Blazing Mountain Fist

Because he was wearing the Specialized Gauntlet, Xiao Yang now basically had to soak in a Body Recovery Elixir medicinal bath after practicing the Mountain Splitting Fist several dozen times.

The stamina and Dou Qi he needed to expend to practice the Mountain Splitting Fist had increased severalfold.

After an entire day, he could probably only practice the Mountain Splitting Fist a little over a hundred times.

Not only that, but his consumption of Body Recovery Elixir had also increased.

However, Xiao Yang did not feel the least bit distressed.

Because whenever his stamina and Dou Qi were exhausted, soaking in a Body Recovery Elixir medicinal bath would also increase the Dou Qi in his body after it recovered.

Although it was not as good as the Foundation Building Elixir specially used for cultivating Dou Qi, it was still several times more efficient than cultivating on his own.

Most importantly, it could also improve Xiao Yang's Physique.

Very quickly, more than half a month passed just like that.

Over these days, Xiao Yang's Body Recovery Elixir had been depleted to less than a bottle.

As for the First-order Monster Beast essence blood he had obtained earlier, it had long since been used up.

However, Xiao Yang's gains had also been enormous.

His Physique increased by another point!

Not only that, he had originally needed over a month, perhaps even two months, to reach the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation.

Now, Xiao Yang felt that he was already at the Peak of Seventh Stage of Qi Cultivation, with the possibility of breaking through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation at any moment.

Lastly, there was the Mountain Splitting Fist.

Xiao Yang's Mountain Splitting Fist had now reached Major Accomplishment 9/10. For the final Proficiency mission, he only needed to practice the Mountain Splitting Fist ten more times.

Under the sunlight, Xiao Yang wore only a pair of shorts, his entire body drenched in sweat.

His hair had long since been soaked through as well.

However, he had no intention of resting whatsoever.

Xiao Yang followed the Mountain Splitting Fist technique, channeling Dou Qi into one meridian after another, one acupoint after another.

"Hah!"

"Hah!"

His fists cut through the air, stirring up gusts of forceful wind.

Very soon, the final ten repetitions were completed.

The System's familiar voice also sounded in Xiao Yang's mind.

[Mission: Practice the Mountain Splitting Fist 300 times while wearing the Specialized Gauntlet. Reward: Mountain Splitting Fist Proficiency +1. Completed. Claim reward?]

There was not the slightest trace of fatigue in Xiao Yang's eyes. Instead, they were filled with excitement.

"System, claim the reward!"

As he claimed the reward, insights regarding the Mountain Splitting Fist immediately appeared in his mind.

These insights were far beyond anything from before.

Even Xiao Yang, whose Mountain Splitting Fist had already reached Major Accomplishment, had never expected that his technique still had so many shortcomings.

The moment he finished absorbing all the insights, the System's voice sounded in his mind once again.

[Mission: Cultivate the Mountain Splitting Fist to Perfection. Reward: Beginner Fist Technique Talent +1, Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Battle Skill: Blazing Mountain Fist. Completed. Claim reward?]

To Xiao Yang, this voice was like heavenly music.

He was finally going to have a Mysterious Tier Dou Technique!

"System, claim the reward!"

The next moment, Xiao Yang discovered that an additional scroll had appeared in the System Space.

He had originally thought the System would directly transmit the Blazing Mountain Fist into his mind. He had not expected it to be issued into the System Space in the form of a physical scroll.

That way, if he did not need it in the future or was short on money, he could sell it or give it away.

Xiao Yang did not immediately take out the Blazing Mountain Fist to study it. Instead, he first entered the bath barrel and soaked in a Body Recovery Elixir medicinal bath.

Although he was extremely excited mentally, he had barely any stamina left.

Very soon, Xiao Yang was fully revived once more.

After putting on his clothes, he impatiently took out the Blazing Mountain Fist.

With a thought from Xiao Yang, a dark red scroll appeared in his hand.

He unfolded the scroll, and several large black characters immediately came into view.

"Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Battle Skill: Blazing Mountain Fist."

Xiao Yang opened it fully and carefully studied the cultivation method of the Blazing Mountain Fist.

It could only be said that Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques truly could not be compared to Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.

The meridians and acupoints required for the Blazing Mountain Fist were several times more numerous than those of the Mountain Splitting Fist.

It was also far more complicated to cultivate than the Mountain Splitting Fist.

However, its power likewise was not something the Mountain Splitting Fist could even compare to.

Although Xiao Yang's Mountain Splitting Fist had now reached Perfection, allowing him to use every move freely and naturally.

Moreover, its power was no weaker than that of other Yellow Tier High-grade Dou Techniques.

But if he learned the Blazing Mountain Fist, even if he had merely begun to grasp it, as long as he could execute it, its power would surpass the Mountain Splitting Fist.

That was the gap between Dou Techniques of different tiers.

Looking at the meridians recorded in the scroll, Xiao Yang began carefully controlling his Qi Cultivation to experiment.

He did not channel his Qi Cultivation into all the recorded meridians at once.

After all, this was the first Dou Technique he had cultivated. At his current Qi Cultivation stage, his meridians were fragile, and if something went wrong during cultivation, he could be injured.

Thus, Xiao Yang cultivated with extreme caution.

After all, he had no Teacher at his side to guide him.

Just then, he suddenly remembered that he should establish a mission first.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate in the slightest and directly established a mission.

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

Looking at the mission on the System Panel, Xiao Yang could not help but freeze.

Why was the number 27?

Logically, should they not all be multiples of ten?

Just then, he suddenly remembered a reward he had overlooked earlier!

Beginner Fist Technique Talent!

Sure enough, Xiao Yang opened the System Panel and looked.

There was an additional Talent section on it.

...
[Talent: Beginner Fist Technique Talent 1/10]
...

He established another Mountain Splitting Fist Proficiency mission as an experiment.

[Mission: Practice the Mountain Splitting Fist 9000 times. Reward: Mountain Splitting Fist Proficiency +1]

Sure enough, logically speaking, he should now need to practice it about 10,000 times to complete a Proficiency mission.

Yet he could establish one with only 9,000 repetitions.

Xiao Yang directly deleted the Mountain Splitting Fist cultivation mission.

Although the required number of repetitions was not ten thousand, if he wanted to cultivate it to Supernatural Proficiency, even with the Specialized Gauntlet, it would still take at least half a year.

Even if Xiao Yang obtained an Earth Tier Dou Technique now, he would not be able to use it.

At the very least, he would have to wait until he was close to becoming a Dou Master before he could use one.

For now, he still planned to cultivate the Blazing Mountain Fist first.

He discovered that, perhaps because of this Beginner Fist Technique Talent.

When cultivating the Blazing Mountain Fist and channeling that Qi Cultivation into the meridians, everything went very smoothly.

Very quickly, Xiao Yang succeeded once.

He discovered that perhaps because this was his first time doing an entry-level Proficiency mission.

He did not need to fully execute the Blazing Mountain Fist once.

As long as Xiao Yang circulated his Qi Cultivation through all the meridians and acupoints corresponding to the Blazing Mountain Fist once, it counted as one practice session.

That was much easier than executing the Blazing Mountain Fist once.

However, even so, because he was not familiar enough with it, Xiao Yang still needed around five minutes to cultivate it once.

Because he had not successfully executed it, he did not consume much Qi Cultivation.

Very quickly, more than two hours passed, and Xiao Yang finally completed all 27 repetitions.