Gao Wu: Starting with playing the Flying Bat Ke Zhen'e

This map of the mountains looks a bit watered down.

It was clearly stated earlier that the human body has 108 orifices, but the Mountain Opening Method can only open 36 orifices, which is one-third of the 108.

If I were to practice this method of opening the acupoints, wouldn't that mean I'm inherently several levels below those who can open 108 acupoints?

Ding Zhen, at first glance, identified it as a low-level enlightenment method.

After silently criticizing it, Tang Luo continued to peruse the thick book in his hands;

But as he continued reading, he discovered that it wasn't true at all.

The book divides the methods of enlightenment into four levels: lower, middle, upper, and supreme.

These grades are determined by the number of times the mind has been opened.

Because the acupoints themselves are interconnected, almost forming groups of nine, the methods for opening the acupoints are also divided into opening the acupoints in groups of one, two, three, etc.

The first and second nines are considered inferior, the third and fourth nines are considered medium, the fifth and sixth nines are considered superior, and the seventh nine is considered supreme. The book does not mention anything above the seventh nine.

The Mountain-based Mind-Opening Method, also known as the Four-Nine Mind-Opening Method, is already considered a medium-to-high level method for opening the mind.

Tang Luo looked down and found that the style of the book had changed, and it was talking about the secrets of cultivation.

The acupoints contain "internal energy," which is the source of a cultivator's power.

The 'force' contained in an acupoint ranges from ten to twenty pounds, and is related to the practitioner's aptitude, innate talent, and the intensity of the acupoint-opening method.

After the enlightenment is complete, it is called body tempering.

It involves using the energy within the acupoints to temper the body, from the outside in, layer by layer, the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones.

Therefore, body tempering is also divided into five sub-layers: 'skin tempering', 'flesh tempering', 'tendon tempering', 'dirt tempering', and 'bone tempering'.

As Tang Luo continued reading, a question suddenly arose in his mind: "Why is it that the 'Bone Refining' realm doesn't have a method for tempering the 'skull'?"

Is it that none of them are available, or is it just that "Mountain Climbing Technique" is missing?

A question flashed through Tang Luo's mind, but with nowhere to verify it, he could only continue reading.

Once the bone tempering is complete, it can be called "body tempering perfection".

After the body tempering is perfected, the cultivator's physical strength alone can exceed a thousand catties. With the addition of the strength from the acupoints, tearing apart tigers and leopards is no problem.

After physical tempering comes "spiritual strength," which involves mental cultivation and requires the assistance of "visualization diagrams."

Without visualization diagrams, this state of mind is difficult to cultivate.

Tang Luo pondered for a moment, then stood up, clenched his fist slightly, and once again felt the power of the [Ke Zhen'e] armor.

Previously, there was no clear division of realms, and he did not know what level [Ke Zhen'e] belonged to. But now, judging from the description in this book "Mountain and Mountain Technique", it should be "Perfect Body Tempering", or even stronger than the Perfect Body Tempering described in this technique.

After all, although this [Ke Zhen'e] does not have any so-called 'acupoints', his physical strength alone is about two thousand jin, which is much stronger than a normal body tempering perfection, enough to offset the missing acupoint strength, and even more.

As for "Divine Strength," in terms of physical appearance, there might not be much difference, but in other aspects, there is a great difference. The "Divine Strength" described in the book can even "witness" killing, which is obviously incomparable to [Ke Zhen'e].

The subsequent so-called "Return to Oneness" and "Spirit Seed" realms are not recorded in detail in this large book, and it can only be cultivated up to the Divine Strength realm.

only.......

Tang Luo's thoughts drifted to this point, and he frowned again, suddenly recalling the extremely calm Wang Yuande from before.

Since he was able to give me such a cultivation technique, it proves that his family must have something even better. This technique can be cultivated to the Divine Strength level. The Wang family must have at least one person at the Divine Strength level, or even stronger!

Even if the book doesn't explain the concepts of "unity" and "spiritual seed" in detail, they may still exist.

Although the Wang family has made a name for itself in Dongling City, the most powerful force in the city is undoubtedly, and will only be, the Prince Duan's Mansion.

In terms of sheer size, the Duan Prince's Mansion far surpasses the Wang Family Mansion. Located at the very center of the entire Eastern Mausoleum, the Duan Prince's Mansion has over a thousand servants, just for chopping wood and cooking. And this is only what the original owner knew.

Tang Luo wasn't sure if the Wang family had the so-called "Return to One" or "Spirit Seed," but he was certain that the Duan Prince's Mansion definitely did!

Thinking of this, Tang Luo's expression darkened further.

His place of origin and indenture are still with the Prince Duan's mansion. Right now, he's just using the excuse of taking annual leave to leave, but he'll eventually have to go back, unless he doesn't want his identity anymore.

"I need to find a way to get myself out of this."

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On the ninth day of playing Ke Zhen'e, at night.

In the center of the guest room, Tang Luo had returned to his original appearance, shirtless, legs parallel, squatting with toes pointing forward, chest tucked in and back straight, his hands clasped in front of his chest as if holding a ball, like a steady mountain!

As he stood for longer and longer, large drops of sweat rolled down his forehead. After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh and immersed himself in the bathtub that had been prepared in front of him.

Inside the bathtub was a "Body Tempering Powder" that had already been added. It was quite expensive, costing five qian of silver per dose, and each dose could only be used two or three times.

Although one can cultivate while playing the role of [Ke Zhen'e], this kind of external application, skin-contact medicine is more effective after restoring one's original body.

"Both are stance training exercises, but this 'Mountain Stance' is far superior to the 'Stabilizing Yang Stance,' and it seems I can... use a cheat code?"

Tang Luo, immersed in the water, frowned and casually picked up a letter from the table on his right.

He was unaware of his physical endowments, or "innate qualities," without being able to measure them.

However, his body was able to draw upon the Qi and blood of [Ke Zhen'e], which resulted in him having an additional, extremely harmonious Qi and blood that did not belong to him when he used the Mountain Stance to temper his body.

This caused him to refine his skills exceptionally quickly.

"In just five or six days, I've already gained over 200 pounds in one arm!"

Most people who have mastered the art of health cultivation weigh no more than 300 jin (150 kg). They have been practicing with medicine and supplements for one or two years, or even several years!

Furthermore, Tang Luo's spiritual talent, or 'comprehension', also surprised him greatly.

The stance he just took was one of the training methods in "Mountain Stance"—"Mountain Stance".

Generally speaking, this type of practice has five levels: beginner, proficient, minor success, major success, and perfect.

Normally, for a general training method, it takes one month to get started, one year to master it, and five years to achieve a minor level of proficiency, which is considered above average comprehension.

As for achieving complete success, it requires not only perseverance but also luck, and there is basically no fixed timeframe.

Now, after practicing the "Mountain Stance" for only six days, he has already mastered it, and Tang Luo even feels that he is not far from achieving minor success.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve the imposing presence of "mountain and peak" simply by standing in a stance; this is already an aura that only those who have achieved minor mastery possess.

It even accelerated his health maintenance process; if there were enough medicinal herbs, he could probably achieve full health maintenance in half a month.

"Could it be that I really am a genius?"

Tang Luo pondered for a moment, then opened the letter.

"Seeing the words is like seeing the person"

My name is Wang Yuande. I have long admired the reputation of Master Ke and would like to have a conversation with him.

Tomorrow at noon, Chunshan Tower, see you there!

Tang Luo looked at the letter and remained silent. He had known about Wang Yuande's intention to meet with him since the latter half of that night, but he hadn't expected it to take so long for them to actually make contact.

Are you going?

Tang Luo pondered for a moment, then glanced at the two ingots of official silver on the table.

This was a gift from Wang Yuande to invite him to a meeting; it was a 50-tael ingot.

This price is already extremely high; one tael of silver is equivalent to a hundred large coins or a thousand small coins, while the original owner only earns two hundred small coins a month.

A single coin can buy two steamed buns, or half a pound of rice or noodles, roughly equivalent to two yuan in the previous life. However, due to the scarcity of food in this life, the actual price comparison is not entirely the same.

Even at the lowest possible rate, Wang Yuande's first investment was still 200,000.

This is just a meeting. Without a doubt, as long as they reach an agreement after the actual meeting, he will receive much more money than he does now.

With this in mind, Tang Luo slowly got up, dried himself off, and began to put on his clothes.

Suddenly, he remembered that spoiled brat. If that horse really cost three thousand taels, then it could only mean that the spoiled brat probably had some mental issues.

With a thought, Tang Luo equipped himself with the [Ke Zhen'e] template again. As his appearance gradually changed, a powerful force surged into his heart once more.

This had become an essential part of his bedtime routine: using the power of [Ke Zhen'e] to check if there were any problems with his physical body.

But at that moment, Tang Luo suddenly heard a strange sound in his ear.

Is someone calling for help?