303: The Thirteenth Movement

Chapter 303: The Thirteenth Movement

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When the freshmen began their military training three days later, Lou Cheng had totally recovered from the boomerang. Then he came to Weishui Lake with eager eyes, waiting for his master to teach him something about Dan stage.

He focused on rehabilitative practice in recent two morning training.

Pacing back and forth with both hands behind his back, Old Shi giggled, "Good boy, you are patient enough to take it so far. There's a common sense for the practice at Dan stage as inheriting the past and ushering in the future. First, you should turn the simple still stance with concealment of spirit and qi to direct spirit refining, which means to combine your spirit with Qi, blood, and force as a preparation for "connecting the heaven and the earth." Second, you should break the limit of your physical body and mortal condition to refine your root pulp. Third, after doing all these, your speed, responsiveness, coordination and body-controlling ability will all be greatly enhanced, and then you can combine the basic skill of gathering strength with the corresponding body moves to form real movements."

"Combine them to form real movements?" Lou Cheng asked in confusion.

So what I'm using now are not movements at all?

Taking a mouthful of wine from his small wine pot, Old Shi smacked and then said, "Have you noticed that all the movements in both 24 Blizzard Strikes or Thunder Roar Zan are practical and not showy? In addition to the strength-gathering skill, strength-borrowing method and corresponding visualization method, you only have to learn the basic moves like Avalanche, Blast, Chop, Whip, Burst, Pound and Smash."

"But I'll make combination blow with them according to the situation in the arena, isn't it a kind of movement?" Lou Cheng gradually got to know what his master meant.

"Yes, it is the most simple movement, so the fighting style of Dan stage actually serves as a link between past and future." Ola Shi replied proudly, "but all the movements at Dan stage are the results of our pioneers' adjustment and improvement, so they must be better and more proper than your on-the-spot play since every move of them is for killing.

"Of course, you can't be restricted by the old movements. However powerful they are, you should apply them to actual combats in different combinations according to the situation, which shows you master them."

Lou Cheng asked in bewilderment, "So what's the difference between them and the basic moves I'm using now? They are all combined and used according to the actual situation at my will."

"Of course they are different! Can you always count on a brain to win in the examination without studying hard and bringing together all the individual parts of the course? Only when you fully understand what the pioneers left for us will you be qualified to think and create something yourself, and then you'll feel everything different!" Old Shi replied sulkily.

So it was the difference between professional and folk scientists… Lou Cheng saw the light suddenly. "Is it the so-call three stages of learning kungfu? First, learn what's visible. Second, learn what's invisible. Third, realize that those invisible are hidden in the visible ones?"

"That makes sense." Old Shi coughed, "I'll start from visualization method, which won't be so difficult since you've already begun learning the part of Dan stage. As for the spiritual cultivation, it will develop from Condensation Stance to Ice Mirror. It doesn't matter that you haven't reached the threshold since you only have to apply the basic knowledge with Condensation Stance gradually."

"Master, I'll soon reach the threshold of Ice Mirror." Lou Cheng reported joyfully.

With the preliminary combination of energy and force, Lou Cheng had gotten some feel for the practice of Ice Mirror on the base of meditation and was about to reach the threshold slowly. He was sure to begin practicing the real Ice Mirror in two or three months, or at most half a year!

"You needn't tell me this!" Old Shi glared at him, "when you reach the threshold of Ice Mirrow, your spiritual cultivation will focus on it until you are about to reach the physical-invulnerability state. As for the inner refining, you can depend on the Freezing Cold Blueprint and Frozen River Diagram that you have learned before, and they are both above the mortal level."

"What? Isn't it called the Frost Force?" Lou Cheng was in bewilderment again.

Old Shi laughed proudly. "It's called Frost Force when used as martial arts movement and Body-Refining Method when used within your body. That's why it is called the Core Force od Ice Sect. I didn't mention it to you before because your body was still not tough enough to bear the pressure came from force-withdrawing then, which must injure you and finally destroy you."

"As a result, a warrior's cultivation method must be settled at Dan stage with a clear distinction between the primary and the secondary. Since the corresponding Force will affect your martial arts root and change your body condition from the biological level, you should keep it pure through preventing it from combining with other kinds of Force, or you will suffer a gene breakdown!"

He used a buzzword since he would read the military study report frequently.

"Well…" Something suddenly occurred to Lou Cheng, "master, since my root is actually on the balance of Ice and Flame Force, what can I do to keep them in harmony and prevent any harm to my root?"

"Though I'm your master, I have no experience in this respect!" Old Shi's answer greatly shocked Lou Cheng, "it is you who awakened both Ice and Flame supernatural abilities and chose to combine cultivation method with martial arts!"

Leaving Lou Cheng no chance to raise another question, Old Shi continued with a smile, "But it doesn't matter actually, or there would be no supernatural ability in the world. Besides, your Ice and Flame supernatural abilities always stay in harmony with each other with the help of Immortal Longhu's remains and your "Balance of Dan", which means you have Lay a good foundation with combined Ice and Flame Force and adapted your body to it. As a result, you won't suffer a gene breakdown as long as the there is no great gap between the two Force."

I'm almost scared to death… Lou Cheng wiped his forehead as if there was invisible sweat. "Master, will those cultivation methods related to Flame Force useful for me in the future?"

"Yeah, even if you reach physical-invulnerability state one day." Old Shi nodded leisurely.

Lou Cheng asked curiously,"What's the corresponding physical-invulnerability Force of "God of Fire Force?"

How could he get it at a later stage?

"Flame Spirit Force, Emperor Yan Force." Old Shi smiled.

"Flame Spirit Force…It sounds so familiar." Lou Cheng blurted out.

"Of course you are familiar with it. It's Dragon King's special skill." Old Shi coughed and then straightened his back with hands behind it.

"Ah, I've got it…" Lou Cheng said in Yan Zheke's tone unconsciously.

Being together for such a long time, they were gradually affected by each other.

Then Lou Cheng suddenly came to himself and asked in astonishment," Is it a Flame Sect's kungfu?"

Flame Sect! One of the well-known Taoist "Five Divine Arts"!

Different from the Ice Magic Kungfu, the so-called Ice Sect lost knowledge, the kungfu itself was called the Flame Sect!

"Yeah, thanks to the help of my Guanxi." Old Shi nodded proudly, being satisfied with his disciple's reaction.

Lou Cheng was greatly moved. But he knew Old Shi didn't want his thanks and thus replied according to his master's temper.

"What a great master you are as to get Flame Sect Kungfu!"

"Though I'm old and useless, my Guanxi is quite credible and valuable." Even Old Shi's cough turned smooth and relaxed. Then he added, "There are someone think highly of you, so maybe…"

"Maybe what?" Lou Cheng asked.

"Nope, I just said it without thinking." Old Shi replied casually, "let's continue our topic. "Inner Withdrawing" requires you to use Frozen River Diagram first and then Freezing Cold Blueprint, which helps you to refine the smallest part of your body and adjust your root and core gradually. When you reach the immortal level, you'll be able to change it."

Then he explained all the details of Dan-stage Inner Refining method to Lou Cheng, showing him the difference between it and the combination of Ice Force and God of Flame Force, which was used outside his body. He wanted Lou Cheng to make as least mistakes in the future cultivation as possible.

After Lou Cheng tried several times and made sure there was no problem, Old Shi continued,

"There are two kinds of kungfu as Dan stage, one is what I mentioned just now as our pioneers' combined movements, and the other are simple moves as an application of materialized Force at physical-invulnerability level. The second condition was similar to your supernatural ability, so you can learn and practice ut in advance though it won't be so powerful."

"You can practice the three movements in the recent several months." Old Shi said seriously.

Lou Cheng immediately held his breath, waiting for his master's announcement.

Coughing to clear his throat, Old Shi said,

"The thirteenth movement of Ice Sect, Endless Snow!"

"The nineteenth movement of Ice Sect, Coldness Swallow!"

"The twenty-sixth movement of Ice Sect, Ice Burn!"

Hearing his master's voice, Lou Cheng got a sudden feeling besides excitement.

It was what a famous martial arts sect's first disciple could get!

From now on, he would begin going far ahead of Zhang Zhutong, Han Zhifei and other previous opponents even without the help of Jindan.

Feeling grateful for his experience, Lou Cheng devoted himself totally into practicing the new movements and almost ignored his master's voice.

"Okay, practice it yourself for a while. Don't be late for your first special-training class today."

Recalling something, Lou Cheng stopped making stance and asked,

"Master, have you prepared the Inner-refining method for the Martial Arts Club?"

Though Ke and Lin Que also had this kind of method, the other members of this club were still waiting for further instruction!

"I'm still thinking about it." Old Shi took a sip of wine.

Lou Cheng smiled at him.

"Don't bother with it. I've prepared a copy for each of them."

"Where do you get it?" Old Shi began staring at his disciple up and down.

"Remember that I went to guide Xiushan Team's special training? The director-general wanted to pay me when I was about to leave, so I suggested him to give to something related to the special training instead of money since I recalled our team members were still in lack of an Inner-refining method. Though it was not the best method, it's enough for them at the present stage." Lou Cheng explained with a smile.

It could help not only to his teammates in the Martial Arts Club, but also his relatives and friends who intended to enter the martial arts circle but was unable to be enrolled by Ice God Sect.

Old Shi giggled,"Your poor contribution should be paid with an Inner-refining Method? You just taught them once per week!"

"I also felt embarrassed and thought my contribution might not be enough, but Director-general Wei promised me without hesitation, he's really a good man." Lou Cheng praised.

"Yeah, he's good. Anyway the Inner-refining Method doesn't belong to him. It was a good business for him to exchange you, a promising mighty one in the future, with the Foundation's resources." Old Shi felt angry and funny.

Lou Cheng smiled obsequiously without replying Old Shi, for Ke had already analyzed it for him.

"Then give me the diagram of the Inner-refining Method." Old Shi tut-tutted and turned around, "I haven't expected you to pay so much attention to the Martial Arts Club."

Inner-refining Method of this level hadn't touched the core and spirit yet.

Lou Cheng smiled. "Since our martial arts root is not as good as the other famous martial arts schools'. We must make the most of everyone's strength in order to catch up with them."

"You are so ambitious." Old Shi pretended to scold him.

"Hey hey. Well, master, don't tell them it is me who give them the method. Or they will feel uncomfortable in front of me." Lou Cheng said sincerely.

"Well, you want to be an anonymous hero? Okay, that's settled." Old Shi waved him goodbye and then walked towards the long bridge.

Because I'm high-minded! Lou Cheng complained in his mind and then continued to refine his stamina.