Chapter 8

"Yes, this is martial arts training!"

"However, this is their way of training."

"As for you, you've just arrived and don't have the qualifications to train like this yet."

"You can only start by going to the sand pile in front to toughen your skin."

So, Xia Shixiong led Shi Yun to a pile of sand.

There were also about a dozen people there, all trying hard to insert their fingers into the sand.

Each time, they put in their full effort.

Even their fingers became red, swollen, and broken, causing great pain.

Xia Shixiong slowly explained: "Our Golden Finger Sect's martial arts focus on the hands! Or rather, mainly the fingers."

"We practice external techniques, mainly to toughen the skin."

"The skin on the fingers must be trained to be incredibly tough."

"Therefore, new students start by using sand to toughen the skin on their fingers, which is called 'toughening the skin'!"

"When your fingers can be inserted into the sand without any pain, then you can start practicing on tree trunks like them."

Shi Yun's brows slightly furrowed.

To insert fingers into the sand without any pain.

Either the pain nerves are damaged.

Or the fingers are covered with calluses.

But is this really martial arts training?

It was completely different from what he had imagined!

"Is it that simple?"

Shi Yun couldn't help but ask.

"Simple?"

Xia Shixiong sneered: "If you do it yourself, your fingers will be ruined long ago."

"But in our Golden Finger Sect, we provide a secret medicine to help you recover your fingers."

"Moreover, this is just the beginning, and it's hard to master the techniques."

"It will take you several days to master the technique of toughening the skin."

"Later, when you start practicing on tree trunks, there will be corresponding breathing techniques to go with it."

"So, don't aim too high, just practice slowly."

Shi Yun nodded.

The other apprentices around him were also doing the same.

Toughening their skin in the sand pile.

Each time, they tried very hard, and their fingers were bloody.

So, Shi Yun put down his crutch and bent over.

Following what Xia Shixiong said, he put in his full effort and plunged his fingers into the sand.

"Thud."

Shi Yun felt a piercing pain in his fingers.

He then realized that the sand seemed to be mixed with some metal shavings.

It wasn't just sand.

This was particularly harmful to the fingers.

Just this one time, Shi Yun's fingers were almost broken.

"Wrong, your technique is wrong."

"You need to put in your full effort, adjust the force, and insert your fingers, even your entire palm, into the sand and gravel."

"Only then can you maximize the use of the sand and gravel to toughen the skin!"

"Remember, I will only demonstrate once."

Xia Shixiong began to demonstrate to Shi Yun.

"Thud."

Xia Shixiong's speed was extremely fast, and his fingers instantly plunged into the sand and gravel.

He then quickly pulled them out, but his fingers were unscathed.

Shi Yun was deep in thought.

It seemed that toughening the skin also required technique.

However, if it was just about mastering the technique, Shi Yun wasn't afraid.

He had the green halo.

It could replace long-term practice and quickly master the technique.

But when Shi Yun focused, and the green halo and red halo appeared before his eyes.

He didn't see the phantom figure.

The phantom figure represented the imprint.

The imprint of each skill.

"Is there no imprint, does it mean that I haven't really mastered the technique of toughening the skin just now?"

Shi Yun frowned.

However, this wasn't a difficult problem.

He just needed to try practicing again.

As long as he succeeded once, he would definitely have the imprint of toughening the skin.

So, Shi Yun started his second practice.

Then the third, fourth, fifth...

Looking at Shi Yun's bloody hands.

Xia Shixiong smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't say anything.

When he first started toughening his skin, he also thought it was simple.

But it took him three whole days to master the technique.

This was considered relatively fast.

If you couldn't master the technique of toughening the skin, it was just a waste of effort.

In his view, Shi Yun would likely take five to six days, or even more, to master the technique.

Martial arts training isn't that easy!

Shi Yun toughened his skin again and again.

Finally, when he inserted his fingers into the sand and gravel for the eighth time.

His vision flickered slightly.

A phantom figure appeared.

The imprint!

The imprint of toughening the skin finally appeared!

Shi Yun glanced around.

No one was paying attention to him.

Besides, even if they did, they couldn't see the halo.

Shi Yun knew that toughening the skin required mastering the technique.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be very effective.

So, Shi Yun moved the imprint directly into the green halo.

This green halo could accelerate the process by about seven days.

It should be enough.

"Hum."

Sure enough, memories of toughening the skin began to appear in Shi Yun's mind.

One day, two days, three days...

Until the seventh day.

Finally, the green halo turned gray.

But Shi Yun's eyes lit up.

He had mastered the technique of toughening the skin!

In the halo, it took him seven days to master the technique of toughening the skin.

This speed was actually quite slow.

According to what Shi Yun understood.

Most people could master the technique of toughening the skin in five to six days.

Only a few needed seven to eight days, or even more than ten days, to master it.

However, no matter what, Shi Yun had already mastered the technique of toughening the skin.

So, when Shi Yun toughened his skin for the ninth time, his movements were slightly adjusted.

"Thud."

Shi Yun's fingers fell.

This time, his entire palm was completely buried in the sand and gravel.

This meant that it was a successful toughening of the skin!

"Huh?"

"Mastered the technique of toughening the skin so quickly?"

Xia Shixiong was somewhat surprised.

How long had it been?

Shi Yun had already mastered the technique of toughening the skin.

His martial arts talent was unknown, but his insight was quite good.

After all, the technique of toughening the skin required thinking.

"Pity, he's a cripple..."

Xia Shixiong shook his head, feeling a bit sorry.

With such strong insight, he might really be able to toughen his skin and become a true martial artist.

But a crippled person.

Even if he became a martial artist, he would still be a crippled martial artist, which wouldn't be very useful.

"Again."

Shi Yun gritted his teeth and continued to use his full strength to plunge into the sand.

"Thud, thud."

One after another.

In just a short while, Shi Yun's hands were already bloody.

At this moment, Xia Shixiong came over again.

"Take a break for now."

"Apply the secret medicine from the bottle to the wounds."

"Continue practicing after an hour."

Shi Yun took the secret medicine.

He washed his hands clean.

He even carefully washed the sand out of the wounds.

Otherwise, he might get infected.

At that time, it could be very troublesome, and he might even die!

After all, there were no anti-infection drugs in this world.

However, strangely, this training method was actually quite dangerous.

But there were no rumors of Golden Finger Sect apprentices dying from training.

After cleaning the wounds, Shi Yun stared at the bottle of secret medicine in front of him.

This was the Golden Finger Sect's "secret medicine."

Only with the help of the secret medicine could he toughen his skin.

How miraculous was this secret medicine?

Shi Yun was full of anticipation!