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

"Clothing isn't a consumable; it can be used for a long time..."

In the yard, Meng Chuan was still mastering fist skills, staying awake all night.

Yet in his heart, he couldn't gather the essentials of the Tao Heart Demonic Cultivation Technique.

His mind was filled with the 500 credits worth of the Demonic Rabbit Battle Armor...

As the morning light descended, Meng Chuan finally sat on the large stone in the center of the courtyard to rest.

Sigh...!

At this moment, after practicing a whole night to liberate compression, his body was filled with a fierce aura, even the hot air he exhaled was boiling.

The withered leaves, already battered by winter, were further curled and scorched by this heat.

"After a night of practice, I have completely mastered this newly born skin and flesh..."

Now he didn't need to gradually improve when liberating his body, as he did last night.

It was as though he controlled some bodily switch, able to enlarge or reduce at will, as long as...

He could bear it.

The key to increasing body endurance, Meng Chuan deduced, certainly lies in enhancing the tendons and bones.

Providing effective support to the body is their most basic function, then through repeated forging, making the bones dense as iron and the fascia resilient as steel.

Finding a balance point between outbreak and restraint, matching the intensity of flesh liberation with the strength of tendons and bones.

Looking at the Cyan Netherworld Dragon Lock Body's Limit Breaking with [Bone Flower].

If combined with the Flesh Flower, the effect exceeds one plus one a million times over!

A thousand percent, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, even a million times of liberation...

Meng Chuan couldn't imagine what level his strength would reach then...

The physique would also exaggerate to rival mountains, a true Xingyi manifestation of Daoist heaven and earth.

But he's not worried about whether that terrifying physique would affect his normal life, as the Daoist School speaks of yin-yang transformation, round fusion of unity.

Just like compression and liberation, he can expand to be celestial, naturally, he can shrink to be as tiny as an ant.

To achieve such unprecedented deeds, all relies on the degree of mastery over the body.

Upon thinking this, Meng Chuan remembered his initial reason for pursuing bodily mastery.

Restrain the Thunder Seed.

Because the Thunder Seed is still in the bud state, having not reached the Martial Arts Family, he cannot test whether merely mastering the flesh can prevent it from absorbing qi blood for now.

However... Meng Chuan felt a sense, looking at the Thunder Seed's "prison companion" Dragon Demon.

Since last night, Dragon Demon hasn't emerged from the body once.

It's not that it doesn't want to come out, rather it is restricted by his flesh, unable to emerge.

As his mastery over flesh reached a realm of free control.

Every part of the body became akin to a limb of command, Dragon Demon can no longer enter and exit recklessly as before.

This absolute control, the body forms a natural cage.

At this moment, Meng Chuan gathered his heart spirit slightly, opening the body's door to the Dragon Demon.

It joyfully ran out, constantly circling around Meng Chuan's body.

Once it resembled a black snake, now it's covered in scale marks, seemingly forming a dragon shape.

"This creature's grown quite a bit..."

Meng Chuan squeezed Dragon Demon's big head, a whole circle thicker than before.

Others practicing Dragon Lock Body, the Dragon Demon within them becomes smaller with each blow, until it completely disappears upon success, transforming into mysterious power attached to the tendons and bones.

In his case, things turned entirely upside down, mentored by the Thunder Seed day and night, yet Dragon Demon grows larger and larger.

Now, with its mouth fully open, it's enough to swallow a calf whole.

Looking at the panel to confirm, his progress in Dragon Lock Body is already [Mastery: 68%].

Meng Chuan speculated that breaking through achievement probably wouldn't dismiss the counterpart.

Because Dragon Demon, like his flesh, has long undergone a mutation, escaping the original technique's control.

This mutation is different from the post-Martial Arts Family mutation, solely peculiar to him.

Yet this is also a good thing, even if it can no longer circulate dragon energy to supply the root bone later, it wouldn't freeload within him.

Not to mention its ability to return power is already remarkable, train it well, significantly train it, perhaps it might even help deal with the Thunder Seed...

But for now, it's impossible to achieve this step, Dragon Demon appears massive, yet compared to the Thunder Seed, it's just a lesser brother, needing further development.

Shifting his thoughts, the sound of morning drum and rooster crow arrived at his ears.

Meng Chuan raised his hand to glance at the watch, the cafeteria was about to open.

"Get some breakfast, climb to the top of the mountain for a supplement nap, no... sitting in meditation for enlightenment."

The characteristic of the Flesh Flower was just coincidentally breaking the limit, presently, his main theme remains sensing qi.

Striving for an early breakthrough into the Martial Arts Family, to fundamentally cleanse an ordinary body...

...

Under the sunlight, Meng Chuan's robust body gradually began to shrink.

The muscular build seemed to be forcefully compressed and reduced by some external force, squeezed tightly onto Meng Chuan's body.

At 130% liberation degree, the towering figure appeared to have practiced Bone Shrinking Skill.

Quickly compressed into a normal physique of an average adult height.

At 90% compression, Meng Chuan lost the mountainous flesh form.

Though still somewhat strong, it was the firmness of someone who regularly exercises and keeps fit.

Not the previous feeling of having muscles growing even inside the brain.

Meng Chuan lowered his head, surveying the strength ready to erupt like a volcano, ready to break free from the constraints of compression.

"This feeling is still okay, not as oppressive as imagined..."

...

After breakfast, the highest peak of Lishan Mountain.

Nine Dragon Summit.

Meng Chuan sat cross-legged at the edge of the cliff, listening to the winds and sands of heaven and earth, and the whispers of thunder within him.

Just like that.

Meng Chuan spent his days with the peak, ascending and descending the mountain to find enlightenment.

To better attune himself to nature, he even stopped practicing, not daring to throw too many punches.

He only attempted his fist skills at dawn and dusk to see if they could trigger enlightenment during these times.

Another day was about to end, as the sun set in the west.

Meng Chuan dusted off the dirt on his legs, regretfully heading down the mountain.

"Ah, another day without harvest..."

He glanced at the figure in the distance; Chu Yanhu, like himself, hadn't grasped the true world.

Meng Chuan felt some solace; Chu Yanhu hit his qi blood limit more than half a year before Meng Chuan but was still stuck at this step, caught between vitality and despair.

There was also his senior brother from the Fengtian sect, whom he had once sparred with in Taihang.

That person reached the stage of qi perception over a month before Meng Chuan did.

Yet the three of them were enduring the hard wait for the true world to reveal itself...

Since ancient times, sensing qi has been notoriously difficult.

If one could successfully perceive qi, even if subsequent realm breakthroughs failed, they were known as "half-celestial beings," martial art masters of True Qi, distinct from the common folk.

Even now, during the Qi Blood Martial Arts Era, perceiving qi is the largest barrier before martial artists' families.

It is the dragon gate countless martial artists strive to leap through.

Despite modern technological advancements, there isn't a breakthrough pill like the Foundation Establishment Pill.

To command True Qi, one can only rely on oneself...

The day and night pass.

Meng Chuan exhaled like an arrow, recalling the moment that triggered enlightenment at dawn and dusk.

His Five Elements Qiankun Fist had progressed, leaving him only 10% proficiency before the final Limit Breaking.

Simultaneously, Meng Chuan once again entered the Five Elements image world.

The contour of the chaotic shapeless seed became increasingly clear to his senses.

"The reality world, image world, now there's the true world emerging..."

As his path of cultivation expanded, more puzzles lay ahead.

The reality world is where he lived, tangible and perceptible.

Why does the "true world" also appear?

Meng Chuan stared out the window, his heart immersed in thought.

He realized that these three "worlds" are not isolated entities; perhaps...

"Is it a progressing overlay?"

Meng Chuan suddenly felt a hint of understanding, yet remained puzzled about its core mysteries after pondering deeply.

If so, it's time to disturb the master.

Meng Chuan flipped off the bed, picked up his phone, while on the other end, Luo Guanyun happened to face insomnia tonight.

Once connected, his master's calm voice reached his ear.

[What's going on, still awake?]

[Couldn't sleep, Master...]

Not waiting for the master's reply, Meng Chuan couldn't help but inquire about all things related to the true world.

Luo Guanyun smiled faintly:

[The true world... The reason I haven't elaborated before is because knowing it won't aid in perceiving qi.

The second reason is that it's 99.99% of martial artists' only mystical experience in their lifetime; describing it robs it of its essence, are you sure you want to hear it?]

Upon hearing his master's words, Meng Chuan recalled his earlier insights and insisted on listening.

[Alright, in truth, the true world isn't another spatial realm, but rather, the manifestation of the essence of everything seen by your eyes.

When your martial arts will connects with it, you may briefly glimpse the flowing Qi across the heavens and earth; mountains, rocks, and trees are formed by Qi, thunder, wind, and dew are Qi's movements.

In this world, everything is a projection of Qi; some witness the chaos settling, some see star rivers suspended, others create everything, momentarily becoming all-powerful "gods."

Therefore, before I warned you that once the martial arts will connects to the Qi, awaken from it promptly.

If lost within, the consequences are solely yours to bear, mild disappointment in failing the martial arts breakthrough, severe immersion reminiscent of a vegetative state...]

This was the reason behind Luo Guanyun's insomnia in recent days.

The bond between mentor and disciple is powerful, and lately, he intensely focused on Meng Chuan's qi perception...

Meng Chuan nodded with slight enlightenment, it somewhat resembles...

An expanded, omnipotent version of the image world?

[I understand, Master, rest early.]

After hanging up, Meng Chuan leaned thoughtfully against the bedhead...

Power, True Qi, the Qi of Three Flowers.

He reconciled his martial principles, deducing from the end backward.

The Qi of Three Flowers, oscillating between existence and absence, was like the dragon demon within him, an interweaving of reality and illusion.

It is not visible to the naked eye, but expresses the overall state of a person.

As... phenomena born at the convergence of the physical body, imagery, and the true world?

About the image world, Master has already taught all he could, leaving the rest for personal realization.

The Qi of Three Flowers encompasses all Qi, as Meng Chuan boldly speculated further.

Since martial arts will is the core enabler for martial artists to transcend the mundane, connecting with the true world.

Then this "True Qi" might not be something martial arts will carries from the true world.

But perhaps... a transformed manifestation of martial arts will?

If truly so...

Meng Chuan abruptly sat up; if his deductions held.

Entering the true world, sensing qi relies not on "feeling deep within, letting nature take its course."

But rather... each individual's unique martial arts will!