I fabricated myths to guide the revival of spiritual energy.

[Southern Theater Command, Special Operations Brigade's Temporary Biological and Chemical Laboratory]

[Time: 09:00 AM the following morning]

This is a mobile laboratory converted from a military heavy medical truck.

The carriage was bathed in a cold, white light, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Chu Tian was shirtless, his body covered with various sensor electrodes, looking like a meticulously calibrated cyborg.

Standing in front of the monitor was Professor Wang, the chief biologist of Bureau 749, who had flown in overnight from Beijing.

Standing beside him were Zhao Feng and Battalion Commander Lei Long, who was still in shock.

"Incredible..."

Professor Wang pushed up his thick glasses and stared intently at the data stream on the screen, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

"What's wrong, Professor? Is there something wrong with this kid's health?" Lei Long asked anxiously. After all, yesterday's inhuman five-kilometer cross-country run would have exhausted anyone.

"A problem? No, he's just too perfect."

Professor Wang turned around, holding a pointer in his hand, and pointed to several sets of comparison pictures on the screen.

"Look here, these are Chu Tian's physical examination data when he enlisted."

"And this is the data from just now."

On the screen, the red numbers were glaringly obvious.

Bone density: +45%

[Note: This hardness exceeds that of all known human samples, approaching that of granite.]

[Red blood cell oxygen carrying capacity: +320%]

[Note: This means he can fight at high intensity for 20 minutes in an oxygen-free environment, or hold his breath underwater for more than 40 minutes.]

[Neural reaction speed: 0.04 seconds]

[Note: The human limit is 0.1 seconds. He has already surpassed the physical limitations of physiological structure.]

This series of data was like a series of heavy hammer blows, striking the hearts of everyone present.

"That's not scientific."

Professor Wang took off his glasses and rubbed his bloodshot eyes. "According to the law of conservation of energy, for muscle fibers to generate this level of explosive power, it must be accompanied by a large accumulation of lactic acid and muscle fiber rupture. But he... didn't."

"It's as if there's a backup nuclear reactor inside his body."

Professor Wang walked up to Chu Tian and looked at the young man's calm face.

"Lieutenant Chu, yesterday Battalion Commander Lei reported to me that the reason you were able to train to this level is because you practiced two different martial arts techniques simultaneously?"

Chu Tian nodded and said frankly, "Yes. The official 'Body Strengthening Techniques' are for strengthening muscles and bones, but I also practice a set of Taoist health cultivation exercises to regulate my internal energy."

"Taoist health cultivation exercises..."

Professor Wang seemed thoughtful. He had previously scoffed at this kind of folk qigong, believing it to be nothing more than psychological suggestion.

But now, the data is right in front of us.

"Could you demonstrate?" Professor Wang asked. "Right here, let us see how your 'internal power' works."

"Can."

Chu Tian closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing.

breathe--

As he began to circulate the nameless incantation, the monitoring equipment in the laboratory suddenly started alarming wildly.

[Warning! High-energy bioelectrical response detected!]

[WARNING! Abnormal deflection of local magnetic field!]

On the screen, Chu Tian's thermal image changed instantly.

The previously evenly distributed body temperature suddenly began to converge towards the dantian, forming a dazzling ball of light. Then, this ball of light traveled upwards along the spine, and wherever it passed, the meridians became clearly visible, like illuminated circuit boards.

"Oh my god..."

The assistant exclaimed, "Professor, quickly check the mitochondrial activity monitoring!"

Professor Wang suddenly lunged in front of the microscope display screen.

In the scene, the cells in Chu Tian's blood seemed to be boiling. The mitochondria—the "power plants" of the cell—were operating at an overload, seemingly greedily devouring some kind of...unseen energy.

"It's not an oxidation reaction."

Professor Wang's voice was hoarse. "He's directly absorbing energy. He's... 'breeding with qi'."

The laboratory was deathly silent.

Everyone realized that they were witnessing history.

This is no longer a fantasy from martial arts novels; it is real life evolution captured by modern scientific instruments.

After a long while, Professor Wang slowly straightened up and looked at Zhao Feng with a complicated expression.

"Team Leader Zhao."

"It must be reported immediately, verified, and then rolled out across the entire army!"

Zhao Feng nodded, his expression grave: "Understood!"

Professor Wang took a deep breath and drew two circles on the whiteboard.

"Everyone, I think I have solved the mystery."

He wrote "Strengthening Body Techniques" in the circle on the left and "Health-Preserving Qigong" in the circle on the right.

"We were promoting the 'Body Strengthening Technique' before, and although it was effective, the soldiers generally reported that they had body aches and increased appetite but did not gain weight. This is because of the 'deficit caused by over-exploitation of the body'."

"It's like putting a tractor's fuel tank on a Ferrari; it won't run and it'll burn out the cylinders."

Professor Wang forcefully drew a plus sign between the two circles.

"And this book, 'Health-Preserving Qigong,' is the highest grade of aviation fuel!"

"It is responsible for taking in energy from the outside world to nourish the internal organs."

"The Body Strengthening Technique is responsible for transforming this energy into a body of steel."

"One inside, one outside; one yin, one yang."

Professor Wang tapped his fingers heavily on the whiteboard. "This is the complete evolutionary path!"

Lei Long listened with great enthusiasm: "Professor, does that mean that as long as our entire brigade practices that health-preserving qigong, we can mass-produce 'Chu Tian'?"

Professor Wang gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"It's not that simple. Chu Tian is an exception. His body seems to have been 'blessed' by some kind of power, with his meridians completely unobstructed. Even if an ordinary person gets the book, it would probably be one in ten thousand if they could cultivate 'qi sensation'."

At this point, Professor Wang's eyes became incredibly sharp.

"But even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance."

"Even if an ordinary soldier can only achieve one-tenth of Chu Tian's level of skill."

"This is enough to make our individual combat capabilities surpass those of special forces in any country in the world!"

Zhao Feng made a decisive decision.

He picked up the red secure phone and dialed the highest-level VIP line directly.

"I am Zhao Feng."

"Codenamed 'Project Fireseed,' the experimental data has been confirmed."

"Request to establish the 'Training Battalion No. 0' in the Southern Theater Command, with Chu Tian as the chief instructor."

"At the same time, we request that 'Taoist Health Cultivation Qigong' and 'Body Strengthening Techniques' be merged into... a new era of military combat training materials!"

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Then came an aged yet powerful voice: "Approved."

……

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Feng looked out the window.

The morning sun shines on the training ground, where a group of young soldiers are running tirelessly.

Zhao Feng had a premonition.

The mysterious person who gave away the "Health-Preserving Qigong" book is probably hiding in some corner of the world right now, watching all of this with a cold eye.

……

[Linjiang City, Gu Family Ancestral Home]

[Time: At the same moment]

Gu Qing, who was drinking tea in the courtyard, was suddenly bombarded with a series of system notification sounds.

【Ding! 】

[The concept of "military martial arts" has been formally established.]

Your chess piece "Chu Tian" has successfully been promoted to "Human Martial Arts Instructor".

The techniques you taught have been officially recognized as the "cornerstone of human evolution."

[Awarded Special Title: Evangelist.]

Gu Qing put down her teacup, a satisfied smile curving her lips.

It's finally started...