Sword from Songshan

Chapter 8 Finger Strength
I found something to eat, took a cold shower, and changed into dry clothes.

Sitting in the small courtyard, enjoying the gentle night breeze, Lu Nanxing took a long breath and felt like he was coming back to life.

Rest for a while, put your five fingers close to your eyes, and look at them carefully over and over again.

It looks no different from ordinary people's fingers.

But during the day, he did scratch the tiger.

If you want to develop this kind of finger strength, relying solely on external skills, your fingers will inevitably be deformed.

For example, a martial arts candidate has been practicing eagle claw strength for nearly twenty years, and his knuckles have become as thick as bird eggs.

"what happened……"

You will know what is going on if you try it.

There are no wooden stakes for practicing boxing and kicking in Lu Nanxing's yard, but there is an old locust tree that is more than 20 years old.

"Drink~!"

Walking to the tree, Lu Nanxing shouted loudly and grabbed it with his claws.

Click~!

Accompanied by a sharp tearing sound, Lu Nanxing actually dug off a large piece of the rough bark of the twenty-year-old locust tree!

Not only that, there were also several clear scratches on the exposed smooth tree trunk.

"It's actually true!"

Looking at the old bark in his hand and then at the scratches on the trunk, Lu Nanxing widened his eyes with surprise on his face.

That’s right, it wasn’t some potential that exploded at a critical moment, it was just that his finger strength had already reached this point!

"It's really strange..."

Besides being surprised, Lu Nanxing was also puzzled.

All in all, he has only been practicing Eagle Claw Kung Fu for two years.

How can one achieve such finger strength in just two years?

Judging from the results alone, his finger strength is not inferior to that of Wu Juren, but Wu Juren has been practicing hard for nearly twenty years.

Moreover, as a fifteen-year-old boy, his palms were still tender and without any deformation.

Could it be internal strength?
If it is not the external skills that have been honed for more than a dozen years, then it must be the internal skills.

But, how could he have internal strength for no reason?
Then, Lu Nanxing sat cross-legged, imitating the ways in movies and TV dramas, sensing silently.

Sure enough, it’s the internal force of fart.

However, there is indeed a special energy in Lu Nanxing's body, poison!
"Could it be that..."

How could he develop such finger strength in two years? There is only one explanation: poison.

Looking at the herbs drying in the bamboo strips, Lu Nanxing gradually sorted out his thoughts.

He has no internal strength, that is to say, his finger strength is still the result of simply practicing external skills.

Every time he practiced, the toxins in the small wooden tripod would flow like a stream of clear water, following the strength and eventually reaching his fingertips.

Before, Lu Nanxing simply used it as a guide, and through this guidance, he experimented with the 36-move Eagle Claw grappling technique.

But now it seems that he was shallow.

In addition to guiding the release of strength, this toxin can also enhance the effectiveness of training and strengthen finger strength!

In fact, this is not difficult to understand.

When most people practice martial arts, they don't just do it in the air, but often use external objects to assist, especially some powerful external skills.

For example, use iron sand to practice Iron Sand Palm, use sandbags to wrap your legs to increase leg strength, and use external objects to practice Iron Shirt.

All of these, in essence, are simply used to stimulate the body. As the body gradually adapts to this stimulation, it is strengthened.

Many people also use medicines, such as steaming, bathing, or directly applying to the practice areas, to further intensify the stimulation.

As the saying goes, every medicine is poisonous.

So should we use medicine to stimulate or use poison?
I think it should be poison. After all, only unfavorable factors can cause a strong reaction in the body and can be called stimulation!

Now it works. Every time Lu Nanxing practices martial arts, toxins accumulate in his fingertips. Under the stimulation of this highly toxic substance, his finger strength naturally increases by leaps and bounds.

Using poison directly is more irritating and has a stronger effect than using less toxic drugs!
As for why people in the world do not use poison to practice, it is actually not impossible, but the vast majority of people do not choose to do so, simply because poison is too harmful to the body.

But Lu Nanxing is different. He has a small wooden tripod to restrain the toxins in his body, so he can practice martial arts without hurting his body!

"It must be so!"

After figuring this out, Lu Nanxing stood up suddenly.

Although there is no empirical evidence, I have already confirmed my guess.

He even further speculated that the function of the small wooden tripod was actually to absorb and refine toxins for use in practicing martial arts in order to quickly enhance one's strength.

To achieve this effect, the toxins must reach the corresponding parts of the body where the exercises are being performed.

For example, when Lu Nanxing practiced Eagle Claw Technique, the poison flowed into his ten fingers.

But if the force is not applied correctly, the toxins will not be able to flow freely.

It is for this reason that it seems that the toxin uses its flow direction to guide the route of its force.

But in reality, this is just a side effect.

"interesting."

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing felt happy again.

It has been two years since he discovered the small wooden tripod, and he finally figured out its true function!
It's like a child who finally solved a puzzle that has troubled him for a long time.

At the same time, Lu Nanxing was curious.

Because he was practicing Eagle Claw Kung Fu, the auxiliary effect of using poison to practice was extremely good.

But what if he practices internal skills?
How should the toxins flow? Will it also have a strengthening effect on the cultivation of internal energy?

Another thing is, if he is practicing swordsmanship or something like that, which is mainly based on skills rather than simply relying on external skills to overwhelm others, and does not require the stimulation and strengthening of toxins, then is the small wooden tripod useless?

These questions can only be guessed at this point and no conclusion can be drawn.

When he truly practices swordsmanship and even internal strength, he will naturally know.

However, it should be soon.

As long as Wang Tiandong sold the Ganoderma lucidum, Lu Nanxing would get his one hundred taels of silver and immediately set off for Songshan!

By then, he would become a disciple of Songshan Sect. Even if it was not the authentic teachings, and Songshan Sect did not teach him martial arts, couldn't he steal it?

Being in the Songshan School, you can come into contact with various martial arts every day!

With the little wooden tripod, he can slowly learn everything he can see!

"Better not play tricks!"

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing's face suddenly darkened.

Wang Tiandong had too many thoughts in his mind, and he did not give the hundred taels of silver willingly.

Now that he is back in the village without any restraint, who knows if he will go back on his word.

Lu Nanxing thought that he had to get up early tomorrow to prevent Wang Tiandong from secretly selling the Ganoderma lucidum by himself and then absconding with the money!
As the saying goes, the monk can run away but the temple cannot. You have to know that that amount is several hundred taels, enough for Wang Tiandong to abandon his dilapidated temple.

"sleep."

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing did not practice as usual, but went to bed early so that he could get up early the next day.

Dong dong dong~!

In a daze, I seemed to hear someone knocking on the door.

"Nanxing! Nanxing..."

Then, he vaguely heard someone calling his name in a low voice.

Lu Nanxing opened his eyes and listened carefully, and indeed someone was knocking on the door.

Looking out the window, it was still pitch dark, probably almost past the hour of Chou.

Who could it be so late?

Lu Nanxing got out of bed, walked to the door and opened it.

"you?"

I never expected that the person standing outside the door was Wang Tiandong!
Coming back to his senses, Lu Nanxing couldn't help but ask.

"What are you doing here so late?"

"What else can I do? Of course I'll sell... that thing."

"Huh? So early."

Lu Nanxing opened his eyes slightly, looking surprised.

He was originally wary of Wang Tiandong running away alone, but who would have thought that Wang Tiandong would come to call him early in the morning.

Could it be that he is judging others by his own mean standards?

This is not right, this is totally inconsistent with Wang Tiandong’s personality!
"What's so early? It's not early anymore!"

Wang Tiandong's expression was serious, and he continued to urge anxiously.

"Hurry up and put on your clothes, let's go immediately!"

(End of this chapter)