The next day, Duan Xuan casually practiced the Broken Mountain Fist several times at the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall, then went through the Mountain-Breaking Stance a few times.
He revisited the final two moves of the Broken Mountain Fist for further study. Unfortunately, he still gained nothing.
"I'd thought that after this life-and-death battle, I'd gain some different insights into the moves.
"Clearly, I overestimated my opponent—and overestimated my own comprehension!" Duan Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile.
He could only forcefully string together the first through sixth moves of the Broken Mountain Fist and drill them once, pressing his breath downward.
His qi and blood contracted from throughout his body to the soles of his feet, eventually returning to the ground, while his breathing settled into balance once more.
The thought that constant training would someday let the system push his qi and blood into the Transforming Force stage kept Duan Xuan from feeling anxious.
After greeting Zhang Chen, Zhou Ye, and the others, Duan Xuan headed for Benevolent Harmony Hall.
When a person saw a taller mountain, the summit they wished to climb would change with it.
Duan Xuan had once thought becoming a Bright Force expert would already be quite good.
Later, he learned that his master was a Transforming Force expert, and so Transforming Force became his goal.
But now, having learned from Old Master Ma Jiancheng that there was still the Embracing Pill realm beyond Transforming Force, his heart could not help but surge with fervor.
The path of martial arts was long and endless.
Without standing high, one could not see far!
Yet after finally reaching Benevolent Harmony Hall, he found it completely empty.
Duan Xuan circled the outer hall where guests were received but found neither Ren Yun nor Zhou