He achieved the pinnacle of martial arts starting with breaking through the limits of Tiger Fist.

Jiang Lin

[Breakthrough Point] 1 (Progress 31%)

[Martial Arts] Tiger Fist (Proficiency 3122/5000)

[Martial Arts] Tiger Soul Stance (Breakthrough Limit 1729/2000 in one go)

[Supportive] Flowing Clouds Nourishing Meridians (Beginner 152/1000)

Jiang Lin has been preoccupied with worldly affairs for the past two weeks, which has slowed his progress in his cultivation.

However, this is only his own opinion. In fact, his progress is already incredibly fast compared to other martial artists.

Jiang Lin was initially somewhat annoyed, but the joy he felt at that moment quickly overshadowed his regret.

Yesterday, after only half a night of cultivation, the progress of the "Flowing Clouds Nourishing Meridians Chapter" had already exceeded one hundred. This speed cannot be described even by the term "extraordinary talent."

This is because Jiang Lin himself has a solid foundation and profound qi and blood, far exceeding that of ordinary people. In addition, he has an astonishing number of pills on him, which is why he has such an effect.

To put it simply, the "Flowing Clouds Nourishing Meridians" method involves using the power of Qi and blood to nourish the meridians, similar to the effect of "Qi and Blood Like a Tide," except that one is active and the other is passive.

Although he only rested for half a night, Jiang Lin not only did not feel tired, but was also full of energy thanks to the nourishment of his blood and qi.

Today they were to depart for the Great Swamp. Jiang Lin carefully put on his gauntlets, then grabbed his bow and arrows, and got up to leave.

……

Changning County, outside the South Gate.

"Why not go through the west gate? The dock is right outside the west gate."

Bai Jinchen raised a question, which sounded somewhat like he was questioning Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin shrugged. "The boat isn't at the West Gate, why would we go there?"

"Since you knew you were leaving today, why didn't you make the arrangements in advance?"

"That bastard is such a nuisance."

Jiang Lin cursed under his breath, and his words also became less polite.

"Since the boat was stolen, how can it be kept at the West Gate? Besides, there are too many people and too many eyes at the West Gate. Didn't you want to avoid being seen? Then why bother using the West Gate at all?"

When it comes to arguing, Bai Jinchen is no match for Jiang Lin and is immediately rendered speechless.

Jiang Lin, however, did not intend to shut up and continued, "It was already agreed yesterday that I would make the arrangements once we set off. We've only just left the city gate, and you're already babbling on and on. Were your previous promises just empty words?"

If that's the case, I think we should break up as soon as possible and not go to this great swamp.

"Alright, stop arguing, let's get down to business."

Su Yue interrupted the argument and glared fiercely at her junior brother.

Su Yue was not from a prominent family, but she could at least distinguish right from wrong in human relationships.

Whether Jiang Lin's words made sense or not, she naturally knew in her heart. Besides, Jiang Lin had just said that the fish market was only about ten miles away, and that distance wouldn't take up much time at all.

After the argument, the four continued on their way. They had only walked for a quarter of an hour when Su Yue frowned.

"Someone is following us."

The moment the words left his mouth, he vanished.

A series of afterimages appeared in Jiang Lin's eyes, with Su Yue's figure overlapping and appearing one after another on his retina.

Jiang Lin was shocked, realizing that it was a visual illusion caused by her excessive speed.

In just two breaths, Su Yue had already made her round trip, carrying a lean man in her arms as if he were nothing.

Fast, too fast, that was Jiang Lin's only feeling. It was hard to imagine that such a person could not be listed on the list of geniuses.

"Who are you, and why are you following us?"

Bai Jinchen spoke angrily, his imposing manner intimidating.

The captured man was terrified. As a gangster from a small town, he had never seen such martial arts before. He almost thought he had encountered a god.

"Spare me! I didn't want to follow you; I was just following him."

As he spoke, the man turned his head and gestured to Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin wasn't surprised and asked, "From the Eagle Claw Sect?"

The man remained silent, which was clearly an admission of consent.

Jiang Lin stepped forward, and everyone thought he was going to ask questions, but instead he directly crushed the man's throat.

The wiry man didn't even have time to scream before the account was over.

Bai Jinchen exclaimed in shock, "How could you kill someone so casually?"

Jiang Lin strode on, casually replying, "I have a deep-seated hatred for the Eagle Claw Sect, why can't I kill someone?"

Then, he teased, "You haven't killed anyone before, have you?"

In fact, it's normal that these sect disciples, who have been cultivating diligently in the sect since childhood, have never killed anyone.

However, the current situation, influenced by Jiang Lin's words, makes it seem as if not having killed anyone is a shameful thing.

"Who says I've never killed anyone?"

Bai Jinchen tried his best to argue, but his tone was inevitably weaker.

Jiang Lin ignored him and focused on continuing his journey.

Even Su Yue and Li Changfeng could only shake their heads with wry smiles, not intending to say anything more, lest they continue to delay.

Upon arriving at the fish market, Jiang Lin arranged for the three to board the boat first, while he himself turned and went to the "Water Tiger Gang" stronghold.

He had left a lot of seasonings in the kitchen during the previous Chinese New Year, and he planned to bring them with him this time.

After all, the round trip would take at least seven or eight days, and they couldn't survive on dry rations alone. Although they could catch fish to fill their stomachs, they still needed to bring seasonings.

Fortunately, all of them were martial arts practitioners; otherwise, they would have had to bring bedding and blankets, which would have been even more troublesome.

Just as the three were getting impatient, Jiang Lin returned with a bunch of bottles and jars of seasonings.

Bai Jinchen was about to speak when Jiang Lin interrupted him, "If you're so capable, then don't eat it."

One sentence left Bai Jinchen speechless, leaving him feeling extremely frustrated.

The "Yuanpu Boat" is spacious enough that even if four people board at once, it doesn't feel crowded at all.

Jiang Lin's boat-driving skills were beyond question; he sailed the boat both fast and steadily.

The distance from the fish market to the misty area on the outskirts of Daze is only about ten miles by water, and the group quickly arrived at the outskirts.

Li Changfeng had been here before, so he was not surprised, but Su Yue and the other two were seeing this strange place for the first time, and they were both quite shocked.

I finally understand why Senior Brother Li insisted on inviting his junior brother to travel together.

The scene before us is already so breathtaking, let alone what lies deep within the swamp.

The two had long heard of the legend of "the mist rising from the Yunmeng Marsh," but without seeing it with their own eyes, they could not imagine that the mist could be so dense and obscure.

While the two were still in surprise, Jiang Lin steered the boat along the edge of the air wall, looking around as he rowed.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Lin stopped the boat with a wan smile.

"Junior brother, why did we stop here?"

Li Changfeng was somewhat puzzled, and then asked.

"Shhh."

Jiang Lin made a soft gesture, while raising the black iron bow with his left hand and picking up a specially made armor-piercing arrow with his right.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the others, Jiang Lin boldly drew his bow to its fullest extent, and streams of blood energy gathered on the arrow, instantly coating the entire shaft with a thick crimson hue.

[Martial Arts] The Startling String Manual (Breaks the limit of 372/8000 in one go)

[Effect] To shoot an arrow through a willow leaf from a hundred paces.

【Effect】Startling String. Breaking (The bow is fully drawn, blood congeals, the arrow is shot with thunderous force, blood pierces the sun, and men and horses gather in disarray).

There are many ships around the Great Swamp now, and Jiang Lin and his group are hiding among them without attracting much attention.

A hundred paces away, the Eagle Claw Sect's "Anliu Boat" was steadily moored on the water, its business booming, and the boat's leader appeared extremely proud.

"Boom."

A tremendous explosion reverberated, and a thick arrow, streaking across the sky with a dazzling crimson light, pierced through the heavens.

The hundred-step distance was covered in an instant, and the Eagle Claw Sect Master had no time to react before the blood arrow was already upon him.

The arrow exploded the moment it pierced the flesh. The Eagle Claw Sect's leader's entire upper body was blown into a cloud of blood mist, leaving only his two legs standing on the deck.

That's not all; the fragments of the exploding arrow flew out even more violently.

The people on the "Anliu Boat" fell down like grass being cut down, especially the leaders who were closer to the incense master, none of whom escaped.

The dramatic turn of events happened in the blink of an eye. The three members of the Taihua Sect looked at each other in dismay, and then turned to look at Jiang Lin.

Is this person crazy?!