Nightmare Despair

Chapter 112 Buzzard Claw Technique

How do I obtain the secret medicine used during the Qi Induction stage?

Zhou Kai's question surprised Chen Ping. After all, this kid had only received the secret medicine for the True Strength stage once, so why was he already inquiring about the secret medicine for the Qi Induction stage?
However, Chen Ping wasn't stunned for long. He knew very well that the Great Perfection of the Fundamental Law was equivalent to the peak of True Strength.

The boy in front of me, who had just paid homage to the founder and had not yet officially become a member of the Broken Wing Sect, already possessed martial arts strength that seemed to surpass mine. It was only natural that he would ask about the secret medicine for the second realm.

However, now that he has already asked about the Qi Refining Realm, he probably won't be considering that half-formed True Martial Path anymore, right?
Therefore, Chen Ping's answer revealed a hint of disappointment.

"The second realm is the backbone of each martial arts sect. Whether it is advancing martial arts or fundamental secret medicine, it is of utmost importance."

"Generally speaking, there are only two ways to obtain the Qi-inducing secret medicine."

Chen Ping held up one finger: "First, I will report to the sect and let you go through the necessary procedures ahead of time. You can become a formal member of the Broken Wing Sect in as little as three weeks. Then your master will ask for it for you."

"Secondly, the process also requires completing the procedures and then joining the local Bureau of Abnormal Affairs based on the identity certified by the Broken Wing Gate. By accumulating contributions, one can withdraw funds from the national treasury."

Zhou Kai frowned: "So, no matter how fast we go, it will still take two or three weeks?"

Chen Ping nodded: "That's right, that's the rule... and this is after I tried my best to get an exception for you."

Zhou Kai let out a heavy sigh, then said helplessly, "Senior brother, I'm leaving... to the True Martial Path."

……

Three weeks? Zhou Kai doesn't even want to wait a week, let alone three weeks!

After three forced conscriptions, who knows what kind of threat the Nightmare will bring next? Can he stop just because he can't get the secret medicine?

No... to be precise, Zhou Kai doesn't make choices because he wants everything.

He'll practice whatever is available and that will be useful.

He would take any road that was passable.

So Zhou Kai said, "Senior brother, I am willing to follow the True Martial Path... When will I be able to obtain advanced martial arts techniques?"

Chen Ping smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this.

"Haha, easy to say! Advancing in martial arts is nothing special, the key is the secret medicine... Secret medicine is hard to come by, but martial arts are a piece of cake for your Senior Brother Chen."

"There's no rush to become an apprentice. If you want to learn, I can teach you right now."

"It's best not to let the other members of the Broken Wings Sect find out that you've learned advanced martial arts."

Zhou Kai nodded hurriedly: "Of course I understand."

Zhou Kai had always kept Chen Ping's gratitude in his heart, and this was especially true at this moment.

After all, passing on advanced martial arts techniques to someone like me who hasn't formally become his disciple is definitely not as simple as he makes it sound.

Chen Ping was definitely taking a risk.

At this moment, Zhou Kai was deeply moved.

There are currently two people willing to pass on their advanced martial arts skills to him: Wei Bao was controlled by him and was forced to hand them over, strictly speaking.
But Chen Ping was different. His generosity, while partly driven by personal motives, was largely due to pure appreciation and affection for his fellow travelers…

Zhou Kai recalled what he had said earlier and couldn't help but smile slightly.

'Nominally they are fellow disciples, but in reality, they are practically master and disciple.'

His casual remark turned out to be spot on.

……

"Your talent is truly enviable... You memorized the entire routine in just two and a half hours."

"You've remembered all the tasks I gave you, right? I probably won't be staying at the gym much lately, and the nearly one hundred people here will all be relying on you..."

After Chen Ping finished teaching the martial arts, he left exhausted, but his words still echoed in Zhou Kai's ears.

"Although True Martial Path does not use secret medicines, which weakens the effects of its martial arts, it has an advantage that Imitation Martial Path does not have... that is, True Martial Path has no sects. Even if you learn all twenty-one forms of the three major schools, nothing will happen to you."

"But it's different for those martial artists who practice Qi cultivation and physical training. It's fine for them to learn one more martial art from their own school, but if they learn too many, they risk going into qi deviation and turning into monsters."

"If they were to go and learn the martial arts of the Blue Leopard and Fish Dragon schools, they would be doomed..."

It must be said that, from this perspective, True Martial Arts is indeed much more suitable for Zhou Kai than Imitation Martial Arts.

With the control panel at his disposal, the most suitable path for Zhou Kai is undoubtedly to learn from the strengths of others and achieve qualitative change through quantitative accumulation. While taking the secret medicine and pursuing a distorted martial arts path might lead to solutions to these problems in the future, the limitations would still be very real.

Moreover, the high concentration of the secret medicine would make Zhou Kai's erosion process even more uncontrollable. His ability to stop the damage and change his strategy at this moment is a good thing.

Zhou Kai closed his eyes to rest and slowly calmed his breathing.

He can see the changes on the panel without opening his eyes.

There is now one more skill in the skill bar.

【Buzzer Claw Skill lv0 (0/1)】

The Broken Wing Style's symbolic martial arts are divided into seven forms. Shen Hui, who previously fought Zhou Kai, came from the Crane and Stork Martial Arts School and practiced the White Crane Fist, known for its lightness and agility.

The Falcon Wing Boxing School lineage practices the Broken Wing Style's Buzzard Claw Technique, which is known for its unparalleled power and ferocity.

"Let's use up some experience points and get straight to the beginner level."

Zhou Kai murmured to himself.

The skill Zhou Kai is currently using is the most difficult of all the skills he has ever learned.

Logically speaking, if we don't use general experience points, the normal training speed of the Buzzard Claw Technique is at least twice that of the Falcon Strike Technique!
"These universal experience points are getting more and more useful."

[You have consumed 1 point of general experience; your skill 'Buzzer Claw Technique' has leveled up!]

One experience point is deducted, and the Buzzard Claw Skill is upgraded to Level 1 (Beginner).

Zhou Kai's memory now contains an even deeper understanding.

His body hasn't shown any obvious changes yet, which is normal.

Most skills have only a mediocre effect at level one; their true power is only revealed later.

Moreover, Zhou Kai did not take any secret medicine when practicing this martial art, so the effect of his practice was less than one-third of the complete version.

To feel a noticeable change, it will probably take until level 2 or even level 3 or higher.

"It should be reached soon."

Zhou Kai opened his eyes, got up, packed his things, and went downstairs to leave.

……

As soon as he stepped downstairs, all the students and members who hadn't left the gym turned to look at him and greeted him, "Hello, Senior Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Kai was not surprised; he simply nodded, tacitly acknowledging the title.

It's likely that Chen Ping had already explained the upcoming changes to everyone when he left earlier.

Now that the boxing masters are gone, and Chen Ping is also absent, Zhou Kai is the one who has the final say here.

Du Feng stood at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, feeling as if there was a thick barrier between him and Zhou Kaizhi, which made him feel ashamed of himself.

“I arrived so many years before him… Sigh, genes are so unfair.”

"But Zhou Kai is not bad. He has talent and ability, which is better than those guys I hate."

Most people are a little jealous, but it comes and goes quickly.

Du Feng snapped out of his daze and was about to say something when he suddenly called out, "Wait a minute, Senior Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Kai turned his head at the sound: "What is it?"

Du Feng said, "That Shen Hui came looking for you again. He waited for you at the martial arts school for several hours. We kicked him out... Do you want to see him?"

Zhou Kai shrugged: "It wouldn't hurt to meet."

He figured that the person was simply dissatisfied and wanted to lead a group to beat someone up, or to take out their anger on their elders.

Zhou Kai didn't care at all, after all, the peak of True Strength martial arts realm probably only accounted for one-third of his total strength.

When necessary, he can also use the Chariot Mark and Wolf Hair Beast Transformation... When his combat power is fully unleashed, he can be equivalent to half of the Form Refinement Realm, so why should he be afraid of the mere Qi Induction Realm?

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