Chapter 06 - Fists of Shadow

When Lianjie arrived at her new home, she put away her space ring and went straight to training.

"Once again!"

Paf.

"No ... It's not like that ... Again!"

Paf.

"Ah, what the fuck ... I feel like something is going unnoticed."

In the center of his yard, he trained the Shadow Fists on a wooden doll. At first it seemed like a very common technique, but as the library manager had said: it was complex. Beyond that, she was a mysterious technique.

Suddenly, Thadra emerged from the depths of his consciousness. "It looks like you are having problems. Let me see this technique. "

"OK!" Lianjie took the book and opened it. Through Lianjie's eyes, Thadra could see everything.

"Ah, yes… Your mistake is in not understanding how much this technique belongs to. It does not belong to the darkness, but to the great yin. That's probably why no one has been able to train her yet. In fact, it appears to be a gross oversimplification of Asura's legendary Mystic Fist technique. " Thadra replied with a proud look.

"Simplification of a legendary technique? Are you telling me that it is a yin technique of legendary origin? " Lianjie was curious, as techniques that used such large sizes were generally not suitable for beginning students. Much less simplifications of legendary techniques.

"Probably those who put it in the beginners' session didn't even know it, because they didn't understand it. Besides what do you complain about? The more your tree of life has better, the more complex as the yin. "

When an individual advances to the pre-cosmic stage, his dantian undergoes a transformation. The moment he gains insights into his first cup, a small bud grows within his dantian. This bud will be nurtured by understanding about the taos and will grow, it will be an individual's tree of life. Each one will become a leaf and, later, a branch. The more insights, the bigger it will become and the more strong techniques can be learned and used.

At the moment, Lianjie didn't even have a bud.

Then he sighed deeply and started all over again. This time, according to the principles of tao yin.

Paf.

The first punch hit the doll. Nothing happened.

Paf.

The second punch hit the doll. Nothing happened.

After several hours, Lianjie had still made no progress. It was already dark and the cold wind was blowing through his hair. His naked torso shivered in the cold wind and gave off a hot steam from the extensive training session.

Any normal person would have thought about giving up, but Lianjie swallowed and persisted. His hands were raw and his knees were beginning to show reflexes of extreme tiredness, but his vision remained focused.

Slowly, the cold wind enveloped his body and a curious phenomenon happened: he was absorbed. At that moment, a thin layer of almost translucent energy surrounded his wrist.

Thump.

When his punch landed on the doll, a mark formed and, around it, a thin layer of ice. It was then that Lianjie had an insight!

"I was focused only on the darkness that belongs to yin, but I forgot how deep it is! Yin is more than that, it is to feel all the passive energy in the world, its infinite cold matter, it is to feel the moon, the wind, the waters and the night itself! That's Yin! Now I can understand. " Lianjie spoke aloud while jumping happily. "Let's go again."

Putting himself in ma bu (knight's position) he began to absorb the yin energy of the world. After moments, his fist was covered by an energy that gradually acquired a black color. Finally, his fists were as black as the darkness. So he punched the doll.

THUMP.

A huge and deep mark was left on the doll. In addition, a thin layer of ice appeared on the entire doll!

"Wow!" Lianjie had been extremely excited. At the same time, a strange sensation arose within him. "But what? ... Comes from my dantian ..." Then, as he checked his dantian, he could see in the middle of his vast ocean of chi, a small island and in its center a bud with three leaves: one black, one blue and another white one. It was the taos of yin, water and ice!

"At last! A technique like this and you are going through difficulties ... It's shameful! Humph. " Thadra teased. However, like Lianjie, he was happy.

Lianjie ignored the comment. "Why does my tree of life have three leaves of different colors?"

"Simple, kid… Because water and cold are so different, making up the same big thing: yin. When you punched the doll it froze. No?"

"Yes, he froze."

"It is because the cold is intrinsic to yin. This technique, although a gross simplification, allows the imbalance of chi. Except that, against opponents of your level and a little stronger, it is extremely effective. I believe that, in the future, we can recycle it into something better developed, but for now it's still good. "

Lianjie put her hand on her chin as if he understood what Thadra had just explained.

After achieving success, Lianjie understood that, due to the depth of the Shadow's Fists, it would take too long to raise her to perfection, so she decided to train her next technique: Seven Steps of Lightning. It was a movement technique. Although it was not as deep as a technique that uses such a large size, it was still complex.

When opening the manual, he could see that it was separated into two parts. Basically, in the beginning the individual should get used to the wind element so as to acquire agility and, after that, temper the body during a stormy night. Yes, temper the body using real lightning! After all, lightning is one of the fastest manifestations.

"Someone must fire whoever puts these books on the first level!" Lianjie was stunned by such difficulty. "Speaks seriously! For now I will be content with the basics. At the right time, I will train the other party. "

"Boy, this technique is right for you. His body is much more resistant than that of a normal human practitioner. With the help of elixirs, you could certainly withstand an entire storm to spice up your body. I particularly know some elixirs that would be useful, but as you are poor, for the time being they are out of the question. Another way would be to master the first diagram of my cultivation technique, it increases the strength and endurance of your body. "

"Elixirs or your technique, I don't have time for that. I'll first understand the basics and tomorrow I'll choose a weapon. Then I will worry about perfecting what I have. Including your technique. " Lianjie was determined. After reading all the fundamentals of the Seven Steps of Lightning, he started training.

The part regarding the tao of the wind was somewhat difficult to understand, but infinitely easier than seeking insights about the tao of yin. After three hours of training Lianjie was able to successfully complete all seven steps, but using the wind. The complete technique would transform him into the supreme in terms of speed among the freshmen. However, because he can only use the first part of the technique, his speed should be among the best freshmen.

Schwoo. Schwoo.

Lianjie engaged her seven steps in loopings. Sometimes it failed, but little by little it was gaining proficiency in the movements. Sometimes he moved in circles; sometimes straight; sometimes in zigzag; sometimes triangular in shape. More and more his mind was lost and merged with the wind. He danced aimlessly. Up? Down? To the left? To the right? The wind had no patterns, it simply traveled freely. So was Lianjie. Little by little he was gaining insights into the wind.

Like a subtle breeze, Lianjie ran fast and quietly. As a reflection of that, another leaf appeared in the small bud. This time, greenish gray.

"Phew ... Finally!" Lianjie put her hands on her hips and took a deep breath. He had a hard training day. He was definitely exhausted. "I need to sleep… It's almost midnight! Tomorrow I need to be up early. " Suddenly, an unpleasant smell escaped Lianjie's body. "Ugh! But first I need a shower. "