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Completing the Skin Refining Level within a month would be an astonishing achievement even among the top martial paths.
No longer contemplating, he walked back to his dwelling, picked up the short knife, and cut another piece of wolf meat to throw into the fire.
He then sat down in front of the fire, took out a silver disc from his bosom, and placed it on his lower leg, whispering in his heart:
"Enter the dream!"
As the Divine Skills activated, the surrounding scenery began to flow, and Liang Hui's vision gradually revealed a rather spacious outer courtyard.
The yard was filled with various training implements such as wooden stakes, sandbags, and iron sand, where a large number of men dressed in hemp clothes practiced their boxing techniques, either hitting the wooden stakes or the sandbags.
The burly man he had slain the night before stood at the very front of the crowd, hands behind his back, looking disdainfully at the others practicing their punches.
Liang Hui carefully sensed the crowd before focusing his gaze on the space above the burly man.
Bear Peak Martial Pavilion, four big characters were engraved on the plaque above the courtyard's gate.
'So it's a martial arts school.'
Liang Hui murmured to himself.
At this moment, the burly man also called a halt to the practicing crowd, placed his hands in front, and loudly said:
"The master teaches you martial arts and provides the corresponding medicinal materials, but most of you make slow progress with your boxing, not to mention reaching the Skin Refining Level, and few of you can even sense the Qi-Blood."
"Now, I am going to demonstrate the Bear Rock Fist of our pavilion once more, watch closely."
As his words fell, he began to perform the boxing technique.
And Liang Hui instantly entered the burly man's body, feeling the boxing technique and its way of exerting force.
This boxing method was entirely different from the Green Wolf Fist, heavy and with strong explosive power, like a black bear hunting its prey, although its speed was quite ordinary.
After only a brief sensing, Liang Hui summarized it based on his martial arts knowledge.
It was no wonder that in last night's fight, the burly man had almost no ability to resist; the Green Wolf Fist was too fast and too precise, completely restraining the Bear Rock Fist.
Afterwards, he entered the bodies of everyone in the outer courtyard one by one, carefully sensing and observing.
Everything around him then began to blur.
Liang Hui knew the "Enter the dream" was about to end.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the shelter in the valley.
The flames in front of him were still warm and the meat continued to sizzle in the fire.
The youth had already stood up and assumed a starting stance different from the Green Wolf Fist.
Then, he began to swing his fists.
The boxing technique was very unfamiliar at first, but as he practiced over and over again, it became fluid at an extremely fast speed.
If disciples from Bear Peak Martial Pavilion witnessed this scene, they would have insisted on inducting the youth into their pavilion no matter what.
Because after just a few rounds of practice, Liang Hui's Bear Rock Fist had almost reached the level of the inner court disciples.
Crackle!
The sound from the fire interrupted Liang Hui's practice of the boxing technique.
He glanced at the dying flames and the charred piece of meat,
Liang Hui stopped practicing, went to the fire, picked up the meat, and began to eat heartily.
After he was full and satisfied, Liang Hui took out the Green Wolf Fist Manual and began the 'Enter the dream' again.
In the time that followed, he kept repeating.
Enter the dream, practice boxing, cultivate, eat wolf meat.
Immersed in training, he experienced the joy of constantly increasing strength.
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Leizhou, Qingji City, the outer city.
Bear Peak Martial Pavilion's inner courtyard.
A burly man with a scar on his side face glanced at the empty threshold.
A hint of anxiety flashed through his eyes and, after hesitating for a moment, he strode toward the main hall of the inner courtyard.
Upon entering the hall, he saw a colossal figure sitting in an armchair, drinking tea.
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Indeed, compared to ordinary people, this figure could only be described as massive; even when seated, it was nearly as tall as he was.
"Master, it's been four days, and the eighth junior brother has not returned, and Stone Village sent word that the two hunters following him have not come back either."
"Even though heavy snow makes the mountain roads difficult to traverse, the fact that he hasn't returned in four days clearly indicates that something has happened to junior brother."
The figure sitting on the grandmaster's chair, upon hearing this,
straightened up slightly and put down the cup of tea in his hand.
Unlike those nominal disciples in the outer court who taught boxing for money,
all disciples who entered the inner court had reached the Skin Refining Level and had established a true master-disciple relationship with him; they were his reliance in the outer city.
Especially at this time, with the recent sudden emergence of memories from half a month ago in the great Zhou, various demons and ghosts came out from behind the scenes, creating much turmoil.
"Jiang Li, why did Eighth Junior Brother suddenly go to Small Golden Mountain? He wouldn't be unaware of the snowy season's arrival this time of year."
A flicker of struggle passed through Jiang Li's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
"Master, the eighth junior brother said he wanted to get some live game to show his respect for you."
"Is that so?"
The Bear Peak Pavilion Master looked deeply at Jiang Li, sensing that his third disciple seemed to be hiding something.
But he had to intervene in this matter; after all, Xiao Ba was someone who had presented a gift of respect and drunk the tea of discipleship.
Such a disciple was deeply tied to him, and under normal circumstances, they would be the ones to take care of his funeral rites and mourn him.
If he neglected this, the morale of the entire Martial Pavilion would be lost.
"Summon Eldest Senior Brother, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Qi; after the snow stops, we will enter Small Golden Mountain personally."
"Alive we must see the person, dead we must see the body!"
"Master, isn't such a lineup a bit too grand? There's no need for you to take action; the few of us are enough."
A touch of panic flashed in Jiang Li's eyes; he knew the true purpose of Eighth Elder's trip to Small Golden Mountain.
If so many people went, what share of the Green Wolf meat would he have left? He should have accompanied Eighth Elder in the first place.
"If it were normal times, the few of you would have been enough, but now when all kinds of demons and ghosts are loose, one could easily die without caution,"
the Bear Peak Pavilion Master scolded.
As the words were spoken, Jiang Li, despite his reluctance, could only nod in agreement.
"Yes, Master, I understand."
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But nobody expected that this snowfall would last over half a month.
The earth was adorned in silver.
In a valley of Small Golden Mountain, covered with thick layers of snow,
there was an area of about twenty square feet with no snow accumulation, where a rosy-cheeked youth, clad in a bear hide coat, was slowly practicing his boxing techniques.
Each punch was exceptionally slow, yet when it landed, one could hear the sound of the air exploding.
After a long while, Liang Hui ceased his punches and stood still, carefully sensing the surging power within his body—the result of his half-month's cultivation.
Meanwhile, his consciousness slowly sunk into his mind.
Artifact Name: Flowing Light Bell
Artifact Owner: Liang Hui (**)
Divine Skills: Entering Dreams
Extraordinary Profession: Martial Artist (Skin Refining 71.32%)
Martial Arts: "Green Wolf Fist Manual"
Skills: Green Wolf Fist, Bear Rock Fist
In the span of half a month, Liang Hui had completed seventy percent of his Skin Refining Level and had also mastered the Bear Rock Fist.
The cost was nothing more than continuous cultivation day and night, along with consuming the meat of Exotic Beasts that was hard enough to break his bones.
Yet, this wasn't the young man's greatest gain.
He withdrew his consciousness from his mind and directed it towards his abdomen.