I relied on leveling up to achieve a comeback.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic!"

In the main seat of the central hall, a powerful figure spoke out in a commanding tone.

"Master, intelligence has arrived from Qinghe County: Lord Liu Yunhe challenged the Chen Family Martial Arts School and was killed by the school's third disciple!"

"What? Liu Yunhe is dead?" The leader of the Changsheng Sect said grimly, "The third disciple of the Chen Family Martial Arts School? I remember Chen Changhe's disciples were only at the third level of martial arts, how could they kill Liu Yunhe?"

"Absolutely true!"

The leader of the Longevity Sect's expression shifted between light and dark.

Their goal in eliminating the Cui family's fishpond was to obtain sufficient cultivation resources to improve the cultivation and strength of their followers.

Next, they wanted to take advantage of the court's weakening control to seize more spheres of influence.

Qinghe County was their target.

But now, whether it's done secretly or openly, it's all been sabotaged.

"The Chen Family Martial Arts School, damn it!" The leader of the Changsheng Sect's eyes flashed with malice as he directly ordered, "Men, bring us the intelligence information on the Chen Family Martial Arts School. If they dare to cause trouble, let them know what terrible consequences they will face for offending the Changsheng Sect!"

While the Changsheng Sect was plotting, Xu Hao focused wholeheartedly on practicing his boxing techniques and adapting them to his own style.

Once he had fully mastered the power, he took out the Five Visceral Pills and the medicinal powder from the Chen Family Martial Arts School and began to cultivate the Four Breakthroughs.

Time slips away quietly.

Today, the Chen Family Martial Arts School is enjoying great success in Qinghe County.

Many people and forces came to visit.

Xu Hao, in particular, received a lot of invitations.

Those who had previously refused to associate with Xu Hao, considering him a lowly fisherman, now offered him their utmost respect.

Because Chen Changhe had obtained the Power Pill, he was currently closing his doors to visitors, so most of the invitations were sent to Xu Hao.

"Junior Brother Xu, these are all powerful families in Qinghe County, such as the Wang family and the Tang family..." Chen Yinyin held a stack of invitations in her hand, looking surprised.

"Junior Brother Xu, I suggest you find some time to meet them. Putting aside everything else, the congratulatory gifts they gave were no small sum. You are currently at the fourth level of tempering and breaking through, so you need to continue to accumulate wealth!" Tang Dengshan suggested from the side.

Xu Hao initially didn't think much of it, but after hearing Tang Dengshan's suggestion, his eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, let's set a time and meet up then!"

He may not bother maintaining interpersonal relationships, but when it comes to money, the more the better.

Because scholars are poor and martial arts are rich, cultivation truly consumes money.

"Then I'll go prepare!" Tang Dengshan immediately agreed.

He's an old hand at this kind of thing; in the past, he was the one who handled many of the martial arts school's affairs.

"Senior Brother Xu, members of the Wang family are looking for you outside!" Just as Xu Hao was about to continue his cultivation in the central courtyard, a disciple from the martial arts school came from outside asking for his opinion.

"Let them in!" Xu Hao nodded.

Soon, a group of well-dressed and powerful individuals entered. Upon seeing Xu Hao from afar, they clasped their hands in a salute, saying, "We are stewards of the Wang family and have come to collect Young Master Xu's betting funds!"

"Ah, it's Steward Wang!" Xu Hao paused for a moment, then immediately smiled and stepped forward.

He was so busy that he almost forgot.

However, if the other party offers him money, he will welcome it with a smile.

"This is Young Master Xu's betting money, you're right!" Manager Wang took out a stack of silver notes and a small betting slip.

Xu Hao also took out his betting slip.

"That's right, the amount is correct!" Xu Hao looked at the thousands of taels of silver notes in his hand, his heart filled with joy.

Killing red-named players is incredibly profitable.

Not only can you get free attribute points, but you can also collect so many silver notes.

In other words, it's a public duel. Under other circumstances, the silver notes on the red-named player should also belong to him.

Next, the Wang family showered Xu Hao with compliments and wanted to invite him to the banquet.

Xu Hao directly connected it with his seventh senior brother, Tang Dengshan.

After leaving the others behind, Xu Hao went to the pill shop in Qinghe County to buy some Five Organs Pills. Then he continued to cultivate, striving to break through to the fourth level of cultivation as soon as possible.

Time slips away quietly.

The date agreed upon by Tang Dengshan was soon arrived.

On this day, the entire Chen Family Martial Arts School was bustling with activity, decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.

All the prominent figures in Qinghe County were present.

Even important figures such as the magistrate and county lieutenant of Qinghe County were present at the banquet.

Even Chen Changhe briefly stopped cultivating and went out to make some contacts.

Throughout the banquet, Xu Hao was naturally the main character, and was befriended by many forces, who presented him with a considerable amount of money and medicinal herbs.

However, it also has its shortcomings.

At the banquet, Xu Hao also saw some red names, especially the head of the Wang family, whose name was extremely red.

Xu Hao almost couldn't resist making a move.

Fortunately, he managed to control his temper.

Xu Hao not only became familiar with the powerful figures from various factions in Qinghe County, but also kept a firm grasp of the intelligence information about each group.

Of all the people present at the banquet, Xu Liushi was the happiest.

The banquet ended amidst such harmonious and joyful laughter.

After seeing off the leaders of various forces in Qinghe County, Xu Hao quietly returned to his room in the central courtyard and opened all the gifts one by one.

There are many elixirs, jewels, and valuable items.

Some are useful, while others are completely useless.

Xu Hao organized them one by one and categorized them.

"This rough estimate is probably worth only a thousand taels of silver. I didn't expect these forces to be so generous!" Xu Hao couldn't help but shake his head.

The forces in Qinghe County went to great lengths and spent considerable resources to befriend him.

Xu Hao deliberately picked up some jewelry and other items and then walked towards the room where his mother was.

"Are these all for me?" Xu Liushi was overjoyed, holding the gifts from Xu Hao with great delight.

She never dared to imagine it before, but now, these precious jewels are readily available.

"Yes, they were all gifts from others. They look good on Mother!" Xu Hao said with a smile, urging Xu Liu to put them on.

Xu Liu hesitated slightly, but she couldn't resist Xu Hao's filial piety.

The two then chatted about some everyday matters.

The next day, Xu Hao found Tang Dengshan, explained his intentions, and handed over some unwanted jewelry and valuable medicinal herbs to him for disposal.

Xu Hao had witnessed Tang Dengshan's methods before, and now he understood why Chen Changhe entrusted some affairs to Tang Dengshan.

This is a typical example of a "cow-horse manager" (or "ox-horse manager").

Tang Dengshan patted his chest and assured him, "Junior Brother Xu, don't worry, I'll definitely get you a good price!"

"I trust my seventh senior brother!" Xu Hao said with a smile.

After dealing with some tedious matters, Xu Hao immediately threw himself into intense cultivation.

With the support of abundant resources, Xu Hao's cultivation speed continued to accelerate.

Tiger Fist +7

[Body Tempering +7]

Xu Hao's progress is visible to the naked eye.

Although the progress to the fourth level of cultivation requires 5,000 units, at this rate, one or two months should be enough.

boom.

Just as Xu Hao was diligently cultivating, someone rushed in from outside, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Senior Brother is injured..."