Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

After Chapter 196, you don't need to practice on your own anymore!
As dusk fell, the castle's three-story framework had been erected. The first floor was mainly for the magical beasts to work and rest in the future, so it was exceptionally spacious and open, with a higher ceiling. On the second floor, apart from the living room which had a ceiling height equivalent to two stories, the second and third floors were directly connected, and the several rooms that were divided were all at a normal, habitable height.

At this moment, in the living room on the second floor, the fireplace emitted a warm glow, and a cashmere carpet had been laid out. Old Man Mao, who was huge but soft and chubby all over, was lying there, acting as a sofa.

This is a large, fluffy, and soft mythical beast with a smiling face covered in a beard. Perhaps because it looks like a kind old man, it is called Old Man Mao. Its relationship with the smaller and similar-looking Mao Chan'er is somewhat like that of Qi Wanwan and Qi Wanwang. They seem to be of the same kind, but according to the classification of mythical beasts, they are completely different.

They are different in everything, from breeding to skills.

"We've run out of materials, let's leave it at that for now!" Cha Nan said as she came downstairs, looking at Yaoyue and Lianxing lying on Old Man Mao's body.

Yaoyue was practicing her martial arts and didn't say anything.

Lianxing responded, "It's already very good! My sister and I will add some more decorations to make it even more beautiful. I'll also do some crafts to decorate the walls. By the way... what kind of pattern do you like?"

Yaoyue opened her eyes, her gaze filled with a death threat as she looked at her younger sister.

She keenly noticed the subtle scheming in Lianxing's words.

"I'm fine with anything, I trust your aesthetic sense!" Cha Nan responded with a smile, neither stopping Yao Yue's threatening gaze nor encouraging Lian Xing's subtle self-expression.

In short, it encourages female competition.

Uncontrolled female competition might attract a knife, but controlled female competition is definitely more enjoyable.

What two people can't agree on, three people can quickly agree on... I'm talking about Dou Dizhu!

"Okay! I'll see what I can do. If it doesn't look good... don't be angry!" Lianxing's tone was like a child's coquettishness. Who would believe that this woman was in her thirties, almost forty?

Of course, you can't tell her age from her appearance.

If a woman doesn't have children or get married, lives a comfortable life, and takes good care of herself, she will naturally freeze her age to some extent. Even if she is over forty, she will look like she is only in her early thirties. Moreover, the secret techniques of the Yihua Palace have the effect of preserving and nourishing the skin. If she has no signs of aging, she will look like she is only in her teens even if she is over thirty. Many people would believe that.

"No! I definitely won't be angry!" Cha Nan smiled and looked at Yao Yue.

"Enough!" Yaoyue's face turned black with anger. Her gaze toward Cha Nan seemed to carry a hint of weakness, but she was indeed incapable of saying anything soft, which made her appear stiff and unyielding.

Yu Lang Jiang Feng once described Yao Yue as not being human, but rather a ball of fire, a piece of ice, a sword, a ghost, a god, but definitely not human.

While the vast difference between Jiang Feng and Yao Yue might be a contributing factor, leading to Yao Yue's demonization for various reasons, Yao Yue's own personality and characteristics do indeed amplify this perception.

Cha Nan had no intention of mythologizing Yao Yue, but she did feel that Yao Yue lacked any femininity... if you disregarded her aloof and stunning face and her well-developed figure.

"Do you think there's anything that needs to be changed?"

"For example, what furniture or supplies do you think should be added here?" Cha Nan asked Yao Yue.

Because he was already in an invincible position, he could always be gentle and kind towards Yaoyue.

Yaoyue was taken aback, the coldness in her eyes quickly melting away. She glanced around, then looked at the swirling snow outside the window, and suddenly said, "If only there were a pool of hot water." "Want to take a bath?"

"This is a good idea!" Cha Nan opened the technology tree page, looked at the fifteen technology points she now had, and immediately activated the premium hot spring.

This wasn't a rash decision on his part, nor was it a case of him delaying development for the sake of enjoyment.

As the territory expands and the number of mythical beasts under one's command increases, many previously overlooked issues must now be taken seriously.

For example, improving the quality of life for the mythical beasts by ensuring they eat well, sleep well, and rest well will prevent them from losing SAN value, reduce injuries and illnesses, and improve work efficiency.

High-quality hot springs can effectively relieve fatigue and even repair certain injuries, making them a worthwhile investment.

They gathered the materials and began manufacturing.

Connected to the living room, a high-quality hot spring has been created in a corner by the window.

The pale green bathwater emitted a faint medicinal fragrance, and the rising steam filled the room, making it hazy and dreamlike.

Back in the living room, Cha Nan told the two women about the hot springs. Then, she went to a room on the third floor to study Liang Xiao's preliminary summary and conjectures about the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, Mingyu Skill, and Hunyuan True Qi.

The characteristic of Mingyu Gong lies in its quality. It can deflect airflow and even create vortexes with itself as a singularity. This is because 99% of martial arts in the martial arts world spread true energy outward to exert power, and few are like Mingyu Gong, which contracts and collapses inward. Therefore, if one has mastered Mingyu Gong, there will be virtually no problem of lacking true energy or internal strength in battle.

To achieve this, the quality requirements for internal strength and true qi are naturally extraordinary.

Mingyu Gong is an excellent method for compressing and purifying internal energy and true qi.

As for absorbing the internal energy and true qi of others, this is actually a side or evil method of Mingyu Gong, which is putting the cart before the horse and is generally not used.

Hunyuan True Qi is like a supplement to Mingyu Gong. It emphasizes meticulous control, perfectly controlling every bit of internal force and true qi, so as to escape the absorption and deviation of Mingyu Gong, and also resist the harm of martial arts that absorb internal force, such as the Absorption Technique.

As for the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, this skill was created by the Yun and Tie families. Because its true energy is extremely yang and powerful, it is extremely difficult to cultivate. It requires going through a unique process of "cultivation - destruction - re-cultivation" in order to transform its sharpness into harmony and reach a state of complete control. Many people misunderstand its meaning as "making wedding dresses for others," but in fact it contains the martial arts philosophy of "to use its advantage, first blunt its edge."

At the same time, the internal energy cultivated by the Wedding Dress Divine Skill can be self-destructed or transferred to others. What is transferred is only the pure internal energy and true qi, without including the practitioner's mental will. It is one of the few methods of transferring skills in the martial arts world that has no aftereffects.

In summary, if someone cultivates all three of these divine skills and refines their internal strength and true energy to a high degree of perfection before transferring them out, then the transferred true energy and internal strength will not only be almost undamaged but will also have no negative impact.

"Huh! Does this mean I won't have to work so hard to cultivate my internal energy anymore?" Cha Nan's eyes lit up.

Although he already finds cultivating internal energy much easier than ordinary people, it would be better if it were even easier.

Some martial arts practitioners whom Cha Nan had subdued earlier but who were no longer of much use could switch to learning these three unique skills!

In martial arts training, the higher the level of skill required, the greater the need for internal strength. If one can skip the process of accumulating internal strength and only pursue breakthroughs in realm, then Cha Nan's path of martial arts advancement will undoubtedly be much easier.

(End of this chapter)