Fairy, Please Listen to My Explanation

Chapter 28: Benefits of Martial Arts

“Can’t remember?”

Zhou Chen’s hazy eyes, clouded by alcohol, instantly cleared up, and he murmured, “Someone used a memory interference technique against the Third Young Master?”

The Marquis Wucheng was a loyal supporter of the emperor, and he had always been at odds with the Lord Prime Minister in the court. This incident would undoubtedly intensify the conflict between them.

However, just as the words fell, Zhou Chen suddenly turned his head and looked at Siziyu with a strange and surprised expression.

“Wait, you just said you were in charge of the Third Young Master’s safety at that time, right? He doesn’t remember, but as a grandmaster, how could you forget?”

“…”

The desolate wind blew across the horizon, rustling their robes.

Siziyu calmly met Zhou Chen’s gaze for two seconds, then shook his head gently.

“You’re right, I don’t remember either.”

“A cultivator at the Origin Stage?”

“Not sure. It is said that the Lord Prime Minister has already arranged for the Shadow Guards to investigate for over a year, but they haven’t found any leads.”

Zhou Chen fell into silence for a long time, then drank a large mouthful of spicy liquor and sighed deeply.

“Tsk, this is really troublesome. Fortunately, we were transferred to Jingjiang City to protect the Third Young Master.”

“But don’t forget the task the Eldest Young Master gave us,” Siziyu reminded him.

Hearing this, Zhou Chen lazily rubbed his messy hair, waved his hand, and said casually, “Isn’t it just to teach the Third Young Master cultivation? I know, don’t worry.”

In the main chamber of the attic, Xu Yuan was panting heavily.

At this moment, all the precious furniture in the chamber had been dismantled, except for the bed on which he woke up.

After all, if he dismantled it, Xu Yuan would have to sleep on the floor.

But even dismantling furniture had exhausted him to this extent. His physical strength was probably worse than the pet dog his family kept in his previous life.

Despite gaining a congenital body, Xu Yuan didn’t experience significant changes in his weak physique. Although practicing the breathing and accumulation of qi had gradually improved his constitution, as a beginner in cultivation, the changes were not yet apparent.

Standing still, Xu Yuan took a deep breath and then sat back on the bed, starting to adjust his breath.

The “Blood Origin Heartfall Technique” began to operate, and Xu Yuan’s rapid breathing quickly stabilized.

As he formally embarked on his cultivation journey, Xu Yuan discovered many interesting things. For instance, within a complete martial art technique, there would be different sets of meridian circulation routes suitable for various situations—different routes for healing, cultivation, and combat, and so on.

Several sets of circulation routes complemented each other but were distinctly different.

For instance, the strength of all cultivators can be divided into two stages.

The first stage is the normal state, which means when the cultivator is not circulating their martial arts.

In this stage, the cultivator relies solely on the solid strength accumulated from their past cultivation.

Just like when Ran Qingmo previously tamed the White Tiger with a few sword sheaths, Xu Yuan estimated that she relied solely on her accumulated cultivation without any martial arts enhancement.

The second stage is when the cultivator starts circulating the martial arts within their body.

The circulation of martial arts greatly amplifies the cultivator’s strength.

The specific amplification effect increases based on the efficiency of the cultivator’s circulation.

Just like when he faced the vine whip drawn by Xu Changge earlier.

For the first two strikes, he only needed to circulate partially to dodge them, but for the third strike, he had to circulate with all his might to withstand it.

Moreover, Xu Yuan judged that different types of martial arts would also result in different amplification effects.

The stronger the martial art, the greater the amplification effect it brings.

Since his arrival in this world, Xu Yuan has cultivated two different martial arts, allowing him to make a comparison.

One is the “Lotus Sword Art” taught by Ran Qingmo, and the other is the current “Blood Element Heart Meteor Technique” at the blood color level.

The amplification effects of the two are entirely different levels.

Under the influence of the “Blood Element Heart Meteor Technique,” Xu Yuan’s endurance, reaction speed, and strength have all subtly exceeded the range of ordinary people.

Of course,

The benefits of martial arts are far more than that; there are also some associated martial arts techniques.

Like Xu Yuan’s blood-colored flames or Ran Qingmo’s Ice Cloud Stage.

The more Xu Yuan cultivated, the more he marveled at the world’s cultivation system.

As for why cultivators cannot maintain the martial arts in a continuous state to preserve their strongest combat power against ambushes.

First, it’s because meridians are very fragile; except for some special constitutions, cultivators cannot continuously circulate their martial arts at full power for a long time, as prolonged high-load operation will damage the meridians.

Second, the circulation route during combat consumes the internal source qi continuously.

After adjusting his body to its best state, Xu Yuan took out two bottles of pills from his storage ring.

One bottle contained Qinglin Pill, and the other contained Hu Mai Pill. He took one pill from each bottle, swallowed them, and closed his eyes to enter the cultivation state.

The two medicinal powers diffused inside his body.

A thin layer of medicinal film appeared on the inner walls of his meridians, and at the same time, Xu Yuan felt that his consciousness seemed to be stimulated, becoming clearer.

The effects were evident. No wonder these early-stage divine pills were rarely consumed by Xu Yuan in the “Blue Spring” game.

No longer wasting time, Xu Yuan extended his consciousness, immediately sensing the viscous source qi in the surroundings, which had already condensed into a liquid state.

A trace of surprise appeared in his mind.

Even in the cave with a spiritual pool, he had not felt such viscous source qi.

As Xu Changge’s means of transportation, the Xuan Ying Attic was naturally adorned with various formations, including a gathering formation that aided in cultivation.

The function of the gathering formation included the effect of a sealing formation, but its application was significantly different.

The sealing formation was more discreet, preventing source qi from leaking in a certain space and was mostly used in places with spiritual springs or spiritual eyes.

The gathering formation, on the other hand, attracted source qi from the surroundings and was more suited for open terrains. Once constructed, the fluctuations of the gathered source qi could be easily sensed by others’ consciousness.

However, looking at the already condensed liquid source qi, even with a gathering formation in this room, it would not be possible to achieve this effect.

While pondering this, Xu Yuan did not immediately start cultivation but began to roam freely in the ocean of liquid source qi, searching for the sources of these liquid source qi.

He judged that there should be treasures in this room.

Once again, his innate soul talent was displayed as he sensed the subtle flow of source qi and eventually found the sources of these liquid source qi.

Opening his eyes, Xu Yuan walked to the center of the chamber.

In silence for a moment, he activated his martial arts, and blood-colored flames erupted from his fist. Immediately, he punched the ground.

“Bang!”

Wood chips flew in the air as Xu Yuan was directly bounced off by a powerful recoil force.

“Thud!”

With a muffled sound, he heavily hit the wooden wall.

Xu Yuan felt dizzy, and even the martial arts that had been operating within his body were disrupted by this recoil force.

When Xu Yuan struggled to get up and looked up again, he saw a white bead with a diameter of half a foot appearing beneath the shattered floor!