Chapter 21: Taking A Master
Beside the stone table, Pan Zhengyang and Xu Yanwu just stared at Li Ye, who was gorging himself, until he cut off the last remaining lamb leg with bowl and chopsticks, then picked it up with five flavors chopsticks and ate it. At once, they looked at each other in dismay.
He didn’t eat in a bold manner; it was just like a normal person eating, with normal chewing and normal swallowing, but there was no delay at all in what went down.
After he finished eating, Pan Zhengyang asked, “Full?”
Li Ye thought for a moment and said, “If I had another bowl of rice, then I’d be full.”
He hadn’t planned to eat this much. Originally, he thought he’d stop after finishing one-fifth, but seeing Pan Zhengyang’s undisguised excited expression and the intense anticipation in Xu Yanwu’s eyes, he felt he could eat a bit more.
Then he ate everything.
But at this point, it should also be his ‘limit’; he needed to hold back first.
Pan Zhengyang rubbed his chin, looking at Li Ye like he was some rare treasure. “Damn, you really are a genius. You can eat like that.”
He had wanted to remind him earlier not to use five flavors chopsticks, since these ingredients were all top-quality, and five flavors chopsticks would make him full more easily, unable to test his appetite properly. Now it seemed like he had worried too much.
This guy could eat enormously, comparable to a hungry ghost!
As for whether there was hungry ghost pollution?
It didn’t exist.
Not to mention that his qi and blood was running stably— with Pan Zhengyang right there, how could he not distinguish a demonic creature right in front of him?
If he were really polluted by a hungry ghost, he wouldn’t have this kind of spirit and vigor.
He was just a pure rice bucket!
Pan Zhengyang sighed and looked at Xu Yanwu. “Old Xu, tell him the situation?”
Xu Yanwu nodded and said to Li Ye, “You can feel the dragon gate effect all at once. With your qi and blood sensitivity, you must have noticed changes during martial arts training, right?”
Li Ye paused slightly and said, “Qi and blood dropped, but there was also some improvement.”
From the moment he started practicing, he had keenly noticed it, and it was very intuitive, since he had quantified his own qi and blood.
These past few days, because his three meals were at the disinfection bureau canteen, plus eating those ingredients he brought home from the canteen, his qi and blood value was at 22.
Before practicing, after eating one-fifth of the meal in this courtyard, it overall increased four times the amount from eating at the canteen, becoming 30.
But during circulating energy, his qi and blood was dropping. If he didn’t trust Pan Zhengyang, he would have already prepared to stop. When he practiced to the final part, his qi and blood had dropped to 23.
Only when he exhaled that breath did his qi and blood start to condense and rise, but it only rose by two points, becoming 25.
“My martial arts is special right here.”
Xu Yanwu said, “That’s not a drop; that’s refining.”
“Top-tier martial arts improve qi and blood according to talent. My martial arts doesn’t focus on improvement, only on refining. The thicker the qi and blood, the deeper the refining. This requires extremely strong qi and blood sensitivity; otherwise, the more you practice, the worse you get. You’re exceptionally good in this aspect.”
He nodded approvingly and continued, “Next is appetite. For a martial artist, eating is very important. Finally comes talent. Yours is a bit lacking, but since your qi and blood is undamaged and your body is fine, it means you can practice martial arts.”
Hearing this, Li Ye pursed his lips.
Pan Zhengyang laughed at this moment. “Don’t be unconvinced. The one in front of you, the first time he opened the dragon gate, jumped directly from one dragon gate to two dragon gate. He’s a genius among geniuses. Back then, his talent, sensitivity, and appetite were all top-notch.”
Li Ye looked over in surprise. Wasn’t this just a normal person?
Seeming to notice Li Ye’s gaze, Xu Yanwu said indifferently, “I’m just a normal person now; it has nothing to do with my past martial arts practice. Don’t worry about me. Just know that I can teach you martial arts, and I’m your master.”
Li Ye nodded. “So next, what needs to increase is my appetite?”
“Qi and blood doesn’t come from nowhere, and martial arts can’t be practiced out of thin air; you need a foundation. Those with good talent need to eat well and eat a lot. Those with poor talent need to do it even more, or how else can they progress in martial arts?”
Xu Yanwu said, “Especially for my martial arts that requires refining qi and blood. The ingredients you ate before all promote digestion, precisely so that after you refine your qi and blood, you can recover once it’s digested.”
“Your appetite is very good, but not enough yet. Practicing this martial arts requires even more qi and blood—the thicker the better. At that time, I’ll make you able to eat even more.”
Able to eat even more?
Li Ye was slightly stunned, his mouth corners unconsciously curving up.
Being able to eat well was great; he had to be able to eat. As long as he had this excuse, no matter how much he ate in the future, it wouldn’t draw attention.
But he still had a question. “Since qi and blood needs to be thick, why not find someone at nine dragon gate with good qi and blood sensitivity?”
Martial arts wasn’t some exclusive spiritual holy body; this world didn’t have that stuff. Li Ye knew martial arts could be learned from multiple sources.
The martial arts school he was at before had rumors of this—a certain senior brother finished learning seventy-two forms of thunder leg, then went to another martial arts school to learn new martial arts.
“There are no shortcuts in martial arts.”
Xu Yanwu said, “One dragon gate or nine dragon gate, it’s the same. To practice martial arts well, you still have to start from the beginning—after all, it’s just dragon gate for now. Let me tell you the benefits of my martial arts.”
“Twelve golden palace dragon tiger gate, divided into three circulating energy methods: dragon gate, tiger gate, and golden palace. Dragon gate trains qi, tiger gate trains strength, golden palace trains body. Dragon gate keeps your stamina normal and maintains eternal youth. Tiger gate gives infinite strength and a strong, robust body. Golden palace gives an iron head and copper bones that can withstand blades and guns.”
“Normal martial artists, even at nine dragon gate, when they get old and their qi and blood decays, can at most live to one hundred twenty or thirty, still showing old age. With my martial arts, if you reach nine dragon gate, I guarantee you live to one hundred eighty, while keeping organ vitality without showing old age.”
These words made Li Ye’s eyes widen.
“As long as you master it, you may not be invincible under heaven, but no one can defeat you. Will you learn it?”
“Learn it, learn it! Only a fool wouldn’t!” Li Ye nodded vigorously.
Xu Yanwu’s mouth corners twitched, like he was smiling but didn’t quite. He turned and sat back on the stone bench, posture upright, looking at Li Ye.
Li Ye got it instantly and immediately knelt down.
Pan Zhengyang picked up a wine glass, filled it with wine, and handed it to Li Ye. “I’ll be the witness.”
Li Ye raised it up and said solemnly, “Greetings, Master!”
Xu Yanwu nodded, took the wine glass and drank it all in one go. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Pan Zhengyang take another wine glass, pour a cup, and hand it over.
He frowned slightly. “What wine for a kid.”
Pan Zhengyang chuckled. “This kid is clearly an old chain smoker; he definitely drinks.”
Only then did Xu Yanwu hand the wine glass to Li Ye.
“Thank you, Master, for the wine.”
Li Ye said it, took the wine glass and drank it all, then his body shook slightly.
Good grief!
The wine was all top-quality!
After finishing the wine, Xu Yanwu said, “Simple ceremony is enough. I’m teaching you martial arts to find a successor; you qualify. Go back now. I didn’t prepare everything today; come again tomorrow. With your current appetite, I’ll teach you the complete martial arts.”
“Alright, Master, I’ll come again tomorrow.”
Li Ye stood up readily, greeted Pan Zhengyang again, and turned to leave.
His new master didn’t seem like someone who liked idle chat.
As soon as he walked out the gate, Li Ye’s mouth split into a grin.
Needs a large amount of qi and blood for refining?
That’s what he worried about the least!
Using authority while eating for perfect absorption of food qi and blood—five flavors chopsticks in his hands were pushed to the extreme.
In other things, Li Ye might be modest by a bit.
In eating
His rice king title wasn’t for nothing!
He was determined to practice this martial arts!
