One punch calms the storm, no gods in the world

Chapter 32 Trading
The whole morning passed while Su Ti was being whipped with a cloth strip by Long Yuanzheng, and then smeared with medicated oil and massaged to recover.

By noon, when the sun was scorching, Suti's skin had already turned slightly darker.

This is the effect of the secret medicinal oil of the Copper Skin Skill penetrating into the skin. With repeated application of the medicine and the increase in skill level, the color will continue to darken, from the initial slightly black color to light copper, dark copper, and finally to bronze. The true perfection will lead to a normal skin color like Long Yuanzheng.

At noon, Long Yuanzheng changed his training method.

Under the scorching sun, Suti smeared rough sea salt all over his body, leaving bloody marks on his skin.

"The whipping with the cloth strips in the morning is to allow the force to penetrate, exercise your inner skin, and enhance your ability to withstand blunt force blows."

"I changed to sea salt this afternoon. This is to roughen your skin and enhance your defense against sharp weapons."

The rough sea salt rubbed against my body, bringing with it waves of sharp pain.

Coupled with the scorching sun, Suti soon became sweaty and his mouth was chapped.

In addition to the Bronze Skin Kung Fu, Suti is now also practicing another Kung Fu, the Bodhisattva Kung Fu.

Long Yuanzheng put his hands behind his back, watched Su Ti practicing martial arts under the torture of the scorching sun, and spoke.

"At the same time, what you are experiencing now is the punishment of skin grinding and sun exposure in the Bodhisattva practice."

"There is an ancient saying in Esoteric Buddhism that if a mortal wants to cultivate to become a bodhisattva, he needs to go through ten lifetimes of suffering, reincarnate ten times, go through pain without falling, endure hardships without getting lost, only then can he achieve enlightenment."

"Ten lifetimes of ascetic practice, this is the origin of the Bodhisattva's practice."

"In terms of internal training, there are dozens of different tortures to simulate the ten lifetimes of hard training!"

While Su Ti was practicing, Long Yuanzheng was explaining.

Although he had never practiced the Bodhisattva Practice, he had a thorough understanding of the origin and practice of this practice, so he was more than qualified to guide the beginner Su Ti.

"Suti, you have to remember that torture is not the goal, but the process!"

"Our Longmen's Golden Snake Shedding internal training method relies on the airflow during breathing to train the body internally."

"The Toad Fishing Skill relies on a special medicinal bath to train the body internally."

"What does the Bodhisattva rely on to train his body? It is not the air flow, nor the medicinal materials, but the will that everyone has!"

“Human will is the most magical thing in the world.”

"It can unleash incredible power, stimulate potential, and turn decay into magic!"

"I believe you have heard of the miracles created by willpower."

"An old man unleashed his potential in a car accident, lifted a car that he could not have lifted by himself, and saved his grandson who was trapped under the car."

"A soldier in the Air Force accidentally broke his spine while parachuting and was paralyzed for several years. He eventually stood up again with his strong willpower."

"There was even a traveler who got lost in the desert and spent three months crossing the desert. When he was found, his weight had shrunk by two-thirds, like a skeleton, but his eyes were as bright as stars in the ordeal, shining with divine light."

“These miracles in human history are all caused by willpower, which is the most powerful force of human beings.”

"And the torture you are undergoing now is to train your will, and then use your trained will to train this body!"

"This is the core of the Bodhisattva Practice!"

Suti made rapid progress after enduring the dehydration and severe pain of practicing skin grinding under the scorching sun.

By the evening, both techniques had been mastered.

Copper Skin Skill (1% for beginners) +
Bodhisattva Practice (1st level %) +
After learning both techniques, a plus sign appears, and energy can be used to enhance them.

However, Suti's current energy is zero, so naturally he cannot improve it. He can only increase his progress by practicing.

In the evening, the dinner table was filled with delicious fish and meat, as well as various nourishing and strengthening medicinal foods. Long Yuanzheng personally picked up dishes for Su Ti and was extremely satisfied with his performance.

"Suti, even without sufficient comprehension and aptitude, you can still become a powerful warrior."

"Because you are able to endure hardships, which is something that many people nowadays don't have. You have a strong will. People like you can go further in martial arts."

"Yes, Master."

Su Ti responded and ate frantically. At this time, the eldest sister Yao Juan had gone back to be the chef, and the second brother Wang Gengyuan had also gone back for something. Only the third brother Yan Jun was still eating at a table.

Looking at the heartwarming scene of a loving master and filial disciples, a shadow flashed through Yan Jun's heart.

He is jealous by nature and does not have much loyalty and love for his master and martial arts. Instead, he has a fanatical pursuit of worldly money and power. He has served Long Yuanzheng for many years just for money and power, but he has hidden this very well, and Long Yuanzheng has not even discovered it until now.

"Master, I'm full."

"Ah."

After Yan Jun got up and left the table, Long Yuanzheng glanced at Su Ti and said.

"Don't just practice when you have nothing to do. Communicate more with your brothers and sisters."

"Especially your third senior brother. He has stayed with me the longest and is closest to me. If it weren't for his lack of talent, he might be able to inherit my legacy."

"Third senior brother?"

Su Ti was not really familiar with this third senior brother. He only remembered that he rarely talked to others and always waited quietly by Long Yuanzheng's side.

"Well, your third senior brother actually has another identity. He is my adopted son. I adopted him not long after I came to Mingguang City because of some accidents. He was born in a poor family and has no father or mother. He is very filial to me, but it's a pity that his talent for martial arts is not that good. You must never rely on your own talent in martial arts to look down on him, understand?" Su Ti was speechless.

"With my character, who would look down on anyone?"

"Haha, that's true. But Suti, besides your physique, your comprehension, willpower, and fighting talent are all among the best."

Long Yuanzheng laughed loudly, then said in a slightly deep voice.

"If you are not sure on the day of the duel, just tell Master that we will admit defeat. Going on stage is still risky. After all, Li Mingsheng has achieved great success in internal training and is only one step away from the perfect state. It is better not to take the risk if you can."

Surrendering without a fight would be shameful, but compared to the safety of his own disciples, Long Yuanzheng would rather lose some face.

"Let's talk about it then."

Su Ti has no intention of winning the match against Li Mingsheng in a month.

If the gap in hard power is really too big at that time, he will just admit defeat and will not really fight a battle to his death. That is not bravery, but stupidity.

Of course, this all depends on what level he can reach in this month. As long as he has the fifth level of internal training, he will definitely go on stage to compete with Li Mingsheng.

Half a month passed quietly like this.

Su Ti practiced martial arts in Long Yuanzheng's villa every day and made rapid progress.

His appearance had also changed greatly. His skin had gradually turned darker under the medicinal oil of the Copper Skin Skill, and he had become thinner under the torture of the Bodhisattva Practice. However, his eyes had become brighter and more divine.

When Su Ti got up in the morning, he first pushed away the stone quilt covering his body.

The so-called stone quilt is a large rectangular stone more than one meter wide. Covering the body with it not only fails to provide warmth, but also makes it difficult to breathe.

This is one of the props for Bodhisattva practice, and the bed under Suti is filled with needles that make people's scalps tingle when they see them.

The practice method of Bodhisattva is to use these tortures that ordinary people cannot endure, to hone one's will day after day for ten years, to make one's will extremely firm and clear, and then to feed back to the body through the will to strengthen the internal organs.

Of course, the degree must be grasped well. Excessive torture will destroy the body. In fact, many ancient martial artists from the Secret Country died during the arduous practice of the Bodhisattva Path, from shock, poisoning, and kidney failure. With regard to the practice of the Bodhisattva Path, there are simply too many ways to die.

After getting up, washing, and eating breakfast, Su Ti looked at his martial arts panel.

Bodhisattva Practice (10% per first floor) +
Copper Skin Skill (10% for beginners) +
In fact, considering the progress in just half a month, his speed is already very fast.

In four more months, the Bodhisattva will be able to break through one level. This practice has ten levels in total, and each level can provide an internal training. Therefore, it is very fast for Suti to practice once in more than four months. This is also the result of his ability to endure great hardships and his strong willpower.

If the Bronze Skin Skill continues at this pace, it will take less than a year to achieve some level of success. This external skill, firstly, costs money, secondly, requires special assistance, and thirdly, requires the ability to endure hardships.

With the assistance of a master like Long Yuanzheng who has mastered the Bronze Skin Kung Fu, such as striking, massaging, and applying medicine like crazy for free, Su Ti's progress is definitely very fast!

But Suti still felt it was too slow. If he had been short of energy, he would have added some more!

Just in time, a group of cursed antique sellers who were contacted on the dark web arrived today, and he also planned to go and inspect the goods.

After getting dressed and saying goodbye to Long Yuanzheng, Su Ti took his two suitcases, called a taxi, and headed towards the suburbs.

The driver was a local and talked a lot along the way.

"The villa area where you bought the car is not cheap. Although it is in the suburbs, it costs more than 30,000 yuan per square meter. Tsk tsk, these rich people really know how to enjoy themselves. They build houses in the suburbs to enjoy the quietness alone."

"The place you are going to is very remote. There was a plan to develop an industrial zone there before, but the developer ran away with the money and the project fell into disrepair. I tell you, many gangs are secretly doing business there, and there have even been murders. You must be careful."

Having said that, the driver glanced at the two suitcases that Suti placed beside him in the rearview mirror, then looked at Suti's capable appearance, as if he realized something, and he didn't say a word for the rest of the journey.

When they arrived at the abandoned factory where the transaction was agreed upon, Suti picked up the two handbags and gave the driver a hundred-dollar bill as fare.

"Wait for me here, and I'll give you an extra hundred on the way back."

"Then you have to come back soon."

After taking a look at the abandoned factory area in front and then seeing Su Ti looking like he was going to make a contact, the master swallowed his saliva and planned to run away as soon as the other party left.

Su Ti glanced at him without saying anything, and took two steps forward. The sound of a car driving came from behind. When he looked back, he could only see the taillights of the car.

Su Ti sighed. He was used to it. Every time he came to such a place to trade, the drivers would run away and some would even call the police.

but
From a certain perspective, what they traded were indeed contraband.

Striding into the abandoned factory area, the seller who came to trade this time was already waiting in the empty space.

There were four of them in total, three men and one woman. One was sitting and the other three were standing. There was an abandoned desk in front of them and several suitcases at their feet.

Su Ti walked closer and saw that among the four men, one of the young men exuded a fierce aura and had a machete on his back.

The other middle-aged man was carrying a sharp engineer shovel on his back and he didn't look like a good person either.

The woman had long legs, was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wore a camouflage uniform, had her hair tied up, looked mature and beautiful, and looked very capable. Suti noticed that she had a steel whip tied around her waist and a circle of darts on her belt.

The last one is the person sitting. Judging from his position, he should be the eldest. He has gray hair on his temples and looks to be in his sixties. However, he is playing with two walnuts in his hands, sitting upright and looking full of energy.

"Where is the goods I want?"

Suti walked to the table in front of the four people, stopped and asked.

(End of this chapter)