New Hardening Technique, Get Stronger by Getting Hit!

His utmost hard, utmost yang energy really can suppress the Extreme Yin Cold Baleful Intent inside me!

If I have to choose between death and giving myself to him, it doesn't seem that hard a choice.

A smile appeared on Han Qiao's coldly beautiful face, like a plum blossom quietly blooming in the depths of winter.

But right now, she still did not know Jiang Wangzu's feelings, nor had she made up her mind so quickly.

Better to wait and see first!

Looks like Sister A-Qiao is fairly satisfied.

I've kept my job.

And I've kept my little life, too.

Jiang Wangzu saw the subtle shift in Han Qiao's expression, and his heart immediately settled.

Work was not important. His dog life was the most important!

"Good, good, good!"

"From now on, come to me once every three days and accompany A-Qiao in her training."

"But your current strength is still too low."

"And you can't take a beating."

"Look at today's fight—A-Qiao didn't strike back the entire time. It was truly far too dull."

"Still, your performance today wasn't bad. I can see some traces of hard-body cultivation on you as well."

"I have a third-rate Iron Garment Skill here, derived from the top-tier third-rate hard-body cultivation method, Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt."

"Though it is not as good as Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, it has its own subtle brilliance."

"If cultivated to perfection, it is like wearing an iron garment, impervious to blades and spears."

"Even compared to a martial cultivator who has reached perfect Skin-Refining and condensed copper skin and iron bones, it would not be much inferior."

"I wonder if you are interested in learning it?"

At some point, Chen Liujia had arrived below the Martial Practice Platform. Looking at Jiang Wangzu on the platform, he nodded with great satisfaction.

The utmost hard, utmost yang energy on the other party's body really could suppress the Extreme Yin Cold Baleful Intent inside Han Qiao.

No—not merely suppress it, but dissolve it, melt it away!

Unfortunately, the two had sparred from too great a distance. He had to think of a way to get them into close contact.

That was why he had thought of this Iron Garment Skill.

This hard-body cultivation method required special medicinal baths, as well as being pounded by an expert.

Medicinal baths were naturally not lacking on his side.

As for being pounded by an expert, that could only be done by Han Qiao!

"Many thanks, Elder Chen. I'm willing to learn!"

Jiang Wangzu was overjoyed when he heard this.

Though it was said that of the three hundred and sixty trades, every trade could lead to the heavens, there were only a few true roads to heaven.

The martial path was one of them.

But among the schools and lineages of martial arts, every sect and household cherished even a broken broom of its own; their family skills were never passed to outsiders.

Even if one wanted to acknowledge a master and learn skills, one had to follow the rules: three years as a menial servant, five years in Standing Posture, ten years practicing martial arts.

Not only did one have to pay an astronomical tuition gift, but if one wanted to smoothly complete one's apprenticeship, it might well take more than twenty years.

As for those unranked cultivation methods that were rotten goods found all over the street, they were either too incomplete to cultivate, or easy to learn but hard to master, with the path ahead blocked off at once, or so impossibly difficult that one simply could not even enter the door.

He had only been a sparring partner once, yet this old man had actually given him a third-rate hard-body cultivation method, Iron Garment Skill. This was truly far beyond his expectations.

One must not look down on this so-called third-rate cultivation method. The Black Tiger Fist he cultivated was also a third-rate cultivation method.

But even so, Chen Tai still treasured it like a precious gem, and did not even allow his own lawful wife, Xu Zhenzhen, to touch the manual.

From this, it could be seen just how precious a third-rate hard-body cultivation method truly was!

It could be said to be something not exchanged for a thousand pieces of gold!

If Jiang Wangzu cultivated it to some degree of fame, he could open an Iron Garment Martial Hall, establish a school and take disciples, never worry about food and drink for the rest of his life, and be especially respected by others.

"Read it yourself first. If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me in three days!"

Chen Liujia directly tossed Jiang Wangzu a thread-bound booklet, on which were written the three large characters: "Iron Garment Skill."

Jiang Wangzu rubbed the writing on the booklet. The ink had actually not dried completely yet; at a glance, it was clearly something Old Master Chen had just written out from memory.

This was also a method many martial artists commonly used.

Their martial arts manuals were all kept inside their own heads; once they died, the cultivation method would be lost with them.

Even if others turned their residence upside down, they could forget about finding any paper copy of their martial arts manuals.

Jiang Wangzu quickly flipped through the Iron Garment Skill manual once. Then, with a thought, he opened the Attribute Panel:

[Name: Jiang Wangzu]

[Profession: Martial Artist]

[Cultivation Method: Iron Crotch Technique (Perfected)]

[Cultivation Method: Black Tiger Fist (Minor Achievement)]

[Quick Method: Practice ten times daily, supplemented by one dose of Black Tiger Powder secret medicine each day, and reach Major Achievement in thirty days; or practice one hundred times daily, eat thirty jin of beef a day, and reach Major Achievement in three years!]

[Cultivation Method: Iron Garment Skill (Not Yet Started)]

[Quick Method: Getting beaten makes you stronger!]

[Talents: Succubus, Golden Dual Kidneys]

"Getting beaten makes you stronger?"

"Isn't that a bit sloppy?"

Jiang Wangzu looked at the Attribute Panel and could not help freezing.

The quick methods for hard body cultivation methods were even more unrestrained than those for conventional cultivation methods.

Jiang Wangzu had already seen some clues to this while cultivating the Iron Crotch Technique.

But he had not expected this Iron Garment Skill to play by the rules even less. As long as he got beaten, he could accumulate experience points, from entry level to Minor Achievement, then to Major Achievement, even all the way to Perfection, with no bottlenecks to speak of!

Wuhu, time to take off!

Holding the booklet that recorded the Iron Garment Skill, Jiang Wangzu left Chen Liujia's residence in high spirits.

"Hard body cultivation methods are, for the most part, skills that are easy to learn but hard to master. Is this Iron Garment Skill, which evolved from Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, the same?"

After seeing Jiang Wangzu leave, Han Qiao could not help asking.

"His Tiger Form Fist isn't simple. It should be a very decent Strength Training cultivation method, enough for him to cultivate all the way to perfect Strength Training."

"So giving him a hard body cultivation method, and letting you move your hands a bit, stretch your muscles and bones, is a good thing too."

"And I know his aptitude is ordinary, so I simplified this Iron Garment Skill quite a lot for him, making it easier for him to cultivate."

"As long as you help temper his physique once every three days, then combine that with the medicinal bath I prepared for him, his strength will definitely soar."

"I won't say he can cultivate the Iron Garment Skill to Great Perfection, but cultivating it to Major Achievement definitely won't be a problem. Once he breaks through to the perfect Strength Training realm, combined with Iron Garment Skill, it'll be enough for him to rival a Skin-Refining martial artist!"

"As for what comes after, we'll see when the time comes."

"You, on the other hand—how does your body feel?"

Chen Liujia knowingly asked.

"Better than ever."

After Han Qiao finished speaking, she jumped down from the Martial Practice Platform and drifted away, leaving Chen Liujia with only the back of her head.

"Hahaha!"

"Good, good, good!"

Chen Liujia said with a hearty laugh.

After leaving Chen Liujia's residence, Jiang Wangzu did not choose to go home. Instead, he went straight to the rear courtyard of Benevolent World Hall.

He had come especially early today. Little Medical Immortal had not had time to brew his medicine yet and was only selecting the herbs.

"Why are you here so early?"

"Oh right, did you go to Old Man Chen's place today?"

"How was it?"

Little Medical Immortal asked, somewhat curious and also a little conflicted.

"Sister A-Qiao didn't say anything."

"The old master was quite satisfied with me and even gave me a Third-Rate Hard Body Cultivation Method."

"He told me to continue going back three days from now to be Sister A-Qiao's sparring partner."

Jiang Wangzu said.