Chapter 297: Changes After Breaking the Limit of Fist Technique, A Million Reward Arrives!

Chapter 297: Changes After Breaking the Limit of Fist Technique, A Million Reward Arrives!



October 27, 2024

Inside the house.

He opened his panel and took a look.

【Primordial Energy】: 1357.88

【Technique】:

Five Beast Fist (633/5000 after four limit breaks) (Characteristics: Essence Storage in the Five Viscera, Quintessence of the Five Elements, Fist Technique Grandmaster, Bear-Tiger Body)



Cleaving Blade Technique (4788/7000 after six limit breaks) (Characteristics: Broad Application, Blade Swift as Thunder, Blade Movement Divine, Blade and Body as One, Innate Blade Bone)



Enhanced Water Proficiency (7000/7000 after six limit breaks) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Enhanced Water Control, Affinity with Water Spirit, Clouds and Rain, Water Spirit Body)



In the morning, he had over two thousand Primordial Energy points, but after the previous expenditure, it was now down to just over a thousand points.

However, at this moment, the Enhanced Water Proficiency technique on his panel had already met the conditions for the next limit break.

The experience points for the Enhanced Water Proficiency technique had long reached seven thousand, and the requirement for the seventh limit break was one thousand Primordial Energy points, both of which had been fulfilled.

Now, with just a thought, he could successfully break the limit for this technique.

But after a moment's hesitation, he rejected the idea.

The path to the Fifth Stage was right before him.

The enhancement of Inner Breath not only affected his combat power at the Fifth Stage level but also influenced every aspect of his future cultivation.

Even for the Fourth Stage, Third Stage, Second Stage, and First Stage.

Inner Breath remained of utmost importance.

Exhaustion of Inner Breath would cause a significant drop in combat power, even for a Third Stage Grandmaster or a Second Stage Grand Master.

This was why even top-tier Grandmasters, capable of splitting rivers and moving mountains, couldn't single-handedly fight against thousands of soldiers.

The total amount of Inner Breath was always limited.

A Grandmaster without Inner Breath, facing thousands of soldiers, would still be overwhelmed, exhausted, and drained of energy.

In such a state, facing a Grandmaster with depleted energy, a few Fourth Stage martial artists could easily kill the Grandmaster.

Even a Grand Master, and those at the peak of the First Stage, couldn't escape this fate.

Therefore, Jiang Ning clearly understood that strengthening his Inner Breath was his top priority.

He didn't plan to waste the hard-earned Primordial Energy points.

He decided to continue improving his Five Beast Fist, pushing it to break its limit.

According to his estimation, the next limit break for the Five Beast Fist would require two thousand points.

Currently, he had over one thousand three hundred points, and reaching two thousand points wasn't an unattainable goal.

Inside the house.

"Young Master, why are you eating so little?" Lu Yi looked at Jiang Ning, who had put down his bowl and chopsticks, with a surprised expression.

Jiang Ning smiled slightly at her astonished gaze.

"With the Inner Fortification Realm, one can control the body's metabolism and naturally require less food."

At this moment, he hadn't eaten a single grain of rice or drunk a drop of water all day, and after just two bowls of rice, he felt he had had enough.

This was the power of the Inner Fortification Realm, controlling the body's metabolism and reducing its consumption.

For this reason, he could eat three meals a day like a normal person.

Otherwise, if he ate to his heart's content, even ten people's food wouldn't be enough for him.

Normally, he relied mainly on his body absorbing water to nourish himself during cultivation.

After getting up, Jiang Ning looked at Lu Yi, who was holding a bowl in her left hand and chopsticks in her right.

"Take your time eating, I'm going to practice my fist technique!"

Leaving these words, Jiang Ning pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard, where the cold wind blew.

After Jiang Ning left, the door was closed again.

Only then did Lu Yi start devouring her food.

Having gone hungry for a day, her stomach was already empty.

Especially after practicing martial arts, she found her appetite growing rapidly, and it was now enormous.

Previously, to satisfy her hunger, she had to steam white flour buns.

Not to mention today, the dishes on the table were all delicious, mainly consisting of meat, and they were all hearty meals.

She had been craving them since earlier.

But in front of Jiang Ning, she didn't want to lose her composure, so she ate slowly and gracefully.

Now that Jiang Ning had left, she could let loose and stuff her mouth with food.

On the other side.

As soon as he stepped out of the house, Jiang Ning heard the sound of Lu Yi wolfing down her food inside the room and couldn't help but smile.

He had already sensed that Lu Yi was starving, so he decided not to eat either.

For him now, eating a little more or a little less didn't make much difference.

Ordinary food was an inefficient way to replenish his body's consumption.

But since he was still a mortal body, he needed certain elements from food to supplement his body.

Moreover, he had already gotten used to eating three meals a day.

When slightly hungry, eating delicious food was a kind of happiness.

When the food was delicious enough, eating became not just a necessity for survival but also a way to enjoy life.

It brought a sense of inexplicable happiness.

The meals made by Liu Wanwan were delicious enough to make Jiang Ning bite his tongue, even if they were just ordinary home-cooked dishes.

So, even with his Inner Fortification Realm, he maintained the habit of eating three meals a day.

After that.

He stopped listening to the sounds coming from inside the room.

Standing in the courtyard, covered in thick snow.

The faint candlelight escaping through the window lattice also provided a glimmer of light to the pitch-black courtyard.

With a sweep of his Inner Breath, it erupted, instantly clearing a patch of the ground, leaving it clean and spacious.

Standing on the clean and spacious stone brick ground.

He closed his eyes again.

Five images of exotic beasts instantly appeared in his mind.

Tiger, deer, ape, phoenix, and bear.

The five images of exotic beasts appeared vividly in his mind, every strand of fur and every pattern crystal clear.

"It's definitely working now!"

"It seems that drawing and reviewing it is indeed effective!"

After that.

He assumed a punching stance.

His body moved.

Roar—

A tiger's roar echoed in the air.

Luoyin turned her head to look out the window, and instantly saw a sea of red and bright firelight outside.

"This..." She widened her eyes, and a grain of rice fell from the corner of her mouth.

On the other side.

In the courtyard, Jiang Ning closed his eyes and practiced his punches, while in his mind, he visualized the exotic beasts bathing in the sea of fire.

In an instant.

He felt as if he were in the midst of a raging fire.

Above him, there seemed to be a series of vague shadows forming a cage, trapping him within this sea of fire.

At this moment, he also felt the Fire Element's essence constantly flowing from the outside world into his body, merging with his heart.

Inside the room.

Luoyin quietly came to the door, and through the crack, she saw a tiger bathing in flames in the dark courtyard.

Sometimes crouching, sometimes pouncing, and sometimes its tail sweeping, the air crackled.

However, despite the raging fire, not much heat was transmitted.

Even though she was only a door away, less than three zhang from the fiery tiger, she still didn't feel the intense heat waves.

It was as if the flames before her were mere illusions, possessing only form without substance.

"That's not right!!" She suddenly shook her head.

She noticed that the bricks, once wet from the snow, were now extremely dry.

She also saw that not far away, the dark, damp snow was constantly retreating, indicating that the moisture on the bricks was rapidly evaporating.

Just then.

She saw the tiger turn its head, and its eyes met hers through the door crack.

She instantly felt a wave of heat rushing towards her, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

Thump, thump, thump—

Then she quickly retreated a few steps, patting her heavy chest, her eyes filled with lingering fear.

In that instant, she saw only a tiger in the world, bathing in flames, its entire body engulfed in fire.

At this moment, she also felt a terrifying heat wave rushing towards her.

The heat wave alone made her feel like her heart was about to leap out of her chest.

She gently patted her heavy chest, and after a while, the "thumping" heart gradually calmed down.

On the other side.

Jiang Ning also changed his punching stance.

Suddenly, the courtyard was filled with solemnity.

Occasionally, a white light flashed by.

Wherever the white light passed, the snow swept up by the punch wind instantly split in two.

[Wuqin Quan Experience +2]



As he finished practicing the punching technique, a prompt appeared before his eyes, but he paid it no heed.

After that.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

He immediately saw the dried stone bricks and the melted snow beyond.

But there was not a trace of fire ravaging the courtyard.

"The punching stance should be considered as entering the second stage, transforming from illusion to reality."

Looking at the scene before him, Jiang Ning nodded slightly, his face showing satisfaction.

Following this breakthrough, he understood the improvements it brought to his Wuqin Quan.

The technique's ability to refine and cultivate Inner Breath had enhanced, and its nourishing effect on the five viscera was even stronger.

More importantly, the punching stance had undergone a transformation.

Compared to the previous illusion, the current stance clearly possessed the ability to influence reality.

Imprisoning Fire Tiger Stance.

Once revealed, it was as if a fire tiger appeared, emitting scorching heat waves.

This clearly showed that the punching stance had reached a new level, with initial effects of transforming illusion into reality.

After yesterday's conversation with Elder Aunt White from the Inner Palace, the decision regarding the reward for killing the Worshipping God Sect's Fifth Rank Inner Fortification Realm warrior was finally reached today.

However, an unexpected breakthrough in his fist technique this morning disrupted his original plans.

Now that it was already late at night, he had no choice but to postpone his visit to the Inner Palace until tomorrow.

Afterward, he continued his fist practice.

The method of practicing the Five Beast Fist had changed after breaking through the limit.

Previously, he only needed to mobilize his inner breath and practice the fist forms.

Now, he had to do more than that, and during his practice, he constantly visualized the corresponding insights.

The next day.

He opened his eyes.

Primordial Energy: 1488.76

"Not bad!"

Looking at his status panel, he nodded in satisfaction.

Overnight, he had gained more than a hundred points, bringing him one step closer to the 2,000-point mark.

Based on his estimation, once his Primordial Energy reached 2,000 points, he would achieve a significant breakthrough.

As for experience, it was merely a matter of time.

Taking advantage of the early morning, he continued practicing his fist technique.

Morning.

The sky was still overcast.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Inner Palace.

The white-haired Elder Aunt White, who seemed like an ordinary rural elderly woman, was warming herself by the fire inside.

"Senior!"

As Jiang Ning spoke, the old lady slowly opened her slightly drooping eyes.

"Oh, it's you!" She seemed to have just woken up, her eyes slightly hazy, and her thoughts a bit sluggish.

The next moment, her eyes cleared.

"I thought you had forgotten about it, young man!" The old lady smiled.

"How could I forget when I'm so poor!" Jiang Ning replied.

"You're quite lucky, young man!" The old lady continued, "Since the previous instructions from above didn't mention the reward for killing a Fifth Rank Worshipping God Sect member, this time, we'll continue with the previous reward system."

At this point, the old lady smiled as she looked at Jiang Ning, seemingly eager to see his reaction.

Jiang Ning's eyes lit up, and his breath quickened. "Senior, do you mean a million points?"

"Indeed! A reward of one million Contribution Points!" The old lady nodded slightly, then sighed, "A million Contribution Points, for you, is like a giant leap forward."

"If you want to climb the ranks, with one million Contribution Points, you can rise through several official positions. With your strength, you could even become a Deputy Commander in a prefecture city."

"If there's a vacancy in a county, you could choose to become the Governor of the Inspection Office, which would be even more comfortable."

"Every Inspection Office is an independent system, and the Governor holds the highest authority in the region!"

Hearing the old lady's words, Jiang Ning suddenly understood.

The old lady seemed to be guiding him in his future choices.

With one million Contribution Points and his current strength, he indeed had many options.

However, he had no such intentions.

His initial motivation for joining the Inspection Office was merely to find a place to settle down.

He never intended to pursue fame and glory in the officialdom, aiming for the lofty achievements of a marquis or a general who honors his ancestors.

Even if there were vacancies in the Inspection Offices, he had no desire for such positions.

The higher the rank, the more complicated the affairs.

The more complicated the affairs, the less time he would have to focus on martial arts and improve his strength.

In this world where power resides within oneself, all fame, status, and wealth were ultimately external to him, mere accessories rather than the main focus.

The primary focus was always the improvement of one's strength and the transformation of one's life.

Just like the Martial Saint of Great Xia.

He alone had brought peace to the world for eight hundred years, and he had lived for over eight hundred years.

Living for eight hundred years was not just a symbol of strength but also a transformation of one's life.

This Martial Saint was the best example before him!

He alone was worth more than a thousand armies.

Compared to him, even the emperor on the throne paled in significance.

The stability and security of the throne likely depended on his support.

In front of this Martial Saint, the throne and imperial authority were insignificant.

With his near-millennial lifespan, he had witnessed countless generations of imperial authority rise and fall.

His existence, with a lifespan of nearly a millennium, was no different from an immortal deity.

For ordinary mortals, such a lifespan was akin to eternal life.

The average mortal lived only a fleeting sixty years.

A millennium was the span of dozens of generations.

In the face of such an existence, what were wealth, power, and status? He could obtain them all with a mere thought.

Changing dynasties required only a single thought from the Martial Saint.

Jiang Ning had long understood what he truly sought.

Power, status, wealth, and fame were merely secondary pursuits for him now.

In this era, he needed power and status to provide him with a comfortable and peaceful environment, allowing him to focus on improving his strength.

(End of Chapter)

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