Chapter 17: Eight Extremes Fist (Please follow! Vote and Yue Ticket!)

The effects of the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill were even better than Wang Sheng had anticipated.

The remaining 10 Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills could last him ten days if he took one each day.

This duration was enough for him to create the next batch of Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills, thus forming a perfect cycle.

It also meant that Wang Sheng could practice Ba Duan Jin and Inner Core Skill without any worries about resources.

"Looks like the daily schedule needs changing again!"

Previously, due to a scarcity of resources, Wang Sheng had allotted the least amount of time to Ba Duan Jin, only going through the basic routine once a day to maintain his feel for it.

Now, not lacking resources, he naturally needed to increase the time spent on practicing Ba Duan Jin that enhances Qi-Blood strength.

After all, the strength of Qi Blood Power was crucial for Wang Sheng to breach the "Qi Rushing to the Disease" stage of the Inner Core Skill.

Without sufficient Qi-Blood strength, he wouldn't be able to break through the firm disease.

However, increasing time for Ba Duan Jin meant that time must be taken from somewhere else.

Ultimately, Wang Sheng decided to cut down on "Medicinal Plant Cultivation" and "Herb Recognition."

Having broken through three times in Medicinal Plant Cultivation, he had enough for his current needs and could slowly improve, and the same went for Herb Recognition.

Therefore, not only did the time for these two activities need to be reduced, it had to be significantly reduced.

Because Wang Sheng was also planning to acquire new skills.

Combat skills.

Even without having met other Martial Artists, Wang Sheng knew that having robust Qi-Blood alone was not enough.

Possessing just Qi-Blood would make one a target in conflicts.

Although he believed he wouldn't go looking for trouble unprovoked, accidents were simply unpredictable.

What if one day he did encounter a hot-blooded, frenzied Martial Artist who decided to pick a fight?

Therefore, combat skills must be practiced.

With Ba Duan Jin and Inner Core Skill's time non-negotiable, he could only reduce time on the two "auxiliary skills."

As for exactly which combat skill he should practice, Wang Sheng had already made up his mind.

Bajiquan!

For health preservation, Wang Sheng had actually learned many forms of martial arts.

But when it came to pure fighting techniques, he only knew one–Bajiquan.

Learning Bajiquan was part of a past he preferred not to recall.

Every youth goes through an embarrassingly melodramatic phase at a certain age.

During that period, Wang Sheng had already started his health practices, but the nature of age is inexorable; his mind veered off track, desiring to become powerful, so he sought out the manual of Bajiquan to learn.

And because his teenage melodramatic phase lasted quite long, a full two years, he remembered the techniques of Bajiquan crystal clear.

However, whenever he recalled that time, he couldn't help but facepalm, so he sealed away those memories.

He never expected there would come a day when those memories would be needed.

"Dead memories suddenly attack me!"

This phrase could perfectly describe Wang Sheng's current mood.

But no matter the assault, Bajiquan still had to be practiced–there are things you can avoid using but can't afford not to have.

Besides Bajiquan, there was another thing that needed practice.

Plum Flower Step!

This was given to Wang Sheng by Li Wenguang, who wanted him to become a Martial Artist with it and solve the Sun Family's trouble.

In reality, it was just a Step Technique and couldn't cultivate Qi-Blood strength to become a Martial Artist.

Previously, Wang Sheng was constantly seeking ways to enhance his strength, relegating Plum Flower Step to the bottom of the box; now it seemed appropriate to take it out for practice.

To see what changes practicing this world's Step Technique under the influence of the progress bar would bring.

Bajiquan and Plum Flower Step would become the focal points of Wang Sheng's grind against the progress bar.

After finishing Ba Duan Jin, he re-planned his daily schedule.

Eight hours of sleep were untouchable, as were at least three hours a day for eating and relaxing. Inner Core Skill and Ba Duan Jin also had to be maintained at three hours each, all of which already consumed seventeen hours.

That left seven hours of time.

After some thought, Wang Sheng made a decision.

One hour each for reading and farming.

The remaining five hours were divided equally between Bajiquan and Plum Flower Step.

Wang Sheng's days were thus fully scheduled, and unless there was anything else that he had to do, he would strictly follow this plan in the days to come.

Of course, such scheduling didn't mean that every single second had to be productive—people slack off even during work hours!

...

The next day, Wang Sheng started following his plan.

His morning exercise consisted of Ba Duan Jin, which improved his Qi-Blood while activating his Essence Qi and Spirit.

Only then could he maintain his full spirit for the entire day.

In the afternoon, it was time to refresh his skills.

His first choice was Bajiquan.

Bajiquan is one of the traditional martial arts of China, "The literate have Taiji to pacify the world, the martial have Bajiquan to stabilize the universe," this saying alone reflects the status of Bajiquan in the Martial Arts World.

The "Bajiquan" originally came from the geographical concept in Huainanzi's Fall Shape Training, meaning "between heaven and earth, nine states and eight extremes," which later in martial arts was interpreted as "Energy Emission could reach extremely far in all directions."

This interpretation essentially outlined the core of Bajiquan.

Energy Emission!

Bajiquan is a close-quarters fighting style that emphasizes strength, simplicity without flourish, and fast, forceful power.

Because it is a close-quarters combat style, training in Bajiquan greatly emphasizes the use of power. It generally takes several years to master its nuances.

However, Wang Sheng didn't need to bother with that. What he had to do was to make the progress bar of Bajiquan appear.

With slightly rusty movements, he began to practice Bajiquan, remembering from his memory.

"Fists like shooting stars, eyes like lightning, waist like a snake, feet drilling like..."

With smooth movements and eyes following his hands, his punches and kicks were dispatched in unison...

As he practiced, Wang Sheng also silently recited the boxing chant and recalled key points he remembered to ensure there were no mistakes in his movements.

As time passed, Wang Sheng became more proficient, quickly mastering the technique.

Bajiquan has many moves, but its core techniques are mainly the six major openings and eight major moves—all forms and combinations stem from these.

Wang Sheng mainly practiced these two technical cores of Bajiquan.

A Martial Artist's energy and physical strength are extremely powerful. Wang Sheng did not feel tired and kept practicing.

After repeated practice, Wang Sheng felt he had grasped something. His body was like a fully-drawn bow, gathering all his power, turning his fist into an arrow, and swiftly releasing.

Boom!

A loud explosive sound occurred out of thin air—as if a Jing Lei had surged past, deafening.

The large tree he aimed his fist at, seemingly struck by an invisible force, shook continuously, shedding its few remaining withered leaves.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint Fist Mark on the surface of the tree.

Moving like a drawn bow, striking like a thunderclap!

Wang Sheng's movements perfectly demonstrated the power-release technique of Bajiquan.

It was an understanding that came naturally to his body through continuous practice.

At this moment—

"Bajiquan: 2 (23%)"

Without leveling up or using Qi-Blood Power, Wang Sheng, relying solely on the physique of a Martial Artist, produced a powerful effect.

At this moment, Wang Sheng realized that the martial arts of his previous life, even without breakthroughs on a progress bar, could display powerful striking methods and shine brightly on their own!