He slapped his forehead, and the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.
Xiao Ning remembered that in the online novels she read before transmigrating, the protagonists would sign in at different places and receive different rewards.
Perhaps because I've only been in this world for a few days, I almost forgot about it, but thankfully I've remembered it now.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ning had no more hesitation. He hurriedly left the room, quickly went to the storage room in the backyard, took a broom, and went to the square in front of Zixiao Palace.
"System, I want to check in!"
Standing in the square, gazing at the vast landscape below, Xiao Ning took a deep breath, connected with the system, and started his fifth system check-in.
[Check-in successful! Currently, you've checked in for 5 consecutive days!]
[Congratulations, host! You have received a reward for signing in: a low-grade mortal-level "Wudang Long Fist" manual!]
[The prize has been sent to your system space. Please check it!]
The system's mechanical voice arrived as expected, and Xiao Ning's face lit up with a slight smile.
"Wudang Long Fist? Not bad, much better than silver or points..."
"It seems my previous guess was right!"
"I thought I'd read 30,000 online novels, but in the end, I didn't realize what was going on. Fortunately, it's not too late to wake up now..."
Xiao Ning chuckled self-deprecatingly and looked into the void. A thin book appeared before him, and the moment his mind touched it, a familiar feeling washed over him.
After a while, the books in the system's void space turned to ashes, and a memory about practicing "Wudang Long Fist" appeared in Xiao Ning's mind.
Wudang Long Fist is an introductory martial art created by Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang School.
This boxing style has a large stance, with most of the movements being horizontal strikes and vertical chops. Practicing it has a good effect on fitness and strengthening the body. Intercepting, blocking, dodging and evading are all powerful and quick, with hands and feet arriving together and movements clearly defined.
"Is this the first fighting technique I've ever learned?"
After briefly reviewing the information in his mind, Xiao Ning stroked his smooth chin with his right hand and muttered to himself.
"On another note, what the heck is this 'low-grade mortal'?"
At this moment, Xiao Ning remembered that the title of the secret manual had the words "low-grade mortal" in its prefix. Moreover, he vaguely remembered that when he obtained the "Nine Yang Divine Skill", it seemed to have a prefix of "high-grade mortal".
The moment this thought crossed his mind, the system's explanation arrived as expected.
It turns out that the so-called "mortal level" refers to the levels of martial arts manuals. Each level is further divided into four grades: low, middle, high, and supreme, with the low grade being the worst and the supreme grade being the best.
The lowest level is the Mortal Rank; the ranks above Mortal Rank are currently unknown.
After learning this information, Xiao Ning felt relieved. He wasn't in a hurry to practice the newly learned boxing techniques. Instead, he picked up a broom and began his routine work.
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Chapter 4 Consecutive Sign-in Login [New Book Seeking Sponsorship!] (Revised)
Sure enough, for a period of time afterward, Xiao Ning would occasionally hear about the happenings in the martial arts world from other fire-working Taoists.
All seventy-one members of the Longmen Escort Agency in Lin'an Prefecture were murdered. According to eyewitnesses, the perpetrator was Zhang Cuishan, one of the Five Heroes of Wudang.
At the Wangpanshan Sword Showdown, the members of the Sky Eagle Sect, who had won the Dragon-Slaying Saber, were in high spirits. Unexpectedly, the Golden-Haired Lion King intervened, not only taking away the saber but also slaughtering all the martial arts heroes present. With his lion's roar, he stunned the remaining people into idiocy, with only Bai Guishou escaping unscathed.
Not only that, he also kidnapped Zhang Cuishan, one of the Five Heroes of Wudang, and Yin Susu, the daughter of the leader of the Eagle Sect, and fled overseas, never to be heard from again.
After this battle, the Sky Eagle Sect became a major enemy of the martial arts world. The Wudang Sect sought out the Sky Eagle Sect to find Zhang Cuishan's whereabouts, the Kunlun Sect sought out the Sky Eagle Sect for Gao and Jiang's sake, the Giant Whale Gang sought out the Sky Eagle Sect because of the tragic death of their leader, and many figures from both the righteous and the evil paths, led by the Shaolin Sect, sought out the Sky Eagle Sect to interrogate Xie Xun's whereabouts.
Major battles broke out between the two sides from time to time, and countless smaller skirmishes followed.
All of this has nothing to do with Xiao Ning.
During this period, he would find different places to sign in every day.
On the sixth day, I checked in at the kitchen and learned cooking skills.
On the seventh day, I checked in at Xiaoyao Valley and obtained the mortal-grade superior manual "Ladder to the Clouds".
On the eighth day, I signed in in front of Taihe Palace and obtained the mortal-grade mid-level secret manual "Yin Yang Two Elements Sword Technique".
On the ninth day, I signed in in front of Nanyan Palace and obtained the mid-grade mortal-level secret manual "Wudang Thirty-Two Styles Cotton Palm".
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On the thirtieth day, after continuously checking in, I obtained the mortal-level top-grade secret manual "Dugu Nine Swords".
After some time of exploration, Xiao Ning had roughly figured out some of the rules of the sign-in system.
The rewards for the first sign-in at each location are quite generous, but the rewards for subsequent sign-ins are much less.
This also eliminates the possibility of repeatedly trying to get rewards.
In addition, the rewards vary depending on the duration of consecutive check-ins.
Xiao Ning took stock of his possessions: eighteen taels of silver, five points, and among the manuals were "Nine Yang Divine Skill," "Nine Swords of Dugu," "Ladder Cloud Leap," "Wudang Long Fist," "Wudang Thirty-Two Styles Cotton Palm," "Yin Yang Two Elements Sword Technique," and a cooking skill.
A month has passed since I transmigrated here. Apart from the "Ladder to the Clouds" and the "Nine Swords of Dugu" that I just acquired today, the other rewards are nothing special.
Inside the house, he slowly put away his stance and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Finally, one of my meridians has been opened, and I've entered the fourth level of the Acquired Realm!"
The cultivation of martial artists in the Acquired Stage consists of three levels: from generating Qi to storing internal Qi in the Dantian, and then circulating Qi throughout the body. These are the three cultivation stages in the early Acquired Stage.
After a month of arduous training, Xiao Ning had accumulated enough internal energy and opened the first major meridian, officially entering the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm.