[Detected cultivation method Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method. 30 taels of silver may be consumed to simplify it! Simplify?]
Lin Changsheng saw the red prompt in the panel at the corner of his eye.
"Simplify."
Lin Changsheng immediately reached out and selected the "Yes" button.
Lin Changsheng selected confirm. Less than ten breaths later, another red prompt popped up on the panel.
"Eh?"
"The Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method became breathing after simplification?"
Seeing the prompt on the panel, Lin Changsheng's eyes lit up. If that was truly the case, it was simply too easy.
Breathing—he could gain experience anytime and anywhere, whether sleeping, walking, or eating!
Huff~~
Inhale~~
Huff~~
Inhale~~
With every breath in and out, one point of experience was added.
[Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method (Entry Stage 13/1000)]
"Awesome!"
Lin Changsheng looked at the display on the panel, deeply satisfied. He immediately placed Dawnblade beside the bed and prepared to get a good night's sleep. Ever since leaving Azure Sun City, he had been constantly on the road and had not slept properly.
Mad Blade Martial Academy.
It stood in the north of the city, occupying an enormous area.
In the training grounds.
A tall middle-aged man in a blue robe stood with lightning flashing from his eyes. The long saber in his hand swept about, blazing saber qi crisscrossing the air. More than thirty meters away stood a handsome young man in black, a saber strapped across his back.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man slashed out. A blaze of saber qi over ten meters long burst forth with a thunderous roar.
"Rumble!"
A tremendous crash rang out. The saber qi struck the ground and exploded, blasting out a trench over three meters deep and more than ten meters long. The blue stone slabs of the square were hurled into the air, and shattered rocks shot in every direction!
Dust and smoke filled the air!
A scorching aura permeated the air!
"Flame Blade Strike has finally reached the Perfect Stage! My days and nights of bitter cultivation were not in vain!!"
A flash of lightning passed through Qian Wantong's eyes as he muttered to himself.
"Congratulations, Master, on your tremendous advancement! Destroying Tiger Roar Martial Academy is just around the corner!"
At that moment, the young man in black stepped forward and respectfully cupped his fists.
"Mm. My cultivation has already reached the peak of the First-Class Realm, and Flame Blade Strike has reached the Perfect Stage as well. It is time to deal with Li Tianhu of Tiger Roar Martial Academy!"
Qian Wantong leaned on his long saber and looked in the direction of Tiger Roar Martial Academy. After speaking, he abruptly turned to the young man in black and asked, "Buping, one mountain cannot contain two tigers. Do you have any good suggestions for destroying Tiger Roar Martial Academy?"
Although Qian Wantong was confident he could defeat Li Tianhu, would it not be even better if he could resolve the matter through strategy?
The young man before him was Qian Wantong's eldest disciple, Zhuge Buping, who had always been full of schemes.
"Master, this disciple has a plan! We can send people to pose as Tiger Roar Martial Academy's enemies and secretly kill its disciples, leaving behind marks showing they seek revenge on Li Tianhu. Once the news spreads, everyone at Tiger Roar Martial Academy will be in danger. Given enough time, no one in Southern Min City will dare join Tiger Roar Martial Academy!"
"Anyone who wishes to learn martial arts will have no choice but to join our Mad Blade Martial Academy!"
"As one wanes and the other waxes, our Mad Blade Martial Academy will grow strong even if we do not wish it to!"
"At the same time, we can arrange men to lay down a hidden net. As long as Li Tianhu sends people to investigate, or investigates personally, we can kill them one by one!"
"By then, everyone will know that Li Tianhu's enemies destroyed Tiger Roar Martial Academy, while we can conveniently take over Southern Min City's martial academy business!"
Zhuge Buping bowed as he offered his suggestion.
"Mm?!"
Upon hearing Zhuge Buping's words, Qian Wantong's eyes immediately lit up. He nodded and said, "Buping, this plan is excellent. Once Tiger Roar Martial Academy is destroyed, the foremost merit will be yours!"
"This disciple does not dare claim credit. All of this is because of Master's excellent guidance! Without Master, this disciple would not be where he is today!"
Zhuge Buping hurriedly cupped his fists respectfully.
"Mm!"
Qian Wantong nodded and said, "Buping, who do you think is best suited to handle this matter?"
"Master, let this disciple make a trip for now. In a few days, once Li Tianhu investigates personally, you can bring experts to cast the net, and the matter will be done!"
Zhuge Buping said in a deep voice.
"Very good. Once Tiger Roar Martial Academy is destroyed, I will teach you Flame Blade Strike!"
Qian Wantong nodded.
"Thank you, Master. This disciple will go at once!"
Zhuge Buping revealed a look of great delight. He bowed and backed away several steps before turning to leave.
The next day.
Lin Changsheng inspected his panel.
[Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method (Mastery 6507/25000)]
"Not bad, not bad. In a single night, my Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method has reached Mastery!"
"The inner force in my dantian is surging like a raging tide."
"At this rate, in less than ten days, my Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method will reach the Perfect Stage. I wonder whether my cultivation will be able to break through its shackles then and advance into the Martial Grandmaster Realm?"
Anticipation appeared in Lin Changsheng's eyes.
Lin Changsheng arrived at Tiger Roar Martial Academy.
Although his Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method had already reached the Mastery Stage, he had paid twelve taels of silver. Naturally, he could not let Tiger Roar Fist slip away. He had to learn it first.
"Who did this? Eight disciples from our academy were killed overnight!"
"There were words left behind. It seems to be Poison-Hand Gentleman, one of the academy master's old enemies. He says he wants to destroy our academy... The academy master has already sent people to investigate..."
"We're finished. Doesn't that mean we're all in danger?"
"..."
As soon as Lin Changsheng arrived at Tiger Roar Martial Academy's training grounds, he heard many young men whispering among themselves and discussing the matter heatedly.
"No way? One of the academy master's old enemies has come seeking revenge?"
Hearing the discussions around him, Lin Changsheng frowned. However, he did not care much. After all, his cultivation had already reached the Peak First-Class Realm!
Unless a Martial Grandmaster made a move!
What he needed to do now was learn Tiger Roar Fist to the Entry Stage!
Then he would not need to come here again.
"What? Your Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method has not even reached the Entry Stage, and you are already preparing to learn Tiger Roar Fist?"
"You have to eat one bite at a time, and internal cultivation requires unceasing perseverance!"
When Instructor Lin Zhibao heard Lin Changsheng's request, he immediately frowned, revealing a helpless expression.
"Instructor Lin, I just want to familiarize myself with it first!"
Lin Changsheng cupped his fists.
Yet inwardly, he laughed. Learn my ass. By the time I finished breakfast this morning, the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method had already gained several thousand experience points.
"Sigh, go on."
Instructor Lin shook his head, too lazy to bother further. There were far too many youths like Lin Changsheng, aiming too high. In the end, they accomplished nothing and merely handed silver to the martial academy for nothing.
Led by Instructor Lin, Lin Changsheng arrived at the area where Tiger Roar Fist was practiced. Together with more than a hundred youths, he began training Tiger Roar Fist.
"Tiger Roar Fist is a type of imitative boxing."
"It centers on the tiger claw's grasping, seizing, hooking, locking, chopping, smashing, sweeping, and blocking. When executing moves and exerting force, one imitates the long cries of a tiger, making sounds such as 'hu' and 'huo,' using breath to drive force."
"Therefore, when Tiger Roar Fist is practiced, it emphasizes the majestic shock of the tiger's roar—frightening enemies into retreat, dropping to their knees, and leaping away. Its main throwing techniques include tiger pounce, tiger leap, side throw, forward pounce, rabbit roll, eagle flip, Black Dragon Twists Osmanthus, and carp springing upright."
"It has a total of fifty-six movements..."
The one teaching Tiger Roar Fist was a bald, burly man of around fifty surnamed Zhang. He explained the techniques and force-exertion precautions of Tiger Roar Fist to the youths, while slowly demonstrating the entire set once.
He was unsurprised by Lin Changsheng's arrival.
Lin Changsheng followed Instructor Zhang, practicing Tiger Roar Fist move by move.
[Detected fist technique Tiger Roar Fist. Consume 15 taels of silver to simplify it?]
As he practiced it for the eighteenth time, a red prompt popped up on the panel at the corner of his eye.
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