SWDnovel Chapter 19 4 Methods of Body Refining
Chapter 19 4 Methods of Body Refining
In the dormitory, Chen Zheng suddenly felt dizzy and entered the virtual world again.
The room was exactly the same as his dormitory, but the wall was a large screen. In addition to random matchmaking and combat power matchmaking, this time there was also a section for learning cultivation techniques.
Chen Zheng opened the learning section, and four learning methods popped up: [Raging Bull Body Refining Fist], [Thirteen Forms of Viper Tendons], [Iron Stake Skill], and [Iron Armor Skill].
Chen Zheng is already very proficient in three of them, so he can skip them and click to learn Iron Armor Kung Fu.
brush!
Chen Zheng appeared in a spacious and bright room. The walls, floor, and ceiling were all black, and a figure slowly condensed in the middle.
This is an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a transparent body, whose internal meridian structure can be clearly seen, as if cast from glass.
"Data generation in progress, basic Iron Armor Kung Fu instruction begins."
The cold, electronic voice explained, "Iron Armor Kung Fu is a body-tempering technique that integrates movement and stillness. It consists of nine forms. Each form requires circulating qi and blood, coordinating with breathing and the force of punches to disperse qi and blood, and tempering the skin..."
During the explanation of the technique, the transparent figure also assumed the posture of the first move of the Iron Armor Technique, and the blood and qi belonging to a level six martial artist circulated within the body as the practice progressed.
Chen Zheng clearly saw a surge of powerful qi and blood originating from the figure's dantian, flowing along the meridians to his right arm, dissipating the moment the fist struck, and transforming into a red membrane that filled the space between the muscles and skin.
Some of this qi and blood integrates into the skin membrane, tempering its strength, while the remaining portion automatically gathers and flows back into the dantian.
With each breath, the skin membrane expands and contracts like a drum, while blood and energy permeate and refine every inch of the skin like rain.
The detailed instructions for this technique are so profound that anyone with a modicum of intelligence can learn it after watching it a few times.
After the transparent figure finished practicing once, Chen Zheng also adopted the first form of Iron Armor Kung Fu. Although he was a projection of his consciousness, which affected the cultivation here, the experience and insights gained would be imprinted in his memory.
After practicing ten times, Chen Zheng finally left the illusory realm after almost understanding all the secrets of the Iron Armor Skill.
In the middle of the dormitory, Chen Zheng lowered his body slightly and assumed the first stance of Iron Armor Kung Fu.
Bang!
He stepped forward and threw a side punch, his body trembling. Before the punch was finished, the blood and qi circulating in the meridians of his arm had been forcibly dispersed and squeezed into the skin.
Instantly, blood and qi surged throughout his arm, and his skin became burning hot. Chen Zheng could clearly feel the blood and qi flowing under his skin like lava, gradually tempering and increasing its strength.
Unlike external martial arts techniques like the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt in wuxia novels that require external strikes, Iron Shirt Kung Fu uses qi and blood as its hammer, and is tempered from the inside out, making it significantly superior.
Time flies, and Chen Zheng, who was immersed in cultivation, only came back to his senses when the alarm clock on his personal terminal vibrated at 1:30.
Huff! Chen Zheng exhaled a breath of scorching heat and slowly finished his practice. At this moment, his skin was red and radiated high temperature, as if he had stepped out of a steamer.
At the same time, a row of transparent prompt text appears.
"Iron Armor Skill, Beginner Level 0.04%"
"After so long of cultivation, the progress is only 0.04%. At this rate, even if I cultivate diligently for five hours a day, it will still take a year and a half to break through to the seventh level of martial artist."
Thinking of this, Chen Zheng couldn't help but sigh at the difficulty of cultivation.
Fortunately, he is not the same person he used to be.
After a quick rinse, Chen Zheng prepared to go to class.
The dormitory, which is over a hundred stories high, has five elevators. At this time of day, most students are not in the dormitory, so the elevators are empty.
Ding! The elevator doors opened, and Chen Zheng paused.
"Bai, you live in this dormitory building too?" Chen Zheng walked in and nodded, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, I'm on the 87th floor." Bai Su nodded slightly as a greeting, holding a thick book of runes in her arms, clearly studying during her lunch break.
No wonder they get such good grades.
Today, the girl wore a white dress, her waist-length black hair was loose, and a delicate silver bow was pinned behind her left ear, making her look incredibly pure.
However, this beautiful scene was ruined by her puffed-out cheeks.
"Want some?" The girl held out her hand, her palm still holding a black candy.
"...Thank you, no need." Chen Zheng was too embarrassed to accept it, and besides, he didn't like sweets.
The elevator descended and quickly arrived at the first floor. The two walked out one after the other. As they exited the building, Bai Su, who was in front, turned around, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.
"Chen, are you going to have another epiphany today?"
"Uh... probably not, that depends a lot on luck." Chen Zheng paused for a moment, but didn't rule it out.
The girl tilted her head, her black hair falling over her shoulders: "But I feel you should still have an epiphany."
Why?
"Because you seemed very relaxed during your epiphany yesterday."
"Oh, it's just luck," Chen Zheng smiled.
Whether Bai Su believed it or not, the two didn't say anything more for the rest of the journey. Although they were now members of the same research group, they weren't actually very familiar with each other.
It's still that same teaching building.
Authentication, unlocking, the carving knife popped out—just as Chen Zheng held the knife, ready to begin today's 'learning,' he stopped abruptly: "Uh… why are you all staring at me like that?"
Two meters to Chen Zheng's left, Jiang Mo stood with her arms crossed, while Bai Su, standing in front of the equipment to his right, tilted her head, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.
Li Tang was standing on tiptoe, looking at him from in front of the equipment behind him.
And it wasn't just them; many classmates around them were also secretly peeking.
Jiang Mo said with a grin, "Don't worry about us, just keep practicing."
"Stop messing around, how can I calm down when you're all staring at me like that?"
Chen Zheng shook his head speechlessly, ignoring the others, and his mind drifted to the runes he was going to 'learn' today.
Last night, he sifted through the rune library, removing those he already knew and identifying 232 basic runes related to the power of heaven and earth.
In addition, more than a hundred runes with names that don't seem to relate to the natural world have been identified, and their abilities are suspected to involve the natural world, pending further verification.
All Spirits Plunder, Begin!
Buzz! Chen Zheng's vision suddenly changed as he entered a microscopic energy state. The first rune to be inscribed today was "Burning".
It resembles a leaping flame and has a total of five strokes.
As Jiang Mo and the others watched, Chen Zheng's carving knife fell, the first stroke was a fraction too light, and the energy resonance of the spectral projection on the screen flashed by.
The stone slab sank, shattered, and restarted.
The second stroke was a little heavier, but it still triggered an energy resonance. The third strike... bang! The light spot on the screen dissipated.
The stone slab sank and crumbled... The fourth stroke was slightly crooked, a failure; the last dot of the fourth stroke was too heavy, making it impossible to connect with the fifth stroke.
After several failed attempts, Chen Zheng restarted the stone slab, and this time the runes resembling leaping flames were completed in one go.
Buzz! The runes on the energy spectrum lit up one by one, the circuits resonated, and emitted a temperature that was somewhat hot to the touch.
Chen Zheng sensed the fluctuations of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from this rune, but he did not absorb it immediately. Instead, he pressed the submit button.
"So fast." Bai Su blinked.
Li Tang exclaimed in amazement: "Your intuition for runes is so accurate. You went from being completely unfamiliar with them to succeeding and failing in less than ten attempts, and you were able to pinpoint the problem each time."
"This guy is a completely different person compared to last semester." Jiang Mo's mouth dropped open.
Chen Zheng could only explain, "After yesterday's epiphany, I feel that I have gained a great understanding of runes, and today when I held the knife to inscribe them, it felt like a natural and effortless process."
"Depend on!"
"He's not even human."
The surrounding classmates let out groans and expressions of envy.
At this moment, the device data was successfully uploaded, and Chen Zheng's academic task completion rate increased by 1. Seeing this, Chen Zheng calmly touched the inscribed stone plate with his palm.
plunder!
Boom! Consciousness roared, and the sky was filled with burning flames. The high temperature distorted space and evaporated everything.
At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth rushed towards Chen Zheng, continuously transforming into qi and blood, and then circulating along the circulation route of the Wild Bull Body Refining Fist.
However, Chen Zheng concealed his aura this time, so no one noticed.
You can't have sudden enlightenments every day, otherwise you're not a genius, you're a monster.
Therefore, Chen Zheng planned not to 'reveal' himself until he broke through to the ninth level of martial arts.
Moreover, compared to improving one's cultivation level by having enlightenment every day, it is even more exaggerated and shocking to break through from level six to level nine in a single enlightenment.
"Plundered a trace of the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, understanding of fire +1, affinity with heaven and earth +1".
"Having received the energy of heaven and earth, my cultivation has improved, and my level of the Wild Bull Body Refining Fist has increased from 45% to 48% in the third stage."