Chapter 138: Chapter 104: Zhu's Prank, Organ Training, Sure-Hit Technique - Eye-Penetrating Flow (4K)_2
Having let out a customary sigh, Li Qi calmed down and, using his Power, began to sense Xue Jing's current physical state.
As he received more and more information, he nodded.
"Very good, the progress in the 'Five Major Practices' is very sufficient, tsk, this perfect human body structure, how on earth does it grow, I really want to take a look at your genetic analysis..."
"The progress is now sufficient to start from the outside to the inside, to perform 'Organ Nourishing'..."
After a while, Li Qi released Xue Jing's wrist and pondered:
"It's settled, next, when you practice the Armor Shaking Skill, you need to add a few more movements, and the medicine you take should also be changed to 'Dragon Thunder Powder'."
Xue Jing looked puzzled, "Dragon Thunder Powder?"
Li Qi explained, "This is the Secret Medicine used by the Hidden Dragon School for 'Organ Nourishing', made from some special plants found in the Intersecting Boundaries."
"Pureblood Dragon-type Creatures can spew and command a type of special lightning known as 'Dragon Thunder'. Some plants struck by this Dragon Thunder surprisingly survive and are imbued with the Power of Dragon Thunder."
"Dragon Thunder Powder, made primarily from these plants, combined with Armor Shaking Skill, can vigorously refine and temper one's own organs, and the effect is excellent, the only downside... is that it's very expensive."
Xue Jing's mouth twitched, "How expensive, master?"
Li Qi thought for a moment and said, "If you take the necessary amount of Dragon Thunder Powder every day according to your current progress... it will be about three hundred thousand."
"You still have over twenty million in your account, enough to last two months, don't worry."
Li Qi patted Xue Jing on the shoulder, comforting him.
"...This consumption is just too outrageous." Xue Jing was somewhat speechlessly choked up.
Twenty million hadn't even warmed up, and he was told it would have to say goodbye in two months?
Li Qi waved his hand and said, "Your talent is too good; naturally, the medicine must also be top-notch, otherwise it would be a waste of your talent. There are other options for Organ Nourishing medicine, but since you can use the best, you should not compromise."
"If there's something you need, just buy it, the money isn't really spent, it just changes its form and stays by your side."
Xue Jing uttered a sound, thought for a moment, and said:
"Right master, I have now comprehended four of the five ultimate moves, but I have no clue about the last one, the 'Eye-Penetrating Flow'..."
Hidden Dragon School's Five Ultimate Techniques.
Regarding 'Skin' defense skills—Golden Scales Transformation.
Regarding 'Flesh' burst skills—Whirlwind Thunder.
Regarding 'Bones' counterattack skills—Seal Cloud Tail.
Regarding 'Blood' defense-breaking skills—Shaking Star Fire.
All of these he had already mastered, only remaining was one move regarding 'Tendons', the Eye-Penetrating Flow, which he had not yet grasped, with no signs of comprehension at all.
Although Xue Jing felt that this move should be highly compatible with him...
Li Qi smiled and said, "Don't rush; the 'Eye-Penetrating Flow' is a bit special, involving a deeper level of 'Tendon Training', which is linked to 'Organ Training'."
Xue Jing tilted his head, "What do you mean?"
"What is called 'Organ Training' is actually an extension of the 'Five Major Practices'."
Li Qi began to instruct.
"Since ancient times, medicine and martial arts were inseparable. In Ancient Medicine and Taoist Sect theory, the organs have corresponding relationships."
"What's called 'Skin, Flesh, Tendons, Bones, Blood', Ancient Medicine refers to them as Five Bodies, and their relationship to the Five Organs is very close—Lungs pair with Skin, Spleen with Flesh, Liver with Tendons, Kidneys with Bones, Heart with Blood."
"Strong lungs mean robust skin, a strong spleen means firm flesh, a strong liver means resilient tendons, strong kidneys mean solid bones, a strong heart means ample blood."
"And our Hidden Dragon School, being an external martial arts school, trains from the outside to the inside, from external to internal, starting with training the Skin, Flesh, Tendons, Bones, Blood, then using their robustness to benefit the Organs."
Li Qi stretched out his withered hand and pointed at his own old, blurred eyes.
"The Five Bodies and the Five Organs also correspond with the Five Senses."
"Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, namely, Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch."
"Eye-Penetrating Flow is the ultimate skill of 'Tendons', corresponding to the Liver among the Five Organs, which is related to vision; a strong liver means clear sight!"
"Therefore, the key to Eye-Penetrating Flow is not the 'Tendon' itself but the 'Eye'."
"This move is a 'Sure-hit Technique', penetrates all the enemy's illusions, as if a True Dragon looks through it, the Cloud Sea Billow parts, revealing all flaws and weak points, thereby striking with certainty."
"Once you begin Organ Training and refine your liver to a certain extent, you will naturally understand."
After listening, Xue Jing realized, "So that's how it is." welcome-to-MVLeMpYr
Li Qi smiled, "Once you have mastered all five ultimate moves, the next step will be the Mystic Art·Vital Point of 'Five Murders Combine into One'..."
He couldn't help but reflect,
"How quickly time passes! It's been just over a month, and I already feel as if I'm running out of tricks."
Then, changing the course of the conversation,
"Alright, I will first teach you the subsequent organ training movements of the Armor Shaking Skill. Stretch out your hand."
Xue Jing did as instructed.
Li Qi grabbed his wrist, allowing Power to seep in, then flicked it as if he were shaking noodles.
Xue Jing suppressed the instinctive restlessness of the True Dragon within him, relinquished control of his body, and under the manipulation of Li Qi's Power, he practiced various complex movements and breathing techniques.
This set was part of the 'Muscle Training' movement of the Armor Shaking Skill. As he swayed, the fascia wrapped around his muscles began to tingle painfully.
After he had completed the dozens of movements he had already mastered, his body didn't stop but continued to perform new movements.
They were more complex and more challenging, stretching not only the fascia but even causing a slight oppressive feeling in the internal organs.
Xue Jing closed his eyes, entering an internal vision perspective.
Within his field of view, as his body moved externally, the brownish-red liver also trembled and pulsed, secreting a slightly darker and murky substance.
The blood flow accelerated, entering the liver, removing these substances and leaving the liver's surface faintly shimmering more crystalline and translucent.
Even though the internal vision perspective did not literally see light, that was the sensation Xue Jing felt.
By the time all the movements were practiced, Xue Jing opened his eyes.
His whole body's fascia was tingling and sore, and there was a faint pain in his liver, but he felt somewhat refreshed and clear-headed.
He blinked, not sure if it was an illusion, but it seemed like his vision had improved a bit.
"How do you feel?" Li Qi asked.
Xue Jing thought for a moment and replied, "It seems like my vision has improved a bit."
Li Qi hummed in acknowledgment and nodded.
"A strong liver supports clear vision. As you begin training the organs, your five senses will become increasingly sharp. When I was young, I met a Taoist girl who practiced the 'Yellow Grannie Skill' and had extraordinary achievements in 'Spleen Training,' hence her sense of touch was remarkably strong.
By touching the ground with her hands, she could feel people's footsteps from tens of kilometers away and even gauge the power of the person from their steps."
Xue Jing was somewhat amazed, "Is that even possible?"
What a human radar...
"That's exactly how astounding it was."
Li Qi's eyes revealed a reminiscent look.
"I wonder how that girl is doing now. Back then, I even had some disputes with her master and got hit by a Golden Bottle Palm, which was the second closest I've ever come to dying..."
Xue Jing, "Master, I'm more interested in hearing about sister-in-law's story..."
Hearing this, Li Qi choked up and glared, "You're choosing now? Well, I won't tell."
Xue Jing smiled, suddenly had a thought, and he started speaking,
"Speaking of which, Master, there's something else."
"I have a friend who discussed a theory with me..."
Xue Jing explained Wu Youqing's theory of 'mental power influencing one's own reality' to Li Qi.
After listening, Li Qi fell into deep thought.
Then, his eyes lit up with realization and joy among other complex expressions,
"So that's how it is... then many things can be explained..."
He seemed to have thought of something, murmuring to himself, his two cloudy old eyes losing focus, drifting into a daze.
It is unknown how much time had passed when Li Qi regained his composure, his expression complex.
"A true word is passed in a single sentence, false teachings fill thousands of books..."
"I... took quite the detour."
He patted Xue Jing on the shoulder, his face showing relief:
"Good boy, good boy..."
"Thank my friend for me."
"I really owe a great favor..." Li Qi sighed.
...