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

Zhou Yuan was stunned, somewhat unable to believe his eyes.

He rubbed his eyes, looked closely, and was immediately overjoyed.

Name: Zhou Yuan

[Free Points: 300]

[Realm: Flesh Refining Realm]

【功法：白猿披风锤大成（20/3000），白猿通臂拳小成（0/1000），断水刀法入门（0/300）】

[Skill: Advanced Blacksmithing (10/300)]

Free points, 300!

It really is 300 points! Yesterday's hard work actually yielded a whopping 300 points!

His previous record was 60 points, which was because he consumed Qi and Blood Pills, which is considered a form of in-game purchase.

He was summoned to sweep the mountain early yesterday morning, but he didn't even take the Qi and Blood Powder.

Is sweeping mountains more effective than blacksmithing or martial arts training?

Come to think of it, he did run dozens of miles yesterday and went up and down the mountain, so he was exhausted. But the 300 points should have nothing to do with the physical labor he put in.

"It's Xu Nian!"

After a moment's thought, Zhou Yuan immediately had the answer in his mind.

"If my daily efforts are normal income, then the points I gain from taking pills are like spending real money, and what happened yesterday was gambling."

Even gambling with your life is still gambling.

Looking at the 300 free points on the system panel, Zhou Yuan's heart pounded.

He directly felt the gambler's emotions, and for a moment, he even wanted to go and fight a few more martial artists who had broken through to the next level four times.

He had no idea beforehand that killing a martial artist who had broken through four levels would earn him so many Freedom Points.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yuan tried to calm his excited emotions.

Gambling is something you only need to do once. If Xu Nian hadn't been seriously injured by Li Lin yesterday, even several of him combined wouldn't have been a match for him.

He might not be so lucky if he had to do it again.

He has the system panel, so he can play it safe and grow stronger eventually. There's no need to take risks for short-term gains.

"Practicing alone is considered hard work, and fighting against powerful martial artists is also considered hard work."

After all, after killing Xu Nian, I not only gained experience points, but also acquired many 'loot'.

Zhou Yuan pondered to himself.

He already knew the rules of the system panel: all actions that could improve himself were considered efforts.

Killing Xu Nian was undoubtedly a highly efficient endeavor.

"Although this cannot be replicated, I've become rich overnight."

Zhou Yuan continued to ponder.

300 free points was an unprecedentedly large number for him.

As the carriage traveled along the official road, the sounds of wheels and hooves filled Zhou Yuan's ears. He began to ponder how to utilize his 300 free points.

As someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, his first reaction was to evenly distribute these points across the techniques and skills he was currently practicing.

White Ape Cloak Hammer, White Ape Tongbi Fist, Water-Cutting Knife Technique, Advanced Blacksmithing Technique.

Each has 75 points.

However, reason told him that it was not a good choice.

A jack of all trades, master of none.

He has no right to be willful now; every free point must be used wisely.

"300 points won't fundamentally change the White Ape Cloak Hammer and White Ape Tongbei Fist, but it can improve the Water-Splitting Blade Technique from beginner to intermediate level, or even the Advanced Blacksmithing Technique..."

Zhou Yuan thought to himself.

Mastering the water-cutting knife technique, from beginner to intermediate level, will not fundamentally improve his current life.

But if we upgrade the advanced blacksmithing technique... I wonder if the advanced blacksmithing technique will transform into weapon forging technique?

If possible...

Having mastered the art of weapon forging, he could forge weapons and make money. Weapon forging is a technical skill, unlike blacksmithing, which is physical labor.

Forging three to five weapons a year is more than enough to support him and Zhuo Changyu.

Having made up his mind, Zhou Yuan carefully allocated 290 free points to Advanced Blacksmithing Technique.

"clang!"

The sound of hammering an anvil seemed to echo in Zhou Yuan's mind, and waves of memories flooded into his head.

It was as if he had undergone an intensive training course on the art of blacksmithing.

Day after day, from dawn till dusk, he kept forging iron, experimenting with various forging techniques.

His understanding of blacksmithing deepened, and he became increasingly skilled at it.

His blacksmithing skills had reached their peak, just like those veteran blacksmiths who had been forging iron for decades and were at the peak of their physical strength and experience.

He tried to forge weapons, but the swords and blades he created were merely in form.

He encountered an invisible wall, standing between the arts of weapon forging and blacksmithing.

He was already the best blacksmith, but there was still an insurmountable gap between him and the weapon-forging master.

He climbed to the summit of the blacksmithing technique, but the art of weapon forging was another mountain altogether.

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, as if sparks were flying from them.

He suddenly realized that the weapon forging techniques in this world, while seemingly similar to those in his previous life, were actually quite different.

It was virtually impossible for him to master the art of weapon forging without a teacher, relying solely on his past life's experience.

Name: Zhou Yuan

[Free Points: 10]

[Realm: Flesh Refining Realm]

【功法：白猿披风锤大成（20/3000）、白猿通臂拳小成（0/1000）、断水刀法入门（0/300）】

[Skill: Advanced Blacksmithing]

The progress bar after Advanced Blacksmithing Technique disappeared.

When I focused my attention on it, no more "+" signs appeared.

He had reached the limit of blacksmithing skills, and he needed to find a way to inherit the art of weapon forging.

Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Master Li, Yuanzi, we've entered the city."

Cheng Jiuhe's voice came from outside the carriage.

This carriage was temporarily transferred from the city by Cheng Jiuhe, because Li Lin was seriously injured and unable to ride a horse, and Zhou Yuan just hitched a ride.

Li Lin opened his eyes, seemingly unwilling to have much contact with Zhou Yuan, and chased him off the carriage before leaving with Cheng Jiuhe.

Zhou Yuan stood on the street at dawn, watching the carriage gradually disappear into the distance at the end of the long street. He bowed and then turned to walk towards Anyefang.

Back home, Zhuo Changyu was overjoyed.

For the next few days, Zhou Yuan stayed indoors, only hearing about the outside world from Zhuo Changyu during meals.

Pang Yunlong returned from Aozi Mountain with the city guards and constables, but it seemed to have gone badly. When he entered the city, he flew into a rage and even publicly insulted the head constable Zhu Yiwei as a good-for-nothing.

Li Lin was seriously injured, and his martial arts cultivation was mostly destroyed. In just a few days, most of the disciples and apprentices in the blacksmith shop had left.

Yuan Qingfeng left the blacksmith shop and joined the Feiyun Martial Arts School.

Lin Jingsheng, the master of Feiyun Martial Arts School, has always been at odds with Li Lin. Rumor has it that Li Lin was so angry after learning about this that he vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma for three days.

This trading company's business is booming, while that caravan is being wrecked on the street.

The Crimson Gold Gang disappeared completely, and a new gang was born.

One act ends and another begins.

The chaos outside had nothing to do with Zhou Yuan. One day, Zhou Yuan quietly left the city and locked himself in his room after returning.

In the dim candlelight, Zhou Yuan looked at the things on the bed, and even with his composure, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Spread out on the bed were the spoils he had seized that day when he went into the mountains to suppress bandits.

Besides the money, what attracted his attention most was a handwritten booklet with three hastily written characters on the cover.

"Gathering of Troops!"

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