Immortal Martial: Pushing Through Two Realms from Reality - Section 45

A figure moved like a galloping horse, splashing water and leaving a white wake.

He never imagined a photographer could capture something like this. His mouth hung slightly open, eyes wide, and his heart pounded rapidly.

Only his hands remained steady, holding the camera, instinctively recording everything.

A long cry echoed as he strode across the water.

Was this real footage, not wirework?

Jiang Shu, still on the lake, had no idea how shocked the people on the shore were.

His breathing was tight, his legs moving at an extreme frequency.

With his Full Body Vital Energy Circulation active, his speed had long surpassed the limits of any sprinter in the world. In just a few strides, he caught up to the gradually slowing small boat.

Before his body fully entered the water, he suddenly gathered his energy and stepped back onto the small boat. Then, using this leverage again, he took several more steps on the water, flipped, and landed steadily on the shore.

The entire process took only a few breaths.

The water on the lake had already soaked his socks.

But Jiang Shu didn't care. He stood on the shore, looking at the photographer who was still clearly stunned, and asked, "Did you record it?"

"Huh? Huh? Yes, yes, I did."

Quickly hitting save, the photographer looked at Jiang Shu, his eyes now filled with profound self-doubt.

After so many years in the business, he thought he had seen it all!

He had been there when a kung fu superstar leaped from a building more than ten stories high.

That scene had left a deep impression on him, but in his understanding, it was still something achievable by human strength. After all, descending diagonally from a building was more about courage than anything else for the actor.

Safety measures could be put in place.

Camera angles could be found.

But what was he seeing now?

A person walking on water!

This wasn't about courage anymore.

It was about possibility!

Was this what Martial Arts was?

The photographer's eyes unfocused slightly. When Xia Kingdom promoted Martial Arts, he had paid attention, but he had always thought Martial Arts was just like the kung fu in movies.

It was merely techniques for fighting, and even if perfected, could only knock someone down with a brick.

But clearly, true Martial Arts was completely different from his previous understanding.

Just what he could see was the miracle of walking on water.

What about what he couldn't see?

A high school student could do this.

What about someone who had been training for years?

He dared not imagine!

"I've filmed what I needed to. Is there anything else you want to film? Let's get it all done."

Seeing that everyone was stunned by him, Jiang Shu knew he had passed the test and relaxed, speaking his mind.

"Jiang Shu... were you just... walking on water to get back? Has your Martial Arts reached this level?"

Ye Zhenzhen looked at Jiang Shu, her voice trembling, even stuttering slightly.

She knew Jiang Shu was powerful.

But what was this business about walking on water?

"What are you thinking?" Jiang Shu shook his head. "You can check the recorded footage later. I actually stepped on the small boat midway to get leverage. Without it, I would have sunk long ago."

This was his first trial, but it also showed him that in the early stages of martial arts training, humans were still just humans.

Just a few steps in the water had caused him to sink uncontrollably.

If he hadn't prepared and kicked off the small boat.

Using the boat for leverage again.

He probably would have sunk past his knees halfway through walking on the water.

To truly walk on water, he suspected, one would need to become a Martial Practitioner at the very least.

Mastering the Roaring Tiger Mountain Strength, with its externalized force, a short few dozen meters of "lightness skill for walking on water" should be no problem at all.

"That's still terrifying..." Ye Zhenzhen murmured, then suddenly became excited and asked, "Jiang Shu, can the Horse Stance at Great Accomplishment achieve this?"

She had only entered the basics of the Horse Stance ten days ago.

Did that mean she could achieve minor accomplishment in a month?

And great accomplishment in a few more months!

If only she had known earlier that it could be like this, she would have had more motivation to practice martial arts.

Then she could ride a yacht and show off to her girlfriends!

She thought to herself, feeling quite pleased.

"Probably not," Jiang Shu said concisely, looking at Ye Zhenzhen, who seemed pleased about something unknown. "My Horse Stance is already perfected."

In fact.

Even if Ye Zhenzhen were to perfect her Horse Stance in the future, she wouldn't be able to achieve what he had today.

After all, his foundation had long since been replaced by the three methods of training, nurturing, and combat from the Hungry Tiger Martial Arts School.

The Horse Stance, in the end, was only a training method.

Xia Kingdom had already laid out and calculated everything in its promotion of Martial Arts.

Even if someone wanted to defy the law using Martial Arts, what could a person do if they only had the training method but not the combat technique?

A weightlifter might not be able to defeat an ordinary boxer in a boxing match.

A practitioner who perfected the Horse Stance would only have about 900 jin of strength.

While they would have an absolute advantage in a brawl, what about facing machinery or even firearms?

The only purpose of the Horse Stance.

Was to sense Blood Essence, move Blood Essence, and facilitate the Full Body Vital Energy Circulation.

To learn the true Martial Arts of Xia Kingdom.

One could only enroll and join the army, and be under the jurisdiction of Xia Kingdom.

After spending another two days filming the martial arts promotional video, Jiang Shu bid farewell to Ye Zhenzhen and left.

He traveled from Xia Kingdom to the Great Jing Dynasty.

Pingling County.

Jiang Shu walked out of his small courtyard and headed straight for the Zhou Family Restaurant.

After over half a month of promotion, the Zhou Family Restaurant's reputation had long been established. Even before noon, all the private rooms and the main hall were packed.

Customers were even lining up outside.

In addition to supplying salt and MSG, Jiang Shu had also taught Zhou Yang many small tips during this time.

For example, how to increase the restaurant's "table turnover rate."

For example, they should clear out a space to serve as a "parking lot."

"Brother Jiang!"

A sharp-eyed waiter, upon seeing Jiang Shu arrive, immediately and cleverly reported to Zhou Yang.

Before long, Zhou Yang came running out from the restaurant.

With the restaurant's explosive business over the past half month, his martial arts progress had completely stalled.

He no longer went to the Hungry Tiger Martial Arts School; the ten taels of silver he paid were just for nominal membership.

He helped out at the restaurant every day.

Now, the person he admired the most was none other than Jiang Shu!

"Brother Jiang, hehe, let me tell you about our restaurant's accounts from the past few days." Pulling Jiang Shu along, Zhou Yang led him directly to a specially reserved private room in the restaurant. His chubby face was beaming with smiles. The salt and MSG had already astonished him.

And Jiang Shu's subsequent theories were even more earth-shattering.

The table turnover rate.

The parking lot.

The membership system he had mentioned to him a few days prior!