Chapter 564: Dispersing Cultivation

Taize Lake.

Aaron rowed a boat across it, heading toward a deserted island he had explored.

Taize Lake is eight hundred miles deep; it is said that in its depths, there are large islands capable of supporting cultivated fields and immigrants.

Aaron, of course, would not choose those large islands; instead, he chose a few deserted islands with very few fish and mostly mountainous terrain to serve as his secret base.

On those deserted islands, he had stored quite a bit of rice, flour, oil, medicinal herbs, and salt...

Especially salt!

If one person were to suddenly purchase salt in large quantities, it would inevitably attract attention.

Aaron sat cross-legged, his face devoid of the slightest pain; instead, it carried a hint of a smile.

Just today, he finally dispersed the last trace of Black Sand Palm energy, turning back into an ordinary person.

"So-called 'dispersing cultivation' means directly breaking apart the energy throughout the body... it can cause a Martial Master to be severely injured, or even damage the foundation of their martial arts practice!"

As for the issue of the foundation of martial arts practice? It was only 'possible' to be damaged.

Then, it was time to brush up on the progress of 'Disguise Technique' and 'Bone Shrinking Technique'.

Then, he began very slowly, dispersing only a tiny bit of cultivation power every day.

However, Aaron had spread the large quantity over six years, slowly chipping away at it like an ant moving house, and the amount purchased each time was very small, so it did not attract any attention at all.

The most critical thing was to prepare to start systematically learning Medicine!

Based on Ge Lao's "Qingnang Jing Supplement", he also bought some medical books as supplements and began slow self-study.

After rowing for more than a day and a night, Aaron finally arrived at one of the secret bases he had marked out, a place he named 'Qianlong Island'.

First, he stopped his daily martial arts practice and no longer refined energy.

Besides that, considering the possibility of falling ill, Aaron also stored quite a few pills.

Having had so many years to consider, plan, prepare, and implement...

Especially this time, having captured many techniques like "Fish Scale Strength" and "Iron Shirt Fist", it allowed Aaron to draw inferences and form some conjectures about dispersing cultivation.

Even for the boat, he had considered the problem of potential decay and brought his own materials such as axes and iron nails, so he could cut down trees on the island to repair it or build a new one.

This resulted in this type of Slow Dispersal Method becoming a useless, embarrassing thing that was no longer mentioned by Martial Masters.

However, over these six years, through studying the "Qingnang Jing Supplement" and the dispersal method in "Black Sand Palm".

He could start practicing martial arts again!

"I can completely change my approach to dispersing cultivation... First, stop refining energy every day, letting the water in the dam become water without a source... Then, disperse it bit by bit... It is not opening the floodgates to release the flood, but using the slowest speed, for example, scooping out a spoonful every day; accumulating over time and persevering... sooner or later, the cultivation power can be dispersed... Being so gentle, it naturally won't damage the foundation, won't cause injury, and might even be beneficial to the body itself!"

This idea of a 'Slow Dispersal Method' came from an interesting anecdote in Ge Lao's notes.

"Compared to the century-long units required to create a technique, ten or twenty years is completely acceptable..."

Time passed.

Fifteen years later.

"This step requires refining the tendons of the entire body..."

In reality, he was more interested in the evil arts Ma Zhu had learned, but clearly, when Ma Zhu went to the Liu Family, he already had a heart prepared for death and could not have carried the secret manuals on his person to provide resources to the enemy.

A Martial Master who has dispersed their cultivation reverts to the Stage of Moves and is easily killed by others seeking revenge.

"Transformation Energy can be hard or soft, manifest or hidden, a unified primordial whole... In reality, it is energy formed by the fusion of Manifest Energy and Dark Energy, which can cause a Martial Master's combat power to multiply!"

These were all prepared according to Ge Lao's "Qingnang Jing Supplement"; they were very effective for several common illnesses, and furthermore, they were those types of Life-Shortening Pills that specifically cut into one's own Essence Qi to make the illness improve rapidly!

"Iron Shirt Fist"!

He opened the fist manual he had long since memorized by heart and began to study it again.

Aaron was not afraid of the time required for retraining, but he was afraid of damaging his foundation for practicing martial arts.

That is, this type of dispersal method is good, but it just consumes too much time!

If one really wants slow work for fine results, a few years might not be enough; ten years would be best!

Therefore, the Liu Family did not obtain that evil technique, leaving Aaron to only sigh to himself.

The night was like water.

"Conversely... if I were to damage my Taoism foundation because of rapid dispersal, that would be a true blood loss for me!"

In the mountain cave.

During this time, Aaron arranged for the learning of other skills, as well as entertainment.

"Even if there is only a one-in-ten-thousand probability, I will not gamble, because if you don't gamble, you will never lose!"

This was also one of the reasons why Aaron prepared to find a place where no one could discover him to go into seclusion and practice hard.

"However... I have already practiced Black Sand Palm; if I want to practice the Iron Shirt Fist technique, I have no choice but to disperse my cultivation!"

The Slow Dispersal Method emphasizes slow work for fine results; it does not damage the body or meridians at all, and the process is not painful in the slightest... well, it is just that the time is a bit long.

Dispersing all the original energy in the body is a very dangerous thing!

Regardless of whether it is internal or external.

This resulted in a lot of spare time.

But Aaron would not accept this 'possibility'!

After making up his mind, Aaron began to disperse his cultivation.

And with the Violent Dispersal Method, once cultivation is dispersed, even if one is severely injured, one can recover in a year or two.

"If one compares the human body to a river and a dam, then energy is the river water accumulated by the dam... The reason the dispersal method is cruel is that it directly blows up the levee to release the flood; countless energy scatters, and of course, it will cause severe injury, or even damage the foundation..."

This island is not large; there is a hillside on the island that grows quite a bit of vegetation, and there is also a mountain cave.

"After all, a Martial Master disperses their cultivation in order to switch to a profound technique and obtain a brighter future!"

"Delaying for a year or two for this is understandable... but delaying ten or more years... a person would simply grow old... their Qi and Blood would decline, and they would never be able to train back to their former realm; it would be better not to dissipate their cultivation at all!"

Aaron asked himself if there would be any more slip-ups.

Aaron dragged the boat onto the shore as well, and after settling it properly, he went into the cave and stewed a pot of hot soup for himself.

After eating his fill, he rested for a few more days.

Only then, on a day with a gentle breeze and beautiful sun, did he flip through the Iron Shirt Fist Secret manual.

"The entry level, Bright Energy, and Dark Energy of the Iron Shirt Fist are relatively easy, but one needs to soak in a medicinal bath, otherwise it will damage the body and shorten one's lifespan..."

"However, for me, this is not a problem at all. Take it slow, take it slow... I am not in a hurry, I am not in a hurry at all!"

However, the Martial Master who originally proposed this line of thought eventually discovered a problem.

"After Bone Refining Dark Strength comes Tendon Changing Transforming Strength!"

Although wood that hasn't been air-dried might fall apart after only a few days in the water, it was still quite useful as a one-time-use boat.

Occasionally, he would go fishing on the lake to satisfy his cravings and incidentally cultivate his character...

After being widened and reinforced, it could serve as a house.

Looking at this martial arts secret manual, Aaron felt that with his own Medicine, he could seemingly reverse-engineer a medicinal bath formula, but he did not know what the final effect would be, and he dared not risk his own body to test it.

Furthermore, there was nowhere on this isolated island to buy medicinal herbs, so he gave up on the idea and continued to burn his lifespan instead!

(End of this chapter)