Cultivation

Zhao Minghui left, taking Jia Qingshan with him.

There was no helping it. The country currently had no experience in training Genetic Warriors, so they had to invite a genuine Genetic Warrior to oversee and guide them.

Otherwise, with only those two thin manuals, no one could guarantee that the first batch of members would take the right path.

There were only two suitable candidates for the role of instructor. Wu Ming politely declined on the grounds that he was too young, leaving Jia Qingshan with no choice but to accept the job.

Fortunately, he would not be gone for long. At the shortest, ten days to half a month; at the longest, a month. By then, a third Genetic Warrior should have emerged, and he could naturally apply to return.

Before leaving, Jia Qingshan solemnly handed the key to the Recording Room to Wu Ming and told him to guard it carefully.

"The Recording Room?" Wu Ming held the key, confusion appearing on his face. "Could there be some hidden secret inside?"

"Of course. You didn't think the recordings stored there were only those animal videos, did you?"

Jia Qingshan smiled faintly and explained, "In truth, this Recording Room serves the same purpose as a martial arts school's scripture repository. It contains not only recordings of every move in Xingyi Quan, but even the core secrets of other Internal Martial Arts schools."

After a pause, he added, "They are all complete instructional recordings, without any coded language. You can study them without worry."

Wu Ming's eyes widened. The secrets of other schools? That was exactly what he needed!

According to their original agreement, Jia Qingshan would have taught him these things gradually. But he had unexpectedly been recruited by the country and would not be back for at least half a month.

To avoid delaying Wu Ming's cultivation, Jia Qingshan could only entrust the Recording Room to him and let him use the recordings to study the martial arts of various schools on his own.

"Goodbye, young friend Wu."

Before leaving, Jia Qingshan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I hope that when we meet again, you will have become even stronger."

"By the way, I have instructed the kitchen to prepare Nine-Dragon Decoction for you every day. Jia Yi and the two young ladies have built sufficient foundations and can begin cultivating the Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula."

"Understood. I'll make the arrangements." Wu Ming nodded. "Take care, Master."

After watching the two of them leave the martial arts school in a special vehicle, he returned to the back mountain to continue cultivating. This time, however, he brought Ruan Qingzhu and the other two with him.

After several days apart, Wu Ming had naturally undergone a complete transformation, but Ruan Qingzhu and the others had not progressed slowly either.

Perhaps because the RR Virus had unlocked their potential, all three of them had mastered the Three-Body Stance in just eight days, including Zhu Hongyu.

After asking about their cultivation progress and learning that all three were practicing the Hunyuan Stake, Wu Ming said, "All right, put the Hunyuan Stake aside for now. Next, I'll teach you a special secret art."

"A special secret art?" Jia Yi clearly knew what he meant, and his pupils immediately contracted. "Uncle actually allowed you to pass down this secret art?"

"Of course." Wu Ming nodded calmly. "No need to ask further. Just learn from me."

"Train until tonight. The kitchen has prepared a bowl of Nine-Dragon Decoction for each of you. Before then, you had better attain the entry level, or the medicinal effects will be wasted."

The moment he heard there would be Nine-Dragon Decoction, Jia Yi instantly understood that his uncle had already been informed. He stopped dwelling on it and focused on listening to Wu Ming's explanation.

For Martial Artists who had not even grasped Bright Strength, the Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula was extraordinarily difficult. Reaching the entry level in half a day was nothing more than a foolish dream.

However, if a Hidden Strength Martial Artist assisted them during cultivation, every difficulty would be resolved with ease.

That was right. The Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula could be learned quickly. As long as a Hidden Strength expert stood beside them to guide their force during cultivation, their progress would inevitably surge forward like a breaking bamboo.

The two girls did not feel much upon hearing that Wu Ming had become a Hidden Strength Martial Artist, but Jia Yi beside them stared with his eyes wide open.

That was Hidden Strength! A realm with fewer than twenty practitioners in the entire Internal Martial Arts circle!

Wu Ming had grasped Hidden Strength after merely eight days of cultivation—actually three days. What terrifying talent was that?

Only then did Jia Yi truly understand that there were always greater heights beyond greater heights. He was utterly amazed by Wu Ming's talent and sincerely convinced.

After guiding them for two and a half hours, Wu Ming finally integrated the force of all three into the circulation route of the Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula. From here on, they only needed to rely on instinct. At most, within half a day, all three would reach the initial completion stage.

With this accelerated method, Wu Ming needed only five days to raise them to major completion in the secret art.

But he could do nothing about the realms beyond that. To achieve perfection in the secret art, they could only rely on their own comprehension.

After settling the matter of the secret art, Wu Ming said, "From now on, cultivate diligently on the back mountain. Someone will bring you meals in the evening."

"By the way, Jia Yi, do you know the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Overturning Stake?"

When Jia Yi nodded, Wu Ming continued, "Good. Then teach them the remaining two stance arts. From now on, you need to practice all three stances together and enter the Bright Strength realm as soon as possible."

"Practice three stances together?" Jia Yi froze for a moment, unable to stop himself from saying, "Wouldn't that be too hasty? I'm afraid it could damage our foundations..."

"Foundations are a minor issue." Wu Ming shook his head. "For you, the most urgent task right now is to sprint toward the Human Body Limit in the shortest possible time."

"Once your physical attributes meet the standard, I naturally have a way to resolve the hidden dangers to your foundations."

As long as they could draw in Cosmic Energy to transform their genes, their bodies would undergo a comprehensive metamorphosis. A few minor internal injuries would naturally recover under powerful Cell Activity.

With that assurance, Jia Yi grew bolder and began teaching the latter two stance arts on the spot.

Wu Ming watched for a while. Once he found no problems, he quietly left and headed straight for the Recording Room at the foot of the mountain.

Five days passed in a row. Under the guidance of Hidden Strength, the Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula of all three had entered the major completion stage, allowing them to seal seventy percent of the pores and acupoints throughout their bodies.

As a result, their physical attributes improved with each passing day. The fastest-progressing pair, Ruan Qingzhu and Jia Yi, had even reached nearly eight hundred kilograms of strength, while Zhu Hongyu had reached seven hundred kilograms.

At this rate, in another three to five days, the physical attributes of all three would cross the threshold of Quasi-Martial Artists.

The Jade Lock Golden Pass Formula truly suited lifeforms below the Quasi-Martial Artist level better. After becoming a Genetic Warrior, its benefits became much smaller.

Fortunately, its effects are still fairly stable for now.

Wu Ming glanced at the Attribute Panel. Five days had passed, and he had naturally not remained stagnant.

[Strength: 4194→5502 KG (Advanced Warrior)]

[Spiritual Force: 4186→4551 KG (Advanced Warrior)]

The growth rates of Genetic Energy and Spiritual Force remained stable. If this continued, he would enter the Battle General realm in no more than ten days.

Of course, the increase in strength was only one part of his growth. To Wu Ming, the improvement in his techniques was what had truly been astonishing.

Over the past five days, he had finished watching the secrets of the other Internal Martial Arts schools in the Recording Room, absorbing the essence of numerous schools and integrating it into himself.

The integration of these techniques not only made his Five-Elements Blade Art increasingly formidable, but more importantly, it deepened Wu Ming's understanding of Hidden Strength. His Hidden Strength burst multiplier had risen from 1.3 times to 1.5 times.

However, the further one progressed with Hidden Strength bursts, the harder they became to comprehend. Raising the limit by just 0.2 times had already drained the essence of the other schools. To improve further? Without a special opportunity, he could only slowly grind away with time.

It is a pity that I still have not reached the entry level of the Banda Secret Essentials. Otherwise, if I could master the technique of stacking Hidden Strength, the upper limit of my force output would surely rise tremendously.

Shaking his head, he turned his attention to this force-generating manual with its exceedingly demanding requirements.