Speculation, Inheritance, Becoming a Dou Master Overnight!

The peaceful summer sky was dotted with stars.

In the quiet night, a startled cry suddenly rang out from the small courtyard's pavilion.

Zhao Li opened the booklet and looked at the square characters written across its pages. For a moment, he found it hard to believe.

"How is this possible? I'm certain this continent doesn't have Chinese characters. Although the writing on the Dou Qi Continent is also made up of square characters, it's more like pictographs and the like. It definitely doesn't have this kind of neat, upright regular script."

"Could Senior Wang Chen also be a transmigrator?"

Zhao Li suppressed the urge to go find Wang Chen right now and ask him exactly what was going on, gradually calming down.

"If I could transmigrate, then naturally others could too. Besides, this thing might not have been written by Senior Wang himself. Maybe it's an inheritance left behind by a fellow countryman who transmigrated to some unknown era before this? I'll go ask Senior Wang Chen about it clearly later. For now, I should read the contents first. There might be some clues."

Zhao Li pushed down the speculation in his heart, stilled his mind, and began flipping through the booklet.

A long while later, Zhao Li finished turning the final page and smacked his lips.

"I didn't expect this to actually be a cultivation manual for the kind of National Martial Arts system from novels in my previous life. According to the introduction in the book, National Martial Arts was an inside-out cultivation method summarized and organized by countless astonishingly talented people in that world without spiritual energy. It has six stages: Clear Stage, Dark Stage, Transformation Stage, Core Formation, Adamantine Force, and Invincible Spirit."

Zhao Li's thoughts shifted rapidly, and he quickly connected it to cultivation on the Dou Qi Continent. The two had quite a few similarities, yet they were fundamentally different. Both emphasized control, but one focused on essence, while the other focused on qi.

"Perhaps I can use this cultivation system to learn by analogy and speed up my own Cultivation Speed."

The book introduced a complete inheritance. It not only contained a Still Cultivation method for cultivating physique, qi, and blood, but also a set of Fist Techniques to strengthen one's control and application of oneself. There were even many annotated cultivation experiences.

It was often said that the human body was the Inner Cosmos, while the outside world was the Outer Cosmos. Although the combat power displayed by National Martial Arts was not strong, its exploration and control of the human body itself had even reached the level of seeing the Multitude of Body Deities. If he used this to develop the Inner Cosmos of the human body, then in this world that could already interact with the Outer Cosmos, what would happen?

After reading the contents again, relying on his extraordinary comprehension to understand the cultivation methods in the book thoroughly, Zhao Li decided to try cultivating it.

"Maybe I can try cultivating it. I just don't know whether it will conflict with Dou Qi cultivation. I imagine it won't. One side cultivates qi, the other cultivates the body, but I still have to be careful."

Following the cultivation method, Zhao Li assumed a rather strange-looking posture. In an instant, he felt the Dou Qi inside his body begin circulating madly. Through Zhao Li's Internal Sight, he could see this Dou Qi surging toward his skin and membranes, muscles and bones, blood and marrow. As the Dou Qi shuttled through them, they gradually became tougher.

One strange posture after another was performed by Zhao Li. It seemed to stimulate the activity of the cells within his body, and Zhao Li could feel his physique constantly devouring Dou Qi, gradually growing stronger.

Very quickly, all the Dou Qi in his Qi Sea was mobilized and gradually decreased. The Physical Body's struggle for it seemed to anger the cyclone, and Zhao Li saw the cyclone spin at extreme speed, directly absorbing all the surrounding Dou Qi before it surged toward the cyclone, then flowed out toward his entire body.

Seeing this, Zhao Li's heart jolted. If such vast energy went out of control, the consequences would be hard to predict!

He did not dare be careless. His powerful Soul Power was released, and he divided off most of his focus, beginning to control the Dou Qi the cyclone had absorbed into his body. After difficult attempts, he finally made it circulate along the Circulation Cycle and return once more to the cyclone.

Zhao Li did not know how long had passed. He repeated it once, twice, countless times!

He only saw that the Dou Qi in his meridians, which had originally been like a nearly dried-up stream, quickly became abundant, as if a great river was rushing through his meridians, while a lake had also accumulated inside his Qi Sea.

A long time later, Zhao Li ended his cultivation. With a thought, a strand of Dou Qi followed his meridians and seeped out from his fingertip, nimbly changing into various shapes under Zhao Li's control.

This was already a Dou Ling method.

After playing with it for a long while, Zhao Li's sense of novelty faded, and he withdrew the Dou Qi back into his body.

"Although I don't have any barriers all the way up to the Dou Emperor level, breaking through too quickly means my Dou Qi is ultimately unsteady and unconsolidated. There might even be situations where my grasp over my own strength is insufficient. I'll have to temper it properly in the future..."

After withdrawing his Dou Qi, Zhao Li finally carefully sensed the effects of his cultivation. Upon experiencing it, however, Zhao Li was startled.

"Did I just walk the path of Clear Stage Skin and Membrane Training, Dark Stage Muscle and Bone Training, and Transformation Stage Blood and Marrow Training all at once? That shouldn't be right. Although the book does say these three stages aren't strictly progressive and can be carried out simultaneously, according to the experience summarized by predecessors, no one should attempt it unless they have minute control over Internal Force. What's going on with me?"

Zhao Li was somewhat puzzled, then began thinking.

"Right, Dou Qi!"

According to the inheritance, the world where National Martial Arts existed did not have Heaven and Earth Energy similar to Dou Qi. People could only absorb energy from food and Medicinal Ingredients, then use that energy to temper their muscles and bones. If their control over the energy was lacking in the slightest, one mistake could leave them seriously injured.

This continent, however, had methods for cultivating Dou Qi, and Dou Zhe could even use Internal Sight. Moreover, Zhao Li had personally seen that the energy that had tempered his physique earlier had indeed been absorbed through the Dou Qi Cyclone. It was energy he could control.

Zhao Li thought of how the Dou Qi had circulated on its own just now and surged throughout his body. He pondered in his heart and came to an understanding.

"This is the same principle as when I controlled Dou Qi to temper my meridians during my earlier Dou Qi training stage, making them tougher. It was just that I didn't have the method back then, so the results were poor. I even once felt that Dou Qi tempering had almost no effect."

The sudden growth of his physique was simply an unexpected joy to Zhao Li. He suppressed his delight and continued reviewing the process.

"According to the cultivation method, in the Clear, Dark, and Transformation Stages, aside from tempering oneself, one also needs minute control over one's Internal Force, adjusting while tempering in order to seek perfect unity, Core Formation without leakage. I'm still far from that."

Although there had already been tremendous progress in the tempering of his body, and in this world filled with Dou Qi, Zhao Li was confident he could quickly temper his physique to perfection, his control over the Internal Force throughout his body could not reach the level of spreading through his skin, membranes, bones, and blood in a short time.

"This attempt was a little risky. Thankfully, I broke through to Dou Zhe a few days ago. Otherwise, without Internal Sight, I might have ruined myself. Still, the gains were truly enormous. Not only has my physique clearly grown much stronger, even my Dou Qi rose several levels overnight and broke through to Dou Master."

Zhao Li summarized the gains and losses from this cultivation attempt. Amid his pleasant surprise and satisfaction, he could not help feeling a little emotional. If he had not broken through, he might not necessarily have bought a jar and obtained this booklet. Every sip and bite—could it really be predestined?

"As expected, Body Cultivation and Dou Qi cultivation don't conflict. A powerful physique can even speed up Dou Qi cultivation to a certain extent. For now, I don't need to rush to find a Cultivation Method to cultivate. I'll slowly comprehend things during cultivation. As my control over myself gradually improves, if I can reach the realm of Core Formation without leakage and perfect unity, with that kind of control, I'll have many more chances for trial and error, and it'll be even more possible to organize a Cultivation Method that suits me best."

After ending his cultivation, Zhao Li had gained a great deal. He lay on the bed, yet was still speculating about the origin of this booklet, to no avail.

"This world has quite a few secrets. After I achieve my small goal, I must properly explore it."

Zhao Li stopped thinking too much and soon entered dreamland.

Early in the morning, crisp birdsong came from Back Mountain and woke Zhao Li.

After washing up, Zhao Li began practicing the Fist Techniques inherited in the booklet, carefully sensing the changes in himself.

Zhao Li performed this set of Fist Techniques again and again, going from awkward to practiced, gradually gaining a flowing, effortless feeling.

A long while later, Zhao Li finished his exercise. He closed his eyes and sensed himself. His control over himself seemed to have risen another level, and his Dou Qi had also become a little more condensed.

"First control my own Essence, Qi, and Spirit properly, then slowly extend it outward. Finally, if I can control all energy as I please, then..."

As Zhao Li thought of that scenario, longing appeared in his eyes.

"Young Master, the master wants you to go to the hall. He said guests have come to visit."