Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 145: The Realm of Inner Vision!

Bang, bang, bang—!
Chen Jie held the iron ball in his hand and kept his body steady in the water.

Perhaps because of the buoyancy of water, the iron ball in his hand became lighter.

but,

The body is bearing the impact of the waterfall, and all the pores are open.

The rushing waterfall squeezed his body all the time.

Especially the feet, the impact is very great.

In this state, it is extremely difficult to unleash your leg power, and each kick consumes several times the strength.

Within a few seconds, he felt like he was having trouble breathing.

Swish!
He put down the iron ball in his hand and hooked it with his foot to prevent himself from being washed away by the current.

After calming down for a while, he bent down again and grabbed the iron ball in his hand.

at this time,

He tried to move the iron ball toward the water flow, using the power of Eagle Claw to keep the iron ball balanced.

At the same time, he was practicing Vajra Kung Fu with all his strength, completely immersed in martial arts training.

have to say,

The internal martial arts breathing technique taught to him by Linghu Qiannian doubled the effectiveness of his martial arts training.

[Martial Arts Merit Value: +10! ]

What surprised Chen Jie was that since he practiced Vajra Kung Fu.

Every hour of hard training can earn you 10 points of [Martial Arts Merit], which is equivalent to the effect of actual combat training.

boom!
He tried to perform poking kicks in the water, practiced eagle claws with his claws, and used his arms to perform iron arm fists.

However, he had only been training for less than five seconds when he felt like he was about to collapse.

The extremely strong impact force doubled the pressure on his muscles and bones.

"The training method of retreating bravely is indeed more than ten times more difficult than ordinary training. This is an extreme training method!"

"The explosion of each move, the concentration of strength, the accumulation of momentum, and the pressure endured are simply unimaginable."

"If it weren't for the iron ball in my hand to stabilize my center of gravity, I wouldn't be able to keep my body steady!"

When standing in the water, one not only has to withstand the impact of the waterfall, but also has to resist the scouring of the water flow.

Therefore,
Under the double pressure, the training effect is naturally extraordinary.

After more than ten seconds, the solid iron ball in his hand fell to the ground.

Chen Jie only felt that the endurance of his hands and feet had reached its limit.

Huchi—huchi—!
He relaxed all his muscles, stopped training, took deep breaths, and adjusted his state.

this moment,
He felt like his lungs were about to explode, and his muscles were swollen with blood.

It’s a thrilling feeling when you relax after exerting yourself to the limit.

"Comfortable! This extreme training method is simply painful and joyful. It's hard to describe."

He took a long, deep breath and suddenly felt as if every cell in his body was leaping for joy and relaxing.

After you relax,

An indescribable sense of clarity rushed from the soles of my feet straight to my brain and throughout my entire body.

It seems that a sense of relaxation permeates every pore.

Om-!
In an instant, Chen Jie felt that his entire body had merged into one with the pool of water.

Even the frequency of breathing seems to form a rhythm with the surroundings.

A strong force flowed through all the internal organs and finally gathered in the dantian in the lower abdomen.

"Refine the essence and transform it into Qi, with copper skin and bright strength! The Qi returns to Dantian, and it is harmonious but not flowing, strengthening muscles and bones, without bias--!"

"It seems that my martial arts realm is only one step away from the realm of 'copper skin and bright strength', and the strength penetrates all the internal organs!"

"Linghu Qiannian's 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Technique' is indeed a secret and unique skill of the Imperial Palace!"

After practicing under the waterfall for less than ten minutes, Chen Jie already felt that his martial arts realm had broken through to the late stage of meridian cleansing.

This feeling of sudden increase in strength made him feel high-spirited and full of confidence.

Chen Jie took another deep breath, formed his five claws into hooks, grabbed the iron ball, and continued to hone his martial arts with the extreme training method of 'retreating from the rapids'!
He constantly adjusted his breathing with the Vajra Kung Fu, and with his center of gravity steadied by the solid iron ball, he placed his feet in the pool under the waterfall.

Next,
He used both claws to rotate and practiced Eagle Claw Kung Fu!

While training Eagle Claw Kung Fu, his feet were not idle. Instead, he used the kicking skills of the poking Kung Fu to dissolve the impact of the water flow and form a force-releasing method of attacking instead of defending.

When the water from the waterfall rushed over his body, he seemed to be able to accurately predict the flow of water.

at last,

After twenty seconds of training, he felt his limit again.

After putting down the solid iron ball in his hand and hooking the iron ball with his feet, he took deep breaths and adjusted his state.

After every twenty seconds of exercise, rest for one minute.

Repeat the cycle and keep practicing hard.

For the entire day, he was immersed in the training state of 'retreating from the rapids'.

Every time he was in an extreme state, his attention was highly concentrated, and he used the state of "inner vision" to refine his spirit and feel all the changes in his body.

Look inside!

This is the most magical realm in the realm of spiritual refinement.

The Taoist scriptures say: The way of introspection is to calm the mind and steady the heart, so that random thoughts will not arise and evil will not invade!
With every breath, it seems that I can outline everything in my body in my mind.

It is as if one’s own eyes can observe one’s own body with a third-party perspective.

This is the manifestation of consciousness, commonly known as the emergence of - spiritual perception!
From the perspective of the Taoist realm of refining the spirit, this realm is also called 'the divine way is profound, and the external appearance of all realms'!
This is what Taoists often call "into the subtle"!
It's not that Chen Jie's eyes can see his internal organs, but the manifestation of spiritual perception, the state of spiritual refining has entered the realm of "subtlety".

When one enters the realm of 'inner vision' in the realm of spirit refining, one can truly be said to have embarked on the 'path of the gods'.

Taoists practice Qigong and their mind can communicate with the gods!

When entering the realm of 'inner vision', one can examine the changes in one's internal organs and even observe one's own meridians in detail.

After spiritual perception is manifested, one can constantly adjust one's own state, and the practice of martial arts can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The power of clairvoyance!
In fact, it is the term "inner vision" in the state of refining the spirit in Tantric Buddhism.

The Tantric Buddhism does not call it "inner vision", but calls it opening the third eye.

Once a martial artist breaks through the realm of 'inner vision' in his spiritual practice, his attention will be highly focused with every breath he takes.

The sensory abilities are greatly enhanced, and one can not only feel the changes in the body.

Simultaneously,

After spiritual perception is manifested, the sixth sense can also produce clearer and more accurate predictions.

If you are open-minded, you can avoid crises in advance!

Therefore,
When facing a master of the spiritual realm who has reached the 'inner vision' realm, at close range, once the muzzle of the gun is pointed at the opponent, the opponent will be able to accurately predict the crisis.

The impact of the waterfall's water flow seemed to put Chen Jie in a storm, facing countless enemies on all sides.

Under this extreme training state, Chen Jie's martial arts level quickly stabilized.

He used the Vajra Kung Fu to assist himself, and used the three major martial arts of poking kicks, iron arm fists, and eagle claws to exert force on the water flow.

While Chen Jie was training in the water, Bamei was practicing hard on the shore.

Her martial arts level is higher than Chen Jie's, and she has already broken through to the Bronze Skin Ming Jin level.

but,

She had just made a breakthrough and was still in the process of consolidating her state.

Although Eighth Sister’s martial arts power level is higher than Chen Jie’s, her spirit refining level is far behind Chen Jie!

When the two were fighting, Eighth Sister was no match for Chen Jie at all.

Her attack was accurately predicted by Chen Jie and perfectly restrained.

-

The situation of the Daqian Dynasty became increasingly precarious.

It is unknown what agreement the Easterners and the Western coalition forces reached, but they once again issued a notice, preparing to launch an attack on the Daqian Dynasty.

at this time,

There is still endless fighting within the Daqian Dynasty.

Several major factions refused to give in to each other for their own interests.

However, the news that the Western coalition forces were preparing to launch an attack did not cause much waves for the Ximen Tang "righteous group".

Yan Kuangtu is leading more than 300 elites from Ximen Hall and is still training step by step.

In addition, the two hundred newly recruited reservists have also begun training.

The three hundred elites of Ximen Hall were armed with imitation Miao Daos that could cut iron like mud, wearing military bulletproof vests and helmets. The steel mill was still under commissioning, and the steel produced was many times better than that of the Daqian Dynasty steel mill.

However, it does not meet the requirements for making mortars.

The construction of the super arsenal is proceeding in an orderly manner with Chen Jie's investment of a large amount of silver dollars and strong support from the court.

The gunpowder factory is of paramount importance, occupying the same status as the steel mill as the "super arsenal".

Unlike the calm appearance of Ximen Hall, Chen Jie was very anxious.

night is deep,
"Sir, are you really going to take the initiative?"

Zeng Xuanhuai looked at Chen Jie worriedly and asked in a low voice.

Chen Jie nodded and said in a deep voice:

"We have no choice but to strike first!"

"The military factory in Ximen Hall has already begun construction, and the steel mill is in the commissioning stage."

"The raw materials for the gunpowder factory have started production. What we lack most now is time!"

"Once the Western coalition forces launch an attack and enter the capital, all our efforts will be wasted."

"So, we must race against time to disrupt the deployment of the Western Allied Forces and the Japanese, and delay their general offensive for a month."

"I have asked Wan Jinpeng to investigate the situation at the Western Allied Forces' base. We must act as soon as possible to catch them off guard."

Zeng Xuanhuai took a deep breath and said with some concern:
"However, we only have 300 people available for combat. Our combat capability is far behind that of the Western coalition forces!"

"We don't have enough muskets or artillery. We can't fight against the Western coalition forces relying only on swords!"

"Why don't we wait a little longer until the Western coalition launches a general offensive and see how long the imperial army can hold them off. Then we can make the next plan."

The Ximen Tang Righteous Group only had a total of more than 300 combatants.

If this place were to be defeated by the Western Allied Forces, Ximen Hall would be emptied out in an instant.

They went to the battlefield before they were fully grown, and all the elite troops they had worked so hard to build were wiped out. This was definitely a disaster for Ximen Tang.

"We can't wait! Before our mortars and shells are produced, we must disrupt the Western coalition's general offensive plan!"

"The current focus of the Orientals is in the Northeast. They have negotiated interests with the Westerners and will not easily send troops to attack the capital."

"So, we need to attack the weak ones first and catch them off guard."

"The army of the Daqian Dynasty cannot stop the Westerners! If they could, Shandong would not be lost!"

"One month. We only need one month!"

Chen Jie made up his mind and prepared to take action in advance.

The Daqian Dynasty had been weak for a long time, and the imperial court established a militia, intending to use the militia as cannon fodder.

Therefore,
Passive waiting is definitely not a solution. Only by taking the initiative can Ximen Hall gain enough time for development.

"Okay! Since you have decided to take action, I have no objection. Sitting and waiting to die is not a solution. It is better to take the initiative!"

Although Zeng Xuanhuai was cautious in his work, he was definitely not an indecisive person.

He also knew that this was the most critical moment for Ximen Hall. The steel plant had already begun debugging and the arsenal would soon be able to go into production.

"Sir, we need to plan how to fight so as to delay the Western coalition's general attack."

Zeng Xuanhuai's position was equivalent to Chen Jie's assistant and staff officer.

The management of Ximen Hall is now mostly handled by Zeng Xuanhuai.

This guy is indeed a talented person. He managed Ximen Hall in perfect order in the shortest time, which made Chen Jie admire him very much.

"A sneak attack! We have no firepower output now, so we can only launch a sneak attack to minimize the losses."

Chen Jie said in a deep voice: "If you want to fight a head-on battle with the Western coalition forces, now is not the time."

"With our current combat capability, if we fight head-on, the losses will be very heavy."

-

That night,

The three hundred elites of Ximen Hall gathered at the training ground.

The food during this period was very good, and Yan Kuangtu’s training was very strict.

All the elites are in good condition and full of energy.

Yan Kuangtu's former subordinates got the news and knew that a war was about to begin.

However, no one knew where to fight.

The lights in the meeting hall were bright.

Wan Jinpeng, one of the leaders of Ximen Hall's intelligence agency, 'Qianying', was the first to speak:

"The Western Allied Forces stationed in the western suburbs of Tianjin are troops from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with a total of 1200 people, but there are more than 3000 people in their entire concession."

Chen Jie was surprised and asked, "Didn't they say that the Austro-Hungarian coalition only had 500 people? How come there are so many more all of a sudden?"

Wan Jinpeng took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth:

"They originally had more than 1200 troops stationed there, but they claimed to have 500."

"There are many families of Austro-Hungarians living in the concession. In addition, these bastards use merchant ships to transport a large number of slaves from the Daqian Dynasty to the West to help the West build railways and mine!"

boom!
Chen Jie couldn't help but punch the table in the meeting hall and said harshly:

"Slaves? How could the imperial court tolerate the Western coalition forces capturing our people and selling them to the West as slaves?"

Wan Jinpeng shook his head and sighed:
"Instead of arresting our people on the street, they gave out food in the church and told the people about the beauty of the West, so that they would go there voluntarily!"

"According to the investigation of 'Hidden Shadow', every ten days or so, a merchant ship carrying 'piglets' would leave from the Tianjin Port fully loaded with them."

"These 'piglets' will become slaves after being sold to the West!"

At this time,

The entire meeting hall, filled with anger, became very quiet.

Wan Jinpeng continued: "Also, there is good news!"

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Speak!"

Wan Jinpeng said: "Recently, the Western coalition forces have been organizing something called Halloween, saying it is a very important festival in the West. The defenses of the places where they are stationed should be very weak."

Halloween?
In the meeting hall, many people looked confused and didn't know what festival this was.

Chen Jie suddenly thought that it was the end of October and according to the time, it was Halloween.

Damn it——!
God helps me too!

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Wan Jinpeng quickly explained:

"I don't know what Halloween is, but judging by the Westerners, it seems like they take this holiday very seriously."

"According to intelligence, the Westerners are preparing to officially declare war on our Daqian after Halloween."

"According to the information we have obtained, the commander-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian Allied Forces will take half of their troops away from where they are stationed to celebrate in the British Concession because of Halloween!"

"So the Austro-Hungarian Army had only 600 soldiers stationed on Halloween night."

Chen Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Very good! We will set our target on the 'Austro-Hungarian coalition' and defeat them first, catching them off guard!"

From a geographical point of view, the Austro-Hungarian army was stationed at the outermost edge of the Western Allied Forces.

Wan Jinpeng continued: "As long as we, Ximentang, can defeat the 'Austro-Hungarian coalition', the Western coalition will have internal strife and all kinds of suspicion!"

"They originally had a disagreement with the Japanese. After the fight, they can put the blame on the Japanese and let them fight each other."

Chen Jie exhaled, nodded and said:

"Halloween! What a great day! Tomorrow night is Halloween!"

"Tonight, all of us will disperse and leave Beijing and gather at our destination in Tianjin."

"We will give the Austro-Hungarian Army a carnival tomorrow night!"

finished,

Chen Jie instructed everyone:
"Brothers, this is our Ximen Hall's first major battle, and it's also a battle of life and death!"

"We must delay the Western Alliance for a month. Once our 'arsenal' is put into production, we won't have to worry about the Western Alliance's attack anymore."

"We must not only win this battle, but also put the blame on the Japanese."

"Remember, when you attack the Austro-Hungarian coalition camp, bring me a few Japanese 'Emperor's flags'."

"When we retreat, leave them at the Austro-Hungarian camp and let them become suspicious of each other."

"Everyone, after the battle is over and the battlefield is cleaned up, retreat. Don't linger in the battle. We must minimize the losses and strive for zero casualties!"

"Understand!?"

In the meeting hall, all the key members shouted in unison: "Understood!"

Chen Jie nodded and ordered: "Everyone, take your positions and get ready to go!"

(End of this chapter)