You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 165 - 126: Come On, I Won’t Hurt You
Just as Ye Qingzhou was taken aback, the other nineteen people had already begun their actions.
They were all driven by their inner breath, displaying various ingenious strategies, all to seize the innate wood qi produced in the wake of the lightning-struck date wood.
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth are the most special of primordial qi, the innate five qi.
Compared to ordinary primordial qi, the innate five qi possess extremely unique power, and are of infinite use in martial arts cultivation, thus highly valuable.
For example, Xu Yunxi has a strand of innate Geng Metal Qi in her body, which has transformed into the form of a sword, allowing her to learn swordsmanship quickly, far surpassing other martial arts prodigies.
Moreover, the innate five qi are divided into Yin and Yang, making a total of ten types.
Innate wood qi is the Yang qi within the innate wood qi, while innate Geng Metal Qi is the Yang qi within the innate metal qi, whereas innate Xin Metal Qi is the Yin qi, each having its unique use.
Rumble~
Heavenly thunder descended once more, the thunder being the supreme Yang power of the world, and the fire date tree is no ordinary wood; as a spiritual plant, it naturally absorbs and releases primordial qi and possesses spirituality.
After being struck by lightning, it bathed in the electricity, producing a surge of burning Yang qi, igniting the mind and nurturing the fire of wisdom.
This fire date tree before them had long acquired wisdom and even reached an agreement with the Dongji Kingdom, receiving official protection and support.
Now the entire Thunder Accumulation Mountain is its domain, its territory.
All it needs to do is periodically produce some fruit and release a portion of the innate wood qi, which it cannot entirely digest, to secure a peaceful and carefree cultivation environment. For a date tree that has developed spiritual wisdom but cannot move, this is undoubtedly a highly worthwhile exchange.
Thus, on this day, during the thunder bath period each month, the date tree deliberately releases wood qi, allowing the surrounding human martial artists to compete for it.
It has already come to regard this as a form of entertainment, continuously deriving joy from it.
However, to its surprise, today, a strange person suddenly appeared on Thunder Accumulation Mountain.
This strange person looked at it with piercing eyes but did not compete for the innate wood qi, truly odd.
At this moment, Ye Qingzhou was silently using the Cicada Awakening Technique, sensing the flow of primordial qi within the fire date tree, his mood growing increasingly excited: "The mystery of the Forest Technique! So that’s it!"
"Hahahaha, truly, one searches high and low only to find it effortlessly!"
Amid the astonished gazes of everyone, Ye Qingzhou looked to the sky and laughed heartily.
"Is this guy crazy?"
"He seemingly didn’t seize even a bit of innate wood qi just now."
"Today’s young people are just too absurd, a slight setback hits them this hard."
"Getting mentally ill at such a young age, poor thing."
However, soon, everyone witnessed a spectacular scene that they would remember for the rest of their lives.
Ye Qingzhou’s entire aura surged explosively, as if he were a tree growing robustly, extending roots deep into the earth, constantly absorbing nutrients.
"So, this is the secret to the Forest Technique’s mastery."
Ye Qingzhou’s heart was utterly tranquil; he had already merged with the surrounding natural world.
Just now, while everyone was focused on seizing the innate wood qi, Ye Qingzhou alone calmed his mind and focused on the flow and operation of the primordial qi within the fire date tree.
Finally, Ye Qingzhou was able to uncover the secret to achieving mastery in the Forest Technique.
"Seems my previous thinking was too narrow, believing the Forest Technique emphasized the evolution of skill and the operation of force, while forgetting the essence of the Forest Technique is the transmission and flow of energy, the orderly growth of life."
At this moment, Ye Qingzhou, entering a state of enlightenment, found his mind clear, and all the secrets of the Forest Technique lay openly before him.
Ye Qingzhou’s enlightenment was precisely because he witnessed the ultimate secret of the Forest Technique on the fire date tree.
The fire date tree before him seemed lonely at the mountaintop, yet it was constantly using an underground network of fungi to exchange information and nutrients with the surrounding vegetation.
Through this "mycorrhizal network," the fire date tree not only shares resources with a vast tract of flora in Thunder Accumulation Mountain but can also "help" injured or sick companions, mutually benefiting one another to form a complex ecological network, thus obtaining incredible vitality and vigorous life force.
Through observation, Ye Qingzhou discovered that the mycorrhizal network is formed by the symbiosis between fungi and tree roots.
Fungal hyphae penetrate the soil and tightly bind with tree roots, forming a broad and intricate underground network.
Through this network, fungi and trees engage in mutually beneficial cooperation, fungi obtaining organic carbon from trees, while trees absorb more water and minerals through fungi.
The "Golden Silk" in Golden Fire Dates is metal minerals refined by Vajra Yuan Qi, thus possessing effects similar to Divine Gold.
The mycorrhizal network optimizes resource allocation; for instance, trees growing in sunny areas can provide extra nutrients to their companions in the shade through this network, helping them through tough times.
This resource-sharing mechanism makes the entire forest ecosystem more stable and prosperous, making the fire date tree at the center particularly powerful, even lightning from the sky cannot destroy it, instead repeatedly refining its body to gain the supreme Yang characteristics of Thunderstruck Wood.
Now that Ye Qingzhou has uncovered this secret, he naturally needs to build a similar life network within himself; the first step is to link his organs!
