I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Time passed day by day.

Ten days later, Xie An discovered a new problem:

He originally thought that with the foundation of the Health Cultivation Technique, breaking through to the Copper Skin Realm would be easy.

The cruel reality made Xie An realize that he was thinking too much.

The Health Cultivation Technique only strengthened his strength, enhanced his five senses, and boosted his Qi and blood. It did not change his martial arts talent. After ten days of hard martial arts practice, Xie An discovered that he had no outstanding talent in martial arts.

Moreover, the Longevity fate only worked for the Health Cultivation Technique… it had no effect on martial arts whatsoever.

This discovery made Xie An depressed for a while.

Fortunately, Xie An had never expected himself to be a martial arts genius, and he quickly adjusted his mindset.

If talent was not enough, then he would make up for it with time.

Three months of time passed quickly.

On this day, at dawn, Xie An returned to his courtyard to practice the Health Cultivation Technique after his usual patrol of the Blood Ridge Black Market.

Only when his body and mind were exhausted did he stop to wipe the sweat from his body and bring up his stats panel:

【Current Longevity Fate: Level 1!】

【Five Animal Frolics: Internal Strengthening of the Five Organs (98/100)】

【Fetal Breathing Technique: Yin-Yang Intersection (47/100)】

【Remaining Lifespan: 30 Years】

After practicing the Health Cultivation Technique for so long, Xie An had a reasonable expectation of his progress. Although the current progress was relatively slow, it was within his estimation.

“Although the Internal Strengthening of the Five Organs is not yet full, my strength has indeed increased a lot.”

Xie An walked to the courtyard, found a seven-hundred-pound stone lock, and easily lifted it over his head with a light exertion of force, waving it around for more than a dozen breaths of time without feeling too strenuous.

Four months ago, Xie An found it very difficult to even lift seven hundred pounds with one arm.

Now, the increase was obvious.

“Let me try the eight-hundred-pound stone lock.”

Xie An walked to the eight-hundred-pound stone lock, grabbed the handle, and began to find the feel.

Joining the Tiger Wolf Gate was good in this regard; there was no shortage of training equipment. Although these did not belong to Xie An personally, it was still no problem to use them.

“Hah!”

With a loud shout from Xie An, his right hand suddenly exerted force, and the eight-hundred-pound stone lock was suddenly lifted over Xie An's head.

It should be known that even a Copper Skin Realm martial artist at the Great Accomplishment stage could only lift six hundred pounds. And a martial artist who had just entered the Refined Flesh Realm could only lift eight hundred pounds.

Xie An's ability to reach the lifting power of a martial artist who had just entered the Refined Flesh Realm by relying on the Health Cultivation Technique was truly abnormal.

Xie An fetched well water from the courtyard, took off his clothes, and, regardless of the cold weather, poured cold water directly on his body.

“Splash!”

The clear and cold well water slowly slid down Xie An's skin, as if it were sliding off oiled paper, and it failed to wet his skin. After the water slid over, the skin became dry. Only the fine beads of water hung on the sweat hair on his bronze-colored skin.

This was a sign of Minor Accomplishment in the Copper Skin Realm.

The skin and membrane were as strong as cowhide, impervious to heat and cold, scratch-resistant and unbreakable, and water droplets would not wet it.

That's right.

After three months of hard training, Xie An had already stepped into Minor Accomplishment in the Copper Skin Realm.

During this period, Xie An had received another dose of Tiger Skin Yuan Soup and bought more than a dozen doses with his own money. Only then did he reach the Minor Accomplishment stage.

It usually took ordinary people at least a year and a half to enter the Copper Skin Realm. To reach Minor Accomplishment in the Copper Skin Realm again would take at least two years.

The reason why Xie An was able to complete this progress in three months was not only due to the extraordinary physical strength enhanced by the Health Cultivation Technique, but more because… he was too hardworking.

He practiced martial arts during the day and cultivated the Fetal Breathing Technique when he went to sleep at night.

Day and night alternated, and time was used efficiently.

Moreover, thanks to the Fetal Breathing Technique, his body was not easily fatigued, and his mentality was stable.

This led to his current achievements.

After rinsing his body, Xie An did not put on clothes, but directly picked up his saber and practiced the Fuyang Saber Technique in the courtyard.

Swoosh.

As soon as the saber was slashed out, a piercing popping sound was emitted in the air.

After the starting stance, the saber was like a swimming snake, flexible and changeable, sometimes slashing horizontally, sometimes chopping, sometimes lifting upwards… every move and stance was natural, and the power was rolling like a long river.

The layers of fallen leaves scattered on the ground were swept up by the saber wind and fluttered everywhere.

“Sure enough, after cultivating martial arts techniques, my combat power has soared. Even if I meet a Copper Skin Realm martial artist at the Great Accomplishment stage, I am not afraid at all.”

Previously, Xie An had cultivated the Health Cultivation Technique, and he had brute strength but nowhere to unleash it.

Now that he had practiced saber techniques, he had brought out the true power of the Health Cultivation Technique.

What's more, the Fuyang Saber Technique was not a beginner's saber technique; it was considered middle-grade for the Tiger Wolf Gate. After all, it was from the third floor of the Book Collection Pavilion.

It was divided into three styles: Basic, Tiger Subduing, and Scorching Sun.

The basic moves were nothing more than saber techniques such as chopping, slashing, lifting, stabbing, and hitting. The basics of the Fuyang Saber Technique were divided into four types: Straight Thrust, Horizontal Slash, Lifting Saber, and Turning Slash.

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After tempering the basics for three months, Xie An was not in a hurry to cultivate the Tiger Subduing, but solidified the four basic moves, striving to cultivate each move to the extreme.

Although the Fuyang Saber Technique combined the basic moves into four styles, it included many changes.

The Straight Thrust alone included side thrust, one-handed thrust, two-handed thrust, and so on.

It was truly a thousand changes.

It was extremely difficult to master these basics alone.

Xie An knew that these basic saber techniques were the foundation of all saber techniques and were universal. Xie An also had the idea of cultivating the Heavy Mountain Saber in the future.

It was not that Xie An was arrogant, but mainly because after reading that notebook, he had been thinking about it all the time. He felt that that thing was suitable for his Health Cultivation Technique.

When the sky brightened, Xie An stopped practicing the saber technique and sat on the stone pier in the courtyard to rest. He took out a dry rag and wiped off the dew on his saber.

“With my current strength, even if I encounter Grand Deacon Lin Yun, I may not be without the power to fight. If I develop steadily for another year and a half, even if it is the Branch Master, I will not be afraid.”

Xie An did not like to be aggressive and belligerent, and only wanted to develop quietly in order to have the strength to protect himself. He also wanted to see the outside world and wanted to rely on the Longevity fate… to live forever.

For an old man who was once about to die of old age, there was nothing more exciting than longevity.

But everything needed to be done step by step. Being in the pugilistic world, if he did not have enough strength to protect himself, he would be killed if he encountered bandits or enemies. What kind of longevity was he talking about?

Not to mention the distant future, let's just talk about this Blood Ridge Black Market. Wei Dian was seriously injured by the Plum Blossom Freak, and the Black Market was also coveted by another Branch Master named Zhang Hengshui. Xie An didn't know who Zhang Hengshui was before.

Later, he learned that Zhang Hengshui was Zhang Biao's backer and also Zhang Biao's uncle.

This made Xie An feel like he had needles on his back and was uncomfortable all over.

If he wanted to develop steadily in the Tiger Wolf Gate, if he could not grow up as soon as possible, once things changed, he would become fish on a chopping board.

Once you enter the pugilistic world, it's as deep as the sea.

You really can't be negligent in the slightest.

Xie An retracted his thoughts and focused on wiping his saber.

“This standard-issue saber is still too light. I have great strength and am suitable for a heavy saber. When I have money in the future, I have to find a blacksmith master in the Black Market to forge a heavy saber.”

Speaking of money, Xie An had another headache.

The money that Li Shaoyun had sent earlier had already been spent.

In addition, he had not seen that chamber pot boy recently, and relying solely on the deacon's monthly salary was not enough to spend.

He was still… poor.

“That's right, isn't Li Shaoyun quite rich? He had his father fleece me for one hundred and eighty taels… should I fleece some back?”

Thinking of Li Shaoyun's conversation with Zhang Biao outside the Feiyun Restaurant last time… he beat his disciple's butt into a blooming flower and almost coerced a confession that led to a death.

Xie An was also angry.

If it weren't for Madam Li, with Xie An's temper… Li Shaoyun would have been gone.

Fleecing him twice would be a lesson for him.

Xie An changed into his uniform brocade robe and called the accountant Liang Zhi over.

“Liang Zhi, how has Li Shaoyun been recently?”

Liang Zhi glanced at Xie An, who was wearing a mask, vaguely guessed something, and said: “Li Shaoyun has been doing odd jobs for the past few months, his will has been depressed, and he has become decadent. During this period, he repeatedly begged me to bring him to see the deacon. I thought that the deacon was single-mindedly practicing martial arts and did not want to be disturbed, so I did not agree.”

Xie An said lightly: “Go and give him a hint…”