Immortality begins with exchanging talent attributes.

Chapter 79 Fifth Training, Dirty Training! (3K)

The next day.

Jiande Prefecture City, Inner City, Wanbao Tower.

Led by his maid Xiaoru, Zhou Yan went up to the second floor again.

"Sir, we have Taihe Pills and Hundred Refinement Pills in our shop, both of which are mid-grade pills. The Hundred Refinement Pills are a bit more expensive, at seven hundred taels per bottle."

His heart was bleeding, but he maintained a calm expression and said, "Give me a bottle of Taihe Pills."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

Xiaoru's smile grew even more enthusiastic as she turned and quickly walked away.

A moment later, she returned carrying an exquisitely packaged wooden box.

After taking the wooden box, Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder if your esteemed establishment possesses any external martial arts techniques that can replenish vital points?"

Xiaoru was taken aback when she heard this, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "How about this, sir, you come with me to the third floor, and I will go and ask for you."

"good!"

Zhou Yan followed Xiao Ru up to the third floor again.

Xiaoru led him to a private room, served him a cup of tea, and then turned and went into the inner room.

Zhou Yan waited for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before she hurriedly returned.

"Sir, I apologize for keeping you waiting. This building does indeed contain several external martial arts techniques that can fill in the gaps in your defenses."

Xiaoru gathered her thoughts and continued, "They are the lower-level external training techniques, 'Iron Arm Skill' and 'Rock Solid Skill,' which correspond to the armpit and Shenque acupoint respectively."

The intermediate-level martial art, "Iron Crotch Kung Fu," focuses on training the lower body.

The superior technique, "Hun Yuan Yi Qi Jin," cultivates the back of the head and the eyes.

Listening to the other party's introduction, Zhou Yan fell into deep thought.

The Shenque acupoint, also known as the navel, is within the scope of the Bronze Body Kung Fu practice.

The Iron Crotch Skill is already mastered, as for the Primordial Chaos Qi—

Being able to train the back of the head and eyes is exactly what he needs.

Unfortunately, the price of top-notch martial arts techniques is, without even asking, anything but cheap.

With the money he currently has, it's simply impossible for him to afford it.

After much deliberation, it turned out that there was only one inferior martial arts technique left.

"I want the Iron Arm Kung Fu."

Zhou Yan spoke up.

After leaving Wanbaolou, Zhou Yan's savings had shrunk considerably. Apart from the five hundred taels for Taihe Pill, he had also spent one hundred taels on Iron Arm Skill.

Six hundred taels!

This is an unimaginable sum of money for an ordinary family.

But even the best silver only has value if it's spent.

Zhou Yan did not linger outside.

Back home, he went straight into the training room and placed the newly bought pills and manuals on the table.

He poured out a Taihe Pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

As soon as the pill entered my stomach, a rich medicinal power quickly spread from my abdomen and surged throughout my body.

Zhou Yan's eyes lit up.

As expected of a mid-grade pill worth five hundred taels, its medicinal power is far superior to that of the Replenishing Essence Pill.

He ripped off his shirt, his body swelled violently, and he reverted to his true form.

He picked up the meteor hammer beside him and immediately began practicing the Bronze Body Technique.

boom! boom! boom!

The rhythmic tapping sound came from the practice room again.

Zhou Yan didn't stop cultivating until the afternoon.

My whole body was steaming with heat.

He put down the meteor hammer, and his body slowly shrank, returning to its normal size.

After quietly sensing the residual medicinal effects within his body, Zhou Yan nodded in satisfaction.

The effect of one Taihe Pill is roughly equivalent to that of five Buyuan Pills.

Moreover, the medicinal properties are more potent and contain fewer impurities.

The remaining four pills should be enough for him to master the Bronze Body Technique.

Zhou Yan walked to the table, picked up the newly bought "Iron Arm Kung Fu", and began to read it carefully.

The manual not only details the cultivation method of the technique, but also includes a prescription for a matching secret medicine.

The so-called iron arms are not simply the result of hammering and forging the arms.

Its real purpose is to connect the shoulders, arms and armpits into one, gradually strengthening the thin skin, muscles and fascia under the armpits.

Once the skill is fully developed, the weakness under the armpit will completely disappear.

After a while, Zhou Yan slowly closed the manual.

According to the book, once the Iron Arm Skill is mastered, it can indeed eliminate the armpit's weak point.

Now that the weaknesses in the lower body and armpits have been addressed, and the navel has been mastered, the only remaining areas to achieve a flawless body are the back of the head, facial features, mouth, and throat.

The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.

Zhou Yan shook his head and began cultivating according to the methods in the manual.

It was only after practicing that he discovered that the Iron Arm Skill could be mastered at an astonishing speed.

With the enhancement of "copper skin and iron bones", the skin, flesh and fascia that should have been honed over many years will undergo obvious changes with almost every training session.

In addition, the Bronze Body Technique had already tempered his shoulders, arms, and armpits.

Many of the basic steps of Iron Arm Kung Fu were almost no challenge for him.

It continued until evening.

Zhou Yan has already mastered the Iron Arm Skill.

Strangely, practicing Iron Arm Kung Fu did not extend his lifespan.

After a moment's thought, he wasn't too disappointed, since Iron Arm Skill was, after all, only a low-level external skill.

Currently, I am only proficient, far from reaching the point where I can nourish the body's foundation from the outside in.

To increase one's lifespan, one would probably have to wait until one has achieved great success, or even perfection.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zhou Yan finished his practice and left the training room, where he had dinner with Zhu Asan's family.

After the meal, he quickly returned to the training room to continue practicing the Chongshan Step.

I originally thought that the new "Chasing the Wind" entry would speed up my cultivation.

The result was minimal improvement, since the "Chasing the Wind" attribute could only improve lightness skills to a medium level.

I glanced at the description of the "Chasing the Wind" entry.

[Chasing the Wind (Green): Run, young man! Increases running speed; increases the training speed of intermediate and lower-level lightness martial arts.]

This "Mountain Step" is definitely a superior, or even above, martial art.

He practiced for a full hour, but made little progress.

Zhou Yan had no choice but to stop and instead began practicing Iron Crotch Kung Fu.

The second stage of Iron Crotch Kung Fu is indeed extremely challenging.

Zhou Yan gritted his teeth and began practicing Rolling Stone Fist with his lower body under load.

Between punches and kicks, the body constantly endures stretching and pain that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

He didn't finish his cultivation until nearly midnight and returned to his bedroom to rest.

A fulfilling day has come to an end.

The next day, it was the same routine: get up, clock in, and go home to continue practicing martial arts.

But just as Zhou Yan finished practicing the Bronze Body Technique, he heard Uncle Zheng calling from outside the door.

"Young master, Lord Li has arrived."

"understood."

He agreed, and his body quickly returned to its normal size. After putting on his coat, he stepped out of the training room.

In the backyard.

Aunt Zhu brought over two cups of tea, and then took Zhu Zhu to the other side.

Li Kun was sitting at the table. When he saw Zhou Yan coming over, he immediately stood up and bowed.

"Sir, the investigation into the Giant Whale Gang is almost complete."

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, no need to be so polite. Does the Giant Whale Gang have any experts at the Acquired Realm level?"

Shaking his head, Li Kun took out a sheet of Xuan paper and handed it over, saying, "No, but the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, Jiang Huatong, is a peak expert of the Sixth Refinement Blood Exchange Realm, just a hair's breadth away from the Day After Tomorrow Realm. There are also two vice leaders who have just entered the Sixth Refinement Realm."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides that, there is one more person who needs special attention."

Jiang Long, Jiang Huatong's son, is twenty-six years old this year. He is at the fifth level of the Dirty Realm, ranked eighty-seventh on the Rising Star Ranking, and has a record of never losing a fight against a sixth-level opponent.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows.

87th on the rookie list!

This ranking doesn't seem high; it's only at the bottom of the rookie list, and the rookie list only includes young martial artists from one state.

However, the population of the ten prefectures in Dongchao Prefecture was far more than one million.

To rank eighty-seventh is already enough to be considered a young genius with unlimited potential.

Nodding, Zhou Yan picked up the paper and began to look through it.

The document mainly records some of the businesses of the Whale Gang.

For example, there are medicinal herb businesses on the mountain, and fish businesses in nearby Chongming Lake.

All of the above are, of course, what is publicly known.

The underground casinos that operate in secret and collect protection money are also documented in the records.

This is just normal. How many gang members don't run casinos or collect protection money?

"Is there anything else?"

Zhou Yan looked up at Li Kun and said.

"this----"

Li Kun looked embarrassed and said, "We've done our best. Based on our observations over the past two days, the Giant Whale Gang appears to be very 'clean' on the surface, so—"

Patting the other man on the shoulder, Zhou Yan said, "It's nothing, Brother Li, I was just asking. You guys keep an eye on things, and let me know if you have any news."

"Yes, sir, then I'll be going."

Li Kun stood up, cupped his hands in farewell, and took his leave.

Take care.

Zhou Yan saw the other person out the door and watched their figure disappear into the crowd.

He turned and went back to the practice room.

The leader of the Giant Whale Gang is at the peak of the sixth level of cultivation, and the two deputy leaders are at the early stage of the sixth level of cultivation.

There is also a young leader who is on the rookie list.

Although he had killed Tian Youfeng, who was also a sixth-level cultivator, that battle was largely due to the fact that the opponent underestimated him and was caught in close combat, thus losing his advantage in movement.

If it were someone like Jiang Huatong, at the peak of the sixth level of cultivation, wielding a weapon, the outcome of a head-on confrontation would be uncertain.

Moreover, the Giant Whale Gang doesn't just have one Liu Lian.

Fourth practice session, too weak.

He took out the bottle of Taihe Pills, shook it, and found there were three pills left. He poured out two pills and swallowed them in one gulp.

boom!

The intense medicinal power exploded in my abdomen, giving me the feeling of taking Qi and Blood Pills for the first time.

His body quickly rose higher, reverting to his true form.

Today, he will break through the fourth level of training and step into the fifth level, the Dirty Realm!

The meteor hammer was suddenly swung up, and a hammering sound that was even more intense than usual rang out.

From the first light of day until sunset.

The medicine's effectiveness is gradually being depleted.

Blood and qi surged wildly.

With each hammer blow, Zhou Yan's muscles and bones would vibrate deeply.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Snapped!

A crisp sound suddenly rang out.

The iron chain connecting the hammerhead, which was as thick as a normal person's forearm, broke in the middle.

Boom!

The hammer slammed heavily onto the ground.

Zhou Yan stood there, his body radiating heat.

Click!

Suddenly, a teeth-grinding grinding sound came from the bones inside the body.

His body, which was originally over three meters tall, began to slowly compress.

three meters.

Two meters and eight inches.

It didn't stop until it reached 2.5 meters.

This change is not due to the term "ever-changing aura".

Rather, it is the true transformation that occurs after mastering bone forging, when bone density increases and tendons and bones are further refined.

Although its size has shrunk, the power contained within it has not diminished in the slightest.

Instead, it became more solid and heavy.

While his height remained at 2.5 meters, the blood and energy accumulated in his bone marrow did not stop flowing.

Instead, it rushes along the spine and sternum, suddenly surging towards the internal organs.

Boom!

My heart suddenly started pounding.

A burning sensation rose simultaneously from between his chest and abdomen.

Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

Under the influence of Qi and blood, the five internal organs begin to undergo subtle but real changes.

From bone to filth.

Five training sessions, all to get dirty!

Zhou Yan stood still, clenched his fists, and felt the power surging continuously within his body.

I wonder if, with his current physical defenses, those few palm strikes from Tian Youfeng will still leave any marks.