"The lungs are breathing organs. When inhaling, it means to hide and bury deeply. When exhaling, it reveals its sharpness. We can see it as metal. It can be buried underground as a mineral. There are also times when it is sharpened and shines brilliantly. In the ancient Chinese view of the Five Elements, metal breeds water and water nourishes life. The oxygen in the lungs eventually melts into the blood and is carried to various parts of the body to nourish metabolism. What is blood? It's water! Isn't this the actual meaning of metal breeds water? "
Lou Cheng's explanation of the Cultivation techniques had not only imprecise translations but also self-modifications.
Since the development of martial arts, the original correspondence of the Five Elements had been adjusted according to modern anatomical findings and modern medical viewpoints. The useful parts had been fed back and opened up many blind spots in science and technology. This was also the source of continuous innovation and improvement of internal training techniques in the past hundred years. It was also proof that the present was better than the past. What Lou Cheng wanted to do was to blend Cultivation and martial arts and walk a path that was different from the two. Naturally, he couldn't copy Ge Hui's techniques in his experiment. Other than helping George, Wilton and the rest, it would be of no use to him!
He combined the newest concepts of internal training with martial arts and made improvements to the Cultivation techniques. During this process, he mixed in the ideas he learned from the information explosion era. Just like when he first formed his Dan through balanced rotation, he didn't imitate the original Longhu Immortal. Instead, he made a new one using the astronomical universe as a blueprint and had a different meaning.
Regarding this, he couldn't help but thank modern education and university life. This gave him a solid foundation for self-learning, broadened his horizons, and the ability to think logically. He was different from those martial artists who only received basic quality education in martial arts schools and sects.
The internal training techniques he taught now had obvious personal characteristics. They could be considered as Lou's Five Elements.
All living things seek energy, and all humans seek the light. This was the most basic biological law. Without the light and heat from the huge fireball known as the Sun, even races that liked the dark would have their energy depleted and fall into absolute coldness and silence. In the human body, warm blood gushed out from the heart. It was the source of life. In the overall structure of the human body, its position was equivalent to the Sun. It was fire!
Fire was the beginning of civilization and the source of life!
Water not only referred to the kidneys, but also included the body fluids in the entire circulatory system. The kidneys symbolized the "cleansing", "decontamination", and "erasing" side of water.
The wood cleans the air, and the liver cleans the human body. Both sides worked together to solidify energy, complete degradation, and store it. The spleen was usually deep, burying old age, nurturing blood, and filtering all kinds of things, like "thick earth".
Of course, Lou Cheng didn't have absolute confidence in the improvements he had made. He believed that there would definitely be problems. That was why he first found a group of voluntary "lab rats" to experiment on. Every day, he would check their bodies with his Auditory Skill and monitor for changes so that he could correct and adjust them in time.
During the teaching, he would occasionally be "frozen" and "burned", and he would disguise such abnormalities as the appearance of thinking.
It was only when the first "lesson" was coming to an end that he put away the illustration of the Confrontation Formula and got Heroine Yan to demonstrate the training routine of the 24 Blizzard Strikes to George, Colleen, and the rest who had regained consciousness.
"What on earth are you teaching?" Lou Cheng's phone had already received a message from Smith.
"You don't have to understand. Just do as you're told," he replied with a smile.
Smith wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
"That's what all the cult leaders say!"
"If you're interested, you can go to the Chinese Internet and search for 'Cultivation.' Oh right, don't search for 'Immortal Cultivation.' It will mislead you into staying up all night." Lou Cheng kindly reminded him to prevent foreigners who didn't know the truth from getting into trouble.
…
More than a month later, in the couple's bedroom in the northern district of Connecticut.
"How's it going?" Lou Cheng looked at Yan Zheke, who was sitting cross-legged beside the bed and had just finished her internal training. He watched as she slowly opened her eyes.
Little Fairy has mastered the first part of the Cultivation Technique!
Yan Zheke's beautiful and lively eyes looked up as she pondered and said,
"My spirit has indeed improved and become more resilient than before. However, I'm still far from being able to nourish my body. I estimate that it will take at least five years, or even more, to refine and nourish my spirit."
Lou Cheng nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, "That's normal.
Currently, it's the conventional Dharma Access. As for the Longhu Immortal, the core and most effective way to temper the spirit is the Nine Words Formula. If you can gather all of them, you might be able to start nourishing your body within a year. "
"Yes, yes." Yan Zheke undid her ponytail and let her beautiful hair fall like a waterfall. She bit her lip for a second and said happily, "After my spirit improved, my body seems to have changed a little. I feel that nourishing my innate body might really be effective!"
"What changes?" Lou Cheng asked curiously.
Yan Zheke pointed to the part of her forehead covered by her slanted bangs and then pointed to her back.
"I had a few pimples before and they left a mark. I thought that I would need to take care of them for a while and that they would disappear before the new year. However, they faded very quickly this month. In the past few days, they even showed signs of speeding up. Whoosh, they were gone!"
During the days when Lou Cheng was injured, she was worried and sad. So many emotions had accumulated in her heart that her skin, which didn't have many pimples, started to swell in different places.
"Not bad. Maybe you can use this to develop the Female Beauty Maintenance Technique in the future." Lou Cheng chuckled and praised.
"Then you'll be financially independent soon!" Yan Zheke smiled and said with her sweet dimples, "How about you? How's the effect of nourishing your body? "
Lou Cheng had long reached the realm of "All Seeing God". His spirit was abnormally strong and had surpassed the minimum requirement of nourishing the body by many times. During this period, he had been experimenting step by step.
"Uh, my body is inhuman. My nourishment has only improved a little. It has no effect on suppressing the freezing and burning effects. Moreover, I suspect that the aftereffects are rooted in the body. It's not something that can be resisted, immune or adapted to just because the body is stronger …" Lou Cheng pondered for a few seconds and answered honestly. "Looks like this path won't work. The focus should be on combining the Nine Words Formula and the Martial Arts of Cultivation."
He spoke calmly and without any dejection or disappointment in his eyes.
When Yan Zheke heard the first part, she was still worried that she had started an unpleasant topic. However, when Lou Cheng finished his answer, she couldn't help but say in a deep and gentle voice,
"Cheng, I feel that you've become more mature …"
He had a charm that stood firm despite the vicissitudes of life.
Thinking of this, Yan Zheke waved her hand and said,
"Kid, your temperament has grown again ~!"
"Hey, what kind of address is that?" Lou Cheng was amused.
"This is the tone of a coach ~!" Yan Zheke raised her chin proudly.
That's how Coach Shi is like!
Lou Cheng smiled and shook his head. He examined himself and changed the topic.
"However, with the nourishment of my spirit, my healing speed has increased again. Next week, I should be able to attempt Force Concentration and undergo restorative training."
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Yan Zheke smiled like a flower, her radiance illuminating the room.
Lou Cheng chuckled and said, "When the time comes, hehe, someone made a promise."
"What did you promise?" Yan Zheke's eyes widened innocently. She raised her voice and said, "I didn't promise anything!"
…
In the blink of an eye, it was Monday afternoon again.
When Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke stepped into the Martial Arts Club, their vision blurred. They almost suspected that they had come to the wrong place.
In front of them stood a group of people dressed strangely. However, some of them had blonde hair while others had blue eyes. The contrast between the two made them look very strange.
Crooked Taoist? Lou Cheng asked curiously,
"Are you guys at a masquerade party?"
He almost blurted out the word "cosplay".
"No, Lou, no, Coach, I've successfully entered meditation!" George, who had blonde hair and blue eyes and tattoos that extended to the back of his hand, shouted excitedly. "I think I should be a beginner Taoist. I've done a lot of research and custom-made my own outfit. I'm very proud of it! It's unique, powerful, and mysterious! "
He was very excited and rambled on.
However, Lou Cheng understood the main point. After a month of repeated attempts by using the Confrontation Formula and subduing distracting thoughts, George had finally entered meditation on his own. He had taken a solid step forward.
Of course, such people who relied on external forces were definitely inferior to those who practiced it on their own. Their foundation was weaker, and it would be more difficult for them to advance further in the future.
However, to Lou Cheng, if there was a Dan Equilibrium expert among all the students present, he would have achieved his goal. He would have solidified the foundation of the fusion of cultivation and martial arts!
"I've entered meditation too. I'm also a Taoist!" The white girl, Colleen, was so excited that she almost kissed Lou Cheng. However, she was stopped by Yan Zheke, who knew their habits.
"We'll become Taoist too!" Wilton and the rest saw hope and were unusually excited.
A group of Taoist with white, black, or brown skin … Why does it feel like a mythical monster in human form … Lou Cheng laughed involuntarily. He was happy that his students had finally made a breakthrough.
Well, cultivators mainly rely on long-range attacks and are elegant. After I combine martial arts, most of the time I'll be smashing with my basket-sized fists or kicking in the groin. This style is really strange …
For the rest of the class, everyone studied very seriously. They did half the work but twice the effort.
Lou Cheng talked about a few new things. When he was leaving, he received a message from Smith.
"Lou, that outfit is very cool! Remember to send me the address of the custom-made outfit! "
You want to disguise yourself as a Taoist? Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke looked at each other and smiled.
…
After returning home, Lou Cheng found an empty space and closed his eyes to reflect on himself. Yan Zheke waited beside him, a little expectant and a little worried.
Cheng is going to undergo restorative training in a while!
After a few minutes, a crackling sound came from within Lou Cheng's body. It was like spring thunder before waking up from hibernation.
He took a deep breath and gathered his Force, Qi, blood, and spirit in his lower abdomen. They condensed into a ball and rotated in a balanced manner.
In the center of this vast starry sky, specks of light converged to form a crimson object that resembled the sun. It and Lou Cheng's "Big Dan" were interconnected. It was hard to tell which was the reflection and which was the real thing!
This … Lou Cheng's mind was in turmoil. With a shake of his spirit, the Dan Qi suddenly exploded and dispersed.
"What's wrong?" Yan Zheke asked with concern when she saw that her husband's expression was not right.
Lou Cheng frowned slightly. Half puzzled and half happy, he answered,
"I 'saw' the Golden Dan …"
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