The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 152 - 126: Tiger and Leopard Bone and Muscle Training (Alliance Leader’s Additional Release: Alone for Six Years)_2

Chapter 152: Chapter 126: Tiger and Leopard Bone and Muscle Training (Alliance Leader’s Additional Release: Alone for Six Years)_2

And as it ate, the Eight Treasure Deer gradually gained strength and no longer sprawled on the ground, but slowly stood up. Although its body was still trembling uncontrollably, it was noticeably less shaky than before.

"What a big deer, its size is comparable to that of an ordinary horse. It truly is a unique breed that has become strong. It’s just a pity it’s too skinny, otherwise, it could be used as a mount," Li Yi observed the deer’s tall and bony frame covered in scars and couldn’t help shaking his head.

All I can do is try to nourish it slowly, and see if it can recover.

However, since Master was always careful with his wealth and had tasked Li Yi with taming and feeding the deer, he certainly wouldn’t make a losing deal. It’s just that the deer’s value had not yet emerged. Once its injuries are healed, and it’s taken to the mountains, it will undoubtedly turn a handsome profit.

The Eight Treasure Deer seemed to have underestimated the power of the Golden Nutrient Liquid.

It stopped eating after less than half a bowl, clearly full, but not wanting to waste such precious substance, it lay down again, guarding the half bowl of nutrient liquid in front of it.

Seeing the old deer like this, Li Yi knew it had the will to live. That was good, as long as it didn’t want to die. With a bit more grinding of its temper, it would probably succeed.

Not long after, Master Zhao Ge returned with Shou Hou.

They had changed into new clothes and taken a clean bath, looking rejuvenated, their steps carrying an authoritative air, regaining the demeanor of martial artists from past days.

"Meng De, how is the training of the Eight Treasure Deer going?" Zhao Ge asked upon entering.

"Master, it has started eating. I don’t know if that counts as tamed," Li Yi said.

Zhao Ge saw the Golden Nutrient Liquid in front of the deer and felt pained, but he still nodded, "Then it is tamed. Taming a mountain delicacy is different from taming other wild beasts. If it eats the first thing you offer, it acknowledges you as its master. Otherwise, even if it starves, it won’t eat anything given by others, not even a tiny bit. If this deer hadn’t been delivered to our hands today, it wouldn’t have lasted more than three days before starving to death."

As he spoke, he walked around the Eight Treasure Deer, examining it for a while before starting to praise it: "Such a fine skeleton. If it’s nourished properly, it will indeed be incredibly robust. I reckon it was a deer king in its youth. But before we can nourish it, I don’t know how much good stuff we’ll have to pour into it. If we could take it back to our martial arts hall, overthrow the Han and Jin families, and become the sole power in Sanyang City, raising a mountain delicacy wouldn’t be an issue. But for now, we haven’t gained momentum, our family’s resources are thin, and we can’t afford to feed this mountain delicacy."

"Meng De, ration the big medicine in your hand when you feed it. It just needs to be kept alive; hanging onto life is enough."

Looking at that large bowl of unfinished Golden Nutrient Liquid, Zhao Ge could only lament in his heart that the creature was the lucky benefactor. He thought it was a good thing Li Yi was the one feeding it; had it been any other disciple, he reckoned he would have kicked it over by now.

"Shou Hou, go fetch another big bucket of clean well water. Pour that half bowl of big medicine in front of it into the water. This medicine is too strong; it needs to be diluted. I had a sip last night and am still not hungry. If it is so for a martial artist in the Refining Points, let alone this old deer," Zhao Ge instructed and then came over, "Meng De, let’s not waste time. Now, I’ll teach you the second realm of martial arts, Muscle Training."

"You’ve fully grasped the power of the skin and membrane, but the potential of your tendons and bones still needs to be explored. I will teach you the Zhao Family Martial Arts Hall’s Tiger and Leopard Bone and Muscle Training. This practice, when separated, is also called Leopard Muscle Training and Tiger Bone Training. As a martial artist who has reached the Refining Points, I bought these at a great cost from family disciples because opening a martial arts hall, we inevitably need several good practice methods to establish our reputation. Otherwise, what would we teach our disciples? It would be embarrassing."

"Meng De, start with Leopard Muscle Training. Before you learn this practice method, you need to understand why it’s called Leopard Muscle Training and not Tiger Muscle Training," Zhao Ge said.

Li Yi thought for a moment and replied, "Leopards are more agile, I guess."

"Correct. Leopards are agile, and in Muscle Training, you have to train your muscles to be agile. That way, when you exert strength, your muscles can relax and contract to release powerful force, just like a bow. Your muscles are like the bowstring; if too tight, the bow can’t be drawn, and the shot will lack force. If too loose, the bow’s power is lost, and the arrow can’t be shot. Therefore, flexibility is most important," he explained.

Li Yi learned a lot from this explanation.

"Leopard Muscle Training consists of twelve forms, corresponding to the twelve main tendons of the human body. Now follow me and learn," Zhao Ge began, offering the true essence of the practice without holding anything back. He showed Li Yi the most core and critical exercises.

With Li Yi’s memory and understanding, Zhao Ge believed that all he needed was to demonstrate once and offer some points for correction.

There was no need for a second demonstration.

Such was the benefit of teaching a genius; it was thoroughly saving for the teacher.

Li Yi followed Zhao Ge in learning. He posed in strange positions, stretching his body like a hunting leopard extending its large muscles. As a member of the cat family, leopards prize mobility, capable of biting their own tails with their bodies bending at unbelievable angles. This flexibility is due to their supple muscles, and if a martial artist matures in muscle training, they too can be as agile as a leopard.

In reality, Zhao Ge’s Tiger and Leopard Bone and Muscle Training is a rather sophisticated practice method. The ordinary methods of muscle training don’t cover all twelve major muscles; it’s considered quite good if you can train seven or eight of them.

As the practice continued, Li Yi initially felt fine, but with the later positions, he began to experience soreness, numbness, and swelling in certain parts of his body.

Zhao Ge advised, "It’s normal to feel sore and numb, as it indicates that those large muscles have not been fully stretched out. These are the areas where you can tap into unused potential. Typically, when family disciples undergo muscle stretching, they inevitably injure the muscles and need to take potent medicines for recovery before they can continue the training. However, Meng De, you don’t need it. With your dragon veins and tiger bones, you are unbelievably strong. You can skip the recuperation methods and focus solely on the training."

His confidence in Meng De’s quick success stemmed from this reason.

Li Yi continued to train and found that his large muscles gradually stretched out, the tingling sensation vanished, and he felt exceptionally light and agile, as if a hidden strength had been unearthed.

Being in the inspiration realm, his body had evolved to have an incredibly strong adaptive capacity.

In less than an hour of stretching, Li Yi’s body had almost completely loosened up, and he became so flexible that he started striking various unusual poses, like a playful and nimble leopard frolicking about.

"Good, very good. You’ve passed the first hurdle of muscle training, but it’s not enough. Although you have stretched out the muscles, learning how to harness the strength of the large muscles is another matter entirely, Meng De. Try to forget the strength of your skin and bones, and use only the large muscles to move your body. Let’s see if you can manage to strike with Fist Power," Zhao Ge said, his eyes burning with anticipation.

He was excited because he could gradually feel that once the Bone Training had concluded, Li Yi’s muscles, bones, and skin would unite, unlocking the potential of his dragon veins and tiger bones, unleashing divine power. With a single punch, all martial artists in the world would have to bow down.

"I understand," Li Yi nodded.

It was the same when he practiced Skin Training before; it was just a different part now, but the principle remained the same.

He closed his eyes, relinquishing the power of his flesh and bones, relying solely on his large muscles to move his body.

At that moment, he felt an extraordinary heaviness in his body, weak and flaccid.

Attempting to strike a punch, there was no force to speak of.

Seeing this, Zhao Ge was not impatient but came forward to offer guidance, explaining how to pull the large muscles and how to gather strength. After all, however talented Li Yi was, he couldn’t be expected to learn everything on his own and still needed his master’s teaching.

With Zhao Ge’s pointers, Li Yi grasped the secrets and, after a few attempts...

Another two hours passed, and he threw a punch.

"Bang!"

The Fist Power sounded, albeit weak, yet it was enough to prove that Li Yi had passed the muscle training phase. The rest was up to him to practice more.

"Good, very good," Zhao Ge clapped his hands and laughed loudly.

One hour for Skin Training, two for Muscle Training—if this were to be spread, who in the world would believe it?

You all wait; all the martial artists under the heavens, wait.

From the Four Seas and Eight Continents, a True Dragon is about to be born soon.