This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

Furthermore, when Landlord Yang woke up and discovered that his keychain was missing, his first reaction was to get dressed, get out of bed, and go to the storeroom to check.

Based on this alone, Ye Chu was certain that there must be a place inside the storeroom where silver and money were hidden.

It's a pity that I didn't go into the warehouse with that landlord Yang to take a look. It would be hard to find out where the money was hidden.

Ye Chu patiently waited for the Yang residence to return to peace and quiet.

Climb down from the roof, feel around in the main bedroom, and give the sleepless Madam Yang and Landlord Yang a moment of peace.

After he turned over the bed, he found a beautiful little box.

When the box was opened, it contained ten five-tael silver coins, totaling fifty taels.

"That doesn't add up. Adding what I already received, it's only 175 taels of silver, far short of 500 taels."

"Or did Madam Yang hide the money in multiple places?"

Ye Chu didn't quite understand it at first.

However, he also felt sorry for the significant depletion of his Daoist energy, so he quickly restored the bed and people to their original positions before leaving the main house.

Then, he used his time-stopping power to sneak into the storeroom and take a look. All the items had been restored to their original state by the servants, and the location of the hidden money could not be seen at all. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly and leave into the rain.

Back home, Ye Chu changed his clothes before taking stock of the family's belongings:

Of the 135 taels of silver I took from the Yang family's old house in Qingniu Village, 10 taels were used to pay for the martial arts school, 1 tael was used to rent this courtyard for three months, and the remaining 1 tael was used to buy some furniture, grain, vegetables, meat, and other food.

In addition to the one tael of silver Niu Da compensated him for leaving Qingniu Village, the current balance is:

One hundred and twenty-four taels.

The silver they had just received from the Yang family that night totaled fifty-two taels.

There were also two strings of pearls, a gold hairpin, and a white jade bracelet belonging to Madam Yang.

However, it's not advisable to sell things like gold hairpins, pearls, and jade bracelets directly. After all, there would be a record when selling them at a pawnshop, and it could easily give the pawnshop or even the Yang family something to hold against them. So for now, they can only be hidden away.

Therefore, Ye Chu had a total of 176 taels of silver in cash.

The martial arts school, wanting to retain these geniuses, offered them a benefit that allowed them to save fifty taels compared to their ordinary disciples on the cost of the secret medicine for processing tiger skin.

But ultimately, there's still a fee of 150 taels that can't be avoided.

"Sigh, ever since I started learning martial arts, my money has become increasingly difficult to spend."

Ye Chu handed over one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Then, two taels of silver were set aside separately, which was to be used by Ji Meng to sell and store grain at the grain shop the next day.

These past few days, when he went to eight butcher shops in the city to collect unclaimed Time Dao Yun in the mornings, he saw many mountain people living under the eaves of houses in the streets and alleys at night!

This indicates that chaos has broken out in the mountains, forcing the villagers to leave and seek refuge in the city.

In addition, for reasons unknown, a large number of highly skilled martial arts masters have gathered in the Longnu River area.

This resulted in chaos in the villages and towns outside the city.

When people are in chaos, not to mention anything else, food prices will rise sharply as soon as the wind blows.

Therefore, it is important to stockpile grain before prices rise!

Furthermore, the time Dao energy consumed by the Yang family tonight amounted to sixteen points.

Currently, there are 4 [Time and Rhythm].

"Alas, the Dao of Time is also like this; it's not easily consumed!"

"Use the collected Time Dao Essence tomorrow to replenish the ten-point reserve first, and only use any excess to add points..."

Then, Ye Chu took out his greatest gain from this trip: a piece of spirit iron that was priceless in this world, and even more so in an environment where, after cultivating the "Yellow Turban Warrior" technique, he could confirm that the entire world lacked spiritual energy.

Blood Meteorite!

Then, Ye Chu summoned the Yellow Turban Warriors:

A brilliant golden light burst forth from his body, and a phantom image of a strongman wearing a yellow turban and heavy black iron armor rose from the ground.

This Yellow Turban Warrior can not only merge with Ye Chu to resist damage, increase strength, and assist in combat, but also...

They can also work independently, such as tending livestock, farming, harvesting, and threshing.

Definitely a hard-working and resilient individual!

Unfortunately, Ye Chu currently owns no land, and given his cautious and low-key approach to life, he rarely engages in combat.

A once formidable Yellow Turban Warrior can now only be kept hidden within his body.

But that's our trump card!

You may not need it, but you can't live without it.

Then, Ye Chu placed the fist-sized piece of blood meteorite iron onto the black iron heavy armor on the chest of the Yellow Turban Warrior.

My mind also drifted back to that little history lesson I had attended, where Zhang Jiao recounted his experiences:

This describes a method for enhancing the Yellow Turban Warrior's rank by drawing upon the unique divine abilities found in compatible spiritual materials.

With a thought in mind, Ye Chu began to control the Yellow Turban Warrior, extracting and refining bit by bit the special and wondrous power contained in this piece of Blood Meteorite Iron, such as its bloodline, spirituality, and sturdiness.

Furthermore, there is no spiritual energy in the world.

The Yellow Turban Warriors' original ability to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to sustain their operations is no longer possible.

Ye Chu could only use the combined essence, energy, and spirit of his own blood and qi as energy to supply the Yellow Turban Warrior to refine the Blood Meteorite Iron.

After about half a cup of tea's time, Ye Chu, as a martial artist who had just entered the Skin Polishing Realm, found that the blood and qi he had accumulated could no longer withstand the consumption of the Yellow Turban Warrior's refining of the Blood Meteorite Iron.

Simultaneously,

Due to the large consumption of qi and blood, a feeling of fatigue came from the body, and at this moment, the stomach and intestines were gurgling loudly.

When Ye Chu looked back, he saw that the fist-sized piece of blood meteorite iron had only just been refined to the size of a fingernail.

But the refining results are remarkable!

【技能：黄巾力士lv.1（5/100→30/100）】

The situation on the other side, which was originally visible through the illusory body of the Yellow Turban Warrior, has been improved.

The outermost layer of Xuan Tie heavy armor was covered with a matte black finish, while also being decorated with streaks of blood-red patterns.

At least it looks like the entire Yellow Turban Warrior is no longer an illusion; the outermost layer of black iron heavy armor has already taken on a somewhat physical form.

Moreover, conservative estimates:

The Yellow Turban Warriors' strength increased by 25%, and their efficiency in converting qi and blood energy also increased by 50%.

And once this piece of blood meteorite iron is completely refined, I estimate that the Yellow Turban Warrior can be upgraded to level three!

Subsequently,

Ye Chu stopped refining the Blood Meteorite Iron, ran to the kitchen, filled his stomach with the remaining Treasure Fish Soup, ate seven or eight steamed buns, and drank four eggs before the rumbling hunger in his stomach subsided.

then,

Ye Chu could then sense that the Yellow Turban Warrior, after refining a portion of the Blood Meteorite Iron, was now able to assist him in better absorbing the essence of food and quickly converting it into blood and qi!

"In martial arts training, the most important thing is truly 'eating'!"

"If you don't eat enough, your energy and blood will be weak, your physique will decline, and if you starve to the point of exhaustion, your cultivation level may continue to decline..."

Furthermore, as cultivation level continues to rise and physical strength increases, the daily energy consumption also increases.

The energy Ye Chu gets from eating ordinary rice and noodles is just enough to barely sustain his daily cultivation needs.

But once the tiger, the tiger blood bath, and the tiger skin prepared with the secret medicine all arrive tomorrow,

After training, when the strength of the body is raised again, the energy provided by simply eating rice and noodles may not be enough!