Breaking Through
The next day.
Before dawn, Fang Yu got up, washed, and began practicing ' Leopard Fist ' in the courtyard.
Although the yard is not large, it is much more spacious than the house and allows for more room to move around.
With agile movements, he moved like a leopard darting around the yard.
"Squeak!"
The door opened, and the old woman came out. Looking at Xu Fang practicing martial arts in the courtyard, a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes. She then coughed a few times.
"Brother Fang, you've made a breakthrough!"
"I suddenly had a breakthrough last night, practiced for a while, and then I put my fist down!" Fang Yu looked at his mother, "Did I disturb you, old lady?"
"Cough cough... Good, good! Good!" Xiao Jiumei said, turning and going back to her room. After a while, she took out a piece of dried meat with white threads, which she had just punched.
"There's only this much meat left at home. You've just broken through to the next level, and you need a lot of nourishment right now. Go ahead and eat it!"
Fang Yu's eyes lit up. He reached out and took the dried meat, saying, "I never expected you to have a piece of silver snake meat hidden away."
This meat is called 'Silver Snake Meat'. It is expensive and highly nutritious for martial artists. Just this small piece would cost more than ten taels of silver.
"This was hidden by your father. He thought he hid it well, but your mother saw everything... cough cough... you, eat sparingly."
Thank you so much!
Fang Yu didn't stand on ceremony; he reached out, tore off a strip of meat, and threw it into his mouth.
The meat was dry and chewy, with a slightly salty and meaty aroma that spread in my mouth. After just one bite, my body warmed up, and the physical Qi and Blood that had been depleted during the morning's training were quickly replenished.
'Um!'
Suddenly, Fang Yu felt a slight movement in his heart. He sensed that the Yuanchen Pearl was starting to rotate slightly, and the wisps of newly born Qi and Blood and qi were being transformed into Primordial Qi and stored away.
'Indeed, all the extraordinary power in this world resides in the Demon Beast.'
This silver snake meat is actually Demon Beast meat, an essential tonic for martial artists. The higher one's martial arts level, the greater the need for Demon Beast meat. Before he had a specific grade, he could replenish his Qi and Blood with ordinary meat.
But now that he has advanced to the Ninth Grade and mastered the flow of Qi and Blood, if he wants to continue to improve his cultivation and accumulate more Qi and Blood, he needs to consume large amounts of Demon Beast meat.
He tore off another piece of willow branch and threw it into his mouth. Fang Yu sensed the surge of Qi and Blood within his body, and with a light step, he began practicing again in the courtyard.
The surging Qi and Blood were gradually refined into his limbs, bones, and flesh as he moved, causing his body to swell slightly. He stopped only after an hour, allowing his swollen hands to slowly return to their normal size.
"Is two hours already the limit?"
Fang Yu looked inward at himself, sensing the changes in his muscles, bones, and flesh. Although he could no longer cast Law Technique on his own, his Divine Sense and Divine Thought were still there, only now the range was reduced to about one zhang, which could only serve as an early warning.
Calling it Divine Thought is no longer appropriate; using martial arts 'perception' might be more suitable.
The greatest use of this 'perception' is not for early warning, but for introspection, to clearly see the changes in one's own body, and thus judge one's progress in martial arts.
His current physical strength is limited, and the training of his muscles and bones has reached its limit. He needs sufficient time to recover before his body can become stronger.
In the days that followed, Fang Yu stayed home and didn't go anywhere. Every day, he would get up before dawn and practice for two hours to push his body to its limit.
The rest of the time was spent studying the old boxing manual at home, "Leopard Fist".
My mother wrapped the boxing manual in oilcloth, and it's in pretty good condition. Although the paper has yellowed, the writing and illustrations are still clear.
The "Leopard Fist" has only three levels: the first level is controlling the flow of Qi and Blood, the second level is strengthening the muscles and bones, and the third level is honing the techniques.
With this detailed manual, Fang Yu gained a clear understanding of martial arts in this world, as well as the specific training methods and characteristics of each stage, which enabled him to further understand his own martial arts advancement.
To make it easier to understand one's martial arts progress, it will be displayed as a percentage from now on!
Fang Yu murmured something, and a panel appeared before his eyes.
[Leopard Fist (Level 1): 3%]
The progress displayed on this panel is based on his assessment of his physical condition and the contents of the manual. While there may be some error, it won't be too significant.
With this progress bar, he can easily check his martial arts progress at any time.
In addition to this Cultivation Method, he also digitized the energy status of the Yuanchen Pearl:
[Mirror-Breaking Pearl: 1%]
The actual capacity of the Yuanchen Pearl Primordial Qi almost limitless. The 1% here does not represent the total amount, but rather the progress of the Qi and Blood needed for the next breakthrough, calculated based on the Qi and Blood required when breaking through the previous realm and the martial arts level.
Since it's used to break through martial arts realms, using the Yuanchen Pearl would be somewhat inappropriate. Therefore, to distinguish it, it's called the ' Mirror-Breaking Pearl ' here.
The Yuanchen Pearl is powered by the energy of heaven and earth, and the power of the sun, moon and stars.
However, over the course of time, Fang Yu discovered that the Heavenly Dao of this world directly filtered out the power of the sun, moon, and stars, resulting in a pitifully small amount of the most basic spiritual Spiritual Qi for cultivating immortality, the "essence of the sun and moon." Even if one were to tan like a black person, they wouldn't be able to convert much Primordial Qi by basking in the sun.
He can no longer recharge by being struck by lightning, so the only way to recharge now is by eating the flesh of Demon Beast.
However, he couldn't eat the Demon Beast meat indefinitely; his body couldn't handle it if he ate too much. The Yuanchen Pearl couldn't directly convert the Demon Beast meat's Qi and Blood into Primordial Qi; his body still needed to act as a medium.
However, his current rank is only the lowest, the Ninth Grade, "Village Brave," so the conversion efficiency is naturally extremely low.
However, as his rank increases, his physical strength and limits rise, and the efficiency of converting Qi and Blood into Primordial Qi will also become higher and higher.
After settling into his own martial arts panel, Fang Yu also finished the piece of 'silver snake meat' his mother had given him.
He immediately left home, intending to go out and get some meat.
Demon Beast meat is expensive and is mostly consumed by martial artists, so it's rarely seen in ordinary markets. To buy Demon Beast meat, you need not only money but also connections.
Fang Yu has three options. One is his nominal father, Xu Bao, who frequents gambling dens and is Ninth Grade "Village Brave," so he naturally has connections to buy silver snake meat.
However, Fang Yu's relationship with him was not very good. Moreover, if he went to buy meat from Xu Bao, given his habit of skimming off every penny he received, he would definitely be cheated out of his money.
The second option is ' Xu Ning '. As a 'catcher' in the government office, Xu Ning naturally has official channels to obtain Demon Beast meat. However, Xu Ning is also a money-grubber. Even his own family members will be ruthlessly exploited. It might be better to go to his father.
The third option is the younger sister, Xu Ying, who is the leader of the "Grain Gang." She and Xu Fang are very close, so much so that she switched their names despite his objections.
The Grain Gang, as one of the largest gangs in the area, is not only the largest grain merchant but also the largest supplier of Demon Beast meat on the black market.
Fang Yu went to Xu Ying to buy meat, which was not only cheaper than going directly to the black market, but also safer.