Great Yan Dynasty!
Qingyang Town!
There was still more than half a year left before the Lin Family Clan Competition.
During this period, the Lin family was peaceful, but the atmosphere was filled with a strong sense of urgency.
Young boys and girls could be seen practicing martial arts everywhere, their faces full of determination.
The entire clan seemed caught up in a cultivation frenzy.
The younger generation trained diligently under the supervision of elders, all in preparation for the upcoming clan competition.....each hoping to stand out and bring glory to their branch of the family.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
A series of sharp, crisp sounds echoed from a deserted courtyard.
In the center stood Lin Xuan. His hands were red and slightly swollen from practice, his breathing heavy.
Looking down at his trembling arms, he let out a frustrated sigh.
"At this pace, it'll take me at least three months to perfect the Tongbei Fist."
Lin Xuan had been practicing this technique for ten straight days, yet he could only produce three explosive sounds, the bare minimum to be considered entry-level.
If he kept going like this, by the time of the clan competition, he would at best reach the stage of mastery....far from enough to dominate the battlefield.
Lin Xuan already had one perfected fist technique under his belt—the Rockfall Fist. Like the Tongbei Fist, it was a first-grade martial art, but the Tongbei Fist was known for its powerful bursts of strength and speed.
Originally, Lin Xuan thought that with his strong foundation in the Rockfall Fist, he could breeze through Tongbei Fist training.
But reality hit him hard. The Tongbei Fist's complexity was far beyond what he expected.
"Cultivation is so damn slow… If only I had Lin Dong's cheat."
Lin Xuan muttered to himself, envy creeping into his voice.
A month ago, he had transmigrated into this world, taking over the body of an orphan named Lin Xuan....Lin Dong's clan brother.
As someone who had read Martial Universe in his past life, he knew this world's story well. In that plot, his current identity was nothing more than a background character who faded away early on.
That was unacceptable.
"I've been reborn into my favorite fantasy world. There's no way I'll settle for being a nobody!"
At first, Lin Xuan eagerly rushed to the small pond in the back mountain, hoping to find the Ancestral Stone before Lin Dong.
But he was too late.
Lin Dong had already taken it.
With no choice, Lin Xuan could only rely on his own cultivation.
Although his talent wasn't bad, cultivation required resources....especially during the Body Tempering Realm.
As an orphan in a small clan like the Lin family, getting spiritual herbs or pills was nearly impossible.
Suddenly, a clear mechanical voice rang out in his mind:
[Ding! System charging complete. Binding to host...]
[Mission System successfully bound. Activation complete!]
Lin Xuan froze, then his eyes widened in disbelief before excitement burst forth.
"System… my golden finger has finally arrived!"
He immediately dove into checking the system's functions.
The Mission System, as its name implied, issued tasks. Completing these tasks would grant rewards.
However, there was a catch...this system was lazy. It wouldn't generate missions on its own.
Lin Xuan had to create missions himself, and once a task met the conditions, the system would calculate its difficulty and assign rewards accordingly.
There was also no punishment for failure.
Lin Xuan's lips curled into a grin. "So I can basically gamify my cultivation. This… this changes everything."
He decided to test it immediately.
"System, create a mission: Practice the Tongbei Fist once."
[Mission created: Practice Tongbei Fist once.]
[Reward: Tongbei Fist Proficiency (Beginner) +1.]
"It worked!"
Lin Xuan's eyes lit up as he performed the Tongbei Fist once.
[Mission completed. Claim reward?]
"Claim!"
A warm, mysterious force surged into his body and mind.
His understanding of the Tongbei Fist deepened, as though he had gained hours of practice in a single instant. His arms even felt slightly stronger.
But when he tried the fist again, he could still only produce three explosive sounds.
"So I'm still at the beginner stage, huh…"
Tongbei Fist Levels:
Beginner: 3 sounds
Minor Success: 6 sounds
Mastery: 9 sounds
"System, show me my status panel!"
[Name]: Lin Xuan
[Physique]: 7 (Mediocre)
[Bones]: 9 (Mediocre)
[Spirit]: 15 (Outstanding)
[Comprehension]: 8 (Mediocre)
[Cultivation]: Body Tempering – Fifth Stage
[Martial Arts]: Rockfall Fist (Mastery), Tongbei Fist (Beginner +1)
Lin Xuan noticed his Spirit stat was nearly double that of a normal person, likely due to the fusion of two souls during transmigration.
He also saw the +1 next to Tongbei Fist.
"So +10 would push me to the next stage, right?"
Without hesitation, he kept issuing missions.
"System, create mission: Practice Tongbei Fist once!"
Each successful mission granted Beginner +1.
After ten repetitions, a loud BOOM echoed from his fists—six explosive sounds in a row.
[Tongbei Fist (Beginner +10) → Tongbei Fist (Minor Success)]
Lin Xuan's face broke into a wide grin.
"Seven days of effort couldn't compare to a single day with the system. Truly amazing!"
Excited, he immediately tried to issue another mission.
But this time, the system didn't respond when he set it to one practice.
"So after reaching Minor Success, a single practice isn't enough anymore, huh?"
He kept increasing the number, testing carefully.
When he reached ten repetitions, the system finally accepted.
[Mission created: Practice Tongbei Fist ten times.]
[Reward: Tongbei Fist Proficiency (Minor Success) +1.]
Lin Xuan calculated quickly.
Going from Minor Success to Mastery would require +10 proficiency.
Each proficiency point now required 10 practices, meaning 100 total practices to level up.
Each session took about three minutes.
100 practices = 300 minutes = five hours.
"So only five hours to reach Mastery…"
His eyes gleamed. "Then going from Mastery to Perfection should take 1,000 practices, which is just fifty hours.....less than three days!"
Compared to his past life where he could grind video games for a month straight, this was nothing!
"Let's begin!"
With unshakable determination, Lin Xuan threw himself into relentless practice.
The once dull and exhausting cultivation now became thrilling. Each mission completion filled him with motivation as his strength visibly grew.
[Mission completed. Claim reward?]
[Claimed.]