Open up and break into another world

“Cultivation is so difficult; I can’t even grasp the basics…”

Without the option of offline cultivation with system points, Xu Ming had to explore cultivation on his own. However, after studying the 《Severing Mortal Ties》 technique that was implanted in his mind for the better part of the day, he didn't gain anything.

The path of martial arts emphasizes perseverance, like water dripping constantly to wear away stone. Let alone a day or two, even ten days or half a month might not be enough for Xu Ming to comprehend much.

“If only I had system points!”

Xu Ming had to admit that the invincible cheat of another world was truly an amazing thing! For example, the offline cultivation function:

Advancing from Exterior Training Rank 1 to Rank 2 only required one day of offline cultivation!

Advancing from Exterior Training Rank 2 to Rank 3 only required two days of offline cultivation!

Advancing from Exterior Training Rank 3 to Rank 4 only required three days of offline cultivation!

…

Of course, the prerequisite was that you had enough system points!

One day of offline cultivation at Exterior Training Rank 1 required one Level 1 system point!

One day of offline cultivation at Exterior Training Rank 2 required two Level 1 system points!

One day of offline cultivation at Exterior Training Rank 3 required three Level 1 system points!

…

One Level 1 system point cost ten taels of gold!

“Money! Money! Money! Where can I get money!” Feeling his pockets, he couldn't even scrape together one tael of gold; and to advance to Exterior Training Rank 3, he needed four Level 1 system points, equivalent to forty taels of gold.

This was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for Xu Ming!

“Bang!!”

This time, the dilapidated wooden door was kicked off its hinges entirely.

“Damn it, here we go again!” Xu Ming looked towards the doorway. Sure enough, the thin and dark-skinned Lin Han strode in menacingly.

Today, Lin Han wore a flamboyant red brocade outfit, appearing red and black. However, Xu Ming's attention was more focused on the door: “Damn, I don't know how much money I'll have to pay the landlord for this door!”

Xu Ming's pockets were already tight, and paying for a door would leave him with even less.

“You good-for-nothing, you're still here!” Lin Han walked up to Xu Ming in a few steps. “Tell me! Did you meet with Chi Xue this morning?”

Lin Han was furious.

His anger was as red as his flamboyant red clothes.

The news of Chi Xue visiting Xu Ming this morning spread like wildfire, quickly reaching Lin Muqing's ears. Lin Muqing was furious upon learning this, pulled Lin Han aside, and severely scolded him, berating him for his incompetence—not only did he fail to drive Xu Ming out of the capital, but he also allowed Xu Ming to meet with Chi Xue.

Lin Han felt wronged—what could a mere disciple like him do to stop Chi Xue from seeing Xu Ming?

However, he dared not vent his anger at Lin Muqing; after all, Lin Muqing was not only a personal disciple of an elder in the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion but also a direct descendant of the Lin family. Lin Han was just a collateral branch of the Lin family; if he hadn't been following behind Lin Muqing, he might not have even managed to get a disciple position in the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion!

Lin Han didn't dare to utter a single word to Lin Muqing; naturally, he brought all his suppressed anger to Xu Ming. Even the usually “gentle” door-kicking became violent this time, even kicking the door off its hinges.

“Whether I met her or not is none of your business!” Xu Ming was already annoyed.

Early in the morning, Xu Ming had proclaimed the slogan “This world is mine!” with grand words, and then what?—reality immediately slapped him in the face; you came, so you came, so what!

No money!

This was a very troublesome situation Xu Ming was facing.

Xu Ming was not born into a wealthy family, and Xu Ming's current strength couldn't earn much money. No money meant no “system points”; without system points, Xu Ming's invincible golden finger was like a sports car without fuel, only good for looking at.

And just as Xu Ming was racking his brains to figure out how to get money, Lin Han kicked his door off its hinges; coupled with many memories of hatred towards Lin Han, it would be strange if Xu Ming gave him a pleasant look!

“What did you say!? How dare you talk to me like that!” Lin Han couldn't believe his ears; this had never happened before. “Is it because you weren't beaten up the day before yesterday that you're itching for it? Or are you saying that because you met with Chi Xue this morning, you think someone is backing you up, and I wouldn't dare to beat you up badly?”

Xu Ming glanced at the jumping Lin Han with extreme impatience and spat out a single word: “Scram!”

Xu Ming would indeed be wary of Lin Muqing, but he wasn't afraid of Lin Han at all.

Both were at Exterior Training Rank 2, and Xu Ming didn't believe he couldn't beat him; moreover, even if he really couldn't win, he still had a free “Perfect Battle” cheat opportunity!

“You… you!” Lin Han's black face turned red with anger. “You're courting death!”

“Scram!” Xu Ming stingily spat out another word.

He didn't even bother to waste words on a clown like Lin Han.

“Damn it!” Two consecutive “scrams” made Lin Han feel greatly humiliated; but he didn't think that Xu Ming was too lazy to humiliate him, it was entirely self-inflicted. “You bumpkin, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll really think you can fly to the sky—kneel down for me!!!”

“You?” Lin Han was stunned—he was kicked away?

It took him a long time to come back to his senses.

“You broke through?—No wonder! No wonder you're so arrogant today; so you just broke through!” Lin Han sneered, “Just because you just broke through to Exterior Training Rank 2, you think you can be arrogant in front of me; you're too naive! I was just careless just now, that's why you managed to sneak attack me; next, I'll let you know that even at the same Exterior Training Rank 2, there will be a big difference!”

“If you want to fight, then fight; if you don't, then scram!” Xu Ming was too lazy to listen to Lin Han babbling there; he was busy thinking about how to make money and use the cheat!

“Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!” Lin Han charged forward again.

Lin Han was very confident. In his opinion, he was an old hand at Exterior Training Rank 2, and he had received various combat training in the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion; if he couldn't even handle a newly breakthrough Xu Ming, then what was the point of hanging around!

“Looking at this posture, he really has some skills! But…” Xu Ming stared at the rushing Lin Han, “Why do I feel like his movements are quite slow and a bit weak!”

To verify his guess, Xu Ming directly raised his fist, ready to go head-to-head with Lin Han.

“Head-to-head? A newbie at Exterior Training Rank 2 dares to go head-to-head with me?” Lin Han saw Xu Ming's intention, and a sneer couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth. “Then I will… take the opportunity to cripple one of your arms first! That way, Young Master Qing will definitely be very happy; and even if Chi Xue investigates, I can shirk responsibility and say that I accidentally didn't hold back, and she won't have anything to say!”

Fists and feet are merciless; it's normal for martial artists of the same level to accidentally not hold back during a fight.

Thinking of this, Lin Han desperately poured all his strength into this punch, and his fist strength was even faintly stronger.

“Cripple him for me!”

The two iron fists collided head-on.

Lin Han first had a ferocious expression. In his opinion, the newly advanced Xu Ming couldn't possibly smash past him; but at the moment the iron fists touched, his ferocity suddenly turned into horror.

“This is impossible!” At the moment of the iron fists colliding, Lin Han only felt that Xu Ming's fist was simply unstoppable!

Boom!

Lin Han's fist was instantly crushed.

Crack!

“My… my hand… it's broken!” Lin Han couldn't understand why, at the same Exterior Training Rank 2, and the other party had just advanced, why he was at such a clear disadvantage.

How would he know that the technique Xu Ming was learning, 《Severing Mortal Ties》, was the most top-level technique in this world!

Even if the strength of this technique wasn't reflected in the physical body, it couldn't be compared to the inferior techniques Lin Han had learned.

“Really weak!” Xu Ming muttered to himself; Lin Han's fist was as weak and powerless as he had imagined. “With my current strength, I could probably handle two or three of Lin Han's level at the same time!”

“A good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, I have to retreat first!” Lin Han touched his broken hand. He knew that continuing to stay here would only bring self-inflicted humiliation. “Fortunately, it's just a wrist fracture, not a bone fracture; find someone to set it, and rest for two days, and it should recover almost completely!”

“Hmph, you little bastard, you really gave me a big surprise today!” Before leaving, Lin Han didn't forget to utter harsh words. “Just be proud of yourself! If you have the guts, keep staying in the capital and don't leave. When I come again next time, I'll make you kneel and lick my shoes!”

Xu Ming's face darkened: “Who said you could leave? Do you really think my place is a place where you can come and go as you please?”

“Then what else do you want?” Lin Han's body trembled imperceptibly, feigning strength. “If you have the guts, kill me!”

“Kill you?” Xu Ming really didn't dare; even Lin Muqing wouldn't dare to kill people openly in the capital. “I really don't dare to kill you, but you have to leave something behind before you go!”

Leave something behind before leaving?

Lin Han's face turned pale, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at his broken arm.