The entire Mechanical City was naturally in motion. Although Xu Yunfan didn't know what was discussed, the atmosphere in the entire Mechanical City was obviously tense. Even the 1,000 Tempered Front Army soldiers commanded by the Sect Master were patrolling in the Mechanical City.
On this day, Xu Yunfan had just finished his meal and enjoyed the red lion trout that was fished out of Cuibo Lake. It took no more than two hours from the time it was fished out to the time it was served on his table, which preserved the fish's spirit to the greatest extent.
After eating and drinking to one's heart's content, one soaks in the steaming hot air of the medicinal bath. The proficiency progress bar on the horizon is climbing at the speed of refreshing the screen, and the speedster is only one step away from perfection.
In less than a month, twenty-seven days, Xu Yunfan practiced diligently day and night, and gained more than a thousand proficiency points. With enough resources as a foundation, he was confident that he could complete the muscle training in three days at most.
With his muscles trained to perfection and his skin as golden as jade, his strength will naturally be further improved.
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A three-finger-wide iron chain bridge is embedded on the edge of the cliff at the northern peak of Guniu Mountain, and the bronze wind lantern of the Cangfeng Pavilion lookout post is swaying in the twilight.
From this place, one can have a panoramic view of the entire Mechanical City. From this cliff, one can see Xu Yunfan's villa in the Mechanical City three miles away.
"He is Xu Yunfan?"
The person who spoke was a tall young man in white. He looked no older than 25 years old. There was a hint of depression between his brows. His every move revealed the distinct muscle lines on his body. It was thick, but not bloated.
"It's him. I haven't seen him leave the house these days, not even in the Langyue Tower in the Mechanical City. He practices martial arts every day, getting up earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. I calculated that he doesn't even sleep for more than two hours."
Yue Shan, who was standing next to him, spoke in a muffled voice, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Regardless of whether they are in a competitive relationship, there will naturally be frictions and disputes among the nine peaks and six departments of Tiangong Cave due to the conflicts of interest.
But the other party's diligence in practicing martial arts was beyond his imagination, and it made his scalp tingle.
It would be fine if it lasted for one or two days, but it lasted for a month. Even a strong man couldn't stand it, but Xu Yunfan persisted.
He turned and looked at the young man.
"Brother Qi, you came in seventh in the martial arts competition among all the sects. You should be able to get a spot to enter the mountain, right?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Huan's eyes flashed with a bit of anger. He shook his head and said, "We're still far behind. Let's compete again next year. This time, I came back to obey Master's order and participate in the True Transmission Ceremony of the Weapon Casting Hall to win a True Transmission spot for the Hidden Sword Pavilion."
Yue Shan stopped talking after hearing this. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Qi Huan was in a bad mood.
Qi Huan pondered for a moment, and when he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly fixed and the hair on the back of his neck suddenly stood up.
Xu Yunfan put down the pure steel lock in his hand and looked at the young man in white standing with his head held high on the distant mountain.
When their eyes met, Qi Huan looked at Xu Yunfan with a bit of indifference in his eyes. He looked calm, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Strong rival!
An absolute formidable rival!
Qi Huan felt heavy-hearted, his mind turning, and he slowly withdrew his gaze.
Only after seeing the other person leave did Xu Yunfan withdraw his gaze and shake his head slightly.
When the true transmission ceremony was approaching, all kinds of monsters and demons appeared. These days, Fu Jin came here more and more frequently, but when he saw Xu Yunfan never going out of the main gate and staying in the other courtyard to practice martial arts, he couldn't help but relax.
He said that if he stayed quiet for a while and went out for a walk, many people would probably look for opportunities to challenge him.
Xu Yunfan was eager to try, but if the opponent was not a strong rival, or even someone weaker than him came over without knowing his own limitations, his proficiency would not improve at all, and it would be of no use except to be annoying.
Delaying martial arts training.
These days, with the help of elixirs, food supplements and medicinal baths, his proficiency has improved rapidly. At this speed of practice, the daily improvement in proficiency makes him feel very accomplished.
Late at night, Xu Yunfan slowly finished his training. Looking at the attribute panel, he saw that his Speedy Legs proficiency was only about 25 points away from reaching 5,000 proficiency, which made him quite impatient.
This finishing touch naturally made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"pity..."
Xu Yunfan felt sore all over that even the strength to lift his arms or open and close his feet was drained away.
My body has reached its limit. If I continue to train, my body won't be able to bear it.
After taking a medicinal bath, two burly, muscular disciples massaged his entire body to penetrate the medicinal power.
After finishing, he sat cross-legged on the bed, formed the Lin seal with his hands in front of his chest, and silently recited the mantra of Shangshan Ruoshui. His mind quickly fell into a space that was neither empty nor space. His spirit walked out of the swirling mist, sat in the sea of consciousness, and calmed all distracting thoughts.
After learning the Lin character formula, he hardly stopped. Although his energy became stronger and fuller and his mind became clearer the more he practiced, his proficiency only improved by a few times a day, and he was still a long way from achieving a small success.
The next morning.
Xu Yunfan swallowed two Yuanzhu pills, then took out a pill the size of a quail egg from his arms. It had a pungent medicinal smell and was shaped like an iron ball. It was brought to him by Fu Jin.
The Shengyang Pill produced by Jiuyao Sect is worth a hundred gold coins. It is of great benefit to martial artists at the martial arts master level. It is in short supply and weighs at least five kilograms in the hand.
If it weren't for Zhan Yan's reputation as a master of military forging, Fu Jin would not have been able to obtain this pill.
For ordinary people, this iron pill cannot even be digested, and there is a high probability of death if eaten. However, for warriors with terrifying digestive abilities, it is just right.
Gulp!
After Xu Yunfan swallowed it, he felt like an iron gall bladder sinking into his stomach, causing his body to drop for a moment. He then quickly made his stomach move, and the abdominal diaphragm muscles continued to squeeze to prevent his stomach from sagging.
After a while, strands of warmth began to flow from the abdomen to the limbs and bones.
He let out a breath, and moved barefoot on the bluestone slabs of the courtyard, his toes gripping the ground like eagle claws, his calf muscles knotted like the roots of an old tree.
The blood in his body rushed like a river bursting its banks. Every step he took brought up a gust of wind, which swirled the fallen leaves in the yard into the air.
The Yongquan acupoint on the sole of his foot was throbbing, and his tendons were stretched and stretched like bowstrings. His whole body turned into an afterimage and shuttled back and forth between the plum blossom piles in a radius of several meters.
The medicinal power of Shengyang Pill boiled in his flesh and blood. When he exerted his strength, the medicinal power was pushed to his tendons, and his legs turned red in an instant.
Click!
Until nightfall, the third plum blossom stake made of fine steel broke with a sound.
Xu Yunfan stopped abruptly, beads of sweat dripping down his angular jaw, splashing on the bluestone slabs.
He took a deep breath, picked up the stone lock and tied it around his ankle. He practiced the sprinting footwork he had learned in the past, exerting force on various joints, moving his strength, pushing his hips, and walking like a revolving lantern.
When the power of the Shengyang Pill burned his body's tendons like a thunderbolt, he suddenly opened his eyes and leaped up!
"Bang!"
The three hundred jin stone lock fell to the ground, creating a deep pit, but Xu Yunfan turned over like a kite and flew over the wall.
The night wind filled his robes, making them rustle. In the moonlight, one could see his feet tapping lightly on the tiles. Before the copper bells on the eaves could ring, he had already floated ten feet away, but his body suddenly landed on the branches of the old locust tree in the courtyard and lay motionless.