#248 - That's good.

【Host slays Giant Tiger Beast: Strength +150, Martial Artist罡 Qi +30, Agility +40.】

【Host slays Demonic Beasts Nine-Sun Mountain Deer, Rockhide Snake, Skeleton Horned Sheep: Blood Qi +80, Demonic Beast Combat Experience +60, Sword Qi +60, Sword Intent +50, Speed +60.】

【Host learns Nebula Steps, Tyrant Spear, Three Gods Heart-Clearing Art, Heaven-Opening Sword. In life-or-death crisis, host learns a total of fifteen spells. Spell Talent +300, Sword Qi +200, Sword Intent +200, learns Sword Heart – Mind-Clearing Sword.】

【Mind-Clearing Sword: When you confront an enemy with your sword and enter the Dao, you can enhance your Sword Qi, Sword Intent, forget yourself, and completely enter your own Sword Realm, lasting for one incense stick's time (without consuming spiritual or physical energy).】

In the courtyard, Xu Ming, with his eyes closed, was digesting the spiritual energy boost brought about by his dual cultivation with Mo Zhu'er.

Immediately afterward, as the system's voice resounded, Xu Ming felt a warm current pass through his body, extremely comfortable.

Xu Ming clearly felt that his spiritual power, martial artist's true Qi, and various other aspects had risen to a new level.

Xu Ming even felt that his Sea-Observing Realm was about to be unable to suppress itself and was on the verge of breaking through.

However, Xu Ming ultimately restrained himself.

Advancing from the Sea-Observing Realm to the Dragon Gate Realm was no simple matter; cultivators needed to undergo their first Heavenly Tribulation.

Although Xu Ming had already experienced a Heavenly Tribulation back in the White Marsh Secret Realm.

But this time was different from the previous one.

The quality of the Heavenly Tribulation experienced in the Sea-Observing Realm, to some extent, determined the quality of your Dragon Gate Realm, and the quality of the Dragon Gate Realm would have a significant impact on your subsequent development.

Moreover, who knew if he would attract some bizarre Heavenly Tribulation again this time?

He had to be fully prepared.

Xu Ming slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of air.

The scene of his dual cultivation with Mo Zhu'er an hour ago involuntarily surfaced in Xu Ming's mind.

Xu Ming had to admit that Mo Zhu'er was indeed a natural beauty. Although Xu Ming had only deeply interacted with Mo Zhu'er, lacking any basis for comparison.

But Xu Ming felt that there were definitely very few women in this world who could bring such great satisfaction to a man like Mo Zhu'er.

"There really can't be a next time!"

Xu Ming shook his head.

He was sinking deeper and deeper.

The allure of the dual cultivation method, 《Joyful Union Dao》, was becoming increasingly strong for him.

If this continued, Xu Ming was really worried that he would be controlled by Mo Zhu'er, or even become unable to leave her one day.

To put it bluntly, it was like an addiction.

Anyway, Xu Ming felt that it was best not to let Mo Zhu'er approach him next time. If she accidentally got close, he might try that Three Clarity Heart Sutra, the one Zhou Wanfeng taught him.

After taking a deep breath, Xu Ming sat up and walked out of the courtyard.

He had been away at Three Stone Peak for a full two days. In theory, the two of them shouldn't be too worried.

He might as well go see how the two of them were getting along.

Moreover, he had to tell Wu Yanhán about the things he had encountered so that she could be prepared.

At the same time, in Wu Yanhán's courtyard, Wu Yanhán and Shen Shengshēng were eating.

Looking at Shen Shengshēng burying her head in her food, Wu Yanhán had only realized in the past two days how big Shen Shengshēng's appetite was.

Don't be fooled by Shen Shengshēng's small belly and slender figure. In reality, Shen Shengshēng's appetite was almost twice that of Xu Ming.

"After you finish eating, we'll practice slow boxing for a while. It'll help with digestion," Wu Yanhán said to Shen Shengshēng.

In the beginning, when Xu Ming entrusted Shen Shengshēng to Wu Yanhán, Wu Yanhán really didn't know how to deal with this little girl.

But she didn't expect Shen Shengshēng to actually follow her in practicing boxing.

Practicing boxing was a very arduous task.

Wu Yanhán didn't think Shen Shengshēng would be able to persist.

The reason she was practicing boxing with her was likely just out of curiosity.

Once the curiosity passed, she wouldn't want to practice anymore.

But what she didn't expect was.

Shen Shengshēng had actually persisted for the past two days, and she didn't feel it was hard at all.

Not only that, but Wu Yanhán felt that Shen Shengshēng was actually very talented in boxing.

She was indeed a good seed for martial arts.

Especially since Shen Shengshēng possessed demonic beast blood, her blood Qi was inherently very domineering, and she had great strength. Practicing boxing provided a great boost to her martial artist's true Qi.

Also, because Shen Shengshēng possessed demonic beast blood, she didn't need to cultivate at all. Her lifespan could likely be thousands of years, and if Shen Shengshēng's demonic beast blood was strong enough, a lifespan of tens of thousands of years wasn't impossible.

"A sufficiently long lifespan.

Suitable for practicing domineering boxing techniques.

Could it be that this is what a martial artist should be like?"

A strange thought popped up in Wu Yanhán's mind.

Wu Yanhán shook her head and couldn't help but smile, feeling that her previous thought was a little funny.

Shengshēng was just more special. There were all sorts of wonders in this world, and it was normal to have special existences.

Cultivators walked countless paths.

Who said that martial artists only had one path to walk?

Everyone had their own martial path.

The path of the human race's martial arts was not a dead end; it could ultimately be walked out.

And Shen Shengshēng, who was sitting on the other side, heard that they were going to practice boxing, and she shoveled the food into her mouth even faster.

After stuffing the last mouthful of food into her mouth, Shen Shengshēng jumped down from the small chair, chewing with her cheeks bulging, and a grain of rice still stuck to the corner of her mouth.

"Finished eating?" Wu Yanhán asked.

Shen Shengshēng nodded vigorously, gulping and swallowing the food in her mouth: "Ea...ten, all."

"So eager to practice boxing?" The corners of Wu Yanhán's mouth curved up.

"Practice boxing!"

Shen Shengshēng nodded again, looking at the gentle smile of this elder sister, Shen Shengshēng's eyes sparkled.

Shen Shengshēng felt that this elder sister's smile was really pretty, but she rarely smiled, and it seemed like she had never smiled at Brother Xu.

"Alright, let's go then."

Since the other party was so proactive, how could she, as a 'master,' be lazy?

"The boxing technique I'm going to teach you today is called Formation-Breaking Fist. When you face cultivators, you'll definitely encounter many formations. At this time, the Formation-Breaking Fist can come into play. I'll demonstrate it for you first."

Wu Yanhán adopted a horse stance and struck a boxing pose.

When Wu Yanhán threw a punch, even the protective formation of the courtyard was on the verge of collapsing.

Shen Shengshēng watched with sparkling eyes and began to imitate.

And just as Xu Ming had just walked to a hillside not far from Wu Yanhán's courtyard, he felt gusts of fist wind.

Xu Ming walked up the slope and saw one big and one small, practicing boxing in the courtyard.

Xu Ming took a step forward, but then stopped and found a stone to sit down on, his eyes gentle, just quietly watching.

This, is pretty good.