Strength Surges, Body Tempering Seventy-Five Layers

After the battle, everyone in the caravan treated Ning Chuan like a deity, and they all came to kowtow and thank him.

With corpses all around, there was no sleepiness at all. Some merchants took out wine to share with everyone, and they began to eat around the campfire.

After a few cups of wine, the chill was dispelled, as was the fear in their hearts.

"Alas, if it weren't for Lord Ning on this trip, we would have been buried in the wilderness! This damned world, why is it so difficult? We ordinary people live worse than cattle and horses!"

"When this old man returns, he will set up a memorial tablet for his benefactor and offer sacrifices to him daily!"

Some lamented the hardships of the world and thanked Ning Chuan for his kindness, creating a warm atmosphere.

Ning Chuan also drank and chatted with everyone, gaining more insight into this world.

This world was also the Great Ming Dynasty, but it differed from the Great Ming Dynasty of another world in many ways, with complex and intertwined forces such as the government, noble families, and the martial arts world.

Information in this world was scarce. These merchants were just small traders, common folk from the lower classes, and they didn't know much.

To gain more information, he would have to wait until they reached Qingshan County.

Zhang Dashan, with his subordinates, gathered all the nearby warhorses. They drove wooden stakes into the ground and tied all the warhorses to them.

Shopkeeper Li, with many of his employees, cleaned the weapons and stripped the armor from the bandits, piling it all up.

Ning Chuan was drinking when Shopkeeper Li and Zhang Dashan approached him together.

"Lord Ning, we've gathered a total of 420 warhorses, 506 weapons, and 506 sets of armor."

"Transported to Qingshan City, warhorses are about ten taels each, armor is about ten taels per set, and weapons average about two taels each. These are worth over ten thousand taels of silver, but there's a risk in privately selling warhorses and armor. Please make a decision, my lord?"

Ning Chuan waved his hand and said with a smile:

"There's no need to worry about this. These were obtained by my Imperial Guard during the bandit suppression, so there's no risk of private sale! However, I don't have time to manage a business. Shopkeeper Li, please handle the sales, and Deputy Captain Zhang, please cooperate. I won't let you two suffer any losses."

Having interacted with Shopkeeper Li and Zhang Dashan along the way, Ning Chuan felt that both of them had good character.

Ning Chuan remembered that celebrities in another world all had agents.

Why not get one for himself to handle various spoils of war, while he focused on practicing martial arts, killing people, and robbing others.

However, this matter was not urgent and required further consideration.

Shopkeeper Li and Zhang Dashan were overjoyed. They bowed deeply, "Thank you, Lord Ning, for your appreciation!"

Then, they happily went to make arrangements.

After the two left, Ning Chuan was finally at peace. He returned to the carriage and saw that Big Dog and Xiao Hua were already asleep. He then left the caravan and found a clearing a few hundred meters away to sit down.

He was about to add a lot of points and frantically increase his Constitution, which might cause some commotion.

Opening the system panel, Ning Chuan was shocked and ecstatic.

The remaining attribute points had reached a staggering 576!

Suppressing his excitement, he couldn't wait to add points.

More attributes were only useful if they were converted into strength, which would bring him peace of mind!

"I'll add 10 points first!"

"Add 20 points!"

"Add 50 points!"

A massive warm current erupted out of nowhere, like a great river, surging through Ning Chuan's limbs and bones, constantly washing over his skin, muscles, meridians, bones, and internal organs...

As his Constitution increased, all his attributes, including Agility, Spirit, and Comprehension, received a significant boost.

His mental power surged, and his perception range increased by a zhang at a time, four zhang, five zhang...

It finally stopped at ten zhang.

Within ten zhang, he could perceive a fly rubbing its feet or ants fighting.

His comprehension soared. The last two stages of the Meteor Chasing Moon technique flowed through his mind.

He suddenly had an epiphany; with just a little practice, he could immediately achieve Grand Perfection in the ninth stage.

The most direct change was in his strength. Ning Chuan felt an endless, surging power within his body.

He had an illusion that anything that stood in his way could be shattered with a single punch.

After adding points, he opened the system again.

Host: Ning Chuan
Realm: Body Tempering Realm 75th Layer
Age: 16/773
Constitution: 757
Cultivation Technique: Iron Shirt (Peak of Jade Marrow Realm 5th Layer), Thirteen Great Protectors' Horizontal Training, Meteor Chasing the Moon (7th Layer)
Attribute Points: 0
Remaining Sign-In Times: 3. Cannot sign in at this location.

Satisfied, a great sense of fulfillment washed over him!

"Hahaha..." Ning Chuan couldn't hold back any longer, letting out a wild laugh towards the sky.

His voice boomed like thunder, carrying far into the distance.

The warhorses were startled, and the people from the merchant caravan looked over.

"Body Tempering at 75th refinement, I feel like I can blow everything up!"

"Living to 773 years old, my current lifespan is truly like the everlasting pine on South Mountain!"

Ning Chuan stood up, looking at his physique. His height had once again surged, reaching over 1.8 meters.

All over his body, the muscles, hammered into shape by Thirteen Great Protectors' Horizontal Training, bulged fiercely. His clothes were stretched to the point of tearing in multiple places.

Looking down again, his pectoral muscles bulged high, like two steel fortresses.

He raised his arm, his biceps like two angry knots, trembling slightly and carrying terrifying power.

Muscle monster!

Human tank!

Human Tyrannosaurus Rex!

That's what Ning Chuan was like now, but he didn't quite like this appearance. He looked a bit like a dumb brute, easily looked down upon.

Moreover, he was too conspicuous. Others would immediately know he excelled at horizontal training techniques. This was neither conducive to hiding his strength nor convenient for showing off.

He quickly sat down and, following the cultivation method of Thirteen Great Protectors' Horizontal Training, vibrated his Blood Essence. His entire body's Blood Essence instantly transformed into billions of hammers, pounding and refining his physical body from all directions.

A rumbling sound echoed within him, and his bulging muscles gradually compressed back down.

Several hours later, Thirteen Great Protectors' Horizontal Training reached its peak.

The technique progressed from external to internal. Strands of true qi emerged ceaselessly, but as soon as they appeared, they rapidly vanished within his body, just like when cultivating Iron Shirt.

It seemed that to cultivate true qi, he first had to fill the black hole within his body!

Ning Chuan stood up. The muscle lines on his body were distinct and streamlined. His strength had not decreased; instead, it had increased significantly.

At this moment, externally, Ning Chuan looked like a handsome, elegant, and upright young man with a broad back and a narrow waist.

"No wonder they say concentrated is the essence!"

Ning Chuan sighed, then picked up stones from the ground and practiced Meteor Chasing Moon.

As expected, after dozens of repetitions, he directly reached the ninth level of Grand Perfection.

After achieving Grand Perfection in Meteor Chasing Moon, a realization surged into his heart, filling him with ecstasy.

"So, only after Nine-Nine-One is the true Meteor Chasing Moon!"

Ning Chuan flicked his wrist, and a stone trailed a long fiery tail as it shot straight into the night sky. In an instant, it vanished into the heavens, leaving behind booming explosions echoing in the air.

Meteor Chasing Moon's Nine-Nine-One fusion increased its power by eighteen times. It not only produced visual and auditory effects but also had a soul-stirring impact.

This was truly: "Swift as a meteor's sudden appearance, its sight spells death and soul severance!"

Meteor Chasing the Moon, terrifying indeed!

At this moment, the incompetent Strategist was hastily fleeing back to Second Dragon Mountain.

Returning to Second Dragon Mountain was out of necessity, as only Second Dragon Mountain had carrier pigeons nearby.

If Ning Chuan knew he had fled back to Second Dragon Mountain, he would surely regret not pursuing him.

The incompetent Strategist entered Second Dragon Mountain, shouting and causing chaos.

"Quick, quick, summon all the messengers for this old man!"

Soon, all dozen or so messengers from Second Dragon Mountain arrived, standing respectfully with their hands at their sides, awaiting the incompetent Strategist's orders.

The incompetent Strategist picked up his brush and waved his hand grandly.

"Dispatch experts immediately to Eagle Sorrow Gorge, it's a matter of utmost urgency!"

The messengers quickly took the letters, stuffed them into the bamboo tubes attached to the carrier pigeons' legs, and the pigeons soared into the sky, flying in all directions.

The incompetent Strategist personally watched the pigeons fly away, then summoned a few lackeys to escort him, fleeing Second Dragon Mountain as if his backside were on fire!

"Ning Chuan, don't get too smug yet. Three Tiger Mountain and Second Dragon Mountain are merely the weakest bandit forces."

"Next, it will be your death!"