The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

They originally wanted to go to the Southern Shaolin Temple sooner, but they felt it would be too impolite to leave without saying goodbye, unlike Qiao Feng who was so carefree.

Although Chu Luren suspected that Murong Fu had not yet arrived at the Southern Shaolin Temple and had been near Wuxi before, he did not say much since there was no evidence.

At this moment, Wang Yuyan also came down and handed a package to Chu Luren: "This is your usual coat. I asked the waiter to wash it."

The waiter did a good job washing it!

Judging from Duan Yu's resentful look and the lingering smell of alcohol, he had slept in his drunken clothes—compared to that, Chu Luren felt his treatment was not bad.

"Huh? What's this?" Chu Luren noticed that besides the clothes, there was also a stack of papers with crooked handwriting on them.

"Didn't you ask Ma Guangzuo to write this to you last night?" Wang Yuyan reminded her.

Chu Luren then vaguely remembered that he had asked Ma Guangzuo for his cultivation method last night—Ma Guangzuo was surprisingly easy to talk to when there was plenty of meat.

Therefore, Chu Lu and the other two did not make things difficult for him. They only warned him that he could not kill people indiscriminately, otherwise the more people he killed, the smaller his throat would be after he died and the less he would be able to eat. After that, they let him leave.

However, Ma Guangzuo was actually drunk last night. He said goodbye to Qiao Feng this morning, and it seems he was also going to the north—his diet is more suited to places where he grazes!

After A'Zhu and A'Bi left, Duan Yu also said he wanted to go back to Dali for a visit.

Chu Luren hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should let Wang Yuyan go to Dali as well. However, considering that Duan Zhengchun was most likely on his way to Jiangnan, it seemed unnecessary to go to Dali.

As for Chu Luren himself...

I'm going to wait a couple of days until the new "Heroic List" is released on the first day of July, and then head south to Luzhuang in Nanhu, Jiaxing!

These past few days, Chu Luren has been quite busy, having specially studied Ma Guangzuo's external martial arts techniques.

Given Old Ma's straightforward nature, this manual was indeed genuine, but the handwriting was extremely illegible, requiring some effort to decipher. Before long, a brand new badge appeared in Chu Luren's mind—the Heaven-Mending Technique!

The name sounds quite imposing, but even Ma Guangzuo himself didn't know the name of this martial art. Chu Luren didn't know the principle behind it either, but his consciousness badge would automatically determine the name of the martial art...

However, this "Heaven-Mending Technique" has nothing to do with the legend of Nuwa mending the sky, nor is it about repairing the heavens. Rather, it is about the idea that "food is the most important thing for the people."

What needs to be "supplemented" is the cultivator himself, which can also be described as "making up for his talent". Simply put, this is a "nutritional supplement technique"!

After mastering the training, you can strengthen yourself through "eating".

Generally, external martial arts training either only focuses on building strength and physical fitness, which has a limited upper limit, or it requires the coordination of internal energy and internal tempering...

The "Heaven-Mending Technique" is unusual in that it does not require any internal martial arts training and can theoretically be cultivated to an extremely high level as an external martial art.

Only in theory!

In fact, given the efficiency of the "Heaven-Mending Technique," being able to reach Ma Guangzu's level was already an "exception."

On the one hand, Ma Guangzuo was born with superhuman strength, and his growth base was large, making the effect of "+ strength" particularly prominent. On the other hand... Old Ma's appetite was extraordinary, which meant that his cultivation efficiency for the "Heaven-Mending Technique" was extraordinary!

In addition, the "Heaven-Mending Technique" itself promotes digestion and increases appetite, so after mastering the basics of kung fu, Old Ma ate freely, sometimes eating a whole cow a day, which naturally made his cultivation faster.

However, after thoroughly understanding this cultivation technique, Chu Luren also realized the flaws of this "adding points through eating" method...

That is the "Heaven-Mending Technique," which is not a purely comprehensive improvement, but is related to the properties of food!

For example, the meat that Ma Guangzu ate the most was mainly for improving the strength of his muscles and bones, but... if it was too greasy, it would affect his intelligence, that is, weaken his comprehension!

Similarly, almost all foods have additions and subtractions, but usually the additions are more than the subtractions.

Ma Guangzuo himself probably didn't fully understand this level of understanding. Chu Luren suspects that his "straightforwardness" also had an element of acquired effort.

Of course, correspondingly, eating nuts such as walnuts and pine nuts can also help brain development, which means it can improve comprehension. This is what the Chu Lu people care about most. For the Chu Lu people, improving comprehension is more important than being stronger, faster, more agile, or having more meridians.

However, considering the nature of the "Heaven-Mending Technique," even if Chu Luren equips the badge and masters this skill, it will only allow him to "add points by eating," not immediately max out the points. It's a process of gradual accumulation...

and……

As the emblem of the "body", the "Transformation Peng Technique" cannot be removed. If the "Mending the Heaven Technique" is to take effect, the two must be merged!

Chapter 100 Picky Eaters

The Kunpeng Mending the Sky Technique is a fusion of the "Transforming Peng Technique" and the "Mending the Sky Technique"!

The abilities of "Transforming Peng Technique" were inherited relatively completely, and the abilities of "Mending the Sky Technique" are also still there, but... the effects have become quite special.

The normal "Heaven-Mending Technique" ability, when consuming a certain food, if it is said to be "ten parts" nourishing, often also comes with "three parts" of reduction. For example, consuming meat can increase muscle and bone strength, but weaken intelligence; consuming collagen or soy protein can increase flexibility, that is, dexterity, but weaken strength...

Therefore, there are two schools of thought in cultivating the "Heaven-Mending Technique". One is to maintain a balanced diet and nutrition, which can improve in all aspects, with various foods complementing each other. The other is to specialize in one type, such as Ma Guangzuo!

Of course, Ma Guangzuo did not intentionally go to extremes in adding food; he simply had a genuine appetite only for meat.

The fused "Kunpeng Mending the Sky Skill" allows one to consume food according to the diet of "Kun" or "Peng" without any harm, and the efficiency is greatly improved, achieving an effect of twenty, or even thirty to fifty times!

on the contrary……

Consuming foods outside of the diet results in almost equal gains and losses.

Chu Luren estimated that his mastery of the cultivation technique was superior to Ma Guangzuo's, so naturally he could eat more of the same amount of food. In addition, with the several times the benefit from the "Kunpeng Recipe", the difference in their appetites was basically wiped out!

After all, Chu Luren wasn't born with a huge appetite. Even if his cultivation technique promoted digestion, his appetite was still far less than that of someone as "gifted" as Ma Guangzuo.

Furthermore, what the Chu Lu people crave most is naturally "comprehension" and "meridian circulation"—martial arts that enhance comprehension are very hard to find and are very precious, while meridian circulation and acupoint control are the weaknesses of the Chu Lu people, which directly affect their aptitude for internal energy cultivation!

It will probably be several decades before the people of Chulu begin to be interested in longevity and health preservation...

As for the so-called "Kunpeng recipe," it can be roughly compared to "big fish" and "bird of prey," without the Chu Lu people actually needing to find such a legendary creature to study.

For improving comprehension, you can try foods that "nourish the brain." As for improving blood circulation... you can only try foods that promote blood flow and relieve muscle tension for now!

There are quite a few nuts that satisfy both criteria, but...

“Large fish and birds of prey… it seems like none of them eat nuts? A food that fits the recipe for cultivation techniques and also satisfies the need to improve comprehension or clear the meridians and activate acupoints… Hmm…” Chu Luren considered it for a while, and then put it into practice.

In the last three days of June, Chu Luren took Wang Yuyan on a culinary adventure in Wuxi.

It was ultimately confirmed that fish, especially sea fish, and crabs best met the requirements of the Chu Lu people, or at least among common foods, they best met the requirements of the Chu Lu people!

Fish are food for both large fish and birds of prey. Crabs can also be swallowed by large fish. At the same time, the former is outstanding in nourishing the brain, while the latter is one of the very few foods that can be associated with birds and large fish, among which they promote blood circulation and relieve pain.

The rest are mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.

In summary, it actually helps with strength, flexibility, and other aspects, but 60-70% of its effects are in the areas of "comprehension" and "meridians," with sea fish and crabs being particularly beneficial.

"This is it!" Chu Luren was satisfied after finding his target.

The only headache is with seafood like sea fish and crabs...

This world is still in the Iron Age and lacks preservation methods. Sea fish can still be eaten in Wuxi, which is located in the southeast. But if you go further north or west, it is not so easy to find them. Freshwater fish are also not common in places with poor water veins!

Fortunately, the Song court had a relatively open attitude towards seafaring, which led to more fishing. Otherwise, if the sea had been closed off, it would have been difficult to buy any seafood except at the coast.

"Brother Chu, why are you being a bit picky about food?" Wang Yuyan and Chu Luren were quite familiar with each other, and after noticing his unusual behavior these past two days, she asked curiously.

Chu Luren didn't hide anything from her and explained that it was because of Ma Guangzuo's kung fu...

“Sea fish? Crabs? That’s a bit of a problem… If you want to eat them all the time, you either have to stay on the coast, or… try pickled salted fish, dried fish, or drunken crab?” Wang Yuyan suggested after learning about the situation.

"Salted fish? Hmm... I guess I'll have to give it a try." Chu Luren thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

As for the problem of excessive salt intake, the Chu Lu people are not very concerned. Unlike the mechanism of food digestion, the side effects of excessive salt on the body are mainly due to changes in osmotic pressure, not digestion in a chemical sense. Therefore, for the Chu Lu people who have mastered internal martial arts, they can regulate and eliminate it on their own.

Just as theoretically, a large intake of grains is necessary for brain development, otherwise there will be a lack of necessary calories, for practitioners of internal martial arts, internal energy can also provide the calories needed to strengthen the brain.

then……

On the first day of the seventh lunar month, Chu Luren, who arrived at "Tianxialou" on time, looked even more like a "master".

With a suona horn strapped to one side of his waist and two small jars hanging side by side on the other, anyone who saw him would think he wasn't quite right in the head... cough cough, he's definitely not an ordinary person!

Judging from his unusual appearance and behavior, he fits the description of a "master".

Just like opening poems and background music, they are shortcuts to deepening one's persona—a master, after all, always needs to be memorable first.

The effect was indeed good. As soon as Chu Luren appeared in front of Tianxia Tower, before he even revealed his identity, many martial arts practitioners gathered there looked at him with disdain and unconsciously made way for him.

After all, people who dress strangely usually have some skills; otherwise... they would have been beaten up by those who couldn't stand their attention!

Of course, just as the surrounding martial arts practitioners were speculating that if one side was playing a suona horn, the other side might be an urn of ashes, Chu Luren casually lifted the cloth cover, reached in, took out a piece of dried salted fish, and stuffed it into his mouth...

That's right, it's filled with salted fish from the Chu Lu people!

In order for the "Kunpeng Mending the Sky Skill" to exert its maximum "enlightenment" every day, the Chu Lu people need to eat small meals frequently, which is more conducive to digestion. Experiments have shown that by eating more scientifically, the efficiency can be increased by another 30%.

Ultimately, what matters is how much is digested, not how much is consumed. Eating and drinking excessively like Ma Guangzuo is not the optimal approach.

In this way, the Chu Lu people's "sky-mending" efficiency was actually 30% higher than Ma Guangzuo's.

Jianghu travelers A, B, and C: ...

Hmm, it seems this person is a "master" who enjoys eating salted fish?

Does such a person exist?

With such a distinctive feature, why can't it be recognized?

Not only were the martial arts practitioners pondering this, but even the people who went downstairs were momentarily stunned by Chu Luren's unique persona. The two people guarding the stairs hesitated and did not stop him.

Indeed, the Chu Lu people were not faking it...

He seemed to be strolling leisurely, without even making a fuss about his steps. Yet, he walked on the stairs without making a sound, which demonstrated Chu Luren's superb lightness skill. At least in the eyes of these Jianghu passersby on the first floor, he had reached the level of a "master"!

After garnering a lot of envy, Chu Luren went up to the second floor and received the symbol of his status—a free list of chivalrous deeds…

Chu Luren thought to himself: When those novel protagonists get their level badges in the guild and go down to the first-floor common area to dazzle the newbies with the badges on their chests, they must feel something similar, right?

Chapter 101 Old Grudges

At this moment, a gloomy and desolate atmosphere prevailed over Luzhuang Village in Nanhu, Jiaxing.

Lu Zhanyuan, the patriarch of the Lu family, passed away three years ago along with his wife, leaving behind his second brother, Lu Liding, and his wife. Before his death, Lu Zhanyuan repeatedly instructed that in three more years, the ten-year period would come, and at that time a great enemy would come seeking revenge...

The couple was already on the verge of death, so Li Mochou's enormous temper wouldn't be directed at them; however, she would likely take her anger out on Lu Liding and his wife.

Lu Liding was stubborn and refused to believe in bad luck. Even knowing that a formidable enemy was coming, he still couldn't bear to abandon his family business...

If she had acted decisively, sold off her ancestral property, and moved her entire family to Dali, Li Mochou, given Lu Zhanyuan's death, would most likely not have gone to Dali to cause trouble.

However, Lu Liding thought that ten years had passed and the grudges should have been resolved. He didn't take it seriously before. Although he usually practiced martial arts diligently, on this day, nine bloody handprints were secretly imprinted on the wall of the main hall!

Including Lu Liding and his wife, their daughter Lu Wushuang, their foster niece Cheng Ying, a farmhand and two maids, there were only seven people in Lu Manor.

Nine palm prints... clearly including the deceased couple Lu Zhanyuan and He Yuanjun.

And just then, Lu Wushuang and Cheng Ying, who had gone out to play, rushed back, saying that they had encountered an old madman who had dug up their uncle and aunt's graves!