Unspeakable Methods

Chapter 49: Unspeakable Technique

"After this, diligently practice to condense your vital energy and blood, then open the four orifices: eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. With all four orifices open and connected to the heart orifice, you will achieve the momentum of a fish leaping over the dragon gate. After leaping over this dragon gate, your vital energy and blood will transform from intangible to tangible, from illusory to real. That is the realm of a second-rank True Master, where your vital energy and blood will also transform into true energy."

"I'll tell you this much for now. When you reach that realm, there are plenty of people in the Nine Provinces group to explain the rest to you. I won't waste my breath. Here, take a look at this Diamond Foundation Fist Technique I prepared for you. There are eighteen moves in total. First, read through it page by page, and memorize it all." Pharmacist said.

Upon hearing this, Song Shuhang reopened the image for the first move of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique.

"View the image full screen." Pharmacist reminded him.

Song Shuhang nodded and tapped the screen, enlarging the image to full screen.

The first move had three stances, illustrated with both pictures and text. On the left were three diagrams of a person in punching poses, and on the right was vertical text in traditional Chinese characters.

He found it a bit tiring to read due to his unfamiliarity with this vertical layout.

Furthermore, the text was in classical Chinese. While he could understand each individual character, the combined meaning was obscure, neither colloquial nor easy to grasp.

What he had to do now was to force himself to memorize every sentence and every character of this profound content, not missing a single word.

In ancient classical Chinese, sometimes omitting just one character could completely change the meaning. If he missed a character and it led to practicing martial arts to the point of going berserk, it would be a tragedy.

At this moment, the Soul Sealing Ice Pearl on Song Shuhang's neck once again came into play. A cool aura emanated from it, clearing his mind. Relying on this cheat, he memorized it by rote, engraving the entire text into his mind.

Behind him, the corner of Pharmacist's mouth curved slightly upwards, as if he nodded in satisfaction.

After Song Shuhang memorized the content of the first page, he still felt uneasy. He carefully cross-referenced the content in his mind with the image of the first move.

However, for some reason, his vision began to blur during the cross-referencing.

Gradually, the world before him became pixelated, like a mosaic.

"What's going on, my eyes are blurry?" Song Shuhang shook his head abruptly, trying to clear his vision.

As he shook his head, his vision brightened.

Then... he saw a vast, empty grassland.

What was happening?

Song Shuhang was startled. Were his eyes malfunctioning? Was he hallucinating?

As he was contemplating, a figure leaped up on the empty grassland.

It was a man with a blurred face, bare-chested. His muscles were clearly defined, exuding explosive power – the physique most otaku yearned for.

Song Shuhang immediately became vigilant, guarding against any unforeseen circumstances.

However, the man completely ignored Song Shuhang, as if he were alone, practicing a set of punches on the grassland.

That set of punches consisted of three stances.

The man continuously performed them, coordinating his footwork, moving and shifting on the grassland.

Even though it was just a single set of three stances, in the hands of this man with a blurred face, it seemed to possess infinite variations. With every movement, it was as if he were using his fists to interpret the profound principles of heaven and earth.

"Diamond Foundation Fist Technique One." Song Shuhang recognized the martial art.

Wait, why was he on a grassland? And where did this man with the blurred face come from?

What was going on?

Calm down, calm down first!

Was it Pharmacist's magic, secretly guiding his punches?

Or was the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique diagram itself imbued with some divine power?

Or had he accidentally triggered something by chance?

But regardless, this was an opportunity.

The man with the blurred face was undoubtedly a master of fist techniques. Even though Song Shuhang knew nothing about fist techniques, he could feel that the man's punches were formidable.

Now, this person was demonstrating the basic fist technique 'One' of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique repeatedly, right before his eyes, from every angle.

This was a chance not to be missed; if he missed it, who knew when it would come again!

Song Shuhang's eyes widened, and he meticulously memorized the punches performed by the man with the blurred face.

The man would shift and move, his punches tracing curves, seeking straightness from curves, attacking with defense, and defending with attack;

Or he would move directly, his punches like cannonballs, heavy and powerful, with the momentum of burning bridges behind him.

Again and again, repeated over and over; from every angle, with every variation!

Time flew by.

In the end, Song Shuhang could no longer recall how many times the figure with the blurred face had performed the punches.

Under this almost exhausting demonstration, Song Shuhang gained a profound understanding of the three stances of 'Basic Fist Technique One'. Now, as long as he could get out of this strange place and practice for a few days, he should be able to initially master these three stances.

As this thought arose, Song Shuhang felt his vision blur again.

Then, his eyes regained their clarity.

What appeared before him was his familiar computer screen, and beside it, Pharmacist, smiling smugly.

He glanced at the computer's time in the bottom right corner... Less than a minute had passed!

Song Shuhang turned his head to look behind him and saw Pharmacist's triumphant smile.

It seemed everything was under this senior's control. So Shuhang asked, "Senior Pharmacist, what was that just now?"

"It's a very simple hypnosis technique. Only cultivators who haven't even started, like you, would fall for such a low-level illusion," Pharmacist chuckled.

"Was it you who cast it?" Song Shuhang asked.

"No, I mainly refine pills. I don't have much research into hypnosis spells," Pharmacist wagged his finger and explained, "It's an ability that comes with the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique scroll you were looking at."

"Comes with the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique? But it was read from a USB drive and opened on my computer. It can still come with hypnosis spells like that?" Song Shuhang was a little horrified.

If cultivators' hypnosis techniques were this powerful, conquering the world wouldn't be a dream!

"It's not as amazing as you imagine. This is just a minor trick from ancient cultivators. The image of the three martial stances in the upper left corner and the text on the right side of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique image you saw were meticulously arranged. Every word, every stroke, every line was precisely calculated. When arranged together, they form the rudiment of a simple hypnosis technique. Then, you need to open your mind, focus your attention, and forcefully memorize the content. After viewing the image while recalling what you memorized, and repeating it a few times, you'll be hypnotized. Then you'll see the illusion pre-arranged by the creator of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique," Pharmacist explained.

He called it a "minor trick," but the smile on his lips was quite smug.

"So amazing," Song Shuhang exclaimed.

He had just experienced watching a boxing master demonstrate their techniques as if he were there.

If he could master this kind of hypnosis technique and use it to write a novel, wouldn't all readers experience the novel's world firsthand? Wouldn't it be god-tier if it were uploaded to a novel website?

Alright, that was actually his second thought—his first thought was, if he used this technique to revise some forbidden R-rated texts, could people experience them firsthand? Just thinking about it made him feel incredibly good. Compared to that, things like "3D jade cushions" would be totally weak.

This thought... he could only entertain it in his mind. If he dared to speak it aloud, he'd definitely be slapped flying by Senior Pharmacist next to him.

"The remaining seventeen stances of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique, and the usage method for the True Self Meditation Scripture are largely the same. You have two hours to watch them all. I'm in a good mood today, so after you finish, practice them once, and I'll point out any mistakes," Pharmacist roared with laughter.