A tranquil summer night, with the sky full of stars.
In the quiet night, a startled exclamation suddenly came from the courtyard building.
Zhao Li opened the booklet, looking at the square characters on the pages, and for a moment, he found it hard to believe:
"How is this possible? I'm certain there are no Chinese characters on this continent. Although the writing on the Dou Qi Continent is also square characters, they are more like pictograms. There's no such neat, standard script here."
"Could Senior Wang Chen also be a transmigrator?"
Zhao Li suppressed the urge to go find Wang Chen immediately and ask him what was going on, gradually calming down:
"If I can transmigrate, others naturally can too. Besides, this thing might not necessarily have been written by Senior Wang himself. Perhaps it's a legacy left by a fellow countryman who transmigrated here in some unknown era before? I'll ask Senior Wang Chen later to clarify. For now, I should look at the content; maybe there will be some clues."
Zhao Li suppressed the speculation in his heart, calmed down, and began to read the contents of the booklet.
After a long while, Zhao Li finished the last page and smacked his lips:
"I didn't expect this to be a cultivation manual for the National Martial Arts system from a previous life's novel. According to the introduction in the book, National Martial Arts is a method of cultivation from the inside out, summarized and compiled by countless talented and brilliant individuals in a world without spiritual energy. It has six realms: Clear Stage, Dark Stage, Transformation Stage, Core Formation, Adamantine Force, and Invincible Spirit."
Zhao Li's thoughts raced, and he quickly connected it to the cultivation on the Dou Qi Continent. The two had some similarities but also fundamental differences. Both emphasized control, but one focused on Essence, and the other on Qi.
"Perhaps I can use this cultivation system to draw inferences and accelerate my own cultivation speed."
The book introduced a complete legacy. It not only contained methods for cultivating the physique and blood Qi through Still Cultivation but also a set of Fist Techniques to strengthen self-control and application, and even included cultivation experiences annotated by many people.
As the saying goes, the human body is an Inner Cosmos, and the outside is the Outer Cosmos. Although the combat power displayed by National Martial Arts is not strong, its exploration and control of the human body itself reached the point of seeing the spirit within the body. If one could use this to develop the Inner Cosmos, what would happen in this world where one can already interact with the Outer Cosmos?
He read the content again. With his extraordinary comprehension, after thoroughly understanding the cultivation method in the book, Zhao Li decided to try cultivating:
"Perhaps I can try cultivating this. I just don't know if it will conflict with Dou Qi cultivation. I think not; one focuses on Qi Refining, the other on Body Cultivation, but I still need to be careful."
Zhao Li followed the cultivation method, striking a rather strange-looking pose. Suddenly, he felt the Dou Qi in his body frantically circulate. In Zhao Li's internal vision, he could see this Dou Qi surging towards his skin and membrane, muscles and bones, and blood and marrow. As the Dou Qi circulated, they were also gradually becoming tougher.
One after another, strange movements were performed by Zhao Li, seemingly activating the vitality of his cells. Zhao Li could feel his physique constantly devouring Dou Qi and gradually becoming stronger.
Soon, all the Dou Qi in his Qi Sea was mobilized, gradually decreasing. The body's struggle for it seemed to anger the Qi Cyclone. Zhao Li saw the Qi Cyclone spin rapidly, directly absorbing the surrounding Dou Qi, then surging towards the Qi Cyclone, and then circulating through his body.
Seeing this, Zhao Li was startled. If such a vast amount of energy lost control, the consequences would be unpredictable!
He dared not be careless. His powerful soul force was released, splitting off a large portion of his mind, and he began to control the Dou Qi absorbed into his body by the Qi Cyclone. After a difficult attempt, he finally managed to make them circulate along the Circulation Cycle and return to the Qi Cyclone.
Zhao Li didn't know how much time had passed, repeating it once, twice, countless times!
He only saw the Dou Qi in his Meridians, which had been like a nearly dry stream, rapidly becoming full, like a great river rushing through the Meridians. A lake had also accumulated in his Qi Sea.
After a long time, Zhao Li ended his cultivation. With a thought, a wisp of Dou Qi passed through his Meridians and out from his fingertip, changing into various shapes under Zhao Li's control.
This was already a Dou Spirit technique.
After playing with it for a long time, Zhao Li's novelty faded, and he retracted the Dou Qi back into his body:
"Although I had no obstacles all the way to the Dou Emperor stage, the breakthrough was too fast, and the Dou Qi was ultimately unstable and unconsolidated. There might even be situations where I don't fully control my own strength. I need to temper it well in the future..."
After retracting the Dou Qi, Zhao Li carefully sensed the effects of the cultivation. Upon feeling it, Zhao Li was startled:
"Did I walk the path of Clear Stage Skin and Membrane Training, Dark Stage Muscle and Bone Training, and Transformation Stage Blood and Marrow Training all at once? That shouldn't be the case. Although the book says these three realms are not strictly progressive and can be done simultaneously, according to the experience summarized by predecessors, only those with meticulous control over Internal Force should attempt it. What's going on with me?"
Zhao Li was somewhat confused and then began to ponder.
"Right, Dou Qi!"
According to the inheritance, in the world where National Martial Arts existed, there was no heaven and earth energy similar to Dou Qi. People could only absorb energy from food ingredients and medicinal materials, and then use this energy to temper their muscles and bones. If they didn't control the energy properly, a single mistake could result in serious injury.
But this continent had the method of Dou Qi cultivation, and even Dou Disciples could perform internal vision. Moreover, Zhao Li saw with his own eyes that the energy that tempered his physique just now was indeed absorbed through the Dou Qi Cyclone and was energy that he could control.
Zhao Li thought about the situation where the Dou Qi circulated on its own and surged through his body just now, and he mused, understanding:
"This is the same principle as when I controlled Dou Qi to temper my Meridians during the Dou Qi Stage cultivation stage, making them tougher. It's just that I didn't have the method back then, and the effect was poor. I even felt at one point that Dou Qi tempering had almost no effect."
The sudden increase in physical strength was an unexpected surprise for Zhao Li. He suppressed his joy and continued to review:
"According to the cultivation method, the Clear, Dark, and Transformation realms, besides tempering oneself, also require meticulous control over Internal Force. One must temper and adjust simultaneously to achieve perfection and form the Core without leakage. I am still far from that."
Although he had made great progress in tempering his body, in this world full of Dou Qi, Zhao Li was confident that he could quickly temper his physique to perfection. However, the control over the Internal Force throughout his body could not reach the level of covering the entire skin, membrane, bones, and blood for a while.
"This attempt was a bit risky. Fortunately, I broke through to Dou Disciple a few days ago. Otherwise, without internal vision, I might have crippled myself. However, the gains are indeed huge. Not only has my physique significantly strengthened, but my Dou Qi has also risen several levels overnight, breaking through to Dou Master."
Zhao Li summarized the gains and losses of this cultivation attempt. While surprised and satisfied, he couldn't help but feel some emotion. If he hadn't broken through, he might not have bought the jar and obtained this booklet. Could it be that everything is predetermined?
"Indeed, Body Cultivation and Dou Qi cultivation do not conflict. In fact, a strong physique can even accelerate Dou Qi cultivation to a certain extent. I don't need to rush to find a Cultivation Technique to cultivate for now. I will carefully comprehend it during cultivation. As my control over myself gradually improves, if I can reach the realm of Core Formation without leakage and perfection, with that level of control, I will have many opportunities for trial and error, and it will be more likely to organize a Cultivation Technique that is most suitable for me."
Ending his cultivation, Zhao Li felt a sense of accomplishment. Lying on the bed, he was still guessing the origin of the booklet, but to no avail.
"There are quite a few secrets in this world. After achieving my small goal, I must explore it thoroughly."
Zhao Li stopped thinking about it and soon fell asleep.
In the early morning, the crisp chirping of birds came from the back mountain, waking Zhao Li.
After washing up, Zhao Li began to practice the Fist Technique inherited from the booklet, carefully sensing the changes in himself.
Zhao Li practiced this set of Fist Techniques over and over again, from awkwardness to proficiency, gradually developing a smooth and flowing feeling.
After a long while, Zhao Li finished his practice. He closed his eyes and felt that his control over himself seemed to have risen to a new level, and his Dou Qi had also become more condensed:
"First, control my own Essence, Qi, and Spirit well, then slowly extend it outwards. Finally, if I can control all energy as I wish, then..."
Zhao Li thought about that situation, his eyes filled with longing.
"Young Master, the Master wants you to come to the living room. He says there are guests."
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