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"Once the techniques are exchanged, they are non-refundable. Officer Mu, are you sure you want to choose the Dragon Subduing Saber Technique and the Three Breaths of Lightness?"

Liu, the clerk, took the exchange catalog and asked a friendly question.

As the person in charge of logistics, he was well aware of the difficulty levels of each martial art.

If the difficulty of mastering the "Tiger Subduing Saber Technique" is 1, then the "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique" is 3, and the "Light Body Three Breaths" is probably 30.

Even the first breath of lightness is estimated to be no less than 10 in difficulty.

After all, maintaining stable breathing during intense combat is already difficult enough, but ensuring regular breathing in conjunction with the circulation of qi and blood is even more challenging.

Wu Cai, who was standing to the side, also looked worried after seeing Mu Yang's choice, but considering Mu Yang's age and talent, he did not say anything to stop him.

Young people, having self-confidence is a good thing.

At worst, he would personally teach Mu Yang a few of his family's martial arts techniques.

Such a genius is sure to have a bright future.

Just befriend them and that's it!

"Thank you for your guidance, Clerk Liu. I'm sure now."

Mu Yang cupped his hands and said.

"Yes, it's good that you know it in your heart."

Liu, the clerk, nodded slightly, made a stroke of his pen, and deducted the merit points that Mu Yang had just registered. He then turned and went into the storeroom. About a quarter of an hour later, he returned with two yellowed thread-bound books.

These are the mid-grade martial arts techniques "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique" and "Light Body Three Breaths".

Mu Yang took the book, and two panels quietly appeared.

[Equipable Item: Dragon Subduing Blade Technique (Mid-grade Martial Arts)]

[Rank: Tier 2]

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

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

③ Tendon and Bone Tempering (White): The efficiency of circulating Qi and blood to temper tendons and bones is slightly improved.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for ten hours, or slay any second-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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The terms "perfection" and "sword technique affinity" need no further explanation; Mu Yang had already seen them before in "Tiger Subduing Sword Technique."

The third white entry, "Muscle and Bone Tempering," surprised Mu Yang.

The second realm of martial arts after the flesh and skin realm is the bone and tendon realm.

This stage requires the use of abundant qi and blood to strengthen the muscles and bones. Depending on the progress of strengthening the muscles and bones, this stage is divided into the muscle-strengthening stage and the bone-forging stage.

Generally speaking, after successfully refining tendons, one's strength can increase by 500 jin, comparable to 50% of refining skin. After successfully forging bones, one's strength can increase by 1500 jin. In addition, with the boost from the skin and flesh realm, the strength of one arm will be at least 3000 jin.

It can be said that the strength of the Bone and Tendon Realm is far beyond that of the Skin and Flesh Realm.

Among all the constables in the entire yamen, there were only two who had reached the Bone and Tendon Realm.

One was the elusive and mysterious leader, one of the four leaders whom he had never met before; the other was his superior, the fourth leader, Wu Cai.

Although Wu Cai's swordsmanship was not very good, he had already reached the Bone Forging stage of the Tendon and Bone Realm by relying on his family's inherited external martial arts, making him second only to the Big Boss in strength.

After reading "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique", Mu Yang glanced at "Light Body Three Breaths".

At first glance, he was drawn to the azure blue standing out against the white light.

[Equipable Item: Lightness of Body (Mid-grade Martial Art)]

[Rank: Tier 2]

【Equipment Effect: ①Perfect (White): The proficiency of the Light Body Three Breaths skill has reached the perfect level.

②One Breath - Light Body (White): The light body effect is slightly improved.

③ Second Breath - Accumulating Momentum (White): The speed of accumulating momentum is slightly increased.

④ Three Breaths - Fullness (Blue): In the Fullness state, the damage caused by the accelerated circulation of Qi and blood is greatly reduced, and there is a slight resistance to negative states affecting the body.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for ten days, or kill any second-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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"Light Body in Three Breaths" truly lives up to its reputation as the most difficult mid-grade martial arts manual to master, with as many as four entries for it.

One of them even reached the blue quality level.

This was the first time he had ever seen a word above white.

Its effects are quite good, significantly reducing damage in the Three Breaths Full state and resisting a certain degree of negative status effects.

The solidification time is a bit long, a full ten days, which is twelve times longer than the "Dragon Subduing Saber Technique".

Fortunately, the conditions for killing monsters have not changed; they are still at the second tier or higher.

"So, the blue tags will make the solidification process take longer?"

Mu Yang thought to himself.

After handing the two martial arts manuals to Mu Yang, Liu the clerk said, "By the way, according to the county's regulations, anyone who kills a first-rank or higher demon can be directly promoted to squad leader. This is the certificate. You can go directly to the armory to collect a sword and two sets of uniforms later."

As he spoke, Liu the clerk handed Mu Yang a square wooden certificate.

This is a small pendant that became standard equipment for the head constable. The front is printed with the character "捕" (meaning "to catch"), and the back has the character "五" (meaning "five").

Starting today, he will be the fifth headman of Qingxi County, and his monthly salary will jump from one tael of silver to five taels.

After bidding farewell to Liu the clerk, Wu Cai happily led Mu Yang to the armory.

Qingxi County is, after all, just a small county town, and its armory is not large, nor does it store many weapons.

Mu Yang hadn't held out much hope, but after glancing around, he was immediately drawn to a long sword, over a meter long, in the corner.

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[Equipable Item: Royal Feather Broadsword]

[Rank: Tier 3]

【Equipment Effect: ①Sharp (White): When using a weapon, the sharpness of the blade is slightly increased.

② Armor Penetration (White): When using a weapon, the penetrating power of the blade is slightly increased.

③ Heavy Blade (White): When using a heavy broadsword, the slashing effect is slightly enhanced.

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

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The Imperial Feather Broadblade is four feet seven inches long, with a blade slightly wider than an ordinary longsword by a finger. It is forged entirely from refined iron, with a thick spine and only a single, chilling glint of light polished along the edge.

"This knife was a reward from the head of the gang when he went to the county town to assist in a case. It looks only half the length of an ordinary knife, but it's quite heavy, weighing over 300 jin. Even a second-stage Bone and Tendon Realm cultivator would have trouble using it flexibly," Wu Cai reminded Mu Yang as he stared at the Royal Feather Broadblade in the corner.

Those who practice swordsmanship generally emphasize speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, and require the sword to be sharp and lightweight.

Long swords with a heavy build, like the Royal Feather Broadsword, are generally not very popular.

Wu Cai is capable, but he doesn't like using knives.

"Chief Wu, may I take this knife?"

Mu Yang understood Wu Cai's meaning, but he still took a liking to the long sword that was entirely made of bright silver at first glance.

As for sinking?

Once he kills a few more monsters, a mere 300-odd pounds is nothing to him.

As expected, he will only feel that the weapons are getting lighter and lighter in the future.

"That's fine, anyway, it'll just gather dust in the armory."

As he spoke, Wu Cai walked to the corner and brought the Imperial Feather Broadsword to Mu Yang.

Mu Yang took the longsword and swung it a few times. With his perfect flesh and skin realm and the power of the rat demon's corpse, he could swing it, but it was indeed a bit more difficult than a standard longsword.

But these are minor matters; he'll just equip himself with the "Dragon Subduing Blade Technique" later.

As for "Light Body Three Breaths", we'll have to wait a few more hours.

After all, only eight hours have passed since last night, and there is still more than an hour to go before the rat demon's corpse is solidified.