Inside the house.
More than half a day had passed.
Huff—
Jiang Ning gently let out a breath, then looked at the five paintings spread out before him on the table.
They were, respectively: the Heart-Fire Tiger, a fierce tiger trapped in a cage.
The Liver-Wood Deer, a spirit deer resting amidst mountain forests.
The Spleen-Earth Bear, a savage bear standing firm upon the earth.
The Lung-Metal Ape, a white ape leaping through mountain ravines.
The Kidney-Water Roc, transforming into a roc within the waters, yearning to soar across the nine heavens.
These were the five paintings he had just completed.
Each painting was better than the last, which also meant that his painting skills were improving.
"Not bad!" He nodded in satisfaction.
Of the five paintings, the one he was most satisfied with was instead the first: the Heart-Fire Tiger, a fierce tiger trapped in a cage.
It was the first painting and also the one in which his painting skill was the weakest.
Yet it was also the painting into which he had poured the most effort and care. The spirit contained within it surpassed that of the others.
[Skill]: Way of Painting (Proficient 33/200)
After finishing these five paintings, the Way of Painting had also reached the Proficient level.
This had noticeably improved his painting ability.
Jiang Ning glanced calmly at his panel, then closed it.
After painting for more than half a day, this skill had only gained 133 experience points.
It had taken him from Beginner to Proficient.
If he wanted the Way of Painting to break the limit,
he would still need to grind the 200 experience points from Proficient to Minor Accomplishment.
Then five hundred experience points from Minor Accomplishment to Major Accomplishment.
A thousand experience points from Major Accomplishment to