Inside the martial arts hall.
Jiang Ning opened his eyes from meditation.
His mind was filled with images of the tiger from that afternoon.
Then he assumed a stance and began practicing his fists.
A quarter of an hour later.
Jiang Ning withdrew his fists.
[Five Animals Fist Experience +1] [Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Minor Mastery 52/500)
He merely glanced at the panel before continuing his practice.
His verification through practice had not been without gains, but those gains were not enough to bring about a qualitative transformation in his Tiger Form Fist.
However, Jiang Ning knew that he had taken another step forward on the path of uniting spirit and form.
Taking advantage of his improved state, he continued practicing his fists while repeatedly replaying the tiger's savage pounce and the aura it possessed as king of all beasts.
[Five Animals Fist Experience +1] [Five Animals Fist Experience +1] [Five Animals Fist Experience +1]
After three consecutive rounds, his experience gains still remained at one point per set.
But as he practiced the forms again and again, the light in his eyes grew brighter, gleaming even as night fell.
Huff—
Huff—
Jiang Ning breathed heavily, his chest beginning to rise and fall.
Even though his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique had now reached the entry level and tempered his internal organs, practicing four consecutive sets without rest still left him slightly fatigued.
"I need to use the wild ginseng!"
The thought arose.
Jiang Ning picked up the brocade box containing the wild ginseng from beside him.
When he opened the red brocade box, a piece of wild ginseng roughly ten years old lay upon orange-yellow cloth.
[Source Energy]: 9.2
He glanced at his panel again. He was only 0.8 points away from his target