This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

"So you know it's rushed? Who goes to the bridal chamber that very night after getting everyone drunk..."

"Nie Ruyan's eagerness to offer herself as a bedmate is definitely a trap!"

Ye Chu thought to himself.

Seeing that Ye Chu did not answer, Nie Qingcang took it as an agreement and immediately became much closer to him, then gave him some instructions:

"In addition, I need to go to Longnujiang. It could take anywhere from one or two months to half a year. During this time, you and Ruyue can have a good talk about your relationship. We can talk about other things when I get back."

"Oh, by the way, you shouldn't go back to Qingniu Village anymore."

I visited the Yang family's residence before. The evil spirit wasn't there naturally; it was imprisoned there... The waters behind this are so deep that even I would drown if I went; you'd be cannon fodder.

Inside the inner courtyard room,

Nie Ruyue and Madam Nie sat together.

"Ruyue, do you truly like Ye Chu? Or are you just following your father's lead? Or do you feel nothing at all?"

Nie Ruyue was somewhat bewildered by Madam Nie's sudden question.

However, to be honest, although he was only half-heartedly going along with his father's wishes, Ye Chu's somewhat aloofness in romantic matters proves that the inner quarters are stable, doesn't it?

Besides, why would a martial artist like her be afraid of a village woman she'd raised since childhood?

So, thinking of her mother's question, she whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Mother, how can I say that? Of course, it's a marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers. I'll just do whatever my parents say."

When Madam Nie saw her daughter's appearance, she knew exactly what was going on.

If she felt disgust, she wouldn't act like such a demure young girl.

"Alright, since you're so happy, I'll tell you a little more. Although your father was conscripted by the government to Longnu River, he also wanted to go there."

"But a mother has to consider not only your father, but also you all."

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"I have observed recently that many of the aristocratic elders, martial arts masters, gang leaders, and so on who were transferred by the government have gone, but very few have returned."

"Furthermore, your father also hinted to me during this trip that the Jiangnan and Jiangbei prefectures might end up fighting each other to a great extent in the future."

"You should have a good talk with your young master and tell him to stay in the city and not go anywhere for the time being."

"And if the situation gets out of control, our Nie family will immediately take a boat down the river to Jinling City to seek refuge with one of your already famous senior brothers."

Nie Ruyue was startled. She never expected the situation to be so unstable that her powerful father would abandon the family business and try to run away.

"Mother, what exactly happened in the Dragon Nu River? How did so many people get involved, even Father has to go there himself?"

Madam Nie sighed, "I don't know either, and neither does your father. It's just that I've heard there's something that can defy fate."

In the animal yard,

Nie Qingcang crawled directly into the iron cage and grabbed the most powerful male tiger that Ye Chu had chosen, pulling it out of the cage as easily as an ordinary person grabbing a newborn kitten by the neck.

"Come, follow me to the alchemy room!"

The two men and the tiger had just entered the alchemy room when

The large tiger, which had been as quiet as a kitten, seemed to sense the inevitable deaths of its many kind here, and began to roar and bare its teeth.

However, Nie Qingcang held it tightly by the neck with his two tiger-like hands, rendering any struggle futile.

"Come on, take off your clothes and jump into this bathtub. I'll bathe you in tiger blood!"

As he spoke, Ye Chu obediently jumped into a large wooden tub that had been prepared in the center of the alchemy room.

Then, Nie Qingcang, finding the tiger's kicks and jumps too fierce, gently touched its brow with his finger.

In the blink of an eye, the tiger had fallen into a deep sleep.

"First, consume the Soul-Devouring Elixir, and then begin practicing the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Tiger Form after you have bathed in tiger blood."

"After you've practiced it five times, I should be able to prepare the tiger's body and the secret medicine together and pour them into the wooden tub. You can continue practicing the Tiger Transformation to absorb the medicinal power."

"Once you have absorbed all the secret medicine and the special power within the tiger's body, I will be able to use the medicine to process the tiger skin and bring it to life."

"Put on the live tiger skin again and continue your cultivation until you have completely absorbed the tiger stripe power from the live tiger skin into your own skin and formed the first tiger stripe. That will be the first step in your cultivation."

"Then, I will refine the complete tiger soul of this tiger into your body to help you become a tiger general."

"When you have fully covered your entire body with this complete tiger stripe cultivation technique, then you will have completed the first step of the Tiger Skin Cultivation in the Skin Polishing Realm!"

"There are two methods to reach the second stage of skin refining, the skin-tightening part!"

Alternatively, you can go to the mountains and catch another leopard, then follow this method to bathe in its blood, swallow its flesh and blood, and secretly refine its skin and membrane.

Alternatively, you could have sufficient foundation and comprehension to observe the extraordinary abilities of the leopard and, through the accumulation of numerous cultivation resources, evolve the tiger stripes on your body into leopard stripes.

"The Mountain Lord, the Mysterious Altar, and others that follow also practice using these two methods."

"The Skin-Refining Realm, cultivated by devouring the flesh and blood of strange beasts, will naturally possess a fierce quality, and will even make your ability to devour souls and command ghosts more perfect."

But it may gradually become demonized, and even eventually turn into a demon, losing all humanity.

However, this is a method for rapid cultivation.

"If one relies on comprehension to observe the strange and wondrous creatures and accumulate resources to condense the Beast Pattern, Mountain Lord Pattern, and Mystic Altar Pattern, although it is slow, it can prevent the body from becoming demonized."

Furthermore, it can eradicate the demonic nature accumulated in the body and the first step of cultivation: devouring the demonic tiger.

Correspondingly, the powers of devouring souls and controlling ghosts will be slightly weakened.

But the benefit is self-completeness!

"You're a quick learner, I suggest you take this second path!"

"At least in the end, you'll still be in human form..."

Nie Qingcang said that the book "Tiger's Physiognomy" that he gave to Ye Chu contained no such content.

This gave Ye Chu a new insight.

It really is:

The true teachings are not written in books.

If he hadn't accepted Nie Qingcang as his son-in-law today, he probably wouldn't have heard these profound words of wisdom.

Of course, Ye Chu has the ability to use his Time Dao Rhyme to study in the Time River Classroom.

Once he passes the first introductory cultivation stage personally taught by Nie Qingcang, any further additions to his cultivation will not be noticed by Nie Qingcang.

He can then travel through the river of time to see the lineage and teachings of the creator of this method, and verify whether these words are true or not.

then,

Following the rhythm given by Nie Qingcang, Ye Chu began practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of the Tiger Transformation while his body was burning hot from bathing in tiger blood.

The more he practiced, the more he could sense the savage, bestial power contained within the tiger's blood. This power was constantly penetrating the skin and flesh through the force and vibrations between the membranes, and then circulating throughout his body via the bloodstream.