For half a month, Lin Yan would come to the martial arts arena every day to spar with Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang.
The rest of the time, he would practice the fusion of the five forms alone in the room to strengthen his muscles and bones.
The bottle of Emerald Wind Powder only supported him for seven days of martial arts practice. Fortunately, the poisonous mushrooms had matured. If he used them sparingly, he could barely last for half a month. However, he was out of ammunition and food now.
Ji Biao, Ma Ziming, and the others didn't dare to appear in front of Lin Yan after their first practice.
On the other hand, Lou Xing became like Xu Hongchang, eagerly surrounding and sparring with him. Although his face was bruised and swollen every day, and he exhausted his strength, he forcefully persevered.
Both he and Xu Hongchang understood something from Lin Yan's actions.
Unfortunately, the increase in Lin Yan's proficiency in the Five Animal Hands Technique was not satisfactory.
Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang gave him too little pressure. It was not intense enough, and they were not evenly matched.
As a result, after half a month of continuous training, his proficiency had only increased by 0.5%!
"Practical combat is indeed the key to breaking through the 95% bottleneck.
"However, this bottleneck is probably not the kind of bottleneck that will allow me to increase explosively as soon as I break through.
"Instead, I have to work hard time and time again. After years of actual combat, I can only improve bit by bit until I reach my limit."
At this rate of progress, he had completely given up on the goal of achieving 100% proficiency by the end of the month.
However, this did not mean that he wanted to waste the proficiency of the Five Animal Hands Technique.
As the saying goes, there's always a bright light in the dark.
In the past half a month, as the five forms continued to improve and the strength of his muscles and bones increased explosively, Lin Yan gradually realized that he might be able to reach the Monthly First Evaluation standard without the need for his blood energy to transform!
The effect of combining the five forms was really powerful. It completely exceeded his imagination.
In just half a month, he had grown half a head taller and gained ten kilograms of weight, but his body size had not changed much.
All the weight was added to the bones and tendons of the body, causing the density and strength of the bones and tendons to increase greatly.
Even his energy, stamina, and resistance to attacks had increased greatly.
When Lin Yan first entered Wu Yard, he had lifted the 80-catty stone lock a few times. He could only lift it up and down ten times at most before he was panting from exhaustion.
But now, it was effortless to lift 30 stone locks weighing 150 catties in a row.
When he fought Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang, he had never been hit again. If he used his full strength, he could end the battle in an instant.
Gradually, it became dull.
Compared to the few disciples who had passed the Monthly First Evaluation, he had already greatly surpassed them in terms of muscles, bones, experience, and realm.
"I wonder what the principle of the Dragon Pattern Liquid is.
"My Emerald Wind Powder and poisonous mushrooms have been consumed. My efficiency in practicing martial arts has greatly decreased.
"Why don't I ask Eldest Senior Brother later if I can try using the Dragon Pattern Liquid in advance?"
"If I could pass the assessment without my blood energy transforming, I wouldn't have to be so conflicted."
Clap! Clap!
Lin Yan collected his thoughts and casually waved his palm to slap Xu Hongchang and Lou Xing's fists aside. Then, he pushed them back.
"Alright, that's all for today. By the way, I won't spar with you guys anymore."
Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang's expressions changed slightly. "Senior Brother Lin, we can still fight!"
Lin Yan waved his hand. "You guys are still too weak now. It's really boring to fight. We'll talk about it after your blood energy transforms."
"We—"
The two of them wanted to say something but hesitated. Even after Lin Yan left the martial arts arena, they still did not say anything.
After Lin Yan left, Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang looked at each other.
"Old Xu, you didn't tell Senior Brother Lin?"
"I thought you told him."
"Therefore, Senior Brother Lin has never known that our blood energy has actually transformed?"
Xu Hongchang looked ashamed. "After our blood energy transformed, our strength increased minimally, so Senior Brother Lin almost didn't notice."
"That's right. Senior Brother Lin's strength has increased too quickly after his blood energy transformed!"
"I thought that after a martial artist's blood energy transforms, their strength will increase at a high speed like Senior Brother Lin, but look at the two of us. That's normal."
"You mean that Senior Brother Lin is abnormal?"
"Tsk, I'm saying that someone as talented as Senior Brother Lin is not someone mortals like us can compare to!"
"I'm all for it!"
Just as Lin Yan had mistakenly thought that their blood energy had yet to transform, they had also mistakenly thought that Lin Yan's blood energy had already transformed.
Both of them felt that their blood energy transformation was too weak.
But in fact, after their blood energy transformed, be it their strength, reaction, or the toughness of their skin, they had greatly increased.
For example, Ma Ziming and Ji Biao, who were originally on par with them, were no longer their match if they really fought.
However, compared to Lin Yan's astonishing improvement, the two of them felt that it was not worth mentioning.
Lin Yan, who had finished his lunch, was about to look for Eldest Senior Brother when there was a knock on the door.
Lin Yan opened the door. "Senior Brother Pang?"
"Junior Brother Lin, are you preparing to go out? Are you going to battle again?"
Pang Tong knew that Lin Yan had been obsessed with actual combat training recently.
He grinned. "I told you last time to spend money to hire a sparring partner. Have you considered it? There are many disciples in Wei Yard who work part-time as sparring partners. As long as you spend money, I'll immediately hire a bunch of them for you."
Lin Yan chuckled. "Senior Brother Pang, I don't have money. In addition, I'm also short of money. Next time someone hires a sparring partner, remember to recommend me."
"Looking for a disciple of Wu Yard? Then we might as well go to the Guangchuan Mountains. At this moment, there are all kinds of people, blocking the way, robbing, and killing non-stop. Not only can we fight in actual combat, but we can also get rich."
Lin Yan cupped his hands. "Then I wish Senior Brother Pang a prosperous future."
With that, he was about to leave.
Pang Tong hurriedly stopped him. "Wait, wait, wait. I'm looking for you for a serious matter."
"Senior Brother Pang, please speak."
Pang Tong took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Yan. "Here, this is it."
Lin Yan took it. "This is…"
"Have you forgotten? Didn't I recommend you to be Senior Sister Chen's arithmetic teacher last time?"
It had been half a month. Lin Yan recalled that he had asked Pang Tong to help him find an opportunity to earn money.
"Didn't you say that Senior Sister Chen was out and hadn't returned? I thought that was a disguised rejection."
"Who said that? Senior Sister Chen didn't say it explicitly, so it's not a rejection."
In reality, Senior Sister Chen had rejected him. However, she could not stand Pang Tong's repeated visits. He even deliberately pulled many strings. She had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the test.
He pointed at the paper in Lin Yan's hand. "This is Senior Sister Chen's reply."
Lin Yan opened the page and saw that the first line said, "Today, someone doesn't know the number. If you divide it by three, two remains. If you divide it by five, three remains. If you divide it by seven, two remains. What's the number?"
Looking down, they were all math questions. There were a total of ten questions. The last one was the classic chicken and rabbit question.
"This is the test given by Senior Sister Chen. She said that you're too young and doesn't believe that you have the ability to calculate. Unless you can complete this test in three days, she will give you a chance to interview."
"Chance?"
Pang Tong shrugged. "Don't tell me you think you're the only one who wants to take on this job? Senior Sister Chen's salary is so high that it's enough to hire a martial artist. There are already three candidates, four including you. Senior Sister Chen will take interviews and choose the best one."
Lin Yan nodded. It was reasonable.
"It wasn't easy for me to get this opportunity. You have to cherish it. Alright, take this test back and do it. Let's meet at the old place in three days."
"Wait."
"What's wrong?"
"I'll get a pen."
"What are you doing with a pen?"
"Doing the questions."
"What? You're doing questions here? Look up. I haven't had lunch yet!"
"It won't take long."
The first of these questions was the most difficult. It was middle school difficulty. The other questions were at most elementary school difficulty. Every question did not take long.
After Lin Yan received the pen, he wrote a draft on the ground and calculated for a moment before writing the answers.
In less than ten minutes, the answers to the ten math questions were written down.
Pang Tong frowned and said, "Junior Brother Lin, don't write random answers. It's not easy for me to fight for this opportunity. Don't waste my energy!"
"These questions are very simple. Why would I write them randomly?"
"Simple?"
Pang Tong was even more suspicious. He had also studied mathematics. Not to mention anything else, just the last question, Chicken and Rabbit, he had thought about it for four hours and still could not figure it out.
How could Lin Yan tell the answer at a glance?
"Alright, I'm done. If Senior Brother Pang is free, send it to Senior Sister Chen. I still have something on, so I'll take my leave first."
"Are you sure you're done?"
"That's right."
Pang Tong had no choice but to take the paper and go back.
Before he left, he thought of something and said, "Oh right, Junior Brother Lin, did you beat up someone called Mi Tai?"
Lin Yan nodded.
"You have to be careful! This guy is arrogant and despotic because he's talented. He said that you only defeated him because of a despicable sneak attack. Recently, he's threatening to take revenge on you."
Lin Yan frowned slightly.
"Junior Brother Lin, if you really meet him, stay away! This guy is not very smart, but he's really talented. It's only been half a month, but he's already mastered the circulation of blood energy. Wei Yard disdains to be entangled with Wu Yard. If you hide from him a couple of times, he won't take revenge on you anymore!"
Lin Yan nodded. "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Pang."
After saying this, Pang Tong left with Lin Yan's answer sheet.
However, he did not send it to Senior Sister Chen immediately. Instead, he read it one by one.
The man wrote all the answers and did not miss a single one. It looked decent. Was this Lin Yan really so good at mathematics?
Thinking of Lin Yan's casual attitude, he couldn't help but suspect that Lin Yan had written it randomly, so he read the questions and looked at the answers.
He didn't know how to calculate, but he could still check the answers.
Pang Tong chose a few that were easy to calculate. He calculated them one by one until midnight, and his face gradually became numb.
All correct!
After a few hours of calculations, there were a total of five questions. All of them were correct!
But how long did it take for Lin Yan to come up with the answers?
He wrote down the answers almost without thinking!
A few hours, and without even thinking…
Pang Tong pressed his forehead and his forehead twitched slightly. "How can there be such a huge difference between the brains of two humans?"
Lin Yan was secretly vigilant about what Pang Tong said about Mi Tai taking revenge on him, but he wasn't too worried.
After all, as his strength increased, his courage and boldness increased.
Eldest Senior Brother taught in Wu Yard in the afternoon.
When Lin Yan found Eldest Senior Brother and asked where he could test the Dragon Pattern Liquid in advance, Zang Wei did not say anything and only asked Lin Yan to wait.
After the instructions were done, Zang Wei dismissed the disciples before turning around and saying, "Lin Yan, follow me."
Lin Yan followed Zang Wei out of the martial arts arena and turned around the stone path. Soon, they arrived outside the Instruction Yard.
The Instruction Yard was where the instructors and hall masters of Dragon Gate Pavilion lived. Lin Yan had only seen it from afar under Elder Wen's lead.
"Come in with me."
With Zang Wei taking the lead, Lin Yan did not understand and followed him into the Instruction Yard.
The courtyard was antique. There were not many houses, but the area was not small at all.
The path was paved with white gravel, and the mahogany corridor was simple and unadorned. The layout was well-arranged and far more elegant than that of Wei Yard.
Lin Yan was slightly envious. Living in such an environment would affect one's temperament. If he could live in such an environment, it would be very beneficial to him and Xiaozhi.
Zang Wei brought Lin Yan straight to a spacious martial arts hall.
The two of them stood opposite each other. Lin Yan hesitated and said, "Eldest Senior Brother."
Zang Wei nodded. "I heard that you've been undergoing actual combat training for the past half a month?"
Lin Yan paused and nodded. "Yes."
Zang Wei looked a little regretful. "I happened to miss it every time and didn't see it even once."
Lin Yan was slightly silent. Eldest Senior Brother naturally wouldn't see it. This was because Lin Yan avoided Eldest Senior Brother every time, worried that his fusion of the five forms would be discovered.
Of course, after half a month of tempering, he was confident that even Eldest Senior Brother could not tell the true realm of his Five Animal Hands Technique.
Zang Wei moved one hand. "So, come, attack me!"
"Eldest Senior Brother?"
"Didn't you want to know in advance if you can pass the Wu Yard assessment? The Dragon Pattern Liquid is too troublesome. Just attack me directly and I'll tell you the answer!"
"Well…"
"Why? Don't you trust me?"
The corners of Zang Wei's mouth curled up as he suddenly said, "How about this? As long as you pass my test today, you don't have to participate in the monthly assessment in half a month."
"What!"
Lin Yan's eyes lit up.
During this period of time, what he was most worried about was the conflict between the 100% proficiency of the Five Animal Hands Technique and the Monthly First Evaluation.
If he could directly enter Wei Yard without passing the monthly assessment, it would be the best of both worlds!
Zang Wei smiled and said, "You don't believe me? If your Five Animal Hands realm is really as I heard, I'll immediately bring you to handle the transfer later. In addition, I'll give you an additional surprise."
It seemed that Eldest Senior Brother was like Pang Tong and knew that he had cultivated his true form.
Lin Yan's breathing tightened slightly. He could not miss such a perfect opportunity. He immediately said seriously, "Eldest Senior Brother, sorry for offending you!"
Lin Yan knew that his Eldest Senior Brother's cultivation was profound, so he did not dare to be negligent. His first attack was to use his full strength, Bear Form: Bear Strike!
His movements were like lightning as his entire body tensed up. He pounced forward and charged straight at Zang Wei.
Zang Wei's eyes flashed. "What a bear form!"
However, his body did not move. When Lin Yan was about to hit him, Zang Wei pressed Lin Yan's shoulder gently.
Lin Yan felt a strong force pushing him to turn around and stagger to the side.
Lin Yan couldn't help but be shocked. He knew that the force of his collision could knock an adult unconscious half a month ago.
Now, it had grown exponentially. If he collided with his full strength, he could easily break a tree trunk the size of a bowl.
However, Eldest Senior Brother casually stretched out his hand and dissolved this force gently.
"Again!"
"Okay!"
Lin Yan tensed up and moved like an ape as he punched out.
This punch was incomparably powerful. It was enough to break an adult's sternum.
However, Eldest Senior Brother bent his right arm like a steel rod and firmly caught the powerful blow.
Immediately after, Lin Yan used all his strength to attack Eldest Senior Brother's body. However, Eldest Senior Brother only stretched out his hand every time and easily blocked Lin Yan.
It wasn't until Lin Yan was panting that Eldest Senior Brother pressed his hand. "Stop."
"Eldest Senior Brother."
"Your strength after the blood energy transformation is simply strange. It's almost twice as strong as the other disciples."
Lin Yan paused slightly. Did Eldest Senior Brother tacitly agree that his blood energy had transformed?
"I heard that some martial arts geniuses are born with stronger physiques and bones than ordinary people. After their blood energy transforms, their strength will also be much greater than others. I didn't expect you to have such physique talent."
Lin Yan pretended to be at a loss. He was really a little surprised. He had yet to undergo a blood energy transformation, but he was already twice as strong as others after his blood energy transformation?
According to this conversion, wouldn't Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang's blood energy have already transformed?
However, Zang Wei sighed and revealed a regretful expression. "This kind of physique and talent is extremely rare. Your starting point is not bad compared to some rich disciples. Unfortunately, you ate the Spirit Recovery Pill…"
Lin Yan could only remain silent.
"Forget it. Your Five Animal Hands is more powerful than I imagined! Previously, I heard that you had mastered the true deer form. I didn't believe it. But now, it seems that you have also mastered the other forms very well."
"You flatter me, Eldest Senior Brother."
"If you are, then you are. If you aren't, then you aren't. In terms of the Five Animal Hands, you are indeed stronger and more suitable than me."
Lin Yan was puzzled. "Eldest Senior Brother, more suitable with what?"
However, Zang Wei kept him in suspense. "Let's go. I'll bring you to handle the transfer."
Lin Yan looked up with uncontrollable excitement on his face. He had already mentally prepared himself. If he really couldn't achieve it, he would abandon the Five Animal Hands in exchange for the safety of entering Wei Yard.
However, things had turned for the better. It was the best of both worlds.
He was in a good mood, and his footsteps were much lighter.
He followed Zang Wei forward again.
After taking a few steps, Lin Yan realized that something was wrong.
The martial arts arena of the Wei Yard was clearly next door to Wu Yard, but Eldest Senior Brother took him deeper into the Instruction Yard.
"Eldest Senior Brother, this path doesn't seem to be going to the Wei Yard."
"Huh? Did I say I was taking you to Wei Yard?"
"If we're not going to Wei Yard, where are we going?"
"Instruction Yard."
Lin Yan was slightly stunned. "Eldest Senior Brother, why would a disciple like me go to the Instruction Yard?"
As Zang Wei walked, he said, "You've practiced the Five Animal Hands very well. You should have been admitted to Wei Yard or even Dragon Yard, but…"
He sighed. "You've eaten the Spirit Recovery Pill, haven't you?"
Lin Yan stopped in his tracks. He really couldn't refute or explain this matter.
He could only remain silent.
"When you ate the Spirit Recovery Pill, did you know that the Spirit Recovery Pill would damage one's foundation?"
Lin Yan remained silent.
Zang Wei sighed. "Martial arts are divided into realms. The transformation of blood energy is the beginning. Only by grasping the circulation of blood energy and striking out with force can one be called a Strength Realm martial artist.
"A Strength Realm martial artist's strength is as great as an ox. It's easy for them to defeat four to five ordinary people.
"And further up the path of martial arts, there are still the Tough and Noble Realms. It can be said that they're in different worlds.
"I don't know why you wanted to eat the Recovery Pill. Since you've already eaten it, you have to accept reality.
"The Spirit Recovery Pill damages a person's foundation. It's almost irreversible. Unless you can find the legendary treasure medicine, you'll never be able to break through the Strength Realm in your life and never be able to see a higher scenery."
When he said this, Zang Wei's eyes revealed a hint of sorrow, as if he was not talking about Lin Yan but himself.
Lin Yan didn't know how to explain and could only remain silent.
However, Zang Wei misunderstood and sighed. "Very good. It looks like you're already mentally prepared. With your situation, even if you enter Wei Yard in the future, you'll at most become a guard and escort. You'll guard a shop or work in an escort agency for the rest of your life. Have you seen such people?"
Lin Yan thought of Geng Bing and nodded. That was the goal he yearned for the most when he had just transmigrated. Now that he had mastered martial arts, he was no longer satisfied with it.
"For people like Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang, this is the direction of their future development. There's nothing wrong with it. However, since your Five Animal Hands has cultivated the true form, it would be a waste of talent if you took this path.
"So, you can choose another path."
Zang Wei brought Lin Yan to a small courtyard surrounded by fences. There was an elegant wooden house in the courtyard with a separate courtyard. There was also a stone table and two stone stools in the courtyard. It was very quiet and was located in the corner of the Instruction Yard.
"This is…"
"This is the Instruction Yard. I heard that you often practice alone at night. You must like peace and quiet, so I specially chose this place."
"For me?"
"It's for you to live in, not yours. As long as you agree to be an assistant instructor, you can live here from now on."
"Assistant instructor?!!"
——————
An hour later, Lin Yan walked out of the administrator's office with a wooden token with exquisite patterns and the words "Instructor" engraved on it. The confusion in his eyes had yet to fade.
"Assistant instructor, two taels of silver a month. Teach the disciples of Wu Yard the Five Animal Hands Technique. Contract for 20 years. No breach of contract. If you break through to the Tough Realm, you can end the contract early."
A twenty-year contract was almost equivalent to binding oneself to Dragon Gate Pavilion. Two taels of silver a month was not much.
However, when he saw that the contract could end early after he broke through to the Tough Realm, Lin Yan signed it without hesitation.
After returning to his room in Wei Yard, Lin Yan sat there in a daze for a while. Even when he started to pack his clothes, he still felt that it was unreal.
Did I get specially recruited in advance for no reason?
From a disciple of Wu Yard to an instructor of Wu Yard, from a student to a master?
Nearly two months ago, he was still a bookkeeper in a rice shop. With 300 copper coins a month, he had to lose more than 100 copper coins just from paying taxes. He only got 200 copper coins.
At that time, even if he signed the contract that tempted him a little, he would only get 500 copper coins a month.
But now, his monthly salary had increased by ten times, and his status was even higher!
Of course, two taels of silver did not seem like a lot to a martial artist.
However, the invisible benefit it represented was not something other martial artists could compare to.
If Dragon Gate Pavilion was compared to a university, Wu Yard was first-year, Wei Yard was second-year, and the guards were workers who had graduated from school and went out to work, then the assistant instructor would be a university teacher!
In terms of status, it was completely different.
Was this considered as reaching the heavens in a single step?
Of course, what made him the happiest was that he finally did not have to cultivate the Five Animal Hands Technique to perfection before the end of the month!
These days, this matter was like a huge mountain, pressing down on him until he did not dare to breathe for a moment.
Now that he had removed the heavy burden, Lin Yan felt his limbs lighten. His body seemed to be floating, and he felt very comfortable.
Finally, his life had stabilized, and he no longer had to worry about his life.
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