Chapter 5: In Front of the Spiritual Medicine Hall

In just one day, Chu Fengmian had opened two Spirit Veins. If this were to be told, everyone would think him a monster.

To rely solely on one's own strength to open a single Spirit Vein was incredibly difficult, let alone two in one day.

"This Bone-breaking Rebirth Technique truly lives up to its reputation as the once number one technique."

Chu Fengmian sighed inwardly. However, only someone as resolute as Chu Fengmian could cultivate the Bone-breaking Rebirth Technique to open Spirit Veins.

For ordinary spiritual masters, going through the countless cycles of breaking and reshaping Spirit Veins would be enough to make them faint from pain. Once they fainted, there would only be death awaiting.

That was why very few could cultivate the Bone-breaking Rebirth Technique.

In his previous life, Chu Fengmian had endured countless pains and still couldn't cultivate. Now that he finally had the chance, how could he possibly give up?

As he opened the second Spirit Vein, Chu Fengmian also discovered that the strength in his body had increased several times over compared to before.

In terms of strength, it had increased more than tenfold.

"Bone Tempering Tier Three."

Chu Fengmian felt it. Indeed, with the opening of the Spirit Veins, he had stepped into the third tier of the Bone Tempering realm.

Theoretically, thirty-five Bone Tempering Pills should allow a martial artist at the first tier of Bone Tempering to advance to the second tier.

However, this was true only for ordinary martial artists. Ordinary martial artists, when refining spiritual medicine, would find it incredibly difficult to absorb even fifty percent of the Spiritual Power. But Chu Fengmian could absorb it completely, almost without any loss. Therefore, he could rely on those thirty-five Bone Tempering Pills to leap into the third tier of Bone Tempering.

Chu Fengmian rose and silently activated the Phantom movement technique. Immediately, his figure moved astonishingly fast around the room.

In the room, there were three silhouettes of Chu Fengmian. Two of them were phantoms created by his speed.

Now that he had reached the third tier of Bone Tempering, Chu Fengmian could finally use the Phantom movement technique. Although he could only create two phantoms, and not reach the level of millions of phantoms as legend states, he was confident against any martial artists below the fifth tier of Bone Tempering.

"Let's go out and train."

Chu Fengmian opened the door, looked at the night sky, and his body kept moving in the courtyard, repeatedly solidifying phantoms, familiarizing himself with the Phantom movement technique.

By the time Chu Fengmian rested, the sky had already brightened.

He had not slept all night, yet Chu Fengmian didn't feel tired. On the contrary, he felt very spirited. For martial artists, cultivation provided far more energy than sleep. Many martial arts masters could go decades or even centuries without sleep, constantly cultivating martial arts.

With the time of one night, Chu Fengmian finally became adept at the Phantom movement technique, reaching a minor level of proficiency.

Chu Fengmian was a man of great talent. In his previous life, he simply couldn't activate Spiritual Power and hence couldn't cultivate. But now, in one night, he had achieved minor proficiency in the Phantom movement technique.

With this, even facing a martial artist at the seventh tier of Bone Tempering, although he might not be able to defeat them, he could at least hold his ground undefeated.

"Today is the day they distribute the salary, right?"

Chu Fengmian thought for a moment. Today was mid-month, exactly when the Lin household distributed monthly salaries.

Normally, Chu Fengmian's salary was handled by disciples from the outer section of the Lin household. By the time it reached Chu Fengmian's hands, it had been deducted multiple times.

Back then, Chu Fengmian could only be angry but dared not speak out. After all, without strength, everything was futile.

But this time was different. Having reached the third tier of Bone Tempering, Chu Fengmian now had a place in the outer section of the Lin household.

This time, it should be Chu Fengmian himself who goes to receive it.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chu Fengmian's mouth as he strode towards the outer residence's Medicine Hall.

The Medicine Hall, where the salary was distributed monthly within the outer residence, primarily consisted of elixirs for martial artists; thus, each disciple of the Lin residence received varying amounts of elixirs monthly.

As Chu Fengmian walked within the outer residence of the Lin mansion, many disciples were up early, intending to collect their elixirs. Upon seeing Chu Fengmian, each of their eyes revealed a hint of curiosity.

On usual days, Chu Fengmian had never dared to collect the elixirs himself and was always accompanied by others. What was different this time?

Especially now, many had noticed that Chu Fengmian's demeanor had changed drastically; his confident posture and uplifted head made him seem like a completely different person.

"Could it be that Chu Fengmian is truly able to cultivate now? Has he entered the Bone Tempering realm?"

Various outer residence disciples discussed among themselves. The news of Chu Fengmian defeating Cao Dahai had already spread throughout the outer residence of the Lin mansion.

After all, Chu Fengmian was known by everyone as useless, yet he suddenly managed to defeat Cao Dahai, which greatly surprised them all.

"But even if he has entered the Bone Tempering realm, what of it? A martial artist with only one Spirit Vein is still useless."

An outer residence disciple disdainfully said.

A martial artist with only one Spirit Vein was indeed not much different from being useless, struggling their entire life without even reaching the Body Tempering realm, only slightly better than an ordinary person.

"Look, the kid is going to the Medicine Hall to collect his elixirs. Let's hurry and see for ourselves."

An outer residence disciple said with a smile, pulling a few other disciples along as they hurried toward the Medicine Hall, intent on witnessing Chu Fengmian's embarrassment.

Chu Fengmian saw the mockery and disdain in their eyes.

However, dealing with these petty people was not something Chu Fengmian was interested in handling personally.

Defeating Cao Dahai was only the first step for Chu Fengmian; his next goal was to become the lord of the Lin residence.

The Medicine Hall was lined with a long queue early in the morning. However, only those outer residence disciples needed to line up. True martial artists with some status in the outer residence didn't need to queue and were let through immediately upon arrival.

"Oh? Isn't this Steward Chu? What brings you here personally to collect elixirs today?"

Just as Chu Fengmian arrived at the entrance of the Medicine Hall, an untimely voice rang out.

A man with several scars on his face stood at the entrance of the Medicine Hall, sneering at Chu Fengmian.

This man, who had just insulted Chu Fengmian, was named Lin Gou, an outer residence disciple of the Lin Mansion. Although his talent was mediocre, currently at the fourth level of the Bone Tempering realm, he was good at flattering and was a favored subordinate of the deputy steward of the outer residence, holding some influence here.

Lin Gou had frequently targeted Chu Fengmian in the past, but at that time, Chu Fengmian's strength was too weak to confront Lin Gou.

A cold smirk appeared on the corner of Chu Fengmian's mouth.

He had just perfected the Phantom movement technique to a minor degree of completion. It was the perfect time to test it on someone, and Lin Gou seemed to have delivered himself for that purpose.