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

Just as dawn was breaking, Zhou Yuan placed the kitchen knife he had just forged into a basket.

After being kicked out of the blacksmith shop, Zhou Yuan didn't lack money for the time being, but he didn't just sit around and do nothing. Instead, he worked even harder than before.

It is foreseeable that he will need to spend a lot of money to practice martial arts and participate in martial arts examinations in the future, so it is impossible not to make preparations in advance.

Moreover, blacksmithing also serves as practice for the White Ape Cloak Hammer, killing two birds with one stone.

"Brother Yuan".

Zhuo Changyu brought a cup of warm water to Zhou Yuan, looking distressed.

"You only slept for two hours again last night. If this continues, your health will collapse."

Those who can pass the martial arts exam are one in ten thousand. Even if you don't pass, it's not a big deal. So many people in our Gaoshan County don't have official titles, but they still live very well.

You don't need to push yourself like this.

"It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

Zhou Yuan drank the warm water in the bowl in one gulp and said with a smile.

He glanced silently at the system panel.

All yesterday's efforts resulted in a total of 15 points.

After Cheng Jiuhe stopped providing him with Qi and Blood Powder, his daily points dropped back to 15.

Even with only 15 points, he is confident that he can break through the barrier a second time within three months and achieve the Flesh Refining Realm.

Just as I was about to add those 15 points to the White Ape Cloak Hammer, there was a knock on the door.

Zhuo Changyu went to open the door and a moment later led a person into the work shed.

The person who arrived was none other than Cheng Jiuhe, who was tall and thin.

"Junior Brother Zhou, it's been a long time."

Cheng Jiuhe said with a smile.

"Brother Cheng, Master Li has already expelled me from his school, forbidding me from using his name to swindle and deceive others. Therefore, I am unworthy of the title of junior brother."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said seriously.

"You—"

Cheng Jiuhe chuckled, "Still as rigid as before. Besides practicing martial arts and blacksmithing every day, I didn't know you couldn't do anything else."

Cheng Jiuhe glanced at Zhuo Changyu, who was busy in the distance, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Having been through many romantic encounters, he could naturally tell that Zhuo Changyu was still a girl.

Faced with the most beautiful woman in Gaoshan County, Junior Brother Zhou was able to restrain himself.

If I had that kind of willpower, I would probably be a Bone Forging Realm martial artist who has broken through three times by now, right?

Cheng Jiuhe shook his head inwardly. What man could withstand something like this?

If he can't even sleep with women, what's the point of all his hard work practicing martial arts?

"You're not a man."

Cheng Jiuhe pointed at Zhou Yuan and laughed and scolded him.

Zhou Yuan was speechless. "Brother Cheng, you came all the way to my house this early in the morning just to yell at me to my face?"

"No, that's not it."

Cheng Jiuhe said matter-of-factly, "Insulting you was just a side effect."

As he spoke, he grabbed a bag from behind his back and placed it on Zhou Yuan's blacksmithing table.

"Um?"

Zhou Yuan raised his head and looked at Cheng Jiuhe with a puzzled expression.

"Yuanzi, I'll call you Yuanzi from now on. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Cheng."

"Sending 'brother' back and forth like this is too much trouble."

Cheng Jiuhe waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression, "I've been thinking about this these past few days. Even if we're not fellow disciples, we're still brothers."

I can't go back on my promise to you.

"This is the funding for this month."

Cheng Jiuhe said seriously, "Five taels of silver per month, plus two Qi and Blood Pills."

"ah?!"

Zhou Yuan looked surprised.

Previously, Cheng Jiuhe's donation was just Qi and Blood Powder, but now it has turned into Qi and Blood Pills.

Two Qi and Blood Pills are worth at least five taels of silver, plus an extra five taels of silver, that's ten taels of silver.

This is already the highest level of assistance that Gaoshan County can receive.

Even Yuan Qingfeng probably didn't receive much funding.

"Yuanzi, once you leave the blacksmith shop, you'll need money for many more things. As your older brother, I can't help you with other things, so I can only do my best to help you with this."

Cheng Jiuhe patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder and laughed, "Don't be too touched. This money is just a matter of me going to brothels a few less times."

"It's good that I'm not going to brothels. I'll study hard for the next few months and pass the martial arts exam this year, bringing honor to my ancestors."

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The medicinal power of Qi Xue Wan is not as good as Qi Xue Dan, but it is much stronger than Qi Xue San.

With a sufficient supply of meat, Zhou Yuan's cultivation efficiency improved once again.

He only slept for two hours a day, spending his time either practicing martial arts or forging iron. He even entrusted the task of selling kitchen knives and iron pots to Zhuo Changyu.

Such efforts have yielded remarkable results.

He earned an unprecedented 20 points every day.

During this period, Gaoshan County was thrown into turmoil by Liu Yin's death, but in this dilapidated courtyard in Gouweiba Hutong, it was like a warm harbor.

Early that morning.

Zhou Yuan, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Finally, I can try to beat the game a second time."

Zhou Yuan remained completely unmoved.

He worked so hard, he deserves to enjoy the results.

He deserved to break through the barrier a second time.

Zhou Yuan felt the blood and qi surging and roaring within his body, like magma from underground, trying to burst out of the earth like a volcano.

The intense heat from his blood and qi caused his body to begin to feel slightly hot.

Name: Zhou Yuan

[Free Points: 20]

[Realm: Skin Tempering Realm]

[Skills: White Ape Cloak Hammer (Minor Mastery) (980/1000), White Ape Tongbei Fist (Introduction) (260/300)]

[Skill: Advanced Blacksmithing (10/300)]

Through persistent efforts, a qualitative change finally occurred.

"Add some points."

Zhou Yuan silently imagined adding all 20 newly acquired points to the White Ape Cloak Hammer.

Boom!

Like a volcanic eruption.

His body suddenly arched, and his exposed skin turned a bright red, as if it were about to be burned.

The powerful heat penetrates the skin and seeps into the muscles.

Those muscles began to grow larger and stronger.

In an instant, Zhou Yuan was drenched in sweat, his clothes and bedding completely soaked.

The reaction to breaking through the barrier a second time was more than twice as fierce as the first time.

It took a full incense stick's time for that burst of energy to gradually subside.

The volcano has turned back into a quietly flowing stream of water.

A warm and comfortable feeling welled up in Zhou Yuan's heart, and he felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

This intense pleasure made him want to stay in bed and not get up.

However, the pungent smell of sweat and his expectations for the future made him afraid.

First, he changed his clothes and bedding, and then he went to the well in the yard to wash himself clean.

Under the moonlight, Zhou Yuan secretly made up his mind that he would definitely strip naked before breaking through the barrier next time.

The clothes and bedding are beyond washing, a waste of several hundred coins.

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Zhou Yuan grabbed the forging hammer, assumed the stance of the White Ape Cloak Hammer, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

The muscles throughout the body surged up and down as if breathing, the power flowing smoothly and reaching every part of the body.

From skin to flesh, there is no stagnation of qi and blood.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Under the moonlight, Zhou Yuan focused intently on practicing his White Ape Cloak Hammer, gaining a deeper understanding of each move. With each swing of the hammer, his explosive power was terrifying, yet his control was exquisite.

As the forging hammer swung, it struck a falling leaf, instantly shattering it into pieces that flew through the air.

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