Lin Xiaofei held a small porcelain bottle in one hand, poured out three dark red power pills, and put them directly into his mouth and swallowed them.

Soon, the three small pills emitted a strong warmth in his stomach, and within three or four breaths, the warmth spread throughout his body.

My body, which had been very tired, suddenly felt full of power. I clenched my fist, as if I could smash a stone block with one punch.

His blood and energy surged throughout his body, like a hot stream flowing through him, giving his face, hands, and skin a rosy glow.

Without saying a word, Lin Xiaofei immediately activated the skin-refining technique.

A faint force slowly rose up, and as the blood and qi flowed, they merged together again, generating a special power that penetrated beneath the skin and began to circulate slowly.

At the same time, it propels that special force, slowly causing it to impact and temper the skin.

One round trip, two round trips, three round trips...

The medicinal power emitted by the three small pills contained a powerful force, constantly restoring his depleted physical strength and replenishing his consumed qi and blood, causing him to continuously circulate his internal energy techniques and generate a continuous stream of power that stimulated his skin.

Half an hour later, Lin Xiaofei slowly finished his practice.

He took a deep breath; the first round of skin refining on his entire body was now complete.

At this moment, his clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and there were faint traces of red blood on them, as if they had stained the clothes, which looked quite strange.

Looking down at his entire body, Lin Xiaofei quickly walked to a small spring inside the spatial bead and washed himself thoroughly.

"The effects of this skin-refining technique are very obvious. If you practice it in the training ground, you might expose that you are practicing a regular skin-refining technique before you even finish one round. You can't practice the Three Body Tempering Techniques outside the training ground, otherwise it will be easy for others to find out."

From now on, if I want to cultivate, I can only do so within the spatial bead.

As Lin Xiaofei washed himself, some thoughts suddenly flashed through his mind.

"It seems that the cultivation of the Three Body Tempering Techniques can only be carried out secretly to avoid being discovered by the master and others."

After cleaning up, Lin Xiaofei stepped out of the spatial bead.

As for whether anyone can tell that he is practicing ordinary skin-refining techniques?

He wasn't worried about this at all.

Although skin refining makes a person's skin more resilient and increases their strength and speed, it is almost impossible for others to detect unless they are closely observing or releasing the power of the skin refining stage.

Although his master was the right protector of the gang and a master of internal energy, it would be difficult to detect him as long as he didn't flaunt it.

For the next four days, Lin Xiaofei spent his days practicing martial arts at the training ground, learning the Flowing Palm and the Eighteen Swift Wind Swords.

As the sun set, after a hearty meal, he immediately returned to his room, entered the spatial bead, and began practicing the Three Ultimate Body Tempering Techniques.

For four or five days, he practiced martial arts constantly, which increased his strength, speed, and physical resilience.

"My physical strength and speed of attack are both better than before."

While practicing martial arts in the training ground, a casual punch sent a sandbag flying. That force was equivalent to, or even slightly greater than, the strength of two average adults.

At this moment, Lin Xiaofei felt his own power. If he were to face the bandit He Buzhong again, he would probably be even more decisive in his actions.

At the same time, his intense training over the past few days had depleted his Little Power Pills.

Twenty or thirty small strength pills were equivalent to the pills an ordinary inner disciple would receive for nine months. He used up so many pills in four or five days. Compared to the number of pills an inner disciple would take, it was simply too extravagant.

"The Little Strength Pills are all used up, but there's still a bottle of Great Strength Pills left."

It is said that the power of one Dali Pill is equivalent to the power of nine Xiaoli Pills, but I don't know if that's true or not.

However, for the next stage of training, it would be best to use some of the medicinal herbs required for the Three Body Tempering Techniques.

Lin Xiaofei had a sudden thought and remembered the medicinal materials needed for the first level of the Three Body Tempering Techniques: Skin Refining, which could be used to assist in the skin refining process.

The medicinal materials needed to aid in skin refining are all common herbs, which Lin Xiaofei estimated could be easily purchased in the town's pharmacies and shouldn't cost much money, since he currently had a large sum of money on him.

"That's enough for today's cultivation."

Tomorrow, my master will take me to the Yudu Taoist Temple in town. On the way back, we'll go to the pharmacy to buy the auxiliary medicinal materials needed for the first layer of skin refining.

At the same time, the necessary materials for refining pills, such as the alchemy furnace, herbs, and kindling, all need to be purchased.

Lin Xiaofei thought for a while, then went straight to bed.

The next morning, Lin Xiaofei got up early and started practicing martial arts inside the spatial bead until he heard someone knocking on his door, at which point he stopped practicing.

The person knocking on the door was the same handyman disciple as before, named Wang Hou. After inquiring, he learned that the other party's martial arts skills were not very good, but because the other party was a very honest person, he was favored by the Right Protector Zhou Huanshan and had been by the Right Protector's side for seven years.

Although Wang Hou was a menial disciple, no one dared to bully him or offend him.

After Wang Hou explained his purpose to him, he led him to the Right Protector's living room.

"Alright, now that you're here, let's set off."

Zhou Huanshan glanced at Lin Xiaofei's spirited and extraordinary appearance, smiled, and then strode out.

Soon, Lin Xiaofei followed Zhou Huanshan into a carriage, driven by Wang Hou, and headed towards the Yudu Taoist Temple.

"Your Green Peak Kick technique has reached a minor level of mastery. I suppose you've chosen a martial art you like?"

Sitting inside the carriage, Zhou Huanshan asked with a smile.

"Yes, I have practiced a sword technique called the Eighteen Swords of Gale, which I quite like."

Lin Xiaofei had a sudden thought and said directly.

He felt that it would be more appropriate to let his master know that he liked to practice swordsmanship and martial arts, and perhaps his master could teach him a few sword techniques.

"Swordsmanship?"

Indeed, the sword is the supreme weapon. When swordsmanship is mastered to its peak, it is ruthless and deadly, leaving no trace of the killer.

However, to achieve some success in swordsmanship, it takes more than just diligence; one also needs guidance from a master swordsman to have any chance of developing sword energy.

"And you've only just begun to learn swordsmanship; to cultivate sword energy is extremely difficult."

Zhou Huanshan smiled slightly and said.

"Master, how can I cultivate sword energy as quickly as possible?"

Lin Xiaofei's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked.

"Sword energy is not something that can be easily cultivated; there is no shortcut."

Zhou Huanshan said.