Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 143 - 124: Three Methods of Limit-breaking! [Last day of October, asking for monthly votes!]

Chapter 143: Chapter 124: Three Methods of Limit-breaking! [Last day of October, asking for monthly votes!]

"Elder Shao!"

"Is this—"

Yan Chuan came to Shao Yancong, looking at Huo Zhen, who was calming his Qi and Blood like a dragon while practicing boxing in place, and hesitated, "Is this ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’?"

He was puzzled!

Breaking the limit of Qi and Blood?

Isn’t that supposed to require the help of treasures?

For example, the ’Purple Monkey Flower’ that Wang Kuan from Guangling Academy once took, or the ’Dragon Blood’ that Yan Chuan carried!

Yan Chuan had originally planned to consult Shao Yancong about the specific methods of ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’ and ’refining the body’ after his three-day debut at Taikang Academy, and then use ten taels of ’Dragon Blood’ to make a breakthrough!

But looking at Huo Zhen again—

"Can you break the limit of Qi and Blood without the assistance of treasure or Dragon Blood?"

Yan Chuan was dumbfounded.

"Meeting you is a blessing for Huo Zhen eight lifetimes in the making!"

While exclaiming, Shao Yancong explained to Yan Chuan, "For Martial Arts Practitioners, when Qi and Blood are abundant to the limit, that is, after the so-called 49 points, it is difficult to make further progress in terms of Qi and Blood. One must deeply excavate their potential, further exploring Inner Strength, sinew, muscle and bone, skin, and membrane, becoming stronger and stronger, ultimately breaking the Qi and Blood limit. This is called ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’. After breaking the limit, refining the body, be it sinew, muscle and bone, skin, or membrane, is known as ’Qi Blood Refining’, which allows one to enter the state of ’Communication’, commonly known as the ’Limit-breaking Level’."

Qi and Blood limit!

Breaking the limit of Qi and Blood!

Qi Blood Refining!

The New Faction, based on ’Qi and Blood’, divides the transformation of Martial Arts Practitioners into the above three stages.

For example, Huo Zhen, before today, was at the ’Qi and Blood limit’ stage. His Qi and Blood reached 49 points, unable to progress further, flourishing to decline. Afterward, given Huo Zhen’s age, it might take just another one or two years before reaching the decline stage, making it challenging to sustain the 49-point limit for long.

But what a stroke of coincidence!

At this time, he encountered Yan Chuan.

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"The so-called ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’ has three routes. The first one is what you mentioned, breaking the limit with the help of treasures."

Coincidentally.

Shao Yancong proceeded to explain in detail the paths of ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’ to Yan Chuan—

The first is with the aid of external objects.

Be it Dragon Blood.

Or Purple Monkey Flower!

Those are treasures, great medicines, but also external objects.

By leveraging these treasures and external objects, forcefully elevating the already limited Qi and Blood to break through the limit, reaching ultimate sublimation, thereby accomplishing the ’breaking the limit of Qi and Blood’.

This method requires resources, whether ’Purple Monkey Flower’ or ten taels of ’Dragon Blood’, are all scarce resources.

Look at Guangling Academy—

All these years!

Only Ten Elders!

Among them, countless may have advanced with treasures, but from the overall number, no more than ten, showing their rarity.

Yan Chuan once offered a ’Sky Shattering Bow’ in the hunt for Golden Rock Earth Dragon at Guangling Academy, which drew Tu Meng, indirectly providing a second ’Sky Shattering Bow’, indirectly aiding Guangling Academy in capturing the ’Golden Rock Earth Dragon’, making a significant contribution. Perhaps this is why Guangling Academy returned the ’Sky Shattering Bow’ intact and generously bestowed the ten taels of ’Dragon Blood’.

Therefore.

Want treasures?

This requires luck.

Otherwise, it’s a matter of background.

Yan Chuan obtaining ’Dragon Blood’ was due to luck, but it also might have an element of his being valued by Jiang Bianliu from the Cangwu Department, who can be considered Yan Chuan’s background.

In this sense, Yan Chuan possesses both luck and background.

Wang Kuan backed by Guangling Academy, gained ’Purple Monkey Flower’, relying on background.

There must also be those who achieve it purely by luck, but Yan Chuan can’t find specific examples for the time being.

In any case.

Be it luck or background.

Treasures are very precious!

Breaking the limit of Qi and Blood even more so!

But besides using external objects, there are other ways to break the limit of Qi and Blood.

"The second, like Sect Leader Huo, with a solid foundation, exceptional boxing skills, maintaining Qi and Blood at the 49-point limit, seizing the moment of inspiration during a rare moment of sudden enlightenment, with a Limit-breaking Master present, and it must be a Limit-breaking Master in the ’Bone Training’ field, famous for penetration with ’Bone Energy’, to connect the Qi and Blood channels, find the opening, and lead to break the limit at the edge!"

The second method could be shortly termed ’Sudden Enlightenment Breakthrough’, or ’Luck Breaking’—

Solid foundation!

Exceptional boxing skills!

Qi and Blood must always maintain a limit state!

These are the basic requirements.

In the vast Martial Arts World, among numerous practitioners, this is quite feasible.

Subsequently, it becomes arduous.

One must have a ’sudden enlightenment’ on this basis. Also, during the enlightenment, a Limit-breaking Master must be present. Moreover, only having a Limit-breaking Master is not enough, as in the case of Wang Kuan, a ’Muscle Training’ expert, or Wu Qi, a ’Muscle Training’ expert, or Zhao Ye, a ’Skin Training’ expert, all are insufficient as their Inner Strength lacks penetration, failing to relieve the restricted Qi and Blood.

It requires a ’Bone Training’ Limit-breaking Master—

Such as Yuan Shicai.

Also like Shao Yancong.

Only they, with penetrating Bone Energy, can assist in breaking the limit, just as Shao Yancong assisted Huo Zhen.

In summary—

"Sudden Enlightenment Breakthrough requires foundation and luck."

"Solid foundation, exceptional boxing skills, maintaining Qi and Blood limit, this is the foundation!"

"Sudden enlightenment, moment of inspiration, ’Bone Training’ Limit-breaking Master happened to assist, this is luck!"

Specifically, to Huo Zhen, maintaining Qi and Blood limit was also luck. If it had been a few years earlier or later, with Qi and Blood not at its peak, he couldn’t meet the ’basic requirement’, let alone more.

Huo Zhen had good luck, catching the node.

Also lucky to encounter Yan Chuan, who pointed out the flaw, allowing him to reach sudden enlightenment.

And coincidentally, with only Zhao Ye and Shao Yancong as the Limit-breaking Masters present today, just so Shao Yancong is a ’Bone Training’ expert.

Foundation and luck intertwined!

All these coincidences!

This created today’s Huo Zhen breakthrough. In less than three months, after his initial Qi Blood Refining of ’sinew, muscle and bone, skin, and membrane’, choosing direction and path, he will be a true Limit-breaking Master!

Old School!

Can also break the limit!

Huo Zhen, not an easy achievement!

Breaking the limit of Qi and Blood is even more challenging!

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"First, external object breakthrough."

"Second, sudden enlightenment breakthrough."

"Then, what is the third path?"

Yan Chuan looked at Shao Yancong, waiting for the critical next lines.

But at this moment—

"Senior Shao!"

"Professor Yan!"

Huo Zhen’s Qi and Blood finally calmed, feeling energized, using Dragon Walk Tiger Step, he approached Shao Yancong and Yan Chuan, bowing deeply: "Today’s great favor, I, Huo Zhen, will definitely repay in the future. Whatever command you have in the days to come, I will scale mountains of knives and descend into seas of fire, without hesitation!"

’Scale mountains of knives and descend into seas of fire without hesitation’!

This is the highest form of gratitude expression.

Compared to the insincere ’in the next life, I will serve as a cattle or horse, bind hay with rings.’

Compared to ungrateful ’no way to repay, with body in appeasement.’

Compared to a reserved ’will do my utmost, will not refuse.’

Huo Zhen’s words of gratitude were full of sincerity and weight!

Showing his genuine gratitude!

Which is normal.

Huo Zhen knows his situation best.

This time, it was first Yan Chuan’s guidance that led to his enlightenment.

Then Shao Yancong revealed his hand, relieving Qi and Blood, setting off on a journey.

Both are considered incredible benefactors!

Missing either would make it difficult for him to achieve his success today and in the future.

The former, Yan Chuan, that is enlightenment favor!

The latter, Shao Yancong, is not just enlightenment favor but life-saving favor!

Huo Zhen, although traditional, is not ungrateful, he bowed again and again, sincerely.

"Sect Leader Huo, there’s no need for such formalities."

"Today’s breakthrough is your own fortune, the good result of Sect Leader Huo’s years of practice."

Shao Yancong laughed, helped up Huo Zhen, obviously the main contributor, yet didn’t claim credit, making people feel comfortable.

Yan Chuan also laughed, congratulating Huo Zhen, "Congratulations, Sect Leader Huo, on seeing a new sky from now on!"

Breaking the limit in one move!

In a short time, he will no longer have to worry about the crisis of decline and regression, can continue to ponder boxing, and continue to study Martial Arts, for a Martial Artist like Huo Zhen, there’s no greater joy than this.

"In any case!"

"Many thanks!"

Huo Zhen, grateful beyond words, just clasped his fists to the two of them.

He turned, looking at the Old School Martial Artists lying on the stage, feeling ashamed: "These friends were worried about me, in their rashness, they almost caused a disaster."

Huo Zhen wanted to plead but owed an enormous debt of gratitude to Yan Chuan and Shao Yancong; thinking of how they came today to smash Yan Chuan and Taikang Academy’s reputation—

He started a feud for no reason.

Yan Chuan and Shao Yancong responded with virtue overcoming grievances.

At that moment, Huo Zhen felt ashamed, really not knowing how to speak.

Still, Shao Yancong, benevolent to others, laughed: "It’s just a misunderstanding. Professor Yan has a restrained approach; no one was injured at all. It’s getting late. If you have no objections, why not stay? There’s wine and meat in the academy, guaranteed to make everyone satisfied."

Shao Yancong was not only aiming to turn foes into friends but also to unite the Old School Martial Artists in Taikang County under his banner through today’s opportunity.

However, the contradiction between the New and Old Factions cannot be harmonized or ignored by a single person or word.

The Old School greatly values tradition!

The New Faction spreads Martial Arts throughout the world!

This is the fundamental conflict between the two factions.

Admire Yan Chuan!

Admire Shao Yancong!

But to say they would recognize the New Faction and join the academy, that is absolutely impossible.

Huo Zhen looked troubled and bowed to Shao Yancong, "Today’s offense, we will take our leave for now. Tomorrow, Huo Zhen will visit again to express gratitude!"

Leave today!

Return tomorrow!

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"Professor Yan!"

"Today, I, Old Luo, am convinced by you! So young, with Martial Arts ability and martial virtue, very rare."

Master Luo of ’Mantis Fist’, after Yan Chuan connected his joints and cleared his acupoints, felt regrettable, but he remained unyielding in words, first praising, then criticizing, first lifting, then suppressing: "Pity, you serve the court, becoming a lapdog, sacrificing the heritage, disgracing the ancestors, and the ancestral masters! The ’Cheng Family Boxing’ you’re practicing becomes ’Cheng Fist’ when you remove the family, even changing to ’Iron Wire Fist’. Who will remember a hundred years from now? How will you face the ancestors in the afterlife?"

Luo Bing was pressing hard!

Heartbroken and bitter!

Below the stage.

Jin Yutang couldn’t bear to see his master being humiliated, he shouted loudly: "My master has been practicing ’Cheng Family Boxing’ for twenty years, innovating continuously. Based on the century-old Cheng Family Boxing, he successively created ’Seventy-two Skills’, ’Tiger Crane Double Forms’, ’Six Harmonies Eight Techniques Fist’, ’Five Forms Eight Techniques Fist’, ’Divine Movement Transformation’, ’Five Animals Qigong’, ’Cheng’s Six Harmonies Spear’, and the world-invincible ’Flowers Mistake Fist’, a total of seven Secret Martial Arts! I dare ask, what contribution has Master Luo made to ’Mantis Fist’?"

Jin Yutang!

Full of spirit!

All present, upon hearing these firm words, were all astonished for a moment.

It’s unknown until you say it!

A surprise when told!

It turns out that besides his high personal strength and mastery of the Hundred Schools Boxing, Yan Chuan’s contribution to ’Cheng Family Boxing’ far exceeds previous ancestral masters, being the top figure in a century!

One person single-handedly created seven Secret Martial Arts!

Such achievements, a hundred years later, no one can feel shame before the ancestral masters, Yan Chuan will not!

"Hmph!"

Luo Bing was also shocked, but his mouth, the hardest part of him, remained stubborn: "So what? In the end, it’s entered the academy, submitted to the court, no longer ’Cheng Family Boxing’!"

These words landed.

Zhong Hui holding a sword laughed aloud: "Does Master Luo not know that Cheng Family Boxing has never entered the academy?"

Yu Renjie and Dai Pu also stepped forward, ridiculing: "Frog in the well, also speaks recklessly?!"

"Impossible!"

Luo Bing, enraged, was utterly in disbelief!

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