When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 115 Star Calendar 2100

"The military's body-refining techniques?"

Bai Ze was somewhat curious.

Four of the twenty-four martial arts universities are not actually included in the rankings because they are essentially military academies, specifically designed to train personnel for the military.

Compared to other martial arts universities, these four martial arts universities are relatively closed off, and even the names of the martial arts techniques taught within the schools rarely circulate.

Therefore, Bai Ze was also quite curious about it.

Unfortunately, Mu Yaoguang was unable to answer Bai Ze's questions.

"Not the military, but the strategists."

Mu Yaoguang corrected, "This is a body-refining concept from the Yuan Realm. Generally speaking, when a martial artist is at the second star level, whether they refine their body from the inside out, from the outside in, or even cultivate both, they undergo comprehensive training. However, the body-refining concept of the military school focuses on one point."

"This concept divides the human body into different parts, such as bones, flesh, tendons, and membranes. Each part is trained with a specific martial art. After mastering one part, you can then train another. Because of this specialization, the speed of body training will be greatly accelerated, and the strength will increase significantly."

"Concentrate in one place? That's a good idea. Is there a problem?" Bai Ze asked.

Since Mu Yaoguang specifically brought it up, it's clear that besides the advantages, there are also disadvantages.

Otherwise, the Federation would have promoted this body-refining method long ago.

“The downside is that it’s not comprehensive enough, which can cause the body to lose its balance,” Mu Yaoguang said. “The stronger the muscles, the greater the pressure on the bones. Stronger bones and muscles will put a greater burden on the organs. Over time, this can lead to many subtle, hidden injuries. Therefore, this body-refining method must be fast, completing all the body-refining as soon as possible to reduce the frequency of hidden injuries.”

However, if body tempering is done too quickly, it can easily lead to hidden injuries, and may even cause the body to be unable to withstand the pressure, so...

Bai Ze realized the key point.

"So it turns out that our Eastern Xia martial arts can also be accelerated by spending money, just like the new martial arts," Bai Ze said in realization.

With enough money, one can use all sorts of expensive medicines to treat hidden injuries.

If you have the money, you can hire a professional medical team to take care of your body, and there are also martial artists who practice healing techniques to cleanse your body every day.

This military strategist's body-refining philosophy is practically pay-to-win martial arts.

Of course, this is based on spending money and having sufficient medical and pharmaceutical resources. Without these conditions, one can only race against the burden.

As long as my cultivation level improves quickly enough, hidden injuries and burdens won't catch up with me; that's roughly the principle.

It is precisely because of this negative impact that martial artists are required to attempt it only after reaching adulthood.

Bai Ze felt that his development hadn't stopped yet.

The tempering brought by the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of his hand has endowed him with the characteristics of a celestial being from Buddhism, prolonging his development time. It should still be some time before his muscles and bones are fully formed.

"I feel like once my physique is fully developed, I should be able to reach the three-star level," Bai Ze said with a rather helpless expression.

Aside from gaining some knowledge, it seems to have been of little use.

At most, we know that those wealthy whales will enter their real power spike after they reach adulthood.

The problem is that I'm already pushing myself at a high speed even before I'm an adult.

Mu Yaoguang smiled slightly and said, "You'll understand sooner or later."

Bai Ze: "..."

Here we go again, with that riddle-solving feeling.

Previously, it was just a simple "let nature take its course," and I only understood its meaning after Mu Yaoguang appeared. Now, here comes another riddle. If I weren't outmatched by her, I definitely would—

Bai Ze's eyes met a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and he silently admitted defeat in his heart—I will definitely still respect and love Yao Guang as much as ever.

Sometimes I really wonder if Mu Yaoguang has mind-reading abilities, since she always seems to be able to grasp my mental state.

"You can't read minds," Mu Yaoguang said.

Bai Ze: ?
Even after all this, you still say you can't read minds?
"This is not mind reading, it's just the ability to sense qi and some psychology."

Mu Yaoguang anticipated Bai Ze's disbelief once again and said, "Have you heard of micro-expression analysis? It's an ability to analyze other people's psychological emotions through facial micro-expressions. As for me, I can analyze your psychological emotions through your aura."

"The so-called refining of Qi into spirit means that Qi and spirit are closely related. If you are anxious, your Qi will become irritable. If you are angry, your Qi will become violent. By sensing Qi and adding a little psychological knowledge, I can judge your current emotions."

Mu Yaoguang made a gesture of pointing to the universe, "This is the power of knowledge, so keep studying hard, young man."

If this is Mu Yaoguang's way of persuading students to study, then it must be the worst way to do so in the world.

In any case, Bai Ze felt that most people, after hearing this, would not be motivated to study hard; they would only feel despair at the gap in talent.

On the other hand, Bai Ze should perhaps feel honored.

Since Mu Yaoguang said that, she must be considering him as a talent freak like herself.

“That’s right, you have to believe in your talent,” Mu Yaoguang nodded.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze silently began reciting the Taoist "Ice Heart Mantra": "If the heart is pure as ice, one will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses."

After reciting the words a few times, and actually using the technique of "words become law," he calmed his mind and prevented himself from revealing his inner emotions in front of this gifted monster.

As a result, Mu Yaoguang was even more satisfied after seeing it.

"That's right, that's how it should be."

She said with a smile that she felt a pleasant surprise at finding a kindred spirit.

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After that, it was time for Teacher Mu Yaoguang to give a lecture.

The two who practiced the "Feasting on Wind and Drinking on Dew" technique did not need to eat at all, and even their rest time was shorter than that of ordinary people.

This also means that Bai Ze has more time to dog-paddle in the ocean of knowledge.

Time passed day by day, and by the time Bai Ze had progressed from dog paddling to swimming normally, the year 2100 had arrived.

The star calendar used by Dongxia is similar to the Gregorian calendar of its previous life. It is used globally but does not coincide with traditional festivals. In fact, there is still some time before the traditional New Year of Dongxia.

Although Dongxia has developed into a behemoth over the years, it was actually considered backward before the emergence of martial arts, so the star calendar it adopted actually originated from the West.

It did develop later, but after so many years of use, it was not changed and was used together with the traditional calendar.

Bai Ze is a traditionalist and only celebrates one New Year, but the atmosphere outside is indeed becoming more lively.

It was also at this time that an invitation was delivered to Bai Ze in person.

"Xi Yuheng has come to Canghai City?"

Bai Ze looked at the signature on the invitation, a look of surprise mixed with acceptance. "At this time... could he be here to advertise or do a promotional event?"

(End of this chapter)