Becoming a god begins with the evolution of acupoint supernatural powers.

"Very good, you deserve a large courtyard. I will teach you how to strike the stone tablet later."

After Lu Ming demonstrated the Nine Breakthroughs in Three Breaths, Wei Jinlin took out a brass key and handed it to Lu Ming while speaking.

Lu Ming took the key and said, "Thank you, Master Wei."

The small key in his hand felt heavy, and he was quite excited. It was finally his turn!

After Wei Jinlin left, he was immediately surrounded by many disciples. Their gazes towards him held an unprecedented level of respect, and they all offered their congratulations.

"It's only been a little over a month, and Senior Brother Lu has already become a Skin Refining Martial Artist! Nine breakthroughs in three breaths, how impressive! Junior Brother admires you."

"Brother Lu, my name is Guo Yuan, and I work for the Weiyuan Escort Agency. I would like to pay you a visit this afternoon. Would that be permissible?"

"Brother Lu..."

Listening to everyone's flattery, calling him Senior Brother Lu or Brother Lu one after another, Lu Ming felt secretly pleased.

When you become a martial artist, things are indeed different.

With his current strength, he is at least a confirmed martial artist. If he receives further support, he has a very high chance of becoming a promising martial arts talent.

Then naturally many people will try to win him over.

He responded politely to each of them.

Not far away, Shen Jue and Chen Jinyang exchanged a glance. Shen Jue frowned and said:

"Unexpectedly, he broke through again in just half a month."

Standing behind the two men were Wu San and Zhu Ming, who were the recipients of their financial assistance.

Chen Jinyang glanced at Lu Ming, a disdainful sneer appearing on his lips, and said:

"Zhu Ming was able to break nine stone tablets, but he was a little overdue."

"If he practices for a few more days, he will be able to break through nine stone tablets in a single breath and reach the Great Perfection of Skin Refinement."

Compared to Zhu Ming, Lu Ming is nothing.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jue nodded in agreement.

"He is certainly not as good as Zhu Ming."

"I thought he had a talent for light-body skills before, but now it seems that he is probably really just average."

"He definitely won't be able to get through the Stone Tablet Nine Palaces in a short time, so he won't even be able to leave the Martial Arts Division."

"Li Youning's decision to invest in him this time has already failed."

"They've already started taking action. Within five days, the Li family's money shop will be removed from Chiyun County and will never be able to recover."

……

After lunch, Lu Ming went back to his small courtyard to tidy up a bit, then left the small courtyard area and came to the larger courtyard area, which was on higher ground.

He arrived at his own compound, following the number seventy-four on the brass key.

"Seventy-four... This means I am the seventy-fourth person among this batch of disciples to become a Skin Refining Warrior!"

Lu Ming thought to himself. He was now ranked among the top 100 out of 400 disciples.

However, this does not mean that he will be able to rank in the top 100 in the major exam three months later and obtain the status of a martial arts prodigy.

Martial arts training is a marathon; a temporary lead does not guarantee a sustained lead.

His rapid breakthrough was thanks to the Qi-Nourishing Powder. And now, he only has one packet of the Qi-Nourishing Powder left.

If he cannot obtain more Qi-Nourishing Powder in the future, he will definitely find it difficult to compete with other disciples in cultivation speed.

As Lu Ming pondered this, he pushed open the courtyard gate, and the view before him suddenly opened up.

The front yard of the compound was very spacious, with a stone nine-square pillar in the very center.

Each stone plaque hangs under a different part of the puppet post, unlike wooden plaques which sway in the wind. Instead, they hang heavily and remain motionless, appearing quite weighty.

In the corner of the courtyard, there are six stone locks, ranging from 500 jin to 1,000 jin.

Inside, there is a large hall, a bedroom, and even a kitchen.

A big house looks so comfortable!

Looking at the courtyard he had worked so hard to build, Lu Ming was in a great mood and couldn't help but hum a little tune.

He measured it with his feet; the hall alone was about 32 square meters, not bad! He nodded to himself.

Moreover, there are gaps between the courtyards in the main compound area, so the sounds of cultivation from other courtyards can only be faintly heard here, making it much quieter.

This made Lu Ming even more satisfied, as he would no longer be woken up at night by those people who were not afraid to train to death.

Some people said they would visit him after lunch, so he didn't start cultivating immediately. After tidying up the courtyard a bit, he went to a corner of the courtyard and curiously picked up a 500-pound stone lock.

It felt cold and heavy to the touch. With great effort, Lu Ming's skin tightened and his blood surged, before he was able to lift it.

After putting it down, he tried to pick up the 600-pound stone lock, barely managing to lift it a little bit before he couldn't lift it anymore.

"Phew~" Lu Ming put down the stone lock, his face slightly flushed. He thought to himself, it seems that the strength of the Skin Refining Realm is around 500 jin.

Next, he went into the hall and waited and waited, but no one came.

He was wondering what was going on when he heard a knock on the door. He quickly got up to open the gate and was taken aback when he saw the person standing outside.

"Li Hu?" he blurted out. The person standing outside the door was Li Hu, whom he had saved in the woods before and who had repaid him with the Bone-Dissolving Technique.

Half a month has passed since then, and when he sees Li Hu in the training ground, he still greets him.

It's unclear whether Li Hu didn't heed his words or whether his suggestion to treat the Nine Palaces Stance as a maze was ineffective, but Li Hu is still wearing his gray training clothes and hasn't reached the level of integrated strength of three breaths and nine sounds.

Upon seeing him, Li Hu quickly said:

"Senior Brother Lu, I didn't mean to bother you."

"However, I heard that Senior Brother Lu received financial assistance from Senior Sister Li. When Guo Yuan and others from Weiyuan Escort Agency heard about this, they turned back halfway and did not come to visit Senior Brother Lu."

"I was worried that Senior Brother Lu might not know about this, so I came to remind him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately understood. No wonder no one came; it was because he had received financial assistance from Li Youning that they didn't come to visit him.

He thought to himself that Shen Jue and others were probably stirring things up. It seemed that the Li family's bank was indeed about to suffer a great disaster, and the others were trying to avoid suspicion.

He shook his head. Since that's how it is, then so be it. This kind of person isn't worth befriending.

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Li Hu had told him the news and was about to leave, Lu Ming immediately called him back.

Li Hu stopped and turned around: "Senior Brother Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Ming frowned as he looked at Li Hu's leg. He had just noticed that Li Hu was walking with a limp, and immediately asked:

Are you injured?

Li Hu chuckled and said, "I tripped while practicing."

Lu Ming asked, "Do you have any medicine for injuries?"

Li Hu shook his head.

Lu Ming immediately took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to him.

He only has a little over five bottles of medicine left, which he needs for his own cultivation, so he can only give him one bottle as a token of his gratitude for making this trip.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu." Li Hu accepted the gift somewhat embarrassedly after failing to refuse.

After Li Hu left, Lu Ming closed the courtyard gate, came to the stone tablet and the nine-palace pillar, thought for a moment, and then walked around the nine-palace pillar.

Wei Jinlin said he would come and teach him how to strike the stone tablet, and he would practice then. For now, he could practice flying on grass.

[Evolving leg techniques (83/100)...]

[Evolving leg techniques (84/100)...]

[It's evolving...]

As he practiced, his leg techniques gradually improved, approaching 100, which made him more and more enthusiastic about practicing.

This kind of cultivation gave him a sense of accomplishment, which gradually made him somewhat fascinated. Even when he was exhausted from cultivating, he still enjoyed it immensely.

As for the Li family's money shop, to be honest, the struggles between large families are not something he can get involved in right now.

Once he finishes his cultivation, he will inquire about it. If there is nothing he can do to help, then he will be unable to assist.