Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 245 Obtaining Divine Skill Again
Jiang Mingzhe's eyes lit up.

He feigned hesitation and said, "But after all, it is the Murong family's secret technique..."

Murong Kuang sighed, "Actually, where is the Murong family anymore? Do you perhaps look down on my skills?"

Jiang Mingzhe quickly replied, "How could that be? Tianshan Tonglao is already a top-tier expert in the world, yet she couldn't do anything to you. If I didn't appreciate such a unique skill, wouldn't I be blind?"

Murong Kuang nodded: "Come with me!"

After saying that, she turned around, gently lifted her foot, and floated out of the window like a kite.

Jiang Mingzhe immediately followed, and Azi said, "I want to go too!" She jumped into Jiang Mingzhe's arms. Zhong Ling followed suit and jumped into his arms as well. They each occupied one of his arms. Mu Wanqing snorted and jumped onto his back with practiced ease, leaving only Azhu and Abi at a loss.

Jiang Mingzhe said helplessly, "There are all sorts of people down here now. One of you is my sister-in-law, and the other is my brother's wife. I can't leave you in this dangerous place."

Azhu and Abi exchanged a glance, their faces flushing. Azi laughed and said, "Sister, come here. I'll hold you and make sure the big ginger doesn't touch you at all."

Azhu spat at her and said, "Pah, that sounds nice, but I'm afraid if I really run into him, you won't even want to be my sister anymore, and you'll turn against me."

Azi giggled and pulled her into her arms—

Azi sat on Jiang Mingzhe's arm, while Azhu sat on Azi's lap and reached out to support Mu Wanqing, ensuring that they didn't touch Jiang Mingzhe at all.

Zhong Ling followed suit and also hugged Abi.

Jiang Mingzhe was like an Indian motorcycle. Seeing that he couldn't jump out of the window, he kicked down half a wall and leaped out. Ignoring the astonishment of the martial arts heroes, he used his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to follow closely behind Murong Kuang. He moved east and west, and soon he was far away from Shaolin Temple and arrived at a clearing in the forest.

Murong Kuang stood waiting for their arrival. Seeing Jiang Mingzhe dressed in a young woman's clothes, he shook his head and sighed, "If I had been as dashing as you back then, I wouldn't have ended up in this state."

Jiang Mingzhe said solemnly, "Senior, you misunderstand. I am not a fickle and heartless person. I am wholeheartedly devoted to everyone."

Azhu spat and jumped down, saying, "I have nothing to do with him."

Abi nodded quickly and jumped down as well.

Zhong Ling said, "I...I...I have connections!"

Azi was furious and reached out to pinch her face, while Jiang Mingzhe took the opportunity to put them down.

Murong Kuang was too lazy to say more, and said seriously, "My family's kung fu is slightly inferior. With your current level, it is not worthy of your attention. Today, I will teach you two kung fu techniques: one is the 'Star Shift' technique, and the other is the 'Finger of Harmony' technique. You will benefit from my skills and bear my karma. When you see Wuyazi in the future, please let him know for me that if it weren't for Xinghe's sake, I would have destroyed his lineage long ago!"

When he spoke the last two sentences, his voice was already stern and forceful.

Abi turned pale with fright. She had a close relationship with the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass and was a disciple of Kang Guangling, belonging to the lineage of Wuyazi.

Jiang Mingzhe nodded and said, "Alright, although Wu Yazi is a senior in the martial arts world, his actions are abrupt and erratic, which makes him hard to respect. I agree to this matter."

Murong Kuang nodded, not bothering to hide it from the women, and began to explain: "My family's unique skill, 'Shifting Stars,' was created by my grandfather, Lord Longcheng. In terms of using an opponent's force against them, it is considered the number one skill in the world. This skill is divided into several levels..."

He spoke and gestured, and Jiang Mingzhe listened attentively, gradually understanding that the key point was to quickly find the opponent's center of gravity and fulcrum when they made a move, and then apply force to shift or even rebound it.

With his current knowledge, he understood it very easily. He immediately thought to himself, "From this perspective, the two most important points of the 'Shifting Stars' technique are: first, how fast you can find the opponent's center of gravity; if you are not fast enough, or if you have just found it, the opponent has already changed their move, then this skill will naturally be useless."

The second point is whether the technique of applying force is skillful after finding the center of gravity.

For example, even among equally skilled opponents, Murong Fu could only barely deflect an attack, while Murong Bo could retaliate. The difference lies in their method of applying force. Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder the Murong family studied a hundred different martial arts styles; it was essentially a test of rote memorization, training them to quickly find the opponent's leverage point.

He shared his thoughts, and Murong Kuang praised him highly, nodding repeatedly and saying with delight, "I didn't expect you to have such outstanding comprehension. In fact, the difference in the power of the father and son's attacks is due to their vastly different skill levels. With your current cultivation, you can skip the two major realms of using moves to counter moves and using force to counter moves, and learn to use qi to counter moves."

"Using Qi to redirect attacks!" Jiang Mingzhe's spirits lifted, and he exclaimed with delight, "So this is the invisible Qi wall that you used, senior?"

Murong Kuang nodded and said, "Whether it's palm techniques or finger techniques, all skills that release internal energy externally aim to replace hands, feet, or weapons with internal energy. But internal energy is just internal energy after all. It's easy to ask for great power, but it's extremely difficult to ask for exquisite variations."

There are not many people in the martial arts world who can project their internal energy outwards. Those who use projecting their internal energy outwards as a regular attack method, like Jiang Mingzhe, are all top-notch masters.

Murong Kuang's words were simple and unadorned, but Jiang Mingzhe nodded repeatedly, knowing that what he said was the crux of the matter.

Murong Kuang was pleased to see that he understood and said, "Place your hands in front of this old monk."

Jiang Mingzhe did as he was told, raising his hands and placing one higher than the other on his chest.

Murong Kuang said, "You should feel it."

After saying this, Jiang Mingzhe felt an itch in his left palm, which was then pushed away. It was an internal force that passed through his body. However, his right hand, which was placed above his body, did not react at all. After a moment, his right hand was also pushed away by an internal force.

Jiang Mingzhe exclaimed in surprise, "So that's how it is! Senior, you release your internal energy one by one, rotating it around your body. It looks like a wall of energy, but it is actually composed of many streams of internal energy. These streams of internal energy are sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes light and sometimes heavy. By coordinating with each other, you can either annihilate, redirect, or deflect your opponent's moves!"

Murong Kuang said happily, "That's right! However, this requires a high level of internal strength. There are not many gentle and mild internal strengths in the world. I was only able to use this move after I cultivated the Lesser Formless Skill. If it were another internal strength, no matter how powerful it is, it would be difficult to use it so meticulously. However, even if it is only roughly understood, it is enough to deal with Wu Yazi's attack!"

Then he taught him how to circulate his qi, how to control his qi, how to neutralize force, and how to deflect it, explaining each step clearly.

Jiang Mingzhe diligently memorized the material and discovered that although Murong Kuang only taught him "using qi to shift moves," the principles of finding the right point and exerting force were exactly the same; it was just that the strength of his hands and feet was replaced with qigong.

Now, by analogy, I can understand the principles of using one move to counter another and using force to counter another.

After explaining in detail, Murong Kuang also passed on the Canhe Finger technique to Jiang Mingzhe.

This finger technique is extremely powerful. In the original novel, Murong Bo boasted that it could rival the Six Meridian Divine Sword, but that was pure boasting. The Six Meridian Divine Sword condenses the sword with qi, and the techniques used are sword techniques. The length and changes can be controlled at will, and it has long surpassed the scope of finger techniques.

Purely in terms of finger techniques, this Canhe Finger technique has invisible force and solid power. Its power is slightly inferior to the Shaolin Maha Finger technique, but comparable to the Duan family's One Yang Finger. However, it consumes less internal energy than the One Yang Finger. It combines the speed of the Shaolin Duoluoye Finger with the Yin energy of the Wuxiang Jie Finger, making it a truly exquisite and unique skill.

Most finger techniques rely heavily on internal energy circulation, and the moves are relatively simple. Jiang Mingzhe learned them quickly and mastered them in no time.

By this time, it was already bright daylight, with a red sun hanging high in the sky. Murong Kuang passed on two unique skills and smiled, saying, "When you go to find Wuyazi in the future, don't forget today's agreement. This old monk has no more worries here and will find a place to live in seclusion, never to meet anyone again."

After saying this, he put his palms together, turned around, and walked into the forest, never to be seen again.

Ah Zi yelled "Hey ha!" and poked Zhong Ling with two fingers. She then pulled Jiang Mingzhe and said with a grin, "Are we going to chase after my brother-in-law now?"

Jiang Mingzhe said, "I will go, but there is something else I need to do first. I'll talk to my third brother about it later."

As they descended the mountain, they encountered Duan Yu, who was wandering around like a headless fly. This kid had seen Murong Fu off from Shaolin, and when he turned around, he couldn't find Jiang Mingzhe and the others. He was frantic with worry and exclaimed with joy, "Second Brother, I knew you wouldn't abandon me!"

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "I was going to leave you behind, but Miss Abi wouldn't allow it."

Abi was extremely embarrassed and turned to run away, but was grabbed by Azi and Zhongling. Just then, they heard someone shout angrily, "Hey, you devil, how dare you bully our Abi!"

(End of this chapter)