With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal

Back then, that Demon Path Martial Artist, the monster statue he left behind was also a contributor.

If it weren't for that statue allowing me to absorb plenty of spiritual power, I'm afraid the first layer would need another three or four months to reach 100%.

The Dragon Meditation secret technique has three layers in total.

The old headmaster of Martial Arts University Wudang mentioned in a video that the difficulty of each layer is more than ten times that of the previous layer...

Having gone through such a long time, Meng Chuan boldly speculated that even top-level True Skill isn't as hard to train as this thing.

"This thing really can't be trained by humans, it's one of those lifetime achievements."

To avoid missing the sunrise, today he deliberately got up much earlier than when the sun rises.

Seeing the sky still gray, he continued to cultivate the Dragon Meditation.

Although he wasn't skilled in spiritual techniques, Meng Chuan's steadfast will would never evade his own shortcomings.

"Let's work harder and reach the second layer!"

The second layer of Dragon Meditation will, based on the existing foundation, condense a small spiritual dragon.

Forming two dragons to protect the body.

Further enhancing the defense of the brain, and also forming a dragon seal to improve perception, with remarkable effects.

Fifteen minutes later, when his mind started to feel slightly dazed, Meng Chuan quickly stopped the cultivation technique to avoid overdoing it.

Checking his proficiency again, it still remained at the first layer, 100%.

"Am I stuck in an endless certification cycle? Should I renew it now?"

He casually joked to ease his mental exhaustion.

The tip of the sun began to protrude, a perfect time to focus the Heart Spirit and practice his fists!

"Tonight, I'll watch Elder Zhang Xian's video on Yin and Yang Infinity to grasp the key to breaking the second layer."

...

The early sun hung high.

On the way to practice, Meng Chuan felt slightly melancholic because he still hadn't triggered the epiphany state today.

The probability of triggering it is small, which is normal.

After calming his mood, Meng Chuan looked at the panel.

Qi Nourishing Armor Technique: Advanced (72%)

This top-tier Wudang Hard Skill is the horizontal practice method he has studied the longest, and now it's close to Perfection.

"Now I can increase proficiency by about 1% daily, just in time to achieve Perfection before the second tournament phase begins."

Meng Chuan is quite looking forward to it.

The second-tier Shaolin Iron Cloth Shirt has already made him nearly invulnerable to swords and spears, his flesh can fend off alloy weapons.

What kind of enhancement will this cultivation technique bring to the body when perfected?

Huayun Prefecture's car stopped, Meng Chuan opened the car door and stepped down, heading to Gangzi Club.

Today he arrived a bit earlier, because Brother Gang had news about the top-tier Hard Skill he requested.

...

"Two Shaolin Hard Skills, Sumeru Iron Body and Vajra Carrying Tripod Skill."

The second book is the True Skill Level horizontal practice pre-hard skill I've learned, I recommend you learn this.

After becoming part of the Martial Arts Family, you can smoothly switch to Vajra Carrying the Mountain, which is very suitable."

These two cultivation techniques are extremely rare hard skills, with no information about them available online for free.

But from just hearing the names, he felt it still wasn't what he desired, a hard skill with core traits after breaking limits.

Meng Chuan nodded in response to Brother Gang, then picked up both cultivation techniques and started flipping through them.

Both are excellent hard skills, almost on the same level as the Qi Nourishing Armor Technique.

After a moment, he disappointedly put them aside.

After Brother Gang's explanation and a rough perusal.

Meng Chuan confirmed that their foundational intention had little to do with the surrounding acupoints.

The possibility of containing core traits was extremely low.

"You're getting picky again, take a look at this one, it's the last top-tier one."

Li Weigang said, turning around to take out a book resembling an ancient manuscript from the drawer, its blue-gray cover hinting at its age.

He handed it to Meng Chuan, explaining:

"This is an imprint of Daoist Hard Skill, I specialize in Shaolin horizontal practice, this was obtained from Elder Zhao Shousui, the Mountain Shifting Daoist to borrow ideas early on."

Since progressing to the Martial Arts Family, it has been eating dust at home, see if this book suits your fancy."

Li Weigang sighed silently.

He originally intended to correct Meng Chuan from the "wrong" path and have him train Shaolin Hard Skills together, it seems like this kid truly isn't interested in the Buddhist Sect.

In fact, Li Weigang misunderstood Meng Chuan's intentions, but limit breaking is something only he himself understands, some things are unclear and cannot be said.

Meng Chuan pondered silently:

"Another Hard Skill from Elder Zhao, aligned with Qi Nourishing Armor?"

"Thank you, Brother Gang."

Meng Chuan flipped through and inspected.

He indeed had a better impression of Daoist Hard Skills, full of anticipation.

It's not that the Buddhist Sect is bad, its hard skills emphasize becoming a Buddha in the flesh, turning the corporeal shell into relics, imperishable in calamities.

But Daoist practices harmonize more with heaven and earth nature, take Qi Nourishing Armor for instance, nurturing the Purple Qi both internally and externally, the internal membrane has saved him countless times.

Upon opening, two large characters caught his eye.

Wudang Top Secret: Cyan Netherworld Dragon Lock Body

"Another top secret... I've learned quite a few techniques as an outsider."

He mused to himself, he had accumulated plenty of Wudang Cultivation Techniques, he must visit the mountain someday to offer his gratitude.

The name of this cultivation technique sounds impressive, Meng Chuan carefully studied it thoroughly.

Not long after.

"Hiss... this cultivation technique is troublesome to train."

After a while, Meng Chuan exclaimed.

Cyan Netherworld Dragon Lock Body is also a hard skill that exercises the entire body.

After mastery, every section of bone marrow will secretly contain Dragon Lock Acupoints, transforming the mundane body into a Dragon Form.

It emphasizes dragon breath inhaling and exhaling, tempering dragon tendons; locking the body and stabilizing the essence, beating the dragon bones.

The imprint explains that to cultivate this technique, talent, perseverance, and resources are indispensable.

The first step of the Dragon's Breath Technique has a wonderful similarity to the Qi Nourishing of the Five Aggregates.

During practice, one must sit cross-legged facing north, using "reverse abdominal breathing" to gather heaven and earth's spiritual essence.

Imagine the spine rising and falling like a dragon drinking water, with each breath lasting the time of an incense stick, until the tailbone becomes hot.

The description in the transcription is too mysterious, Meng Chuan couldn't understand what this heaven and earth's spiritual essence means.

"Brother Gang, what is this heaven and earth's spiritual essence, is it something similar to the Five Elements Qi?"

He asked when he didn't understand.

Li Weigang explained:

"It's both yes and no. The heaven and earth's spiritual essence is a general term, the Five Elements Qi collected by Xingyi Sect's Qi Nourishing method is also included in it.

But I really don't know what kind of spiritual essence this method gathers. I only borrowed its method of refinement, without in-depth research.

If you are satisfied with this book, you can take it first. Your master is a Grandmaster, let him find someone from the Daoist School to teach you, I can't teach you this one.

Of course, I'm well-versed in Shaolin Hard Skills, you can come to me anytime if you want to learn."

Meng Chuan nodded and thanked him, he was indeed satisfied with this book.

Focusing on building up the muscles and bones, which is exactly what is lacking in his hard skills system.

Even if the core traits weren't unlocked after entering, it's still worth practicing.

As for how to get started, he would have to personally ask Elder Zhao.

Master Luo is good friends with him, so there shouldn't be any problem asking for advice.

Retracting his thoughts, Meng Chuan began his hitting practice for the day.

After finishing two cycles of cultivation techniques, a tingling sensation coursed through his body.

Li Weigang shook his numb hand, sighing:

"Although I don't understand the Daoist methods, I can feel that your Qi Nourishing Armor is almost perfect, right?"

"Almost, it should reach the highest realm of [Consolidating the Foundation and Nurturing the Essence] within the month."

Meng Chuan nodded in response.

"Sigh... you really are suited for Daoist Hard Skills."

Though he was reluctant to admit it, Li Weigang initially chose to focus on Shaolin because he felt Daoist methods were troublesome, not as simple and straightforward as Shaolin Hard Skills...

After a short break.

Meng Chuan stood up from the hitting bench and adjusted his posture, standing with legs apart.

The hitting rod flew swiftly like lightning, the sound of impact was incessant.

After it ended, pointing the rod at Meng Chuan, Li Weigang incredulously asked:

"Are you going to achieve mastery?"

Meng Chuan nodded acknowledging.

The speed of his progress was indeed fast, but it being a third-tier Hard Skill, Meng Chuan didn't think too much about what might be wrong.

Li Weigang sighed.

This damn thing was too fast, back then when he practiced Shaolin's Iron Crotch Skill, it took him a whole two years to master it.

He was secretly puzzled:

"Is the Doma Crotch Skill easier to practice than Shaolin's, or is it the talent there makes me a bit inferior to this kid..."

This conclusion was hard for him to accept at once,

After Meng Chuan left, Li Weigang made up his mind to practice [Doma Iron Crotch] to see where the problem was.

Sometimes, in some places, he was just such a meticulous person...

...

On the way to the advanced fist practice, Meng Chuan unlocked his phone screen.

Opening the chat app, it was someone with a Popeye avatar wanting to add him as a friend.

[Xiaomeng, it's Yanhua Tian Kang, add me as a friend, let's practice Hard Skills together when you have time.]

Meng Chuan recalled, it turned out to be that pointy-headed "Thunder Ape."

After a moment's thought, he accepted the friend request.

"Brother Tian, I suggest when practicing Hard Skills in the future, it's better to use less medicine, naturally train the body."

After exchanging a few words casually, Meng Chuan put away his phone and got off the car to practice fists.

Tian Kang spoke too strangely, always disconnected in his conversation, his left and right brain competing.

Meng Chuan thought it's better to chat with him less if nothing's going on, lest he chat himself into having problems.

...

In the advanced area, Lu Zhuxiao was waiting for Meng Chuan in the Body Technique Area.

The two had arranged yesterday that he would focus on teaching him body technique today.

Because Meng Chuan's Eight Steps to Catching a Cicada was about to achieve mastery.

After achieving mastery, the speed increases with each step over eight steps, the first step leaves an afterimage, the eighth step breaks the sound barrier, adding significantly to actual combat.

But even after perfection, the drawback that requires replenishing qi in the ninth step remains.

This is the direction Meng Chuan chose to break limits, solving this problem with the limit-breaking [Cicada Shadow Trace].

Seeing Meng Chuan from afar, holding something, Lu Zhuxiao only saw clearly when he approached.

In his hand, he carried a book-like thing.

"Is it a new cultivation technique?"

Lu Zhuxiao curiously asked.

Meng Chuan replied:

"A new hard skill, haven't learned it yet, will talk about it after some time."

"..."

Lu Zhuxiao was speechless at once, wondering why he loved learning hard skills so much.

After a moment, he advised:

"Hard skills are good, but the cultivation of fist skills cannot fall behind, qi and blood must still be prioritized."

Meng Chuan nodded, indicating understanding.

The Martial Arts Family won't need to practice standing stakes for a while, he can practice fists for more than ten hours a day, it would be odd not to prioritize fist skills...

Lu Zhuxiao transformed into an afterimage and fell into the stake forest, speaking to Meng Chuan:

"Alright, go on the stakes. Since you've already achieved the true essence of Eight Steps to Catching a Cicada, today you will break through to mastery in one go!"

"Understood."