Black Ox Tempers His Blood

Black Ox's honest-looking face still glistened with cold sweat after the fright.

He blinked repeatedly.

Then asked timidly:

"Will I have enough to eat if I follow you?"

Lu Changfeng said, "You'll be fed. I'll give you three taels of silver every month."

"Deal!" Black Ox nodded decisively.

Thus, Lu Changfeng brought Black Ox back to Changle Martial Arts School.

These days, Second Senior Brother Zhou Feng handled most of Changle Martial Arts School's daily affairs.

The increasingly gaunt Zhang Desheng had also seen that Lu Changfeng had no intention of taking over the school.

He therefore tacitly agreed to let Zhou Feng inherit it.

With Lu Changfeng stepping in to pay Black Ox's tuition, Black Ox became a Registered Disciple of Changle Martial Arts School.

Lu Changfeng personally taught Black Ox martial arts.

What he taught was the fierce and powerful Great Buddha Fist, incorporated into the Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le.

The techniques of the Blood Tempering Cultivation Technique Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le had been forged from three techniques: Changle Palm Technique, Great Buddha Fist, and Wrathful Vajra.

Combined with its unique breathing method, they formed a complete Blood Tempering Cultivation Technique.

The few disciples with ordinary constitutions could not withstand prolonged cultivation. Even if the three techniques were cultivated separately, they could still produce decent blood-tempering results.

Of the three techniques, Changle Palm Technique was the easiest to cultivate and placed the lowest demands on one's constitution, while still offering fairly good blood-tempering effects. Thus, Zhang Desheng had made it the introductory technique for Registered Disciples.

Only after reaching Blood Tempering First Level and laying a foundation would he personally pass down the complete Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le.

As for Black Ox, Lu Changfeng knew that he possessed Mid-grade Fist Technique Talent.

Thus, inheriting Great Buddha Fist was the cultivation method best suited to Black Ox.

If one lacked the constitution, talent could make up the difference.

Because martial talents were even more elusive, many people spent their entire lives without discovering their own.

Take Li Youtian, who possessed Swordsmanship Talent. He had never even come into contact with sword techniques, so how could he develop his talent?

Under Lu Changfeng's tutelage, Black Ox displayed astonishing talent.

In just half a month, he had actually grasped the basics of Great Buddha Fist.

Just as Lu Changfeng had predicted, his strong comprehension of cultivation techniques had accelerated Black Ox's cultivation speed as well.

As Black Ox rapidly cultivated Great Buddha Fist to mastery and even perfection, his constitution was only Grade C Lower, but his actual cultivation speed should have reached the level of Grade B Low.

Moreover, Black Ox's true combat strength would far exceed that of others at the same level.

If sent out, he could definitely serve as an elite of a gang.

Another person in the same situation as Black Ox was Li Youtian.

However, Li Youtian was too old, and his constitution was Grade D. His Swordsmanship Talent had essentially been wasted in this life. He could only hope to make use of it in his next one.

And so, amid the dull routine of cultivation, more than three months passed.

Black Ox's cultivation speed had exceeded everyone's expectations at the school.

In just over three months, he had actually broken through to Blood Tempering First Level!

One had to know that Lu Changfeng, despite possessing Grade A Lower Talent back then, had taken a full month to break through to Blood Tempering First Level.

Only Lu Changfeng knew that Black Ox had relied on frenzied hard work and terrifying talent to cultivate Great Buddha Fist to mastery in a short time.

With the mastered technique and some Exotic Beast Meat provided by Lu Changfeng, he had successfully broken through to Blood Tempering First Level within three months.

"Master, you have given me a second life. Black Ox is willing to serve you for the rest of his life."

After stabilizing his realm, Black Ox grew from one meter sixty to one meter seventy. He finally no longer looked like a dwarf. He found Lu Changfeng and immediately knelt before him.

Although Black Ox had joined Changle Martial Arts School, he acknowledged only Lu Changfeng as his master.

Though he was three years older than Lu Changfeng, he did not mind this in the slightest.

After Lu Changfeng told him several times, he eventually let the matter go.

Black Ox looked simple-minded, but after entering the city and joining a gang, he had also endured plenty of hardship.

He naturally knew what it meant for him to rise to Blood Tempering First Level.

Something that had originally been impossible for his entire life had been accomplished with Lu Changfeng's help. Black Ox was grateful to Lu Changfeng from the bottom of his heart.

"That's enough. You've already repaid me. There's no need for this." Lu Changfeng waved his hand.

Those words left Black Ox utterly baffled. When did I repay Master? Why don't I know anything about it?

He assumed Lu Changfeng was merely making an excuse.

Yet Lu Changfeng had been telling the truth.

Over the course of those three months.

Lu Changfeng had replicated Black Ox once while keeping him by his side, obtaining Mid-grade Fist Technique Talent.

He had also replicated Zhang Desheng once, obtaining Low-grade Palm Technique Talent.

Relying on these two new talents, Lu Changfeng had finally broken through the Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le, which had been stuck at mastery, and cultivated it to perfection!

After the Blood Tempering Cultivation Technique reached perfection, Lu Changfeng's cultivation speed increased by roughly twenty percent!

This had already made up for much of the cultivation-speed loss caused by the shortage of Exotic Beast Meat.

"All right. Since you've broken through to Blood Tempering First Level, I should pass the Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le on to you."

"Otherwise, your blood-tempering cultivation will slow down sharply. Great Buddha Fist is sufficient for entering the path, but your subsequent cultivation must use the complete Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le."

Lu Changfeng personally guided Black Ox in cultivating the Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le.

Black Ox cultivated it methodically. With mastered Great Buddha Fist as his foundation, his progress was fairly decent.

Given another month or so, he should be able to grasp the basics of Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le.

Lu Changfeng's own cultivation was focused mainly on the Blood Tempering Cultivation Technique.

He intended to perfect the Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le as soon as possible and increase his cultivation speed by another thirty percent!

Master Zhang Desheng's body was increasingly unable to hold out.

Looking at the bigger picture, the threat of Xuanming Cult in Qingshan Prefecture had never vanished.

If Zhang Desheng truly died, Changle Martial Arts School's future would be bleak.

Now that word had spread of Zhang Desheng's frail body and sharply diminished strength, people were already watching hungrily.

For one thing, Changle Martial Arts School's property in the Outer City occupied one of the finest locations and was worth a fortune.

The other three martial arts schools among the four great schools had even sent disciples to probe the situation.

They had merely been blocked by Zhou Feng and Lu Changfeng.

If things were already like this while Zhang Desheng was alive, then if he truly died, wouldn't the wolves and tigers surrounding them swarm in and gnaw Changle Martial Arts School clean?

Name: Lu Changfeng

Constitution: Grade A Upper

Talents: High-grade Talent [Swordsman], Mid-grade Talent [Light Body Technique], Mid-grade Talent [Fist Technique], [Low-grade Palm Technique Talent]

Realm: Blood Tempering Fourth Level

Blood Tempering Cultivation Technique: Wrathful Vajra of Mount Le—Mastery

Martial Arts: Gale Sword Technique—Perfection, [Bloodburst Step]—Perfection, Antelope Dodge Method—Perfection

Martial Insight: Fierce Wind Sword Intent (Primary Sword Intent) (Martial technique power increased by 50%)

Replication Interval: 45 days.

Lu Changfeng glanced at his interface and felt that his strength was still insufficient.

If something truly happened to his master, he feared he would be unable to look after Changle Martial Arts School in his place.

If only he could obtain a large amount of Exotic Beast Meat, or replicate one or two top-tier talents—or a better constitution.

Perhaps Lu Changfeng's muttering had borne fruit. That day, Third Senior Brother Liu Ye came looking for him.