Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 23 Guo Fu
Having gained another humanoid Palu, a true first-rate swordsman with superb skills, far superior to the mediocre Yun Zhonghe, Cha Nan felt even more pleased. The slight sense of unease that had accompanied him since his transmigration also dissipated considerably.

He is indeed immortal, but he is not eternal. In other words, if Cha Nan makes no progress and remains an ordinary person, he may naturally die of old age after several decades, or time may be reshaped, and he may return to the beginning of his transmigration.

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

To achieve immortality and live a carefree life in both the martial arts and fantasy worlds, immense strength is essential.

Guo Fu remained silent until Cha Nan used the Palu Ball to subdue Fang Dongbai, at which point tears suddenly streamed down her cheeks.

"Why did he suddenly start crying?" Cha Nan knew perfectly well what was going on, but pretended not to know. As she put away the Palu Ball containing Fang Dongbai, she also brought Yun Zhonghe, who was ready to watch the show, back into the group.

Cha Nan certainly understood why Guo Fu was crying, but sometimes, not only should smart women learn to play dumb, but smart men should also know how to play dumb.

Getting angry with a dead person is the stupidest thing to do. He should not be thinking about how to destroy that shadow, but rather joining them and slowly merging into one, becoming a more tangible embodiment of these shadows.

We love not only pure white paper, but also brightly colored picture books.

Some beautiful things are inherently related to experience.

"Thank you! Thank you for avenging Brother Qi!" Guo Fu threw herself into Cha Nan's arms, her tears flowing like a broken dam, soaking Cha Nan's clothes.

Cha Nan patted her back gently, not wanting to spoil the mood, and said that Fang Dongbai was not dead, but had just been taken in as a Palu.

At the same time, he secretly resolved not to release Fang Dongbai and Guo Fu unless absolutely necessary.

Although Palu will not betray you, there are times when it is still necessary to ensure Palu's work enthusiasm.

After crying for a while, Guo Fu stopped sobbing. Perhaps feeling a little shy, she kept her head buried in Cha Nan's shoulder. At this moment, the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous.

Cha Nan could feel the softness of the woman in his arms, and she could feel the strength and power in his arms.

Everyone has their own agenda, but they are all waiting for the other to expose it.

In her arms, the full moon began to wriggle tentatively. Cha Nan understood its meaning and smiled magnanimously.

"You're a little dirty. Why don't you find a clean water source to wash up before you go find your younger brother and sister?" Cha Nan asked Guo Fu, who was in his arms.

Guo Fu nodded gently.

"Do you want to take a shower?" Cha Nan asked again.

Now that the other party has already taken the first step, Cha Nan certainly doesn't mind taking a few steps forward herself.

Guo Fu nodded again, her ears turning red.

"Together?" Cha Nan asked again.

This time, Guo Fu didn't nod, but she didn't refuse either, did she?

Sometimes, not refusing is a form of consent.

After all, this era isn't like the T0 version of Kung Fu Master, where you can agree one minute and disagree the next.

"Alright, this is a good opportunity for you to teach me how to identify acupoints and how to use acupressure," Cha Nan said to Guo Fu.

Previously, Guo Xiang only taught him the internal energy cultivation method and the breathing techniques for circulating the energy. She didn't teach him acupoint identification, or more advanced techniques like acupoint striking and acupoint massage.

The reason is simple: this kind of thing can't be taught between opposite sexes unless they are partners or close blood relatives.

It's not that you can find the right path just by drawing a picture.

People's height, weight, and bone structure differ, resulting in subtle variations in the exact location of acupoints. For simple massages or foot massages, these slight deviations are negligible. However, to learn acupressure, blood circulation techniques, and methods for filling acupoints with internal energy, one must thoroughly understand and identify the acupoints on their own body. This requires a knowledgeable person to help by using internal force to test and teach, step by step.

Back then, Zhou Botong was unaware of the taboos and Liu Ying was clueless about the details, so they rashly taught each other the art of acupressure, which is why they ended up pressing acupressure points in the same bed.

Upon hearing this, Guo Fu whispered, "Okay! I'll point out some less crucial acupoints and pressure points for you. You can also try applying pressure to my body. But for acupoints that are considered fatal, you'll have to wait until you meet my father, and he'll teach you. I'm worried I won't be able to apply them accurately."

Although Guo Fu's martial arts talent was not great, she was still over thirty years old and had cultivated internal energy for many years, so she could still identify basic acupoints.

Not long after, Cha Nan led Guo Fu to another clean pool, dug a small pond next to it, and diverted some of the pool water into the pond.

They also lit a fire to burn charcoal and threw many stones from the pond into the fire to heat them. Once heated, they pushed them all into the pond to cool the water.

In the depths of winter, the steam rises, radiating a comforting warmth.

The two of them soaked in the pool water and let out a long, comfortable sigh.

After that, everything fell into place naturally!
The two were each other's teachers, and teaching was a demanding task.

The internal energy cultivated by Cha Nan using the 'Azure Wave Heart Method' circulated more smoothly and faster.

This beginner's internal energy cultivation method from Peach Blossom Island, now enhanced by Guo Fu, is comparable in effect to top-tier internal energy cultivation methods from major martial arts sects.

This made Cha Nan, who originally planned to obtain the Nine Yin Manual after meeting Guo Jing and Huang Rong, then switch allegiance and start cultivating the Nine Yin Manual again, somewhat hesitant.

Not all humanoid Palu captured in martial arts worlds have the effect of enhancing the speed of internal energy cultivation.

Guo Fu's "Water and Clouds" may be irreplaceable for some time to come.

Although the Nine Yin Manual contains the word "Yin," it is not an extreme Yin-attribute internal energy cultivation method, nor is it water-attribute.

"Fu'er! Besides the Azure Wave Heart Sutra, does your Peach Blossom Island have any other powerful internal energy cultivation techniques?" Cha Nan stroked Guo Fu's smooth skin, without directly opening her skill list to examine it more closely.

Guo Fu thought for a moment and said, "Yes! Listening to the Tide Skill, Falling Petals Turning into Wood Technique, and Azure Sea Tide Heart Sutra are all internal energy cultivation methods. Among them, the Azure Sea Tide Heart Sutra can be used in conjunction with the Azure Sea Tide Melody, which is very powerful."

"Are they all water-attribute internal energy cultivation techniques? You know them all?" Cha Nan asked.

"Water-attribute internal energy cultivation method?" Guo Fu was taken aback, not quite understanding.

There are indeed martial arts and internal energy cultivation methods with specific attribute biases in the martial arts world, and there are quite a few of them, but people don't have a very rigid or fixed distinction about them.

In fact, before the emergence of the realm gate, even the cultivation realm itself was very vague. Famous sects might have relatively accurate methods of differentiation, but the general public should not expect it.

Therefore, in the martial arts world at that time, it was quite common for a nobody who only held sway in a small place to challenge a renowned martial arts master.

Because no one is clear about the specific differences between them, it is generally believed that one cannot make pronouncements about victory or defeat without having fought.

In fact, there are certainly examples of unknowns defeating martial arts masters, but more often than not, unknowns are easily defeated and die tragically under the casual blows of martial arts masters.

The same applies to internal skills and martial arts; there are quite a few... but everyone only respects their power and rarely examines their differences and classifications.

"It's an internal skill with the same nature as the Azure Wave Heart Method, inherited from the same lineage!" This was the only explanation Cha Nan could give to Guo Fu.

Guo Fu said, "Oh! I know what you mean. The Listening Tide Skill is connected to the Azure Wave Heart Method, and I also practice this internal skill. However, the Falling Petals Turning into Wood Technique and the Azure Sea Tide Heart Sutra are not."

"And I don't know how either!"

“My mother said that the Listening Tide Kung Fu is relatively gentle. Even if I mess up my breathing while practicing, she can help me push the energy through my blood and correct it. My grandfather’s Azure Sea Tide Heart Sutra is too domineering. It combines water, wood, sea, mountain, wind, and cloud, with six transformations. I can’t control it at all. Even she doesn’t dare to practice it casually now.”

(End of this chapter)