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Chapter 454: Chapter 100: Creating the Boxing Manual, On the Verge of Breaking Limit Again! (Vote for Monthly Tickets!!)
Inside the room.
Most of the day had passed.
Hu——
Jiang Ning gently exhaled and then looked at the five paintings spread out on the table.
They were the Heart Fire Tiger, a fierce tiger trapped in a cage.
The Liver Wood Deer, a Spirit Deer resting in the mountain forest.
The Spleen Earth Bear, a Wild Bear with its feet planted firmly on the ground.
The Lung Metal Ape, a White Ape soaring through the gorges.
The Kidney Water Peng, turning into a Peng in the water, aspiring to soar into the ninth heaven.
These were the five paintings he had just completed.
Each painting was better than the last, which also meant that his painting skill was progressing.
"Not bad!" he nodded in satisfaction.
Of all the paintings, the one he was most pleased with was the first, the Heart Fire Tiger, the painting of the fierce tiger trapped in a cage.
It was the first painting and the one in which his painting ability was the weakest.
But it was also the one to which he had devoted the most heart and effort, and the spirit contained within it was superior to the others.
[Skill]: Painting (Master 33/200)
Having completed these five paintings, the skill of painting had reached a master level.
This significantly improved his level of painting.
Jiang Ning indifferently glanced at his panel and then closed it.
After painting for most of the day, this skill had only gained 133 experience points.
That had taken him from a novice to a master level.
To break the limit in the art of painting,
he would first need to achieve a small success with 200 experience points.
From small success to great success required five hundred experience points.
From great success to Perfection required a thousand experience points.
To break the limit at Perfection, he would need to "grind" another thousand experience points.
Totaling up, that would be two thousand seven hundred points.
With his current effectiveness, he would need to paint wholeheartedly for about ten more days.
"Totally not worth it!"
Jiang Ning shook his head secretly.
This was the reason why he did not want to add more skills to the panel.
Time was limited.
If one covets too much, they won’t digest it properly.
He possessed such a miraculous panel, the advantage was in valuing quality over quantity.
Each breakthrough in any skill would bring him a new trait.
The importance of traits went without saying, but the advancements that came with breaking the limits of the skills were equally crucial.
Just like the simplest Chopping Wood Blade Skill, after several limits were broken, the force behind his blade strikes became incredibly terrifying.
Combined with his indestructible and all-penetrating long blade, it seemed even more formidable.
Thereafter.
Jiang Ning put down the brush in his hand,
and picked up the teacup on the side, gently sipping the scalding hot tea.
With Lv Yi around, whenever the tea was about to cool, she would quietly take the teacup, discard the cool tea, and refill it with piping hot water.
Jiang Ning found this very comfortable.
With Lv Yi around these days, he didn’t need to worry about any small matters in life, he could just focus on practicing martial arts and cultivating his skills every day.
He was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
His decision to take in Lv Yi at the time had not been wrong.
Like before, when he lived alone,
although his sister-in-law washed his clothes and prepared meals and breakfast,
he still had to deal with some trivial matters himself every day,
wasting a lot of time that could have been spent on cultivating.
Over time, it would delay his progress in training.
Now, however, it was completely different.
With Lv Yi there, he could completely free himself from the trivial matters of daily life.
And after sensing the Divine Descendants’ mark in Lv Yi’s mind, he also knew that Lv Yi was essentially trustworthy.
From the emotional perception, Lv Yi had no malicious or negative feelings towards him, only goodwill.
Then, he put down the teacup in his hand.
"Let’s go!"
"Time to eat!"
"After we eat, follow me to the Martial Arts Hall!"
"Whether you can learn this boxing technique or not will still need my master’s approval!"
Upon hearing Jiang Ning’s words,
Lv Yi immediately knelt down with a "thud."
"Young Master’s great kindness and virtue, Lv Yi cannot repay!"
Jiang Ning smiled, "You take care of my daily life, isn’t that already repaying me?"
Then he said, "Get up! There’s no need for kneeling in front of me."
Upon hearing this, Lv Yi looked up at Jiang Ning, her slender and fair neck becoming visible.
Seeing the faint smile at the corner of Jiang Ning’s mouth, she immediately nodded heavily.
"Lv Yi understands!"
...
After lunch.
Front yard.
Jiang Ning walked towards the outside gate with Jiang Li, empty-handed.
Behind him, Lv Yi hurriedly followed his steps with a tight grip on Jiang Ning’s boxing manual and the five scrolls of paintings in her arms.
Outside the gate.
"Ah Ning, will you be back for dinner tonight?"
Jiang Ning replied, "I’m not certain if I’ll be back; if I’m not, brother and sister-in-law should eat without waiting for me!"
"Alright!" Jiang Li nodded.
At that moment,
"Uncle——" a soft and sticky voice came from behind the men.
Jiang Ning looked back and immediately saw Little Dumpling, dressed in fluffy clothes like a brown bear, running towards him.
Seeing her, he couldn’t help but smile, squatting down and opening his arms.
A moment later,
Little Dumpling threw herself into his embrace.
Jiang Ning then lifted her up.
"Why are you calling me uncle today?" he laughed, while gently scratching her tiny nose.
Little Dumpling immediately scrunched up her nose.
"Mom said the end of the year is approaching, I’ve grown a year older, and can’t pretend to be cute anymore."
"Ha ha!!" Hearing this, Jiang Ning burst into laughter.
Then he ruffled her shiny black hair.
"Little Dumpling has grown another year, so how old are you this year?"
"One... two... three... four... five!" She counted with her short fingers, one by one.
Then she suddenly looked distressed, "I don’t have enough fingers!"
Seeing this, Jiang Ning laughed again.
Little Dumpling had her nominal fifth birthday in the summer.
Now, actually only four and a half in terms of actual age, while in terms of nominal age, she was five and a half.
