The next day.
He pushed open the door.
"Another fine day!" Jiang Ning's spirits soared at the sight of the cloudless sky stretching for miles.
Such fine weather meant that his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique could improve further, and that his inner breath could rise again.
Afterward.
While it was still early, he began practicing in the courtyard.
[Five Animals Fist experience +2] [Five Animals Fist experience +1] [Five Animals Fist experience +3] [...]
Round after round, he practiced the Five Animals Fist, and its experience steadily began to climb.
At the same time, he continuously mobilized the power of his qi and blood, tempering the bones within his body.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Thunderous rumbles shook within his body.
With every hammering, the sinews and bones throughout his body stirred as though they were about to shift, while his qi and blood surged endlessly.
Yet as he sensed the impurities within his bones being hammered out bit by bit, Jiang Ning felt incomparably satisfied.
Strength was the foundation for settling down and making a living.
Especially after what had happened last night, he dared not slacken in the slightest.
After all, the information revealed by the Black Lotus Matriarch was enough to disclose one crucial message.
That was, one day in the future, the Black Lotus Matriarch would descend upon Great Xia.
When that time came, the danger would not come solely from the Black Lotus Matriarch, but also from the changes in the overall situation.
Because it meant that the so-called gods of old would return.
When that happened, Great Xia would inevitably be thrown into immense turmoil. Without strength, one would be duckweed adrift in the wind—how could one speak of a foundation for survival?
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning