The Demon Strategy! Let Me See Your Limits!

Upon entering the room, the old man sat in the seat of honor and pulled two secret manuals from his robes.

"I'm Zhao Lie, the master of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School. From now on, just call me Master Zhao."

With that, Zhao Lie handed the two secret manuals to Su Xian.

"These are the secret manuals for the Pure Yang Art and Blazing Sun Fist. They're both first-grade techniques, enough to cultivate you to perfection in the Skin Grinding Realm!"

"Cui Hao! Come here!"

Zhao Lie called toward the door. Before long, a burly man entered and bowed. "Greetings, Master. May I ask why you summoned me?"

"This is the newcomer here to practice martial arts. From now on, teach him the Pure Yang Art and Blazing Sun Fist."

Master Zhao Lie nodded slightly, looked at Su Xian, and continued:

"This is my eldest disciple, Cui Hao. He'll be responsible for teaching you for the next month."

"Remember to hand these two secret manuals to Cui Hao when you leave the school this evening. You are not allowed to take them outside."

Listening to Master Zhao Lie's arrangements, Su Xian remained calm.

After all, he had only paid five taels of silver. He hadn't foolishly expected the master to teach him personally.

Cui Hao turned to Su Xian and said with a slight smile, "Junior Brother, come with me."

Su Xian nodded slightly and followed Cui Hao out of the room into the middle of the courtyard.

"Junior Brother, read through the Pure Yang Art and Blazing Sun Fist twice first. Once you're done, ask me anything you don't understand."

Cui Hao scratched his head as he looked at Su Xian.

His cultivation was only at perfection in the Skin Grinding Realm. He didn't have much of an idea how to teach Su Xian.

"Okay!" Su Xian nodded, then picked up the two secret manuals and began reading.

The Five Realms of Martial Artists were Skin Grinding, Flesh Tempering, Tendon Refining, Bone Quenching, and Organ Nurturing.

To break through from perfection in Outer Strength to the Skin Grinding Realm, the most important thing was to comprehend Qi and Blood Power and be able to control it!

Within the Pure Yang Art was a stance technique called the Pure Yang Stance, which allowed one to comprehend and control qi and blood more quickly.

As long as one cultivated the Pure Yang Stance to perfection, one could control qi and blood and step into the Skin Grinding Realm!

As for the Blazing Sun Fist, it was a martial technique that used Qi and Blood Power to unleash punches like a blazing sun. Each punch came with rolling waves of heat and possessed boundless might!

Su Xian carefully read through both secret manuals twice.

He discovered that on the first page of the Demon Strategy, the names Pure Yang Art and Blazing Sun Fist had already appeared.

"Is it enough to read them twice for them to be recorded, or do I need a basic understanding before they can be recorded?"

Su Xian pondered for a moment and decided to try it again later.

Afterward, Su Xian asked all sorts of questions about the Pure Yang Stance within the Pure Yang Art.

Cui Hao answered them one by one, then demonstrated the stance several times for Su Xian.

It was precisely the strange posture of those people Su Xian had just seen in the courtyard.

Su Xian imitated the stance. Sure enough, he could faintly feel his qi and blood flowing.

However, Su Xian could only vaguely sense a trace of qi and blood flowing.

He was still a long way from controlling the flow of qi and blood and breaking through to the Skin Grinding Realm!

"Junior Brother, practice on your own for now! I'll be over there. If you have any questions, come ask me."

Seeing Su Xian practicing with considerable skill, Cui Hao prepared to leave.

"Okay!"

Su Xian nodded, then went to a shadowy corner of the courtyard. He was preparing to test the limits of the Demon Strategy!

Just as Su Xian was about to begin, a somewhat lecherous-looking man crept over and gave him a mysterious smile.

"You're new here to practice martial arts, right? Do you want to quickly comprehend and control your qi and blood?"

Looking at the man before him, Su Xian frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

"I have a bowl of medicinal soup here. It only costs three taels of silver!"

"I guarantee that after drinking it, you'll be able to clearly sense your qi and blood! It can even accelerate your Outer Strength cultivation!"

The man looked at Su Xian. A glint flashed through his eyes, and his expression was full of confidence, as if he had already taken him for a sucker!

At this, Su Xian narrowed his eyes. Although he knew that martial arts flourished in this world and that there were legends of various pills and medicines—

Could it really be that good?

If you can't find a book by searching its title, try searching for the author. Maybe it was simply renamed!

Looking at the man before him, Su Xian shook his head.

"No need!"

Su Xian rejected him outright. He had no intention of using such medicinal soup. Who knew whether it had side effects?

Besides, with the 123 years of lifespan in the Demon Strategy,

Su Xian was absolutely certain that he could break through to the Skin Grinding Realm!

Why would he need this bowl of medicinal soup of unknown origin?

"Is that so?"

When the man heard Su Xian's refusal, his expression darkened.

From Su Xian's clothes, he could tell that he was a pauper who had somehow scraped together five taels of silver to learn martial arts.

He had originally wanted to help him, but unexpectedly, Su Xian had refused!

Without his medicinal soup—

It was fundamentally impossible to cultivate the Pure Yang Stance to perfection and break through to the Skin Grinding Realm within a month!

"Hmph! You ungrateful brat. I hope you'll still have enough money on you to pay next month's martial arts fee!"

The man gave Su Xian a pitying look, then turned and left.

"Su Xian, what did that fellow Song Zheng say to you?"

As soon as the man left, Cui Hao hurried over to Su Xian and asked anxiously.

Su Xian told him what had just happened.

"That Song Zheng!"

Cui Hao grew angry upon hearing this, then hurriedly asked, "You didn't agree to it, did you?"

Su Xian shook his head.

Only after seeing that Su Xian hadn't agreed did Cui Hao relax. He explained:

"That's good. Although that medicinal soup can let you clearly sense your qi and blood after drinking it—

"it does so by burning your qi and blood. After drinking one bowl, you'll have to lie in bed for at least half a month!"

"Besides, the burning of qi and blood is extremely violent. Even if you clearly sense it, it'll still be difficult to control, and you won't be able to break through to the Skin Grinding Realm!"

"Thank goodness you didn't agree!"

After hearing Cui Hao's explanation, Su Xian nodded slightly. Sure enough, there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

"If he does this, won't the master say anything? Won't someone take revenge on him?" Su Xian asked, puzzled.

Cui Hao shook his head with a bitter smile. "Master won't interfere in matters like this."

"If someone can be tricked by him, it only means they're eager for quick success. Master looks down on people like that as well."

"As for revenge..."

Cui Hao paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly. "Song Zheng is from the Song family of Blackwater County. The Song family has some standing in Blackwater County."

"Besides, that fellow Song Zheng knows how to judge who he can bully."

After saying this, Cui Hao glanced at Su Xian. The meaning was obvious.

"I see!"

Su Xian looked at the clothes he was wearing and nodded in understanding. So he only targeted paupers.

"Remember this: before officially stepping into the Skin Grinding Realm, don't eat anything related to qi and blood."

Cui Hao gave Su Xian a warning, then left.

"Human hearts are treacherous. He'll even swindle a pauper's money!"

Su Xian sighed, then shook his head and cast his consciousness into the Demon Strategy in his mind.

Looking at the 123 years of Demon Lifespan displayed there, Su Xian's thoughts stirred.

"Demon Strategy, let me see your limits!"

"Give me the points!"

As Su Xian's thoughts stirred, twenty-three years of lifespan poured into the Pure Yang Art!

The next instant!