After coming back to her senses, Mu Lingsha carefully settled the Fire Python Tiger cub, then began the lesson.
"All martial arts under heaven are divided into nine grades and three tiers. First, Second, and Third Grade are lower-tier; after that comes middle-tier; Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade are upper-tier. Little sister, what I'm going to teach you today is a lower-tier First Grade fist art, Tongbei Fist," Mu Lingsha said.
"Tongbei Fist?"
Mu Zi looked thoughtful. In the original work, the first martial art Lin Dong cultivated had also been this one.
"Maybe Tongbei Fist is just very widespread."
As if she had heard Mu Zi's inner monologue, Mu Lingsha explained, "Tongbei Fist sticks to the clothes to release force. When cultivating it, you need to practice with your clothes. Tongbei Fist has nine forms, also called Nine Echoing Force, because each form, when unleashed, will produce a crisp sound, each echo stronger than the last. Once all nine echoes are complete, its power is comparable to Second Grade Martial Arts."
"This martial art has clear stages, moderate difficulty, and plenty of room for improvement. It's best suited for beginners to build their foundation."
Mu Zi nodded and asked, "Then, Older Sister, how many echoes can you produce now?"
"I can produce eight echoes now," Mu Lingsha said with some pride. This achievement surpassed all the juniors in Mu Family Village, and even among those in the Body Tempering Realm within a hundred li, it could be considered as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
"Oh." Mu Zi nodded, not showing much reaction.
Seeing this, Mu Lingsha raised her willow-like eyebrows slightly and said in annoyance, "You little girl, are you looking down on your older sister?"
Mu Zi's small face froze, and she hurriedly explained, "No, that's