This time, Li Changfeng spent thirty days meditating. As soon as he woke up, he felt weak all over and was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back. He quickly ate a lot of food before he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Changfeng was overjoyed. "I've finally mastered the third move of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms!"
A moment later.
Li Changfeng was filled with excitement. He unleashed the third move of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, lifting up the white light on the lake surface and frantically absorbing it into his body. He then slowly comprehended the fourth move of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, "The Repentance of the Soaring Dragon!"
Thirty days passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Changfeng was awakened by a strong feeling of hunger. After eating the prepared food, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Changfeng frowned deeply. "The fourth move of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, 'The Repentance of the Soaring Dragon,' is so difficult! Thirty days have been wasted, and I can't even grasp the slightest bit of it!"
After pondering for a moment, Li Changfeng felt that diligence could make up for lack of talent, and that he might be able to figure it out after trying a few more times. Then, without saying a word, he used the same technique again to strike the lake surface and began to meditate and comprehend it once more.
Thirty days later.
When Li Changfeng awoke again, he realized that he still hadn't grasped even a fraction of the fourth move of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms. His face immediately darkened. "I refuse to believe I can't comprehend this 'Repentance of the Soaring Dragon!"
After saying that, Li Changfeng was about to attack the lake again, but the Lake Spirit at the bottom of the lake saw this and sighed, "It's no use! Even if you were given ten more times, you still wouldn't be able to comprehend the mystery of the fourth move of this palm technique!"
Li Changfeng was startled upon hearing this. He immediately recognized the speaker as the one who had severely injured him and left the written message. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Senior! What... what does this mean? Does this fourth palm technique require some profound mystery?"
"Fine! For the sake of your superb palm technique, I'll give you some pointers. Let me guess, if you want to cultivate the fourth palm technique, you must comprehend the palm intent! Without the palm intent, you will never be able to comprehend this palm technique!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng was immediately startled. He understood why he couldn't comprehend it no matter how hard he tried. It turned out that it required mastering the intent of the sword. The intent was something that couldn't be comprehended just by trying. He also had a strong connection with the sword and was able to comprehend the sword intent by focusing his mind and spirit.
To comprehend the essence of boxing, one must have a profound understanding of palm techniques and their application. One must be able to concentrate the power of a palm strike into a single point, reaching an unbelievable level, in order to comprehend the essence of palm techniques!
The same applies to any weapon, fists, and palms. Although martial arts lead to the same goal, Li Changfeng, having learned from the experience of sword intent, may have similar insights into other realms of intent. However, directly comprehending palm intent is still extremely difficult!
After thinking it all through, Li Changfeng gave a wry smile, "It seems I won't be able to learn this move, 'The Repentance of the Soaring Dragon,' anytime soon!"
Then, Li Changfeng cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the lake, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, senior!"
Upon hearing this, Lake Spirit said calmly, "You have two months left before you have to leave. Don't waste the opportunities here!"
Li Changfeng was filled with gratitude upon hearing this, and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you very much for your guidance, senior!"
No sound came from the entire world. Seeing this, Li Changfeng slowly lowered his hands and thought to himself, "Now I should think about what to comprehend. With my current strength, some first-class martial arts techniques are no longer enough to satisfy me."
"If I were to combine the essence of some martial arts techniques and create a martial arts technique of my own, that would be quite good!"
Then, Li Changfeng fell into deep thought. "Some martial arts techniques that are not very helpful to me right now include the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm Great Vehicle Vajra Palm, Formless Finger of Calamity, Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand Shaolin Dragon Grasp, Shaolin Dragon Capturing Hand, and Vajra Leg of Immense Power. These are the ones!"
"If I were to combine the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm, and Great Vehicle Vajra Palm, the power I would unleash would likely surpass that of ordinary Superior Martial Skill! Furthermore, the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand and the Shaolin Dragon Grasp could also perhaps be combined!"
After thinking it over, Li Changfeng made his move, stirring up a white light on the lake. He only released most of the white light, enough to last for thirty days; any more would be a waste of time.
Li Changfeng slowly began to comprehend the essence of the three martial arts techniques: the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, the Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm, and the Great Vehicle Vajra Palm.
Two months later.
Li Changfeng's two sudden enlightenments allowed him to barely fuse these three martial arts techniques together. Without the opportunity here, it would have taken Li Changfeng an unknown amount of time to fuse them together!
Li Changfeng suppressed his excitement, unleashed his true energy, and used the first move of his fused martial art, the Thousand Hands Vajra Palm, "Hundred Leaves Sky-Burning Hand." Streams of pale red Draconic Elephant True Qi condensed in his palms, and his entire body burst forth with a scorching aura.
With both palms striking simultaneously, hundreds of palm prints were unleashed. Each palm strike not only possessed a destructive power that withered and destroyed life, but also a fierce and domineering palm force and a scorching and violent power. The three combined to unleash a completely new power.
Wherever it passed, palm prints covered the sky, igniting a fierce flame, and with domineering power, it slammed down hard onto a nearby grove of trees.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
A series of violent explosions rang out as Li Changfeng slammed hundreds of terrifying, scorching palm prints onto the forest, unleashing a violent shockwave that rippled outwards like a surging wave.
Wherever it passed, the entire forest suddenly burst into flames. The domineering palm force even cracked the ground, and a withering and life-destroying power destroyed the earth's vitality. Every three to five months, the area would not be covered with trees again. Its power was terrifying!