After becoming invincible, start having fun in the world

Chapter 380 The True Meaning of Qigong
"Is this the last box?"

As the sun sets on the beach, Wuxian manipulates the metal plate to move a box of glass jars onto a small fishing boat, nodding: "Hmm, there's also a bag of soda over there."

After exploring Chicken Island, the two people and the cat decided to return the way they came to try and leave this spiritual space.

In case of unexpected situations such as "getting lost" or "not being able to leave by returning the way he came," Chu Ke used the money from pawning the jade pendant to buy a lot of food to improve his meals.

Fish caught at sea are seasoned, and at best, thanks to the strength of my Dharma body, I'm not afraid of getting diarrhea. If I add a little seawater for seasoning, I'll really vomit if I eat it again. Although this is a way to temper one's Dao heart, there's no need to torture oneself repeatedly since I've already gone through it.

With a book in one hand and a soda in the other, Chu Ke lightly jumped onto the boat, a little black dog hooking onto his foot.

If it weren't for wanting to go back to the mainland to find Fengxi, Xiaohei would really want to continue living here with his "kindred spirits" on the island.

The humans here are... alright, unlike the people on the mainland who are easily startled. They treat fairies as if they were seeing their own kind.

If possible, after finding Fengxi, Xiaohei wants to bring them back here to live together.

With a final, reluctant look at the island, it stretched out its tail and waved to Wu Liuqi, who was waving in the distance, before the three of them gradually disappeared into the distance.

Is it still under research?

As the small boat got back on track, Wuxian sat down cross-legged next to Chu Ke.

At this moment, Chu Ke was still engrossed in reading a book with a blue cover.

"Hmm, although I didn't feel any so-called 'qi,' the concept behind this technique is still very good."

This was given to Chu Ke by a beggar with messy hair and wearing only half a piece of clothing, whom he met on the way to pawn jade.

Upon meeting, the beggar claimed to have extraordinary physique and be a martial arts prodigy, and presented Chu Ke with three books for him to choose from.

Chu Ke immediately realized that this was the kind of "unparalleled master who looks like a beggar that the protagonist will encounter" that is essential in novels, so he flattered him a few times. Unexpectedly, it seemed that he had praised him to the point, and the beggar put away the three books and gave Chu Ke a new one.

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This is the origin of the book "Dragon and Tiger Body".

This is a book on Qigong, or more precisely, a method of cultivating the body with Qi.

That beggar was indeed a wise man; he saw through Chu Ke's weakness at a glance.

Indeed, Chu Ke, who now possesses the "Great Refining Heaven Technique" and the "Past, Present, and Future Sword," has far surpassed the level that should be expected for his current realm in terms of both mana and offensive power. In addition, with three sets of dantian, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a mobile artillery turret.

However, it is not without its flaws; the strength of Chu Ke's Dharma Body is currently the biggest weakness in this whole system.

The "Great Refining Heaven Technique" does contain recipes for enhancing one's Dharma Body, but Chu Ke is currently too busy to collect medicinal herbs for alchemy, and he is also penniless...

In short, let's put it this way: putting aside Chu Ke's own offensive killing move "Now Sword," just take the blue fairy he encountered on Fairy Island. The ice flowers that the fairy exploded could easily break through Chu Ke's defense. That's why Chu Ke directly countered the attack the moment the fairy launched it, just in case he accidentally died.

Pure glass cannon.

Back to the present, after obtaining the "Dragon Tiger Body" technique, Chu Ke has been studying it and has now basically mastered it.

Simply put, the other party's cultivation philosophy is exactly the opposite of Chu Ke's path to immortality.

If the external alchemy method's "Great Refining Heaven Technique" relies on external acquisition to enhance oneself, then "Dragon and Tiger Body" relies on internal acquisition.

The human body has three treasures: essence, qi, and spirit. The foundation-building path refers to condensing these three treasures to their ultimate state, forming three flowers. When the three flowers converge at the top, the golden elixir will naturally appear. This emphasizes using external aids to replenish the body and allow the three treasures to condense and progress simultaneously. The Dragon-Tiger Body, on the other hand, is divided into two stages. The initial learning stage relies on squeezing out the spirit to nourish the essence and qi, which is "practicing external skills."

This stage is also the most dangerous. If you are not careful, your spirit can easily be depleted. The initial manifestation is insufficient mental strength. Even though your body is getting stronger, your spirit is getting weaker and weaker.

In the middle stage, the left and right hemispheres begin to fight each other, causing mental confusion. In the later stage, it becomes more serious, and if you are not careful, you will become a strong corpse.

However, once one reaches the advanced level, and one's vital energy becomes abundant enough, it will begin to nourish one's spirit, achieving a state of unity of the three elements. By cultivating both internal and external aspects, "qi" or "internal force" in the sense of martial arts is born, and the true power of "Dragon Tiger Body" is revealed.

Logically speaking, Chu Ke is the most suitable person to cultivate this technique because he has the protection of the external alchemy method. If his spirit is insufficient, he can rely on external objects to replenish it, thus tempering his physical body more efficiently.

If other people have a cooldown period when practicing "Dragon Tiger Body", Chu Ke can become immune to the cooldown by using medicine, making him a pure Arno warrior.

But here's the problem—for some reason, Chu Ke's spirit and energy cannot generate "qi" in the sense of martial arts!
In other words, he will never reach the level of mastery in his lifetime, let alone unleash the full power of the "Dragon Tiger Body". He would even need to take medicine if he were to use it.

Chu Ke didn't want to have a pointed head.

"What exactly went wrong?"

Could it be that there are different kinds of spirit, energy, and vitality?

Chu Ke inexplicably thought of the game "Minecraft" that he often played. Some of the mods in the game often had the same mineral, which meant that even though they were all called "silver ore", one ore could do things that the other could not.

Could it be that my cultivation mode is different from my martial arts mode?
Just as Chu Ke was sighing, a strange sound interrupted his thoughts.

"呲-"

Chu Ke turned his head and saw that Xiao Hei had transformed into human form and was drinking a can of soda next to him, burping as he drank.

The sound just now was the sound of opening a soda bottle.

Chu Ke was taken aback, then his eyes lit up, and he quickly picked up the manual and started flipping through it.

At the very end of the book, there is a gaze.

"The highest realm of Qi is nothing more than transforming all things in heaven and earth into Qi, and merging with heaven and earth..."

Chu Ke didn't read the rest, but he saw the phrase "transform all things in heaven and earth into qi".

Yes, I get it!

Since the ultimate goal is nothing more than to generate "qi", then I can just jump to the end and turn all things in the world into qi, and the qi in soda is also qi.

Chu Ke immediately grabbed a bottle of soda and chugged it down. Sure enough, as the feeling of fullness came over him, a sense of gas also arose.

"In this case……"

Chu Ke thought for a moment, released some of the emotions he had been suppressing, and began to try to recall the frustration he felt when he was unable to cultivate the "Dragon Tiger Body".

A surge of anger welled up inside him.

The phantom images of dragons and tigers instantly materialized!

(End of this chapter)