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After the tendons and bones are trained, repeated tendon training and bone tempering can revitalize the body and increase extraordinary strength.

This is something Mu Yang made up. Anyway, Wu Cai doesn't practice swordsmanship. He hasn't even practiced the "Tiger Subduing Sword Technique" much, let alone its advanced version, the "Dragon Subduing Sword Technique."

As expected, after hearing his question, Wu Cai didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he paused for a moment and then explained directly:

"This brings us to a unique aspect of the Bone and Muscle Realm: repeated training!"

Mu Yang raised his eyes: "Repeated training?"

"That's right." Wu Cai nodded. "The Bone and Tendon Realm, the second realm of martial arts, lies between the Skin and Flesh Realm (first realm) and the Blood and Marrow Realm (third realm). It not only increases strength but also has the ability to withstand setbacks, making it a foundational realm for martial arts. Its unique feature is the repeated tempering and refinement!"

"However, while repeated physical training has various miraculous effects, its difficulty is comparable to ascending to heaven. It is difficult to achieve without exceptional talent, abundant resources, and extraordinary perseverance!"

At this point, Wu Cai couldn't help but sigh.

It is difficult to achieve this unless one has exceptional talent, abundant resources, and extraordinary perseverance.

Mu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Am I that outstanding?

Of course, that's a joke.

Mu Yang was very self-aware of his own talent.

He had been practicing low-grade martial arts for three months without even getting a basic grasp of it. If it weren't for his timely arrival of a cheat system, he estimated that he would have already turned into nourishment for the earth and returned to nature.

Seemingly assuming that Mu Yang had no concept of the difficulty of repeatedly forging tendons and bones, Wu Cai continued to explain:

"As you know, the so-called Tendon and Bone Realm is actually about tempering tendons and bones. Although the process is arduous and difficult, as long as you have a constant supply of meat and practice diligently, you will eventually reach the goal. For example, I spent three years tempering tendons and seven years forging bones, and now I am only one step away from the Blood Marrow Realm. But to talk about repeating the tempering of tendons is practically a pipe dream."

"This is not a problem that can be solved by time. It requires sufficient resources, exceptional talent, a strong body, and various secret medicines to stimulate a large amount of blood and qi in a short period of time, so as to complete the tempering of muscles and bones in one go. The process cannot be interrupted. If it is interrupted, all previous efforts will be wasted."

"According to my father, the amount of energy and blood consumed in this step is almost equivalent to the total consumption of the first tendon tempering and bone forging. And this is only the second tendon tempering. The consumption of energy and blood in the second bone forging is even more terrifying."

"Even the descendants of the prominent families in our Qinghe County would find it difficult to do so."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yang understood.

No wonder Wu Cai found it so difficult.

Judging from the few conditions he described, this is not something that ordinary people can achieve.

Fortunately, none of these problems were difficult for Mu Yang.

His physique was already quite impressive, thanks to the "robust physique" attribute that came with the various demon corpses.

In addition, with the added benefit of "abundant Qi and blood", there is no shortage of Qi and blood.

In this way, while others need to constantly cultivate and use rare and precious materials to complete the second stage of bone and tendon tempering, he only needs to kill a few more second-tier demons.

It's not difficult at all.

Just as Mu Yang was pondering, Wu Cai said again, "Speaking of this, I have to tell you something. If you ever go out and encounter someone whose body glows with silver light when they make a move, you must stay away. That's a sign of undergoing a second round of bone and tendon tempering."

"According to my father, those who complete the first round of tendon and bone tempering are called 'ox tendon and tiger bone,' while those who complete the second round are called 'steel and iron bone,' possessing astonishing defense and strength comparable to the Blood Marrow Realm."

"It is said that those who break through to the Blood Marrow Realm with this kind of bone structure will have their blood marrow stained with a silvery white color, making them as strong as monsters."

Mu Yang: Brother Wu, your father is right, he really is as strong as a monster.

"Can developing a body of steel really enhance one's Blood Marrow Realm?" Mu Yang was overjoyed, and his face showed amazement.

"Of course, otherwise those powerful families wouldn't have put so much effort into this realm, and would even call it the foundation of martial arts," Wu Cai said.

Powerful families are very shrewd. If the benefits weren't substantial, who would persist in doing something so difficult?

While the two chatted, they soon arrived at Liu the clerk's workplace.

Just like yesterday, he was annotating something with a pen.

Upon learning Mu Yang's purpose for coming, he was completely stunned.

No, you didn't leave the city yesterday either, so where did this demon corpse come from?

It wasn't until Wu Cai explained the process that Liu, the clerk, came to his senses and understood the specifics.

Even with yesterday's achievements as a foundation, he still couldn't suppress his amazement when he learned that Mu Yang had killed another second-tier fox demon last night, and he stroked his beard repeatedly.

He thought he had overestimated Mu Yang's talent, but he hadn't expected that he had underestimated it.

This child's talent probably far surpasses anything he has ever seen before.

This will inevitably attract the attention of the Demon Slayer Bureau.

As long as the Demon Slayer Bureau sends someone, even if it's just the lowest-ranking Demon-Seeking Captain, the calamity of the three major families in Qingxi County is nothing to fear.

With this in mind, Liu the clerk wrote a stroke of his pen and directly increased the merit points from the original 300 to more than half, giving Mu Yang a full 500 merit points.

This amount is enough for Mu Yang to exchange for six or seven mid-grade martial arts manuals, and even one high-grade martial arts manual worth 300 merit points.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yang immediately spent 300 merit points to exchange for the advanced version of the "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique" - the superior martial art "Dragon Subduing Tiger Saber Technique".

Mu Yang didn't keep the remaining 200 merit points. He exchanged them for a mid-grade grappling martial art called "Dislocating Tendons and Bones Hand", a mid-grade external martial art called "Iron Shirt", and a mid-grade manual martial art called "Hundred Shadows Flying Needles".

The "Dislocating Tendons and Bones Hand" is worth 60 merit points, while the "Iron Shirt" and "Hundred Shadows Flying Needles" are worth 70 merit points each. The three martial arts together are worth exactly 200 merit points.

In this way, Mu Yang's close combat ability was further enhanced, and he also gained the means to fight enemies from a distance.

Although he didn't think he would need to use hidden weapons in situations where he was skilled enough, it was always a good thing to learn another skill to protect himself, just in case.

It is worth mentioning that "Dislocating Tendons and Bones Hand" and "Iron Shirt" share a common feature with "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique": after mastering them, they will generate a large amount of qi and blood.

Practicing these two techniques simultaneously is equivalent to obtaining the amount of Qi and blood needed twice to satisfy the first round of tendon and bone strengthening.

I don't know if I can complete the second bone forging after equipping it.

"Brother Mu, although you are exceptionally talented, martial arts are a vast and complex subject; you can't bite off more than you can chew!"

After leaving Liu the clerk, Wu Cai hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

Any martial art, even a low-to-mid grade one, takes a considerable amount of time to master.

One or two books might not be much of a waste, but if someone like Mu Yang changes to several books at once and tries to master them all, it will probably take a long time.

Martial arts techniques are always welcome, but there shouldn't be this many...

"Angkor, I know, I'm just looking into it."

Mu Yang didn't offer much explanation.

After all, his "learning ability" is in a class of its own.

Seeing Mu Yang say this, Wu Cai did not try to persuade him any further.

It's a good intention once, but saying it too much makes it less pleasant.

"Hmm." Wu Cai nodded, and then, as if he had thought of something, continued, "Come on, I happen to have some free time right now. I'll take you to the police station to pick some men. You've just become a squad leader, so you need to have a few capable brothers under your command."

A squad leader is the head of a squad of constables. If a squad leader doesn't have his own men, how can he be called a squad leader?