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

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When Lu Ming said this, Feng Qingzhu was slightly taken aback, revealing a hint of unfinished business. She quickly composed herself, glanced at Lu Ming with a flicker of her eye, and then turned and left.

Lu Ming didn't take it to heart. The story had only just begun. Once he got to the exciting part, he could try asking for the Eighteen Forms of Green Bamboo.

Of course, simply telling stories may not be enough.

However, since Feng Qingzhu lacks cultivation resources, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to use storytelling to build rapport and eventually offer cultivation elixirs in exchange.

This matter needs to be addressed gradually.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then left the clearing in front of the woods and headed back to his own courtyard.

As I passed an intersection, I suddenly heard the faint sound of chopping meat coming from the direction of the public kitchen.

Lu Ming couldn't help but wonder, "We've already finished lunch, why is there still a cook in the public kitchen preparing food?"

A thought struck him: the cooks in the public kitchen were always nowhere to be seen, and the meals for the four hundred disciples every day seemed to appear out of thin air.

Hearing strange noises coming from the kitchen, Lu Ming felt a surge of curiosity and quietly approached the kitchen.

Looking inside, his eyes widened slightly.

Inside the public kitchen, the wind blew through the greasy curtains, revealing a figure. Lu Ming saw a profile and realized it was Wei Jinlin.

"This..." Lu Ming's lips twitched.

Wei Jinlin, Director of the Military Service Department, concurrently serving as a martial arts instructor, steward of the general storeroom, messenger... and cook?!

Seeing Wei Jinlin's stern face, which seemed rather unhappy, Lu Ming suddenly remembered that Wei Jinlin had taught him the Cloud Piercing Finger technique in the afternoon and then delayed dinner by an hour, at which time he was also unhappy.

It turned out that he had forgotten the time while teaching him the martial arts technique, which caused him to cook late.

It's clear that Wei Jinlin dislikes working overtime.

His eyes flashed, and he quickly and quietly retreated to avoid being implicated.

Not long after Lu Ming left, a person outside the public kitchen used his lightness skill to leave afterimages like a ghost and entered the public kitchen.

After stopping, it turned out to be an elderly man with graying temples. Seeing that a table of food had already been prepared, smelling delicious and containing both fish and meat, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and smile:

"Brother Wei, the chef here is quite good. He has prepared such delicious food, and I was just about to go hungry."

He sat down and began to eat without any hesitation.

Wei Jinlin watched him eat expressionlessly.

After the old man finished eating, he said calmly:

"As the head of the military affairs department of the neighboring county of Heishan, what brings you to me at this crucial moment?"

Upon hearing this, the old man Xu Shou put down his chopsticks and sighed:

"Senior brother, you may not know this, but that monster visited my Great Martial Arts Arena and forcibly snatched away one of my iron-skinned boar demons."

Wei Jinlin's gaze sharpened: "A disciple of the Martial Arts Department?"

Xu Shou said, "Several people died."

Wei Jinlin said, "Don't expect me to cover for you."

Xu Shou smiled bitterly and said, "How dare I! I will take responsibility for this matter myself, but with the demons running rampant right now, my junior brother is unable to stop them."

"Moreover, the iron-skinned boar demon's corpse, which was used for special training, was taken away by the demon. This year, more than 400 disciples from my Black Mountain County will not be able to train. Isn't that dangerous?"

"So I was thinking... could we borrow your space, senior brother, and move them here?"

Seeing Wei Jinlin frown, Xu Shou quickly said:

"I have informed the prefectural government about this matter, and they have agreed."

Wei Jinlin said calmly:

"The prefectural city has already agreed, so what's there to ask? However, four hundred disciples are too many; my place can't accommodate them all."

Seeing that he had relented, Xu Shou hurriedly said, "No need for so many, I'll just bring the top one hundred."

Wei Jinlin said, "I have a suggestion."

Xu Shou solemnly said, "Senior brother, please speak."

Wei Jinlin stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "I don't keep idle people here. After you move in, you'll be the cook."

Xu Shou stared in astonishment at the food on the table: "Could it be that this meal was prepared by my senior brother? Doesn't the Military Service Department have a budget for hiring cooks?"

Wei Jinlin said, "That's my money."

Xu Shou coughed and said, "Since that's the case, then it's fine. From now on, the daily food expenses of the disciples in Chiyun County will be deducted from my budget."

Wei Jinlin stared at him and asked, "Your budget?"

Xu Shou's face stiffened, and he tentatively asked, "Is it... Senior Brother's budget?"

Wei Jinlin said, "Very good. Wash the dishes first, and practice your skills."

Xu Shou glanced at Wei Jinlin's relaxed departing figure, then at the mess of cups and plates on the table waiting for him to clean up, and his lips twitched.

"I'm an old person!"

……

the next day.

The Grand Martial Arts Arena.

"Five days later, we will conduct a small test. The first three people who go deep into the iron stake area will receive a red token."

On the high platform, Wei Jinlin addressed the group of white-robed disciples.

One hundred elite disciples from the Heishan County Martial Arts Division are coming soon, and they will definitely participate in the competition for the Iron-Scaled Python Demon.

All he could do was to reasonably divide the spoils into three portions beforehand, taking care of the disciples in his own county.

As for who gets it, that depends on their own abilities.

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"A quiz in five days? I don't need to personally get a red card; just the top three rankings are fine?"

"That seems even harder, doesn't it? If you're good enough to be in the top three, how could you possibly not get a red card later on?"

"No, it seems that Master Wei never limited the number of red tokens one could obtain from beginning to end! Doesn't that mean that if one is capable enough, one could obtain two or even more red tokens?"

"If only I could get a red token, I only need one-tenth of the demon meat."

"I'm afraid none of us have a chance. Only Chen Feng, Feng Qingzhu, and Zhao Zhiqi have a chance!"

All eyes turned to Chen Feng and his group. Among the group of people dressed in white, they stood out. Each of them was one of the people who had gone the furthest into the iron stake area.

Among them, Feng Qingzhu, Zhao Zhiqi, Liu Yiyi, and others were all hovering around the twentieth and twenty-first stakes.

Chen Feng, however, was far ahead of the competition. By the twenty-third round, he was already widely recognized as the number one in this competition.

Lu Ming was inconspicuous in the crowd at the moment, but a glint flashed in his eyes. The mini-test was in five days.

The top three will each receive a red token, which is equivalent to a piece of demon meat!

Thinking about how Wei Jinlin suddenly started cooking after lunch yesterday, Lu Ming had a vague feeling that there might be some connection between the two.

Perhaps something unexpected happened, since there had never been any mention of a quiz before.

Then he couldn't miss this demon meat. No matter how much demon meat was left, he would take at least one serving as a safety net.

"Alright, continue your cultivation." Wei Jinlin said, then turned and left.

Lu Ming suppressed his distracting thoughts, stepped into the area with the iron stakes, and silently began his cultivation.

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (4696/10000)...]

[It's evolving...]

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (5892/10000)...]

Three nights later, Lu Ming had just finished his cultivation for the day, his blood and energy surging, and his aura reaching its peak.

Whoosh! As if some shackle had been broken, the power of blood and qi seeped into his muscles, and Lu Ming's strength surged!

"I've got meat!" Lu Ming clenched his fist, his heart pounding with excitement.

I have finally reached this level, so I am more confident about the quiz the day after tomorrow.

For the next two days, he continued to train at the Grand Martial Arts Arena every day, sparring with Feng Qingzhu in the woods in the afternoon and telling her stories.

Two days later, a month before the military service exam, the quiz began!

In the grand training ground, everyone was full of energy, staring intently at the Iron-Scaled Python Demon, which gleamed with a black iron luster, deep within the iron stake area.