Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall.
Yan Chuan is in closed-door cultivation.
Today marks the ninth of September, two months and nine days since the awakening at the ’Purple Mist Palace.’
Spanning sixty-nine days.
Yan Chuan progresses rapidly.
"Xia Yingxing and other seniors."
"And now, this time, Fan Defang."
Yan Chuan lists the individuals he has crossed paths with over the past two months, from Cui Lanxin of Guangling Academy to this encounter with Fan Defang, all of whom have witnessed his rapid growth along the way.
Overpowering Cui Lanxin.
A narrow victory against Lu Qing.
Surprising Du Hanfeng with a weapon.
Easily defeating Zhong Hui.
Sparring harmoniously with Xia Yingxing and other seniors.
One mountain after another!
One powerhouse after another!
Yan Chuan’s strength continuously advances, and rapidly so.
This time, even though he was defeated by Fan Defang, it still demonstrated Yan Chuan’s profound accomplishments in boxing and spear skills.
"Fan Defang was once an Old School Quasi-Master, who joined Xiping Academy three or four years ago and improved significantly."
"After leaving, he committed evils for five years."
"For those five years, we may assume his strength stagnated."
"However, his boxing accomplishments are still above those of academy elites like Zhong Hui, likely only slightly weaker than Du Hanfeng."
That night, Du Hanfeng’s sneak attack with iron palms left a deep impression on Yan Chuan.
Though he killed Du Hanfeng with a thrust of the spear, fundamentally, Fan Defang actually wasn’t as good as Du Hanfeng.
"One of the ’Guangling Ten Outstanding,’ Du Hanfeng."
"Academy’s tutor five years ago, Fan Defang."
"The New Faction is constantly changing."
"A vibrant atmosphere in the academy."
"Not only are the disciples getting stronger, but the instructors, tutors, assistants, lecturers, tutors, and professors—these teachers continue to elevate through teaching, research, and relentless practice in martial arts."
Their advancement is swift. At different periods, constantly growing, you cannot view them with a static perspective.
For example, Du Hanfeng and Fan Defang.
Fan Defang was definitely far superior to Du Hanfeng.
But over these five years, Fan Defang left the academy, and his strength somewhat stagnated, while Du Hanfeng continued to progress rapidly; it’s like the ’Tortoise and Hare’ race, and it’s normal for Fan Defang to be surpassed.
"Zhong Hui in June, defeated by Lu Qing back then."
"But by August, his strength far surpassed Lu Qing of July."
Yet nobody knows if after losing to Yan Chuan, whether in July, August, or September, Lu Qing took the shame as motivation, making a further, qualitative leap in strength.
Similarly with Yan Chuan.
His strength changes daily, impossible for anyone to gauge.
"In today’s ever-changing martial arts world, the peak of martial arts, the strength of martial artists, continually progresses."
"One who was once weak won’t always remain weak."
"One who was once strong won’t always remain strong."
"If I slack off, I too will be overtaken."
Yan Chuan stays diligent, closing the doors to consolidate two months’ worth of martial arts experience, organizing insights from last night’s life-and-death battle with Fan Defang.
In the blink of an eye, a day gone.
[Task One: Inspiration +1]
[Task Two: Inspiration +12]
[Your ’Tiger Form Boxing’ has improved from Sixth Realm: Refining to Seventh Realm: Transcendent.]
[Your ’Crane Form Boxing’ has improved from Sixth Realm: Refining to Seventh Realm: Transcendent.]
[Your ’Cheng Family Spear Technique’ has improved from the Fifth Realm of Mastery to Sixth Realm: Refining.]
[Your ’Divine Movement Transformation’ has improved from Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished to Fifth Realm of Mastery.]
An intense battle last night.
Today’s intensive study.
In one day and night, Yan Chuan has thoroughly organized and absorbed the gains from this life-and-death battle, breaking through with both ’Tiger Form Boxing’ and ’Crane Form Boxing’ to the Seventh Realm, reaching transcendence, in addition to advancements in ’Cheng Family Spear Technique’ and ’Divine Movement Transformation.’
"To improve strength, there are only three ways—"
"One is hard practice."
"Three is practical combat."
Research is challenging.
Unless one is exceptionally talented, none of these three can be neglected.
Yan Chuan has ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’ and ’Derivation Skill,’ which fully amplify his attributes in both ’hard practice’ and ’research.’
Except for ’practical combat.’
He still lacks in this aspect.
"Actually, with my conditions, even without practical combat, it could work."
But Yan Chuan refuses to be complacent. Clearly, with more practical combat, he can improve faster, so there’s no reason not to do it: "I have treasure armor, ensuring my safety."
With no other worries.
[One, Fist and Feet: ①Cheng Family Boxing; ②Six Sand Palm; ③Seventy-two Skills]
[Two, Weapons: ①Cheng Family Spear Technique]
[Three, Qinggong: ①Divine Movement Transformation]
[One, ①Cheng Family Boxing——]
[Horse Stance (Seventh Realm): 33]
[Twelve Bridge Hands (Seventh Realm): 21]
[Tiger Form Boxing (Seventh Realm): 5]
[Crane Form Boxing (Seventh Realm): 2]
[Thousand Pounds Fall (Sixth Realm): 92]
[Gongzi Fuhu Fist (Sixth Realm): 90]
[Ten Forms Boxing (Sixth Realm): 67]
[Iron Wire Fist (Fifth Realm): 21]
[Tiger Crane Double Forms (Seventh Realm): 30]
[Six Harmonies Eight Techniques Fist (Fifth Realm): 83]
[Five Forms Eight Techniques Fist (Fifth Realm): 29]
[Cheng Family Spear Technique (Sixth Realm): 4]
[Divine Movement Transformation (Fifth Realm): 4]
Opening the panel, it is quite impressive.
Building on the foundation of ’Horse Stance’ and ’Twelve Bridge Hands’ reaching transcendence, the accomplishments in various boxing styles of Yan Chuan’s ’Cheng Family Boxing’ advance steadily, achieving breakthroughs layer by layer.
From entry level to top-tier and finally reaching the peak, among the eleven forms of Cheng Family Boxing, both new and old, Yan Chuan has five forms already at the Seventh Realm, with the remaining six forms also making progress, only a matter of time before reaching ’transcendence.’
"The same ’transcendence’—"
"’Twelve Bridge Hands’ is not as good as ’Tiger Form Boxing.’"
"’Tiger Form Boxing’ is not as good as ’Tiger Crane Double Forms.’"
"Even ’Tiger Crane Double Forms’ does not surpass ’Six Harmonies Eight Techniques Fist’ and ’Five Forms Eight Techniques Fist.’"
However, Yan Chuan’s ’Six Harmonies Eight Techniques Fist’ and ’Five Forms Eight Techniques Fist’ are only at the Fifth Realm, offering significant room for improvement.
Yet, the battle with Fan Defang made Yan Chuan realize that in terms of boxing accomplishment, he could already contend with characters like Fan Defang.
What he lacks more is qi-blood, muscles, bones, and physical quality!
"If physical quality does not keep up, no matter how advanced the boxing, there are limitations."
Yan Chuan feels a growing urgency.
Boxing accomplishment.
This is the least to worry about; with ’Mutual Teaching and Learning,’ he can make rapid progress.
But ’physical quality,’ this is tough.
To improve, it is not the work of a day or night.
Even though Yan Chuan has been continuously consuming ’Dragon Tiger Powder’ recently, the time is still too short, and the gap with academy elites, especially those in the first batch over ten and eight years, cannot be bridged in just a few months.
Relying on boxing accomplishments for leverage.
Relying on Dragon Tiger Secret Medicine for enhancement.
Yan Chuan’s ’physical quality’ is truly getting stronger at a rapid pace.
But leaders among the disciples of Guangling Academy, like Tu Tiannan, are also quick in improving their martial accomplishments. They have access to secret medicine, and they even have advantages like the ’Hidden Scripture Pavilion,’ ’Carry Ten Thousand Mountains,’ and ’Flame Ridge.’
Yan Chuan’s rate of improvement may not be slower, even faster.
But having started after others had covered a hundred miles, even pursuing with a faster ’speed,’ it’s tough to catch up quickly.
It’s a simple elementary math issue.
"To catch up, I must continue working hard."
Battles of life and death!
This is an excellent way to overtake on bends.
Of course, Yan Chuan can engage in combat, dare to face life and death, but academy disciples may not necessarily refrain. For example, Zhong Hui, whom Yan Chuan saw that day, carries a murderous aura that hints at experiencing life and death, accustomed to fighting.
Have what others do not!
Have better where others do!
Counting carefully, Yan Chuan does not excel in all aspects, except for the ’Purple Mist Palace,’ which is his real reliance for catching up.
"It requires urgency!"
The balance within is something Yan Chuan must manage.