Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 144 Breakthrough! The Late Stage of Meridian Cleansing

Chen Jie has fair skin, and after taking medicinal baths and tonic medicine, his muscles are toned.

Therefore,
He doesn't look strong and his muscles are not as explosive as those of bodybuilders.

However, compared with other warriors, Chen Jie's body shape is definitely not bad.

He is 180cm tall and weighs 80kg.

In recent times, his muscle and bone density have improved and he has gained 5 kg in weight.

At least when standing in front of Linghu Qiannian, he looked taller and more powerful than the other.

After combining the poking kick, iron arm punch and eagle claw skills, he can produce air-explosive sounds.

Linghu Qiannian was actually very surprised.

Being able to produce air-burst sounds at the speed of a fist shows that Chen Jie's power is very smooth and he has a deep understanding of 'bending the bow to exert force'.

and,

Through Chen Jie's use of fist power, Linghu Qiannian could clearly perceive that Chen Jie had reached the second stage of exchanging clumsy force for powerful force.

When Linghu Qiannian learned that Chen Jie had only been practicing martial arts for less than two months, he found it even more incredible.

Practice one breath internally and muscles, bones and skin externally!

No matter whether it is Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, mixed martial arts, Sanda, etc., it emphasizes inch-by-inch grabbing, inch-by-inch hitting, and hard attack and hard breaking!

These fighting skills never focus on the circulation of breath in the body, the condensation of life, or the regulation of the internal organs, but only focus on the tempering of "tendons, bones and skin"!

Once the 'tendons, bones and skin' are trained to a certain level, they become extremely powerful and the effects are immediate.

Therefore,
Many foreign fighting techniques, although using extreme training methods, are very harmful to the body.

But its power is very strong and should not be underestimated.

The most typical example is ancient Muay Thai, which uses extreme training to improve physical condition and bone density, and uses drugs to soak and scrub to make the body as hard as iron.

They are extremely ferocious and can kill someone with just one move.

but,

The peak period is very short, and once it passes, the condition plummets.

It has to be said that some fighting skills are very terrifying. When practiced to the limit, killing people is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. They can be called human weapons.

When encountering a top master who has trained his body to the limit, even a warrior at the "Iron Bones and Dark Strength" level must not take it lightly.

An hour later.

Linghu Qiannian took out a wooden box and saw nine golden needles inside.

"I have taught you the Vajra Kung Fu. As for what level you can reach in your practice, it depends on your own understanding and persistence."

"Next, I will perform the 'Nine Needle Acupuncture Technique' on you to stimulate your potential!"

"The Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique can only be performed once. Using it more than once will be harmful to the body."

"Focus your mind, endure the pain, sink your Qi into your Dantian, and practice the Vajra Kung Fu—!"

As he spoke, the golden needles in his hand continued to pierce Chen Jie's body.

Tsk—tsk—tsk—!
Each needle was placed on Chen Jie's meridian acupoints.

in a blink,
Chen Jie's back, chest, head, and limbs were all pierced with golden needles.

His body felt like it was driven with nine nails and he couldn't move.

Linghu Qiannian's acupuncture speed was extremely fast, like a dragonfly skimming the water, withdrawing as soon as it touched.

There was no pain, and even no feeling in the whole body!

Chen Jie's mind was clear, and he was about to ask Linghu Qiannian why he didn't feel anything at all?

At this moment, Linghu Qiannian's finger lightly touched the place where the first golden needle was inserted.

puff!

Damn it——!
Chen Jie almost collapsed from the pain, as if his entire body was pierced by a finger.

An explosive force exploded in his body.

"Focus your mind on Dantian, don't let your mind wander, and practice Vajra Kung Fu with all your strength!"

At the moment when Chen Jie screamed, Linghu Qiannian's words exploded in his ears.

call--!
Chen Jie gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.

this moment,
He felt as if there were countless ants biting his meridians inside his body. The piercing pain was simply unbearable.

Even at his current late stage of 'Shou Yi', he could not endure such severe pain.

boom--!
After hearing what Linghu Qiannian said, he focused his mind and practiced Vajra Kung Fu with all his strength.

What surprised him was that at this moment, practicing the Vajra Kung Fu actually allowed him to quickly enter a state of emptiness and clarity!

Puff——puff——!
Linghu Qiannian's fingers continued to tap Chen Jie's body.

After a moment, Chen Jie entered a state of emptiness and clarity, just like an old monk in meditation.

Any feeling of pain disappeared from my mind.

Next,
Chen Jie didn't know how much time had passed. He was completely immersed in the practice of Vajra Kung Fu.

Body and mind are united!

Even Linghu Qiannian had not expected that Chen Jie, while practicing the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique' and practicing the 'Vajra Kung Fu' with all his strength, would actually enter a state of unity of body and mind.

Zen!

That’s right, this is a state of meditation!
It is not the Taoist enlightenment, but a kind of meditation in Tantric Buddhism.

It was somewhat similar to the last time when Chen Jie broke through to the late stage of 'Shou Yi'.

The 'Martial Saint Sect' in his mind actually resonated with his soul again at this moment!

It is obvious that the reason why Chen Jie was recognized as a 'genius in refining spirits' was all because of the 'Martial Saint Sect'!
Every time under certain conditions, it arouses the resonance of the "Martial Saint Sect".

Then, his realm of spiritual refinement will be sublimated and transformed!

Linghu Qiannian stopped performing the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique' and couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead.

To know,
To perform the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique', it is not just a simple matter of inserting golden needles into the acupoints.

After the golden needles are inserted into the nine major acupoints, the potential of the acupoints must be stimulated by finger force.

This stimulation process is extremely exhausting even for Linghu who has mastered martial arts for thousands of years.

He had to use his own finger strength to shake out all nine golden needles and open up Chen Jie's meridians.

From the perspective of shortcuts in martial arts practice, "Vajra Kung Fu" is only an auxiliary. The real shortcut to improving martial arts realm is "Golden Needle Acupuncture"!
in fact,

Linghu Qiannian paid a lot to earn the two thousand silver dollars from Chen Jie.

Not everyone can perform the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique' easily. One must have a breakthrough to the 'Easy Marrow Transformation Strength' level to do so.

Moreover, every time he performed the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique', Linghu Qiannian had to recuperate for several months before he could recover his strength.

Linghu Qiannian put the golden needle into the wooden box, then looked up at Chen Jie.

Next,
He was completely dumbfounded!

what's the situation?
Zen!

What kind of monster is this kid?
Can this be meditated on?
This time's state of 'unity of body and mind' is slightly different from the last Taoist enlightenment.

Chen Jie was immersed in a state of empty meditation, and he unexpectedly mastered the essence of several major martial arts and the Vajra Kung Fu.

At the same time, his soul was baptized once again, and his spiritual realm advanced by leaps and bounds.

an hour later,
Chen Jie opened his eyes and breathed in a breath of foul air.

Linghu Qiannian, who was standing next to him, looked Chen Jie up and down, and was so surprised that he was speechless.

"You are such a monster, you can actually enter into meditation while I am performing the Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique!"

"That makes no sense! Doesn't a state of meditation require a clear mind and a state of selflessness?"

"Just now, when I used my finger power, the pain was unbearable for ordinary people. How could you possibly be in 'meditation' in that state?"

"Let me see your aura after meditation! Hiss—you kid—!"

"You are at the late stage of meridian cleansing! You are only one step away from entering the realm of 'copper skin bright energy'! Judging from your current state, you will be able to comprehend the power of bright energy within half a month!"

"After performing the 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique', your potential will be stimulated. A breakthrough in your martial arts realm is within my expectations!"

"The key is that your soul refining realm has actually broken through to the early stage of 'inner vision'!"

"How the hell is this possible? I've lived for nearly seventy years and have never encountered such a situation."

"It's easy to train strength, but it's hard to cultivate the state of mind! If you want to break through from the late stage of 'Guarding Oneness' to 'Inner Vision', even with the help of Ouchi's secret 'Soul-Fixing Incense', you must practice hard for more than a year."

"It only took you one hour to break through to the 'Inner Vision' stage from the Spirit Refining Stage!"

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it even if you kill me!" Linghu Qiannian was indeed shocked, and his speech was incoherent and without restraint.

to be frank,
Even if Chen Jie's martial arts power level has broken through to the 'Bronze Skin Bright Strength' level at this moment, Linghu Qiannian would not be so surprised.

Chen Jie actually entered a state of meditation, and his spiritual realm broke through to the initial stage of 'inner vision'!
All of this overturned the martial arts knowledge of this imperial master——!
-

It’s getting late!
Chen Jie stayed at Linghu Qiannian's place for a whole day.

It is not often that one has the opportunity to receive careful guidance from a powerful 'Yisuihuajin' master.

"Alright! That's all for today. You go back first. I need to go back to the palace. See you next time!"

"Remember this period of time, don't leave the capital easily!"

"News has come out from the Military Affairs Council that the negotiations between the Easterners and Westerners have completely broken down, and they are likely to launch an attack ahead of schedule!"

"The Ministry of War has already begun to deploy troops in Tianjin. The situation is not optimistic!"

"Once the war breaks out, the Military Affairs Council will issue an order for your Ximen Hall's 'Righteous Group' to go out!"

"At that time, you need to be careful not only of the Western Allied Forces and the Easterners, but also of the people on the Taiping."

"Boy, to be honest, I'm very grateful to you for helping me raise silver this time."

"I have already planned the retreat route. Once the capital falls, our Linghu family will retreat to the southwest along with the Sixth Prince!"

Linghu Qiannian is well aware of Ximen Tang’s current situation.

Although the imperial court spent a lot of effort to cultivate Ximen Tang and provided various convenient conditions.

All of this comes at a price.

Once the Western coalition forces break in, the Ximentang "righteous group" will rush to the front and act as cannon fodder.

When Chen Jie heard that the Western coalition forces and the Japanese were going to launch an attack in advance, he suddenly felt a little anxious.

His steel mill had just been planned and the military factory had not yet started production.

If a war were to start at this time, it would definitely be the most severe test and the most difficult moment for Ximen Tang.

Assault rifles, mortars, artillery shells and other firepower have not yet been produced.

If a war breaks out at this time, we can only rely on cold weapons and lack firepower suppression.

The only advantage is that everyone in Ximen Hall has enough military bulletproof vests and helmets.

in addition,

Chen Jie can use the Barrett sniper rifle to eliminate the enemy's artillery at a long distance.

But even so, if Ximen Hall is surrounded, it will suffer heavy losses.

All along,
Chen Jie has a strong fear of "insufficient firepower"!
As Ximen Tang's firepower had not yet arrived, his biggest worry was that the Western coalition forces would start a war prematurely.

Chen Jie said goodbye to Linghu Qiannian and turned to leave.

He asked Linghu Qiannian to go to Ximen Tang camp tomorrow to get two thousand silver dollars, and he would prepare it in advance.

Watching Chen Jie leaving,
There was an extremely complicated expression in Linghu Qiannian's eyes.

The young man who had stopped Chen Jie at the bottom of the tower came to Linghu Qiannian and said:
"Master! Chen Jie, the head of Ximen Hall, looks very low-key and does not have the aura of a leader of a 'righteous group'!"

"Why would the Emperor, the Sixth Prince, and the Military Affairs Department train him to fight against the Taiping?"

"Can Ximen Hall alone balance the power of the Taiping Righteous Group?"

"Are you really going to teach him the Vajra Kung Fu? Are you going to take him as your disciple—?"

The young man looked up at Chen Jie leaving and said with some confusion in his heart.

Lu Meng!

The deputy captain of the Imperial Guard of the Daqian Dynasty was a sixth-rank official and served as a captain in the Imperial Guard.

Simultaneously,

He is also Linghu Qiannian's most outstanding disciple, and his martial arts realm has broken through to the middle stage of Iron Bone Dark Power.

Linghu Qiannian said solemnly:

"We'll see later. This young man is not simple! Although his martial arts talent is average, his 'Spirit Refining Realm' is extremely gifted!"

Hearing this, Lu Meng frowned slightly, took a deep breath and said:
"This kid really has an unfathomable feeling. I can actually sense a strong sense of crisis from him."

"It is unbelievable that he could kill two Axe Gang masters who were at the middle stage of Dark Energy with the realm of 'Entry Level of Purification'."

"If Master can accept him as a disciple, it will do more good than harm to the court!"

"The higher-ups asked us to assist Ximen Hall because they wanted Master to take charge of the Ximen Hall's Righteous Group."

"This guy seems to be a man of loyalty and righteousness, but for some reason, I can't see through him!"

Linghu Qiannian shook his head and said solemnly:

"Don't say you can't see through him. Even I can't see through him."

"Okay, you stay here for now. I'm going to the palace--!"

Lu Meng nodded respectfully: "Yes, Master!"

-

Xicheng District, Beijing
Outside the Ximentang camp, upstream of the moat, at Huiwan Waterfall.

The sky was clear but now covered with dark clouds, the river was surging and the water in the waterfall pool was so deep that you couldn't see the bottom.

This is exactly the junction of the outer river and the moat. The surrounding terrain is steep, and there is a backflow bay waterfall with huge rocks.

Completely different from that world, there is no industrial pollution here and the environment has not been damaged.

"I didn't expect Linghu Qiannian's 'Turning Back from the Current' training method to be so effective in stabilizing my martial arts realm!"

"As expected of a master from the Imperial Palace, this kind of extreme training method can only be found in the Imperial Palace arsenal. It is the essence of thousands of years of martial arts inheritance!"

Chen Jie used the Huiwan Waterfall in the moat as his training ground.

This place happened to be on the edge of the Ximentang camp, and Chen Jie took this place for himself without any hesitation.

Swish-!
Chen Jie hooked his five fingers, grabbed the solid iron ball used for training Eagle Claw Kung Fu, and slowly walked towards the rapid waterfall.

It was already the end of October and the water temperature was a bit cold.

This solid iron ball weighs more than 100 kilograms, but Chen Jie doesn't feel any difficulty holding it in his hand.

He stood three meters away from the center of Huiliu Bay Waterfall, where the impact of the waterfall was not as rapid.

I saw him taking a horse stance and holding the iron ball in his hand in order to stabilize his body.

The core of the rapids retreat training method is to use one's own explosive power to resist the impact of the waterfall.

Whether it's a poking kick, iron arm punch, eagle claw and so on.

Any martial arts training can adopt the "retreat from the rapids training method"!
Since this is a backflow bay and the waterfall has a drop of more than 50 meters, the water flow is very fast.

If there was no iron ball to stabilize the body, it would be easy to be washed away by the waterfall.

"Junior brother, what kind of training method is this?"

"The impact of the waterfall is so great that it is impossible to bring out the agility and exquisiteness of the foot-poking."

"Choke Kung Fu emphasizes the integration of footwork and kicking techniques, one step and one kick, continuously, forming a nine-turn chain!"

"Once the impact of the water restricts your steps, your leg movements won't be smooth and seamless, and your kicking skills will lose their agility."

"You hold a metal ball in your hand and train in a waterfall - is that effective?"

Liu Bamei stood on the shore of the waterfall pool and watched Chen Jie grab the iron ball, slowly walk under the waterfall, take a horse stance, and start training his leg skills. She was surprised.

Chen Jie laughed and said:

"Eighth sister, you have already broken through to the 'Bronze Skin Bright Strength'. This training method of retreating from the rapids should be more effective for you!"

"With the help of Linghu Qiannian, I have just broken through to the 'late stage of meridian cleansing'. This is the training method he taught me."

"Once I am familiar with this training method, I will teach you!"

"This old man Linghu Qiannian is a master of the inner court who is in the middle stage of Yi Sui Hua Jin. He is well-informed and this training method must be correct!"

finished,

Chen Jie held the iron ball firmly in his hand and walked forward a few steps against the rapids of the waterfall.

Crash——crash——!
The closer you get to the center of the waterfall, the greater the impact of the water.

In an instant,
He felt the endless force of the water rushing towards him, making it difficult for him to move forward.

His spiritual cultivation level has broken through to the level of 'inner vision', and his senses are extremely sensitive.

The impact of the waterfall and the subtle changes made Chen Jie feel it extremely clearly!

This mysterious feeling is difficult to describe with simple words.

(End of this chapter)