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

Just as Lu Ming was about to go out, he noticed that the sky was darkening and the last rays of the setting sun had disappeared, indicating that it was already night.

"It's too late today, let's go see Master Wei tomorrow!"

Lu Ming had a sudden thought, and then wondered, why hasn't dinner been served yet?

I didn't hear the sound of a clapper coming from the kitchen.

Public kitchen.

"Hurry up! All three of you are experts at the Tempering Realm, why are you so slow?"

Inside the kitchen, Xu Shou and the other two officers of the Military Service Division were busily preparing food.

Some were cooking, some were cleaning ingredients, and others were moving things around and helping out.

Wei Jinlin stood aside, frowning and scolding.

Xu Shou and the other two exchanged a glance and all gave a wry smile.

The three of them used to be high and mighty, serving as the chief officers in their respective military service departments.

I never expected that I would become a cook and even a guard after arriving here!

"Who told us to ask for their help? It's one thing to cook, but Senior Brother Wei demanded our entire budgets. That's too much."

The three exchanged glances, their expressions varying.

Xu Shou shook his head.

"Senior Brother Wei is incredibly strong and has extraordinary skills, surpassing even demons. If it weren't for Senior Brother Wei, the martial arts geniuses of the nearby counties would all be food for the earth dragon beasts."

"We can only suffer for now!"

The three sighed, then heard Wei Jinlin shout from behind:

"Dinner time is over. Do you want all the disciples to come and admire your cooking skills? Hurry up!"

Xu Shou was immediately jolted awake, quickening his pace, feeling helpless and frustrated.

"I'm an elderly person with injuries!"

……

The next day, Lu Ming went out looking radiant and full of energy.

He originally intended to tell Wei Jinlin as soon as he entered the Grand Martial Arts Arena that he had mastered the Cloud Piercing Finger technique to a minor level.

However, when he arrived at the Grand Martial Arts Arena, he saw many people standing on the high platform.

The leader was naturally Wei Jinlin, followed by Xu Shou and three other military service officers from other counties.

Behind the four people stood several more people.

Three of them were none other than the heads of the Zhao, Chen, and Shen families—the three most powerful families in the city—who had once come to Wei Jinlin to apologize.

Not only that, he also saw Zhu Lie, the master of the Blazing Flame Martial Arts School, and even Qin Zhonghai, the deputy master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

One of them was highly respected by Zhu Lie and others, and his status was subtly comparable to Qin Zhonghai's.

This man was a middle-aged man with a refined and scholarly air, and his eyes shone brightly, exuding an extraordinary aura.

"That man is Zhou Zhen, a former disciple of the Lingyun Sect!"

"Shh! Quiet! He calls himself a 'disciple of Lingyun Sect,' how dare you say that about him? Haven't you heard that he has the authority to recruit disciples of Lingyun Sect? Clearly, he still has intricate connections with Lingyun Sect."

"Why have all the important figures in the city gathered here today? I feel a little nervous, as if something big is about to happen."

"I guess it's still about the demons! Yesterday, the demons wreaked havoc in the county town, and everyone was getting restless."

Upon seeing Qin Zhonghai, Lu Ming immediately stepped forward to pay his respects.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master Qin."

Qin Zhonghai nodded slightly: "Go ahead. Today we're going to compete for the red card. Give it your all. If you perform well, even if you don't win the red card, you might still have a chance."

opportunity?

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat; it seemed that something big was indeed going to happen today.

Lu Ming responded with a "yes" and turned to leave.

Among the crowd were many unfamiliar faces, as disciples from Heishan County, Heishui County, and Yunfeng County had also gathered here.

Lu Ming saw Chen Ping, the one who killed Zhao Zhi Qiu, standing quietly at the forefront of the disciples from Heishan County, not whispering among himself like the others.

"Quiet!"

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Wei Jinlin shouted from the high platform, and the noisy sounds of the martial arts arena immediately disappeared, and everyone looked over in silence.

"Today is the day to fight for the red card."

Upon hearing Wei Jinlin's words, many disciples who were unaware of the matter immediately changed their expressions.

"Why is it starting to focus on winning a red card today? Does that mean I have no chance?"

"I feel like I'm almost at the peak of the Body Refinement stage! Just a few more days away!"

"That's not fair, they've only been training for less than a month..."

Many people who had thought they had a chance to win the red card were suddenly told that there was no time left, and they all looked unwilling and clenched their fists tightly.

On the high platform, Xu Shou and the other two officers of the Military Service Department smiled wryly.

Xu Shou couldn't help but sigh, "Senior brother is too cunning. Our disciples only arrived yesterday and haven't even had a chance to cultivate in the iron stake area before they're already vying for red tokens."

Wei Jinlin's expression remained unchanged. He thought to himself, "Of course he's taking care of the disciples from this county. Does he think he'll take care of the disciples from other counties as well?"

If no one had been strong enough to get a red card before, he would have faced a major test instead of a minor one.

By keeping them until now, giving disciples from other counties a chance to compete, we have already done more than enough.

He then continued:

"The top three in the previous quiz were Chen Feng, Feng Qingzhu, and Lu Ming."

"And fourth place Liu Yiyi, fifth place Zhao Zhiqi... Zhao Zhiqi is dead, so let's just forget about it."

"You four will take up a row. The rest of you will form groups of four, starting from a row of iron stakes. Begin lining up now... Very good, begin!"

At Wei Jinlin's command, more than two hundred disciples from the four Martial Arts Divisions began to advance from all directions, rushing towards the Iron Scale Python Demon Corpse in the center of the iron stake area.

Chen Feng, Feng Qingzhu, Lu Ming, and Liu Yiyi were in a separate column, unaffected, and quickly took the lead, temporarily occupying the top four positions.

Xu Shou's lips twitched as he said, "I understand that Senior Brother wants to take care of the disciples from this county. Having a separate column won't have any impact, and it's an advantage in the early stages."

"It's one thing that Chen Feng, Feng Qingzhu, and Lu Ming were the top three in the quiz, but how did Liu Yiyi, who has the cultivation level of flesh refining, also get mixed in?"

"It's quite strange that this person, who is clearly a man, is named Liu Yiyi."

Wei Jinlin glanced at him indifferently, "The one with the flesh refining cultivation is Lu Ming. Liu Yiyi is a woman who recently broke through to the Great Perfection of Flesh Refining."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shou exclaimed in surprise, "Lu Ming's physical cultivation... he won a top-three spot in the preliminary test? Heh, heh!"

He chuckled a few times and then fell silent, but his expression seemed much more relaxed.

The other two officers of the Military Service Division exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile.

Judging from this, the disciples of the Chiyun County Martial Arts Division this year are not very good. They ranked third in the small test. A few days ago, they couldn't even gather three people who had reached the Great Perfection of Meat Refinement, allowing Lu Ming, who was only at the Meat Refinement level, to take the top three spots.

In that case, let Wei Jinlin take care of her if he wants.

Given Lu Ming's level of physical cultivation, he definitely wouldn't be able to snag any red tokens. So at most, he'd lose three red tokens, but they still had four to try, so it wouldn't be a complete loss.

boom! boom! boom!

In the iron stake area, more than two hundred disciples were attempting the challenge together. The sounds of striking the iron stakes overlapped and blended together.

Many disciples who had mastered the Skin Refining stage were so shocked by these sounds after only a few steps that they almost vomited blood, unable to exert their usual strength, and retreated in defeat.

Gradually, several layers have formed within the area of ​​the iron piles.

The first group at the very front consisted of Chen Feng, Feng Qingzhu, Liu Yiyi, and others.

Many of the eliminated disciples watched the situation on the field and whispered among themselves.

"Chen Feng and Lu Ming were in a line all by themselves, yet they were still overtaken. There are so many geniuses among the martial arts disciples from other counties!"

"Actually, it's not that many, it just seems like a lot because the three military service divisions are combined."

"Yes, Heishan County only has Chen Ping and Wu Yong, who are in the first tier. Heishui County has Ma Sandao and Niu Dali, Yunfeng County... all of them combined don't even have ten."

At this moment, in the first group that everyone was watching, Lu Ming walked through the twenty-fifth obstacle. The divine momentum he had accumulated made him feel as if he were riding the wind, extremely relaxed.

A glint flashed in his eyes; it was almost time. Here, the others found the journey increasingly difficult, but he found it easy.

With just a little effort, he could immediately replace Chen Feng and take first place.

His gaze fell upon the corpse of the Iron-Scaled Python Demon not far away. This demon was three or four zhang tall, with seven red tags stuck in various places on its body.

Wei Jinlin didn't say that each person could only take one red token. As long as he could withstand the pressure, he could take as many red tokens as he wanted!

Just as he was about to exert his strength, Chen Feng, who was standing next to the iron stake on the left, suddenly turned his head and gave him a wink, then gave Lu Ming a sinister look.

The next moment, the disciple occupying the row of iron stakes to Lu Ming's right, along with the disciple occupying the adjacent iron stakes, suddenly swung forward and blocked Lu Ming's way!

Lu Ming glanced at the two men, "Shen Mo, the genius of the Shen family, and Wu Yong, the genius of Heishan County!"

At this moment, Lu Ming's path was blocked, while Chen Feng on the left was eager to make a move, subtly supporting the two, determined to stop Lu Ming from seizing the red token.

Three geniuses block Lu Ming's path!