Chapter 28: Only After Learning Martial Arts Can You Breakthrough
“Wasteful.”
Xu Yanwu shook his head: “You’re only at One Dragon Gate, how much Qi and Blood can you cultivate? At this stage, every cultivation is not easy, and what you cultivate is not complete. Why are you asking me? Of course, it’s to teach you the complete Martial Arts.”
He looked at Li Ye, “Can you continue cultivating?”
Li Ye nodded.
He could definitely continue cultivating. That meal was directly converted into Qi and Blood, plus yesterday’s, it was more than enough to continue refining.
“Continue.”
Xu Yanwu said: “Slower, maintain the circulation of energy. Fast has its frequency, slow has its benefits. Circulate energy through Dragon Tiger Gate. This time, when expanding the Qi and Blood, try to maintain it as much as possible.”
Li Ye had to circulate energy again, condense Qi and Blood, pour it into the spine, and then expand it to the limbs and hundreds of bones.
Pa!
At this moment, Xu Yanwu walked behind Li Ye and struck his tailbone with a stick, making him jolt.
“This is Golden Palace, which is also horizontal refining, and the most essential part of our sect’s Martial Arts. Remember every point I strike, condense your Qi and Blood into the muscle layer as much as possible. Next point!”
Pa!
Xu Yanwu swung the stick again, this time hitting just above the coccyx, making Li Ye instinctively gather Qi and Blood there and try to hold it.
“Hold it as long as you can. If you really can’t hold it, release it, but remember the points I hit. It’s not as intuitive to run Qi and Blood on the body surface; hitting it out reveals the truth.”
Xu Yanwu swung another stick, then continuously struck along Li Ye’s entire spine without pause. Clearly, it was an iron rod with a striking surface, but the area hit was really just a small point.
It was this sensation that allowed Li Ye to clearly sense where the Qi and Blood had just gathered, bit by bit, place by place. With Xu Yanwu’s strikes, he gathered the Qi and Blood outward.
This was not simply forming a layer of outer clothing on the body surface, but throughout the muscles inside and out, condensing into a layer of membrane with the Qi and Blood.
The more places Xu Yanwu hit, the more this layer of membrane connected, eventually bulging into a layer both inside and outside the body.
It was very thin, but Li Ye could feel it.
Pa!
Xu Yanwu struck Li Ye’s throat with the stick, then mouth, nose, eyes, ears, temples, and crown of the head, hitting him all over like water seeping in.
Then his stick pointed straight at Li Ye’s lower body.
This sudden scene made Li Ye’s pupils contract. Before he could react, Xu Yanwu’s voice rang out.
“If you want to keep your Life Gate, dodge. Don’t worry, it’s point to stop. Mainly to make your Qi and Blood condense there. This is the simplest for men. You know about blood congestion, right? This time, use Qi and Blood, including your balls.”
With that, Xu Yanwu swung the stick over.
The swinging force even produced a whooshing sound through the air!
Li Ye’s eyes widened. Before the stick even arrived, he instinctively surged his Qi and Blood to his lower body.
But at this moment, Xu Yanwu showed a slight smile. Without hitting his lower body, the iron rod grazed past the side.
He glanced at Li Ye. His face remained expressionless, but the amusement in his eyes was noticeable to anyone not blind.
“It’s done, right?” he asked.
At this moment, thunderous sounds exploded in Li Ye’s body. He exhaled white gas, instinctively stepped back two steps, and nodded twice continuously.
“Back then, my Master did the same to me. It’s about whether to keep the Life Gate or not. If you don’t want to be caught in a flaw when you’re invulnerable to knives and spears later, it’s best to really succeed. But there are benefits too: it strengthens essence and solidifies the body, ensuring you’re vigorous even on the brink of death.”
Xu Yanwu said, then sized up Li Ye again. “But you’ve exceeded my expectations again. Your control over Qi and Blood is more than just excellent. I thought you’d at most complete the circulation halfway through the beating, and forming a few points of muscle layer would be great. I didn’t expect you to persist until the muscle layer was fully formed. In this aspect, you’re a genius among geniuses.”
Li Ye chuckled, not denying it, and asked: “Master, next is the thousand hammers and hundred refinings? Constantly striking to strengthen the muscle layer?”
Other parts of the body were fine, even the vulnerable eyes—just close the eyelids and take the hit, since it wasn’t very heavy anyway.
But that part still made him a bit apprehensive.
Xu Yanwu looked at Li Ye like he was an idiot. “Iron can undergo thousand hammers and hundred refinings to become hundred-refined iron and thousand-refined steel. Meat undergoing thousand hammers and hundred refinings can only be used to make urinary cow pills. Condensing the muscle layer is enough. Next is the issue of circulating energy. Daily persistent circulation of energy will continuously refine your Qi and Blood, making it stronger.”
Li Ye raised his eyebrows. “So I’ve cultivated it just like that?”
Xu Yanwu nodded: “Sort of. Your Qi and Blood sense is very strong, making circulating energy very simple for you. But there’s no such thing as fully cultivating it. Martial Arts is endless.”
He glanced at the empty meal tray on the stone table and said: “Remember the circulation route. This is the most complete one. Next, I’ll teach you some moves, and also the [Foundation Establishment Technique] you’ll learn in the Martial Arts Track. This Martial Arts can enhance Qi and Blood and complements our Martial Arts.”
Compared to [Twelve Golden Palace Dragon Tiger Gate], the [Foundation Establishment Technique] was really simple. Its circulation route wasn’t that complex.
Starting from the perineum, one path goes along the abdomen through the navel and chest to the position under the lips. The other path goes along the spine from the back straight up to the back of the head, then circulates once, finally gathering at the waist position again.
“Conception Vessel, Governing Vessel, and Belt Vessel, thereby condensing Qi and Blood throughout the body, achieving the effect of enhancing Qi and Blood. You can feel it, right? Compared to our Martial Arts, the Foundation Establishment Technique is simpler, but its effect in enhancing Qi and Blood is still very significant.”
In his view, since Li Ye could learn [Twelve Golden Palace Dragon Tiger Gate], the [Foundation Establishment Technique] was child’s play. Even with average talent, it could enhance a lot of Qi and Blood.
As for Li Ye
His evaluation was that it was not as good as eating rice.
After circulating energy once, the increase in Qi and Blood was almost imperceptible, but this Martial Arts seemed to be operable anytime and anywhere, continuously enhancing Qi and Blood.
Compared to his Authority, the benefit of the Foundation Establishment Technique was that it cost no money.
“Master, Martial Arts enhances Qi and Blood, and this Foundation Establishment Technique enhances Qi and Blood—is there only a difference in intensity?” Li Ye asked puzzled.
Xu Yanwu shook his head: “There’s also the need for breakthroughs. Dragon Gate Nine Leaps, Breaking Mortal to Become Martial—even leaping to the top is still mortal, not a true Martial Artist.”
“There are many ways to enhance Qi and Blood. Martial Arts can do it, Magic Treasures can do it, and those top-grade ingredients can too. If you just want to get into a top university, have a good degree, and find a good job after graduation, it’s certainly useful.”
Xu Yanwu paused, then said: “But the Nine Realms of Martial Artists go beyond the First Realm. To advance, you have to learn Martial Arts. Only after learning Martial Arts can you breakthrough.”
“Second Realm Breaking Through Realm: Vajra Pass, Divine Movement Pass, Qi Meridian Pass, Army Breaking Pass, Five Senses Pass, Soul Settling Pass—breaking one of the six passes enters the Second Realm, Breaking Mortal to Become Martial.”
“If you master my Martial Arts well, it can let you break through three passes in one go!”
