Martial Arts Awakening, Bloodfire Fist Master

[The Water Soft Fist stirred a deep emotion within me, reminding me that I should go to the back mountain and join my two fellow Daoists in studying the Great Dao...]

After letting his disciples practice on their own, Zhang Qingshan found his own quiet room and then put the Water Soft Fist into the reserve warehouse.

Next—load new martial arts techniques.

[Beep, a new target for spirit empowerment detected—"River Flow Four-Bend Breathing Technique." Spirit empowerment will take thirty days. Proceed with spirit empowerment?]

"Yes"

[In the process of imbuing spirits!]

Thirty days?

Okay!

After all, once the spirit infusion is successful, Wu Gong Ge will become a body of enlightenment, and the time spent on spirit infusion will be insignificant compared to the gains.

The "Four-Bend Breathing Method of the River Flow" is a breathing method recorded in the senior sister's notes.

It is divided into four breathing techniques, corresponding to martial arts levels seven, eight, nine, and ten respectively.

As it stands, there doesn't seem to be a martial arts technique or set of moves in this world that allows someone to cultivate to the peak indefinitely.

There's no such thing as instant success.

Not only are martial arts levels clearly defined, but each level also has different levels of power.

The martial arts manuals corresponding to different martial arts levels are also more targeted.

It may seem complicated, but it is actually more reasonable and logical.

This proves that the path of martial arts in this world is very mature and has long been refined through countless trials.

Zhang Qingshan suddenly realized that he should still consult his senior sister, in case the techniques recorded in her notes were not the only ones in the martial arts school or the most suitable ones for him.

We found the place in the backyard where the senior sister practiced her martial arts.

Even after watching it multiple times, he was still shocked by the power of the body-refining martial arts master.

Explain your purpose.

Senior Sister Ji Feiyu looked surprised and asked, "Junior Brother Zhang, are you already preparing for the next stage of your cultivation?"

She let Zhang Qingshan unleash his hidden power to strike her a few times before nodding, confirming that her foundation in hidden power was indeed up to standard.

Then, thinking about how quickly Zhang Qingshan entered the sixth level of dark power realm, he felt relieved and could only attribute it to some kind of innate talent.

Ji Feiyu was wondering whether the opponent could maintain this speed, and for how long.

According to my father, talent is not limitless, nor is it omnipotent.

Talent is a manifestation of a martial artist's inherent potential, and it enhances a martial artist's training.

However, different talents also have different upper limits. After being enhanced to a certain level, the extraordinary effects brought by the talent will be included by the development of the human body by the martial artist's realm itself.

By then, they will no longer have any advantage over other martial artists of the same level.

For example, his father was also a water-elemental body. After reaching the seventh or eighth level of body refinement, the cultivation advantage brought by his physique was not as great as the development of his innate talent and comprehension by the realm itself. So he had to cultivate and advance with difficulty, just like other martial artists of the same realm.

This is why not all of the world's most skilled martial artists are born with extraordinary abilities; some have also reached the pinnacle step by step.

Because martial arts itself involves continuous progress and increasing strength, it also involves constantly cultivating one's potential and innate abilities, or more arduous training that can benefit the development of one's will.

Those peerless masters, even if they were not born with extraordinary talent, can acquire extraordinary talent through successful cultivation of strength, body, blood, and qi.

This is why there is a declaration from an unparalleled expert: "I am not unparalleled because of my innate talent, but because my innate talent is unparalleled."

That is the reason.

After discovering that Wang Zhi, a disciple of the outer academy, possessed extraordinary talent, Qinghe Martial Arts School did not immediately accept him as a personal disciple, nor did it cherish and pamper him like a priceless treasure. Instead, it appropriately nurtured him and placed him in the outer academy for observation. This is the reason why.

The world is so vast, and there are countless geniuses and prodigies.

Not to mention the countless evil and heretical practices that exist today.

To become a true powerhouse, one needs innate talent, comprehension, opportunity, inheritance, resources, luck, willpower, and so on.

Coming to her senses, Ji Feiyu looked at Zhang Qingshan. At first glance, he was unremarkable in appearance, but after looking at him for a while, she found him to be quite good-looking.

His features were quite regular, especially his eyes, which held a deep sense of certainty. He spoke slowly and deliberately, giving off a refined and gentle air.

Did his rapid rise to power make him so confident? And did he also adopt the demeanor of a gentleman?

Ji Feiyu smiled, observing the other party not out of any romantic desire. Men would only affect her training speed; she was simply marveling at the strangeness of time's workings.

I remember when this junior brother first started, he was a head shorter than me, but now he's almost as tall as me. That's the magic of martial arts; it can temper your bones and muscles, improve your blood and energy, and replenish your foundation.

Of course, the reason is also because he is still young. If he had only improved his martial arts skills at the age of thirty or forty, he would not have had the opportunity to quickly make up for his stunted growth.

"Our martial arts school does have other breathing techniques, but they are all collected from various sources. This Jiangliu Four-Bend Breathing Technique is the school's proper lineage. It is based on stance training and fist techniques, and is connected to the path of body tempering and transcendence. It is all in the same lineage and is much better than randomly practicing miscellaneous secret techniques."

The senior sister looked proud and said, "If you have ambitions in martial arts and wish to explore a deeper path, my Qinghe lineage has a better future than that Divine Leg Elephant Thrower. If you really have hidden talent, you will know it in the future."

"Alright, next I will explain to you the Four-Bend Breathing Method of the River: the first is the Wind Rising and Gathering Strength Method, the second is the Hundred Turns and Thousand Twists Method, the third is the Wind Supporting the Hundred Rivers Method, and the fourth is the Unceasing Vastness Method. Let's start with the first one, Wind Rising..."

Zhang Qingshan knew that once his martial arts "awakened," he would possess the innate breathing technique of a holy body and would naturally know the details of his "bloodline inheritance."

However, at this moment he was still listening attentively to his senior sister's explanation, and he was also pondering the wonders of the breathing technique in his heart.

The senior sister not only shared her experience in practicing breathing techniques, but also interspersed some common martial arts knowledge in her speech.

For example, when explaining this space, it is said that the void is not only filled with vital energy, but also contains divine substances.

Not only in the void, but also in some miraculous medicinal herbs and spiritual plants, ancient and thousand-year-old medicines, and some special demonic beasts and spiritual objects, all contain miraculous nutrients.

That's why flesh and blood can transcend limits, bringing beyond the realm of martial arts masters to the boundless realm of martial arts.

Of course, it also allows evil spirits to descend into the world, highlighting the flamboyance of their relatives.

However, those things are not very relevant to martial artists who cultivate strength, and even martial artists who have surpassed limits may not be able to access them.

Closer to home.

This breathing technique is not about inhaling and exhaling the energy of heaven and earth or absorbing divine substances; at the level of a minor martial artist, such things are not yet involved.

Unless one possesses an incredible innate spiritual talent, the physical and spiritual qualities of a martial artist are not something to consider at this stage.

The Four-Bend Breathing Method of the River mainly uses different breathing techniques to transport internal energy, regulate the body's Qi, blood, hormones, and heart energy, ultimately leading to a qualitative change in strength and an increase in physical fitness.

For example, the "Wind-Rising Energy Breathing Method" transforms and condenses hard and hidden forces into the wind-rising energy passed down in Qinghe Martial Arts School.

The second section of the breathing method involves a hundred turns and a thousand twists, transforming the force of the wind into a hundred-turn drilling force through a thousand refinements and a hundred turns.

This involves many subtle adjustments to strength and blood circulation; without hands-on instruction, it's easy to make mistakes.

Not to mention that without the corresponding secret techniques passed down, it would be even more impossible to continue making progress.

The eldest sister didn't hold back and explained a lot to Zhang Qingshan in detail.

Of course, most of the information was simply poured into Zhang Qingshan's head, leaving him to gradually understand it by combining it with his notes.

After a while, perhaps because she was thirsty from talking, the eldest sister beckoned to the servant waiting to the side and drank a sip of the medicinal soup that had been brought to her.

"Alright, go and digest this information yourself first. If you don't understand something, you can ask me again. Hmm, if it's some common sense, it's best to go to the library to read some books. I also need to cultivate."

Zhang Qingshan could still smell the aroma of the medicinal soup; just smelling it made his blood and qi surge, which was quite extraordinary.

After only a few glances, and seeing no indication that the senior sister intended to let him benefit as well, he had no choice but to take his leave.

At the same time, I also became curious about the book pavilion that my senior sister had mentioned.

Sixth Senior Brother also said that in addition to these material benefits and secret techniques, inner disciples can also go to the library to read books and enhance their basic martial arts foundation.

Watching him leave, the senior sister shook her head with amusement.

Now that the Great Green Mountain is in turmoil, it is difficult to acquire and capture the meat of powerful demon beasts, and the Clear Water Gang in the river is tightening its grip even more, so there is no extra meat to waste on martial arts junior brothers.