Chapter 938 - 423: The Commandery Princess’s Secret Writing, Unified Body Technique, Extraordinary Talent, Power of Jin Chang

Chapter 938: Chapter 423: The Commandery Princess’s Secret Writing, Unified Body Technique, Extraordinary Talent, Power of Jin Chang

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Li Xian rode his horse back to Shepherd Jujube Residence, patting the horse’s belly, and laughingly cursing Wind Restraint. In recent months, it had fat horse flesh, living like an Immortal. While patrolling on Evil Suppression Island, he was busy every day, with red earth and white fog all around. Daily martial arts practice and patrol, tedious and dull.

Upon returning to the city, Jade City was dazzling, with jade towers and pavilions, streets and alleys, wine and meat fragrance, flowers and beauties, all reflected in his eyes again, lifting his mood. Li Xian immediately burned a bucket of hot water, took off his tiger python suit, armor, horizontal saber, emptied his mind, and soaked to rest.

Under the jujube tree, many jujube fruits had fallen, bright red and fragrant, already ripe. It was already mid-June, and although Jade City was scorching during the day, it was cool and pleasant at night.

Li Xian silently counted his earnings.

Sixteen days on duty at Evil Suppression Island, earning "six points" of military merit each day, accumulating a total of ninety-six points. Additionally, with the previously accumulated two hundred forty points of military merit and another five hundred awarded, he had a total of seven hundred forty points of military merit.

For an ordinary Gold Appraisal Guard, a year’s duty might not accumulate seven hundred points of military merit. This amount was indeed considerable, but as Li Xian knew, it could only exchange for rather refined basic Martial Arts.

Martial Arts are precious, unchanging through time. Hard to acquire, one must cherish them well.

Additionally acquiring the "Ren Yi Da Fa", "Integration Body Skill", "Cage Body Force", "Hundred Forms Skill" of martial arts, forming the "Flow of Lingering Sorrow and Complaint". Though created by Li Heng Feng as a rogue sect, it had its peculiarities, a delightful surprise, worth a great deal.

Not obtainable with silver.

Li Xian thought: "Military merit is hard-earned; if I want to exchange for martial arts, I must thoroughly understand and be certain before proceeding. Most of my martial arts have reached the ’Great Self’ state, with the Broken Demon Spear at its peak and Finger-Flashing Golden Light Mastery constantly requiring arduous practice. These four martial arts, I might as well learn superficially first, savor the martial logic within!"

He took out the paper, the handwriting was elegant. Although Li Heng Feng originated from thieves, he had a heroic demeanor. Between the lines, unconstrained. Li Xian first observed the "Ren Yi Da Fa", which focused on the body being like light clothing, drifting with oneself. It was an extremely refined basic martial art.

It consisted of three Chapters. The first Chapter, "Like Clothing Body Technique", the second Chapter, "Flying Clothing Body Technique", the third Chapter "Transforming Clothing Body Technique". Like Clothing Body Technique...whenever Martial Artists spar, eight or nine out of ten times, the opponent will inevitably wear clothing. And however the opponent makes a move, they will never voluntarily damage their clothing.

During close combat, using "Like Clothing Body Technique", one can be like the opponent’s clothes. Always maneuvering with ease to evade killer moves. Li Xian thought: "The world’s martial arts are indeed peculiar. This martial art, when facing fierce sword technique and intricate swordsmanship, can greatly maneuver. But against some martial arts, it’s completely useless, instantly broken."

He recalled Yu Nan Dao · Qiong Heavenly Mansion · Brocade City, the Luo Clan. This clan’s ancestral martial arts focused heavily on the arts of clothing and silk thread. During sparring, they were like sewing clothes, knitting and stitching. Though the move "Like Clothing Body Technique" was sophisticated and unique, facing the Luo Clan, it was akin to dealing with Luo Feiyan from Yue Mountain Sword Sect, Five Mountains Sword Alliance, it would surely lose.

The second Chapter, Flying Clothing Body Technique, aids in "Lightweight Skill". Although a body technique, it makes the body light as clothing, as if caught in a frenzy, throwing light clothing into the air, carried away by the wind.

This body technique allows the clothing on one’s body to inexplicably accumulate light force, lifting the person. Useful for leaping upon roofs and walls, dodging swiftly, with a graceful posture, metaphorically going with the wind, traveling with the wind!

Li Xian exclaimed joyfully: "If I learn this skill, it will certainly be more agile when deploying the Seven Stars Step, further enhancing Clear Wind Leg’s ’light formula’, with the three martial arts incrementing synergistically. Ascending and evading will surely become stronger."

The third Chapter "Transforming Clothing Body Technique", however, was different. In the past, Li Heng Feng faced County Captain Kong Li, entangling his limbs and completely attaching to his body afterward. Li Heng Feng gradually became emaciated and shriveled, as if the body was reduced to a thin layer, worn on Kong Li’s body.

Then wearing a black cloak, although there were two people beneath the clothing, the outward appearance was of only one person. This was employing the "Transformation Clothing Technique". This layer required a "Medicated Bath", soaking the entire body, allowing body moisture to dissipate rapidly.

Li Xian wasn’t resistant, but the medicated bath was definitely not cheap. He had just received the reward of "hundred taels", could be used for a medicated bath but was like water drifting away. Li Xian thought: "This third layer of technique, I’ll consider when I’m wealthy enough in the future. For now, I can first practice the first Chapter ’Like Clothing’ and the second ’Flying Clothing’."

Constantly pondering, feeling the rhythm of martial arts, the deep martial logic. Li Heng Feng wrote hastily, accumulating real flaws. Practicing martial arts cannot be fully conveyed in one ready-made manual; the journey of mastering martial arts is long, overcoming various issues midway, some subtle, some trivial, soon forgotten. When transcribed into Martial Arts Records, these issues are easily overlooked, leading to mistakes and omissions. Yet, each person’s martial arts experiences vary. One’s difficulties are another’s ordinary challenges.

Li Xian contemplated and comprehended, with a calm mindset. After roughly memorizing the essentials, he then turned to ’Integration Body Skill’. Although its origin was significant, it was simple and unsophisticated, beginning with: hand by hand imprints, foot by foot entwining. Confuse Yin Yang, disorder the heavens and earth, returning to chaos. Integrate and unify, simply as one, boundless joy, boundless bliss.

Li Xian pondered, the first sentence likely originated from "Celestial Joy Skill". Subsequent insights were Li Heng Feng’s. Li Xian certainly did not underestimate Li Heng Feng, learning seriously what he realized and felt.

This martial art could be categorized as "Middle", but appeared rough and extremely incomplete. It had a feeling of "tiger head, dogs tail", "dragon head, snake tail". Despite Li Heng Feng not being weak, how could his insights compare with "Celestial Joy Skill"? Plus, Integration Body Skill being "Capture Martial Arts", felt like using a golden bowl for begging on the street.

Yet...at the moment, Li Xian had no deeper insight. So he comprehended according to principles, gaining another Capture Martial Arts was ultimately beneficial.