Re-entering Stake Training!

"Ascend Stake..."

Just as Shi Zhong and others looked bewildered, the Young man surnamed Li who spoke tapped his foot, as if breaking free from gravity's shackles, and leaped onto the wooden stake as lightly as a feather.

Whoosh--

This scene stunned Shi Zhong and the others below, and even Lin Yin watched with bright eyes.

The wooden stakes standing in the courtyard were at least three meters tall. Coupled with the three to four meter distance from the platform, this feat alone gave off a dreamlike aura that transcended the mortal realm.

"Ascend Stake, what are you staring at?"

Beside them, the Leading Disciple frowned and urged them on. Shi Zhong and Wan Qing and the others scrambled towards the various wooden stakes.

Unlike Li Xing, they couldn't jump onto a wooden stake that was much taller than themselves with a light leap. They either climbed or jumped, looking both comical and pathetic.

On the wooden stake, Li Xing stood with his hands behind his back, silently observing everyone's performance.

Some fell halfway up, some, wanting to show off, drew their swords and stabbed them into the wooden stakes to easily ascend, while others simply asked for help.

Li Xing's gaze lingered on the first few people to ascend, but finally settled on a figure in the back corner.

"..."

Lin Yin clasped his hands around the wooden stake in front of him, exerted a slight force with his legs, and climbed steadily upwards.

Although not as swift as Shi Zhong and the others, he was steady. Compared to the others' fumbling and eagerness to succeed, he appeared unhurried.

When his hands successfully reached the top of the wooden stake, he exerted force, and his whole body easily flipped over onto it.

Looking up, Lin Yin noticed the gaze cast from afar and lowered his head slightly.

Time ticked by. As more and more people ascended, some still couldn't climb up.

That person, anxious, shouted from below the stake, begging for help.

"Enough, you can leave!"

A faint voice echoed through the courtyard. The youth, who had been continuously shouting and pleading for help, instantly turned pale.

"Wait, Senior Brother, I can climb..."

"Are you leaving, or am I sending you off!"

Facing the tall, burly man with a fierce expression standing before him, the youth froze, shrinking his head and not daring to speak.

Witnessing the youth being led away, everyone standing on the stakes now had mixed expressions, some relieved, some fearful.

"As expected, the assessment has already begun..."

Lin Yin watched the young man in front of him with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

His guess was correct, even the initial ascent onto the stake was part of the assessment.

"Alright, next I will perform a set of movements. You will all replicate them, and I will decide your fate based on your performance."

Li Xing clearly didn't pay much attention to the feelings of Shi Zhong and the others. Those who could come here likely didn't have exceptional bone structures.

"Watch closely!"

With a soft shout, all the disciples present instantly wore solemn expressions, their gazes fixed intently on Li Xing.

Having gone through the previous segment, everyone dared not be careless. Even Lin Yin watched the man with exceptional seriousness.

With a single stomp, Li Xing leaped towards the wooden stake in front of him. His left foot landed on the stake, and his right foot shot out like lightning. The momentum was swift but suddenly halted in mid-air, his body standing still on the stake.

"Hiss--"

Beside him, Shi Zhong and the others were dumbfounded. They couldn't even perform that leap, let alone strike such a pose that resembled standing on one leg.

Li Xing didn't consider their thoughts. The next moment, he retracted his leg and stood firm, his fists dancing. His left hand formed a circle, and his right palm swept out. In an instant, the wooden stake seemed to fly around.

In a daze, Shi Zhong and the others felt as if a graceful spirit butterfly was flitting before them.

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For more than two minutes, the figure suddenly stopped. His feet stood together, and his palms slowly lowered.

"This is the Cloud Settling Stake Technique. Mastering the essentials of three sets of movements will allow you to enter the manor. Those who master the entire set can directly enter Lingyun!"

The light shout exploded in the courtyard, like a thunderclap, jolting Shi Zhong and the others, who were staring in stunned silence, back from the graceful, dragon-like posture.

"What? Three sets of movements?"

"Isn't it usually two sets of movements?"

"Mastering it all to enter Lingyun, how could anyone master it all just by looking?"

Shi Zhong and the others exclaimed in surprise, but Li Xing's next words made them breathe a sigh of relief.

"Preliminary mastery. As long as you can strike a pose that resembles the movements, it proves you have some bone structure. If you can't even imitate it, then there's no need to waste any more time."

His calm voice carried an undeniable authority.

Shi Zhong and the others dared not speak or discuss further. One by one, they began to strike poses on the wooden stakes with a semblance of skill.

Most of them chose the relatively simpler movements from Li Xing's set.

Almost no one started practicing from the first set of movements.

Watching everyone on stage practicing energetically, Li Xing's expression was indifferent. He calmly observed everyone's performance, but his gaze lingered more on the corner.

This action caught the attention of the leading disciple.

"Senior Brother, that disciple was admitted on special consideration. I think he's just here to slack off."

He voiced his opinion, believing Li Xing was dissatisfied with such a frail person appearing in the courtyard.

However, Li Xing shook his head.

"His physique appears thin, but his arm strength is actually decent, and his temperament is neither arrogant nor impatient. If he performs well from now on, he might not be the most outstanding among them."

"Ah?"

The leading disciple was dumbfounded, but he subconsciously shifted his gaze away from Shi Zhong and others, who were tall and strong and were practicing punches.

At the same time, Lin Yin, who almost immediately felt two gazes fixed on him, trembled.

[Heaven rewards diligence, will achieve something.]

[Cloud Settling Stake Technique - Beginner (1/100)]

In his memory, Li Xing's movement essentials were instantly understood. However, in reality, Lin Yin remained composed and began to imitate Li Xing's movements meticulously.

Almost the moment he acted, Lin Yin knew he could perform all eighteen stances of the Cloud Settling Stake Technique at once, and not just by simple imitation.

However, he did not show this.

Watching Lin Yin on stage perform the third stance, Crane Head Pecking, no different from Shi Zhong and others, Li Xing's expression remained normal. The disciple beside him, however, shook his head and chuckled.

"This guy really knows how to pick."

But even so, he nodded.

"Although he looks frail, his stance is practiced quite well."

Seeing Lin Yin on stage performing convincingly and "laboriously" executing three movements, fulfilling the initial requirement, Li Xing withdrew his gaze.

"The rest is up to Junior Brother Xu."

After saying just this, he turned and left.

He was no longer interested in the subsequent developments.

Li Xing's departure caught the attention of Shi Zhong and others. They breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless, the pressure from Senior Brother Li was quite strong.

On the other side, Lin Yin's expression also relaxed slightly. Mastering the Cloud Settling Stake Technique instantly would be too astonishing.

He wanted the resources of the martial arts school, not to become a conspicuous figure.

Especially in Langshi Town, where the world was becoming increasingly chaotic.