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Chapter 412 - 0268 Zhang Zu Reveals Holiness, Yin Yang Divine Seed (4k for monthly tickets and subscriptions)

Chapter 412: 0268 Zhang Zu Reveals Holiness, Yin Yang Divine Seed (4k for monthly tickets and subscriptions)

Taoist Body possessors are born close to the Dao, and it’s quite normal for them to comprehend in half a day.

Lu Chenzhou, though exceptionally talented, did not have a Taoist Body.

Being able to comprehend in one day was already quite impressive.

Lu Chenzhou swept away the dust and sat cross-legged beneath Hidden Immortal Rock.

On the cliff face were carvings of Daoists with Fist Figures filled with a simple Dao Yun.

"Heavenly Master Zhang, the founder of Tai Chi Boxing Lineage..."

Tai Chi Boxing should be the Boxing Lineage with the deepest impact on Inner Boxing.

The Tai Chi Boxing carved on the rock wall was the most primitive version of Tai Chi Boxing, which according to current theory would only be a third-rate Fist Technique, but like Black Tiger Fist, this version had been improved by innumerable sages and had long since evolved to encompass myriad methods.

Until it gave rise to the Supreme Divine Skill of the Zhenwu Palace:

"True Martial Seven-section Sword"!

Unconsciously,

Lu Chenzhou finished looking at the 72 Fist Manuals, couldn’t help but stand up, and began to practice the forms: right Ward Off, White Crane Spreads Wings, Brush Knee Twist Step, Strum the Lute, Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, and Punch... return to the starting position, left Ward Off, Cross Hands, Finish.

After the practice, on the Martial Arts Tree, leaves began to grow.

[Tai Chi Boxing: Proficient (1%)]

Not only that, the leaves shone with light.

[With inspiration, one achieves twice the result with half the effort.]

Tai Chi Boxing was the most fundamental of Fist Techniques, and many movements were interchangeable with Elephant Form Boxing; with Lu Chenzhou’s current comprehension and Martial Arts foundation, becoming proficient upon first learning it was normal.

Not to mention, he had inspiration to aid him.

Lu Chenzhou had no intention to switch to Daoist cultivation, but considering that his "Pure Yang Unlimited Shield" was a Daoist Martial Arts technique practiced in a cross-training manner, if Tai Chi Boxing were practiced to Perfection, enhancing some Daoist Martial Arts foundation and comprehension might indeed help with his cross-training Cultivation.

With this thought in mind,

He looked at the carvings on the rock wall and began to practice.

Onlookers watched the figure moving through the forms with grace and firmness, the epitome of softness within strength.

"Is Brother Lu intending to comprehend the Dao through practicing Tai Chi Boxing?" someone asked.

"It’s useless; comprehension of the Dao all depends on one’s comprehension," another remarked.

"Indeed, we Da Xia people mostly know a few moves of Tai Chi Boxing, as, after all, the foundational Fist Techniques like Elephant Form are derived from simplifications of it."

"I’m from the Buddhist sect, and I’ve been here for a month. I’ve perfected my Tai Chi Boxing, yet I still can’t comprehend the Dao... Could it be that Heavenly Master Zhang does not wish to pass on the Dao to Buddhism?"

"Don’t mock; Heavenly Master Zhang was proficient in the Three Religions, not fixated on the distinctions between Buddhism and Daoism. Back when he was alive, your Buddhist sect had no answer when questioned."

Tensions rose, but someone quickly intervened:

"Let’s also practice the boxing; maybe we’ll comprehend something."

"Exactly, training alongside a martial prodigy cannot be wrong."

And so, a group began to practice Tai Chi Boxing.

Gu Lingtong had intended to leave but decided to stay for a while longer.

He was curious how long it would take for Brother Lu to comprehend Heavenly Master Zhang’s Dao Yun.

"Looking at Brother Lu’s state, it seems he’s been blessed with inspiration."

There were rumors in the world that Lu Chenzhou possibly possessed the "Heart of Dao Pure Brightness" talent.

Previously at Magic City’s Denglong Hall, having observed Absolute Peak strength in gun training, he also experienced inspiration.

Envy was all they could feel.

Beneath the rock face.

The Martial Arts Tree continuously prompted in Lu Chenzhou’s mind.

[Tai Chi Boxing: Proficient (100%) → Mastery (1%)]

The more he practiced Tai Chi Boxing, the smoother it became; as he did, he perceived the Dao Yun between heaven and earth, and unwittingly, he started to hear the voice of a Daoist, playful like a child:

"Eighty autumns in this mortal world, a lifetime recalled starts anew."

Whoosh!

Opening his eyes, a new world revealed itself:

Outside Hidden Immortal Rock, the waterfall hung reversed like a curtain of water.

Deep within the mist, a line of cranes rose to the blue sky.

Inside Hidden Immortal Cave,

A Sloppy Taoist with a bamboo staff and straw sandals, his clothing ragged and unkempt, not bothered by minor details, his temples adorned with curled whiskers, was practicing the Fist Technique that influenced Da Xia’s Martial Arts for generations to come.

Tai Chi Boxing!

According to the "Martial Arts History of Da Xia",

Lv Zu of the Dragon Dynasty broke the fifth chains, forging a Realm beyond even that of Land Immortals before passing away, and in later times, both the Buddhist and Daoist sects brought forth Great Grandmasters; however, ultimately, none ventured into the End Realm and transcended instead; history’s wheels churned forward, arriving at the time of the Great Capital Dynasty.

As Lv Zu departed, Zhang Zu was born!

Zhang Zu was also a legendary figure.

In his later years, he ventured into Zhongnan Mountain seeking immortality, where he was taught by Red Dragon True Man.

It was said that Red Dragon True Man was in fact a mythological figure in the Daoist history of this world; while there might have been historical prototypes, there were never such elevated beings.

After all, if one were truly to take this into account, such a being mentioned repeatedly in the account of various Daoist sect founders would amount to a lifespan exceeding a thousand years, which was implausible with the Martial Arts standards of the past; even the Heavenly King of Martial Arts lived only nine jiazi.

The lifespan of an Absolute Peak being was unknown to Lu Chenzhou.

Only the Absolute Peak Strong were privy to such knowledge, and even then, it was hard to imagine it surpassing a thousand years.

Of course, there was another academic theory, positing that Red Dragon True Man did indeed exist, perhaps his power was ordinary, but due to possessing a special Taoist Body, or having consumed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, his lifespan had been different from the average man’s, similar to Peng Zu.

It was rumored that Peng Zu lived to 880 years old, the Piao Dao Ancestor of Wuyi Mountain.

To return to the matter at hand, after receiving the Method, Zhang Zu devoted himself to the study of the primary Heavenly Master Zhang’s Outer Elixir Method and Lv Zu’s Inner Elixir Method, ultimately deeming the Inner Elixir Skill to be the correct path to immortality.

Afterward,

Heavenly Master Zhang established a Daoist place of practice at Wudang Mountain, founding the most flourishing Daoist Sect of the old times, True Martial Sect, North Shaolin, and Nanshan True Martial.

Lu Chenzhou watched the figure before him.

The Tai Chi Boxing was as expressive as splattered ink, free from constraints of form, each movement in perfect harmony with the universe, and though it was Tai Chi Boxing, it enlightened him also on the theory behind Elephant Form Boxing. Across eons, with Zhang Zu demonstrating the Technique personally, he followed along, forgetting time.

On Wudang Mountain, every blade of grass, every tree was under the surveillance of powerful beings.

Lu Chenzhou was not concerned about safety.