Five Elements Fist Reached Minor Accomplishment

Ten days had passed since the conflict with the Pan brothers.

No one had come looking for trouble during those ten days, and Jiang Liu finally cultivated in peace.

Wang Zhuang had already gotten started with the Five Elements Fist and now sought Jiang Liu out for sparring every day.

The two of them used the Five Elements Fist, trading blow for blow. Their fists struck flesh with every hit, and both Jiang Liu and Wang Zhuang cried out in exhilaration.

Since neither of them had cultivated any movement techniques, their attempts at dodging were quite clumsy.

Both of them were thick-skinned and tough-fleshed. Getting punched did not hurt much, nor were they afraid of getting injured.

This kind of sparring noticeably improved both of their proficiency in the Five Elements Fist.

Thus, neither of them ever grew tired of it.

That night, after they finished sparring, Jiang Liu stirred his thoughts.

Auxiliary System:

Name: Jiang Liu

Realm: Body Refinement (Skin Tempering)

Fierce Tiger Fist (Beginner 25/100)

Alchemy (Beginner 37/100)

Basic Fist Technique (Not Yet Begun 5/10)

Five Elements Fist (Beginner 99/100)

It seemed sparring truly increased proficiency far more than practicing alone. It was just that he had to keep up with the medicinal soup.

Wang Zhuang had not gone to the Dining Hall for extra medicinal soup in all these days. Could he have some other means?

After all, they had only known each other for a short time. Jiang Liu did not feel comfortable prying into someone else's secret, so he did not ask.

Jiang Liu got up and headed to the Dining Hall for another bowl of medicinal soup. Wang Zhuang remained sprawled on the ground.

When Jiang Liu returned after drinking the soup, Wang Zhuang had already gone back to his room. Jiang Liu continued by practicing the Five Elements Fist once more.

Suddenly, every muscle in his body felt as though it were being torn apart, as if a blade were slicing off his flesh, mincing it to pieces, and stirring it together.

Jiang Liu knew that the Five Elements Fist had reached Minor Accomplishment, so he gritted his teeth and persevered. He feared that if his will slackened for even a moment, he would pass out.

Nearly an hour passed before Jiang Liu gradually regained feeling in his hands and feet.

Then a current of heat flowed through his entire body. Wherever that warm current passed, it brought a wave of comfort.

Jiang Liu forcibly endured the pleasure. Only after quite some time did the warm current finally fade away.

Realm: Body Refinement (Flesh Hardening)

Five Elements Fist (Minor Accomplishment 0/300)

Sure enough, once the Five Elements Fist proficiency reached Minor Accomplishment, his realm advanced to Flesh Hardening.

"Ding!" At that moment, something unexpected appeared in the system. It displayed that the Fierce Tiger Fist could be merged into the Five Elements Fist, with its proficiency retained in the merge.

"Merge?" Jiang Liu selected confirm.

Auxiliary System:

Name: Jiang Liu

Realm: Body Refinement (Flesh Hardening)

Five Elements Fist (Minor Accomplishment 35/300)

The Fierce Tiger Fist had disappeared, while the Five Elements Fist proficiency had risen by 35. That was the proficiency the Fierce Tiger Fist had possessed before.

Sure enough, the bitter effort one put in would not vanish. As long as one practiced, one would gain something.

Jiang Liu did not waste any more thought on it. He continued practicing according to the Five Elements Fist stances. Sure enough, the previous sluggishness in his force generation had vanished, and everything now flowed much more smoothly.

After practicing the Five Elements Fist twice, Jiang Liu washed up and went to rest.

The next morning, early on,

Jiang Liu and Wang Zhuang hurried to the apprentice square, where everyone was almost gathered.

After more than half a month of cultivation, every apprentice had gotten started with the Five Elements Fist. After all, those who could enter this place to cultivate did not have poor talent.

It was only that their strength varied greatly. Some were at the peak of Skin Tempering, some had reached greater mastery of Skin Tempering, and some had only just entered Flesh Hardening. Jiang Liu had learned this through his own observations.

Jiang Liu's advancement had been directly infused by the system, so the moment he entered Flesh Hardening, he was already at its peak. The immense suffering he had endured during the breakthrough had not been in vain.

Would Bone Tempering hurt this much too? Jiang Liu thought with lingering fear. Just thinking of that pain made him shudder.

Master Ma rarely came to the apprentice square now. He only came by during evaluations. Xiao Qing was now practically half his disciple and supervised the training in Master Ma's place.

Nearly everyone who came here cultivated of their own accord. After all, cultivation resources, martial arts, and a quiet training environment were not easily obtained. Of course, the several great Lineages of Cloud Sun City were exceptions; their descendants almost all cultivated at home.

That morning, Jiang Liu practiced the Five Elements Fist four times before stopping to replenish his blood and qi. Sure enough, after advancing, his body could withstand more blood and qi, and he could practice more times.

It seemed that once his body slowly adapted, it should be able to endure even more blood and qi.

Before resting that night, Jiang Liu stirred his thoughts: Five Elements Fist (Minor Accomplishment 48/300). He had practiced eleven times today. Wouldn't that mean he would soon reach greater mastery?

No, that was not right! Thirty-five points of proficiency had come from merging the Fierce Tiger Fist. Still, with his current blood and qi capacity, he could reach greater mastery in less than a month no matter what. That was fast enough.

If the other apprentices, who trained desperately every day yet made little progress, heard this, would they not be angered to death? And he called this fast? He was practically flying!

Ordinary apprentices who first came here to cultivate had only just begun practicing the Five Elements Fist. This was because it was the best fist technique for laying the foundation during Body Refinement, cultivating the five viscera and six bowels while clearing the Meridians throughout the body, establishing the finest foundation for reaching Entry Grade.

Because they were apprentices, their starting strength was all at Skin Tempering. By the end of the one-year term, anyone who could cultivate the Five Elements Fist to greater mastery could be considered exceptionally gifted. Forget about perfection—only after stepping into Entry Grade would they have a chance, after many years of polishing themselves.