I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 25 Breakthrough
Xie Yuan looked at Tao Jie Lin's tearful smile and raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Brother Tao, what happened?"

Tao Jielin exhaled, and said with a somewhat frustrated look on his face:

"Just yesterday, I broke through to the first level."

Xie Yuan was a little surprised that Tao Jie Lin's cultivation progress was really not slow.

Thinking back to when he first started learning, his level of proficiency was second only to mine, so it seems he was quite talented.

But why are you looking so sad?
"This is great news, Brother Tao, you have made great progress in your cultivation. Congratulations!"

Xie Yuan bowed.

Tao Jielin sighed:
"What a good thing. I've cultivated so fast, it's all because my father spent a lot of money on me to buy medicinal soup, so that I can break through. I've really been hurt by this old man..."

Xie Yuan's brows twitched when he heard this. If it weren't for the genuinely painful expression on Tao Jie Lin's face, he would almost have thought he was in Versailles.

He puzzled and said:

"So, Brother Tao, what's wrong with this? No matter how many people envy you, they can't do it... You don't want to practice too fast?"

"It wasn't originally... but now it is."

Tao Jielin sighed and whispered:
"Do you remember the Xu Yang I told you about?"

When Tao Jie Lin reminded him, Xie Yuan immediately remembered this man, a rich second-generation who liked to force others to compete with him, and he suddenly realized.

"Could it be that he wanted to spar with you?"

Xie Yuan looked at Tao Jie Lin and realized that his posture was awkward and there seemed to be something wrong with him.

Was he really beaten?

Tao Jielin sighed again and nodded:

"That's right. I just happily told Senior Brother Huo that I had a breakthrough, and as soon as Senior Brother Huo was gone, that beast Xu Yang came to me and wanted to 'compete' with me.

"He's been practicing for so long, he's almost breaking through the second level. How can I be his opponent? I beat him like this...hiss..."

Tao Jie Lin rubbed his lower back and touched the injured area, and he gasped in pain.

"I shouldn't have broken through the first level. I should have waited for you, Brother Xie, to break through first, and then I'd break through after I beat him up."

Xie Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head:
"Brother Tao is really flattering me. My cultivation is not as fast as yours. How can I have such ability?"

"With Brother Xie's ability, he will definitely catch up and take care of him, really."

Tao Jielin spoke without hesitation.

What he said was half true and half false. After all, he was the son of a businessman and it didn't cost money to praise others.

But he always felt that Xie Yuan really had a different temperament.

Having entered the door at the same time, he could best feel how strong Xie Yuan’s comprehension ability was and how quickly he entered the door; although his body was a little weak, it was not an incurable disease and it could be cured sooner or later, and now, doesn’t his face look quite rosy?

Tao Jielin was still trying to vent his anger on Xie Yuan when he heard a loud voice coming from behind:

"What are you two talking about here?"

When Tao Jie Lin heard the voice, he was suddenly startled.

He turned around quickly, showing a warm smile, as if the person in front of him was his beloved relative:
"Brother Xu! I was just praising you for your amazing talent and exquisite skills. There are few people in the martial arts hall who can rival you!"

Xie Yuan also turned around and saw a tall, strong, arrogant, round-faced young man standing in front of him. It was Xu Yang.

He raised his head slightly at this time, and when he heard Tao Jielin's flattery, he showed an expression of satisfaction:

"You're exaggerating. Senior Brother Huo's disciples are all true warriors. I can't compare to them for the time being."

"..."

Tao Jie Lin sighed.

Isn't Xu Yang too shameless? He speaks as if he will be able to surpass the direct disciple in a while.

Furthermore, those core disciples seemed to no longer be in his eyes...

After Xu Yang finished speaking, he commented:
"You still need to practice your Kung Fu. Your foundation is too weak. Come down and think about the moves I just taught you. Did you hear me?"

Fuck, do you think you are the leader of the sect?

Tao Jie Lin cursed Xu Yang's eight generations of ancestors in his heart, but his face was smiling brighter than Chunhua's:
"Brother Xu is right. It's just that you have profound skills. I want to learn, but how can I catch up with you?" "I didn't let you catch up in the first place. With your talent, you can learn a little bit, which will be enough for you to benefit for a while."

Tao Jie Lin's smile froze. With his eloquence, he was completely speechless and just nodded reluctantly.

Xu Yang turned his gaze and looked sideways at Xie Yuan:

"Your name is Xie Yuan, right?"

"Meet Senior Brother Xu."

Xie Yuan cupped his hands.

Xu Yang, with his hands behind his back:
"I remember you started off pretty fast, and you were even going to be a... 'core disciple'. Why, you haven't even broken through the first level yet?"

He paused on the words "core disciple", seeming to be quite concerned about them.

"not yet."

Xie Yuan said simply.

Seeing that Xie Yuan's attitude was not respectful enough, Tao Jie Lin quickly signaled to him secretly.

However, Xie Yuan did not react, as if he did not see it.

Xu Yang frowned, stopped the follower who was about to attack, and said in a cold voice:

"Your aptitude is really poor, but you are basically at this level. When you break through the first level, I will give you some pointers and let you know how geniuses cultivate."

"Ok."

Xie Yuan didn't want to pay any attention to this self-important rich second-generation.

He is just at the level of bark, so he may not be able to win in a sparring match, but if we really fight, I can make him feel weak with just one axe.

Xu Yang felt Xie Yuan's coldness and his face darkened slightly.

But he was confident that he was an expert, so he didn't want to fight with a disciple at the entry level. He just pursed his lips and said:

"I hope you can break through quickly and don't keep me waiting too long."

When Xu Yang left in a huff, Tao Jie Lin cried out:
“Brother Xie, why are you so willful? Can’t you give in to him a little? Look at his tone, it’s obvious that he has taken you to heart, and he will teach you a lesson after you break through!”

"Brother Tao, you were polite enough to him, so what was the result?"

Xie Yuan's question immediately left Tao Jie Lin speechless.

"If someone dares to ask for your hand, you must not give in or you will chop off his arms. I only learned this not long ago."

Tao Jie Lin shuddered and was a little surprised when he heard Xie Yuan's indifferent tone.

Isn’t this Brother Xie a woodcutter?

How come the murderous aura is even stronger than that of the pigs being slaughtered at the market?

Xie Yuan found Cao Shan, greeted him, and said that he had not run away and still wanted to practice martial arts.

After asking for some advice from Iron Shirt about his cultivation experience, he exchanged five more prescriptions of medicine, and used the remaining two taels of silver to buy some meat, vegetables, rice and grains, which he pushed back to Xiaoshi Village on a cart.

With enough meat, rice, flour, and tonic medicine, Xie Yuan's cultivation progress immediately reached a new level.

As his health-preserving skills became more and more proficient, Xie Yuan could gradually feel a surge of energy in his body.

The breath is still very subtle, but it silently strengthens the Qi and blood and warms the meridians.

The blood and qi in the chest, nourished by the tonic and the breath, became thicker and thicker, gradually becoming as thick as a little finger.

Xie Yuan mobilized this blood and energy, allowing it to flow through his skin, constantly strengthening himself.

The skin becomes tougher and tougher, and the body's strength seems to increase as well.

After practicing like this, he finally felt like he was strengthening his body through martial arts training.

Finally, after almost ten days, Xie Yuan had digested all the medicine and practiced the Iron Shirt's standing practice routine step by step, pushing the progress to perfection.

[Iron Shirt·First Level: (500/500)]

(End of this chapter)