Chapter 134: Creating My Own Secret Martial Art

As the big cleaning got underway, the atmosphere inside the house gradually relaxed.

When the whole house was refreshed, even Jiang Cheng's heart was filled with optimism about the future.

Jiang Cheng, brother.

Lin Yue ran over joyfully, "This house actually has four bedrooms! Just right for each of us to have one?"

What are you saying?

Chen Sao set a stern face, "You and I share a room, Grandma gets one, Xiao Cheng gets one, and the remaining room stays empty; if a guest comes, they can stay there."

Oh.

Lin Yue's eyes instantly lost their sparkle? "Chen Sao, I specifically chose this house; although the living room is a bit small, there are enough bedrooms, so let's each have one." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

But…

Let's do it that way.

Alright.

Chen Sao, hearing that, didn't feel like saying anything else.

Later, Jiang Cheng took them out for a meal, spending a few hundred yuan, which counted as fulfilling last month's promise.

After the meal, Jiang Cheng led the three of them for a walk in a nearby park.

It was just an ordinary small park suitable for morning exercises, yet it left the three of them, especially Chen Sao, utterly shocked.

"Chen Sao, after you finish meals in the future, you can also come here for a walk."

"Fine, fine."

Chen Sao shook her head a little fearfully.

Jiang Cheng smiled, said nothing more; there has to be an adjustment period.

After returning home, Jiang Cheng went back to his room, took out ten thousand yuan from his bag, and placed it in front of the three.

"Chen Sao, this is the two thousand I owe you, plus eight thousand as living expenses for buying groceries; if you run out, just tell me."

Chen Sao stared at the stack of bills before her, eyes wide.

Two thousand plus eight thousand? That's ten thousand? Is this ten thousand yuan?

"Xiao Cheng, where did you get so much money?"

She suddenly looked up at Jiang Cheng.

One must know that she had saved for half her life to accumulate only six or seven thousand yuan; after lending Jiang Cheng two thousand, she had about five thousand left, which is why she originally worried about the Wild Wolf Gang staying too long.

The two thousand yuan monthly management fee, even with her savings, wouldn't last more than a few months.

"Of course it's the salary I advanced from the martial arts hall," Jiang Cheng said casually. "Don't be stingy; buy more meat and vegetables. My training consumes a lot, and also give Xiao Yue some nourishment."

Lin Yue's face flushed red, and she lowered her head.

"Got it, I understand."

Chen Sao stammered.

"Hmm, then I'll go into my room to rest for a while; call me if you need anything."

Jiang Cheng finished speaking, greeted the Old Man, and turned to walk toward the room.

After a busy morning, he finally got all these trivial matters sorted out.

Next, he finally had time to practice the Spiritual Secret Martial Art.

Watching Jiang Cheng walk into the room, Chen Sao also let out a sigh of relief.

Although they hadn't seen each other for only about ten days, she could feel that a great change had occurred in Jiang Cheng.

In her view, this change was good; a man should be a bit more confident, act as the head of the household, not be timid and cowardly.

However,

Her gaze fell on the money on the table.

She and Lin Yue, having no kinship or close ties with Jiang Cheng, were able to move from the Poor District to the Outer City District to live together; that alone was a tremendous blessing, something many people long for but cannot obtain.

Continuing to eat and drink here for free is somewhat shameful; she should return to her old trade, stitching clothes for people to earn some money.

Jiang Cheng had no time to notice the differences of this place; after all, it wasn't anything new to him.

He took out the Visualization Method and its corresponding Visualization Diagram from his bag.

He opened the Visualization Method and examined it carefully.

The Introductory Chapter, like what Ye Ying described, requires gradually feeling Spiritual Power in the mind; once the presence is sensed, one can proceed to the next stage.

By gathering Spiritual Power and projecting the Lotus Leaf Diagram in the mind, once it is fully displayed, one can enter the third stage.

Of course, the later content is missing from the Visualization Diagram.

Jiang Cheng guessed that it probably would show more things, such as lotus flowers, stamens, etc.

This gave Jiang Cheng a bit of inspiration.

Since the Visualization Method involves imagining objects in the mind and condensing them with Spiritual Power, does that mean one could create a new discipline oneself?

Unlike the Secret Martial Arts that open Acupoints, which can be fatal if one doesn't know the locations—especially the extraordinary external Acupoints—Jiang Cheng felt he couldn't think of one even after three days and nights, whereas with the Visualization Method, as long as Spiritual Power is strong enough, it should be feasible in principle.

That said, creating a new martial art requires a once-in-a-generation genius; even this Lotus Visualization Method has been refined by countless prodigies, maximizing the use of every bit of Spiritual Power. Unless one is even more talented than them, there is little left to improve.

But I'm different; I have a Panel, so it might work.

If that's the case, it would save a huge expense, which could be used to buy other Secret Martial Arts, or Secret Medicine to accelerate the cultivation of Secret Martial Arts, and also hide a trump card, not fearing others' scheming.

Why wouldn't one do it?

Of course, before that, there's a prerequisite: first sense Spiritual Power.

Jiang Cheng looked at the rolled-up scroll; as currently known, staring at the Visualization Diagram consumes Spiritual Power while granting Experience Value.

It seems the Experience Value gained isn't low; just a few seconds of viewing yields 1 point.

That said, Jiang Cheng still intends to test it, to see how efficient the Experience Value acquisition would be when trying according to the Visualization Method.

He takes off his shoes, sits cross‑legged, closes his eyes, and begins to imagine a stream of Spiritual Power gathering in the back of his head.

At first, naturally there is no result.

A few minutes pass, and still there is no result.

Jiang Cheng feels a slight headache, opens his eyes, and looks at the Panel.

Adds 0.3 points of Experience Value.

It seems to increase by 0.1 point per minute.

"Indeed very slow."

Jiang Cheng does the math: a 10,000‑point Experience Bar would require staying in this state for 100,000 minutes—what does that mean? About 1,667 hours, 28 days without food or drink, almost a month.

If you factor in eating, drinking, relieving oneself, and practicing Secret Martial Arts, achieving Entry within a year would already be decent.

"No wonder Spiritual Thought Masters are so scarce," Jiang Cheng muses, and even though he has the Panel in hand, he feels a tingling on his scalp.

Fortunately there is a Visualization Diagram.

He leaps out of bed, unrolls the scroll, and a vivid Lotus Leaf Diagram appears before his eyes.

Jiang Cheng widens his eyes.

After just five seconds, a message floats onto the Panel.

Lotus Visualization Method Experience Value +1.

Another five seconds pass, and Experience Value increases by 1 again.

But at this point Jiang Cheng feels a bit dizzy.

Fortunately he can still persist.

If Ye Ying were here and saw Jiang Cheng training like this, she would surely find it incomprehensible, because even after Entry, a Visualization Diagram is meant to be viewed with closed eyes, not open.

It not only rapidly drains Spiritual Power, but with some powerful Visualization Diagrams, looking at them for too long can cause a person to become lost within the scroll! (End of chapter)