A New Look

The front yard of the Martial Arts Hall.

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +1]

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +1]

[This practice of the Five Animal Frolics Fist increased Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points by two points in total.]

[Skills]: Five Animal Frolics Fist (Initiation 8/100)

Wearing only a short jacket, Jiang Ning finished practicing his fist techniques, and wisps of steam rose from the top of his head.

He clenched his fists and sensed the few strands of Qi and Blood Power that had grown within him once more. The gloom in his heart was swept away, and the strength that increased bit by bit left him feeling refreshed.

He came to the well beside the front yard of the Martial Arts Hall.

Gulp—

Gulp—

Jiang Ning drank several great mouthfuls of clear, cool well water before taking the Red Brocade Box from his bosom.

After opening the Red Brocade Box, he saw a Wild Ginseng lying inside.

Jiang Ning pinched off a small piece with his fingers, roughly one-tenth of the entire Wild Ginseng.

The instant that small piece of Wild Ginseng entered his stomach, Jiang Ning felt it continuously digested and absorbed.

As his Qi and Blood Power circulated, the medicinal power released by the Wild Ginseng quickly spread to his limbs and bones.

His body had been somewhat weak and powerless after practicing the Five Animal Frolics Fist twice, but now it recovered at an extremely noticeable rate.

"Senior Brother Zhou Xing really is generous! This Wild Ginseng is truly a huge help to me!" Jiang Ning quietly sensed the changes in his body.

Suddenly.

"Master Wang is here!!!" someone cheered.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes and immediately saw Wang Jin slowly emerge from the Backyard, wearing a short jacket that revealed his thick, muscular arms.

At this moment, with Wang Jin's appearance, everyone stopped what they were doing and stood properly in place.

Wang Jin glanced at the vigorous, spirited crowd and nodded in satisfaction.

"Spread out and practice your fist techniques individually! I'll point out each of your problems one by one!" Wang Jin spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it rang clearly in everyone's ears.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Wang!"

Someone bowed to Wang Jin.

The others also responded one after another, bowing to Wang Jin.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Wang!!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Wang!!!"

"..."

Seeing this, Jiang Ning also clasped his fists and bowed.

His eyes flickered. After thinking for a moment, he withdrew to an empty space nearby.

"Do not look around. Do not whisper to one another. Show the results of your fist practice with all your strength!" Wang Jin walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back.

Everyone also began displaying the branch of the Five Animal Frolics Fist they had studied one after another.

As Wang Jin walked forward, he watched the fist techniques displayed by the crowd, his expression utterly calm.

At this moment, Jiang Ning also began practicing the Five Animal Frolics Fist with all his strength.

He knew this was an opportunity—an opportunity to display himself.

Under normal circumstances, the Canglang Martial Hall could neither lack people nor recruit anyone.

If he wanted to remain in the Martial Arts Hall for the long term, it would not be so simple.

Thus, he understood perfectly that only by displaying himself—his talent and his value—would he have a chance.

As Jiang Ning practiced with all his strength, the rhythm of his movements and breathing gradually matched the Five Animal Frolics Fist Wang Jin had practiced and recorded in his mind yesterday.

Continually optimizing the minute details of his movements and adjusting the rhythm of his breathing, Jiang Ning grew smoother with every strike, his entire being entering a special state.

At this moment, Wang Jin's footsteps suddenly halted.

A strange glint flashed through his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ning.

"The Tiger Form Fist has reached Initiation. Could this be... Initiation in a single day? Nascent Blood Qi?"

Wang Jin's footsteps paused for less than a breath before he continued forward slowly, discreetly sizing Jiang Ning up.

At the same time, he occasionally pointed out incorrect postures and breathing rhythms to the other men.

As for Jiang Ning, Wang Jin could not find a single flaw in him for the time being. At most, there were a few utterly insignificant imperfections.

The more he secretly observed him, the more astonished he became.

Suddenly, surprise flashed across his eyes.

At this moment, every movement Jiang Ning made was powerful and heavy, while both his feet seemed to have taken root in the ground.

"The Bear Form Fist has reached Initiation as well?"

Wang Jin was secretly startled. By then, he had also circled around the crowd once.

"Keep practicing! Until I say stop, no one is allowed to stop!!"

The moment Wang Jin spoke, everyone's hearts tightened, and they dared not make the slightest lazy move.

At this moment, Jiang Ning had long since forgotten everything else. There were no distracting thoughts in his mind, only pure fist practice.

Jiang Ning's fists grew faster and faster, and his movements grew smoother and smoother.

After finishing the Bear Form Fist, his body suddenly changed, and his Breathing Method changed with it.

His form was now as agile and nimble as an ape, darting and shifting within that narrow patch of space.

"The Ape Form Fist has reached Initiation too!" Wang Jin's eyes narrowed as he pondered. "Could this little fellow possess all Five Animal Frolics, with every one of them having reached Initiation?"

At this thought, Wang Jin's heart stirred slightly.

As the saying went, a good teacher was hard to find, but a disciple capable of inheriting his mantle was equally rare.

In Wang Jin's eyes, Jiang Ning had now entered his notice.

After that, Wang Jin was no longer in a hurry to leave. He stood quietly in place, watching everyone practice their fist techniques.

Wang Jin did not move, and neither did the others.

Jiang Ning shifted from the Ape Form Fist to the Crane Form Fist. His form changed again, and his Breathing Method changed once more.

Finally, he concluded with the Deer Form Fist. Every movement shifted directly from fierce and intense to light, gentle, and relaxed, while his breathing rhythm also became extremely slow and extremely long.

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +3]

[Skills]: Five Animal Frolics Fist (Initiation 11/100)

Looking at the Panel before him, joy rose in Jiang Ning's heart.

"More than one-tenth complete! At this rate, I'll be able to complete the breakthrough of the Five Animal Frolics Fist within three to five days at most!"

On the other side.

"This kid really has completed the true Initiation of the Five Animal Frolics Fist, and he has even initially condensed Blood Qi!"

"Good! Truly good!!"

"He's far stronger than those little fellows who tried to take shortcuts to stay here!!"

"If the Five Animal Frolics aren't practiced together, what the hell can you call it the Five Animal Frolics Fist?!"

Wang Jin nodded slightly and looked at Jiang Ning twice with satisfaction.

Then he came before the crowd.

"I'll practice the fist techniques once more today for you to observe! Watch carefully and learn carefully!"

"Yes! Thank you, Master Wang!" Everyone bowed.

In an instant, the entire yard fell utterly silent.

Wang Jin immediately assumed his stance and slowly practiced each move of the fist techniques before everyone.

His movements were not fast. In Jiang Ning's eyes, they were even somewhat slow, clearly deliberately slowed down so everyone could observe them.

After the time it took to burn one incense stick.

Jiang Ning watched carefully until the end, then closed his eyes.

The Five Animal Frolics Fist Wang Jin had just practiced immediately replayed in his mind.

Not long afterward, he opened his eyes and sighed inwardly.

"The Five Animal Frolics Fist Wang Jin displayed this time was rigidly precise, practically textbook-perfect."

"But this kind of textbook-perfect Five Animal Frolics Fist is of no help to me anymore."

By then, Wang Jin had already left.

The entire front yard gradually grew noisy.

Throughout the entire morning, with the medicinal power of the Wild Ginseng spreading through him, Jiang Ning rested for only a moment before continuing to practice his fist techniques. He could not bear to waste even the slightest bit of its medicinal power.

One had to know that a single Wild Ginseng was worth more than ten taels of silver.

Based on his understanding of the prices in the current world, the purchasing power of one tael of silver was roughly equivalent to one thousand yuan in his previous life, enough to support a poor family for an entire month.

The value of one Wild Ginseng was equivalent in this world to enough for a poor family of four to live for a year.

How could he bear to waste it?

Without the aid of the Wild Ginseng, his efficiency in grinding Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points would be greatly reduced, and his strength would improve even more slowly.

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +1]

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +1]

Throughout the morning, as he practiced the fist techniques over and over, the Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points continued to rise.

That continued until before lunch.

[Skills]: Five Animal Frolics Fist (Initiation 14/100)

Around noon.

After finishing lunch.

Knock, knock, knock—

Jiang Ning knocked on the gate of the Backyard where Wang Jin lived.