However, the old man's eyes were still closed, which made him feel a little disappointed. It was as if he got good grades but didn't receive any praise from his parents.
When it came to the fifth move, reality completely dispelled Yang Dingtian's previous complacency, because his progress was so slow that it made his hair stand on end.
The fifth move was the most important move. It required the meridians in the body to condense enough Profound Qi in the Sea of Qi at the same time as the punch, to support the next attack. At least three rounds had to be done.
After a full three months, Yang Dingtian hadn't even completed the first round. He needed to condense new Profound Qi within half a minute after the Profound Qi was released.
This rate of progress made him feel a little hopeless.
However, Yang Dingtian was definitely the kind of person who would work harder the more hopeless he was, so in the end, it was a crazy process.
Every day after the three hours were up, he would desperately think about it in his mind, even in his dreams at night.
Three months, four months … …
In this world, summer had passed, autumn had also passed, and winter had once again entered.
(In the extremely cold lands of the north, it was actually winter all year round, but for the sake of distinction, it was summer when it wasn't cold, and winter when it was very cold.)
In the cold winter, heavy snowfall followed heavy snowfall.
This allowed Yang Dingtian to temporarily divert his attention from the Zhen Yang Fist, and after daily practice, he began to make the ice steps.
Because other than practicing martial arts, there was an even more important matter, and that was to bring the old man away from this expensive place as soon as possible.
Finally, after the tenth heavy snowfall of this winter, Yang Dingtian's ice steps were 99.99% complete. There were only a dozen steps left, and only three to four meters of distance from the ground.
As long as there was another heavy snowfall, Yang Dingtian's ice steps would be completed. The huge project of over ten thousand ice steps would be completed, and he would be able to bring the old man away from this damned place.
He had been trapped in this ice cave for over a year.
Now, he would be able to leave very soon.
*****
Yang Dingtian was in a daze when he suddenly felt a chill on his face. He immediately opened his eyes.
It was snowing, it was snowing again.
Furthermore, it was snowing heavily. This time, the accumulated snow was enough to complete the remaining dozen or so ice stairs.
Yang Dingtian didn't start with the Ice Steps. Instead, he started with the Heaven and Earth Secret Art for an hour before practicing the fifth move of the Zhen Yang Fist for three hours.
Now, after he released a profound qi attack, all the meridians in his body needed to accumulate for around 15 seconds before he could condense the next profound qi attack.
Therefore, not to mention completing three rounds, he didn't even complete the first round.
At this point, Yang Dingtian had already let go of all his frivolous fantasies and was ready to fight a protracted battle.
But … the heavens seemed to be playing a joke on him.
This morning, he practiced the fifth move of Zhen Yang Fist as usual.
"Bang …" He punched out, shaking the snowflakes in front of him.
"Bang …"
"Bang …"
"Bang …"
…
Without any warning, Yang Dingtian consecutively sent out ten waves of profound qi attacks. Even he himself did not realize that he was continuously sending them out. Without any accumulation time, the tendons and veins in his entire body had already condensed new profound qi in an instant.
After discovering this, Yang Dingtian was completely stunned.
How, how could this be?
Previously, he spent four months and couldn't even complete one-third of the fifth move. He was prepared to spend one or two years to complete it. He didn't expect that he would suddenly pass and complete the fifth move.
Furthermore, the requirement was only three rounds. In the end, he completed more than ten rounds.
Yang Dingtian was afraid that it was just an illusion or a coincidence, so he tried the fifth move of Zhen Yang Fist again.
That's right, he could easily send out more than ten waves of profound qi attacks. After the thirteenth wave, the tendons and veins in his body needed to accumulate and condense new profound qi.
Yang Dingtian was completely stunned and even forgot to cheer.
At this time, the old man suddenly opened his eyes and said, "That's right, martial arts is so wonderful. Most of the time, it will make you depressed, but occasionally, it will suddenly give you unlimited surprises.
Of course, all these surprises are built on the understanding and talent. "
Then, the old man repeated, "Sigh, comparisons are odious!"
Yang Dingtian looked at his fist, then waved it in the snowflakes and said, "Grandpa, I've finished practicing the Zhen Yang Fist.
And my ice steps are about to be completed. We can go out, we can go out … "
"Grandpa, we can go out …" Yang Dingtian couldn't help but shout excitedly.
He usually couldn't shout like this. He had shouted a few times before, but he was reprimanded by the old man.
But this time, in his excitement, he couldn't help but shout the two words "Grandpa" again. Then, he quickly shut his mouth and waited for the old man to reprimand him again.
The old man slowly opened his eyes and looked up at the falling snow. Then, he glanced at the excited Yang Dingtian. He didn't get angry like he usually did. He first smiled, then sighed and said, "This day has finally come."
"Yes, we can finally go out." Yang Dingtian said excitedly.
"Child, sit down." The old man said.
Yang Dingtian quickly sat beside the old man and said, "Then what are we learning today?"
"We're not learning anything today." The old man smiled and said, "Didn't you always want to know who I am?
Why am I trapped here?
Even though you've never asked. "
Yang Dingtian was slightly stunned, then nodded.
"It's almost time. If you don't tell me now, you won't have the chance." The old man smiled.
"My name is Dongfang Minmie. I'm the head of the Yin-Yang school."
Although Yang Dingtian didn't know whether the Yin-Yang school was big or small, he was still the head of a school. Yang Dingtian immediately asked, "Then were you very powerful before?"
Dongfang Minmie was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Yes, I was quite powerful."
Then, the old man smiled and said, "You're very curious. Since I'm very powerful, how did I end up like this?"
Yang Dingtian nodded.
"Child, I can't tell you this now. Knowing this secret before you're strong enough won't do you any good. Instead, it'll harm you."
The old man said, "The fact that I'm frozen under this glacier is the world's biggest secret."
"I thought that I would be frozen under this glacier forever, never to see the light of day. Who would have thought that you would appear in front of me from another world. It's really the will of the heavens!"
"So when you rescued me from the ice, I kept asking you if you were sent by my enemy and if you were plotting something. No matter how smart I was, I couldn't guess that you actually came from another world."
"My child, your appearance has revived my dead heart and revived my despairing ideals.
The heavens sent you to me so that you can inherit my mantle and complete the path that I haven't finished in my life. "
"You can reach the realm that I can't.
You can defeat the enemy that I can't defeat!
Because you have the Nine Yang Profound Veins. "
Nine Yang Profound Veins?
On earth, that broken Daoist once said that Yang Dingtian had a Nine Yang Body.
"Didn't you ask me before about your Profound Veins talent?" The old man smiled and said, "Your Profound Veins talent is one in a billion, rarely seen in a hundred years!"
"The Nine Yang Body might be worthless in your world and would instead bring endless trouble.
However, in the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, it's only a legend. "
"A woman with the Nine Yin Body is one in a thousand years.
A man with the Nine Yang Body is one in a thousand years. "
The old man said, "When you were practicing the Heaven and Earth Technique and the Zhen Yang Fist, I had already estimated the highest level. But I didn't expect your performance to be far beyond my expectations."
"The martial artists in this world start their initiation training before the age of seven or eight. Even the best of them would need three or four years to complete the initiation period. But you only took seven months and eighteen days." The old man said.
Yang Dingtian said embarrassedly, "But they're only seven or eight years old. I'm already in my twenties. It's not glorious to beat a child."
"It's not like that. The later the initiation period, the more disadvantageous it is and the slower the progress." The old man smiled and said, "You only started your initiation when you were in your twenties. You're completely unique."
"Child, my talent is also very high, but it's still not as good as yours."
The old man said, "I thought my dream was completely shattered, but the heavens sent you with such amazing talent to me."
"I've lost in this life, I've lost, I've fallen into a fate worse than death.
But my ideals and spirit can continue on in your body. "
"Child!" The old man stared into Yang Dingtian's eyes and said, "Are you willing to take me as your master?
Are you willing to inherit my mantle? "
Yang Dingtian still didn't understand the meaning of the old man's words. When he heard the old man's question, he instinctively replied, "Of course, of course I'm willing. You're my only family in this world, the person closest to me."
"Then kneel!" The old man, Dongfang Minmie, said.
Yang Dingtian stood up and knelt in front of the old man. He respectfully kowtowed three times.
"Good, good!
From today onwards, you are my, Dongfang Minmie's, only direct disciple. You are the twenty-ninth successor of the Yin-Yang school. "
Dongfang Minmie stretched out his palm. Suddenly, two balls of flames surrounded his fingers and burned, turning into a ring that appeared on his ring finger.
It was a very beautiful ring, like two balls of flames hugging each other. One was a red flame, the other was a blue flame.
Dongfang Minmie took off the Raging Flame Ring and slowly put it on Yang Dingtian's ring finger. When the ring was put on Yang Dingtian's ring finger, the Raging Flame Ring disappeared.
Dongfang Minmie said, "This is the Yin-Yang school's Headmaster's Ring. It won't reveal its true form on your finger now. Only when your strength reaches a certain level will the Raging Flame Ring appear on your finger. At that time, you will truly become the Yin-Yang school's Headmaster."
Yang Dingtian was shocked. "Grandpa, oh, Master, how can I become the Headmaster? I'm so weak."
"Every Headmaster of the Yin-Yang school is the direct descendant of the previous Headmaster. If you don't become the Headmaster, who will?"
Dongfang Minmie said, "After you go to the Yin-Yang school, you can temporarily not announce my death. Let everyone think that I'm still the Headmaster of the Yin-Yang school.
After ten or twenty years, when you're strong enough, the Raging Flame Ring will appear on your finger. Then, you can announce my death to the outside world and publicly become the Yin-Yang school's Headmaster. "
Then, Dongfang Minmie took off an ornament from his neck. It was a jade carved flame. It was fiery red and incomparably beautiful.
"This ornament is a token of love between me and your Master's wife.
The name of this ornament is' Moth Flies to the Flame '. Your Master's wife and I will each take half.
My half is a flame ornament, and your Master's wife's half is a jade moth ornament.
Take this token of love to your Master's wife. When she sees this, she will believe you unconditionally. "
"After you get the flame ornament, you just need to combine it with the jade moth ornament.
Your master's wife will then see the will I left for her … "