A week has passed since that chaotic night in Lordaeron.
Jiang Jie was knighted and rewarded with a hundred gold pieces for helping Princess Calia wipe out members of the Cult of the Damned and saving King Terenas' life. He also gained Miles's approval and became a mid-level thief in the Assassins' Order.
He's made money now; with his share of the profits from storytelling and publishing, he has nearly three hundred gold coins. It's said that Don Quixote used his connections to sell " The Tides of Darkness " to Ironforge, Stormwind City, Aerie Peak, Kul Tiras, and Gilneas, earning a considerable sum.
The mages of Dalaran, in particular, are incredibly wealthy. Although they spend money lavishly and constantly complain about not having enough gold, the materials they use for a single spellcasting session are enough to buy several deluxe collector's editions worth 10 silver coins each.
Don Quixote was all smiles, for everyone now called him the greatest bard of mankind, even more acclaimed than Master Trouvere, and the Darkmoon Faire had extended an invitation to him. It is said that upon hearing this news, Master Trouvere was so enraged that he smashed seven exquisitely crafted vases!
Making money is really fast; otherwise, why would Jiang Jie waste his precious time copying " The Dark Portal "?
These past few days, he has been using every spare moment to cultivate, and he takes four medicinal baths every day. His Internal Energy has reached its limit and he is about to break through.
Soaking in the bathtub, Jiang Jie felt the medicinal power flowing into his body. Under the operation of the Black Tortoise Longevity Art, it gathered and transformed into streams of Internal Energy, flowing within his body. This feeling...
That was so awesome!
Half an hour later, he felt his body's capacity had reached its limit, and he knew it was time to break through!
The first three stages after Houtian are mainly for physical training and opening up the messy little meridians and acupoints in the body, in preparation for the next stage of cultivation.
Upon reaching the Houtian Fourth Layer, one will begin to challenge the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, resulting in a meteoric rise in strength!
Because the human body has limited capacity to withstand too much Internal Energy, but as long as the meridians and acupoints are opened, Internal Energy can be stored in the meridians and acupoints. This is true cultivation!
The gap between the Houtian Third Layer and Houtian Fourth Layer Acquired Realm is enormous. One is a third-rate expert, and the other is a second-rate expert. There is an insurmountable chasm between them!
Unless one cultivates a particularly special internal energy cultivation method, the order in which the main meridians are opened has always been the twelve regular meridians first, followed by the eight extraordinary meridians. The Black Tortoise Longevity Art adheres to the orthodox Daoist martial arts and aims to achieve enlightenment through martial arts in the future. It follows the most traditional order of opening meridians, thus having a very solid foundation.
Jiang Jie now has a choice: whether to open up the meridians in his arms first or the meridians in his legs and feet first.
There are six meridians on each hand and foot. The effects of opening different meridians vary, and many advanced martial arts require the opening of meridians.
For example, the Nine Provinces Yu Walking Step requires beginners to open up the six meridians of their feet, while the Crane-Controlling Dragon-Capturing Hand and the Six Meridian Divine Sword require opening up the six meridians of the hands.
To advance to the next stage of cultivation, the Pegasus Meteor Finger also requires opening up the six meridians in both hands.
"Let's open up the meridians in my hands first!" Jiang Jie finally decided.
Because after the meridians in the hands are opened, the Pegasus Meteor Finger can "draw blood from a distance" and stimulate "invisible sword energy". The founder of the Pegasus Meteor Finger originally integrated and referenced the world's top finger techniques, including 27 first-class finger techniques that use the fingers to shoot out Internal Energy to form "invisible sword energy", and integrated and perfected them!
Moreover, there is a top-tier martial art with extraordinary power that Jiang Jie has long coveted, but he must open up the meridians in his hands before he can cultivate it.
"Let's open up the meridians in his left hand first!" For some reason, Jiang Jie's left hand is stronger and more powerful than his right hand. He is a true left-hander, so opening up the meridians in his left hand will be easier.
"The Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin, and the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian!"
Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian
"The Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian and the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian!" Although they are said to be meridians in the hand, they actually extend from the hand all the way to the arm, shoulder, head, chest, and internal organs, and are not only related to the hand.
What Jiang Jie needs to do now is to open up each meridian in turn.
"Left hand, Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin!"
Jiang Jie activated the Black Tortoise Longevity Art, and the surging Internal Energy nourished the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. There was absolutely no pain or difficulty, as if he had been prepared all along. Jiang Jie felt the surging Internal Energy instantly pour into a meridian. The Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian was opened!
The Black Tortoise Longevity Art is that amazing because among all top-tier internal cultivation techniques, it is the most stable and has the deepest foundation. It works silently and naturally, like water flowing into a channel. Unlike those messy, third-rate internal cultivation techniques, which often require a long time to open a meridian and are extremely dangerous, one careless move can damage the meridian, resulting in more harm than good.
What he needs to do next is to continue accumulating Internal Energy until the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin is filled with Internal Energy, and then continue to open up the other meridians. However, this will take a long time, so he must do it little by little and not rush it.
Fortunately, after the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin was opened, the Black Tortoise Longevity Art's circulation speed increased significantly, and the speed of Internal Energy generation doubled. The first meridian is often the slowest, and it gets faster as you go on. From the Houtian Fourth Layer to the Houtian Seventh Layer, it is a gradual process of accumulating Internal Energy and opening up the meridians. It is a slow and steady process with no difficulty.
" Xiao Feng, I want to learn the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms!" After the medicinal bath, Jiang Jie entered the game pod, full of high spirits.
The Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms is one of the most powerful martial arts in the entire Galactic Federation in the 35th century, and it has a long history spanning thousands of years.
This palm technique was originally called " Twenty-Eight Dragon-Subduing Palms," created by a martial artist of Xiantian during the Tang Dynasty. It was one of the most famous Xiantian martial arts of that time.
Later, during the Northern Song Dynasty, a Xiantian arts master believed that the last ten palms were too complex and difficult to learn, and their power was inferior to the first eighteen. He felt that the last ten palms were unnecessary because all their essence was encompassed by the first eighteen, making them superfluous. Therefore, he removed them, resulting in the " Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms ".
However, due to the decline of martial arts in later generations, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms were gradually lost, leaving only a limited number of palms.
The 21st century is the century of life sciences, in which significant progress has been made. Humanity has begun to shift its focus from electronics and mechanics to the study of the mysteries of the human body itself. The average physical fitness of humans is getting better and better, and some ancient methods of physical exercise, such as internal energy cultivation, are being gradually rediscovered and are gradually becoming popular among the general public.
As one of the most powerful martial arts, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms has naturally been studied and supplemented by many people, but it is no longer the same as the original eighteen palms.
Later, a martial artist with Xiantian discovered that the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms did not actually exhaust all its mysteries and that there was still room for further development.
He recalled ancient legends, so he devoted himself to studying ancient classics such as the I Ching, integrating a large number of superior martial arts essences, and finally completed the last ten palms. With this, he broke through, surpassed the Xiantian, and became the most illustrious Martial Arts Grandmaster of that time!
Later, one after another, brilliant martial arts geniuses continued to develop the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. Finally, in the 32nd century, they developed it to the thirty-sixth palm, and could no longer develop it. It was considered that they had finally reached the ultimate.
The Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms are just as famous as the Black Tortoise Longevity Art and the Taiji Divine Art Nine Heavens True Scripture!