Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 78: The Wonderful Use of Internal Power! [17]

After traveling through this world for eight months, I finally took this step!

Feeling the endless internal energy surging in his body, Jiang Xuan felt a little emotional.

Although there is no obvious difference between acquired and innate in terms of combat power, opening up the meridians and cultivating internal strength are ultimately the foundation for whether martial arts can continue to improve in the future.

No matter how hard you practice external martial arts, you will eventually have to move from the outside to the inside and reach this step.

But in this world, there are still only a few who can successfully move from acquired to innate.

Jiang Xuan took a long breath, closed his eyes again, and began to feel the specialness of the internal force in his body.

Different from the energy that simply provides strength and lethality, this internal force is softer and has an additional warming effect.

With the circulation of internal force, the Ren and Du meridians seemed to gradually become tougher and more stable, no longer like before, as if they could be broken by any impact.

Of course, Jiang Xuan knew that this was just an illusion caused by the relatively gentle internal force.

Although internal force has the effect of nourishing the meridians, it is impossible for it to manifest so quickly.

To polish the meridians is a long process.

Moreover, he had just opened up the Ren and Du meridians at this time, and his internal strength was still relatively weak. Even if he could nourish the meridians, he could only nourish the Ren and Du meridians.

In order to achieve the effect of nourishing the meridians throughout the body, you must slowly strengthen your internal strength and open up other meridians in turn.

For now, it's just the beginning.

However, now that the Ren and Du meridians were opened, Jiang Xuan observed carefully and found that the energy from other parts of the body also began to converge towards the Ren and Du meridians, gradually flowing into the Ren and Du meridians, and slowly transformed into internal force as it circulated through the Ren and Du meridians.

At this rate, it might not be long before all the energy in the body is converted into internal force, increasing the internal force to an extremely strong level.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan suddenly remembered what Qiu Moyan had said before.

"No wonder they say that after breaking through to the innate realm through the acquired realm, the speed of opening up other meridians and breaking through to the Grandmaster realm will be faster than directly practicing internal energy to break through to the innate realm..."

Feeling the situation inside his body, Jiang Xuan suddenly understood.

The energy generated in the body of a post-natal martial artist during training will be transformed into internal force after the Ren and Du meridians are opened, which naturally saves a lot of hard work.

Especially since he had honed his Qi, blood, and energy to the extreme and achieved a breakthrough when he could no longer improve. His energy was stronger than that of an ordinary first-rate master, and the internal force converted at this time was also stronger.

In this case, after all the energy in the body is converted into internal force, perhaps you can directly start trying to open up other meridians and enter the middle stage of the innate realm.

"That's a good thing..." Jiang Xuan smiled and felt happy.

"Next, I have to try out what magical uses this internal force has..."

Jiang Xuan muttered softly, trying to mobilize his internal energy out of the Ren and Du meridians and into his blood vessels and flesh, but as soon as it left the blood vessels, it dissipated after a while.

"Does internal energy only exist within blood vessels and meridians? It's truly amazing!"

Jiang Xuan shook his head. It seemed that even if he had internal strength, it would be impossible for him to quickly become like in martial arts novels, where he could easily activate sword energy, knife energy, etc.

However, after this internal force leaves the meridians and blood vessels, it will not dissipate immediately, but will exist for a short moment.

In other words, it should be possible to attach it to the body or weapons to enhance attack power...

Jiang Xuan tried to channel his internal energy into his left palm, and gently pushed the edge of the barrel, directly breaking off a piece of debris.

"It does increase strength, but the exact extent will only be known after combat..."

After thinking about it, Jiang Xuan stood up, dried himself, put on his clothes and walked out.

At this time, Jin Xiangyu and others had been waiting for more than an hour. Heizi and others were almost asleep, and they were suddenly awakened when they heard the noise.

Jin Xiangyu looked back and immediately showed joy: "Husband, you succeeded?"

Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded, saying to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work."

"No hard work, no hard work!"

"Congratulations, boss!"

Everyone responded quickly.

Qiu Moyan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Xuan picked up the sword on the table, walked out, looked at Xiyu and said, "Come and help me, let's try out the miraculous effects of internal force."

Upon hearing this, Xiyu didn't say much. She drew out the Water-Bi Sword and attacked. Her speed was not fast, but her power was extremely strong.

Jiang Xuan drew out his sword, channeled his internal energy into the blade, and attacked the Bi Shui Sword head-on.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the drizzle was directly shaken away.

The internal force dissipated.

Jiang Xuan felt the force and shook his head: "It's not that strong."

In terms of attack power, there is a slight improvement, but not much, at most about 20% to 30%.

No wonder even when the external skills and martial arts are similar, there is not much difference between innate and acquired.

Of course, this may also be because my internal strength is still relatively weak.

Xiyu understood Jiang Xuan's purpose, put away the sword, shook her head and said, "That's not how you use internal energy."

"Before reaching the Grandmaster level, internal energy is mainly used to nourish the meridians. If used to enhance the attack power of weapons, it will not be able to withstand consumption."

"Unless they practice close combat martial arts such as fists, palms, and kicks, they will mobilize their internal energy to enhance their power and compete with each other in close combat."

"You must wait until you break through to the Grandmaster level and then use the Grandmaster's true energy to further enhance the power of your martial arts."

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly and asked, "What's the essential difference between the internal force transformed from Qi and the internal force cultivated by cultivating internal skills and drawing energy from the outside world?"

"The internal force converted from jinqi will be more powerful in terms of attack power. Even if you break through to the Grandmaster level in the future, it will be converted from innate true qi."

Xiyu said, "Innate Qi is the result of the human body refining essence into Qi, while directly cultivating internal energy and absorbing the essence of external spiritual energy to transform Qi is acquired Qi."

"Except for the advantage of Xiantian Zhenqi in terms of attack power, there is no other difference."

"Of course, maybe it's because my realm is relatively low and I haven't reached the Grandmaster level yet, so I don't know much."

Jiang Xuan understood what she meant, but did not ask any more questions.

He has just broken through to the innate realm, so it would be a bit too ambitious to ask about the future of becoming a Grandmaster.

After sending everyone away, he returned to his room and began to practice.

He had previously thought that after breaking through the innate realm, he would be able to use internal force to hone his muscles, bones and body. Later, after listening to Xiyu's explanation, he realized that internal force could only nourish the meridians and blood vessels.

Now that I have broken through to the innate level, it is indeed so.

Of course, this doesn't mean that internal force cannot achieve the effect of polishing the muscles and bones. The main reason is that after the internal force leaves the meridians and blood vessels, it will dissipate soon, although it will stay in the muscles and bones for a while to achieve a nourishing effect.

However, using this method to nourish the body and bones will not allow the internal strength to withstand the consumption.

However, Rama's internal energy just happened to solve the current predicament.

This internal skill can not only nourish the meridians, but also strengthen the muscles and bones.

Jiang Xuan concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, and began to try to circulate his internal energy according to the order of Rama's internal energy, moving it down along the blood vessels and into the various acupuncture points where the blood vessels and meridians intersected.

Shenfeng, Lingxu, Mingfu, Qihai, and the lower three vertebrae...

As the internal force touched these acupuncture points, a feeling of heat suddenly appeared in the body. It seemed as if even the blood began to boil, and the meridians that had not yet been opened trembled violently.

Moreover, the internal force flowing into these acupuncture points did not dissipate, but slowly spread out along the surrounding qi and blood, like a large woven net, and quickly spread to all parts of the body, which was quite magical.

I don't know how long it lasted before the feeling of heat slowly dissipated, and a warm feeling came from all over the body, as if the skin, flesh, bones and even internal organs were nourished by qi and blood. Although the change was not big, it was indeed clearly felt.

"So this is the secret of Rama's internal energy? He can actually use this special method to stimulate these special acupuncture points with internal energy, nourishing Qi and blood, and then use the Qi and blood to nourish the body's muscles and bones, achieving the effect of nourishing the meridians, improving Qi and blood, and strengthening the body at the same time!"

Moreover, this method not only nourishes qi and blood and strengthens the body, but also continuously improves energy, which is then converted into internal force, thus forming a cycle.

It can enhance your strength and realm in all directions.

In this way, there is no need to practice and transform internal strength through meditation to absorb the essence of the heaven, earth, sun and moon like other internal skills.

Jiang Xuan felt a little emotional, thinking that Rama's internal strength still had some merits.

Strictly speaking, this can actually be considered a body-building exercise that cultivates both internal and external factors.

Looking at the system panel:

[Martial Arts: Rama Internal Power (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 1/1000】

"Sure enough, the method is correct!"

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly. He wondered to what extent his body would be refined once he had mastered this internal skill to perfection...

Taking a long breath, Jiang Xuan closed his eyes and continued to practice. ...

Two days later.

Lu Jianxing and others finally rushed back to the capital.

The original team of a hundred people now has less than fifty people left, and more than half of them have died. This shows how dangerous this mission is.

However, when they learned that Jiang Xuan had been promoted and that they would also be promoted and rewarded, everyone was very happy, and the low morale was somewhat dispelled by the rewards.

Then, nothing unexpected happened.

Among those who survived, almost all were called in individually to the Northern Pacification Office for questioning about the case.

However, the confessions were pretty much the same.

Not to mention that Jiang Xuan had already reminded them, even if he hadn't reminded them, everyone knew what to say and what not to say.

So, the matter was finally settled.

Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan and others completed the handover before promotion in the past two days and took up their posts.

Although Jiang Xuan had not appeared in the past two days, the news of his promotion to the rank of Right Captain had still spread.

Moreover, after being promoted to a thousand households, the status is indeed different.

Even the appointment documents and new official uniforms were delivered personally to his door.

For a moment, the Jinyiwei were talking about it and were shocked.

Even among the people, it was very lively and people were discussing it everywhere.

After all, being a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and a captain of one of the five core institutes at that, a fifth-rank official position, is a height that many people will never reach in their lifetime.

Especially when I heard that this new captain was only in his early twenties, had been on the job for just over a year, and was even promoted to centurion only half a year later, yet now he had directly jumped from deputy captain to captain.

This is a vivid example of a grassroots counterattack. How can it not be shocking?
It is said that even many aristocratic families in the capital and many officials in the court have begun to pay attention to this young captain.

In the past two days, there has been an endless stream of people visiting and giving gifts, especially the wealthy families in Dongcheng District.

After all, the area under your jurisdiction is Dongcheng District.

Some people couldn't find where Jiang Xuan's family was, so they even sent the gifts to the Right Thousand Households Office.

The value of the gift is not important, what matters is the attitude and the thought.

Although the Jinyiwei are not as powerful as the Dongchang, they are also the court's lackeys and hold the power of life and death. If you show your face in front of this captain in advance, if something happens accidentally in the future and the Jinyiwei come to your door, you can plead for mercy with this kindness.

Even if nothing goes wrong, it's a good thing to make friends in advance.

After all, this new captain is still so young, and he has climbed to the position of captain in just over a year. He definitely has a bright future, and maybe he will become a core minister in the court in the future.

If they don't make friends with others in advance, and then try to cling to them when they really climb to a height that they can't reach, it will be too late.

Xinwangfu.

When Zhu Youjian learned about this, he was also extremely relieved.

"I knew this case would not be difficult for him. I didn't expect him to finish it and come back so quickly."

"Luckily, I was quick enough to win him over before he finished his case. Otherwise, it would be too late to win him over now. If the fact that I went to win him over last time was exposed, Wei Zhongxian might even target me..."

Zhu Youjian felt a little emotional.

"That's what His Highness said."

Wang Chengen also sighed: "Fortunately, the prince had foresight and personally approached him, forcing him to make a choice."

"Although he has been promoted, we still have leverage over him. I don't think he would dare betray the prince. Otherwise, if this matter is exposed, the eunuch party will never trust him again."

Zhu Youjian nodded and said, "Now that he has been promoted to the rank of Right Captain, there must be many people coming to him with gifts. Although we cannot reveal our relationship with him, we cannot fail to show some respect."

Wang Chengen's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Your Highness, do you mean that we should prepare a gift for him as well?"

Zhu Youjian nodded, then pondered for a moment and said, "Many people have given him gifts these past two days. He shouldn't be short of money... I heard he likes practicing martial arts, doesn't he?"

"Half a year ago, he was practicing some kind of sword technique and became some top-notch expert. It must be because he doesn't have the right internal skills, so he keeps practicing swordsmanship, right?"

Wang Chengen nodded and said, "Your Highness is right. According to the classification of the martial arts world, only those who have cultivated internal strength and become innate are considered true masters. He came from a poor family, and the only skills passed down from generation to generation in the Jinyiwei are a sword technique and a body technique. He should not have any internal strength skills."

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly and said, "When I was young, I also clamored to practice martial arts. Didn't my father reward me with an internal martial arts technique? It's been in the vault for so many years, and it's useless to keep it. Let's give it to him."

"This……"

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment, but then he thought about the prince's temperament and realized that he would probably not practice again, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

……

A small courtyard in Nanyuan Lane.

In the past two days, people kept coming to his house to give gifts. Some even brought matchmakers to propose marriage after learning that he was not married yet. This made Jiang Xuan very annoyed. He basically had no time to practice martial arts during the day, but he couldn't turn everyone away.

After all, there are still many aristocratic families and court ministers among them, and even many people from the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard have sent people to send some gifts. If they are not even allowed to enter the door, it would be really ungrateful.

There was no other way, Jiang Xuan could only send Jin Xiangyu and the others away, and continue to receive customers with a stiff smile on his face all day long.

It was getting dark. Jiang Xuan sent away the last man who came to propose marriage, then quickly jumped out of the house and locked the gate, creating the illusion that he was not at home. Then he climbed over the wall back into the yard and breathed a sigh of relief.

"In the past, no one cared about my humble home, but now it is filled with distinguished guests. The ancients were not deceiving me..."

Jiang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

When he was promoted to a centurion half a year ago, only Pei Lun, Yin Cheng and a few other friends celebrated with each other. How could there be such a lively scene as now?

At this time, the fifth-rank captain of the five core institutes is in charge of the public security of the entire Dongcheng District. After all, things are different!
What's more, he was still so young, and Wei Zhongxian attached so much importance to his destruction of Heishi and acquisition of Rama's body, which meant that he had already entered the core of the eunuch party.

Those aristocratic families naturally dared not neglect...

Returning to his room, Jiang Xuan looked at the room full of gifts and laughed to himself, saying, "Although the social interactions are a bit troublesome, they are actually some unexpected surprises."

Among these gifts, some were in the form of silver, some were medicinal herbs, some were porcelain and jade, some were furniture, silk, brocade robes and fancy clothes... there were all kinds of random things.

The house was empty before, but now it has everything it needs.

There were too many things and Jiang Xuan was too lazy to clean them up. He took out the gift boxes containing medicinal herbs, took out the herbs inside, found some that could replenish qi and nourish the body, boiled them all into medicinal liquid, made a medicinal bath, and then returned to the bedroom to continue practicing.

[Martial Arts: Rama Internal Power (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 64/1000】

This Rama's internal energy is at the entry level, so the practice is slow, but the effect is very obvious.

With the combination of medicinal bathing and practice over the past two days, not only have my muscles, bones and body been significantly improved, but my energy has also been continuously transformed into internal strength as my qi and blood increase. Now that my Ren and Du meridians are full of internal qi, I should be able to try to open up the third meridian and enter the middle stage of the innate realm.

With the experience of opening up the Ren and Du meridians, Jiang Xuan circulated his internal energy with ease and began to open up the third meridian - the Chong meridian!
The Chong Meridian ascends from the head, descends to the feet, and runs through the entire body. It is the key point of Qi and blood and can regulate Qi and blood throughout the body, so it is also called the "sea of ​​blood."

Its complexity far exceeds that of the Ren and Du meridians, so it is difficult to open them if one lacks internal strength.

In fact, it is not only the Chong Meridian, but also other meridians.

It doesn't mean that as long as you have internal strength, you can rely on this internal strength to open up all the meridians at once, but you have to do it in order.

First, you have to open up the sea of ​​yin and yang, that is, the Ren and Du meridians, before you can start storing internal energy and gradually open up other meridians according to the direction of the meridians.

Moreover, the strength and complexity of each meridian are different. The further you go, the harder it is to open them. It not only requires sufficient internal strength, but also is a great test of the skills to control the internal strength.

That's why there is a distinction between primary, middle and late stages and perfection.

The strength of the internal force is different each time a meridian is opened and each stage.

"call……"

After a long time, Jiang Xuan took a long breath, raised his hand to wipe away the sweat covering his eyes, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Once the Chong meridian is opened, the internal force converted from energy has another place to go and begins to flow through the whole body. This is also a sign of entering the middle stage of the innate realm.

According to the classification of combat power, as long as the internal force is accumulated in three meridians, relying on the advantage of internal force, if the difference in the level of external power is not big, the strength of the middle-stage innate master can officially surpass the first-rate acquired master.

Of course, Jiang Xuan was promoted from a top master to a congenital one, so his strength is naturally not divided into this range.

Based on the external martial arts he currently possesses, and with the added strength of his internal energy, Jiang Xuan is now invincible under the Grandmaster level!
Of course, the prerequisite is that the opponent has not yet developed the "momentum".

With a thought, he switched to another panel.

[Martial Arts: Embroidered Spring Blade Technique (Position)]

[Progress: 9%]

"My physical body has also improved significantly. Next, I can continue to cultivate my energy and practice the Embroidered Spring Sword Technique, striving to cultivate the Sword Intent as soon as possible."

"In addition, there is also the Wind Blade Technique. I can also find time to practice it and master its sword moves as soon as possible..."

Looking at the system panel display, Jiang Xuan nodded slightly and made a plan for his next training.

(End of this chapter)