Chapter 11

After merely an hour of cultivation, Ling Xiao's "Crimson Sun Technique" actually broke through to the first level.

He could feel that the true qi in his body had become noticeably thicker, and his body had expelled the waste fluid formed due to the physical transformation.

It was black and somewhat smelly.

Although his strength had not increased, the quality of his true qi and the resilience of his meridians had improved, at least by two or three points.

To break through the first level of the "Crimson Sun Technique" in just one hour was truly astonishing!

Ling Xiao was extremely excited. This internal cultivation technique only had three levels. After reaching the third level, one could imbue their attacks with fiery qi.

It might even form fiery gong qi.

It should be noted that gong qi could only be mastered by martial artists at the fourth level of the martial pulse or higher. This martial art's greatest advantage was precisely this point.

However, because it was very difficult to cultivate to the third level, there were not many practitioners. After all, spending time on a single technique was not as effective as focusing on improving one's overall strength. Once one reached the fourth level of the martial pulse, true qi would automatically transform into gong qi.

But Ling Xiao had a different idea. If he could condense gong qi during the awakening stage, his combat power would definitely increase significantly.

After another hour of cultivating the "Crimson Sun Technique" and stabilizing it at the first level, Ling Xiao turned to cultivating other martial arts.

Following the guidance of the River and Mountain Martial Spirit, these five martial arts should be cultivated in parallel to achieve the best results.

In other words, one should not focus solely on improving one martial art but should cultivate all five to the first level and then cycle through them to improve further.

Next, he chose the "Meteor Fist."

This was a martial technique, an offensive skill, which he had to learn.

As the River and Mountain Martial Spirit described, after learning the "Crimson Sun Technique," cultivating the "Meteor Fist" became much easier.

This set of fist techniques had nine forms, very simple, with only nine variations. It pursued power, not speed or complexity.

Ling Xiao liked this because it was easier to practice.

In just two hours, Ling Xiao had completely mastered the first six forms of the "Meteor Fist," but the last three were still a bit difficult.

However, he did not persist and instead turned to cultivating the "Explosive Qi Technique."

This was a secret technique with only one stage. Its function was simple: to instantly condense a large amount of true qi and release it in a burst during a martial technique.

Of course, the amount of the burst could be controlled, from 60%, 70%, to even 100%, depending on the level of desperation.

Although he was eager to try the power of the "Meteor Fist" under the "Explosive Qi Technique," Ling Xiao held back. To sustain combat, he had to master the "Recovery Qi Technique" as well.

The "Recovery Qi Technique," like the "Explosive Qi Technique," was also a secret technique. Once the key was grasped, it was easy to cultivate, with only one level.

With the analysis of the River and Mountain Martial Spirit, he mastered it in just one hour.

The "Recovery Qi Technique" had two effects: one was to continuously recover true qi at any time, though the speed would be relatively slow.

The other was to sit in meditation on the spot, which could basically fully recover true qi in about an hour.

Of course, this was limited to the awakening stage, or martial artists below the third level of the martial pulse.

The higher the cultivation, the longer it would take to fully recover, as the true qi reserve would be larger.

The cultivation of the first level of the "Tiger Descending the Mountain Step" was also relatively simple, mainly focusing on momentum. With the foundation already laid, he chose to cultivate this movement technique under the influence of the "Explosive Qi Technique" and broke through the first level in just an hour.

After spending another hour to recover, he returned to the "Crimson Sun Technique" and cultivated it again under the influence of the "Explosive Qi Technique," easily breaking through to the second level.

Ling Xiao really wanted to find someone to practice with. With the combination of the "Fist Spirit" set of techniques, he believed that even against a martial artist at the third level of the martial pulse, he would not be intimidated.

He couldn't guarantee a win, but he definitely wouldn't lose unless the opponent had a special technique.

With this excitement, Ling Xiao intensified his cultivation. Except for meal times, he spent all his time in his room.

After two days, Ling Xiao's "Crimson Sun Technique" was close to the third level, he had comprehended the seventh form of the "Meteor Fist," and he had basically mastered the "Tiger Descending the Mountain Step," which had nine forms and 108 variations.

The problem was that the room was too small to practice the "Tiger Descending the Mountain Step" properly. He needed a more spacious place to try it out.

The same went for the "Meteor Fist," which needed to be tested in actual combat. Practicing alone was not enough to fully understand the essence of the martial technique.

At this point, his martial artist realm was almost at the peak of the second level of the martial pulse, just a hair's breadth away from breaking through.

What he needed was perhaps just a battle.

However, before that, he had to go to the city's auction house to see if the ten basic martial arts had been sold.

If they had been sold, he would invite a doctor to treat his grandfather and continue to anonymously sell the remaining basic martial arts.

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Soon, Ling Xiao arrived at the auction house.

The auction house staff told him that all ten basic martial arts had been sold for a total of 100 silver taels, but after deducting the service fee, 90 silver taels remained.

The money had already been transferred to the bank account.

Ling Xiao was very satisfied with this.

The bank was next door, and Ling Xiao checked, confirming that it was indeed 90 silver taels.

He then left another ten basic martial arts at the auction house.

The auction house staff did not pay much attention, as they had seen many basic martial arts before.

With the money, Ling Xiao went to invite a doctor specializing in bone injuries.

However, just as he arrived at the side gate of the Ling family, he saw a group of people practicing light movement techniques.

Although the training ground could also be used, the outside had more trees and many beams, making the terrain more complex and suitable for light movement techniques.

Whoosh!

A figure leaped onto a tree, moving like a nimble ape, and then landed on the ground.

"Great movement technique! Among the elite, Ling Fei's light movement technique is the best, unmatched."

"Yes, even if there are some shortcomings in other areas, his movement technique alone can make many peers struggle."

"Indeed, in the world of martial arts, speed is invincible. With this movement technique and speed, Ling Fei might become the top of the elite in this year's annual competition."

A group of people were cheering below.

"I wonder how my 'Tiger Descending the Mountain Step' compares to Ling Fei's."

This scene really made Ling Xiao itchy. Ling Fei's light movement technique was indeed powerful, which he had to admit, but he was a bit不服气 (unconvinced).

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Perhaps encouraged by the crowd, Ling Fei deliberately changed direction several times in the air, with very graceful movements.

However, perhaps due to a lack of strength, he almost fell at the end. Fortunately, he saw Ling Xiao and tried to step on his shoulder to avoid embarrassment.

Ling Xiao had no grudge against Ling Fei but did not want him to step on his shoulder, so he just kicked his foot up to give Ling Fei a place to step.

Ling Fei landed gracefully, but his face showed a hint of anger.

"Brother Ling is really amazing, to do that, it's like a flying swallow."

They did not realize that Ling Fei had almost embarrassed himself and continued to praise him.