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The next two weeks were the most comfortable days for Lu Chen since he came to this world.

He would go to the county town every two days to chat with Hu Bufan and ask him when he would be free to go to Shanyang Prefecture.

He spends a small portion of his time practicing the techniques he found, but most of his time is devoted to breathing exercises.

He has new ideas every day. He tries to silently recite the Tao Te Ching, the Song of Righteousness, or some poems and songs while visualizing, or he actually visualizes a solar photovoltaic panel, the sun, the starry sky, a blade of grass, a Ganoderma lucidum, or a mulberry tree.

That night, he didn't waste any time either, changing the objects of his visualization to the moon, stars, the Milky Way, a white wolf, or even a stone bathed in the light of the sun and moon, and a long river.

After much trial and error, and by changing his breathing methods and rhythms, Lu Chen vaguely sensed a faint glimmer of light appearing on this dark road!

He felt that it wouldn't be long before he succeeded!

Because the longer one meditates and contemplates, the more one's mental strength seems to increase, and the stronger the thought becomes that one can sense the energy fluctuations of the sword.

During this period, Qingshan Village has also undergone tremendous changes.

At the entrance to the village, a wall has been built, constructed of bricks, stones, and wood, with two watchtowers at the entrance where people can stand.

A good portion of the village has already been cordoned off.

The remaining areas will be repaired gradually.

The villagers also started exercising even harder.

Because there's real money to be made!

In just half a month, Lu Chen received six rewards for his teaching.

He taught humanities subjects three times and gained 31*3=93 life points. He originally had 34 points, but four children were abducted, three of whom were his students.

The three events were martial arts instruction. Initially, more than 300 people in the village followed along to practice. Later, after the incidents of children being abducted and disappearing, and the Flying Eagle Caravan coming to rob money, almost the entire village got involved. Except for some who were really unable to move, even the old men and women joined in.

In the past two weeks, a total of 312 people have entered the martial arts path. Basically, all of the first batch of people have entered the path.

This alone earned me 3120 life points.

Another 152 people have made progress in martial arts, and their life points have been increased by 152.

In addition, 53 of the first batch of martial arts practitioners have broken through to the Bronze Skin Realm!

The life points will increase by another 53 * 20 = 1060 points!

This includes Lu Tang and Lu Ming.

With Lu Chen's special instruction and the blessing of the Blood Spirit Ginseng, these two entered the Bronze Skin Realm faster than others!

A true little genius!

Currently, his life value has reached 12448 points, while his luck value remains at 55 points.

"The luck points need to be reserved for breathing techniques for now and cannot be used, but some life points can be spent."

Lu Chen looked at the skills and techniques he currently possessed.

The Iron Armor Skill has reached the Copper Skin Realm.

Blood Slaughter Blade just broke through to the Bronze Skin Realm yesterday.

He has also mastered the basics of medicine.

The Breaking Formation Spear technique was his main cultivation method during this period, and he had already reached the Iron Bone Realm.

"The Flying Locust Stone is still at the beginner level. Let's see how many lives it needs to upgrade!"

Lu Chen wasn't in a hurry to use the Fate Value system; he figured he could train it slowly on his own, since there wasn't anyone in Shahu County who could threaten him for the time being.

However, news came from Hu Bufan that he was preparing to go to Shanyang Prefecture tomorrow to give a report.

Too many things have happened in Shahu County recently. He has also cracked cases of trafficking by the Black Gang and the rebellion of the Flying Eagle Horse Gang, which has attracted the attention of higher authorities. It is estimated that he will be promoted and transferred soon.

With the Hu family's help and his own connections, he should be able to secure a position in Shanyang Prefecture.

Lu Chen took advantage of the opportunity to make a trip to Shanyang Prefecture and spend some money.

Unlike Shahu County, Shanyang Prefecture is not so remote. Shanyang City is a large city with hundreds of thousands of people. There is an army of five or six thousand people stationed nearby, and there must be many innate experts in the city.

He couldn't act arrogantly in this place anymore, so he had to add some points to boost his confidence.

[Introduction to Locust Stones → Minor Mastery]

Life value -500.

"That's all?"

Lu Chen was somewhat surprised.

He immediately added points again.

Fate values: -1000, 2000, 4000.

【Flying Locust Stone Perfection (100%)】

[Effects: Allows for precise control of thrown objects, significantly reducing launch time and noise; allows simultaneous control of three pebbles to create arcing trajectories using special techniques; allows a single pebble to change direction mid-air using special techniques; allows for the instantaneous firing of nine pebbles in different directions, ensuring accurate hits within a hundred feet. Launch power increased by 100%, with a 30% chance of causing a stun effect.]

"The effect is pretty good. The power has doubled. Combined with my current strength of over 10,000 jin, it's a breeze to deal with those below the Innate Realm. I estimate it won't be much worse against those above the Innate Realm!"

He turned his attention to medicine.

"Just max it out!"

[Medical Skills (Beginner 1%) → Medical Skills (Perfect 100%)]

Life value -360.

In an instant, many images of healing and saving lives appeared in his mind, including various related knowledge about muscles and bones, the relationship between meridians, acupoints, the five internal organs and six bowels, yin and yang, the five elements, the changes of the four seasons, prescriptions, observation, auscultation, inquiry and palpation, herbal medicine and acupuncture, and even the knowledge of the five elements and six qi.

Very rich.

But they are all very basic and fundamental.

"That's normal. This knowledge is sufficient for now. You can't expect to use this for alchemy... alchemy?"

Lu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yup!

The martial arts of this world require medicinal baths; whether innate or acquired, they cannot be separated from medicinal herbs.

Is that the same principle as taking elixirs in the cultivation of immortality?

Why not try alchemy and see if you can develop an alchemy skill?

If it succeeds, it would be a game-changing blow!

"The scarcity of numerical values ​​and the lack of creative ideas have limited my ability to develop the system!"

Lu Chen kept the matter of alchemy in mind and decided to start working on it after returning from Shanyang Prefecture.

"Besides, my luck stat is still too low. There's Tianmu County around Shahu County that I haven't cleared out yet. If all else fails, I'll wipe out the bad guys there too, to replenish my luck stat!"

He quietly put the matter of eliminating the bad guys on his agenda.

Then, he turned his attention to swordsmanship.

"The 'Dissecting Ox Knife Technique' is already at its peak. The 'Soul-Severing Blade' and 'Blood-Slaying Blade' I obtained before are both knife techniques. I wonder if these three can be fused together? Also, the 'Diamond Body' and 'Iron Armor Technique' are both hard skills for self-defense. Can't they be fused together either?"

Lu Chen was somewhat curious.

He tried asking in his mind, but the system remained silent.

"Forget it, my swordsmanship is good enough. My defensive skills are indeed a weakness, but as long as no one can hit me, it's not a big deal. I can put that aside for now. The focus should be on improving my Instant Shadow Eight Directions Step!"

His Instant Shadow Eight Directions Step could only be cultivated up to the Refining Realm, and he has now reached the limit.

To continue improving, you need to spend 20 points of luck to reach the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

That way he won't have any weaknesses.

After some consideration, he decided to add points.

If his luck stat isn't high enough to improve his breathing technique, he still has other methods.

For example, the bad guys in Tianmu County, and the bad guys in Shanyang Prefecture.

"System, add points, break limits!"

Luck value -10.

Life value -800.

【Instant Shadow Across the Eight Directions (Blood Transfusion)】

"continue!"

Luck value -10.

The number of lives is 1600.

【Instant Shadow Across the Eight Directions (Marrow Cleansing)】

In an instant, memories of practicing this technique for decades flooded his mind.

A black figure leaped and flashed across various terrains as if walking on flat ground, moving with lightning speed and moving as lightly as a ghost. At most, there were nine afterimages, each of which seemed to be a real person.

Just looking at it makes you feel incredibly powerful!

"I'm going to Shanyang Prefecture tomorrow, and I estimate it will take three to five days to get back. Before I leave, there's something I need to do."