Promoting to Fifth-Rank Martial Artist!

[Your Cloud-Dispelling Palm proficiency has reached 100. This martial skill's proficiency level has advanced from beginner to Lesser Completion.]

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

As this special power surged into his body, Lu Feng felt his body grow hot, his strength continuously climbing.

This was a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time. It was a characteristic that only appeared when breaking through a martial rank.

"I... broke through?!"

As he spoke, many more uses of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm appeared in his mind, including the methods for unleashing the Fourth to Sixth Palm.

Seeing this, Lu Feng's will moved, and he summoned his Proficiency Panel to check.

[Name: Lu Feng]

[Age: 19/50]

[Realm: Fourth-Rank Martial Artist]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Martial Skill: Cloud-Dispelling Palm (High-Grade, Lower-Tier, Lesser Completion 0/300)]

Looking at the changes on the panel, Lu Feng felt a surge of excitement.

It seemed his previous guess was correct. As long as he filled the number behind Cloud-Dispelling Palm, the skill's realm would improve.

Furthermore, as Cloud-Dispelling Palm advanced to Lesser Completion, his martial rank had also increased by one level.

Although a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist wasn't very strong, it gave Lu Feng hope.

As long as he continued to cultivate Cloud-Dispelling Palm, reaching Greater Completion, or even higher realms, his Martial Realm would definitely improve as well.

Thinking of this, Lu Feng's enthusiasm for cultivating Cloud-Dispelling Palm increased significantly.

Now that his Cloud-Dispelling Palm had entered the Lesser Completion realm, it was time to test its power.

Thus, Lu Feng returned to the big tree in the small courtyard. He circulated his internal energy and shouted softly.

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm Fourth Style, Mountain-Overturning Sea-Crushing!"

As the words fell, Lu Feng's right palm slammed fiercely onto the tree trunk.

With a muffled thud, the big tree shook slightly, and many leaves fell.

At the same time, a clear palm print appeared where the palm had struck.

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

Seeing this, Lu Feng was slightly startled.

The power of this palm strike was about 50% stronger than the previous ones. This tangible improvement filled Lu Feng with both surprise and joy.

"Not bad! At this rate of improvement, once I cultivate the Cloud-Dispelling Palm to Greater Completion, I should be able to shatter stone slabs with a single palm strike."

As he spoke, Lu Feng sensed the consumption of Internal Force within his body and found that his Internal Force was now more abundant, allowing him to use the Cloud-Dispelling Palm thirty consecutive times.

With his current Internal Force, he only needed three hours to cultivate the Cloud-Dispelling Palm to Greater Completion.

After a moment of thought, Lu Feng decided to raise this martial skill to Greater Completion tonight before resting.

No sooner said than done!

Lu Feng raised his hand and executed the Cloud-Dispelling Palm again. Immediately, the numbers on the Proficiency Panel began to flicker.

Soon, three hours passed. Lu Feng was drenched in sweat, but the proficiency of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm had reached 199 points.

With just one more use of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm, this martial skill would break through to Greater Completion.

Panting heavily, Lu Feng swung his arms again and unleashed a palm strike.

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

[Your Cloud-Dispelling Palm proficiency has reached 300. This martial skill's proficiency level has advanced from Lesser Completion to Greater Completion]

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

As the panel prompts appeared, a special power surged into Lu Feng's body once more.

This power was the sensation that accompanied a martial realm breakthrough, but this time, the breakthrough was accompanied by an intense feeling of hunger and emptiness.

Simultaneously, the palm techniques from the Seventh to Ninth Style of Cloud-Dispelling Palm were fully integrated into his mind.

"Ugh... why am I suddenly so hungry? Could this be a side effect of consecutive breakthroughs?" Lu Feng asked, looking puzzled.

As he spoke, his stomach began to rumble.

Seeing this, Lu Feng could only head to the kitchen to search. He found only some cold steamed buns and pickles.

There was no choice. Even cold steamed buns and pickles could fill his stomach, so he began to devour them.

Soon, all six large steamed buns were gone, but the hunger in his stomach remained.

"Forget it, I'll go out and get something to eat."

With that, Lu Feng went to a noodle shop and ordered ten bowls of Yangchun Noodles.

After consuming the ten bowls of noodles, the hunger in his stomach subsided somewhat, but the feeling of emptiness still persisted.

This emptiness wasn't mental, but a physical feedback, as if the body desperately needed to replenish its energy.

But now he had eaten, his stomach wasn't that hungry, so why did this feeling still exist?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Feng suddenly remembered that the original owner's father often ate beef as food, and had a huge appetite.

"Huh?! Could it be that Martial Artists need a large amount of meat to supplement their body's nutrition during cultivation?"

After a moment of thought, Lu Feng got up and left the noodle shop, then came to the front of a restaurant.

The restaurant before him was named Hongman Tower, a famous establishment in Qinglu County, offering not only various fine wines but also a rich selection of dishes.

Lu Feng reached out and touched his money pouch, finding only a few taels of silver.

This silver was all he had, and he didn't know if it would be enough to spend here.

However, since he had come this far, he still wanted to verify his guess.

So Lu Feng stepped into Hongman Tower and casually found a seat.

At this moment, a waiter approached and asked what he needed.

Lu Feng didn't dare to order randomly, he just asked for a portion of cooked beef and a bowl of rice.

In less than fifteen minutes, the cooked beef and rice were served.

Seeing the cooked beef on the plate, the hunger in his stomach began to stir again.

Lu Feng wasted no words and started eating.

As piece after piece of beef entered his stomach, the emptiness within him began to slowly diminish.

"Hmm, it really works!"

Seeing that the beef could alleviate the feeling of emptiness, he asked the waiter for two more portions of cooked beef.

Half an hour later, all three plates of beef were devoured by him, and he even ate six bowls of rice.

"Burp!~"

Full and satisfied, Lu Feng took out his silver to pay the bill. Fortunately, this meal only cost five qian silver.

After paying, he left Hongman Tower, and by now, the emptiness in his body had almost completely disappeared.

"Hmm, it seems that cultivators indeed need a large amount of meat to supplement their nutrition, but my current financial situation is likely insufficient for my future cultivation."

Lu Feng weighed his money pouch, a look of helplessness on his face.

Although the original body had many ways to earn silver, he preferred gambling and visiting brothels, so not much of his fortune remained.

Now, if he wanted to improve his martial arts rank, he would need a large amount of meat. Moreover, he was only a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist now, and behind that were the even more powerful Martial Master Realm, and even after Martial Master, there was the Grandmaster Realm!

If he wanted to cultivate to those later, profound realms, the demand for meat would be even greater.

As a mere Constable, he definitely couldn't afford to feed himself.

As the saying goes, "Poverty in literature, wealth in martial arts," it truly didn't deceive me.

"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time!"

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