Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 203: Black Ice Taichung, Drawing the Totem Again

Students participating in the training will be used as experimental subjects?

Zhou Zhengtong looked at Zhou Ru, whose blood was surging, and shook his head hesitantly.

"Although this method can be successful, it is still dangerous. If you are not careful, you will not be able to withstand the power of the totem, and your meridians, tendons and bones will be damaged."

Zhou Rushi had used various powerful medicines to strengthen his body early on to lay a solid foundation for his physical body.

Not all of the students who were undergoing training had the physical foundation as strong as Zhou Ru's.

The students who participated in the training either had some background or were military officers reporting for duty. If any of them were injured or something, it would be difficult for the Sima Mansion to explain to the county government.

"Sima Zhou is right." Ji Yuntang nodded solemnly on the side.

"This method will also be very costly for you. Obviously, it cannot be promoted by the court. We can only report it as a way out."

Originally, both Zhou Zhengtong and Ji Yuntang thought that if this method could be successful, it would be a great achievement, and they would surely be promoted and given higher ranks.

But when I actually saw Zhang Yuan drawing the totem pattern, I found that his idea was too simple.

How many people in Daqin are at the late stage of the Xiantian realm of martial arts and have reached the level of calligraphy and painting?
When such a person takes action, he consumes his own true essence and the power of the Great Dao. How many masters with the strength of an ox can he create in a day?

In fact, this method is not much different from Buddhist initiation, martial arts cleansing, dual cultivation of Taoism, and Confucianism and Taoism enlightenment.

They all consume the power of the strong to create low-level masters.

No need.

Daqin has no shortage of low-level warriors.

If one really wants to cultivate the innate combat power of an ox, it is not impossible to have it.

What is scarce in this world is high-level power.

The power of the Great Dao of every strong man is priceless.

Even if this totem pattern's method of enhancing combat power is reported, it can probably only be used as a backup strategy to create experts in special times, and then stored in the library of the Ministry of War and the Worship Hall.

There are mountains of such information in the library.

"But what Master Zhang suggested is not something we can't consider." Zuo Qiuren looked at Zhou Ru, who had stood up, his eyes narrowed slightly. "Among the students undergoing training, we can select the best and draw totem patterns on them as a reward."

"That's possible." Zhou Zhengtong nodded.

The students undergoing training are mainly low-ranking military officers. No matter who they are, it is an unimaginable opportunity to increase their combat power by an ox's strength out of thin air.

Zhang Yuan, by drawing totem patterns for them, can improve his own painting skills.

It's a win-win situation.

Moreover, if Zhang Yuan really wanted to draw the picture, the Sima Mansion would definitely have to report it to the County Magistrate's Mansion and pay him the corresponding remuneration.

The rules of the Qin Dynasty clearly define rewards and punishments.

"This method can be improved. For example, by mixing the blood of monsters into cinnabar, the totem patterns drawn will not be limited to wild bulls..." Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and looked at Ji Yuntang and others.

According to his inference, totem patterns drawn with the blood of monsters might have even more extraordinary powers.

"That's similar to the demonic methods of the Heavenly Demon Palace. Even if it works, it's impossible for the court to use it," Zuoqiu Ren shook his head and said softly, "Besides, the blood of demonic beasts can easily corrode the qi, blood, and soul. I'm afraid ordinary warriors can't withstand it."

Zhang Yuan understood that Zuoqiu Ren and the others were still not optimistic about this totem pattern method.

He himself possesses the Mingwang Seal and can feel the benefits of constantly cultivating this power.

But whether it is Zhou Zhengtong or Ji Yuntang, they are in high positions and mainly practice Confucianism and Taoism, so it is difficult for them to understand the desire for power of low-level warriors.

"Zhou Ru, practice a few more rounds of boxing." Zhou Zhengtong looked at Zhou Ru who was standing there exercising and spoke.

Zhou Ru bowed, then walked into the yard and began to punch with his waist lowered.

As his punches moved, two phantoms of wild bulls appeared behind him.

This is the limit of his physical body and cultivation. Even with the added bonus of his boxing skills and totem patterns, he can only possess the strength of two bulls.

If one wants to surpass the strength of two bulls, one must further consolidate the foundation and strengthen the physical body. Looking at Zhou Ru's fists whistling in the courtyard, Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed with brilliance, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Zhou Zhengtong and the others have their own ideas, and Zhang Yuan also has his own ideas.

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Zhengyang County Supervisory Office.

Chief Yu Zhentang, Co-governor Hu Liucheng, and several Black Cavalry Captains including Wen Liu were all present.

They looked solemnly at the hall where Zhang Yuan was painting a totem pattern on the back of a Black Cavalry soldier who had taken off his outer robe.

The moment the totem pattern was completed, the shadow of the wild bull emerged and let out a silent roar.

The black cavalry soldier lying on the bench jumped up, punching and kicking, making a whistling sound.

"Okay!" Yu Zhentang's eyes lit up and his fists clenched.

"To be able to control the strength of an ox out of thin air, even if it is just the power of qi and blood, is unimaginable. The combination of Confucianism and martial arts is truly magical." Hu Liucheng took a deep breath, looked at the shadow of the wild ox, and whispered.

Wen Liu and the others turned their gazes to Zhang Yuan, their faces full of eagerness.

Even if they are all in the early or middle stages of the Innate Realm, with Innate True Energy gathered in their bodies, and can exert thousands or even tens of thousands of pounds of strength with just a wave of their hands and a move, who would think that their own strength is stronger?

"Commander Zhang, how much does this method cost you? If you can use this method to increase your combat power, how many people can you train?"

"Also, what kind of martial arts cultivation can bear the strength of an ox?"

Yu Zhentang looked at Zhang Yuan and asked repeatedly.

As the head of the Black Ice Platform, Yu Zhentang has a good vision.

To gain such power, one must pay a price.

With such means, the key points to consider are how much loss Zhang Yuan will suffer, whether the soldiers can bear it, and how many people can participate in it.

"If I try my best, I can draw about ten people a day. If I draw more, the damage to my cultivation and soul will be unbearable." Zhang Yuan nodded and spoke.

In fact, he has Qi and blood beads, Dao gold beads, and his soul is also differentiated from the Jade Buddha Bodhi seeds. Even if he draws for a hundred people in one day, he can bear it.

But he couldn't say it all.

This method needs to be reported to the court and the superior Black Ice Platform, so naturally many people will experiment and deduce it.

Others can also deduce Zhang Yuan’s cultivation and level of calligraphy and painting through the data he said.

Drawing a hundred people in one day is simply not something that can be achieved by human power. If he really tells it out loud, I'm afraid that the masters in the court will come to investigate Zhang Yuan.

"As for the bearer, his body and bones must be tempered to at least the middle stage of the acquired realm."

Unless one reaches the middle stage of the acquired realm, the muscles and bones will be unable to withstand the power of the wild bull. Not only will they be unable to exert their strength, but they will also be injured.

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Yu Zhentang's expression remained calm and he nodded slightly.

Hu Liucheng, who was standing aside, showed a slight regret on his face.

Sure enough, this method still has too many limitations.

Ten people a day may seem like a lot, but if we really want to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the army, how many people will it take in a year?
What's more, it is impossible for Zhang Yuan to draw ten people a day. He must at least have time to practice and recover his spiritual power. It is impossible for Zhang Yuan himself to give up practice and focus on this matter.

Apart from Zhang Yuan, how many people in the entire Qin Dynasty can master the art of calligraphy and painting and reach the late stage of the Xiantian realm?

Practicing both Confucianism and martial arts is not an easy task in itself, not to mention that it requires the power of a Confucian or Taoist master.

There are probably no more than a handful of people in the Qin Dynasty who have such means, right?

Moreover, even if the totem pattern can be drawn, it requires a warrior with the strength of the middle stage of the acquired realm to carry it out.

In an army, a mid-stage post-natal realm rank would at least be at the level of a battalion commander or a centurion.

There can't be too many people like this in the army.

(End of this chapter)