Chapter 139

At night!

Lin Chen, holding the wooden carving and the book, sat on the steps of the bamboo house.

After a long while, an Acupoint-Nourishing Pill entered his stomach.

He had already been drawn in by this book and had forgotten about mealtime. Fortunately, the Acupoint-Nourishing Pill could increase Qi and blood and also had the effect of satiating hunger.

Reading through the night, besides being attracted by the descriptions of acupoints in the book, was also because late at night, the comprehension ability of 【Black to the End】 could exert its maximum effect.

Borrowing the comprehension of 【Black to the End】, Lin Chen was not only able to remember the words in the book but also gained a deeper understanding of the text.

Slap!

When he saw a subtle point, he even held the book in his right hand and struck out with his left palm, comparing it with the text in the book.

Half an hour later, Lin Chen was no longer limited to sitting on the steps but was walking around in the open space with the book, occasionally striking out, occasionally kicking, and sometimes even jumping on the spot.

In the dense bamboo forest, Zhao Canghu watched Lin Chen, who was intoxicated by the contents of the book, and there was also a look of satisfaction on his old face.

After leaving the bamboo forest, he went to retrieve the official document regarding Lin Chen's information sent by the Martial Administration Hall.

This document was sent by the Raozhou Prefecture Martial Administration Office to the Martial Administration Hall three months ago, and then sent by the Martial Administration Hall to the special training grounds.

"Raozhou Prefecture didn't exaggerate; this diligence is indeed rare."

Letting Lin Chen memorize the contents of this book within two days was just a casual remark of his. This book totaled over ten thousand words and was obscure and difficult to understand; even he took a month to memorize it completely back then.

As for fully understanding the contents of the book, it took even longer, a full year.

Not to mention some of the speculations mentioned in the book, which were unprecedented. Wanting to thoroughly understand this book in two days was simply impossible.

After watching Lin Chen for a moment, Zhao Canghu left satisfied, not disturbing Lin Chen.

For an Open-Acupuncture martial artist, even staying up all night was of no consequence.

The night grew deeper, but Lin Chen's spirit was incomparably excited.

It wasn't just because he was used to staying up late, but also because some of the contents in this book coincided with his own.

Acupoints, Qi and blood, circulation speed……

According to the book, the combination of these three determines a martial artist's ultimate strength.

The more acupoints, the more vigorous the Qi and blood, and the more vigorous the Qi and blood, the faster the Qi and blood circulation speed in the body.

If one compares the human body to a dam, and Qi and blood to the water in the dam, then acupoints are the pipes. Every time an acupoint is opened, it's like water from the pipes pouring into the dam.

And when a martial artist fights, it's the process of the dam releasing water. How fast the water flows depends on how much water is in the dam.

Similarly, the circulation speed of Qi and blood also depends on the vigor of the Qi and blood.

This is the reason why the more acupoints, the faster the Qi and blood circulation speed, and the stronger the strength.

As for techniques, they use certain methods to accelerate the circulation speed of Qi and blood in the body, allowing it to reach the limit that the acupoint can achieve.

For a martial artist, during normal Qi and blood circulation, the speed is not fast, but through techniques, the Qi and blood circulation in the body is accelerated, allowing strength to erupt.

【The human body is truly a supreme treasure vault. Is the perfection of ranked techniques, or even the so-called breaking of limits, really the limit of human Qi and blood circulation speed?】

Seeing the author's question in the book, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

His Breeze Palm and Water Cloud Palm were in a state of broken limits.

【When techniques break limits and acupoints are improved, Qi and blood circulation speed will increase. That relies on the growth of Qi and blood to make the Qi and blood circulation speed increase. I believe that even without relying on the growth of Qi and blood, there is still potential to be tapped in the human Qi and blood circulation speed.】

【It's just that my words, when told to many martial artists, are all considered whimsical. The speed of Qi and blood circulation has long been concluded as the limit; how can it be faster?】

Lin Chen had already read to the end of this book, and he knew the truly most critical part was coming.

This senior wrote this book, with such detailed deduction and introduction of acupoints and Qi and blood, definitely not just to popularize this common knowledge to future generations.

【I couldn't argue it, but I was unconvinced in my heart. Since then, I have read many martial arts techniques and traveled far to Yu Guo, Zheng Guo, Fang Guo……】

【My footprints covered the lands of the seven kingdoms. I collected the differences in martial arts of various countries, then returned to Daliang, exhausted my studies for twenty years, and created a set of Martial Way cultivation methods. However, this method is too shocking. Even on my deathbed, no one has been able to achieve it. Future generations reading to this point, choose for yourselves.】

Whoosh!

Lin Chen turned to the next page almost without any hesitation.

【This method requires walking the path of extreme martial arts. Those who are not extreme martial artists, do not read.】

Lin Chen continued to flip down.

【This method requires being under eighteen years of age. Those whose bone age exceeds this, do not read.】

【This method requires a resilient heart. Those whose will is not firm, do not read.】

【Cultivating this method, the difficulty of realm breakthroughs will be several times that of others. Those who cannot accept this, do not read.】

Seeing the last point, Lin Chen blinked. Isn't this tailor-made for him?

What he fears least is the difficulty of realm breakthroughs.

He really must read this cultivation method; the conditions are simply tailor-made for him.

Next page.

【This method, I have named it the True Explanation of Extreme Origin Acupoints!】

【This method is not a technique, but a method of Qi movement, applicable to any technique……】

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The last page had over five hundred words, but Lin Chen read it very slowly.

This was not a martial arts technique, and it couldn't even be considered a cultivation technique. Even the method of Qi movement mentioned by this senior was not quite accurate.

This was more like a high-level instructional article.

Inside, it summarized the differences in Qi and blood circulation of the twenty-four acupoints and proposed a whimsical concept.

Lin Chen would say the ideas in this article were whimsical because, normally, like the Breeze Palm he cultivated, the trajectory of Qi and blood circulation was from various acupoints to the dantian, and then gathered from the dantian to flow to the arms.

But the concept proposed by this senior was that the Qi and blood of various acupoints did not pass through the dantian. If using hands, the Qi and blood nurtured by the acupoints would flow directly to the arms, reducing the process of returning to the dantian, making the Qi and blood circulation speed faster.

Qi and blood returning to the dantian is common knowledge in the Martial Way.

After opening his acupoints, Lin Chen had heard instructors talk about it, and it's no wonder this senior's anti-martial-arts-common-sense method was called shocking.

As for why only extreme martial artists could do this, it was because the Qi and blood of extreme martial artists far exceeded that of ordinary martial artists, having enough Qi and blood to surge the Qi and blood of one acupoint to another.

If the human body is a series of circular roads, then the dantian is the center point of these circular roads. All cars wanting to enter another road from one road must pass through the center point of the dantian.

These cars cannot break through the guardrails of each road, but extreme martial artists are like driving big trucks, having the opportunity to break through the guardrails and enter another passage.

As for needing to be under eighteen to cultivate, it's because martial artists over eighteen have their bone age completely fixed, and the meridians in their bodies have completely formed, making it impossible to break through.

"Talented young extreme martial artists won't take such risks, and those without talent can't do it. This senior's cultivation theory hasn't been verified as feasible to this day; that's the reason." Lin Chen whispered. The prospects described by this senior were good. If this path could be walked, it would definitely increase strength. But to walk this path, one must first be a young genius. But how many young geniuses would take this risk to gamble on an uncertain future?

The extreme path is already full of dangers. Adding this layer of difficulty buff, one would probably be cultivated into numbness.

Even Lin Chen himself, even with the 【Life Pattern】, didn't dare to make up his mind to walk this path.

Compared to the cultivation theory proposed by this senior, the information about acupoints and Qi and blood circulation earlier is more useful to me, which can be beneficial for me to fuse the Water Cloud Palm and the Breeze Palm.

It's not that Lin Chen is afraid of taking risks, but this senior only proposed such a theory. How this path should be walked later, this senior himself probably had no idea.

Opening acupoints is easy to say, but what about organ cultivation, and the subsequent path of ranking?

He can't afford to gamble!

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Two days later.

Zhao Canghu appeared in the bamboo house.

"How was the book?"

"Senior Zhao, this junior has already memorized the contents of the book."

"Memorized it all?"

"Yes."

Listening to Lin Chen's answer, Zhao Canghu raised his old eyebrows and asked: "What does the Spirit Bone Acupoint represent?"

"The Spirit Bone governs the arm and merges with the Tai Bai. These two acupoints, their Qi and blood circulation rank sixth and seventh among the twenty-four acupoints."

Zhao Canghu pondered for a moment and asked a few more questions from the book. Lin Chen only thought for a moment before giving the answer.

"How did you memorize it?"

He spent a month memorizing the contents of this book, and this kid only used two days?

Lin Chen naturally wouldn't say that this was because he had read some traditional Chinese medicine books in his previous life and had a concept of some acupoints and meridians, so when reading this book, it wasn't as obscure and difficult to understand.

If one can understand it, it's easy to memorize. Not to mention he had the comprehension bonus of 【Black to the End】. As long as he understood it, the knowledge entered his brain and naturally wouldn't be forgotten.

"Looking at it this way, you also saw the method of Qi movement proposed at the end of the book. How do you view this method of Qi movement?"

Zhao Canghu stared at Lin Chen with burning eyes. Lin Chen had a guess in his heart about this Senior Zhao's attitude toward this method of Qi movement, but he still truthfully said: "That senior's concept is truly ingenious, but the risk is too great. This disciple does not want to try it."

Zhao Canghu was not surprised by Lin Chen's answer. Over the years, he had been to the special training grounds of many Martial Administration Halls and had seen several good seedlings, but none chose to try it.

Those who could meet the conditions were geniuses themselves, and cultivating according to the original route was also an existence that could be called invincible in the same realm. Why would they take such a big risk?

"After our Daliang founding emperor set the strategy of slaying demons, martial artists could only rely on bathing in demon blood and consuming demon meat to increase Qi and blood. But other countries colluded with the demon race and could place demon race essence blood into their bloodlines. Those born with divine strength far exceeded our Daliang. Even extreme martial artists, compared to martial artists of other countries, do not have an advantage."

Zhao Canghu had fought against martial artists of other countries in the military camp back then. Before entering the ranked tier, Daliang martial artists had no advantage at all.

Even after entering the ranked tier, Daliang martial artists relied on the tier of their weapons to contend with martial artists of other countries. But Daliang was strong compared to other countries in the number of martial artists.

In those countries that colluded with the demon race, the imperial court and aristocratic families only let their own children practice martial arts for their own interests, suppressing other poor martial artists. The number of martial artists was less than one-tenth of Daliang's.

Of course, in terms of top-tier combat power, Daliang was not inferior to other countries. It's just that compared to other countries relying on various means to reach the peak of the Martial Way in a shorter time, those few pillars of Daliang had already entered their old age.

This is the difference between Daliang and other countries. The top powerhouses of other countries have super-long peak periods, but the peak period of Daliang martial artists is only a short dozen years. However, Daliang has a steady stream of martial artists climbing up.

Before and after the Qi and blood of those few pillars decline, there will be latecomers breaking through.

"Senior Zhao……"

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse. Over the years, I have made many preparations for this Qi movement theory of my old friend. To make Qi and blood not pass through the dantian and surge directly to the required acupoints during battle, it requires the Qi and blood of each acupoint to reach an extremely vigorous level. For this, I have researched a method to stimulate acupoints, which can allow your acupoints to nurture more Qi and blood. Regardless of whether you finally choose to walk this path, it will do you no harm."

Lin Chen nodded. It's naturally a good thing that acupoints can nurture more Qi and blood.

"Stimulating acupoints is extremely painful. If you can't persist, then there's no need to talk about subsequent matters."

Zhao Canghu looked at Lin Chen, and Lin Chen also understood what this Senior Zhao meant.

If he couldn't even withstand the pain of stimulating acupoints, he couldn't even pass this first hurdle. Even if he wanted to try this Qi movement theory, he wouldn't have the qualifications.

Pain!

What he fears least is pain!

"This junior is willing to experience it."

"Good."

A smile appeared on Zhao Canghu's face: "Since that's the case, I will go and prepare for you. Today you go to report first. Remember... don't restrain your nature when you get here. When you should be overbearing, you must be overbearing."

Lin Chen: ……

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A wide area in the valley.

Dozens of young boys and girls were standing together in twos and threes, looking at each other.

They were all geniuses from various prefectures of Jiangnan Dao. Although they were in a competitive relationship with each other in their respective prefectures, now that they had arrived here, they consciously huddled together by region.

"Junior Brother Shen, what are you looking at?"

In a small group of five, Shen Ge's gaze was looking around. This action made a young boy on the side unable to help but ask.

"I'm looking for Lin Lin Shixiong. Why hasn't Lin Lin Shixiong appeared?"

Shen Ge scanned the scene. He could come here, and Lin Lin Shixiong's Breeze Palm and Iron Bone Art were both perfected; there was no reason he couldn't pass the genius criteria of the Martial Administration Hall.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, are you talking about Lin Chen?"

"Yes, it's Lin Lin Shixiong Chen."

In the county battle, Shen Ge lost to Lin Chen. Standing from the perspective of a student of Qianshan County, he naturally had hatred for Lin Chen, but standing from his personal perspective, he admired Lin Chen very much.

Hearing Shen Ge mention Lin Chen, the other five also had complex emotions in their eyes.

They had also watched the county battle between Poyang County and Qianshan County, and naturally had a deep impression of Lin Chen.

And just when they were wondering why Lin Chen hadn't appeared, a bell sound suddenly rang out in the valley.

Dong!

As the bell sound fell, Shen Ge and the others saw five cushions flying toward them, finally landing in front of them.

"One stick of incense time. Those who obtain a cushion can get ten points!"

Along with the cushions landing, a middle-aged man also appeared in front of them.

Ten points?

Hearing this, the eyes of all the youths on the scene became heated. After coming here, they already knew the importance of points.

The amount of points would determine how much they would gain here.

(End of chapter)