Text-based martial arts: A nighttime rendezvous with the gang leader's wife in a dilapidated te

The four cultivation techniques were neatly arranged in front of Chen Xuan.

Judging from the displayed grades, it's obvious even to a fool that the first one is the best.

As expected of the stance training from Medicine King Valley! Earth-level stance training! To have cultivated it to the so-called Opening Acupoints stage is already very good.

This was also Chen Xuan's original purpose.

However, Chen Xuan's gaze involuntarily drifted to the fourth one.

The other three stance training methods have nothing to do with water. Only this one, which seems to be of the lowest grade, has a tiny bit of connection with water.

However, the grade is too low! Mortal level? Moreover, Chen Xuan couldn't be sure if the improvement brought by the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique" could erase the gap between the Earth-level stance training and this broken thing!

Seeing your hesitation, Cao Qing naturally began to explain.

"This first technique, the 'Shennong Drywood Stump,' is the one that my sect passed down. Its grade has reached the 'Earth Grade' in the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow, or even the absolute top grade within the Earth Grade. It is a very high grade. This stance technique is different from the other stance techniques."

Other stance training emphasizes the flow of qi and blood, and the coordinated movement of muscles and bones, but this stance does the opposite. The practitioner must seal all the pores of their body, becoming like a withered tree, using their physical body to withstand the potent poison and violent medicinal effects of the bath. When they finally emerge from their cocoon, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, life will begin anew, and life will continue endlessly.

Practicing this skill is extremely painful and requires bathing in large amounts of medicinal broth, but the effects are remarkable. Besides the comprehensive improvement in strength, speed, constitution, and physique after each breakthrough in the Body Refinement Realm, reaching the Purification Realm also grants immense resistance to poison! Furthermore, the recovery speed is extremely fast!

Clearly, Cao Qing was extremely knowledgeable about this stance training method; in fact, although he was unwilling, he obviously highly praised it!

"However, as I said, if you later manage to condense your internal energy, it will be extremely difficult to switch to another internal energy cultivation method. And I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to enter my sect..."

He paused, then continued:

"This second technique, 'Shaking Mountain Iron Ox Stance,' lives up to its name. It's a very basic stance training method that I acquired by chance before. After practicing it, my strength increased greatly, but there's nothing else special about it."

The only redeeming quality is the purely physical training stance training. After you complete the physical training, you can freely cultivate other internal energy techniques. Of course, most advanced internal energy techniques require the physique cultivated through stance training to be compatible…”

Clearly, compared to the previous Shennong withered tree stump, this Mountain-Shaking Iron Ox stump was not worth Cao Qing's attention.

"As for this 'Spirit Crane Riding the Wind Stance,' it's quite good. I obtained it after slaying my enemy. Standing in a windy spot, I used the momentum of a crane riding the wind to temper my body. After body tempering, my movements became more agile, and my strength also increased significantly."

Moreover, I possess the subsequent internal energy cultivation techniques from this stance training, sufficient to help you reach the stage of "opening the meridians." Compared to the Shennong withered tree stance, the internal energy of this stance training is peaceful and gentle, allowing you to directly transfer and cultivate most other internal energy techniques.

[It's clear that Cao Qing highly values ​​this Crane Riding the Wind stance, and you nodded in agreement. From any perspective, this stance training is quite good.]

However, you still couldn't wait to ask about the "Canglan Dinghai Pillar," which was your most desired item.

"Master, where is the Canglan Sea-Stabilizing Stake?"

He glanced at the obviously much newer manual and shook his head.

"This stance training method was something I obtained by chance when I was in the South China Sea. However, it is probably incomplete. I'm only sharing it with you to make up the numbers."

The training of this stance exercise is extremely special. It requires submerging underwater and being tempered by water pressure. You should know that ordinary people who have not trained their bodies can only stay underwater for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, and they also need to practice stance exercises. Not only is the effect very low, but it is also very easy to cause accidents.

Moreover, I don't have the internal energy cultivation method that follows this stance training.

Cao Qing's words caused your slightly agitated heart to sink. Yes, an incomplete cultivation technique, without any follow-up steps, indeed seemed to offer no need or reason to cultivate it.

[(Choose your own opening line): "Master, can't a martial artist practice two different stance training methods at the same time?"]

Your wishful thinking startled Cao Qing, who then reprimanded him:

"Little brat, you haven't even learned to walk yet, and you want to learn to run? The key to body tempering lies in forging the physical body, and at the same time, transforming your physique into the 'form' of body tempering stance training."

Simultaneously cultivating two techniques can only lead to two possibilities: either the body is overloaded and the person dies suddenly, or neither technique yields any progress, leaving the person completely stuck at the body-refining stage!

However, he seemed to sense your curiosity and interest in the "Azure Sea Stabilizing Stake," and actually picked it up and tossed it to you.

"It's not anything special, but you can take it and study it if you want. The remaining three are the real stance training tools. Kid, have you made your choice?"

You took the transcribed Canglan Dinghai Stake, then looked at the three options before you. This time, without hesitation, you decisively chose the first one.

"Master, I want to learn from you!"

"You've made your choice," Cao Qing said without further ado, tossing you the yellowed booklet and instructing you.

"You watch this Shennong withered tree stump. It needs a lot of medicinal soup to aid in cultivation! You'll have to learn how to brew this medicinal soup yourself!"

"I'll go and boil that golden coin-shaped fish first. Although your injuries are just superficial, your body is still too weak. After eating this golden coin-shaped fish, your injuries will be mostly healed, and then you can try cultivating!"

Cao Qing's words warmed your heart, and at this moment, you finally truly believed that the old man before you could indeed be called your master.

Cao Qing turned and left the house, leaving you sitting inside, staring blankly at the two books in front of you.

[You never imagined you could acquire such precious stance training so easily, especially since one of the techniques is even of Earth-grade quality!]

However, compared to the Shennong withered tree stump technique from Medicine King Valley, you are clearly more interested in the much rarer mortal-level stance training at this moment.

So you picked it up and examined it closely.

【Canglan Dinghai Stake (Ordinary)】

[A basic stance training method, found by Cao Qing on a stone tablet on an extremely abandoned island in the South China Sea. It wasn't particularly remarkable; it required tempering the body with water pressure, but this defied human anatomy and was illogical! It seemed to be missing a crucial water-avoidance technique?]

[Cultivation Requirements: Root Bone ≥ 3]

Chen Xuan frowned, looked at the feedback text that appeared, scratched his head, and realized that it was indeed as Cao Qing had said.

However, while others may lack this water-avoidance mantra, I certainly don't!

Although the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" technique cannot keep one in the water for long, it can extend the diving time considerably!

This is something Chen Xuan experienced firsthand.

But does this really work?

However, just as Chen Xuan was about to close the inventory with a somewhat disinterested look and turn to the obviously more important Shennong withered tree stump, a special symbol suddenly lit up beside him.

[Obtain a special item and trigger a special adventure event. Do you want to activate the destiny ability 'Defy Fate'? View the current adventure's trajectory?]

Chen Xuan was taken aback, then looked at the Canglan Dinghai Pillar on the screen. Could this thing trigger a fortuitous encounter?