He transformed from a fierce tiger pillar into a martial saint.

Bai Changyuan himself also possessed the sixth-grade root bone.

He entered the martial arts school and attempted to break through to the Ming Jin level in the ninth month. In the thirteenth month, he reached the middle stage of Ming Jin. In the second year, he reached the late stage of Ming Jin in June. In the fourth year, he reached the peak of Ming Jin in June. In the fifth year, he failed to break through to the An Jin level. Now, he has accumulated strength for two years, but he does not dare to attempt to break through again rashly.

In everyone's eyes, it took Chu Yang a year to reach the mid-stage of Ming Jin.

Bai Changyuan only used it for one month longer than Chu Yang.

Once you reach the Ming Jin stage, the time difference between breaking through a minor realm is negligible.

The entire middle stage of Ming Jin (明劲) is actually about tempering tendons and muscles!

Bai Changyuan, however, took a full year and five months.

During the tempering stage, continuous polishing and refining are required, and one cannot slack off.

Otherwise, we will either move forward or fall behind.

Many martial artists in the mid-stage of Ming Jin (明劲) work even harder than those in the late-stage or peak stages of Ming Jin.

Bai Changyuan was a man of many words. He walked towards Chu Yang, intending to offer a word of advice.

However, before Bai Changyuan could get there, Feng Zixian and Meng De had already reached Chu Yang's side.

"Junior Brother Chu, your breakthrough to the mid-stage of Ming Jin has truly amazed everyone!"

"We are extremely happy for your breakthrough. How about we host a banquet for you at the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Yanyu Tower is located in the inner city of Zhouping County.

It can be described as the largest money pit in the inner city.

There were courtesans, singers, dancers, and even handsome men.

Of course, there are also casinos, restaurants, and accommodations.

When Chu Yang's predecessor was hanging out with Feng Zixian and Meng De, he had been to Yanyu Tower three times.

On his last visit to the Misty Rain Pavilion, he even pawned one of his mother's silver hairpins.

That silver hairpin was worth six taels of silver.

But it held extraordinary significance for Chu Yang's mother.

That was left to Lin by Chu Yang's grandmother.

You could say it's a family heirloom.

Chu Yang's mother had heard that learning martial arts would cost a lot of money. So when Chu Yang asked her for money, she didn't suspect anything and gave him the silver hairpin.

We have to redeem this silver hairpin.

The Misty Rain Pavilion itself had a casino business, and therefore also a pawnshop business.

The silver hairpin will be kept for a year. After that year, the pawnshop will dispose of it.

As Chu Yang thought about these past events, Feng Zixian and Meng De exchanged a glance, thinking that Chu Yang was hesitating, so they added fuel to the fire.

Meng De said, "Today, Miss Wang Yunting of the Wang Family Business also happens to be at the Misty Rain Pavilion. We invited her out and, incidentally, mentioned that you have broken through to the Ming Jin realm..."

As he spoke, Mengde blinked.

Chu Yang thought to himself, "Wang Chengyuan is here today. As his sister, how could Wang Yunting not know? She's clearly going to use another clumsy trick to coax me to the Misty Rain Pavilion. I wonder how she'll swindle me out of my money."

The former self might have been tempted by such beauty, but the present self would not.

Chu Yang said, "You two senior brothers are very kind. However, the Misty Rain Pavilion is expensive, and I'm afraid it will be too much for you two."

When Feng Zixian and Meng De heard Chu Yang's words, they sensed something was amiss, but they couldn't pinpoint the exact reason.

Feng Zixian smiled and said, "Junior Brother Chu is too kind. We are fellow disciples from the same martial arts school, so it is only right that we prepare a simple feast to celebrate your victory. It's nothing to worry about, even if it costs a little."

Chu Yang said, "Since my two senior brothers have so generously prepared this banquet, I would be impolite to refuse."

Meng De patted Chu Yang on the shoulder: "Junior Brother Chu, we both have some things to do at the Wang Family Business, where we are both on assignment, so we won't wait for you at the martial arts school. You can go directly to the Misty Rain Pavilion in the inner city."

Bai Changyuan originally intended to come over and give Chu Yang a few words of advice, but after hearing Chu Yang's conversation with Meng De and Feng Zixian, he shook his head slightly and walked towards a boxing stance.

Chu Yang did not intend to continue practicing the Tiger Roar Fist, but instead practiced the Fierce Tiger Stance.

After all, stance training cultivates internal strength, which is like the root. Tiger Roar Fist is like the leaves.

Strong roots produce lush foliage.

The vital energy from the spirit fish meat I ate at noon is still there, so of course I should make good use of it.

Just as he was preparing to focus wholeheartedly on the standing meditation.

Liang Qingfeng, Hu Suzhou, and Bu Jianxi walked towards Chu Yang.

Liang Qingfeng smiled faintly: "Chu Yang, are you preparing to practice the Fierce Tiger Stance?"

Chu Yang nodded.

Hu Suzhou spoke up directly: "Chu Yang, the four of us became formal disciples of the outer academy in the same batch. We're planning to have a small get-together tonight."

"We just heard you agree to meet with Senior Brother Feng and Senior Brother Meng. Are you still free?"

Those who are formally retained from the same batch of students do indeed have a bond of camaraderie, and appropriate exchanges are naturally beneficial.

Chu Yang's mind stirred slightly: "Have you decided where you've gone?"

Hu Suzhou said, "We plan to go to the Sanyang Inn in the west of the city."

Sanyang Inn is located in the outer city, and is far away from the location of Yanyu Tower, in the opposite direction.

Chu Yang was unable to attend to both at the same time.

Chu Yang pondered for a moment, "The three of you, I will be unable to attend this time. If there is an opportunity in the future, let's get together again."

Hu Suzhou and the others nodded slightly, and the three of them went to the boxing stance to practice Tiger Roar Fist.

The three looked at Chu Yang, who had already begun to stand firmly in the Tiger Stance.

Liang Qingfeng said, "Tomorrow, Master Chen will personally teach Tiger Roar Fist, and he will definitely test our initial understanding of it. Chu Yang is not focusing his energy on Tiger Roar Fist first, but instead continues to practice Fierce Tiger Stance..."

Bu Jianxi said, "What if Chu Yang has already mastered it? So, let's not worry about it."

"Let's first verify each other's understanding of Tiger Roar Fist."

The three of them then began to cross-test and practice the first move of Tiger Roar Fist, and from time to time they would take out the Tiger Roar Fist booklet for comparison.

Senior Brother Chen Feng also came out from the inner courtyard, checked the situation, and nodded secretly to Liang Qingfeng and the other two.

However, when he saw Chu Yang standing on the tiger-shaped stake, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"Could it be that he thinks his innate talent and cultivation level are superior to these three, which is why he's become arrogant?"

"Intentionally trying to be different, instead of getting familiar with Tiger Roar Fist?"

As time went by.

Soon, it was a quarter past 5 PM.

The heatwave from the summer sun is gradually subsiding.

After resting for a while, several martial arts students took advantage of the drop in temperature to resume their training.

Chu Yang spent the entire afternoon standing in the Tiger Stance.

"Phew! The rate of improvement is indeed a bit slow. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the demand for replenishment. Otherwise, simply training will only deplete the body, and the martial arts will not only fail to progress but will also be damaged."

Chu Yang checked the progress.

[Illustrated Guide to Evolution]

Tiger Stance (Beginner - Tendon Tempering 55/300)

Tiger Roar Fist (Beginner 10/500)

Yesterday, he reached 39 points while practicing the Fierce Tiger Stance at home, and now he has reached 55 points. Moreover, he has mastered the Tiger Roar Fist, and his score has reached 10 points.

"If it weren't for the spiritual fish meat at noon, raising the Tiger Stance to 50 points would have been the limit of my physical abilities. But with the spiritual fish meat, I raised the Tiger Stance by an additional 5 points and the Tiger Roar Fist by 10 points."

"It seems I also need to find out where I can get this spirit fish meat. That way, when I get home tonight, I can eat some and then practice for another two hours without any problem."