Cosmic Trading System

Tai Chi.

This was the technique chosen by Lin Yun.

He had already studied over two hundred martial arts techniques, and many of them were mastered to a high level. He was exceptionally skilled in various power exertion techniques, some of which held a striking resemblance to Earth's Tai Chi.

Tai Chi was a martial arts philosophy, where two techniques were most famous, Tai Chi Fist and Tai Chi Sword.

Lin Yun opted to learn Tai Chi Fist.

Because, to Lin Yun, a weapon was an extension of the body. The Tai Chi Sword was actually a better method for applying the principles of Tai Chi, but Tai Chi Fist was the fundamental.

According to the information provided by the Cosmic Trading System, Tai Chi was divided into Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Level, corresponding to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 martial arts techniques respectively.

Although Lin Yun had reached the realm of Dark Strength and was already capable of learning Level 2 techniques, he still chose to learn a Level 1 martial arts technique.

A Level 1 technique was a foundation. Mastering a Level 1 technique would help solidify that foundation.

If the foundation wasn't strong, even if he learned intermediate and advanced Tai Chi, it'd be hard for him to gain a deeper understanding and make further progress.

"Boom ——"

In an instant, a hundred Spirit Crystals disappeared and a massive amount of martial arts information poured into Lin Yun's mind. At the same time, Lin Yun felt a special force appearing within his body, wandering around.

This was the instinctual imprinting of how to execute Tai Chi Fist imprinted in his body, as well as some accompanying breathing techniques.

A Level 1 martial arts technique was just an initiation, a preliminary stage, and it cost a hundred Spirit Crystals.

This was also the reason why Lin Yun had not learned any Earth martial arts before. It was too expensive. The cost of fast learning was almost ten times that of equivalent skills from alien civilizations.

This time, he was experimenting.

Whoosh —— Whoosh —— Whoosh ——

Lin Yun closed his eyes, digesting the martial arts information, while executing every move of Tai Chi Fist.

"Indeed, after learning Tai Chi Fist, I have a new insight... Tai Chi... Is this Tai Chi? It is indeed a famous martial art form on Earth. It's a technique that's close to the path of Dao.

Even though I already have a strong mastery in various power exertion techniques, reaching the effect of pulling a thousand pounds with four ounces of force, I don't yet have a set of detailed martial arts principles..."

Lin Yun thought to himself.

Learning is endless, Lin Yun once again experienced this feeling.

Initially, he thought his foundation was quite solid, but now, he felt that he had made significant progress.

"What a pity, it's just initiation and it already costs a hundred Spirit Crystals if I want to reach the intermediate level it would cost a thousand Spirit Crystals, and if I wanted to reach the peak, it would cost a hundred thousand Spirit Crystals..."

Quickly Lin Yun shook his head.

A hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, how terrifyingly high is that?

And this was just elementary Tai Chi...

If he were learning intermediate Tai Chi, it would cost a thousand Spirit Crystals just for initiation. To reach the peak at a rapid pace, it would cost a million Spirit Crystals, an equally horrifying amount.

Not to mention, advanced Tai Chi...

Furthermore, this was just Tai Chi Fist. What if he wanted to learn Tai Chi Sword?

What if he wanted to learn other martial arts from Earth?

"Perhaps, I am too greedy. A martial arts grandmaster would find it very impressive to master just one martial art and they could steadily climb up from there. Yet, I want to acquire many..."

Lin Yun paused, began to hesitate, and began to self-examine.

"Right now, it's foundational. Learning a few extra won't hurt. If it becomes too expensive later on, then we'll see..."

Quickly, Lin Yun shook his head again.

If he had not studied so many martial arts, how could he fight against top-notch experts during the Initial Stage of Dark Strength? For an average martial artist at the peak of Dark Strength, he had the confidence to take them down in a few moves?

Although, as the saying goes, quality is more valuable than quantity in a craft.

But this doesn't apply to Lin Yun, who has the Cosmic Trading System.

Quality is more valuable than quantity because one's energy is limited and they can't learn too many crafts. If one learns a lot and spreads their energy out, they end up mastering none.

But keep in mind, this fear lies in mastering none of them. But what if he mastered all of them?

If you've understood one skill, you've understood a thousand skills. If all the skills have been mastered, the effects are terrifying when they come together.

If a person's energy and comprehension are strong enough, they could most likely learn multiple crafts.

Just like in the arts, some geniuses only need to master one of the four arts — music, chess, calligraphy, and painting — to be extraordinary. But, some top-level geniuses can master both calligraphy and painting, or even all four.

Lin Yun had the Cosmic Trading System; he only needed enough Spirit Crystals to learn a craft.

If Lin Yun didn't have the Cosmic Trading System, he certainly would have only learned a few martial arts techniques up to a certain level. Any other martial arts, he would only have briefly referred to without going too deep into them.

After practicing a set of punches, Lin Yun profited greatly.

After practicing it a few times, Lin Yun's understanding of Tai Chi Fist deepened.

"According to my current familiarity, I estimate that in two or three days' time, I would be able to elevate this martial arts technique to the intermediate level..."

After a few rounds of practice, Lin Yun murmured to himself.

The moves of Elementary Tai Chi Fist were fixed, while Intermediate, Advanced, and Peak... represented the level of proficiency, speed of reflex, and even the ability to modify moves in the end. Every punch and kick, every action, could all combine the principles of Tai Chi. Everywhere was a move, everywhere wasn't a move, a level where one wins by not having a set move.

Intermediate and Advanced Tai Chi Fist, and even Tai Chi Sword evolved in this way.

There were many similarities between them.

If Lin Yun mastered one of them, he would definitely pick up the other one extremely quickly.

The same logic applied.

Lin Yun had learned over two hundred martial arts techniques, and most of them had been practiced to a high level. He had a deep understanding of all kinds of moves, many of them incorporating the principles of Tai Chi. Now, his learning speed for Tai Chi Fist was really high.

"I should still choose to learn rapidly..."

Lin Yun shook his head.

Now, he had become addicted to learning. The thought of needing two to three days to elevate Tai Chi Fist to the intermediate level was making him anxious.

"Boom——"

Lin Yun chose to learn again.

As a thousand Spirit Crystals disappeared, a more substantial stream of martial arts information flowed into his mind, and deeper, more profound martial arts markings integrated into his body.

Whooosh—Whooosh—Whooosh—

Once again, Lin Yun performed Tai Chi Fist, but his execution felt different this time.

Do not look down on Tai Chi Fist at the Intermediate Level. Many martial artists practice Tai Chi Fist for many years and still struggle to grasp the basics. Some so-called Tai Chi grandmasters are merely at the intermediate level.

The saying goes, 'Ten years of Tai Chi practice will not get you out the front door.' Some people can practice Tai Chi for ten years and barely scratch the surface.

Grand Mastery... some martial arts grandmasters who practice Tai Chi Fist have only reached this realm.

At this moment, when Lin Yun performed Tai Chi Fist, he exhibited the grace of a grandmaster.

In addition to his martial arts foundation acquired from learning over two hundred techniques, Lin Yun's execution of the Tai Chi Fist technique surpassed the power of some Tai Chi grandmasters at the Intermediate Level.

"Huh? Is Brother Lin Yi performing Tai Chi Fist?"

Zhang Haoran, who had been practicing his techniques, suddenly noticed movement from Lin Yun's side. After observing for a while, he exclaimed in surprise.

Witnessing his father practice martial arts techniques often had broadened Zhang Haoran's horizons, letting him quickly determine that the Tai Chi Fist Lin Yun was performing was not simple.

"Could it be that Brother Lin Yi is a disciple of the Wudang Sect or the Tai Chi Sect?"

Zhang Haoran whispered to himself.

The Tai Chi Fist is widely taught, but the most authentic Tai Chi comes from the Wudang Sect and Tai Chi Sect. Both are prominent sects within the martial arts world.

However, even if "Lin Yi" were a disciple of the Wudang Sect or Tai Chi Sect, it would not prevent him from making friends.

Soon, he stopped watching Lin Yun's execution of the fist technique.

The preliminaries took only one day, and it was getting late. He needed to seize the time to practice his techniques.

The techniques that "Lin Yi" taught him were beneficial; he could not waste "Lin Yi"'s goodwill.

An hour later, Zhang Haoran stopped practicing his techniques.

Meanwhile, Lin Yun also stopped showcasing his Tai Chi Fist.

This round of intermediate-level Tai Chi Fist practice had brought huge benefits to Lin Yun and left him craving more.

"It's a pity that it takes ten thousand Spirit Crystals to learn the Grand Mastery Level of Tai Chi Fist quickly..."

Lin Yun sighed again.

If it didn't need ten thousand Spirit Crystals, he would like to learn quickly again.

This proposed a new direction, a novel vista. He felt there was more knowledge that he hadn't yet explored. This feeling, of wanting to absorb this knowledge rapidly, was something most people wouldn't understand.

Zhang Haoran went to fight again.

Lin Yun also went to watch.

Here, martial arts prodigies from all over the country gathered.

They performed various martial arts techniques, some of which caught Lin Yun's eye.

Lin Yun also wanted to see if he could find the next Earth martial art technique he wanted to learn quickly.

Zhang Haoran drew lots and began to fight shortly.

This was Zhang Haoran's seventh battle.

Earlier, many weak contestants had dropped out of the competition, some because they were injured, some because they were too discouraged to continue. At this point, those who remained were all competent fighters.

Zhang Haoran's opponent this time was also at the Mid Mingjin Stage.

His sect was… the Seven Injuries Sect!

Upon hearing his opponent's introduction, Lin Yun was somewhat taken aback.

Seven Injuries Sect?

Wasn't that his mentor Yan Dashan's sect?

Didn't his mentor ask him to deliver a letter to one of his martial uncles? Currently, the letter was still in his trading space.

Zhang Haoran's strength was already commendable among those at the Mid Mingjin Stage. After practicing the techniques Lin Yun taught him, he had grown even stronger. With just a dozen or so moves, Zhang Haoran defeated his opponent.

"Brother Lin Yi, I've won five matches now."

Zhang Haoran was thrilled as he left the stage, whereas his opponent glared at him, walked off the stage from the other side.

Originally, Lin Yun planned to ask about the Seven Injuries Sect. But seeing this scene, Lin Yun suspended his plan.

The opponent had just lost to Zhang Haoran and was feeling hostile towards him. Now that Zhang Haoran had come down to talk to him, if he were to approach the opponent at this moment, the other party probably wouldn't give him a warm reception.

Also, to his recollection, not all members of the Seven Injuries Sect were friendly to his mentor. In fact, most of them were quite hostile, and some had even wounded his mentor.

It was better for him to stay away.

Anyway, he would be here for three more days. Since the Seven Injuries Sect was here too, he should have plenty of opportunities to chat with them. All he needed to do was deliver his mentor's letter to his martial uncle.

At this point, Zhang Haoran had participated in seven matches and had three more to go.

In the eighth match, Zhang Haoran lost.

In the ninth match, Zhang Haoran won.

In the tenth match, Zhang Haoran lost.

Despite losing two out of three matches, Zhang Haoran was still quite happy.

Because he had already won six matches, making it into the top three hundred was no problem, and he might even join the top hundred. This result had greatly exceeded his expectations.

"Brother Lin Yi, thank you so much for teaching me those techniques. Without them, I might not have won those two matches..."

Zhang Haoran expressed his sincere gratitude.

"But Brother Lin Yi, you are truly amazing—ten wins in a row. That's a rare achievement in the history of the tournament. Brother Lin Yi, I feel like you're going to become famous at this Martial Arts Tournament..."

Subsequently, Zhang Haoran looked at Lin Yun with admiration and said.