Chapter 578: Full-Spec Wu Pifu?

After a full meal, Hong Qigong was so comfortable he almost wanted to hum.

Although it was only one fish, Huang Rong had bought fruits and vegetables to pair with it beforehand. Moreover, she made four dishes out of this fish: spicy fish slices made with Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers obtained from the Land of Redemption, a dish of frost-snow fish sashimi, a pearl fish soup, and oil-wrapped fish frames. Every dish was full of color, fragrance, and taste, and the fish meat was delicate and delicious. In particular, Huang Rong had added seasonings that did not exist in this era.

Hong Qigong truly ate until even the soup base was wrapped in flatbread and swallowed. After eating, he had the look of someone who would never be able to eat other food again in this life. He was both extremely comfortable and satisfied, and at the same time, extremely melancholy and lost.

After a long while, seeing Huang Rong steer the boat to the shore, Hong Qigong was carefree. He laughed heartily and said, "Fine, fine. Today, knowing that Heavenly Men are in the world, truly having that Heaven beyond Heaven of the Great Thousand World, and getting to taste this human delicacy, even if the old beggar died on the spot, it would be a profit. I imagine the Heavenly Man probably just wants to study the martial arts of this world and doesn't look down on the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms that the old beggar treasures. Today, the old beggar will teach the full set of Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms to the Heavenly Man!"

Wu Pifu was at the bow of the boat. After hearing this, he was stunned. He cupped his hands in a salute, thought for a moment, and said, "The old man is one of the few people I admire in this world. You have spent your whole life acting chivalrously and righteously, never having wronged a single good person. You truly have a chivalrous heart. Since you are teaching me the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms today, I will not be stingy either. Today, I will teach you the Human Immortal Martial Dao!"

Hearing this, Hong Qigong waved his hands repeatedly, his face flushing red. He wanted to decline, but his heart was restless.

If it were anything else—even if he were praised as the number one in this world, the leader of the martial arts alliance, or even the Son of Heaven—he would be disdainful and indifferent. But to say he had a chivalrous heart, acted chivalrously and righteously, and never wronged a good person in his life—this scratched the itch in his heart. It was indeed what he was most proud of in his life. Hearing this, he felt that only Wu Pifu understood him.

And then, mentioning the Human Immortal Martial Dao—this name sounded simply extraordinary!

Being able to carry the word "Immortal," it couldn't possibly be ordinary. What's more, this was martial arts from the Great Thousand World brought by a Heavenly Man. Even if he only heard a few words, it would be worth it for him in this life.

You must know, although Hong Qigong had a chivalrous heart, he was first a martial artist, mixed in the martial arts world, and had his own pride and backbone. Especially on the level of martial arts, he also had a heart that yearned to be number one in the world and yearned for the supreme martial dao. If not, he wouldn't have had to participate in the Mount Hua Sword Trial back then, wanting to seize the *Nine Yin Manual*, the treasure of the martial arts world.

But in the Heavenly Man's place, I'm afraid this Human Immortal Martial Dao far exceeded the *Nine Yin Manual* by who knows how many millions of times.

For a time, Hong Qigong was so flushed that his whole face turned red. He wanted to refuse but couldn't say it.

Wu Pifu laughed heartily, his heart also feeling refreshed. He said loudly, "Seven Beggar, don't refuse. I am used to acting on impulse. Being able to meet someone like you whom I admire, I also feel refreshed in my heart. What's more..." Wu Pifu shook his head and didn't continue.

Hong Qigong didn't understand and looked at Huang Rong. Huang Rong said with a melancholy face, "Seven Beggar, you don't know, but that Heaven beyond Heaven is not peaceful either. Besides the Human Unified Government where Brother Pifu is, there are many forces, many demons, ghosts, and monsters. Even those legendary gods, demons, and Buddhas are not all good people. After sending me home, Brother Pifu has to go on an expedition... and I don't know when it will end."

Hong Qigong was silent for a moment, sighed, and cupped his hands to Wu Pifu, "The old beggar is ashamed to accept this. But please rest assured, Heavenly Man, as long as I, the old beggar, am alive for one day, I will never let the petty people of the world harm Miss Huang by even a single hair. Otherwise, I will definitely let the old beggar be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

Wu Pifu didn't speak. He found an empty space and sat down. Hong Qigong naturally followed. He didn't avoid Huang Rong and explained the various essentials and secrets of the Human Immortal Martial Dao one by one. While speaking, he also reached out to massage Hong Qigong's blood and *Qi*, letting him feel where his blood and *Qi* were.

Over the course of half a day, Wu Pifu explained the Green Python Skin-Shedding Skill, the Tiger Demon Bone-Refining Fist, and the Wind-Thunder Roaring Technique. He also spoke in detail about his own insights when practicing. After finishing, he sighed, "This set of Human Immortal Martial Dao is profound and mysterious. I have only obtained this half of the technique. There are still many steps like blood exchange, aperture condensation, and so on. At the same time, although this Human Immortal Martial Dao can increase the essence of the human body, it requires various precious food supplements or heavenly treasures as resources. Otherwise, if you want to practice it yourself, I'm afraid it will take ten years of slow grinding. You cannot be impatient."

Unexpectedly, Hong Qigong didn't listen to the latter sentence at all. He had already fallen into a state of meditation and dullness. His palms moved slowly, his body trembled slightly, and the surface of his skin vibrated slightly. Looking closely, there seemed to be a little redness on the surface of his skin.

It wasn't just Hong Qigong who was like this; Huang Rong also had her eyes closed, silently moving the blood and *Qi* in her body. Wu Pifu didn't disturb them and just sat quietly to the side.

A moment later, it was actually Huang Rong who woke up a step earlier. She looked at her hands and feet in surprise, then looked at Wu Pifu. She opened her mouth to speak, but seeing Hong Qigong still in meditation, she gave Wu Pifu a sweet smile, moved her seat to sit beside Wu Pifu, and accompanied him silently.

After a long time, Hong Qigong's eyes shot out electricity. He stood up abruptly, his whole body's bones cracking. If compared carefully, he was now at least half an inch taller than before. At the same time, Hong Qigong let out a sudden roar toward the sky. The sound rolled like thunder, spreading for dozens of miles in the night. After the roar, he laughed heartily.

"Good, good, good! Today, hearing the Heavenly Man's Great Dao and peeking at the supreme martial dao, it would truly be worth it even if I died immediately!"

After laughing, Hong Qigong stared at Wu Pifu and cupped his hands solemnly, "Now the old beggar truly has no doubts. Heavenly Man, watch closely. This is the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms!"

While speaking, Hong Qigong didn't avoid Huang Rong and began to practice the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms on the spot. Moreover, while practicing, he explained the various secrets and bottlenecks one by one. His movements were truly as fierce as a dragon, and his internal energy was rolling. With one palm, he actually broke the sound barrier. Each palm was like a dragon. The last move, "Subduing the Dragon with Regret," actually broke a tree in half. The most critical point was that the wood where the palm hit was shattered into powder, while the cracks were as hard as slag. With this move, he actually unleashed a force that was both extremely hard and extremely soft.

After practicing the set of Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Hong Qigong stood blankly on the spot. Then, old tears rolled down. Wu Pifu and Huang Rong both heard his muttering.

"... So this is the innate realm of the martial dao. So this is the principle of the martial dao being both extremely hard and extremely soft. Hearing the Great Dao, hearing the Great Dao..."

At first, the voice was slightly murmuring. When he said the last two sentences, the voice became louder and louder. In the end, it was like rolling thunder.

Huang Rong wanted to offer a few words of comfort, but she also came from a family of martial artists and knew the joy of hearing the Great Dao. Let alone Hong Qigong, even she herself couldn't help but be happy, and her heart was also filled with emotion.

As for Wu Pifu, his whole mind was recalling the set of Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms just now. Even if it was only practiced once, with his current Grandmaster realm of martial dao, he immediately grasped its main theme. Not only did he master it, but he also dismantled the martial dao principles within it and integrated them into his National Arts, Human Immortal Martial Dao, and Immortal Martial Arts.

Just by practicing it in his mind for the first time, Wu Pifu immediately sensed the difference between this set of Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms and his Tiger Demon Technique or Human Immortal Martial Dao techniques.

This martial art was a fighting style specifically for the body using internal energy.

In National Arts, there are distinctions between fighting methods, training methods, and nourishing methods. The Human Immortal Martial Dao is the same. These two are in the same line, but the internal energy and fighting methods of Immortal Martial Arts are different—completely different.

If internal energy is energy, shaping energy circuits, and absorbing blood and *Qi* and free energy from heaven and earth into internal energy, then the external techniques of Immortal Martial Arts are the utilization rate of this energy. It's equivalent to having bullets and explosives, and now being given a firearm. With the same internal energy, when using the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, the power is at least five times higher than when he simply uses his fists or the Heroic Spirit Broken Blade!

This is at least five times his current strength!

It was already a superposition of several independent multiplier zones for combat power, and the explosive power could actually be multiplied by another five times. This was simply an exaggerated qualitative change, right!?

Wu Pifu practiced and felt it slightly, then looked at his points. Sure enough, only 100,000 points were deducted. This was the most top-tier external martial arts move in the Jin series. Only the Six Meridian Divine Sword could rival it. Even the so-called Nine Swords of Dugu were just techniques. In terms of power, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms could be called supreme in this world... and it only cost a mere 100,000 points!?

(Or rather, is it because I have already known and obtained internal energy, and the points are what is needed for information realization? So the more information I know, the fewer points are needed for practicing Immortal Martial Arts?)

Wu Pifu's heart stirred. He suddenly remembered the many so-called supreme martial arts of this world—the Nine Yin and Nine Yang, the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, the Six Meridian Divine Sword, and the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect... Right, there was a set of martial arts whose description was very similar to the Human Immortal Martial Dao. If he could obtain that set of martial arts, he could really verify his conjecture!

If he could truly achieve greatness in Immortal Martial Arts in this world, combining National Arts with the Human Immortal Martial Dao, his combat power could undergo another qualitative change. Who knows, this battle might still have a glimmer of survival?

Huang Rong also saw the surprised expression on Wu Pifu's face. She immediately held Wu Pifu's arm and said, "Brother Pifu, how much does this Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms improve your strength?"

Wu Pifu nodded seriously, "It improves me greatly. It is truly extraordinary. If there are other martial arts to verify it, maybe I really can have a chance of winning."

Huang Rong immediately smiled until her eyes narrowed.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a cold snort came from not far away. At the same time, a man in green clothes with a golden face, looking like a ghost, drifted down from the treetops. While drifting, he said, "Brother Hong, it's been a long time. I didn't expect your martial dao to have advanced so much. Seeing you by chance today, do you have any interest in discussing martial arts?"

When this voice sounded, Hong Qigong looked over immediately. Huang Rong's whole body shook, and she cried out, "Father? Are you Father? What happened to your face!?"

The man in green snorted, wiped his palm across his face, and a human-skin mask was taken off, immediately revealing a face that was refined and elegant.

Huang Rong turned her crying into laughter and immediately scolded, "Father is scary!"

The person who came was none other than Huang Yaoshi. He said coldly, "You still remember your father? Why don't you let go and come over!"

Huang Rong immediately let go of Wu Pifu's arm, but she still secretly stuck her tongue out at Wu Pifu.

This was Huang Yaoshi. Wu Pifu confirmed this point. He looked at Huang Yaoshi, and Huang Yaoshi also looked at him. Then he looked at the surrounding environment for two glances and said knowingly, "This child... is Brother Hong's disciple? He is indeed sturdy and extraordinary..."

Hong Qigong laughed, didn't explain, and just looked at Huang Yaoshi proudly.

Huang Yaoshi was angry and wanted to lose his temper, but unexpectedly, in the next second, Wu Pifu flashed directly in front of him. His eyes blurred, and he didn't even see the process, which immediately shocked him. But before he could act, Wu Pifu actually knelt down on both knees.

"Master is above, please accept three bows from your disciple!"

After speaking, Wu Pifu actually kowtowed three times to Huang Yaoshi in a proper manner.

Huang Yaoshi's internal energy burst forth, wanting to block Wu Pifu's inexplicable kowtow, but as soon as his internal energy touched Wu Pifu, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, without even a trace. He could only make a snorting sound, feeling confused.

"You... uh, hmm?"

Wu Pifu's confusion index was still rising...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 579 =====