I have a martial arts panel.

"My father is in his study. I'll take you there."

The young man led Xu Ning to the study.

Upon reaching the door, the young man went in first: "Father, Xu Ning has come to visit."

"Xu Ning? Let him in."

Outside, Xu Ning heard Tao Yunmeng's voice.

Then, the young man came out and said, "Xu Ning, go inside."

Xu Ning thanked him softly, handed the gift to the young man, and went into the study.

"Uncle Meng"

Xu Ning saw Tao Yunmeng sitting at his desk, a lamp lit and hunched over.

Behind him stood a bookshelf, filled with books.

Judging from Tao Yunmeng's imposing and fierce physique, there is a slight sense of contrast when he is holding a book.

"Xu Ning, sit down."

Upon seeing Xu Ning, Tao Yunmeng put down the book in his hand and invited Xu Ning to sit down.

He had a smile on his face, and his eyes showed appreciation for the younger generation.

Tao Yunmeng had a very good impression of Xu Ning.

Previously, Xu Ning had mastered the Gale Blade Technique through solo practice, which made Tao Yunmeng remember Xu Ning's exceptional talent.

During their subsequent conversation, he also discovered that Xu Ning was a humble and polite person.

After that, the young man she had chosen beforehand risked his life to save people, showing courage and righteousness, which further solidified her belief in Xu Ning.

Therefore, Tao Yunmeng was delighted to see Xu Ning come to visit.

"What have you been busy with lately?"

Although it was Xu Ning who came to ask for help, it was Tao Yunmeng who took the initiative to speak.

"Practice internal martial arts and go into the mountains to collect herbs."

Xu Ning answered truthfully.

Tao Yun nodded vigorously: "Internal strength is the foundation of cultivation, and you must pay attention to it. Although internal strength is very difficult to cultivate, the benefits after mastering it are immeasurable. Don't let the fact that your progress is slower than that of external strength cultivation disturb your mindset."

Tao Yunmeng didn't ask about Xu Ning's progress, but instead gave her some advice.

It had only been a little over twenty days since Xu Ning obtained the internal energy cultivation technique. In his mind, it was impossible for Xu Ning to have mastered it.

"Understood, Uncle Meng."

Xu Ning did not reveal that he had advanced to the Bone and Tendon Realm.

It's not too late to show our strength when the time comes to do so.

"How much do you earn from gathering herbs in the mountains? If the income is so-so, I can ask someone to arrange a better-paying job for you."

Tao Yunmeng knew that Xu Ning's family was of modest means, and that martial arts cultivation itself required the constant nourishment of medicinal herbs and even spiritual medicines, which consumed a great deal of energy.

"The profits are pretty good, but it's a bit troublesome when encountering wild beasts in the mountains."

Xu Ning answered truthfully.

"How troublesome?"

Xu Ning spoke rather deliberately, and Tao Yunmeng guessed that this was the purpose of Xu Ning's visit.

"Encountering a ferocious beast makes escape quite difficult. If you engage in direct combat, close-quarters fighting can easily lead to injury." Xu Ning didn't mince words and directly stated his purpose, "I've come to you this time because I want to learn a type of external martial art, like archery."

"Learn archery and other external martial arts?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Yunmeng's brows slowly furrowed.

"Yes, Uncle Meng."

Xu Ning nodded.

Tao Yunmeng put down the book in his hand, tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times, and raised his eyebrows: "Xu Ning, you need to know that after you have mastered a certain skill, you should focus your energy on cultivating internal strength. External skills are ultimately not the foundation, and learning another external skill will not bring a qualitative improvement to your strength."

"Generally speaking, people who cultivate a second external skill do so out of desperation when their internal skills have reached a point where they can no longer improve. If you're not cultivating internal skills but instead focusing on external skills, you're wasting your talent."

Tao Yunmeng's tone was very sincere.

"Uncle Meng, I know."

Xu Ning also had his own explanation: "However, practicing archery is very important for my survival in the Yunze Mountains. Only by protecting myself can I obtain resources and lay the foundation for practicing internal energy. Moreover, even if I practice archery, it will not hinder my progress in internal energy."

Upon hearing this, Tao Yunmeng remained silent for a moment, then realized that Xu Ning's words made sense.

He finally relented: "Alright then, in that case, I'll give you a lesson in archery."

"Thank you, Uncle Meng."

Xu Ning quickly stood up to express his gratitude.

Tao Yun waved his hand and then instructed, "But you must remember this: when it comes to archery, only dabble in it and don't delve too deeply into it, or you'll only hinder your internal strength."

"I'll remember that, Uncle Meng."

Xu Ning responded.

After saying that, Tao Yun suddenly left the study, leaving Xu Ning alone to wait.

After a moment, Tao Yunmeng returned, holding a worn-out book in his hand.

"I bought this from a down-on-his-luck martial artist when I was young," Tao Yunmeng explained. "Back then, I was in the village's hunter team, and I learned archery to defend myself in the Yunze Mountains. However, I only mastered it to a minor level before stopping."

As he spoke, Tao Yunmeng placed the book in Xu Ning's hands.

Xu Ning took it, and the four characters "Light Feather Bow Technique" were engraved on the cover.

"Thank you, Uncle Meng."

Xu Ning expressed his gratitude once again.

After successfully obtaining the bow, Tao Yunmeng had a brief exchange with Xu Ning.

During the exchange, Tao Yunmeng was basically imparting his experience to Xu Ning.

He genuinely admired Xu Ning, this young man.

Xu Ning also adopted a humble and eager-to-learn attitude. Although he couldn't use any of what Tao Yunmeng taught him, he still gained some knowledge.

After that, Xu Ning said goodbye to Tao Yunmeng.

Once again, Xu Ning received help from the elders of Taojiazhuang.

……

Yunze Mountain.

Inner circle.

This place is teeming with wild beasts, devoid of human presence, and fraught with danger.

At that moment, a young man with a knife at his waist and a bow in his hand darted through the steep slopes of the jungle, while a leopard the size of a tiger chased after him relentlessly.

Leopards are extremely agile and can easily avoid various obstacles.

Even so, the distance between it and the young man in front of it did not decrease significantly.

"After advancing to the Bone and Tendon Realm, my body became incredibly strong, and my explosive power and endurance are incomparable to what they were before."

The young man being chased by the leopard was none other than Xu Ning.

At this moment, although Xu Ning was being chased by a ferocious beast, his expression remained relaxed, and he showed no signs of pressure.

This was almost a complete reversal of his behavior when he first encountered the Black Wolf.

"You must be tired..."

After a prolonged and unsuccessful chase, Xu Ning noticed that the leopard behind him had slowed down.

This leopard has very poor stamina.

"Since that's the case, then let's turn it around and I take the initiative."

Xu Ning ran towards the hillside and soon reached a high position.

At this moment, Xu Ning turned around and looked down at the leopard.

When the leopard saw its prey suddenly stop and appear ready to fight back, it slowly came to a halt.

It bared its teeth, its eyes fierce, and a growling sound came from its throat.

"Light Feather Bow Technique..."

Xu Ning drew his bow and released an arrow.

Prior to this, Xu Ning had already improved his Light Feather Bow Technique to the minor mastery level.

This consumed 4 units of energy, leaving me with 2 units of energy remaining.

Whoosh!

The arrow flew swiftly toward the leopard, leaving only afterimages.

The leopard immediately sensed danger, and its wild instincts allowed it to nimbly dodge Xu Ning's arrow.

However, just as the leopard thought it had escaped one crisis, another arrow came flying in.

This time, it's three arrows!

The three arrows were lined up one after another and shot towards the leopard.

This is Xu Ning's achievement in mastering the art of the light feather bow.

The most distinctive feature of the light feather bow technique is its extremely fast arrow release and short intervals, making it difficult for the enemy to dodge.

The leopard let out a scream.

Its voice is very high-pitched, clearly different from the roar of a wild beast.

Xu Ning's three-arrow volley missed one of its targets.

Of the remaining two arrows, one struck the leopard's rump, and the other grazed its back.

At this point, the leopard finally realized that its prey had become the hunter.

Almost without hesitation, the injured leopard reacted by fleeing.

But Xu Ning clearly didn't want to let it go so easily.

He runs down from a height, using inertia to leap several meters in one step, and at an extremely high frequency.

Xu Ning pursued while simultaneously drawing his bow and shooting arrows.

Whoosh whoosh!

The arrows continued their pursuit.

Although the leopard was injured, it remained agile despite the crisis, causing most of Xu Ning's arrows to miss.

Even though only a few arrows hit the leopard, it was still covered in blood.

The leopard slowed down, and Xu Ning gave chase.

This time, Xu Ning hid his bow and switched to a sword, then chased after Xu Ning with the sword.

Pfft, pfft.

With a few slashes, the leopard was killed by Xu Ning.

"What a pity about the fur; it's got several holes poked in it."

Xu Ning removed the arrows from the leopard and put them back into the quiver.

The previous bursts of fire had already emptied the quiver.

Then, Xu Ning took out a short knife and began cutting the fur.