Slaying the Assassin, Breaking Through to the Skin Refinement Stage!

However, just as the man in black escaped to the door, a figure chased after him like lightning—it was Lu Ze.

How could he possibly let the person who assassinated him escape!

Sensing danger, the man in black quickly turned around and slashed out with his broken sword. A silver sword aura about a foot long was slashed towards Lu Ze, but it only hit an afterimage.

The next instant, Lu Ze appeared beside him, a flash of crimson light appeared, and a bloody gash appeared on the neck of the man in black, from which blood gushed out.

The man in black, his eyes filled with resentment, slowly fell to the ground.

"Congratulations, host. You have killed a seventh-level Acquired Realm internal martial artist and gained 24 Source Points."

Although internal martial arts are also divided into ten levels, their strength is not the same as that of qi and blood martial arts. Judging from the drop of the source points, an internal martial artist at the peak of the seventh level of the acquired realm is only at the level of the sixth level of the body tempering realm and the marrow refining level!

After a moment's thought, Lu Ze concluded that this internal martial artist must have been sent by Song Linfeng.

After all, martial arts schools do not teach internal martial arts techniques, and internal martial arts masters almost all come from various aristocratic families.

The only aristocratic scion that Lu Ze has offended so far is Song Linfeng.

As he thought of this, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He just wanted to cultivate quietly, so why did he force me?

Lu Ze wanted to go and kill Song Linfeng immediately, but he thought of his parents, older brother, and younger sister, and ultimately held back for the time being.

After all, Song Linfeng is easy to kill, but the Song family is not easy to wipe out!

He didn't want to bring death upon his family!

Immediately, Lu Ze glanced at the open door and went to close it to prevent the wandering ghosts from sensing it and taking the opportunity to invade.

At this moment, Lu Cheng and Liu Yumei, the parents, had already come out with the lights on. When they saw the body, they were also shocked.

Lu Ze hurriedly said, "Father, Mother, please turn off the lights and go back to rest. Leave this to me!"

Lu Cheng and Liu Yumei knew they couldn't help, so they didn't ask any more questions and went back to rest.

Lu Ze then examined the corpse and obtained a low-quality talisman, a money pouch, and 350 taels of silver.

not bad!

Lu Ze collected the silver notes and other spoils of war, and after waiting for a while to make sure no Demon Suppression Guards came to check, he quietly went out and dumped the corpse in a secluded alley some distance away.

However, just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly discovered a ghostly figure behind him. It looked like a middle-aged man, but his eyes were filled with greed and resentment, yet also with some fear.

After all, Lu Ze had two talismans that could ward off evil spirits, and that aura made him wary.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ze immediately realized that this ghost was a low-level wandering ghost, with strength only equivalent to the acquired body tempering level.

Thinking of this, he suddenly drew the hundred-refined steel sword from his waist, poured the extremely powerful and yang Nine Yang True Qi into the blade, and slashed fiercely.

The wandering ghost was instantly shattered by the supreme yang energy, but it instantly reformed, though the yin energy on its body had diminished considerably. Terrified, it turned and fled.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ze immediately unleashed a punch, his immense Nine Yang internal energy transforming into an incomparably scorching crimson fist force that shattered the opponent once again.

Just as the wandering ghost was about to condense its soul, it was blasted apart by Lu Ze's punch.

After three punches, the Yin energy completely dissipated, and a notification sound rang out: "Congratulations, host, you have killed a mid-level wandering ghost and gained 18 Source Points."

not bad!

Lu Ze was overjoyed and used his unparalleled lightness skill, the Nine Transformations of Thunder, to quickly leave.

Not long after, he returned home, activated his Nine Yang Inner Force, and melted all the broken sword and fragments dropped by the man in black into a lump of iron. He then cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground.

At this moment, Lu Ze breathed a sigh of relief, but he was not completely at ease.

He killed the assassin sent by Song Linfeng. Once the other party finds out, he will definitely retaliate and will never let it go!

Therefore, Lu Ze must first find himself a powerful backer. In a few months, he will be able to raise his strength to the level of a Grandmaster in the Innate Realm, and then destroy the Song family!

Lin Feihu's strength as a Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master is still too weak!

Lu Ze thought for a moment and realized that only the Demon Suppression Guard and the Xuanjia Army were strong enough backers.

Both of these are powerful departments of the imperial court. They can not only ensure his safety, but also provide him with a path to advancement, allowing him to obtain status, position, and further cultivation techniques!

The Xuanjia Army's strict military regulations made it unsuitable, so the only option was the Demon Suppression Guard.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ze continued to practice the visualization method to replace sleep.

……

The next morning, Lu Ze went to Li the butcher's house, slaughtered a pig again, and harvested 1 source point, bringing his source points to 64.

Then, he ate two large bowls of noodles at a noodle stall outside and went to the inner courtyard of the Black Tiger Martial Arts School.

But when Song Linfeng saw Lu Ze, a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

Although He Ting did not return last night, he knew that things might take a turn for the worse.

But he really couldn't understand how Lu Ze had managed to evade He Ting's pursuit.

Lu Ze, however, seemed not to see Song Linfeng. After chatting with Lin Muxue for a while, he went to the backyard to find Lin Feihu.

At this moment, Lin Feihu was practicing his swordsmanship. Seeing Lu Ze arrive, he sheathed his sword and asked, "Little Jiu, do you need something from your master?"

Lu Ze said, "I have mastered the art of bone refining and have come to learn the art of skin refining from my master!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feihu's eyes showed an expression of disbelief and shock. Although he had also heard that Lu Ze had recently resigned from his job as a guard and paid back his apprenticeship fee, it seemed that he had earned a considerable sum of money hunting outside the city.

Even with the aid of elixirs, the efficiency of improving one's physical cultivation level cannot be this fast.

Otherwise, powerful clans wouldn't favor internal martial arts techniques. Because with enough elixirs, internal strength can indeed be mastered quickly! But physical cultivation requires gradually refining the bones and muscles, and undergoing transformation.

Immediately, he probed into Lu Ze's body with his own qi and blood, sensing the incredibly powerful and abundant qi and blood. He exclaimed in shock, "You've more than just reached the Great Perfection of Bone Refinement; you've probably already reached the Perfection of Bone Refinement!"

Lin Feihu paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Alright, I will now teach you the complete Thirty-Six Forms of the Black Tiger Body Forging Fist!"

Not long after, he passed on all the extra nine techniques for refining skin and nine techniques for refining flesh to Lu Ze.

Lu Ze's attribute panel also merged the various moves of the Black Tiger Body Forging Fist into a complete Black Tiger Body Forging Fist, which became Beginner 1.

He clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Master, but I have another request."

Lin Feihu laughed and said, "Go ahead!"

Lu Ze said, "Master, to be honest, because of Senior Sister Mu Xue, Senior Brother Song is very hostile towards me. Therefore, I plan to join the Demon Suppression Guard to seek protection."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feihu couldn't help but sigh. He was well aware of Song Linfeng's thoughts. It was nothing more than wanting to inherit his martial arts school and related businesses.

Lin Feihu naturally did not want his family's business to be swallowed up by powerful clans, but he really couldn't afford to offend the Song family.

Therefore, he has been cultivating diligently in order to condense his Qi as soon as possible and break through to become a junior master of the Qi Condensation Realm!

At this level, they are considered top-tier combat power in the outer city, and even high-ranking members of the Xuanjia Army and the Demon Suppression Guard would vie to recruit them.

At that time, he was no longer afraid of the Song family's coercion.

Lin Feihu thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Jiu, since that's the case, I'll help you contact the Demon Suppression Guard and arrange a position for you."

Joining the Demon Suppression Guard is one way out, but it's much more dangerous.

Lu Ze clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Master!"

He then went to the inner courtyard to practice the Nine Forms of Skin Refining.

The third stage of the Body Tempering Realm, the Skin Refining stage, mainly involves tempering the skin membrane to enhance physical defense and resistance to attacks.

Of course, the tendons, bones, skin and flesh are not completely separated. The third level of the Body Tempering Realm is not just about refining the skin, but also about tempering the blood and flesh, strengthening the blood and qi, and also increasing strength.

Lin Muxue guided Lu Ze on the key points of exerting force in the Nine Forms of Skin Refining, saving him a lot of time.

Not long after, Lu Ze broke through to the third level of the Body Tempering Realm (1% Skin Refinement), and then took out another Essence Pill to continue his cultivation.

Skin refining normally requires a special secret ointment to be applied to the outer skin, but he has an attribute panel, so his cultivation will improve without any bottlenecks. Even without the secret ointment for the skin refining stage, he can quickly improve his cultivation level.