Yellow Dragon Assault, One Accord Manor in Peril

Late that night.

Li Xian only felt brimming with strength. He practiced saber and spear, threw punches and palms, and used several martial arts in succession, yet showed no sign of running out of energy.

Instead, the more he practiced, the more exhilarated and comfortable he felt.

A martial artist's strength came from the power of the fleshly body and the qi of the lake.

The two complemented one another and were rarely distinguished in ordinary times. Only when practicing certain unique martial arts would the two be separated.

The power of the fleshly body referred to strength generated purely from flesh and blood. When ordinary folk tilled fields, carried firewood, pushed millstones, or pulled carts, what they used was fleshly strength.

This strength was plain and simple, yet it was the foundation.

Lakeless qi was its extension and elevation, adding bricks and tiles, "embroidering flowers upon brocade."

With fleshly strength alone, it was difficult to carry enormous boulders or lift massive cauldrons. But martial artists with refined inner qi could accomplish it by wielding their inner qi, combining strength and qi as one.

Li Xian's fleshly strength had greatly increased. His vigor surged like that of a young dragon. His foundation was solid, and he was no longer so easily fatigued.

Inner qi and strength blended together naturally.

[Proficiency +2]

[Proficiency +2]

[Waning Sun Blood-Draining Sword]

[Proficiency: 3569/6000 Minor Accomplishment]

[Great Luo Saber]

[Proficiency: 15/10000 Perfection]

Although Li Xian had deliberately slowed his practice of the Great Luo Saber, martial arts realms never regressed. Whenever he used it a little, its proficiency continued to accumulate.

When the water reached the channel, it naturally formed. He still broke into the realm of Perfection.

His saber technique returned to simplicity, its saber intent sweeping freely in all directions.

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