Killing Monks

"Flaws?" Guangyuan raised an eyebrow. "The Nine Dragons Overlord Body is famous throughout the world. Although I have never practiced it, I have never heard of any major flaws circulating about it."

Chu Kuangjun subconsciously glanced at the patrons around him who were still peeking and whispering, and frowned slightly.

He focused his mind slightly, and his internal energy circulated slightly. An invisible aura quietly enveloped the space about a foot around the two of them, isolating the sound so that only Guangyuan could hear it clearly.

"Monk," his voice held a probing tone, "since you know about external martial arts, do you know what external martial arts, no matter how strong, fears most?"

Guangyuan replied without hesitation: "Weak point."

This is common knowledge in external martial arts training.

Practitioners temper their skin, flesh, tendons, and bones until they are as hard as iron and stone. However, the human body is complex, and there are always some parts that are difficult to train or are naturally fragile. These are the "weak points".

If your vital point is hit, you will either be injured or killed on the spot.

Many martial arts masters who have mastered external martial arts techniques often have their life's hard work wasted because their weaknesses were exposed or they were targeted.

For this reason, external martial arts training requires a huge investment, but also carries high risks, making it less cost-effective than some other martial arts styles.

Only in an organized, coordinated, and heavily armored military environment can the advantages of physical training be maximized, ignoring individual weaknesses and overwhelming the enemy with collective strength. This is also an important reason why dynasties can suppress the martial arts world.

Chu Kuangjun nodded: "Then monk, think again, where... are men's weaknesses usually located?"

Guangyuan glanced at him and calmly replied, "Lower Yin."

This is a weakness determined by the male's physiological structure: less muscle coverage, dense nerve and blood vessel network, and difficulty in strengthening through conventional external training.

Therefore, it is the most difficult and fatal weakness for most male martial arts practitioners who practice external martial arts.

"That's right!" Chu Kuangjun's tone was filled with complex emotions. "Therefore, the solution of the Nine Dragons Overlord Body is to gradually guide the Qi and blood during the cultivation process through a combination of special mental techniques, stance training, and medicinal baths, ultimately achieving the state of 'Yin being stored in the abdomen'!"

"Once this skill is fully mastered and internalized in the abdomen, the vital area of ​​the lower genitals will be completely enveloped by layers of strengthened muscles and fascia, leaving no opening to be found!"

"Theoretically, it truly achieves 'absolute perfection, with no weaknesses,' thus attaining the legendary flawless invincible body!"

"At that time, with the power of the Nine Dragons, we will be impervious to swords and spears, and killing will only require a punch or a kick—unrivaled in our dominance!"

Guangyuan nodded slightly. From a purely martial arts perspective, this seemed to be a perfect solution:

"Doesn't that... solve the fundamental problem? What's wrong with it?"

"No! Absolutely no!" Chu Kuangjun shook his head repeatedly, his face clearly saying, "You don't understand." He took a swig of wine before continuing.

"This 'hiding yin in the abdomen'... it has 'conditions,' or rather, it will bring about some... well, unexpected 'changes.'"

He seemed unsure where to begin, so he simply started by recounting his experiences at the Kowloon Martial Arts Academy:

"That day, after passing the initial assessment by the martial arts master, I was introduced to the headmaster of the martial arts academy."

"The headmaster was as big as a small mountain, but he had a surprisingly good temper. When he heard that I was sincere in seeking knowledge and had some foundation, he readily let me stay."

"At that moment, I was truly... overjoyed, feeling that I was one step closer to my dream."

A look of reminiscence appeared on Chu Kuangjun's face, then turned strange: "After settling in, I familiarized myself with the environment with the other students."

"One day after training, everyone went to the hot spring lake behind the mountain to bathe and relax..."

He paused, seemingly choosing his words carefully: "We're all grown men, there's nothing to be embarrassed about being completely honest with each other."

"But... while I was soaking in the tub, I discovered something... that really, really bothered me."

Guangyuan had some guesses: "You mean...?"

Chu Kuangjun put down his chopsticks and let out a mournful cry, as if a dream had shattered:

"In other words, practicing the Nine Dragons Overlord Body technique to a certain extent will... make a man less and less like a man!"

"Until it is completely 'entered' and disappears from the stomach!"

He looked up, his stunningly beautiful face now etched with immense sorrow, disillusionment, and deep self-doubt.

This sadness wasn't entirely for the martial arts academy students, but more for his dream of "becoming masculine, powerful, and full of manly spirit"...

"I went through all that trouble to get to this Kowloon Martial Arts Academy... only to find out that the most 'masculine' ultimate form here is actually... 'nothing down there'?!"

Chu Kuangjun's voice was trembling, whether from anger or drunkenness, it was hard to tell.

Life seemed to have played a cruel joke on him.

He was filled with passion, pursuing the ideal of a true man, and traveled thousands of miles to find this sacred place of martial arts, known as the most "masculine"...

However, it was discovered that the most advanced external martial arts techniques here actually pursued "concealing yin into the abdomen"!

No matter how much muscle you have or how masculine you look, what kind of man are you if you don't have testicles?

Wouldn't that make him a eunuch?

As Guangyuan listened to Chu Kuangjun's words, he thought of those people in his previous life who injected synthetic drugs to pursue the ultimate muscle size, and didn't that often lead to testicular atrophy?

No wonder... no wonder the Northern Zhou royal family and noble families all preferred to employ martial artists from the Nine Dragons Martial Academy as their personal bodyguards!

Besides being highly skilled in martial arts and loyal and reliable, it probably also implies another layer of "trust" that is not easy for outsiders to understand!

Guardians who have mastered the Nine Dragons Overlord Body to a high level are free from desires and thus invincible. They are less likely to encounter troubles and risks due to matters of the heart and can focus more on their guard duties.

Chu Kuangjun had obviously thought of this as well, but he just sighed deeply again and said nothing more.

Some things are better left unsaid; the more you think about them, the more you realize they're wrong...

It's a long story!

He shook his head, as if trying to shake off those annoying thoughts, then remembered Guangyuan's earlier words and asked:

"Monk, you just said... what happened to Brother Lu Fei? What happened to him?"

Although Chu Kuangjun hadn't known Lu Fei for very long, the two were kindred spirits and had formed a good friendship while traveling together. Chu Kuangjun couldn't help but feel a little concerned at this moment.

Guangyuan then briefly recounted how Lu Fei had been invited to the Tang family banquet on the fifteenth of August, and how he was supposed to meet up with Lu Fei after the banquet, but now there was no word from him. He also recounted how when he went to inquire, the Tang family gatekeeper hurriedly denied it and refused to see him.