50: Thunder palm
The twilight had already blurred, and the lanterns hanging in front of 'Fu Lin Restaurant' shone on people's faces, making the deep darkness appear much brighter.
"Senior Brother Zheng, we'll gather again next time you become a Connecting Vessels Stage Martial Master!"
"Hahaha, no problem, Junior Brother Han clearly looks like someone who will achieve great things in the future..."
After eating and drinking their fill, Han Yi and the other person first escorted Zheng Yuncheng downstairs.
"Manager, the bill!"
Han Yi turned around and called out to the restaurant Manager to settle the bill.
"Alright, honored guest, please wait a moment..."
The Manager of 'Fu Lin Restaurant' kept working the abacus behind the counter.
"Honored guest, the Crimson Blood Tiger Meat Bun is five taels of silver each, plus the drinks and dishes, the total is twenty taels of silver."
Beast meat, so expensive, is this a robbery?
Han Yi subconsciously touched his money pouch. Fortunately, Wu Awei's bounty was quite generous; the twenty-five taels of reward silver was enough to pay.
"The 'Crimson Blood Tiger Meat Bun' is this price. Put those three 'Crimson Blood Tiger Meat Buns' on my tab first."
Pan Sheng, afraid that Han Yi didn't have enough silver, was the first to speak to the Manager.
"No need, no need," Han Yi felt a touch of emotion in his heart. He quickly stopped Pan Sheng, "Senior Brother Pan, I have money."
"If you don't have money, just say so, don't try to save face by acting rich," Pan Sheng looked at Han Yi suspiciously, "Even if I'm not well off, I'm not short on this amount of silver."
"Senior Brother Pan, I just completed a Martial Alliance mission a few days ago," Han Yi brought his index finger and thumb together, rubbing his knuckles as he spoke, "I earned quite a bit of silver."
Upon hearing this, Pan Sheng stopped asking questions and let Han Yi go to pay the bill.
"Junior Brother Han, I'll bring the contract to you tomorrow morning. Don't go out beforehand." After settling the bill, Pan Sheng instructed Han Yi at the entrance of 'Fu Lin Restaurant'.
Han Yi nodded slightly in agreement.
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter
In the quiet night, Han Yi's footsteps on the gravel path in the small alley of Qiuzhu Alley made slight sounds.
During the day, it wasn't very noticeable, but in the deep night, the alley was deep and narrow, seemingly without end.
And the tiled walls on both sides blocked the bright moonlight, making the entire alley appear somewhat dim.
Creak
Han Yi inserted the key into the lock and pushed the door open.
"What was that?"
Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see a figure flash by.
The figure flashed by quickly, and Han Yi didn't see what strength this person possessed.
"Someone going out so late, why does it feel strange?"
"Forget it, why be so suspicious." Han Zhao muttered a few times.
There were hundreds of households living in Qiuzhu Alley, so it was normal for someone to go out at night.
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The moon set, the crows cried, the sky was about to dawn.
Since Pan Sheng had instructed Han Yi not to go out, he simply got up early and prepared to Cultivate.
Crackling, popping
Several sparks suddenly burst from the hot flames. Han Yi added a few more handfuls of firewood under the clay stove.
The flames intensified a bit, the bottom of the pot was burned red, and the soup inside the iron pot became thicker. Several originally white medicinal packets were now incredibly dark green.
Han Yi's expression remained unchanged. He plunged his pair of 'Iron Palms' into the scalding medicinal soup and scooped out the medicinal packets.
Bang, bang, bang
Han Yi violently pounded the medicinal packets with his palms.
Suddenly, he felt that as strands of medicinal power tempered them, his palms abruptly swelled by a circle, and the speed at which blood and qi gathered here also suddenly increased by a few points.
Has 'Thunder Palm Technique' reached the introductory stage?
Han Yi looked at his palms, which were tinged with a dark blue color after circulating blood and qi, with surprise.
【Detected the existence of a low-rank martial art of the same type that has reached the highest Realm】
【Initiate deduction?】
Before Han Yi could check the panel himself, a System prompt sounded.
Deduction?
A low-rank martial art of the same type that has reached the highest Realm?
Is it Mountain Shattering Fist?
Han Yi thought for a moment. Mountain Shattering Fist was just a Mortal Rank martial art. After breaking through to the Lianxue Stage, he felt that Mountain Shattering Fist was increasingly lacking, unable to unleash the power it should have at the Lianxue Stage.
"Deduce!" He silently chanted in his heart.
As he said these words, a new memory emerged.
After the young man cultivated Mountain Shattering Fist to great success, he began to venture out alone for experience.
At first, he only challenged peers in martial arts academies, but how could peers be the young man's match? They all retreated in defeat.
Subsequently, he went on to challenge Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, but the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters who were usually so formidable were not even a match for him in a single exchange.
In the vast martial arts academy, not a single person could withstand a single move from the young man's fist.
Finally, the young man appeared before his Master.
Master was indeed different from those Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers. After the Master and disciple exchanged hundreds of moves, they were still evenly matched.
The young man fought heartily, gradually immersing himself in the battle, fighting more and more fiercely, and Mountain Shattering Fist also became more and more proficient.
In a certain round, the Master and disciple both used 'Mountain Shattering Fist - Earth Splitting' simultaneously. This time, Master was repeatedly beaten back, spitting blood.
But Master showed a look of relief. She knew that the young man's talent and aptitude were the highest she had ever seen in her life. Only the young man could deduce 'Mountain Shattering Fist' to a new Realm.
Just like that, the young man became the academy master.
After becoming the academy master, the young man once again challenged other martial arts academies in the city. However, this time, the young man encountered a setback. He failed and was seriously injured!
The young man asked others why he failed. Some said he wasn't agile enough; some said his leg techniques were poor; some even said he was too young, not experienced enough.
The young man knew this wasn't the reason for his failure. He ran to ask his Master, who had watched the entire fight.
Master said, 'Mountain Shattering Fist' is not fierce enough!
The young man suddenly understood. He reflected deeply on his failure and went into seclusion to gain enlightenment.
He hired people to collect countless martial arts, including fist and palm techniques, sword techniques, Blade Techniques, and so on...
However, these martial arts were not even as fierce and powerful as 'Mountain Shattering Fist', and none of them satisfied him.
On a day with thunder and rain, the young man, without any ideas, stared blankly at the sky.
Suddenly, a clap of thunder!
A startling thunderclap suddenly exploded.
The young man's eyes lit up. Yes, among all things in the world, what could compare to the fierceness and power of lightning!
Thus, a brand new martial art was born.
【Deduction complete, consumed five points of Yuan Power】
【Name】: Han Yi (16/106)
【Realm】: Refining Blood (8/100)
【Cultivation Methods】: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Accomplishment 2/50, can be improved); Jade Bone Skill (Mortal Rank, Trait: Strong Bones, Minor Accomplishment 3/20, can be improved)
【Martial Arts】: Thunder Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Traits: Mountain Crushing, Frenzied Strike, Proficient (5/20), can be improved); Basic Knife Technique (Mortal Rank, Trait: Dancing Knife, Minor Accomplishment (5/20), can be improved); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Gust, Proficient (3/20), can be improved)
【Yuan Power】: 7