Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Body Tempering, Dragon Tiger Body Refining Manual

The night was deep, and the village was quiet.

In the distant mountains, the roars of wild beasts could occasionally be heard.

“Husband, A-Liang is very powerful!” Third Aunt was a little worried. She also wanted the wealth and meat in Chu Liang’s house, but she knew of Chu Liang’s strength.

Chu Liang was a hunter after all.

He ate a lot of meat, was tall and sturdy, strong and powerful.

An ordinary villager, if slapped a few times by a bear, would most likely be killed on the spot.

But Chu Liang had stubbornly held on until now.

“Don’t worry, A-Liang only has half a breath left!” A fierce glint flashed in Third Uncle’s eyes. “In his current state, I can finish him off with one hand!”

Third Uncle looked at Chu Liang’s small courtyard in the distance, greed surging in his heart.

He planned to kill Chu Liang without anyone knowing, and then search for the money Chu Liang had hidden in his house.

“I wonder… how much money has A-Liang saved up from hunting these past few years?”

Third Uncle licked his dry lips.

When everyone discovered Chu Liang’s death tomorrow morning, they would only think that he died from his severe injuries.

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In the house, Chu Liang was exploring the abilities of the bronze mirror.

“This bronze mirror is actually so powerful.”

He had already discovered that this Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror could not only enhance medicine but also other things.

Like the wooden fork in front of him.

【Wooden Fork: Evolvable】

【Offering five jin of flesh and blood, the “Wooden Fork” can be evolved into a “Steel Fork”】

“Steel Fork?”

These two words reminded Chu Liang of Run Tu and the badger-like creature.

He shifted his gaze to the clay pot used for brewing medicine.

【Inferior Clay Pot: Evolvable】

【Offering five jin of flesh and blood, the “Inferior Clay Pot” can be evolved into a “Superior Clay Pot”】

Still a clay pot.

“I thought it could evolve into an iron pot.”

Chu Liang muttered, continuing to shift his gaze.

As his gaze moved, a series of information continuously appeared in his mind.

【Wooden Bed: Evolvable】

【Wooden Stool: Evolvable】

【Broom: Evolvable】

【……】

Everything within his sight was evolvable.

“If I use this cheat well, I won’t have to worry about money in this life,” Chu Liang thought to himself.

One had to know that a single dose of Healing Balm could be sold for five taels of silver.

And Chu Liang only needed a dose of Bruise Powder and three jin of flesh and blood, a total cost of less than two taels of silver, to evolve a dose of Healing Balm.

“With money, I can learn martial arts and become a martial artist like Master Hu!”

In this world, martial artists were superior.

There was only one martial artist in the entire Qing Shi Village, and that was the village landlord, Master Hu.

In his memory, this Master Hu was incredibly strong. He could easily lift the stone mill at the village entrance with one hand and kill a crazed water buffalo with a single punch.

Yesterday, he went to the county town to visit a friend. If he had been in the village, Chu Liang wouldn’t have had to deal with that bear.

His terrifying strength was unimaginable in his previous life.

But this world had martial arts!

“Since I’m already in this world, and with a cheat by my side…”

Chu Liang clenched his fist. With such good conditions, how could he be willing to remain an ordinary person?

He also wanted to become a martial artist, a master!

Moreover, without strength, he wouldn’t be able to protect any amount of money. Shen Wansan of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life was a good example.

“Right, I have a damaged martial arts manual. I wonder if it can be evolved into a complete one?”

Chu Liang suddenly remembered that a few years ago, when he went hunting in the mountains, he had killed a crazed ape.

Inside the ape’s belly, he found a damaged manual.

The manual only had a few pages left, and the words and images on it were blurred, making it impossible to practice. So Chu Liang casually threw it in a corner and forgot about it for several years, only remembering it now.

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“Let me think, I should have thrown it in the pile of junk in the kitchen corner.”

Chu Liang immediately got up and walked towards the kitchen.

The pain in his body had lessened a bit, and he could barely move.

He carried the oil lamp and came to the kitchen. His gaze swept across the entire kitchen, and a series of evolvable information appeared in his mind.

【Wooden Spoon: Evolvable】

【Inferior Cleaver: Evolvable】

【……】

【Coarse Salt: Evolvable】

【Offering one jin of flesh and blood, the “Coarse Salt” can be evolved into “Refined Salt”】

【Vinegar: Evolvable】

【Offering ten jin of flesh and blood, the “Vinegar” can be evolved into “Corpse Melting Liquid”】

Hmm?

Chu Liang paused.

“Corpse Melting Liquid?”

Chu Liang was surprised. Vinegar could actually be evolved into Corpse Melting Liquid?

This thing could dissolve a corpse into a puddle of blood. He had only seen it in martial arts novels in his previous life.

In novels, this was a must-have for murder and robbery.

“I’m not a vicious person. I shouldn’t need this thing.”

Chu Liang thought for a moment and shook his head.

At least for now, he didn’t need it.

He continued forward, walked to the pile of junk in the corner, and began to search.

Soon, he found the tattered manual.

The manual was only a few fragments, completely incomplete. He had no idea why it was swallowed by that ape.

【Dragon Tiger Body Refining Manual（Incomplete）: Body Tempering technique, Evolvable】

【Offering twenty jin of flesh and blood, the “Dragon Tiger Body Refining Manual（Incomplete）” can be evolved into “Dragon Tiger Body Refining Manual（Blood Coagulation Chapter）”】

The Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror provided the information.

“Sure enough, it can be evolved!”

Chu Liang was overjoyed.

“I’ve heard before that practicing martial arts starts with practicing Qi and blood. Qi and blood are the foundation of everything. Only with sufficiently strong Qi and blood can one temper the skin, tendons, and bones. If the Qi and blood are insufficient, it’s like a decaying building with an unstable foundation…”

With this manual, he didn’t need to go to the county town to learn martial arts for now.

After all, the county town was a mixed bag of people and forces, far more dangerous than the small village of Qing Shi. One careless move could easily offend someone he shouldn’t.

“If self-study fails, I’ll get some money and go to the martial arts hall in the county town to learn.”

Chu Liang was a little excited, secretly clenching the fragments of the manual in his hand.

This manual was his first step to becoming a martial artist!

Just then, a slight noise suddenly came from the yard.

“Thump…”

It was the sound of feet landing. Someone had jumped over the wall!

Chu Liang’s brow furrowed, and he became alert.

Someone had come, and they were not friendly!

“I am a hunter, strong, and usually, no one dares to provoke me… Although I was injured by the bear, other villagers don’t know how badly I was hurt. After all, I held on until I got home before collapsing.”

Chu Liang slowed his breathing and quickly calmed down.

Only Chu’s many relatives knew how seriously he was injured.

“In that case, it’s very likely one of those relatives. Someone who dares to come out in the middle of the night is probably one of my uncles. Who could it be? Third Uncle? Fourth Uncle?”

“Except for Second Uncle, the other relatives probably wish I were dead… Did they come to kill me?”

Chu Liang thought calmly, “I’m still seriously injured and can barely move. I can’t win in a direct confrontation. If I shout, the whole village will know that I’m seriously injured, and then it won’t be just these relatives who will target me.”

Chu Liang’s situation was very bad.

Once the news of his serious injury leaked out, the rest of the villagers would be like hungry wolves eyeing him.

He had to hold on for these few days until his body basically recovered.

With this in mind, Chu Liang’s eyes darted around, looking at the many hunting tools he usually used.