Breakthrough to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist!

After Fan Tao's explanation, Lu Feng had gained a certain understanding of Zhou Yongsi and Li Muyuan.

Then, Lu Feng let Fan Tao rest on his own, while he himself began cultivating in the room.

Time quickly arrived at noon, and the proficiency of Peiyuan Gong had now increased to four hundred and ninety points.

As long as he raised it by another ten points of proficiency, Peiyuan Gong could advance from Greater Completion to the Perfection level.

According to Lu Feng's calculations, once Peiyuan Gong broke through to the Perfection level, his Martial Realm would directly rise to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist.

"Hmm, if I break through to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, then there won't be many people in Qinglu County who can threaten me," Lu Feng thought to himself.

Currently, among the Martial Master Realm powerhouses in Qinglu County, the only ones he knew of were County Magistrate Wang Lichuan and County Lieutenant Li Muyuan.

But neither of these two were his enemies, so he didn't need to worry about them for now.

As for Uncle's family and those from the Caobang Gang, they could no longer threaten him. The only one who could still pose a threat was County Assistant Zhou Yongsi.

If it came to a one-on-one fight, he wasn't afraid of Zhou Yongsi either, but the other party was a member of a Noble Family from the prefectural city, and his family surely had Martial Master Realm experts.

So, for now, it was best not to escalate the conflict between them, lest the other side tear off all pretense and directly try to kill him.

"Alas, it seems I'll have to keep a low profile for the time being," Lu Feng sighed inwardly.

Just then, the Yamen Runner Xiao Wang arrived at his door again, carrying a food box.

Seeing this, Lu Feng stopped cultivating and decided to fill his stomach first.

A quarter of an hour later, the food on the table was eaten clean, and Yamen Runner Xiao Wang came on time to collect the dishes.

After Xiao Wang left, Lu Feng immediately closed his eyes again and began cultivating Peiyuan Gong.

[You circulate Peiyuan Gong once, proficiency +1]

[You circulate Peiyuan Gong once, proficiency +1]

As the tenth circulation of Peiyuan Gong finished, Lu Feng suddenly felt the Internal Force within his body begin to flow wildly.

At the same time, two special notifications popped up on the panel.

[Your Peiyuan Gong proficiency has reached 500, the skill level of this Cultivation Method has been promoted from Greater Completion to Perfection]

[Your Martial Realm has successfully advanced to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist]

At this moment, Lu Feng's awareness was entirely focused on his own body, completely missing the notifications on the panel.

Feeling the Internal Force constantly flowing inside him, he was both shocked and delighted.

Shocked because his Internal Force was flowing uncontrollably within his body, delighted because this Internal Force was growing and strengthening as it flowed.

The Internal Force continued to circulate like this for a full half an hour before slowly coming to a stop.

As his body returned to normal, he slowly opened his eyes and saw that his entire body was covered in sweat, even his clothes were soaked through.

So he took off his shirt, walked over to the Iron Man Post, raised his hand, and struck out with a palm.

With a bang, the Iron Man Post immediately let out a dull thud, and a deep palm print appeared at the spot he had struck.

"Hmm, my Internal Force now must be over three thousand jin."

Before, when he was at Seventh-Rank Martial Artist, he had tested his Internal Force with Lu Yan, and at that time, it was around fifteen hundred jin.

Later, when he advanced to Eighth-Rank Martial Artist, his Internal Force reached two thousand jin, but this breakthrough to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist directly increased it by a thousand jin. Now, his Internal Force was comparable to a First-Rank Martial Master.

According to what Lu Yan had said before, a typical Sixth-Rank Martial Artist's Internal Force was around a thousand jin, Seventh-Rank was twelve hundred jin, Eighth-Rank was fifteen hundred jin, and Ninth-Rank was two thousand jin.

And when breaking through to First-Rank Martial Master, the Internal Force would increase to three thousand jin.

Now, his Martial Realm was only Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, but his Internal Force already matched a First-Rank Martial Master.

The main reason for this was naturally due to the Peiyuan Gong and Cloud-Dispelling Palm he cultivated.

He had trained both of these martial arts to the Perfection level while still in the Martial Artist Realm. Not just any ordinary martial artist, even Martial Master Realm experts would find it difficult to achieve this step.

After feeling the changes in his body, Lu Feng moved his mind and directly called up the Proficiency Panel to check.

[Name: Lu Feng]

[Age: 19/50]

[Realm: Ninth-Rank Martial Artist]

[Cultivation Method: Peiyuan Gong (Mid-Grade, Upper-Tier, Perfection 0/1000)]

[Martial Skill: Cloud-Dispelling Palm (High-Grade, Lower-Tier, Perfection 265/1000)]

Looking at the Martial Realm on the panel, a look of confirmation appeared on his face.

Then, stroking his chin, he fell into thought. "Now that I've broken through to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, I've met the County Magistrate's requirements. So, which martial art should I cultivate next?"

After a brief consideration, he felt that his Martial Realm was still too low. If he encountered a Martial Master Realm expert, he might not be able to protect himself.

To remain undefeated, he needed to break through to the Martial Master Realm as quickly as possible.

"Hmm, I'll cultivate Cloud-Dispelling Palm first!"

The reason he chose Cloud-Dispelling Palm was that this Martial Skill had already been cultivated to over two hundred points.

Compared to Peiyuan Gong, Cloud-Dispelling Palm could break through faster.

Moreover, with the breakthrough of his Martial Realm to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist and the assistance of a perfected Peiyuan Gong, the Internal Force within his body was now much greater than before. He could now unleash Cloud-Dispelling Palm a hundred times in a row.

Coupled with the aid of Exotic Beast Meat, his Internal Force recovery speed was also noticeably faster than before.

Thus, training in Cloud-Dispelling Palm was the optimal choice!

Having made up his mind, Lu Feng first called Fan Tao to fetch him a new uniform to change into, then began practicing Cloud-Dispelling Palm in the room.

[You have used Cloud-Dispelling Palm once. Proficiency +1]

[You have used Cloud-Dispelling Palm once. Proficiency +1]

But now, the power of Cloud-Dispelling Palm was vastly different from before.

With a single palm strike now, he could absolutely split stone and shatter rock.

Yet just as he was focused on training Cloud-Dispelling Palm, a sudden knock came at the door.

"Knock, knock, knock! Captain Lu, the County Magistrate requests your presence in the study for a meeting!"

The voice outside was unmistakably that of Yamen Runner Xiao Wang. Hearing this, Lu Feng stopped his training and replied, "Alright, I'll be right there."

Straightening his clothes, Lu Feng grabbed his saber and followed Xiao Wang to the County Magistrate's study.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw that the county yamen officials and the three captains had already arrived ahead of him.

Lu Feng clasped his hands in a respectful salute to the group, then stood directly beside Captain Fang.

Seeing that everyone was present, County Magistrate Wang Lichuan spoke up, "Since everyone is here, let us begin."

Hearing this, Strategist Wang Jun, standing behind the County Magistrate, continued, "Gentlemen, the county has just received notification from the Imperial Court that Yingmen Pass is under siege by two hundred thousand troops from Northern Wei. Although the enemy army has not yet launched an attack, they have sent numerous scouts slipping through. The higher-ups have ordered us to strengthen inspections and defensive measures to prevent those Enemy scouts from causing sabotage."

At these words, everyone in the room except County Magistrate Wang Lichuan showed expressions of shock.

Even Lu Feng, standing at the back, was startled by this news.

After a moment, County Lieutenant Li Muyuan, seated to one side, suddenly spoke up, "County Magistrate, if this matter is true, then Qinglu County is likely in for trouble!"