It wasn't completely dark yet at this time.

Lin Hao and the others returned to the cave with rich spiritual energy. On their way back, they didn't encounter the several dangerous wolf demons that Jiang Sheng had mentioned before.

Inside the cave, each of them found a position, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate.

As time passed, it gradually grew dark, and a bright moon quietly climbed up to the top of the mountain.

The four of them had been meditating in the cave for several hours.

"Ow! Ow!"

Suddenly, loud wolf howls came from outside the cave. Judging from the imposing manner, it was clear that they were no ordinary wild beasts.

The four people who were meditating and cultivating were startled and all opened their eyes.

"The wolf demons are here," Jiang Sheng said as he looked outside the cave, a hint of solemnity appearing on his face. "Let's get closer to each other so that we can take care of one another. Since those wolf demons see that all four of us are at the second level of Qi Refining, they will presumably retreat when they realize it's too difficult for them."

"Yes, Senior Brother Jiang," Lin Hao and the other two nodded hurriedly.

The space in the cave wasn't very large. Just as the four of them took up favorable defensive positions inside the cave, they saw a giant wolf with cyan fur all over its body, about ten feet long and six feet high, leading five much smaller wolf demons. With fierce glints in their eyes, they slowly walked into the cave.

"Junior Brother Lin, circulate your spiritual energy and release the aura of the second level of Qi Refining," Jiang Sheng, who was clearly no stranger to confronting these wolf demons, reminded them in an experienced manner.

"Alright, okay!"

Lin Hao circulated the Five Elements Longevity Art, summoned the spiritual energy in his body, and gathered it on his clenched fists, entering a combat-ready state.

"Ow..."

The five wolf demons at the first level of Qi Refining, led by the wolf king at the second level of Qi Refining, let out low growls and slowly approached the four people in the cave.

They stopped when they were two or three zhang away from them.

Demon beasts already had some intelligence. The wolf king at the second level of Qi Refining swept his eyes over the four people in the cave. When he saw Lin Hao, his eyes clearly paused for a moment, recognizing that Lin Hao was a new face.

When it sensed that Lin Hao's spiritual energy fluctuation was not weaker than that of the other three people, and was even stronger, a hint of human-like hesitation clearly appeared in the wolf king's eyes.

The two sides confronted each other for less than half a cup of tea time.

"Ow!"

The wolf king let out a low growl. In the end, it didn't choose to launch an attack. With a rather reluctant look in its eyes, it led the five wolf demons at the first level of Qi Refining and backed away, leaving the cave.

"These wolves have always wanted to seize this cave with rich spiritual energy. Fortunately, we scared them away," Jiang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Senior Brother Jiang, among that group of wolf demons, only the wolf king is at the second level of Qi Refining," Lin Hao couldn't help asking. "Why don't we join hands and kill these demon wolves? Then there would be no danger when we cultivate in the cave."

"We didn't lack attempts to set up schemes to kill the wolf king before, but that wolf king is very cunning. When it senses something is wrong, it will lead the wolf pack and run away," one of the miscellaneous disciples at the second level of Qi Refining said. "Besides, demon beasts in the same realm are stronger than us humans. The four of us can indeed kill the wolf king and its subordinates when we join hands, but if the wolf king is forced into a desperate situation and goes crazy, someone will surely get hurt, and accidentally, someone might even die."

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"So, it's the best result that we can keep this cave with rich spiritual energy and cultivate inside it," he continued.

"Senior Brother Wu, I understand," Lin Hao nodded.

"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, I noticed that when you fought with Mo Santeng during the day, you fought without any rules or skills. Had you never practiced martial arts before?" Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Senior Brother Jiang, I came from a farming family and was born into a poor family. Besides reading some books and being able to read, I didn't have spare money to practice martial arts," Lin Hao showed an embarrassed smile on his face.

As a transmigrator, he had already fabricated his own life story and memorized it thoroughly, leaving no flaws for others to find.

"I see," Jiang Sheng hesitated for a moment as if he had made a difficult decision and said, "For the sake of the safety of our cultivation here, Junior Brother Lin, I plan to teach you a set of boxing techniques. I wonder if you're willing to learn."

"Senior Brother Jiang, I'm willing!"

Lin Hao had always been troubled by the fact that he didn't have any decent combat moves. Since joining the Xuanyue Sect, when he fought, he could only rely on his spiritual energy, which was richer than that of people in the same realm, to throw random punches.

Hearing that Jiang Sheng was going to teach him a set of boxing techniques, he couldn't help but feel extremely excited.

"This boxing technique is called the Collapsing Mountain Fist. It's a body cultivation boxing technique, famous for its fierceness. When it's performed, the strength of the whole body gathers on the fists, and the power is concentrated on the fist surface. It's both fast and fierce."

"Today, when Zou Shanhu wanted to snatch our mine cave territory, I used this set of boxing techniques when fighting with him," Jiang Sheng continued. "The Collapsing Mountain Fist has thirty-six forms, divided into three parts: upper, middle, and lower. According to the rules set by my grandfather, I can only teach you the first twelve forms, that is, the upper part of the boxing technique. I hope Junior Brother Lin won't mind."

The Collapsing Mountain Fist was his trump card and the reliance for him to thrive among the miscellaneous disciples. Jiang Sheng had only known Lin Hao for a little more than a day. If it weren't for the sake of improving the overall strength of the four people to better protect this cave with rich spiritual energy, he probably wouldn't be willing to teach even one move.

"Senior Brother Jiang, you're willing to teach me the twelve moves of the Collapsing Mountain Fist, which is already a great kindness to me. How could I mind?" Lin Hao had a sincere expression on his face and said gratefully.

After transmigrating to this world for over a year, he knew that the customs in this world were similar to those in the ancient times of the Great Hua Kingdom on Blue Star. People attached great importance to inheritance. Some would even rather take their skills to the grave than teach them to others easily.

Jiang Sheng was willing to teach him twelve moves of the body cultivation boxing technique, which was already quite good.

"Junior Brother Lin, I'll demonstrate the moves of the Collapsing Mountain Fist for you. Watch carefully," seeing his sincere attitude, Jiang Sheng smiled and directly started practicing the boxing in the cave.

The other two people in the cave still sat cross-legged with their eyes closed and continued to cultivate. It wasn't that they weren't interested in Jiang Sheng's Collapsing Mountain Fist. The thing was that even if they watched the moves of the punches, without the corresponding spiritual energy circulation meridian diagrams, it would be useless to learn the moves.

Besides, before joining the Xuanyue Sect, they had also learned martial arts from famous masters. What they had was already enough for them in the miscellaneous disciple area, and they didn't want to waste time and energy on cultivating other martial skills.

After becoming outer sect disciples, they could learn spells, which were much more powerful than the incomplete Collapsing Mountain Fist that Jiang Sheng taught.

"If I learn Senior Brother Jiang's boxing technique, my strength should be improved a lot," Lin Hao watched Jiang Sheng demonstrate the boxing moves for him and immediately excitedly concentrated his spirit and tried hard to remember them.

Since coming to this world, his memory had somehow become much better.

After Jiang Sheng demonstrated the Collapsing Mountain Fist for him several times, Lin Hao had already remembered the first twelve forms of the Collapsing Mountain Fist.

The Collapsing Mountain Fist was actually divided into three parts: upper, middle, and lower. Although he had only learned the upper part for now, if he learned to perform it, it would form a self-contained system. Except that its power wasn't as strong as the complete Collapsing Mountain Fist, using the upper part of the boxing technique wouldn't be affected by not having mastered the middle and lower parts.

"Senior Brother Jiang, I've already remembered the movements of the first twelve forms of the Collapsing Mountain Fist that you taught," Lin Hao said.

"Eh, so fast? Junior Brother Lin, your memory is really amazing," Jiang Sheng was a bit surprised in his heart. When his grandfather taught him this set of boxing techniques, he had spent quite a lot of time to remember them. Unlike Lin Hao, who could remember them so easily in just a little over a quarter of an hour.