Chapter 6: Eight-step Breaking Fist Beyond Limits

In Lin Yuan's eyes, the vine leaf that captivated his mind suddenly transformed into a whole world, and within it, a tiny figure came to life.

"That's a miniature version of me!"

Lin Yuan saw that the little figure assumed the starting posture of the Eight-step Breaking Fist and gradually began to execute each of its moves.

Within its body, two red threads ascended, starting from the Dantian, with one going downward directly to the soles of the feet and the other upward, piercing through various major acupoints before finally flowing to both fists.

"This is the essence of the Qi-Blood conveyance method of the Eight-step Breaking Fist."

Lin Yuan's spirit suddenly trembled, and a deep understanding of the Eight-step Breaking Fist unfolded in his mind, reaching the core mysteries, as if a movie played in his head, demonstrating the martial essence of the Eight-step Breaking Fist at the Small Achievement Realm.

"Here, the Qi-Blood circulation was faulty, hence the double fists couldn't exert their utmost power, and ultimately the martial realm couldn't cross the threshold of the Small Achievement Realm."

Lin Yuan came to his senses, and upon comparing the two, he instantly realized the mistakes and oversights in his previous practice of the Eight-step Breaking Fist.

"So this is the true function of the gourd!" Lin Yuan's expression brightened with joy, and he felt immensely invigorated inside.

Seeing that the miniature figure could evolve into a Small Achievement Realm operation method, it meant that for him, all cultivation techniques posed no barriers.

The condition for breaking through had indeed removed its most critical obstacle.

"My arm feels bulkier." Lin Yuan rubbed his right hand's bulging muscles, "Let's see how the strength is."

Lin Yuan raised his hand and practiced the Eight-step Breaking Fist once more. Eight steps turned into one, and eight punches merged into a single blow.

"Boom!"

A sound reminiscent of a long pole cutting through the air reverberated shortly and sharply, echoing within the room.

Lin Yuan carefully experienced each detail and couldn't help but laugh heartily: "The force application technique is optimized, and the Qi-Blood consumption is reduced by a tenth. Truly worthy of a Small Achievement Realm operation method."

"Moreover, the Qi-Blood circulation speed is also a tenth faster than before. The circulation speed of Qi-Blood is related to its accumulation. The faster the circulation, the faster the accumulation. Such a cultivation speed is not just a tenth faster than before. In this way, compared to the past, the overall strength has improved by several measures."

Lin Yuan silently calculated in his mind, a smile appearing on his face.

This scenario gave him exceptionally strong confidence.

As they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

And with the gourd's simulation function as a help, his future path in martial arts cultivation could be described as unobstructed.

"Since this gourd has such effects, I'll call it Nine Chapters." Lin Yuan, with a shift in thought, gave it a name.

Nine Chapters implies calculation and evolution.

At this moment, his thoughts were clear, and he couldn't help but start practicing the Eight-step Breaking Fist again.

The secrets of Qi-Blood conveyance, footwork, and other skills flickered in his mind one by one, and in an instant, Lin Yuan stepped forward.

"Breaking Fist!" Lin Yuan shouted loudly.

He only felt a sudden surge of tremendous force under his feet, like a giant dragon leaping out of the deep sea, soaring with the power of his Qi-Blood.

The abundant power rushed from below his feet into his waist and abdomen, transferring in an instant to his right arm's fist.

Lin Yuan's right arm muscles suddenly swelled a circle, blood vessels bulging like writhing dragons within.

The blood-vessel-bursting right arm suddenly erupted with immense power.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Two muffled sounds exploded.

"It's indeed the Small Achievement Realm!"

Lin Yuan, panting heavily, was delighted to hear those two sounds.

His past self had already stepped into the Proficient Realm of the Eight-step Breaking Fist, and had accumulated much in that realm, making various insights into the martial arts of the Proficient Realm something well-known to him.

When he consumed the Healing Pill, the once violent medicinal strength all transformed into aid for breakthrough. The Dantian within him continuously transmuted the pill's medicinal power, making his accumulated Qi-Blood incomparably thick.

Additionally, with the simulation capabilities of the Nine Chapters, he comprehended the various unclear aspects of the Qi-Blood operation method.

He naturally crossed the threshold of breakthrough, stepping into the Small Achievement Realm of the Eight-step Breaking Fist.

With this in mind, Lin Yuan was inspired.

"Since I've already broken through to the Small Achievement Realm, can I simulate the Great Achievement Realm's operation method? Or even the Perfect Realm's?"

He couldn't help but immerse his spirit once more into the space of the Nine Chapters Golden Gourd.

"Nine Chapters, simulate the Great Achievement Realm operation technique!" Lin Yuan's gaze fixed on the vine leaf representing the Eight-step Breaking Fist, silently chanting in his heart.

In an instant, the world transformed by the vine leaf reappeared.

The tiny figure appeared again, assuming the starting posture of the Eight-step Breaking Fist. At this time, differing from before, four red lines suddenly emerged, two downward and two upward. The meridians through which they traversed within the body had already changed.

It was like turning a two-lane road into a four-lane highway, but the width of the meridian remained the same, unable to accommodate twice the Qi-Blood power, thus requiring an additional new route to be opened.

"The Great Achievement Realm has four meridian paths."

Exiting from the vine leaf space, Lin Yuan's face showed an expression of understanding.

The Small Achievement Realm of the Eight-step Breaking Fist has two main meridians, while the Great Achievement Realm possesses four, making the Qi-Blood output in the same time frame twice that of the Small Achievement Realm. The power it bursts forth must also be stronger than that from just one meridian.

"In that case!" A thought suddenly arose in his mind.

"Nine Chapters, simulate the Perfect Realm operation method of the Eight-step Breaking Fist." Lin Yuan's face turned solemn as he silently chanted again.

The vine leaf once again unfolded into a world, and the tiny figure appeared for the third time.

Its body lines quietly transformed into eight, with four going downward and four upward. As the miniature figure operated the technique, Lin Yuan closely watched those eight red lines.

In that transformed world, the little figure unleashed a punch, already producing eight explosive sounds.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yuan remained expressionless.

After a long time, Lin Yuan emerged from his thoughts, taking a deep breath.

In the next moment, he said in a deep voice.

"Nine Chapters, simulate!"

Lin Yuan stared intensely at the vine leaf representing the Eight-step Breaking Fist, as if trying to see through it entirely.

Under Lin Yuan's tense gaze, the vine leaf once again transformed into that familiar world, where the tiny figure demonstrated the Qi-Blood operation method again, sixteen red threads extending out.

After a long time.

"It's done!"

Lin Yuan's heart surged with excitement: "Nine Chapters simulation can surpass the original method."

The original Eight-step Breaking Fist's cultivation to the Perfect Realm only allowed for eight meridian conduits for Qi-Blood.

This meant its explosive limit could only be eight times that of the Small Achievement Realm.

This was also what the academy's teaching instructors said about the ultimate limit of Eight-step Breaking Fist cultivation. However, with the presence of the Nine Chapters, it forcefully propelled the Eight-step Breaking Fist to an even deeper level.

Lin Yuan calmed his excited heart, saying steadily: "Let me see where your limits lie!"

Lin Yuan looked at the gourd leaf resembling the size of a paper umbrella, and it had already started to turn yellow, with some sparse brown circular spots on it.

"Then one last time." Lin Yuan's eyes shot a sharp light, his lips faintly moving, "Nine Chapters, simulate!"

In Lin Yuan's vision, the brown spots on the vine leaf suddenly began to spread, gradually encompassing the entire leaf.

In no time, the vine leaf, like a tree leaf in autumn, began to turn from green to yellow and finally withered and fell. At the moment the yellow leaf fell, a world unfolded from the vine leaf.

The familiar tiny figure started its demonstration again.

At this moment, the red lines filled the tiny figure's entire body, like a doll dyed red with cinnabar.

In that world scene, the little figure seemed like a deity.

With the swirling power of Qi-Blood, as it unleashed a punch, the mountains ahead crumbled like flour blown by a strong wind, instantly turning into endless dust, filling the air.

And around the force of the punch arose a massive storm, spreading into the distance. Witnessing this scene stirred his emotions.

That mountain-crushing, crag-breaking punch was awe-inspiring.

"Thirty-two Qi-Blood circulation pathways." Lin Yuan calmed his inner shock, carefully recalling the Qi-Blood circulation route demonstrated by the little figure.

At this moment, Lin Yuan no longer fretted over the differences therein.

"Since that miniature figure can evolve a thirty-two meridian circulation route, what else is there to doubt? Then practice I shall."

"Actually, this world originally had no path!"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but smile broadly.

"After I, Lin, walk it, a path there becomes!"