21: Chapter 21 Perfection of Stance Training

It was the end of the month, and the night was deep when Lin Qing returned to his small courtyard from Hongyun Tower.

He didn't wash up and rest immediately. Instead, he pulled out a small bundle from under his bedding. Opening it, he found five booklets inside—exactly the five Stance Trainings he had bought on the black market.

Sitting at the table by the soft candlelight, he carefully flipped through the booklets in his hand. The paper was white and emitted a fresh scent of ink; clearly, these Cultivation Techniques weren't old antiques but freshly transcribed copies. However, it didn't matter; as long as they could be practiced, they were good techniques.

Just as he expected, every time he finished reading a technique carefully, a few more words would appear in the Recorded Cultivation Techniques column in his mind. Simultaneously, the essential movements and breathing rhythms of these Stance Trainings appeared clearly in his head.

It took over two hours for Lin Qing to finish recording all five techniques.

He certainly hadn't wasted his time this afternoon; the progress of the Panshi Stake Technique had already reached 395 points.

If all went well, after tomorrow morning and afternoon's cultivation, the progress would increase by another 80 points to 475. Only 25 points would remain until Perfection. With the support of earth core milk, that would only take five practice sessions.

Lin Qing naturally wouldn't wait another day; he decided to Cultivate the Panshi Stake Technique to Perfection tomorrow!

He washed up and went to sleep.

The seasons shifted, and it was the heat of the seventh month.

Lin Qing woke up from his sleep. A month of disciplined cultivation had made his wake-up time extremely regular.

First, he ate breakfast outside, then returned to the small courtyard. Walking to the well in the corner, he felt for a hemp rope secured to the side and, with a surge of strength in his arm, pulled an iron box out of the well.

The box was tightly sealed and made of hard material. Inside was the First-Order Vicious Beast meat he had purchased from the Myriad Beast Shop.

He took the box into the kitchen and opened it on the cutting board. A faint scent of blood-qi, carrying a majestic vitality, wafted toward him.

Lin Qing picked up a kitchen knife and cut off about one-fifth of the Vicious Beast meat. He took a white jade bottle from the stove area, then lit a fire under the pot. He placed the cut meat into the pot, added fresh water, and let the meat chunks simmer slowly over a low flame.

Slow simmering over a low heat was the only way to maximize the retention of the blood-qi essence within the Vicious Beast meat, ensuring the best results after consumption.

Having done all this, Lin Qing took the jade bottle from his robe and poured out a drop of earth core milk to consume.

His mind instantly became clear. Not daring to delay, Lin Qing immediately stood firm in the courtyard, assumed the starting stance of the Panshi Stake Technique, and began practicing it with his whole heart and soul.

Time passed, and it soon reached the hour of Hai. The night sky was dotted with stars. He had already consumed three drops of earth core milk today, and less than half of the Vicious Beast meat remained in the pot.

As the final movement concluded, Lin Qing sensed the changes occurring in his body. It was just like when he had cultivated the Clear Mind Health Cultivation Art to Perfection. A continuous stream of vitality flowed through his body, and his Physique grew slowly but steadily.

With a thought, he opened the panel.

[Host: Lin Qing]

Realm: Mortal (Time to Breakthrough: 200 days)

Fused Cultivation Techniques: Panshi Stake Technique, An Yuan Gu Ben Technique (Expand)

Recorded Cultivation Techniques: Flowing Cloud Pile Style (0/400), Azure Cloud Pile Style (0/400), Jinglei Stake Technique (0/400), Coiling Dragon Pile Style (0/400), Mountain-Suppressing Pile Art (0/400)

On the panel, the Panshi Stake Technique had appeared in the Fused Cultivation Techniques column, as expected.

Simultaneously, the Breakthrough time following his Realm also changed, significantly reduced from the original 10 years to a mere 200 days!

Lin Qing fell into memory. When he first arrived in the county town, he had heard of Ye Lingchuan, a Genius on the hidden dragon list. It took him three months to reach Perfection in a technique, and another year and a half to become an official Martial Artist.

Calculating based on a normal person's cultivation time, assuming no lack of blood-qi energy supplements and sufficient Medicinal Baths for body recovery...

Cultivating for two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and one hour at night, totaling five hours. Under these conditions, Ye Lingchuan cultivated for a year and a half to successfully join the ranks of First-Order Martial Artists.

Now, Lin Qing's Cultivation Techniques operated automatically, equivalent to cultivating twenty-four hours a day, with an estimated Breakthrough time of two hundred days.

Reasonable!

However, this was not Lin Qing's limit. He still had other Stance Trainings in hand. As long as he cultivated these to Perfection one by one and fused them into his physical instincts, the time required for a Breakthrough would surely shorten further.

Lin Qing couldn't help but think of Sun Shaoping, that visitor from outside the region who was only eighteen yet already at the Peak of the third order. Ye Lingchuan probably wouldn't dare mention the word Genius in front of him.

With such cultivation at such a young age, the techniques he practiced were certainly not simple. Lin Qing feared he would need to fuse several more techniques to reach his level.

However, Lin Qing was confident he could surpass Sun Shaoping. Sun Shaoping's Advanced Cultivation Technique could only provide him with a very fast cultivation speed, whereas Lin Qing's System provided him with a speed that was nearly at the limit.

As long as there were enough techniques for Lin Qing to Cultivate and fuse, no one in this world would Cultivate faster than him.

Suppressing the excitement and ambition in his heart, while the effects of the earth core milk had not yet dissipated, he immediately recalled the Flowing Cloud Pile Style he had just recorded on the panel last night. Following the essential movements and breathing rhythms he had recorded, he began to practice it slowly.

Just as he finished the second repetition, Lin Qing felt the sense of clarity in his mind vanish. Having consumed earth core milk many times, he knew the effects had worn off and did not practice further.

After the Panshi Stake Technique reached Perfection, checking the panel and contemplating the cultivation efficiency of geniuses had wasted too much time; otherwise, he would have been able to practice the Flowing Cloud Pile Style three times.

After finishing his practice, Lin Qing turned back to the kitchen and finished all the remaining Vicious Beast meat in the pot. Only then did he wash up and lie down on his bed to rest.

Sufficient sleep was the foundation of efficient cultivation. Even though he was eager to Cultivate, he understood the principle of balancing work and rest.