Beiyin Great Sage

"Have mercy on the poor child, give him something to stutter!"

"Strong man, you have enough rations at home. If the strong man is willing to accommodate the slave family through the cold moon, the slave family can do whatever they want!"

"Shopkeeper, are you still short of people? I don't want any wages, I just need to share more of the original food."

"My son is young and strong. If any good family in the inner city is willing to take him in, we can sign a slave contract and we will be slaves for the rest of our lives and never abandon him!"

"Stay alive..."

Every time the cold moon comes, this situation will actually happen in Huojiabao.

It's just that although there were such events in previous years, it was not like this time. Almost half of the huge market was selling their bodies in order to survive.

At this time, complex human nature is often revealed.

The Kane family, Qian family, Yulonghui, Liurentang in the inner city...

These big forces have hoarded a large amount of food in advance. This is a good time for the lions to open their mouths and scan the market at low prices.

They not only purchased weapons and rare objects at low prices, but also purchased people and slaves.

This time of year is when they take action.

Over time, the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer.

It is getting harder and harder for the poor to stand up!

Zhou Jia walked down the street with his head down.

Even though he had experienced it once, he still had difficulty adapting to this environment. He hurried back to the tree house and closed the door to isolate himself.

"Boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Brother Zhou...Zhou." The speaker's skin was rough and slightly dark. He rubbed his hands nervously and spoke carefully:

"Can you sell me some food?"

The tall man, who was 1.89 meters tall, turned red when he spoke. A little girl was hiding behind the big man, her big watery eyes full of fear.

"Brother Lu." Zhou Jia was slightly stunned. He knew the person in front of him. Lu Youwei, who worked in the market, was a fourth-level cultivator. He lived frugally to raise a daughter. The tree house was nearby:

"You don't have enough?"

"It was enough." Lu Youwei sighed:

"But after paying the salary, it's not enough."

Zhou Jia was silent, paused and said:

"Don't you go to the market and ask?"

"I'm going." Lu Youwei raised his head, his eyes full of confusion:

"I planned to sell everything in my house, but... but the money they gave me was too little. Even if I exchanged it for food, it wouldn't be enough."

"There is a loan, but it requires Nannan as collateral."

"Do you know Erica?"

"Yeah." Zhou Jia nodded. She was a woman with a bit of a shrewd personality. The tree house was not very far from here and she hadn't been seen much recently.

"She just mortgaged herself and survived a cold month, but she has been paying off her debts for the past year and a half, and she has no money at all this year." Lu Youwei glanced into the distance, his tone was calm, without much ups and downs, just like Let’s talk about another common thing:

"This time, she sold herself to the Fish and Dragon Society, doing the lowest level of business."

"I don't care, but I don't want my daughter to end up like her."

Zhou Jia looked at the little girl and said in a low voice:

"I don't have much food either."

"Just a little, just a little." Hearing that Zhou Jia's tone was a little loose, Lu Youwei's eyes suddenly brightened, and his body trembled slightly with excitement:

"As long as it's cheaper than at the market, I can exchange it with something from home!"

Close the door.

Zhou Jia squeezed a few Origin Stones in his hand.

It's heavy, seems to be heavier than the Lei Yuan Stone.

This world...

Why!

…………

Name: Zhou Jia

Cultivation: Sixth-grade mortal level marrow cutting (1931/8000)

Source Star: Tianying Star (Trait: Handling Weapons), Earth Star (Trait: Violence)

Kung Fu: Proficient in Three Yuan Zhengfa (27/800)

Martial skills: perfect shield counterattack (999/1000), perfect shield strike (460/500), perfect wind-splitting ax (121/1600), proficient in Nar secret breath technique (61/500), proficient in deadly sword (764/ 1000), Thunder Ax proficiency (789/1500), Three Body Steps (175/600)

The Three Yuan Zhengfa has finally broken through the introductory stage and reached the proficient level. Daily practice can also gain a little more experience than before.

But it's a pity.

Breaking through the sixth level of Marrow Cutting is still far away.

On the contrary, the Splitting Wind Ax Technique has reached a perfect state and its power has greatly increased. It is also the second martial skill to reach perfection after the Shield Reverse.

Secret Breath Technique and Three Body Steps, techniques that are not within the scope of the palm weapon's blessing, are still making slow progress.

"Woo..."

The cold wind howled outside and the ax wind stirred inside.

During this period, many things happened in Huojiabao.

The people from the barony finally left, and the few who didn't leave gradually blended in.

People in the outer city killed people, fought for food, and some even dared to resist. In short, there was no time to rest.

Until the cold moon comes.

The outer city is littered with bones.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Zhou Jia.

He planned to take advantage of the cold moon to practice at least one of the two superior martial arts to the stage of mastery.

Mastery means that martial arts are mastered, integrated into the body, and turned into instinct. It is only one step away from the perfect state of perfection.

Looking around the Fish and Dragon Society, it seems that only the elders, hall masters, and a few deacons can master the advanced martial arts.

And they, without exception, are all masters of the eighth rank or even upward!

To survive in this world, strength is fundamental.

"Woo!"

The ax wind howls, and there is a hint of muffled thunder.

"Uh-huh!"

With a slight wave of the shield, the strong wind escaping around him immediately dispersed in all directions.

"Um?"

Zhou Jia was stunned and subconsciously stopped what he was doing.

Just now, he seemed to have an enlightenment, and many past skills on shield counterattack came to his mind, and he suddenly had a sudden enlightenment.

The thought changed.

really!

On the Consciousness Sea Light Screen, the description of Dunfan has changed.

The shield reverses the Great Perfection!

There is no number at the end, just changing Perfection to Great Perfection, which seems to indicate that there is no room for improvement in this martial skill.

The last few experiences of the Shield Rebellion seemed to be stuck. They had not made any progress for a long time, and they did not expect a sudden breakthrough today.

"Great Perfection!"

Zhou Jia's eyes flashed and he suddenly shook the ax in his hand.

This ax was borrowed from Duolong and weighed ninety-three kilograms. It spun and flew out under the huge force, and then whirled around and slashed sharply.

Facing the incoming ax blade, Zhou Jia lightly raised his shield.

The shield is also borrowed.

"Boom!"

There was a muffled sound.

At the point where the ax blade and the shield came into contact, a layer of ripples appeared, and the invisible force vibrated the air, causing the ax to return to its original path at a faster speed.

"Uh-huh!"

Zhou Jia took the ax handle and took a step back under the influence of inertia.

"hehe……"

He grinned widely and waved his hand to slash an axe.

Then, the shield was thrown violently on one side of the body.

"Snapped!"

The incorporeal axe wind was actually knocked out and hit the wall with greater force.

"Uh-huh!"

"Swish!"

The shield rotated around the body, getting faster and faster, and gradually only the shadow of the shield was visible, but the real body was no longer visible, as if an airtight layer of tortoise shell was firmly guarding the three-foot area.

at some point.

"Peng!"

The shield suddenly flashed, and countless qi energy shot out in all directions, hitting the walls, tables and beds with a crackling sound.

"Cool!"

"With this kind of defense, no one without three or five seventh-level shields can break through my shield!"

"Well……"

"It's not necessarily just defense."

Stopping his movements, Zhou Jia looked thoughtful.

Shield counterattack only interrupts other people's attacks and is unable to counterattack, but after reaching the Dzogchen realm, other ideas naturally emerged in his mind.

Mastering soldiers cannot make a person suddenly advance, but every practice will bring real insights.

Maybe……

Can shield attack and shield counter attack be integrated together?

Inventing his own martial arts seems extremely difficult to others, but after he perfected his shield skills, Zhou Jia was able to easily integrate them with other shield skills.

Wield the shield.

The air vibrates.