Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Just one step, and he crosses nearly a zhang distance.

Yet it appears particularly harmonious, without any trace of discord.

In just a few breaths, Wang Jin passes through the open space, leaving behind only the abandoned iron stakes and stone locks in the front yard.

Creak—

Wang Jin opens the bronze gate and immediately sees Jiang Ning outside, a smile appearing on his face.

"You rascal, why do you keep wandering around? What are you doing here again?"

"Here to see the teacher!" Jiang Ning smiled and stepped over the threshold.

"Why look at me?!" Wang Jin glared at Jiang Ning and stepped aside to let him pass.

After Jiang Ning crossed the threshold, he turned around and closed the martial arts school’s gate again.

"Master Wang, why not casually accept a few disciples into the martial arts school? It wouldn’t be so deserted, and there’d be someone to take care of Master Wang, someone to order around." Jiang Ning casually glanced over the flowers, grass, trees, and stones in the courtyard and spoke.

"What’s the point of recruiting?" Wang Jin said, "Taking on disciples, yet I’d have to spend time teaching them, wasting my time on studying martial arts. With the time spent teaching disciples, I could practice boxing several more times, gaining a few more insights."

"But the martial arts school is too deserted now." Jiang Ning said.

"For those of us who practice martial arts, if we can’t even endure loneliness, how can we achieve anything? This is something you should be well aware of." Wang Jin said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded.

"True enough!"

At this moment, he thought of himself.

"Have a seat!" Wang Jin led Jiang Ning to the backyard and motioned for him to sit down.

"No need to sit!" Jiang Ning shook his head and looked at Wang Jin: "Actually, I came to find Master Wang today because there’s something I need."

"I knew it!" Wang Jin smiled, "How long has it been since you last saw me? If there’s nothing important, how could you come looking again? You’re a big shot now; you have many affairs and many troubles."

Jiang Ning gave a non-committal smile.

Then.

"Aren’t you curious, Master Wang, why I’m here today?"

"Stop keeping me in suspense!" Wang Jin poured himself a bowl of cool well water and drank deeply.

"I created a boxing style based on the Five Animals Fist, a style surpassing the supreme techniques." Jiang Ning said.

Puh—

Wang Jin spat out a mouthful of well water.

Cough cough——!!!

Then coughed repeatedly.

He turned and looked at Jiang Ning, his eyes wide.

"What did you say?!!"

Jiang Ning faintly smiled, then repeated his previous sentence.

"Really?!!" Wang Jin was still in disbelief.

"Could I deceive Master Wang?" Jiang Ning said.

"Hiss—" Wang Jin looked at Jiang Ning and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Then murmured to himself: "Creating a martial art is one of the hardest tasks of all time. Any ordinary martial art that can be created marks one as a true grandmaster, one who can establish a school! And you..."

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Ning, his eyes shining: "Creating a martial art surpassing supreme techniques, unheard of in my life!"

Jiang Ning faintly smiled: "Master Wang doesn’t need to look at me like that, it’s just a stroke of luck, a sudden realization!"

"This isn’t something that can be brushed off as luck!" Wang Jin looked seriously at Jiang Ning, "If what you say is true, you will certainly be remembered in history, sung through the ages."

"I was supposed to be remembered in history." Jiang Ning faintly smiled.

Wang Jin: "..."

Looking at Jiang Ning at this moment, Wang Jin was momentarily speechless.

"Forget it! Sit down and first tell me about this boxing style." Wang Jin said.

"Master Wang, I’m a bit thirsty!" Jiang Ning said faintly.

"You rascal!!" Wang Jin glared at Jiang Ning and turned to walk inside the house.

A moment later, he returned with a clean teacup, went to the old well in the courtyard, and drew a bucket of clear well water.

"Here, have some water to refresh your throat!" Wang Jin brought the teacup to Jiang Ning.

"Thanks, Master Wang." Jiang Ning laughed heartily.

Then picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

The clear well water immediately made him feel refreshed.

"Master Wang, today while practicing boxing, I accidentally had a realization, thoroughly integrating the Five Animals Fist, using the Five Elements as the foundation, Yin Yang as the core, and chaos as the source to create a boxing style that embodies my Great Success."

"What’s the name of the fist?" Wang Jin asked.

To him, for a martial art to be celebrated for generations, the name is of utmost importance.

"Five Animals Fist." Jiang Ning said.

Wang Jin: "..."

He again widened his eyes, looking at Jiang Ning in disbelief.

"Master Wang doesn’t need to look at me like that, I feel Five Animals Fist still sounds the most natural." Jiang Ning faintly smiled.

Wang Jin: "..."

"Your boxing style is called Five Animals Fist, then what about my Five Animals Fist?" Wang Jin said.

"They’re all the same." Jiang Ning laughed.

Wang Jin: "..."

"Master Wang, I actually came today wanting to ask for your guidance, to have you look at this boxing style." Jiang Ning put away his smile, looking earnestly at Wang Jin.

"Guidance?" Wang Jin gave a bitter smile, "You’re at such a realm now, how could I have the qualification to guide you? You’re not here to tease the old man, are you?"

As he finished speaking, Wang Jin blew on his beard.

Jiang Ning smiled, then put away his smile, his expression serious.

"Master Wang, when I started learning, you taught me the Five Animals Fist, this fist has been greatly beneficial to me, greatly assisting me. Today, I created a stronger fist style inspired by it, and I shall demonstrate it to Master Wang. Please also see if the boxing style I created now lives up to the name of the Five Animals Fist."

At this moment, seeing Jiang Ning’s earnest expression, a warm flow surged in Wang Jin’s heart.

He also understood that Jiang Ning was only pretending to ask for guidance, but actually wanted to teach it to him.

And he as the teacher, Jiang Ning as the disciple.

To pass it on directly, he would never agree.

"Alright!" Wang Jin nodded slowly, looking at Jiang Ning, "Since you have this intention, I will thicken my skin and take a look."

Jiang Ning smiled slightly.

Then he took a few steps forward and stood firm in the courtyard.

He took a deep breath, and the air around him suddenly changed.

Rustle—

The clothes on his body suddenly tore into strips, revealing the well-defined muscles on his upper body.

Those muscle lines did not have a sense of explosive power.

Yet they were full of beauty, as if the world’s most skilled sculptor had carved each line inch by inch with a chisel.

In the next moment.

Jiang Ning raised his hand, moving extremely slowly.

Slow enough for Wang Jin to see every inch of Jiang Ning’s muscle movement, every trace of energy flow.

But in this extremely slow movement, Wang Jin felt an overwhelming pressure rushing towards him.

It made him stop breathing, made him step back.

In his eyes, it was as if Jiang Ning was not there, but a volcano about to erupt, an ocean brewing its final storm.

One move, and it would unleash destructive power.

Then, Jiang Ning’s fist force unfolded.

Red, black, white, orange, and blue lights circulated through his fists and palms.

The fist force was sometimes like a tiger roaring through the forest, fierce and domineering.

Sometimes like a bear stabilizing the earth, steady and solid.

Sometimes like a crane dancing in the sky, light and graceful.

Sometimes like an ape climbing a cliff, agile and swift.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Sometimes like a deer leaping over a brook, light and natural.

Watching Jiang Ning’s boxing style, Wang Jin’s eyes widened more and more, and his breathing gradually became rapid.

Unlike Jiang Yiming, he has delved deeply into the Five Animals Fist.

He has practiced the Five Animals Fist for decades, having already etched this boxing style into his bones.

Every move he makes unknowingly integrates this style.

He considered himself to understand the concept of the Five Animals deeply.

But now, looking at Jiang Ning’s boxing style, he realized how shallow his previous understanding had been.

Jiang Ning’s boxing style is no longer confined to the concept of "shape and spirit," but integrates the Path of Five Elements.

Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, white, green, red, black, and orange each corresponding.

This boxing style clearly transcends the concept of martial arts, reaching a level of path and principle.

The profundity within has already surpassed his comprehension.

Once again, the words that Jiang Ning had just spoken echoed in his mind.

With the Five Elements as the foundation, Yin Yang as the core, chaos as the source, creating a boxing style encapsulating my Great Success.

At this moment, he felt a trance.

Though he tried to follow each move and gesture of Jiang Ning, he found himself unable to grasp the profundity within.

Yet, a sense of pride naturally arose on his face.

Jiang Ning is his disciple.

He is Jiang Ning’s master.

His disciple has created a boxing style surpassing supreme techniques.

This made him feel a deep sense of honor.