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

Xie An exited the Dragon Breath state while swimming upstream.

Fortunately, the exertion was not too great, and the fatigue after quitting was not very noticeable.

Whoosh!

When Xie An reached the shore, he poked his head out of the water and happened to see Li Shengnan, who was keeping watch on the shore.

"Uncle-Master, you stayed underwater for way too long this time. I never knew you were such a good swimmer! It's cold outside and the water is freezing, come up quickly!" Li Shengnan exclaimed in surprise.

Xie An went ashore, threw the two tiger-headed catfish on the ground, and casually untied the other two ox-horn catfish that were tied to his belt.

"Treasure fish, four of them!" Li Shengnan's eyes widened, and her breathing became rapid. She had been working at the river management office for almost two years, but she had never seen so many treasure fish before.

Xie An took out a catfish and handed it to Li Shengnan, saying, "This catfish is for you."

Li Shengnan's face flushed red, quite embarrassed: "I was just keeping watch, I didn't do anything. It was my martial uncle who took down that water monkey. How can this be allowed?"

Xie An forced the item into Li Shengnan's hand, saying, "Why are we being so polite? Take it. Also, I need you to make a trip there tonight."

Li Shengnan then took the catfish with horns, "Uncle-Master, please speak."

Xie An said, "There's a treasure fish nest down there, and inside lives a very ferocious treasure fish that I can't handle. Go back to the martial arts school immediately and tell Wei Xiang about this. We must have our senior brother come in person. Be quick! Otherwise, that big guy will get away."

Treasure Fish Nest!

Even my martial uncle couldn't handle this treasure fish?

Terrifying!

Li Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief, "My martial aunt is truly blessed with great fortune. I'll go now."

After saying that, Li Shengnan picked up the treasure fish and ran away.

It was already late at night, the moon was setting in the west, and the surroundings were eerily silent, with only the sounds of birdsong and waves.

Xie An walked to the crooked tree, lit a small fire, and dried his clothes. After killing the water monkey and catching the treasure fish, Xie An was exhausted and starving.

So I simply cut open a tiger catfish and grilled it over a fire.

Before long, the catfish was cooked through, turning a golden brown and releasing a rich, savory aroma of roasted meat.

"When I first entered the Mingjin stage, I still needed to take the tiger catfish in three separate doses. Now that I've reached the minor mastery stage of Mingjin, eating a whole catfish shouldn't be a problem."

Click.

Pick up the catfish, peel off the charcoal ash, and immediately start to enjoy it.

As the fish meat slid down my throat, an unprecedented sweet and fresh taste spread throughout my mouth, incredibly delicious and irresistible.

"It's so delicious!"

After eating the treasure fish, Xie An felt a surge of heat throughout his body, a powerful and intense heat erupting within him and washing over his limbs and bones.

Xie An immediately sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the mental techniques of the Vajra Body, concentrating the scattered heat from the precious fish throughout his body into his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh, refining his physical strength layer by layer.

Vajra Strength is an internal martial arts technique that emphasizes sinking Qi to the Dantian and circulating it through the meridians. It especially requires a calm mind and the ability to observe internally and move externally.

The tiger catfish is a treasure fish that has been around for many years. The essence of the water it contains can be used to hone and cultivate internal strength, making it a rare and highly nourishing food for cultivating internal energy.

As the Vajra Strength and Bright Body Mind Technique continued to circulate, Xie An saw that his martial arts level was improving at a visible speed, as displayed on the panel.

[Martial Arts Realm: Ming Jin (Minor Success: 3/100)]

[Martial Arts Realm: Ming Jin (Minor Success: 4/100)]

……

It took a full quarter of an hour for the surging heat in my body to gradually subside.

With nimble hands and feet, strong muscles and bones, and surging internal energy, one feels as if they have traveled a great distance.

[Martial Arts Realm: Ming Jin (Minor Success: 15/100)]

"A single tiger-headed catfish actually increased my martial arts level by a full 13 points. That's just too outrageous."

It's important to understand that, compared to martial arts skills, the difficulty of improving one's martial arts realm is several orders of magnitude higher.

For ordinary people to improve their martial arts skills, they need to endure a lot of hardship and time, waiting for their bodies to be constantly refined and integrated with their internal energy, and only after many years will they see significant improvement.

Especially after entering the internal strength level, the difficulty of improvement is even greater.

Thirteen progress marks for a single tiger catfish? That's outrageous.

"This tiger-headed catfish is clearly of much better quality than the one Zhou Fu gave me; it's at least twenty years old. No wonder Wei Dian's martial arts have improved so quickly..."

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Xie An felt that some of the medicinal effects of the precious fish were still lingering in his muscles and bones and had not been digested, so he gave up the idea of ​​eating another tiger catfish. He strung the two precious fish together and wrapped them in the white cloth of his trousers.

The treasure fish has an extremely strong vitality; it can survive for a day or two even when it is out of water.

"Wei Dian might have gone to call for reinforcements too. Hopefully, my senior brother and sister-in-law will arrive soon. Hmm... there's movement."

With his exceptional senses, Xie An noticed footsteps in the distance. He immediately extinguished the fire, grabbed his clothes and the precious fish, and hid in the nearby swamp and thorns.

Before long, a dark figure was seen running over hurriedly.

The dark figure was a portly man dressed in a luxurious brocade robe, with a small abacus hanging from his waist.

It was Chen, the abacus maker.

"Huh? Why is only Abacus Chen here?"

The fact that Chen Neng could come here must mean that Wei Dian went to deliver the message.

What about Wei Dianren?

Xie An quickly figured out the reason: Wei Dian probably thought that he had gone to call for reinforcements, so he didn't dare to show himself openly and planned to let him and Suanpan Chen fight to the death so that he could fish in troubled waters.

He's a cunning and ruthless character. This scoundrel is very calculating; we absolutely cannot let him live!

Now that Xie An is Chen Lutang's junior brother, and with the backing of Yongsheng Martial Arts School, he's not afraid of the Dragon King Gang. This Treasure Fish Nest is a powerful tonic that can help him reach the peak of internal strength; he absolutely must get his hands on it.

Before Xie An could think further, Chen rushed to the crooked tree and saw the extinguished fire and some fish bones.

Suanpan Chen squatted down and quickly examined the bones, his eyes shining: "They really are the bones of a treasure fish. It seems that Xie An caught the treasure fish underwater and ate it on the spot. Wei Dian didn't lie to me."

"That scoundrel Xie An is truly despicable. These precious fish should rightfully belong to me, Master Chen. Yet this scoundrel managed to gain some advantage. Fortunately, there's a water cave down there, and precious fish occasionally emerge from it."

Chen was extremely anxious and immediately took off his coat and jumped into the water.

Seeing that the abacus had fallen into the water, Xie An couldn't care less about Wei Dian for the moment and had no choice but to continue digging.

"No matter what, Chen the Abacus Must Die Tonight!"

Xie An gripped the dagger in his hand and slowly made his way to the riverbank under the crooked tree, quietly waiting for Chen the Abacus to return.

"I wonder what Chen Xiu's skill level is. If he's just a Ming Jin martial artist, that's fine, but if he's a An Jin master, then we're in trouble..."

Xie An suddenly had an idea. He took off his clothes, smeared mud on his face, hid the dagger, and lay in wait in the grass by the river.

About fifteen minutes later, a huge commotion suddenly broke out on the water. It was Suanpan Chen who surfaced and rushed toward the shore like a madman.

pat pat pat.

Suanpan Chen was frantically pounding the water, his body covered in blood, one arm missing, screaming in terror, "Ahhh!"

Ok?

Did Chen suffer serious injuries?

He also lost a hand.

Those big green eyes... were so fierce!

Xie An lay motionless in the grass on the bank, waiting for Chen Suanpan to quickly approach.

It's getting closer...

Just as Suanpan Chen reached the shore and was about to go ashore, Xie An's eyes suddenly turned cold. He abruptly sprang out of the bushes, grabbed Suanpan Chen's wrist with his left hand, and thrust out his other hand, which was holding a dagger, with a chilling glint, aiming for Suanpan Chen's neck.

The internal energy of the Ming Jin Xiao Cheng master was unleashed in its entirety, without any reservation!

Go to hell!