[After memorizing the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique, you walked toward the area where the Basic Body Tempering Method was located.]
[Beside the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0, there was an account of the events surrounding the Body Tempering Method's reform.]
[After Du Guowei created the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique, the Martial Dao Cultivation Technique Research Group proposed modifying the original body-strengthening movements of the Basic Body Tempering Method, the foundational technique for martial artists, to help them adapt to the sensation of resonance ahead of time.]
[The members of the Cultivation Technique Research Group fought through years of research. Their efficiency rose dramatically after martial dao master Du Guowei joined them, and the modifications to the Basic Body Tempering Method were completed five months ago.]
[The twenty-two body-strengthening forms were expanded to thirty-six, forming a lesser heavenly cycle.]
[The five breathing methods were condensed into a single comprehensive breathing method. Each breath could resonate with the blood flowing through the body, using the force of its circulation to temper every part of the body.]
[Some martial dao scholars said that this reform of the Basic Method significantly increased body-tempering efficiency while markedly reducing its complexity, making it the greatest cultivation technique reform since the birth of martial dao.]
[When some people advocated changing the Basic Body Tempering Method's name, Du Guowei firmly believed that, to commemorate martial dao pioneer Su Wen's historic contributions, they should carry on the pioneer's aspirations.]
[Since the main part of the technique came from the Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0, it should be called the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0.]
[From the history of the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0's creation, you sensed martial dao master Du Guowei's reverence for you, so you began learning the reformed Basic Body Tempering Method with even greater resolve.]
[Oh, God of Wealth who knew no shame! Through observation, you learned the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0.]
[After studying two martial dao methods without a break, you were a little tired. What did you plan to do next?]
[One: chat with Li Dong and learn about how the situation would change over the next ten years.]
[Two: continue examining the nearby martial skills and martial dao theories, and do your utmost to carry all of the future's martial dao achievements back to the past.]
Su Wen made his choice without much thought.
[You decided to continue examining the nearby martial skills and martial dao theories, taking back as much as you could before this journey through spacetime ended.]
[As you saw it, if you were weak, knowing how the future would unfold would be useless. But if you were strong, even without knowing how the future would unfold, you could meet soldiers with generals and stem floods with earth.]
[You discovered a martial skill: Baguazhang.]
[Baguazhang was created by Li Quzhuo, a Daoist priest of Dragon Tiger Mountain, by combining Daoist martial arts with the classics of the Daoist Canon. Each palm strike and stance embodied the principles of the five elements and eight trigrams.]
[As you studied Baguazhang through the communication talisman, you had trouble understanding the explanations of each form. The Daoist classics and technical terms cited below especially left you utterly bewildered.]
[Li Dong saw your confusion and suggested that you read an interpretation of Baguazhang's moves and the key points of the principles hidden behind them.]
[But precisely because you couldn't understand Baguazhang, Li Dong was almost certain that you weren't Su Wen, but an otherkind in disguise!]
[In his view, the martial dao founder's realm and understanding of martial dao were undoubtedly above everyone else's. How could he fail to understand a mere Baguazhang?]
[Besides, you were a Heavenly Mandate Bearer with a divine title, the dignified God of Wealth. What you knew, thought, and perceived was beyond ordinary people's understanding. You had simply died early; otherwise, you would have been among the most elite Heavenly Mandate Bearers today.]
[Thus, in his mind, the possibility that you were Su Wen had already fallen to zero. The only reason he was still holding back from attacking you was that his superiors had given orders, and someone had been specifically assigned to rush over.]
[Oh, ignorant God of Wealth! Little did you know how much psychological trauma these actions of yours would cause the followers who worshipped the martial dao pioneer once they learned your true identity.]
Su Wen's mouth twitched when he read that.
How was it not perfectly normal that he couldn't understand the annotations in Baguazhang?
Could someone like him, who had only cultivated the Basic Body Tempering Method and Tiger Fist, casually understand a martial skill created using the classics of the Daoist Canon?
Still, it would indeed be a little embarrassing if word got out that the martial dao founder couldn't understand a martial skill.
Hmm...
He was the God of Wealth, not the actual martial dao founder, so it was reasonable that he didn't understand it.
If he really understood everything, he wouldn't have needed to cross spacetime to bring back the martial dao achievements of the future.
As for Li Dong's psychological trauma, no need to worry. Given time, he would carry martial dao to new heights.
Trading the Li Dong of this spacetime's psychological trauma for the flourishing fortunes in martial dao of the Li Dongs in other spacetimes-the other party would surely thank him once he knew.
"If the future were free of worries, being a carefree slacker would be wonderful too."
Su Wen sighed softly and spoke to himself.
With abundant material comforts and peaceful circumstances, who wouldn't want to lie flat?
[You discovered an analytical article on Baguazhang titled "A Study of the Presentation of Baguazhang Ontology."]
[The article hit the nail on the head in identifying the key points of Baguazhang training. Its latter half also analyzed in detail the proportions of qi and blood allocated by Baguazhang's ontology in each move and form, as well as control of force, among other things.]
[After reading it, you saw the light. When you saw that the author was Du Guowei, you became even more certain of the martial dao potential he possessed.]
[You learned the martial skill: Baguazhang.]
[Curious about Du Guowei, you used the Martial Dao Library's equipment to open his personal information page.]
[Name: Du Guowei.] [Age: 32.] [Alma mater: Imperial Capital Normal University.] [Representative works: "Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0," "Qi and Blood Resonance Technique," "Monkey Leap," "Tiger Roar."] [Published articles: "Reflections on the Relationship Between the Theory of Qi and Blood and the Basic Body Tempering Method," "A Study of the Presentation of Baguazhang Ontology," "Human Intellectual Movements from a Martial Dao Perspective"...]
After reading Du Guowei's profile, Su Wen couldn't help saying, "Damn, he's amazing!"
Only after reading the profile did he realize just how formidable Du Guowei was!
He truly deserved to be called a martial dao master!
Weren't both the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 and the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique creative works that revolutionized the martial artist community?
He hadn't looked at Monkey Leap or Tiger Roar yet, but how could Du Guowei's representative works be anything less than excellent?
And there were piles of articles about martial dao!
They covered almost every aspect of martial dao!
This was the template for a true martial dao pioneer!
"Everything, for the future!"
Su Wen let out a breath of turbid air. He planned to read all of Du Guowei's recently published articles and let his future self remember as much as he could.
The articles hadn't been recorded using technique-transmission talismans, which was a bit of a delay.
But he could bring some of Du Guowei's martial dao conjectures and insights into the world ahead of time, and give the young Du Guowei a few years to ponder them and transform them into a brand-new martial dao.
As things stood, that seemed to be his only option.
After all, at present, there didn't seem to be anyone who could match Du Guowei in martial dao theory.
[Oh, incapable God of Wealth! Knowing full well that you had no talent for martial dao, you could only choose to entrust the future of martial dao to martial dao master Du Guowei.]