Xu Yunfan nodded slightly and agreed.
In the evening, the convoy arrived at Feiheji. Xu Yunfan moved his ears slightly and vaguely heard three carriages carrying black iron boxes quietly turning into a fork in the road and disappearing into the fog.
Liu Tianyun's command flag always pointed to the post station ahead, as if the batch of goods had never existed.
Xu Yunfan opened his eyes, then slowly closed them after a moment and continued to practice the "Iron Bridge Town Bone Training Chapter".
He knew very well that this convoy had its own secrets, and he only needed to arrive in Changyi safely and not worry about other matters.
Even when they were at Feiheji, Liu Tianyun specially brought a few jars of wine to drink with him, obviously testing whether he had noticed anything.
Xu Yunfan naturally wouldn't let himself get bored, so he fell asleep right after finishing his drink. Liu Tianyun saw him fall into a deep sleep, even hearing a slight snoring, and finally felt relieved and quietly left the carriage.
"Brother Liu, they have received it." A subordinate reported in a low voice.
"Well, there's no need to mention this matter anymore. Just pretend it never happened." Liu Tianyun said lightly.
"yes."
A few days later, the caravan finally arrived at the provincial capital Changyi safely.
Xu Yunfan looked up, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.
The blue-gray city walls rose ten feet into the air, like the remains of a giant dragon lying across the earth. Thirteen arrow towers stood majestically at the corners of the ramparts, deep indentations from wolf-tooth halberds and meteor hammers still visible between the battlements.
The two sections of the city wall in the southwest corner that were restored after collapse are particularly eye-catching. The new traces of iron filings mixed in the rammed earth are out of tune with the surrounding ancient rock walls. It is obvious that this state capital has also experienced war.
The scorching midday sun could not penetrate the century-old black iron and wooden seal plaque hanging on the city gate, and the gilded characters "Zhen Hai Ping Bo" had already peeled off by more than half.
Two rows of soldiers wearing black armor and holding spears stood solemnly on both sides of the city gate, with blood-red eyes and straight eyes, like sculptures.
The huge city gate is divided into two entrances, each of which can accommodate eight carriages passing side by side.
The city was bustling with caravans and pedestrians pushing and pulling goods into the city to sell.
An hour later, when the soldiers finished inspecting the goods and the caravan entered the city smoothly.
Passing through the city gate, the bustling scene of Changyi City hits you in the face. Shops line the streets on both sides, and pedestrians are constantly passing by.
It was truly a scene of peace and prosperity, completely different from the tragic scene of frozen corpses on the road in Beiye City.
Xu Yunfan felt indescribable emotion in his heart.
Liu Tianyun really kept his promise and took Xu Yunfan to a rather grand restaurant and ordered a table full of delicious food and wine.
"Brother, you've worked hard these days. Let's relax today." Liu Tianyun raised his glass and said with a smile.
Xu Yunfan also raised his glass in response, and the two of them toasted each other in a harmonious atmosphere.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Liu Tianyun asked, "I wonder if Brother Xu has any thoughts on which sect to join after arriving in Changyi?"
Xu Yunfan shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet. Brother Liu has been in Changyi for such a long time, do you have any recommendations?"
Liu Tianyun chuckled, tapping his fingers lightly on the tabletop. He slowly said,
"Then you've asked the right person. Two hundred miles to the south, within the Dragon Ridge Mountains lie three mountains and nine caves. Several of these caves offer truly remarkable methods for strengthening bones and tendons."
Although it can't compare to the top sects in Zhongzhou, it is still very famous throughout Yanbei Dao."
He paused and continued, "Wushan Xuanyue Sect is only a hundred and twenty miles away from Changyi, and they practice the Twelve Heavenly Beam Fists.
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Inside the mountain gate lies a Nine Dragon Waterfall, a thousand feet high. Disciples often practice by washing their bodies with it, and must stand for three hours beneath the waterfall to pass the test.
A warrior with great muscle and bone development can strike a pair of iron fists with the might of iron chains across a river.
"There's also Yunxiao Temple, which uses the secret method of muscle strengthening.
This school does not focus on strength training, but emphasizes the natural way and the purity of body and bones.
The Taoists emerged, all tall and slender, many handsome and beautiful. Their muscle-training method was called Yunxiao Chansi Jin, which used special vibrations to stimulate the natural strength of the tendons and bone membranes, tripling their strength.
I remember that there was a disciple abandoned by Chi Xiao named Liu Wujiu, who relied solely on a set of incomplete skills to cultivate the Yunxiao Chansi Jin to the level of turning tendons into ropes, almost reaching the level of jade meridians.
If it weren't for the swordsman who came from Zhongzhou, he would probably have become a famous swordsman by now."
Liu Tianyun rambled on for a long time, and finally patted Xu Yunfan on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Those sects all have eyes on their foreheads. When you go to become their disciples, remember not to get angry easily. It's not worth it.
Most of them like to train disciples from a young age. People are somewhat displeased with people like you who change careers late and become apprentices with your skills.
But considering your age, you have already reached a high level of training, and many sects will not refuse you, so just go ahead."
Xu Yunfan thanked him repeatedly and said goodbye to Liu Tianyun. He then found a blacksmith shop, customized an iron box, and agreed to pick it up the next day.
Afterwards, he found a nearby inn to stay in and began to think about which sect to become a disciple of first.
He had now mastered the methods of training muscles, bones, and skin, and had mastered both of them to a very high level. Although the "flying legs" technique sounded cheesy, it was actually a very impressive muscle-training martial art.
As for the "Red Copper Body Cloak Hammer", it goes without saying that his Copper Body Skill has made him difficult to be injured by ordinary swords and knives, and his Thirty-Six Cloak Hammer is almost a crushing existence among warriors of the same level.
Although "The Bone Training Chapter at Tieqiao Town Pass" cannot compare to these two, it is also quite good. It's just a little incomplete. After it is practiced to perfection, there is no subsequent method to further improve it.
After much deliberation, Xu Yunfan decided to start with bone training.
The next morning, Xu Yunfan spent nearly a thousand taels of silver to buy a fast horse with a trace of the blood of an exotic beast. He took the iron box, put the gilded mace into it and sealed it, and then he felt a little relieved.
He immediately rode out of the city and headed towards the nearest sect famous for bone training.
In the Xuanyue Gate of Cangwu Mountain, amid the aftermath of the black iron gate slamming shut, the old instructor rubbed the calluses on his knuckles and stood inside the mountain gate, sneering at Xu Yunfan.
"Anyone who has practiced Eagle Claw after the age of eight is considered to have a weak foundation. You are now twenty-one, and it is simply a pipe dream for you to want to practice my martial arts.
So what if you're just a martial artist? Go to the martial arts gym down the mountain and train your muscles for three years before getting your bones tested! Then you might even have a chance to become an outer disciple."
Looking at the tightly closed mountain gate and the Xuanyue Sect disciples on both sides who were watching him eagerly, Xu Yunfan said nothing, turned around and left with the iron box and the golden hammer on his back.
Three hundred miles away, in the Yinshan Sect of Qinglian Mountain, a leader with a burning body and red hair looked at Xu Yunfan standing in front of him. His eyes swept over the golden hammer and iron box behind him, and he snorted.
"Go back to where you came from. You're already made of bones and skin, it's a waste for you to come to me."
Xu Yunfan had no expression on his face.
At that time, the high temperature of the hands of the red-haired strong man in the Thousand Buddha Temple was extremely eye-catching, so the Yinshan Sect was naturally within his consideration.
Hearing the rejection, he was not discouraged. He turned around and quickly went down the mountain gate.
The leader of the Jinque Peak Banshan Sect pinched Xu Yunfan's body, marveling at him and shaking his head slightly.
"He's already achieved mastery of the second level of muscle and skin training at the age of twenty-one? He's quite a prodigy, but what a pity..."
He glanced at the evil mark on the neck of the Leigu Weng Jinchui and sighed, "You've been twisted by brute force. My Six-Combination Strength of the Mountain-Suppressing Six-Combination Strength requires the boy's kung fu to reshape 108 bones. If you use this miscellaneous strength on your body, it will destroy our foundation! No way, no way."