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After running for about an hour, the horse was sweating and its breathing became heavy.

Wu Feng slowed down and saw a sparse forest not far from the official road. Several gray wolves were roaming on the grass at the edge of the forest, which was a monster spawn point.

He rode over, dismounted at the edge of the woods, tied the horse to a tree, and took a bundle of hay from his backpack and placed it in front of the horse.

"Take a break."

Patting the horse's neck, Wu Feng turned to look at the gray wolves that had begun to bare their teeth and growl as they sensed the approach of strangers.

His eyes showed no emotion.

He flexed his wrists and walked over.

Perfect, I'll use you guys as practice targets.

Since I mastered Tai Chi yesterday, I have yet to actually use it in real combat.

The gray wolf wouldn't give him the chance to leisurely set up his stance.

The largest male wolf pounced first, its fangs gleaming white, carrying a foul stench.

Wu Feng neither dodged nor evaded. Only when the wolf's claws were about to touch his chest did he take a half step back with his left foot and turn his body to the side.

The right hand was raised, seemingly slowly, but just barely brushing past the wolf's neck. The five fingers were slightly bent, and the hand rested on the furry neck.

"Grasp the Sparrow's Tail".

The immense force of the attack seemed to vanish without a trace.

The male wolf felt an irresistible, supple force that swerved it from its forward momentum, causing its massive body to tilt involuntarily to the side, its four paws wobbling.

Wu Feng flipped his wrist and gently pressed it against the wolf's waist.

The movements were so gentle, as if brushing away dust.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

The wolf's nearly 200-pound body flew out as if struck by a boulder, crashed into a tree, slid down softly, and fell silent.

[System notification: Killed a gray wolf, gained 85 experience points.]

[Tai Chi proficiency +210.]

The other wolves, stunned by the instant death of their companion, hesitated for a moment, then became even more ferocious and pounced from different directions at the same time!

Wu Feng didn't move his feet, but slightly turned his waist and hips, and drew circles with his arms.

"Cloud Hands".

The wolf's pounce seemed to crash into an invisible yet resilient and dense network of air, its fierce attack easily deflected and neutralized.

Wu Feng's palms would pat, press, stroke, or squeeze, each contact light and airy, yet always managing to penetrate with force at the most tricky angles.

"Wild Horse Parts Its Mane" sweeps open the left side and tears;

"Jade Maiden Shuttle" dodged the right claw attack, then pressed down with her backhand, causing another gray wolf to collapse to the ground with a cracking sound from its spine.

[Tai Chi proficiency +210.]

[Tai Chi proficiency +210.]

……

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, seven or eight wolf carcasses lay on the grassy edge of the woods.

Wu Feng stood still, his breathing steady, without even breaking a sweat.

He glanced at the skill bar.

Tai Chi (Proficient 7980/150000)

When fighting monsters, you gain proficiency points for each effective use of a move.

Compared to the 420 points gained each time through tedious stance training in the training ground, the proficiency gained through kills in actual combat, especially with instant kills, is increased much faster.

After clearing away the gray wolves, Wu Feng bent down and picked up the wolf skins, wolf teeth, and some loose copper coins scattered on the ground, then casually tossed them into his backpack.

These materials aren't worth much, but every little bit helps, and since there's plenty of space in my backpack, I might as well take them.

He patted non-existent dust off his hands and led his horse toward the official road.

The gray wolves don't spawn very quickly in this forest; it will take some time before the next batch spawns.

He simply opened the ranking leaderboard, which he hadn't paid much attention to before, and glanced at it.

With just one glance, he raised an eyebrow.

The top spot on the leaderboard has already reached level 30.

The next twenty or thirty people were also around the level of twenty-eight or twenty-nine.

He glanced at his character panel and saw his level was 18, then smirked.

"They're all pretty good at working hard," he muttered to himself, not really surprised.

He spent nearly a month on Wudang Mountain, immersing himself almost entirely in the training room and bamboo forest, focusing solely on stacking attributes and advancing his martial arts realm, which naturally caused him to fall behind in level.

In the game, leveling up mainly relies on killing monsters and completing quests to gain experience. During this period, he did nothing but read books and practice martial arts, so his experience from killing monsters was almost zero, and it was perfectly normal for his level to stagnate.

Those names on the leaderboard must have been grinding monsters and doing quests day and night to get their levels so high.

Compared to them, I have indeed been neglecting my duties for the past two weeks.

"A lower level is fine," Wu Feng shook his head and closed the leaderboard. "Attributes are the most important thing. But we can't completely stop grinding for experience, since the attribute advantage gained from leveling up is still quite useful."

He glanced at the experience bar; the experience required to level up from 18 to 19 didn't seem astronomical. He figured he could grind around in this Grey Wolf Zone and the efficiency would be alright.

I've decided. I'll practice my boxing here and improve my level at the same time.

He went back to the gray wolf spawn point, where a few more wolves happened to spawn.

"Cloud Hands" deflects the attack, "Single Whip" slashes diagonally at the wolf's waist, and "Blocking Fist" appears to be a slow push, but it reveals a fierce and swift force the moment it touches the wolf's head.

The gray wolf whimpered and fell to the ground.

[Slay the gray wolf and gain 85 experience points.]

[Tai Chi proficiency +210.]

In actual combat, using skills to kill will grant a fixed 210 proficiency points each time.

Compared to the 420 points with double bonus in Wudang Martial Arts Arena and Bamboo Forest Clearing, it's half less.

But here, you can gain experience points and monster drops at the same time, so all things considered, it's not a bad deal.

Especially for him, who urgently needs to level up, fighting monsters is the only way.

Moreover, he discovered that using Tai Chi to fight these gray wolves was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

His current attributes are far beyond what's acceptable: arm strength over a thousand, physical constitution over seven hundred, and true qi over ten thousand. When fighting ordinary wild monsters, he doesn't even need to use his true qi; he can easily kill them with a single punch or kick using only his physical strength and Tai Chi techniques. His efficiency is astonishing.

Over the course of two hours, the gray wolf refreshed wave after wave, like a tireless bulldozer sweeping back and forth along the edge of the woodland.

My backpack now contained over a hundred gray wolf pelts and a bunch of miscellaneous materials, and I'd also saved up a few thousand copper coins. My experience bar steadily climbed, finally jumping to level 19 after another flash of golden light.

Congratulations! Your level has increased to 19! Strength +1, Constitution +1, Agility +1.

Looking at the meager three-point increase in basic attributes, Wu Feng curled his lip.

The attribute bonuses from leveling up are negligible compared to the tens or hundreds of points gained from mastering martial arts.

The core of this game's progression is indeed in martial arts skill level; the level itself doesn't play a significant role for now.

A quick glance at the skill bar revealed that the proficiency level for [Tai Chi] had risen to (Proficiency 67200/150000).

Two hours of intense sparring resulted in nearly 60,000 points of proficiency. This efficiency was indeed faster than simply practicing stances in an open space, as it eliminated the interval between finishing moves and changing stances, allowing for almost non-stop punching.

There are also extra experience points and loot drops here, making the overall benefits higher than training hard at Wudang Mountain.

"That's about it." Wu Feng glanced at the sky; the sun was already setting.

The chestnut horse was leisurely munching on hay, having recovered most of its strength.

He went over, untied the reins, mounted the horse, took out some dry rations and a water bag from his backpack, and began to eat and drink as he trotted along.

The dry, hard flatbread, eaten with plain water, wasn't particularly tasty, but it was enough to satisfy hunger.

The evening breeze caressed my face, carrying the earthy scent of the wilderness. The official road wound its way forward into the twilight, its end nowhere in sight.

Compared to the almost rigid and disciplined life of asceticism on Wudang Mountain, this sense of wandering, with its exposure to the elements and an unknown future, is indeed quite unique.

"This is what the martial arts world is all about," Wu Feng muttered, taking a sip of water.