White Ape Leg Technique

"The follow-up cultivation methods for Raging Bull Fist. I'll inquire about them once I get into the Beast Hunter Hall tomorrow and see if I can find all the subsequent techniques."

Lin Sheng mulled over his next plan. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he smacked his head and returned to his room to light an oil lamp.

In the dark room, the candlelight slowly flickered to life, casting a dim glow.

Lin Sheng reached under his bed and pulled out a black cloth-wrapped bundle.

He brought the bundle to the candlelight and opened it, revealing various odds and ends.

Inside the bundle were several small money pouches and a yellowed booklet stained with dark red blood.

Lin Sheng first opened the money pouches and counted them, a smile appearing on his face.

"I didn't expect these ruffians to be so well-off!"

He held a handful of silver fragments and a heavy stack of coins.

There were over 150 coins in these pouches, and about 15 taels of silver. Together, it amounted to over 17 taels of silver.

For him now, this was a fortune.

Of course, over ten taels of this money came from a single pouch, Liu Ergou's.

After putting the silver away, he mused that this amount was enough to cover his cultivation expenses for a while. However, he couldn't be too flashy for now, lest someone notice something amiss.

He then turned his gaze to the small booklet at the bottom.

This yellowed booklet was covered in blood. He had found it on Liu Ergou during a search. Naturally, the blood was Liu Ergou's.

Because it was soaked in a large amount of blood, and the booklet itself was quite old, Lin Sheng could only vaguely make out the character for "ape" among the large characters on the cover. There was also a simple ape figure sketched in black ink on the cover.

Seeing this, his heart stirred.

"This... could it be..."

Without hesitation, he immediately opened the booklet.

The contents inside were also stained with blood, but they were slightly better preserved than the cover. Upon closer inspection, he could still barely make out what was written.

"It's actually a martial arts technique!?"

After a cursory glance at the contents, Lin Sheng's eyes widened, his face filled with surprise and delight.

The cultivation postures and breathing methods recorded in the book were undoubtedly genuine martial arts techniques.

"Truly, a new path opens when one path closes..."

Lin Sheng muttered to himself and immediately took a dry rag to wipe the blood off the book.

The booklet was already in poor condition, and being soaked in blood, if not dealt with immediately, the blood would dry and clump together, making it much harder to clean later.

He worked quickly but meticulously. In just a few minutes, he had wiped off the blood, then carefully tore off all the pages and separated them.

After finishing, he let out a sigh of relief.

"It's a shame some parts are inevitably missing."

He shook his head with a hint of regret. Although he had done his best to salvage it, some of the writing was completely destroyed and illegible.

Fortunately, it was only a very small portion.

He began to read from the first page. While the title of the martial art was unreadable from the cover, he managed to deduce its name from the content within.

"White Ape Leg Technique. It's a leg technique manual. Its grade seems to be on par with Raging Bull Fist, perhaps slightly stronger, but not by much."

With his experience cultivating Raging Bull Fist, he was no longer a novice who knew little about the Martial Way. He quickly flipped through the manual and gained some understanding of this martial art.

Martial arts like Raging Bull Fist were the most common, mass-produced ones, considered third-rate martial arts.

Even when cultivated to Grand Perfection, third-rate martial arts could only barely help one enter the Muscle Forging realm. Higher realms were simply unattainable.

When he saw this martial art technique, he felt a flicker of hope, but it seemed he had been thinking too highly of it.

This White Ape Leg Technique, like Raging Bull Fist, was also a third-rate martial art.

"Man's greed knows no bounds. I should be content with having a complete technique that allows me to cultivate to the Muscle Forging realm!"

Lin Sheng dispelled the slight disappointment in his heart. He was not someone who aimed too high.

One must take things one step at a time. Life is like that, and so is martial arts cultivation.

Such a third-rate martial art would definitely be a rare find elsewhere.

Considering how many people were on Crock Street, how many of them could cultivate martial arts?

Because he had come into contact with martial arts, he had also inquired about much information regarding martial arts techniques.

A complete third-rate martial art could fetch over a hundred taels of silver on the black market.

Hundreds of taels of silver! If it were for the original Lin Sheng, working tirelessly in the slaughterhouse for a lifetime might not even earn him this much money.

From this, one could see the value of martial arts techniques. Obtaining this technique was already a huge gain for him.

Without rushing to cultivate, Lin Sheng looked up at the sky outside.

It was almost dawn. Although his endurance had greatly improved after integrating the Iron Yak, the night's pursuits and assassinations had kept his nerves constantly on edge.

So, with some time to spare, he carefully put away the White Ape Leg Technique and then quickly fell asleep fully clothed.

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By the time the sky turned the color of fish belly and the great sun began to rise, Lin Sheng had already tidied himself up and arrived in the inner city.

The Beast Hunter Hall, unlike the slaughterhouse, was located within the inner city.

The inner city was filled with shops. Both the clothing of the surrounding pedestrians and the environment of the district were much better than Crock Street.

Furthermore, there weren't many street vendors; they were mostly shops lining the streets.

The bluestone slabs of the early morning were somewhat slick. Lin Sheng stepped onto them and soon arrived before a courtyard that occupied a considerable area.

Above the courtyard hung a grand and imposing redwood sign with the words "Town Mountain Tower" written on it. Beneath this redwood sign, a slightly smaller sign was currently hanging, bearing the words "Beast Hunter Hall."

This was where the Beast Hunter Hall was located.

Although Lin Sheng lived in Crock Street, he had visited the inner city twice before. Naturally, he knew where the Beast Hunter Hall was. After all, on those two occasions he entered the city, he had accompanied Wang Dehai to the Beast Hunter Hall to pick up and deliver goods.

He walked straight up to the two guards and gave his name, whereupon they let him in.

"You're here."

As if he had received word, the guard let him in directly. Soon, Tian Hu emerged from a side hall, walking with a confident stride. He smiled upon seeing Lin Sheng.

"From today onwards, you are officially part of the Beast Hunter Hall. I'll tell you about the treatment and benefits here. They are absolutely incomparable to the slaughterhouse you were at before."

"Thank you, Instructor Tian."

Lin Sheng cupped his fists in greeting.

"Alright, now that you've joined the Beast Hunter Hall, you're one of us."

Tian Hu waved his hand.

"As you've just joined the Beast Hunter Hall, you're considered a regular disciple. You'll receive three taels of silver per month. In addition to that, you'll also receive twenty jin of rock sheep meat each month..."

Tian Hu proceeded to explain the benefits and treatment to Lin Sheng.