Zhang Chen listened to Ying’s words and suddenly felt that his choice of words was somewhat inappropriate. What did he mean by ’dumb ass’?
That was really unpleasant!
"Although there are three thousand disciples in the Daoist Temple, they are just mediocre." Ying’s voice carried a hint of arrogance: "At Huangli Temple, we don’t chant scriptures or meditate, we only cultivate the Martial Dao and revere one Huangting Scripture, while worshiping the Supreme True God."
Zhang Chen listened to Ying’s words and knew that the crucial point was coming, so he pricked up his ears and listened extra carefully.
Ying continued: "The so-called Martial Dao is nothing more than honing the sinews and bones, applying Power, but the Huangting Scripture involves nurturing the Essence, Qi, and Spirit, which must not be neglected in the slightest. Future Sitting Cross-legged and Embracing the Core cannot do without comprehending the Huangting Scripture."
Zhang Chen listened attentively, and Ying, seeing this, was very satisfied and explained unhurriedly: "In the entire Martial Dao under heaven, there are a total of five realms: Ming Jin, Dark Force, Huajin, Pill Force, and Seeing God. The so-called Ming Jin is integrating all the strength of the body into one, using it to unleash all one’s power, like combining into one rope, and with a casual punch, the full body’s strength can be exploded. This realm emphasizes the integration of power."
"An ordinary person has two hundred pounds of strength but can only exert fifty pounds, whereas this realm allows the full use of all power by integrating the body’s strength," Ying said here, with a hint of solemnity in his voice: "An ordinary disciple, if they train hard for ten years, might have a chance to integrate all their strength and complete the training for Ming Jin."
Zhang Chen was thoughtful. What Ying said seemed a bit similar to what he knew in his past life, but also not quite the same.
Ying continued: "As for Dark Force, it might be better called Soft Force. Once mastered, it can hit a cow through the air, strike the five organs through the body, causing them to be torn apart while the body remains undamaged. A martial artist who masters Dark Force can be called a master of a particular place and no longer fears Horizontal Hard Qi Training. If an ordinary person takes a punch at this level, they will surely die."
"As for Huajin, it is the free transformation and operation of hard and soft, able to have softness in hardness, hardness accompanied by softness, with a punch that combines them both irresistibly. The most important aspect of this realm is the ability to neutralize the Soft Force from others." Ying said this while scanning the room with his gaze and then called out the door, "Bring in some eggs."
Shortly, a servant brought in over a dozen eggs, placed them in the room, and left.
Ying picked up an egg and directly demonstrated to Zhang Chen: "Ming Jin doesn’t need to be explained. I will demonstrate Dark Force for you."
Ying then took out a cup filled with water, and with a nonchalant slap on it, caused ripples to appear in the water. Surprisingly, the egg inside the cup shattered, with the egg white and yellow oozing out, while the cup itself remained undamaged.
Zhang Chen’s pupils shrank at this, and his eyes were full of shock. Could one achieve such results just by practicing the body’s power?
Ying gave a satisfied smile, raised the cup, drank the egg mixture in one gulp, and then poured out the eggshells: "Kid, see? Soft Force targets the internal organs. Even those self-proclaimed divine ’Abnormal People’ would die if hit with a punch, unable to unleash their abilities."
"Don’t be fooled by my smaller stature compared to yours; if I can crush an egg, I can crush your internal organs." Ying’s eyes were filled with pride.
Zhang Chen’s eyes were full of brightness:
"Dark Force is like this, but I wonder what kind of wonders Huajin, Pill Force, and Seeing God possess."
"Mastering Ming Jin allows one to become a general charging and shattering the enemy in battles at the foot of the mountain. With the capability of exerting a hundred pounds of strength effortlessly, one could be unbeatable. Mastering Dark Force is even more formidable, allowing someone to make a name for themselves in the Martial World or serve as a bodyguard for nobles, or dominate a region in the Martial Arts. As for mastering Huajin, with hard and soft combined, it allows for the transformation of one’s physique through Washing Marrow and Cutting Hair and more, stimulating human potential and enhancing one’s strength. Mastering Pill Force is even more powerful; it’s said that a person of Pill Force achieves Perfection throughout the body, pushing human development to the limit, killing even with a casual flick of a hair. As for Seeing God, I’ve only heard of this realm but have never heard of any elders or predecessors in the Martial World reaching it." Ying said this while looking at Zhang Chen with visibly distinguished eyes, proudly raising her head and adding:
"Kid, do you now know how formidable your senior sister is?"
"I am impressed, senior sister, and ask you to guide me earnestly in the future," Zhang Chen quickly flattered.
Frankly speaking, he was now starting to become curious about the Martial Dao, especially this mastery of power. Even a Yang God True Man might suffer severe injuries from a punch, right?
Of course, that’s assuming one can hit the body.
"Follow your senior sister and you’ll surely become a master able to dominate a region," Ying said, patting Zhang Chen on the shoulder, her tone full of boastfulness.
Zhang Chen looked at Ying’s fair and tender little hand on his shoulder, feeling a vaguely overwhelming pressure, fearing that the delicate hand might accidentally crush him.
"Unfortunately, it’s said that if the Martial Dao could break through Seeing God and enter the legendary realms, it might rival Abnormal People, only I’ve never heard of anyone breaking through to the realm of Seeing God. This realm seems to have been severed." At this point, Ying suddenly became dejected: "Perhaps Seeing God is merely a fictional realm concocted by elder predecessors in Martial Arts, and no one will ever reach it."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen’s mind turned: The so-called Seeing God is just before Soul Emergence, right?
Zhang Chen looked at Ying with thoughtful eyes: "Indeed, decades ago, those old guys dug up mysterious inheritances, and each hid in mountain hollows to train in secret. Some either damaged their souls and became crazed, or like Elder Wu, quietly lurked and would never reveal themselves to the public."