"My dad is in the study, I'll take you there."
The young man led Xu Ning to the study.
At the door, the young man went in first: "Father, Xu Ning is here to visit."
"Xu Ning? Let him in."
Outside the house, Xu Ning heard Tao Yunmeng's voice.
After that, the young man came out: "Xu Ning, go in."
Xu Ning thanked softly, handed the gift in his hand to the young man, and walked into the study.
"Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning saw Tao Yunmeng who was holding a lamp in front of the desk.
Behind him is a standing bookshelf, which is full of books.
Judging from Tao Yunmeng's mighty and fierce physique, he held a book in his hand with a slight sense of contrast.
"Xu Ning, sit down."
Seeing Xu Ning, Tao Yun suddenly put down the book in his hand, and beckoned Xu Ning to sit down.
There was a smile on his face, and there was appreciation for the younger generation in his eyes.
Tao Yunmeng had a very good impression of Xu Ning.
Previously, Xu Ning had practiced the Gale Wind Saber technique alone, which made Tao Yunmeng remember Xu Ning's outstanding talent.
During the subsequent conversation, he also found that Xu Ning was a humble and polite person.
Afterwards, the young people whom I was optimistic about in advance, took risks to save others, were brave and righteous, and made myself firm in my affirmation of Xu Ning.
So seeing Xu Ning coming to visit, Tao Yunmeng was also pleased.
"What have you been up to lately?"
Although Xu Ning came to ask for help, it was Tao Yunmeng who took the initiative to speak.
"Practice internal strength, go to the mountains to collect herbs."
Xu Ning answered truthfully.
Tao Yun nodded fiercely: "Inner strength is the foundation of cultivation, you must pay attention to it. Although the cultivation of inner strength is very difficult, the benefits will be endless after you complete it. Don't disturb your mentality just because the progress is slower than the cultivation of outer strength."
Tao Yunmeng didn't ask Xu Ning's progress, but directly gave some suggestions.
It's only been more than 20 days since Xu Ning obtained the internal energy. In his knowledge, it is impossible for Xu Ning to cultivate the internal energy.
"Understood, Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning didn't take the initiative to reveal the fact that he had already been promoted to Muscle and Bone Realm.
It's not too late to show your strength when it's necessary to reveal your strength in the future.
"How about the income of going to the mountains to collect herbs? If the income is average, I can ask someone to arrange an errand for you with a better income."
Tao Yunmeng knew that Xu Ning's family background was mediocre, and martial arts itself needed to be nourished by medicinal materials and even elixir from time to time, which consumed a lot.
"The income is not bad, but there are some troubles when encountering beasts in the mountains."
Xu Ning replied truthfully.
"How troublesome?"
Xu Ning said it deliberately, and Tao Yunmeng also guessed that this was the purpose of Xu Ning's visit to him.
"When encountering a fierce beast, it is quite troublesome to escape. If you fight directly, you will be easily injured in close combat." Xu Ning did not hide, and directly explained the purpose of coming, "I came to you this time because I want to learn the archery type External power."
"Learn archery skills?"
When Tao Yun heard the words, his brows slowly tightened.
"Yes, Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning nodded.
Tao Yun suddenly put down the book in his hand, tapped his fingers on the table a few times, and raised his eyebrows: "Xu Ning, you have to know that on the premise that you have already cultivated a skill to a great degree, you should put more energy on it." In terms of practicing internal skills, external skills are not fundamental after all, and learning one more external skill will not bring about a qualitative improvement in your strength."
"Generally speaking, those who practice the second external skill are helpless choices because their internal skills can no longer improve. If you don't practice internal skills and practice external skills now, you are wasting your talent."
Tao Yunmeng's tone was very sincere.
"Uncle Meng, I know."
Xu Ning also has his own argument: "However, practicing archery is very important for me to save my life in Yunze Mountain. Only by protecting myself well can I obtain resources and lay the foundation for practicing internal strength. Moreover, even if I practice bow It won't delay the progress of one's inner strength."
Tao Yun was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and felt that what Xu Ning said was also reasonable.
He finally let go: "Okay, since this is the case, I will give you a bow."
"Thank you, Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning hurriedly stood up to express his thanks.
Tao Yun waved his hand fiercely, and then warned: "But you have to remember it for me. For archery, don't go deep into it, it will delay your internal strength."
"Remember, Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning responded.
After finishing speaking, Tao Yun rushed out of the study, leaving Xu Ning waiting alone.
After a while, Tao Yunmeng came back again, holding an old book in his hand.
"I bought this from a down-and-out warrior when I was young." Tao Yunmeng explained, "I was still in the hunter team in the village, and I learned archery for self-defense in Yunze Mountain. But I only practiced to After Xiaocheng, I didn’t continue to study.”
With that said, Tao Yun put the book in Xu Ning's hands.
Xu Ning took it, and the words "Light Feather Archery" were engraved on the cover.
"Thank you, Uncle Meng."
Xu Ning thanks again.
After getting the bow as he wished, Tao Yunmeng had some simple exchanges with Xu Ning.
During the communication process, Tao Yunmeng was basically imparting experience to Xu Ning.
He really admired Xu Ning, a young man.
Xu Ning also showed an attitude of humbly studying. Although he didn't need what Tao Yunmeng said, he still had some knowledge.
After that, Xu Ning bid farewell to Tao Yunmeng.
Once again, Xu Ning got help from Taojiazhuang seniors.
…
Yunze Mountain.
inner circle.
There are frequent beasts here, no one is seen, and danger is everywhere.
At this time, a young man with a knife on his waist and a bow in his hand shuttled between the steep slopes of the jungle. Behind him, a leopard the size of a tiger was frantically chasing him.
Leopards are extremely sensitive and can easily avoid various obstacles.
But even so, the distance between it and the young man in front still hasn't shortened significantly.
"After being promoted to Muscle and Bone Realm, my body has become stronger, and my explosive power and endurance are completely different from before."
The young man who was chased by the leopard was naturally Xu Ning.
At this moment, Xu Ning, although there are fierce beasts chasing after him, his expression is still relaxed, and there is no pressure to be seen.
This is almost completely different from the performance of meeting Hei Lang for the first time before.
"are you tired… "
After failing to chase for a long time, Xu Ning noticed that the leopard behind him moved a little slower.
This leopard has very poor stamina.
"Since that's the case, it's the other way around. It's my turn to take the initiative."
Xu Ning ran to one side of the hillside, and soon he reached a high position.
At this moment, Xu Ning turned around and looked down at the leopard.
When the leopard saw that the prey suddenly stopped and seemed to fight back, it stopped slowly.
It bared its teeth, looked fiercely, and made a whining sound from its throat.
"Light Feather Archery..."
Xu Ning strung the bow and shot an arrow.
Prior to this, Xu Ning had already raised his light feather archery to the level of Xiaocheng.
This consumes 4 units of energy, and I still have 2 units of energy left.
Whoosh!
The arrow turned into an afterimage and shot towards the leopard at high speed.
The leopard immediately felt a sense of urgency, and the beast's instinct allowed it to dodge swiftly, dodging Xu Ning's arrow.
However, just after Huabao felt that he had avoided a crisis, another arrow flew towards him.
This time, it was Three Arrows!
The three arrows lined up one by one and shot towards the leopard.
This is the achievement of Xu Ning's light feather archery.
The biggest feature of light feather archery is that the arrows are released extremely fast and the interval is extremely short, making it difficult for the enemy to avoid.
The leopard let out a scream.
Its voice was very shrill, clearly different from the roar of ferocious beasts.
Just now Xu Ning's flying arrows shot three times, but one arrow was empty.
Of the remaining two arrows, one hit the leopard's rear hip, and the other scratched the leopard's back.
At this time, the leopard finally discovered that its prey had become a hunter.
With little hesitation, the injured Leopard reacted by running away.
But Xu Ning obviously didn't want to just let it go.
He ran down from a high place, and with the help of inertia, he jumped several meters in one step, and the frequency was extremely fast.
While chasing, Xu Ning drew his bow and shot an arrow.
Whoosh whoosh!
Arrows continue to pursue.
Although the leopard was injured, his flexibility remained undiminished under the crisis, and most of Xu Ning's arrows missed.
But even if only a few arrows hit the leopard, it was dripping with blood.
The leopard's movements slowed down, and Xu Ning chased after it.
This time, Xu Ning hid his bow and changed his knife, and chased with the knife.
Puff puff puff.
After several knives, the leopard was killed by Xu Ning.
"It's a pity that the fur has been poked a few holes."
Xu Ning pulled out the arrow from the leopard and put it back into the quiver.
The previous continuous shooting has left the quiver empty.
Then, Xu Ning took out a short knife and started cutting the fur.