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Chapter 890 885. Move the Heaven’s Hand

"That's why you can easily imagine how powerful this skill is. Just like its name suggests, if you can master the Sky-Moving Hand to perfection, you should be able to move the sky in front of us."

"Of course, just as the Divine Fist didn't actually pluck the sun, the Sky-Moving Hand can't actually remove this vast universe and atmosphere from our field of vision; it can only move the sky away from us."

"Oh, right, when I say 'we,' I don't mean you and me, but all of us on Earth."

At this point, Chai Shaoqin suddenly realized that he had gotten too carried away:
"Am I being a little inconsiderate of your feelings? Do you understand what I'm saying...?"

But contrary to his expectations, Marne seemed to accept his statement quite naturally:
"Wow, my master is so amazing? I never imagined it."

But Chai Shaoqin did not agree upon hearing this. Instead, he awkwardly scratched his head, then stood there for a moment and decided to speak up first.

He said with some hesitation:

"Actually, Master isn't that powerful anymore. I was referring to the state of perfecting the Heaven-Shifting Hand, which is the ultimate level of this martial art that Master envisioned. But Master hasn't reached that level."

Marx and Engels asked, puzzled:
"But isn't this the martial art created by my master?"

Chai Shaoqin's expression turned to one of reminiscence:
"This is something you'll find out sooner or later. There are two kinds of martial arts talent: comprehension and innate talent. The former is your understanding of martial arts, and the latter is your ability to execute martial arts."

"These two things are rarely mentioned in the early stages of martial arts training, because for a long time, you only need to be good enough in one aspect, and a slightly weaker aspect will not hinder your progress."

"But when you reach the level of your master, problems will gradually come to light."

"My master himself often said that he was a martial artist whose comprehension was better than his physical constitution, so he was able to create martial arts that were far beyond what his physical constitution could reach. Moreover, my master often said that if he hadn't created the Heavenly Hand, he probably wouldn't have been able to master such a wonderful martial art in his lifetime."

"That's why Master cares so much about things like medicinal baths that can improve one's physical constitution. He doesn't want any of his disciples with good comprehension to be held back by insufficient physical constitution in the end."

"Of course, you don't need to worry too much, because most martial artists have similar physical attributes and comprehension. Comprehension and physical attributes are complementary. It's rare to find a genius with such high comprehension as Master."

"If you can master the Longevity Fist so quickly, you must be good at both."

Marx and Engels nodded, looking as if they understood but not quite.

"I see. So, what level has Master reached? Is it to the point where he can move parts of the sky?"

Chai Shaoqin smiled:

"Of course not. Although the final effect is like this, it doesn't mean that the Sky-Shifting Hand can only move the sky. If I were to express my opinion, the Sky-Shifting Hand is more like an imitation of the Divine Fist Sun-Plucking Technique."

"My master's understanding of the Divine Fist's ability to pluck the sun was that it was humanity's 'appropriation' of nature."

"For example, like this..."

As he spoke, Chai Shaoqin squatted down in front of Ma En.

Then he stretched out his palm, parallel to the ground, and placed it horizontally on the ground in front of him, keeping a slight distance so as not to touch the soil directly.

Then he stood up with his hands sideways.

The soil beneath his palm began to pile up towards the spot where he had raised his hand, forming a small mound out of thin air right in front of Marne.

Marx and Engels stared at this scene in astonishment:

"Brother Chai, you can also use the Heavenly Hand Technique."

He was clearly one of the few disciples who had been taught the Heavenly Hand Technique.

Chai Shaoqin smiled smugly:
"It's nothing. I just learned it a little earlier than my fellow disciples. Besides, you'll learn this martial art sooner or later, and you'll probably leave me behind very quickly."

Maren smiled sheepishly, looking unsure how to respond to such praise.

But this was incredibly good news for him.

Because he might not learn the Heavenly Hand technique so quickly, and if that's the case, he'll have to make backup plans, since he might encounter an accident during that time.

This is not some unfounded worry, but rather a fairly calm speculation.

Because the place he was in now was not an ordinary martial arts school from the past. If he were in a martial arts school that was commonplace in the past, he would be fully confident that he could easily master martial arts.

No, this is the martial arts school he remembers.

Moreover, he must assume that he knows the specific secrets of the Heavenly Hand before he can think about it. It's not that the possibility is so high that it's beyond doubt, but that he doesn't need to consider other preconditions.

If he doesn't remember the Heaven-Shifting Hand, then he doesn't need to care so much about whether he can obtain this ultimate skill. No matter what he does, the final result will only prove that he doesn't know about the Heaven-Shifting Hand.

Therefore, it is meaningless to think about or speculate based on the latter as the former.

So, assuming the former scenario, the fact that he remembers this place, has such a deep understanding of it, and even knows the secrets of the Heavenly Hand technique already speaks volumes.

First of all, he didn't think he had actually practiced martial arts seriously here. The possibility of that was extremely low. It was almost impossible for him to have learned martial arts here, learned martial arts at Wangtianmen, and then run off to become a super villain.

It's not that it's completely impossible, it's just that the probability is extremely low.

Considering his other memories, he was likely an undercover agent here, plotting to obtain his secret manual, or something happened here that allowed him to not only learn about this place but also obtain the secret manual.

In other words, unexpected events may occur before or after this memory.

If it could be resolved quickly, that would be the best outcome. Of course, Ma En was also well aware that since he had just arrived, it was unlikely that he would easily obtain the most powerful martial arts techniques here.

Therefore, Marx and Engels, realizing this, began to consider the second method very early on.

His first thought was naturally to directly seize the manual of this martial arts technique.

This is actually the simplest way. As long as he can figure out where the secret manual is, it shouldn't be difficult for him to just snatch the book and memorize it all before leaving his memory.

Even if this leads to unstable memory, there should still be enough time to complete the entire process.

The problem is that this secret might not be in the book.

That's right. It's very likely that only Liu Weilie has this martial art in his mind. So Ma En had considered whether to invade his mind, but he quickly gave up the idea.

There are two problems with doing this. First, Liu Weilie's mind may not be so easy to invade. Although, in theory, these martial artists should not have particularly strong anti-mind abilities, since they practice physical techniques.

But these martial artists are not very reasonable.

There is almost no doubt that they possess a strong antipsychotic ability.

Secondly, the act of mind invasion is somewhat like enhanced internet access. It doesn't mean that there will be any harmful information in other people's minds. Although this is not impossible, the possibility is relatively low.

At least even if they have some abnormal information in their minds, it is unlikely to pose a threat to us.

After all, they're still going about their normal lives. The real problem is information overload.

The effect of the mind-reversing drug can be understood as awakening past memories, and these memories are information. Naturally, obtaining information requires consuming the drug's effects, and if it enters someone's mental world...

He will then obtain a lot of useless information. Although it won't really be all of the other person's memories, it will certainly include a lot of information that he himself once knew, as well as all sorts of common sense.

It would be fine to deal with weak creatures like female ghosts, because he has the ability to crush them mentally. Even if his telepathy is crude, he can still take away only the information he wants.

However, fighting against an enemy of Liu Weilie's caliber would not be so easy.

Not to mention his likely strong antipsychotic abilities, which would force him to slowly search for this information, and while searching, he would also have to figure out how to deal with his punches and kicks.

Overall, this is not a particularly good option.

However, if Chai Shaoqin also knew about this martial art, the situation would be completely different.

What he needs to do now is find out how much Chai Shaoqin has learned.

The answer to this question is quite simple.

Marx and Engels asked:

"Brother Chai, so you've completely mastered the Heaven-Shifting Hand technique?"

Chai Shaoqin quickly shook his head:
"Of course not. Although I've learned most of it, there are still many subtleties I can't quite grasp. You should know that martial arts have a certain essence that needs to be mastered, right?"

Marx and Engels nodded:

"That's right, I can feel the difference before and after."

Chai Shaoqin nodded:
"The Longevity Fist you're practicing should only have two outcomes: success or failure. Although there are different levels of understanding of its essence, your current level should be considered quite good, and you can continue practicing until you reach perfection."

"But in fact, there is no essential difference between a newly trained martial artist, you, and a martial artist at the perfected level."

Marx and Engels nodded:

"Yes."

Chai Shaoqin continued his lecture:
"But many unique skills are not like that, especially many martial arts that are passed down in sects and martial arts schools. In fact, when many martial artists first created those unique skills, they only had a certain specific feeling."

"The problem is that they can create, comprehend, and directly master their own martial arts in this way because they have actually completed all the steps before this final step in their martial arts career."

"For example, there was a martial artist who once realized that having no sword is better than having a sword. This was because he not only had unparalleled swordsmanship, but also experienced the state that everything can be a sword, which led to his final result."

"Therefore, anyone who wants to learn his unique skills will face many difficulties and problems."

"Moreover, even without such a problem, many martial artists, if they want to pass on their martial arts, will in turn improve their own martial arts."

"They often divide these martial arts into several stages to ensure that apprentices like us can learn this ultimate skill step by step, and the level we learn at the beginning will make it easier for us to move on to the next level."

Marx and Engels asked:

"So the Heaven-Shifting Hand is this kind of martial art?"

Chai Shaoqin nodded:
"Moreover, since its creation, the Heavenly Hand has been divided into four realms. After all, our master was also a 'genius' on the path of martial arts. He created this martial art before he mastered it."

Marx and Engels then pressed on with further questions:

"What are the specific differences between these four realms? Which realm have you reached, Senior Brother?"

Chai Shaoqin answered without the slightest doubt:
"These four realms are Earth Moving, Mountain Moving, Earth Moving, and finally, Heaven Moving. What you just demonstrated, Senior Brother, was the Earth Moving technique. In this realm, you can do things like what I did, or..."

He suddenly threw a straight punch to his side and took a half step forward.

Then, countless grains of sand and mud flew up instantly, rushing towards the direction he was facing like a sandstorm.

"...Like this, burying the enemy, that's the level you've reached, Senior Brother."

Chai Shaoqin put away his stance:
"Then comes the Mountain Moving. Senior Brother is still a bit short of reaching this level, but you have a Senior Sister who has already reached the Mountain Moving level. She often guides me in martial arts and has also shared her feelings about Mountain Moving."

"Actually, it's the same as the literal meaning. Our master is a person who can speak his mind. The realm of moving mountains means that a martial artist can easily move mountains."

Mar and Eng blinked:

"is this real?"

Chai Shaoqin smiled and said:

"Of course, I understand how you feel before you see it. When your senior sister Liu comes back, I can have her give you a simple demonstration of this realm. Anyway, your senior brother doesn't have that ability yet."

"The last one is Master's current Earth-Shifting Realm."

"Upon reaching the full realm, just as its name suggests, one can move the earth's veins. According to my master, although he has never done so, he can directly make the earth beneath our feet tremble."

“But Master did the opposite. Do you remember the earthquake that happened nearby a couple of years ago?”

Completely unaware, Marx and Engels replied:
"I remember."

Chai Shaoqin was lost in memories, his face full of admiration and respect for his master:

"That earthquake was originally supposed to happen in the city."

Marne asked in surprise:
"what do you mean?"

Chai Shaoqin said with pride:

"That's right, it was Master who moved it out, although that incident exhausted him half to death."

"Unfortunately, since Master comprehended this martial art, he has been trapped in this realm. And it's not because Master doesn't know how to move the heavens; what truly traps this genius Master is his physical body."

Seemingly realizing he had somewhat disrespected his master, Chai Shaoqin tried to smooth things over by saying:

"Of course, don't think this is a simple matter."

"The first three realms are just a matter of time once you have the comprehension, understand how to do it, and can practice them smoothly, and your meridians and muscles can function well. But the Heavenly Transformation is not like that."

"That is a skill that truly rivals the creation of heaven and earth..."

"That's an imitation of the strongest martial artist."