Chapter 502 Hidden Strength Shocks the World
"What a load of rubbish!" Zhu Xi shook his head and chuckled. "Nine-fold Thunder Blade? It's not even worthy of carrying the shoes of Xingyi Five Elements Fist."
Under the same physical conditions, those who have mastered Xingyi Five Elements Fist to its peak will have a combat power far exceeding those who have reached the pinnacle of Nine-fold Thunder Blade.
"This fist technique...is there some hidden secret?" Luo Feng was stunned.
"Do you know the meaning of the four characters '形意五行'?" Zhu Xi asked rhetorically.
"I don't know." Luo Feng shook his head. He was nineteen years old this year, born after the Great Cataclysm, and knew almost nothing about traditional Chinese martial arts.
"The five fists belong to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, corresponding to the five internal organs: lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and spleen. If you can understand their true meaning, you will naturally begin to grasp the essence of the five elements; the wonders of the flow of energy, the obvious energy, the hidden energy... all arise from this." Zhu Xi slowly explained.
It was under Zhong Guohong's guidance that Zhu Xi, Jia Yi, and Li Dawei truly stepped into the realm of artistic conception, successively mastering Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin.
"Xingyi Five Elements Fist... also has hidden strength?" Luo Feng was taken aback.
"To be precise, the five levels of internal strength—Ming, An, Hua, Dan, and Gang—are the foundation of traditional Chinese martial arts. The internal strength of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade is nothing compared to orthodox Chinese martial arts."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Xi took out a hardcover notebook from his bosom, lightly pressed the cover with his palm, and casually handed it over.
Luo Feng took it and flipped through it. The paper was as smooth as new, but with the slightest shake, the inner pages peeled off into dust—he froze on the spot.
"This is the true hidden power of Chinese martial arts: outwardly inconspicuous, yet inwardly devastating. Even if a king-level monster's carapace is harder than refined steel, one punch will shatter its internal organs and turn its brain into pulp. A war god-level expert can truly kill with a single blow." Zhu Xi smiled calmly.
"So Xingyi Five Elements Fist... actually has such power." Luo Feng murmured to himself.
"Those seemingly ordinary martial arts techniques in the Military Academy's library often conceal their true power in their simplicity. Unfortunately, too many students are short-sighted, focusing only on empty names like the Basic 312 Forms and the Heavenly Escape Technique, mistaking real gold for scrap iron," Zhu Xi sighed.
If you truly understand the essence of Tai Chi, the concept of Yin and Yang will naturally arise, and you will be able to use your small strength to overcome a large one and deflect a great force with minimal effort.
After the casual conversation came to an end, Luo Feng returned to his seat, his consciousness sinking into his sea of consciousness, quietly conversing with the Eight-Eight Tower.
"Luo Feng, you must master Xingyi Five Elements Fist and Dark Force."
"Is it really that miraculous?"
"The skill of 'leaving no trace externally and severing the root internally' in internal internal force is no less than any top-tier secret technique. If you master this skill, you will no longer need to take detours when encountering enemies with thick tortoise shells and rocky skin. Even I did not expect that such a unique skill was hidden on Earth."
"The Five Elements concept directly connects to the Five Elements Laws, and even apprentices can grasp the basics... It's truly unbelievable."
"Luo Feng, if you can comprehend the Five Elements concept while you are still an apprentice, your cultivation path will be much smoother in the future."
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Chung Kuo-hung loosened Teacher Jiang's two braids that were hanging over his shoulders and turned to walk towards Zhao Ruo, who was standing to the side.
After finishing a round of practicing the Yin-Yang True Scripture, he tied on an apron and went into the kitchen, bringing out a table of steaming, fragrant food.
After dinner, he leaned back in the warm jade bathtub, letting Liu Ting gently massage his shoulders and neck with her fingertips.
The next morning, Zhong Guohong brought a bottle of "water of life" to Luo Feng's house.
After leaving the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, Luo Feng and his family moved into the Sunshine Community.
Based on the HR Alliance's formula, Xiaobai has improved the Water of Life to a new version—the cost has been reduced to less than 10,000 RMB, while the effect is more stable and longer-lasting.
Chung Kwok-hung had long ago decided that he would follow Luo Feng to replicate equipment and martial arts techniques in the future, and he needed to put this favor into practice as soon as possible.
As soon as the doorbell rang, Luo Linguo opened the door with a smile: "Guohong's here."
"Uncle Luo," Zhong Guohong nodded in greeting, then casually asked, "Is Luo Hua inside?"
"She's lying in the bedroom." Luo Linguo stepped aside.
"This is the water of life; it will allow him to stand up again," Zhong Guohong said, handing over the bottle.
"Brother Hong!" Luo Feng called out and quickly came out from the inner room.
"Give it to Luo Hua," Zhong Guohong said with a smile.
"Brother Hong, keep these Wood Crystals." Luo Feng took out a hundred crystals and held them steadily in his palm.
"I don't need this. Keep it for yourself to use when you're trying to pass the test." Chung Kwok-hung waved his hand.
"A bottle of the Water of Life costs 30 billion Chinese Yuan, and it's often out of stock..." Luo Feng didn't finish his sentence.
"HR Alliance sells them at high prices, but this bottle isn't produced by them. The cost is less than ten thousand yuan, so you can accept it without worry," Zhong Guohong said calmly.
"Thank you!" Luo Feng, Luo Linguo, and Gong Xinlan said in unison, their voices filled with deep warmth.
After Luo Hua took the medicine, blood flow in his legs gradually improved, and muscle strength returned. Within three days, he was able to walk slowly while holding onto the wall.
After having lunch at the Luo family's house, Zhong Guohong got up to say goodbye.
Luo Feng saw him to the door, then turned back inside, closed the door, and asked in a low voice, "What exactly is Ba Ba Ta's rank?"
"I can't find it," Babata answered crisply.
"Even you can't figure it out?" Luo Feng was slightly taken aback.
"Two possibilities: one, he has crossed the threshold of immortality; two, he has cultivated an extremely difficult-to-detect secret technique for concealing his aura. The latter is more likely." Baba Tower paused. "Unless he deliberately held back, he is hiding it very well."
"Hmm," Luo Feng responded, without asking any further questions.
Back at his residence, Chung Kwok-hung had a sudden thought and entered the cloned Earth.
Liu Ting was his full-time secretary; she handled all the contract signings and stamping.
Jiang Fang and Zhao Ruo are both instructors at the Huaxia Military Academy.
When he was alone, he would often retreat into the replica Earth and scan the silent asteroids of the replica solar system one by one.
"We've finally finished replicating the solar system, and the results have been quite substantial."
Now his divine sense has spread out, reaching tens of millions of kilometers.
The diameter of a replica solar system is only about one light-year.
What about replicating the Milky Way? It would have a diameter exceeding three million light-years.
In comparison, the corners he set foot in were not even a speck of stardust.
Returning to his original world of Swallowed Star, he sat cross-legged in a quiet room, meticulously deducing each ancient cultivation method.
To advance further, one must delve into the roots, draw upon the sources, and leverage the strengths of orthodox cultivation classics in order to advance further in the self-created "Chaos Divine Technique," "Years Fist Technique," "Years Knife Technique," "Years Without Trace," "Years Heart Sutra," and "Dragon Elephant Undying Technique."
He searched through billions of stars in the replica of the Milky Way, but found not a single elixir, pill, spirit stone, or immortal stone.
Ultimately, he still cannot be considered a true beginner in the cultivation world.
The chaotic power surging in the lower dantian is formed by fusing the energy of Marvel's universe with the source power of Swallowed Star.
Is this force stronger than true essence? Or is true essence purer? He himself wasn't sure.
He studied more than a dozen cultivation techniques in succession, pushing them all to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and then began to practice them.
With a super self-healing ability protecting it, it can hurt the skin and flesh, but not its core.
As the master of the treasure basin, if the soul fire does not go out, he can simply start over in another world.
Copying, absorbing, and refining solid energy—the techniques flow like streams into the sea, one after another, rapidly climbing to the peak of the Out-of-Body stage.
"More than a dozen cultivation techniques can't even fully supplement the 'Chaos Divine Technique'?"
Zhong Guohong closed his eyes and silently recited all the details of "Swallowing the Stars" once. In a flash, he was already standing 10,000 meters below the surface of the deep sea.
With a slight thought, an egg of a golden-horned behemoth appeared out of thin air.
"The Golden Horned Beast hasn't hatched yet, so let's have Xiaobai analyze this replica egg first."