A moment later.
In the back kitchen of the martial arts school.
"Alright, hurry up and eat! Once you're done, I can clean up the kitchen!"
Auntie Sun placed the food that had been kept warm in the pot onto the stove.
There was a bowl of steamed cured meat with a perfect balance of fat and lean, a bowl of scrambled eggs, a basket of buns, and a pot of rice.
Looking at the steaming hot food in front of him, Jiang Ning felt even hungrier.
"Thank you, Auntie! I'm digging in!!"
"Go ahead!" Auntie Sun smiled.
With that, Jiang Ning began devouring the food.
As his martial arts training progressed, Jiang Ning noticed that his appetite had been increasing day by day.
Now, he needed to eat at least three to four times the amount he used to consume, an astonishing increase.
A single bun could be swallowed in one bite, and a bowl of rice disappeared into his stomach after just a few large mouthfuls.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
All the food Auntie Sun had prepared was swept clean, all of it now in Jiang Ning's stomach.
"Comfortable!" Jiang Ning lazily rubbed his belly.
"Alright, kid, don't get in the way here. Go back and rest!" Auntie Sun waved him off.
Jiang Ning smiled, "Thanks for your hard work, Auntie!"
"Go get some sleep!" Auntie Sun waved again.
After returning, Jiang Ning practiced his fist techniques two more times, successfully gaining 4 experience points, before finally going to sleep.
Before sleeping, he looked at his panel.
[Source Energy]: 9.2
"Still 0.8 short. I hope when I wake up tomorrow, the source energy points will exceed 10."
With this thought, Jiang Ning slowly fell asleep.
The next day.
At the break of dawn.
Jiang Ning was already awake.
Crackle
As he got up and stretched, his joints made a series of popping sounds.
"Comfortable!!"
As he muttered to himself, he also opened his panel to take a look.
[Name]: Jiang Ning
[Source Energy]: 10.1
[Skills]:
Literacy (First Breakthrough 568/2000) (Trait: Photographic Memory)
Five Animals Fist (Proficient 82/500)
Firewood Chopping Sword Technique+ (Mastery 1000/1000)
Internal Elixir Cultivation Technique (Beginner 28/1000)
The moment he saw the panel, his gaze froze.
"10.1, I knew absorbing half of the wild ginseng yesterday would be enough to increase my source energy points by more than 0.8."
"This is almost exactly as I calculated. Absorbing a complete ten-year-old wild ginseng would provide me with approximately 0.9 to 1.1 source energy points!"
At this moment, Jiang Ning's face showed an expression of confirmation.
Then, his gaze fell on the plus sign next to the Firewood Chopping Sword Technique on the panel.
"The Firewood Chopping Sword Technique can finally break through. I wonder what trait it will give me?"
As he pondered this, his mind stirred slightly.
His consciousness focused on the plus sign next to the Firewood Chopping Sword Technique.
In an instant.
The source energy points decreased like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, they dropped back to 0.1.
Then, Jiang Ning felt countless sharp sword lights flashing in his mind.
He immediately closed his eyes, and his consciousness appeared in his mind.
Countless sword lights flashed, cold and sharp, cutting through the sky.
These sword lights were simple downward slashes, but they contained a strange beauty that fascinated Jiang Ning.
At the same time.
He could feel thousands of ants crawling on his arms, with itching and numbness deep in his flesh.
After dozens of breaths, all the changes disappeared.
Jiang Ning opened his eyes.
[Skill]: Firewood Chopping Sword Technique (First Breakthrough 1783/2000) (Trait: Cross-Application)
[Cross-Application (Sword)]: Deep insight into sword techniques, increasing efficiency in learning sword techniques and making it easier to comprehend their mysteries.
"Cross-Application?"
"From the description, it seems to enhance my talent in sword techniques."
Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning murmured to himself, his expression thoughtful.
After another glance at his panel, his gaze fell on the [Cross-Application] trait.
The countless sword lights that had just flashed in his mind reappeared.
"It seems I need to find a sword and learn a sword technique now!"
"With a sword in hand, my combat power would be vastly different from without one."
"If I had a decent sword technique, I might be able to take down Xu Yunfeng in no time!"
Then, Jiang Ning pondered further.
"I remember Wang Jin once said that the name 'Canglang Martial Arts School' comes from a sword technique! That's why he had me chop firewood to get familiar with the feel of a sword!"
"Now it seems that both the sword and the sword technique will have to come from Wang Jin!"
"Coincidentally, last night, I achieved mastery in the Tiger Fist, one of the five forms of the Five Animals Fist, meeting Wang Jin's requirement for a true disciple."
Thinking this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but marvel.
"The six-month assessment period, and I've completed it in just over ten days, less than half a month!"
"This panel's effect is truly amazing!"
"But with such an exaggerated rate of progress, should I reveal it to Wang Jin today?"
"Let him know that I've achieved mastery in the Tiger Fist, passing his six-month assessment and qualifying to become his true disciple?"
After a moment of thought, Jiang Ning made his decision.
He would reveal it to Wang Jin and let him know about his progress in fist techniques.
This way, he could gain Wang Jin's further attention.
"Wang Jin is trustworthy. At his age, what he seeks is simple."
"He wants a good successor and a disciple who will take care of him in his old age!"
"I can do both!"
"The more talent I show, the more attention I'll get from him. This way, I can face Xu Yunfeng's pressure and the Cao family's influence with more confidence."
"Besides, from my observations and interactions these past few days, Wang Jin is a man of good character!"
As he thought this, Jiang Ning made up his mind.
He decided to go find Wang Jin later and inform him of his progress in fist techniques.
Thus, he would become Wang Jin's true disciple in name and reality.
He clenched his fists, and the muscles in his arms bulged like coiled dragons, full of strength.
Just by clenching his fists, Jiang Ning could feel that his strength had increased after the breakthrough in the Firewood Chopping Sword Technique.
"With the sword technique breakthrough, I can feel the strength in my arms has increased again. Now, the strength in a single arm should exceed three hundred pounds!"
He had this guess in his heart.
"If I were to spar with Cheng Ran today, I should be much more composed than yesterday!"
"If I had a sword in hand, with my breakthrough in the Firewood Chopping Sword Technique, I could likely determine the outcome, and even life and death, with a single strike against Senior Brother Cheng Ran!!"
After feeling the changes in his body following the breakthrough in the Firewood Chopping Sword Technique, Jiang Ning finally pushed open the door and stepped out of the room.
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