Chapter 5: Another breakthrough in cultivation

Bang!

Lu Tao was forging iron when suddenly the door of the yard was kicked open by someone and the door was directly broken.

Then, a group of Axe Gang members rushed in.

Just as Lu Tao was about to speak, he saw a burly man in his forties, 1.8 meters tall, glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Stand aside and don't move."

Lu Tao had no choice but to stand aside obediently.

Lu Tao knew this man, named Yang Feng, who was extremely powerful and in the late stage of skin refining, and could be ranked in the top five in the entire Axe Gang.

This man was extremely lustful and had ruined no less than ten decent women. Some of them could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide; some family members went to the Axe Gang to ask for an explanation, but were brutally killed by this man.

He was a complete bully.

At Yang Feng's signal, the other three members of the Axe Gang broke into Lu Tao's room, kitchen, and even the toilet and doghouse without saying a word, searching everywhere, trying to find something.

Listening to the rummaging in the room, Lu Tao showed a little dissatisfaction, but he could only endure it silently.

Yang Feng glanced and found nothing unusual.

Soon, the Axe Gang came out one after another, all shaking their heads at Yang Feng.

Obviously, after searching for a while, nothing was found.

Yang Feng glanced at Lu Tao and asked casually: "Did you find any unusual movement just now?"

"No."

Lu Tao shook his head.

Yang Feng nodded silently, without saying much, and left the yard with a group of people, and continued to the next house to search for another person who had a grudge with Wang Jinshan.

Wang Jinshan had made many enemies in Dafeng Town, and many people had the motive and strength to kill him. Relatively speaking, Lu Tao's suspicion was much smaller.

It could even be ignored.

After all, Lu Tao was only seventeen years old, and his cultivation strength was limited. It was impossible for him to kill Wang Jinshan.

Besides, according to what the Axe Gang found at the murder scene, the murderer shot Wang Jinshan with a bow and arrow, and the arrow could penetrate the wall, which was obviously an advanced weapon. Lu Tao's family had never owned such a weapon.

As for forging, the Axe Gang directly ruled out this possibility.

The Axe Gang knew very well about Lu Tao's casting ability. He could not forge an advanced weapon at all, and could only forge ordinary weapons, not even a better one.

In fact, after the search, the Axe Gang did not find anything, and there was no trace of bows and arrows buried in the toilet.

The Axe Gang naturally would not waste time here with Lu Tao.

After Yang Feng and others left, Lu Tao returned to the room.

Seeing that clothes and bedding were thrown randomly on the ground, and most of the pots and pans were broken, Lu Tao couldn't help but start to get angry.

"This is a group of bandits."

In other words, he really didn't have any good things, otherwise, they would definitely be taken away by this group of people.

Lu Tao quietly packed up everything, repaired the gate, and then took out the potion he got from Wang Jinshan's house and began to practice.

Only when his strength is improved can he be fearless.

Now he is in the middle stage of skin refining, with several yellow-level middle-grade body movements and swordsmanship... He is not afraid of anyone facing the middle stage of skin refining of the Axe Gang, but Lu Tao is a little unsure about the late stage of skin refining.

Therefore, Lu Tao is eager to quickly improve his cultivation and strength.

Applying the potion all over his body, Lu Tao gradually immersed himself in cultivation.

...

On the other side, the martial arts shop in Dafeng Town.

The boss He Zongming is an old man in his seventies, but he looks only fifty years old. He is still radiant, without a single white hair, and very healthy. He is one of the few masters of blood refining in Dafeng Town.

The Axe Gang searched the houses everywhere, and such a big movement naturally alarmed him.

After asking, he learned that Wang Jinshan was assassinated. Although he was surprised, he didn't care too much. A small axe helped a vagrant, so he died.

However, when he heard that he was shot with a bow and arrow, for some reason, He Zongming instantly thought of Lu Tao, who had just exchanged the Star Chasing Arrow Technique from his shop with the house deed as collateral not long ago.

However, it was only more than an hour since Lu Tao exchanged the skills. What can he do with this time?

It is impossible that he could understand the Star Chasing Arrow Technique in an hour and then kill Wang Jinshan with this arrow technique, right?

If Lu Tao had such a perceptiveness, how could he waste more than ten years in Dafeng Town?

He couldn't even avenge his parents?

And Lu Tao couldn't take out the advanced bow and arrow.

Thinking of this, He Zongming couldn't help shaking his head, but once this guess appeared, it kept lingering in his mind and couldn't be shaken off.

He had to think more.

But the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

If it wasn't Lu Tao, why would he exchange the house deed for the technique?

He Zongming had thought Lu Tao's move was strange before, and now that he thought about it, it was indeed too unreasonable.

"Could it be... really him?"

He was shocked when he thought of this possibility.

If it was true, it would be more than incredible, it would be like a fairy tale.

Not only did he comprehend the middle-grade yellow-level star-chasing arrow technique in just one hour, but he was also able to create an entry-level weapon. This is not a genius, it's simply a monster.

"Perhaps, the sky of Dafeng Town... is going to change."

He Zongming glanced at the Axe Gang who was asking in the pawnshop, murmured, then turned back to the shop, put the house deed that Lu Tao had brought in his arms, and destroyed the document directly.

Just now, he lay on the chair and hummed a little song as if nothing had happened.

As if he knew nothing, he naturally ignored everything.

...

Breathe~inhale~

As the technique was running and his breathing changed, Lu Tao controlled the potion to continuously temper his skin and flesh, allowing it to improve little by little.

With the perfect state of the Barbarian Bull Body Refining Technique, plus the absorption of 100% of the medicinal effect, Lu Tao's cultivation speed is now much faster than before.

The difference is huge.

The effect of cultivation is dozens of times different.

When a bottle of potion was used up, Lu Tao did not stop and continued to use the second bottle.

If the technique is not fully understood, then after the cultivation level is just improved, it will take some time to familiarize the body to avoid mistakes in the practice process, which will lead to the situation of going crazy or unstable foundation.

But Lu Tao does not have this problem.

The Barbarian Bull Body Refining Technique has been fully understood. When practicing, Lu Tao can adjust his breathing at any time according to the amount of medicinal effect absorbed by the body, and going crazy will not occur at all.

As for the unstable foundation.

It was even more impossible. Every time Lu Tao tempered his skin and flesh, he allowed the medicinal effect to be fully absorbed, and allowed the skin and flesh to be tempered repeatedly, so that it could advance naturally. He did not force it to advance when it could be advanced.

Now the practice of the middle stage of skin refining is still the same.

Lu Tao would not force a breakthrough, as that would destroy his future and was not a wise move.

Now that the Axe Gang could not find him for the time being, Lu Tao was not in a hurry, and he steadily improved his strength in an orderly manner.

Just like this, one bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

Time passed, and an hour and a half passed in a blink of an eye, and it was already late at night.

Buzz...

Lu Tao felt like his skin and flesh were electrified, and he felt a burst of numbness, which passed in a flash.

Lu Tao knew that he had broken through.

In just a few hours, he broke through the realms one after another, from the previous early stage of skin refining to the middle stage of skin refining, and after killing Wang Jinshan, he broke through to the late stage of skin refining.

If this were to be told to others, no one in Dafeng Town would believe it.

"Name: Lu Tao."

"Cultivation: late skin refining."

"Kung Fu: (Thunder Fist (0/3 minor success), Bull Body Refining (perfect), Wandering Body Technique (perfect), Star Chasing Arrow Technique (perfect), Cloak Sword Technique (perfect)."

"Skills: Lu's Hammer Technique (0/9 major success)."

"Lucky Points: 9."

Lu Tao glanced at the system and stopped being distracted. He continued to perform the Body Refining Technique, absorbing and refining the remaining half of the medicinal effect between the skin and flesh to stabilize his cultivation level.

After a while, Lu Tao finished his training and ended his training.

Tonight, he had practiced for more than an hour and used three bottles of potion. Now there is only one bottle left. It is obviously impossible to break through the skin refining realm and reach the blood refining realm.

However, with the cultivation of the late skin refining, combined with body techniques, sword techniques, and arrow techniques, Lu Tao is no longer that A young man who is at the mercy of others.

"Finally I have some self-protection power."

After taking a cold shower, Lu Tao told the big black dog to wake him up when he heard any noise.

Lu Tao was worried that the Axe Gang would come to his house in the middle of the night. Although the possibility was small, it was better to be careful.

"By the way, do I need to build a better house? Otherwise, it would be too frustrating to be attacked from a distance and shot to death like Wang Jinshan."

"But a house that is just a little stronger is not enough. What if someone poisons it? It also needs to be able to prevent poison. So it seems that we need to arrange a formation. By the way, it would be better if it can shrink in size and make an intelligent housekeeper..."

"Forget it, it's a bit far away. Let's go to sleep."

Lu Tao took a nap while imagining the future.

He didn't dare to sleep too deeply. He could only take a light nap tonight...