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

Fist skill proficiency soared by 13%.

The last time he had a sudden insight, his Five Elements Fist only increased by about 10%.

Meng Chuan realized that as his foundational bone structure improved, even the effects of sudden insight were significantly better.

Foundational bone structure and comprehension complement each other, and the two forming the basis for assessing martial talent are quite reasonable.

He continued to ponder:

"Did I almost enter the Five Elements Ideation World today also because of the improvement in foundational bone structure?"

Previously, through deduction, Meng Chuan had given up on the connection between comprehension and entering this ideation.

Upon further reflection, he still couldn't figure out the origin of that world.

So he changed his mindset, no longer dwelling on it, and instead began probing what level his qi and blood had reached by now.

Adjusting his breath, with his perception entering the meridians, he slowly stirred the qi and blood.

In an instant, the qi and blood flowed like a winding dragon, coiling continuously inside Meng Chuan.

Wherever it passed, a dull roar poured out, gathering in his arms where he felt an infinite concentration of power; it seemed as if a punch could pierce the heavens.

This had already surpassed the limit of ordinary people's qi and blood, reaching 598 points!

In the qi and blood testing chamber, the mechanical device emitted a shocked voice.

[Your Qi and Blood Value has exceeded the martial artist's limit. Congratulations to Lord Meng Chuan for advancing to martial arts mastery!]

"Mastery, my foot..."

Meng Chuan was speechless.

He could perceive that a seventh of his meridians still had space, and he needed to strive for another hundred points or so.

With two months remaining until the New Year, achieving it before then should be no problem at all.

As the demon nests in various places settled down, the college martial artists returned to school to cultivate, leaving the military and local forces to continue monitoring.

In this half-month, no matter how Great Chu tested, the Celestial Demons remained hidden deep within, possibly plotting greater disasters.

Peacefully focusing on cultivation was also good. Meng Chuan, seeing his clothes were dirty, waved goodbye to Shi Ying beside him, planning to take a bath before continuing his fist practice.

"Ying Jie, I'll trouble you with the glass matters, deduct the cost from my account..."

...

The next morning, at the Northern United University.

Luo Guanyun descended from the sky, bringing his apprentice things he bought online.

Meng Chuan received them in his hands and smiled:

"Thank you for the hard work, Master."

It was a large box of Body Forging Ointment, as well as the lower-ranked Celestial Demon Core he bought earlier, and a specially shaped custom-made waist pouch.

The latter was something Meng Chuan bought to conveniently carry the True Martial, costing as much as twenty thousand for such a small item.

[The Moon at Naihe Bridge] was too sharp, Meng Chuan originally wanted a generic one to save money, but in the end, had to customize it.

He wrapped the waist pouch around himself, securing it, and placed the True Martial Fist Blade in its hollow inside, then extended his hand to grip the handle, with his thumb angled upward touching the mechanism.

The fist blade bracer activated the linkage, instantly locking the wrist in place, allowing him to withdraw his hands from the waist pouch to complete the wearing.

Meng Chuan repeatedly tried a few times, and had already thoroughly mastered the technique, the whole equipping process taking less than a second.

Luo Guanyun watched Meng Chuan, who was like a child repeatedly examining a new toy.

He felt very pleased inside.

"You brat, I'm almost becoming your deliveryman."

Meng Chuan felt embarrassed, knowing that his master wasn't idle down the mountain, spending his spare time either practicing or working in the martial hall.

Being able to spare time to deliver things to him at Lishan Mountain, Meng Chuan felt very grateful.

Luo Guanyun waved it off and said:

"Alright, since I'm rarely here, do you have any issues with your current practice?"

Meng Chuan's mind stirred, just in time to seek guidance from his master about the Five Elements Ideation World from yesterday.

Upon hearing it, Luo Guanyun pondered:

"It's indeed a pity; if you could comprehend even a little, achieving perfection wouldn't be out of the question."

Meng Chuan was also regretful, but there was no help for it, what's missed is missed.

However, he heard his master continue:

"I don't know much about ideation worlds; for one, it's an old method of learning Xuewu that contradicts the Qi Blood Martial Arts Era.

Secondly, the conditions for entry are very stringent. Only ancient martial arts with great origins or improved cultivation techniques that perfectly fit your conditions offer a chance to enter that ideation world to learn."

Meng Chuan's eyes narrowed; it seemed that his master's second point didn't quite match his situation...

Why, as a Xingyi Martial Artist, was he able to enter even the Elephant Form Fist's ideation world...

Regaining his composure, Luo Guanyun's voice gently reached his ears:

"You were one step off yesterday; maybe there was some flaw in the fist skill, or a problem with compatibility.

However, the Five Elements Fist was carefully selected by me for you, the perfect fist skill for your path.

Therefore, I am certain it's the former reason."

Meng Chuan sat upright, earnestly listening to his master's key points.

"Though I'm not deeply informed, I know that the ideation world is composed of the connotations of fist skills, and it's acknowledged as the most challenging Xingyi fist skill.

From this, it's inferred that the Five Elements Ideation is a world constructed by a mix of five attributes, a kaleidoscope before your eyes, unrecognizable and incomprehensible, am I right?"

Meng Chuan admired him; indeed, his master could guess most of it without seeing.

"In your Five Elements Ideation, was the red color the most dominant?"

"That's correct."

"Then it seems there's no problem, the Five Elements counteract each other, your Fire Attribute is too dominant.

The other four attributes lack intelligence and cannot join forces to counter it, so they kill and assimilate each other, ultimately getting devoured by the flames one by one."

Meng Chuan's heart stirred, it seemed like the entire world was tinted red yesterday, with various other colors embellishing it.

"Think for yourself, if the Five Elements were to mutually generate, what would the Imagery World be like, and how would you achieve this mutual generation?"

Some things are most effective when you figure them out by yourself.

Additionally, it's not a critical insight, just good for Meng Chuan to ponder while practicing his fist.

After Luo Guanyun left, Meng Chuan headed to Dong Yue's dorm for some training.

As he walked, he figured out why he couldn't enter the Five Elements World yesterday.

"Master's meaning is that because the fire is too violent, I can't maintain the mutual generation of the Five Elements, thus the imagery's Five Elements counteract each other, leading to collapse.

At the time, my legs felt like they were filled with lead and couldn't move forward, it was the Dragon Sesshin acting to protect my soul. The fires within the Five Elements imagery raged too strongly, leading to imbalance. If I forced my way in, I risked backlash that could harm my soul.

There's no need for all attributes to operate concurrently, I still need to push the limits of my Qi and Blood, and I don't have that time.

The Augmented Metal, being lethal, can be bolstered by focusing on the Metal form to contend with the fire's aggression. As long as I can manage a little balance, it'll allow me access to explore..."

...

In the blink of an eye, the cold of early winter with frosty branches had turned into the deep chill of winter snow sweeping across everything.

On Lishan Mountain, the temperature was naturally lower than in the city of Yong'an below, and at this moment, winter's portrait unfurled to its fullest across the mountains.

February 17, exactly a week away from the Lunar New Year.

That evening at 8 o'clock, beside the Star Soup.

Meng Chuan, bare-chested, stood. The snowflakes hadn't yet touched his body, melting into mist from the heat of his seething Qi and Blood.

He picked up his phone, having just confirmed something on the United University forum while he adjusted his breath.

The news about Fengtian's main campus celebration was on the front page, the time was as usual, June 1.

At the same time, the secondary news was what caught his attention.

The registration channel for the 99th session of the Northern United University Martial Extreme True Inheritance Championship had already opened.

[Registration Conditions]: Including branch campuses and the main campus, a total of fifteen campuses, Grandmaster Class prospective graduates.

(Note: Non-registered participants are considered to have forfeited. Besides the first-place prize of the Martial Extreme True Inheritance, the remaining 2nd to 50th places receive generous rewards. Students who meet the criteria are encouraged to register.)

Meng Chuan scrolled to the bottom, seeing students bustling in the comment section.

[This year, they recruited just about a hundred people in total, fifty already have rewards. Isn't this secretly awarding "good students" extra credits?]

[Do we ordinary class students have no rights? Just let me participate if you dare!]

Meng Chuan thought there was some truth to these words.

A dozen campuses across the country, given the total number of students, watching maybe not even a hundred competing, does feel pointless.

However, this person named Xiang Yun couldn't make it...

The end of their comment had a small line of text, with an IP address notably glaring — "Guanfeng Campus Xiang Yun, Qi and Blood Level Seven."

[Our main campus's Motohiko has already reserved the Martial Extreme True Inheritance, who wants to be the Second?]

[Yong'an's Second Meng!]

"..."

Meng Chuan remembered this person named Ji Congliang.

...

Back to his senses, the sense of urgency in Meng Chuan's heart grew heavier.

Less than four months remaining...

A breakthrough to become a Martial Arts Family might still be possible, but dreaming of defeating the "Tiger King" in a martial artist's body seemed nearly impossible.

"I'll give it my all. If it doesn't work, I'll just scrape by..."

The second place offers a thousand credits, Meng Chuan's mindset was steady; he wasn't an emperor, nor did he claim omnipotence...

After adjusting his breath, Meng Chuan examined the state of his internal organs, directing his focus to continue practicing the fist.

Yesterday, the Five Elements Qiankun Fist had reached 99% great accomplishment, and the day's practice hadn't progressed.

"I'll train all through the night. Let's see where your limit truly lies!"

With a single thought, Meng Chuan trained barefoot in the snow, performing his fists like a dragon soaring in the sky.

The searing Qi and Blood melted the falling snow into mist shrouding his form. Each move tore through the chilly night, drawing on the Five Elements' energy, melding Fire Fist under the balance of Augmented Metal's edge.

A few days earlier, he had achieved Limit Breaking with the Five Elements Fist that was already in Perfection.

While the Metal's glint wasn't as bright as Fire's intensity, it shimmered like stars within the firelight.

"Though my martial understanding remains on a martial artist's level, it has improved far beyond before, I've come to understand this principle.

With Fire and Metal barely balanced, the other three elements have a space to exist, this is the nascent form of the Five Elements' mutual growth..."

Counteraction, mutual generation, and even the rotation of the Five Elements, these all similarly served as Meng Chuan's insights into breaking the limits of the Five Elements Fist.

[Five Elements Long Fist: Limit Broken]

[Acquired Limit Breaking Trait: Sharp Arrow Shatter (Basic)]

Function One: High-frequency vibration, when operating Golden Fist Techniques, there is a small chance to trigger high-frequency vibration upon contact with an opponent's defense, concentrating fist force on a point for continuous penetration.

Function Two: Sharp Metal, slightly enhances Comprehension of Metal-based fist techniques.

In actual combat, Meng Chuan had long tried the first function, quite effective against opponents with heavy defenses like himself.

Particularly as he followed Lu Zhuxiao's guidance, gradually grasping the essence of shaping metal into the palm.

Coupling this with high-frequency vibration allowed the Metal form's sharpness to layer like waves, greatly amplifying its power.