Qi is the sublimation of martial arts

The "Da Qingshan Training Ground" that Aisafu spoke of was located in a remote canyon behind Da Qingshan. In his memory, Mu Yang had been there a few times as a child and knew that the place was originally a fault zone formed by fractured mountain rock. After some manual adjustments, a large flat area had been cleared out as a training site.

It had always been a place where the senior members of the school cultivated.

Following Aisafu's steps, the three of them gradually walked to the rear of Da Qingshan and arrived at this secluded training ground.

As the view opened up, oddly shaped peaks came into sight. They were very tall but very narrow, with dark green tops and a mix of light and deep green covering their middles, shaped like inverted parabolas jutting up from the ground. The towering peaks stood like stone stalagmites, with a stark vertical drop.

Based on common sense from his past life, Mu Yang couldn't understand how these peaks could form under natural conditions, but in the Dragon Ball world, such bizarre mountains were a common sight.

"We're here." Aisafu stopped, his deep voice ringing in their ears.

"Is this the place?" Mu Yang steadied himself and looked around. They had now reached their destination. Before him was an open, flat expanse, its edges formed by all kinds of strange rocks. Looking down, it was like peering into an abyss—one misstep and he'd be shattered to pieces.

"Mu Yang, you've arrived. Oh, even Meixia is here. It's good for you to come and take a look."

Aisafu, Yula, Xis, Cal, Clarissa, and Bearos—these six were the senior members of Tianxin Style, and now all of them were present.

"Greetings, uncles and aunts..." Mu Yang hurried forward to pay his respects.

"Haha, no need to be so polite, no need." The easygoing Cal and the others laughed heartily, showing none of the airs of elders.

Mu Yang smiled. After finishing his bows, he stepped aside. Seeing all the senior members gathered, he felt even more that today's matter was unusual, so he stood quietly to the side, waiting for his teacher to announce the news.

"Aunt Yula, what's going on exactly?"

Over here, Meixia wasn't as particular about etiquette as Mu Yang. She went up and hugged Yula's arm, clinging to her and pressing her face close, acting spoiled like a kitten.

Yula stroked Meixia's smooth hair and glared at her. "Stop messing around. Today's focus is on Mu Yang. You're just here to observe."

Meixia: "Oh."

Then she stopped fooling around and obediently stepped aside.

Aisafu looked at his daughter, who seemed like she'd never grow up, and shook his head inwardly. But when his gaze fell on the spirited Mu Yang beside her, a smile spread across his face. Without comparison, there's no harm—his own daughter seemed a bit stunted on the martial path, but at least his disciple Mu Yang was doing well, satisfying him in every aspect.

The future burden of Tianxin Style would likely fall on his shoulders. "Three years old shows the adult, seven years old shows the old man." Based on his current performance, he was sure everyone wouldn't be disappointed.

Thinking of today's purpose, Aisafu cleared his throat and waved at Mu Yang. "Mu Yang, I called you here today because there's something important I need to tell you."

"Please speak, Teacher."

"Mm." What Aisafu admired most was Mu Yang's humble attitude. He smiled and said gently, "This matter... is very important to you. After discussing it with your uncles and aunts, we've decided to officially begin teaching you the ultimate secret of Tianxin Style martial arts from today—the method of cultivating Ki."

The method of cultivating Ki?!

Hearing Aisafu's words, Mu Yang was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses.

Ki!

What a familiar name. Wasn't this the most renowned and representative power in the Dragon Ball world?

On Earth, there weren't many martial arts schools that truly possessed the inheritance of Ki cultivation. The most famous were Kame Style and Crane Style, and the Ki of both styles ultimately traced back to a single generation's martial arts master—Master Mutaito.

It could be said that only the most elite schools possessed the secrets of Ki cultivation.

Mu Yang never expected that his own Tianxin Style, a mid-tier martial arts school, actually had the inheritance of Ki cultivation within it.

He had to remember that when he first realized the world he was in was the Dragon Ball world, he had already decided that if he ever got the chance to go out, he would learn the method of Ki cultivation. He just never thought that before he even went out, Aisafu and the others would give him such a huge surprise.

His own school actually had the method of Ki cultivation—this was naturally the best.

"Dad, what is Ki? Is it different from what we usually train?" As soon as she heard it was the ultimate secret of their school's martial arts, Meixia's eyes lit up.

Aisafu looked seriously at his daughter and said earnestly, "Of course it's different. All the training before—whether it's fist techniques or moves—was ultimately just laying a foundation. At best, it's advanced fighting skills, preparing for the training to come."

"But Ki is different. It's the sublimation of martial arts, the true path to the Way of Martial Arts." Saying this, Aisafu's lips curled up with a hint of pride. "Let me tell you, in the entire martial arts world, only a handful of schools have the inheritance of Ki, and our Tianxin Style is one of them."

Don't be fooled by Tianxin Style's small numbers and low level—it possessed methods that many schools envied.

Originally, given Mu Yang's age, he shouldn't have been exposed to Ki cultivation so early. But considering that Mu Yang's body had been tempered to perfection and he trained with great diligence, Aisafu and the others decided to make an exception for him.

"So impressive!" Meixia was dumbfounded, then puffed out her chest with pride.

Although she still didn't fully understand the true meaning of Ki, that didn't stop her from showing off.

See, her school was really powerful—other schools didn't even have this!

She made up her mind: when her father taught her senior brother Ki cultivation later, she would study hard too and definitely learn this school secret!

Seeing her reaction, Yula and the other elders knew exactly what she was thinking and shook their heads with a silent laugh.

Without a special cultivation method, simply watching Ki cultivation wouldn't reveal its secrets. If Ki were that easy to learn, it wouldn't have become such a legendary technique in the martial arts world, enjoying such high renown.

So when they brought Mu Yang over, Aisafu and the others didn't mind Meixia coming along to watch, because whether she could understand it was another matter. Besides, Meixia was still far from reaching the level where she could condense Ki.

What Aisafu and the others didn't know was that beyond Earth, Ki Blasts—pure energy attacks—were the most mainstream method in the universe. In fact, any notable stronghold could wield energy attacks with ease.

It was just that the rich had quantity, the poor had quality, and the methods of the wealthy were crude and unrestrained.

Different waters nurture different people. Only Earthlings—martial artists like Master Roshi—who needed decades of relentless training to produce even a sliver of Ki, would be forced to study their limited Ki Blasts so thoroughly, wringing every last bit of creativity out of them.

Compared to other planets in the universe, Earth's level was still too low, and Earthlings' talent wasn't great either.

Shallow waters can't raise a divine dragon, but they can raise an efficient loach—that was the principle.

"As the ultimate secret of the Tianxin Style, the cultivation method of Tianxin Ki has always been our highest secret, so remember not to leak it out. Your junior brothers and sisters have not yet reached the requirements for cultivation, and rashly teaching them would only harm them. You must keep this firmly in mind."

Aisafu spoke to Mu Yang with a grave expression. Ki cultivation is invisible and intangible, and random practice is the most taboo. Even Aisafu himself would not dare claim to have achieved a very proficient level of mastery over ki.

"Your disciple understands!" Mu Yang replied loudly, his eyes shining brightly with radiance.

Aisafu looked at his disciple's reaction with great satisfaction, then turned and nodded to the few fellow disciples.

"Speaking more is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes. Better to let you truly feel the power of ki and deepen your impression. Our Tianxin Style's ki art is called 'Tianxin Ki.' Watch carefully."

With that, Aisafu stepped back several paces, putting over ten meters of distance between himself and Mu Yang, then closed his eyes to focus his mind and regulate the flow of his entire body's energy.