From the Iron Shirt Technique to physical sanctification

"We beg Chief Zhang to take us in! We are willing to be Black Tiger Gang's drug slaves!"

"We beg the merciful and compassionate Chief Zhang to take us in! We are willing to serve the Black Tiger Gang!"

……

Zhang Yu was having dinner with his apprentices when a commotion broke out outside.

"What's going on?" Zhang Yu asked, stunned.

"Master, I'm going out to take a look." Wen Hua got up, but before he could leave, Yan Dao hurriedly walked in.

"Yan Dao, what's going on outside?"

"Reporting to the leader, the Ghost Alliance discovered in the valley that the herb slaves were secretly selling the herbs they collected to our herb gatherers. In a fit of rage, they killed many of the herb slaves..." Yan Dao recounted the events in detail.

The main reason is that the Black Tiger Gang treated the drug slaves too well, and in comparison, the drug slaves of the Ghost Alliance became dissatisfied.

We're both herbalists, so why should I be a slave?

After hearing Yan Dao's words, Zhang Yu frowned slightly. He didn't want to annex the Ghost Alliance right now; if he did, he would have killed Old Ghost Mo last time and wouldn't have let him live until now.

Zhang Yu now needs to maintain the balance and stability of Cangmang City, giving himself time to grow. His main focus recently is to find a method to open his dantian and then enter the True Qi Realm, so that he will have the strength to contend with the three major families that control Cangmang City.

"Master, this is the herb gatherer's own choice. Why don't we take them all in?" Wen Hua said weakly.

Zhang Yu glared at Wen Hua: "The Ghost Alliance is nothing to worry about. The trouble is the Ye family behind it. We need time. Cangmang City cannot be in chaos. Mancang, go to the Ghost Alliance and call Old Ghost Mo over."

"Yes, Master!" Niu Mancang got up and left.

On the way, they ran into Tie Xiong, who was heading this way: "Man Cang, where are you going?"

"Please ask your leader," Niu Mancang replied.

"Our leader asked me to handle this matter. Don't worry, I'll take the person away immediately and it will definitely not affect Leader Zhang's peaceful cultivation," Tie Xiong said.

Niu Mancang didn't linger. He said, "My master told me to invite Mo Laogui," and then left.

"You...you're such a stubborn mule," Tie Xiong muttered, then led his men to the outside of Zhang Yu's compound.

Seeing the densely packed group of medicine slaves kneeling outside the door, he was filled with doubt: "Have these medicine slaves lost their minds? How dare they defy the Ghost Alliance?"

It's highly unusual that killing so many people in the valley as a warning to others didn't scare them away.

These drug slaves used to be very obedient, doing whatever they were told. They were exploited to the point of starvation and dared not resist. But now...

Iron Bear was a little confused.

"Get the hell up, all of you! Go back to your homes! You bunch of lowly commoners, if you want to die, I'll grant your wish!" Tie Xiong cursed.

In his mind, the medicine slaves of Cangmang City were not human beings at all, but weeds. Anyway, if he killed a batch, another batch would grow back. It had been like this for hundreds of years.

When the drug slaves saw Iron Bear, fear appeared on their faces, and the timid ones began to shrink back.

"We're here to see Chief Zhang, what business is it of yours, Iron Bear?" someone shouted boldly.

"You're asking for death!" Iron Bear's eyes flashed with a ferocious light.

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He was originally a vicious person, but he was no match for Niu Mancang, so he pretended to be honest and simple in front of Zhang Yu and the others.

How could the vice leader of the Ghost Alliance be a kind person?

Iron Bear reached out and grabbed at the drug slave who had argued with him, preparing to snap his neck.

"Stop!" A voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Iron Bear stopped, then withdrew his hand, turned to look at Zhang Yu, and smiled: "Chief Zhang, I'm sorry to have disturbed your peace. I'll take the person away immediately."

Zhang Yu looked at Tie Xiong.

Name: Tie Xiong

[Destiny: Cruel, Innate Superhuman Strength (Awakened 50%)]

When Zhang Yu first met Tie Xiong, he naturally used his Eye of Truth to examine the information of this strong man.

He was born with half of his divine power awakened, but he had a cruel destiny, so Zhang Yu immediately rejected him.

The cruelty and Yan Dao's selfishness are different. The cruelty is that he is a demon by nature, while selfishness, although everyone has a selfish side, still has humanity.

So Zhang Yu gave Yan Dao a chance, but Tie Xiong? He completely ignored it.

"Who did you just call a lowly person?" Zhang Yu glared at Tie Xiong with icy eyes.

Iron Bear cursed inwardly, "You little bastard, if I weren't weaker than you, I would have broken your neck long ago."

On the surface, he dared not show any emotion, and said with a smile, "Chief Zhang, I misspoke, I deserve to be punished." He lightly slapped his own mouth.

"You really deserve to be hit," Zhang Yu said calmly. Then, a blur of motion appeared around him, followed by a loud slap, and half of Tie Xiong's face swelled up.

puff!

Iron Bear staggered from the blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood and three teeth.

The move Zhang Yu just used is called "Following the Wind," a special move that appears when the Qingfeng stance breaks through its limits.

A speed-based technique.

Iron Bear spat out blood, straightened up, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.

Zhang Yu saw the fierce glint in his eyes and said, "It seems you're not convinced. Then there's no need for you to live."

Tie Xiong was greatly alarmed. He immediately withdrew the fierce light from his eyes and knelt down with a thud, kneeling very smoothly.

"Chief Zhang, spare my life!"

He may look burly and rough, but he is actually very intelligent.

Just as Zhang Yu was about to make a move, he noticed that Tie Xiong had knelt down, and he felt a surge of frustration.

He squinted at Tie Xiong kneeling on the ground, pondering whether to kill him or not.

Cruel and inhuman, this kind of person is definitely unusable. Killing him now would be the end of it, but Tie Xiong isn't entirely useless. At least for now, he can still serve as Niu Mancang's sparring partner, accelerating the development of Niu Mancang's "Rampaging Bull Body."

"Chief Zhang, spare his life!" Just then, Old Ghost Mo ran over from afar.

Upon seeing Mo Laogui, Zhang Yu finally stopped hesitating and spared Tie Xiong's life. Once Niu Mancang's Mangniu Body was fully developed, it would be Tie Xiong's death day.

"Chief Mo, your gang's herb gatherers say your men are killing innocent people indiscriminately, and they've reported it to me. I can't ignore it," Zhang Yu said.

Upon hearing this, Mo Laogui felt an urge to curse.

What's it to you?

What right do you have to interfere?

Of course, he only dared to complain silently in his heart and did not dare to contradict Zhang Yu to his face.

The capability doesn't allow it.

"Chief Zhang, it's all my fault for not managing my subordinates properly. I will definitely discipline them more strictly when I get back," Old Ghost Mo said through gritted teeth.

"Chief Mo, herb gatherers are people too. They need to make a living. You should treat them well. How about this: from now on, their treatment will be the same as that of our Black Tiger Gang's herb gatherers. What do you say?" Zhang Yu stared at Mo Laogui and said.

"This...this..." Old Ghost Mo cursed inwardly.

You want my opinion? Of course I disagree. Who is the leader of the Ghost Alliance, you or me?

"You disagree?" Zhang Yu's expression turned cold, and suddenly a breeze appeared out of nowhere and blew across Mo Laogui's face.

Mo Laogui felt a surge of tension, because he sensed a faint killing intent in the breeze.

"Damn, Zhang Yu's strength is becoming increasingly unpredictable."

At that moment, he had a thought of leaving Cangmang City, but he couldn't bear to give up the business he had built up over decades: "Chief Zhang, didn't we agree three months ago that we would divide the streets and govern them separately? The people who gather herbs are a matter for our gang..."

"Hmm?" Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes and continued to put pressure on Mo Laogui.

"Raise it by 50%, from now on our Ghost Alliance will raise the price of medicinal herbs by 50%, Chief Zhang, our Ghost Alliance needs money everywhere, the Ye family..." Old Ghost Mo began to plead poverty to Zhang Yu.

In fact, Zhang Yu's appearance this time was not just to stand up for the drug slave; his main purpose was a test of obedience.

Mo Laogui has given in once or twice, but when he really wants to swallow up the Ghost Alliance, it will be much easier.

Merging into a gang is not as simple as just killing their leader.

"Thank you, Chief Zhang! Long live Chief Zhang!"

"Chief Zhang is truly a compassionate bodhisattva!"

……

Tens of thousands of drug slaves began to kneel on the ground and kowtow to thank Zhang Yu, some even shouting "Long live the Emperor!"

Mo Laogui was furious. Damn it, I paid for the 50% price increase, and you should thank Zhang Yu, he didn't spend a single tael of silver.

Damn it, you're making me so angry! If you don't leave soon, I'll die of rage.

He clasped his hands in greeting to Zhang Yu, then stormed off, leaving Tie Xiong to handle the aftermath.

Zhang Yu returned to the courtyard, leaving the rest to Yan Dao. Yan Dao, who had watched the whole thing from the sidelines, smiled. He had always suffered at the hands of Old Ghost Mo, and seeing this today was truly satisfying.

"Old devil Mo, you've finally met your match," Yan Dao thought to himself.

At the same time, he became increasingly afraid of Zhang Yu, because he also sensed a trace of killing intent in the sudden breeze that had appeared earlier.

Looking at Zhang Yu's back, only four words came to his mind—unfathomable.

At the same time, he became increasingly puzzled, because he had not seen Zhang Yu cultivate for three months, yet Zhang Yu's strength was growing stronger and stronger.

"Is this what genius is?"

……

Back in the courtyard, Zhang Yu frowned slightly, thinking to himself: He must obtain the method to open the dantian as soon as possible and become a True Qi Realm martial artist so that he can truly control Cangmang City. Otherwise, if one of the three major families were to send a True Qi Realm martial artist, everything he has built in Cangmang City will become nothing but a mirage.

He can use his strength to overpower Mo Laogui and Tie Xiong, but others can also use their strength to overpower him.

Five days later, Chu Qingwen returned.

He returned home this time to arrange for the Chu family to receive the medicinal herbs from Cangmang City, and he also brought back some good news.

"Master, the Western Wilderness Continent has been plagued by disasters and is becoming increasingly chaotic in recent years. The Cloud Hidden Academy of the Great Chu Empire is preparing to recruit a group of commoner disciples to expand its resources and cope with the changing situation," Chu Qingwen said.

"Conditions?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Those under ten years old have strong foundation; those under twenty years old have reached the level of internal strength," Chu Qingwen replied.

Zhang Yu meets the second criterion. He is only 17 years old this year and has already reached the peak of the Transformation Realm. However, he usually has the system to conceal his cultivation level, so no one can see through it.

"Will you teach me the method to open up the dantian?"

"Rumor has it that Yunyin Academy is recruiting Dark Force martial artists under the age of twenty this time in order to cultivate a group of True Qi Realm experts," Chu Qingwen replied.

Zhang Yu nodded; he had already decided to go to Yunyin Academy.

The method to open the dantian must not be delayed.

The system cannot be figured out out of thin air, and there is no book on the market that can be used as a reference. This path of martial arts has been cut off by powerful clans.

Now that Yunyin Academy has opened a crack, he definitely has to go.

The next day, he called everyone together, talked about the Cloud Hidden Academy, and announced his decision.

"I will return once I have learned the method to open the dantian. You all should cultivate diligently in Cangmang City."

"Yes, Master!" Niu Mancang, Wen Hua and the others replied.

"Chu Qingwen, Yan Dao." Zhang Yu looked at the two.

"Master!"

"Boss!"

The two stepped forward.

"Today I am formally accepting you two as my personal disciples. Are you both willing?" Zhang Yu said.

He can now take six people as disciples, and there are still three spots left. Since he is going to Yunyin Academy, the master-disciple value becomes important.

He has now accumulated 896 points.

[Master-Apprentice Value: 896 points]

If you take Chu Qingwen and Yan Dao as your disciples, your daily master-disciple points will increase to 5 points, and you'll get 150 points per month.

"I'm willing!" Chu Qingwen was overjoyed and immediately bowed in response.

Yan Dao froze, wondering if he had misheard.

"Yan Dao, you're unwilling?" Zhang Yu glanced at him.

thump!

"Disciple is willing, disciple pays respects to master." Yan Dao knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

After arranging things in Cangmang City, he gave Niu Mancang some more instructions: "If Tie Xiong shows any signs of wanting to harm you, kill him immediately."

"Yes, Master." Niu Mancang always obeyed Zhang Yu's words without question.

The following day, Zhang Yu and Chu Qingwen rode away from Cangmang City, and half a month later they arrived at Yunyin City.

Zhang Yu originally intended to come alone, but Chu Qingwen said she could take care of his daily needs and help him pass on messages, so Zhang Yu eventually agreed.

This was my second time visiting Cloud Hidden City, so it wasn't unfamiliar to me. I went straight to the Chu family's villa.

Yunyin Academy is divided into five sub-academies.

The deans of the Yun Gui Academy, Xing Fa Academy, Pan Shi Academy, Chong Gang Academy, and Lan Jian Academy are all experts at the Gang Qi Realm.

Zhang Yu had no requirements for entering that academy; he only came to learn the method of opening the dantian.

Three days later, it was time for Yunyin Academy to recruit commoner disciples. Zhang Yu got up early, washed up, ate breakfast, and then took the Chu family's carriage to the gate of Yunyin Academy.

At this moment, the main gate of Yunyin Academy was packed with people.

This recruitment drive was a tremendous opportunity for commoner students, so all the qualified commoner students from all 36 provinces of the Great Chu Dynasty came.

In fact, the so-called commoner children are not truly commoner children at all, because it is impossible for a true commoner child to become a martial artist with internal strength before the age of twenty.

The saying goes, "The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts." Ordinary people simply couldn't afford to learn martial arts. They couldn't even afford the money to go to a martial arts school, let alone the nourishing and strengthening medicine they would have every day.

The people who came were mostly children of second- or third-rate families, children of merchants, and a very small number of truly common people.

Zhang Yu stood at the registration desk for a while. Registering children under 10 years old was very troublesome, requiring various examinations and tests of their physical attributes.

Recruiting martial artists under the age of 20 with internal strength is very simple. As long as you have reached the level of internal strength and are not over the age limit, you will be recruited.

"That's simple," Zhang Yu thought to himself.

He stepped into the line and joined the queue; soon it was his turn.

An expressionless old man glanced at Zhang Yu's application form and used a needle-shaped instrument to measure his bone age.

17 is old.

"Punch the Xuan Tie pillar with all your might," the old man said.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu threw a punch using the power of a mid-stage Dark Force practitioner.

boom!

The old man glanced at the extent of the tremors of the Xuan Tie pillar, then took out a jade tablet with Zhang Yu's name written on the front and his age and cultivation level written on the back: 17 years old, mid-stage of Dark Force.

After finishing writing, he handed it to Zhang Yu: "Go wait over there."

Zhang Yu originally thought that there wouldn't be many people who could reach the Dark Force level before the age of 20, but unexpectedly, in just half a day, the number of people standing with him reached more than 500.

In fact, internal strength is about breaking through the barriers of muscles and bones. As long as you are willing to invest resources, most people can break through to the level of internal strength.

By the end of the day, more than 700 people had met the requirements.

The cold-faced old man stood up, glanced at them, and said, "Come with me."

Zhang Yu and the others hurriedly followed.

Yunyin Academy is very large, and the further Zhang Yu went in, the more he realized how extraordinary Yunyin Academy was.

The group followed the old man to a large square, where they were divided into three levels.

The first level: Transformation Realm, actually has 6 people.

The second level: peak of internal strength, with 63 people.

The remaining Zhang Yu and others were assigned to the third level.

The vice deans of the five major academies began vying for six martial arts masters at the Transformation Realm. A twenty-year-old Transformation Realm martial artist was a genius with a promising future.

After robbing six Transformation Realm martial artists, they robbed 63 peak Dark Realm youths. As for Zhang Yu and the others, the five vice deans left directly after robbing the peak Dark Realm youths. Zhang Yu and the others were picked and chosen by several deacons and taken away.

Zhang Yu was chosen by the steward of the Rock Academy. He and a group of teenagers followed behind the steward of the Rock Academy and walked towards the Rock Academy.

After quickly completing the formalities, Zhang Yu officially became an outer disciple of the Pan Shi Academy.

"Your most important task now is to focus on your cultivation and reach the peak of Dark Force as soon as possible. Then, participate in the Dragon Gate assessment in the academy. Only those who pass the Dragon Gate can become inner disciples of the Rock Academy and are qualified to access the top-notch cultivation techniques of the Cloud Hidden Academy." After explaining the rules, the steward turned and left.

Zhang Yu blinked, feeling a little annoyed. He knew this was the rule, and he should have shown his peak Dark Force strength during the entrance test.

An older disciple from the outer courtyard led them to their lodgings.

The academy was filled with towering trees, birdsong, and fragrant flowers. On the way, they encountered several inner court disciples in white robes. The senior outer court disciple leading the way immediately stood beside them, bowing respectfully.

The white-robed inner disciple, however, remained arrogant, not even glancing at the senior disciple.

As for Zhang Yu and the others behind the senior disciple, the other party didn't even raise an eyelid.

After the white-robed inner court disciples left, the outer court senior disciple dared to straighten up and said with a hint of helplessness, "Junior brothers, if you encounter white-robed inner court senior brothers on the road in the future, you must immediately give way and show respect. They are powerful and arrogant. If you offend them by accident, you will suffer the consequences."

Zhang Yu felt a surge of displeasure and secretly thought that he should get his hands on a top-tier martial arts technique as soon as possible and then find a way to escape so he wouldn't have to put up with this nonsense.

Less than a day after arriving at Cloud Hidden Academy, he began to miss the carefree life he had in Cangmang City.