Inheritance!

Hong Decheng entered his study,

From a hidden place, he drew out an exquisite long box.

When he opened it, there was unmistakably a martial arts manual inside!

Three large characters were written on it: "Dragon Subduing Fist"!

Hong Decheng's large hand gently brushed over the manual, his thoughts a tangled mess.

"If Fang Chen truly is a heaven-blessed genius who can break through rapidly all the way and reach Tiger Subduing Fist perfection at a young age, then I'll pass this 'Dragon Subduing Fist' on to him as well."

The "Dragon Subduing Fist" and "Tiger Subduing Fist" had originally come from the same manual.

Unfortunately, the person who inherited it had failed to preserve it properly and lost its most essential parts,

leaving later generations to comprehend it from the incomplete manual and create new techniques.

In the end, this superior martial art was comprehended by later generations into two intermediate martial arts.

They were the "Dragon Subduing Fist" and the "Tiger Subduing Fist."

The person who created these two techniques had once said,

"If a person of extraordinary comprehension appears among later generations, perhaps he may be able to cultivate both techniques to perfection,

and, using these two techniques as a foundation, deduce the former superior martial art, 'Dragon Tiger Subduing Fist'!"

Unfortunately, by the time these two techniques had been passed down to his generation, no one had yet managed to accomplish this.

How could a person of extraordinary comprehension appear so easily?

His ancestors had also established a rule forbidding the casual transmission of either technique!

When the young Hong Decheng saw that these two techniques might never have a chance to regain their former glory,

he thought it over again and again and ultimately decided to open a martial arts school.

Moreover, this martial arts school would teach only the Tiger Subduing Fist, which at least meant he was barely upholding his ancestors' rule...

Once the school opened, many years passed.

His qi and blood had already begun to decline, and the disciples he taught had come and gone in batches.

Although there were plenty of disciples with excellent physiques and outstanding talent,

not one of them could be called extraordinarily perceptive or capable of deducing the two techniques.

Thus, Hong Decheng gradually gave up on the idea.

All he wanted was to make a little more money and spend the rest of his life leisurely.

But not long ago, that new disciple named Fang Chen had truly given him a tremendous shock!

He had grasped the Tiger Subduing Fist in a single day! Such comprehension was rarely seen in the world and absolutely deserved to be called extraordinary!

For a time, Hong Decheng thought he had finally found the inheritor his ancestors had desperately awaited.

But the fact that Fang Chen had a mediocre constitution sent his mood soaring and plummeting in an instant.

In the end, all that remained were strings of mournful sighs.

What use was extraordinary comprehension? If his physical condition couldn't keep up, he would never reach perfection.

How could he then speak of deducing the complete superior martial art?

Thus, Hong Decheng returned to his former idle and lax state.

He continued reclining comfortably in the wicker chair in the rear courtyard, whiling away the time.

Only when he happened to be in the mood would he go to the front courtyard and teach the disciples a little.

Until today.

When Hong Decheng saw Fang Chen practicing his fists again, the thought that had died in his heart rekindled.

If Fang Chen could truly shatter everyone's doubts and break through with fierce momentum all the way to perfection,

then perhaps the inheritance of the martial art really would have hope!

But Hong Decheng also understood that Fang Chen's mediocre constitution meant he was destined to have difficulty breaking through.

So, in truth, Hong Decheng did not harbor particularly high hopes.

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Yet this small amount of expectation was enough for Hong Decheng to personally keep an eye on the final result six days later!

The fourth day after the wager was established,

Fang Chen adjusted his schedule, striving to break through the Whirlwind Blade Technique tomorrow, while leaving the Tiger Subduing Fist's breakthrough for early on the sixth day.

That way, he would have greater combat strength and could guard against any mishap immediately after breaking through.

Early that morning,

On his way to the martial arts school, Fang Chen once again heard news of someone mysteriously disappearing.

Fang Chen decided to ask Zhou Hai. Perhaps he knew more specific details.

After some time,

Fang Chen had just finished practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist once when he saw Zhou Hai finally arrive at the martial arts school.

Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +1

Zhou Hai walked over with a smile and said cheerfully, "Senior Brother, your treasured saber is ready. After you finish practicing this afternoon, you can come with me to collect it."

Fang Chen said gratefully, "Thank you, Junior Brother!"

Zhou Hai smiled. "Senior Brother, you're so formidable. When I run into trouble in the future, you must help me out."

Then Zhou Hai took a large medicinal herb from his robes and handed it to Fang Chen.

"Senior Brother, you need a powerful medicinal herb to assist you when breaking through. I don't know when you plan to break through, but you can't do it without one."

"So I'm giving you the medicinal herb from the wager in advance. I hope you can break through successfully in a few days."

Fang Chen was slightly stunned. He had not expected Zhou Hai to go this far.

He engraved all of this in his heart. If he had the opportunity in the future, he would repay Junior Brother Zhou.

However... Fang Chen did not need a powerful medicinal herb to assist him in breaking through. It all depended on the Proficiency Panel, which let things follow their natural course.

Once his experience was full, he could level up directly. There were no bottlenecks or difficulties at all.

But he could not reveal this abnormality when the time came.

After all, breaking through in twenty-four days was already astonishing enough.

If he did so without any assistance, it would inevitably make people suspect that he possessed some extraordinary treasure!

In fact, establishing this wager so brazenly already carried a certain amount of risk.

After all, no one could believe that Fang Chen, with his mediocre constitution, would advance so quickly.

Then others would wonder whether he was even human, or whether he possessed some rare treasure of heaven and earth.

It would inevitably attract covetous eyes.

So it was enough to reveal this much talent. There was no need to expose every detail.

The Whirlwind Blade Technique and the fact that he needed no external aid to break through were what Fang Chen intended to conceal.

The first was his reliance in battle; the second was because he did not want others to become overly suspicious.

Fang Chen accepted the powerful medicinal herb from Zhou Hai. He happened to be quite familiar with this kind of herb.

It was Hibernating Dragon Fern, extremely similar to an unknown wild fern.

Fang Chen knew this because his predecessor had accidentally discovered this wild fern before.

He had once thought of disguising this wild fern as Hibernating Dragon Fern and selling it.

Later, because everyone thought he was merely a poor peasant and refused to believe him, the matter had come to nothing.

But in reality, the unknown wild fern and Hibernating Dragon Fern were indeed extremely similar.

To distinguish them, one only needed to drip a martial artist's blood onto the Hibernating Dragon Fern.

After martial artist's blood was dripped onto it, the Hibernating Dragon Fern would briefly reveal dark-golden, leaf-shaped veins, resembling a dormant golden dragon.

Fang Chen thought for a moment and decided to use the unknown wild fern as a substitute when he broke through. That way, he could easily deceive everyone.

Fang Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother!"

"By the way, Junior Brother, quite a few people have mysteriously disappeared in our area recently. Do you know why?"