Chapter 5 Martial Artist and Inner Core Skill

Time flies when you're busy.

Half a month had passed in a blink of an eye, and Wang Sheng was practicing Ba Duan Jin as usual.

With the help of Tiger Bone Ointment, the progress of his Ba Duan Jin increased rapidly.

"Chrysanthemum Planting: Breakthrough +1 (39%)

Ba Duan Jin: Breakthrough +1 (88%)"

During this half month, Wang Sheng had also been planting chrysanthemums and making them.

So, the progress bar for chrysanthemum planting had also increased significantly. With the progress of making dried chrysanthemums, the chrysanthemums were almost ready to meet the delivery requirements.

Chrysanthemum planting was just something he devoted a part of his energy to.

His real focus was on Ba Duan Jin.

Even though the progress bar grew slowly after a breakthrough, after half a month of continuous practice, the progress bar for Ba Duan Jin had risen rapidly to 88%, and in a few more days, he thought he should be able to breakthrough again.

But that was not the main point, Wang Sheng felt the Qi-Blood within him almost bursting out and knew he was close to condensing the first strand of Qi Blood Power and becoming a true Martial Artist.

He kept practicing Ba Duan Jin, his body becoming more and more active, and his Qi-Blood started to boil again.

Thump!

This sound was like a grand bell chime.

Following this sound was a tremor in Wang Sheng's body that seemed to twist the air around him.

Wang Sheng's heart was like a fully powered water pump, mobilizing all the blood in his body to gather, roll, and boil.

During this process, it seemed as if a mist of blood rose from his heart, and Wang Sheng felt his body gradually growing weak and depleted.

However, he had anticipated this and picked up a bowl of tiger bone ointment water he had prepared earlier and drank it, replenishing a massive amount of energy in his body. Instead of stopping, the boiling of his Qi-Blood became even more intense.

Wang Sheng drank another bowl, and not until after the fifth bowl did his body's thirst greatly lessen.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart continued to beat incessantly, with powerful energy fuelling it, the speed of the blood mist condensing inside the heart increased.

A few minutes later, Wang Sheng suddenly felt as if his body was completely revitalized.

He also sensed a new power inside him, elusive and difficult to control, yet one thing was very clear.

Wang Sheng clenched his fist; he wasn't sure about other things, but his strength had definitely increased immensely.

He looked at the stone mill beside him; it was not small and weighed over 200 pounds, something he could definitely not move normally.

But now—

The minimum requirement for a Martial Artist was a single-arm strength of 500 pounds.

He tried lifting it with one arm.

It wasn't effortless, but he could indeed lift it without feeling overwhelmed.

Indeed, the strength of 500 pounds was not bragging.

This strength was purely the physical strength of his body; if he could utilize the Qi-Blood Power inside him, his strength would be even greater.

Of course, this involved the issue of Cultivation Technique.

Only with a genuine Martial Artist Skills could he control his Qi-Blood.

Ba Duan Jin could increase Qi-Blood but couldn't control it.

Wang Sheng had considered this problem a long time ago and had found a solution.

Inner Core Skill!

This was actually the path Wang Sheng genuinely wanted to pursue.

It was the Immortal Law!

However, this path initially required the harvesting of significant medicinal parts from the human body, which was why he needed the Ba Duan Jin to strengthen himself.

As for the method to control Qi-Blood, it actually pertained to the first realm of Inner Core Skill, the Foundation Establishment Mantra.

Foundation Establishment required controlling one's internal Qi to locate the disease within the body, that is, deficiencies, and then to remedy them, ultimately achieving a flawless state. Only then was the Foundation Establishment considered complete.

Although in his former life Wang Sheng did not believe that Inner Core Skill could lead to immortality, he learned quite a bit about it out of a need for well-being.

Inner Core Skill utilized that "energy", and once one's Primordial Qi reached a certain level, it could naturally rush open the energy pathways.

In Wang Sheng's previous life, there were many theories about 'energy', but he felt the most credible was Life Energy, which, although invisible, could be felt by the human body.

A strong body possessed strong Life Energy; a weak body had weak Life Energy.

In this world, it could be considered equivalent to Qi-Blood Power.

Wang Sheng practiced Ba Duan Jin not only to reach the level of a Martial Artist in terms of Qi-Blood Power but also as a foundation for Inner Core Skill.

Once his body had sufficient Qi-Blood Power, he could proceed to the second step of the Foundation Establishment, Qi Rushing to the Disease.

This step simply involved a comprehensive repair of his body.

To truly transform and renew himself.

What Wang Sheng sought was the method of channeling Qi during the process of Qi Rushing to the Disease, that is, the method of operating his own Qi-Blood Power.

Otherwise, the Qi-Blood Power that had just gathered inside him would only be observable, not usable.

To have treasures but not be able to use them was an indescribable pain.

So, what Wang Sheng needed to do next—

was to bring up the progress bar for Foundation Establishment.

Wang Sheng had seen a few Foundation Establishment Mantras; the most crucial part of Foundation Establishment, like Ba Duan Jin, lay in the movements.

And what he most believed in from his past life were various movement-based health methods.

He was a man of action, and, having just met the requirements of a Martial Artist, started experimenting immediately.

"Assume the upper stance and hold, a majestic and unmoving form. Relaxed, empty, settle the spirit..."

With the mantra, Wang Sheng's body also began to move.

First step: relax completely to put his body in a natural state of relaxation… Second step: slightly close his eyes, with eyes half-closed… Third step: tongue on the roof of the mouth, sealing the Heavenly Pool acupoint to prevent spiritual leakage… Fourth step: breathe naturally, deep, long, even, fine, and slight… Fifth step: hands forming Tai Chi Formulas…

Having done all this, Wang Sheng quietly felt the interior of his own body.

After sitting silently, he should listen to his breath and observe the light.

This was indeed a profoundly mysterious concept.

But Wang Sheng did not aim to achieve it immediately; he merely sought the method to channel his energy.

He didn't know how long it had been, but Wang Sheng seemed to see inside his body, his heart beating incessantly while inside the ventricle, a small snake seemed to be coiled.

As his "gaze" rested on the small snake, it seemed startled and transformed into a great dragon that lunged towards him.

Boom!

A roaring sound exploded in Wang Sheng's head, waking him up abruptly.

At the same time, a progress bar appeared.

"Inner Core Skill (Foundation Establishment): 3 (68%)"

He had indeed achieved what he wanted, but what had just happened... that must have been his Qi-Blood Power, right?

How did it startle his "spirit"?