From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 50: The sea is boundless and the sky is the shore. I am the peak at the end of martial arts.

If Heaven had not given birth to me, Li Chengqian, the martial arts world would have been in darkness forever.

"This..." Suddenly, when the eldest prince saw these fourteen big words, his body stiffened. He felt an unparalleled domineering aura surging out from the tip of the pen, impacting his mind. In an instant, his brain went blank, as if he had lost the ability to think.

"Huh!" After a long while, the eldest prince, who had just recovered, looked serious. Just fourteen words could bring such a shock to him. Such means were unheard of.

A strange thought flashed through his mind, but was immediately thrown away by him.

Turning the page again, two lines of large characters came into view, overwhelming the sense of pressure.

The sea is boundless and the sky is the shore, I am the peak at the end of martial arts

The Martial Saint Li Chengqian presented this gift to his brother at Zuixian Tower in Kyoto.

"Martial Saint, I..."

Such rude words, such pressure...

How did you come up with it?

The eldest prince stared at the two lines of dirty words, as if he had been slapped twice.

He stood there and took several breaths before turning to the third page.

There are a lot of words on this page, and the first paragraph is still pretentious.

"I started practicing martial arts at the age of eight, became a fourth-rank martial artist at the age of nine, began to understand the true meaning of martial arts at the age of ten, and at the age of twelve I thoroughly read the palace's martial arts secrets to observe the veins of the martial arts. At the age of thirteen I understood the way of the Grandmaster and was able to observe the gains and losses of the martial arts. I lamented that the martial arts of this world, splitting the sea of ​​qi and opening the snow mountain, accumulating true qi, supplemented by attack techniques, are full of craftsmanship, like pillars in a wall, adobe bricks in front of a kiln, all of which are inferior. Those who practice martial arts are pigs and dogs, stupid creatures, rotten wood and dung. Grandmasters are all lucky mediocre people who have achieved the result but do not know the cause. They spend their lives like oxen and horses, making no progress at all."

After reading the first paragraph, the eldest prince felt a pain in his head and had an urge to beat Li Chengqian to death. How could I, the dignified prince of Daqing, become a pig, a dog, a fool, and a worthless person?
Looking at the later part, the master was lucky enough to be treated like an ordinary person, like an ox or a horse?

Oh, that's okay.

Read on.

"Practicing martial arts is like sailing on a bitter sea. The body is the boat, the vital energy is the oar, and the spirit and soul are the foundation. One should seek within and apply it to the outside world. First, strengthen the boat, relax the muscles and bones, strengthen the qi and blood, expand the meridians, and locate the acupoints. Using the vital energy as a guide, one can concentrate the will, stabilize the spirit and soul, and control the heaven and earth..."

This paragraph talks about Li Chengqian's martial arts philosophy. Just a few words made the eldest prince break out in cold sweat and reflect on his own path of martial arts practice. For a moment, he really felt that he was as stupid as a pig, and what Li Chengqian said was true.

"No, I can't let this kid fool me with just a few words. Let's see..."

The following content is Li Chengqian's opinion on the martial arts he practiced, and he analyzed his speculation about the problems encountered by the eldest prince in his martial arts practice. After hearing these words, the eldest prince felt extremely enlightened. Many of the difficulties he had encountered in his practice were actually solved. Looking further, it was Li Chengqian's in-depth deduction based on the martial arts he practiced, which was a path that led directly to the realm of a grandmaster.

"A so-called Grandmaster is one who can communicate with the inner and outer worlds, and effortlessly manipulate the vital energy of heaven and earth. To reach this state, one must concentrate one's will and respond to the will of Heaven and Earth. However, human power is limited and cannot be achieved. One should use external objects to temper one's mind. My brother will soon be on the battlefield, a place of slaughter and destruction, where the evil spirit is thick. Use this evil spirit to temper one's will and soul, and open a profound acupoint. Once this acupoint is opened, all acupoints will respond. Replace the will of Heaven with one's own heart, and the Grandmaster will be achieved."

The master is accomplished, the master is accomplished!
This is a master, is it really that simple?

The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief and covered his heart which was about to jump out of his throat. For a moment, he was a little confused.

It took a long time before I came to my senses.

"This seems to be true!"

Thinking of the young genius who has been making the rounds in the capital recently, the ninth-grade strongman Qin Yuan.

No wonder, he has achieved the ninth rank strength at such a young age. This is not a genius, it is obviously because of good training. If the positions were reversed, I would also be a ninth rank.

Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly and continued reading. It turned out to be a boxing method for strengthening the body, the Yi Jin Jian Gu boxing method. Next was a method for strengthening one's own Qi and blood and the techniques of Qi circulation. The last one was a method of using evil energy to grind open the Xuan Guang acupoint.

The eldest prince was so absorbed in it that he didn't notice the passage of time.

He didn't know how long it had been, but his mind finally withdrew from the book. He closed his eyes and calmed himself, then carefully stuffed the pornographic book into his arms, put it close to his body, and then stood up.

Outside the window, the sky was already turning pale. Unconsciously, a night had passed. I pushed the window open, and the cool breeze brushed across my face, clearing my mind.

The image of the young man in blue clothes with a still somewhat childish face and a pair of eyes that seemed to not care about anything appeared in front of my eyes.

He didn't understand before, but now he understands. Why did he always feel that his younger brother, the prince,'s smile asked for a beating? It turns out that he really did ask for a beating!

Treat all living beings as pigs, dogs, cows and horses.

It's so crazy!

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East Palace
In the study, the huge desk is covered with all kinds of materials.

There were court reports, inner court newspapers, various transcripts of memorials, and even some transcripts of secret reports from the Supervisory Council...

Things are scattered everywhere.

Mao Qiwu looked at the information with a confused look on his face, not knowing why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince called him here.

"Qi Wu, I have to say that among all the people around me, you are the smartest one. At such a young age, you have already entered the ninth rank. That's really impressive."

"This is all thanks to Your Highness. Without Your Highness's guidance, Qi Wu would just be an ordinary eunuch." Mao Qi Wu said hurriedly, looking at Li Chengqian with unimaginable fanaticism in his eyes.

As a close attendant who has always been by Li Chengqian's side, there is probably no one else in the world who knows the prince better than him.

This is not a human at all, this is a god!

As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, his chickens and dogs will also ascend to heaven. He is the chicken and dog that follows the enlightened person to ascend to heaven.

Ninth-grade strongman!
Is this what a small eunuch like him could think of?
In this world, every Ninth Rank warrior was a top-notch figure, a figure that everyone looked up to. But now, after following the Crown Prince for only a few years and receiving some simple guidance, he had already reached the Ninth Rank realm that warriors all over the world dreamed of. Who could he argue with?
Moreover, he also knew that with this prince, the ninth rank was definitely not the end, even...

"Don't look at me like that, it makes me nervous." Li Chengqian couldn't stand the passionate look of the young eunuch. Mao Qiwu was good in every way, smart, loyal, meticulous, and steady. He could always feel at ease when he handed things over to him.

There is just one thing, I admire myself too much, and it is the kind of undisguised, fanatical admiration that sometimes makes me feel embarrassed.

"Yes!" Mao Qiwu lowered his head and retracted his fanatical gaze.

"I see. After the ninth rank comes the Grandmaster. To become a Grandmaster, one needs to open the Mysterious Light Acupoint and communicate with heaven and earth. This cannot be achieved by simply accumulating true energy. Big brother can use the evil energy on the battlefield to slowly open it. This method suits you, but not you. Even if you are sent to the battlefield to open the acupoint with evil energy, even if you succeed, your retreat will be cut off. So, you need to change your fighting style and take another path."

Grandmaster! Another way?

Mao Qiwu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Chengqian again with a burning gaze.

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Practice, practice. What you practice is people. If you want to improve your Taoism, you must first study people. But do you know what people are like?"

"Ah?" Mao Qiwu was puzzled.

"People cannot exist independently. Every individual is a part of society. You can view society as a whole, with people as a part of it. The communication, exchanges, connections, and relationships between people form a large network, and each person is a node on this network. Sometimes, just a slight poke at one node can affect the entire network. Similarly, just by exploring this large network through a single node, you can understand a lot of information. There is a lot of knowledge involved."

Seeing Mao Qiwu still looking bewildered, he said, "For example, in the case of Qin Yuan's assassination, you inquired through various sources but still couldn't figure out the real reason. You only speculated based on the known information that someone was trying to expose our Eastern Palace. But you have no idea who is behind Dai Zhongming or why they want to spy on the Eastern Palace. You even want to find out yourself, right?"

"Yes, this servant is incompetent."

"It's not incompetence, it's lack of education." Li Chengqian walked to the table and picked through the pile of documents. He took out a newspaper and circled an article. He then took out two court reports and circled a few news items. He took out three more memorials and handed them all to Mao Qiwu. "Take a look at these. Think about how they connect. Think about what happened. Find a way to connect them. Work out the connection, and you'll understand the reason."

After that, he pointed to the messy table and said, "Some of this information is public, and some is information that I, the Crown Prince, need to know. Now I'm handing it over to you. From now on, new information will be sent to you every day. What you need to do is to organize, classify, analyze, and connect this information. From the various connections between this information, you can find other people's secrets. In this way, you can train your brain and improve the depth and breadth of your thinking. If you can succeed, your path to becoming a Grandmaster will be clear. This is called systematic thinking!"

(End of this chapter)