The hour of the Dog.
Li Yun stood in his courtyard, holding the Tiger-Subduing Stance.
His feet were planted firmly on the ground, toes pointing straight ahead, shoulder-width apart, like nails driven into solid rock.
He bent his knees and lowered himself until his thighs were parallel to the ground, keeping his knees straight and behind his toes.
He raised his hands to his chest, palms pressing downward, fingers spread as though pinning down a tiger's head.
His back was straight as a green pine, neither slumping nor bending. He tucked his chin slightly, lightly touched his tongue to the roof of his mouth, and gazed straight ahead.
The Tiger-Subduing Stance sank like a crouching tiger and stood firm as Mount Tai.
After a while, warmth gradually stirred in his qi and blood, spreading out from his dantian and flowing along his meridians like trickling streams joining into a river.
Boom~
His qi and blood suddenly surged faster, rushing like a flood as they roared through every limb and bone.
Each wash brought a wave of warmth, striking his sinews and bones and seeping into his flesh.
Li Yun could clearly feel the soreness and swelling fading, replaced by a tingling tremor.
Again and again.
[Tiger-Subduing Stance: +1]
[Tiger-Subduing Stance (Minor Achievement): 1/10000]
Crack~
A sharp sound rang out, like silk tearing or thunder cracking.
His qi and blood surged wildly along his sinews, bones, and meridians. Li Yun felt his entire body trembling in unison, a fine humming rising from within.
His sinews and bones rang together, and force welled up on its own.
Bright Force.
For ordinary people, even with resources to help, it took two years before they might fill their bodies with qi and blood and attempt to condense Bright Force.
With Lu Kuan subsidizing three