I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

"But we've practiced for so long, and we don't feel like we're as good as in the novels."

Aside from being slightly better physically than my classmates, I seem to be no different from everyone else, right?

When it comes to martial arts, the second son, Yan Xueheng, is the most enthusiastic. In addition to learning the "Zixia Divine Skill" taught by Yan Jiefang, he also taught himself Xingyi Quan, Sanda, Tai Chi, and other fighting styles or techniques in his spare time.

However, these are just ordinary movement techniques, and they do not have the power of martial arts such as "Spiral Nine Shadows", "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms", and "Water Floating" in TV series.

The two are from completely different worlds.

This disappointed him.

Soon, the three children figured out the reason: their father must not have taught them how to use internal energy, that is, the methods of using internal energy in light-body skills, fists, palms, or weapons such as swords.

The three looked at Yan Jiefang expectantly, but in the end, it was Yan Xueheng, who was the most excited, who spoke:

"Dad, you have all kinds of martial arts, right? I don't need many, just give me a copy of 'Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms' and a copy of 'Ladder Cloud Leap'!"

One is invincible, the other can leap across rooftops and walk on flat ground; they can go anywhere in the world!

I'm so excited just thinking about it!

The third brother, Yan Xueyuan, added:

"I guessed why Dad runs so fast! It must be because he practiced light-body skills!"

"Once I learn light-body skills, I'm going to become a world sprint champion!"

Yan Jiefang's expression stiffened slightly. He only needed a copy of "The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" and a copy of "Ladder to the Clouds," since he didn't even have those himself.

Currently, he only possesses the profound martial art "Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Technique," which is a cultivation method that focuses solely on the mind.

Although it was very powerful and helped him a lot, he dared not let the children practice it.

This method is divided into four stages: entry (first glimpse of reincarnation), mastery (entering the cycle of reincarnation), great achievement (taking control of the illusory realm), and peak (coexisting with reincarnation).

Each stage employs different levels of psychological methods, but also carries corresponding side effects.

First Stage: Introduction (A First Glimpse into Reincarnation)

It can briefly draw upon fragments of past lives, causing slight mental interference to the target.

Aftereffects: Frequent fragmented dreams during meditation and sleep, mostly depicting unfamiliar life and death scenes, leaving the person feeling disoriented upon waking.

Second stage: Ascending the Hall (entering the cycle of reincarnation)

It can actively pull opponents into a shallow cycle of illusion, where they can clearly see complete illusory fragments of their past lives, and their mental strength will increase dramatically.

Aftereffects: Initial signs of memory confusion, occasionally unable to distinguish which experiences are from this life and which are illusions from a past life.

At the same time, the soul is constantly being washed by the information flow of reincarnation, and if one is not careful, subtle hidden injuries will be left in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Fear of attacks from mental martial arts of the same level.

Third Stage: Mastery (Controlling the Illusionary Realm)

It can construct a complete illusion of a cycle of reincarnation, exert large-scale mental suppression, and allow one to peruse illusory memories of countless lifetimes of reincarnation.

Aftereffects: Visual and auditory hallucinations become the norm; even without consciously exercising one's internal energy, images of life and death of all beings throughout history will occasionally flash before one's eyes.

If one's will is not strong enough, one's self-awareness will continue to waver, and one will often doubt that one's current life is just another fleeting illusion.

A distorted view of love and hate: one can feel the suffering of countless beings, but is also prone to feelings of despair and the negative thought that "all things are empty".

Reaching this stage is definitely a huge test for cultivators.

If we can't get through, our lives will be in danger at any moment.

The solution: Hold fast to a lifelong conviction as an anchor point to anchor yourself.

One must not unleash the Heaven-Shattering Earth-Striking Technique repeatedly at full power; after a great battle, one must undergo a long period of seclusion to recuperate one's spirit.

It is said that the powerful Tantric master Phagpa was in this state.

Fourth Stage: Peak (Coexistence of Reincarnation)

His present-day consciousness coexists with countless illusory past-life consciousnesses, and his spiritual power is enough to shake even the top grandmasters. The illusions are hard to distinguish from reality, and he can easily trap and kill first-rate experts.

Aftereffects: Multiple consciousnesses coexist, thoughts from different past lives constantly circulate in the mind, and the heart can never find peace.

During cultivation, one's sea of ​​consciousness can easily become riddled with hidden injuries.

When faced with a powerful mental counterattack, the damage will be magnified many times over. If struck by a more powerful opponent's mental martial arts, it will directly and severely damage the soul.

Moreover, it is difficult to maintain a stable state of mind for a long time, sometimes being compassionate and compassionate towards the world, and sometimes indifferent and viewing all living beings as dust in the cycle of reincarnation.

Although this technique is powerful, its side effects are too severe, so he cannot give it to the children to practice.

He, on the other hand, was able to completely avoid all the side effects due to his personal panel and skill bar.

Keep them completely away.

Therefore, although he is at the pinnacle of this technique, as long as he does not use his mental power to the extreme, he will not suffer any side effects.

Moreover, he possesses divine sense, making him extremely adept at using this technique.

They are far beyond the reach of ordinary martial arts practitioners.

The methods of time travelers are not something that can be shaken by a mere cultivation technique.

However, due to the high energy consumption involved, he could not use this mental technique at a high intensity for an extended period of time.

He glanced at the three children who were staring at him expectantly; they were indeed lacking in practical skills as they only focused on internal cultivation.

Thinking that I hadn't used up my super critical hit chances for the year, I made a decision.

"It's getting late, I have to go out for a while. Get up at 5 a.m. tomorrow, I'll teach you a martial art!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the garage.

Hearing that their father was going to teach them martial arts, the three children were very excited and quickly called out to his retreating figure:

"Dad, you can go ahead and do what you need to do. We will definitely get up on time tomorrow."

...

Yan Jiefang wasn't busy with anything; he simply needed to replenish his stock at Xinhua Bookstore because he didn't have enough copies in his space.

Not long after, he drove to the vicinity of Xinhua Bookstore.

After parking his car, he quickly walked into the bookstore.

Let's browse the bookshelf for Qigong books.

Compared to the early 80s, Qigong and various traditional martial arts have now flourished.

Various secret manuals and ancient books have appeared and been compiled, and have become a major category in bookstores.

At first glance, the books on the bookshelves are neatly arranged, with a great variety of books in both quantity and type.

Not to mention the ones we've seen before, now there are various qigong books with different names, such as "Exploring the Depths of Qigong," "Qigong Beauty Methods," "One Hundred Schools of Chinese Qigong," and "Wild Goose Qigong."

In addition, traditional martial arts manuals were also printed out one after another.

There are countless works such as "Wudang Swordsmanship", "Wudang Ultimate Skills", "Guan Gong's Eighteen Knives", "Shaolin Boxing and Staff Explanation", "Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing", "Ten-Road Spring Leg", and "Illustrated Explanation of Xingyi Five Elements Boxing"!

The prices of these books vary depending on their thickness.

Thin volumes generally cost 0.8 to 2 yuan, while large collections are more expensive, usually costing 3 to 5.5 yuan.

Yan Jiefang was too lazy to choose; he picked out any book he didn't already own.

Soon a thick stack of things was piled up in front of him.

People browsing and buying books in the bookstore were quite surprised to see him buy so many qigong books at once.

I thought to myself: People who practice Qigong really can't be judged by ordinary standards! Wearing aluminum pots, inserting antennas, and contorting their bodies are not enough; now there's a madman who buys a huge pile of books.

Yan Jiefang ignored everyone else's stares, quickly paid the bill, and left the bookstore carrying a large stack of books.