Crossing the Bounds, Human Hearts

"My Killing Martial Arts School's Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist can refine 206 bones in the human body, making it the highest grade among all martial arts in the Tendon and Bone Realm."

"I will personally demonstrate the essence of these forty-eight moves to you. With your current cultivation level at the Concentration Realm, I believe you will soon be able to imprint them in your mind."

This old man Zhang didn't waste any words.

He directly took off his clothes, revealing his powerful physique to Li Xijun, and demonstrated the Forty-Eight Forms of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist.

With a vivid display, he showed Li Xijun the trembling of the tendons in his body and the crisp sound of blood and qi rushing through his bones when he practiced boxing.

Compared to the complete "Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist" that Yu Xiangyang practiced back then.

At this moment, Zhang Fuhu gave Li Xijun the feeling of a real 'tiger demon' leaping, pouncing, slashing, and killing in this spacious martial arts hall.

That intense aura and immense blood energy almost filled the entire martial arts hall.

Even though there was only the two of them in the spacious room, Li Xijun clearly felt a fear from his very life instinct. His soul was suppressed and could not manifest. Apart from observing the fist technique, he could not even muster any other thoughts.

Even after Zhang Fuhu stopped practicing the remaining forty-eight moves, Li Xijun still felt unable to move, and her soul kept transmitting the lingering fear of being pulled out of the water after drowning.

"A Martial Saint! Even a Blood Transformation Martial Saint from the Great Sheng World is terrifying to this extent."

Li Xijun recalled that he had just discovered that all he could remember was a 'Tiger Demon' practicing those forty-eight moves; he couldn't recall anything else at all.

And the more I think about it, the more I feel that the charm and spirit of the moves performed by this 'Tiger Demon' are captivating.

This made Li Xijun not even have a thought. His body instinctively leaped down from the air and began to practice the entire forty-eight forms of boxing to strengthen his muscles and bones.

Li Xijun felt that the major tendons in his body were being torn apart, destroyed, and burned. During the "refining" process, there were shocking twitches and tremors, and his blood and qi were constantly stimulating and scouring his 206 bones.

A burning, burning pain inside the body, along with a stinging, itchy sensation emanating from the very bones, caused Li Xijun constant mental anguish, even leading her to consider giving up.

"No wonder the book says that even someone with mediocre talent can reach the 'Flesh and Skin Realm' by using time and resources."

"But once you reach the 'Muscle and Bone Realm,' you can filter out 90% of ordinary people."

"The pain during the 'strengthening' of muscles and bones alone is something that ordinary people cannot endure."

As Li Xijun thought this, his soul instinctively began to visualize the "Twenty-Four White Lotus Crossing the Netherworld Diagram".

This immediately plunged his mind into a state of purity and tranquility.

All the hardships from the outside world, all the physical pain, are like dreams and bubbles in the face of these blooming white lotus petals, drifting away with the wind.

"Transcendence!"

"This is the path to annihilation!"

Li Xijun suddenly understood the true meaning contained in the "Twenty-Four White Lotus Crossing the Netherworld" painting.

Your proficiency in the "Twenty-Four White Lotus Crossing the Netherworld" visualization technique has increased from 20% to 40%.

[Your Spirit Refinement System: Concentration Realm, increased from 8% to 13% proficiency.]

Your mental level has increased from 9.8 to 10.3.

This made Li Xijun fight faster and smoother. His rapidly advancing mental strength in the Concentration Realm allowed him to easily and accurately guide his Qi and blood to refine his tendons and bones more efficiently, just as the book had said.

By the time he came to his senses, it was already night outside.

His body's level 6.4 Qi and blood had been completely depleted, leaving him feeling somewhat deficient.

The messages in front of me kept refreshing one after another.

[Your Martial Arts Refinement System - Bone and Tendon Realm has increased from 0% to 1%.]

Your mastery of the "Tiger Subduing and Bone Refining Technique" has increased from 100% proficiency to 11% mastery.

Your mastery level in the "Thirty-Six Forms of True Martial Arts" has increased from 29% to 34%.

Li Xijun was engrossed in watching.

Zhang Fuhu, standing to the side, went through a series of emotions: initial surprise at seeing a genius, astonishment at witnessing a breakthrough in spiritual cultivation, followed by silence as martial arts skills continued to improve, and finally, a sigh of complex emotions when he saw Li Xijun stop.

"Alas... Lord Boyan, your suggestion back then was correct."

"The combination of spiritual cultivation and martial arts is indeed complementary and yields twice the result with half the effort."

"Especially those who have superior talent in both spiritual cultivation and martial arts can easily grasp the essence of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist when they cultivate martial arts. Their spirit can easily withstand the pain of tendon and bone refining. The results of their strong mind and blood refining are also ten times greater than those of ordinary people."

"He should be able to fully develop his physical strength within three months."

"Such talent...such talent...it's a pity that there's no future for the Great Sheng Martial Arts!"

Zhang Fuhu was filled with a myriad of emotions, but he showed no sign on his face, simply laughing loudly as always:

"hope Jun, when I first saw you comprehend the essence of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist, I intended to take you as my true disciple."

"But I have now changed my mind."

After saying that, Zhang Fuhu looked at Li Xijun's expression.

Seeing that the other person's expression was calm, neither sad nor happy, he stroked his beard with satisfaction and said:

"Three months! I will give you three months. If you can achieve great success in physical fitness and minor success in mental concentration... then I will bestow upon you a great opportunity."

"Go back and get some rest to nourish your body."

............................

After exiting the main gate of the house,

But before Li Xijun could sort out and check today's harvest, a group of people who had been waiting for a long time gathered around.

"Seeing that it was already late, yet my junior brother was still diligently practicing with our master, I knew that he must have exhausted a great deal of energy."

The disciple, dressed in shorts and called Meng Qifeng, came forward and quickly handed the Qi and Blood Pill to Li Xijun.

"Junior brother, please take your medicine and recover first. Go back and rest well. We brothers can visit Wangjiang Tower another day."

This person acted with propriety and composure, so Li Xijun naturally nodded and smiled in agreement.

Immediately afterward, as he passed the large martial arts training ground outside, many martial arts disciples who were practicing extra hours at night surrounded him noisily after he came out of the main residence.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Li. I have long admired your reputation, and I, Junior Brother Gong Yun, have been friends with you for a long time."

"Senior Brother Li has become a Bone and Tendon Realm martial artist in just one month. He is truly gifted. I think he is much stronger than Su Qiuzhen before."

"Senior Brother Li, are you free? Why don't we have a drink together at Wangjiang Tower...?"

Previously, the martial arts school disciples only regarded Li Xijun as a rich young master, and even harbored wicked thoughts, seeing him as a fat sheep.

However, as news of Li Xijun's advancement to the Bone and Tendon Realm spread today, they all revealed an attitude of flattery and worship.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense would realize that the opponent is at least a Grandmaster of Marrow Refining, and might even have a chance to become a Martial Saint.

Li Xijun dealt with each of them one by one, and finally managed to get out of the martial arts school.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Li!"

Just as Li Xijun breathed a sigh of relief, she turned her head and saw...

As he arrived, the martial arts school disciple guarding the gate had already rushed over eagerly, casually slipping a silver ingot into his pocket and smiling.

"I was out of my mind before, please forgive me, Senior Brother Li... haha..."

Seeing the other party's apologetic smile, Li Xijun guessed that if she didn't accept it, the other party would feel uneasy.

"I've forgotten what happened before, but it's getting late, so I'll be going now."

"Absolutely! Senior Brother Li has the potential to become a Martial Saint, so naturally you must take good care of yourself."

The man quickly agreed, bowed slightly, and slipped away.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Xijun stared at the ancient martial arts school in front of him for a long time. Then he looked up at the sky and saw the stars twinkling and the night sky was clear. He seemed to be thinking of something and was momentarily lost in thought.