Suddenly, Lou Yi gained a deeper understanding of the status of a martial artist.

"Alright." He nodded.

He didn't have any deep-seated hatred with these roommates.

Their previous distant behavior was merely a small person's habitual self-preservation.

And now inviting Lou Yi to join as a guest was simply to avoid being resented, not to cling.

"Great, when are you free?" Niu Peng asked excitedly, his small eyes gleaming.

"Now is fine." Lou Yi added, "I'll call Zhan Weida to come along, is that okay?"

"No problem, no problem!" The few hastily agreed, fearing Lou Yi would change his mind.

On the second floor of Storm Tower, in a particular elegant room.

"Ah Yi, congratulations on breaking through to a martial artist, I toast to you!" Jin Feng, usually silent, was already tipsy, his face flushed, holding up a big bowl.

"Hey, your drink isn't even full, that's not the attitude when toasting!" Zhan Weida, unafraid to stir things up, chimed in.

He sat there, coaxing Lou Yi and the other former roommates to drink.

After finishing the drinks.

Everyone except Lou Yi and Zhan Weida collapsed on the table, unconscious.

But the two of them were martial artists, their physical fitness far superior to ordinary people, making it naturally difficult to get drunk.

"Hey, these friends of yours are quite the characters." Zhan Weida couldn't help but remark.

'Characters, huh?' Lou Yi couldn't help but shake his head.

Zhan Weida, with his background from a prestigious family, probably couldn't understand some of the thoughts of the common people.

Back at the rental house, Lu Yang and Liu Yuan happened to be home, happily greeting him.

"You're back, master!"

"Brother Yi!"

"How have things been recently?" Lou Yi asked with a smile.

"Lu Da has become the Flag Captain of the River Gang, and with more effort, becoming a Hall Master isn't out of the question." Liu Yuan said proudly.

From his tone, it was clear that he had contributed a lot himself.

Lu Da showed a sincere smile: "It's all thanks to the silver coins you left with us, master."

"You can use the silver I gave you in any way you see fit." Lou Yi waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Lu Da discovered a mass grave where their rivals, the Lin Gang, often dispose of bodies." Liu Yuan suddenly lowered his voice.

"Oh?" Lou Yi slightly nodded, a look of interest in his eyes.

On the other side.

Zhan Weida, reeking of alcohol, hurried home, and as soon as he entered his small courtyard, his expression froze.

The Zhan Family Master was standing at the doorway, looking displeased.

And his elder brother, Zhan Weicong, dressed in splendid attire, wearing a golden hair crown, looked unbearably arrogant. At that moment, he was grinning gleefully.

"Where have you been fooling around again?" The Zhan Family Master asked in a low voice.

"Friend, a friend broke through to become a martial artist, I took him out to celebrate." Zhan Weida stammered in explanation.

Upon hearing this, the Zhan Family Master's stern face eased slightly.

"The friend you're talking about, isn't he that twenty-year-old country bumpkin?" Zhan Weicong suddenly shrieked, "At such an age, he'll only reach Two Bloods at most in the future."

"You are of the Zhan Family, do not waste effort on people who are irrelevant." The Zhan Family Master's anger was instantly ignited by his eldest son's words, "For such martial artists with no potential, just deal with them casually, wouldn't that suffice?"

"Look at your elder brother, he's recently connected with the Xu Family's eldest young master and the Long Family's young master from the Central Plains. In the future, our family's pharmacy reaching the Central Plains is not an issue.

And look at you, always messing around with nonsense?" The more the Zhan Family Master spoke, the more disappointed he became.

Zhan Weicong calmly added: "The Long Family of the Central Plains is an ancient family dealing in Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. I wouldn't say I'm connected.

Just bought a small amount of fifty-year-old Polygonum multiflorum from Young Master Long for just over a thousand silver coins, which is fifty percent below market price."

Seeing the smug expression on his brother's face, Zhan Weida was fuming and wanted to kick him in the face.

But with his father in a bad mood, he could only endure the grievance, lowering his head without a word.

...

Inside the largest ancestral hall of the Extreme Fist Sect.

On the stage sat the Sect Leader at the high seat, slightly below were the Great Elder, Elder Zhang, Elder Zhou, and other elders.

Sitting below were Lou Yi, Jia Hong, Zhan Weida, and an unknown disciple.

Each wore brand-new red robes, red pants, black shoes, full of vitality.

The Sect Leader, an old man with a dry voice, said feebly: "You four have taken a crucial step and are eligible to receive our sect's true inheritance.

But you must remember the sect's rules, do not betray your master or the sect, do not harm your fellows, do not bully the weak with your strength…"

After the familiar declaration, Lou Yi and the others presented their gifts and formally took their vows as disciples.

Lou Yi and Zhan Weida, under the tutelage of Elder Zhang.

Jia Hong and that unnamed male disciple, under the tutelage of Elder Zhou.

After the initiation ceremony was over.

Elder Zhang took Lou Yi and the other to a certain secret chamber, smiling slightly: "I have nothing to give you. I can only advise you, the path of the Martial Artist is fraught with difficulty, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, do not easily give up.

The path is made by walking it; no one knows if it leads anywhere until they try!"

'This old man is really quite poor,' Zhan Weida thought to himself, 'Not even a meeting gift.'

Upon hearing this, Lou Yi was moved, feeling as if these words were meant for him, advising him not to give up lightly.

He looked up at Elder Zhang, only to see the latter gazing at him with implicit expectation.

Elder Zhang did not dawdle and soon began to teach the breathing technique for the martial artist stage.

"Our sect's Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique is divided into two stages."

"The first stage is mainly for use before breaking through, it still works afterward, but the effects are much slower."

"The second stage is more suitable for cultivation after becoming a martial artist."

"Come, practice with me."

Elder Zhang suddenly removed his clothing, revealing a body of muscles bulging like mountains.

Not at all like a man over fifty years old.

A patch of red quickly gathered at the lower right side of his chest, gradually becoming vivid like blood.

Lou Yi and the other both knew this was the Martial Artist's exclusive Secret Blood.

Following that, the patch of blood-red began to move from that spot, first to the left chest, then to the center of the navel, and then to the limbs.

And his chest cavity rose and fell like waves, fists and feet moving rhythmically as well.

Breathing, fist technique, secret blood circulation.

The three methods were executed simultaneously, the complexity more than double that of the first stage!

Zhan Weida immediately looked disheartened.

He turned to look at Lou Yi, finding the latter absorbing knowledge earnestly, even his limbs beginning to move.

As if he had already learned, ready to experiment it out.

'Is this the gap between people?' Zhan Weida couldn't help but think.

"How is it, remember it?" Elder Zhang asked with a smile.

"Disciple has almost remembered, except for some parts that are unclear." Lou Yi said, "Such as that inch fist you just demonstrated..."

Zhan Weida stood aside, silent.

Thinking, it would be good if Lou Yi learned early, so he could teach him.

"Not bad, you are teachable." Elder Zhang was satisfied with Lou Yi's comprehension.

He said meaningfully, "Practice well, strive to surpass this old man sooner.

On that day, you will find that what you once considered big issues, the things you feared might happen, are all trivial."

Upon hearing this, Lou Yi fell into thought.

...

Coming out of the secret chamber, Lou Yi looked at the attribute panel:

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/62]

[Realm: One Blood Martial Artist (74/600)]

[Cultivation Technique: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Two-stage, Proficient 0/100+ Seven Heart-Eroding Grass+ One Bone-piercing Orchid), Hu Family Breathing Technique (Not Initiated 0/10)]

[Skills: Lou's Axe Skill (Mastery 0/100), Extreme Fist (Proficient 0/30), Stone Throwing (Mastery 0/30), Light Body Technique (Mastery 0/60), Basic Spear Technique (Initiated 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One), Qi Locking Technique (Initiated 0/3)]

[Talent: Petrification (Mastery 0/200+10 Stone Spirit+3 Phoenix Blood Stone+1 White Dew Stone), Swift (Initiated 0/20+1 Earth Dragon Essence Tendon)]

[Energy: 115]

The initially mastered stage one breathing technique successfully iterated into proficient stage two breathing level, with no need to start cultivating from scratch.

Noting the cultivation technique, it's clear that the practice speed is five proficiency points per day.

In less than two months, he could be promoted to Two Blood Martial Artist.

Such speed already reaches the level of a top-level genius.

Of course, if the two-stage breathing technique gets upgraded to mastery, it could be even faster.

The energy is sufficient, just lacking Heart-Eroding Grass and Bone-piercing Orchid, these two Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

'Seems I need to make a trip to the Beast Hunting Bureau,' Lou Yi thought.

...

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