14: Chapter 14 Spatial Asceticism

A troublemaker from the original Black Wind Stockade named Wang Mazi was assigned to the construction team to build walls. Feeling that he was inferior to the patrol team, which could go out and show off, he refused to work right on the spot.

He let out a strange cry and shouted, "Why should I do that backbreaking work? I came here to join the army, not to be a laborer!"

He also shoved the skinny monkey who was handling the registration, cursing as he did so.

"Get lost, you sycophant!"

The eyes of everyone present immediately focused on Gao Feng.

Gao Feng remained expressionless and, without saying a word, walked straight down from the high platform.

Wang Mazi was a bit panicked, but with so many people watching, he couldn't act too cowardly.

Gao Feng walked up to him, too lazy to even speak, and directly raised his leg and kicked him!

This kick was as fast as lightning and heavy with power!

"Bang!"

Wang Mazi was kicked to the ground like a broken sack. He clutched his stomach, his face turning green from pain, unable to even scream.

Gao Feng did not kill him; instead, he drew his steel saber with a backhand motion and struck his buttocks hard with the broad back of the blade!

"Smack! Smack! Smack!"

The sound of the blade's back striking flesh was dull yet loud, enough to make everyone's heart tremble.

"Ah! I was wrong! Stockade Master, spare me!"

Wang Mazi was beaten until his skin was torn and flesh was mangled. He cried for his parents, no longer showing any of his previous arrogance.

Gao Feng stopped only after striking him twenty times.

He sheathed his saber, looked around at the original bandits who were now terrified into silence, and said coldly:

"In Panshi Stockade, there is no high or low status, only different divisions of labor!"

"If you want to eat your fill, you must work! If you want to be superior to others, use your skills to earn military merit!"

"Building walls is merit, patrolling is merit, farming is also merit! At the end of the year, I will distribute fields, land, and women to you according to your contributions!"

"But whoever refuses to follow orders, only wants to enjoy themselves, and does not want to contribute..."

His gaze fell upon Wang Mazi.

"The outcome will not be as simple as just getting a beating!"

His words combined both kindness and severity.

He used thunderous means to establish his authority while providing a clear and fair path for advancement.

Those troublemakers who originally had some small schemes all lowered their heads, no longer daring to show any disrespect.

After dealing with the troublemaker, Gao Feng pointed to the vast and fertile land in the valley, painting an exciting blueprint for everyone.

"Do you see this land?"

"Within a month, I want this place to be filled with crops! Everyone, as long as you work hard, I guarantee that you will not only eat your fill but also be able to eat meat every day!"

"At the end of the year, fields and land will be distributed according to the size of your contributions! By then, each of you will be able to have your own land and home!"

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, completely igniting the fire of hope in everyone's hearts.

In this chaotic world of displacement, having their own land and home was something they dared not even dream of.

And now, this man had given them this hope!

...

The night was deep and quiet.

When the entire Panshi Stockade fell into a deep sleep, Gao Feng's consciousness had already sunk into his secret garden—the spirit spring space.

After Dual Cultivation with Luo Qi, the space had undergone earth-shaking changes again, and now it had expanded to the size of half a basketball court.

The spring eye in the center had also gathered from a trickling stream into a small pool about a meter in diameter. The clear spring water bubbled outward continuously, emitting refreshing Spiritual Qi.

Gao Feng stayed in the space for a while, then returned to reality, carefully feeling the passage of time.

He silently calculated in his heart and soon reached a conclusion.

He had known before that the time flow in the space was different from the outside world, but he was not sure of the ratio.

But this time, he could be certain that the time flow ratio between inside and outside the space was a staggering ten to one!

For every hour that passed in the outside world, he could spend ten whole hours in the space!

This meant he possessed ten times more time to Cultivate than anyone else in this world!

This discovery made him ecstatic.

He could no longer hold back and immediately began his hard Cultivation.

On the black soil within the space, he practiced the "Crouching Tiger Stance" and "Five Tiger Fists" from the "Tiger Venerable Art" over and over again.

Especially the Five Tiger Fists; this set of fist techniques was far more exquisite and profound than he had imagined.

According to the records of the Cultivation Technique, the Five Tiger Fists was not just one set of fist techniques, but five distinct fist stances, each corresponding to a different true intent of the tiger form.

The first form, Flying Tiger!

It emphasizes swift movement, punching like lightning, elegance and agility, winning with speed.

The second form, Iron Tiger!

It emphasizes solid stances, fierce and powerful fist techniques, with every Move filled with a sense of power, focusing on frontal confrontation.

The third form, Thunder Tiger!

It emphasizes a violent Aura, punching like thunder, pursuing instantaneous explosive power, aiming for a kill in one strike.

The fourth form, Ghost Tiger!

It emphasizes mysterious movement, tricky angles, specifically targeting the vital weaknesses of the human body, insidious and fatal.

The fifth form, Heart Tiger!

This form is the most profound; it does not emphasize Moves but rather Concept, focusing on an Aura that devours mountains and rivers, suppressing people with momentum; it is the highest Realm of the Five Tiger Fists.

What Gao Feng was mainly practicing now was the "Iron Tiger" form, which was the most fierce and most suitable for building a foundation.

In the time it took for one night to pass in the outside world, he had intermittently practiced hard for ten whole nights in the space!

When he "woke up" from the space in the morning, he felt refreshed; not only was he not tired, but he was full of energy.

His fist techniques were becoming more refined every day, his understanding of "Iron Tiger" was deepening, and the Qi and blood throughout his body were becoming more vigorous. He had finally completely stabilized his recently Breakthrough to the second-stage Skin Tempering Realm!

Besides Cultivation, he had not forgotten another important function of the space.

He carefully planted some of the grain seeds he had brought from the Black Wind Stockade on the black soil of the space and watered them with the spirit spring water.

When he entered the space to check again the next evening, the scene before his eyes left him dumbfounded.

In just one night, those seeds had not only all germinated but had even grown into half-foot-tall seedlings, lush and green, growing pleasingly; it was dozens of times faster than in the outside world!

"This is simply a super cheat for agriculture!"

Gao Feng was overjoyed; he could already see the scene of the Panshi Stockade's granaries overflowing in the future.

Finally, he cast his gaze toward the small pool that was continuously bubbling with spirit spring water.

He tried jumping directly into it.

Instantly, an indescribable, pure, and massive amount of energy, like a bursting flood, crazily surged into his body, coursing through his limbs and bones, impacting his Meridians, almost causing his whole body to burst!

Severe pain arrived; Gao Feng let out a muffled groan, gritting his teeth tightly.

He dared not delay, immediately sitting cross-legged, crazily operating the Mind-Cultivation Technique of the "Tiger Venerable Art" to guide and absorb this violent energy.

The energy in the spring water continuously washed over his skin, flesh, bones, and even internal organs.

Half an hour later, when he crawled out of the pool, exhausted, he discovered that a thin layer of black, foul-smelling Impurities had been expelled from the surface of his skin.

And his skin and membranes had become tougher and brighter, filled with a sense of explosive power!

He had discovered a more Advanced use of the spirit spring—Body Tempering!