Seeing the joy on Lin Sheng's face, Wang Dehai smiled slightly and spoke directly without any beating around the bush.
"The path of martial arts is divided into three Realms: Body Tempering, Forging Tendons, and Blood Transportation. Of course, there are Realms beyond Blood Transportation, but those are not something I can glimpse. After all, throughout Lin'an County, the highest-cultivated, high and mighty gentlemen are only at the Blood Transportation Realm."
"Body Tempering, Forging Tendons, Blood Transportation..."
Lin Sheng chewed on the names of these three martial arts Realms.
And Wang Dehai continued to speak.
"The first Realm of martial arts is the Body Tempering Realm. This Realm, as its name suggests, is about strengthening one's physique through martial arts cultivation, or simply put, building up one's strength. Reaching a certain critical point and successfully crossing it is considered stepping into the Body Tempering Realm."
Speaking of this, Wang Dehai paused before continuing.
"Just like Brother Lin, your Raging Bull Fist has successfully achieved initial mastery. This means you have already touched the threshold of the Body Tempering Realm. When you truly Cultivate this Raging Bull Fist to minor accomplishment, you will have genuinely stepped into the Body Tempering Realm. The Body Tempering Realm is actually not too difficult; it's nothing more than persistent, hard training. Of course, the premise is that you need sufficient qi and blood supply, which is to say, you need to eat meat. Only by eating well can you accumulate qi and blood in your body faster. Of course, your age shouldn't be too old either, otherwise, if your qi and blood are set, it will be troublesome to mobilize them. Although your current age is a bit older, it's not too late. Entering the Body Tempering Realm is just a matter of consistent effort."
"Although this Raging Bull Fist is only a third-rate martial art that isn't particularly impressive, under normal circumstances, it takes about 15 to 20 days to achieve initial mastery. This is the cultivation speed of a normal person with ordinary Aptitude. Achieving initial mastery in ten days is considered quite good among ordinary people. Of course, this is under the condition of sufficient meat supply. For general poor families who are hungry one moment and full the next, and don't have enough to eat or wear, being able to achieve initial mastery within a month is considered good, not to mention the workers in our Slaughterhouse who are not full-time cultivators."
"So, Brother Lin, being able to achieve initial mastery in 10 days under these circumstances indicates that your Aptitude is quite good. At least your comprehension is much stronger than that of ordinary people."
Hearing Wang Dehai finish speaking, Lin Sheng also showed a pensive look.
In fact, after his Raging Bull Fist achieved initial mastery three days ago, he had been considering when it would be best to reveal his successful initial mastery. In the end, he decided to show it today. Now it seems the effect is just right.
Showing his value without attracting undue attention is undoubtedly the most suitable approach.
At this point, Wang Dehai continued to speak to himself.
"The Body Tempering Realm, as long as one's Aptitude is not too poor, can eventually be achieved through hard work and time. However, the Forging Tendons Realm, and especially the Blood Transportation Realm beyond that, in addition to strict requirements for bone structure, also have significant conditions for comprehension. Bone structure can be compensated with some qi and blood tonics, but comprehension basically depends on oneself. So, Brother Lin, if you can establish yourself in the Hunting Beast Hall, there is a considerable possibility of becoming a Forging Tendons Realm Martial Artist in the future."
Speaking of this, Wang Dehai patted Lin Sheng's shoulder.
"The Hunting Beast Hall is quite dangerous. When Brother Lin is performing missions after entering the Hunting Beast Hall, he should be more careful. Those beasts on Yangping Mountain are very ferocious."
After speaking, Wang Dehai's face showed a hint of lingering fear, as if he had thought of something unpleasant.
Keeping Wang Dehai's words in mind, Lin Sheng chatted with Wang Dehai for a while longer before bidding farewell and leaving.
Walking out of the Slaughterhouse, Lin Sheng played with a small cloth bag in his hand. This cloth bag was given to him by Wang Dehai when he left, and it contained five taels of Small change.
This was given to him by Wang Dehai on his own initiative, and Lin Sheng naturally wouldn't refuse. He was in need of silver right now.
Five taels of silver was not a small sum to him.
Under the jurisdiction of Great Yan, the money conversion was very simple: 100 large coins was one tael of silver, and 100 taels of silver was one tael of gold.
These five taels of silver were 500 large coins, which was equivalent to his wages as a skinning worker for more than half a year of hard work.
With this silver, he no longer had to live so frugally. Since he achieved initial mastery, he found that his appetite had increased significantly. Three days had passed, and his original savings were almost gone. Wang Dehai's five taels of silver came at just the right time.
In addition to this, what he valued most was a small booklet he now held.
This small booklet was none other than the cultivation method of the Raging Bull Fist from initial mastery to minor accomplishment.
According to Wang Dehai, he had entered the Hunting Beast Hall. He would have to wait a few days to get the subsequent cultivation method, so he asked the other party to record the minor accomplishment Raging Bull Fist cultivation method on paper for him.
He was already considered a member of the Hunting Beast Hall, so obtaining the subsequent cultivation method of the Raging Bull Fist was reasonable and compliant.
However, he didn't want to waste these few days. Seeing that Wang Dehai had some intention of befriending him, he simply asked him directly.
The other party hesitated slightly but did not refuse.
"The minor accomplishment Raging Bull Fist should be enough for my training these few days."
The reason he was so concerned about the subsequent cultivation method of the Raging Bull Fist was also to cope with his future work in the Hunting Beast Hall.
Although the Iron Yak entering his body had significantly improved his physical fitness.
However, the work in the Hunting Beast Hall involved dealing with those ferocious beasts, so it was always beneficial to improve his strength as much as possible.
Watching Lin Sheng leave, Wang Dehai poured the remaining wine in his wine pot into his mouth and muttered softly to himself.
"This is the fourth one, but this kid is quite smooth. I hope he can survive and step into the Forging Tendons Realm."
The reason Wang Dehai was able to become a manager in this Slaughterhouse with only the cultivation of Body Tempering Great Perfection, without having to fight outside, was because he dared to gamble back then and provided some convenience to a young great manager of Zhenshan Tower, which allowed him to get such a good position.
He understood that his talent was limited and he might not be able to step into the Forging Tendons Realm in his lifetime, so every time the Hunting Beast Hall or other halls selected Disciples, he would invest in those with good talent in the Slaughterhouse, and even actively recommend some good workers he discovered.
It was just a pity that he had gained nothing, and all the silver had been wasted. However, he still didn't give up.
His connection with that great manager had faded over the years. If he didn't find a way, in a few more years, he might not even be the manager of this Slaughterhouse.
Leaving aside Wang Dehai's thoughts here.
On the other side, Lin Sheng had already arrived on Waguan Street. Since he was entering the Hunting Beast Hall tomorrow, he naturally didn't have to go back to the Slaughterhouse to work in the afternoon. This could be considered the earliest he had returned in the past two months.
Coupled with the five taels of silver he received, he naturally had to purchase some necessary items.
Before this, he planned to first take his father, Lin Hong, home and tell them the good news.
Achieving initial mastery in martial arts and successfully entering the Hunting Beast Hall was undoubtedly something worth celebrating.
