~ Chapter 5- 'Bone Shattering Fist' ~

On his way towards Red Plum Mountain, he met two guards at the entrance.

"Boy, where are you going? Ahead is Red Plum Mountain, not some playground for kids." said one of the guards.

"Respected sir, I am just going to train on Red Plum Mountain for the upcoming entrance exam. Please allow me to enter." Ye Tian casually said

In the past, many servant disciples went to the Red Plum mountains in the hopes of improving their cultivation but only a few returned. Outer Court disciples were also never interested in iron head trees as well. The reason being that they are already provided with enough resources not letting them be on the verge of risking their lives by going there. But servant disciples were different, as you have guessed it, they were not provided with any resource except for just a few spiritual herbs given to them each month. They were on their own on this disastrous journey.

"Hmph! Just let him! He is gonna die anyways with his mere cultivation of the first layer of Qi Gathering." the second guard whispered with an arrogant smile.

"Hmph! What a pity! ENTER."

Hearing this Ye Tian overjoyed with excitement. Ye Tian, from his youth, loves adventures because it always got him amused and excited. He always loved those stories told by Old Lee about the adventures of those ancient Kings and powerhouses. He also wished that one day he could also experience it. But due to his status as a servant and just too low aptitude, he never got the chance. So naturally, he would be excited.

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2 hours later...

Finally, he arrived at the foot of the mountain.

"I am finally here. hehe, I should be careful and not let my life be in danger." He thought to himself with a bright smile on his face.

"Let's go." Without wasting any more time, he started climbing the mountain.

On his way, he saw some level one magical beasts roaming here and there. He could also feel the rich spirit energy within the mountain.

There are two types of Magical beasts: Peaceful and aggressive,

The peaceful type doesn't directly attack the enemies and always tries to maintain distance. And on the other hand, as the name suggests, the aggressive type directly attacks as they see their enemies.

The magical beasts, Ye Tian saw were all peaceful type, so he got away safely.

After a while, he finally found an Iron Head tree.

"Yes, I finally found it," mumbled Ye Tian as he casually strolled around it.

"There seem to be no one here, this is a very good chance to swallow the spirit energy from the spirit stone and make a breakthrough," he said inwardly in his heart.

He sat down under the Iron Head tree in a lotus position and took out the spirit stone that Old Lee gave him and started absorbing the spirit energy within the spirit stone.

One incense stick of time...

Two incense...

Three... Four...

Half an hour later...

Ye Tian flashed opened his eyes and stood up with a bright smile on his face.

"Finally, the second layer of Qi Gathering." He mumbled with a flashy grin.

Then he glanced at the spirit stone,

"I consumed only one-fourth of the spirit energy within it yet I was still able to breakthrough. hahaha!!" Ye Tian thought to himself and started laughing like a maniac.

After coming back to his senses, he carefully put the spirit stone in the wooden box and he eventually started punching the Iron Head tree with his fists.

'Bone Shattering fist'

BOOM!!

AAARGGGGHHHH!!!!!

As he struck the tree, he felt a cracking pain in his right hand. He felt that his right hand is being torn apart. The iron Head tree is as hard as an iron wall and punching it was just like punching a full-fledged Iron wall.

"Aargh, it lives up to its name." He mumbled holding his right wrist.

He was trying to practice 'Bone Shattering Fist', a martial skill, given to every servant disciple. Although they only received a part of it, to master it is just too difficult for a servant disciple. Ye Tian only grasped a tiny bit of it. And to practice it one needs to constantly hit something tough while tempering their physiques.

Ye Tian took a heavy breath and again hit the tree.

BOOM!

ARRRGHHHHH!!!!

"Damn it, the pain is just too much." Ye Tian gritted his teeth and once again hit the tree with his full strength.

'Bone Shattering Fist'

BOOM!!!!

AAAARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

CRACKKKK

Ye Tian rolled left and right holding his right fist just like a rolling doll. He could feel his bones being mashed. The bones on his right hand were cracked from the impact and his whole wrist was covered in blood.

"AAAARGHHH, This is too painful. I can't take it anymore." He yelled while holding his right fist between his legs.

ROOOOAAAARRR

"eh? What was that?" Ye Tian suddenly forgot about the pain and stared in the direction where that roar came from. Not too far from him, the bushes suddenly trembled as a creature appeared in front of him.

As he saw the creature approaching, his face turned pale. He completely forgot about everything at that moment and he could only feel fear.