Supreme Martial Venerable: Starting with the White Ape Cloak Hammer skill point allocation

Gaoshan County, Wenroufang.

This place is a gathering place for brothels in Gaoshan County. It is almost deserted during the day, but brightly lit at night.

The entire Wenroufang district had no fewer than a dozen brothels and brothels. In addition to the brothels frequented by high-ranking officials and nobles, there were also many low-end brothels catering to people from all walks of life, such as peddlers, laborers, servants, and cooks.

These low-end brothels are mostly concentrated in a dilapidated alley, which the people of Gaoshan County commonly refer to as "Flower and Willow Street".

Gao Dazhuang, wearing a coat, walked out of a tiled house, looking smug and self-satisfied.

Although he was a squad leader in the county government, he was proficient in all sorts of vices, including drinking, gambling, and whoring, and the little money he earned was simply not enough to cover his expenses.

He wouldn't go to brothels unless someone was treating him.

The money he spent on one trip to a brothel was enough to make him nail ten times on the red-light district.

He was in a bad mood today, so he called three girls in one go. After all that, he finally felt a little better.

"Does that guy surnamed Liu really treat me like his lackey? What does Zhou Yuan's departure from the register have to do with me?"

Gao Dazhuang walked on the uneven dirt road, muttering curses under his breath.

Liu Yinhua paid the Broken Blade Gang's henchmen to kill Zhou Yuan, but the Broken Blade Gang and the Crimson Gold Gang clashed, and the short-lived guy was killed by the Crimson Gold Gang.

Liu Yin turned around and told him to get Zhou Yuan to do corvée labor, and to kill Zhou Yuan while doing so.

Originally, it was a small matter that Gao Dazhuang readily agreed to, but because of the notorious thief Xu Nian, he was delayed for several days.

Today, having some free time, he sent someone to summon Zhou Yuan and was shocked to discover that Zhou Yuan had actually been removed from the register!

That blacksmith was no longer a craftsman, but a registered commoner!

Although Liangji also had to perform corvée labor, he could pay silver to do so instead of personally performing it, and Liangji's corvée labor was not under Gao Dazhuang's jurisdiction.

After Liu Yin found out about this, he gave him a severe dressing down, and naturally, the money that had been promised to him was gone.

"You're just relying on having a brother who passed the martial arts examination; who do you think you are!"

Gao Dazhuang spat and muttered, "A good-for-nothing who's good for nothing, only after the Zhuo family's wealth!"

Even if Zhou Yuan is dead, would Miss Zhuo ever want to be with a piece of trash like you?

I'm tall and strong, more like it...

Gao Dazhuang chuckled, thinking that although he was tall and strong and a bit old, he had the advantage of being experienced.

"Hey, if I, Gao Dazhuang, become the son-in-law of the Zhuo family, wouldn't I be able to roam freely in all the brothels in Gaoshan County?"

I can sleep wherever I want!

Gao Dazhuang licked his lips, and the lust he had just released surged up again.

"There's no time like the present. Zhou Yuan is as thin as a little chick, he certainly can't satisfy Miss Zhuo. Today I'll do the right thing and let Miss Zhuo experience the joy of being a woman."

I'll go propose again tomorrow, and that old man Zhuo won't be allowed to refuse. He'll have to give me at least half of his vast fortune!

Thinking this, Gao Dazhuang, still drunk, headed towards Anyefang.

Gao Dazhuang staggered along the deserted street.

suddenly.

A hand suddenly reached out from the dark alleyway beside them, grabbed Gao Dazhuang's arm, and pulled him into the alley.

Click!

The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed in the darkness.

Gao Dazhuang had barely cried out in pain when Zhou Yuan's left hand swiftly covered his mouth, while his right hand gripped his neck like an iron hook.

scoff!

With a forceful pull of the five fingers, he tore and yanked hard.

Gao Dazhuang's trachea was severed, his throat was a bloody mess, and blood bubbles gushed out like a spring.

Gao Dazhuang's eyes bulged out, and he made a hoarse sound in his throat, his eyes filled with terror.

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless, swung his arm, and punched Gao Dazhuang in the face.

boom! boom! boom!

The muffled thuds continued as Zhou Yuan used the entire White Ape Tongbei Fist technique on Gao Dazhuang.

When Gao Dazhuang crashed to the ground like a rag doll, Zhou Yuan was slightly out of breath.

The tall, strong man's sternum was completely shattered, and his internal organs were nothing but a pile of rotten flesh. Even a god couldn't save him.

They quickly searched Gao Dazhuang's body and found only a few loose silver pieces, not even two taels in total, which was less than what the thugs from the Broken Blade Gang had found!

"Pooh!"

Zhou Yuan spat disdainfully, pondered for a moment, then grabbed Gao Dazhuang's hand, dipped it in blood, and wrote a crooked "Xu" on the ground. He then covered the character with Gao Dazhuang's hand and quickly disappeared into the depths of the alley.

…………

Let's go back a few days.

After Zhou Yuan took the Qi and Blood Pill, the medicinal power boosted his daily points, which increased several times over, reaching as many as 60 points.

Unfortunately, the effects of the medicine only lasted for five days.

When the medicine's effects wore off, the contents of the system panel had changed.

Name: Zhou Yuan

[Free Points: 0]

[Realm: Skin Tempering Realm]

[Skills: White Ape Cloak Hammer (Minor Mastery) (360/1000), White Ape Tongbei Fist (Introduction) (55/300)]

[Skill: Advanced Blacksmithing (0/300)]

"If I can take a Qi and Blood Pill every five days, I will be able to break through the flesh barrier and become a flesh-refining realm martial artist in less than two months."

However, this is just wishful thinking. A single Qi and Blood Pill costs over a hundred taels of silver on the market, and even someone from Cheng Jiuhe's family could not afford such extravagance.

However, even the second-best Qi and Blood Pills, or even Qi and Blood Powder, should be able to increase cultivation speed.

After becoming a Skin Tempering Realm martial artist, Zhou Yuan could feel his skin becoming increasingly tough and his strength becoming increasingly powerful, which made him even more excited about the Flesh Refining Realm.

Most importantly, martial artists at the Body Refining Realm have a better chance of passing the martial arts examination and becoming a martial arts scholar.

"Even the cheapest Qi and Blood Powder is unaffordable for me."

Zhou Yuan gave a wry smile.

The process of getting him removed from the register of citizenship had used up almost all of his savings. In addition, fewer people were buying sickles recently, and he could only sell five or six a day at most.

With only a few taels of silver in hand, it was difficult to even make a living, let alone buy Qi and Blood Powder.

Fortunately, his blacksmithing skills have improved, and he has now started making kitchen knives and iron pots, which have a much larger market than sickles.

Just as Zhou Yuan was pondering how to learn some weapon-forging techniques from Li Lin, he unexpectedly learned that Gao Dazhuang wanted to conscript him for corvée labor.

After following Gao Dazhuang for several days, he finally found an opportunity to beat Gao Dazhuang to death in a dark alley.

…………

The day after killing Gao Dazhuang, Zhou Yuan went to Li Lin's blacksmith shop.

As usual, they completed their sparring session with Cheng Jiuhe, and the two rested while wiping away sweat and drinking water.

Cheng Jiuhe looked Zhou Yuan up and down, and then suddenly said, seemingly unintentionally.

"Have you heard? The county magistrate's brother-in-law was beaten to death last night."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yuan remained unfazed.

Several fellow students curiously gathered around.

"Is that the younger brother of Magistrate Sun's mistress? That guy was named Gao Dazhuang, I used to see him often, how could he be dead?"

"Xu Nian is so bold? Is he getting revenge on Magistrate Sun? I heard that Magistrate Sun led his men out of the city to besiege him before, and Xu Nian suffered a great loss."

"..."

The fellow disciples discussed it animatedly.

Cheng Jiuhe stared intently at Zhou Yuan, a strange feeling creeping into his heart.

He had always had a good impression of Zhou Yuan, who was taciturn, resilient, and diligent.

But just after Zhou Yuan inquired about Gao Dazhuang's situation, Gao Dazhuang was beaten to death.

This left him no choice but to think about it.

The fact that his seemingly harmless junior brother suddenly revealed his ferocious claws made him feel a little more wary.

This ruthless, venomous nature, like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, waiting for its chance to strike a fatal blow, was something Cheng Jiuhe had only seen in a handful of people.

Those people were all big shots in Gaoshan County, and Zhou Yuan was vaguely resembling those big shots.

As Cheng Jiuhe was pondering, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Yuan entering Li Lin's study.