Under the Waterfall, Forging the Five Animals; In Imperial Ancestral Temple Alley, a Newcomer Arrives

Time Qi burned like incense, allowing An Le to see the glorious past scenes of those who absorbed it.

An Le could control his mind to choose whether to fast-forward through the viewing.

Of course, even when fast-forwarding, the effect of the Time Qi's enhancement remained the same. However, if he encountered Time scenes similar to his own cultivation nature, or those with the same origin, he could gain enlightenment through careful observation and emotional resonance.

For instance, this time, as the grey Time Qi burned, the figure presented in the scene was practicing the "Five Animal Body Tempering Technique"!

Rain poured down, drenching the deep mountains.

The roaring waterfall echoed, blending with the sound of the sky-filling rain, like thunder behind evening clouds!

Beneath the straight hanging waterfall, a figure stood still. It was an incredibly handsome youth. The youth had a slender build, not muscular, but standing amidst the heavy rain and cascading waterfall, he seemed like a pillar supporting the sky, unmoving and majestic!

The waterfall, pouring down like the Milky Way, struck the youth's back, shattering like a silver vase, yet the youth remained unmoving.

Each breath in and out rumbled like muffled thunder. Suddenly, the youth opened his eyes, and majestic Qi and blood burst forth from within his body. He attacked with Tiger Style, clawing, crouching, and charging forward in the waterfall...

The Thirteen Tiger Styles were displayed by the youth to the fullest. Boiling Qi and blood surged beneath his skin, colliding with the water and evaporating into white misty heat. The heat intertwined, faintly forming a multicolored fierce tiger, leaping and roaring under the waterfall!

The impact force of the waterfall was borne by the youth's physical body. Under this impact force, each Tiger Style move was standard and flawless, with no deviation whatsoever!

This was the perfection of Tiger Style!

Besides Tiger Style, the youth began practicing other moves against the waterfall: the agility of Deer Style, the stability of Bear Style, the trickiness of Ape Style...

Finally, the youth began practicing Bird Style, his body like a sharp sword, his movement like a hidden sword unsheathed.

Compared to Tiger, Deer, Bear, and Ape Styles, the youth was somewhat sluggish and uncoordinated in Bird Style. It was clear that the youth was tempering the Five禽 under the waterfall precisely to reach perfection in Bird Style and achieve the perfection of the Five禽 Technique!

The youth practiced with self-forgetting focus. Wherever there was disharmony, he would immediately stop and restart. The combined force of the waterfall and rain washed his backbone, turning it bright red. Beneath the skin and membrane, his bones seemed to emit a flowing light!

This was the mark of the second realm of Body Tempering: Spirit Bone perfection!

Suddenly!

The youth's hands formed a beak shape. From the lower part of the waterfall, he slanted upwards, and a sharp sound instantly overwhelmed the roar of the rain and waterfall, like flowing electricity suddenly appearing behind the clouds!

At that moment, the uncoordination of Bird Style was completely dispelled, intertwining perfectly with the other moves!

At that moment, it was as if a white crane's cry pierced the heavens. Like a sword drawn from its sheath, it emerged from the abyss beneath the waterfall, piercing upwards and slashing the waterfall nine feet upwards!

The scene gradually faded.

An Le watched, entranced. In his mind, the scenes continued to play and practice, never ceasing.

An Le recognized the handsome youth as Fourth Master Lin of Lin Manor. The scene was likely from Fourth Master Lin's younger days, when his Five禽 Body Tempering was perfected!

In the final moment, Bird Style was perfected, transforming the white crane into a sword that slashed the waterfall!

Fourth Master Lin felt joyful and proud in his heart, which is why he was captured by time.

In the dark room, An Le inhaled and exhaled. The emotions and state of Fourth Master Lin's Five禽 Body Tempering seemed to have attached themselves to him.

Qi and blood began to flow beneath his skin, and the temperature in the room suddenly rose.

An Le started practicing boxing. After adding three strands of Time Qi, his understanding and techniques for the Five禽 Body Tempering Technique seemed to have become much more familiar, coupled with the state practice of Fourth Master Lin.

The power of Tiger Style skyrocketed, as if a fierce tiger was maneuvering within the room.

BANG!!!

Lost in his training, An Le accidentally affected a chair. The wooden chair exploded into pieces!

The killing power of Tiger Style had increased by more than one level. An Le's internal Qi and blood also circulated faster and faster under the practice of the Five Animal Body Tempering Technique, his strength propulsion becoming increasingly powerful!

Normal Body Tempering required the use of medicinal soup to temper the body. The Five Animal Body Tempering Technique included professional prescriptions, but An Le had never had the time to purchase them.

However, with the "Talent of the Ages" Dao Fruit, the enhancement of Time Qi, and observing the scene of Fourth Master Lin's Five禽 Body Tempering perfection in his youth, his Qi and blood were directly propelled to rise rapidly!

It was like water boiling in a pot; even when still, the sound of boiling was ceaseless!

An Le continued to practice Bear Style and Bird Style. Deer Style and Ape Style were too agile and required space to unfold, making them difficult to perform in the cramped room.

Therefore, he did not practice them.

Bear Style was like embracing a mountain, stable with bursts of power, while Bird Style was sharp like a sword. With the enhancement of the Sword Dancer Dao Fruit, An Le comprehended Bird Style even faster, his mastery now comparable to Tiger Style!

An Le, filled with excitement, practiced the Five Animals Frolics until dawn.

That night, everyone in the inn found it difficult to sleep, but no one dared to approach An Le to speak. After all, such commotion was like a fierce beast lying in wait... who would dare provoke it?

When the sounds within the room finally quieted down, the innkeeper nervously knocked on the door.

"Young Master An..."

Upon seeing the mess inside the room, the broken chair, the innkeeper's expression became even more anxious.

This Young Master An was indeed a cultivator!

Why would a cultivator stay in their rundown inn?

"Innkeeper, I got carried away with my practice tonight and disturbed everyone. I will move out tomorrow. This ten taels of silver can be compensation for the chair and for buying drinks and food for the other guests as a token of my apology."

An Le's entire body was covered in sweat. The heat current steaming from his mid-stage Opening Qi and Blood made the innkeeper's legs feel a little weak.

After sending the innkeeper away, An Le felt even more that changing residences couldn't be delayed any longer.

After wiping the sweat from his body with a towel, An Le sat cross-legged and entered samadhi for a moment, calming his mind.

He then opened his eyes, lit a candle, and instead of reading, he took out his drawing board and charcoal pencil, beginning to sketch the likeness of the bandit that Captain Huang had described to him.

Rustle, rustle...

The sound of the charcoal pencil rubbing against the white paper was like silk and bamboo to his ears.

Outside the window, the east was showing a fish-belly white hue, and a faint dawn light was spreading from the end of the world.

It had rained all day yesterday, but the temperature today had risen slightly.

An Le rolled up his drawing, packed his belongings, settled the room fee with the innkeeper, and left the inn directly.

Huang Xian arrived, saber at his side, in the early morning light, greeting him warmly.

"Brother Huang, this is the sketch of the suspect based on the information you described."

An Le handed the three sketches to Huang Xian. To better assist in capturing the suspect, An Le had rushed to make two more copies, and drawing from the first one made the process quite fast.

With the enhancement of his mental power and the increased familiarity with controlling his physical body, An Le's drawing skills had also improved significantly.

Unfolding one of the scrolls, Huang Xian took a look. Gazing at the lifelike figure in the drawing, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is so realistic! With this drawing, even if it's a bit off, as long as it's seven or eight parts similar, it will be enough to make it impossible for the suspect to hide."

"Thank you, Young Master An. If we capture this bandit, you will have played a part in it."

Huang Xian cupped his fists and bowed to An Le.

An Le smiled, and the two of them left together, strolling along the long street where the crowd wasn't too dense yet.

"The courtyard is located on Tai Miao Alley, Qingbo Street, an excellent location, very close to Imperial Street. My brother spent most of his savings to buy it. It was finally a place to settle down in Lin'an Prefecture, but unfortunately, he met with an accident during an arrest of a cultivator criminal," Huang Xian sighed.

An Le nodded. Being a Black Yamen constable was indeed an extremely high-risk profession, after all, they dealt with cultivator suspects who possessed cultivation.

After walking for a while, they set foot on Qingbo Street and passed a two-story pavilion-style building with an octagonal hip-and-gable roof and double eaves. It was quite magnificent, with curling incense smoke emanating from within.

"This is the Imperial Ancestral Temple. His Majesty visits here every year for worship. The guards are strict, and there's a temple keeper stationed here. Don't approach it casually..."

Huang Xian explained and reminded him.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple...

An Le glanced at it, only feeling a sense of majesty and grandeur. There was even a radiant aura, like the scorching sun bursting forth, and a terrifying spiritual power lingering around the entire temple.

Without Huang Xian's reminder, An Le wouldn't have approached it so easily.

After walking down Tai Miao Alley for a while, they finally arrived at a separate courtyard. The courtyard gate was wide open, and inside, a woman was diligently cleaning, making the entire courtyard spotless.

However, An Le's gaze involuntarily fell upon the woman.

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