From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Chapter 38: Unsolvable Problem, Qi Hu Opens His Eyes

"Xiao Lu, let's go, follow me to the back mountain to get something first."

As he spoke, Xu Xing's figure flashed and he had already walked out of the Sutra Repository and went into the mountains and forests. He moved, swung, turned and jumped, all of which were smooth and natural.

Lu Zhu looked at the figure walking away in a carefree manner and felt that he was just like a white ape that had lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, breathing out clouds and mist, eating pine trees and drinking dew, and was untouched by the worldly dust.

After a while, Lu Zhu, under the guidance of Xu Xing, came to the small courtyard where the Wheel-Turning King had previously practiced secretly.

Just seeing the outline of the desolate courtyard from afar, Lu Zhu felt his brows tighten and his heart beat violently.

For a fourth-level peak boxer who is only one step away from becoming a grandmaster, this situation is extremely rare and even extremely dangerous.

Xu Xing stopped, looked at him, clapped his hands and smiled.

"You can feel this aura, Xiao Lu. You are only one step away from the Grandmaster realm of 'Man and Fist, Sincerity and God'."

Lu Zhu was not moved at all, he just put his hands together and said calmly:

"If you practice enough, your supernatural powers will naturally develop. There is no need to rush."

This is the most obvious difference in their personalities.

Although Xu Xing's name contains the word "Xu", he is an impatient person who likes to be the first in everything and he likes to do things promptly and efficiently. Lu Zhu, on the other hand, has enough patience towards both people and things.

Xu Xing also knew Lu Zhu's character, so he just chuckled, reached out to push open the half-closed wooden door, and stepped in.

"Let's go. With this thing, not only will Qi Yuanjing be able to recover, but you should also be able to take the last step."

Lu Zhu arrived shortly afterwards and immediately saw the half-charred corpse sitting in front of the stupa.

In fact, where do we need to use our eyes to see?
Even if Lu Zhu cut off his five senses, he could still use his remaining "intention" to feel the perfect, pure, and pure Buddha's intention like the moon in the sky.

It was as if it was not a charred corpse, but the Dharmakaya of Buddha, the only one in heaven and on earth.

But in the next moment, everything changed.

In the void, endless flames suddenly emerged, completely burning the Buddha's body with a momentum that could burn the three realms and six paths.

"This is the burning fire...?"

Even though Bodhidharma was a man who had once attained immortality through martial arts, after nearly a thousand years had passed, the little bit of boxing skills that remained were not enough to shock Xu Xing, a great master who had "boxed to the point of emptiness".

What he really paid attention to was the high level of physical training displayed by this corpse, as well as the charred burn marks all over the body.

After carefully examining the corpse, Xu Xing said with emotion:

"It is indeed the realm of 'indestructibility'."

Xu Xing, who possesses a stone mirror and can continuously consume his life to practice boxing, is probably the person in the world who knows the human body best.

Although the flesh and skin of the corpse were burned off, his eyes had already been insightful and he could see the smallest details. Just by looking at the changes in the remaining bones and body, he gained many insights into the practice of "indestructibility".

The more he understood the wonder of this realm, the more solemn Xu Xing's gaze became when he looked at those scorch marks.

"It turns out that the fire that burns the body is actually condensed from the warrior's own three treasures: spirit, energy and soul. The higher the level of boxing skills, the more intense the fire will burn, and the more difficult it will be to resist..."

After seeing the charred corpse, Xu Xing also understood why the Chakravartin wanted to break away from the barriers of the Buddhist "Vajra Appearance" and find another way. It was not just because he wanted to devour the Buddha with the devil.

Moreover, it was because he had realized that the path of Buddhism was a dead end. Although the Vajra form could keep the body "incorruptible" by stimulating the potential of the human body, it also blocked the way to further progress.

At the stage of being burned by fire, the warrior’s greatest opponent is himself.

However, that solemn look only flashed across Xu Xing's eyes for a moment. Instead, this almost unsolvable problem made him feel extremely excited.

Xu Xing raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a row of white teeth, and smiled very happily.

Interesting, really interesting!

When he thought about this kind of challenge, Xu Xing felt restless all over.

However, he also understood that there were more important things to do now, so he forced himself to suppress this thought, picked up the remains of the body, walked around to the back of the stupa, and began to touch the Buddha's bone relics enshrined in it.

While Xu Xing was searching, he said:

"When I watched it earlier, I found that Qi Yuanjing's fists had some Buddhist influences. With the help of these treasures that carry the Buddha's will, plus my fists, I should be able to wake him up."

Lu Zhu watched Xu Xing's actions and finally recovered from the shock. His eyes twitched and he couldn't help asking:

"In that case, why don't we just bring General Qi here and treat him here?"

Without even turning his head, Xu Xing took out another handful of relics and said as a matter of course:

"It is only the dead who make things easier for the living, not the living who move the dead."

The corner of Lu Zhu's eyes twitched again. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Xu Xing said made sense.

Xu Xingyi walked out from behind the stupa, holding a half-dead body in his left hand and a handful of Buddha relics in his right hand.

As he walked, he waved his right hand towards Lu Zhu and said:
"He's gone, he's gone. Human life is at stake. Saving people is the most important thing."

Looking at the ashes spilling from Xu Xing's fingers, Lu Zhu seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he said nothing. He just clasped his hands together, silently chanted "Amitabha", and turned around and left the courtyard.

After spending a long time with Xu Xing, even Lu Zhu, a Buddhist who was born with a clear mind, has developed a pragmatic temperament.

In Lu Zhu's opinion, if these relics could be put to good use and Qi Jiguang could be saved, it would be a great merit that would benefit millions of people in the southeast. After all, they were just some skin and flesh, so it didn't matter if they were thrown away.

Not to mention these external objects, even if Xu Xing asked for Lu Zhu's own relics, he would voluntarily jump into the fire pit without frowning.

Therefore, Lu Zhu did not have any psychological barriers. He just clasped his hands together, silently chanted "Amitabha", apologized, and left the yard.

In the Zen room, Li Shizhen had just finished his meal and was about to give acupuncture again when he heard two footsteps coming closer and closer.

Suddenly, the door opened wide.

Li Shizhen took a closer look and saw that he was holding a half-charred corpse in one hand and a handful of relics in the other, just like a tomb robber who had just crawled out of a tomb.

Other tomb robbers steal the gold and silver buried with the deceased. Are you stealing the corpse?
Li Shizhen frowned.

"Master Xu, what are you doing..."

Xu Xing placed the remains of the corpse and the Buddha's bones on the ground, then raised his head and said calmly:

"Doctor Li, Qi Yuanjing's injury is a spiritual injury. I want to use these things to stimulate his fist power and wake him up."

Li Shizhen glanced at these things and said hesitantly:

"Is this method too..."

Although Li Shizhen was famous for his medical skills, medicine and martial arts have always been inseparable. He himself was also a great boxer with high attainments in boxing. Naturally, he understood how dangerous Xu Xing's method was.

The word "stimulation" is simple to say, but it represents an extreme level of control, which requires being able to successfully provoke a reaction without aggravating the injury.

With Li Shizhen's level of martial arts skills, he could not even imagine that there was actually someone in the world who could accomplish such a fantastic thing.

Xu Xing waved his hand, and there was a convincing power in his calm tone.

"With these, we'll be safe. Doctor Li, please stay away. When he wakes up, I may need to stretch his muscles with him, which will probably make some noise."

After witnessing the degree of madness with which Xu Xing practiced martial arts, Li Shizhen had already regarded this young man as a master of martial arts in his heart. He also always understood the principle that everyone has his own specialization.

So, seeing Xu Xing so confident, Li Shizhen didn't say any nonsense. He just picked up the medicine box and strode out of the meditation room.

After Li Shizhen left, Xu Xing also began to make arrangements. He placed the relics in a circle around Qi Jiguang, then placed Bodhidharma's body in front of him and gently pressed it down with one palm, using the "extreme emptiness" state to imitate the "wheel-turning" fist of the Chakravartin.

This was also the main reason why Xu Xing did not allow Li Shizhen to treat him. He wanted to use these injuries to reversely deduce the boxing skills of the Wheel King. The "ultimate void" realm is called "reflecting the void" in the martial arts world. One reason is that the great masters of this realm can use their minds that diffuse the heaven and earth to reflect the boxing moves they have seen, and use the opponent's mind as a resource to make up for their own shortcomings.

The void is not empty, but is like a mirror hanging in the sky, reflecting everything in the world.

With the blessing of the "Supreme Void" realm, this "wheel-turning" fist is not much worse than the one performed by the Wheel-Turning King himself.

In an instant, Xu Xing seemed to have turned into a golden Buddha. A round light appeared behind his head. There were holes all over his body, and the sound of heavenly dragon chanting came from it in layers and far-reaching ways.

Stimulated by this breath, Qi Jiguang's brows were furrowed, his face was tense, the muscles in his neck were bulging, and his lips were stretched to the sides, revealing his white teeth.

You can see that his flesh is constantly trembling, his skin is gradually turning red, and white mist is rising above his head, as if he is experiencing an extremely difficult and dangerous battle.

When Xu Xing saw that it was effective, he gathered his energy and maintained his punch.

In half an incense stick of time, Qi Jiguang's skin became redder and redder, and his whole body radiated bursts of high temperature, causing the air in the entire Zen room to rise significantly in temperature.

After feeling that Qi Jiguang's internal energy and blood had circulated throughout his body, Xu Xing took a deep breath, causing the air flow in the Zen room to explode in succession. The doors and windows opened wide, and the mats and curtains on the bed fluttered like flags, rustling.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Xing's aura changed drastically, like a raging storm. More than a dozen huge waves merged into a huge tide, sweeping over him violently.

It feels like the Buddha suddenly stands up, his robes are rolled up, a sudden evil wind blows up, kicks down the lotus platform, overturns the Buddhist temple, and leaves with a storm. The eight celestial dragons under his seat also turn into monsters that wreak havoc, burning, killing and looting.

This is the fist power that Zhu Polong relies on to conquer the world.

The first things that began to repel and attack Xu Xing were the Buddha's bone relics that had just cooperated with Wu Jian and the fist intention remaining in the body of Bodhidharma.

Next up, it was Qi Jiguang!

Qi Hu's eyes suddenly opened, and without thinking, he stood up abruptly, raised his foot, and stomped the bed under his feet into pieces. With a loud bang, broken wood flew everywhere, overturned the incense burner in the Zen room, and almost all the furnishings were destroyed.

Although he was dressed in cloth at this time, when he took action he still had the spirit of iron horses with waving flags and beacon fires.

The punch was thrown out, activating many Buddha bones and the remaining fist intent in the body.

Xu Xing felt like a demon king surrounded by heavenly soldiers and generals, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. He was all alone, with nowhere to escape, whether in heaven or on earth.

Xu Xing's eyes showed some excitement of seeing prey. He put his hands behind his back and did not dodge or evade, nor did he block or defend. He just used his chest to take the punch.

The fist hit Xu Xing's chest, causing his skin to ripple like water waves, from his head and face to the soles of his feet.

The ripples spread to the soles of Xu Xing's feet, and the first to suffer were the two cloth shoes under his feet. They broke into pieces with a "swish" sound. Then there was another "puff" sound, and eight floor tiles under Xu Xing's feet quietly disintegrated.

No, it cannot be said to be "collapse", it can be said to be melting. With just a slight sound, the eight blue bricks disappeared from the spot without leaving any trace.

——This is almost a magical skill!

In fact, the eight green bricks did not disappear, but turned into powder.

If you dig up the ground under Xu Xing's feet, you can see that the powder has not scattered at all, but has all seeped into the soil. After digging about a foot, you can still see traces of blue brick powder.

There are many methods of transforming strength and eliminating energy in the martial arts world. The highest level of this kind of boxing is the "Tai Chi Transforming Strength" in Wudang boxing.

However, even if the former Wudang leader, the number one man in the world, "Yao Lianzhou" was resurrected, he would definitely not be able to transform his energy like Xu Xing could.

This is the beauty of the "Empty Immortal Bag".

After the "skin and flesh integration", Xu Xing's skin and flesh all over his body became loose and heavy like silk clothes, and his internal organs became condensed into one.

Therefore, he can perfectly distribute any incoming "power" to every corner of his body.

This was purely a flesh and blood instinct and Xu Xing didn't need to intentionally control it.

To him, although this combined refining method is called refining, it is actually more like "transformation", which turns the skin and flesh into a nearly living being.

After delivering a powerful punch, although Qi Jiguang was not yet conscious, his fighting instinct was still there. He hooked the tendons of his left arm, and with his five fingers forming claws, he pinched Xu Xing's throat.

After testing the defensive ability of the "Empty Immortal Bag", Xu Xing had no intention of standing there and getting beaten, so he raised his hand and began to parry.

The two men exchanged twenty or thirty moves. In this series of fierce battles, Xu Xing did not move a single step, and was able to block Qi Jiguang's fierce attacks with just his arms.

Bang bang bang bang! ! ! !
The explosion of air flow caused by the fight between the two great masters almost turned the entire Zen room upside down. After another ten moves, Xu Xing jumped backward, smashing the window frame with his back, and came to the courtyard outside the Zen room.

Without thinking, Qi Jiguang picked up an incense burner with his toes and threw it at Xu Xing, then rushed out.

——What a keen combat instinct.

Xu Xing was really surprised by Qi Jiguang's fighting instinct, which allowed him to utilize the environment and external objects even when his consciousness was in chaos.

However, despite being surprised, Xu Xing still took the call very easily.

Even before Qi Jiguang kicked out, his left arm had already blocked in front of him, easily pushed the incense burner away, and then used his right arm to fight Qi Jiguang again.

With the boxing realm of "Zhixu" and the body refining realm of "Kongxiannang", even Xu Xing himself didn't know what level his current combat power had reached.

However, one thing is certain.

At least for masters like Zhu Po Long and the Chakravartin, even if two or three of them attack together, Xu Xing has the confidence that he can win without paying any price.

After arriving in the courtyard, Qi Jiguang really became like his nickname "Qi Hu" and transformed into a genuine ferocious tiger. His every move was carried with the mighty force that stirred up a violent whirlwind, and his every move was a secret killing move from various schools and sects.

Xu Xing did not expect that this general actually knew so many boxing skills, including the Shentong Fist of the Kongtong School, the Xiantian Fist of the Wudang School, the Vajra Wheel Fist of the Shaolin Temple, and even the swordsmanship of the Qingcheng School, the spearmanship of Mount Emei, and even some secret techniques that even Xu Xing could not figure out.

As Xu Xing thought, he raised his hands with a casual gesture, as if picking flowers and leaves, and took all of Qi Jiguang's blows steadily and quickly, seemingly slowly.

Even though Qi Jiguang had many methods, Xu Xing's means of countering them were extremely simple: interception, blocking and obstruction.

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that the secret to interception is to interrupt the opponent's attack before it is fully launched. This sounds simple in theory, but it is extremely difficult to apply it in actual combat.

This not only requires extremely keen perception to capture the timing of the opponent's attack, but also requires extremely profound martial arts skills to know the opponent's way of exerting force, and even more requires extremely fast speed to block the opponent's attack.

There are so many martial artists in the world, but is there anyone who can gather all three qualities mentioned above and apply this theory in a battle between grandmasters?

Perhaps, the one and only one person who can do this is Xu Xing.

Fierce thunderous sounds of explosions lingered around the two of them, and the entire courtyard was filled with sharp whistles that broke through the air one after another. The air rushed far away, raising a thick cloud of dust, causing the trees in the courtyard to sway, branches to break, and leaves to fall.

After fighting with Lily, Qi Jiguang finally came to his senses.

After being in a trance for a while, he raised his eyebrows, looked at Xu Xing deeply, and spoke in a low voice.

"Little brother, you saved me? You are so young, but you have such a great boxing skill. It really makes me ashamed."

Xu Xing also slowly withdrew his hand. From the time he entered the courtyard until now, he had blocked more than a hundred moves in succession, but he had not moved a single step, and his breathing was even more even.

It was as if Xu Xing had not just been through a fierce battle, but had just taken a leisurely stroll in the garden, showing incredibly abundant physical strength.

What shocked Qi Jiguang the most was the temperament that emanated from Xu Xing, which was unique to the state of "ultimate emptiness".

Qi Jiguang had only felt this kind of temperament, as if one was one with the heaven and earth, in Lu Bing and Zhu Tiandu.

Both of them are peerless warriors who are qualified to compete for the title of "Number One in the World", and both of them are over 50 years old.

But what about this young man?
It looks like he has just reached adulthood at most!

Although a master's face would look a little younger when his boxing skills reached the grandmaster level, "Qi Hu" could tell from Xu Xing's vigorous and upward ambition that he was indeed a passionate young man.

A young man who can keep pace with Zhu Laolong?

After combining these key words together, even Qi Jiguang, with his temperament, couldn't help but feel absurd.

Seeing Qi Jiguang's expression, Xu Xing just smiled slightly and clasped his fists, saying:
"Xu Xing, also known by his courtesy name Tafa, has come to help General Qi at the request of my uncle."

(End of this chapter)