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When I returned to the courtyard, it was already completely dark.

Mu Yang threw the bound rat demon corpse on the ground and closed the courtyard gate behind him.

The silvery moonlight shone down, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Mu Yang didn't rush to light the lamps; instead, he used the moonlight to walk to the headless corpse of the rat demon.

"Equipment, Rat Demon Corpse!"

[Ding! The Rat Demon Corpse has been equipped!]

White entry: Robust Physique, loading!

One-arm strength increased by 1000 jin!

The total strength reached 9500 jin!

At the same time, the white entry "Qi and Blood Boost" also works in tandem.

In an instant, a familiar warm current surged up from my limbs and bones.

Mu Yang closed his eyes and skillfully guided this newly generated blood and energy towards his already tough and resilient tendons and ligaments.

That's right, Mu Yang is preparing to try the tendon-boosting exercise for the third time.

Although Wu Cai only mentioned that there were two sessions of "tempering and strengthening bones," since there was a second time, there might be a third.

Anyway, it won't hurt to give it a try.

Soon, under Mu Yang's guidance, the Qi and blood began to gradually envelop the meridians, attempting to refine them.

Good news, we can actually do the tendon-boiling a third time.

The bad news is that the blood and energy provided by the mere second-tier demon corpse is a drop in the ocean compared to the blood and energy needed for three rounds of tendon refining.

The immense blood and energy that was enough to allow an ordinary martial artist who had just entered the Bone and Tendon Realm to break through to the Bone Forging Stage, after surging into the meridians, was like a mud ox entering the sea, without even making a ripple.

In just a few breaths, all the life force brought by the rat demon's corpse was completely consumed.

Clearly, the amount of Qi and blood required for the third tendon-strengthening exercise is ridiculously high.

If the total amount of Qi and blood required to complete the first tendon and bone tempering is one, and the total amount of Qi and blood required to complete the second tendon and bone tempering is three, then the amount of Qi and blood required to complete the third tendon tempering alone must be at least four.

The third bone-forging process requires even more qi and blood.

Relying solely on second-tier demon corpses might be too difficult.

After all, he only has three equipment slots in total, and even if he gets two more second-tier demon corpses, his total health and mana will still be insufficient.

Unless it's a third-tier demon corpse, or a high-grade martial art!

With this in mind, Mu Yang did not hesitate to take out the top-grade martial arts manual "Dragon Subduing Tiger Saber Technique" that he kept close to his body.

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[Equipable Item: Dragon Subduing Tiger Blade Technique (Superior Martial Arts)]

[Rank: Tier 3]

【Equipment Effect: ①Perfect (White): The proficiency of the Dragon Subduing Tiger Blade Technique has reached the perfect level.

② Swordsmanship Affinity (Blue): Slightly increases affinity for sword-based martial arts, accelerating the learning speed of sword-based martial arts.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for ten days, or kill any monster of rank three or higher while equipping this item.]

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The "Dragon Subduing Tiger Saber Technique" has only two entries, and its effects are mediocre.

But Mu Yang didn't care. All he needed was the boost to his blood and qi that this martial art would provide after he equipped it.

"Equipment: The Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Saber Technique!"

[Ding! The "Dragon Subduing Tiger Sword Technique" has been equipped!]

boom!!!

As insights into various exquisite sword techniques appeared in his mind, a torrent of heat far exceeding any he had experienced before erupted from Mu Yang's limbs and bones like a volcanic eruption.

This time, it was no longer a gentle trickle, but a powerful river bursting its banks!

It is several times stronger than the combined Qi and Blood generated by the "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique" and "Iron Shirt Technique".

Without any delay, Mu Yang immediately began to manipulate his qi and blood to strengthen his tendons.

Under the repeated stimulation of abundant Qi and blood, every inch of the meridians trembles, contracts, and relaxes, becoming more resilient and elastic than before.

The veins, which already had a dark silver sheen, became even deeper in color.

Until a deep, resonant sound, like the drawing of a large bow, rang out, the dark silver completely receded, and a faint, radiant gold suddenly appeared.

The third round of tendon preparation is complete!

Mu Yang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, opened his eyes, and a hint of joy flashed in his clear black and white eyes.

As expected of the third tendon-strengthening exercise, which consumed a lot of qi and blood, the strength boost alone was twice that of the second tendon-strengthening exercise, increasing strength by a full 2000 jin!

This caused Mu Yang's single-arm strength to exceed 10,000 jin, reaching 11500 jin!

Its power is even stronger than that of a martial artist at the peak of the third-tier Blood Marrow Realm!

I wonder how much my strength will increase after completing the third bone forging.

"Three tendon-tempering sessions require a high-grade martial art plus the blood and qi of a second-tier demon corpse. The blood and qi needed for three bone-forging sessions will only be more!" Mu Yang sighed inwardly.

The second bone forging consumes twice the amount of qi and blood as the second tendon breaking, so the third bone forging would probably consume twice as much qi and blood as the third tendon breaking.

In other words, to complete three rounds of bone forging, he needs at least two high-grade martial arts techniques, plus two level-two demon corpses, or two mid-grade martial arts techniques.

No, considering he only has three equipment slots, he should need three high-grade martial arts techniques or three third-tier demon corpses.

The demand is quite high!

"It's a pity that the same martial art cannot be equipped repeatedly," Mu Yang thought to himself with regret.

The same martial art, or the same type of equipment, cannot be equipped repeatedly.

This was something Mu Yang only discovered last night.

After equipping the fox demon's corpse yesterday, he suddenly had a whimsical idea and took some time to copy a copy of the "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique".

I thought I could find a loophole, but when I silently recited the equipment name, there was no response.

Clearly, the same equipment, or at least the same martial arts manual, can only be equipped once.

Although Mu Yang felt regretful about this, he didn't care too much.

It's just martial arts; at worst, I can just exchange it for merit points tomorrow.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Mu Yang took out the book "Hundred Shadows Flying Needles" and equipped it.

Countless memories flooded my mind about the precautions for selecting flying needles, the techniques for launching flying needles, the need to conceal one's presence before taking action, and reconnaissance and tracking.

Combined with the "keen sense of smell" attribute from the rat demon corpse he had just acquired, Mu Yang felt that he could sense every rustle of grass within a hundred meters.

If he returned to the entrance of Li Family Village, he wouldn't need to wait for the rat demon to make a move; he could directly locate it and launch an attack.

At this point, all three of Mu Yang's equipment slots were full. If he wanted to equip more items, he would either have to kill monsters or wait for the time to run out.

"I wish there was a Tier 3 monster in my yard right now."

After carefully collecting the rat demon's head, Mu Yang thought greedily.

Such an absurd thing is obviously impossible.

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at the same time.

Outside Qingxi County.

In Huangfeng Mountain, more than 100 miles away from Huangjia Village and Lijia Village.

Lush trees cover the hills, and at one of the cave entrances, there is an ancient tree that has been rooted for hundreds of years.

Strangely, the ancient trees are lush, but there are few animal sightings around.

Under the cold moonlight, the lush ancient trees even appeared particularly eerie.

If Mu Yang, with his keen sense of smell, were here, he would definitely be able to smell the strong, pungent scent of the demonic creature wafting out of the cave.

This is the lair of the Yellow Wind Mountain Lord, the Yellow Wind King!

At that moment, several tall figures, resembling the two rat demons that Mu Yang had killed, were communicating at the cave entrance.

"Second Brother, it's been two days and two nights, and there's still no news from Xiao Jiu."

"It seems like the fifth brother has been down the mountain for several days now."

"These two are such a handful. Father's birthday is coming up soon, and they're still running around everywhere." The rat demon, known as the second brother, frowned slightly. "Never mind, I'll go down the mountain to the Wang family and find out. I bet these two idiots are addicted to meat and have forgotten to go home."

After saying that, he darted into the darkness and disappeared.