That night, Li Yuan did not rest. He devoted himself entirely to cultivating the "Heavenly Refining Body."
Ever since advancing to Fifth Grade in martial arts, his physical constitution had not improved much.
The "Zhou Tian Dao Yin Technique" had hardly any tempering effect on a Fifth Grade body.
Yet on his first night practicing the "Heavenly Refining Body," he could already feel his physique strengthening noticeably.
From time to time, he felt the pain of Gang Qi abrading his skin.
Amid the pain, he could also feel the Gang Qi pressing against his skin.
Once he settled down to cultivate, dawn came quickly. The night passed in the blink of an eye.
The sounds outside gradually grew noisier, and car horns began to ring out.
It was still a workday today, but Li Yuan was still on leave.
So after returning, it was fine for him not to attend school.
His leave would not officially end until the Youth Martial Tournament was over.
He went out and bought some breakfast.
After eating, Li Yuan went to the secluded clearing where he usually trained.
There was no one else around, so Li Yuan began practicing his martial techniques.
He used his training to gauge the changes in his physical strength.
The Cloud Extreme Fist erupted in an instant, its shifting fist techniques unfolding.
Compared to his last exchange with Gu Yu, both Li Yuan's punching speed and force had undergone a transformation.
Those were not even the most obvious changes.
The greatest change lay in the momentum of his fists, which had improved almost to the point of sublimation.
The skin of his body fused with Gang Qi.
Beyond protecting his body, Gang Qi also wrapped around and covered his hands.
When he threw a punch, it was no longer merely a punch thrown by himself.
With the support of Gang Qi, he unleashed that terrifying fist momentum with explosive force.
The "Heavenly Refining Body" had already reached the introductory stage!
This cultivation method, which Grandmasters would rack their brains over and even make enemies to obtain, was truly profound enough.
Its value was worth Grandmasters fighting over.
Unfortunately, it was too difficult to comprehend. Even Grandmasters found it hard to grasp its subtleties.
Furthermore, Li Yuan guessed that Grandmasters could not learn it because they could not give up everything they already had.
Their bodies were powerful. How could ordinary Gang Qi possibly harm them?
And would these Grandmasters be willing to let Gang Qi injure their bodies?
Every Grandmaster treasured his body beyond measure. How could he be willing to let it suffer injury?
Besides, there was still no conclusion as to whether the contents of the "Heavenly Refining Body" were real or false, right or wrong.
The higher one stood, the less one dared to cultivate and experiment with it.
After confirming the effects of the "Heavenly Refining Body," Li Yuan felt somewhat relieved.
As for foundational cultivation methods, he was no longer lacking.
And the foundational cultivation method he had obtained was among the best in the world.
With his physique tempered by this method, it should improve rapidly.
Reaching the ultimate strength of a Fifth Grade body would be beyond doubt.
He did not go back to rest. Though he had not slept all night, Li Yuan was not tired in the slightest.
He continued practicing his martial techniques.
During this trip to Qijia Town, he had used the "Six Martial Chain Blade" several times.
The Youth Martial Tournament was not a direct competition between martial artists.
When the time came, contestants would likewise be ranked by points based on their methods and abilities in dealing with Fierce Beasts.
The frequency of unarmed martial techniques would certainly be lower than that of bladed weapons.
If he mastered the "Six Martial Chain Blade" more thoroughly, it would definitely be of greater help in the Youth Martial Tournament.
As he practiced now, Li Yuan imagined a Fierce Beast in his mind.
He then used the "Six Martial Chain Blade" to deal with that imaginary enemy.
Simply increasing his proficiency was no longer useful.
After obtaining the [Martial Recruitment Accelerator] Talents, becoming proficient in martial techniques was merely the foundation.
What he needed was to apply the martial techniques he had mastered completely in actual combat.
How could these moves kill Fierce Beasts in real combat?
That was what he needed to train and master now.
At around ten in the morning, Li Yuan felt that his martial techniques had improved quite quickly, so he prepared to return and continue his foundational cultivation.
On the way back, Li Yuan suddenly looked at the elderly men and women doing morning exercises below his apartment complex.
They were practicing the Body-Strengthening Tranquil Heart Technique.
It was a technique designed for ordinary people, meant to strengthen the body and improve physical fitness.
This technique could not make someone into a martial artist.
Most people who practiced it were retired elderly people.
They practiced only to prolong their lives, not to deal with Fierce Beasts.
Li Yuan had only given them a casual glance before and had not paid much attention.
But at that moment, he suddenly remembered that he had just obtained a new Talents, [Flaw Insight].
Focusing his attention, Li Yuan began watching several retired elderly people.
In an instant, the scene before his eyes underwent some changes.
As they practiced their movements, flickering Light Points faintly appeared.
Li Yuan examined those Light Points carefully. If they were opponents, those really would be opportunities for him to strike.
The [Flaw Insight] Talents was incredibly direct in its improvement to actual combat.
It was completely made for real combat.
With these Talents, his actual combat strength would undergo a transformative increase.
But Li Yuan also understood clearly that discovering an opponent's flaw did not mean he would definitely win.
When attacking someone else's flaw, might he expose a flaw himself?
If his strength was utterly crushed by his opponent's, he might not be able to seize the flaw even if he saw it.
Before his attack could even touch the opponent, the opponent might already change moves.
In such circumstances, the [Flaw Insight] Talents would only make him feel regret again and again.
He could clearly see the flaw, yet he simply could not seize the opportunity.
Even after obtaining these Talents, he could not get too pleased with himself or become overly arrogant.
The core of a martial arts exchange still depended on the martial artist's own strength.
If the gap in strength was too great, what use was seeing a flaw?
Standing to one side, Li Yuan spent an hour becoming skilled at using his Talents to observe flaws.
After becoming completely familiar with it, he continued cultivating the "Heavenly Refining Body" that afternoon.
Before the Youth Martial Tournament began, Li Yuan wanted to raise his physical strength another level.
That would make him safer and also help improve his results.
After work that evening, Chen Yong came to have dinner with Li Yuan and told him about recent events at school.
"Director Ma has handed over a lot of his management duties.
Instead, they've assigned him quite a few more teaching classes.
It seems like he and the principal have really fallen out..."
Hearing this, Li Yuan could not help frowning.
In truth, Director Ma, Ma Tingde, had always been on Principal Yin's side.
He had only spoken up for Li Yuan because he truly felt things had gone too far.
His views were actually similar to Principal Yin's. Both felt that Li Yuan would not achieve much.
Unfortunately, Principal Yin would not accept that sort of attitude.
If loyalty was not absolute, then it was absolute disloyalty.
What he wanted were subordinates who obeyed his every word and acted entirely according to his wishes.
"The Youth Martial Tournament is only a few days away. Have you been feeling very anxious lately?"
Chen Yong was quite serious when he asked.
Whenever something came up, his sleep would start getting worse several days beforehand.
Li Yuan smiled and shook his head. "I think I'm fine. I'm not too worried."
Seeing Li Yuan like this, Chen Yong nodded as well.
"It's good that you're not anxious. After all, we fought for this Youth Martial Tournament qualification because of those B Grade Nutrient Fluids.
Don't take the final results too seriously.
Let the others say whatever they want."
Chen Yong was still trying to comfort him.
Hearing that, Li Yuan obediently nodded repeatedly.
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