Chapter 55 - Throw the Bait to Lure the Fish (1/2)

Swoosh! Swish! Swoosh!

In the courtyard, Mu Feng pointed his fingers like a sword as he furiously jabbed at a small pot of hot iron sand. A swirl of Vitality surrounded his fingers.

In the midst of continuous jabbing, impurities that were contained inside the small meridians in the fingers were being discharged due to the friction generated by the iron sand. Under the nourishment of Vitality, these small meridians were being opened-up one by one.

This was an extremely painful process where one could feel the continuous pain coming from the nerves of one’s fingers.

However, Mu Feng gritted his teeth to endure the pain and kept on cultivating.

There was no such thing as a genius in this world. To get results, one must put in tremendous effort.

What is a genius? A genius is someone who can endure more pain than the others; a genius is someone who is willing to sacrifice his time and energy.

After an hour of cultivation, Mu Feng’s fingers were covered in blood. Only then did he stop cultivating and start soaking his fingers in a basin that was filled with medicinal water made of Hu Gu Grass instead.

The medicinal water nourished his fingers, and he instantly felt a numbing, cooling sensation.

After soaking his fingers for half an hour, almost all of the medicinal effect was absorbed, and the water in the basin became crystal clear.

After that, Mu Feng took his knife out and began to cultivate the Tyrant Tiger Knife Skill!

He bent down slightly, like a tiger that was about to pounce on its prey. Suddenly, he dashed forward with his knife while concentrating his Vitality onto the Weapon Runes that were carved by him onto the Yuan Item. He then struck down at a training dummy that was wrapped in iron plates.

Swoosh~!

A golden beam of light instantly struck the dummy, leaving a shallow mark. The Vitality was then dispersed into thin air.

Mu Feng frowned, as he was not satisfied with the power of the strike.

“It seems that you haven’t understood the underlying meaning of the Tyrant Tiger Knife Skill. You’ve only assumed the form of a tiger, but you didn’t display the ferociousness and wildness of a tiger. That’s why you couldn’t exert the real power of this Tyrant Tiger Knife Skill.”

At this moment, Xi Yue said to Mu Feng telepathically.

“I’ve only assumed a tiger form, but didn’t display it’s ferocity…”

Mu Feng thought deeply about that sentence and continued to strike down at the metal dummy, hoping that he would realize the true meaning of the skill.

In the afternoon, he started to cultivate his punching skill, the Nine Flames Punch, which was taught by Xi Yue.

This punching skill was a fire attribute Wudo Form. Its explosive strength was astounding, and it was an upper-ranked Xuan-class Wudo Form. It was also the most powerful Wudo Form that Mu Feng have ever learned, so it was very difficult to master as well.

In the morning, he cultivated the fingering technique and the Tyrant Tiger Knife Skill, while in the evening, he cultivated the Nine Flames Punch. Then, he studied runes for another hour at night. After that, he meditated, cultivated his inner energy, and even ate a medicinal pill to strengthen his Vitality. The clock ticked away as he spent a few days of cultivating.

After a few days, Mu Hai came into Mu Feng’s courtyard looking for him.

“Little Feng, I’m very sorry, but I need your help again. It may take up a few days of your time.”

Mu Hai said with a hint of embarrassment.

“You need my help in rune carving?”

Mu Feng said with a smile. He knew about Mu Hai’s intentions.

“Yes, that’s right. We received a large order yesterday, and we’re required to carve 40 Yuan Items.”

Again, Mu Hai said with a hint of embarrassment.

“40 Yuan Items?!”

Mu Feng exclaimed. He frowned and said: “Uncle Hai, how many were we required to carve in the previous orders?”

“Hmm, in the past, we used to receive around 20 orders a month. Then, we would send all the orders to a chiseler in An Xi city for rune carving. What’s the matter? Is there anything wrong?”

Mu Hai asked.

“Back then, we only received about 20 orders or so in a month. But now, we received 40 orders in just a day. I think something is up.”