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Chapter 203 - 182 How to Become a Grandmaster

Chapter 203: Chapter 182 How to Become a Grandmaster

"Why is it named ’Modern National Martial Arts Record’?" Wu Wenhua explained to everyone, "The initial intent of improving these martial arts techniques was to hope Traditional Martial Arts could find new avenues and achievements in the modern era.

"When I compile the content of the videos into text and organize it into a volume, I will publish the book and release it," Wu Wenhua told everyone.

He wasn’t worried that after the publication of the book, many people might not come to the Martial Arts Hall to learn martial arts. On the contrary, if they truly understood and grew fond of National Martial Arts through the book, they would be even more eager to come to Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall to train.

For martial arts, unless one is a peerless genius, self-exploration can never compare to having a master’s guidance.

’Modern National Martial Arts Record’ merely records various martial arts techniques suitable for the ring, essentially summarizing some formulas. The actual application and practice still require learning at a Martial Arts Hall.

"Master Wu, your current realm is Returning to Innate in Internal Fist. What is the next realm, and how should you proceed? Do you know?" asked a master who also practiced Xingyi Fist on the last day Wu Wenhua and the others were together. After improving the nineteen martial arts, there was still some time left for casual conversation.

Wu Wenhua nodded upon hearing this,"I have some ideas."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, everyone quieted down and turned their attention to Wu Wenhua.

Those who practiced Traditional Martial Arts nowadays long for the Grandmaster Realms of the martial artists from the period of the Republic, but unfortunately, many legacies are incomplete or even broken. Thus, in modern times, the realms of those grandmasters seem to have become unreachable.

After spending a month together, discussing and sparring, everyone was quite impressed by Wu Wenhua’s skills. His level was undoubtedly the highest among all present, so someone was curious about how far Wu Wenhua was from those grandmasters and whether he knew the path forward.

Looking at everyone, Wu Wenhua slowly said, "After practicing Internal Fist to Returning to Innate, one can be called a Master, but to reach the realm of those ancient grandmasters, I think there are three more steps!"

Everyone became alert and focused intently on Wu Wenhua.

"The first step is to cultivate Fist Intent."

Standing in the middle, Wu Wenhua’s gaze shifted, and his whole aura burst forth. He stepped forward and threw a Splitting Fist.

Bang! The wooden floor made a huge sound, and the air tore apart.

Even though the few people standing directly in front of Wu Wenhua knew his punch wouldn’t hit them, they instinctively retreated, their bodies tense.

In that instant, in their eyes, Wu Wenhua truly seemed like a fierce tiger lunging at them.

"This is Fist Intent," Wu Wenhua said. "You can view it as a form of aura, a spirit."

"Is it like in Xingyi Fist: ’Grasp the intent, forget the form’?"

Zhao Lixin suddenly asked. Among those present, only his realm was closest to Wu Wenhua’s, so he felt the impact of that punch the most.

The so-called ’Grasp the intent, forget the form’ is another way of expressing Xingyi’s ’attaining the intent and forgetting the form.’ The Xingyi Twelve Forms mimic the actions of twelve animals, but at an advanced level, the practitioner no longer sticks to the specific forms but tries to express the intent—for example, exhibiting the fierceness of Tiger Form or the agility of Monkey Form.

Wu Wenhua shook his head, "Grasping the intent, forgetting the form is just the basics. Its essence is still imitation, while Fist Intent is more personal, representing the most genuine side of an individual. I can summarize my understanding of Fist Intent in four words: ’Ming Xin Jian Xing.’"

"Ming Xin Jian Xing."

Everyone subconsciously repeated those four words, somewhat understanding but also not quite grasping it.

Wu Wenhua didn’t elaborate because Fist Intent is very personal. No matter how much he explained, it might not apply to others and could even hinder them, so he only gave a brief indication without further explanation.

"Once you cultivate Fist Intent and attain ’Ming Xin Jian Xing,’ our control over our bodies will greatly improve. Then we can move on to the next step: ’Tiger’s Hip and Dragon Tail.’"

Wu Wenhua continued, "This involves coordinating the waist and spine to make our power release more ferocious. In Xingyi Fist, this is called Dragon and Tiger Power."

Everyone nodded; the coordination of the waist and spine is not only present in Internal Fist but in many External martial arts as well, so they easily understood what Wu Wenhua was talking about.

"After cultivating Dragon and Tiger Power, our body’s Muscle Bone Power will grow stronger with each energy transfer. As our control over our body improves, the coordination between our muscles and bones will approach perfection. This perfect state is unique to ourselves; we can’t learn it from others but must discover it slowly on our own. This is the third step: Innate Gang Qi."

Wu Wenhua said, "In the most suitable, most perfect state of power release, employing the method of Dragon and Tiger Power, we can execute the Innate Gang Qi recorded in the Fist Scripture."

"Innate Gang Qi?"

Many people in the audience were hearing this term for the first time, and they were baffled, feeling that Wu Wenhua’s explanation was quite profound.

"Muscle and bone power, vibration without sway signifies the Innate, moving section by section, explosion without noise signifies Gang Qi. Is that what you’re talking about?" asked Zhao Lixin, who was equally well-versed in various fist scriptures.

Wu Li nodded at him, "That’s right."

Zhao Lixin frowned, "I always thought this was just a legend of the Internal Fist, are you sure someone can really achieve it?"

After all, the grandmasters from the period of the Republic hadn’t left behind any visual materials, and with the modern transmission cut off, many modern martial artists were skeptical about the mystical descriptions in the fist scriptures, treating them as mere legends.

Even Zhao Lixin, who had trained to master level, didn’t quite believe in the existence of Innate Gang Qi: Muscle and bone power, if it vibrates without swaying, how is the power transferred? With muscles tightening and releasing, power erupting through the body, how could it possibly explode without sound?

Wu Li smiled and said, "It’s just my guess, but I personally still believe that someone can reach that realm."

Hearing this, Zhao Lixin stopped talking and signaled Wu Li to continue.

Wu Li said, "Fist intent, Dragon and Tiger Power, Innate Gang Qi—if someone can complete these three steps, I think they might be called a grandmaster."

"In fact, compared to a master, a grandmaster has more precise control over themselves, starting from fist intent, to Dragon and Tiger Power, and then to Innate Gang Qi, all in search of the most suitable method of exerting force and state for their body."

Wu Li shared his understanding unreservedly; these were all insights he had had after realizing the fist intent, based on the feeling he had when using the grandmaster-level experience card.

Among those present, apart from Zhao Lixin and Gao Jianping who were master level martial artists and appeared reflective after hearing Wu Li’s words, the others weren’t particularly moved, as they weren’t even masters themselves and a grandmaster was far beyond their reach.

"Master Wu, what stage are you at now?" someone asked.

Wu Li replied, "I have developed the fist intent, but I still can’t skillfully use the Dragon and Tiger Power, so I’m still refining the second step, and the third step—the Innate Gang Qi—is even further away."

Having gotten the answer, satisfying their curiosity, everyone felt content and after a bit more conversation, dispersed.

Wu Li returned from the sports gym to his own apartment. Since he had to stay frequently in Qi City, he directly bought an apartment there for over a million yuan, which was nothing considering his current net worth.

Not counting the money that hadn’t yet been withdrawn from the system, just from the last live broadcast, Wu Li’s account had increased by over a hundred million yuan. Moreover, Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall was continuously profiting, with the total number of students nationwide having already surpassed 20,000! Just the tuition fees had brought in over a hundred million yuan, and the hall hadn’t even been open for a year.

As Wu Li’s fame grew, many people started noticing his other identity: Chairman of Bo Yuan Company!

Many had realized that Wu Li was not only an extremely popular martial arts expert and leading figure in the live streaming world, but also a successful entrepreneur whose personal assets were already over a hundred million and would almost certainly exceed a billion in the near future. And he was only 21 years old this year—who could predict what heights he could reach?

After returning from the Southern Country, Wu Li specifically spoke with his parents and asked them to quit their jobs to start enjoying life.

He had wanted to do this a long time ago, but both Wu Wenhua and Chen Ling were reluctant, saying he had become conceited just because he had made some money. But this return was different: "Your son just made over a hundred million from one live stream, what concerns could you possibly have now?"

So in the end, Wu Wenhua and Chen Ling agreed, stopped working hard at their jobs, and began to enjoy life.

In Shudu, Wu Li also bought a luxurious house for his parents, moved them in, and gave each of them a high-limit credit card to use.

After settling his parents, he finally began to focus on other matters.

Back in his bought apartment in Qi City, Wu Li opened the system:

[Name: Wu Li

Fan Value: 5.68 million

Money: 2.85 billion yuan

Skills: Xingyi Fist (Master Level), Golden Bell Shield (Master Level), Eagle Claw Fist (Master Level), Bagua Palm (Master Level), Baji Fist (Master Level), Yong Chun Fist (Master Level)...(Note 1)

Rare Skills: Iron Body, Endurance Muscle, Eagle Eye, Ultimate Killing Move (Bronze), Mr. Muscle

Items: None]

His fan value had soared after several live streams, especially_that night when it had increased by 3.36 million fan value.

However, Wu Li had spent them quickly too; he had spent one million fan value to upgrade Eagle Claw Fist to master level, and then exchanged for a grandmaster-level experience card, spending another million. Later, he exchanged two A-class virtual battle cards for practicing fist techniques, spending another three million.

Despite all this, Wu Li still had 5.68 million fan value.

Note 1: I forgot to mention that after learning that Hu Shan had been defeated by Wu Li, Zhang Shicai also acknowledged Wu Li. As a master-level practitioner of Yong Chun, the task completion of the master’s name became 4/10, and the reward upgraded Wu Li’s Yong Chun Fist to master level.

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