Combat Method

"Senior Brother Sun, you already knew?"

Hearing Sun Wu's words, Jiang Chen could not help but freeze.

He had not even said anything, yet Sun Wu had already noticed?

"What do you mean? You really broke through an aperture?!"

The moment those words left his mouth, the smile on Sun Wu's face froze.

No way?

Jiang Chen had truly stepped into the Three Qi and Blood Gates?!

"I broke through an aperture just last night."

Seeing Sun Wu's reaction, Jiang Chen understood and smiled.

As he spoke, Martial Blood Qi surged within him, radiating powerful ripples.

"Primordial Pure Qi..."

Sensing that peculiar energy fluctuation, Sun Wu's eyes flew wide open.

What the hell!

Jiang Chen had actually broken through the First Aperture and fused with Primordial Pure Qi!?

How was that possible...

Although Jiang Chen's comprehension was extraordinary, comprehension and talent were two different things.

No matter how strong his comprehension was, it should not have been able to affect his martial bone aptitude.

"Junior Brother Jiang, how... how exactly did you do it?"

Only after a long while did Sun Wu gradually recover his senses, unable to stop himself from asking.

Jiang Chen's cultivation speed had completely shattered the limits imposed by bone aptitude.

He had never heard of anyone with Ordinary Bone Aptitude cultivating so quickly.

"How did I do it? I just took an Aperture Breaking Pill and cultivated."

Jiang Chen did not lie.

For him to break through in seven days, the Aperture Breaking Pill had played a crucial role.

However, besides the Aperture Breaking Pill, the Myriad Dao Chart and Soul Seal had also contributed greatly.

The Myriad Dao Chart allowed his breathing method to remain in a meditative state at all times.

The Soul Seal, meanwhile, let him clearly locate the First Aperture.

With the two working together, the medicinal power of the Aperture Breaking Pill could wear away at the barrier to the greatest extent possible.

Put simply:

When others took an Aperture Breaking Pill, they could only bring out thirty to fifty percent of its medicinal power.

But under the combined effect of several factors, he could perfectly unleash the pill's medicinal power.

That was why, with the aid of pills, he had been able to advance by leaps and bounds.

"A genius!"

Naturally, Sun Wu did not believe that Jiang Chen had merely taken an Aperture Breaking Pill, but he did not press further. Instead, he sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Though Jiang Chen only had Ordinary Bone Aptitude, judging by his cultivation speed, he was already stronger than those with Medium Bone Aptitude.

Looking across the Martial Hall, perhaps only the suddenly risen Tang Mu, along with a handful of personal disciples such as Meng Wentao and Zhou Yuqing, could suppress Jiang Chen.

As for the other disciples with Medium Bone Aptitude, they were far inferior to Jiang Chen.

"Come, Junior Brother Jiang. I'll take you to see Master."

After his sigh, Sun Wu did not hesitate and led Jiang Chen to meet Zhou Rongfeng.

With the talent Jiang Chen had displayed, he was fully qualified to become a personal disciple.

Even if he could not reach Tang Mu's heights in the future, he would still be able to contend with personal disciples like Meng Wentao.

At last, it was time to show my edge.

Naturally, Jiang Chen would not refuse.

He had originally intended to use Sun Wu to get in contact with the master of the Martial Hall.

As long as he became a personal disciple, the danger facing his family would unravel itself like a knot.

No matter how powerful the Azure Dragon Gang's backing was, it would not offend the White Ape Martial Hall.

"Senior Brother Sun, Master and Junior Brother Tang haven't returned yet."

Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed.

A few days earlier, Zhou Rongfeng had taken Tang Mu back to the Zhou Clan and had not come to the Martial Hall since.

Clearly, Zhou Rongfeng intended to use the Zhou Clan's resources to cultivate Tang Mu with all his strength.

The Martial Exam at the end of the year would be Tang Mu's stage to shine brilliantly.

"Then let's register you first."

Helpless, Sun Wu took Jiang Chen to register.

"Inner Courtyard Token."

After being entered into the records, Jiang Chen received a token.

It was an identity token that only those who became Inner Courtyard disciples could apply for.

With this token, he could come and go freely through the Inner Courtyard.

At the same time, he could move into a private room in the Inner Courtyard instead of cramming into a shared bunkroom. The treatment was far superior to that of Outer Courtyard disciples.

Strictly speaking, only Inner Courtyard disciples counted as official disciples of the Martial Hall.

Outer Courtyard disciples, on the other hand, were expendable goods that could be eliminated and replenished at any time.

"Junior Brother Jiang, now that you've entered the Three Qi and Blood Gates, it's time for you to cultivate a combat method."

After registering, Sun Wu brought Jiang Chen to the Inner Courtyard Martial Arts Arena. He then took out an ancient book bearing four words: White Ape Combat Method!

From its name alone, one could tell that it was a martial art.

Jiang Chen took it and flipped through it. The ancient book recorded one movement after another.

It looked somewhat similar to White Ape Fist, but the two had fundamentally different purposes.

The purpose of White Ape Fist was to temper the five viscera.

This White Ape Combat Method, however, contained all kinds of combat techniques. Besides fist techniques, it also included footwork, movement techniques, palm techniques, and more.

Simply put, it was a complete and systematic art of attack.

This was true martial arts.

Jiang Chen was quite curious as he carefully studied the White Ape Combat Method.

Though the Stone Moving Method he had cultivated some time ago was also a martial art, it consisted of foundational movements used to familiarize oneself with Blood Qi.

The White Ape Combat Method before him was the genuine article.

"White Ape Probing Claw!"

"Spirit Ape Swinging Arm!"

"Ape Palm Slapping Mountain!"

"Stubborn Ape Ramming Tree!"

"Silent Ape Heart Execution!"

"Flowing Ape Treading Wind!"

"Twin Apes Strangling Tiger..."

Relying on his experience with ancient martial arts from his previous life, Jiang Chen quickly analyzed the essence of this combat method.

At its core, it was simply a combination of different moves, used to unleash the greatest possible combat power.

If one could master this combat method proficiently, one's combat power would be more than twice that of others at the same realm.

"Too rigid."

However, in Jiang Chen's eyes, this combat method was somewhat stiff.

Or rather, it was somewhat crude, like a trick meant to deal with children.

It seems this combat method is only a foundational martial art.

Jiang Chen muttered inwardly.

Since the martial path in this world could reach the point of overturning rivers and seas, like terrestrial immortals, martial arts could not possibly be so rough.

It could only mean that he had yet to come into contact with true martial arts.

"Though it's crude, some of its finer details can still be used for reference."

As the saying went, stones from other mountains could polish jade.

Even the foundational martial arts of this world still had merits worth learning from.

Jiang Chen carefully read through it, memorizing every move.

[Martial Art: White Ape Combat Method · Not Initiated 0%]

Before long, the martial arts section of the Myriad Dao Chart changed.

The Stone Moving Method vanished, replaced by the newly recorded White Ape Combat Method.

Boom!

The familiar ethereal sound of the Dao rang out in his mind.

All manner of insights regarding the White Ape Combat Method began to emerge without end.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Jiang Chen did not hesitate. He assumed a stance and began cultivating in the Martial Arts Arena.

Though it was his first time practicing it, his movements showed no trace of unfamiliarity. Every move and stance carried considerable force.

The reason he could take to it so proficiently was not only his ancient martial arts experience from his previous life, but also his perfected White Ape Fist.

White Ape Fist and the White Ape Combat Method had originally belonged to the same system.

Having comprehended the true intent of White Ape Fist, cultivating the White Ape Combat Method now naturally came as easily as turning his hand over.

"Junior Brother Jiang's comprehension truly leaves nothing to be said!"

Watching Jiang Chen practice the combat method with practiced familiarity before he had even explained it, Sun Wu was already somewhat numb.

Ever since Jiang Chen had returned from accidentally entering the Cursed House, he had shattered Sun Wu's understanding time and again.

With the talent of Ordinary Bone Aptitude, he had entered the Three Qi and Blood Gates in barely over a month.

If Sun Wu had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it even if beaten to death.

About half an hour passed.

A graceful and lovely figure arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

She wore training clothes, her hair tied in twin ponytails, looking confident and valiant.

The newcomer was none other than Zhou Yuqing.

"It's him."

Looking at the somewhat familiar Jiang Chen, Zhou Yuqing recognized him.

If he had been an ordinary Outer Courtyard disciple, she naturally would not have remembered him. But Jiang Chen was different.

There were many Outer Courtyard disciples, yet Jiang Chen was the only one Sun Wu had strongly recommended.

"White Ape Combat Method... He entered the Three Qi and Blood Gates?!"

When Zhou Yuqing clearly saw the martial art Jiang Chen was cultivating, her pretty face changed, filled with disbelief.

Since he had begun cultivating the White Ape Stance, that meant he had entered the Three Qi and Blood Gates.

And if she remembered correctly, it seemed that only a month had passed since Sun Wu had recommended Jiang Chen?

In merely one month, Jiang Chen had advanced from the First Qi and Blood Gate to the Three Qi and Blood Gates?

What was going on?

Hadn't Sun Wu said that Jiang Chen possessed only Ordinary Bone Aptitude?

Could such astonishing cultivation speed belong to someone with Ordinary Bone Aptitude?

Forget Ordinary Bone Aptitude—even Medium Bone Aptitude was not this terrifying!

Could the assessment have been wrong?