Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 55 Overnight, a Complete Transformation
Cha Nan is currently feeling unwell all over, experiencing pain, numbness, itching, and tingling. However, just as Huang Rong said, she is able to concentrate and be highly excited. This is due to the dramatic transformation of her body in a short period of time and the intake of a certain amount of high-level energy.

Every cell in his body was being intensely stimulated and activated, as if his potential was being realized at an alarming rate.

Although the true energy that Jellyfish Yin Ji had previously transferred in had been withdrawn, it was impossible for it to be completely gone. The true energy that a grandmaster-level expert had condensed for many years was of extremely high quality and superior grade. Compared with the internal energy that Cha Nan could condense now, it was like heaven and earth.

In this state of intense concentration and excitement, Cha Nan noticed and memorized every detail of Qi Shaoshang's swordsmanship, leaving no stone unturned.

After Qi Shaoshang finished his swordplay, Guo Jing rushed up again and began to stretch Cha Nan's muscles and bones, forcibly adjusting the physical condition that he had not achieved through years of standing meditation, cultivating qi and blood, and practicing in the coldest and hottest winters.

This is also the wonder and mystery of the "Tendon Changing and Bone Forging Chapter" in the Nine Yin Manual. Most people in the martial arts world, even if they have the art of passing on skills, would never have such a method to help make up for the lack of foundation.

Whether it was the Water Mother Yin Ji's transmission of skills and techniques, or Guo Jing's stretching of muscles and bones and marrow cleansing through the I Ching, both were quite taxing on their own power and vitality. Normally, even teachers and parents would not use such methods of transmission to their disciples or children.

Only Cha Nan gave them hope, and they placed high hopes on him, which is why they spared no expense.

After all, they didn't know that Cha Nan was immortal and were worried that he would be killed in the upcoming Battle of Xiangyang. So they could only do this to help Cha Nan grow up quickly.

However, this somewhat forced method of advancement is not without its drawbacks. With the help of these great masters, Cha Nan can quickly reach the second-rate or even first-rate level, but to break through the barrier between heaven and man and enter the innate realm, he will have to expend more energy and consume more resources.

Of course, all things considered, Cha Nan still got the biggest advantage. After all, spending at least three to five years to build a foundation and then slowly advancing for another ten or eight years would be even more time-consuming. In comparison, this so-called "forced growth" allows Cha Nan to improve his hard power more quickly. With the abundance of resources he controls, he will only be stuck at the Heavenly Gate for a year or two at most. Compared to the other two, he definitely made a huge profit!

After the second round of 'stretching', Cha Nan really couldn't even move her fingers. She was in so much pain that she could only lie on the ground gasping for breath.

Guo Fu was so heartbroken that tears were almost falling, but she also knew that this was a rare opportunity for Cha Nan, and she would never interrupt him.

Yun Zhonghe, watching from the side, was extremely envious. He also wanted such high-level treatment, and he would be willing to die from the pain. Unfortunately, he was an old and ugly lecher and had no chance of having such an opportunity.

Suddenly remembering something, Guo Fu took out a Palu egg that Cha Nan had given her to cook from the corner, cracked open the thick shell, scooped out the crystal-clear egg liquid with the shell fragments, and brought it to Cha Nan's lips.

Cha Nan sucked on the slightly fishy-smelling egg liquid, feeling a warm current flow through her whole body. Countless aches and pains were relieved as if being rubbed by a pair of small hands.

"Next, I will teach you the Palm of No Desire!"

"This palm technique is something I created myself by combining the essence of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms with what I've seen, learned, and heard over the years. Although it's far less powerful than the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, it embodies the spirit of perseverance. If you can learn this palm technique first, you'll be able to more easily grasp the secrets of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms," Guo Jing said, and then began practicing the palm technique in front of the fire.

Cha Nan leaned against Guo Fu's chest, drinking egg liquid while listening to Guo Fu quietly convey the breathing incantations that came with the palm technique.

As Guo Jing said, his Wuqiu Palm technique is simple and steady, neither fierce nor domineering, nor slippery and cunning. Apart from being grand and majestic, it has no other merits.

If this palm technique were used to fight, apart from masters like Guo Jing with extremely strong fist and foot skills, ordinary martial artists would probably not even have time to use a second move before being knocked to the ground by two punches. It is a completely useless martial art and there is no need to learn it.

However, Cha Nan was a knowledgeable person, and he understood how to look at things dialectically. In his view, the Wuqiu Palm was more of a training method than a fighting method.

In the martial arts world, training and fighting are basically inseparable, so 99% of people don't have any concept of the distinction; training is fighting, and fighting is training.

When the body becomes accustomed to certain moves and routines, it can use them without even thinking, thus achieving the effect of "the fist precedes the mind."

But Cha Nan, being a sports student, understands!

Laymen often think that athletes are just muscle-bound brutes, but in reality, there is a lot to learn to be a qualified athlete.

In addition to regular physical exercise, you should also have some knowledge of specialized training programs, such as nutrition and human anatomy. You don't have to be an expert, but you must have a basic understanding.

“I remember in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Hong Qigong said that the core of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms lies in the word ‘regret’. Therefore, each palm strike only uses three-tenths of its power and leaves seven-tenths, so it is inexhaustible. The more you strike, the more powerful the palm strike becomes, until the palm strike is like a dragon, unstoppable.” Cha Nan’s mind is extremely sharp now. Watching Guo Jing practice the palm technique, he can immediately learn it and draw inferences from it to generate related imaginations.

"But ordinary people may not be able to defeat others even if they exert all their strength, so to exert only three-tenths of their strength is to seek death. Therefore, although the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms has a great reputation, there are not many Beggar Clan masters who can truly bring out the power of this palm technique."

Cha Nan immediately thought of Beggar Clan leaders like Lu Youjiao and Shi Huolong. They also possessed the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, but their strength was ordinary, which shows that the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms did not enhance them much.

Upon further reflection, it becomes clear that the true signature technique of the Beggars' Sect is actually the complex and ever-changing Dog-Beating Staff Technique, rather than the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. This reveals that the successive leaders of the Beggars' Sect relied more on the ingenuity and versatility of the Dog-Beating Staff Technique to establish their status in the martial arts world.

"Guo Jing's Wuqiu Palm Technique must be a process of continuous internal refinement, making his palm power more solid and resilient, like condensing a pile of loose sand into a steel needle. Even if the quantity is small, the threat is great. When he uses the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, even if his internal energy is not strong enough to overwhelm the opponent from the start, he can still maneuver with the enemy because of the solidity of his palm power. As the moves are broken down, he can continuously accumulate advantages until he can completely unleash the power of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms." Cha Nan guessed this as he looked at Guo Jing's many palm movements that involved gathering internal energy and supporting the sky and the earth.

"Alright! Get up and practice once. If you do anything wrong, I'll correct you!" Guo Jing said sternly, glancing at Cha Nan, who was nestled in her daughter's arms.

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan struggled to get up, only to find that although her body was still incredibly sore, her reaction time and agility were much stronger than before. With a single roll, she stood up like a carp leaping out of the water. Although her whole body ached when she took a step, it did not affect her movement at all. On the contrary, she moved lightly and could easily take two or three meters with each step.

Under Guo Jing's personal instruction, Cha Nan began practicing the Wuqiu Palm.

As the practice of this palm technique got on track, Cha Nan realized that he had underestimated it.

As the palm techniques are performed, it is not only the internal energy that is condensed and solidified, but also the soreness in the body caused by the forced opening of meridians and the strengthening of tendons and bones, which is slowly soothed.

This palm technique truly lives up to its name, being self-sufficient and requiring no external assistance.

Perhaps only someone like Guo Jing could create such a palm technique, not for violence or infighting, but to solidify one's foundation and cultivate oneself.

(End of this chapter)