I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Section 009 Spirit Ape Body Tempering Technique

Zhou Yunshen looked at the words on his phone screen and a thought struck him.

Reaching the third level of Qi Refining in just two days is indeed slow compared to other cultivation games on the market, but this is the real world.

In a real world of cultivation, this cultivation speed is already terrifying. Compared to those NPCs, no, those native inhabitants, it is many times faster.

"In other words, the cultivation speed of us players far surpasses that of the native inhabitants of this world..."

"This should be a perk for players..." Zhou Yun thought to himself.

He then thought of the game's promotional copy.

According to this promotional material, the crisis will arrive in three years. Three years is too short for a cultivator. In just three years, he might not even be able to reach the threshold of the Foundation Establishment realm. With such limited strength, how can he possibly resist the invasion of the Xuan Yuan Realm?

Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for players' training to be accelerated...

Zhou Yunshen fell into deep thought.

This time, Zhou Yunshen logged into the game at 11:30 p.m.

At this moment, the sky in the game world was just beginning to brighten.

Zhou Yunshen controlled his character, left his house, and walked along a bluestone path towards a group of wooden houses not far away.

Soon, Zhou Yunshen controlled his character to arrive in front of the wooden house and then knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

A short while later, a sleepy voice came from inside the wooden house: "Who is it?"

This is the voice of the mountains.

Zhou Yunshen wandered around the village yesterday and collected a lot of information, including Da Shan's residence.

Zhou Yunshen spoke up, "It's me, Zhou Erzhu."

A voice belonging to the mountains came from the wooden house: "It's Erzhu. What brings you here so early?"

Zhou Yunshen said, "Come out, come out and I'll talk to you then."

A voice belonging to the mountains said, "This is really troublesome. Wait for me, I'll get dressed first."

Zhou Yunshen: "Okay."

Standing outside the door, he heard the sounds of getting up and dressing. Then, with a creak, the wooden door opened, and Dashan, looking sleepy, walked out and said, "Speak, what's up?"

Zhou Yunshen said, "Dashan, I want to borrow some money from you."

Da Shan looked at Zhou Erzhu, frowned, and said, "What do you need the money for?"

Zhou Yunshen said, "I want to learn martial arts. It costs eight taels of silver to learn from Captain Chen, but my family only has six taels. I'm still short two taels, so I have no choice but to come and borrow from you."

Da Shan looked at Zhou Erzhu, his brows furrowing even more, and said, "You're not getting married?"

Zhou Yunshen said, "Once I've mastered my cultivation, what kind of wife can't I marry?"

Da Shan said with a serious expression, "Er Zhu, martial arts training is not easy. There are quite a few people in our village who have paid Captain Chen to train them, but only a few have become martial artists. Besides, we are getting too old and are no longer suitable for martial arts training."

Zhou Yunshen said, "Dashan, I know all that you're saying, but I still want to practice martial arts. I'm confident I can become a martial artist. Dashan, we've been friends since we were kids. Please help me this time."

He sighed inwardly. For other players, cultivating immortality was a simple matter of a word, but for him, let alone cultivating immortality, even practicing martial arts was extremely difficult. His start was truly quite challenging.

If it were a regular game, he probably would have restarted it already.

But this game doesn't have a restart option; you can only keep going down this path.

Seeing that Da Shan remained silent, Zhou Yun Shen said again, "Da Shan, regardless of whether I can become a martial artist or not, I will definitely pay you back the money I borrowed as soon as possible. Please help me this time."

Da Shan remained silent and did not speak.

Zhou Yunshen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It's so difficult for him to even learn martial arts.

The mountain in front of him was already the person he was closest to in the village. If the mountain refused to lend him money, who else could he ask for money?

Do we really have to wait more than twenty days before we can leave this forest with Captain Chen and the hunters?

As Zhou Yunshen was controlling his character and preparing to leave, Dashan finally spoke up: "Two taels of silver, right? Okay, I'll lend it to you. This is my savings for my wife. Erzhu, if you ever become a martial artist, don't forget to take care of your brother!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshen's pent-up frustration vanished instantly, and he laughed heartily, "Definitely! Once I become a martial artist, I'll definitely treat you to the finest food and drink."

A moment later, Zhou Yunshen, carrying eight taels of silver, arrived at Captain Chen's residence, accompanied by Dashan.

The place where Captain Chen lived was much better than that of the other villagers.

This is a large courtyard with several sturdy stone houses built inside.

At this moment, Captain Chen was practicing his martial arts in the yard, wielding a long sword with great skill.

Seeing Zhou Yunshen and his companion approach, Captain Chen sheathed his sword, his face grim, and walked towards them, asking, "What is it?"

Zhou Yunshen, controlling his character, approached Captain Chen and said, "Captain Chen, I want to learn martial arts from you."

Captain Chen sized up Zhou Erzhu and said, "You can train with me, but the tuition is eight taels of silver. Do you have the silver?"

Zhou Yunshen said, "Yes, I've already brought the silver."

Upon hearing this, Captain Chen smiled and said, "Alright, give me the money, and I can teach you martial arts. But let me make this clear: the best age to start martial arts training is eight. You're a bit too old, so the chances of you becoming a martial artist are slim."

Zhou Yunshen said, "I know, this is silver, please accept it, Captain Chen."

As he spoke, he handed over the eight taels of silver he had on him.

After Captain Chen accepted the silver, his smile widened. He said to Da Shan, who was standing behind Zhou Erzhu, "Da Shan, pass on the word that today's entry into the mountains will be postponed by one hour."

Then he said to Zhou Erzhu, "I practice a technique called 'Spirit Ape Body Forging Technique.' I'll demonstrate it for you now and teach you the breathing method. Learn as much as you can."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Once you master this technique, you can become a martial artist. If you can cultivate it to its peak, you can become a perfected acquired martial artist. I have limited time and will only teach you for three mornings. As for how much you can learn, that depends on your own destiny."

"Okay, I understand," Zhou Yunshen said, feeling a little nervous.

He didn't know how martial arts were taught in this real game world.

Could it be that he, the person in front of the screen, needs to memorize those martial arts moves and mental techniques?

As Zhou Yunshen pondered these thoughts, the transfer of power had already begun in the game world.

On the phone screen, Captain Chen began demonstrating the "Spirit Ape Body Forging Technique," explaining as he went.

This "Spiritual Ape Body Forging Technique" is somewhat similar to the Five Animal Frolics in the real world. When Captain Chen practiced it, it was as if he had really transformed into a spiritual ape practicing boxing. His movements were fluid and graceful, with a unique charm.

Zhou Yunshen's character, Zhou Erzhu, practiced along with them, but his movements looked somewhat clumsy.

At this moment, a line of golden text appeared on the phone screen: "Currently practicing the Spirit Ape Body Tempering Technique".

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