Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 45: Generating True Strength
In Jinsha Valley, on the south slope, in a specially built martial arts training ground, an extraordinary battle is taking place. The two sides are Shu Tianjiao and Shouhou.

The skinny monkey was very agile, moving like the wind and constantly changing his position, while Shu Tianjiao was the complete opposite. He stood still, motionless, and just waved his tail to block all the attacks from the skinny monkey.

At the edge of the arena, Jiang Chen watched the scene silently. Beside him stood Wang Yuan, the current chief steward of Jinsha Valley.

"Third Master, we just received an order from Muyu Island to allocate some personnel to help them blockade the water surface."

After taking a look at Jiang Chen, Wang Yuan lowered his voice.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's expression remained unchanged.

The Dangjiang bandits had been very active during this period. Although he was in Jinsha Valley, he also heard the news.

"What's the reason? Is it still about hunting down Zhao Meng, the former third in command?"

Jiang Chen spoke casually, his gaze still fixed on the training ground.

Hearing this, Wang Yuan nodded silently.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen remained silent.

The Dangjiang bandits have been very active these days. They were careful to conceal their actions at the beginning, but now they are almost out in the open. They set up nets and checkpoints on the Qingyuan River, causing quite a stir and even killing many people. This is very different from the previous style of the Dangjiang bandits.

"It seems that Tie Ren Tu is looking for something, and he is a little anxious."

As his thoughts turned, Jiang Chen guessed something.

As for saying that he had discovered Zhao Meng's whereabouts and was hunting down the traitor Zhao Meng, it was just a lie to others. No one knew better than him where Zhao Meng had gone.

And at this moment, the battle in the martial arts training ground finally ended.

After several attempts and being whipped a few times, the skinny monkey finally realized the reality. He was no match for Shu Tianjiao at all. Originally, he had obtained the martial arts and Blood Spirit Pill passed down by Jiang Chen, and his martial arts had greatly improved, successfully entering the second-rate level. He was just feeling proud of himself, but he never expected that he would be taught a lesson by Shu Tianjiao.

After the skinny monkey admitted defeat, Shu Tianjiao finally looked at him seriously.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, there's something there, but not much. I can be considered a mediocre person who is above waste."

After leaving a comment, Shu Tianjiao ran towards Jiang Chen happily.

Seeing this, the skinny monkey couldn't help but shook his head. People are not as good as rats. Although he didn't understand what Shu Tianjiao said, he inexplicably saw the look in Shu Tianjiao's eyes, just like a master looking at his apprentice, a father looking at his son, with regret and sigh.

"The skinny monkey thanks the Third Master for his training."

Suppressing his frustration, the skinny monkey came to Jiang Chen and bowed.

He was never an outstanding person, both when he was a child and when he grew up. It was precisely because of this that he could better accept his mediocrity. Although it was uncomfortable to be poured a bucket of cold water by Shu Tianjiao, he quickly adjusted himself.

Looking at this skinny monkey, Jiang Chen nodded.

In terms of talent, Shouhou has some, but not much. Fortunately, he is loyal, clear-headed, and knows what to do and what not to do. He can still be of some use.

"Muyu Island asked us to send some people to help them block the river and hunt down Zhao Meng. You should take the people on that trip. You can figure out the details yourself. Just remember one thing: watch more, talk less, do less, and be careful not to get yourself into trouble." After giving some instructions, Jiang Chen handed the task to the skinny monkey.

After hearing this, although Shouhou had many doubts in his heart, he quickly bowed and responded. He planned to ask Wang Yuan about it later, because he knew that Zhao Meng had died in Jinsha Valley.

After Shouhou and Wang Yuan left, Jiang Chen turned his attention to Shu Tianjiao.

"Let me see if you've been slacking off lately."

His expression was calm, showing no emotion, and Jiang Chen pointed at Shu Tianjiao.

At this moment, Shu Tianjiao smelled danger.

“Squeak, squeak…”

With a rapid cry, Shu Tianjiao immediately used the talisman technique. As the spiritual energy fluctuated, the hair all over his body began to grow wildly and formed a ball that protected him in the middle. This was the hair acupuncture technique.

Seeing this scene, a light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. Shu Tianjiao was able to master the acupuncture technique so quickly, which showed that he put a lot of effort into his practice. Once this technique was mastered, it became a hedgehog that was difficult to eat, and had good defense.

“It’s something, but it’s still not enough.”

As his thoughts turned, murderous intent and blood blended together, and a flash of red lightning bloomed at Jiang Chen's fingertips.

Buzz, invisible force burst out, and the hair needle technique used by Shu Tianjiao for self-defense was instantly broken. The whole rat was hit hard and was directly knocked out, falling to the ground and unable to get up for a long time.

Looking at the Rat Tianjiao like this, Jiang Chen shook his head and turned to leave. After Jiang Chen left, the Rat Tianjiao who was pretending to be dead quietly opened his eyes.

After confirming that there was no one around, it got up from the ground, shook itself, and left with its head held high. Although it was in great pain at the moment, it couldn't lose its composure outside, and at this moment it just wanted to get back to its nest as soon as possible.

Jiang Chen was naturally aware of Shu Tianjiao's little tricks, but since Shu Tianjiao performed well, he didn't bother to care about it.

"I previously used the Blood Flame Technique to ignite my own Qi and blood, allowing me to burst forth with even greater power in a short period of time. This was originally intended for combat, but I never imagined I'd stumble upon a method for refining true energy."

"After today, I should be able to completely transform my Qi and blood, and truly enter the realm of a martial arts master."

Back in the courtyard, Jiang Chen took a Wolf King Blood Clotting Stone and began a new round of practice.

The next moment, the energy and blood in his body were ignited, and the murderous intent in his heart began to rage. As the murderous intent and the energy and blood continued to collide and blend, wisps of red electric light began to emerge around him. This was the true energy that marked the master of martial arts.

The birth of true martial arts power requires the warrior to use his own mind to subdue the qi and blood, allowing the two to completely blend together. It is extremely difficult, but correspondingly, its power is far greater than that of simple qi and blood.

In fact, the reason why the original warriors named this power "true energy" was to match it with the true qi of the qigong practitioners. However, although true energy is domineering, it is still not as mysterious as true qi. The most intuitive manifestation is that martial arts masters are inferior to qigong practitioners in all aspects.

Under normal circumstances, even in a head-on fight, a martial arts master would not be a match for a Qigong cultivator. Although the physique of an ordinary Qigong cultivator is not as good as that of a martial arts master, it is never fragile. The existence of spells and magic weapons has completely widened the gap between the two sides, and this is only limited to cultivators in the early stages of Qigong.

A Qigong practitioner opens his Dantian, the sea of ​​Qi, and uses it as the root to rush into the 108 acupoints, storing true Qi throughout the body. When thirty-six acupoints are slightly successful, seventy-two acupoints are greatly successful, and when the 108 acupoints are complete, a martial arts master has basically no ability to fight back against a Qigong practitioner who has achieved minor success in thirty-six acupoints.

(End of this chapter)