribute points provide to oneself should not be underestimated; in fact, it is even more important than the progress of the Sunflower Manual.

"However, this is just my speculation, and whether it is true or not still needs further verification."

Having made up his mind, Xie An began to consider adding points.

He clearly felt that practicing Bajiquan was very strenuous, which he figured was due to a lack of talent. As for strength, he believed he didn't need it for the time being.

All of it is focused on the spirit.

As soon as the thought was uttered, the attribute points immediately dropped to zero, while the value in the spirit column soared to 0.99. A sharp pain shot through the brain, and the mind became much clearer.

After everything calmed down, Xie An breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Although I haven't reached the Skin Refinement stage yet, this hammer strike should be more than enough to kill a martial artist who's just started Skin Refinement. Once I break through the Skin Refinement barrier, the effect will be..."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Xie An disregarded his need for rest and immediately began practicing his "Chengchui" technique in his room.

With waist and stance in perfect harmony, he shot out like an arrow piercing a target, his body leaping out like a fierce tiger.

The arrow shot out swiftly from the bow!

The ground shook violently.

"The first level of the perfected Sunflower Manual has a significant effect on enhancing internal strength!"

After trying it five or six times, Xie An finally felt a surge of pleasure and sat down in a chair, panting heavily.

"Now that I've mastered the first level of the Sunflower Manual, I should be able to spread the second level's techniques, right?"

Xie An opened the control panel and focused intently on the grid of the martial arts treasure trove.

Inside, lying all alone, was a copy of the Sunflower Manual.

The thought arose, and the first page was turned.

The first level of Qi cultivation method is recorded on it.

With a thought in mind and full of anticipation, I turned to the second page.

I thought I would see the second level of the cultivation technique, but instead I found three big words: Unlocked.

Ok?

Didn't I already complete the first level?

Why is it still not unlocked?

Xie An rubbed his temples and fell into deep thought.

"Although the Sunflower Manual doesn't improve martial arts level, its Qi cultivation method provides internal strength and can also change my physical constitution. That's how I joined the martial arts school. If I can master the second level as soon as possible, I think the benefits will be greater than the first level."

"Where did the problem lie?"

After pondering for a while, Xie An's gaze fell on the progress of Chen Lutang, Zhang Long, and Liu Wei.

Snapped.

Xie An slapped his thigh.

"I was wrong. This martial arts treasure trove contains all the martial arts techniques I've heard of in my past life. I copied them down for others to practice. So it's useless for me to master them myself. Only when others master them can they be effective."

"In other words, I can only unlock the second level if one of the three of them, Chen Lutang and Chen Lutang, masters the first level."

"That's alright. At Chen Lutang's pace, even if the final part of the training is very difficult, he should be able to master it within half a month. I'll just wait a while longer. I'll focus on training my skin first. Only when I reach a certain level of martial arts skill can I truly unleash the power of the Sunflower Manual."

……

The next morning.

Just as dawn broke, Xie An was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Yu's voice came from outside the door, "Brother, Brother Zhao Hu is here to see you."

"They're here."

Xie An hurriedly dressed and opened the door, only to see Zhao Hu dressed in a coarse linen outfit, carrying a bundle on his back, looking extremely anxious.

"Tiger, what's wrong?"

Zhao Hu looked around, then took out a cloth bag from his pocket and stuffed it into Xie An's arms. "I'm going on a long trip with the Zhenwei Escort Agency to transport goods to the prefectural city. If I don't come back, please take the money in this bag and buy a small house in Baiyun County, and bring my parents there as well."

Xie An was taken aback. "You've been doing escort missions around Huanglei City before, and the longest trip you've ever taken is only two or three days. This place is two thousand miles from the prefectural city, and you're likely to encounter river bandits and southern barbarians along the way. It's really too dangerous. Brother Tiger, you need to think this through."

Zhenwei Escort Agency is the largest escort agency in Wuqiao Town. Its escort teams naturally include escort leaders, guards, and thugs. While escorting goods around Huanglei City is generally safe, venturing to the prefectural city two thousand miles away is far too dangerous.

Zhao Hu's gaze was resolute. "I've worked as a laborer for half my life, diligently for seven or eight years, but I haven't saved much money. Now my parents are old, and my father has rheumatism, making it difficult for him to even get out of bed. This time, the escort agency has given me a chance to turn my life around. As long as I complete this escort mission, I can get forty taels of silver as payment, plus a twenty-tael deposit, all in the cloth bag. I haven't told my parents about this, for fear of worrying them. So I have to ask you for help."

Xie An wanted to say something more, but Zhao Hu patted Xie An's shoulder heavily, "If I don't return within a month, just pretend I'm not coming back. There's also a secret manual I looted from the escort agency in the bag, which I'm giving you too."

"Also, Mingxi, you must practice martial arts diligently. Mastering martial arts is the only chance for us poor kids to change our fate. We can't afford to risk our lives for money like I have. The caravan is about to depart, I have to go."

After saying that, he patted Xie Yu's head and said, "Xiao Yu is a good girl, and she will definitely marry a good husband in the future."

"Mingxi, let's go."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Zhao Hu hurriedly departed, his figure disappearing into the dawn, leaving behind a long, narrow silhouette.

Xie Yu rushed out and shouted, "Brother Zhao Hu, you must come back safe and sound!"

Zhao Hu walked to the alley entrance, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Xie An's dilapidated wooden door for a long time.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just waved his hand forcefully, turned around and strode into the morning mist.

Xie An clearly saw that this man, who usually shed blood but not tears, was trembling slightly from behind.

Zhao Hu was considered one of the better-off among his close friends; he was honest and hardworking. But when his parents fell ill, the pressure of life ultimately forced him to risk his life for money.

"Brother. Will Brother Zhao Hu not come back?" Xie Yu's eyes were filled with worry.

Xie An comforted him, saying, "Brother Tiger is a lucky man, he'll be alright."

We need to speed things up with the skin training.

Xie An did not want to follow in Zhao Hu's footsteps.

In such chaotic times, without a stable means of making a living, even the slightest fluctuation in life can drive a person to the brink of despair.

While Xie Yu was in the kitchen making breakfast, Xie An took the cloth bag back to his room, intending to hide it under the wardrobe. Suddenly, he remembered Zhao Hu saying there was a secret manual inside.

Xie An opened the cloth bag and pulled out an old book with three large characters written on the cover:

Throat-sealing stab!

"This is a technique book suitable for daggers, which is exactly what I've been practicing with recently. What a coincidence."

Xie An, with a hint of anticipation, turned the pages of the book...