In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Lu Yuan's punch landed squarely on the wooden stake.

"Click..."

The wooden stake, as thick as an arm, shattered completely.

"Is this the power of a Ming Jin martial artist?"

Lu Yuan glanced at the wooden stake that had been shattered beyond recognition, then looked at his own fist, which was completely unharmed, and couldn't help but feel excited.

The force of that punch just now probably exceeded 500 jin (250 kg).

If it were to fall directly on a person, its destructive power would be unimaginable.

He could probably easily handle even three or five ordinary martial artists who hadn't yet reached the Ming Jin level.

If he were to master another offensive martial art, the destructive power he could unleash would undoubtedly become even more terrifying.

Of course, cultivation is always the fundamental factor.

He must not slack off. He must not only perfect the Five Animal Fist, but also continue to cultivate and refine his Qi and blood until he undergoes the second and third Qi and blood tempering, so as to become a martial artist with hidden strength or even transformation strength.

As for those above the Transformation Realm, Chen Pi knew very little and couldn't tell Lu Yuan much.

However, given his cultivation speed, he should be able to reach that level soon.

"A Ming Jin martial artist seems to be qualified to participate in the martial arts examination!"

After lying down, Lu Yuan pondered to himself.

As long as one passes the martial arts examination, one will have official rank and enjoy many privileges, such as exemption from taxes and corvée labor. Moreover, there seems to be an opportunity to go to the martial arts academy in the county town and come into contact with higher levels of martial arts.

However, Ming Jin is only the most basic requirement for participating in martial arts exams, and it does not mean that a Ming Jin martial artist will definitely pass the exam.

To ensure a smooth path to high school martial arts, one would probably need to become a master of internal strength or even external strength.

Therefore, Lu Yuan was not in a hurry. With his growth rate, he might be able to become a martial artist with hidden strength or even transformation strength before the martial arts training began.

His immediate priority is to find a good way to make big money.

Without sufficient financial support, his progress will undoubtedly be significantly hampered.

The free meat provided by Dean Song is far from enough.

He has now mastered the Five Animal Fist. Although he can generate more qi and blood after each practice, the consumption will inevitably be greater. Even if he spends money to add two more meals of meat, he probably won't be able to maintain it even if he practices twice a day.

In short, regardless of how things are handled, the exorbitantly priced Rejuvenation Pills aside, the ordinary medicinal soup costing a few taels of silver per serving needs to be arranged as soon as possible.

Although becoming a Ming Jin martial artist made Lu Yuan somewhat excited, the exhaustion of his body and mind quickly led him to drift off to sleep with high hopes.

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When Lu Yuan opened his eyes again, it was already the morning of the next day.

Yesterday, whether he mastered the Five Animal Fist or tempered his blood and qi, he consumed a lot of energy and will need more sleep to recover.

Even after he went outside and put on his newly bought coat, he could still feel the biting cold seeping into his body.

However, as his blood and qi circulated within his body, the chill was quickly dispelled.

When they arrived at Song Academy, everyone was already diligently practicing their skills.

Lu Yuan didn't delay. After getting into position, he began to cultivate.

After mastering the Five Animal Fist, his understanding and comprehension of this skill naturally deepened considerably.

Both their movements and breathing were noticeably smoother and more rhythmic than others.

Of course, most importantly, after each cultivation session, he would cultivate a much larger amount of qi and blood than others.

[Mastery of Five Animal Fist (135/10000)]

After each training session, the proficiency level increased dramatically once again.

However, Lu Yuan directly entered the Sage stage and didn't even want to move anymore.

Even if you eat a large meal of meat at noon and in the evening, it will probably be difficult to fully recover.

It seems that without the aid of medicinal soup, he can only maintain a training pace of once a day at most.

Even so, given the current rate of increase in proficiency, it would probably only take him ten to twenty days to cultivate the Five Animal Fist to its peak. It's not impossible that he could undergo a second blood and qi tempering during that time.

If there were enough medicinal soups to help him maintain two or even three training sessions a day, then the time required could be significantly reduced.

Of course, although it seems slower now compared to his previous cultivation progress, it is still faster than before compared to the process of cultivating the Five Animal Fist from the Great Completion to the Perfection.

"While rapid cultivation is a good thing, to maintain that progress, we still need to make money as quickly as possible!"

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

Although he could no longer cultivate, he was still in no hurry to leave.

After all, it's free meat, so why not take advantage of it?

Even if you can only recover part of your health after eating it, it's still very good.

Looking at the crowd still sweating profusely, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If he hadn't awakened his destiny and mastered it through practice, even if he had been fortunate enough to enter the Song Academy, he would probably have been just like everyone else, practicing diligently day and night, but his progress would still have been extremely slow.

In less than ten days, let alone successfully tempering one's blood and qi to become a Ming Jin martial artist, even mastering the Five Animal Fist technique would be impossible.

It's even clear that, including those newcomers, all thirty-odd martial arts students in the outer courtyard are working incredibly hard. However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, most of them may never succeed in tempering their blood and qi and becoming true external force martial artists in their lifetime.

Even for Wu Yu, Chen Pi, Gu Ming, and others who had already mastered the Five Animal Fist a few days ago, it would be difficult to successfully temper their Qi and blood and become external force martial artists without several months of accumulation.

Fortunately, he is different.

It's not only easier, but also faster, and this advantage will only grow.

After finishing his lunch of meat, Lu Yuan left without lingering.

Although he had another hearty meal of meat that night, he still needed to rest for most of the day until the next morning when he was finally fully recovered and able to cultivate again.

For three days in a row, Lu Yuan could only maintain a pace of one training session per day.

The following morning.

Lu Yuan finally saw Fang Chang walking out of the inner courtyard with Hong Lei again. Although it had only been ten days since they last met, he felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

The two exchanged a glance, smiled and nodded, and then had no further interaction.

"I believe you have all practiced diligently over the past ten days. Today is the day to see the results of your training!"

At this moment, Hong Lei smiled at everyone and said.

Upon hearing his words, many people couldn't help but give Lu Yuan a look that was neither a smile nor a frown.

Over the past ten days, he has not only become increasingly lazy, but he has also eaten the free meat and left.

This made them all feel that giving free meat to such lazy people was a terrible waste.

"Although in the path of martial arts, diligence cannot make up for lack of talent, and requires not only innate ability but also financial resources, hard work will eventually pay off. I hope that regardless of whether you make it into the top three today, you will train even harder in the future to strive for a better future for yourselves!"

Hong Lei's words greatly encouraged everyone.

"As expected of my brother Hong, not only is he blessed with good looks, but he also has a pleasant voice!"

"Always support Brother Hong!"

Wu Yu, Chen Pi, and others all spoke up.

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