Life and Death Training Version Rollback

In truth, Xu Yuan wasn't too affected by Ye Qing'er's matter. After all, they were still in the early stages of ambiguous feelings.

He hadn't invested much, so naturally, there was no sense of loss.

If anything, it was that his cultivation had become even more diligent.

After this incident, Xu Yuan deeply realized that strength was the foundation of everything. He was currently only at the Second Meridian Realm and didn't have the standing to think about romance.

Thus, he practiced Stance Practice diligently during the day, striving for a breakthrough in his cultivation, and in the evenings, he set aside some time to study martial arts and Tai Chi Exercise.

Although his days were somewhat monotonous, they felt incredibly fulfilling through his day-to-day persistence.

Xu Yuan was so diligent that he was rarely seen except when teaching students during the day.

This was noticed by other Martial Masters, who, with sighs of admiration, often used him as an example to educate their juniors.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was early February.

On this day, Xu Yuan finished a set of Stance Practice. His Blood Essence slowly stabilized, and he emerged from his quiet room. With a thought, he opened the System Panel in his mind.

[Skills: Tai Chi Exercise (Major Accomplishment 46%) Stone Platform Stance Practice (Major Accomplishment 63%) Thunderclap Fist (Minor Accomplishment 21%)]
[Aptitude: 11 (Unusual Bones)]

"Not bad. At this pace, I should break through by mid-month. I'll also aim to bring Tai Chi Exercise to Perfection within this month."

During this half-month, Xu Yuan spent most of his time in his quiet room, maintaining his focused cultivation and skill improvement plan.

Looking at it now, the progress on the System Panel was quite pleasing.

As for his assigned duties, they were a bit disappointing.

Out of the more than twenty Martial Students in the front courtyard, only three eventually became official Martial Artists. As for the Laborers in the back courtyard, due to their chores, they had two months of practice time.

This result for the Martial Students was actually quite good for Xu Yuan. At least he met the minimum requirement and wouldn't have his pay docked. Moreover, he would receive an additional reward of one tael and five qian of silver.

In fact, Xu Yuan was already considered lucky. If he had been any worse, he might not have even managed to produce a single Martial Artist.

This afternoon was a holiday for all Martial Artists, allowing them to return home for half a day of rest. They could then choose new assignments tomorrow morning and return to the manor for resupply.

Yes, the Shangyang Family basically operated in monthly cycles. If you still had time for self-selected assignments, you could switch posts in the second month.

However, Xu Yuan found this assignment quite good and had no intention of changing it for now.

Arriving at the Pill Hall, Xu Yuan intended to buy some more precious medicine, but unexpectedly, he encountered an old acquaintance there.

"Xu Yuan, I've already broken through to the Second Meridian Realm, and I've even gotten the hang of Thunderclap Fist. The family has specially granted me two months of self-selected assignments," Wang Huan said to Xu Yuan with a smug look, feeling quite triumphant.

This past month, he had gone to a Level Four area, a place where two families' forces clashed. The environment was harsh and dangerous, but he hadn't slacked off. Whenever he had a chance, he cultivated with all his might.

After several perilous battles and life-or-death trials, he finally improved both his fist technique and cultivation. When this was known by those in charge, he was immediately rewarded with two months of self-selected assignments.

After all, the previous waves of conflict would have definitely consumed the Martial Artists with the worst Aptitude. Someone like Wang Huan naturally deserved some time to develop and grow.

After returning to the Shangyang Manor, Wang Huan knew that Xu Yuan often came to the Pill Hall, so he waited for him there, wanting to tell him this news personally and see if the other party could still remain arrogant.

Wang Huan stared at Xu Yuan playfully, seemingly wanting to see surprise, unease, disappointment, or jealousy on his face.

Unfortunately, the imagined scene did not occur. Xu Yuan merely nodded slightly, "Oh, is that so? Congratulations then."

His tone was as calm as if he had just finished a meal in the cafeteria and was complimenting the chef's good cooking. Everything was utterly ordinary.

In fact, it was.

For Xu Yuan, if Wang Huan had achieved these improvements last month, he might have looked up to him.

But now, a month had passed, and the previous version had already ended. And Wang Huan was only now saying he had finally found a new approach?

Moreover, with Xu Yuan's current accumulation, he would break through to the Third Meridian this month. This news held no impact whatsoever.

I hope he can still maintain this confidence when he returns next month, Xu Yuan thought to himself, his expression serene.

"You, you..."

Actually, Wang Huan was already frustrated without waiting for next month. Why was this guy always acting so nonchalant?

Among the Martial Artists of the same cohort, only he had broken through to the Second Meridian. Such outstanding results, yet the other party didn't even show a flicker of reaction!

This arrogance beneath the calm, this condescending attitude, made Wang Huan detest him. He was the one who always treated others like this!

Veins throbbed on Wang Huan's forehead, his fists clenched and unclenched, as if about to explode at any moment. But then, as if remembering something, his anger suddenly dissipated, and he sneered:

"Xu Yuan, I overestimated you. It must be comfortable staying cooped up in the Shangyang Manor every day, right?"

"But do you know what I've been through? I've fought against people from the Bai Family and seen many dead bodies and brutal battlefields!"

As he spoke, his gaze towards Xu Yuan became increasingly disdainful, even carrying a hint of condescending pity:

"You're too pathetic. You'll never understand the feeling of blood splashing on your face. You've never experienced what it's like to kill... Always waiting for the opportune moment, you'll never achieve anything great!"

Xu Yuan's expression turned strange. Did this guy have a screw loose?

What era was this? Still clinging to the idea of life-or-death trials?

As long as my cultivation is always higher than yours, wouldn't I be able to crush you with absolute strength? Why would I need to arduously challenge opponents of a higher level?

True Martial Path should be about the strong preying on the weak, the superior dominating the inferior!

Even if your combat experience is rich, so what?

I'm a realm higher than you. My strength, reaction speed, and overall speed are all superior to yours. I can make it so you can't even hit me. Even if you're lucky enough to land a blow, I can use my stronger force to negate yours.

But if I attack, won't you just explode?

However, Xu Yuan held back and didn't provoke Wang Huan. He simply replied indifferently, "I don't know."

His expression seemed to say: Understood? Satisfied? Can I leave now?

Seeing Xu Yuan's reaction, Wang Huan felt like he had punched cotton again. But he quickly made peace with himself. "Time will prove everything. Xu Yuan, just you wait until I break through to the Third Meridian realm..."

But before he could finish speaking, Xu Yuan had already turned and walked into the Pill Hall.

"This guy..." Wang Huan gave him a deep look before leaving unwillingly.

Seeing Wang Huan walk away, Xu Yuan retracted his gaze, understanding that Wang Huan was trying to regain his pride because of something that had happened before.

However, he had probably come to the wrong person.

With Xu Yuan's current progress, not only his martial skills and cultivation, but even his fundamental aptitude was slowly improving, and it was accelerating the further he went.

Those he had surpassed would eventually not even have the chance to see his back.

But he came to me himself, didn't he?

Xu Yuan shook his head and didn't dwell on the matter, continuing his purchase of precious herbs.