Name: Chen An
Attributes: Power (3.6), Body (3.5), Spirit (2.4)
Source Power: 11
Heritage: Five Tiger Blade Technique, Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice, Seashore Fist
Projection: Charging in progress
The upgrade template appeared before him, with some changes in the data.
But overall, the changes were not too significant.
Chen An had already sensed this.
As his basic attributes improved, the benefits of improving martial arts were not as high as before.
Now, raising a martial art to perfection only brought about gains in attributes of a few decimal points.
And this trend would continue to exist, the further he went, the smaller Chen An's improvements would probably be.
"I still have eleven points of source power left."
Chen An looked at the source power column, pondering now.
The first upgrade of the Seashore Fist requires two points of source power, and the second upgrade requires five points, overall consuming slightly less than the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
With the remaining source power, it was enough to upgrade the Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice once.
"How far am I from reaching the perfect body refining level?"
Chen An felt the strength within his body and this thought flashed through his mind.
According to Master Song, after achieving perfect body refining, further refining the body would bring one closer to the complete body refining level.
In theory, once reaching perfect body refining, one could start trying to nourish the inner energy and reach the internal energy realm.
However, in practice, the better the results of body refining cultivation, the easier it would be to nourish the inner energy.
Especially for someone like Chen An, who was already relatively old, only by refining the body to the perfect level, would the path ahead be slightly easier.
Master Song taught Chen An the Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice in the hopes that he could reach perfect body refining before attempting to nourish the inner energy.
However, Chen An felt that even though he was still a bit away from perfect body refining, he should be not far off.
He then delivered a punch forward, and the wooden stake in front of him shattered instantly, with shards falling to the ground.
Chen An looked at his fist.
Striking the wooden stake with his fist, he felt no pain, and there was no discomfort throughout.
It seemed that after reaching perfection, the Seashore Fist could truly withstand the hardness of blades and iron, not just a boast.
Pulling out a nearby long knife, without doing much, he simply slapped it with his hand.
The surface of his palm collided with the blade and made a crisp metallic sound, as if Chen An's hand was made of steel rather than flesh.
Grabbing the blade, Chen An began to exert force.
The long knife slowly pressed down, but it couldn't break through Chen An's palm.
Only when Chen An used five-tenths of his force did his palm break the skin, creating a slight wound.
Feeling the pain in his palm, Chen An instinctively applied force.
Bang!
A crisp sound rang out.
Chen An glanced down and found that the long knife had shattered into pieces, directly crushed by him.
It was unbelievable.
"That won't do."
Chen An shook his head, probably understanding the defensive power of his fists at this moment.
Overall, the defensive power of these fists was still decent.
Ordinary weapons could at most scratch the surface.
But it would be a different story if it was a peer or some sharp weapons.
Overall, still useless.
Not as useful in actual combat as the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
Giving this evaluation, Chen An looked at the fragments of the long knife on the ground and fell into contemplation.
Well, now he had to replace the long knife.
It was a pity because he felt quite comfortable using this knife.
Chen An felt a bit regretful, then he gathered the fragments of the long knife together, preparing to dispose of them at a later time.
After a while, he walked out of the courtyard, preparing to visit Mei An's mansion.
Before leaving, he deliberately went to see Liu Ziqin.
She seemed to be doing well.
In the neighboring courtyard, Liu Ziqin was chatting leisurely with Wang Ying, and they seemed to be having a good conversation.
After observing for a while in secret, Chen An left.
He wasn't planning on having too much contact with this child, just observing her secretly from time to time.
Since she was doing well now, there was no need for further action.
Walking on the road, Chen An was also thinking about how to find an opportunity to send Liu Ziqin away.
Before Song Ziyang left, he asked Chen An to send Liu Ziqin to a certain place in Shanghe County.
Shanghe County was not too far from Fengcheng County, and under normal circumstances, Chen An could go directly.
But now that Bai Qing was still here, he might not be allowed to leave Fengcheng County without permission.
After all, Bai Qing would only stay in Fengcheng County for a short time.
This was a bit troublesome.
Or maybe he could temporarily place Liu Ziqin in Fengcheng County, and when Chen An was free, he could find a way to send her away?
That seemed like a possibility too.
Unconsciously, Mei An's mansion was already not far away.
Chen An quietly stopped his steps and instinctively looked towards a nearby alley.
In that alley, he sensed something unusual.
Traces of blood were scattered around, and at the end of the alley, a figure stood there, walking unsteadily, with a short sword stained with blood stuck in her abdomen.
As if feeling Chen An's gaze, she slowly turned around, her eyes falling on Chen An.
At that moment, a strange feeling surfaced in Chen An's heart, as if he was being pointed at by a sword, feeling very dangerous.
But shortly after, the woman left, quickly disappearing into the alley.
"Is she being chased?"
Looking at the figure at the end of the alley, Chen An frowned but made no further movements.
In Fengcheng County, scenes like this were often seen due to gang battles.
But it was rare to see someone like that woman who gave Chen An such a sense of danger.
It was just unknown which side she belonged to.
This thought flashed through Chen An's mind, then he continued walking towards Mei An's mansion.
In the distance, shortly after Chen An entered Mei An's mansion, a woman's figure slowly appeared.
She had been hiding and observing all along, only revealing herself now. As she saw Chen An enter Mei An's mansion, her eyes brightened, as if a thought had crossed her mind.
"Is Master Mei's health alright?"
Inside Mei An's mansion, in a spacious courtyard, two figures strolled casually, walking around.
"Thanks to Miss Bai, it's still okay."
Mei An smiled, looking a bit pale: "But, the body was indeed injured, even if it recovers in the future, it will probably leave behind some problems."
He spoke, with some sighs in his tone.
"Master, don't be so pessimistic."
Chen An smiled and spoke: "With Miss Bai here, I believe you will be fine."
After several months have passed since their last meeting, much has changed in their circumstances.
Mei An, though still the master of the pavilion, had suffered serious injuries, reportedly sustaining internal injuries in a previous battle. Even if he recovered in the future, he might not be as strong as before.
Chen An, on the other hand, had risen to fame in Bai Qing's presence and within the Sanhe Gang, now a renowned figure and a rising star.
With his current strength and status, even the several other masters of the Sanhe Gang had to respect him.
But in front of Mei An, Chen An still maintained the respectful posture of a junior.
Regardless of all else, at least this outward attitude made Mei An happy, and his gaze towards Chen An seemed more harmonious.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Power (3.6), Body (3.5), Spirit (2.4)
Source Power: 11
Heritage: Five Tiger Blade Technique, Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice, Seashore Fist
Projection: Charging in progress
The upgrade template appeared before him, with some changes in the data.
But overall, the changes were not too significant.
Chen An had already sensed this.
As his basic attributes improved, the benefits of improving martial arts were not as high as before.
Now, raising a martial art to perfection only brought about gains in attributes of a few decimal points.
And this trend would continue to exist, the further he went, the smaller Chen An's improvements would probably be.
"I still have eleven points of source power left."
Chen An looked at the source power column, pondering now.
The first upgrade of the Seashore Fist requires two points of source power, and the second upgrade requires five points, overall consuming slightly less than the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
With the remaining source power, it was enough to upgrade the Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice once.
"How far am I from reaching the perfect body refining level?"
Chen An felt the strength within his body and this thought flashed through his mind.
According to Master Song, after achieving perfect body refining, further refining the body would bring one closer to the complete body refining level.
In theory, once reaching perfect body refining, one could start trying to nourish the inner energy and reach the internal energy realm.
However, in practice, the better the results of body refining cultivation, the easier it would be to nourish the inner energy.
Especially for someone like Chen An, who was already relatively old, only by refining the body to the perfect level, would the path ahead be slightly easier.
Master Song taught Chen An the Tiger Leopard Horizontal Practice in the hopes that he could reach perfect body refining before attempting to nourish the inner energy.
However, Chen An felt that even though he was still a bit away from perfect body refining, he should be not far off.
He then delivered a punch forward, and the wooden stake in front of him shattered instantly, with shards falling to the ground.
Chen An looked at his fist.
Striking the wooden stake with his fist, he felt no pain, and there was no discomfort throughout.
It seemed that after reaching perfection, the Seashore Fist could truly withstand the hardness of blades and iron, not just a boast.
Pulling out a nearby long knife, without doing much, he simply slapped it with his hand.
The surface of his palm collided with the blade and made a crisp metallic sound, as if Chen An's hand was made of steel rather than flesh.
Grabbing the blade, Chen An began to exert force.
The long knife slowly pressed down, but it couldn't break through Chen An's palm.
Only when Chen An used five-tenths of his force did his palm break the skin, creating a slight wound.
Feeling the pain in his palm, Chen An instinctively applied force.
Bang!
A crisp sound rang out.
Chen An glanced down and found that the long knife had shattered into pieces, directly crushed by him.
It was unbelievable.
"That won't do."
Chen An shook his head, probably understanding the defensive power of his fists at this moment.
Overall, the defensive power of these fists was still decent.
Ordinary weapons could at most scratch the surface.
But it would be a different story if it was a peer or some sharp weapons.
Overall, still useless.
Not as useful in actual combat as the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
Giving this evaluation, Chen An looked at the fragments of the long knife on the ground and fell into contemplation.
Well, now he had to replace the long knife.
It was a pity because he felt quite comfortable using this knife.
Chen An felt a bit regretful, then he gathered the fragments of the long knife together, preparing to dispose of them at a later time.
After a while, he walked out of the courtyard, preparing to visit Mei An's mansion.
Before leaving, he deliberately went to see Liu Ziqin.
She seemed to be doing well.
In the neighboring courtyard, Liu Ziqin was chatting leisurely with Wang Ying, and they seemed to be having a good conversation.
After observing for a while in secret, Chen An left.
He wasn't planning on having too much contact with this child, just observing her secretly from time to time.
Since she was doing well now, there was no need for further action.
Walking on the road, Chen An was also thinking about how to find an opportunity to send Liu Ziqin away.
Before Song Ziyang left, he asked Chen An to send Liu Ziqin to a certain place in Shanghe County.
Shanghe County was not too far from Fengcheng County, and under normal circumstances, Chen An could go directly.
But now that Bai Qing was still here, he might not be allowed to leave Fengcheng County without permission.
After all, Bai Qing would only stay in Fengcheng County for a short time.
This was a bit troublesome.
Or maybe he could temporarily place Liu Ziqin in Fengcheng County, and when Chen An was free, he could find a way to send her away?
That seemed like a possibility too.
Unconsciously, Mei An's mansion was already not far away.
Chen An quietly stopped his steps and instinctively looked towards a nearby alley.
In that alley, he sensed something unusual.
Traces of blood were scattered around, and at the end of the alley, a figure stood there, walking unsteadily, with a short sword stained with blood stuck in her abdomen.
As if feeling Chen An's gaze, she slowly turned around, her eyes falling on Chen An.
At that moment, a strange feeling surfaced in Chen An's heart, as if he was being pointed at by a sword, feeling very dangerous.
But shortly after, the woman left, quickly disappearing into the alley.
"Is she being chased?"
Looking at the figure at the end of the alley, Chen An frowned but made no further movements.
In Fengcheng County, scenes like this were often seen due to gang battles.
But it was rare to see someone like that woman who gave Chen An such a sense of danger.
It was just unknown which side she belonged to.
This thought flashed through Chen An's mind, then he continued walking towards Mei An's mansion.
In the distance, shortly after Chen An entered Mei An's mansion, a woman's figure slowly appeared.
She had been hiding and observing all along, only revealing herself now. As she saw Chen An enter Mei An's mansion, her eyes brightened, as if a thought had crossed her mind.
"Is Master Mei's health alright?"
Inside Mei An's mansion, in a spacious courtyard, two figures strolled casually, walking around.
"Thanks to Miss Bai, it's still okay."
Mei An smiled, looking a bit pale: "But, the body was indeed injured, even if it recovers in the future, it will probably leave behind some problems."
He spoke, with some sighs in his tone.
"Master, don't be so pessimistic."
Chen An smiled and spoke: "With Miss Bai here, I believe you will be fine."
After several months have passed since their last meeting, much has changed in their circumstances.
Mei An, though still the master of the pavilion, had suffered serious injuries, reportedly sustaining internal injuries in a previous battle. Even if he recovered in the future, he might not be as strong as before.
Chen An, on the other hand, had risen to fame in Bai Qing's presence and within the Sanhe Gang, now a renowned figure and a rising star.
With his current strength and status, even the several other masters of the Sanhe Gang had to respect him.
But in front of Mei An, Chen An still maintained the respectful posture of a junior.
Regardless of all else, at least this outward attitude made Mei An happy, and his gaze towards Chen An seemed more harmonious.
