Chapter 540: Flowing Sand Palm (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Great Senior Brother is amazing!"

Huang Dacheng and his group were fired up, and even Ma Zhu secretly clenched his fists.

Aaron's gaze flickered as he watched, thinking to himself: "So... is having entered the state of Entering Strength the dividing line between ordinary people and the extraordinary in this world?"

"Great Senior Brother... after 'Stage of Moves' and 'Skin Refining', what is the next realm?"

Huang Dacheng began his habitual sycophancy.

"Haha... you ignorant brat."

The Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters in front laughed one after another: "Only by practicing martial arts and Entering Strength can you truly enter the gate and become a disciple of the Master."

They saw that stack of bluestone bricks collapse with a boom; the top one remained unscathed, but those beneath had long since crumbled into powder.

"Now, learn from me!"

"Just look at you lot... once two months pass, you'll be lucky if you aren't sent right back where you came from!"

Ding Shan's expression sank, and he scolded them sternly.

"The introductory martial art of my 'Qingshan Martial Arts Hall' is called 'Flowing Sand Palm'! It is a 'Stage of Moves' realm martial art. Once proficient, it can assist a Martial Disciple in sensing and controlling Qi and Blood... and can be used to kill enemies and protect oneself! Even if you cannot enter the state of Entering Strength in the future, going out to be a hired thug or bodyguard for some wealthy landlord will still give you a couple more killing moves than others!"

"If you want to reach Great Success in Flowing Sand Palm... besides hard practice, it is best to use special sandbags. The Medicinal Sandbags in our Wuguan have been refined, which is beneficial for repairing minor bodily injuries and nourishing Qi and Blood..."

"Then what comes after 'Bone Refining Dark Energy'?"

He walked with the stride of a dragon and the step of a tiger, his eyes like Electric, occasionally striking out to correct the Apprentices' postures.

Aaron secretly scoffed, while also gaining a general understanding of the martial arts of this world:

"'Stage of Moves' (ordinary Martial Disciple) — 'Skin and Flesh Refining' (Ming Jin) — 'Bone Marrow Refining' (Dark Energy)..."

"But it's not possible yet... at the very least, one must climb to the peak of martial arts before one can talk about creating one's own techniques!"

"I am only at Small Success in Dark Energy, I cannot be considered much of an expert..."

As for creating Ming Jin or even Dark Energy martial arts? That is not even worth thinking about! It would take at least several hundred years to have any possibility!

Unless one is a peerless genius in terms of comprehension, one cannot guess and deduce the methods of the next level when one has not yet reached that realm oneself.

After Ding Shan finished demonstrating it once, Aaron felt he had already gained some understanding.

But no one dares to practice such martial arts; without killing hundreds or thousands of Test Mice, and having it perfected and improved by generation after generation, it might just practice a person to death!

Therefore, he watched Ding Shan practice 'Flowing Sand Palm' earnestly, carefully memorizing every mantra the other said.

'Huang Dacheng has really managed to kiss up to the wrong person.'

Aaron secretly scoffed, seeing Great Senior Brother Ding Shan's gloomy face: "You are all just Wuguan Apprentices. Although you call me Great Senior Brother in name, if you cannot control your Qi and Blood after two months, you cannot truly be accepted into my Master's sect. If you cannot pay the silver then, you will have to pack up and leave!"

'The Hall Master, Xue Qingshan, is probably only at the level of Bone Refining and Dark Energy... he is old now, and might not be as good at fighting as Ding Shan...'

"With just this, you still dream of 'Dark Energy'?"

Ding Shan waved his hand with a steady demeanor, stopping the others' ridicule; he was worthy of being someone who ran a business: "It is a good thing for Junior Brothers to have aspirations, so I will tell you about it!"

"Once 'Dark Energy' is achieved, it can penetrate heavy armor, injuring a person without damaging their outer clothing in the slightest."

The other Martial Masters cheered, and Huang Dacheng and the others opened their mouths wide.

Pfft! Pfft!

Ding Shan exhaled and shouted, his feet in a stable stance: "The first move..."

Small, explosive sounds suddenly burst in the air.

"Do not aim too high!"

While speaking, he walked to a stack of bricks, pressed his palm lightly against them, and silently exerted his strength.

Ding Shan concluded: "One sandbag can be used for ten days and costs one tael of silver. If you cannot afford the sandbags, you can only rely on eating! Our cafeteria can only guarantee what is needed for daily martial arts practice. If you want dietary supplements, you must eat better things, such as Centennial Ginseng, Polygonum Multiflorum... Red Blood Carp..."

Before long, he reached the last row, and his eyes suddenly moved.

Ding Shan stopped talking and demonstrating, stood with his hands behind his back, and supervised the Junior Brothers' practice.

He saw Aaron practicing 'Flowing Sand Palm' step by step!

Although it was very slow, the movements were quite standard.

"Just being proficient in the moves is not enough. How long has it been since you sparred and exchanged fists with someone?"

Ding Shan shouted: "Martial Master! Also called 'Fist Master'! Cannot sense Qi and Blood? Cannot control Qi and Blood? Cannot enter the state of Entering Strength? Spar with a higher-level Fist Master, and you will know everything!"

"What a fine 'Black Sand Palm'. Just by this palm technique, Great Senior Brother is one of the top experts in our Taize Prefecture!"

In his view, if he were a Ming Jin Martial Master, spending a large amount of time would probably allow him to create a martial art for ordinary people at the Stage of Moves, or perhaps allow them to use it to enter the state of Entering Strength.

"Eh, you must not say that!"

Ding Shan looked pleased, but still waved his hand: "However, once Dark Energy is achieved, one is indeed considered an expert of a region... If one is under thirty, one can compete for the Prodigy Ranking of our Lin Kingdom... The most famous genius Martial Master in our Taize Prefecture is 'Cao Hongyan' of the Cao Family! This woman began practicing martial arts at fifteen, reached Great Success in Ming Jin at eighteen, and entered Dark Energy at twenty. Now, at the tender age of twenty-two, she has already entered the Prodigy Ranking. Her future prospects are limitless..."

"Pay attention to the eight-character mantra of Flowing Sand Palm: 'Flowing but not scattering, sand but not chaotic'. If you successfully master the 'Quicksand Intent', it will be of great benefit to refining Qi and Blood to enter the state of Entering Strength..."

Aaron had always been cautious about creating his own techniques.

"Alright, Junior Brothers, practice hard!"

"After 'Skin and Flesh Refining' comes 'Bone Refining'! Ming Jin is emitted from the skin and flesh, but Dark Energy is emitted from the bone marrow!"

Aaron nodded and secretly noted the enemy's name.

Huang Dacheng continued to ask: "Our Master must be a great expert above 'Dark Energy', right?"

'So... that Zhai Yong actually hasn't practiced any strength either?'

"Now... begin practicing!"

Aaron tried hard to watch Ding Shan's movements, not gesturing like the people around him, but only memorizing.

"If one reaches Great Success in Ming Jin, where in the world can one not go?"

'Cao Family — Cao Hongyan?'

At this time, Zhai Yong in the front row asked: "Great Senior Brother... why is it that I am proficient in the 'Flowing Sand Palm' moves... and can occasionally sense my own Qi and Blood, but I have no way to control it?"

Huang Dacheng shrank his head back, looking somewhat terrified and somewhat innocent, feeling so aggrieved he wanted to cry.

But even so, the new cultivation method would inevitably be riddled with errors and omissions; it would take at least several dozen Test Mouse to be able to patch it into a complete state.

"It is actually quite normal and systematic... it is just rather plain and unadorned, not as Weird as the Mysterious System. Uh... if I introduce Spirituality and fuse it with this Taoism martial system, I could probably create several types of incomparably bizarre cultivation methods; perhaps they could be called 'Secret Martial Art'?"

"Not bad, not bad. Fang Yu, this is your first time coming into contact with the 'Flowing Sand Palm'. I originally thought it would take more time to teach you, but it seems your ability to memorize at a glance is quite good."

Ding Shan praised him, then looked at Huang Dacheng and the others: "As for you lot? Your movements are stiff, riddled with errors, and a total mess... give me double the practice!!"

(End of this chapter)