Slap! Slap! Slap!
Off to the side, Zhou Xing clapped his hands together.
"Brother Zhou!" Jiang Ning revealed a smile.
Zhou Xing also wore a full smile, "Brother Jiang, your learning ability is strong. You've just started today and your Five Animals Fist already has the proper form."
Jiang Ning smiled lightly, "Brother Zhou overpraises . I was simply born with a strong mory, unforgettable. I'm just copying what I see, that's all!"
"So that's it. Otherwise, it would be a bit too discouraging for !" Zhou Xing nodded and smiled gently, Jiang Ning's answer didn't co as a surprise to him.
To be able to perform such standard boxing techniques upon initiation required critical mory and learning imitation abilities.
This had nothing to do with martial arts talent.
No matter how high the martial arts talent or how strong the comprehension, one must first rember the techniques, movents, and the key points of breathing to display their gift and comprehension.
Therefore, in his view, today's performance from Jiang Ning only proved that his mory and learning abilities were extrely high, far above the average person, and didn't prove anything else.
Soon after, Zhou Xing spoke again, "However, even so, Brother Jiang's talent is quite remarkable! At the very least, Brother Jiang's starting point is much higher than most people!"
Zhou Xing's expression suddenly beca a bit wistful, "I rember back when I started, I spent three whole days and nights just morizing the essentials of the Five Animals Fist's boxing manual. I'm truly a bit envious of Brother Jiang's talent!"
Jiang Ning just smiled.
Zhou Xing continued, "The sky is getting late; I should be going now! Brother Jiang, don't rush your boxing practice, take care not to neglect your body."
Jiang Ning nodded, "Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your concern. I understand!"
Before leaving, Zhou Xing ntioned one more thing, "Brother Jiang, are you satisfied with the effects of the Wild Ginseng?"
"Satisfied!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Good to hear!" Zhou Xing smiled and then walked towards the exit of the Martial Arts Hall.
...
Outside the Martial Arts Hall, a carriage had been waiting at the entrance for quite so ti.
"Young master, why did you spend so long in the Martial Arts Hall today?" a man dressed in black, with a long sword at his waist, spoke.
Zhou Xing revealed his usual smile, "I saw a Disciple who recently joined the Martial Arts Hall and possesses remarkable talent, so I stayed a bit longer."
"Does the young master intend to recruit him then?" the man in black asked.
Zhou Xing shook his head, "While my family's business does need skilled individuals, we also believe in quality over quantity. He can beco a real disciple of the Martial Arts Hall first. It's not so simple for one of common birth to reach the Martial Arts Entry level!"
"Didn't you say he has remarkable talent? Can't he pass the test?" the man in black inquired.
"Hard to say. Watching him practice just now, it was clear he relied on his exceptional mory, wanting to practice all five types of boxing simultaneously. If he does not realize the difficulty soon, there's an over ninety-five percent chance that he'll fail!"
"In that case, why doesn't the young master give him so guidance?"
Zhou Xing shook his head, "Everyone has their own fate; there's no need to interfere forcibly! That often leads to unnecessary troubles and resentnt."
...
In the Martial Arts Hall.
Jiang Ning imitated the Resting Deer from the boxing manual, breathing in three short and one long breaths, quietly recovering his strength.
After a mont, as the dicinal power of the Wild Ginseng continued to take effect, he felt his vitality and strength replenishing once again.
He then resud his boxing practice.
With the panel, each complete round of boxing practice increased his Experience Value by one.
And with ten Experience Points, the Five Animals Fist could reach initiation.
This goal was laid out before him, and imminently achievable, filling Jiang Ning with motivation.
[Five Animals Fist Experience Value 1]
After practicing another round, Jiang Ning rested briefly again, letting the remaining dicinal Power gradually dissipate within his body.
Once his strength and energy were restored, he began the next round of practice.
[Five Animals Fist Experience Value 1]
[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Pre-initiation 6/10)
"Only four more rounds!" Seeing the Experience Value increasing on the panel, Jiang Ning grew more and more exhilarated.
Jiang Ning then rested for an hour, and by now, the setting sun was gradually sinking.
Under the afterglow of the sunset, he perford the entire Five Animals Fist sequence from beginning to end once more.
Based on the mory in his mind, he kept adjusting his postures to align with Wang Jin's demonstration as closely as possible.
Gradually, Jiang Ning's Boxing beca faster, the fists he swung caused his sleeves to whip through the air, making a fierce, rustling sound.
His Boxing grew smoother and more fluid as well.
Until he retracted his fists.
He let out a satisfying shout.
In that instant.
At the limit of exertion, he felt as if a surge of Qi Blood erupted in his chest; though on the verge of exhaustion, it was like being nourished by rain, regaining so strength instantly.
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[Five Animals Fist Experience Value 4]
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Four points of experience value?
Jiang Ning was secretly astonished in his heart.
Then, his attention was captured by the changes within his own body; at this mont, he felt a barely perceptible warm current erging from his blood.
"This is!!"
He widened his eyes.
Bathed in the last remnants of the sunset's afterglow, Jiang Ning's eyes shone brightly. He could distinctly feel the warm current andering through his body, each area it passed feeling as comfortable as bathing in a hot spring.
"Could this be the Qi Blood Power ntioned in the boxing manual?" he questioned inwardly.
"According to the records in the boxing manual, producing the first strand of Qi Blood Power signifies touching the foundation of Martial Arts. Strengthening Qi-Blood and enabling it to reinforce the whole body is an essential requirent for entering the realm of Martial Arts."
He closed his eyes and quietly savored the warm current flowing continuously throughout his body, invigorating him where it traveled.
"This feeling! This sensation is too thrilling!"
He couldn't help but beco sowhat obsessed.
At this mont, he also began to understand why so many people in his previous life were addicted to fitness; the pleasure of bodily enhancent was truly captivating and intoxicating.
This was the first ti he truly felt the pleasure of practicing Martial Arts; this sensation of physical enhancent was far more noticeable than any fitness routine he had experienced in his previous life.
[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Beginner 0/100)
Looking at his status panel, Jiang Ning wished he could practice the Boxing technique again to release the exhilaration in his heart, but he understood that his body couldn't sustain another round of practice.
Practice boxing, but with moderation!
His body had already reached its limit. If not for the mouthful of blood that burst forth from his chest, he would already be facing a state of collapse.
Jiang Ning took out a brocade box from his bosom and opened it for a glance.
"I need to use it sparingly!"
He imdiately closed the brocade box again and placed it back at his waist.
"Wealth for the literati and weapons for the brutes, ah!"
At this mont, Jiang Ning deeply acknowledged this saying.
Throughout the entire afternoon, he managed to practice the Five Animals Fist a total of seven tis, all relying on that Wild Ginseng.
He knew that if he ate another piece of Wild Ginseng, his physical and ntal energies would be restored to their original state, allowing him to practice the Five Animals Fist one last ti, bringing it to the beginner level.
But he couldn't bear to do it.
Such consumption in a single afternoon ant that a whole piece of Wild Ginseng wouldn't last him many days.
After recovering a bit of his strength, Jiang Ning thought for a mont and then once again assud the stance.
This ti, he was prepared to conduct an experint.
To see if practicing lazily could still increase his experience in the Five Animals Fist.
The very next mont.
He casually executed each move, breathing as usual without employing the breathing technique that complented the Five Animals Fist.
After a short while.
A figure in blue sportswear erged from the backyard.
She spoke lightly, and her voice clearly reached the ears of everyone in the front yard.
"The herbal dicine is ready, you can go to the backyard to collect it!!"
Upon these words, everyone ceased their training activities.
"Let's go, let's go!! Ti to get the herbal dicine from the kitchen!!" soone excitedly said.
After saying this, Li Qing looked towards Jiang Ning, who was still practicing.
Seeing Jiang Ning's loose stance and his erratic breathing rhythm, she couldn't help but frown.
"Brother Jiang, you should go to the kitchen to collect your dicine as well."
"No rush, let finish this set of Boxing!" Jiang Ning replied while continuing his practice.
As he spoke, Jiang Ning's punching speed increased, and his breathing beca even more rapid.
Seeing this, Li Qing's brow furrowed even tighter.
Weak movents, no discipline in breathing, it seed no different from child's play in her eyes.
Watching a little longer, she shook her head lightly and turned to leave.
anwhile, Jiang Ning sped up and finished practicing the Boxing technique.
After finishing, he stood still and quietly waited for a few breaths, but no prompt to gain experience values appeared.
"As expected, it doesn't work!"
He confird his suspicion.
The next mont, Jiang Ning rushed towards the direction of the Martial Arts Hall's kitchen at high speed.
Having tasted the potent effects of the Wild Ginseng given to him by Zhou Xing, he prioritized the herbal dicine that Wang Jin had previously ntioned even more.
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