Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

At that moment, Jiang Ning understood when he heard these words.

He realized why Hong Minghu had been using tactics that transformed Inner Breath into the shape of a fierce tiger to attack Li Hong.

This was his special technique.

Then he glanced at the tiger bone in Hong Minghu's hand, mentally noted what he had said, and asked again,

"Residence Master, there is one more thing I don't understand."

"Speak!" Hong Minghu said.

"Why is the efficiency of your Inner Breath release so high, like a floodgate opening, while mine trickles like a stream?"

"It's very simple!" Hong Minghu looked at Jiang Ning and continued, "The human body has the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians, with countless other meridians branching off. You just need to find these meridians, and repeatedly scour them with your Inner Breath, widening the branches, and then the efficiency of your Inner Breath release will naturally surge."

Having said that, Hong Minghu then told Jiang Ning, "Your background is not impressive, and you lack much Martial Arts common knowledge. You should take a trip to the Martial Arts Garden of Dongling City, supplement your Martial Arts knowledge, and increase your foundation!"

"Otherwise, with your current understanding, your path in Martial Arts would inevitably be limited, and you won't get far!"

Jiang Ning looked surprised when he heard this.

"I can also study at the Martial Arts Garden?"

"Why couldn't you?" Hong Minghu's breathing had already become steady at this point, clearly showing the pills he just swallowed were very effective.

He then continued, "With your Martial Arts aptitude, you have been qualified to enter the Martial Arts Garden long ago. Not to mention the Martial Arts Garden, even Guangning Prefecture's academies would accept you, let alone the Royal Capital's Dao Palace where you would qualify to compete."

"However, for you right now, there's no need for that trouble."

"The Inspection Office receives staunch support from the Martial Saint Mansion, and whether it's the Martial Arts Garden, academies, or the Dao Palace, all are under the jurisdiction of the Martial Saint Mansion."

"Inspection Office personnel can use Contribution Points to enter the Martial Arts Garden, academies, or Dao Palace for further study, and enjoy all the corresponding benefits."

"Contribution Points can also be exchanged for credits to be used in the Martial Arts Garden, academies, or Dao Palace."

"With your background, it's very necessary for you to go in there and have a look."

"And inside those places, there are many good things that would be of great help to you!"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning instantly understood.

"Thank you for the guidance, Residence Master!" he bowed slightly.

His thanks came sincerely from the heart.

"There's no need for that!" Hong Minghu smiled and waved his hand, "Today you took action and saved my life. A life-saving grace is beyond repayment! This is just verbal advice; it's nothing much."

As he finished speaking,

he held the tiger bone he had just taken out from a red brocade box in his right hand, placing it in front of Jiang Ning, palm open.

"Commander Jiang, I am gifting this item to you!" Hong Minghu said.

"For me?" Jiang Ning looked surprised.

"Hmm!" Hong Minghu nodded, "You have saved my life, and since this item can help you, then it's yours!"

"Then I thank you, Residence Master!" Jiang Ning bowed slightly again, accepting the piece of bone, as white as jade, from Hong Minghu.

His gaze fell upon the milky white tiger bone in his hand, instantly drawn to the patterns on it.

He felt a sense of profound mystery.

"Memorize these patterns well. If you can replicate them without a single error in your mind, you will have succeeded. Afterwards, when you transform your Inner Breath into a fierce tiger, and you can manifest these patterns on the tiger's forehead that your Inner Breath forms, you will receive an extraordinary enhancement."

As Hong Minghu's voice of instruction echoed in his ears, Jiang Ning took a good look at the patterns on the tiger bone.

With his trait of having an unforgettable memory, he memorized them completely in an instant.

Jiang Ning then closed his eyes.

With the experience he had from visualizing the Five Animals Diagram, he easily completed the replication in his mind, without missing a detail.

In just one breath's time, Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

In the midst of Hong Minghu's confused look,

Jiang Ning's Inner Breath burst forth, instantly taking the form of a fierce tiger, a divine tiger that had the charm of an ink painting. Although it looked incomplete with its rough outline and lack of meticulous details, it was imbued with the essence of a tiger, carrying the majesty of the king of beasts, dignified without anger.

At the same time,

Inner Breath flowed within the forehead of the fierce tiger, instantly manifesting the patterns from the tiger bone and its milky white jade-like surface.

In an instant,

the creation of these patterns once again endowed the Inner Breath-formed tiger with a trait,

A trait of violent and murderous aura.

With the enchantment of this trait, the Inner Breath took on a completely different nature from the previous calm and balanced state.

"What have you done!!!" Hong Minghu's eyes widened in shock.

Feeling the change in his Inner Breath, Jiang Ning nodded repeatedly, "Residence Master was right, with such alterations, the attack power that Inner Breath can unleash is indeed different. If I were to strike now, using the same amount of Inner Breath, the power would increase many times over."

"This level of technique is handy and extremely practical!!"

At the moment, Jiang Ning was very satisfied.

In just a few breaths, his capability for unleashing Inner Breath had increased several-fold.

This was a tremendous gain!

Hong Minghu also slowly calmed the shock in his heart.

He looked at Jiang Ning as if a mortal had seen a deity.

"Commander Jiang, how did you achieve this? Your Inner Breath-formed tiger even surpasses mine in God-form features."

"It's very simple!" Jiang Ning continued, "The patterns on the tiger bone are just over a hundred strokes, and with my unforgettable memory, I can remember them all at one glance. Therefore, sketching the Divine Pattern in my mind and manifesting it on the forehead of the Inner Breath-formed tiger is straightforward."

"As for my first Cultivation Technique when I embarked on Martial Arts, it was the Five Animals Fist. In Five Animals Fist, the Tiger Form is the very first technique of Boxing. Ever since I began to walk the path of Martial Arts, I have observed countless fierce tigers and have a deep understanding of the tiger's essence."