"Fatty, Fatty!" Lu Li gently patted Chen Zhong's face.

"Oh, it's you." Chen Zhong slowly opened his eyes.

"Fatty, you can't go on like this. The dead can't come back to life. Don't you want to avenge him?" Lu Li frowned.

"Avenge!" Chen Zhong immediately sat up when he heard this. "Do you know who did it?"

Lu Li was silent for a moment and then nodded. "I know, but I can't tell you now. You should cultivate hard. When you reach the second level of Qi Refining, you'll naturally know."

"Is he... very strong?"

"Yes."

When Lu Li said this, he actually just wanted to cheer Chen Zhong up. Now that Sun Zi'an had eaten the spiritual fruits, he was indeed stronger than before. However, if he wanted to take Lu Li's life without making a sound, it was almost impossible.

And Lu Li also thought that he couldn't fight against Sun Zi'an alone, so he decided to endure for the time being.

More importantly, he believed that there must be more people involved in this matter than just Sun Zi'an. If they alerted the enemy, it would be troublesome.

Hearing what Lu Li said, Chen Zhong immediately cheered up and said straightforwardly that he would cultivate hard. Lu Li gave him some more instructions and told him to keep a low profile in his recent work. Then he left with peace of mind.

Just like this.

Time flew by in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed.

In the past two years, neither Lu Li nor Chen Zhong had changed their tasks. They were still doing the work of chopping firewood and fetching water.

Seeing that Lu Li and Chen Zhong had become much more low-key, Sun Zi'an didn't deliberately make things difficult for them anymore, as if everything had really passed.

It was now warm spring.

Everything was coming back to life, and the bare old tree in the yard had sprouted new buds again.

Now, Lu Li was already sixteen years old. He was over seven feet tall. His swarthy face had lost its childishness and had a bit more maturity. Dressed in dark green tight clothes, he looked extremely capable.

He stood at the door of his room, quietly watching the burly man in the yard swinging his fists with a whooshing sound, his thoughts drifting off to who knows where.

The burly man was Chen Zhong. His bare arms were like bronze and iron, and his thick eyebrows and big eyes gave him an imposing look even when he wasn't angry.

Suddenly.

Chen Zhong changed the direction of his fist and punched the old tree beside him.

Crack!

The old tree, which was so thick that one person could hardly embrace it, broke in the middle.

"Great! This punch is as powerful as five thousand catties," Lu Li clapped his hands and walked towards Chen Zhong.

This boxing technique was called "Mountain-Shaking Fist". Lu Li and Chen Zhong had spent two whole years and a total of twenty thousand contribution points to exchange it from the Cultivation Technique Building.

According to what the old man guarding the Cultivation Technique Building said at that time, this boxing technique was extremely remarkable, comparable to a divine-level cultivation technique. If it hadn't been a fragmented version and if there hadn't been no one in the sect who practiced body cultivation techniques, he would never have exchanged this boxing technique for Lu Li.

Facts had proved that this boxing technique was really amazing.

Once one reached the entry level of cultivation, it could unleash twice the physical strength.

At the minor achievement level, it could unleash three times the strength.

At the major achievement level, it could unleash four times the strength.

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At the perfect level, it could unleash five times the strength.

The perfect "Mountain-Shaking Fist" could mobilize the strength of every cell in the whole body. The stronger the physical strength was, the stronger the power unleashed with one punch would be.

Lu Li had now reached the minor achievement level. His physical strength was about three thousand catties. If he used the "Mountain-Shaking Fist", he could unleash a terrifying power of nine thousand catties with one punch.

As for Chen Zhong, his physical strength was about two thousand five hundred catties. Coupled with the entry level of the "Mountain-Shaking Fist", the power unleashed was about five thousand catties.

"Boss, I'm still a bit behind you," Chen Zhong shook his head, looking a bit dissatisfied.

Over the past two years, Chen Zhong had gotten used to calling Lu Li "boss".

Lu Li smiled and put his hand on Chen Zhong's shoulder. "Your basic strength is a bit weaker than mine. Carry more trees to exercise and improve your 'Mountain-Shaking Fist', and you'll catch up with me."

"I got it."

"The muscles are getting stronger and stronger, but it seems that the brain is becoming less and less inclined to think. I don't know if it's because of the excessive stimulation two years ago," Lu Li thought gloomily.

"There's only one acupoint left. I wonder how you're doing over there," Lu Li looked outside the courtyard gate, clenched his fist and then loosened it.

Even though he had the Time Hall, it had taken him more than two years to break through ninety-nine acupoints, and there was still the last one left unbroken.

As for Chen Zhong, he was even worse. Although each of his acupoints only had seven barriers, up to now, he had only opened forty-five acupoints.

However, fortunately, both of them had great brute strength. Although their cultivation levels were low, their combat strength couldn't be underestimated.

"Boss, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Lu Li didn't say anything, Chen Zhong walked over and asked.

Lu Li shook his head. "Nothing. Keep practicing. I'll go back and rest first."

With that, he went back to his room.

The small tree in the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda had withered and died after Lu Li picked all the fruits on it two years ago. It seemed to be a one-time thing. In the past two years, he had checked from time to time to see if a new seedling had grown inside and whether other celestial fruits would grow.

Unfortunately, more than two years had passed, and that piece of land was still barren.

After the usual check, Lu Li entered the Time Hall again.

Lu Li had gotten used to this kind of life. He had no extra social interactions. Besides cultivating, it was still cultivating. Even when practicing the "Mountain-Shaking Fist", he mostly practiced it in the Time Hall. Only when he felt that he had achieved something would he go outside to test it out.

He had reached a critical moment in the first level of Qi Refining. He didn't want to wait any longer for the last acupoint and had to break through it immediately.

Although the connection point of the qi meridians was in the dantian, except for the two main qi meridians that ran from the dantian to the Heavenly Palace in the mind, the other twelve qi meridians were spread all over the body. The last acupoint of the first qi meridian was on the sole of the foot. Once it was completely opened, he could perform the Small Heavenly Circuit operation and release his true energy as he wished.

Lu Li was now at the perfect stage of the first level of Qi Refining. His spiritual consciousness was several times stronger than when it had just condensed, and he could sense the spiritual energy within a radius of three zhang. There was no situation where he had to wait for the spiritual energy around him to recover after refining it.

On the contrary, he now felt that the speed of refining couldn't keep up with the speed of absorption.

On the fifth day of the secret realm.

The sixth wind-attribute barrier of the last acupoint was finally broken. Of course, he didn't break through six barriers in just five days. He had already broken through five before, and there were only three left, which were thunder, light, and dark.

These three attributes were the most difficult to break through because compared with the five elements, these three attributes of the heaven and earth spiritual energy were extremely scarce.

Another ten days passed, and the thunder-attribute began to shake.

At this time, he couldn't hold on any longer. The weakness in his body forced him to stop.

He went out to have a meal and took a stroll. Just as he was about to go back to his room, he was suddenly stopped by Steward Wen Hong, who came in a hurry. "Kid, don't say I don't take care of you. The First Elder is currently refining pills and needs an assistant for a month. The contribution points are as many as three thousand. Do you want to do it?"

Is there such a good thing?

Lu Li looked at Wen Hong suspiciously. For such a good thing, it was usually secretly reserved for Sun Zi'an by him. He would let Sun Zi'an release the news privately so that he could share some of the contribution points. How could it be his turn?

Seeing that Lu Li didn't say anything, Wen Hong continued, "Don't look at me like that. You haven't been in the Servant Hall for just one day. You know my character very well. I might as well tell you directly. The First Elder has a very strange temper. When he's in a good mood, it's not impossible for him to casually reward you with a few bottles of pills."

"However, if you make him unhappy, then you'll have to pray for good luck."

So that's how it was.

Lu Li thought about it. He was about to break through to the second level, and he just needed contribution points to exchange for a spell.

More importantly, he would need to refine the Acupuncture-breaking Pill in the future, and it was impossible to let others do it for him. So he had to learn some knowledge about alchemy. This time, being able to go to the Heavenly Absolute Peak was definitely a rare opportunity.

So he directly nodded and agreed, asking, "When should I go?"

Seeing that Lu Li agreed, Wen Hong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The veteran servant disciples all knew that the First Elder was extremely difficult to serve. Many people were sent back half-dead after going there.

He smiled and patted Lu Li on the shoulder. "You're really good. If you can satisfy the First Elder this time, I'll give you an extra three hundred contribution points. Prepare yourself. The First Elder will come here to pick you up in five days."