Taoist master wants to ascend

"Xiaocheng?!"

"impossible!"

On the wooden platform, Qin Xiong stared and subconsciously took two steps forward.

Before Li Yuan entered the shop, he had touched the bones with his own hands, and they were only average to below average. He had also seen this man's talent in hammering, but...

But it’s only been more than four months.

Even the best, no, the best bones, can't hammer the White Ape Cloak to a small level in such a short period of time!

Snapped!

Qin Xiong was shaken, and Cao Yan raised his hand to push him away:

"Don't block it!"

Qin Xiong stumbled, and blood rushed to his face, burning as if he had been slapped.

"Why?"

On the left side of the wooden platform, Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming and other people who did not need to take the assessment were a little bored, but they were also alerted at this time and looked at each other, a little surprised.

"good!"

Only Fatty Sun was stunned for a moment, then blushed and shouted.

boom!

When the third hammer fell, Li Yuan felt his chest became hot and his blood was completely mobilized.

Since he was given the weapon, this was the first time he used it with all his strength in front of outsiders.

With the skill of controlling the training hammer and the white ape cloak hammering technique that he was already proficient in, he suddenly felt like his whole body was filled with heat.

Mastery plus mastery equals small success?

Li Yuan didn't have this thought at all. He just exerted force under his feet, tightened his muscles, and swung the sledgehammer round. After the hard blow rebounded, he controlled the sledgehammer and hit it again!

"Strength rises from the ground, your feet are like roots, you need to dig deep, your arms are like willows, you need to be agile..."

Li Yuan couldn't help but think of the essence of the White Ape's Cloak Hammer, and seemed to understand what Qin Xiong said that day about the 'outer three combinations'.

Hands and feet together, elbows and knees together, shoulders and hips together!

boom!

boom!

boom!

Li Yuan didn't hold back any strength, and used all his strength with every hammer blow. Sparks flew out from the iron ingot, and the compacted yellow mud underneath collapsed.

But he himself was not affected by the repercussions at all. The rebound force of each hammer was applied to the second hammer with the movement of his waist, hips, hands and feet.

Niu Gui, Lu Zhong, Du Yun and other apprentices who were also starting out had already been disrupted by the sound of the hammer. They held the hammer and looked stupidly at the patch of sky where the sound of the hammer was.

"It's not Xiao Cheng, he doesn't have enough blood, but his hammering technique has undoubtedly reached Xiao Cheng, and he has understood the outer three combinations!"

On the wooden platform, Tang Tong couldn't help but patted the table again and looked at the hammer shadow with a satisfied look in his eyes. Even the look he glanced at his unsatisfactory brother-in-law softened a bit.

"No wonder it's called Cloak Hammer!"

This was Li Yuan's first time beating a real object, and the feeling was extremely strong.

The rebound force of each hammer he struck was all added to the second hammer, which caused his hammer to become heavier and faster.

After ten hammer blows, he felt as if he was being carried by a strong wind, and he could no longer stand on his feet. When he managed to hit thirteen hammer blows, the huge force of the shock was finally unable to be resolved.

"not good!"

Li Yuan felt a pain in the tiger's mouth, the sledgehammer came out of his hand, and the cannonballs seemed to fly out.

puff!

Niu Gui fell to the ground, his face turned pale as he was almost hit.

With a span of more than ten meters, Qin Xiong caught the flying sledgehammer with one hand. At this time, his expression was much uglier than Niu Gui's.

A few meters away, Li Yuan calmly raised his head and grinned, feeling as if he was breathing out a sultry breath.

You're stupid, I'm wrong!

Click~

The hammer made a sound. Qin Xiong's chest rose and fell, but he didn't say anything and just looked at it coldly.

"good!"

On the wooden platform, Tang Tong touched his palms and praised:

"What a good boy. I have been studying martial arts for more than four months. Not only have I mastered the outer three combinations, but I can also practice the hammering technique to this extent. Okay, very good!"

Dropping the hammer, Qin Xiong walked aside indifferently.

"Boy, what's your name?"

Tang Tong was very satisfied.

"Li Yuan, his name is Li Yuan!"

A surprised voice sounded, and Fatty Sun's face turned red, as if he was being praised:

"His breathing method was taught by me!"

"Li Yuan!"

Tang Tong looked at Cao Yan:

"Big shopkeeper, this boy has been able to master the hammering technique to such an extent in such a short period of time. It shows that he is extremely talented. Even if his skills are inferior, he should be number one in this assessment!"

"Um……"

Cao Yan nodded slightly and looked at Wang Ding:

"What do the third shopkeepers think?"

"With such talent, it doesn't matter what your bones are, but..."

Wang Ding stroked his long beard and shook his head slightly:

"There are dozens of apprentices in the inner courtyard, and the second shopkeeper may not be able to take care of them. The old man believes that one should be selected to concentrate on teaching.

Qin Huwei is very suitable! "

Qin Xiong, who had an ugly face at first, turned around, cupped his hands and said, "I'll let the shopkeepers tell me..."

"...This old guy is not a good person."

Li Yuan slurped the blood from the tiger's mouth, feeling slightly cold in his heart. He saw Qin Xiong whispering to the old guy.

On the wooden platform, the two old rivals were facing each other tit for tat. Cao Yan remained motionless and said after a moment:

"Li, Li Yuan? What about you? Do you want to become a disciple of Qin Guards, or go to the inner courtyard?"

"Go to the inner courtyard!"

Li Yuan didn't even stumble, and didn't care about Qin Xiong's ugly face at all.

"good!"

Tang Tong sat down very satisfied.

Next, the assessment continues.

But both the people on the wooden platform and the apprentices under the wooden platform were a little absent-minded. After hastily finishing, they finalized the candidates for this entry.

There is one person in each courtyard, Li Yuan is not among them, Niu Gui is also among them.

As for the other apprentices brought to touch the bones...

When recruiting apprentices in the blacksmith's shop, the first thing to do is to feel the bones. Those who are good will be admitted to the inner courtyard, those who are average will be admitted to the outer city, and those who are worse will have to pay money to get in.

However, on the surface, the nine people who entered the inner courtyard, including Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming and others who did not need to be assessed, also followed suit and had their bones touched.

The one who touched the bones was the burly old man from before.

The old man's name was Zhang Bi, an old man from the forging shop. He was not a guard, but someone who had retired from the forging room. He looked smiling but his hands were very heavy.

Several young masters and ladies were so pinched that they screamed and lost their previous deliberate restraint.

Li Yuan was the last one to step forward. Before he was touched, he had the same thought as before when he made the mistake of touching his bones. He was actually a martial arts prodigy on May 1st among millions of people?

pity……

"Not bad, below average."

Zhang Bi let go of his hand. He was not surprised, and the apprentices were no exception. Everyone present knew what he was like.

Below average.

Niu Gui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old man, what do you think of this bone? What is good and what is bad?"

Kneading his shoulders and arms, Li Yuan bared his teeth. This old man's hands were too strong.

"This bone touching method is like the art of equestrian physiognomy."

Zhang Ben smiled and replied:

"Who knew what a good horse was and what a bad horse was in the earliest times? It was just that our ancestors discovered that horses with certain characteristics grew bigger, ran faster, and had a stable temperament.

Passed down from generation to generation, this is the art of horsemanship. "

The apprentices who finished touching the bones gradually dispersed. Only Niu Gui and a few others waited until Li Yuan also finished touching the bones before leaving. At this time, only Wang Gong, who was wearing a big cloak, stayed here.

"I see."

Li Yuan suddenly felt enlightened.

"The same principle applies to touching bones. The old man doesn't know why, but he only knows that people with similar characteristics learn martial arts quickly..."

After answering his doubts, Zhang Bi did not leave, but looked at Li Yuan:

"Would you like to join our forge? White Ape Cloak Hammer, you have to make iron to make progress quickly..."

"this……"

Li Yuan scratched his palm, and Zhang Binglu's reaction was very strong.

The room behind Lao Zhangtou has at least one advanced weapon, and it is very convenient for the people in the forging house to buy pig iron and so on...

"this……"