Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 624: See the real deal tomorrow morning (new book content)
In the days to come, Duan Nantian taught the other two martial arts besides the Body Gate Three Techniques.
"Little Qiang, my Body Gate Three Techniques were created to pursue the utmost potential of the human body. The ancient ancestors were weak, seeking survival in the Primordial Chaos. It was created by the saints of the Human Race who observed the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, and primordial fierce beasts. It laid the foundation for the glorious rise of the Human Path.
These things are too distant, we'll speak of the present. Besides the Body Gate Three Techniques, my Body Gate has two martial arts for protection: one is Baji Fist, and the other is Vajra Indestructible Body. During this time, I will teach you these two martial arts in full."
"... Understood, Master," Xiao Qiang said quietly.
As Duan Nantian's form flowed, the Six Openings and Eight Techniques within the Baji Fist unfolded one by one, and Duan Nantian shouted: "In Baji Fist, what's emphasized is the frenzy of the Ox, the surprise of the Elephant, the Tiger, and the Bear form, stomped like thunder, moving like a gust of wind. Taking 'Six Openings and Eight Techniques' as the foundation."
After saying this, Duan Nantian fell silent and demonstrated the techniques one by one, only to see the moves opening and closing grandly, displaying the explosive, shocking, and sudden aspects of Baji Fist vividly.
Once Duan Nantian had demonstrated the entire Baji Fist technique exhaustively, he paused and said: "What is Baji? The usual points for attack in fist technique are the head, shoulder, elbow, hand, pelvis, knee, foot, and tail—the eight extremes of the human body, hence the name Baji Fist. Baji Fist is a type of Internal Boxing that arose after the dissipation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, originating in the Ming Dynasty to develop the physical limits of the human body.
However, with the Body Gate Three Techniques, there's no need to practice the Yin Yang Stance within Baji Fist. You just need to know how Baji is deployed and how the Practice Method is conducted."
Duan Nantian then paused, struck a horse stance, placed his hands by his sides, took a deep breath, and with a shout of "Ha...", his muscles swelled, stretching his clothes tightly, and his entire body took on a faint golden hue. This left Xiao Qiang in stunned disbelief, unable to imagine how a scrawny old man suddenly transformed into a muscular figure, and even increased in height by several inches.
Moreover, Duan Nantian's entire face turned extremely smooth, and combined with his beard and full head of white hair, he appeared remarkably majestic and robust.
Maintaining this state, Duan Nantian slowly said: "This is the other martial art, Vajra Indestructible Body. It's a life-saving technique that allows you to survive in extremely dangerous places. It lets you control any part of your body and feel the state of your own minute aspects.
But its greatest use lies in defense and Power. This gives you a significant advantage in physical combat with others."
Xiao Qiang felt it was akin to a Saiyan transformation, like Turtle Immortal at the Martial Arts Conference, muscles bulging throughout. Becoming a solid muscle man, but this muscular Duan Nantian felt as if he had a buff, nothing like needing to apply oil for bodybuilding contests.
This made Xiao Qiang extremely exhilarated, "Whoa, I need to keep a sky-high hairstyle and shake violently to transform into a Saiyan myself."
In the days ahead, Duan Nantian focused on teaching Xiao Qiang the Baji Fist and Vajra Indestructible Body. Through the practice of Baji Fist, time was spent exchanging moves with Duan Nantian.
And the Vajra Indestructible Body—much was said through tears—since the first day of practicing this martial art, Duan Nantian carried a wooden stick to beat Xiao Qiang, almost knocking the life out of him.
When Xiao Qiang cried and asked Duan Nantian why he treated him like that, he only saw Duan Nantian with a look of recalling painful past events saying: "This is the fast-track method for our school's Vajra Indestructible Body! Every strike is aimed at the meridians essential for the path of the Vajra Body, making your body memorize the trajectory of each meridian."
Listening to this, Xiao Qiang could only curse inwardly, realizing that Duan Nantian himself must have suffered similarly, and now finds pleasure in tormenting him. Yet, admittedly, such a method of torment indeed allowed Xiao Qiang to master the martial art at an unexpectedly fast pace; feeling his own progress, Xiao Qiang reluctantly accepted it. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
During the beating, Xiao Qiang circulated the Indestructible Body Secret Technique taught by Duan Nantian and could sense that every strike indeed fell on the meridians essential for the operation of the Vajra Body, letting each trace of Power generated by the Vajra Body transform entirely within the body. This greatly increased Xiao Qiang's appetite since this energy was produced from his own body, and fortunately, Xiao Qiang lived in a modern-day society with food in excess.
As long as you spend money, you can eat as much as you want. During one meal when Xiao Qiang devoured an entire roast suckling pig, he couldn't help but ask Duan Nantian: "Master, will I eat you into bankruptcy this way?"
Duan Nantian leisurely wielded his chopsticks, picking up food and saying: "Probably not, in recent years I've invested in many industries and my net worth is in the billions, generating nearly a hundred million annually. I think even in the Foundation Establishment stage, you won't be able to eat that much, right?"
"Whoa, now this is true wealth," Xiao Qiang's eyes glowed red, unexpectedly thinking he could become a rich second-generation, then continued to eat and drink eagerly.
"Master, what is Foundation Establishment?"
"... Foundation Establishment is laying the groundwork for a high-rise building to start from the ground up. In the Martial Path, a Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment you have completed, meaning you have begun the Dragon Transformation."
"Then Master, what level am I at now?"
"You can now fully practice Ox Demon Moving Mountain, even faintly sensing a hint of spiritual resonance in it. Finding this Qi rhyme without relying on the Contemplation Method shows your Talent is quite good. The Body Refining Lineage has levels ranging from Ming Jin, Dark Force, Huajin, Gang Jin, to Elixir Strength. You are now in the later stage of Ming Jin, able to consolidate the strength of your entire body, capable of unleashing about a tonne of force.
Once you cultivate the First Tier of Vajra Indestructible Body, you will be able to control the muscles throughout your body, and the strength generated when running the Indestructible Body Secret Technique will increase, allowing you to quickly reach the Peak of Ming Jin, ensuring that none of your strength is wasted."
"Master, how am I doing with the Baji Fist that you taught me, what level am I at now?"
"In Baji, the focus is on 'collapse, shake, surprise attack'. Collapse, like the force of a landslide; shake, like the tremor of a mountain; surprise attack, for usage methods to be sudden, movements being straightforward. The requirement for Power is to penetrate the shoulder, elbow, fist, pelvis, knee, and foot, the six parts. When unleashing Power, it must be swift as an archer's bow and explosive as thunder, with momentum following spirit, swift as lightning, mainly relying on rigid Power.
Once you cultivate to the First Tier of Vajra Indestructible Body, where you can feel the muscles throughout your body, you will be able to reach a state where Power follows intention and intention follows mind, fully unleashing Baji Fist techniques. For now, you are capable of killing someone."
"Uh, Master, when can I cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Body to the First Tier?"
"Soon, Body Gate Three Techniques and Vajra Indestructible Body complement each other, mutually boosting growth. Once you find the Qi rhyme in Ox Demon Moving Mountain, it will be achieved, or when you can get the Power in Vajra Indestructible Body to gather as a ball or scatter like threads, after reaching this stage, you can start practicing Vajra Skill."
