Immortality begins with exchanging talent attributes.

After leaving the Xuanyiwei compound, Zhou Yan did not linger on the street and quickly walked back to the slums.

He's not going to the prison tonight.

After all, Scarface is more important than the other side.

As for whether the prison will discover his unexcused absence, let's not even talk about the fact that Prison Chief Liu never goes to the prison unless there's something wrong.

Even if they get in, with the waist token given by Lu Qingshuang, I believe that Prisoner Liu won't say anything, nor would he dare to say anything.

Back home, Zhou Yan bolted the door shut.

They went inside and took out the medicinal herbs one by one, placing them on the stone table in the courtyard.

The faint, distinctive scent of medicine quickly filled the air.

Zhou Yan casually picked up a radish-like ginseng root, glanced at it, and then took out the Qi and Blood Pill given to him by Mo Yunfeng from his pocket.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Yan decided to try the Qi and Blood Pill first.

I've taken Codonopsis pilosula before, and I estimate the other medicinal herbs will have similar effects.

  

But he had never heard of this Qi and Blood Pill before, which made him very curious about its effects.

As the bottle was uncorked, a rich medicinal aroma wafted out.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

My spirits lifted instantly, and even the drowsiness from not sleeping all night vanished in an instant.

"nice one."

Tilting the bottle open, Zhou Yan peered inside and saw about four or five grains.

Pour out a pill; it is dark red all over, only the size of a fingertip, with a smooth surface and a faint, delicate luster.

Without hesitation, he tilted his head back and swallowed it in one gulp.

When the pill first entered my mouth, I didn't feel much, but in the blink of an eye, an extremely strong force of qi and blood suddenly exploded from my abdomen.

With a muffled groan, Zhou Yan felt a burning sensation in his nose, and a trickle of blood slowly flowed out.

"Holy crap, this drug is incredibly effective..."

......

A thatched hut near Qingmang Village.

Mo Qingyan was tidying up the alchemy room, arranging the materials she would need in order for easy access later.

Mo Yunfeng also came in, walked around the alchemy furnace, and suddenly seemed to remember something.

"Yan'er".

"Um?"

Mo Qingyan looked up at the old man.

"Did you tell that kid how to use the Qi and Blood Pill?"

Mo Yunfeng asked.

The girl's hand froze, her big eyes blinked, her expression suddenly changed, and she said anxiously:

"Ah! I...I forgot. Will everything be alright, Grandpa? The Qi and Blood Pill is so potent. At his current level, if he swallowed it directly..."

"This...this kid, he can't be that stupid as to just swallow it whole, right?"

The old man's face revealed a half-smile.

"No, I need to go to town and remind him."

The girl put down the herbs in her hand, got up, and was about to leave.

"You silly girl, do you think I wouldn't know what kind of pills I'm making? It's alright, at most you'll just have diarrhea for a while."

Mo Qingyan stopped and looked at the old man with a hint of suspicion.

"Are you really okay?"

"Hey, you silly girl, I told you I'm fine."

He certainly wasn't telling the truth, but the situation wouldn't be too serious. At most, his blood and qi would surge, and he would just need to bleed a little.

Seeing that he had said that, the girl reluctantly nodded and returned to the alchemy furnace to organize the medicinal herbs.

Mo Yunfeng's beard twitched as he looked at the girl.

This girl has grown up.

And what he feared most was probably about to happen.

......

In the courtyard of Zhou Yan's family in the slums of Qingzhou City.

A series of whooshing sounds rang out, followed by the dull thud of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Zhou Yan was holding an iron chain in one hand, and at the other end of the chain was a heavy, irregularly shaped iron block weighing more than 300 kilograms.

This is a magical artifact he specially had made at the blacksmith's shop a couple of days ago, a tool for forging flesh.

He still remembers the blacksmith's look at him like he was an idiot.

The other party was probably seeing someone for the first time who would spend a tael of silver to buy scrap iron and then remake it into an even bigger piece of... scrap iron!

The iron chain was swung up by Zhou Yan, making a whistling sound as it wrapped around his body, rubbing against his flesh, before the other end slammed hard against his back.

boom!

A dull thud echoed in the courtyard.

Zhou Yan's body trembled, and he let out a low growl.

It hurts too much.

Yet, amidst the pain, there was an indescribable sense of exhilaration.

He used his waist and abdomen to swing the iron block in the opposite direction again, sending it flying half a circle before it struck his side ribs once more.

boom!

With each swing and smash, the turbulent blood and qi within his body were dispersed, gradually being forced into his flesh and blood, and forcibly fused together.

This is his newly developed body-forging method, which he calls the "Meteor Body Forging Method".

After all, this thing does look a lot like a meteor hammer.

Zhou Yan's nose was bleeding profusely, and with excess blood and qi in his body having nowhere to go, he gritted his teeth and increased the speed at which he swung the iron.

The effects of this Qi and Blood Pill are truly amazing, almost too amazing.

He found it hard to believe what would happen if the person taking the medication was not him but another ordinary person.

It's probably covered in holes, and blood will flow from them, and it won't stop.

He strongly suspected that it was the old man Mo Yunfeng who did it on purpose, and that the pill was definitely not taken in its entirety.

However, this matter is not a big problem for him. His innate talent of copper skin and iron bones gives him the ability to lock in the blood and qi of his entire body. As long as he accelerates his body tempering, he can completely digest and absorb this powerful blood and qi.

As time passed, the sunlight gradually turned dim and yellowish.

The sound of chains breaking through the air in the courtyard has also disappeared.

Zhou Yan was shirtless, his chest heaving violently.

White steam rose continuously from the bronze-colored skin.

"boom!"

The heavy meteor hammer slammed into the ground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Zhou Yan raised his hand, and the panel appeared.

[Talent Attributes: Copper Skin and Iron Bones (Green), Ever-Changing Aura (Green)]

[Alternative entry: The power of two tigers (green)]

Age: 16

Lifespan: 10 years and 5 months

[Martial Arts Skills: First three levels of Bronze Body Technique (Mastery), Body Tempering Technique (Perfect), Collarbone Grappling Hand (Minor Success)]

[Realm Level: Second Stage of Body Refinement (Minor Success)]

Is this a minor achievement?

This Qi and Blood Pill is incredibly powerful!

It truly lives up to its reputation as a pill refined by a medical sage.

He had achieved the Lesser Completion of the Flesh Refining Realm, coupled with his innate talents of "Copper Skin and Iron Bones" and the Copper Body Technique.

If that second-level assassin had tried to slash him again in the early morning, he probably wouldn't have even broken the skin.

He clenched his fists tightly, his muscles bulged, and he was no longer as thin as when he first transmigrated.

Zhou Yan has grown a few centimeters taller, reaching about 1.85 meters. His shoulder and back muscles have formed a perfect inverted triangle, and a unique sense of power and beauty is clearly visible.

Feeling the seemingly inexhaustible power within his body, a flash of killing intent appeared in Zhou Yan's eyes.

Blackwater Gang, Scarface!

……

As night deepened, Chunhua Tower...

Inside a luxurious private room on the third floor, a round table was laden with food and drinks.

Two burly men were exchanging drinks, while seven or eight scantily clad women played music and accompanied them.

"Brother Tiger, your Fierce Tiger Gang and our Blackwater Gang have always been as close as brothers. You absolutely must help me with this favor."

Scarface had one arm around each of two voluptuous women, and the scars on his face looked even more grotesque under the influence of alcohol.

"Hahaha... A mere brat, yet he manages to make Scarface so hesitant and timid. How amusing."

The man called Tiger laughed heartily as he downed the drink in his glass in one gulp.

"Sigh, Brother Tiger, you don't understand..." He released his hands, gesturing for Meiji to leave. After a moment, the door closed tightly, and he continued:

"Ever since that kid became a prison guard, he hasn't respected his brothers. He not only owes me money but also beat up my underling, who's still lying in the clinic now."

Tiger Brother immediately became interested and asked curiously.

"A mere jailer, yet he dares to show such disrespect to Scarface? This is truly strange. Could he be a martial arts expert?"

"Of course not. How could a kid who barely passed the prison guard exam by sheer luck possibly do that?"

Scarface chuckled and said:

"If it weren't for his skin, I would have ripped his head off long ago."

Tiger paused for a moment, then looked at Scarface and chuckled:

"I see. Then this is simple. I'll go tell my brother and ask him to find an opportunity to dismiss this kid. Then you can do whatever you want with him."

Scarface immediately raised his glass.

"Then I'll leave this matter to Brother Tiger and Officer Wang."

"Of course, of course."

The two clinked their glasses.

Meiji, who was outside the door, was called back in. The private room became lively again.

……

The drinking party ended late at night.

Tiger, carrying a small box and leading a few followers, greeted Scarface with a smile and left Chunhua Tower.

Scarface watched Tiger's departing figure, and the smile on his lips slowly turned into a cold laugh.

"Walk!"

As he spoke, he turned and walked into the alley, followed closely by his five henchmen.

The slums were even quieter late at night.

Scarface walked at the front, his eyes gloomy.

Kan Zhujiang, that old bastard, makes it sound so easy. But once I take action, things will be fine if nothing happens, but if something does happen, I will definitely push him out immediately.

But now is not the time to turn against him. He needs to know the identity of that "master" so that when he truly takes control of the Blackwater Gang, he won't be wiped out by other gangs.

After much thought, he came up with the Tiger Gang.

Wang Hu's elder brother is the chief constable of Qingzhou County. Once Zhou is dismissed, everything else will be easy.

Just as he was pondering how to further manipulate Zhou Yan,

He didn't notice at all that the footsteps of the five people who should have been behind him had disappeared.

"who!"

Scarface suddenly turned around!

……

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