Chapter 239: Six Major Acupoints, Flesh Concert Hall
By the way, you can also bring Xu Qingfeng along, this guy's life seems a bit tough, he wants to split his study points in half just to use them.
Dong Yue waved his hand in refusal:
"No need, do you think just because I get a 50% discount, my actual received study points are really half?
The rest will be covered by the school, which is one of the benefits of the Grandmaster Class, you deserve it."
Meng Chuan nodded, once again feeling the advantages of the Grandmaster Class, truly not bad.
"Then let's meet every morning at nine o'clock, I usually have classes in the afternoon, and scheduling practice is kind of affecting my martial arts training..."
Meng Chuan repeatedly apologized, indeed feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Never mind, I've earned so many of your study points already, let's not talk about it.
Come on, which technique are you going to practice today, let's be quick."
"Dragon Capturing Skill paired with Cyan Netherworld Dragon Lock Body, sorry to trouble you, Teacher Dong."
Dong Yue asked while sitting on the sofa:
"Take off your clothes and stand ready, can a thread of True Qi withstand it?"
"It should be possible."
"Alright then, I'll give it a try."
With that, Dong Yue manipulated a thread of yellow True Qi from a distance, condensing it in mid-air into a golden palm, steadily patting it on the acupoint of Meng Chuan's back.
"Cough..."
Meng Chuan let out a muffled sound, exhaling a mouthful of turbid air while practicing his breathing technique.
Even though it's just a thread of True Qi, the force from the other side is much stronger than that of Brother Gang.
"I can withstand it, go ahead, teacher."
As he finished speaking, the golden palm in mid-air was manipulated by Dong Yue, dropping straight down to deliver the strikes.
Dong Yue himself, with legs crossed and drinking beer on the sofa, only needed to use his Heart Spirit to control the True Qi to complete the strikes.
This is the benefit of being a Martial Arts Master, earning study points just by sitting.
However, he still had to focus on the precision of the strikes and could not be distracted, hence the cost being twice as much as learning fist skills.
Meng Chuan didn't feel it was a loss, the person is a Martial Arts Master, it's reasonable.
Enduring the strikes, Meng Chuan immersed his Heart Spirit within his body.
That thread of golden True Qi penetrated into the acupoints, secretly cooperating with the workings of the Dragon Capturing Skill to seize the Demon Dragon directly.
Then, began a round of crackling destruction.
The Demon Dragon curled up then stretched out, trying to evade, but was tightly grasped by the Dragon Capturing Skill.
It had no choice but to spit out strands of dragon energy, covering Meng Chuan's muscles and bones from top to bottom.
While sensing the changes within his body, Meng Chuan's ears slightly moved, hearing Dong Yue speak:
"Not bad foundation, your imaginary creature is quite robust, who initiated you into martial arts?"
"Wudang's Grandmaster Zhao Shousui."
"Goodness, when you mentioned that pile of Hard Skills earlier, I jokingly suspected you defected from another Martial Arts University to Northern United University, did you seriously?"
"..."
Meng Chuan chuckled awkwardly, explaining the complex relations involved.
After listening, Dong Yue appeared pensive, then spoke:
"I have delved quite deeply into Hard Skills too, having trained the True Skill Level Body Technique, Mountain-Shaking Rock Body.
If you don't understand something, just ask during the strikes, ensuring these study points are well spent."
He originally didn't want to waste his breath, but upon realizing this kid had quite a background, decided to build a good relationship.
"Thank you, Teacher Dong!"
Meng Chuan showed a joyful expression, asking many questions about Hard Skills martial principles relevant to his condition.
Upon hearing this, Dong Yue used the golden palm to adjust Meng Chuan's waist position, pressing on a specific acupoint on his body.
"Your questions actually relate to your own acupoints.
Things like muscle form control start from the anomalies of acupoints."
With that, Dong Yue got up from the sofa, tore off his upper garment.
After exerting force, displaying a physique even more exaggerated than Meng Chuan's, with muscles bursting forth into view.
He then pointed at the top of his head and explained to Meng Chuan:
"Today, I'll share with you the mysteries of the six major acupoints of the human body, which is the first major gateway after entering the Martial Arts Family, listen well."
Meng Chuan nodded solemnly, anticipating the substantial content.
"The center point at the top of my head is the Baihui Acupoint, the first acupoint to conquer after becoming part of the Martial Arts Family.
Once it undergoes a metamorphosis, it gathers a quantity of 'Qi' that ordinary people cannot reach, elevating yang and overcoming collapse, with overwhelming momentum.
Since you're practicing Xingyi, you must break through by integrating Taiyi Earth Posture with internal True Skill. The theoretical and practical aspects are something you'll understand after becoming part of the Martial Arts Family.
Today, I'll focus on explaining the Chest Acupoint, see where I'm pointing, it's in the middle line of your chest cavity.
For internal Inner Power at the True Skill Level, it's a place where Qi gathers. For Hard Skills, it is equally an auspicious acupoint.
Why is there no need for strikes after reaching Martial Arts Family? It's because the mutated Chest Acupoint is at work.
It can spontaneously harmonize Qi, integrating the hard training breathing technique, transporting nutrients throughout the body, completing the internal self-adaptive operation."
Meng Chuan couldn't help but nod, seemingly understanding the other's meaning.
"Teacher Dong, so the muscle control theory I envisioned is similarly a kind of 'mutation', right?"
Dong Yue nodded and said:
"Teachable. I believe that if you liken your body to a grand performance.
The triad of muscles, tendons, and blood serves as the fundamental building of the concert hall, which you have indeed figured out.
But in addition, if you are pursuing 100% control, your nerves need to mutate like the conductor's tempo, and other units like hormones and cells should mutate to perform their respective duties.
It's enough for you to contemplate, from my understanding, it's all fantastical."
Meng Chuan had a contemplative look, realizing his previous thoughts were indeed too simplistic.
After Dong Yue's explanation, he felt the journey was arduous and far-reaching.
"Take it step by step..."
The ensuing time was spent between the strikes and a Q&A between teacher and student.
Four hours flew by in an instant.
Noticing Dong Yue had stopped, Meng Chuan focused his mind to sense.
The dragon demon had already been beaten into a mummified state, not a drop of dragon energy left...
Truly worthy of being a Martial Arts Master, his strikes were incredibly precise, much better than Brother Gang's.
Meng Chuan instantly felt that the study points spent were worth it, not only could he listen to martial theories, but the strikes were also so thorough.
Dong Yue handed over a can of beer, letting Meng Chuan sit down to rest.
He placed his hand on Meng Chuan's middle dantian, and after a moment said:
"I suggest changing the strike schedule to once every five days. Previously, the results weren't thorough enough, so it needed to be every three days.
But I can turn him into a dried snake every time, rest assured."
"Alright."
Meng Chuan agreed without even thinking.
The proficiency progression speed of this method is determined by the amount of dragon energy returned by the dragon demon, and the effect remains the same whether it's three days or five days.
This way, he can spend more time practicing the other four hard skills, and the overall hard skills training efficiency will significantly increase.
Meng Chuan checked his watch, saw the pointer already pointing to one, and didn't want to waste more of the other's time.
After getting dressed, he prepared to transfer the study points to Dong Yue and leave.
Dong Yue checked his balance, waved his hand and said:
"You just enrolled, and your expenses are high. We can settle it together at the end of the month."
"Thank you, Teacher Dong."
He calculated that this strike schedule would only need about 144 study points per month, which his monthly allowance could just cover.
"This way, there's no rush to take on tasks, unless you need to use study points elsewhere, otherwise just steadily develop.
Now times are tough, with demon nests rioting everywhere. Although there's protection from the master in the city, it's still better to stay in school except for family visits."
...
After lunch, Meng Chuan returned to the villa to apply ointment.
Currently, he's switched to using the [Mixed Element Body Refining Ointment], which has better recovery effects than what he used before.
This is originally meant for hard-skill experts at the Martial Artist level, but he can already withstand its potency.
Fifteen thousand for one tube, enough for three or four uses, expensive, but he grits his teeth and buys it.
This is another reason why hard skills have declined, as aside from needing a body talented in withstanding hits, one also needs money.
However, if the practice yields some results, the effectiveness in actual combat is significant.
Meng Chuan could also gain traits from Limit Breaking, which helps counter his Thunder Seed, so no matter how expensive, he must practice.
Applying it to his back, Meng Chuan called Xu Qingfeng who was napping.
This guy dawdled for ages before coming.
Afterward, to thank Xu Qingfeng for his help, Meng Chuan pulled him to practice fists together, helping him defeat the sleep demon.
"Thank you..."
Xu Qingfeng was almost moved to tears with joy, Meng Chuan was very gratified to see he understood gratitude.
...
"Did you gain enlightenment again?"
"Master Lu, just a coincidence."
Meng Chuan laughed.
In the afternoon, after practicing fists with Lu Zhuxiao, Meng Chuan coincidentally triggered morning and evening awakening.
The proficiency in the Five Elements Qiankun Fist shot up a level, already progressing greatly (25%).
Reaching the point of sprinting to perfection, each point of proficiency gained almost equates to a point in Qi and Blood Value.
This is his unique advantage, triggering this trait once, his strength jumps forward significantly.
Bidding farewell to the surprised-looking Lu Zhuxiao, Meng Chuan walked briskly to the True Dragon Pavilion's Qi and Blood Testing Room.
[Qi and Blood Value: 472.1→483.0 Nine Gates]
"Not bad, I still have other fist techniques to practice when free, at this pace, I can hit five hundred Qi and Blood points by early October.
If I don't fill the meridians completely, I might attempt to advance to Martial Arts Master this year."
Principal Yang Huan is currently reporting work in Fengtian, he has promised to clarify things for him as soon as he returns.
We'll see then, Meng Chuan withdrew his thoughts and left the testing room.
Seeing the Grandmaster Class still practicing fists and standing postures, Meng Chuan found a corner with no one and started practicing as well.
"Roll on, let's see who can outdo whom..."
While standing postures, Meng Chuan always felt someone was sneakily watching him.
Looking back he saw Chu Yanhu hastily turn his head, pretending nothing happened.
"Feeling bad?"
Meng Chuan didn't know what was going on, but remembered an old acquaintance.
Who knows how that [Wugen Sheng] Lin Yue is doing now.
According to Zheng Zhenzhen, the opponent was admitted to the Yanhua Yong'an branch, a top class similar to the Grandmaster Class, making it increasingly difficult to deal with...
But in terms of strength, he could easily crush him now, it's just a matter of one punch.
No matter how mysterious the Wugen trait is, it can't match his numerous traits.
Yet allowing Lin Yue to wander freely is a concern, his resentful look during the Supernova competition was evident, his purpose unmistakable.
"It's just impotent rage, the city has a safety net, my parents are safe. Lin Yue wouldn't give up a bright future to harm my family."
Meng Chuan isn't in a rush, time is on his side, the longer it drags, the stronger he gets.
The only concern is the tiny chance he might collude with the Demon Path against him.
But he won't give him the opportunity, and he won't step out of Yong'an City before becoming a Martial Artist.
The only exception would be the year-end Shanghai finals, but with his master's protection, if Lin Yue brings help to cause trouble, it's a good chance to deal with both.
"Yanhua is still a bit far from Lishan, if it were closer, Zheng Zhenzhen could help keep watch, taking preemptive action once he leaves the mountain..."
Thinking and thinking, Meng Chuan still felt that it would be easier to get rid of the opponent!
...
At ten in the evening, after finishing practicing fists, Meng Chuan comfortably soaked in the hot spring in the backyard.
The doorbell rang from the front yard, and after hearing it, he stood up from the pool, shook off the water droplets, and simply donned a robe as he went to the front yard.
At the moment of opening the door, Meng Chuan's expression turned somewhat odd.
He saw Chu Yanhu with his head lowered, following a burly young man into the house.