Sealed Fist Energy

"Besides that, the progress of the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist…"

Wei Tu's gaze shifted, and he looked again at the other line of text inscribed on his Golden Purple Destiny.

"Tiger Crane Double Form Fist (94/100): Seven practices a day, completed in three years."

"Yesterday, the progress of the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist was only 72%. Today, after the Health Cultivation Technique reached perfection and generated internal energy, the progress directly jumped to 94%, an increase of 22%…"

"This means the time to perfect the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist will also be shortened to within three years… to be able to reach great completion in two and a half years…"

Wei Tu thought to himself.

Compared to cultivating the Health Cultivation Technique, the time saved in cultivating the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist was very intuitive.

Three years had been shortened to two and a half years, a direct reduction of one-sixth.

"Master said that the internal energy generated from the outside-in by External Martial Masters is more powerful than that generated by True Internal Martial Arts Techniques. One strand is worth ten strands of internal energy cultivated by True Internal Martial Arts Techniques…"

Thinking of this, Wei Tu sensed the few strands of internal energy in his meridians again. He slowly circulated them, moving them to the meridians in his hands.

Next.

He stared straight ahead, his eyes shining with sharp light. He suddenly clenched his right fist and punched forward forcefully.

With a boom.

Dust flew up in front of Wei Tu.

The earthen wall in the small courtyard immediately had a fist-sized indentation half an inch deep.

And Wei Tu's fist was still two inches away from the earthen wall at this moment.

"Is this the Qi Strike rumored among people in the martial world?"

"I… can also perform it now…"

Wei Tu looked at the scene before him, gasping for breath and taking in large gulps of fresh air.

Throwing that punch had almost completely drained all the strength and energy from his body.

But his heart was filled with joy, because this seemingly simple punch held extraordinary significance for him.

Firstly, it proved that Martial Graduate Dan's words were correct. The internal energy cultivated by External Martial Masters was indeed far more potent than that of Internal Martial Masters.

External Martial Masters were not inferior to anyone!

As far as Wei Tu knew, Internal Martial Masters could not unleash this Sealed Fist Energy without cultivating for over a decade through meditation.

Secondly, this Sealed Fist Energy proved that he had truly stepped onto the path of the extraordinary.

His previous Stance Training and physical strength were tangible, but the internal energy generated within him now was different; it was something that only existed in ordinary people's tales.

"The County Yamen hasn't received the military order to eliminate Wu Yun Tower yet, so there's still time. I'll go to Sanyuan Township first to inform Master about my current realm…"

Wei Tu mused.

He guessed that Martial Graduate Dan should have a "True Internal Martial Arts Technique" specifically for cultivating the internal energy developed by External Martial Masters.

Back then, his Martial Ancestor, Golden Saber Hero Shi Ming, had died suddenly because he failed to break through to the Innate Realm.

Without subsequent cultivation methods.

Golden Saber Hero Shi Ming would not have been able to attempt to break through to the Innate Realm.

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Wei Tu took leave from the auxiliary army yamen and rode his horse to Sanyuan Township.

He knocked on the door of the Dan Residence, stated his purpose, and was invited by a maidservant to sit in the living room of the second courtyard.

A moment later, Wei Tu heard a coughing sound from outside the door.

He quickly got up, walked outside, took Martial Graduate Dan from Madam Shan's hand, and helped him to the main seat in the living room.

Wei Tu looked at Madam Shan beside him with surprise and a searching gaze.

More than a month ago, when he had visited Martial Graduate Dan with gifts, although Martial Graduate Dan's physical condition had declined somewhat compared to a few years prior, he was no different from any other healthy elder of the same age.

He was far from needing to be helped.

"Five days ago, Master was riding his horse for a stroll when an old injury flared up. He fell off and was seriously injured…" Madam Shan pursed her lips and explained to Wei Tu.

"It's nothing, just a minor ailment."

"I just need to rest for a few days and take some medicinal soup to nourish my Blood Essence," Martial Graduate Dan said, leaning on his cane and waving his hand, indicating that Wei Tu didn't need to worry.

At this moment, Madam Shan stepped forward and draped a robe over Martial Graduate Dan.

"Brother Wei, what brings you here this time?" Martial Graduate Dan asked with a smile after taking a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat.

Normally, Wei Tu wouldn't visit him this early; he would usually come after noon, often carrying gifts.

Today, Wei Tu had ridden over early in the morning, disturbing his rest, so he must have an important matter to discuss.

"This matter…" Wei Tu's voice lowered slightly as he glanced at Madam Shan and the maids serving in the living room.

Upon seeing this, Martial Graduate Dan immediately understood. He cleared his throat softly, signaling Madam Shan and the maidservants to withdraw.

A short while later.

Only Wei Tu and his Master, Martial Graduate Dan, remained in the living room.

"Disciple has come to find Master today because, while practicing yesterday, I finally entered that legendary... Qi Sensing Realm..."

Wei Tu spoke.

"What? The Qi Sensing Realm?" Martial Graduate Dan, who was drinking tea, looked surprised. He stared intently at Wei Tu for a few moments. "Are you telling the truth? The Qi Sensing Realm?"

He had been cultivating martial arts for decades, yet he hadn't managed to cultivate internal energy from the outside in, nor had he produced external internal energy.

Now, Wei Tu, who had only been practicing martial arts for five years, was telling him he had entered the Qi Sensing Realm...

How could Martial Graduate Dan not be shocked?

"Master, please look." Wei Tu wasted no time. He fixed his gaze on a tea cup on the tea table beside him and, using the technique from last night, swung his fist at it.

Boom!

An explosive sound rang out.

The tea cup, which had been sitting on the tea table, was instantly shattered into pieces by Wei Tu's Sealed Fist Energy, completely unrecognizable.

"Sealed Fist Energy..."

"This is Sealed Fist Energy..."

Seeing the punch Wei Tu had thrown, Martial Graduate Dan murmured to himself, unable to recover for a long time.

After a short while, Martial Graduate Dan composed himself. His gaze fell upon Wei Tu, a hint of admiration in his eyes, and he sighed, "I only ever saw your Martial Ancestor unleash this Sealed Fist Energy back in the day. Thirty-nine years have passed, and I never expected to see this Sealed Fist Energy again, not until now, through you..."

"I can pretty much guess why you've come. You want to ask your Master how you should proceed with your martial arts cultivation, right?"

Martial Graduate Dan smiled, seeing through Wei Tu's eagerness to find him.

"Master has discerning eyes."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu offered no argument and praised Martial Graduate Dan.

It was best to start martial arts cultivation sooner rather than later.

He guessed that Governor Wang's deployment of troops to attack Wu Yun Tower would happen within the next month or two. If he didn't hurry to improve his strength, was he just waiting to die on the battlefield?

Currently, his grasp of the internal energy within his body was still rudimentary. If he could receive guidance from Martial Graduate Dan... his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly in this short period.

These were all foreseeable matters.

"When your Martial Ancestor departed all those years ago, he did indeed leave me a secret manual for cultivating the internal energy that we External Martial Masters generate..."

Martial Graduate Dan rose, leaning on his cane, and gestured for Wei Tu to follow him.

Not long after.

In the living room.

Martial Graduate Dan glanced at the former Master's memorial tablet on the altar. He lit an incense stick, bowed three times, then took down the tablet and forcefully broke it in half.

Inside the memorial tablet, a thin piece of silver paper was revealed. This silver paper was five inches long and two inches wide, inscribed with the body's acupoint circulation and meridians