One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Xu Guang looked at this characteristic and pondered deeply.

This feature... seems much stronger than the Ghost Step feature. There's a lot of description, but the two most crucial ones are: First, it increases the limit of bone tempering by 20%. This means that under the same conditions, while others' bones can reach a hardness of 10, he can train them to a maximum of 12. It may not seem like much, but anyone who has actually been on the battlefield and used a knife to cut people knows how satisfying it is to cut people with a longsword that has 20% more hardness.

Secondly, there's the amplification from the constant illumination of the night. While his cultivation speed isn't immediately noticeable, as he progresses, the speed at which he acquires Life Fruits and resources will inevitably increase, making it impossible for him to add points indefinitely. Ultimately, he'll have to cultivate on his own. Additionally, there's the recovery speed, which, to some extent, enhances his ability to fight at night.

Quite good, that bronze lamp was well worth the effort.

In addition, this characteristic is very special. As long as the corresponding demon species and characteristic items are used, it will not be randomly strengthened.

Xu Guang thought to himself.

If the white attribute is already so terrifying, one can only imagine how powerful it will be after being upgraded.

This characteristic can increase his combat power by about 10% at night.

Xu Guang calculated in his mind. Of course, this was not absolute. Real combat was not like the numerical comparison in online games in his previous life.

……

Shuocheng.

The Du family's cloth shop is not large, but because Du Zhong is now in power, business is very good, with monthly profits of around fifty taels of silver.

After seeing off the mother and daughter, Du Zhao, feeling bored, went to the backyard and watched Wu Yunmiao dyeing cloth.

"Sister Yunmiao, let's go read a book."

Shuocheng was a feudal city. In the Central Plains, there were private schools for girls to study, but there were none in Shuocheng. Du Zhao had been taught to read and write by her father and brothers all these years.

However, Du Zhong and Du Changwei were soldiers, and their education was limited.

Now that he has finally met Wu Yunmiao, Du Zhao pesters her to read to him every day.

Wu Yunmiao looked at Du Zhao somewhat embarrassedly, "There's still quite a bit of cloth here that hasn't been dried yet..."

"It's alright, Xiao Juan and the others can do it later. You come with me to study first. I heard from my brother that Guang Ge was very good at studying when he was young. When I've studied more, I'll be able to help him."

Du Zhao said with a look of anticipation.

Wu Yunmiao stared blankly at Du Zhao.

Although Du Zhao's background was nothing compared to hers, it would be a great blessing for Du Zhao to be able to meet her during the reign of Emperor Chang.

But now…

She had received an education in her youth and held herself in high esteem. She did not believe that men should be so great, nor did she believe that women should revolve around men and always think of them.

But for some reason, after meeting Du Zhao, she suddenly felt a little envious of him.

This is the kind of woman she used to dislike.

The world always forces people to change.

Coming to her senses, she looked at Du Zhao and said, "Alright, today we'll look at the 'Martial Edict.' Xu ​​Guang also practices martial arts, so he must have read this book. You can talk to him about it next time."

Du Zhao nodded, about to speak, when Liu Xiaocao's voice came from outside.

"You Niang, Yi Yi and the others are here. Come out and greet them."

Upon hearing Liu Xiaocao's words, Du Youniang's face showed displeasure.

Nan Yiyi is someone she dislikes very much, from childhood to adulthood.

The two families were neighbors, and both of their fathers served in the outer camp army under the military governor Sun Ganxuan. Because Nan Yiyi's father held a high official position, Du Zhao and his sister were Nan's siblings' little shadows when they were young, and Nan Yiyi often teased Du Zhao.

However, when the military was formed a few years ago, Nan Yiyi's father was unable to join the army. Later, the two families drifted apart, and Du Zhong moved away after becoming a captain.

But because of the cloth shop, Nan Yiyi often came over, ostensibly to buy clothes, but actually to see how Du Zhao was doing.

The little girl who used to follow him around has lost the respect she once had because of her father's promotion.

She had always wanted to recapture that feeling in front of Du Zhao.

Some time ago, she finally found an opportunity. Her father arranged a marriage for her with a man from the military. However, he was the nephew of a military officer in Yuncheng. He did not join the army but instead became a disciple of the Nine Heads Sect in Shuofang Prefecture. At a young age, he had already reached the Ming Jin cultivation level and had a promising future.

"You Niang, it's been so long since we sisters last met."

Along with Nan Yiyi were several junior officers from the outer camp, most of whom did not hold as prominent a position as Nan Yiyi's father and were usually just Nan Yiyi's followers.

Du Youniang wore a fake smile.

"Yes, Sister Yi, where have you been buying clothes lately? Have you stopped liking the fabrics from my shop?"

Nan Yiyi paused, wondering if she could say it was because she had lost her sense of superiority in front of Du Youniang.

However, remembering the purpose of his visit today, he immediately spoke up.

"Not at all. I went to Yuncheng with my father a while ago, and I even brought back a gift for my sister."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a box from his waist, opened it, and a crystal-clear red marble appeared before everyone.

"Yuncheng produces marble. Sister, look at the quality of the cloud-like inclusions here. They are all top-quality. Your brother-in-law sent them over, and I specially picked out a good piece to give to you."

Du Youniang feigned surprise, "Sister, you're married?"

"No, it's just an engagement. He's from Yuncheng, an inner disciple of the Nine-Headed Sect. Speaking of which, his uncle is Uncle Du's superior."

The last half of the sentence was spoken with a slightly heavier tone, deliberately emphasized.

Du Youniang rolled her eyes inwardly, but she held back for the sake of the marble worth two or three taels of silver and the fact that Nan Yiyi would be spending money later.

Now that Guang Ge no longer has his father's support, and is making rapid progress in martial arts, he can't afford to spend money recklessly.

"Congratulations, sister!"

"By the way, I heard my sister got engaged too? I wonder where her fiancé is from?"

Du Youniang finally learned Nan Yiyi's purpose, and inwardly rolled her eyes to the heavens.

How can there be such a shallow woman?

"He's from Shuocheng and works for the government army."

"Didn't your parents help you out?" Nan Yiyi had already investigated Du Zhao's fiancé before she arrived, and asked knowingly.

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"We women only have one chance to get married in our lives. Sister, you'd better keep your eyes open. Without your father's support, you won't even have money to practice martial arts. He'll have to ask you for money later. If you don't ask for money, he might beat you up."

These words instantly turned Du Zhao's expression cold.

She was willing to feign compliance with Nan Yiyi for money, but she would never allow Nan Yiyi to recklessly belittle Xu Guang for money.

"You don't need to worry about that, sister. Brother Guang is very talented."

"What's the use of talent? What can it bring you? This time when we went to Yuncheng, your brother-in-law gave me a whole cartload of marble and a dowry of a thousand strings of cash. What did your husband give you?"

Du Youniang's expression grew even colder. "This is none of your business!"

She was too lazy to keep up the pretense with Nan Yiyi.

Just as they were about to speak, footsteps and voices suddenly came from outside.

"Is this Chief Du's house? Captain Xu asked me to deliver some things. Which one of you is Du Zhao?"

As everyone turned around, they saw three soldiers in military armor pushing a plank at the entrance.

A strong, pungent smell of blood wafted across the cart.

It wasn't completely covered by a waterproof sheet, and you could vaguely see some unknown animal, with blood dripping continuously.

All eyes turned to Du Zhao. "This is..."

"You Niang, she's looking for you."

Liu Xiaocao also came out from behind. Seeing that it was her husband's colleague, she smiled and went to greet him, and then called Du Youniang over.

"Did Xu Shichang send this to you?"

The soldier, with a look of reverence, spoke loudly.

"Xu Shichang has made great contributions in battle and is now the captain. These alien creatures on the vehicle were all killed by Captain Xu, and he specially sent them to Du Zhao's wife to nourish her body."

A different species?

In this era where martial arts prevail, the flesh of exotic species can enhance one's qi and blood, rivaling even the most miraculous elixirs—such a treasure…

The group of people who came with Nan Yiyi all looked over.

A series of exclamations rang out.