Martial Arts Examination Time Change!

As his Martial Realm broke through to the Martial Master Realm, the Internal Force within his body also surged significantly.

This not only greatly increased his combat endurance but also improved his control over Internal Force considerably.

Originally, it took thirty breaths for the Peiyuan Gong to complete a full cycle, but now it only took twenty breaths.

This greatly reduced the time required to cultivate Peiyuan Gong.

After focused cultivation yesterday and today, the Proficiency of Peiyuan Gong increased directly from zero to two hundred and ninety-five.

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

When the Proficiency of Peiyuan Gong reached three hundred, he suddenly felt the Internal Force within his body begin to flow uncontrollably.

"This is... the feeling of breaking through a Martial Realm!" Lu Feng thought in surprise.

At the same time, he also felt a small part of the meridians in his body burning as if on fire.

This pain was very similar to the burning sensation from Skin Refining before, only the pain in the meridians was much more intense.

For a moment, Lu Feng's face contorted in pain.

Fortunately, this agony only lasted for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before slowly fading away.

After everything returned to normal, a special notification suddenly popped up on his status panel.

[Your Martial Realm has successfully advanced to Second-Rank Martial Master]

A faint light flashed in Lu Feng's eyes, and with a thought, he immediately brought up his status panel to check.

[Name: Lu Feng]
[Age: 19/70]
[Realm: Second-Rank Martial Master]
[Cultivation Technique: Peiyuan Gong (Mid-Grade, Upper-Tier, Perfected 300/1000)]
[Martial Skill: Cloud-Dispelling Palm (High-Grade, Lower-Tier, Mastery 0/5000)]

After reading the changes on his status panel, Lu Feng's face showed confusion again.

"Huh?! Why did my Martial Realm break through ahead of schedule?"

Based on previous experience, his Martial Realm would only break through when his cultivation technique or martial skill broke through.

But now, although Peiyuan Gong had not broken through, his Martial Realm had advanced by a small stage.

After pondering for a moment, he still couldn't figure out the underlying principle.

"Forget it, I won't think about it! This way, my Martial Realm can break through even faster."

With that, he felt the change in his own strength again, finding that his original strength of five thousand jin had now reached five thousand five hundred jin.

"Hmm, an increase of five hundred jin for a small stage isn't too bad."

Although the improvement in physical strength was not significant, as long as he continued to break through, his strength would definitely change noticeably.

Afterward, Lu Feng closed his eyes again and began to circulate Peiyuan Gong.

Under his diligent cultivation, the days passed one by one.

Three days had passed since the enemy scouts' night raid on Qinglu County.

His Martial Realm had also advanced from Second-Rank Martial Master to Fourth-Rank Martial Master.

Furthermore, the Proficiency of Peiyuan Gong had reached nine hundred and eighty.

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Looking at the nearly completed Peiyuan Gong, Lu Feng also felt a sense of anticipation.

"I wonder what kind of effects Peiyuan Gong will have after breaking through to the Perfected level?" Lu Feng pondered, stroking his chin.

Cloud-Dispelling Palm had brought about a significant improvement after breaking through to Mastery.

He hoped Peiyuan Gong would bring him a surprise this time as well.

Just as he was lost in thought, his door was suddenly knocked.

"Head Constable Lu, the County Magistrate is at the County Yamen. He sent word for you to come to the study for a discussion."

The voice of the yamen runner Xiao Wang suddenly sounded from outside the door. Lu Feng's eyebrows shot up upon hearing this, and he replied.

"Alright, I'm coming!"

He hadn't expected the County Magistrate to come to the County Yamen so soon. The injuries the magistrate sustained from the enemy scout's assassination last time were not minor.

In his judgment, it would take at least half a month for him to recover, yet he was at the County Yamen after only three days. He wondered if the magistrate's injuries had truly healed.

Lu Feng stopped thinking and got up to head to the County Magistrate's study.

Upon entering the room, he found only the County Magistrate Wang Lichuan and the Strategist Wang Jun inside.

The other officials and head constables were not present.

Seeing this, Lu Feng stepped forward and cupped his hands in a salute, "Subordinate Lu Feng greets the County Magistrate."

As he spoke, he also observed the County Magistrate's condition.

He saw that although the other party could move normally, his face was still a little pale.

Wang Lichuan waved his hand, "Captain Lu, no need for such formalities. Sit down and let's talk."

"Yes, thank you, Lord!"

After he was seated, Wang Lichuan sized him up and then asked, "Captain Lu, how has your Martial Realm cultivation progressed recently?"

Hearing this, Lu Feng's heart stirred. The other party was asking him about this as soon as they met. He wondered what his intentions were.

"To answer the Lord, your subordinate has been diligently cultivating during this period. Although my Martial Realm has not yet reached Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, I have made considerable progress."

He did not reveal his true strength. After all, it was not something that ordinary Martial Artists could achieve in just a few days to break through a minor Martial Realm.

Wang Lichuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Hmm, it's good that you've made progress! I just heard from the County Assistant that Captain Wang's work has been assigned to you. Will this affect your cultivation?"

"Thank you for your concern, County Magistrate. Your subordinate can handle it."

"Alright, since you can handle it, I won't worry about it. I called you here today to tell you something."

Lu Feng's expression was calm as he asked, "May I ask what it is, Lord? Please enlighten me."

"It's about the Martial Arts Examination. Due to the Northern Wei's recent incursion, the Martial Arts Examination in our Beiyuan Prefecture has been moved up. The examination originally scheduled to start in May will now begin in early April, so you don't have much time left."

As soon as he said this, his brows furrowed slightly, "Lord, are you saying I only have one month to cultivate?"

Wang Lichuan shook his head, "No! You only have one week to cultivate!"

"Ah?! Why is that?" Lu Feng looked puzzled.

Wang Lichuan explained, "Because it takes five to six days to travel from Qinglu County to Baiyue County. When you arrive at the prefectural city, you'll need to register first, then undergo the preliminary qualification assessment for the Martial Arts Examination. After passing the assessment, there will be gatherings for those participating in the examination, and so on. All of this takes time, so you only have one week left."

"I see!"

Seeing his look of realization, Wang Lichuan suddenly asked with a serious expression, "Lu Feng, do you have the confidence to break through to Ninth-Rank Martial Artist within a week?"

Looking at the County Magistrate's solemn expression, he replied earnestly, "To answer the Lord, your subordinate is only a step away from becoming a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist. A week is enough for your subordinate to successfully break through."

Upon receiving his answer, County Magistrate Wang Lichuan was overjoyed, "Haha, good! As expected of someone I've taken notice of. In that case, I will personally test your strength in five days."

"Yes, your subordinate will not disappoint you, Lord."