This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

"Thank you for sharing this key information, Senior Sister. I will wait for Master to refine the precious pill before I begin my cultivation."

Ye Chu expressed his gratitude,

Nie Ruyue also sensed Ye Chu's gratitude, but she still couldn't attract Ye Chu's attention. It was as if this man was impervious to reason, which made her feel a little disheartened.

Nie Ruyue led Ye Chu out of the animal garden, then said she had something to do and went straight back to the inner courtyard.

Ye Chu watched as Nie Ruyue turned and left, looking slightly angry, and thought to himself that his dull performance just now should prevent him from being bothered again in the future.

Then he hurried to the kitchen and ate the leftover food.

Then, as she entered the inner courtyard through the front yard, she subtly observed the expressions of the apprentices.

Many people looked at him with envy.

As for Yang Heng, besides his gloomy face, he also looked a bit weak from practicing the Tiger-Taming Stance. However, he practiced the Tiger-Taming Stance even more diligently.

It seemed that he had a lot of pent-up anger in his heart, and only by constantly practicing standing meditation to improve his physique, essence, blood and qi could he feel a little better.

"I wonder if Yang Shuisheng will dare to dream of the Yang family's food and water tonight? We'll see what kind of expression Yang Heng has when things come to light tomorrow morning."

Ye Chu suddenly understood what it felt like to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight – it was quite enjoyable!

Pass through the lotus gate to enter the inner courtyard.

There were seven or eight fellow students who were different from yesterday; I hadn't seen them before.

This is probably the price for selling oneself to raise two hundred taels of silver, requiring frequent trips out on missions.

Therefore, the many senior brothers in the inner courtyard come and go in a hurry every day, changing their appearance!

When I was a tenant farmer, all I thought about was food and clothing in this cage.

"At that time, Landlord Yang had to consider numerous taxes and cultivate relationships with government officials, and even wanted to revitalize his entire family from these imprisoned states."

"Currently, martial artists at the Skin Polishing Realm are focused on earning more silver to buy into the resource trap."

Everyone has their own troubles, and everyone is imprisoned in their own cage!

"I wonder what kind of prison Master Nie, and even those more powerful than him, will end up in?"

When Ye Chu thought about these things, he was also grateful that he had Madam Yang's financial support, which not only gave him money to enter the martial arts school to learn martial arts, but also allowed him to successfully buy the secret medicine needed for the Skin Polishing Realm!

This Mrs. Yang,

That's absolutely fantastic!

However, he still needs to wait for Master Nie to refine the "Soul-Devouring and Soul-Stealing Pill" before he can combine it with tiger blood, secret medicine, tiger body, and tiger skin to cultivate the "Tiger's Skin Physiognomy Method".

Ye Chu could only familiarize himself with the Thirty-Six Forms of Tiger Maneuvering from the "Tiger's Appearance Method" and continue practicing the "Tiger Subduing Stance".

The "Tiger's Skin Appearance Method" of the Skin Polishing Realm focuses on cultivating the skin membrane, and it also has some effect on the cultivation and improvement of other parts of the body, but the improvement is limited.

However, the "Tiger-Taming Stance" can temper the entire body, regardless of the simple classification of skin, flesh, tendons, and bones.

Therefore, we must continue to practice the "Tiger-Taming Stance" as a foundation, otherwise it is easy to develop an unbalanced martial arts style...

Furthermore, once one's cultivation reaches the Skin Polishing Realm, the "Tiger Subduing Stance" technique, if practiced diligently, will be significantly faster than before entering the realm.

However, correspondingly, the overall physical strength continues to increase, and the improvement in the digestive system is also remarkable.

In particular, the rate at which the stomach and intestines digest food and absorb vital energy is increased to an abnormal level!

Furthermore, the Yellow Turban Warriors' absorption of the Blood Meteorite Iron enhanced their ability to absorb essence and transform it into blood and qi.

I usually only get hungry around lunchtime after a morning of cultivation.

These days, after only half a morning of cultivation, my stomach starts to rumble.

【Technique: Tiger-Taming Stance (Beginner: 4/40 → 5/40)】

"Practicing for half a morning can increase progress by one point, and a day can increase progress by 4 points;

This is four times faster than before, when I was just making a little progress each day!

"But I need foods with higher energy or higher nutrient density."

Therefore, after Ye Chu ran out of energy from cultivating, he went to Han Heng's place.

"Brother Han, where did you get all that jerky from those exotic beasts? Tell me your sources so I can get some too. Otherwise, I'm already starving after only five or six rounds of practicing the Tiger-Taming Stance!"

Han Heng sized Ye Chu up and down, a smug grin spreading across his face, and he began to tease him:

"What can I say to you? I found you a rich and good wife, and you weren't happy. Now you're suffering from hunger, aren't you?"

"But I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, your brother here is living off a woman these days!"

"These dried beast meats are supplied to me in limited quantities by Nie Ruyan every day, so I can't share them with you for the time being."

"So I really don't know the source of this exotic beast jerky. I'll have to ask Nie Ruyan when I get back at noon."

Or you can ask your third senior brother, or any of the other senior brothers...

"Oh, right, don't rush off tonight! I told you before, if you can break through the Blood Barrier faster than Yang Heng and slap him in the face, I'll treat you to a night at a brothel!"

Ye Chu would never forget this matter.

"I remember this even if you don't mention it. I want to listen to some Wu Ya music tonight."

"You won't even listen to music that doesn't involve martial arts!"

Han Heng grinned mischievously.

Then, Ye Chu watched as his third senior brother gathered with those young masters from aristocratic families.

Yesterday he declined the place recommended by his third senior brother.

Those arrogant scions of wealthy families looked down on him, a nobody of humble origins.

They also intentionally or unintentionally mentioned their family's tasks, such as not using them for their own purposes, etc.

He didn't want to go and make a fool of himself.

Afterwards, Ye Chu left the inner courtyard and went to the front courtyard to find Qin Shaoyang.

After all, Qin Shaoyang is backed by the Qin family, one of the four major families in Shuanglong City.

Moreover, Qin Shaoyang ate dried meat from exotic beasts every day to replenish his qi and blood, maintaining the continuous progress of his stance training.

Then perhaps Qin Shaoyang can also find some ways to buy dried meat from exotic beasts.

When Qin Shaoyang learned that Ye Chu had come specifically to ask him about the origin of the exotic beast jerky, he was slightly pleased.

This kind of information isn't exactly a secret; it's perfect for getting closer to Ye Chula.

"Senior Brother Ye, these strange beasts are not uncommon. They include some of the demonic beasts in Qingniu Mountain, the treasure fish in Longnu River, and spirits that have acquired some spirituality."

"But the problem is, once the beast dies, the power within its body that can grow from its blood and qi, and even possesses some special and miraculous qualities, will quickly dissolve into the world!"

Ye Chu agreed with this point.

The fish soup I've been drinking these past two days, if left to sit for even a short time, you can feel the essence within the soup quickly dissolving into the world, and there's no way to preserve it.

But this jerky made from the meat of a strange beast is surprisingly easy to preserve...

Qin Shaoyang continued:

"To give an example, once this strange beast is killed, half of the divine power in its flesh and blood will dissolve within a day, and after three to five days it will turn into the flesh of an ordinary wild beast."

"And the most distinctive feature of this exotic beast jerky is that it can lock in the essence of the flesh and blood!"

If stored for half a year, only 10% or 20% will be lost.

After being stored for more than a year, only about 30% to 40% of the contents will be damaged.

Even if you let it sit for two years at most, you can still retain one or two tenths of the essence!

This significantly extends the shelf life, which is the most crucial part of making exotic beast jerky.

"And in the entire Shuanglong County, only Qiongyulou can produce jerky made from exotic beast meat!"

Ye Chu was startled.

Could this be the Jade Pavilion where the eagle snatched the treasure fish at the fish market?