Chapter 53

Yi Yun struggled to stand up, tidied his torn clothes, and smiled bitterly, saying, "Sister Fairy, don't mock me anymore. Clearly, I lost. I used all my strength for that one strike, but you only acted at the last moment and sent me flying. The outcome is too obvious."

Yi Yun was convinced and admitted his defeat, but the girl shook her head and said, "My realm is far higher than yours. Even if I suppress my cultivation to fight you, it's still fundamentally unfair. I said I would use the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' but at the last moment, you forced me to use the 'Mystic Woman Heart Sutra.'"

Lin Xintong was a straightforward person. If she said she would use the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' then that's what she would use. Changing to another technique violated the initial agreement, so naturally, she considered it a loss.

She didn't explain to Yi Yun why she had been distracted during the fight.

When they first fought, a strange energy seemed to linger in her body, merging with her broken yin meridians. However, during the second fight, that feeling disappeared.

Lin Xintong wasn't sure if it was just an illusion.

If she hadn't been distracted during their first fight, she wouldn't have been forced to use the 'Mystic Woman Heart Sutra.'

Hearing Lin Xintong's words, Yi Yun was taken aback. This girl was truly unique. Generally, a high-level expert and a pride of heaven like her would find it hard to admit defeat to a young man from the Great Wasteland. It would be difficult for them to accept such a thing.

But this girl admitted it so openly. In fact, from Yi Yun's perspective, she didn't really lose.

He turned his head to look at the fat old man. The fat old man was pulling his beard forcefully, looking very displeased.

"What are you looking at!"

Seeing Yi Yun's gaze, the fat old man said irritably. He was also confused. How could this native of the Cloudy Wasteland be so powerful?

Even at the Meridian Realm, his strength was not weak compared to the pride of heaven in major families.

He had secretly learned the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' yet he could make his tendons as taut as strings and his bones resonate with thunder. This almost meant he had grasped the essence of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist.' It was far from just 'slightly familiar.'

What was going on? The fat old man had originally said that Yi Yun would be defeated in three breaths. But in the end, not only did the three breaths pass, but Lin Xintong even admitted defeat!

Admitting defeat, my foot! He clearly won!

The fat old man was very unhappy. Was it because he had the wrong approach? This kid had average bone structure and reached the peak of body refinement by consuming heavenly treasures. How could his cultivation be so good?

Perhaps he had extremely good insight?

In cultivation, besides bone structure, insight was also crucial.

Insight was second only to bone structure in importance. A person with poor insight would be slow and dull in learning, and even if they had excellent bone structure, they would never reach a higher realm. Many things in martial arts could only be understood intuitively and not taught, especially when breaking through bottlenecks, which could only be done by oneself.

In terms of insight, Yi Yun was indeed not bad. When he was on Earth, he had always been a good student, which meant his intelligence had been developed from a young age, something that the poor children of the Great Wasteland could never match.

Moreover, this time, Yi Yun had essentially lived two lives due to his transmigration, making his soul even stronger.

The purple crystal fused into his heart, and the cool energy directly supplied his soul sea, continuously nourishing his divine soul.

When he cultivated the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' he also incorporated some of his own understanding, making it feel like a natural progression.

Seeing the fat old man's face wrinkled like a walnut, Yi Yun found it amusing but didn't dare to show it, or the old man might have exploded.

"This is for you!"

Lin Xintong touched the spatial wrist ring on her hand and flicked her wrist, sending a green light toward Yi Yun.

Yi Yun caught it and saw that it was a book.

The green leather cover, bound with golden thread, was thick and of high quality, exquisitely made and very tactile.

The cover read "Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist" in five silver and iron-like characters, full of power.

This was the secret manual of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist'!

Yi Yun felt a surge of joy. He had been secretly learning the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' and as the fat old man had said, a secretly learned martial art would inevitably have some shortcomings. Moreover, because the members of the Warrior Preparatory Camp generally had low insight, Yao Yuan only taught the first nine moves of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' leaving the rest unknown to Yi Yun.

So, the secret manual Lin Xintong gave him was like a timely snow in winter!

Yi Yun couldn't put the green leather book down, noticing that it had a faint, pleasant aroma that was quite inviting.

"Huh?"

Yi Yun curiously opened the secret manual and found that it contained page after page of human-shaped diagrams, with cultivation techniques and explanations written beside them.

The explanations were written in a different color in small, elegant handwriting, exuding a mysterious charm, likely the work of a woman.

These annotations were clearly added later, made by the owner of the secret manual.

Yi Yun was stunned. This must be Lin Xintong's work.

Given Lin Xintong's cultivation and martial arts insight, her annotated 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' was certainly extraordinary. If he read it from beginning to end, it would definitely provide him with great inspiration.

These were all Lin Xintong's insights and experiences. According to her, she had been studying this secret manual for half a year.

She must have carried it with her all the time.

Yi Yun immediately felt the value of the book. The 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' was not particularly valuable because it was publicly released by the Taiyi Divine Kingdom, but with Lin Xintong's annotations, it was a different story.

"Sister Fairy, this gift is too valuable. I can't accept it. These annotations are all your own insights..."

"It's nothing. I've memorized all my annotations, and I've read this 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' from beginning to end. Keeping it here is useless, but it might give you some inspiration."

"..." Seeing Lin Xintong's insistence, Yi Yun reluctantly accepted the book. He really wanted it, and it wasn't just a little inspiration; it was a matter of life and death. With this book, he could practice the complete 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist.'

Just as Yi Yun felt guilty about accepting the book, the fat old man's untimely voice rang out. "Tsk, if you want it, just say so. Don't be so fake."

Yi Yun was taken aback. This old man was really harsh. He was retaliating. The fat old man and his disciple Lin Xintong had completely different personalities, and it was a mystery how they got along so well.

"Alright, stop looking at me. You've proven your strength, so you have a 'slight understanding' of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist'!" The old man stroked his beard, acknowledging Yi Yun's strength.

"I said I would give you a treasure herb if you lasted for three breaths. I always keep my word..." The old man slowly reached for his ring, taking out something. It wasn't a desolate bone or a desolate bone relic, but a slightly charred skull!

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