: Rapid Progress, Mastery of Muscle Strengthening!

Lu Ze's throwing knife skills were beginning to stand out, attracting the attention of several formal disciples, and he began to establish his own circle within the inner courtyard.

As for the personal disciples, their strength is far superior to that of the non-personal disciples, and they don't even look at this flying knife technique.

As evening approached, Lu Ze checked his attribute panel: Throwing Knife Technique - Enhanced Version (Minor Success 67%).

At this point, he had mastered the enhanced version of the throwing knife technique to the same level as the original, with significantly improved power, speed, and accuracy.

This rapid improvement is also thanks to the boost from the attribute panel!

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ze went to the outer courtyard to greet Zhuo Yunfei, then quickly went home, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and went to the Xu residence to take up his post. He met Xu Wencai, the head of the Xu family, Xu Yanqing, the eldest son, and Fan Zhao, the head of the guards.

Mr. Xu and Young Master Xu were quite polite in their tone, and there was no hint of them slapping each other in the face.

Immediately, Butler Wu ordered someone to change Lu Ze into a black outfit and give him a steel knife, and then had him taken to patrol the front yard.

The Xu family's courtyard was very large, with guards patrolling the front, middle, and back yards.

There were also two guards at Lu Ze's corner. Besides him, there was a burly, dark-skinned young guard with a rather arrogant expression.

Lu Ze smiled and said, "My name is Lu Ze, I'm from the Black Tiger Martial Arts School. Brother, what's your name?"

Upon hearing this, the dark-faced youth's face immediately broke into a smile. He said, "So you're a disciple of the Black Tiger Martial Arts School. I've heard so much about you! My name is Xu Wei. From now on, we're brothers. Feel free to come to me if you need anything."

At this moment, Lu Ze asked, "Brother Xu, how strict is the Xu family? If we practice martial arts at night, will we be reprimanded?"

Xu Wei smiled and said, "Brother Lu is indeed ambitious. Don't worry, Master Xu is kind and Commander Fan is also quite generous. As long as we guard our own territory and don't cause any trouble, there won't be any problems. Actually, many of us guards practice martial arts at night. However, we can't neglect our security duties, so only one of us can practice."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ze was quite pleased, as he could finally work hard again.

He then discussed it with Xu Wei and they agreed that they would each practice for two hours out of the four hours.

Lu Ze cautiously patrolled for a while, and seeing that no leaders were checking on him, he began to practice the Black Tiger Saber Technique.

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The night passed peacefully until around 2 a.m., the hour of Chou.

Lu Ze sheathed his sword and checked the attribute panel. Black Tiger Sword Technique (Beginner 35%) had increased by 20% in proficiency.

At this rate, it won't be more than half a month before the Black Tiger Saber Technique is mastered to a minor degree.

Although he is just a newly arrived guard, his future is promising!

Soon after, four hours had passed, and two more guards came to relieve them.

After Lu Ze finished his shift, he followed Xu Wei to a large dormitory to rest.

The room smells a bit.

But staying up until 2 a.m. is when a person is most tired, and it's good enough if they can get any sleep at all.

At dawn, with the crowing of a rooster, Lu Ze suddenly got up, changed his clothes, quickly left the Xu residence, and went to Butcher Li's house to slaughter a pig, successfully harvesting 1 source point.

Then, Lu Ze prepared to go back.

Butcher Li cut off about a pound of pork and handed it to Lu Ze, saying, "Little Lu, you came so early this morning to help me slaughter the pig. Thank you for your hard work. Take this pork home and eat it!"

His judgment is quite sharp. To be valued by the Black Tiger Martial Arts School and specifically sought out for this job of slaughtering pigs to gather malevolent energy, he must be a genius. Making friends with him at a small cost might bring rich rewards in the future.

Lu Ze understood Li the Butcher's mindset, but he didn't refuse. Instead, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li!"

He accepted benefits from Butcher Li, which brought them closer. Currently, he still needs to slaughter pigs to obtain source points, so befriending Butcher Li is even better.

Lu Ze was carrying a pound of pork home when an idea suddenly came to him.

What would be the effect if this pork were fortified?

He doesn't lack martial arts skills, but he lacks the resources to quickly improve his physical cultivation.

If pork is fortified, will it greatly replenish qi and blood, and rapidly improve physical cultivation?

Immediately, Lu Ze stared at the pork, and an attribute panel appeared before his eyes.

Item: Domestic pork

Quality: Low-grade Mortal +

Reinforcement: At least 1 source point.

Lu Ze stared at the + icon, and a notification sounded: "Current upgrade options: 1. Ferocious Beast Meat, can be upgraded to Ferocious Beast-level Wild Boar Meat, greatly replenishing Qi and Blood. 2. Nether Beast Meat, can be upgraded to Netherworld Wild Boar Meat, which can be offered to ghosts and gods."

Lu Ze first ruled out option 2, believing that it was better to strengthen one's own power than to worship ghosts and gods.

However, he did not immediately enhance it, but waited until he returned home before enhancing it.

After being enhanced, the pork became high-grade mortal-level ferocious beast meat.

The so-called ferocious beasts are fierce and strange beasts, which are of demonic bloodline. Their blood and physical strength far exceed those of ordinary ferocious beasts, corresponding to the Body Tempering Realm martial artists of the human race.

Not long after, Lu Ze cooked the pound of ferocious beast meat into stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and the family began to eat breakfast. Most of the ferocious beast meat ended up in his stomach.

After finishing his meal, he felt a surge of heat rising within him and immediately began practicing the Nine Forms of Tendon Refining.

An hour later, Lu Ze had completely digested the rich essence of the ferocious beast's meat. He slowly withdrew his fist and checked his attribute panel.

[Host]: Lu Ze

[Source Point]: 0

Lifespan: 16/69

[Talent]: Inferior Wood Spirit Root

[Realm]: Body Tempering Realm Level 1 (Muscle Refinement 34%, Initial Success)

[Technique]: Black Tiger Body Forging Fist Nine Forms for Strengthening Tendons • Optimized Version (Mastery 31%)

[Spell]: None

[Martial Arts]: Throwing Knife Technique • Enhanced Version (Minor Success 67%), Black Tiger Knife Technique (Beginner 35%).

The skill level increased from 31% in the morning's Tendon Refining stage to 34%, representing a 3% increase in proficiency.

At this rate, just 22 jin of ferocious beast meat is enough to reach 100% proficiency, which is the perfect stage of tendon training!

Tendon training is divided into four levels: initial stage, minor stage, major stage, and perfect stage, which correspond to arm strength of 200 jin, 400 jin, 700 jin, and 1000 jin respectively!

In other words, in less than a month, he will be able to complete the tendon training and possess the strength of a thousand jin!

The effects of this ferocious beast meat far surpass those of the body-strengthening soup!

Next, Lu Ze took a shower and caught up on sleep. After resting for about an hour and a half, he went to the Black Tiger Martial Arts School to practice martial arts.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Night fell in the front yard of the Xu family's house, where dark clouds obscured the moon.

Lu Ze slowly sheathed his sword and checked the attribute panel.

[Host]: Lu Ze

[Source Point]: 0

Lifespan: 16/69

[Talent]: Inferior Wood Spirit Root

[Realm]: Body Tempering Realm Level 1 (Muscle Refinement 89%, Great Success)

[Technique]: Black Tiger Body Forging Fist Nine Forms for Strengthening Tendons • Optimized Version (Complete)

[Spell]: None

[Martial Arts]: Throwing Knife Technique (Enhanced Version, Major Success 14%), Black Tiger Knife Technique (Minor Success 37%).

In just half a month, he had mastered the tendon-strengthening technique and was close to achieving perfection!

Not only that, he perfected the Nine Forms of Tendon Refining, achieved a breakthrough in the enhanced version of the Flying Knife Technique, and reached a minor level of mastery in the Black Tiger Knife Technique, greatly increasing his strength!

At this point, his strength had surpassed that of many formal disciples who had cultivated for several years.

The source point enhancement effect is quite good!

If I stay put and don't act recklessly, it will only take me six months at most for my strength to surpass that of Master Lin Feihu!

However, rapid growth in strength can also cause problems.

For example, Lu Ze has grown a lot taller now, reaching 1.8 meters, and his muscles are strong and his blood and qi are abundant. The changes are significant, but not outrageous.

However, if his cultivation level continues to rise rapidly, the dramatic changes in his body will inevitably attract attention. Once he reveals his rapidly increasing body tempering cultivation, it will inevitably lead to crisis.

Therefore, Lu Ze began to think about solutions.