Gaining Experience, Blood Qi Surging Like a Tide!

"Creak!"

"Creak!"

Chu Fan stepped into the courtyard.

Earlier, at the Seven Star Gang dining hall, he had drunk a bowl of Blood Nourishing Medicinal Soup. Now, he felt his Blood Qi roiling and his entire body growing hot.

The heavy snow had stopped. In the courtyard, Aunt Zhang was shoveling snow.

She had piled all the snow in the Corner of the wall, where it formed a small snowy mountain.

Seeing Chu Fan enter, Aunt Zhang broke into a smile, exhaling a puff of White Breath as she said, "Xiao Fan, you're back?"

"Master and Tianxing went out yesterday, but they still haven't returned."

Chu Fan was taken aback. "They haven't come back yet?"

Yesterday, Cao Shi had said he would take Zhao Tianxing to visit a famous master of archery.

Whether it worked out or not, they should have returned last night.

Chu Fan stepped forward and helped Aunt Zhang shovel away the last of the snow, treating it as a way to loosen his muscles and bones.

Once all the snow in the courtyard had been cleared, his body felt even hotter, so he began practicing boxing in the yard.

"Head, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot—the seven methods used together, power can be unleashed from everywhere!"

"From afar, strike with the hands; up close, add the elbows!"

"From afar, kick with the feet; up close, add the knees!"

This Twelve Forms Boxing at Major Accomplishment actually stirred up a whirlwind, sending fragments of snow spinning across the ground!

Under the eaves, Aunt Zhang watched the scene and repeatedly praised him. "So this is what they mean by 'train through the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer'?"

"If my kid had even half the diligence of Xiao Fan and Tianxing, I'd laugh in my sleep."

But Chu Fan did not answer.

His entire mind was focused on his boxing.

Each step formed a stance, each punch carried intent.

When he threw a punch, he twisted, wrapped, drilled, and flipped, closely integrating it with his body movements and footwork.

All over the body, he was like a twisted rope, never relaxing in the slightest.

Move, stillness, rise, fall, stand, straighten, turn, fold...

He possessed the spirit of a monkey and the agility of a swallow.

He possessed the soaring, unrestrained flight of a dragon.

He possessed the fierce might and imposing aura of a tiger...

His movements were concise and exquisite, his Moves ruthless and venomous, his offensive fierce and explosive!

Even Aunt Zhang, who had never practiced martial arts, sensed an indescribable beauty as she watched Chu Fan box. She could not help watching for a while longer before turning and leaving.

[Twelve Forms Boxing Experience +7]

"Huff!"

After finishing one round of Twelve Forms Boxing, Chu Fan felt his Blood Qi surging like a tide, yet he did not feel even a fraction of the exhaustion he had suffered when he had first begun practicing.

He secretly pondered that perhaps after killing Liu Da and the others, his thoughts had become clear and unobstructed, allowing him to perform this round of boxing so freely and smoothly.

Not only had the flow of his boxing improved considerably, but even the transitions between Moves were several degrees faster and smoother than before.

He had taken less time, yet gained more experience instead.

Chu Fan muttered, "Only after Twelve Forms reaches Major Accomplishment does it become true boxing!"

Thinking of how awkward and clumsy he had been when he first practiced Twelve Forms Boxing, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

White Breath flowed from his mouth. Without pausing for even a moment, Chu Fan launched into Twelve Forms Boxing again.

Unlike the previous time, he deliberately slowed down this time, sensing every thread of boxing intent.

Heart and intent united; intent and qi united...

[Skill: Twelve Forms Boxing (Major Accomplishment) Progress: (71/800) (Trait: None)]

After completing five rounds of Twelve Forms Boxing, his experience had surged by thirty-four points. Only the last round had increased by six points, while each of the other four had increased by seven!

This clearly meant that his understanding of Twelve Forms Boxing had advanced another level!

Chu Fan took a breath and walked outside.

With his current vigorous Blood Qi, even if he pushed himself as desperately as he had at the start, he could still endure another round or two.

But he knew deeply that the way of both literature and martial arts lay in tension and relaxation.

Excessive exhaustion could easily cause a loss of Blood Qi.

Besides, the time was about right. He could take the opportunity to rest for an hour or so while practicing the Chopping Wood Saber Technique.

Cao Shi had said that today, he would teach Zhao Tianxing and him the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber...

Chu Fan's heart brimmed with anticipation.

That was the saber technique of the Seven Star Gang's Number One Person!

After the Chopping Wood Saber Technique underwent a First Break Limit, it gained the trait Knife Fast as the Wind. This meant that when cultivating saber techniques, he would be stronger than martial artists of the same level.

Once he cultivated the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber to a certain level, his Chopping Wood Saber Technique should be able to undergo a Second Break Limit as well.

He simply did not know how the difficulty of cultivating the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber compared with Twelve Forms Boxing.

Judging by his current speed of practicing boxing, Twelve Forms Boxing would take no more than ten days to go from Major Accomplishment to Perfection.

From Entry to Perfection, this boxing technique would not take even a full month!

The Ninefold Thunderclap Saber might be more difficult than Twelve Forms Boxing.

But with the Mountains and Rivers Map on him, so long as he worked hard enough and relied on his vigorous Blood Qi for support, it likely would not take him more than a few months to go from Entry to Perfection.

If he could cultivate the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber to Perfection as quickly as possible, then pair it with Knife Fast as the Wind...

What difficulty would there be in slaying a Huang Yu across realms?

After passing through the Training Ground, he arrived at the small courtyard where they chopped firewood.

Before he had even entered the courtyard, Chu Fan heard the sounds of wood being split within.

"Chu Fan, morning!"

When the Short Fat Youth saw Chu Fan enter, he waved in greeting.

The other two young men merely raised their heads to glance at Chu Fan before lowering them again and continuing to chop wood intently.

"Morning."

Chu Fan answered, sat down on the icy little stool, picked up a snow-dusted Round wood, and split it in two with one slash.

After splitting three Round wood in succession...

[Chopping Wood Saber Technique Experience +1]

[Skill: Chopping Wood Saber Technique (First Break Limit 1168/3000) (Trait: Knife Fast as the Wind)]

Chu Fan calculated that chopping wood for an entire morning would earn him a little over two hundred experience points.

At this rate, in another nine days or so, the Chopping Wood Saber Technique would be able to undergo a Second Break Limit.

At the thought of the Chopping Wood Saber Technique's Second Break Limit, the exhaustion from Chu Fan's boxing practice was instantly swept away, and his wood-chopping speed increased another notch.

In the small courtyard, the pīpā, pīpā sounds of splitting wood continued without end.

The two young men beside the Short Fat Youth furrowed their brows tightly and gritted their teeth as they sped up as well.

Chu Fan naturally would not compete with them.

Yet they were constantly watching every move he made.

Time passed bit by bit...

Just as the firewood in front of Chu Fan was nearly gone, Zhao Tianxing suddenly rushed into the small courtyard like a whirlwind.

"Hahahahaha, Old Chu, I'm back!"

Zhao Tianxing was like a monkey, dancing and gesticulating.

He smiled smugly!

He smiled smugly!

Throwing an arm around Chu Fan's shoulders, Zhao Tianxing asked, "How did it feel, doing that sort of thing for the first time?"

Chu Fan looked at him speechlessly.

How could something like killing people be discussed in a place like this?

Seeing the displeased look in his eyes, Zhao Tianxing grinned and did not press the question further.

But the Short Fat Youth's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. "You... went to a brothel?"

The two young men beside him were dumbfounded. They raised their heads, their Eyes wide open.

"Smack!"

The Cleaving Knife in Chu Fan's hand veered slightly, nearly striking the ground.

He frowned at the Short Fat Youth. "Fatty, how old are you?"

"What kind of junk are you thinking about all day?"

The Short Fat Youth's face reddened. "I'm sixteen this year too, only one year younger than you... You two were the ones who made it sound misleading. How can you blame me?"

Chu Fan ignored him and merely quickened his chopping. With several swift slashes, he split all the remaining Round wood on the ground.

[Skill: Chopping Wood Saber Technique (First Break Limit 1377/3000) (Trait: Knife Fast as the Wind)]

After glancing at the panel, Chu Fan put down the Cleaving Knife and stood up.

Zhao Tianxing gave the Short Fat Youth a sly grin, then left the courtyard with Chu Fan and headed toward the dining hall.

The two young men beside the Short Fat Youth exchanged glances, both wearing rather ugly expressions...

They had also been working hard at chopping wood lately, but the gap between them and Chu Fan in this task was only growing wider.

It was simply absurd!

After leaving the small courtyard and seeing no one around, Zhao Tianxing asked again, "I'm asking you, how did it feel?"

"Did your palms sweat from nervousness? Did your heart race and your breathing grow rapid?"

"After killing him, did your arms shake uncontrollably?"

"When you chopped that person to death, did you feel uncomfortable or nauseated?"

Chu Fan shook his head slightly. "...None of that."

Zhao Tianxing leaped two steps ahead, then turned to stare into Chu Fan's eyes. "That shouldn't be possible!"

"When I hunted a wolf for the first time, my hands shook from nerves!"

"Let alone killing a person!"

"It really didn't feel like anything." Chu Fan said, "Chopping off a head was just like chopping wood... The only annoying part was having to be careful not to let blood splash onto me."

Zhao Tianxing: "..."

There were actually people in this world who felt nothing at all upon killing someone for the first time?

He stared intently into Chu Fan's eyes, trying to find some clue within them.

"If I had to name a feeling..."

Chu Fan added, "I suppose I was a little excited."

Zhao Tianxing: "..."

"Forget that." Chu Fan changed the subject. "Cao Shi has returned too, right? So can we cultivate the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber today?"

"Yeah, that's why Cao Shi sent me to find you!" Zhao Tianxing immediately grew excited again. "After we finish lunch, we'll head over..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice from nearby interrupted him...

"Zhao Tianxing, I heard you're preparing to condense Qi and Blood Force?"

Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing looked toward the voice.

They saw Ling Feng walking toward them, surrounded by a crowd of people.

This genius young man seemed to have been paying increasingly close attention to Zhao Tianxing lately, perhaps because Zhao Tianxing's momentum had become too fierce.