Chen Ze saw everyone's reactions and nodded in satisfaction, then continued:
"The second level is Minor Accomplishment, where qi and blood can leave the body by three inches. However, to strike with this kind of force requires a minimum of cultivation at the Fourth Meridian to serve as support."
"The third level—strength at Major Accomplishment can leave the body by six inches. By then, the first six meridians inside the human body are all unblocked, forming a circulation of qi and blood, which firmly constitutes Sixth Meridian cultivation."
"Once you reach this realm, a new kind of strength will breed within the body, peerless in its might and astonishing in its power. It can truly be called a heaven-shaking, earth-overturning change!"
At this, Chen Ze wore a look of yearning and sighed: "As for that perfection level, you can strike with strength leaving the body by nine inches. However, that requires all of the Extraordinary Meridians and Eight Channels to be fully unblocked, a difficulty comparable to ascending to the heavens..."
"Therefore, the matter of martial techniques is simply that a deeper foundation by one rank crushes the opponent. The higher the cultivation, the more abundant his qi and blood, and his strength will likewise be greater."
Concluding his remarks, Chen Ze warned: "Therefore, do not harbor delusions about fighting opponents above your rank. You will die a miserable death!"
"Master Chen, what happens if my strength and vigor are high, but my realm is lower than the opponent's?" Seeing that Master Chen had finished speaking, a tall youth asked.
Chen Ze glanced at him. After a moment, he slowly and deliberately said: "A good question. However, a person one realm higher than you will have faster reaction speeds, and you basically won't be able to hit him... If you can hit him, the opponent can also use strength and vigor more formidable than yours to neutralize it."
"That's why I say a deeper foundation by one rank crushes the opponent. Whether it's martial techniques or cultivation, it's always like this!"
Xu Yuan and the others all wore stern expressions, firmly memorizing the matter in their hearts so they would be prepared if they encountered it in the future.
"Master Chen, how should we choose between martial techniques and cultivation?" A female martial artist suddenly raised her hand to speak.
The others likewise revealed probing expressions, as this was the most important matter to them at present.
"If you have confidence in your aptitude and comprehension, then choose both. If you have no confidence, then choose one."
Chen Ze said leisurely: "Based on my experience, those who break through in cultivation quickly have better innate bones and can choose this aspect. If your memory is usually quite good and you grasp things clearly and quickly, choose martial techniques."
"Furthermore, whichever one breaks through, it will feed back into the other."
"Once Thunderclap Fist reaches mastery of the entry level, your grasp of your body will be clearer, and you will navigate bottlenecks with greater ease. When your cultivation breaks through to the Second Meridian, your qi and blood will grow increasingly vigorous, and practicing Thunderclap Fist will also become faster."
Hearing this, everyone present fell into deep thought.
Xu Yuan was likewise enlightened. Seen this way, he seemed to have a better feel for Thunderclap Fist, so the sequence of practicing before and after became clear.
"Alright, starting tomorrow, at this time every day I will teach you some essentials of Thunderclap Fist. Watch well, learn well, and don't come looking for me when you have nothing to do on ordinary days."
Having spoken, Chen Ze began to lecture on Thunderclap Fist and the problems easily encountered during practice.
After finishing the lecture, he had a few people ask questions once, and then, just like Feng Xiao previously, he departed cleanly and decisively.
Once the 'teacher' left, the atmosphere on the training ground instantly grew lively.
Everyone researched and discussed within their own small circles.
Xu Yuan and the few others exchanged some of their understandings and began to practice.
As a result, before long, a somewhat familiar voice rang out: "Brother Xu, Brother Li, long time no see."
Hearing this, Xu Yuan and Li Shan raised their heads to look, only to see Sun Rong from their former small group walking over leisurely.
At this moment, she wore a clean and neat grey training tunic, with her belt pulled taut to reveal an alluring silhouette that was beginning to take shape. Her face was also daunted with a thin layer of rouge, making her pretty face appear even more vivid and delicate.
It caused quite a few youths in the surroundings to reveal strange expressions in their eyes, whispering to ask which dormitory this person belonged to.
"So it's Sister Sun." Li Shan still smiled as he replied, only with his face carrying a trace of polite detachment.
Sun Rong naturally sensed this subtle change, yet she did not mind it and cupped her fists toward the two with a smile:
"I've finally found you. The number of us female martial artists is too small to easily form a group, so we've all moved over here to train."
Xu Yuan likewise nodded at her, not saying much else.
Although he understood Sun Rong's changing state of mind, he could not simply ignore her deliberate detachment.
Sun Rong's smile did not fade, and she said in a sincere tone: "I had some matters to deal with previously, which is why I grew distant from you two brothers. Sun Rong offers her apologies here, and hopes that we can still give each other pointers in the future."
At this time, two or three more women came over from the distance, a flurry of orioles and swallows with crisp voices that drew a wave of male gazes.
"Rongrong, we've finally found you. Eldest sister is looking for you right now!" A woman with a sharp chin stepped forward and affectionately pulled Sun Rong's arm, a trace of disgust appearing in her eyes when she saw Xu Yuan and the others.
"That's right, hurry up and leave. Don't stay here with these stinky men." Another woman felt the surrounding gazes and rolled her eyes repeatedly.
A trace of helplessness appeared in Sun Rong's eyes, and she promptly bowed with cupped hands to the two: "Apologies, I have matters to attend to so I'll be leaving first. See you next time."
When the few women had departed, Wang Huan, Qin Yang, and the others hurriedly crowded around. "Brother Xu, you even know the sister. Why didn't you mention this earlier?"
"Shouldn't you introduce her to us brothers?"
"Introduce what? We aren't that close." Xu Yuan gave them a look of annoyance.
The other party's small group didn't look simple at all, and these fellows actually dared to rush forward to meet them?
Keep in mind that he had died over this very thing in his previous life, and he maintained a hundred precautions against such matters.
"What a real dampener... Let's ask Brother Li." Seeing Xu Yuan's lukewarm reaction, the fellows gathered around Li Shan instead to ask questions left and right, seeming as though they didn't even have this much spirit during usual martial practice.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan shook his head.
You could only say it's still too oppressive.
When evening came, after finishing their meal, the group returned to their dormitory. Unusually, they didn't go their separate ways or run about outside until they couldn't be found.
Perhaps because today was the first day of practicing martial techniques and felt somewhat novel, or perhaps because of Gao Yuan's batch of news, it brought everyone's relationships slightly closer together.
Wang Huan considered himself the boss of the dormitory and his attitude was consistently somewhat condescending. This time he spoke up first, and actually uttered quite a few insights and hard truths.
In comparison, Li Shan felt rather mediocre, mentioning only a few harmless details.
What was unexpected was that Qin Yang's comprehension actually turned out quite good, and he likewise spoke of quite a few insights that others had not noticed.
Seeing the atmosphere set to this point, the others, more or less, each spoke of problems they had encountered themselves.
The others pooled their wisdom, throwing out words one after another to try and resolve the doubts for them to the best of their ability. The dormitory atmosphere reached a most delicate and harmonious degree right then and there.
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