Chapter 305

【You begin to practice martial arts in the courtyard.】

【Despite the freezing weather, stepping on the vast white snow, you take off your outer garment, tie your black hair behind your head, revealing your strong upper body.】

【The muscles of your chest and abdomen have long been exercised clearly.】

【This is also thanks to Lu Hua's careful guidance.】

【If you practiced blindly by yourself, I fear just a few tendon-boiling stakes would have caused your body, palms, and legs to enlarge, becoming bloated, not fitting your own root bone, and only practicing yourself into a cripple.】

【In the two months, your weight increased by more than ten catties, but your body shape did not change at all.】

【When you wear outer clothing, outsiders would never expect that beneath this thin back, such a strong physique is hidden.】

【In nearly two months, you seem to have been reborn, looking brand new.】

【You are not worried that someone will notice your bare upper body; your hearing is far better than before, and you have time to put on your clothes.】

【Furthermore, the small courtyard where you live is remote, accompanied only by a horse farm, and coupled with the current severe cold, there are few people.】

【Mainly because practicing martial arts and walking stakes, you will be drenched in sweat in a short while, which is really troublesome in winter.】

【You begin to walk stakes one by one; the position and tendons practiced by each stake skill are different.】

【The "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake" is divided into upper and lower volumes; the upper volume records twelve breathing methods such as standing stake, walking stake, and sleeping stake; each breathing method has its own uniqueness, and the movements and postures are extremely particular, and must be exactly the same.】

【It is precisely by relying on these twelve breathing methods that one can boil meridians, recast bones, and lay the foundation for martial arts, solid as a rock.】

【The lower volume is the matching boxing manual, named "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Six Styles"; each style contains the spirit of an ape, combining rigidity and softness, with infinite power.】

【You have already learned all twelve breathing methods, and the six boxing styles have also been mastered.】

【The Nine Realms of Martial Arts are divided into upper, middle, and lower.】

【The lower three realms, also known as the small three passes, have three passes: "Tendon Refining," "Bone Casting," and "Blood Qi."】

【These are the three majestic passes at the beginning of martial arts; once you cross the "Tendon Refining" realm, you can hammer your own blood qi, making it progress day by day.】

【You spent the longest time in the first realm of these three realms, a full month, to lay a solid foundation.】

【However, you only spent fifteen days in the following two realms, breaking through one after another, with blood qi rising.】

【Lu Hua said that your cultivation speed might be attributed to the two sword intents visualized from the Second Master.】

【The Second Master learned the sword very late, but learned it very quickly, which might be related to this unique visualization method.】

【This visualization method can both cultivate the primordial spirit and polish the physical martial arts.】

【Now your whole body is emitting heat; even in the ice and snow, you have no fear.】

【Now your strength can easily lift the stone table and water vat in the courtyard.】

【Strength to lift a cauldron!】

【After walking the twelve stake skills, you practice the six boxing moves recorded in the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake."】

【After mastering the six styles, you combine them; you spent a day deducing and finally learned the "Sacred Ape Tablet-Shattering Hand," which combines the six styles; the six styles are superimposed together, hitting with nearly two ox-powers.】

【The limit of the small three passes of martial arts is one ox-power, and combining the six styles can increase the power by one fold, hitting with two ox-powers.】

【You try to set up a stance against a thick half-foot-large bluestone at the door and hit it with one palm; the bluestone breaks directly.】

【Later, under Lu Hua's guidance, you try again; this time, you only leave a deep palm print on the bluestone slab, while the bluestone slab itself remains intact.】

【However, when you flip the bluestone slab, you find a huge hole behind it; the strong penetrating power of this move is evident.】

【You finish practicing the six boxing moves skillfully, exhale and inhale, and stand still.】

【You are already drenched in sweat, and fine beads of sweat appear on the top of your head.】

【You can finish practicing the third realm "Blood Qi" to perfection in a few days, but there is no corresponding cultivation method for the middle three realms that follow.】

【The middle three realms are not a realm that can be reached entirely by practicing stakes; if you practice blindly, I fear you will hurt yourself.】

【Without subsequent cultivation methods, it has become a difficult matter for you now.】

【Lu Hua naturally has cultivation methods that reach the ninth realm, but they are the inheritance of the Sanzhen Sect, which requires joining the Sanzhen Sect, which is something you are unwilling to do.】

【The Xie Fu naturally also has cultivation methods for the middle three realms, but with the current attitude of the old matriarch toward you, she will never give them to you; if she knows you are practicing martial arts privately, I fear the clan will also hold you accountable.】

【Although this matter, if spoken of in a big way, is not respecting etiquette, if spoken of in a small way, in fact, many concubine's sons in the mansion practice martial arts privately and do not pursue it.】

【At this time!】

【You sense an aura with long, unmasked breathing, walking slowly toward the small courtyard.】

【You think for a moment and have already guessed who this person is.】

【General Sima Pan!】

【A servant in General Sima Ting's mansion, who last time sent you the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake" and also sent you the invitation to the Feast of Flowers.】

【Facing this matter... you decide.】

1. Hide the progress of the three martial arts passes. (Hint: May be unfavorable for future martial arts cultivation.)

2. Reveal the progress of the three martial arts passes. (Hint: May be beneficial for future martial arts cultivation.)

3. Participate personally. (0/3)

The great cauldron rings, revealing ten thousand rays of light, and the characters on it slowly freeze.

Yu Ke looks at the three options above, and from the hint, there is only one choice that is "beneficial."

Choose directly!

2. Reveal the progress of the three martial arts passes. (Hint: May be beneficial for future martial arts cultivation.)

【You do not put on your upper garment, but in the snow, bare-chested, walking the stake steps with a vigorous posture.】

【You are like an ape standing in a stake shape, your arms hanging down naturally, your body shape swaying slowly with it.】

【In your chest, there seems to be a crystal-clear gas mass, slowly circulating.】

【From the flesh and skin rising on your back, you can vaguely see a "great dragon" spine bone of crystal color, slowly rising and pushing from the tailbone until the shoulder blades.】

【In the bones and flesh, heavy blood qi is constantly surging!】

【Hot sweat evaporates, muscles swell, the whole person is like an ape standing on the ground, the whole person's aura is deep and heavy, and the blood qi is "jumping like thunder."】

A heavy snow approaching the end of the year.

Perhaps this year's snow fell more than a month later than last year, and it was lively.

Pushing open the door, the world turned white.

General Sima Pan walked all the way, holding a yellow wooden gift box in his hand, inside which was an expensive goose-feather pen.

Facing such a cold winter, General Sima Pan only wore a single summer garment.

A good man naturally does not fear this mere cold winter.

Of course, this is also because he has already entered the sixth realm of martial arts, "Winding Fingers," the last realm of the middle three realms; his blood qi is like a furnace, not fearing this wind, frost, snow, and sword.

He has already begun to practice the physical "Golden Body," which is also the mystery of the sixth realm.

Golden Body!

Like wearing a layer of "Water and Fire Immortal Clothing," water cannot splash in, fire cannot burn, and ordinary weapons are hard to hurt.

With his talent in martial arts cultivation, he could have long since left the main family and become his own master.

The Great Qi has established martial registers; as long as one has entered the fifth realm, "Spring Thunder," one only needs someone to guarantee, and one can leave the slave register.

It is also because the General Sima Mansion took him in since childhood and had great kindness to him, so he still chose to stay in the General Sima family to serve.

His cultivation is profound; even in the vast thirteen circuits of the Great Qi, he is enough to become a local tycoon, or open a martial arts hall, sitting firmly in the position of the general manager.

Of course, if there is no heart to pursue martial arts, the remaining years of a martial artist, naturally being a comfortable rich man, a leisurely guest like a crane, is also comfortable.

However!

"A martial artist's ninety-year human lifespan," like a horse whip urging the martial artists of the world, including him.

He also has a heart to climb martial arts, to see the scenery above.

The middle three realms are easy to obtain, but the upper three realms are difficult.

Old Master General Sima Ting just broke through to the upper three realms; if the Old Master gives up one hand, he cannot hold on for ten moves.

The upper three realms are a chasm and watershed.

He has been in this sixth realm, "Winding Fingers," for more than three years; if he wastes a few more years, I fear he will not be able to break through until he dies.

With his current status in the General Sima family, he is also treated with courtesy, and he does not worry about food and drink.

The elixirs and manuals for martial arts cultivation are naturally never in short supply.

Today!

General Sima Pan was ordered by the Old Master to visit Young Master Guan of the Xie Fu and brought gifts for an early New Year's visit.

At the same time, the Old Master also asked him to check the martial arts cultivation progress of this young master.

Martial arts cultivation cannot be sloppy, and one must not take a detour.

The Old Master told him that if this Young Master Guan has any questions, or mistakes, he should help point them out.

General Sima Pan has an excellent impression of this Young Master Guan; he admires that even if the Young Master is in a predicament, he does not grieve.

What makes him even more amazed is.

Xie Guan is full of talent but humble and polite; such a young man is rare.

General Sima Pan walked to the courtyard gate and knocked on the door, but there was no response.

He was not in a hurry!

He stood at the door, secretly pondering in his heart: Young Master Guan's talent and character are not bad, but martial arts cultivation looks at the root bone, and the important thing is "childhood skill."

Starting from childhood, the foundation can be solid.

He began to practice hard with the instructor in the mansion at the age of four, practicing in the three nines of winter and the three dog days of summer, and his bones felt like they were falling apart every day.

And Young Master Guan is already thirteen years old; for practicing martial arts, this age is already considered "advanced age."

Furthermore!

Without guidance from others, relying solely on self-study, I fear he has not yet entered the door in just two months.

Reading and practicing martial arts are different; one needs to take it step by step, and there is no shortcut.

Talent will not give you muscles and bones carved by a knife.

General Sima Pan saw that no one answered in the courtyard, and the door was just lightly covered.

He naturally pushed open the courtyard door.

"Young Master Guan, are you there?"

He just opened his mouth.

A pair of tiger eyes saw this scene, and his eyes condensed.

A look of horror bloomed in his eyes.

Inside the courtyard.

The snow is deep, leaving only a few footprints, a path carefully swept out.

Under the sycamore tree, a young man stands with his back to him.

His upper body is bare, his skin is whiter under the reflection of the snow, and the sweat beads on his back are dense.

The young man's hands are slowly raised, making a gesture of lifting, as if to lift a heavy burden of a thousand catties.

Following this, his hands draw a circle, slowly lowering, revealing a smooth and powerful beauty.

Accompanied by his movements!

A sound like popping pearls comes from the spine, ringing section by section.

The young man's tendons and bones are taut like a fully drawn bowstring, his breathing is heavy and powerful, as if a majestic blood qi is surging and accumulating in his body.

In this cold winter day, wisps of heat emerge from the top of his head, like mist in a steamer.

"Lifting Ape Stake!"

"Walking the Great Dragon!"

General Sima Pan slowly spat out the name of this stake skill, which is the most difficult of the twelve breathing methods of the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake," and also the last one.

He learned martial arts at the age of four and only managed to learn all twelve breathing methods at the age of six.

"Walking the Great Dragon" is the name for the human spine.

Only the third realm of martial arts can move the spine and hammer the blood qi of the whole body.

General Sima Pan was somewhat unable to believe it, his mouth wide open.

"Third Realm, Blood Qi Realm!"

"How long has it been... ah!"

Recalling two months ago, when he came to send the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Manual," that Young Master Guan had floating blood qi, his body was weak, and he might have even fallen ill due to catching a cold in his early years, even weaker than ordinary people.

At that time, he could completely determine!

This Young Master Guan had absolutely never practiced martial arts, let alone boiled tendons and bones.

However, the young man standing under the sycamore tree now has a "tiger back, bee waist, and mantis legs," and his root bone is clearly solid and powerful.

Such a change, even for a person with extraordinary talent, requires years of hard practice to achieve such an effect.

But this young man achieved such amazing progress in such a short time, which is truly unbelievable.

General Sima Pan could not help but raise an absurd thought in his heart: could it be that this Young Master Guan is a "demon seed" wearing a human skin?

Of course impossible!

Above Bianjing, how could there be demons in the Xie Fu.

It's just that the scene before him is too outrageous.

The young man noticed someone entering the courtyard and turned around, revealing a bulging and strong chest.

A pair of eyes are full of spirit, and seeing the visitor, he puts on an outer garment.

Seeing this, General Sima Pan took a deep breath.

【You put on your clothes, stepped on the snow, and walked slowly toward General Sima Pan, with a faint smile on your face, and asked gently: "Brother General Sima, why are you here today?"】

【General Sima Pan was still a bit stunned, until the young man walked in front of him, and he came back to his senses, not answering but asking: "You... have you entered the blood qi realm?"】

【You nod faintly.】

【General Sima Pan then exhaled the air he had just inhaled; the weather was cold, and the hot air in his mouth was like exhaled smoke.】

【"Young Master Guan, how did you practice it?"】

【"It is all thanks to the merit of the manual sent by General General Sima; I practiced according to the methods recorded on it," the young man said in a peaceful tone, without the slightest pride or complacency.】

【"Truly incredible!"】

【General Sima Pan then walked into the courtyard gate and said sincerely: "Young Master Guan, you are truly extraordinary in martial arts talent; you learned the twelve breathing methods of the 'Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake' in two months and even entered the third realm."】

【Besides shock, there is also a bit of envy and bitterness.】

【It took General Sima Pan four years to reach the step you reached, and the gap in martial arts talent is right before his eyes.】

【General Sima Pan and you both practice the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake" as the foundation of martial arts.】

【He could not help but think of the words the Old Master asked him to point out when he came, and he did not know what expression the Old Master would have if he knew Xie Guan had already reached the third realm of martial arts.】

【(End of chapter)】