This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

"It's been a whole morning, and you can't even remember a basic stance? Do you even deserve to eat so much meat?"

Yang Heng started cursing in front of everyone.

Actually, he wanted to curse them as useless!

We spent so much money feeding these people, and they can't even learn the basics! They even dare to expect to eat the same food as their master—they're really pushing their luck!

His rebellious nature is about to be revealed!

"A bully at home!"

Han Heng muttered something.

Fortunately, the owner was kind and took away his contract; otherwise, he would have been scolded like this, unable to utter a single word of "no."

Among the four who were scolded, Ji Shan, the youngest, secretly glanced at Ye Chu, feeling wronged and wanting to cry, hoping his brother-in-law would say a few words on his behalf.

Ye Chu shook his head slightly in refusal. No matter how harsh Yang Heng's reprimand was, he couldn't get involved.

Otherwise, given Yang Heng's petty nature, Ji Shan will surely face difficulties in the future!

A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan.

Let's bear with it for now and let the Yang family fund our cultivation...

Ye Chu lowered his head and ate a couple of mouthfuls of food. Although it wasn't delicious, it made his already hungry stomach feel full.

Especially the moment the chunk of meat went down, the body seemed to smell a certain fishy odor, urging the deep-seated recovery of the digestive system.

Ye Chu felt as if the food he had just eaten was being instantly refined, his appetite was increasing, and his energy was rapidly recovering...

"Strengthening the internal organs, improving digestion, refining vital energy, nourishing blood and qi, and forging the body—this practice is truly wondrous!"

"Who says otherwise? It just means I'll have to go to the toilet even more often from now on!"

Amidst laughter and conversation, Ye Chu and Han Heng devoured the two bowls of meat and rice in a flash.

Qin Shaoyang would occasionally chime in, but he mainly tried to amuse Han Heng and didn't exchange more than a few words with Ye Chu.

After dinner,

Ye Chu and Han Heng were going to the pharmacy to confirm the specific day for their monthly doses of Baicao Yangyuan Tang and Huxue Tang, so that the pharmacy could prepare them on time.

Qin Shaoyang volunteered to lead the way for the two and shared some of his experience:

"Speaking of herbal decoctions, if you have the money, you can buy tiger blood soup from the pharmacy every day! It contains freshly collected tiger blood, which is a great tonic for practicing the 'Tiger Subduing Stance'!"

"Freshly collected tiger blood?"

Han Heng was taken aback by this outrageous incident: "So, you're saying our martial arts school is keeping a 'mountain tiger' as a pet?"

"Not only do we keep tigers, but we also keep pythons as thick as water buckets—that's the true strength of our Dragon Tiger Hall!"

Qin Shaoyang showed off his knowledge, piquing Han Heng's curiosity.

"Can we take a look?" Ye Chu asked curiously.

Qin Shaoyang shook his head and explained:

"We beginners are called apprentices, and we practice in the front yard;"

Only when they break through the Blood Barrier and enter the Inner Court to learn the next step of the Skin Polishing Technique will Master Nie take them to see the splendor and charm of those dragon and tiger beasts.

Therefore, looking at something beforehand will only cause mental strain due to a lack of mental focus!

Ye Chu nodded slightly.

After Qin Shaoyang's explanation, he also had many guesses about the origin of the name "Dragon Tiger Hall".

For example, is there a corresponding "Tiger-Taming Stance" or "Dragon-Subduing Stance" hidden among the "Tiger-Taming Stance" and "Dragon-Subduing Stance" techniques we are learning now?

Furthermore, it is known that the realm after breaking through the Blood Barrier is called "Skin Polishing".

After walking a few steps, the three arrived at the pharmacy.

Pharmacist Zhang checked the list and said:

"You can choose to take Tiger Blood Soup at any time, or take it uniformly on the 15th of each month."

"The Herbal Nourishing Soup is for repairing the damage to your foundation caused by not eating enough, or for depleting your vital energy due to heavy work, and even for treating hidden injuries. It cannot be delayed. Take it after you finish your standing meditation this afternoon."

Ye Chu and Han Heng discussed it together.

Since our third senior brother said that everyone could try to break through the barrier in five or six days to a month, why not use all the medicine for the next three months in the near future?

After discussing it with Dr. Zhang, I agreed.

Han Heng, relying on his good physique, was quite aggressive. Starting today, he would alternate between drinking Baicao Yangyuan Tang one day and Huxue Tang one day, finishing his three-month supply of herbal medicine in six days.

Ye Chu was slightly more conservative.

For the first six days, I maintained the same pace as Han Heng.

If it works well, start drinking tiger blood soup from the seventh day until the blood stasis is broken.

If it doesn't work, then don't waste the money; just add some to study in the small classroom within the River of Time...

In addition, during the casual conversation, I learned that the pharmacy had medicines commonly used by martial artists for treating sprains and bruises, and for setting bones and tendons, as well as medicinal soups suitable for apprentices to nourish their qi and blood.

However, the best match for "Taming the Tiger Stance" is the "Tiger Blood Soup" unique to Longhu Hall, which costs one tael of silver and can be brewed twice.

It is widely applicable and can be sold in other martial arts schools and even large pharmacies. For the same price of one tael of silver, it can be brewed twice.

There are also some medicines that nourish qi and blood, such as "Gujing Tang", "Peiyuan San", "Buxue Wan", and "Zhuangyang Gao", but none of them are as cost-effective as "Huxue Tang".

Unless one drinks too much "tiger blood soup" and its medicinal effects begin to diminish, other herbal decoctions will not be considered...

In addition, the pharmacy also sells secret medicines such as medicinal baths used in the Skin Refining Realm, which are not suitable for apprentices who have not yet broken through the Blood Barrier!

Although the medicinal power in the bath has a certain penetrating power and can penetrate into the body on its own, the efficacy of the medicine that relies entirely on penetration and absorption only accounts for a little over 10% of the overall efficacy.

Only by breaking through the blood barrier and entering the skin-smoothing realm can one absorb the immense medicinal power of the bath more efficiently...

In the afternoon, in the front yard,

Today, the seven newcomers, including Ye Chu, met with the other five veteran apprentices, Wei Lin, Hong Jin, Shang Feihong, Meng Xunxi, and Jiang Wenzhou, through Qin Shaoyang's matchmaking. They then each took a corner to either rest or begin practicing.

About fifteen minutes later,

They still hadn't seen any sign of their third senior brother, Qi Feixing.

However, Ye Chu felt that his stomach was not so bloated anymore, so he practiced standing meditation to strengthen his body.

Seeing Ye Chu's hard work, Han Heng didn't dare to slack off either, and they started practicing together.

Only Yang Heng encountered a problem.

Niu San, Ji Shan, Yang Shuisheng, and Yang Dayong were his followers.

Let him practice alone. These useless guys haven't even learned stance training yet; they're just wasting their time.

However, if he were to abandon his training and teach these four stances, it would be a waste of his time, allowing Han Heng to take the lead...

He loses in both teaching and not teaching.

This is absolutely infuriating!

In his moment of desperation, he approached Qin Shaoyang and inquired:

"Senior Brother Qin, why hasn't Third Senior Brother come to teach the stance training yet?"

"Then teach him yourself!"

Qin Shaoyang didn't want to pay attention to Yang Heng, this fool who thought he was smart but kept calling people "lowly tenant slaves," needlessly damaging their self-esteem and making enemies everywhere.

After all, he had figured out why these seven people from the same village had parted ways with Yang Heng, but Han Heng and Ye Chu had gone their separate ways!

"I need to practice my stance training!"

Yang Heng said innocently.

"snort!"

Qin Shaoyang had never seen such a shameless person before, and he was so angry that he laughed:

"So you think Third Senior Brother doesn't need to cultivate? Or are you saying that of the small amount of apprenticeship fee you give him, how much actually ends up in Third Senior Brother's hands?"