Chapter 3

"Junior Brother, that, this is your room. You can tidy up first, and I'll call you for dinner later!" Ling Yunkai smiled, patted Ye Xuan's shoulder, and turned to leave.

"Alright, thank you, Senior Brother!"

Ye Xuan thanked him, watched Ling Yunkai leave, and then turned to walk into the room and close the door.

The room was not large, very simple, or even rudimentary. Apart from a bed, a table, four long wooden benches, an oil lamp, and a wooden rack for placing basins, there was nothing else.

Ye Xuan put down his leather suitcase, sat on the bed, and suddenly said to the air, "System Spirit, are you there?"

"Venerable user, you don't need to speak; just think, and you can communicate with me through your consciousness. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Oh, so it can be like this!" Ye Xuan nodded in realization, lay down on the bed casually, and thought, "I want to ask, after I completed the task, the system mentioned something about opening a system store. What exactly is this system store?"

"Please wait a moment!"

Ye Xuan felt a change before his eyes, and he found himself in a virtual space again. The System Spirit's voice came from his ear: "The system store is a store developed by the system to serve users. As long as you have enough cultivation points, you can buy anything in the system store."

As the System Spirit finished speaking, she pointed with her delicate hand, and another light screen appeared before Ye Xuan's eyes. On the screen, there were five small sections: "Learning Skills," "Enhancing Abilities," "Buying Equipment," "Buying Medicine," and "Dream Evolution."

"What are these?" Ye Xuan asked, pointing at the light screen.

"These are the system store. You can use cultivation points to trade with the system here. For example, this 'Learning Skills' option."

The screen changed, and the original sections disappeared. Numerous small windows appeared on the screen, each containing many dazzling skills, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Medicine, various language types, firearms, cooking, assassination techniques, judo, Muay Thai, and more. All skills were divided into five levels: basic, introductory, intermediate, advanced, and master. Each level required different cultivation points to upgrade.

Ye Xuan looked carefully and found that even learning a basic cooking skill required 100 cultivation points, while firearms and assassination techniques required 1000 cultivation points.

After exiting the "Learning Skills" section, Ye Xuan clicked on the "Enhancing Abilities" section, but nothing happened. "System Spirit, what's wrong with the ability enhancement? Why can't I enter it? Is it broken?"

"Venerable user, ability enhancement requires you to obtain abilities first. Since you haven't obtained any abilities yet, you cannot use this function," the System Spirit said with a smile.

Hearing the System Spirit's explanation, Ye Xuan nodded. "By the way, you mentioned that I can rename you, right?"

"Yes, Venerable user," the System Spirit said.

"Alright, from now on, you will be called Xue Yi, and you can call me Master. The term 'Venerable user' sounds a bit awkward," Ye Xuan said.

"Renaming successful, Master," the System Spirit, now Xue Yi, said.

Seeing the successful renaming, Ye Xuan didn't pay attention to it anymore and focused on the light screen again. He clicked on "Buying Equipment," and the screen changed, with numerous small windows appearing again.

Knives, swords, divine weapons, firearms, pistols, rifles, AK47, submachine guns, sniper rifles, artillery, grenades, missiles, nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers, spaceships, bulletproof vests, fine steel armor, iron armor, and more filled several windows, making Ye Xuan's eyes sparkle and his mouth almost drool.

However, when he saw the prices of the equipment, Ye Xuan's face fell. A regular knife or sword required 100 cultivation points, a pistol required 300 cultivation points, and his favorite Iron Man suit, even the first generation, required 100,000 cultivation points.

After closing the "Buying Equipment" section, Ye Xuan opened the "Buying Medicine" section. After being dazzled by the equipment, Ye Xuan thought he would be more calm when seeing the medicines. However, when he saw the descriptions of the medicines—Nanyun White Medicine, Golden Wound Medicine, Black Jade Continuity Ointment, Muscle Regeneration Pills, Detoxification Pills, Minor Rejuvenation Pills, Major Rejuvenation Pills, Cell Repair Liquid, Gene Repair Liquid, Eternal Youth Liquid, and more—Ye Xuan felt his blood boil.

Taking a few deep breaths, he saw that even the most basic Nanyun White Medicine required 100 cultivation points. Ye Xuan had to close the medicine window and open "Dream Evolution."

"Xue Yi, what is this Dream Evolution?" Ye Xuan asked, looking at the light screen, which only had two simple slots.

"Master, this is the option to convert cultivation points into Dream Evolution points. Only by converting cultivation points into Dream Evolution points can you enhance and evolve your body. Every 200 cultivation points can be converted into 1 Dream Evolution point," Xue Yi explained in detail.

What a rip-off! Hearing the conversion ratio, Ye Xuan's first thought was that it was a rip-off. He originally thought his 500 cultivation points were a lot, but now he realized he was still very poor.

"Xue Yi, can you list the equipment and medicines I can currently afford separately?" Ye Xuan sighed and asked Xue Yi.

"Sure, Master, please wait a moment!"

Xue Yi waved her delicate hand, and the light screen before Ye Xuan's eyes changed. All items that could be bought with 500 cultivation points appeared on the screen.

"Xue Yi, do you think I should use these 500 cultivation points to buy equipment and medicine, or convert them into Dream Evolution points?" Ye Xuan asked, looking at the items on the screen.

"Master, the System Spirit only provides services and does not have the authority to give advice to users," Xue Yi said formally.

Hearing Xue Yi's words, Ye Xuan stopped asking and thought carefully. Considering his current situation, he decided to spend 400 cultivation points on a 54 pistol and 100 cultivation points on 100 bullets, using up all 500 cultivation points.

...

"The Cross Fist was created by the late Chen Zongliang, the seventh-generation successor of White Eyebrow Fist. It has 21 different movements. Because it starts with a cross finger, it is also called 'Cross Fist.' The characteristic of this special fist technique is to form a tiger shape, with floating, sinking, swallowing, and spitting, straight out and horizontal in, contradictory transmission, continuous heavy blows, and integrated attack and defense. The movements are numerous but not complicated, making it very suitable as a foundation for practicing martial arts! Xuan, since you sincerely want to learn martial arts, you should pay close attention."

In the backyard, Huang Feihong, standing next to Ye Xuan, said. As he finished speaking, Huang Feihong tucked his front robe into his waist, rolled up his sleeves, and assumed a starting posture. He then demonstrated each movement to Ye Xuan.

Although it was just a demonstration and a basic martial arts technique, Huang Feihong, as a master of martial arts, performed it with great power. Each punch and kick carried a fierce force, making the air whistle, leaving Ye Xuan in awe.

"Phew! That's it. How about it, Xuan, did you see clearly?" Soon, the Cross Fist was completed, and Huang Feihong stood still, took a breath, and asked Ye Xuan, who was watching.

"Disciple is dull, I can only remember about 60% of it." Since he had never practiced martial arts before, his memory was only average, and Ye Xuan said this with some embarrassment.

"That's fine. Remembering 60% on the first try is already good. Come, try practicing it. If there are any mistakes, I'll help you correct them," Huang Feihong said with a smile, showing his kindness.

"Alright, Master!"

Ye Xuan nodded, walked to the front, and slowly began to practice, recalling Huang Feihong's movements.

"Wait, here, your right foot needs to move forward a bit more, and your left knee needs to sink a bit more."

"Stop, the elbow movement in this move needs to be raised a bit."

"The punch in this move needs to..."

...

For half the afternoon, Huang Feihong stayed in the courtyard with Ye Xuan, patiently guiding him through the practice of the martial arts. By the time Ye Xuan had learned the Cross Fist, more than three hours had passed.

"Alright, you've learned the movements of the Cross Fist, but learning them doesn't mean you can use them. As the saying goes, 'Practice makes perfect, and constant practice is key.' However, don't overdo it. Remember, practicing martial arts is for strengthening the body, not for fighting. Too much is as bad as too little," Huang Feihong patted Ye Xuan's shoulder, smiled, and slowly walked back into the courtyard.

Having been in this world for over ten days, the more Ye Xuan interacted with Huang Feihong, the more he admired his character. Although Huang Feihong always considered himself a martial artist, he had a refined and scholarly air. He was humble and disciplined, had superb medical skills, and often helped the poor and needy. He was highly skilled in martial arts but never bullied the weak. He always adhered to the principle of winning through virtue and used it to discipline himself and teach others. In this chaotic era, he even organized a militia to protect the people.

"Perhaps, 'A great hero serves the country and the people' is exactly what describes such a person!" Looking at Huang Feihong's retreating back, Ye Xuan felt a moment of spiritual clarity.

"Ding! You have learned the Cross Fist (Level 1)!"

...

"Junior Brother, watch this Left Crane Top Hand!"

In the courtyard, Ling Yunkai took a step forward with his left foot, forming a left bow stance. His right fist turned into a phoenix eye fist, aiming for Ye Xuan's right temple, while his left palm changed and aimed for Ye Xuan's right rib.

"Ha ha, watch my Tiger Pouncing on Wolves!"

Seeing Ling Yunkai's attack, Ye Xuan took a step back with his right foot, forming a left bow stance. His right palm quickly swiped Ling Yunkai's left palm, and his left hand turned into a claw, grabbing Ling Yunkai's phoenix eye fist.

"Good, now take this Big Dipper Kick!"

...

In the front hall, Huang Feihong watched Ye Xuan and Ling Yunkai practicing the Tiger and Crane Double Form Fist in the courtyard, his face full of satisfaction. He never expected that his newly recruited disciple would have such martial arts talent, able to match Ling Yunkai, who had been practicing for two years, in just three months.

"Master, Master, Master!"

Just as Huang Feihong was focused on watching the two spar, a young man with glasses and a mouth full of buck teeth approached him with a red invitation.

"Ai Su, what is it?" Huang Feihong smiled at his disciple, who had returned from studying abroad. For some reason, he spoke fluent foreign languages but always stumbled when speaking Chinese.

"Master, Master... Commander Liu, Liu, Liu, invitation, invitation..." Ai Su respectfully handed the invitation to Huang Feihong.

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