With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 44 Fist Shakes the Universe
Stretching muscles and bones, one enters the path of spiritual practice through stance training.

His master always taught him the importance of stance training, and he did not back down because of the fatigue and boredom of stance training.

The Xingyi Three Talents Stance and the Imitation Dragon and Tiger Stance are the foundation of all martial arts in this world, including true skills and ultimate techniques.

Although his master's explanation was very profound, Meng Chuan summarized it in one sentence.

The proficiency of stance training represents the body's capacity to accommodate Qi and blood. For example, if you are currently at 47% progress, then the limit of Qi and blood that your body can accommodate is close to the fifth level of Qi and blood.

After the founding of the Great Chu Kingdom, the founding emperor swept away all obstacles with great perseverance and gathered all the stance training techniques of the sects and factions in the martial arts world into his own hands.

Afterwards, the Martial Arts Association was established, bringing together the stance training techniques mastered by various schools. After decades of research, all methods were unified, and these two groundbreaking books were created.

The "Human Stance" is simply the first and simplest level of the Taiyi Three Talents Stance.

There are also earth piles, heaven piles, and even the unity of the three elements.

Therefore, stance training is a lifelong practice, and his master had taught him about it.

"Now you need to learn to enjoy standing meditation. When you reach the level of a martial artist and start standing in the ground, the internal membranes of your body will rub against and stimulate the standing method, causing itching and pain all over your body. Only then will you realize how comfortable it was to stand in the human stance before."

"The human stance is really not difficult. There are no different standards for proficiency in various boxing techniques. The longer you stand, the higher your skill level will be. Once you get the basics down, you've learned it. It's just like a daily routine."

"Standing exercises are like water dripping on a stone, a slow and steady process that cannot be mastered quickly. Even the most invincible genius has to grind it out by sticking to the ground!"

"The practice of stance training must not be interrupted for even a day, and may only cease on the day of death!"

Master Luo's admonition lingered in his mind for a long time.

Meng Chuan's understanding of martial arts is rapidly taking root and sprouting.

The New Year is approaching.

After a moment's thought, he set a short-term goal and a long-term goal in his mind.

The short-term goal is to reach the sixth level of Qi and Blood within a year. Currently, the cultivation of Qi and Blood is undoubtedly the top priority.

His long-term goal, and his bold ambition, is to collect all the martial arts techniques in the world and break their limits.

Truly possessing a myriad of exceptional qualities!
"In the new year, I will continue to do my best and prove my path in martial arts with hard work."

February 13th, the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Meng Chuan's cousin, Meng Yiyi, who is also the biological daughter of his uncle Meng Yongzhi, is going home.

Xue Na had been calling Meng Yiyi every day since before the Lunar New Year, asking when she would be coming home for the holiday.

Meng Chuan's cousin, Meng Yiyi, is studying at a cultural and scientific research university in another city.

Although I'm a freshman, this society doesn't tolerate idlers. Even liberal arts students have to compete fiercely from the very beginning.

Therefore, she missed the Lunar New Year's Eve reunion with her family. It wasn't until after the third day of the Lunar New Year that Meng Yiyi finally confirmed the time to go home.

Even during holidays, Meng Chuan still gets up at four or five o'clock to go upstairs to practice martial arts.

He was especially excited today because his mastery of the Cannon Fist was about to reach perfection!
When one's energy is strong, one's heart burns with intense fire; when one's energy is weak, one's heart becomes clouded with ignorance.

Paoquan is a fire-element fist style of Xingyi School. It emphasizes the indomitable momentum when punching, so that no matter how strong the enemy is, I can break through all laws with one punch!
[Cannon Fist: Mastery (99%) Awaiting Limit Break]

With only 1% left, Meng Chuan closed his eyes and recalled the key points his master had taught him.

"Sink down and tighten your core strength. When you punch, the opening and closing motion should be as explosive as a cannon!"

With the blessing of a permanent certificate, coupled with Meng Chuan's long-term practice, he gradually understood the key to it.

In an instant, Meng Chuan's body moved. He took a sudden step forward, his left hand sliding up his body, his elbow slightly drooping, his fist reaching right to his forehead.

Grasp the essence of the cannon fist with your right hand, and with a mind free of distractions and an indomitable spirit, suddenly raise it to your chest and forcefully thrust it out.

The sound of cannons roared!

This adds another layer of joy to the New Year.

Then, Meng Chuan continued to exert his strength without hesitation, his feet shifting and his fists pounding with force, the sound of cannons firing echoing in the air, easily achieving eight consecutive shots!
At this time, Meng Chuan's core area remained tight, and he continued to intensify his efforts.

Continue twisting your wrists inwards to change positions, with your right hand sliding down your body to your forehead, and then twisting your wrist outwards to exert force.

At the same time, his left hand twisted to his chest, and as his left foot stepped forward an inch, he suddenly exerted force and produced a final, earth-shattering roar!
"boom!!!"

On the rooftop, the final ninth shot shattered the hazy dawn.

The electric bikes parked downstairs all started blaring their anti-theft alarms.

At this moment, the cannon fist technique has reached its perfect state.

Meng Chuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the Martial Arts Limit Break panel.

[Cannon Fist: Perfect (1%) Awaiting Limit Break]

[Limit Break Trait: Critical Strike (Basic)]

As Meng Chuan's Cannon Fist technique reached perfection, before he could even savor the feeling of breaking through, he heard his stomach rumble and his body suddenly felt hungry.

This is a normal reaction caused by the body's need to drastically consume nutrients during the process of significantly improving blood and qi.

"After making a breakthrough to the Great Perfection stage a while ago, I went to the martial arts school to have my Qi and Blood tested. My Qi and Blood level is 7.51, and I'm about to break through to 8 and enter the fourth Qi and Blood barrier."
With the completion of the Cannon Fist technique today, the combined Qi and blood provided will definitely be enough to enter the fourth stage.

Moreover, the body's intense hunger response indicates a massive amount of newly generated blood and energy within the body.

It's probably more than just entering the fourth level.

Thinking of this, hunger spurred Meng Chuan to quickly get dressed and go downstairs to eat.

My uncle went to the police station for his shift early this morning, and my aunt is making breakfast alone in the kitchen.

Seeing his aunt cooking, Meng Chuan told her to heat up a few more steamed buns.

Then I opened the refrigerator and took out all the chocolates, protein bars, medicinal pastes, etc., and ate them all in no time.

After eating, Meng Chuan felt that his hunger had subsided by more than half.

A faint warmth emanated from his stomach, then spread throughout his body to provide nourishment. Since only martial artists could perform internal body observation, Meng Chuan could only guess based on his feelings.

Seeing Meng Chuan ransacking the refrigerator like a whirlwind, Xue Na asked in confusion:
"What's wrong, Chuan'er? Why are you so hungry?"

Meng Chuan patiently explained:
"I've made a small breakthrough in martial arts, so I need to replenish my body's nutrition."

Xue Na probably realized:

"Okay, let's eat first. After we eat, I'll make you some medicinal food."

"By the way, remember to take the cured pork and sausages your uncle bought to your master when you have time. They're made from premium black pork raised in the mountains, and they're delicious."

Meng Chuan nodded in agreement. He was just about to call Master Luo later to ask if he was free to teach him the new boxing style that afternoon, so he could bring the things to him at the same time.

After eating five more hot steamed buns and some high-protein stewed beef, Meng Chuan felt completely refreshed.

Please be sure to read it during the new book period. I promise to update it like crazy later on!
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