Martial arts immortality begins with upgrading buildings.

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The fully evolved hen crowed loudly.

All the hens and chicks in the spirit beast enclosure immediately lay down on the ground, shrinking their heads and trembling.

Chen Qing's gaze fell on the old hen that had changed appearance.

A line of information suddenly appeared before my eyes.

[Golden Feather Demon: Tier 1 Monster]

[Abilities: Claws like iron hooks, beak like a steel knife, possesses the flight ability of ordinary birds]

"The Spirit Beast Circle has this function? It can automatically identify the type and ability of the spirit beast?"

Chen Qing's eyes lit up; he found this little feature very useful.

If I encounter other monsters in the future, I won't be completely lost and clueless.

He looked at Jin Ling Sha with immense excitement, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"The old hen has evolved into a monster? Doesn't that mean its meat has become a treasure?"

Seemingly sensing Chen Qing's malice, the golden-feathered creature gurgled twice, its rear end rapidly expanding to reveal half of its golden testicle.

Soon, a complete golden egg fell onto the grass.

With a thought, Chen Qing found the warm golden egg in his hand.

"I wonder what the effects will be after eating the treasure egg laid by the demon."

He muttered to himself and immediately started boiling water to cook the eggs.

After cooking and peeling it open, you'll find that the egg white is crystal clear, and you can clearly see the golden yolk inside.

Chen Qing couldn't wait to take a bite. The texture was soft, bouncy, and smooth, and her mouth was full of fresh flavor.

To verify the effect, he didn't have time to savor it and swallowed it quickly like a date being swallowed whole.

I felt a warm current rising from my lower abdomen, like a snake traveling along my meridians throughout my body.

The effect was exactly the same as drinking a blood-strengthening soup.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Qing immediately began practicing the Wuji stance.

After dozens of cycles, a line of small text popped up in front of his eyes.

[Wuji Stance +1]

At the same time, a completely new flow of energy and blood appeared in the body.

"Excellent! This precious egg has the same effect as a blood-strengthening tonic!"

Chen Qing was beaming with excitement.

If Jin Ling Sha can guarantee laying one egg every day, then he can accumulate two strands of qi and blood every day.

In addition to the two bowls of blood-strengthening soup awarded as a reward for the weekly standing meditation competition, which bring two strands of qi and blood, as well as the qi and blood increased through daily practice.

On average, he can increase his qi and blood by at least three strands every day!

[Level: None (22/100)]

"At the current pace, in another twenty days or so, my Qi and blood will be fully replenished to one hundred strands!"

Chen Qing looked at his current progress and muttered to himself.

......

Micangdu Wharf.

Liu Laizi rushed to Qin Gen's house, and the man guarding the gate quickly opened it.

Upon entering the courtyard, one could see eight burly men sitting on guard duty, two of whom were dozing off in their chairs.

"Cheer up, everyone!"

Liu Laizi sneered.

The two burly men, who had been dozing off, were startled awake and quickly sat up.

Liu Laizi walked to the front of the hall and pushed the door open to enter.

The room was filled with smoke. Qin Gen sat upright in a chair, smoking opium, while a young woman behind him massaged his back.

"Master Qin, I'm back."

Liu Laizi bowed respectfully.

"Have they found him?"

Qin Gen asked without looking up.

"I asked one of the brothers in the gang to introduce me to a few martial arts masters. They all quoted very high prices, the lowest being five hundred silver dollars."

Liu Laizi answered cautiously.

"You're charging me this much money just to kill a peasant?"

Qin Gen sat up straight in anger, glaring at Liu Laizi with a gloomy expression.

They are both martial arts masters specializing in external strength.

He hired Chen Kui to kill someone, which only cost him two hundred silver dollars.

But hiring these people costs twice as much. Do they really think he's a sucker?

The thought of that brat from the Shangquan Gang made him furious.

He hadn't taken Chen Qing seriously at first.

The next day, his subordinates came to hand over their cut and told him that they had seen Chen Qing near his house, which gave him a fright.

Does that kid intend to attack him?

Although he is usually arrogant, he is more alert than anyone else when he senses danger.

Just in case, he immediately paid to hire several skilled men to protect him.

I stay at home every day, never venturing out of the house.

Originally, he wanted to wait for Chen Kui to return from hunting demons and then kill Chen Qing, but he was so bored at home that he asked Liu Laizi to go and ask other martial arts masters for prices.

"This is indeed a bit expensive."

Liu Laizi quickly chimed in, then tentatively asked, "How about we wait for Chen Kui to return?"

"How long until Chen Kui returns?"

Qin Gen frowned and asked.

"He should be back in about two weeks."

Liu Laizi quickly replied.

"It's going to take that long?"

Qin Gen said somewhat impatiently.

He wanted to get rid of Chen Qing as soon as possible, but he couldn't bear to spend an extra three hundred silver dollars, so he finally snorted coldly.

"Fine, I'll just bear with it a little longer. At worst, I'll let that little brat live for another half a month."

......

The next day, Chen Qing arrived at the dock early, waiting to take on some work so he could gain some experience as a porter.

As his physical strength increased day by day, the goods he carried on his shoulders became heavier and heavier.

With ample nutrition, the porters' experience increased several times faster than before.

In just half a month, he accumulated 98 experience points.

However, as his qi and blood continued to increase, his strength became greater and greater.

The job of carrying rice sacks was too easy for him, which caused his experience as a porter to stagnate.

"If you want to improve your experience as a porter quickly, you need to find a heavier job."

Chen Qing pondered to himself.

"Ah Qing, your strength is getting better every day. You can carry 800 pounds of rice on your shoulder like it's nothing."

After delivering the goods to Changji Rice Shop, Zhou Tao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing carried eight bags of rice at a time as easily as carrying eight bales of cotton, moving with incredible speed.

They went on several trips in a row without taking a break.

Moreover, after fulfilling his own share, he also helped Shangquan and other laborers with their work for free.

In just one hour, he helped everyone finish their work.

"That's why martial arts masters are so amazing. Ah Qing has only been learning for half a month, and she's already almost turned into a monster."

Another coolie from the Shangquan gang joked with a smile.

The other fellow villagers chimed in with their own praise for Chen Qing.

"By the way, have you heard? Recently, a newly risen Tongfu Gang seized the Xidu Wharf, which was controlled by the Yihe Gang. It's said that they only take 30% of the profits, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"I heard from the Liugou gang that it seems to be true. Several casual laborers who used to work there have gone to Xidu."

"If only they could rob the rice chute too. Those damned Yihe Gang, they take 60% of the cut, they practically want to chew us up to pieces."

"Keep your voice down, or if the Yihe Gang hears you, they'll drown you!"

The group of laborers immediately fell silent, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there were no outsiders.

Chen Qing was quite surprised to hear this. He never expected that in this cannibalistic era, there would still be such a conscientious gang.

Seeing that it was almost time, he stopped talking and bid farewell to everyone to prepare to go to the boxing club for training.

After walking a few steps, they saw two rickshaws carrying two girls running quickly toward them.