A night passed.
At five o'clock in the morning, Qin Wang woke up feeling refreshed. He noticed that recently, thanks to eating well and taking Qi Blood Pills, Strength Blood Pills, and Strength Blood Soup, his physique had greatly improved. Although he still appeared thin, his bones were thicker and stronger, and his muscles were well-defined.
With his current strength, combined with practicing the Taizu Long Fist, defeating three or four grown men was not an issue.
"First, I need to practice the Little Red Sun Technique."
After washing up, Qin Wang closed the door, took out the manual for the Little Red Sun Technique, and began practicing.
The Little Red Sun Technique consists of four diagrams. According to the annotations, practicing the first diagram involves circulating the energy through specific meridians until you feel a sensation of Qi in the lower Dantian area. This indicates entry-level mastery.
"The intel indicates I will master the Little Red Sun Technique in six days, so I need to practice diligently," Qin Wang thought, determined to focus on both the Little Red Sun Technique and the Taizu Long Fist.
The first diagram starts with the Qi Sea in the lower abdomen. One must mentally sense the Qi and then guide it through the meridians as depicted in the diagram to begin practicing the technique.
Qin Wang practiced until nearly seven o'clock but didn't feel the Qi. He wasn't discouraged because the intel panel showed there was hope! After tidying up, he went to Yang's breakfast stall for a meal.
He ordered five large meat buns and a bowl of soup noodles.
"Did you hear? Yesterday at Black River, the River God got angry, causing huge waves that swallowed up more than a dozen fishermen from Qingniu Village! The county's deputy chief constable and constables rushed over, and the county magistrate Chen also went along!"
"Yes, I heard. The shaman said the River God was dissatisfied with the offerings and said we need to increase the sacrifices this year to calm the River God's anger!"
"Increase the sacrifices? This year, the number of young boys and girls sacrificed will increase significantly?"
Qin Wang overheard the conversation from four diners at the next table.
"The River God is angry? They want to increase the number of young boys and girls sacrificed?"
Qin Wang thought of Jiang Shenji and felt a sense of urgency. After quickly finishing his meal, he headed towards the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School.
Soon, Qin Wang arrived at the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School, showed his wooden token, and entered the training ground.
"Qin Junior Brother, you came at the right time. Senior Brother Lin is about to start teaching the basic evasion techniques."
As soon as Qin Wang arrived at the training ground, Senior Brother Zhang Hao approached and told him.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhang!"
Qin Wang smiled at Zhang Hao and followed him to the left side of the training ground, where they saw a robust young man in his late twenties, with tied leggings, demonstrating movements while explaining them.
"Our Eagle Body Technique is inspired by the flight trajectory of eagles and consists of nine forms."
"I will teach you the first three forms today: Young Eagle Spreads Wings, Rabbit Leaps and Hawk Swoops, and Eagle Watches and Wolf Steps."
"You need to master these three forms within three months to be eligible to learn the fourth to sixth forms."
"Let's practice together, from slow to fast..."
Lin Yunfeng's eyes scanned the five young disciples around him as he demonstrated each move step by step.
"Senior Brother Lin, a new junior has arrived. This is Junior Brother Qin Wang!"
"Junior Brother Qin, this is Senior Brother Lin Yunfeng, responsible for teaching newcomers the body techniques!"
Zhang Hao introduced Qin Wang and Lin Yunfeng to each other.
"Hello, Senior Brother Lin!"
Qin Wang stepped forward, cupped his hands, and greeted Lin Yunfeng.
"Well, stand with the others. There are six new disciples today. I'll show you our Flying Eagle Martial Arts School's body techniques!"
Lin Yunfeng nodded at Qin Wang and the five other new disciples, then lifted the hem of his clothes and spread his arms like an eagle, leaping onto the more than ten feet high wall.
"What I just performed was the first form, Young Eagle Spreads Wings!"
Lin Yunfeng landed gracefully, showing no signs of fatigue.
"Such impressive lightness skills!"
"Wow! Amazing, he just went up that high wall!"
"So strong!"
Seeing Lin Yunfeng's display of lightness skills, the new disciples cheered excitedly.
"This lightness skill is indeed impressive!"
"Coming to the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School was the right decision!"
Qin Wang's eyes shone as he watched Lin Yunfeng. This lightness skill was exactly what he dreamed of for his adventures.
For the rest of the day, Qin Wang and the other new disciples practiced the first three forms of the Eagle Body Technique with Lin Yunfeng, familiarizing themselves with the moves.
Qin Wang trained at the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School until five in the afternoon, then returned home, stopping by a branch of Xinglin Chun Medicine Hall to buy two Qi Blood Pills.
Late at night, Qin Wang examined his intel panel.
"Today's intel!"
"1: You practiced the Eagle Body Technique yesterday and obtained related intel. You will master the Eagle Body Technique in one day."
"4: You heard about the River God swallowing fishermen yesterday and obtained related intel. The 'River God' is actually a demon flood dragon that was seriously injured by a passing cultivator and is now extremely weak due to laying eggs. Therefore, it will take the risk of devouring humans to replenish its energy."
"7: You practiced the Little Red Sun Technique yesterday and obtained related intel. You will master the Little Red Sun Technique in four days."
"8: You saw Lin Yunfeng yesterday and obtained related intel. Lin Yunfeng will confess his feelings to the headmaster's daughter, Du Yunnang, tonight but will fail."
"9: You went to the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School yesterday and obtained related intel. The headmaster of the Electric Sword Martial Arts School, 'Lightning Sword' Jiang Haitian, is planning to join forces with Lu Ming of the Iron Clothes Martial Arts School to attack the disciples of the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School, aiming to shut it down and take over its territory."
"Martial Arts: Taizu Long Fist (Entry Level)"
"Progress: (528/800)"
"Effect: Agile footwork, strong explosive power, good at close combat. Mastery takes two years."
"I only need one more day to master the Eagle Body Technique?"
Qin Wang thought about the first piece of intel, feeling hopeful. It seemed easier to master compared to the Little Red Sun Technique, and he was eager to achieve the lightness skill displayed by Senior Brother Lin.
"So the 'River God' is actually a demon flood dragon!"
"Injured by a cultivator, it plans to devour humans to recover?"
Qin Wang pondered over the fourth piece of intel. He never believed in gods and now understood that the demon flood dragon likely manipulated weather to make people believe in a River God's anger, causing annual sacrifices of young boys and girls.
"It seems Qi Blood Pills can speed up my Little Red Sun Technique practice!"
Qin Wang considered the seventh piece of intel, feeling encouraged.
He ignored the eighth piece of intel.
"The Electric Sword Martial Arts School's headmaster, Jiang Haitian, plans to team up with Lu Ming from the Iron Clothes Martial Arts School to attack Flying Eagle Martial Arts School's disciples?"
"Damn it! I need one more day to master the Eagle Body Technique!"
Seeing the ninth piece of intel, Qin Wang frowned. He had just joined the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School, and now this crisis arose. It was very frustrating.
He couldn't afford to risk his life just to learn a lightness skill.
"Anyway, I've memorized the first three forms. I'll practice at home for a few days, avoiding the joint attacks from the two martial arts schools, and observe the situation."
Qin Wang made up his mind.
The other pieces of intel were less relevant, so Qin Wang ignored them.