I want to ask you, Brother, to take care of her

Yan Zhennan fell silent, seemingly judging the truth.

This piece of meat was quite peculiar. Mu Ye felt it was similar to the meat of some demonic beasts, but not quite. It seemed to have undergone special processing.

"This is Bitter Flesh, refined from Demon Flesh and wild animal innards," Yan Zhennan said in a low voice. "After consuming this Bitter Flesh, it can accelerate the opening of the Divine Apertures within us Martial Warriors, and even cause our Divine Apertures to continuously surge with power comparable to demonic beasts..."

"There's such a good thing?" Mu Ye asked.

"A good thing?" Yan Zhennan scoffed. "This is not a good thing. Demonic beasts are violent. If you dare to consume their flesh and blood, you will be gradually influenced. No matter how well it's processed, it will slowly affect you."

"I said Tie Wuhua's Aptitude was mediocre, how did her strength advance by leaps and bounds in the past two years? Her personality used to be quite peaceful, but now she's slowly become like a different person..."

Yan Zhennan's eyes flickered, as if he had figured out many things. "And the Iron Leg Sect. The Vajra Leg is inherently harder to practice than the Crimson Flame Fist. In the past, the disciples of the Iron Leg Sect were actually not as strong as ours, but they have rapidly surpassed us in recent years... So it turns out they were using these forbidden items ordered by the Court."

"Forbidden items?"

"Yes. In previous dynasties, this Bitter Flesh was a forbidden item of the Court, to prevent ordinary people from consuming it and eventually turning into demonic beasts, which would be even more troublesome."

"Nowadays..." Yan Zhennan sighed lightly.

He guessed that the Court couldn't manage that much anymore. What was a forbidden item on the surface was actually consumed by many Martial Warriors.

"However, to buy this kind of meat, the channel is extremely crucial..." Yan Zhennan said. "Even in the Black Market, this item is rarely seen."

Mu Ye pondered, recalling the Night Raid on the Iron Leg Sect that night and the conversation.

This Bitter Flesh came from demonic beasts. It could only be made by hunting demonic beasts. As long as he found the channel for this meat, he might be able to determine who placed those two Man-Eating Demon Foxes in the Shen Family.

"And it must be in collusion with the Iron Leg Sect..."

What he heard that day was that they were going to deal with the Shen Family.

"What I heard that day was that someone important from my family was returning... It means a very powerful figure is coming back..."

"You can pay attention recently to see if any famous figures are coming to Taiping City."

After understanding everything, Mu Ye immersed himself in practicing his skills.

After practicing for a day, Mu Ye was about to log off when he suddenly remembered the disciple who was kicked out for stepping into the martial arts hall with his left foot before his Senior Brother.

"Could there be a side quest or something?"

Since he saw it, it meant it was possible.

So, Mu Ye inquired at the Neighborhood Clinic. That person was injured and definitely needed treatment.

After inquiring, he quickly got some news.

"The person you're talking about is called Han Qi. Half a month ago, he had three broken ribs. Unfortunately, he couldn't afford the medicine, so there was nothing I could do."

The Clinic Doctor looked helpless, "He lives on Old Beggar Street, south of the city, and has a Feeble Old Mother at home. His body is decent, but his injuries are too severe. He'll live for at most one or two months..."

After getting the information, Mu Ye keenly felt that this must be a side quest. He headed straight for Old Beggar Street, south of the city. This was the Slum Area of Tianping City.

Soon, Mu Ye found the man's residence and entered. It was indeed as he had heard.

"Stole hundreds of thousands of money from the Iron Leg Sect... and this person had a share... I'll save him this time."

Life began to calm down.

With the Spirit Field to cultivate, the workload of catching insects, cutting grass, and tilling the soil was quite large. Mu Ye had to divide his work into two parts: cultivating and mining in the mine in the morning, and weeding the Spirit Field in the afternoon, emphasizing doing both.

Originally, Mu Ye thought that this might slow down the cultivation speed of his two Divine Aperture Secret Martial Arts.

Unexpectedly, after practicing the Vajra Leg, the cultivation speed of these two martial arts actually increased again.

The reason was simple.

"These two martial arts do not conflict; I can focus on both and cultivate them simultaneously..."

"One punch, one kick, or rather, they seem to be one entity... Cultivating them feels even more complementary."

This was something Mu Ye had not expected.

Coupled with the Golden Hawthorn Locusts he caught, the Geng Metal Qi that flowed through his legs after cooking them greatly aided the cultivation of the Iron Leg Sect. His cultivation speed was no slower than that of the Crimson Flame Fist.

In less than half a month, with all these advantages, the Vajra Leg had already reached the Fifth Layer, considered a minor success.

The Crimson Flame Fist had reached the Ninth Layer of Great Accomplishment, with Perfection on the Tenth Layer within reach.

"I never expected that cultivating two secret martial arts simultaneously would actually speed up my progress..."

"It seems the founder of the Divine Fist Martial Hall was quite remarkable..."

To create such a true martial art as the Innate Qi Technique and reach the Grandmaster realm despite having lost limbs, if he were in the Cultivation World, Mu Ye felt he could have achieved something.

"Now I have opened over a hundred Divine Apertures, making me a legitimate Third Grade expert."

Of course, among Third Grade experts, based on the number of Divine Apertures, over a hundred Divine Apertures was just the beginning.

Reaching five hundred Divine Apertures would allow one to enter the Fourth Grade.

The range between one hundred and five hundred Divine Apertures was all Third Grade, so the gap between Third Grade and Third Grade was also very large.

Mu Ye felt that Shen Qingchan was likely just entering the Third Grade.

As he thought, Mu Ye lightly kicked the stone wall of the mine.

The stone wall, which used to take one to two days to excavate and show an indentation, now had a finger-deep pit from a single kick.

His entire lower leg felt no pain.

"Opening Divine Apertures in the legs not only allows one to walk like the wind but also to cut stone and break metal, with strength like a vast ocean..."

"If I were to compare this to the realm of a Body Cultivator... I might barely be considered a Body Cultivator at the second or third layer of Qi Condensation?"

Of course, this was mainly thanks to the Divine Aperture Martial Art.

Mortal Martial Arts in the Cultivation World only focused on internal energy and weren't this powerful.

However, to say that the Divine Aperture Martial Art could match a proper Body Cultivation technique, it was still quite a bit short.

It felt like it was somewhere in between the two.

Of course, in just over half a month, to have made such progress, there was actually another reason, and that should be directly attributed to freeloading meals at the Shen Mansion.

Every time he went, the Shen Mansion would host a grand banquet.

The food at those banquets, after consumption, would grant the character a super strong BUFF that increased martial arts cultivation speed. The ingredients must have been top-tier, and not some Bitter Flesh, but properly cooked using top-tier Natural Treasures like Centennial Lingzhi, Snow Mountain Lotus Seeds, and so on.

These items were considered quite good Tier 1 Spirit Medicine in the Cultivation World.

In the Sword and Blade Demon Sealing world, they were definitely extremely rare, and only a wealthy family like the Shen Mansion could afford them.

"Madam Shen is a true sugar mama."

With the Shen Mansion as his backing, life couldn't be more decadent.

Of course, Madam Shen was also investing, and Mu Ye naturally understood this.

"It's also that this game system can't be micro-transactioned. Otherwise, if I exchanged some Spirit Stones, or some Red Flame Stones, those would also be treasures from another realm..."

It was a pity that this game didn't have a micro-transaction system.

It wasn't a qualified game system at all.

"Han Qi has been rescued for over half a month, and his complexion has only slightly improved... it will probably take several months to fully heal."

Mu Ye was naturally not in a hurry. He considered it as returning stolen money to its original owner, robbing the rich to help the poor.

And so, the days passed peacefully.

One month later...

Night, Shen Mansion.

"I've already found out news about the Man-Eating Demon Fox."

Mu Ye skillfully entered the Shen Mansion. After eating his fill, he slowly said, "Madam Shen, would you like to hear about it?"

"Before I listen to this matter..." Madam Shen tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with her jade-like fingers, then gracefully picked up the teapot. As she tilted it, a full, ripe arc poured out. "I have another favor to ask of you, Lord."

"What is it?"

"It's about Qingchan..." Madam Shen proactively offered the teacup to Mu Ye and whispered, "Qingchan wants to go to Chishui Village. There are demons causing trouble in Chishui Village, and it's likely dangerous. I'm truly worried."

"You want me to go protect her?" Mu Ye chuckled inwardly.

Shen Qingchan had come out a few times in the past few months. Although her attitude was usually indifferent, she always earnestly came to ask for guidance on martial arts.

However, under the might of the Geng Metal Grass-Cutting Sword, even though that girl had opened more Divine Apertures than him, she was defeated instantly every single time.

While extremely unconvinced, she could only suppress her unwillingness and dejectedly lower herself to ask for instruction. It was, in a way... a little interesting.

Her Favorability hadn't increased much, but it had at least risen from -5 to 0.

Clearly, she still disliked Demon Sealers, but she inwardly acknowledged his strength.

The Demon Sealer role seemed unlikely to change Shen Qingchan's Favorability; it was as if it were locked.

"No..." Madam Shen shook her head slightly. "You don't need to... You don't need to trouble yourself."

"Then you..." Mu Ye was a bit confused.

"I heard..." Madam Shen smiled faintly. "Mu Fengmo, you have a brother? Named Mu Huangtu, a famous genius disciple of the Divine Fist Martial Hall! He reached the second rank within a month of starting his training. He's a true martial arts genius."

"..."

"I'd like to ask your brother to accompany and look after Qingchan."

"They are of similar age, and your brother is righteous and chivalrous. Qingchan won't have any Conflict with him. Having a companion on the journey would make it easier to handle any incidents. It's quite suitable."

"..."

[Yunhai Sword Sect Side Quest: Chishui Demon Extermination (Ranger Exclusive)]

[Quest Requirement: Protect Shen Qingchan's return from Chishui Village]

[Accept/Decline]

Looking at the game screen, Mu Ye's expression became quite interesting. This was getting good.