Time flew by, and another ten days passed.
Evening.
Inside the loft room, Lin Nan assumed the posture of the "Origin-Revering Spirit Serpent Stance." His blood and qi slowly circulated through his meridians, and before long, he had completed a full set of stance training.
[Technique: Origin-Revering Spirit Serpent Stance (True Yang Stance) (Level 9 (1625/2000))]
After grinding desperately for a month, he had not come away empty-handed. By searching for Corpse Wraiths in the wilderness, along with the 4 yin-energy points he regularly gained each month from consuming "Taisui Flesh," he had finally pushed the progress of the third level of force channeling in the Sinews-and-Bones Realm upward.
Besides that.
Lin Nan closed his eyes, and information from the furnace surfaced in his mind:
[Movement Technique: Wave-Treading Step (Level 2, 243/800)]
Over these past days, he had exchanged blows with Red Fang more than ten times. Constantly maneuvering around him with his movement technique, Lin Nan's understanding of the "Wave-Treading Step" had rapidly settled and deepened, his footwork growing ever smoother and more refined.
This was the first time he had raised his proficiency by a full hundred points without using yin-energy points!
"Looks like martial arts can't be forged behind closed doors. Fighting others and using techniques more often can raise proficiency too. From now on, I still need to spar with people more. As they say, reciting a fist manual a thousand times is no match for one round of real combat."
Just as Lin Nan was mulling this over, he suddenly sensed something and looked out the window.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
One bolt after another shot from the city walls. The furious roars of countless soldiers mingled with the sounds of slaughter, rolling over in deafening waves.
"Reporting to the Commandant! Deputy