Martial Arts Sainthood Begins with the Tiger-Taming Fist

The fiery energy resembled dozens of fire snakes, darting between his meridians.

As the fiery energy intensified its impact on his meridians, Chen Mo felt his meridians become more spacious.

Moreover, the energy became even "thicker," as if it had transformed from "gas" into "liquid."

A few moments later, several muffled sounds came from inside the body.

boom! boom! boom!

Each sound was accompanied by a tremor.

Even with his physique as solid as a stone pillar, he was stunned by the shock.

A short while later.

When the fiery energy became sufficiently concentrated, suddenly...

This energy dissipated without warning.

After a short while, his energy returned to normal.

"The breakthrough failed?"

He vividly recalled that when he broke through to the Dark Force level, he had tried many times before succeeding. Now, the probability of success in breaking through from Dark Force to Transformation Force must be even lower.

Fortunately, he had the ability to cultivate his skills through nature, allowing him to keep trying until he succeeded.

Next, he calmed his mind and focused his energy, condensing and transforming his internal energy, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding noises.

……

As time passed, half a day went by, and the setting sun began to sink in the west.

Chen Mo ran the Tai Chen Ying Huo Chapter five hundred times, during which he attempted to break through to the next realm five times, all of which ended in failure.

He shook his head inwardly and chuckled to himself, "Looks like my natural talent really isn't up to par..."

In terms of innate talent, let alone Nine Swords Mountain, even the Azure Sky Martial Arts School wouldn't accept him.

"Continue, continue..."

He gathered his thoughts and continued to immerse himself in the repeated circulation of the cultivation technique.

If five times doesn't work, try ten times; if ten times doesn't work, try a hundred times.

He just spends more time.

……

In the middle of the night, a cool breeze blew across the old mine, ruffling his sleeves.

On his thirteenth attempt to break through the barrier, he moved with practiced ease, the fiery energy flowing through his meridians, and at the same time, the energy gradually thickened.

Everything went extremely smoothly.

As the last wisp of flame solidified, Chen Mo focused his gaze and saw that the meridians within his body had converged into a winding path of fire.

"The most crucial moment has passed..."

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and then waited quietly.

boom! boom! boom!

Several more sounds emanated from within his body. As the last sound faded, the fiery energy within his meridians suddenly burst forth, rapidly filling his muscles, bones, and acupoints with the fiery energy.

He gently clenched his fist, producing a cracking sound like firecrackers. His physical strength was now three or four times greater than before.

He slowly rose and gazed into the distance. He could clearly see the veins of the leaves on the leaves more than ten feet away. He could easily catch the slight sound of a thin leaf falling to the ground.

It not only rebuilds the body, but also enhances perception.

"Is this what they call 'Transformation of Internal Energy'...?"

Chen Mo felt his body brimming with an unprecedentedly powerful energy, and murmured to himself.

"No wonder people always say that there is a river between Ming Jin and An Jin, and a chasm between An Jin and Hua Jin. If you go beyond Hua Jin, each advancement must be like an insurmountable chasm."

As his body adjusted, Chen Mo was so excited he couldn't sleep. He performed a set of Tiger-Taming Fist with great force, and now even the highest level, the eighth move, Mountain-Shaking Strike, was mastered to perfection.

The power of a punch is not entirely the obvious force that shakes mountains and shatters rocks, nor is it entirely the hidden force that penetrates paper; rather, it is a combination of both.

This is the characteristic of Hua Jin (化劲): it integrates Ming Jin (明劲) and An Jin (暗劲), concentrating force at a single point, possessing both the strength of Ming Jin and the clarity of An Jin.

After half an hour of adjusting, Chen Mo dragged his tired body down and fell asleep.

……

The next morning.

After getting up, Chen Mo did not delay. He cleaned up the valuables in the room, checked and erased some unnecessary traces, then picked up the Crane Cry Sword and left the old mine.

As he was leaving, he glanced back at the place where he had spent three months, like a passerby who might never see it again.

Chen Mo returned to the Fang Courtyard.

At that moment, Tan Yuan, Li Fengze, and Han Yue were practicing their swordsmanship in the courtyard.

When Tan Yuan saw Chen Mo return with valuables, he stopped his swordplay and raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Junior Brother Chen, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "You've reached the Transformation Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fengze and Han Yue, who were standing nearby, also stopped swinging their swords.

Han Yue was immediately speechless.

She is still at the peak of Dark Force, and has failed to break through several times, while Chen Mo has only been in the mountains for three months, and just yesterday he took a test of his skills. Today he has already stepped into the Advanced Force stage.

That's incredibly fast.

Thinking of this, she felt secretly saddened.

Chen Mo ignored her thoughts and nodded to Tan Yuan, "Yes, I managed to break through yesterday. Also, I'll be staying at Fangyuan from now on."

Tan Yuan clicked his tongue and said:

"If you get lucky too often, that's real strength! Oh? So you're not going to guard the old mine anymore?"

Elder Yan Tan gave me a letter of introduction, asking me to become the manager of the Zhenbao Tower on Zhengyang Peak.

"What?! The Treasure Pavilion?! To be its manager?!"

Tan Yuan was somewhat dumbfounded. What was Zhenbao Tower? His senior brother knew it all too well.

That place was frequented by many "celebrities" of Nine Swords Mountain; just to get in once would cost at least thirty taels of silver.

If you want to get in and become a manager, you need to have a powerful background.

However, upon further reflection, he thought, "Given Peak Master Yan's status, introducing you to the Treasure Pavilion is indeed not a problem. Since yesterday, you have certainly impressed all the senior brothers and sisters."

Chen Mo said calmly:

"Senior Brother Tan is joking. I am only at the early stage of Transformation Realm."

Li Fengze said, "And Master, I've never seen him so happy since he came back yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo seemed to be deep in thought. He had not yet told his master about going to Zhenbao Tower.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute to the three of them, saying, "Senior brothers and sisters, you can continue practicing your swordsmanship. I'll take my things back to my room first."

He returned to his dormitory, put down his valuables and the Crane Cry Sword, and muttered to himself:

"I'll go to the Sword Forging Pavilion again today to take the exam for a second-grade sword forging master, in preparation for the sword forging competition in two months."

After contemplating, he practiced the Tai Chen Ying Huo Chapter and the Dragon Slaying Sword Technique in his room for an hour, then practiced the World's Wonders for half an hour, before going to the dining hall.

The dining hall seemed to be a place where Chen Mo and Xu Yan would meet by chance, and today was no exception.

Xu Yan was gnawing on a chicken leg when she saw Chen Mo approaching. Suddenly sensing the aura of a Transformation Realm expert emanating from him, she abruptly stopped chewing, blinked at Chen Mo, and after a few moments said:

"You've reached the Transformation Realm?"

Chen Mo nodded.

Xu Yan continued chewing on the chicken leg, saying between chews:

"You really are very discreet. You mastered the Tai Chen Ying Huo Chapter without making a sound before, and now you've reached the Transformation Realm without making a sound. Maybe next time you'll become a Rank 3 Swordsmith without making a sound."

Chen Mo replied:

"I am indeed going to take the second-rank swordsmith exam today. I have been practicing the extraordinary sword you gave me last time for some time, and I should have made some progress."

Xu Yan held up a slender white finger. "Wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

So he lowered his head and started shoveling rice into his mouth.