Advance Cultivation: From a Miscellaneous Servant in a Chaotic World to a Lawful Martial Saint

Chapter 77: Tiger Form Completed, Late Stage of Strengthening Bones!

Yuping Town, where Hu Jiejun's army was stationed.

On a makeshift bed made of wooden planks, Wu He sat upright, while Wen Qiaoniang carefully applied medicine to his wounds.

With her skilled in medicine by his side, Wu He never paid much attention to his injuries.

Before the battle, she told herself that as long as she could come back alive, as long as she had a breath left, no matter how badly she was injured, she could pull herself back from the brink of death.

Despite her numerous injuries, Wen Qiaoniang's eyes still welled up with tears.

After all his injuries had been treated, he wrapped himself in bandages, put on his clothes, and went out of the tent.

Outside the door, Sun Lin had already summarized the casualties of this battle.

In this battle, more than half of the hundred-plus elite Tiger Warriors led by Wu He were killed or wounded.

Those who survived also needed to recuperate for some time due to excessive exertion in the martial formation, and some even suffered damage to their foundations.

Although he killed several times more enemies than he himself, Wu He was still deeply saddened by the casualties.

"Erect a cenotaph for our fallen brothers, and ensure that the full amount of the death benefits is delivered to their families."

"In addition, allocate five hundred taels of silver from the provisions and pay accounts of my Tiger Swift Army as compensation. This matter is entrusted to you. You must do it well for me."

"Yes! I will make sure that every brother's relative receives the money in person!"

Sun Lin accepted the order and went out. Xiang Zeting, who was standing next to him, walked over with his hands behind his back and sighed: "General Wu really loves the people like his own children. The full amount of compensation for the fallen soldiers is already very rare in the current army of the Great Zhou. You have also allocated extra rations and pay. It is rare indeed."

In times of chaos, every official would want to line their own pockets as much as possible.

In many places, death benefits and public accounts for rations and pay were treated as the private coffers of the commanders and officers, with money allowed to go in but not out.

What Wu He just did was truly a breath of fresh air.

He didn't care whether Xiang Zeting's words were sarcastic or genuine, and simply asked, "What did General Liu say?"

"You guessed it."

Xiang Zeting smiled, patted Wu He on the shoulder and said, "Old Wu, congratulations. General Liu said that you killed more than a dozen enemies at the Strong Bone Realm in this battle, which is a great achievement and has added a high-level Xuan-rank merit to your record."

"Brother, I've been fighting for over a decade, and I've only ever earned one high-ranking Xuan-level merit. You've surpassed me in the blink of an eye."

The merits of the Great Zhou Dynasty were divided into four levels according to the mainstream: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, which could be further subdivided into upper, middle, and lower grades.

Wu He's achievement of capturing the son of the Xi King alive and severely damaging the Arudo cavalry is already worthy of being classified as a high-grade Xuan-rank.

Wu He made a quick calculation in his mind.

If you add in all those other miscellaneous military merits, your current assets are probably enough to exchange for a single Earth-rank martial art.

Coincidentally, the Thunderclap Saber Technique had reached its full progress.

That evening, Wu He had Hu Jiejun's clerks bring him the armory roster, from which he selected from the lower-grade earth-rank sword techniques.

He originally wanted to consult Li Bo, but unfortunately, since his last awakening, Li Bo had gone into seclusion in a remote place in the wild, refusing to see anyone, and there was no sign of him coming out of seclusion.

Guo Guiyuan was elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. Since the start of the war, he had been almost impossible to find in Xiongzhou City, and no one knew where he had gone.

Therefore, Wu He had no choice but to select according to his own will, ultimately deciding to use up all his military merits to exchange for a low-grade Earth-rank sword technique, "Suppressing the Eight Directions."

After submitting the letter requesting the exchange of martial arts skills to the dedicated post station staff, it will take about ten days to receive the skill.

During this period, Wu He devoted himself entirely to the healing and recovery phase.

Although I fought bravely and looked impressive in that battle, it was actually like walking a tightrope high in the air, and it was fraught with danger.

Under Wen Qiaoniang's insistence, in order not to damage his foundation, he waited until his injuries were fully healed before choosing to formally begin cultivation.

[Martial arts skills already pre-paid: Tiger Stance Technique fully mastered]

[With each joint connected, power flows freely. Subduing power within the marrow, the spirit and bones naturally become shrewd.]

[You need to make up for the current progress before you can get the opportunity to borrow the martial arts techniques for the next level.]

It was noon that day.

The Book of Heaven shines with boundless brilliance.

Wu He stood shirtless, practicing the Tiger Stance Technique, its essence flowing through him, accompanied by a series of explosive sounds.

Although he couldn't yet open his inner vision, he could still clearly feel that the Jade Tiger Bone throughout his body was becoming harder and stronger at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, these bones seemed to come alive and become exceptionally dexterous, wielding the Ruyi (a magical tool).

Unconsciously, Wu He's original stance gradually returned to a normal standing posture.

Immediately afterwards, his hand formed a tiger claw shape and he grabbed forward casually. Instinctively, he felt the force rise from the soles of his feet, instantly triggering a resonance and transmission of power throughout his entire body. With a whooshing sound, he slashed down with his palm.

A fierce, biting wind swept through the air.

"The Tiger Form Kung Fu at its perfect state truly integrates the entire body's bones and muscles into one. There is no need to deliberately follow any routines, moves, postures, or stances. You can exert your full strength whenever you want to use it."

Wu He murmured his understanding to himself, and then immediately began practicing the Tiger Form Kung Fu.

call!

call!

After advancing to the late stage of Bone Strengthening, the power and momentum of his punches and kicks are now several times stronger than before. After more than ten days of recuperation, he has regained his former vigor and vitality.

He felt that if he were to encounter that late-stage strongman from the Liao Kingdom again, he could probably beat him half to death on the spot with just one punch.

With that jade tiger bone, he had a great advantage in strength.

"General Wu!"

"Someone from the post station has arrived!"

Then, at the entrance of Yuping Town, Sun Lin ran over with a smile. It turned out that the messenger from the post station had returned and brought over the Zhenbafang Knife Technique that Wu He had applied for.

However, just as Wu He obtained the cultivation technique, he suddenly noticed a group of more than a dozen people rushing towards him on the official road ahead.

They were not wearing the armor of the border troops or the imperial guards, but rather a more peculiar pure black iron armor.

The leader was dressed in a scarlet official robe, with a fat head, large ears, and a fair complexion.

Although he was dressed as a civil official, Wu He could tell at a glance that his aura was profound and far-reaching, no less than that of his adoptive father, Li Bo.

He is at least a martial artist at the Blood Burning Realm.

"Who is Wu He?!"

"Wu He, is that you?!"

The dozen or so men rushed to the entrance of Yuping Town. The official in charge did not dismount but sat in his high seat, looking down at Wu He with a cold gaze.

"it's me."

"Ha, as long as you dare to admit it."

A cold glint flashed in the official's eyes: "I am Shi Shouguang. Today I have been ordered to investigate the case of your unauthorized killing of Shi Baoji, the military commander of the Konghe Army. Now come with me."

"Men, seize him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dozen or so Kaifeng army experts he had brought with him leaped up, giving Wu He and the others no time to say anything, and were about to make their move.