Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 293 Preaching to the World (Part 1) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

Soon, a month had passed.

Chen Hong led the group to the outskirts of Xianyang City.

On the open ground outside Xianyang City, a huge crowd had gathered, all hoping to witness the immortals preaching and perhaps even gain some divine favor.

Ying Zheng, that shrewd fellow, has already set up a huge platform for Chen Hong to preach.

Upon seeing Chen Hong arrive on a cloud and land on the preaching platform, everyone bowed and paid their respects.

"Meet the Immortal."

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Immortal."

Without wasting any words, Chen Hong arranged for the women to sit around him at the edge of the lectern.

He waved his hand again, releasing the Five Elements Armor to guard the five directions.

In order to ensure that the crowd behind him could see his demonstration clearly, Chen Hong used his "Size Ruyi" supernatural power to transform into a nine-zhang giant.

The crowd was immediately in an uproar; the various schools of thought, the seven states, the common people and nobles were all shocked.

"Truly an immortal."

"This is a great supernatural power."

Even Lü Buwei stared wide-eyed at Chen Hong and then at Ying Zheng, his expression not looking good.

Only Ying Zheng, who knew beforehand, remained relatively calm.

Chen Hong, this nine-zhang giant, is as tall as a building.

As Chen Hong stomped down, an array rapidly expanded from Chen Hong's center, covering the entire city of Xianyang and the surrounding area.

The five elements of heaven and earth, yin and yang, the eight trigrams, the twenty-four hexagrams of earth and lake... are all contained within.

The grand formation resonated with heaven and earth, drawing in spiritual energy from a radius of a thousand miles, continuously increasing the concentration of spiritual energy in the area where Chen Hong was lecturing.

This incredible skill shocked and amazed the various schools of thought, the royal families, and the common people of Xianyang.

Chen Hong sat down cross-legged, and to everyone's eyes, he was a colossal figure, like a small iron tower.

"This sermon will be about the newly created True Qi Martial Arts."

"Listen carefully and do not make a sound."

"The sermon is now officially beginning."

Everyone quieted down and sat on the floor around Chen Hong's lectern.

No matter how far away you sit, you can clearly see Chen Hong's massive body.

Those closest to Chen Hong were naturally Ying Zheng, the envoys of the powerful figures from the seven kingdoms, and the various schools of thought.

Chen Hong ignored the various thoughts and feelings of the crowd and began to speak directly.

His voice was loud and clear, like an ancient god or demon preaching. It reached far and wide, spreading far and wide. Whether it was the crowds near Chen Hong, the people in Xianyang City, or the mountains and forests, everyone could hear Chen Hong's preaching.

"Every beginner starts by practicing basic martial arts, which are methods to strengthen the body and exercise."

This is true for all schools of thought; the goal is to build a solid foundation. After all, for beginners, the better their physical condition, the faster their cultivation will be.

Chen Hong practiced several basic training methods such as Arhat Fist, Tai Chi, Ten-Section Cotton, and Eight-Step Vajra Exercise.

Everyone carefully examined these simple yet profound cultivation techniques and listened to Chen Hong's detailed explanation of the circulation of qi.

These are undoubtedly intended for ordinary people who know nothing to get started, to strengthen their physique and build a foundation.

The more basic something is, the more important it is.

It determines how many novices can enter the field, and whether a school can attract many disciples and flourish.

Among those present were many elites, who naturally understood this principle.

Without consulting Chen Hong, he gave an extremely simple explanation.

"This foundational stage can take an average person several years."

Those with exceptional talent can complete it in a few months.

However, with a better method, it might only take a few days.

"The sign of a successful completion of this stage is that the body's energy flows smoothly and effortlessly."

In other words, it's like concentrating all the strength of your entire body into a single force, and I call this force "whole-body force."

"Mastering the whole force means entering the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"I have divided martial arts foundation building into three stages: [Foundation Building], [Qi Sensing], and [Internal Strength]."

"Once the whole body is fully engaged, it is the first stage: Foundation Building."

Chen Hong demonstrated by himself, throwing a single punch that unleashed a powerful burst of energy, producing a sound like a whip cracking through the air.

He personally demonstrated the feeling of whole-body strength and the techniques for circulating that strength.

As the saying goes, "A single sound is worth a thousand pieces of gold," this level of skill is somewhat similar to the "Ming Jin" (明劲) in Chinese martial arts.

It is the most basic thing, but even simple whole-body strength can create a huge gap between ordinary people and martial artists.

This gap is not due to a large difference in strength, but rather a huge difference in natural talent.

Some people practice their whole lives, but they are just not gifted enough to grasp the feeling and essence of integrated power, and they can't produce the explosive sound.

"The second realm is the [Qi Sensing Realm]."

The so-called "qi sensation" is based on the whole body's strength. Through meditation, this power is transformed from an illusion into real gas in the dantian.

This gas is what we call "qi sensation."

This level undoubtedly requires even higher talent; one must enter a meditative state, gather energy, and obtain that feeling of qi—a warm, gentle, and subtle flow of qi.

"The third realm is the [Internal Force Realm] where 'Qi fills the Dantian and internal strength arises.' After having a sense of Qi, one cultivates this sense of Qi either through external skills or by meditating until it fills the entire Dantian, at which point one begins to compress the sense of Qi."

The sensation of Qi is a kind of energy, but this energy is initially dispersed, so it must be compressed.

"If there isn't enough Qi, the compression effect will obviously be poor, so you must have enough Qi in your Dantian to compress it."

It is considered successful only when compressed into a single wisp, and this wisp of energy is called internal force.

Having reached this point, there is no doubt that one has entered the inner sanctum, possesses internal energy, and is different from ordinary people, becoming a true martial artist.

The next step is to continuously strengthen one's internal energy, open up the meridians, establish pathways for the circulation of internal energy, connect internal energy with all organs and parts of the body, circulate it throughout the body, and strengthen internal energy.

"To make it easier and more powerful for all living beings to cultivate the three realms of Foundation Establishment, I created the 'Nine Revolutions Foundation Establishment Chapter'."

Cultivating it will not only allow you to complete the cultivation of the third stage of Foundation Establishment faster and easier.

Moreover, this is during the third stage of cultivation, when the dantian is full of qi and internal energy is generated.

It has been compressed nine times instead of once, and the internal force after compression will be nine times that of others.

Both in terms of quantity and purity, it's nine times that of others.

Chen Hong personally demonstrated how to cultivate the "Nine Revolutions Foundation Building Chapter," showing the circulation route of the cultivation technique within his own body and explaining various key points and techniques.

They even projected the path of the cultivation technique directly and prominently into the air.

It's like a real-time 3D video live stream, making it clear to everyone.

Even the common people in Xianyang could see it clearly.

Before long, he had finished cultivating the "Nine Revolutions Foundation Building Chapter" and completed the third stage of Foundation Building.

The lectures on the activities of these living beings and the profound and simple techniques of cultivation captivated the audience, who frantically tried to memorize and comprehend the techniques Chen Hong described.

"After completing the cultivation of the third stage of Foundation Establishment, one can basically fight ten people at once (ordinary people, without armor)."

"After you have internal energy, the next stage of the Foundation Establishment stage is the Meridian Opening stage."

"I have divided the realm of Meridian Opening into four realms, from lowest to highest: [Third Rank], [Second Rank], [First Rank], and [Innate Realm]."

"The first step in opening up the meridians is to open up the twelve regular meridians and build channels for the circulation of internal energy."

"Once the first meridian is opened, one can enter the third-rate realm."

If you can unlock all six paths, you will reach the pinnacle of the third-rate realm.

In other words, opening up the first six meridians leads to the "Third Stream Realm."

"Once you reach the peak of the third-rate realm, you can fight fifty enemies at once."

"After opening the seventh meridian, one reaches the second-rate realm."

Opening up all twelve meridians is the ultimate achievement of the second-rate realm.

In other words, opening up the 7th to 12th meridians signifies reaching the "Second Rank Realm."

"Once you reach the peak of the second-rate realm, you can fight against a hundred enemies single-handedly."

"Opening the first of the eight extraordinary meridians means entering the first-class realm, and your internal energy will transform into true qi."

Opening up six of the eight extraordinary meridians is the ultimate achievement of first-class status.

In other words, opening up the first to sixth of the eight extraordinary meridians is considered the "First-Class Realm."

"Once you reach the pinnacle of the first-class realm, you can fight against three hundred people single-handedly."

"As for the remaining Ren and Du meridians, they need to be opened together. If they are opened, then the cultivation of opening the meridians will be completed."

Opening up the Ren and Du meridians opens the connection between the body's meridians and the external world.

The spiritual energy of the outside world flows in through the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, where it is refined into innate true energy, allowing one to enter the [Innate Realm].

"At the peak of the Innate Realm, one can fight against two hundred armored soldiers."

"However, because the Ren and Du meridians are notoriously difficult to open, some people have not been able to open them even after decades."

However, such a person, having accumulated too much true energy, can no longer be considered a first-rate individual.

Their strength far surpasses that of the first-rate realm, yet they haven't reached the innate realm; therefore, they can be classified as a special category: the "super-first-rate realm."

"The strength of the top-tier realm depends on the depth of one's true qi and personal talent and martial arts skills, ranging from [one against ten armored soldiers] to [one against a hundred armored soldiers]."

"I created the 'Three Talents Meridian Opening Chapter' to facilitate the cultivation of meridians, which lowered the difficulty of cultivation and enabled more people to open their meridians, build internal energy circulation, and become true martial artists."

This "Three Powers Meridian Opening Chapter" is naturally a technique created by Chen Hong by integrating all the internal cultivation methods of various schools of thought, combining them, and adding the advantages of cultivation methods from other worlds, from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple.

Not only is the technique powerful, but the quality of the internal energy it produces far surpasses that of other sects' techniques. It also enhances applicability, lowers the threshold for cultivation, and allows more people to complete the cultivation of opening the meridians.

Chen Hong then personally demonstrated the practice of the "Three Talents Meridian Opening Chapter" and projected a diagram of the meridian circulation route.

Soon, Chen Hong completed the cultivation of the "Three Talents Meridian Opening Chapter", crossing the [Third Rank], [Second Rank], and [First Rank], and became a [Innate Realm] martial artist.

"After reaching the Innate Realm, one enters the true cultivation of a martial arts master."

"The first realm is the [True Qi Realm]."

At this point, one needs to comprehend the essence of martial arts and temper one's spirit and soul.

The intensity of artistic conception is divided into: half-comprehension, first-level entry, fifth-level minor success, ninth-level major success, and tenth-level perfection.

Even a basic understanding of the basics is enough to transform one's innate true qi, allowing one to enter the True Qi Realm and greatly increase the power of one's true qi.

For example, comprehending the basic sword intent can enhance the killing power of one's true qi.

From then on, cultivation in the True Qi Realm involves continuously improving one's intent, progressing from the first level to the fortieth, constantly transforming the quality of True Qi, accumulating True Qi in quantity, and continuously becoming stronger.

Chen Hong personally practiced swordsmanship, cultivated sword intent, stepped into the True Qi Realm, and demonstrated the essence of True Qi Realm cultivation.

The audience watched with rapt attention, feeling that the True Qi Realm created by Chen Hong was indeed many times stronger than the True Qi cultivated through the existing methods of various schools of thought.

"At the peak of the True Qi Realm, one can fight against five hundred armored soldiers."

(End of this chapter)