Immortal Martial: Pushing Through Two Realms from Reality Section 24

At this moment, Zheng Yanbo looked at Jiang Shu, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze.

"You're Jiang Shu, right? Please, sit down and chat. Don't be so formal."

Without any pretense, Zheng Yanbo sat down first and got straight to the point. "Jiang Shu, besides practicing martial arts, have you been paying attention to the current news? If you had, it wouldn't be hard to notice that the world seems to have entered a new era. It's booming, changing day by day."

"There are many things you might not know, but they've been circulating on forums. In the deep mountains and old forests, medicinal herbs over a hundred years old are constantly appearing. Some wild animals also seem to have entered a rapid evolution channel, with their intelligence and physique increasing daily. In the depths of oceans, deserts, and tropical rainforests, in places rarely entered, small-scale natural disasters occur from time to time."

"None of this is fake. The world is changing, much like when agriculture encountered the Industrial Revolution. If you don't progress, if you don't develop, you'll fall behind! That's why we in the East practice Martial Arts, and the West researches genetics, all to break the limits of the human body and embrace more opportunities and challenges."

He turned on the air conditioning, humbly brewed some tea, and handed a cup of perfectly tempered tea to Zheng Yanbo. He then offered the second cup to Jiang Shu.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang."

Accepting the tea with both hands, Jiang Shu took a small sip before setting it aside and sitting up straight.

His expression was calm, but his heart surged like a tide.

After breaking through the "in-utero mystery," besides practicing martial arts, he had spent all his other time paying attention to the world's changes.

Events that had once puzzled him suddenly cleared up like mist dissipating.

For example, the relocation of the zoo was likely because some animals inside had already begun to evolve, with significant improvements in their intelligence and physique.

Animals evolving, plants evolving, so what about humans?

Eastern Martial Arts, Western genetics!

Compared to the passive evolution of plants and animals, human evolution was active.

Actively choosing the path of evolution to adapt to this rapidly changing world!

Zheng Yanbo's few sentences contained both direct statements and indirect hints.

For instance, embracing more opportunities and challenges.

What were these opportunities and challenges?

He didn't specify.

But it was clear that the real world was definitely not what the various countries presented it to be.

Jiang Shu thought to himself, not asking directly, he listened quietly, waiting for Zheng Yanbo to take a sip of tea and continue.

"Jiang Shu, you've cultivated the Horse Stance to great mastery. You should have discovered this already. The Horse Stance is merely the most basic of martial arts. Its sole purpose is to strengthen one's own Blood Essence. It allows for steady improvement from Qi and Blood Sensing to Full Body Vital Energy Circulation."

"But its limit is only there. No matter how talented a Martial Arts genius is, they cannot break through this limit. Therefore, after perfecting the Horse Stance, we need to practice another martial art, the Guiding Technique."

"To condense the body's Qi and Blood into Force. This is the Guiding Technique. And what I explained in my lecture today, Clear Force, Hidden Force, and Transforming Force, are three realms and also three methods of emitting force."

"Do you know what this means? It means that the realm of Martial Arts cannot be purely built up with resources! It must be through the practitioner's own practical cultivation and their innate comprehension!"

"If talent is insufficient, even with massive resources, it will only strengthen the Blood Essence of ordinary people. If one doesn't understand the methods of emitting force, they can't produce Clear Force. Even after consuming countless precious medicinal herbs and rare beast meat, they won't be able to break the thousand-pound limit! They'll just be a stronger-than-average ordinary person their entire lives!"

"Therefore, including the Horse Stance in the college entrance examination system is actually a large-scale screening of martial arts talent for the nation's young students!"

"Without any supplementary Blood Essence medicine or beast meat, cultivating to a certain level signifies that this Martial Arts Student has the potential to become a Martial Artist, capable of comprehending the methods of emitting force themselves! Breaking through human limits!"

Sitting upright, Zheng Yanbo spoke with conviction. "The Martial Arts college entrance examination is not actually about how much strength you possess! Nor is it about how robust your Blood Essence is. It's about assessing your Martial Arts talent!"

"Qi and Blood Sensing, Qi and Blood Transportation, Full Body Vital Energy Circulation are not realms, but three tiers of talent! The higher the talent, the more resources you will obtain in the future!"

Zheng Yanbo spoke with increasing passion. Zhang Taining, however, listened with growing shock.

Even as the principal, his knowledge was limited.

The evolution of all things, the practice of Martial Arts, a brand new world seemed to unfold before him like a scroll painting.

He couldn't help but interject, "Mr. Zheng, in that case, isn't it unfair to students who didn't choose the Martial Arts track? Because they don't know it's a talent screening, and they might also have martial arts talent?"

"Fair? Where is there absolute fairness in the world!"

Zheng Yanbo sneered. "In any industry, choice is more important than effort! The world is developing, and human cognition is also developing. Concealing some information is merely to maintain social stability. But the promotion of Martial Arts in Xia Kingdom has never stopped!"

"Including Martial Arts in the college entrance examination system, approving film projects for martial arts films, not to mention the important speeches at Shengjing Academy. Contemporary students need more new faces. What are these new faces? Principal Zhang, you must understand, right?"

"Talent isn't like common cabbage; anyone can have it. It's been nearly four months since the Horse Stance was announced, nearly four months of promoting Martial Arts. If they still don't practice martial arts, don't love martial arts, aren't dedicated to martial arts, and can't form a true martial heart, how can there be talent!"

The chapter was blocked.

Talent First Theory!

Xia Kingdom lacks resources, but it lacks talented martial arts practitioners!

Zheng Yanbo revealed the truth. "Besides Jiang Shu, Principal Zhang, can your school find another Martial Arts Student who has achieved Qi and Blood Transportation? Or, to be more lenient, can you find one with Qi and Blood Sensing and who has only partially mastered the Horse Stance?"

It was like a dagger piercing Zhang Taining's heart.

Zhang Taining gave a weak laugh. As the principal, he naturally cared about the actual situation of the Martial Arts students in his school. Just as Zheng Yanbo had predicted, besides Jiang Shu, there wasn't a single one, not even those with Qi and Blood Sensing!

Martial Arts truly was a track for talented individuals.

Why had he spoken so carelessly at the time? If he had truly encouraged all students to practice martial arts, he would probably have had to resign voluntarily the following year.

Sending a batch of students who could have qualified for undergraduate programs to vocational colleges.

That joke would have been too big.

Jiang Shu was just the exception!

Seeing that Zhang Taining had realized his mistake, Zheng Yanbo didn't say any more. He looked at Jiang Shu with undisguised admiration in his eyes and said:

"Student Jiang Shu, you have now achieved Great Accomplishment in the Horse Stance, and you are only one step away from Perfection. But this step may not be easy to take. So I only said that the academy has hope. But regardless of how you look at it, with your current talent, becoming a Martial Artist in the future is basically a sure thing."

"When that time comes, you will truly understand why we practice martial arts and what the purpose of martial arts is."

After speaking, he stretched out his arm and checked the time on his watch. Zheng Yanbo continued, "After listening to me talk so much, you must have many doubts in your heart. Since there is still some time, feel free to ask them. I'll see which ones I can answer conveniently."

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Zheng."

Jiang Shu stood up and bowed respectfully.

Practicing martial arts brought backbone.

Not arrogance.

Zheng Yanbo coming to Fifth High School for a Martial Arts lecture was his job.

But explaining the current world changes, martial arts cultivation, and even letting him ask questions privately was a personal favor.

He had to remember it.

"There's no need to be so polite. I'm much older than you. If you don't mind, little genius, you can call me Uncle Zheng." Seeing Jiang Shu's respect, Zheng Yanbo laughed heartily, feeling pleased.

"Okay. Uncle Zheng, you said that the next step after the Horse Stance is the Guiding Technique. So, will this Guiding Technique be announced by our Xia Kingdom, or do we need to specifically apply to study it after perfecting the Horse Stance?"

"When Martial Arts Students enter university, it's essentially a screening of talent. After the screening, what are the differences in martial arts resources between regular universities, key universities, and academies?"

Jiang Shu stood slightly, pondered for a moment, and raised two questions.

It was definitely inconvenient to ask about policies at the Xia Kingdom level.

What he could ask about were the Guiding Technique and martial arts resources.

The former was the method of cultivation.

The latter was the wealth of cultivation.

To have one was like riding a favorable wind to the highest clouds.

To have both was to soar ninety thousand miles.

"According to government policy, it should be announced next year. But for this year's batch of Martial Arts Students, once they achieve Perfection in the Horse Stance and Full Body Vital Energy Circulation, they can also apply through the school to directly learn the Guiding Technique."

"As for cultivation resources, the most important are Heaven and Earth Precious Medicine and Exotic Beast Meat." Zheng Yanbo lowered his voice slightly as he said this. "Exotic Beast Meat has extremely high energy. The worst Exotic Beast Meat is comparable to ten pounds of fatty pork per pound."

"After practicing martial arts, a martial artist's appetite increases greatly. If they only eat ordinary meat, it won't fill them up, and it's easy to produce various impurities, affecting their future martial arts path. Therefore, as long as students can achieve Full Body Vital Energy Circulation, both regular universities and academies provide Exotic Beast Meat stably."

"The real difference lies in Heaven and Earth Precious Medicine. It can be used in medicinal diets and baths to strengthen the martial artist's Blood Essence to the greatest extent. No matter how many resources there are, they can't withstand a large number of people. Exotic beasts can be cross-bred and cultivated, but precious medicines require years to grow; one less is one less. One is infinite, the other is finite."

With questions and answers, many of the doubts in his heart gradually disappeared. Unknowingly, it was almost noon.

"Mr. Zheng, I've arranged a table..."

"Principal Zhang, you're too kind, but I have other matters this noon, so I apologize."

After politely declining Principal Zhang's invitation, Zheng Yanbo looked at Jiang Shu. "You can take down my phone number. I may not be able to help you with martial arts, but I can still talk about some related matters within the scope of government regulations."

"I hope that the next time we meet, Student Jiang Shu can give me a big surprise."

He stood up and waved goodbye to Zhang Taining and Jiang Shu.

"Goodbye, Mr. Zheng."

"Goodbye, Uncle Zheng."

After seeing Zheng Yanbo off past the school gate and watching the government car drive away.

"Principal Zhang, I'm going home to practice martial arts too."