In fact, Zhao Ya felt that if he were to compare his understanding and mastery of the Five Tiger Fist, no one in the entire Changlong Escort Agency could be his match, not even the Chief of the Escort, ng Lei.
After all, not many people would devote so much effort to such a basic fist technique.
The heart unlock progress also increased to 28%, which made Zhao Ya’s Qi Blood flow stronger than that of people in the sa realm, and the benefits of this were self-evident.
At least in terms of endurance, Zhao Ya was able to easily outclass martial artists of the sa realm.
Aside from that, the most significant improvent was naturally in the lightweight body technique.
Grasshopper advanced from a minor achievent to mastery, while Swallow’s Three Dips leaped directly across several ranks, also reaching mastery.
As a result, even among Third Realm martial artists, Zhao Ya’s lightweight body technique put him among the best.
This also gave Zhao Ya so confidence.
After all, if he really encountered an invincible opponent, at least he could run.
This is also Zhao Ya’s consistent principle: run when you can’t beat the enemy, and root out when you can.
Zhao Ya reviewed his gains during this period and returned ho.
As soon as he entered, he saw Zui’Er practicing martial arts.
In the courtyard were many arranged blue bricks, all stood upright, and Zui’Er, wearing a neat outfit, was walking on top of them.
She moved very quickly, and her steps were extrely steady. With almost every step, the upright blue bricks remained unmoving, indicating she had already reached a certain level of mastery.
Zhao Ya didn’t disturb her and just stood at a distance, watching silently.
Finally.
Zui’Er completed her set of body techniques and leaped off the bricks.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Zhao Ya couldn’t help but applaud, "Wonderful technique!"
"Ah, Ya, when did you co back?"
Zui’Er finally noticed Zhao Ya and asked, a bit shyly.
Zhao Ya smiled faintly, "Just got back, saw you practicing and didn’t want to disturb you."
As he spoke, Zhao Ya looked at the bricks, "Do you practice like this at ho every day?"
"Yes, I don’t have much to do at ho anyway, so I practice for a while when there’s nothing else. Is my practice okay?" Zui’Er asked.
"Okay, it’s really more than okay!" Zhao Ya replied.
His praise was heartfelt.
One must know that it had only been a month, and most people at this ti might not even have stabilized their practice with sideways bricks, yet Zui’Er was already confidently agile on upright bricks, as if walking on level ground.
The speed of progress was astonishing.
Receiving Zhao Ya’s praise, Zui’Er’s face flushed with excitent, and she happily returned to the house to cook.
Zhao Ya then considered that it might be ti to buy so wooden stakes.
With Zui’Er’s rapid progress, just running on bricks didn’t have much effect anymore; it was ti to start on pole running.
At the sa ti, Zhao Ya thought it might be ti to teach Zui’Er so basic sword techniques in addition to lightweight body techniques.
After all, just running wouldn’t suffice; she at least needed so self-defense skills.
Yes, that’s the plan!
The next day, Zhao Ya bought many wrist-thick wooden stakes and buried them in the courtyard following the layout of Plum Blossom Stakes.
While running on poles, Zhao Ya began to teach Zui’Er to practice sword techniques.
Ti flew, and within a few days, Zui’Er’s sword techniques already showed so form and her pole running saw significant progress.
Seeing this, Zhao Ya nodded in satisfaction.
At this mont, although Zui’Er couldn’t yet be called a martial artist, dealing with a few ordinary n was no challenge for her.
Even if she encountered soone stronger than herself, they might not necessarily be faster than her.
Only then did Zhao Ya feel relieved and made a decision.
He planned to inform the escort agency the next day that he had beco a Second Realm martial artist.
There were two reasons for doing this.
First, after this much ti, his breakthrough would no longer be outstanding.
Second, with Zhao Ya’s strength increasing, his need for flesh also grew more intense.
Solely relying on the little money obtained from the Shuangsheng Gang and the Tan Family’s earthworm dried at was not enough to fully sustain Zhao Ya’s training.
Once he beca a Second Realm martial artist, he believed his treatnt at the escort agency would improve further.
After all, a Second Realm martial artist under twenty was definitely a potential powerhouse in Wuxiang City.
The next day.
Zhao Ya ca to the escort agency and paid his respects to Chief of the Escort ng Lei, then inford him of a story he had prepared in advance.
"What? You say you successfully broke through and beca a Second Realm martial artist last night?" ng Lei could hardly believe his ears.
Zhao Ya nodded, putting on a slightly shy and apprehensive expression.
"Yes, last night, while practicing at ho, I suddenly felt all my muscles and bones vibrate, and then the veins in my whole body made a resonant sound, resulting in a significant improvent in strength."
Impatiently, ng Lei stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Ya’s wrist, and carefully felt it.
Sure enough.
Zhao Ya’s muscles and veins were strong and taut, like a tightly drawn bowstring, perfectly resembling the state after muscle strengthening.
ng Lei could not help but be overjoyed.
He had been worrying about the escort agency’s issues for a while.
On the surface, the Changlong Escort Agency seed to be thriving, but only ng Lei knew the underlying risks.
He was over fifty years old, which also ant he had no chance of advancing to the Fourth Realm.
Among his subordinates, only Lin Sheng, who was in his forties, was slightly younger; the others like Luo Qiang were also over fifty.
For an ordinary martial artist, after reaching this age, strength would inevitably decline.
Unless one could enter the Fourth Realm, the Skin Grinding Realm, which allows one to slow aging and reduce the rate of strength decline.
Upon reaching the Fifth Realm, the Blood Exchange Realm, one could live over a hundred years, and even until death, strength would not diminish considerably.
ng Lei even heard that martial artists with profound Fifth Realm cultivation could live to be two hundred years old; so such ancient beings existed in sects with long histories.
However, that was too far distant for ng Lei.
The imdiate issue was that it had been a long ti since a new face appeared among Changlong Escort Agency’s escort masters.
Continuing like this, the Changlong Escort Agency would undoubtedly face a severe transitional crisis.
This was a significant problem for any gang or organization.
To resolve this dilemma, ng Lei put in trendous effort.
This was why he had personally overseen the testing of the apprentices.
Wei Yu’s ergence had also given him hope.
Back then, ng Lei genuinely wanted to cultivate Wei Yu as a successor.
However, an unexpected event shattered that hope.
ng Lei had been troubled by this incident for days.
He never anticipated that the low-key, less noticeable Zhao Ya would give him such a surprise.
"Good, good!" ng Lei patted Zhao Ya’s shoulder twice and laughed heartily.
"Gather everyone, I want to announce this publicly."
Soon, everyone in the escort agency gathered around.
Upon hearing that Zhao Ya had broken through to a Second Realm martial artist last night, everyone was astonished.
No one expected Zhao Ya to rise so suddenly.
Only Tan Dong seed to have anticipated this and felt honored by association.
Subsequently, ng Lei publicly announced Zhao Ya’s promotion to Escort Master, with a monthly salary increase to ten taels.
It was a thrilling mont for everyone.
After all, he was the only new escort master to erge in Changlong Escort Agency in recent years.
After the announcent, everyone ca forward to congratulate Zhao Ya.
"Master Zhao!"
"Seen Master Zhao!"
Zhao Ya thanked each person, especially showing great respect to veteran escort masters like Luo Qiang, Lin Sheng, without displaying even a hint of arrogance.
Seeing this, ng Lei grew increasingly satisfied, calling Zhao Ya aside and leading him to the inner courtyard.
"Your lunchti al will be upgraded to the sa standard as mine, and in addition, there’s this!"
Saying this, ng Lei took out a small dicine bottle reverently and handed Zhao Ya a pill.
"What is this?" Zhao Ya took it and felt a strong fragrance of Qi Blood, which stirred his appetite.
"This is a Blood Qi Pill, which I purchased for a high price from a noble family in the Inner City. It contains abundant and pure Qi Blood, greatly beneficial for Martial Dao cultivation, its effect far surpasses the Great Nourishing Soup and common exotic beast flesh. Starting today, you will be provided with one Blood Qi Pill every three days."
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