I relied on leveling up to achieve a comeback.

"Yes!" Tang Dengshan glanced deeply at Xu Hao behind Chen Changhe, then quickly stood up and went to the central courtyard, clapping his hands and saying, "Everyone, the master has something to say!"

Before he finished speaking, a number of martial arts school disciples had already gathered around him.

The master of the school is the head of the Chen Family Martial Arts School.

Before long, everyone in the Intermediate People's Court gathered in front of the museum owner, Chen Changhe.

"Everyone who was supposed to be here is here. I have an announcement to make!" Master Chen Changhe turned around and pulled Xu Hao to his side, solemnly announcing, "From this day forward, Xu Hao is my personal disciple!"

"what?"

"What?"

Almost as soon as the museum owner Chen Changhe finished speaking, the entire central courtyard showed a look of surprise.

Xu Hao became a personal disciple?

It's important to know that to become a disciple personally taught by the master, one must not only have a clean background, but also possess a certain level of potential.

This so-called potential refers to reaching the third breakthrough stage of body tempering within a certain age range.

In other words, Xu Hao is already a third-stage martial artist?

Such a shock was like a thunderclap in one's ears.

How could it be so fast!

But Tang Dengshan quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly clasped his hands in greeting, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Xu, on achieving the Third Breakthrough!"

On the path of cultivation, those who attain enlightenment come first.

Upon hearing this, the others quickly clasped their hands in greeting, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Xu, on achieving the Third Breakthrough!"

Once you break through to the second level of cultivation, you can only watch.

It is possible to achieve this by spending some time, effort, and resources.

However, achieving the third breakthrough is quite difficult.

Because it requires tempering the bones, it is easy to cause some damage, thus making it impossible to break through the barrier.

Once you become a three-stage martial artist, you will be considered a top-tier member of any force in the entire Qinghe County!

They used to look down on Xu Hao, thinking he was just a fisherman with no background and wouldn't amount to anything.

But things are different now. Xu Hao has grown up and is a three-stage breakthrough martial artist at such a young age.

"Alright, the rest of the time is up to you young people!" Master Chen Changhe glanced at everyone indifferently, gave a few instructions, and then left the central courtyard.

He knew that the time ahead should be given to Xu Hao, to let Xu Hao experience the awe.

"Senior Brother Xu, I am a member of the Wang family..."

Almost the instant the owner, Chen Changhe, left, people around him came forward to greet him, trying to take the opportunity to build a relationship. Some even presented him with gifts on the spot and said they would treat Xu Hao to drinks and a meal.

Even the scions of powerful families and gangs who previously disliked Xu Hao now wore friendly expressions.

Xu Hao smiled and responded to each question.

There was no cold indifference that kept people at arm's length.

After all, we see each other all the time. As long as we don't cross his bottom line, we can just act like any other familiar face.

Xu Hao spent a great deal of time at the Intermediate People's Court before declining to leave.

Socializing is really tiring.

Xu Hao would rather train hard for a week than socialize like this for a single day.

After leaving the martial arts school, Xu Hao immediately went to the medicine shop to buy the Five Organs Pill.

"What? Fifty taels for one pill?" Xu Hao inquired about the price of the Five Organs Pill and was immediately shocked by its exorbitant price.

What does fifty taels mean?

An ordinary waiter's monthly salary is only five or six taels of silver, and even a constable like him only earns twenty taels of silver a month.

One pill costs fifty taels!

"Young master, this elixir requires a great many expensive medicinal herbs to refine. The price is fair, and we don't have many in our shop!" the waiter said sincerely.

The cultivation resources involved for a fourth-level martial artist are naturally not cheap.

"Okay, how much do you have left?" Xu Hao took a deep breath, suppressing his inner turmoil.

"Please wait a moment, young master, I'll go and verify it right away!" The waiter led Xu Hao into a small reception room, poured him some fragrant tea, and then quickly left.

A moment later, a middle-aged man dressed as a manager knocked on the door and came in.

"I am Qin Xuan, the shopkeeper. Greetings, young master!"

After offering a greeting, Qin Xuan continued, "Young Master wishes to purchase the Five Viscera Pills. Our shop currently has twenty-seven left! May I ask how many you require?"

"Let's take them all!" Xu Haohao said confidently.

He wouldn't have had this much money before.

But after he wiped out a third-level martial artist from the Longevity Sect, he received several thousand taels of silver.

This money can be put to good use here.

"Yes, young master, please wait a moment!" After receiving Xu Hao's reply, Manager Qin Xuan's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he quickly called to the servants behind him.

Xu Hao waited for a moment, and the waiter returned with a tray in his hand.

On the tray were thumb-sized, dim yellow pills with an alluring aroma.

"This is the Five Organs Elixir, please examine it, young master!" Shopkeeper Qin Xuan introduced.

Xu Hao didn't speak. He stood up, went to the waiter, and took out a pill.

【The Five Viscera Elixir, made from precious ingredients such as ginseng and he shou wu, combined with the essence and blood of ferocious beasts, is of medium quality and has the effect of warming and nourishing the internal organs!】

Looking at the information presented, Xu Hao had a general understanding of the situation.

It must be said that this is indeed a remedy that gently nourishes the internal organs.

However, Xu Hao did not completely trust the shop and carefully examined each one.

After confirming that everything was correct, Xu Hao took out 1,350 taels of silver.

Finally, Manager Qin Xuan rounded down the price by fifty taels.

"Thank you, young master. Please take care and come again when you have time!" Manager Qin Xuan was very polite and personally saw Xu Hao out of the shop.

Because he knew that this was not only a big order, but also an opportunity to make friends with a third-level martial artist.

After all, those who can afford to buy the Five Organs Pill are preparing for the Fourth Breakthrough.

Perhaps I can make friends with a future fourth-level martial artist.

Xu Hao left the pharmacy and went straight back to his house in the eastern suburbs.

Then he took out the medicine powder, mixed it with water, and took a little of the Five Organs Pill before immersing himself in cultivation.

His technique was also nearing a breakthrough, and taking advantage of the lull in his access to advanced cultivation methods and sufficient cultivation resources, he made a breakthrough in one go.

While Xu Hao was immersed in his cultivation, the entire Qinghe County also received news that the Chen Family Martial Arts School had accepted a personal disciple.

Chen Changhe's personal disciple must have reached the third breakthrough realm.

Therefore, many people and forces are trying to find out information about Xu Hao.

Especially a group of 'strangers' who had been rumored for some time to be opening a business in Qinghe County!

"Should we still proceed with the plan and target the Chen Family Martial Arts School?" the gathered 'strangers' asked.

"According to the plan, the Chen Family Martial Arts School was the main force for the Cui Family's attack on our sect. If it weren't for Chen Changhe, we wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat. Moreover, the advance team that our sect sent a few days ago was wiped out by Zhao Heshan, the second disciple of the Chen Family Martial Arts School. This grudge must be avenged!" A middle-aged man with a long scar on his face said coldly.

"Since we're going to take on something, let's start with the hardest one. Once we take down the Chen Family Martial Arts School, the others and forces will be a piece of cake. Then, we can take whatever we want as we please, it'll be up to us!"