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Golden Rooster heralded the dawn, and a new day's light smiled upon the world. Liu Guanfeng opened his eyes and got out of bed, shutting off the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
During breakfast, both his father and mother were startled by Liu Guanfeng's appearance. His mother looked at him as if seeing him for the first time, circling around him to examine him closely. Both parents asked him how he had changed overnight, growing taller and having fairer skin.
Liu Guanfeng could only say he didn't know. Fortunately, he was still young, so the adults wouldn't take him seriously. He managed to brush it off.
By the evening of the next day, the four weapons ordered from Zhang's Blacksmith Shop had arrived home. Bao Rui and the others were enamored, playing with them for a long time. After all, this was their first time owning weapons of their own, even if they were only toy-sized; they were still real weapons.
Days passed like this, and it had been seven days since he received the Medical Books from his father Liu Yong'an. It was time to figure out how to obtain the herbs needed for the Iron Skin Soup.
He memorized several prescriptions from the Medical Books, then found the steward Liu Fu. He told Liu Fu the names of several herbs and the necessary utensils for preparation. The amount of each herb Liu Guanfeng needed was enough for about five batches. Each prescription contained the herbs required for the Iron Skin Soup.
In this world, there were no elixirs; only potions and Ointment existed. Potions were made by mixing several herbal extracts and heating them until they settled, while Ointment was created by mixing powdered herbs with water or herbal liquid.
That afternoon, steward Liu Fu prepared all the herbs and utensils needed by Liu Guanfeng and delivered them to his room.
In his room, Liu Guanfeng began an experimental preparation of herbs as if it were a performance. He mixed various herbs repeatedly until he ended up with something that probably no one would dare use—he certainly wouldn't.
However, he successfully made a bowl of Iron Skin Soup, and he had also prepared a portion of herbs for himself to keep. After a busy afternoon in his room, he was exhausted. After dinner, he called a servant to bring a basin of bathwater.
Then he sent away all the servants; Liu Guanfeng was ready to use the Iron Skin Soup. He took out the prepared soup; unlike other traditional Chinese medicines that were black in color, this one was light green.
He poured the liquid into the bathtub, instantly turning the water green. Opening the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array, he sat in the tub while absorbing the Five Elements within it, merging them into Chaos Power as Fighting Qi within his body.
As the Fighting Qi flowed through his body, it helped him absorb the medicinal effects more quickly. While absorbing it, the Fighting Qi from his three opened meridians slowly flowed into the dragon pearl. The water in the bathtub gradually became transparent; when the last trace of green entered his body, all three meridians' Fighting Qi had been infused into the dragon pearl.
At that moment, Liu Guanfeng activated the dragon pearl again, attempting to channel its Fighting Qi into his meridians. Suddenly, three streams of Fighting Qi surged from the dragon pearl and circulated through his meridians before returning to it.
It felt incredibly comfortable. Liu Guanfeng wanted to see if he could open another meridian. After calming his mind, he focused on sensing the movement of the dragon pearl in his abdomen and then directed its Fighting Qi to impact his fourth meridian.
He felt as if a giant dragon surged from within the dragon pearl towards his fourth meridian; in just a few breaths, it was already opened. Noticing that the giant dragon formed by Fighting Qi showed no signs of exhaustion, he decided to press on and attempt to open his fifth meridian.
After a dozen breaths, the fifth meridian was finally opened. Next was the sixth one, and after about half an hour, the sixth meridian was also successfully opened. At that moment, Liu Guanfeng felt that the slight barrier separating him from mastering the second layer of the Mind Method had vanished.
Now, Liu Guanfeng had opened six meridians and reached the second layer of the Chaos Initial Skill. According to the ranking system of Knight Level 6, Liu Guanfeng was now an Advanced Apprentice Knight, just one step away from becoming a Junior Knight.
Liu Guanfeng looked down at his body and thought, "No wonder the Azure Dragon Master said that I would understand the mysteries of the Dragon Pearl when I practiced the second layer."
Based on the Fighting Qi he had accumulated over the past few days, it was clear that he did not have enough to open the sixth meridian. Just opening one was already impressive; it seemed that there were still some secrets within the Dragon Pearl that he did not know about.
After getting out of the bathtub, Liu Guanfeng felt as if his weight had increased slightly, and his skin's elasticity had improved. This elasticity did not mean his skin had become better; rather, it felt tighter. After five more days of absorption, his weight gradually increased, and his skin became tighter.
After finishing all the effects of Iron Skin Soup on the fifth day, he called for Bao Rui and two others after lunch on the following day and went to the middle of the courtyard with them.
"Copper Bull and Iron Bull, come here."
"What is it, Third Young Master?" Copper Bull and Iron Bull stepped forward.
"Come on, spar with me—hand-to-hand combat."
"I can't do that. If I hurt you, my father will beat us both," Copper Bull shook his head.
Liu Guanfeng's expression darkened. "You two have been my personal bodyguards since you entered my courtyard. You should listen to whatever I say.
If you really hurt me, I won't report you; Bao Rui will testify beside me. If you two are too scared to fight, then there's no use in keeping you around. You can go back."
Hearing this, Copper Bull became anxious. "No, no! Third Young Master, we'll fight! Please don't send us away; if you kick us out, my father will definitely punish us! How can we live after that?"
"This is what you said. You have to fight me with all your strength. If you hurt me, not only will I not blame you, but I'll also buy you snacks." Upon hearing this, Copper Bull's eyes seemed to light up.
Liu Guanfeng thought to himself: As expected of two dumb bulls; they forgot everything when food was mentioned after just saying they were afraid to fight me.
"Are you ready?" Liu Guanfeng looked at the two brothers.
"Are you ready?"
"Then let's begin." With that, Copper Bull launched a punch straight at Liu Guanfeng's chest, aiming for a heart strike. Liu Guanfeng swiftly dodged the punch, but just as he avoided Copper Bull's attack, Iron Bull's kick came in.
Thus, the three engaged in battle. Liu Guanfeng used his agility to evade the attacks from Copper Bull and Iron Bull while counterattacking at opportune moments. However, he was testing the effects of Iron Skin Soup, so he also allowed himself to take a few punches from the two brothers.
Despite being only six or seven years old, the strength of the Copper Bull Brothers was comparable to that of twelve or thirteen-year-old children.
Yet when their punches landed on Liu Guanfeng, he only felt a slight numbness where he was hit; it didn't hurt at all. So, Liu Guanfeng continued to let them hit him repeatedly.
Eventually, Liu Guanfeng realized the effectiveness of Iron Skin Soup. Although he had only used it once, the results were impressive. Now that he understood its effects, he decided it was time to stop playing around. After dodging a punch from Iron Bull, Liu Guanfeng swept his leg and knocked Iron Bull down.
At that moment, Copper Bull swung his fist at Liu Guanfeng. Liu Guanfeng jumped aside to avoid the punch and then grabbed Copper Bull's fist with his left hand, using the momentum to throw him off balance. With a swift leg sweep, Copper Bull ended up on the ground like his brother—Copper Bull on his stomach and Iron Bull lying flat.
"I'm done playing," Copper Bull said, waving his hands repeatedly. "Today has been too strange."
Liu Guanfeng smiled at Copper Bull. "What do you mean strange?"
"I just feel like I can't exert any force when I hit you. I thought I landed a solid punch, but it felt like I barely touched you. Why is that?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded. Although Copper Bull usually seemed simple-minded, he was quite clever underneath. "As for the reason, I'm not going to tell you right now. You'll find out soon enough."
With that, Liu Guanfeng ignored the three who were still stunned in the yard and swaggered back to his room with an air of superiority.
Once back in his room, he couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter. It seemed that Azure Dragon Master had indeed treated him well; aside from tricking him into coming here, everything he received was quite impressive. Each item would likely cause a stir if taken outside.
By mid-July, Liu Guanfeng had used Iron Skin Soup two more times during this period. After absorbing its effects each time, he sparred with the Copper Bull Brothers. At first, they were serious about fighting him for snacks.
However, by their last encounter, the brothers refused to fight him anymore because no matter how hard they tried to hit him, Liu Guanfeng's body didn't even budge; it felt as if they weren't hitting him at all.
After using it three times, Liu Guanfeng's skin density had increased significantly; it felt like snake skin. When they struck him now, their fists simply slid off his skin instead of making contact with his body.
So the two brothers became increasingly frustrated as they fought, eventually deciding to sit on the ground and stop. They then leaned against him, insisting that Liu Guanfeng teach them his unique skills; they wanted to learn this ability.
Liu Guanfeng told them, "When the time is right, I will naturally teach you. It is not the right time yet. If others find out, it will cause great chaos. You must keep this a secret for me. If anyone reveals it, you won't be able to stay in my courtyard anymore."
Hearing how serious Liu Guanfeng was, Copper Bull and Iron Bull fell silent and turned to look at Bao Rui. Among the three of them, Bao Rui was the most clever, and they had developed a habit of listening to him.
Bao Rui stepped forward and said to Copper Bull and Iron Bull, "Third Young Master wouldn't let you know his secret if he didn't consider you three as part of his inner circle. If this secret leaks from anyone's mouth, I, Bao Rui, will no longer regard him as a brother. Even your parents cannot speak of it."
Liu Guanfeng nodded at Bao Rui's words because he hadn't even shared this secret with his own parents.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Guanfeng said to the three of them, "I find it troublesome that you keep calling me Third Young Master; it sounds like you are still my subordinates. I have already said that you are not my subordinates but my brothers."
"In public, you can still call me Third Young Master, but in private, let's drop that formality; it's too distant. From now on, just call me Third Brother." In his previous life, Liu Guanfeng had several close brothers who called him Third Brother when they were together, and hearing this title gave him an indescribable comfort.
Bao Rui bowed first and said, "Third Brother." Then Copper Bull and Iron Bull also addressed him as Third Brother.
"Since you all call me Third Brother now, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. How has your training been? How many meridians have you opened?"
Bao Rui replied, "The techniques we are practicing are the most basic ones in the continent. We have made some progress over the past month, but opening meridians is much more difficult; we have only opened four so far."
Copper Bull and Iron Bull chimed in, "We are a bit slow-witted; after a month of practice, we just started to feel something and have only opened three meridians."
"I see. After breakfast tomorrow morning, come to my room. I will tell you another secret."
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