Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation!

A familiar voice echoed in Xiao Yang's mind.

[Mission: Practice the Blazing Mountain Fist 27 times. Reward: Blazing Mountain Fist Proficiency +1. Completed. Claim reward?]

"System, claim the reward!"

The next moment, an insight appeared directly in Xiao Yang's mind.

Although it was only Beginner-level insight,

the Blazing Mountain Fist was a Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Battle Skill and far more complicated than the Mountain Splitting Fist.

Thus, Xiao Yang needed some time to fully absorb this insight.

After absorbing it, he did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately created another mission.

[Mission: Practice the Blazing Mountain Fist 27 times. Reward: Blazing Mountain Fist Proficiency +1]

After absorbing the insight from the Mission Reward, Xiao Yang discovered that he could now fully execute the Blazing Mountain Fist!

However, because he was still unfamiliar with it, he needed some time to prepare.

Xiao Yang began trying to control his Dou Qi and channel it into the meridians and acupoints corresponding to the Blazing Mountain Fist.

His right fist was wrapped in a layer of Dou Qi.

The next moment, Xiao Yang threw a punch.

A distinct gust from the punch actually appeared in the air!

Even the blades of grass in the distance were bent by the wind.

Xiao Yang did not stop and continued cultivating.

Just as he was about to complete another twenty-seven repetitions and claim the Mission Reward, he suddenly noticed something.

On the System Panel, the Blazing Mountain Fist under the Dou Skill section showed a proficiency of Beginner 2/10!

He had only completed one proficiency mission before this.

Logically, the Blazing Mountain Fist's proficiency should have been Beginner 1/10.

Yet now, there was an extra point of proficiency.

Xiao Yang thought about it and quickly understood.

Proficiency was not something that could only be gained through System Missions.

Just like his previous Mountain Splitting Fist and Wind Chasing Steps.

When he first obtained the System, their proficiency had already reached Minor Accomplishment.

That was because Xiao Yang had practiced them himself before.

The proficiency rewarded by the System could be considered additional gains.

The reason Xiao Yang had not raised his own proficiency before was that it had taken him several years just to cultivate the Mountain Splitting Fist to Minor Accomplishment.

Although he had practiced the Mountain Splitting Fist hundreds of times over those few days,

it had ultimately been mechanical practice. He had gained no insight of his own.

That was why his proficiency had not increased by itself.

But now, since he had only just begun practicing the Blazing Mountain Fist,

he constantly adjusted the way his Dou Qi circulated while practicing it, refining it bit by bit.

This allowed Xiao Yang to raise his proficiency by one point himself without receiving a System Reward.

Beginner proficiency was relatively easy to obtain in the first place.

At the Beginner stage, as long as one could execute a complete Dou Skill once, it counted as reaching Beginner.

Minor Accomplishment required proficient use, allowing one to quickly execute it in battle.

Major Accomplishment meant being able to unleash the full power of the Dou Skill.

At Perfection, one could casually execute the Dou Skill with every move, and its power could even rise to another level.

Xiao Yang had never experienced Supernatural Proficiency, so he did not know what kind of realm it was.

After figuring this out, Xiao Yang no longer practiced Dou Skills as perfunctorily as before, merely treating them like completing KPIs.

He began to understand anew the circulation of Dou Qi each time, as well as the feeling of throwing every punch.

And so, time passed.

Soon, an entire day had gone by.

Although Xiao Yang completed only six proficiency missions that day,

his Blazing Mountain Fist proficiency had already reached Beginner 8/10!

That meant he could raise the Blazing Mountain Fist's proficiency to Minor Accomplishment tomorrow!

What a terrifying speed!

A Cultivator at the Dou Qi stage could actually begin applying a Mysterious Tier Dou Skill in battle within just two days!

That speed was incredibly fast.

In truth, the main reason Xiao Yang could personally raise his proficiency by two points was because he had discovered a small loophole.

He did not immediately claim the proficiency rewards from his later missions.

Instead, he waited until he had finished cultivating that night before claiming them all at once.

Because the lower his proficiency was, the easier it was for him to raise it himself.

However, this only worked at the Beginner stage.

After reaching Minor Accomplishment, the difficulty of improving it himself would rise greatly, making it less cost-effective than quickly completing System Missions.

Unless Xiao Yang could obtain more Fist Technique Talent.

Although the Blazing Mountain Fist was only at the Beginner stage,

the fact that he could personally raise its proficiency by two points in one day made him suspect that Fist Technique Talent deserved much of the credit.

Fist Technique Talent could not only reduce the difficulty of proficiency missions for cultivating fist techniques, but also allow him to better master all kinds of fist-type Dou Skills!

After discovering this, Xiao Yang began to value fist technique mission rewards more highly.

After cultivating for an entire day, Xiao Yang soaked in a Medicinal Bath before climbing onto his bed to begin cultivating Dou Qi.

He had not slept for a long time.

These days, he basically used cultivation in place of sleep.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, assumed the proper posture, and began circulating the Dou Qi within his body.

At the Dou Qi stage, one could not cultivate cultivation techniques.

Thus, he could only guide Dou Qi out of his Dantian and circulate it through the meridians throughout his body.

This could slowly expand the meridians and lay a foundation for the future, while also absorbing trace amounts of energy from the outside world during the process.

After Dou Qi completed one circulation cycle within the body and returned to the Dantian, it could transform that trace of external energy into his own Dou Qi.

After Elder Yao appeared, the reason Xiao Yan could recover his strength so quickly was not only the Foundation Building Elixir, but also another major reason.

Before advancing to Dou Zhe, he had already expanded his meridians considerably.

Even after his cultivation regressed over the past few years, he had never given up cultivating.

During this time, the width of his meridians had basically expanded to its limit.

That was why, after Elder Yao stopped absorbing his cultivation, he could rapidly recover his strength.

Xiao Yang also paid attention to this while cultivating.

Whenever he cultivated, he did his utmost to have his Dou Qi stretch open his meridians.

Just as he did as usual and finished a circulation cycle, guiding his Dou Qi back into his Dantian,

he felt a bottleneck within his body suddenly shatter.

The next moment, a Suction Force emerged from his Dantian.

External energy surged into his body, flowed through his meridians into his Dantian, and rapidly transformed into his power.

At the same time, the System Prompt Tone echoed in his mind.

[Mission: Break through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation. Reward: Physique +1, Bone Structure +1, one portion of Foundation Building Elixir. Completed. Claim reward?]

Xiao Yang's face was filled with delight.

He had finally broken through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation!

He had already reached the Peak of Seventh Stage of Qi Cultivation several days ago and had thought it would take a few more days to break through.

He had not expected to break through today. Combined with obtaining the Blazing Mountain Fist today, it was truly a double blessing!