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

"Understood, be careful, Master."

With that said, Meng Chuan's eyes focused, and he flipped his hand to launch a Cyan Dragon's Claw attack.

...

At the same time, Luo Guanyun had already quickly arrived at the foot of Lishan Mountain.

He initially planned to fly directly in but hesitated, recalling the threatening tone in Yang Huan's voice on the phone...

As he approached, the gatekeeper grandpa stepped out and blocked him with a hand.

"Grandpa, I'm Hall Master Luo of the Infinite Martial Arts Dojo."

The grandpa pointed at the regulations on the wall, and he looked over.

[Without a pass, no one is allowed to trespass on university grounds.]

"Please show your pass."

"Your principal invited me, Principal Yang."

Only then did the gatekeeper's expression relax, and he politely said:

"If you don't have a pass, we need to verify first. Please wait a moment, Hall Master Luo."

"Please hurry, I need to go to the principal's office to sign a contract for my apprentice."

He especially remembered the 30-minute time limit, recalling the way he used to be disciplined by [Professor Yang] while attending school at the headquarters, which made him a bit flustered...

After all, a man remains a boy at heart, and Yang Huan, though kindly on the surface, was ruthlessly strict in secret.

The grandpa glanced sideways and asked:

"Oh? Who is your apprentice?"

"It's Meng Chuan, that kid who sneaks into your pre-college classes all the time."

The grandpa suddenly realized, so it's that boy's master.

"You can go in then, follow this path, and turn left at the end to go upstairs to the rooftop."

"..."

Luo Guanyun walked while shaking his head and laughing.

"I, a dignified Martial Arts Grandmaster, don't have as much influence as this brat..."

A moment later he looked up, seeing the three big characters of Hongwu Tower printed on the rooftop, and Luo Guanyun stepped up.

Meanwhile, inside the principal's office, Yang Huan's gentle voice could be heard.

"It's all right, although I don't practice hard skills, having gone through Limit Breaking five times, my body strength has long surpassed your understanding. Feel free to try boldly."

Meng Chuan steeled his heart and said through gritted teeth:

"Pardon me, Principal Yang! Yaksha Sea Exploration!"

He reached out to lock Yang Huan's upper arm tightly, pressing his forearm against his neck, and then he jumped up to exert downward force.

Luo Guanyun walked in just in time to witness this horrifying scene, and his heart almost seized from fright.

"Meng Chuan! What are you doing!"

...

Three minutes later, Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun sat side by side, both with their hands properly placed on their knees, listening to Yang Huan's teachings.

"Luo Guanyun, you should listen too, it's been a long time since you've attended a class, right?"

"Yes, Professor Yang, since I left United University decades ago, I haven't slept well without listening to your lectures at night..."

Meng Chuan saw his master's head nodding rapidly and couldn't help but secretly laugh.

"Even a usually strong master has someone he's afraid of..."

Then Yang Huan spoke earnestly:

"In the past, for ordinary families, practicing martial arts was a luxury. Not to mention tonic herbs, they couldn't even afford the tuition fees.

So what could they do? They had no choice but to eavesdrop behind walls, relying on stolen moves to combine them into complete fist skill routines.

This is what's known as a wild trick, and with high enough talent, one can make a big name."

Yang Huan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued:

"Now on to the main point, if we break down all the fist skills into techniques and routines, each move can be divided into four realms: [Form, Shape, Rhyme, Divine].

Imitating the form is the lowest level, like drawing a tiger from a cat. Martial Arts emphasize groundwork, if you can't even draw a cat, don't even think about a tiger.

Next is mimicking the shape, where the drawn cat, when angered, carries some intent of a tiger, its sharp claws and teeth resembling a tiger cub. Then gradually expand it into a tiger.

Gaining rhyme represents understanding of why the techniques and routines are such, forming personal insights and adjustments better suited to oneself, drawing a unique tiger."

Meng Chuan suddenly understood, with Principal Yang explaining this way, he got it.

Regarding the Yaksha Sea Exploration move, he only achieved its form, not its shape.

"As for the final [Divine Communication] realm, just listen without overthinking it.

It signifies not only mastering a move or routine but being the driving force or even the originator of an entire martial arts system.

Once you reach this level, you break free from being bound by fist skill routines, you go with the flow, every move and fist carries great power.

Only when the fist transcends techniques can you truly understand Dao, only by engulfing the universe can you understand emptiness. It's like that opening phrase in your high school textbooks: [Fist and foot techniques, Divine Communication validates Dao]."

Meng Chuan nodded, realizing that such a realm was still too far for him, so he just listened and retained the sounds.

Then Principal Yang continued:

"With the two moves you performed just now, the former already has its shape, you need to practice drawing, sketching the tiger into form.

As for the latter, the Yaksha Sea Exploration move where you grabbed my neck, you're still in the imitating form stage.

To achieve mimicking the shape with attached fist force, you need diligent practice, and in daily conditioning, add spiritual visualization to have a chance to reach it."

Reaching this point was his weak area, so Meng Chuan asked:

"Principal Yang, how exactly should I visualize?"

"In your mind, use spiritual power to first sketch and outline, like filling in color, completely filling out the Yaksha Sea Exploration move, and then...

As for the subsequent two higher realms, you don't need to worry yet.

Rhyme can only be attempted by a Martial Arts Family, take the Xingyi Sect for example, the Rhyme Realm is similar to the concept of [Borrowing Method].

The Divine Communication realm is even more elusive, only existing in ancient myths. It is a realm pursued by legendary figures, such as Zhang Sanfeng and other grandmasters of major sects."

After Yang Huan finished, Luo Guanyun immediately added:

"Chuan-er, Professor Yang is right, only when you reach the third major limit as a Martial Arts Master can you consider these things.

Borrowing Method is what I previously told you about, [using intention to transform the magnetic field, using intention to alter reality]'s theoretical foundation."

"Understood."