Kui Niu's Hide and Flesh Vajra

Li Zhenshan saw that neither of their expressions seemed fake, so he didn't press further.

However, he still had a sour look on his face. He walked into a simple, ancient courtyard next to Chu Feng's, then slammed the door shut.

Chu Feng was also quite surprised. He hadn't expected that the courtyard he randomly picked would be next door to this eccentric old man.

He shook his head and didn't bother with it. The courtyard had finally been cleaned, and he wasn't going to go through the trouble of finding another one.

As he finished tidying up, the evening drum sounded from outside the street.

Chu Feng knew that the curfew had begun.

"Oh no, the curfew started! My mom is waiting for me to come home for dinner!" Chen Shi Tou said anxiously.

Chu Feng smiled, "Stay here today and try my cooking."

"Okay, I hope Mom won't worry too much."

Going out during curfew was a serious offense if caught, so Chen Shi Tou could only stay.

Chu Feng took out the pork ribs he had prepared earlier from his bag.

Cooks don't steal, farmers don't hoard grain.

And butchers, well, who has ever seen a skinny butcher?

However, Chu Feng's appetite was huge now, so he couldn't overdo it. He took three jin and bought another five jin himself.

Chu Feng smiled, "Today, I'll let you see my culinary skills."

Chen Shi Tou looked surprised. He hadn't expected Chu Feng to know how to cook?

Chu Feng smiled. He first marinated the pork ribs with various seasonings, then cracked an egg, and crushed some steamed buns into crumbs.

He dipped the marinated pork ribs in the egg wash, then coated them with the crushed steamed bun crumbs, and finally put them into the sizzling hot oil.

The "sizzle" of frying filled the air, and in no time, a mouth-watering aroma wafted out, filling the entire house with the scent of pan-fried pork ribs.

Chen Shi Tou's mouth watered with desire.

Pan-fried pork ribs were a dish derived from Western cuisine in his previous life, and no one in this world had ever seen anything like it.

No wonder even the waiter at the restaurant couldn't help but drool.

Taking out the huadiao wine he had "borrowed," the two sat around the pot, eating until their faces were greasy.

"Master, I never knew you were a cook! I think you're much better than Master Li."

Chen Shi Tou's little face was flushed, and he let out a drunken burp, his eyes hazy.

"If it's delicious, eat more. Don't talk nonsense. Don't tell anyone outside that I can cook in the future."

Chu Feng just wanted to keep a low profile; being ostentatious didn't suit his current situation.

"Why? I really feel like you, Master, are much more capable than that arrogant Li Zhenshan," Chen Shi Tou said, confused.

"Stop babbling. I told you not to say it, so don't say it. Do you still want to learn from me?"

Chu Feng gave Chen Shi Tou a hard tap on the head.

"Okay, I get it." Chen Shi Tou rubbed his head pitifully, not daring to argue further.

Li Zhenshan returned home and quickly finished the roasted chicken in his hands, but half the wine was still left.

With no dishes to accompany his drink, he felt quite displeased.

Just then, he suddenly smelled a tempting aroma of meat from next door.

He was immediately shocked. He knew how to cook over a hundred dishes and had tasted countless delicacies himself.

Yet, none of them had an aroma that was so enticing.

It made him unable to resist following the scent.

He was surprised to find that the source was next door, in the small courtyard the butcher had just rented.

He hadn't wanted any interaction with the butcher, but the tantalizing aroma compelled him to push the door open.

Finding the door locked, he lightly tapped the ground, and his plump body gracefully leaped over the courtyard wall like a swallow, landing inside.

He happened to hear Chen Shi Tou's words and was instantly furious.

"You little brat, Chen Shi Tou!

You fawned over me before, wanting to be my disciple, and now you're slandering me behind my back!

Thinking of this, Li Zhenshan's breathing became unsteady, revealing his presence.

"Who's there?"

Chu Feng's ears twitched, easily catching the subtle movement.

He moved like a swift wind out of the house and saw Li Zhenshan with a dejected expression.

"So it's Master Li. Coming uninvited isn't a good habit."

"If I hadn't come, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known someone was bad-mouthing me," Li Zhenshan said, still a bit proud.

But as a cook, he desperately wanted to know the source of this aroma.

"I've come all the way to your doorstep, won't you invite me in for a sit?"

Li Zhenshan held a wine gourd in his hand, his nose twitching as he looked towards the room the aroma was coming from.

Seeing that the other party had no ill intentions, Chu Feng invited him inside.

Inside, Chen Shi Tou was still eating and exclaiming, "I think Master should be the head chef at Hongyun Restaurant. His techniques are amazing, his culinary skills are superb, so much better than that cold old man Li…"

Mid-sentence, he turned and saw Li Zhenshan appear before him. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then stammered, "Master Li, I… I…"

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted.

Chu Feng, thinking something was wrong, quickly checked on him.

"No need to panic, he's just drunk and passed out."

Li Zhenshan calmly found a seat and picked up a piece of pan-fried pork chop, savoring it.

"Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. The crispy exterior and the tender pork blend perfectly. Truly a genius idea."

"Tricks and gadgets, not worth mentioning. Not comparable to Master Li's solid skills."

"If a martial artist at the Quenching Flesh perfection is not worth mentioning, then there's nothing in the world worth talking about," Li Zhenshan said, dropping a bombshell.

Chu Feng, who was about to pick up a pork chop, paused slightly.

"Master Li, why do you say that?"

He asked himself, having shown no flaws. How did this person figure it out?

Li Zhenshan didn't answer, instead changing the topic to martial arts realms.

"Martial arts are divided into Skin, Flesh, Tendon, and Bone. Few can train them to perfection. What is called 'late stage' is merely meeting the conditions to advance to the next tier."

"But if someone can train them to the extreme, they can often unleash miraculous abilities. Take the Marrow Polishing Realm, for example. Most people can only train to the toughness of cowhide. Those with high talent can achieve copper skin, impervious to blades and swords."

"In fact, there is another realm above that, which is Kui Niu's Hide."

Seeing Chu Feng's apparent confusion, Li Zhenshan explained:

"Legend has it that Kui Niu was a divine beast from ancient times, with only one leg. Its roar was like thunder, possessing the toughest hide in the world. The ancient Heavenly Emperor led many powerful beings to slay Kui Niu and used its hide to make drums. Striking these drums could send sound for ten thousand miles, obliterating enemies into dust, with immense power!"

"Kui Niu's Hide represents the ultimate achievement in the Marrow Polishing Realm for martial artists. The hide returns to its natural state, appearing no different from an ordinary person's. Upon closer inspection, however, lightning patterns flicker, offering unparalleled defense that is unbreakable by anyone in the same realm!"

Chu Feng naturally wouldn't admit it. He smiled, "It sounds so aspirational, but unfortunately, I am not."

Li Zhenshan laughed heartily, eating as he spoke, and put more than half of the meat from the pot into his mouth.

"What I wanted to talk about is not Marrow Polishing, but Quenching Flesh!"

"Similar to the Marrow Polishing Realm, the Quenching Flesh Realm also has a perfection state, which is quenching all 639 muscles in the body. Most martial artists can only quench three hundred muscles. The strong ones reach their limit at four hundred. Five hundred makes one a heavenly prodigy, treasured by all sects and families."

"Quenching 639 muscles is also known as Flesh Vajra. When fully unleashed, the muscles take on the form of a Vajra Mingwang, with angry brows, glaring eyes, and bared fangs. The physical strength is terrifyingly immense, continuous and almost inexhaustible."

"What a powerful Flesh Vajra!" Chu Feng couldn't help but exclaim.

He had been a mere servant of the Fang Family before. This kind of secret knowledge about cultivation was being revealed to him for the first time.

Li Zhenshan looked at Chu Feng, a half-smile on his face.

"Flesh Vajra also possesses a special ability: absolute control over one's muscles. The ultimate control over all muscles allows for altering muscle form, changing one's appearance, making it impossible for others to detect any flaws."

"You were the one who dealt with the Fang Family today, weren't you?"

"Master Li is joking. If I were a Flesh Vajra, why would I fear the Fang Family? I would have already broken free from all constraints."

Chu Feng still wouldn't admit it. You can guess all you want, but I won't confess.

However, there was one point Li Zhenshan had misjudged: Chu Feng had only quenched 512 muscles, still a considerable gap from 639.

It was only through Lifespan deduction that he had mastered the ability of Quenching Flesh perfection ahead of time.