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Chapter 511 - 0331 Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Elements Return to Unity, the Power of Treasure Medicine (4k)_2

Chapter 511: 0331 Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Elements Return to Unity, the Power of Treasure Medicine (4k)_2

Often heard that fist technique experts take up spear skills in their later stages, but rarely see spear experts take up fist techniques.

Regardless of the fit between a person and a divine weapon, it can’t match the innate nature of fists and feet.

Gongsun Ying said:

"The form, momentum, spirit, theory, and intention, the first five realms of fist theory and the first three realms of martial arts, are essentially the process by which ordinary people imitate the myriad things of heaven and earth with martial arts. The teacher will say something bold here, this theory is not recognized by many in the martial arts world, just take it as a joke... At its essence, every martial art technique is Phantom Boxing!"

"This..."

"What, you think Phantom Boxing is only about imitating birds, beasts, and fish in the sea?"

"Uh, isn’t it?"

"Not at all. Phantom, Phantom, what is ’phantom’? Everything that humans see, hear, and know is a form! Does the world have a form?"

"Yes."

"Do rivers, lakes, and seas have a form?"

"Yes."

"How about planes and missiles?"

"Yes."

"Everything we observe and the movement of things build this complex universe, right?"

"Yes."

"Tai Chi Boxing mirrors the form of Yin and Yang, Eight Trigrams Palm mirrors the form of the Eight Trigrams... These forms are more profound, less intuitive, and require a macro grasp and extensive knowledge to see. So in old times, the most practiced technique among the lower-level martial artists was our Phantom Boxing because it is easy to get started with."

"Makes sense."

"Don’t be too quick to agree, think it over yourself, proving My Path, the first principle is to always maintain independent thinking."

"I am enlightened."

"The ancient sages and today’s absolute peak experts are often proficient in the Three Religions and do not confine themselves to any single boxing lineage for this very reason. Tracing back to the root, martial art techniques are essentially Phantom Boxing. To me, the vast universe only exists in two concepts, one is ’humans’, the other is ’heaven and earth’. Humans are infinitely small, heaven and earth are infinitely large.

Born from the tiniest of origins, humans are unwilling to accept their fate in ordinary life and seek to grow stronger. There are two paths: one is the path of external objects, such as tools and technology, referred to as the external path; the other is the inner path, focusing on physical and spiritual growth. The external path has a high limit but is not within our scope of discussion.

The inner path, for us, is the martial arts, where spirit, energy, and essence combine. Other civilizations might have their methods, but they all encompass one of these elements. To me, even those inherently powerful Desolate Gods and Evil Gods fall within the scope of martial arts. So-called gods are merely powerful humans, their grandeur is self-proclaimed."

Da Xia’s martial arts use martial techniques to refine essence and spirit, using pile skills and inner strength techniques to refine essence and qi. Here, qi is not just true qi; it is the power of the acupoint’s divine storage manipulated by martial artists. It is the source of all extraordinary powers such as true qi and qi-blood, originating from the acupoints but essentially derived from heaven and earth."

"Derived from heaven and earth?"

"Inner Scenery Land, acupoint stars, mountains, and rivers... are these not all imitations of the shapes of heaven and earth?"

"Yes."

"Great Medicine, Heavenly Materials, and Earthly Treasures, are these not objects of heaven and earth?"

"Yes."

"Heaven and earth are an infinitely large quadrant. We are trapped within it, and can only grow stronger by absorbing the power of heaven and earth."

"I understand now, martial arts are infinite, my body is unbound. Theoretically, the larger the heaven, the further martial arts can go."

"Truth is unattainable, martial arts are endless. Even the ancient Qi Refiners stopped at the Ninth Step. To reach the Sixth Realm of fist theory, you must break out of traditional knowledge, grasp the essence directly, and integrate the first five realms of theory to see glimpses of the heavenly Dao. This step is called Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Elements Return to One."

Lu Chenzhou was thoughtful, the three flowers represent the glory of spirit, energy, and essence, a theory in Lv Ancestor’s inner elixir technique.

Gongsun Ying said:

"When spirit, energy, and essence gather at the brow, from false to real, they can open a Tao Palace."

"Tao Palace?"

"Yes, the body has divine skills, the mind has the Tao Palace. In Daoist terms, it is called Bai Yujing, which is the foundation of achieving the Dao. After opening the Tao Palace, you then connect the five elements. How to connect them varies for each person, requiring personal practice, inspiration, and life-and-death battles. The prerequisite is a solid foundation in fist theory."

"Understood, need to practice more, read more."

Gongsun Ying took a sip of water and asked:

"Anything else?"

Lu Chenzhou thanked her and turned to leave.

Inwardly, Gongsun Ying sighed:

"Is this guy trying to prove my path at the Second Realm?"

She herself only succeeded in proving the Dao on the eve of becoming a grandmaster.

If he proves the Dao at the Second Realm, it will indeed be shocking.

Even the Cangtian Dragon King might not have done it.

Back at home, Lu Chenzhou’s gaze flickered.

The mist before the Sixth Realm of fist theory had thinned significantly without him even realizing it.

Swish, swish, swish—in the Inner Scenery Land, a towering tree kept growing, its height infinitely approaching the fourth rank of the Martial Arts Mountain Peak spiral stairs.

This meant that Lu Chenzhou’s boxing realm had already surpassed most martial arts masters.

Not far from being a Grandmaster either!

"Madam Gongsun is impressive. My understanding of martial arts suddenly became much clearer."

Dragon City Martial Arts University has hidden talents; could someone serving as a sub-campus head be mediocre?

...

A few days later.

July 1st.

In the practice room, Lu Chenzhou inspected his internal organs, finding his internal injuries fully healed.

In the Inner Scenery Land, 200 acupoint stars shone brightly, with the lower limit for the Martial Arts End Realm being 210 acupoints.

In at most three months, his Qi Sea and true qi would undergo another qualitative change, true qi like a river, vast and mighty.

After adjusting his spirit, energy, and essence to peak condition, he took the Nine Heavens Star Spirit Pill.

The medicinal power entered his body, transforming into starlight, resonating and flowing through his limbs and bones, finally merging into the 200 opened acupoints.

His hands, feet, and legs were struck by intense pain, directly hitting his spirit.

"Enlightenment Elixir is truly extraordinary!"

The pain was ten times that of the Heavenly Pile.

According to experience, the more painful the refinement, the stronger the efficacy.

Holding onto this expectation, Lu Chenzhou gritted his teeth, closely monitoring the changes within his body.

This transformation lasted a full 12 hours.

At dawn the next day, Lu Chenzhou opened his bloodshot eyes and spit out bloody qi.

On his body appeared 510 blood-colored marks like cupping bruises.

The locations of the marks corresponded to the 510 acupoints opened by previous great grandmasters.

Among these, 200 marks were deep red, and 310 marks were light red.

"These are the manifestations of the acupoints within my body..."

With a thought, the blood-colored marks dissipated.

Upon entering the Inner Scenery Land, his eyes widened in surprise.

Around the 200 bright acupoint stars, 310 faint stars flickered.

It looked as if he had opened 510 acupoints.

But these 310 acupoints had no starlight or divine storage power.

In reality, the acupoints were always there.

However, at Lu Chenzhou’s Heavenly Pile Realm, they were invisible to him; he could only progress step by step, turning the false into reality.

Now, with the aid of the Nine Heavens Star Spirit Pill, he could sense their positions in advance, making it easier to sense them during pile practice.

This would definitely make his pile skill cultivation more effective with half the effort.

"The closer the acupoint stars, the brighter they are; the further, the dimmer, corresponding directly to the elixir’s efficacy."

Xuan Grade enlightenment treasure medicines lose effectiveness with advancements in realm, becoming useless at the great grandmaster level.

"Increasing the speed of the Second Realm breakthrough by one-third is impressive."

Enlightenment treasure medicines can be used in conjunction with ordinary great medicines.

Except for a few Heavenly Grade treasures, any opening treasures can’t directly open acupoints, only aid in speeding it up.

Forcibly opening acupoints with external objects is akin to practicing demon skills, with an unstable foundation leading to early death.

In the following days,

Lu Chenzhou retested the speed of acupoint opening.

Sure enough, the speed increased by one-third, not more, not less.

Maintaining the triple acupoint opening pace, he could save one-third of the time.

With the battle trip mode enabled, the time spent on martial arts was further reduced, meeting rest needs as well.

Thus, he chose to continue with 13-hour daily practice, aiming to open 4 acupoints per month.

When acupoint opening becomes harder, maintaining 3 acupoints per month would suffice, waiting for the Divine Seed breakthrough.

"Combining the Divine Seed, acupoints, and intense practice... advancing 3 acupoints per month before becoming a grandmaster is achievable."

After becoming a grandmaster and stepping into the Sea Realm, the difficulty of acupoint opening would soar.

Opening 3 acupoints per month would be extremely difficult, even Cangtian Dragon King couldn’t manage it.

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