Chapter 71: Five Forms Practiced Together (Request Follow-Up)

The Five Animal Forms are: Dragon, Tiger, Snake, Crane, Monkey.

Each form engages different muscle groups; the Tiger Form primarily trains the limbs, waist, and spine.

It is the form that best balances strength and speed.

The Snake Form focuses on the waist and abdomen, enhancing bodily flexibility.

The Crane Form trains the leg muscles and core strength, granting the body extreme agility and speed.

The Monkey Form emphasizes the arms, shoulders, and chest, granting the practitioner exceptional physical resilience.

The Dragon Form primarily trains the spine and surrounding muscles, granting the strongest possible power.

Each form, when executed, emphasizes different muscle movements and force generation.

Lin Qi shifted his palm into the Snake Form, which relies on softness and fluidity.

Thus, as he practiced the Snake Form, his movements became relaxed and slow.

As soon as he struck, he felt something different—his arm muscles and waist warmed, and tiny muscles were drawn into action.

Lone Snake Returns to the Forest!

Fierce Snake Emerges from Its Den!

…

After completing one round, Lin Qi felt slight soreness in the small muscle groups.

He then switched to the Dragon Form, which uses intent as its spirit and Qi to drive power, uniting internal and external, moving like the wind, landing like iron, striking like a steel blade, advancing like a fierce tiger emerging from the forest.

As Lin Qi struck, he felt his spine lift, power continuously flowing from his back into his arms and out through them.

Finally came the Monkey Form, with its leaping ability, nimble finesse, strategic wisdom, unwavering will, swift agility, and responsive mobility.

Simultaneously, his arms grew heavy, striking like iron weights, extending reach for long-range attacks.

The three forms each differed, each with its own emphasis; every time he practiced, he felt his muscles moving and refining differently according to the force applied.

Under the guidance of major muscle groups, the smaller muscle groups were also trained.

After a moment, Lin Qi stopped, breathing heavily in place, his hair clinging to his scalp, sweat dripping from his cheeks.

“Practicing the Five Forms together consumes too much stamina—it’s far greater than training just one form.”

After resting briefly, he continued practicing the forms.

“Huff… huff…”

“Swish… swish…”

The Snake, Dragon, and Monkey Forms, once clumsy, gradually became fluent.

As his proficiency increased, his movements grew smoother, allowing him to clearly feel the previously unused muscles ache.

His muscle refinement became increasingly obvious.

【You gained new insight into the Snake, Dragon, and Monkey Forms through practice; Martial Arts +3%】

【Through these new forms, your different muscle groups were tempered; Blood Qi value increased; Blood Qi +0.03】

【Blood Qi: 9.65 → 9.68】

【Martial Arts: Second Stage 20% → 23%】

…

Lin Qi set down his finished functional drink and stared at the Blood Qi value on his panel, a smile tugging at his lips.

Though his Blood Qi only rose by 0.03—not much—he could feel that many small muscle groups had been trained.

This greatly reduced the time he’d otherwise spend stuck at 9.99 Blood Qi.

When the time came, he wouldn’t need to linger at 9.99 for long—he might break through in a short while.

“Others may not advance in Martial Arts as fast as I do.”

“So they’ll waste time in their martial training, but I’m different.”

“As my Martial Arts improve, my control over my body strengthens, making spear technique training twice as effective.”

Lin Qi wiped his sweat, feeling his strength could still surge significantly before the final exam.

…

That Sunday afternoon, the weather was unusually clear.

Tianhai City First People’s Hospital.

A massive, ten-story building divided into different wards, the air thick with antiseptic.

At the main entrance, people constantly came and went, carrying white paper bags or large and small bundles of medicine.

Nurses in white coats moved everywhere.

Lin Qi walked with his parents toward the rehabilitation center, where they would undergo treatment.

Lin Zhen’s face was flushed, his posture upright, his expression resolute—he was no longer the weary man from a month ago.

After a month of treatment, expensive medications, and constant rehabilitation,

he felt entirely renewed—his muscle and bone injuries had fully healed.

Aside from minor issues, he had completely recovered, and even his declining Blood Qi was visibly rebounding.

“Dad, what exactly is Mom’s illness?”

“I’ve never seen a case like this in my life,” Lin Qi asked bluntly.

Lin Zhen paused, exchanged a glance with Fang Huiyi, and his mother spoke first:

“You’ve noticed something, haven’t you?”

“We planned to tell you after returning from the Linhai Base, but then your father’s health took a turn.”

“Now we can tell you.”

Lin Zhen gathered his thoughts and spoke:

“Your mother was struck by the lethal toxin of the Darkwing Bats—the poison entered her five organs and bones.”

“Though the hospital saved her, her martial foundation was destroyed—her muscles atrophied, her internal organs eroded, her bones turned porous.”

“And the toxin, like a parasite clinging to bone, lies deep within her body, continuously corroding her organs.”

“Though we’ve treated her for years, it’s only symptomatic relief—it slows the corrosion, nothing more.”

“Even this relief has left us deeply in debt.”

“As time passes, your mother’s body will only grow weaker, and toxin outbreaks will become more frequent.”

“Fortunately, your recent financial support has allowed daily medication and rehabilitation, significantly easing the toxin’s effects.”

“But it’s only temporary—it won’t last long.”

!

“Until one day, it erupts completely, and she never wakes up again.”

After saying this, Lin Zhen’s mood sank.

“Thud~”

Lin Qi’s heart lurched; he froze in place.

He hadn’t expected his mother’s illness to be this severe.

After a long silence, he asked: “Is there a cure?”

Lin Zhen nodded: “There is—but every method is more expensive than the last.”

“For example, Spirit Spring Detoxifier—extracted using special techniques from ten-thousand-year-old spring water from another world.”

“It contains powerful detoxifying properties, capable of neutralizing all poisons and enhancing physical constitution and immunity.”

“But one vial costs thirty million Xia National Currency.”

Thirty million Xia National Currency?

Lin Qi fell silent instantly.

His B-class contract had earned him only three million.

One vial cost ten times what he’d made.

He couldn’t raise that much even if he sold himself.

Even if he earned it in the future, his mother might not survive that long.

“There’s another drug called Body Cleanser—it purges impurities from the body, transforms tendons and marrow, enhances innate talent, and naturally removes toxins.”

“But it costs ten million Xia National Currency.”

“There are also rare herbs and treasures with detoxifying effects, but they’re too expensive for us to afford,” Lin Zhen sighed.

“Today, we’re going to the rehabilitation center for a new treatment—it’s much cheaper and has a chance to completely eliminate the toxin from your mother’s body.”

Lin Qi nodded; that was why they’d come.

Ever since he had money, his father had been searching for better treatments.

And the attending physician had indeed found one.

A few million—he could scrape together if it meant curing his mother.

The three arrived at the rehabilitation center’s entrance.

Another tall building, its entrance lined with green plants, bustling with people.

Inside was a spacious hall, divided into zones and rooms, with white intelligent robots moving everywhere.

Lin Zhen walked confidently to a room door; inside was a vast chamber over a thousand square meters, partitioned into individual cubicles.

A young woman in white stepped forward with a smile.

“You’re here, Uncle Lin, Aunt Fang!”

“Same as always—electrotherapy and acupuncture for Aunt Fang!”

"Alright!"

Lin Qi's mother, Fang Huiyi, followed the young woman into a small private room, separated off.

Lin Qi knew that so-called electrotherapy involved first taking specific drugs to activate cellular toxins, then inserting acupuncture needles into the body’s acupoints.

Electrical currents stimulate organ function to achieve comprehensive detoxification.

This method can treat many illnesses and isn’t expensive per session, but frequent treatments add up.

Lin Qi and Lin Zhen went instead to a nearby office, furnished in considerable luxury.

Inside sat a middle-aged man in a white lab coat, wearing black mechanical glasses, thin and stern-faced.

When he saw it was Lin Zhen, he immediately smiled.

"Mr. Lin! You've come!"

"Sit down, sit down!"

"Dr. Li, we’ve come today to inquire about the new treatment method."

After sitting on the sofa, Lin Zhen spoke first.

(End of Chapter)