Blood Tempering Second Level, Earth Dragon Meat

Sure enough, the fusion had succeeded!

Two Grade A Lower Bone Structures had fused into one Grade A Mid Bone Structure.

After his Master, Zhang Desheng, left, Lu Changfeng immediately went to a corner of the Training Ground to cultivate.

He quickly finished a set of [Mount Le's Wrathful Vajra] techniques.

"Phew."

Lu Changfeng let out a breath. With his Bone Structure improved, the effects of cultivation had nearly doubled!

The rate at which his Qi and Blood increased was at least half again as fast.

At this pace, he estimated that in another two or three months, he would be able to advance to Blood Tempering Second Level.

"Hm? Has the Exotic Beast Meat I ate this morning already been digested?"

"That makes sense. Faster cultivation means stronger absorption ability. In that case, the Exotic Beast Meat Master provides may not be enough."

"I'll keep cultivating for now. I'll see what to do after I finish eating it."

Lu Changfeng took out a strip of Exotic Beast Meat from his waist and stuffed it into his mouth.

More than ten days passed like this.

The thirty strips of Exotic Beast Meat Lu Changfeng had just received from Zhang Desheng were completely used up. At the same time, Lu Changfeng's Qi and Blood had increased by an astonishing amount; the growth over those dozen days was equivalent to his previous month of cultivation.

After giving it some thought, Lu Changfeng went to find his Master, Zhang Desheng, and explained the reason.

"Pfft! You used up the Exotic Beast Meat so quickly?"

Zhang Desheng sprayed out a mouthful of tea, then grabbed Lu Changfeng's hand and sent Internal Energy into him to examine him.

Sure enough, the cultivation progress of his Final Disciple had accelerated once more!

Rather than being annoyed, Zhang Desheng was delighted. The talent Lu Changfeng displayed was far better than his own had been back then.

If he maintained this pace, he would absolutely be able to enter Blood Tempering Sixth Level before turning thirty!

"Although the martial hall's recent expenses have been rather high, if we tighten our belts, we can still squeeze some out for you. There's no need to worry."

"How about this? Starting next month, the amount of Exotic Beast Meat provided to you will double! You only need to focus on your cultivation!"

"Here is a portion of Exotic Beast Meat. Take it and cultivate first."

Having a Master was truly wonderful, Lu Changfeng thought as he accepted the box of Exotic Beast Meat.

However, sooner or later, he still had to replicate stronger Bone Structures or fuse them himself to improve his Bone Structure.

As his realm rose, his consumption would only grow greater.

He still needed to find a way to earn money and acquire Exotic Beast Meat himself.

Lu Changfeng had also asked around. Ordinary people had never even heard of this Exotic Beast Meat, let alone been able to buy it. It came from the Inner City.

Perhaps he could ask his Third Senior Brother, Liu Ye, who was in business, about the matter.

As for earning money, employers would come to the martial hall to issue assignments. Martial hall disciples could accept assignments on their own to earn money, though a portion of the reward had to be handed over to the martial hall.

Besides that, there were other Underground Black Markets in the Outer City with ways to make money, but they were considerably dangerous.

After leaving Zhang Desheng, Lu Changfeng continued to bury himself in cultivation.

During this time, at Lu Changfeng's suggestion, Chun Zhu also began practicing the Changle Palm Technique.

This was because Lu Changfeng knew about Chun Zhu's Bone Structure talent.

Zhang Desheng turned a blind eye to it, but after discovering that Chun Zhu's Bone Structure was fairly decent, he took his Final Disciple's feelings into account and proactively offered to waive Chun Zhu's Tuition Fee, allowing her to enter the Training Ground to practice and become an Official Registered Disciple.

Ever since Lu Changfeng's expenses had increased, Zhang Desheng had clearly begun coming and going from the martial hall more often, frequently remaining absent for two or three days at a time.

When he returned, his face sometimes showed signs of exhaustion.

Lu Changfeng guessed that Master had personally gone out to accept commissions. Though grateful, he could not help feeling ashamed. Repeatedly farming an Old Man for gold like this was simply too embarrassing.

In any case, Lu Changfeng received an ample supply of Exotic Beast Meat every month.

More than two months later, at the Training Ground, Lu Changfeng gave a low roar. His Qi and Blood surged throughout his body, and he broke through once again!

Blood Tempering Second Level, achieved!

Name: Lu Changfeng

Bone Structure: Grade A Mid, Grade A Lower X2

Talent: Mid-grade Talent [Swordsmanship]

Realm: Blood Tempering Second Level

Blood Tempering Cultivation Method: [Mount Le's Wrathful Vajra] Minor Accomplishment

Martial Arts: [Gale Sword Technique] Great Accomplishment

More than four months had passed.

Lu Changfeng had cultivated from an ordinary person to Blood Tempering Second Level.

During that time, Lu Changfeng had not deliberately sought out targets for his two replication opportunities. Instead, he had replicated his Master Zhang Desheng's Bone Structure both times.

Two Grade A Lower Bone Structures could fuse into one Grade A Mid Bone Structure, while four Grade A Mid Bone Structures could fuse into one Grade A Upper Bone Structure.

In other words, once Lu Changfeng replicated another four Grade A Lower Bone Structures, he could fuse them and raise his Bone Structure to Grade A Upper.

Lu Changfeng was still young. To be safe, he could afford to wait through a mere four Replication Intervals.

Furthermore, with the support of his [Swordsmanship] Talent, the [Gale Sword Technique] had smoothly entered the Great Accomplishment Realm, and that was despite him practicing swordsmanship for only one shichen each day.

This showed just how important talent was.

After breaking through to Blood Tempering Second Level, Lu Changfeng spent ten days consolidating his cultivation.

Over those ten days, after absorbing the benefits brought by his breakthrough, Lu Changfeng's height and weight continued to soar, reaching 1.88 meters and ninety-five kilograms.

Once he removed his outer robe, his muscles did not look bloated in the slightest. Instead, they appeared sharply defined and brimming with explosive power.

The blood vessels hidden beneath his muscles were extremely thick, and both the volume and flow speed of the blood within them far surpassed those of ordinary people.

With a Grade A Mid Bone Structure, if he cultivated normally using ordinary Qi Supplementing Soup Medicine alone, Lu Changfeng was confident he could advance to Blood Tempering Third Level within half a year.

If he consumed Exotic Beast Meat, Lu Changfeng was confident he could advance to Blood Tempering Fourth Level within three or four months.

However, if he wanted to maintain the fastest cultivation speed, the amount of Exotic Beast Meat required would have to double.

This time, before Lu Changfeng could bring it up, Zhang Desheng took the initiative to double the amount of Exotic Beast Meat once he learned that Lu Changfeng had advanced to Blood Tempering Second Level.

He provided Lu Changfeng with one hundred and twenty strips of Exotic Beast Meat every month!

After asking around in many places during this period, Lu Changfeng finally understood the origin and value of this Exotic Beast Meat.

This Exotic Beast Meat, which looked like a cross between a snake and a lizard, was called Earth Dragon Exotic Beast Meat and came from the Wang Family of the Inner City.

It was bred by the Wang Family through a unique Secret Method.

Each strip of Earth Dragon Exotic Beast Meat was worth around two taels of silver.

Moreover, with the world becoming increasingly unsettled lately, the price of Exotic Beast Meat was still rising!

This meant that Lu Changfeng was now eating nearly three hundred taels of silver every month!

The martial hall's monthly income was only a few hundred taels of silver. Nearly all of it was being used to support Lu Changfeng's cultivation.

Zhang Desheng had spared no expense for Lu Changfeng, fully shouldering the responsibility of a Master.

That day, Zhang Desheng handed Lu Changfeng a large box containing one hundred and twenty strips of Earth Dragon Meat, yet he did not let Lu Changfeng leave immediately.

"Blindly cultivating without the experience of blood is not the mark of a qualified Martial Artist."

"Changfeng, pack up. Today, Master will personally take you to see some blood."

Lu Changfeng paused slightly, then nodded in agreement.

Not long afterward, Zhang Desheng left through the martial hall's back entrance.

Lu Changfeng, with a Bintie Longsword hanging at his waist, followed at his side.