High Martial Arts: Become a God by Spending Money, Start by Spending All Your Compensation Funds

"So, our scavenging business..."

Someone asked tentatively in a low voice.

"Business my ass!"

Grey cursed irritably.

"Go back to the gang leader, this business can't continue!"

"We heard it! We heard it!" Everyone nodded vigorously, no one daring to utter a single dissent.

Gray took another breath, gazing into the distance towards Huimin Community, his heart still pounding.

This is truly the worst luck imaginable; how could I have run into this jinx?

Luckily, I reacted quickly and didn't go too far, otherwise it's uncertain whether I would have made it out alive today.

……

Lin Yun and his group found a secluded abandoned shop to settle down and began to tally up their accounts.

According to the previous default rules, Lin Yun was the main force in killing the Black-bellied Scaled Serpent, and all the materials belonged to him; as for the remaining materials from the Swift Mantis and the Bone-Splitting Centipede, Lin Yun contributed the most and took 60%, while the remaining 40% was divided equally among the eight hunters, including Bearded Beard.

The bearded man fiddled with the abacus for a while, then looked up and laughed, "Brother Lin, the complete skin, venom glands, fangs, and gallbladder of the Black-bellied Scaled Serpent, if sold through legitimate channels in the safe zone, should fetch at least 300,000; the remaining centipede and mantis materials, if you get 60%, will be around 700,000. All together, you'll make over a million this time!"

Lin Yun nodded, quickly calculating the total in his mind.

Adding the spoils from killing Ah Gui earlier, and the money saved from the scattered hunting over the past five days, even after deducting the 500,000 yuan principal owed to Su Nianhe, his savings have steadily exceeded one million.

He knew in his heart that such nest-level profits were rare and hard to come by.

On a normal hunting day, you'd be lucky to earn around 100,000. Earning over a million in a single battle like today was purely due to a stroke of luck and a rescue opportunity; it's impossible for such a thing to happen every day.

"Everything's been divided up, let's split up here."

Lin Yun carefully put away his own materials and looked up at the bearded man and the others.

"Thank you all for your help earlier."

"Brother Lin, you're too kind!" The bearded man quickly waved his hand. "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't even have a bowl of soup. If you ever need our help in District 33, just let us know!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the group dispersed.

Lin Yun, carrying a backpack full of materials, turned and walked towards the temporary base.

……

For the next twenty days, Lin Yun continued hunting.

With the support of the top-tier first-level Swift Wind Boots, the power of Wind Step was amplified by 30%, making his movements even more agile and nimble. He traversed between ruins and buildings, and even Shadow Cat, known for its speed, could not catch up with his trail.

Through daily practice and refinement in real combat, Vajra Fist has quietly broken through to the highest level of mastery.

The punches are powerful and forceful, yet restrained; even a rock-spine beast cannot withstand such a blow.

He could easily defeat a common first-tier beast within three punches.

Even at the peak of the first tier, once the weaknesses are figured out, it can be easily defeated within a dozen or so moves.

Throughout the entire northwest region of District 33, almost no beast below the second tier could stop him.

Occasionally, when he's unlucky enough to run into a second-tier beast patrolling his territory, he can escape using his Swift Boots and Windwalking Step.

Every evening, he would return to the base on time and sell the day's materials to Boss Chen.

Boss Chen's prices became increasingly fair, and he would even raise the price for rare materials of good quality. Sometimes he would also reserve scarce high-level healing potions and compressed dry rations for him in advance.

Before long, everyone in the stronghold knew that there was a young master named Lin Yun, whose combat power was astonishing at a young age, and even the Black Tiger Gang would avoid him.

No one dared to mess with him anymore. Even the most ruthless veteran hunter in the stronghold would nod and greet him when he saw him.

The continuous supply of exotic beast materials was converted into cash, which was then transformed into pure blood essence through the system.

Over the course of twenty days, Lin Yun's Qi and Blood value steadily increased, eventually settling at a stable 99 points.

Peak of the Martial Apprentice Realm.

He's just one step away from breaking through the shackles and entering the Martial Master realm.

That evening, Lin Yun leaned against the window on the second floor of the stronghold, looking down at the accumulated numbers on the system panel.

After deducting the principal of 520,000 yuan to be repaid to Su Nianhe plus interest, there is still a full 2.6 million yuan in the account.

Two million six hundred thousand yuan is enough for an ordinary family in Qingcheng to live a worry-free life for the rest of their days.

Even an ordinary martial artist who has spent many years in the occupied territories might not be able to save up this much money in a lifetime.

But Lin Yun frowned slightly when he looked at the number.

not enough.

Far from enough.

He knew very well that the breakthrough from martial arts apprentice to martial arts master was never as simple as water flowing into a channel.

To break through, one must first build a foundation.

The level of Foundation Establishment directly determines the upper limit of a martial artist's future cultivation.

There are four levels of Foundation Establishment: Ordinary Foundation Establishment, Excellent Foundation Establishment, Perfect Foundation Establishment, and Ultimate Foundation Establishment.

The higher the grade, the stronger the blood and qi condensation after the breakthrough, the greater the gap in combat power within the same realm, and more importantly, it directly determines the number of times the "exceeding limit" state can be reached.

"Exceeding Limits" is a martial artist's means of unleashing combat power beyond their own limits by burning their own foundation; it is a martial artist's last trump card in life-or-death situations.

A martial artist who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage only has two opportunities to transcend their limits in their lifetime.

The first use will damage the foundation of cultivation, and the second use will directly burn lifespan. It should not be used lightly unless in a desperate situation.

There are three times to achieve outstanding foundation building: the first time is undamaged, the second time damages the foundation, and the third time burns away one's lifespan.

The perfect foundation building process involves nine stages. The first seven stages have no side effects, while only the last two stages will damage the foundation.

The legendary ultimate foundation building has no limit on the number of times it can be done; the only price is that one will enter a period of weakness afterward.

Most martial artists consider it a rare achievement to even reach the Excellent Foundation Establishment stage.

Even if scions of noble families exhaust their family resources, most can only pursue perfect foundation building.

As for the ultimate Foundation Establishment stage, it only exists in the legends of the top geniuses of the ten prestigious schools. In the entire Qingcheng, not a single one has emerged in the last ten years.

The basic cultivation method that Lin Yun is currently practicing is a low-level Yellow Rank cultivation method uniformly distributed by Qingcheng Martial Arts High School.

If you try to break through step by step, you can only barely reach the ordinary Foundation Establishment stage at best.

If it were someone else, they might be content.

Even a basic Foundation Establishment cultivator is enough to secure a stable job in Qingcheng and live a life free from financial worries.

But Lin Yun is not an option.

He's going to the top martial arts academy in the capital.

That place is where the most outstanding talents of the entire Dragon Kingdom gather.

Wang Dalong, a local tyrant's son, might swagger around in Qingcheng, but he wouldn't even be considered a big shot in the capital.

Those true heirs of powerful families start with basic cultivation methods at the Heavenly Rank and begin preparing for perfect foundation building long ago.

Even more outstanding talents, such as Su Nianhe, with the Su family's foundation, are bound to aim for the ultimate Foundation Establishment stage.

He was on the same playing field as those people. If he only achieved a basic Foundation Establishment, he would have lost at the starting line.

Lin Yun's eyes hardened.

With a system at his disposal, why is he worse than others?

If you're going to do it, do it the best.

He was determined to succeed in building his foundation to the limit.

However, the threshold for achieving the ultimate foundation is frighteningly high.

First, one must possess a basic cultivation technique at least at the low-level of the Heaven Rank.

This single skill technique is worth over five million Dragon Kingdom coins, and it might not even be available in a small place like Qingcheng.

Secondly, there are the ultimate foundation-building resources that complement the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique, such as Foundation Building Elixir, Marrow Cleansing Elixir, and exotic beast materials...

All things considered, without a minimum of five million Chinese Yuan, it's simply unthinkable.

Ten million.

Lin Yun looked at the 2.6 million figure in his account, still a full three-quarters short.

We still need to work harder!