Martial Arts: Starting with Bajiquan, I will prove my divine power through the ultimate path!

For several days in a row.

Shi Wen resumed his quiet training life.

During the day, he diligently practiced the "Bajiquan Basic Skills" at the boxing academy and regularly swallowed precious blood. At night, he practiced the "Iron Whip Kick," "Iron Claw Skill," and "Taibao Horizontal Training Skill."

They only get a few hours of rest a day.

They truly studied diligently and practiced assiduously without any slackening!

During this time, the beast meat was all eaten.

He searched the city and eventually found a pharmacy to partner with.

This pharmacy has meat from a strange beast called Gray Meat, which has similar effects to Stone Meat.

When he buys a large quantity at once, this pharmacy can give him 6 guan per jin, and if he buys 10 jin, he gets half a jin free, plus a dose of Qiangxue San (a traditional Chinese medicine).

He spent 20 taels.

I bought 100 jin of gray meat in one go as a tonic.

This was used in place of the Red Dragon meat.

Although gray meat is not as nutritious or as filling as red meat, it is more filling.

I eat two or three pounds of gray meat at each meal, and after my daily exercise, I stuff some gray meat into my food for nourishment. With the help of some medicinal powders, I can barely maintain my daily bodily functions.

After that day, Zhang Sheng...

He then went into seclusion to cultivate at the headquarters of Wo Luen Shing.

Last night, while he was refining the "Taibao Horizontal Training Technique" in Ghost Alley,

Some members said that Zhang Sheng successfully broke through the blood clotting period yesterday and is now consolidating his foundation. They even asked someone to tell him that he can set off after consolidating his foundation for a few more days.

In this regard.

Shi Wen wasn't in a hurry; he simply accelerated the process of improving his proficiency.

Boxing academy.

In mid-to-late April, the sun begins to shine.

After lunch.

Shi Wen chewed on the gray jerky, walked to the familiar corner, stood in the round stance, and skillfully circulated his inner energy.

He discovered that the internal energy in "Taibao Henglian Gong" could also be applied to other martial arts.

As long as the burst moves are combined properly.

It can also unleash internal energy!

Although the effect of internal energy is only to improve the resistance of the body parts to blows, its advantage lies in its fast recovery and low wear and tear. This is also a small attempt for Shi Wen in his exploration of martial arts.

Suddenly, a message spread rapidly throughout the boxing academy.

The disciples of the entire outer courtyard were discussing this matter wildly.

It turned out that he was Qin Heng, a disciple who had joined the boxing academy less than half a month ago, and had been nourished by elixirs during this time.

Not only did he successfully temper his blood and qi, but he even officially became a blood tempering stage martial artist!

This news was like a boulder startling a ripple.

The boxing academy was alerted.

All the disciples were discussing this matter in shock, their words filled with envy.

It's important to understand that tempering one's blood and qi is completely different from officially becoming a blood tempering stage martial artist!

The rules of the martial arts academy are that if a disciple cannot refine a wisp of Qi and blood through the practice of "Bajiquan Basic Skills" within two months, or reach the stage of nourishing Qi and blood, he or she will be eliminated.

Although it's said that as long as you pay, you can stay.

However, apart from a few wealthy individuals who can persevere, the vast majority of people simply cannot afford the cost of learning martial arts.

If you study for two months at most and don't learn anything, you'll have no choice but to grit your teeth and leave.

Persistence is meaningless.

Martial arts don't lie; if you can do it, you can do it; if you can't, you can't!

Qin Huan's family was also poor.

In just half a month since joining the boxing academy, he has not only refined his qi and blood.

It also solidified his realm.

He has officially become a Blood Tempering stage martial artist!

From now on, he would be worlds apart from the outer disciples, becoming a figure they could only dream of but could never reach. Who wouldn't envy him?!

That's a martial artist at the Blood Tempering stage!

Throughout the noon, many outer court disciples couldn't sleep, stimulated by the extraordinary Qin Huan. They found shady spots to practice stances, boxing, and hitting sandbags, with groups of people sweating profusely as they practiced.

Even Shi Wen couldn't help but take another look at this rare and precious scene!

Under the shade of a tree.

Shi Wen is laying the foundation.

His movements were gentle and slow, and his movements did not appear to be rapid. If someone who did not know him saw it, they would think he was practicing a health-preserving exercise.

Every movement he makes is full of beauty, making it a pleasure to watch.

This also caught the attention of the other students from the foreign language department.

"Senior Brother Shi, the kung fu you practice seems a bit different from ours."

Huang Dequan asked with a smile.

There were a few followers around, laughing and joking.

This guy isn't very good at practicing martial arts, but he's a master at flattery and currying favor.

He was only a day or two late to join the outer disciples of the boxing academy.

These days, he's been following closely behind Zhou Heling, an inner disciple, and I've heard he's already integrated into that small circle.

He also enjoys considerable fame and status within the School of Foreign Languages.

Regardless of Huang Dequan's skill level.

At the very least.

They've infiltrated that circle.

Even those on the fringes of the circle are not people that ordinary outer court disciples can afford to provoke.

Shi Wen glanced at Huang Dequan and said calmly, "I am physically weak and my punches are too light, so I just figured out how to practice on my own."

"Hahaha, so that's how it is. I thought Senior Brother Shi had been tricked by someone in the city and had to learn some kind of 'turtle fist' from others. Our Bajiquan moves are fierce and brutal, like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, not like an old man throwing a light punch."

Huang Dequan made a sarcastic remark, and the disciples around him burst into laughter.

Shi Wen ignored him and continued practicing his boxing.

Unexpectedly, Huang Dequan asked with a smile, "Junior Brother Shi, you've been a member of the martial arts academy for a while now. I wonder if you can sense the flow of qi and blood?"

"It'll be soon."

Shi Wen calmly practiced the basic skills, while trying to integrate his internal energy with the basic skills of Bajiquan.

This made his movements somewhat disjointed, and he was also drenched in sweat from exhaustion.

His words were met with ridicule from Huang Dequan, who said, "Senior Brother Shi, there's really no one in our martial arts academy who has practiced Bajiquan to such a flimsy and light state, yet still sweats profusely. How weak is your body? You say you're about to temper your Qi and blood?"

"Tsk tsk, someone who's incompetent yet talks big, isn't he afraid of hurting his back?"

These days he hangs out with his senior sister Zhou Heling, a disciple of the inner court.

Seeing that Senior Sister Zhou didn't like this person, he would occasionally tease Shi Wen.

Unfortunately.

This young man is like a turtle, completely ignoring people.

Shi Wen was indeed too lazy to pay attention to such insignificant people and was simply immersed in his martial arts training.

Huang Dequan noticed that Shi Wen was ignoring him.

He'd only be asking for trouble.

So I couldn't be bothered to say anything more.

After practicing stance training for a while, I got tired and sat down on a wooden stump under the shade of a tree to wipe my sweat. A few people sat there chatting.

As we chatted, the conversation suddenly turned to the topic of the boatmen's guild.

It turns out that recently, some ruthless people who had never been seen before suddenly appeared in Heiyun County.

This group of people spoke with accents from other places.

It seems they also had martial arts experts backing them up. They deliberately provoked trouble at the Xingshui Gang's dock, and a fight broke out. The Xingshui Gang was at a disadvantage against this group, and many people were injured.

Several of them were disciples of the boxing academy!

"Damn it, I don't know how these outsiders dare to be so arrogant, actually daring to cause trouble in Heiyun County!"

Huang Dequan held a rolled cigarette and smoked under the shade of a tree.

He grumbled and cursed, "How dare you injure one of our fellow students from the boxing academy? Don't you know that our Master Li is a renowned martial arts expert in the area?!"

"I heard that Senior Brother Li Tiezhu seems to be injured?"

One of the outer disciples asked a question out of curiosity.

Huang Dequan flicked his cigarette ash and nodded, "Yes, I heard about it when I was chatting with Senior Sister Zhou and the others. There was trouble at the dock that day. Those people injured the brothers who were stationed at the boxing academy. Senior Brother Li was furious and went to demand an explanation, but he got injured as a result."

"According to Senior Sister Zhou, Senior Brother Li has also damaged his foundation, and it will be difficult for him to recover in a few months."

"I don't know if I'll ever fully recover, let alone continue practicing martial arts."

Upon hearing this, the disciples were all deeply moved.

It should be noted that Li Tiezhu is one of the few outer disciples who is about to temper his Qi and blood. He is a generous person and has quite a reputation.

Even Zhou Heling, an inner court disciple, thought highly of him and introduced him to some gangs.

He received funding.

Who would have thought that someone with such a promising future would end up like this?

"Damn it, these country bumpkins who couldn't make it in other places suddenly appeared out of nowhere, causing trouble everywhere. If I had been there that day, I would definitely have stood up for Senior Brother Li!"

Huang Dequan was furious.

His family runs a restaurant, but they've been harassed by those out-of-towners a few times.

This caused business to suffer a bit.

I overheard my family discussing this when I went home for dinner these past two days, which made me very disgusted with these people from other places.

"The truth behind the recent chaos in Heiyun County is far more complex than it appears on the surface."

Huang Xuanhe sneered, "You probably don't know, but the neighboring Tiannan Prefecture is in chaos. A rebel king has risen up, and there are some lunatics shouting about reform and modernization everywhere, trying to incite rebellion, overthrowing the old dynasty, and advocating democracy and all that nonsense!"

"Those people are really ruthless; they'll ask you to cut your hair and shave right off the bat."

"Our bodies, hair, and skin are gifts from our parents; how can we just cut our hair or shave whenever we want?!"

"Tsk tsk, it's quite amazing."

"I heard those guys don't practice martial arts, but they can kill martial artists with some weird iron weapons, and the weapons even make a thunderous sound when they hit people. Do you believe that?"