Chapter 182: Eighth Grade Martial Arts, Mind Training
The sunshine of June 14th shines on the county town early,
Li Changan just slowly opened his eyes.
A wisp of condensed and pure killing intent disappeared in a flash, as if it had never appeared before.
But Li Changan could clearly sense that deep inside the dragon elephant's breath, an arrow was slowly spinning.
The murderous intention that was originally surging like a tide, and would riot if you were not careful, was now all contained within the arrow.
What pleased him even more was that the inner breath of the dragon elephant and the rotation of the arrow echoed each other.
With every rotation, the murderous intention is still condensing bit by bit, as if there is no end.
Finally I can no longer be afraid.
Came to the back mountain of Zhushan again,
Wang Tiangang looked at Li Changan in surprise, as if he was meeting Li Changan for the first time, "Has the murderous intention broken through?"
Li Changan smiled and said, "Lucky lucky..."
"Now that your murderous intention has been fully formed, then hurry up and break through to the ninth level of martial arts." Although Wang Tiangang had doubts, he did not go into details.
The Dragon Gate Competition is about to begin, and time is getting tighter and tighter. Even if Li Changan improves one level a day, he can accept it.
Fortunately, we are only participating in an archery competition, and we won't be fighting in actual combat like a martial arts battle.
Therefore, it is necessary to let Li Changan improve in a cram-like manner.
As for grammar, martial arts, and actual combat, there will still be opportunities in the future.
After all, it has only been more than half a year since this kid started practicing cultivation.
Wen Dao is the first to reach the eighth level, and martial arts is the eighth level. Even if he has no fighting experience, it is already extraordinary.
After all, the ninth level is just to build the foundation. No matter how much fighting is done, it is useless. Instead, it is a waste of time and may even destroy the foundation.
The eighth level is suitable for starting to get into contact with magic and martial arts.
After Li Changan finished running up the mountain, he jumped into the deep pool.
Wang Tiangang poured ten drops of wood marrow liquid and ten drops of ice marrow liquid.
The wood marrow liquid made Li Changan feel as comfortable as lying on the forest grass, but the ice marrow liquid made him feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, and he really felt like he was dying.
Li Changan's accelerated breathing method.
In the dantian, the dragon elephant's inner breath also rapidly contracts and expands.
The murderous arrows deep within the dragon elephant began to spin rapidly.
The wood marrow liquid and ice marrow liquid, mixed with the dragon's blood, slowly seeped into Li Changan's body along his limbs.
The inner breath of the dragon elephant is like dry wood encountering a fierce fire, and it instantly bursts into riot.
"Plop!"
"Plop!"
…
Li Changan's heart was beating violently, his whole body was on fire, and his skin began to turn a faint red color.
Wang Tiangang squatted by the deep pool, staring closely at Li Changan's breakthrough.
It is not difficult to pass from ninth grade to eighth grade.
Moreover, so many natural materials and earthly treasures have been consumed, so there will be no instability in the foundation.
As long as Li Changan can hold on, there will definitely be no problem.
Half an hour later, Li Changan's breathing became longer and longer.
Suddenly the pool around him trembled.
Wang Tiangang breathed a sigh of relief and poured five more drops of wood marrow liquid and ice marrow liquid into the deep pool.
Black stains oozed out from the pores all over Li Changan's body, and were then swept away by the pool of water.
Wash the hair and cut the marrow!
The eighth level of martial arts is achieved!
Li Changan remained stable for another half an hour before opening his eyes.
The dragon-elephant inner breath in Dantian has grown in strength, and is continuously exuding powerful power outwards.
Just like the literary atmosphere in the literary palace constantly cleanses itself.
Now Dragon Elephant Inner Breath also has this ability.
At the eighth level of martial arts, inner strength arises from within.
Once you reach this level, you can already break through stone walls, and you can no longer simply click to break bricks.
Moreover, I have developed inner energy, not only possessing stronger strength, but also improving my endurance.
"Continue to practice your shooting skills." Wang Tiangang did not receive any preferential treatment because of Li Changan's breakthrough.
After all, it’s only the ninth level to the eighth level. With so many resources, even a pig can break through.
But then, Wang Tiangang's eyes almost popped out.
Li Changan opened his bow and shot an arrow. The arrow disappeared instantly, and almost at the same time, it appeared on a stone ten feet away.
But this time, the arrow did not bounce off, but went straight into the stone.
Fully 30% of the arrows had sunk into the stone, and the remaining arrows were still buzzing and trembling.
Wang Tiangang looked at Li Changan in disbelief, and then at most of the arrows on the stone, "Did you just use murderous intent?"
Li Changan nodded, "I want to try what kind of power I can achieve by cooperating with the murderous intention."
"Did you use your inner energy?" Wang Tiangang asked again.
Li Changan shook his head, "The inner strength still needs to be cultivated."
Wang Tiangang frowned unconsciously, "This power is abnormal. Even if the murderous intention is formed, it will not have such power."
Suddenly he thought of something and asked again, "What is your murderous intention?"
"Arrow."
"No wonder." Wang Tiangang frowned, "Because killing intent is an arrow, your shooting skills are much better than ordinary killing intent."
"So, in this archery competition, you may really become a blockbuster."
"Is it okay?" Li Changan asked still worriedly, "Will anything be exposed?"
Wang Tiangang raised his eyebrows and hugged his muscular arms together, "Are you worried?"
Li Changan put down his bow, "If this junior is alone, he will naturally not be afraid, but his family..."
Wang Tiangang waved his hand, "You can take action, the more amazing your shooting skills are, the more secure your status as a martial arts genius, Li Longxiang, will be."
"As for my family, as long as they are in this county, they dare not take action."
Li Changan nodded and continued to draw his bow and arrow, but this time he did not let go immediately.
With the first arrow, he only triggered the arrow of murderous intent in the dragon elephant's inner breath, without accumulating any force.
You can try this arrow to see if it might be stronger.
The murderous arrows began to spin rapidly.
After a few breaths, Li Changan let go again.
"puff!"
The arrow pierced into the stone cleanly.
This time, half of the arrow disappeared into the stone.
Wang Tiangang was stunned immediately.
What's going on...?
Why can the power be increased?
Wang Tiangang felt like he had seen a ghost.
Both his civil and military skills are half-step to the third level.
But why can't I understand this little eighth-grade Li Changan?
In terms of literature, let’s put aside the terrifying poetry talent that leaves people speechless.
Li Changan's literary talent has always improved by leaps and bounds inexplicably, and he has repeatedly stretched his body.
At that time, Su Yuanqing had never been so exaggerated.
This already made him unbelievable.
In martial arts, it is obvious that the murderous intention is just taking shape now.
But why is this little guy so powerful?
And it continues to improve in a short period of time.
Damn it, I really can’t understand it!
Li Changan did not stop, and drew his bow again.
The speed of rotation of the murderous arrow suddenly soared, and even the inner breath of the dragon elephant was stirred.
let go.
The arrow disappears immediately.
This time, the arrow was completely buried in the stone, leaving only the white feathers at the tail of the arrow outside.
Li Changan lowered his bow.
There is still room for improvement in the rotation speed of the murderous arrows.
In other words, he still has the strongest arrow, but it is probably unnecessary and can be kept as a trump card.
"Senior, should this kind of shooting skills be enough?" Li Changan was still a little unsure.
In the Dragon Gate Competition, Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, although the six arts are not taken seriously, judging from the information obtained, the people sent by the Imperial Academy are all top players, and there is no guarantee that there will not be a Kuijie student hidden.
It's better to be cautious.
Wang Tiangang suppressed the shock in his heart and said with a calm expression, "It's almost done."
"The archery competition does not allow the use of internal energy, and all bows and crossbows are maintained at the power of five stones. The rest depends on killing intent."
"Now it seems that you have a good chance of winning."
Only then did Li Changan smile on his face, "That's good, that's good..."
Wang Tiangang resisted the urge to investigate Li Changan.
There are too many secrets in this kid.
If you are really determined, even the Wen Palace and the Holy Temple can find ways to detect it.
But then Li Changan would be useless.
Martial arts focuses on the Dantian meridians of the physical body, which are easiest to detect.
But the intention to kill is different.
This thing looks powerful, but it is closely connected to the mind. A slight mistake can kill someone half to death.
If he wasn't worried about affecting Li Changan, Wang Tiangang would really want to investigate.
You can still find reasons for the second arrow.
What is the explanation for the third arrow?
Originally, this kid's killing intent was unexpectedly strong, and now it's rising again and again.
After the murderous intention takes shape, how can it become stronger unless it is accumulated by killing like crazy?
Just in the blink of an eye, this kid's power increased by leaps and bounds.
Who can I talk to to reason with this?
Wang Tiangang motioned Li Changan to sit on the stone bench, "Now that your murderous intention has taken shape, I have to talk to you about the next practice, otherwise I will be in trouble if something goes wrong."
When Li Changan heard this, he quickly sat down obediently.
This is the cultivation experience of our predecessors and cannot be found outside.
Wang Tiangang said, "In the final analysis, murderous intention is the gateway to artistic conception, but it is not the only way."
"Some people can awaken the intention to kill, and some can awaken the intention of the Five Elements, as well as the more mysterious meaning of water and fire, the meaning of ice, and even the meaning of forgetfulness."
"This is the first step, which is called awareness of mind."
"Killing intention is the most common of all thoughts, because it only takes killing to generate killing intention. The more people kill, the more terrifying the killing intention becomes."
"The second step is to form the idea. You are now in the second step, to form the killing intention."
"This is the dividing line between mediocrity and genius. The mediocrity has no hope of taking this step in his life."
"Only when your mind is formed can you become a strong person."
"The third step is to transform the idea into a state of mind."
Li Changan asked, "Is this the artistic conception?"
"That's right." Wang Tiangang nodded, "Ideas transformed into realms, commonly known as artistic conception."
"In short, your thoughts are already self-contained and can easily affect the surrounding environment."
"The fourth step is the fusion of artistic conception. If you take this step, you will be a master!" Wang Tiangang explained,
"If you combine the artistic conception and calligraphy you have mastered, you will be a master-level calligraphy. If you combine the artistic conception with archery, you will be a master-level archery. There are so many of them."
"But the fusion of artistic conception is extremely difficult, and the more methods of fusion, the more difficult it will be to integrate later."
"For example, for me, the artistic conception was fused with sword skills. Later, when I wanted to integrate archery skills, I encountered difficulties."
"Both are killing methods, and the sword technique is too strong, so the conflict is great."
Li Changan glanced at Wang Tiangang, touched his head and said with a smile, "I have never seen senior use a knife, so I always thought that senior was best at boxing."
Wang Tiangang sneered, "I don't want to lose face if you let me see it easily?"
Li Changan shrank his head, "Senior, is there a new realm beyond the fusion of artistic conception?"
"Of course." Wang Tiangang nodded, "From the master level up, you are Zongzheng."
"The corresponding fifth step is called the artistic conception of heaven and earth!"
"At this level, the artistic conception forms the world of its own. One word can suppress the sky, and one sword can cut off the mountains."
When Li Changan heard this, his blood boiled all over and his eyes brightened.
Wang Tiangang's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on him, "Don't think about it for now."
"If you haven't reached the third level, you won't be able to withstand such a terrifying artistic conception."
"Even if you have achieved the realm of artistic conception, as long as you use it, you will die first before the enemy dies."
Li Changan understood somewhat, but there was a lot of confusion in his heart.
"Senior, you just mentioned the master-level calligraphy. Why is it that my master-level calligraphy is not as good as what senior said?"
"Even if you can't suppress the world with one word, you can at least crush a person to death, right?"
Wang Tiangang took a sip of tea and said, "To be honest, I'm surprised that you can write master-level calligraphy. This shouldn't be something you can write."
"The artistic conception in Taibai's running script is not murderous intention. The specific artistic conception is because your realm is too low, even if you exhaust Wen Gong, you will not be able to reveal it."
Wang Tiangang looked at Li Changan, "Do you feel this way? When writing master-level calligraphy, you can only consume a small half of your literary energy, or you can use up all your literary energy?"
Li Changan nodded subconsciously.
I almost squeezed him dry by writing "Shang Xie".
But when writing other words, I subconsciously restrain myself and the consumption is normal.
"If you want to fully utilize the power of artistic conception, you must at least reach the fifth level. You are still very early."
Wang Tiangang said, "Now you may only have a partial understanding of the artistic conception in calligraphy. You are able to write a master-level Taibai running script, which is mostly due to luck."
"I suggest you practice Taibai running script again. If you can fully understand the artistic conception inside, you will be able to have another artistic conception besides the murderous intention."
Li Changan thought of a lot at once.
Indeed, as Wang Tiangang said, it would be impossible to master his Taibai running script if it were not mutton-fat jade script.
Although it is a master-level running script, the artistic conception in it has not been comprehended by me at all.
It seems that the previous pages of the Suet Fat Jade Book have to be picked up again to continue copying and understanding.
Now I have mastered master-level Taibai running script, master-level Qinglian style, and master-level meticulous painting.
All are master level.
But the artistic conception is simply blind.
"Senior, can you master a lot of artistic conception?" Li Changan asked.
Wang Tiangang nodded: "It all depends on personal understanding. Some people only master one level of artistic conception, but they can be proud of the world."
"There are also people who have mastered several artistic conceptions and integrated them, making them unrivaled!"
"The difference is that one is to continuously strengthen and condense the unique artistic conception; the other is to fuse the artistic conceptions together to form a new artistic conception."
Li Changan thought about his murderous intention, "Then can I continue to condense my murderous intention?"
"This is what I want to tell you emphatically." Wang Tiangang looked particularly serious when he said this.
"There is actually no way to continuously strengthen one artistic conception. It is more difficult than integrating other artistic conceptions."
"The best way is to integrate other artistic conceptions."
"It's like a piece of gold with sand in it. It condenses and eventually turns into pure gold. It is indeed more valuable."
"But if I keep adding other gold to it, wouldn't it be easier? And if the quantity increases, it will definitely be more valuable than pure gold."
Wang Tiangang's fingertips tapped lightly, and Li Changan's heart suddenly tightened.
I saw a pure black knife-shaped murderous intent appear on Wang Tiangang's fingertips.
"This is a pure artistic conception of killing. Then I merged it with the artistic conception of the sea of blood, and now it becomes the artistic conception of blood killing."
The black knife-shaped murderous intent was suddenly stained with blood.
Li Changanshu instantly felt that the blood in his body was uncontrollable, faintly about to break through his blood vessels and flow towards the knife-shaped murderous intention.
"If I activate the blood-killing artistic conception with all my strength, within the scope of the artistic conception, as long as it is below my level, I can drain all the blood with one blow."
Just when Li Changan was about to be unable to bear it any longer, Wang Tiangang put away his artistic conception of bloodshed.
Li Changan asked with lingering fear, "So, within the scope of your ability, try to strengthen and condense all the artistic conceptions as much as possible, and then integrate them to form your own unique artistic conception?"
"Most people can only focus on one of them, either condensing only one artistic conception, or integrating multiple artistic conceptions... But for you, it is indeed possible!"
Wang Tiangang nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and patted Li Changan on the shoulder.
"You brat, the fact that you are making trouble on the Literary Saint List only means that your cultivation speed is fast enough."
"But just because you practice fast doesn't mean you're really that strong."
"This world, no matter how much we respect literature and ethics, is still a world of the weak and the strong."
"Now, just find a seventh-level martial artist who is experienced in fighting. His talent is not as high as yours, and he can't even enter the academy, but he can kill you easily."
"You still have a long, long road ahead..."
…
A conversation opened the door to a new world for Li Changan.
In the literary world, what really holds the right to speak is still strength!
My talent is very strong, and I even have the Suet Fat Jade Book, but my strength is still very weak.
Otherwise, why worry about the other three academies and the Imperial College?
Strength is king!
Whether it is poetry, song, calligraphy, or chess, they are all means of spiritual practice in the final analysis.
What truly determines life and death is ultimate strength!
On the way home from college break,
Li Changan recalled the five steps of mind cultivation.
Although I say my murderous intention has taken shape, I am still very young!
Even though the power of the arrow with murderous intent was stronger than the normal murderous intent, it still failed to turn into a murderous intention.
Not to mention master level archery.
Before Li Changan took two steps, a man hurriedly came forward to greet him.
"Master Li, my young master would like you to come over."
"Who is your young master?"
"My young master's surname is Qian, and he is a classmate of the young master."