The next day, as dawn broke, Lin Sheng walked out of his room.
He didn't continue cultivating last night but instead focused on reading the herbal compendium in his room until late at night before falling asleep. He could now basically recognize some common plants.
Perhaps it was because he had lived two lives, but he found his memory to be quite good. Although not photographic, it was much stronger than in his previous life.
He stretched his limbs in the yard, only then remembering that there was another fellow in the yard.
He scanned the yard but didn't see the wild dog. However, he had closed the yard gate properly yesterday, so the wild dog definitely couldn't have gotten out.
He searched carefully again and, as expected, found the wild dog in the woodpile in the yard, with only its tail exposed.
He grabbed its hind leg and dragged it out. Amidst a series of sharp yelps, Lin Sheng felt a warm sensation on his hand.
Lin Sheng frowned, already having a bad premonition. When he pulled the wild dog out of the woodpile, a long wet stain had indeed appeared on the ground, or more accurately, a urine stain.
"This beast actually peed!!"
Lin Sheng's eyebrows were almost furrowed into a single line. Looking at the yellowish stain on his palm, he threw the wild dog onto the ground without hesitation.
A Fishy odor permeated the air.
The wild dog, however, curled up on the ground, huddled into a ball and trembling non-stop, while continuously emitting rather mournful yelps, as if it had suffered immense pain.
This miserable appearance left Lin Sheng speechless. If someone didn't know, just hearing the sound, they would think the wild dog had suffered some terrible treatment.
Was this wild dog too timid??
Ignoring the constantly yelping wild dog, Lin Sheng walked to the water basin and carefully washed off the dog urine on his hands.
However, the wild dog's yelps grew louder, annoying Lin Sheng. He frowned and scolded it.
"If you yelp again, I'll stew you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wild dog's body trembled, and its yelps stopped.
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows, looking a bit surprised, but didn't pay too much attention. He walked over, kicked the wild dog, and picked it up.
Piss... piss...
As soon as he picked it up, another stream of liquid shot out from under the wild dog. Fortunately, Lin Sheng was prepared this time and had grabbed its neck, otherwise, he might have been hit again.
This dog's courage was even smaller than that of the pet puppies he had seen in his previous life who hadn't seen strangers.
Seeing that the wild dog had finished peeing, Lin Sheng finally brought it closer and examined it up and down.
"Hmm, it looks normal. Its condition is much more energetic than yesterday. It seems that blood enhancement pill should be fine."
Thinking this, he casually threw the wild dog aside.
Since this blood enhancement pill was normal, he could take it as usual.
But before that, he had to go to the Hunting Beast Hall.
He had been in the Hunting Beast Hall for some time now, and it was time to show some more talent.
Ninth Squad station.
"What? You've cultivated Raging Bull Fist to Minor Accomplishment??"
Wang Sanyang's eyes widened, his face full of surprise as he looked at Lin Sheng.
"That's right. Thanks to that blood nourishment pill, I was lucky enough to break through last night."
Lin Sheng nodded and replied neither servile nor overbearing.
Wang Sanyang didn't speak but raised his hand and struck towards Lin Sheng with a punch. The speed was quite fast, bringing out a whistling wind.
Lin Sheng reacted extremely quickly, also raising his hand and meeting it with a punch.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Lin Sheng retreated a few steps before stopping his body.
"He actually reached Minor Accomplishment. How long has it been since he started Body Tempering?"
Wang Sanyang didn't continue to attack but muttered to himself. However, a smile soon appeared on his face.
"Lin Sheng, wait here for a moment."
After saying that, Wang Sanyang quickly walked away.
In less than fifteen minutes, he returned with Tian Hu.
As soon as Tian Hu entered the door, his gaze fell on Lin Sheng, examining him from head to toe. Then, like Wang Sanyang, he threw a punch.
Lin Sheng countered with a punch again. After one strike, Tian Hu's eyes lit up.
"Unexpectedly, Lin Sheng, your talent is much higher than I imagined. It's only been less than a month since I taught you Iron Yak, and you've already broken through to the Body Tempering Realm."
"It was mainly that blood nourishment pill that helped this Disciple greatly, otherwise, this Disciple would not have broken through so quickly."
Lin Sheng said seriously.
It was simple to improve his status in Zhenshan Tower, and that was to improve his strength.
This mission had a blood nourishment pill reward, which he could use to show his progress in Raging Bull Fist's Minor Accomplishment.
Even so, his cultivation speed was still a bit fast, but it was not impossible to show some cultivation talent.
Excellent cultivation talent would undoubtedly allow him to receive more preferential treatment in the Hunting Beast Hall.
The higher the talent he displayed, the higher his status in the Hunting Beast Hall would be. This way, even if Ma Long wanted to do something to him, it wouldn't be so easy.
In fact, even without Ma Long's threat, he had planned to reveal some of his talent in a few days, as his strength couldn't be suppressed forever.
Instead of constantly suppressing it and having to be careful about exposing it, it was better to reveal his talent. This way, while obtaining resources, he could also establish himself as a martial arts Genius.
It was just Ma Long's threat that accelerated this plan, forcing him to take some risks, but it was better than being completely exposed under Ma Long's targeting.
As the captain of Hunting Beast Hall's Third Squad, his strength was even stronger than Wang Sanyang's. It would undoubtedly be easy for him to do something to him.
"Even with the effect of the blood nourishment pill, it's impossible to have such a fast cultivation speed."
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Tian Hu shook his head slightly and looked at Lin Sheng, lost in thought. Soon, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up even more.
"Although the blood nourishment pill has the effect of accelerating Body Tempering cultivation, it cannot reach this level. The reason for entering the Body Tempering Realm so quickly is mostly due to yourself."
"It seems your talent is excellent. The reason it wasn't revealed before should be because your physique was too weak. Irregular meals couldn't meet the needs of your physique, and even with good talent, it would be buried. This blood nourishment pill just happened to nourish your depleted body, which is why you were able to enter Body Tempering so smoothly."
Before Lin Sheng could say anything more, Tian Hu had already given his conclusion.
Wang Sanyang, who was on the side, also clicked his tongue in wonder when he heard this and nodded, saying.
"Such examples are indeed not uncommon. Many ordinary people from poor backgrounds, after entering the martial arts and no longer having to worry about food and clothing, will see a certain improvement in their Aptitude compared to before.
I remember a classic example a few years ago in the county town's yamen. He was originally just a temporary yamen runner, but later he made some contributions and received some rewards, and his talent was revealed. Later, he was valued by a constable from Fu City and taken to Fu City."
Listening to the two of them, Lin Sheng felt a bit strange. He had originally wanted to explain further, but now it seemed it wasn't necessary.
With such an example, it was perfect.
"Old Wang, you're talking about Liu Tianci, aren't you? Speaking of which, Liu Tianci is considered a legendary figure in our Lin'an County. Before he was 17, he was unremarkable and useless. After he turned 17, he suddenly enlightened, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds."
Tian Hu continued at this point, and as he spoke, a hint of emotion appeared on his face.
"After Liu Tianci's talent was activated, he entered the Body Tempering Realm in five days and entered Forging Tendons in a month. His cultivation speed was truly unbelievable. Two years ago, he had already reached Great Accomplishment in Blood Transportation Realm, and his strength now is probably already at an extremely terrifying level."
"Entering Body Tempering in five days, entering Forging Tendons in a month?"
Lin Sheng was also a bit surprised.
Such a cultivation speed was definitely worthy of being called a peerless Genius.
One must know that after his Iron Yak integration, his cultivation Aptitude for Raging Bull Fist was already highly compatible, but his cultivation speed was not much faster than Liu Tianci's. This was enough to show that Liu Tianci's talent was indeed extremely terrifying.
"That's right, were you scared?"
Tian Hu shook his head and smiled.
"I heard that after Liu Tianci enlightened, his body showed unusual phenomena, and he was no longer an ordinary person."
"However, such situations are ultimately rare. There aren't many in a single Fu City."
Tian Hu didn't continue speaking but refocused his gaze on Lin Sheng.
"You are now a Body Tempering Martial Artist, so your treatment will naturally improve compared to before. You don't need to worry about this."
"Ninth Squad suffered heavy losses this time, and several of the squad leaders like Zhang Ding were severely injured and withdrew. You will step up and take Zhang Ding's position. Also, if you need anything, just ask Wang Sanyang."
"Thank you, Tang Zhu."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng cupped his hands and responded.
By the time he walked out of the station, he already had a book in his hand.
It was none other than the complete subsequent cultivation method for Raging Bull Fist.
Furthermore, his salary in the Hunting Beast Hall had increased to ten taels of silver, which was even higher than Zhang Ding's previous salary. Not only that, but Tian Hu also told him all of his insights on cultivating Raging Bull Fist.
And he promised that if he had any problems with his cultivation in the future, he could ask him or Wang Sanyang at any time.
The change in their attitude towards him showed that after he demonstrated his value, Tian Hu had already regarded him as one of his own.
During his time in the Hunting Beast Hall, he also understood that it was not monolithic and had factional divisions.
And behind Ninth Squad was Deputy Tang Zhu Tian Hu.
In fact, he didn't care about these things. As long as he had Cultivation Techniques. Given time, his martial arts cultivation would always advance steadily.
Now that he had revealed that he had entered Body Tempering, and with Tian Hu and Wang Sanyang there, even if Ma Long really wanted to do something to him, he would have some reservations.
"There shouldn't be any trouble in the short term. While I have this time, I should first Cultivate White Ape Leg Technique to Great Accomplishment and enter the Forging Tendons Realm. It would be best if I could also improve Raging Bull Fist at the same time."
Lin Sheng had already planned his next step in his mind.
He was still in the Body Tempering Realm. Even with the integration boost effect of the Tusker Mountain Pig, which allowed him not to fear ordinary Forging Tendons Early Stage Martial Artists, he was not a true Forging Tendons Martial Artist after all. He didn't have much confidence in fighting against a true Forging Tendons Martial Artist.
Moreover, Ma Long's strength in the Forging Tendons Early Stage Realm should be considered relatively strong. After all, besides cultivating Raging Bull Fist to Great Accomplishment, he also possessed a second-rate martial art.
To deal with him, his current strength was naturally not enough.
However, once he entered the Forging Tendons Realm, coupled with the integration boost effect, it should be enough.
Returning to the yard, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the wild dog he had brought back darting into the woodpile.
Lin Sheng was too lazy to bother with it and began to Cultivate on his own.
Time flew by, and another two days passed.
"You said that kid broke through to Body Tempering?"
At the Third Squad station, Ma Long frowned and looked at his subordinate beside him.
"That's right, that kid had a stroke of luck. With the help of the blood nourishment pill, he successfully entered the Body Tempering Realm two days ago."
A squad leader from the Third Squad said respectfully.
"And I heard that kid was personally appointed as the Ninth Squad's squad leader by Deputy Tang Zhu Tian. Deputy Tang Zhu thinks highly of him."
"Hmph."
Hearing this, Ma Long snorted coldly, his brows furrowed even tighter.
If he remembered correctly, that kid didn't seem to have been cultivating martial arts for very long.
It should have been less than a month, and he had already broken through to Body Tempering.
Even with the help of the blood nourishment pill, such progress was a bit too fast.
"It seems that kid's talent is better than I imagined."
Ma Long's face was somewhat gloomy.
After these few days, there was still no news of Ma Qiang, and he had completely given up hope.
He had originally planned to find an opportunity to get rid of Lin Sheng in a few more days.
Unexpectedly, something like this suddenly happened.
"Then what's the next step, Captain? Now that kid has become a Body Tempering Martial Artist and also the Ninth Squad's squad leader, and he's valued by Deputy Tang Zhu Tian. It might not be so easy to make a move anymore."
The squad leader also asked at this time.
"Not so easy?"
Ma Long sneered.
With his temperament, he naturally wouldn't let such a threat exist.
He hadn't paid much attention to this small hunter before, but now the talent the other party displayed had made him feel threatened.
With such talent, entering Forging Tendons Late Stage was definitely not a problem, and there was even a great chance of reaching the Blood Transportation Realm.
Since he had already offended the other party, he had to cut the grass by the roots and get rid of him before he could grow up.
Having reached this point, he was naturally not someone benevolent. The lives he had taken were at least several dozen, if not over a hundred.
How could a single Tian Hu make him retreat?
"There's no rush with this kid's matter for now. You send someone to the city to buy two more blood enhancement pills for me. Also, send a few experts to the city to keep an eye on this kid's parents."
"Yes, Captain."
The squad leader immediately nodded in response and left in a hurry.
Watching his subordinate leave, Ma Long's face returned to calm.
A Genius who hasn't grown up is not a Genius.
He had decided to focus on cultivation for the next period of time and strive to break through as soon as possible.
Once he broke through to Forging Tendons Late Stage, the first thing he would do was get rid of Lin Sheng.
By then, even if Tian Hu made a move, he wouldn't be afraid at all. Even if that kid had some precautions, he wasn't afraid of what tricks he could pull using his parents as a threat.
In fact, he had also considered finding an opportunity to personally make a move and quickly get rid of Lin Sheng in the past two days.
However, considering the current situation and the fact that Tian Hu was also in the town, if he used that kid to set him up, it would be a loss outweighing the gain. After all, nothing was as important as his Breakthrough.
Thinking this, he put away his thoughts, closed his eyes, and fell into cultivation again.