Fusion of Cultivation Methods

The core of cultivating methods lay in Vital Energy and Acupoints.

By circulating Vital Energy to stimulate Acupoints, one could rapidly absorb the energy needed to temper the body, continuously condensing Vital Energy and stimulating Acupoints, thereby growing ever stronger.

The same applied to Martial Skills. By controlling the power of Vital Energy through Acupoints, the more Acupoints it passed through, the more blessings it gained, and the stronger the Martial Skill became.

The two complemented each other; neither could be lacking.

The same stream of Vital Energy, the same amount of power—racing along a country lane and racing down a highway were entirely different concepts.

It was said that certain Innate Realm, or even above-Innate Realm, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster cultivation methods and Martial Skills did not have such distinctions.

A cultivation method was a Martial Skill, and a Martial Skill was also a cultivation method.

In short.

Generally speaking.

Whether it was a cultivation method or a Martial Skill, the more Acupoints its Vital Energy circulated through.

The higher the grade and strength of that cultivation method or Martial Skill would be.

Having finished with cultivation methods and Martial Skills.

The book went on to record the realms of the Martial Dao.

Martial Dao: Warrior, Postnatal Realm, Innate Realm, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Martial Saint.

A Warrior perceived Vital Energy; in the Postnatal Realm, one's Vital Energy surged mightily, tempering sinews, bones, skin, flesh, and body to their limits.

At the limit, one returned to the Innate Realm, comprehending heaven and earth and becoming an Innate Martial Artist whose qi pierced and linked heaven and earth.

What the book recorded afterward was that Grandmaster Warriors could establish sects and schools, having already carved out their own paths on the road of the Martial Dao.

However, the booklet had ultimately come from the Mighty Bull Martial Arts School. Its explanations had already become vague at the Innate Realm, while everything beyond that was little more than guesswork.

"Cultivation methods, Martial Skills, Vital Energy, Acupoints."

"So that's how it is."

Zhang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling [Mighty Bull Strength Version 0.33] from his mind.

"[Mighty Bull Strength Version 0.33], when cultivating the method, mainly circulates Vital Energy through the upper body, passing through a total of seventy-eight Acupoints."

"According to the book, this world's Martial Dao has discovered a total of six hundred and sixty-three Acupoints."

"Seventy-eight Acupoints already qualifies as a Postnatal Realm cultivation method."

"Then what about methods that could temper Vital Energy through one hundred Acupoints, or two hundred? Would those be Innate Realm, or Grandmaster?"

Zhang Ming did not know.

But the great gates of Martial Dao cultivation had already opened before him.

"Also, if 0.33 has seventy-eight, then the initial version only had forty-three?"

"A cultivation method that only cultivated forty-three Acupoints could dominate one side of Yang City?"

He nodded. It was somewhat hard to believe, yet on second thought, it was perfectly reasonable.

"[Mighty Bull Strength Version 0.33] passes through seventy-eight Acupoints, [Mighty Bull Fist] through twenty-three, and [Mighty Bull Body] through eighteen."

"The three cultivation methods together cover a total of one hundred and nineteen."

"Perhaps... if these three cultivation methods, which complement and make up for one another, were fused together, a cultivation method that circulated and tempered Vital Energy through one hundred and nineteen Acupoints would emerge?"

"No, perhaps it would be even stronger. One plus one did not necessarily equal two."

After a moment of consideration, he found no answer.

Zhang Ming put the thought aside.

"Forget it. In a few days, I'll use [Ignite Comprehension] to cultivate them and see."

"This time, I obtained a total of six cultivation methods from the Martial Arts Hall."

"I wonder how much my combat strength will improve once I use [Ignite Comprehension] to bring them all to Great Perfection."

It had been barely more than ten days since he first perceived Vital Energy.

Zhang Ming could clearly feel that the strength of his body had more than doubled compared to before he perceived Vital Energy.

If the two versions of himself fought, Zhang Ming was confident he could handle several of his former selves.

But that comparison was still before he had cultivated Vital Energy Martial Skills.

After cultivating Vital Energy Martial Skills, his combat strength would rise by at least another level.

Only then would Zhang Ming be a qualified Warrior.

A Warrior capable of matching several Armored Soldiers.

With a thought, he gathered his mind and turned his gaze to [Mighty Bull Fist] at his side.

"Master said that [Mighty Bull Strength], [Mighty Bull Fist], and [Mighty Bull Body]."

"Only by cultivating all three martial arts together did the Martial Arts Hall earn the name 'Mighty Bull.'"

"That also means these three cultivation methods may once have been a single cultivation method."

"It was merely split apart by later generations for some reason."

"So..."

An eager impulse flashed through Zhang Ming's eyes.

"[Ignite Comprehension], I'm counting on you."

"There are four days until the next [Ignite Comprehension]."

"Perfect. Next time, I can also test whether certain highly nourishing medicinal soups can improve [Ignite Comprehension]'s efficiency."

"Wait, highly nourishing medicinal soups?"

His gaze lingered briefly on the Martial Arts Hall's great medicine.

"Could any highly nourishing medicinal soup on the market be more nourishing than the Mighty Bull Martial Arts School's great medicine?"

"Probably not. After all, the great medicine's 'customers' were Warriors whose bodies, after perceiving Vital Energy, were several times stronger than ordinary people."

"Even Warriors could only use it once every few days. Its effects on ordinary people went without saying."

"So..."

"No highly nourishing medicinal soup should be more nourishing than the Martial Arts Hall's great medicine."

Nodding, Zhang Ming thought of something else.

"It seems the Merchant Guild's Livestock Farm must speed up as soon as possible."

To others, the formula for the Mighty Bull Martial Arts School's great medicine was an absolute secret.

Only the Niu Family Father and Son knew it; even their senior disciple Fang Hongbo might not know.

Yet no one would ever imagine.

That merely through his comprehension of [Mighty Bull Strength] at Great Perfection, Zhang Ming had independently deduced the formula for the great medicine and learned every ingredient required for Mighty Bull Great Medicine.

"Wait. If I deal with some faction in the future and obtain their sect's cultivation method, then use [Ignite Comprehension] to raise it to Great Perfection and learn its great medicine formula."

"Perhaps... I could make them bleed heavily? Or even spread it directly and give them a headache?"

He imagined the scene of a secret his own side had guarded so tightly somehow spreading far and wide throughout the martial world.

That picture was too beautiful to behold.

"Alright. For the next stretch of time, I should focus on cultivating properly."

"With [Mighty Bull Strength Version 0.33] as it is now, I need nine months for my Vital Energy to reach perfection and attain the limit of a Warrior."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how strong [Mighty Bull Strength] will become after [Mighty Bull Fist], [Mighty Bull Body], and [Mighty Bull Strength] are fused together."

"By then, how much will the time needed for Vital Energy to reach perfection decrease???"

"Eight months, six months? Or even less?"

"The fusion of three cultivation methods—seventy-eight plus twenty-three plus eighteen—should theoretically produce a powerful cultivation method that circulates and tempers Vital Energy through one hundred and nineteen Acupoints. I truly look forward to it."

Great anticipation rose in his heart, but Zhang Ming suppressed the restlessness within him and cultivated in earnest.