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Chapter 66 Secluded Cultivation Awaits the Right Time (Please Subscribe)

Zhou Fugan also witnessed the changes in Qingshan County.

He also sensed that something was amiss in the county, a tense atmosphere as if a storm was brewing.

However, these things have little to do with people like them who live in small, insignificant households.

His life remained the same as always, consisting of daily cultivation and teaching his grandchildren to cultivate.

Under his tutelage, both of his grandsons made very rapid progress in their cultivation.

Zhou Sheng felt that his cultivation progress had greatly improved, and he asserted that in another three or four months, he would be able to break through the bone and tendon barrier.

Zhou He, on the other hand, has devoted himself to learning Tai Chi because Zhou Futu's self-created New Zhou Family Stance Method has high requirements for the level of Tai Chi. Now his skill level has even surpassed that of Zhou Sheng.

Of course, the reason why the two of them were able to achieve such results was entirely due to Zhou Futu's dedicated teaching and support.

Zhou Sheng practiced the superior martial art, Hammer Cloud Mountain Shaking Stance, which increased his cultivation speed many times over compared to the original Hammer Cloud Stance. In addition to taking the Hammer Bone Pills provided by the martial arts school on time, he also received precious fish and medicines prepared by Zhou Futu from time to time. His treatment even surpassed that of Zhao Xiong, the martial arts school's last disciple, so his cultivation speed was naturally extremely fast.

Aside from temporarily lacking superior cultivation techniques, Zhou He's treatment was almost as good as Zhou Sheng's. Even the Tendon-Strengthening Powder he took was concocted by the alchemy master Zhou Futu; its effects were significantly better than the Hammer Bone Pill, and it was less toxic, requiring only one dose every four days. His cultivation speed was also quite fast.

With Zhou Futu's personal guidance, his progress in Tai Chi was rapid.

"The core skills of Tai Chi can be summarized in four words: relaxation, flexibility, elasticity, and shaking."

"Relaxation does not mean being limp and powerless, but rather 'relaxed on the outside, tense on the inside.' Using the spine as an axis, relax the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and other joints one by one, allowing the force to flow smoothly from the soles of the feet to the extremities..."

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"Liveliness is coordination, it's the smooth and fluid movement of the whole body, where moving one part affects the whole, and movements flow naturally like water..."

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"The art of 'springing' emphasizes 'pulling, twisting, and supporting,' maintaining constant internal tension in the body, like a fully drawn bow, accumulating energy for a sudden burst of power."

"Shaking is an extremely rapid, explosive oscillation. Generating power from the dantian (lower abdomen), the accumulated elastic potential energy is released instantly through a sudden tremor of the spine, forming a penetrating force that can penetrate the skin and damage internal organs..."

"The explosive force has similarities to the Zhou family's sword technique, but it is not entirely the same. You should pay attention to this."

"Once you master the relaxed, springy, and trembling energy, you can start practicing the new Zhou family stance training method."

Zhou Futu patiently taught and meticulously explained the core principles of Tai Chi.

Zhou He and Zhou Sheng listened attentively and tried their best to understand, and their progress in Tai Chi improved rapidly.

Besides his two grandsons making rapid progress, Zhou Fugan himself is also making fast progress.

"Hammer Cloud Mountain Shaking Stake: Perfect (348/5000)"

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After breaking through the internal organ barrier, Zhou Fugan's cultivation progress did not slow down; on the contrary, it accelerated, increasing by as much as twenty points every day.

One reason for this is that he still has quite a few of the five kinds of tonics he bought before. Although the effect of each one is greatly reduced for him, he takes all five together each time, so the overall effect is much greater than before.

In addition, he specially refined the Bone-Pulsating and Marrow-Striking Pill, a technique from the Zhou family's swordsmanship specifically designed for those with strong internal organs, to help him temper his bone marrow. Bone marrow is where the body's blood-producing function is located; to elevate one's blood and qi to their peak and reach the level of condensing blood and qi power, it is necessary to temper the bone marrow.

The second reason is the reason he practiced the cultivation technique.

His previous cultivation techniques required him to concentrate his energy and focus on guiding the vibrational force to temper his internal organs, which was insufficient for the overall tempering of his entire body.

After the breakthrough, the flow of energy between his internal organs and other parts of his body became unimpeded. Each training session allowed him to simultaneously temper his entire body, achieving overall improvement.

Another point is that after Zhou Fugan broke through his cultivation level, he further improved the Hammer Cloud Mountain Shaking Stake, making it able to vibrate the bone marrow.

This is actually not difficult, because his vibrational force is already transmitted along the tendons, bones, and spine, which in itself tempers the bones. Now it's just a matter of transmitting this vibrational force into the bones.

The difficulty lies in the fact that bone marrow is much more delicate than the internal organs, like soft tofu, which can be easily shattered by even a little force. Fortunately, Zhou Futu had already mastered the power of Tai Chi to an extraordinary degree, easily transforming the shockwave into strands of soft energy that slowly penetrated and tempered the bone marrow, thus easily solving this problem.

The combination of these factors led to his cultivation speed increasing rather than decreasing. This was actually the result of his accumulated experience and solid foundation, leading to a qualitative change. Otherwise, if any one of these factors had not been achieved, his cultivation speed would have been greatly reduced.

At this rate, he should be able to break through to the Qi and Blood Realm in less than a year.

However, Zhou Fugan was still somewhat unsatisfied. The situation in the county was tense, and a major upheaval could break out at any time. Only with a higher level of cultivation could he be confident in protecting his family.

Moreover, he discovered that his cultivation could be accelerated.

For example, if he could obtain more of the Aquatic Five-Element Flower he consumed last time, it would still greatly enhance his cultivation. Unfortunately, he went to the black market several times but failed to find this treasure again. The major pharmacies in the city also had no way to obtain it.

Besides this highly effective elixir, he also discovered a more practical method: practicing the newly created Zhou Family Stance Technique. Because of its relaxed, springy, and trembling power, he named this stance the Zhou Family Thunderclap Stance. The sword technique powered by this stance was named the Zhou Family Thunderclap Sword.

The Zhou family's Thunderclap Stance can generate a bouncy force from its own skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs. This force can be used to launch powerful attacks externally, and it is also an excellent tool for internal tempering.

If the springy force of the Zhou family's Thunderclap Stake could be combined with the oscillating force of the Hammer Cloud Mountain-Shaking Stake to form a new cultivation method, then the tempering effect of the two forces combined would surely be even better.

Therefore, while ensuring his own progress in cultivation, Zhou Fu began to diligently practice the Zhou Family Thunderclap Stance.

His Hammer Cloud Mountain Shaking Stance cultivation had reached the Internal Organs stage. Although the cultivation methods were different, the effects on tempering the body were basically the same. Therefore, his progress in cultivating the Zhou Family Thunderclap Stance was extremely fast. In just a few days, he reached the late stage of the Tendon and Bone stage and was not far from breaking through to the Internal Organs stage.

Once Zhou's Thunderclap Stakes have broken through the internal organ barrier, he can then attempt to integrate the techniques.

These days, Zhou Fugan is still hesitant about one thing.

That is the cultivation of the River God's Spirit-Seeking Treasure Technique.

After his defeat at the Huang family that day, he dared not practice this secret technique anymore, and thus had to stop strengthening his soul.

Zhou Futu was very unwilling to accept this. He was already older and had a secret technique to enhance his soul, but he couldn't practice it. How could this be allowed?

He prepared to search for patterns in his cultivation and see if he could control that wisp of thought to stay away from the inner city.

"The situation in the county is tense right now. Last time, Sheng'er heard at the martial arts school that the new county magistrate seems to be at odds with the families in the inner city."

I doubt the Huang family would bother with such a trivial matter. Besides, I've only been to the Huang family once out of all the times I've cultivated; surely I can try again, it can't be that unlucky, right?

Zhou Futu pondered for a moment and quickly made up his mind.

"Try again!"