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

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At dawn.

When Zhou Yuan woke up on the communal bed, everyone else had already gotten up earlier than him.

A clanging and banging sound came from outside, and everyone was displaying their abilities like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.

Others are more talented than you, richer than you, and work harder than you.

A thought suddenly flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind, and he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

These people probably don't realize the consequences of their behavior.

The Pang family is just using them as tools. The talent trial is just a nicer name. What's the difference between the work they're doing and regular labor?

Zhou Yuan is actually very hardworking, but the direction of his efforts is different from that of others.

He did the work but didn't put in the effort when it came to making the components for the crossbow.

Although he appeared to be busy from morning till night like everyone else, he spent most of his time secretly practicing the White Ape Cloak Hammer. He crafted not the fewest pieces each day, but he was far from the most.

As the only one among them who had mastered the basics of weapon forging, Zhou Yuan's skill level was certainly not limited to this.

But now is clearly not the time to show off.

Whenever Zhou Yuan saw Luo Rongrong, Chen Liang, and others trying their best to perform, he would sneer inwardly.

I've seen him build tall buildings, I've seen him host lavish banquets—

After washing up, Zhou Yuan ate some simple food and then received his task for the day.

Inside those makeshift sheds, several young men were chatting and tinkering.

"We're working ourselves to the bone here, while they're just lounging around. It's really infuriating to compare ourselves to others."

A young man said in a low voice.

"You can lie down too."

The young man next to him chuckled, "Who knows, maybe that guy is bisexual?"

'

"roll!"

"Don't be surprised, Miss Luo is cold in public but warm and passionate in private. It's been like this for days, making a ruckus until the middle of the night every night, keeping me awake."

"Why don't you just say that Mr. Pang is still got it? Stop being envious, just work hard and wait until we reach Mr. Pang's level—"

Zhou Yuan didn't get involved, silently swinging his forging hammer, but his eyes were somewhat unfocused.

Name: Zhou Yuan

[Free Points: 300]

[Realm: Bone Forging Realm]

【功法：白猿披风锤圆满（800/5000）、白猿通臂拳大成（400/3000）、断水刀法小成（700/1000）、八方雷音入门（2800/3000）、八步赶蝉圆满（90/3000）】

[Skills: Advanced Blacksmithing, Basic Weapon Forging (600/3000)]

[Equipment: Plum Blossom Hidden Arrow]

He had already taken the last Qi and Blood Pill he had yesterday.

With the help of elixirs and my own efforts, I earned 300 free points yesterday.

After today, he will have no more pills to take, and his cultivation efficiency will return to what it was before.

However, he has been adding all the free points he has accumulated to the Eight Directions Thunder Sound in the past few days, and the progress is encouraging.

"With these 300 points added today, my Eight Directions Thunder Sound will be able to break through to the minor completion stage. I wonder how much improvement this breakthrough will bring me."

Zhou Yuan pondered to himself, and in the blink of an eye, he allocated 200 free points to the Eight Directions Thunder Sound.

clang!clang!clang!

The forging hammer in Zhou Yuan's hand fell, and the crisp sound of it striking masked the movement of his body.

He felt his internal organs vibrating at high frequency under the impact of the eight kinds of thunderous sounds, and his stomach was gurgling as if water was flowing violently.

This process lasted for several breaths. Zhou Yuan, with his back to everyone, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The black blood fell onto the flames and was instantly burned away, leaving no trace.

Zhou Yuan felt a sense of clarity throughout his body. His breathing was deep and his heart was beating strongly. With each breath, blood was squeezed out of his body by his heart.

"clang!

""

With one swing of his hammer, the iron ingot visibly changed shape, and the force of this swing was almost twice as strong as the previous one.

Zhou Yuan looked at the system panel again, and the content on the system panel had quietly changed.

【Eight Directions Thunder Sound Minor Completion (0/5000)】

[White Ape Cloak Hammer Completed]

Zhou Yuan was shocked to discover that the progress bar behind the White Ape Cloak Hammer had disappeared.

This was another unexpected change to the system panel.

The last time was when there was an extra equipment slot.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Yuan understood why such a change had occurred.

Internal cultivation and external strengthening complement each other. The White Ape Cloak Hammer and the Eight Directions Thunder Sound are derived from a single set of techniques. The internal cultivation of the Eight Directions Thunder Sound will naturally promote the external strengthening of the White Ape Cloak Hammer.

Although the completion of the Eight Directions Thunder Sound Technique did not allow him to break through the barrier four times directly, it did raise his cultivation level to the point of perfecting the third breakthrough.

This is the maximum that the White Ape Cloak Hammer can achieve.

In other words, Zhou Yuan improved his Eight Directions Thunder Sound, and incidentally also improved his proficiency with the White Ape Cloak Hammer.

"Master Li said that the White Ape Cloak Hammer and the Eight Directions Thunder Sound are derived from the same martial art, and are essentially the same martial art, which is why they have this effect."

Otherwise, if everything could be done this way, wouldn't I be able to save a lot of free points?

Zhou Yuan thought to himself.

"Although the White Ape Cloak Hammer is already perfected, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the Eight Directions Thunder Sound."

To break through the barrier four times, one would probably need to master the Eight Directions Thunder Sound technique.

""

Zhou Yuan pondered to himself that the difficulty of breaking through the barrier four times was greater than he had imagined.

He had thought that with his minor achievement in the Eight Directions Thunder Sound, he could attempt to break through the barrier four times.

Zhou Yuan wasn't in a hurry. As long as he persevered, breaking through the barrier four times was only a matter of time.

"The White Ape Cloak Hammer and the Eight Directions Thunder Sound are only inferior martial arts of the Divine Weapon Valley. I don't know what the effects of those superior martial arts are."

"This thought arose in Zhou Yuan's mind."

Li Lin's martial arts skills were passed down from his father-in-law, who was an outer disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley. The White Ape Cloak Hammer and the Eight Directions Thunder Sound were also passed down from the Divine Weapon Valley.

However, these two martial arts are merely simplified versions of the Divine Weapon Valley's superior martial art, the Heaven-Turning Earth-Splitting Great Sumeru Hammer, and their power is less than one-hundredth of the original.

Zhou Yuan had heard Li Lin say that some of the most outstanding talents in Divine Weapon Valley had been cultivating the Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Great Sumeru Hammer from the very beginning, and the fastest of them had reached the Blood Qi Transformation Realm in just one year.

However, even in the Divine Weapon Valley, only inner disciples are qualified to cultivate the Heaven-Turning Earth-Splitting Great Sumeru Hammer.

I was just thinking about it.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan heard a loud bang, followed by an earthquake.

"Oh no, the earth dragon has turned over!"

'

Chaos reigned within the mountain stronghold, with everyone running around like headless flies.

Pang Yuanyou burst out of the wooden house, took a step in mid-air, and soared into the sky.

"Don't panic! Everything is under my control!"

'

His words were like thunder, and he roared fiercely.

With his roar, the earthquake actually gradually subsided.

Everyone stared in shock at Pang Yuanyou, who had landed atop a large tree.

With a single word, one can suppress an earth dragon that has turned over; what immense power that is!

A series of hurried footsteps sounded, and Pang Yunlong appeared before everyone with more than a dozen men, all covered in dust and looking disheveled.

"Seventh Master, we've discovered a cave, it seems to be—"

'

Pang Yuan landed back on the ground, and Pang Yunlong immediately went to meet him, whispering.

Zhou Yuan pricked up his ears, but only caught a few words. A thought struck him.

The Pang family brought them here for more than just secretly building the Divine Arm Crossbow.

The thought had barely formed when Pang Yuanyou raised his voice.

"A few people, come on, there's a new trial mission!"

"I'll do it!"

"Elder Pang, choose me!"

Immediately, more than a dozen people eagerly raised their hands.