Chapter 30

"Regarding your advantages in martial arts inner strength and agility, you have a significant edge, and your offensive power is also considerable. However, the only flaw is your personal defense, which is somewhat lacking."

After Zhao Yufei finished speaking, she paid attention to Zhao Feng's expression.

"That's right! This is precisely where my flaw lies."

To his surprise, Zhao Feng was not at all taken aback.

He possessed a mysterious left eye, which allowed him to perceive things in minute detail.

Zhao Feng could easily identify his enemies' weaknesses and strengths, and the same applied to himself.

"Have you not practiced any body-strengthening martial arts?"

Zhao Yufei was somewhat surprised.

"No."

Zhao Feng shook his head.

It wasn't that he didn't want to learn body-strengthening martial arts; rather, such martial arts required years of persistent practice and could not be mastered quickly in a short period.

Generally, martial arts involving techniques or mental cultivation could be rapidly mastered within a short time through insight and talent.

Only body-strengthening martial arts could not be taken lightly; they required the most time, perseverance, and the assistance of precious herbs.

"The body is the foundation of martial arts cultivation. A high-level body-strengthening technique not only solidifies the foundation but also enhances self-protection and defense. Brother Zhao Feng, are you interested?"

Zhao Yufei smiled.

Especially the term "Brother Zhao Feng" made Zhao Feng feel a bit different.

Zhao Yufei's cheeks, still flushed, turned a deep red, and her bright eyes showed a rare hint of shyness.

In the clan, seniority was determined by age.

By age, Zhao Feng might be half a year younger than Zhao Yufei.

Perhaps because of Zhao Feng's astonishing performance in the outer martial arts competition, Zhao Yufei almost overlooked this fact.

"That does make sense. I can consider it."

After deep thought, Zhao Feng nodded in agreement.

In the past, Zhao Feng's strength lay in speed, and peers of the same level could hardly get close to him, so he had neglected body-strengthening and defense.

Now, after Zhao Yufei's reminder, Zhao Feng also began to take it seriously.

At the outer martial arts competition, if it weren't for his "martial arts inner strength," he probably couldn't have withstood Zhao Yijian's advanced "Cold Stream Sword."

On the contrary, Zhao Yue, without martial arts inner strength, could still stand up to Zhao Yijian, thanks to his powerful body-strengthening martial arts.

During the battle with Xin Tong yesterday, Zhao Feng also felt the strength of body-strengthening martial arts, finding it difficult to break through the opponent's defense.

That afternoon.

Zhao Yufei invited Zhao Feng to her home as a guest.

To Zhao Feng's surprise, Zhao Yufei's new home was adjacent to his courtyard.

It turned out that Zhao Yufei's treatment was similar to Zhao Feng's, both being key cultivators in the clan and moved to the inner circle.

"Grandfather!"

Zhao Yufei called out happily upon returning.

"Yufei is back."

A one-armed old man walked out of the house, glanced at Zhao Feng casually, and didn't say much.

"I wonder what kind of deal Yufei mentioned earlier?"

Zhao Feng finally got to the point.

"Brother Zhao Feng, please wait a moment."

Zhao Yufei stood up, walked to the one-armed old man, and whispered a few words.

Finally, the one-armed old man nodded and went back into the house, returning with an old leather-bound book.

"This martial arts secret manual is called 'Iron Wall Technique.' It is well-known in Xiangyun Kingdom and is far more advanced than the 'Iron Gang Body' practiced by Zhao Yue."

The one-armed old man handed the leather-bound book to Zhao Yufei and sighed lightly.

Zhao Feng immediately realized that this grandfather and granddaughter must have planned this, eyeing his advantage of 'Lingdu Qi Jue' in forming martial arts inner strength.

Zhao Yufei's sparring with him and pointing out his flaws were also part of the preparation.

"Iron Wall Technique?"

Zhao Feng murmured softly, recalling that he hadn't heard of anyone in the Zhao family practicing this martial art.

Zhao Yue's 'Iron Gang Body' was also a high-level martial art but was an inner transmission of the Zhao family, similar to Xin Tong's 'Copper Skin Iron Body.'

From the one-armed old man's words, this body-strengthening technique was even superior to 'Iron Gang Body.'

"This body-strengthening technique is a simplified version of the legendary 'Silver Wall Technique.' Even after simplification, with only one-third of the original content, it stands at the pinnacle of high-level martial arts."

The one-armed old man said with a hint of pride.

Legendary martial arts?

Zhao Feng drew a sharp breath and couldn't help but scrutinize the one-armed old man carefully.

To be able to produce such a high-level martial art, he felt that the old man's background was not simple.

He secretly activated his left eye but found that the one-armed old man's internal qi and blood were no different from an ordinary person, and there was no trace of martial arts inner strength.

"Ten years ago, I lost all my cultivation due to an accident."

The one-armed old man seemed to notice Zhao Feng's probing and said calmly.

"I am very sorry."

Zhao Feng felt a bit ashamed and immediately withdrew his gaze.

The one-armed old man's face remained expressionless as he continued, "Today, for my granddaughter, I am willing to exchange this 'Iron Wall Technique' for your inner strength cultivation method. What do you think, young man?"

Zhao Feng had already guessed this request.

"Let me think about it."

Zhao Feng began to weigh the pros and cons.

'Lingdu Qi Jue' was a set of inner strength cultivation techniques with its own high points, surpassing ordinary high-level martial arts and even matching top-tier martial arts. However, this set of inner strength techniques could only fully leverage its advantages when used with 'Piao Ling Du.'

Of course, 'Iron Wall Technique' was also excellent, derived from a legendary martial art, standing at the pinnacle of high-level martial arts, and almost on par with top-tier martial arts.

With this in mind, Zhao Feng quickly made up his mind.

"Agreed."

Zhao Feng nodded and asked Zhao Yufei to fetch paper and pen.

Then, he wrote down the content of 'Lingdu Qi Jue' in one go.

Zhao Feng played a small trick; he only copied the inner strength cultivation methods and techniques of 'Lingdu Qi Jue' but did not mention anything related to 'Piao Ling Du.'

This way, Zhao Yufei would only receive a standalone inner strength cultivation technique, completely unrelated to 'Piao Ling Du.'

After finishing, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei exchanged the secret manuals in their hands.

The one-armed old man took the handwritten 'Lingdu Qi Jue' and his eyes flashed with a keen light.

Zhao Feng didn't lag behind, activating his left eye and quickly scanning the content of 'Iron Wall Technique.'

He had hundreds of intermediate martial arts in his mind, and his martial arts theory was not inferior.

After just "scanning" the content of 'Iron Wall Technique,' he completely memorized it and clearly felt its superiority over other body-strengthening martial arts in his mind.

"Very good, very good. This inner strength cultivation technique is very suitable for Yufei."

The one-armed old man finished reading the handwritten 'Lingdu Qi Jue' and looked pleased.

"Hehe, we have a pleasant cooperation."

Zhao Feng put away 'Iron Wall Technique' and felt satisfied.

However, before leaving, Zhao Feng curiously asked, "Senior, why don't you let Sister Yufei practice 'Iron Wall Technique'?"

The one-armed old man smiled, "You are a genius in the clan, and you should know that 'Iron Wall Technique' is as hard as iron and extremely yang, making it unsuitable for women to practice. Moreover, Yufei follows a graceful and gentle style, while your inner strength cultivation technique is very suitable for her. Otherwise, I wouldn't have exchanged 'Iron Wall Technique' for it."

That made sense.

Zhao Feng nodded. He had already memorized the content of 'Iron Wall Technique,' and it indeed was not suitable for women to practice.

After returning home.

Zhao Feng eagerly began to study 'Iron Wall Technique.'

Body-strengthening martial arts are generally easy to understand and not difficult to comprehend.

However, 'Iron Wall Technique' was different from ordinary body-strengthening martial arts; its comprehension difficulty was comparable to that of general high-level martial arts.

This did not pose a problem for Zhao Feng. He slightly activated his left eye, and the techniques and secrets of 'Iron Wall Technique' merged into his mind, lingering continuously.

That night, Zhao Feng successfully entered the realm of 'Iron Wall Technique.'

'Iron Wall Technique' has seven levels in total.

The first three levels strengthen the skin and flesh, making the body solid and powerful.

At the third level, the body's surface becomes as hard as iron, capable of withstanding blades and swords. This alone is superior to Zhao Yue's 'Iron Gang Body.'

Zhao Yue's 'Iron Gang Body' required deliberate accumulation of qi and blood to make certain parts hard enough to withstand blades and swords at the third level.

"Fourth level: Using martial arts inner strength to refine blood, flesh, and bones, significantly increasing strength, far surpassing peers, and enhancing resistance to blades, swords, and martial arts inner strength. At this level, the body is like an iron wall, achieving a minor accomplishment."

When Zhao Feng read about the fourth level, his eyes lit up slightly.

This body-strengthening technique had unique advantages, significantly increasing physical strength.

"If I can cultivate 'Iron Wall Technique' to the fourth level, I have at least a seventy percent chance of placing in the top three in the clan martial arts competition."

Zhao Feng was quite excited and eager.

"Fifth level: At this level, the iron wall body can break blades and swords and charge through thousands of enemies."

"Sixth level: Copper wall iron body, immune to attacks below the seventh level of martial arts."

"Seventh level: Tempered and perfected, unbreakable even in a furnace."

...

As he read on, Zhao Feng's heart trembled.

Especially the seventh level, which almost reached a superhuman level.

Being unbreakable in a furnace, what does that mean?

Any living being, when thrown into a furnace, would inevitably be burned to ashes.

If he could cultivate 'Iron Wall Technique' to the seventh level, he would be almost invincible below the ninth level of martial arts.

"Truly a great bargain."

Zhao Feng was excited and doubled his efforts to cultivate this body-strengthening technique.

Because he had mastered martial arts inner strength and was already a fourth-level martial artist, his progress in the initial stages was extremely fast.

In just one day, Zhao Feng successfully cultivated the first level of 'Iron Wall Technique.'

After mastering the first level of 'Iron Wall Technique,' Zhao Feng found his skin and flesh becoming more resilient and powerful.

This was an obvious effect!

However, after reaching the first level, his progress significantly slowed down.

Zhao Feng estimated that it would take at least ten days to reach the second level.

"In ten days, the clan martial arts competition will begin."

Zhao Feng thought for a moment and decided to go to Yuyang City's Medicine Pavilion to buy "Body Tempering Powder."

Each bag of Body Tempering Powder cost over 2,000 silver taels and could be used three times to strengthen the body and accelerate body-strengthening.

Zhao Feng gritted his teeth and bought three bags, spending over 6,000 silver taels.

With the remaining silver, he bought a "Qi Accumulation Pill," also costing over 6,000 silver taels.

It is well-known that the fourth to sixth levels of martial arts are called the "Qi Accumulation Stage."

The "Qi Accumulation Pill" increases the accumulation and refinement of martial arts inner strength.

This shows that Zhao Feng had never relaxed his cultivation of martial arts inner strength.

Three bags of Body Tempering Powder and one Qi Accumulation Pill directly depleted all of Zhao Feng's savings, leaving him penniless.

After returning home.

Zhao Feng used one bag of "Body Tempering Powder," started soaking in the medicinal liquid, and began cultivating 'Iron Wall Technique.'

Zhao Feng's entire body was immersed in the Body Tempering Powder solution, and a burning sensation began to spread from his skin, gradually penetrating his body as time passed.

Suddenly, a familiar and strange sound rang out.

Thump! Thump...

From the depths of Zhao Feng's left eye, a warm sensation emerged, intertwining with the fiery medicinal power of the Body Tempering Powder.

Ah~

A wondrous fiery sensation was guided from outside to inside, moving several times faster than before.

"This..."

Zhao Feng was amazed, feeling his body like an ice cube rapidly absorbing the medicinal power of the Body Tempering Powder.