Guidance Technique

Jia Qingshan wasted almost no words when teaching.

He directly pulled out Jia Yi, who already had some foundation, as an example, letting the three of them first observe the standard stance posture before pointing out common mistakes one by one.

After explaining every difficult point clearly, he had Wu Ming and the others practice the stance themselves.

Then, holding a one-meter-long teaching whip, he paced back and forth, his hawk-like gaze sweeping over every rise and movement of the four bodies.

Whenever he spotted someone making a mistake, he lashed them without mercy. The force was not heavy, but it carried an inexplicable stinging pain that made them shudder and instinctively yank their movements back on track.

"Remember, the core of the Three-Body Stance is the convergence of dragon and tiger! What are dragon and tiger? Your waist, hips, and spine!"

"Sink your waist and settle your hips. I'm not telling you to stick out your stomach. Tuck your tailbone forward and imagine you're sitting on a tall stool."

"Look, Wu Ming's posture is very standard."

After the first round of instruction, Jia Qingshan's whip had swung more than a dozen times, most of them landing on Zhu Hongyu. The young girl's eyes welled with tears, but she could only grit her teeth and correct her posture again and again.

Ruan Qingshu was corrected two or three times as well, but she was smart. Once she made a mistake, she would never make it again. Before long, she had grasped every key point, her movements flawless, so naturally she was not struck again.

As for Wu Ming... he had cheats.

Setting aside the exceptional talent brought by Close-Combat Grandmaster, the ability to use Spiritual Force for fine adjustments alone allowed his stance work to approach perfection from the very first moment.

Even Jia Qingshan, who had always been strict, could not find the slightest flaw in such precise stance work. He could not even offer any effective guidance.

It was not that his teaching ability was poor. He had simply never seen someone who could stand perfectly on their first attempt, like an experienced old martial arts master.

It could only be said that Spiritual Force truly worked wonders when applied in this area.

The first stance session lasted thirty minutes before Jia Qingshan finally called for a break, telling them to loosen up and rest for ten minutes before beginning the second set.

Then Zhu Hongyu was whipped again. Even Ruan Qingshu took a strike.

This was because the body's memory of movements had inertia. A movement remembered one moment could easily become distorted after the body relaxed and tried it again.

Even Ruan Qingshu was no exception. After relaxing for only a short while, gaps had already appeared in her memory. When she assumed the stance a second time, her posture was naturally no longer standard.

What Jia Qingshan did was use pain to make them remember the feeling until it became instinctive and could never be forgotten.

Wu Ming and the others practiced their stance work over and over until nine in the evening, when Jia Qingshan finally relented and let them return to rest.

Four straight hours of stance work left all four exhausted. Wu Ming was still in decent condition, but the others, even Jia Yi, were completely worn out.

The two girls were in even worse shape. After Jia Qingshan left, Zhu Hongyu even burst into tears, since she had been whipped the most out of the four.

Ruan Qingshu did not cry. She merely rubbed her aching joints and walked over to Wu Ming, quietly asking him for pointers on stance work.

Wu Ming explained his own experience point by point. The young girl nodded repeatedly as she listened, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

About ten minutes later, they finally recovered. Even Zhu Hongyu wiped away her tears and composed herself, and only then did they head back to the dormitory building together.

Back in the dormitory, both of them were drenched in foul-smelling sweat. Fortunately, the place had complete bathroom facilities, so they would not be unable to shower.

Wu Ming let Jia Yi wash up first. He himself sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, assumed the Five Hearts Toward Heaven posture, and began absorbing Cosmic Energy to temper his body.

He absorbed it for more than an hour.

When Jia Yi came out after showering, he caught sight of Wu Ming sitting upright on the bed and paused slightly. However, he did not disturb him, merely moving quietly as he lay back on his own bed to rest.

A moment later, Wu Ming opened his eyes. The cells in his body had finally sent out signals of saturation.

Hmm? Sensing the changes in his body, he was delighted. This time, I actually absorbed energy for an hour? The talent brought by Close-Combat Grandmaster really is terrifying.

Wait, that's not right!

He suddenly realized, Before I obtained the new equipment, I could only cultivate Genetic Energy for five or six minutes a day. Now it has increased tenfold? That is far higher than the bonus shown by the Equipment Bar.

According to the talent bonus from Close-Combat Grandmaster, his Genetic Energy talent should have increased by 5.5 times. In other words, he should have been able to cultivate for around half an hour every day and gain roughly fifty kilograms of strength.

But now... he glanced at the Attribute Panel. His strength had increased by a full 107 kilograms!

An increase of 107 kilograms in an hour means my efficiency in absorbing Cosmic Energy has not changed. Only the time before my cells reached saturation has been extended.

In other words, my cells' "appetite" has grown!

As far as he knew, there was only one secret technique in this world capable of producing a similar effect.

The Guidance Technique!

So the so-called Guidance Technique is stance work? Or does only the Three-Body Stance have this effect?

Wu Ming was quietly pleased, but more thoughts soon arose. If other stance work has similar effects, perhaps I can gather more data and try to improve it into a stronger Guidance Technique.

The current Three-Body Stance only had a twofold effect. Among Guidance Techniques, it could only be considered average, so he naturally could not stop here.

Therefore, Wu Ming planned to ask Jia Qingshan tomorrow whether he could learn the rest of Xingyi Quan as well.

In exchange, he could offer the Five Hearts Facing the Sky Cultivation Method.

Originally, Wu Ming had not intended to reveal the cultivation method so soon. However, after sensing Jia Qingshan's physical condition, he realized that he had underestimated the capable people of the world.

Perhaps it was not only Jia Qingshan. There were likely already many Martial Artists in the country who had reached the limits of Quasi-Martial Artists, all waiting bitterly for a certain opportunity.

And that opportunity was in his hands!

Once the deal is completed tomorrow, I'll first let Jia Qingshan attempt a breakthrough. After he succeeds, with the two of us as examples, it will be enough to prove the value of the cultivation method.

Then, once I hand over the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method, that will be another great merit.

As for when to cash in that merit, he had other plans.

In fact, Zhao Minghui had asked him more than once what he wanted, but Wu Ming had always politely declined.

It was not that he did not want rewards. He simply knew that if he waited patiently, he could obtain more.

Because at this stage, the entire Earth had few special resources, let alone Huaxia.

Only after plants had completed their mutations and true natural treasures like Wood Spirits began appearing in large quantities would the country start stockpiling the corresponding cultivation resources.

By then, the contributions Wu Ming had accumulated would have their greatest value.

As long as he obtained a Wood Spirit, he would have a chance to rush to High-Level Warlord in a short time and then seek a breakthrough to Planetary Level.

Compared to such tangible cultivation resources, the little money and status available now were nothing but passing clouds in his eyes, utterly meaningless.

Setting those thoughts aside.

Wu Ming looked at the saturated cells in his body and did not continue cultivating. He first took a shower, then returned to bed, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

But where Jia Yi could not see, he secretly touched the Flying Sword and switched his set to Dual Spirit-Martial Cultivation.

After that, he spent another two hours completing that day's Spiritual Force cultivation before quietly falling asleep.