Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 447 Ming King's Ten-Finger Spear, Martial Arts Each Has Its Own Merits

Ximing Pond is naturally located on the west side of the Imperial Garden.

This place is planted with rare and exotic plants, lush forests and tall bamboos, and the paths paved with small stone slabs meander among the meadows and trees, exuding a secluded charm.

However, the area surrounding the pond was enclosed by a low, gray-white embankment made of gravel.

Trees have difficulty growing here, so there is no shade. The pond has running water at the bottom, and the water is clear, making this place seem exceptionally clean.

Although there are lotus flowers in the water, there are not many, only a few branches rising from the water, graceful and elegant.

The carp, the turtle, and the little frogs in the lotus leaves are all few in number, which makes the scenery all the more beautiful.

Chu Tianshu stood on the low embankment, looking into the pond.

With his eyesight, he could see straight down into the water.

Apart from the small aquatic plants, which looked a bit messy at the bottom of the pool, even the placement of the stones seemed to be carefully designed and aesthetically pleasing.

More than three hundred small figurines carved from locust wood, each only the size of a baby's fist.

They are scattered among the rocks at the bottom of the pool, some high and some low, arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner.

The Zheng family ancestors were originally from the Tang Dynasty. It was only in Zheng Hui's generation that they were captured by the Nanzhao army and brought to the Nanzhao Kingdom.

At that time, Zheng Hui's mother brought locust tree seeds from her hometown to Nanzhao. The tree gradually grew into a large tree. After his mother passed away, Zheng Hui took good care of it.

The locust tree is said to have the effect of gathering yin energy. This tree has been passed down through two generations and carries the sentiments of the local people. The yin energy it gathers is pure and unmixed. It no longer harms people, but instead has a subtle effect of nourishing the spirit.

Zheng Hui was a master himself. Presumably, it was because he was old that he resonated more deeply with the aura of the locust tree, which is why the tree died when he died, and they both returned to silence.

In that sense, this tree could almost be said to have vanished with the wind and disappeared without a trace, dying peacefully at the end of its life.

The pure Yin energy is condensed entirely within the wood, orderly and methodical, with each section perfectly in place.

Therefore, the wood is heavy and sinks straight to the bottom when placed in water.

The small statue that Zheng Tianchang carved from this piece of wood is incredibly lifelike and expressive, perfectly capturing the essence of the martial arts.

The wood carvings in the low-lying areas at the bottom of the pool are mostly depicted in the posture of standing on a stake.

Some of them wore only shorts, their feet turned inwards and twisted like a rope, their muscles as tight as steel wire.

Some lay flat on the ground, their noses not far from the ground, their arms outstretched, supporting their entire bodies with only two little fingers touching the ground beside them.

Some bodies were twisted into a circle, with their abdomens touching the ground, and a rock was placed on their lower backs.

Others were tightly bound with iron chains, the length of which was perfectly suited to the movements of the wood carvings.

On the small wooden carving, there are also cinnabar arrows outlined in red lines, with varying thickness and depth to indicate differences in the internal energy flow.

Even though the bodies of these small wooden sculptures depict people practicing stance training appear to be in great pain, their facial expressions are carved to be very serene.

The wooden carvings on the flat bottom of the pool all had furrowed brows and angry expressions.

With its fists clenched and kicks extended, its hands wielded like knives and palms like spears, though a small wooden carving, a murderous intent seemed to emanate from its very body, and the vermilion lines on its surface were exceptionally deep.

As for the wood carvings on high rocks, they are mostly in wide robes and sleeves, making it difficult to see the muscles and movements of the body. The body shapes are exquisitely depicted.

Some stood on one foot, as if trying to ride the wind; some had sorrowful faces with tears in their eyes; some showed manic smiles; and others had gleaming eyes and proud smiles.

On the back of these small wooden carvings high up, there are a large number of martial arts scriptures.

Chu Tianshu reached out and made a grasping motion on the shore.

The small wooden carvings perched high on the rocks all slowly rose and emerged from the water.

Regardless of their original shape, when they rose to the surface, they had all turned so that their backs were facing Chu Tianshu.

The scriptures on the back of the wooden carving were laid out in a row and displayed in front of Chu Tianshu.

"Heavenly Fragrance Dance, with the Bright King in hand, unleashing a powerful wind from the heavens, stirring the waters of the three rivers..."

This set of boxing manuals is called "Rain and Wind, Mingwang's Finger Spear"!
The boxing technique is divided into three parts. The first part is the stance training, which is specifically used to hone strength and refine the body.

Secondly, there are techniques specifically designed for combat and fighting.

The third part consists of techniques specifically designed for those attempting to break through to the Suwang realm, and those that can only be used after fully entering the Suwang realm.

That is, the content represented by the wood carvings on the top layer.

As martial arts have developed to this day, various schools from different countries have their own origins, but what they all focus on is the mindset and physical strength of their fist techniques.

The mindset behind boxing techniques emphasizes internal cultivation, which is fine, but the exertion of physical strength is greatly influenced by external factors.

The same person, using the strength to cut through iron, might not be the right choice for fighting underwater.

Using legs strong enough to collapse a building to face a master who uses needles as weapons, one might even fall into a trap.

Even when martial arts were still in their rudimentary stages, there were already distinctions such as hard power, soft power, and penetrating power.

In the last century, a myriad of styles have flourished, and martial artists across the land have continuously explored and delved into the nature of things.

Furthermore, the methods of exerting force have been expanded and sublimated into a vast treasure trove.

They unleash their wild imaginations, conduct empirical research, and strive to turn everything in the universe and every factor in the world into their most powerful weapon.

Having a thorough understanding of all the physical properties honed by the enemy's body, one can annihilate them to ashes in the blink of an eye with minimal force, leaving them with no chance of redemption.

However, every generation has its limits in terms of energy.

Currently, no school of martial arts has developed a style that can truly achieve "perfection in all aspects." Its targets of destruction include metal, iron, wood, stone, rammed earth walls, and even volcanic lava...

When the enemy trains their body with great effort, do they imitate towering trees, layers of ice and snow, or even a hundred-pound spider web...?

In a combat environment, what can be used to transmit power: desert dunes, ocean waves, or even mountain mists...?

These influencing factors vary greatly.

The deeper you delve into the study, the more you understand the greatness of all things.

Ultimately, each martial arts school can only select some of the factors to form its own unique strengths.

The character "Ming Wang Points His Spear" excels at fighting in environments with little water or a lot of wind.

"Oh!"

Chu Tianshu suddenly realized, "The climate here is humid, and there's naturally a lot of moisture in the air."

"The top of the main hall is high enough, and the wind is strong enough."

"That punch to my heart almost blocked my senses. Besides being a common characteristic of martial arts masters, it seems that it is also related to the 'Rainy and Windy' fighting style."

The first two parts of the Ming King's Finger Pistol sculpture show little clothing on the wooden figures, while the wide robes and sleeves in the third part are not actually clothing.

Rather, it refers to the phenomenon created when water vapor and air are stirred and utilized by the physical body during the application of these martial arts techniques.

As for the expressions on the wooden carving's face, they are more diverse than those in the previous two parts.

This is also because, after cultivating the martial arts to the level of the Su King, every burst of physical strength contains a great deal of emotional and mental energy, which is then regulated within it.

When it comes to actual combat, you can suppress your emotions.

However, when practicing regularly, in order to truly unleash these forces and achieve the best results, there is no need to conceal one's emotions and state of mind.

"Tsk, tsk."

Chu Tianshu looked at the statue, pondered for a moment, then suddenly withdrew his internal force, spread his five fingers wide on his right palm, his palm trembled, and pushed it out with a hum, then grabbed backward.

Originally, those statues were all controlled by his internal energy and floated in the air, but now that his internal energy dissipated, they were about to fall into the water.

But Chu Tianshu's push and grab, using only his physical strength, were perfectly timed in terms of speed and angle.

The air pressure above the pool changed drastically, and a column of water shot up.

The rushing white water, like a fountain, perfectly supported the statues.

The force of the water hitting the statue was precise enough to counteract any movement or fall.

Although it caused all the statues to sway slightly, they no longer fell.

A drop of water splashed towards Chu Tianshu himself.

Chu Tianshu made a circle and a flick in the air with his right hand.

The water droplet was flicked away by his fingernail, and in an instant, it swept diagonally across the sky above Ximing Pond and hit a rock on the opposite side of the pond.

collapse!
On the artificial rock, a few pieces of stone were splashed, and water droplets seeped into the stone, forming a small, round pit.

When Chu Tianshu first mastered the "Martial Stove God" technique, he used his physical strength to control water into a ball, but it only flew about ten meters before it disintegrated.

If only I could have learned this skill of dealing with sparse rain and sudden wind back then.

Even with the same physical strength, he can still throw a water polo ball thirty or forty meters.

This is a difference purely in terms of skill.

During the Tang Dynasty, people in various countries were still very cautious about things that could be called "the Way".

Back when Chu Tianshu first came to this world, martial artists were still considered crude and vulgar. In martial arts techniques, those that could be called "laws" were already considered remarkable achievements.

Now it is generally accepted that this is not solely due to the increase in the upper limit of martial prowess.

Furthermore, it is because each stage of physical martial arts has been developed with more sophisticated techniques.

It is only because all these skills are so wonderfully beautiful that they cannot help but be called "the Way".

"However, for me now, the most valuable part of this Mingwang Finger Pistol is just the moves."

"There's no need to learn those specific stance training exercises in detail."

Chu Tianshu possesses the "General Outline of Victory Techniques," which allows him to comprehend the corresponding primordial energy of heaven and earth by simply mastering the techniques and their underlying meanings, without needing to learn internal energy cultivation methods.

Although the martial arts of the heart and blood do not have internal energy, the principles are the same.

Similarly, one can comprehend the corresponding elemental essence of heaven and earth simply by learning techniques.

When a native martial artist cultivates to the level of the Uncrowned King, because it is a pure cultivation of the heart and blood martial arts, the essence of heaven and earth will be absorbed by the body as soon as it enters the body. Any excess will naturally dissipate.

After Chu Tianshu comprehended the essence of heaven and earth of the Ming King's Finger Spear, he was able to take over it with the "True Explanation of the Great Void Boiling Sun" as soon as it entered his body, refining it into a unique internal skill.

In this way, he can take another step closer to the realm of "perfect mastery of profound skills".

First, cultivate the profound skill to perfection, then discuss the perfection of one's own nature... and seek the most advanced method of tempering the physical body in the land!
"Brother Donglai, you've been saving for over a hundred years, you're really rich now."

Chu Tianshu pondered, "But I'm rich now. When we reunite with old friends, I can ask you, brother, to exchange cultivation techniques. You shouldn't refuse, right?"

(End of this chapter)