Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 254 0253: End of the year; fourth grade!

As time flies, the sky over Yufeng County has been covered by a light cold fog, and the air is filled with a cold and fresh breath.

After half a year of recuperation, thanks to the efforts of several forces in the county, Yufeng County has now returned to its pre-disaster prosperity.

In the west of the city, an endless line of freight carriages were lined up on the official road, ready to enter the transit warehouse of Dayi Chamber of Commerce to unload goods.

The temperature in Xiangyang Prefecture is slightly milder than in the north in winter, but the cold wind from the south is highly penetrating, so people who go out to work still face considerable challenges.

The workers in the transit warehouse could only wear slightly thick clothes and hold tools. They shuttled back and forth between carriages in the biting cold wind, carrying or lifting things and delivering them to designated warehouses under the guidance of supervisors.

When moving the goods, the supervisors of the Chamber of Commerce kept shouting and urging them to be careful. The goods in those boxes might include precious items such as porcelain, silk, tea, and medicinal materials from the headquarters in the city, or they might be daily necessities for the locals, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, food, and clothes for keeping warm in winter.

In the cold weather, the workers' breath formed white mist in the air.

In order to keep warm, some Chamber of Commerce supervisors would rub their hands and stamp their feet from time to time, or gather around a simple fire to keep warm.

Some chamber of commerce supervisors strictly monitor the progress and ensure that every worker completes the task on time.

Despite the harsh conditions in such severe cold, the workers occasionally showed a satisfied smile on their faces.

They know that their hard work can earn them a lot of money, which is the source of their family's livelihood.

In addition, compared with the days before last year, this year we have food to eat, clothes to wear, and not freezing to death, which is already very good.

And all of this, when many people have a little free time, they will look at a young man who is talking with some people in the center of the transit warehouse.

That was the boss of the Cheng family, a very kind man who cared about them. Not only could they get one or two taels of silver a day as wages, but they could also take two kilograms of rice home.

This is why they work efficiently and without any delay.

In the open space in the central area of ​​the transit warehouse, a group of people gathered here to discuss something.

"...Uncle Chen, don't worry about that. There are only seven days until the end of the year, so the opening of the Chamber of Commerce will not be delayed. In addition, a festival will be held in the west of the city to celebrate the new year."

Chen Kaishan shook his head: "I don't care what festival it is. We must be ready on the last day of December and open on January 1st. This will make it easier for the headquarters to count. In addition, you have been in seclusion for several months and only came out three days ago. If I hadn't just returned, I would have thought you had been watching you the whole time."

After drinking with Cheng Zongyang for the last time, he left Yufeng County and returned to the headquarters to retrieve supplies. He had not been in the county for the past few months.

But when he came back, he found out that Cheng Zongyang had been practicing in seclusion. This made him very dissatisfied, thinking that he was not paying attention to the construction of Dayi Chamber of Commerce. Not to mention that this guy was also the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce.

Cheng Zongyang laughed: "Uncle Chen, you have people under your command who you can trust, and I have the same people around me. Look at these people. Don't worry."

Cheng Zongyang glanced at the people around him. Zhou Zhendong, Li Lu, Li Xuejin, Zhang Chuqi, Li Yihe, etc., were all the people who assisted him in handling matters.

During his retreat, they were the ones who handled the affairs, everything was in good order, and progress was steady. He felt very relaxed.

Chen Kaishan shook his head and said, "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. The store still needs to stock up, do you have enough manpower?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zongyang said, "Don't worry, the Tianduan Gang has already organized 300 people. The people from the Chamber of Commerce will provide guidance, so there will be no mistakes."

"Okay. Then let's not talk about it anymore. There are still many things that I need to deal with one by one. Let's talk when I'm free." Chen Kaishan didn't stay for long.

Cheng Zongyang laughed and said, "I also have to deal with some things. You go ahead and do your work."

After the two sides separated, Cheng Zongyang, Zhou Zhendong, Li Lu and others followed the carriages that were heading towards the intersection.

Cheng Zongyang looked at the busy workers, looking angry, and said to Li Lu: "Brother Li, those workers must be paid enough. They are all hard-earned money. If anyone dares to embezzle their money, you will deal with it."

Li Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry. The gang rules enforced by Master Li are very effective. Now our people are no longer those rogues. They are all trained and know the rules."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zongyang looked at Li Xuejin, who was still wearing a black robe and following him silently, and said, "It seems that placing the master in the Tianduan Gang is the wisest choice."

"Boss, you're too kind. It's just my job." Li Xuejin said with a fist salute.

"Zhendong." Cheng Zongyang continued walking and talking, "I plan to establish a festival in a while, called the Spring Festival. You and the head shopkeeper and Zhang the steward will come to my house later, and I will tell you to do it."

The three people who were named agreed without asking any questions.

There is no Spring Festival in this world, only the [New Calendar Festival] in each country, which means the beginning of the new year, and it is also January 1st.

But now that he has this territory, this power, and this strength, opening a Spring Festival can be regarded as a wish come true for him.

He did not change the time, and still set it on the first day of the first lunar month. As long as he persisted every year, it would gradually become a habit.

After returning to the county town, everyone went their separate ways. The most important thing at the moment was to arrange the upcoming opening of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce.

Yunli Lane, Cheng’s House.

Cheng Zongyang handed a handwritten booklet to Zhou Zhendong and said, "This is what I wrote down these past two days, about the Spring Festival. Take a look at it first, and feel free to ask any questions you have."

Zhou Zhendong read it first, and after he finished reading it, he gave it to Li Yihe, and finally to Zhang Chuqi.

After reading it, the three of them expressed their opinions and questions.

Cheng Zongyang also explained them one by one, such as why it is called the Spring Festival, how to arrange Spring Festival activities and so on.

There is only one purpose, which is to make the people in the county get used to the Spring Festival and let them know that every year during the Spring Festival, there will be a lot of Spring Festival shopping, Spring Festival activities, Spring Festival food and drink, Spring Festival couplets, Spring Festival firecrackers, red envelopes, flower viewing, etc. At that time, they will also celebrate spontaneously.

This year, we don't ask for many people to celebrate, but we want to make it grand and let people know about the Spring Festival. Over time, when the news spreads, people will know that the Spring Festival comes from a county called Yufeng, and it was initiated by the Cheng family.

Therefore, various activities, such as storytelling, opera singing, paper cutting, couplets, etc., are pre-arranged and launched in full swing a few days before and after the first day of the first lunar month.

After Zhou Zhendong and the other two had a comprehensive understanding of the event, they also felt that this festival was very good and would also promote the prosperity of the west of the city, so they all agreed.

After that, the news of the upcoming opening of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce will be publicized. Li Yihe's caravan and the Disha Hall of the Tianduan Gang will go to various counties to announce this.

Once the news gets out, it will spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people, and basically there will be no powerful chamber of commerce that does not know that there is a new Dayi Chamber of Commerce in Yufeng County.

"By the way, how much money do we owe the Chamber of Commerce now?" After arranging these two things, Cheng Zongyang mentioned the last thing.

Zhou Zhendong knew the amount and said, "Including materials and cash, it's about three million taels. The biggest expense is building the shops and transit warehouses of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce. Many materials were transferred by the Chamber of Commerce, and we are responsible for the bills."

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. Just borrow it if you need it. You can afford it."

"Yes." After the three of them left, Cheng Zongyang returned to the study and entered the wilderness world.

In the market hut, Luo Dingran, who was holding some things in front of the counter, saw Cheng Zongyang appear and bowed: "Greetings, sir."

Cheng Zongyang waved his hand and asked, "What are you doing?"

Luo Dingran held up a few pill bottles and said, "Old Zhang needs me to analyze these pills once, no need for a second analysis. He will mix the right proportions based on the ingredients."

Cheng Zongyang nodded: "What kind of elixir? Could it be that the elixir I bought at the market before has not been studied yet?"

Luo Dingran shook his head. "They were found after cleaning out the underground of Huining County. They are just very old. After identification, they turned out to be some martial arts elixirs. Old Zhang sent the elixirs that could not be immediately cured here."

"Okay, you arrange it. By the way, how many exotic beasts have been caught in such a long time?" Cheng Zongyang asked.

"There are four at the moment. Sir, are you really not going to catch the lynx king? We can definitely do it now." Luo Dingran said.

"No. There's no need." Cheng Zongyang waved his hand to stop him, saying, "Just catch an ordinary one-star monster. It's just an experiment. If it's too strong, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress it after it mutates."

"Yes." Luo Dingran bowed.

Cheng Zongyang didn't say much, turned around and went to the second floor to continue practicing.

During the four months of seclusion, he did not sleep for a single day, using a wooden stool to recover his energy. He spent two-thirds of his time improving his cultivation and one-third of his time training his martial arts and talents.

Not only did his cultivation level improve, his combat experience increased, but even his adaptability also improved to a level that satisfied him.

Appearing on the second floor, Cheng Zongyang first called out his own interface to check.

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Name: Cheng Zongyang
Age: 16 (years old)

Life span: 16/103 (-558 days; +78 days)
Realm: Fourth level (marrow cutting)

Talent: Adaptability (3152/10000, Expertise)
Points: 13.69 million

技能：箭术（15135/20000，专精）；药学（1988/3000，中级）；阵法（32/1000，初级）
Exercise:

Turtle Breathing and Breath Holding Method (65/164)

Martial arts:

Basic knife skills (3612/7000, perfect)
Wind Step (7986/15000, amazing skill)

Vajra Palm (5298/7000, perfect)
Phantom Blade (211/1000, beginner)
Sealing acupoints (762/1000, for beginners)
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Looking at the progress of the changed martial arts after entering the fourth grade, Cheng Zongyang felt the strength of the last stage of the middle third grade and was still very satisfied.

After the Ren and Du meridians were opened, his Qi was much stronger than he had imagined! Almost three times that of the fifth level! He was already able to release some Qi. Although not much, this was produced after the Ren and Du meridians were opened.

Breaking through two acupuncture points every day was the fixed basis of his practice. Even if he didn't rest, he had to complete this fixed "task".

Sitting on the meditation mat, Cheng Zongyang's heart quickly calmed down.

As the exercise was actively performed, the internal Qi flowed rapidly through the two and a half meridians of Ren, Du and Chong, just like the rapid flow of water in a pipe, but it did not produce any impact on the meridians, nor did it connect with the twelve meridians that were completely opened.

The eight extra meridians are independent of the twelve meridians, so the progress of the exercises is also different. That is, there are 164 acupoints, and now the number has been broken through to 65. There are nearly acupoints that can be broken through.

According to the records in the exercises, after the eight extraordinary meridians are connected, the effect brought is not only to cleanse the marrow and strengthen the bones, but also to greatly enhance the cultivation, so that the true qi can be released through the corresponding acupuncture points of the meridians and transformed into Gangqi. More importantly, after the eight extraordinary meridians are connected, it is the premise for entering the Tao through martial arts and breaking the mirror to transcend the extraordinary.

Those who enter the extraordinary realm through martial arts are far stronger than those who simply enter the extraordinary realm through spiritual cultivation!
Feeling the surging "torrent" of true energy, Cheng Zongyang began to continue his practice.

Now he seizes every free moment to practice. After he reaches the upper third level, it will be time for him to head to the abyss of the East China Sea.

With the wooden bed, he didn't worry about getting injured.

The familiar breakthrough occurred without any surprises. Four hours later, with the breakthrough of the first acupoint, Cheng Zongyang immediately used the wooden bed to recover from the slight damage to the Chong meridian.

This is the side effect of self-cultivation, which increases the speed of breaking through acupoints. It is not as slow as automatic cultivation. This is also the reason why most people can only break one acupoint in two or three days without elixirs. With medicine, the fastest is one acupoint a day.

After the true Qi quickly adapted to and widened the acupoints, it made a second breakthrough.

When the second acupuncture point was broken through, eight hours had passed.

He rested his meridians on the wooden bed again, then looked at the progress of the exercise and found that it had increased by two points.

I looked at the time and it was already midnight of the next day.

Cheng Zongyang did not continue, but entered the training room, continuing to use the strange beasts with wind and fire abilities to train in combat while also training his adaptability.

However, as time approached the end of December, Cheng Zongyang had to suspend his training plans.

At the end of the year, there was a lot to do, including the launch of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce, the promotion and preheating of the Spring Festival plan, etc. He was required to participate.

In the former case, as the steward of the Chamber of Commerce's purchasing department, he had to meet with some powerful merchants from other places and learn about the other party's initiative to provide products. In the latter case, he dealt with the Spring Festival.

When it comes to the acquisition of the Chamber of Commerce, it’s not just about looking for people, but also about having others come to you to discuss cooperation.

Some forces want to reach a long-term commodity acquisition cooperation with Dayi Chamber of Commerce, so they will naturally spare no effort to come to the door to discuss cooperation.

This is what Cheng Zongyang has to deal with.

As the news spread that Dayi Chamber of Commerce had established a branch in Yufeng County and was about to open for business, it was natural that such merchants would come to the door.

As long as this side agrees to cooperate and signs a contract, those businessmen will dare to plant or produce on a large scale.

Cheng Zongyang understands the thinking of this kind of people very well. It is just like some top anchors in his previous life, where businesses desperately spend money to become the anchor’s long-term live broadcast product.

Therefore, it is natural that such people cannot avoid giving red envelopes.

(End of this chapter)