"Hiss …"
Someone sucked in a breath of cold air.
Everyone around looked at the tall and thin figure in the field with inexplicable reverence.
He defeated the enemy with one punch, and it was Zhao Gangyi, who had always been known as the number one expert among the youths …
Even Tong Zhan, who was the strongest around, had a solemn look on his face.
Ziyue had already shown some of his strength when killing the Five Bandits of Long Mountain. At that time, he felt that Ziyue's true strength was definitely not weak.
Now that he saw the scene of Ziyue sending Zhao Gangyi flying with one punch, he immediately confirmed that Ziyue definitely had the combat strength of a martial artist who had externally forged his muscles and bones. He was not much weaker than him.
Guo Zhengyang's pupils shrank, and a storm rose in his heart.
He, who had originally thought highly of Ziyue, immediately raised it to a higher level. Thinking of the plan in his heart, a trace of gloominess appeared on his face.
"Too strong …"
Qin Shaoping muttered with his mouth wide open.
At this moment, he could not help but recall the scene when he first met Fang Xingjian a few years ago. Fang Xingjian had only just started learning martial arts, but now he had far surpassed him, to the point where he could only look up to him.
"Senior Brother Zhao, thank you for letting me win."
Ziyue withdrew his fist and looked at Zhao Gangyi, who had a gloomy and dazed expression. Without saying anything, he turned and left.
He actually did not care too much about this battle.
Even if he had been hiding his strength, it did not mean that he would shrink back and admit defeat.
In fact, he was not low-key at all. He had always maintained the title of the number one genius of the Scorching Sun Gang branch in Qinghe Town. He could not keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
The eyes of others would always revolve around him.
…
"This time's harvest is not bad.
90 contribution points and 150 taels of silver.
In addition to my original 60 contribution points and more than 50 taels of silver, I have a total of 150 contribution points and 200 taels of silver.
If it's just for cultivation, these contribution points and taels of silver are enough for me to use for a long time without worrying about money. "
Back home, Ziyue began to take stock of the goods he had received and pondered silently.
"However, if I want to exchange for the Golden Cicada Skill, this amount of contribution points and money is far from enough."
Now that his true strength had reached the peak of outer forging, he naturally wanted to obtain an internal refinement technique as soon as possible and step into the next level.
However, the internal cultivation method, the Golden Cicada Skill, required 500 contribution points to exchange for. Even better was the Diamond Glazed Body, which was compatible with the external cultivation method, the Diamond Lock Jade Tactics, required 700 contribution points.
After thinking about it, Ziyue's heart sank.
Even if he exchanged the silver taels for contribution points, he would still be short of 250 points. If he wanted the better Diamond Glass Body, he would still be short of 450 points.
"Looks like I still have to do more missions."
Ziyue felt a little helpless.
Unfortunately, his master wasn't willing to teach him the Internal Refinement Technique right now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be so worried.
"Perhaps the Outstanding Disciple Selection is an opportunity?"
When Zhao Gangyi came to find him, he vaguely guessed what Zhao Gangyi was thinking.
The Outstanding Disciple Selection was held once every three years, and Qinghe Town only had one spot. He had heard about it long ago.
Once he became an Outstanding Disciple, he would definitely be able to obtain great benefits.
Perhaps his current problem would also be easily solved.
However, the specifics of the selection hadn't been decided yet. Even if he felt that his chances were high, he didn't dare to have too much hope.
"The Outstanding Disciple Selection isn't urgent. For me, strength is the most important thing."
After muttering to himself, Ziyue took out two secret manuals.
Iron Shirt!
Willow Leaf Knife Technique!
It was one of their spoils of war this time.
Compared to Tong Zhan, Qin Shaoping, and the others who disregarded the Iron Shirt, Ziyue actually attached great importance to this external forging technique.
This was because he had discovered long ago that his strength could also increase by practicing different external forging techniques.
Even if the increase wasn't too obvious, it was still a powerful way for him to improve after he reached a bottleneck.
Opening the Iron Shirt, Ziyue began to read it carefully.
But soon, he frowned.
This external forging technique was completely different from the Stage Five Golden Body and Vajra Jade Lock Tactics that he had learned before.
Whether it was the Stage Five Golden Body or Vajra Jade Lock Tactics, they were actually a way to develop and use force.
Under this method, his skin, flesh, bones, and other parts of his body were strengthened and strengthened.
Thus, he could achieve the purpose of cultivation.
The Iron Shirt was a cultivation method that strengthened the skin and physique through continuous external forging and then by using the force in the body to wash away the blood clots.
Relatively speaking, the difficulty of this cultivation method was not that great. It was much simpler than the fifth stage Golden Body and the Vajra Jade Lock Art. However, the pain that one had to endure was far greater than the other two cultivation methods.
"This external forging technique is just a beginner's level, but it requires at least thousands of external forging. Based on the toughness of my skin, it is estimated that at least a warrior who has mastered the Dhyana Stance, and the force must be in place every time to be effective."
Ziyue felt a little tricky.
He was not afraid of the trouble of practicing by himself, but if he asked someone to forge, it would be difficult to control the force, and the toughness of his skin would be exposed.
"I need to find a reliable way to cultivate."
Ziyue's mind quickly flashed through one method after another, and then he quickly ruled it out.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He thought of a place that might be of great help to him practicing the Iron Shirt.
With a choice, Ziyue was much calmer.
For him, the real difficulty of the Iron Shirt was the beginner's level. He was not worried about the practice after the beginner's level.
As long as he had enough soul energy, he would be able to cultivate this technique to perfection.
Then, Bai Ziyue flipped through the Willow Leaf Saber Technique and found that it was a saber technique that focused on dexterity. It was not difficult to cultivate. The only troublesome thing was that this saber technique had special requirements for the saber.
He mainly needed a thin and thin lancet with a large curvature.
Only by holding this kind of lancet blade could the power of the Willow Leaf Knife Technique be maximized.
For example, the broad knife Ziyue was holding now, the blade was thick and the handle was thick. In fact, it was difficult to display the dexterity and power of the Willow Leaf Knife.
"I can learn it, but it doesn't take too much energy."
Ziyue thought about it and decided to spend some time to study it, mainly to absorb the dexterity of the knife technique.
This was actually a process of learning by analogy.
Even if he had practiced the Eighteen Consecutive Knife Technique and the Chopping Knife Technique to perfection, it did not mean that the power of his knife technique could not be improved.
Absorbing other techniques would allow one's saber technique to have more variations when using it. If one was proficient in it, it might even evolve into a new saber technique …